Who is not Cao Cao?

Chapter 140 Two thieves turned against each other, Chen Lan sent troops

According to the plan, Lu Su's first stop was Chen Lan's office.

Chen Lan used to be the leading general under Yuan Shu's tent, with the most powerful troops in his hands, and occupying Tianzhu Mountain, a stronghold that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is really not easy to attack by force.

However, because of Chen Lan's strength, not only the officials feared him, but also Lei Xu and Mei Gan, two local bandits.

As Lu Su went to Tianzhu Mountain, Liu Fu and Jiang Ji also released news to Lei Xu and Mei Gan relying on the power they had accumulated before.

In order to make the strategy more realistic, He Yan began to personally lead the army to transport grain to Chao County, where he was very prepared to store grain and attack Chaohu.

Liu Ye, the prefect of Lujiang, was even more ruthless. He directly took the craftsmen to the dock near the Wanshui River to build ships wantonly.

All of this, without deliberately concealing it, was discovered by Lei Xu and Mei Gan's spies, and aroused their vigilance.

"Lujiang County is going to be in chaos again."

Lei Xusheng was tall and mighty, while Meigan had fair skin and a short stature.

Both of them are natives of Lujiang. Although they don't say how close they are to each other, in order to protect their own interests, they still communicate frequently and give each other gifts. They are not strangers.

Now, because of the actions of the government, the two met again at a pier north of Chaohu Lake to discuss countermeasures.

"At first, Liu Fu's attitude towards us was quite relaxed, but now there are signs that he is going to attack us!"

"First, He Yan, who was sent by Cao Cao, easily captured Wan County and captured Li Shu's troops. Afterwards, he brought in a thousand elite soldiers from the Sun family. His strength should not be underestimated!"

The two of them have also inquired about the movement in Wan County these days, and they can know the current military strength of the government.

"But the biggest problem now is not Liu Fu and He Yan, but Chen Lan."

Although Lei Xu and Mei Gan are both thieves, they are somewhat different.

Lei Xu himself was born in a wealthy local family, so he has a broader vision and knows how to use the general situation of the world to protect himself wisely.

Mei Gan is a pure bandit with limited knowledge and doesn't care about things outside of Lujiang County.

Now it is Lei Xu who is helping Mei Gan analyze the situation of the two of them and find the most suitable way out——

"Chen Lan used to be Yuan Shu's subordinate, and she has an official status, which is different from us."

"If He Yan really tries to win him over, he might really surrender to Cao Cao with his own songs!"

Anyone who has been an official is unwilling to be a bandit again.

Lei Xu deduced Chen Lan's approach with his own psychology: "Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, just when he was in full swing, and everyone in the world wanted to attach himself to him. If He Yan really tried to win him over, even if it was to promise one of his Zhonglang As a general, Chen Lan might devote herself to the government."

"After all, no matter how big a bandit is, it is still a bandit. How can it be compared with the government? How was the power of the Yellow Turban back then? Wasn't it still wiped out by the government?"

"So, Brother Mei, I'm afraid we have to deal with not only the government, but also Chen Lan!"

Meigan has no culture, and she can do simple calculations.

There are more than 3 people on my side, plus Lei Xiu's side, I can gather an "army" of [-] people in front of me.

But there are more than [-] people from Li Shu's old department in the government. If you add Chen Lan's [-] soldiers and horses, you can make up [-] soldiers!

And whether it was Li Shu's old troops or Chen Lan's troops, they were all regular troops who had actually been on the battlefield.With the same number of people, it is easy to fight against the thieves under his command, let alone twice as many as himself?

Immediately, Mei Gan felt a little uncertain.

But Mei Gan, who started as a bandit, did not show the panic in his heart. Instead, he licked his yellowed front teeth viciously: "So what? As long as I wait to drill into Chaohu Lake, with reeds, water Even if Chen Lan and He Yan come together, I will not be afraid at all if the rattan hides its whereabouts!"

Lei Xu quickly debunked the essence of Mei Gan: "Although Chaohu Lake is big, how can it hide 1 people? It is even said that there are their family members. Does Brother Mei regard the government as blind or foolish?"

"And they only need to block a few exits near Chaohu Lake, how many days can you last with the fish and shrimp in Chaohu Lake?"

