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Chapter 547: Another incident occurred, Jia Xu offered a plan
As the saying goes, speak of Lu Bu and Lu Bu will appear.

While Su Yao and Lu Zhi were observing the movements of Dong's army on the wall, a personal soldier hurried over and whispered in Su Yao's ear about Lu Bu's latest movements.

After hearing this, Su Yao looked back and saw hundreds of soldiers lined up in the gate under the wall. Lu Bu himself was standing beside his Red Hare, discussing something with Xun Yu with his head down.

Su Yao smiled and said:

"Lord Lu, here are Fengxian and Wenruo, just watch the show."

"Xun Wenruo?"

Lu Zhi nodded, feeling a little relieved.

I thought that although Lord Su always had wild ideas, he was actually good at selecting and assigning people to the right positions.

Once the policy is set, hand it over to the right people to execute.

With Xun Yu's assistance, the success rate of this matter would be several percent higher.

However, they soon discovered that plans could not keep up with changes.

Two days later, those who were intensively preparing for the battle to defend the city received the news that Zhao Yun had returned.

At the same time, he exceeded his mission, beheaded Li Su, the envoy of Dong thief, and won over the Nanyang army to help in the war.

Suddenly, the morale of all the soldiers at Yique Pass was greatly boosted, and Su Yao was also smiling happily. He immediately rewarded Zhao Yun, not only giving him money and a horse, but also promoting him to the rank of Assistant Director, making him the only official in the general's mansion after the Chief Clerk and the Sima. Everyone was extremely envious, and they all came forward to congratulate him.

For a moment, everyone in Su Yao’s army was filled with joy.

However, this sentiment did not last long.

After the commendation and celebration, Lu Zhi looked at Xun Yu, Zhong Yao and others, then stepped forward, put on a bad face and raised his concerns:
"Everyone, although this is a happy event, we must also be vigilant about one thing."

Seeing that everyone was silent and looking at him, Lu Zhi explained:

"Zhao Zhonglang has accomplished a great feat. Although he has given us a strong army, we must consider the purpose of our army in this battle, which is to find an opportunity to consume and severely damage the main force of the Dong bandits in a defensive battle."

"Just think about it, everyone. If the thief Dong knew that the Nanyang Army had changed its stance, their plan of attacking from both sides would fail. They might change their strategy and withdraw their troops to defend the capital."

"By then, the offensive and defensive situation will change. Even with the help of the Nanyang Army, I'm afraid the war will drag on for a long time, which will only increase variables and casualties."

"What should I do?"

Zhao Yun's face changed when he heard this. He didn't expect that his efforts would backfire.

However, Su Yao waved his hand and said:
"In that case, we just need to keep them."

After saying this, Su Yao looked at Xun Yu and Zhong Yao:

"Wen Ruo, Yuan Chang, do you have any ideas?"

The two looked at each other, and Xun Yu said:

"This plan still depends on Sima Lu."

Xun Yu's words made everyone's attention focus on Lu Bu again.

Lu Bu stood aside, feeling the gazes of the crowd, straightened his chest slightly, leaned on his painted halberd and said:
"Please give me your orders, my lord. I will obey your orders at any time!"

"What, Lu Bu is exposed?!"

That night, Niu Fu was shocked in the camp.

He didn't expect that just two days after setting up camp and while he was busy building and moving siege equipment, and hadn't even launched a tentative attack, he actually received a secret report from Yique Guanzhong.

"Not yet, but I'm afraid I can't hold out for much longer General."

Li Jue reported:
"Lü Bu sent someone to deliver a message, saying that Su Yao seemed to have noticed their conspiracy and was launching a purge at Yique Pass. Some of his trusted personnel had already been arrested and could be exposed at any time."

"So, he sent a letter requesting action tonight, that he would open and close the city, and that my army attack quickly."

Upon hearing this, Niu Fu frowned and his face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.

He never expected that the plan that he thought was foolproof would turn out to be a problem so quickly.