Mei Gan's tongue froze suddenly, obviously realizing that if the government really took action, he and the group of bandits under his command would have no chance of winning.

"hey-hey!"

Meigan, who was still tough just now, suddenly changed his face, and asked Lei Xu for help with a flattering smile: "Brother Lei! Everyone in the Jianghuai area knows that you have the best brains! Don't you have any good ideas, you can just hit me directly!" Retire from the government?"

Lei Xu didn't care when he saw Mei Gan like this.

Everyone is a bandit, who doesn't know how to compromise?
Only this time, Lei Xu had nothing to do.

"If the government and Chen Lan really unite, then we have no chance of winning at all. It is better to surrender to the government as soon as possible and ask for a white life."

Lei Xu still yearned for a normal person status.

Gathering tens of thousands of people looks majestic, but only you know the risks involved.

Not to mention that Cao Cao has become an unstoppable trend now. If the mantis is in charge at this time, it is difficult to guarantee that he will end up with no bones left.

"surrender?"

Hearing Lei Xu's words, Mei Gan quit!

The flattering smile just now turned fierce again, as if it never existed——

"How can I surrender?"

As a local wealthy family, Lei Xu has some connections in the prefectures and counties, so he can live well even if he is not a bandit.

But Meigan herself has committed many crimes, and has had enmity with many famous families in Huainan.

If the two really surrendered, Lei Xu would lose his power, but he could still be a rich man.

But if Mei Gan surrendered, I don't know how many former enemies would swarm up and tear him apart.

Even if those enemies are saints and are willing to let Mei Gan go, Mei Gan is still unwilling to surrender.

Just look at the name of the plum.

"No money".

If his Mei Gan really had the ability to eat seriously, he wouldn't fall into the trap.

If he loses this power in Chaohu Lake, his Meigan will return to normal order, and it won't be long before he goes down like before.

This made it obvious that Mei Gan, who had finally managed to become a "master", could not accept it, so Mei Gan immediately rejected Lei Xu's proposal.

"Big deal, I will take people out of Chaohu Lake and head to Jiangdong!"

Naturally, plums also have a way out.

"Whether it's Taihu Lake in the east or Pengze in the west, I have acquaintances there! Anyway, they are all dogs. Instead of surrendering to the government, it is better to continue to follow those few to be the king of the mountains!"

There are also thieves hiding in Taihu Lake and Pengze, and Meigan can bring people there.

At that time, no matter whether it is attached to the local thieves or grabbing the territory by force, Mei Gan will be able to live well, so naturally she doesn't have to bow to the government.

"Brother Mei wait a minute!"

Lei Xu heard that Mei Gan seemed to have the intention of shifting his position, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly called Mei Gan.

Mei Gan's subordinates are all water bandits, and it's easy to run, but Lei Xu can't run by himself.

Besides, if Meigan really ran away, then Lei Xu would be embarrassed.

If the government and Chen Lan, who were already in the upper hand, saw Mei Gan running away, they would definitely focus their firepower on Lei Xu.

Lei Xu did intend to surrender, but the surrender must be conditional.

If you want to have conditions, you must have capital.

Together, Lei Xu and Mei Gan may be able to negotiate a good deal with the government with the strength in their hands, but if there is only one person, then Lei Xu must be alone and be eaten alive by the government.

"Brother Mei, what I just said about surrendering to the government is just one of the ways!"

As expected of some insight, Lei Xu quickly pointed out the second way for Mei Gan——

"As long as the government and Chen Lan are not allowed to unite, we will have a chance!"

"I know Chen Lan well. He is a man with a head and a mouse, and he is not a decisive character."

"Even if the government tries to win him over, even if he is interested in it, he will not agree immediately. There is a high probability that he will sell it for a price and let the government hang it for a few days."

"If we can take advantage of this opportunity to capture Chen Lan and annex his trilogy, naturally we don't have to be afraid of the only people in the government!"

"even……"

Lei Xu said in a seductive tone: "We can take this opportunity to lead our troops to suppress the government and seize Huainan!"

"At that time, even Cao Cao can only hold his nose to recognize it!"

"It's time, two of my brothers asked for the prefect of Lujiang, and the other for the prefect of Jiujiang. That's a chance to reach the sky in one step!"

Mei Gan also became short of breath after hearing Lei Xu's words.

A county prefect!
This official position of two thousand shi is completely out of reach for a person like Mei Gan.

But if according to Lei Xu's plan, he Meigan might really be able to get the position of prefect!How can it be regarded as Guangzong Yaozu, isn't it?

Mei Gan immediately made up her mind: "Okay! Let's follow Brother Lei's plan!"

"Chen Lan, an outsider, I have long disliked him! Killing him this time to fulfill us is really in accordance with God's will!"

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The sign that Lei Xu and Mei Gan were about to send troops together was caught by the scouts who had been waiting for many days, and quickly reported it to He Yan, Lu Su and others.

"It's time to meet Lei Xu and Mei Gan!"

During this period of time, Lu Su had left and returned from Chen Lan.

Compared with Lei Xu and Mei Gan, Chen Lan's grasp of the general trend of the world is undoubtedly clearer.

He knew that even if Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao at Guandu, he was not a character who would fall easily.

As long as Yuan Shao is given a period of time, Yuan Shao will definitely make a comeback, so Cao Cao's future attention must be in the north, and he has no time to pay attention to Lujiang affairs.

That being the case, Chen Lan can naturally be his king of the mountain in Tianzhu Mountain without worrying about finding his own way out.

Therefore, without Lu Su's surprise, Chen Lan decisively rejected Lu Su's suggestion of recruiting security, and violently drove Lu Su out of Tianzhu Mountain.

"But our goal was achieved after all."

Lu Su said proudly, "When I visited Chen Lan this time, I also gave more than one hundred gold cakes."

"This is not a small amount of money. It is impossible for Lei Xu and Mei Gan to believe that we gave Chen Lan such a large amount of money for no reason."

"In this way, the two of them will be more afraid of Chen Lan, and our chances will be greater."

Creating a rift between Chen Lan, Lei Xu and Mei Gan is only the first step.

Because the government does not have the ability to directly eat either side of the coalition forces of Chen Lan and Lei Xumei.

If you want to win, you have to continue to divide and take Lei Xu and Meigan apart.

In this way, the government can defeat each of them and achieve the goal of completely flattening Huainan.

"Zijing, solemnly!"

He Yan saw Lu Su off and said, "Going to Lei Xu and Meigan is no better than going to Chen Lan."

"The two of them are in frequent contact, and it is not so easy to be alienated."

"If Zijing finds that there is nothing he can do, he needs to get out as soon as possible to protect himself!"

Lu Su is much more important than Lei Xu and Chen Lan.

If the plan fails, He Yan would rather bite the bullet than include Lu Su in it.

"Don't worry, Marquis Shen!"

"I chose this path myself, and I can definitely go on it!"

If Lu Su didn't put down Huainan with his own risk, how could he still achieve "one blockbuster"?
If he didn't achieve "one blockbuster", wouldn't Lu Su still have to continue his qualifications like he did in Jiangdong?

If he wanted to continue his qualifications, why did Lu Su go north to join Cao Cao?

Going to the north is nothing more than seeing the opportunities in the north.

And this Huainan, the ready-made opportunity is here now, and Lu Su will naturally not let it go!
However, after hearing that He Yan attached great importance to his own safety, Lu Su's heart still warmed up, and he said to He Yan: "If there is nothing I can do, I will find a way to get out!"

"Did Marquis Shen forget? I have lived in Chao County for a while, and the water quality is pretty good. Even if I swim, I should come back from Chaohu Lake!"

He Yan couldn't help but laugh when he heard that Lu Su was still in the mood to joke with him: "Lu Zijing, what a hero after all! If a person like you still can't make it to the top in the future, then God really has no eyes."

Lu Su bowed his hands to He Yan and said goodbye: "Thank you, Marquis Shen, whether you will make progress or die, you will see the difference after today!"

Waving his sleeves, Lu Su showed the momentum of going to the meeting alone, and rushed to the bandit camp one by one.

He first came to Lei Xu's place, chatted with Lei Xu on the basis of Lei Xu's rich family identity, and revealed the intention of soliciting.

After that, without waiting for Lei Xu's consent, Lu Su came to Meigan again on a fast horse.

Compared to Lei Xu's side, Meigan's place is undoubtedly the most dangerous.