"Damn it, I underestimated him. This Su Yao is really not a simple person!"

Niu Fu gnashed his teeth and cursed:
"What do you think we should do now?"

Faced with the sudden change, Niu Fu's generals began to discuss, and the atmosphere became tense and solemn. Jia Xu immediately said that the more important the moment, the more they should not lose their composure.

Lu Bu's rebellion was an unexpected surprise. It would be great if he could capture Su Yao.

Even if he fails to take it down and lets the two kill each other, they can still reap the benefits and there is no need to rush for immediate success.

Niu Fu thought it made sense and was about to make a decision.
"General Niu, this is a God-given opportunity. If you ignore it, I'm afraid it will be hard to find such an opportunity again."

Li Jue said anxiously:
"What's more, this Lu Bu is the general that Lord Dong personally planned to rebel against. Now that he has sent a message asking for help, how can we just sit there and do nothing?"

"Captain Li is right."

As soon as Li Jue finished speaking, Guo Si also expressed his agreement:

"If Lu Bu really wanted to surrender, but was killed by us, not to mention that it would be difficult to explain to Lord Dong, even if outsiders knew about it, who would dare to surrender to us again in the future?"

"But what if this is Su Yao's trick?"

Zhang Ji raised a question:

"This Lu Bu might be dead. Su Yao saw through his plot and deliberately spread the news to lure our army to launch a surprise attack at night, and then take advantage of the situation to inflict heavy damage on our army. What should we do then?"

"Don't forget, we are not fully prepared yet, and there is still no news about Li Su who went to Nanyang Army."

"Blindly attacking the city at this time is definitely not a good idea."

Two against two.

Li Jue and Guo Si were in favor of the rescue, while Jia Xu and Zhang Ji expressed concerns.

Niu Fu was a little undecided for a moment.

"What you said makes sense. If we ignore Lü Bu's request for help, we will have a hard time reporting to Lord Dong. But if this is really a trick by Su Yao and Lu Zhi, we will suffer a great loss and that is even more unacceptable."

"Isn't there a way to have the best of both worlds?"

The generals were dumbfounded when they heard this. General Niu really had a good idea.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Seeing that no one expressed their views and the military situation was urgent and could not be delayed, Niu Fu immediately called on Jia Xu:
"Wenhe, aren't you the one who usually has the most ideas? Tell me, do you have any good ideas?"

Jia Xu smiled bitterly when he heard this.

He has the least experience among the four people present and his influence carries little weight.

General Niu specifically asked him to come up with ideas, but if he fails miserably, the blame will fall on his head.

However, the general called him and he had to speak.

So, he pondered for a moment and then spoke carefully:
"General Niu, colleagues, this matter is indeed difficult. It may be difficult to achieve the best of both worlds."

"But I have a plan that might be worth a try."

Jia Xu continued:

"Since Lu Bu has sent a letter asking for help, we might as well take advantage of the situation and mobilize the troops in advance to prepare for the siege."

"First, we will lead the army forward. We will not rush to attack by force, but beat the drums and create pressure on them under the cover of night, pretending that we can launch a fierce attack at any time."

"At the same time, General Niu can send out another elite cavalry to provide support and keep an eye on the movements of the gate."

"If Lu Bu has indeed taken control of the city gate and Su Yao's army is in chaos, then this team will take the opportunity to break in and lead the army to launch a general attack."

"If we find that the situation is unusual, or if Lu Bu does not act as the letter says, then this team can retreat immediately to avoid being ambushed by the enemy."

"This is a great plan!"

Li Jue's eyes lit up first:
"This way, Lu Bu's request for help is a fraud, and our army won't suffer too much loss. If Lu Bu truly surrenders, our army can capture Yique Pass in one fell swoop!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals nodded in agreement.

"Good good."

Niu Fu's frown finally relaxed:
"Let's follow Wen He's plan and see what tricks that Su guy can come up with!"

(End of this chapter)