Mei Gan heard that an envoy from the government was coming, although he would not put on a big cauldron that could throw people into it and cook it, but he still put on a big banquet with the spirit of wanting to kill Lu Su.

At the banquet to receive Lu Su, there was no ceremony and music, but the smell of blood was extremely strong.

Several water bandits carried a bucket-thick sturgeon and threw it in the center, letting the sturgeon jump helplessly, with strange laughter coming from its mouth from time to time.

The laughter was not aimed at the sturgeon, but at Lu Su who was sitting on top.

"Lu Zijing? I have heard of your reputation!"

Mei Gan wielded a fish chopping knife that was as long as his arm, and approached the sturgeon with a weird dance step.

"Crack!"

With the knife in hand, Mei Gan slashed off the fish chopping knife, and the sturgeon writhed even more painfully after eating the pain.

Mei Gan refused to give up, and continued to cut several times, until Sturgeon was completely silent, Guai Guai slowly got up and walked towards Lu Su.

At this time, Mei Gan was covered in blood, and looked around Lu Su's body with playful eyes.

Sudden.

Mei Gan lay on Lu Su's back and gently combed Lu Su's beard with the bloody fish-chopping knife.

"Didn't you go to Jiangdong with Sun Ce? Why did you come back to Lujiang to work for Liu Fu?"

Lu Su looked as usual, and replied quite naturally: "I am a man of the Han people, so naturally I will go wherever the imperial court sends me. I am definitely different from you gang of thieves who live in nowhere!"

As soon as this remark came out, the Chaohu water bandits at the banquet all stared at Lu Su with wide eyes.

Even Mei Gan gave the blade a bite, and slowly slid the blade down Lu Su's throat, asking fiercely, "What did you say?"

"I said, I am an official of the court, and you are just homeless thieves."

Lu Su's words were mostly disdainful.

Even though the adam's apple that was vibrating when he spoke was cut by Mei Gan's knife, Lu Su still didn't care.

"Lu Zijing! You are courting death!"

Mei Gan moved the knife half an inch deep into Lu Su's neck, and immediately cut Lu Su's skin, turning up a thin layer of flesh.

"I don't care if I am looking for death, but you will never survive!"

Lu Su turned his head slightly, this action caused the sharp knife in Mei Gan's hand to cut a hole in his neck again, and soon blood oozed out.

But Lu Su didn't care because he had already seen Mei Gan's eyes.

A pair of eyes full of anger, but under the anger hides fear.

"The governor of Yangzhou has presented himself to the emperor, proclaiming Chen Lan as the general who will destroy the captives. He will lead troops to attack you soon."

"Besides, I've been to Lei Xu's before..."

Mei Gan, who was still calm at first, tensed up when she heard Lu Su's words behind her: "What are you going to do with Lei Xu?"

"What to do? Naturally, to persuade him to surrender!"

Lu Su showed his disdain for Mei Gan: "Lei Xu is from a noble family after all! How could he join forces with bandits like you?"

"I have already promised Lei Xu that if he is willing to surrender, I will make him the county magistrate of Shu and take charge of a place."

"Although Shu County Magistrate is not a big official, Shu County is the former county seat of Lujiang, Minxi Wufu. He, Lei Xu, should be satisfied with such a position!"

"It's you~"

Lu Su's voice suddenly increased a bit: "Now that Chen Lan and Lei Xu are willing to submit to the government, what are you using to fight the government? Huh?"

The last shout made Mei Gan tremble all over, and the sharp blade in her hand was a few inches away from Lu Su's neck.

"impossible!"

Mei Gan doesn't believe it!

"Lei Xu said before that he would attack Chen Lan with me, why did he suddenly choose to surrender?"

"Attack Chen Lan?"

Lu Su seemed to hear something funny.

"Even if you take Chen Lan, what will you get?"

"Taking Chen Lan, you are still bandits! But if you join the government, you will be an official in the future! You don't understand the truth of this, can Lei Xu understand?"

"A magistrate of Shu County, if he does a good job, Lei Xu may be promoted to the prefect of a county in the future! Why should he take such a huge risk to fight against the court and Duke Cao?"

"Megan...you are too naive after all, heh!"

After hearing Lu Su's words, Mei Gan was struck by lightning!
Mei Gan knew how much Lei Xu longed for the official status.

If there is really a county magistrate waiting for Lei Xu, wouldn't it be impossible for Lei Xu to sell himself?

"..."

wrong!

Mei Gan suddenly realized something, and put the knife close to Lu Su's neck again: "Since Lei Xu is willing to join the government, you can join forces to attack me! Why send you here to be my lobbyist!"

"Ha ha!"

Lu Su's arrogant expression was beyond words: "No wonder Chen Lan and Lei Xu don't want to work with you! Bandits are bandits after all! What else can you do besides fighting and killing?"

"In war, there will always be casualties!"

"Now that the population of Huainan is declining, the imperial court and Governor Liu don't want to see a large number of young and strong people die in battle. If it can be resolved peacefully, it will naturally be resolved peacefully!"

"Of course, if you are really stubborn, the government will naturally not entangle tens of thousands of troops to wipe you out!"

From the beginning to the end, Lu Su had an attitude of "you are dead", such a decisiveness made a thief like Mei Gan feel a little flustered, and his will loosened.

"Humph!"

With a thought, Mei Gan finally removed the knife from Lu Su's neck and moved it elsewhere.

"Lu Zijing, let me ask you."

Mei Gan lowered her head and asked, "If I am willing to surrender to the government, can I do it for a county magistrate?"

"cannot!"

Lu Su sneered: "If all three of you are made officials, what's the difference from before?"

"Besides, when Chen Lan returns to the north, without his suppression, won't the two of you rebel again?"

Only now did Mei Gan understand what Lu Su meant.

It turned out that the government was still afraid of himself and Lei Xu, and was afraid that the two of them would not be able to get rid of it.

"What if we promise not to rebel in the future?"

Lu Su's expression of disdain became heavier: "Do you believe this?"

Meigan was silent.

After a while, Mei Gan said in a gloomy voice: "You mean... Lei Xu and I can only live as one?"

"You can live even if you live, but it's not the way you live now."

When Lu Su saw that Mei Gan finally revealed his purpose, instead of becoming excited, he became more cautious in his heart.

"Meigan, I advise you to make a decision quickly. Otherwise, when Chen Lan and Marquis Shen lead the troops, you will have no chance!"

Lu Su's attitude was consistent from beginning to end.

It is simple arrogance, simple sureness.

Even now, Lu Su didn't show any timidity at all, he was still extremely arrogant, as if he was certain of Mei Gan's fate.

at this time.

Suddenly, Mei Gan's subordinates broke into it and shouted at Mei Gan: "Brave Commander! There are large groups of soldiers approaching from the west!"

This person looked flustered: "There are tens of thousands of these people at least! They are all flying the banner of Chen Lan! Pirate Commander, Chen Lan is really here!"

"What did you say?"

Mei Gan didn't care about Lu Su, and grabbed the other party's collar when she came up: "Chen Lan is really here?"

"Here it comes! And it's all here!"

With the army pressing down on the situation, what Mei Gan cared about was not how to defend against the enemy, but asked his subordinates: "Did Chen Lan only come after me, or did he divide his troops to attack Lei Xu?"

"there's only us!"

For a moment, Mei Gan's eyes were full of fierceness: "Lei Xu! How dare you really betray me?"

……

In fact, the soldiers Mei Gan saw were not Chen Lan's subordinates.

On the edge of Chaohu Lake.

Liu Ye was leading [-] soldiers of Li Shu in the open, holding the banner of Chen Lan and shouting.

On the other hand, He Yan was in the dark, with his own Yao Ying, staring closely at the direction of Lei Xu's trilogy.

"As long as Zijing's plan succeeds and Mei Gan refuses to send troops to rescue him, we can take Lei Xu directly!"

"When Lei Xu is captured, a prunes will naturally be within reach."

"Similarly, after the dried plums, we can concentrate on dealing with Chen Lan and completely put down the banditry in Huainan!"

He Yan turned around and ordered his soldiers to move: "Second and third sons! Get ready to march!"

"Here!"

Originally, the army had already moved out, but an emergency message from the rear made He Yan immediately wave his arm and order to stop the march.

This military situation is very simple, only six words, but when He Yan saw it, he felt as if he was in an ice cave——

[Chen Lan dispatches troops, return quickly]

　There is another chapter in the evening, and I will slowly try to recover in the past few days~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)