The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 172 Let him not dare to do it easily
Cheng Yu left Shouchun that day and rushed to Pengcheng.

Cao Cao summoned Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xun You, Jia Xu and others before him.

After everyone was seated, Cao Cao said: "Cheng Zhongde has already gone to Xuzhou, and we have also captured Huainan. We can't stay here all the time. I plan to return to Xudu. What do you think?"

"Xu Du will definitely go back. The important thing is how to keep Huainan." Guo Jia said: "Once we leave, Lu Bu will definitely lead his army to come. Huainan will definitely fall into his hands."

"Did Lu Fengxian dare to snatch Huainan from me?" Cao Cao frowned.

"My lord thinks he dares?" Guo Jia said, "Liu Xun killed Zhang Xun and offered Yuan Yao to the lord, just giving him an excuse."

"Excuse?" Cao Cao's face turned cold: "What excuse can he get from it?"

"Have you forgotten, my lord, that Zhongli is still entrenched in Chen Shuzhi?" Guo Jia said, "Lv Fengxian made this arrangement in the first place in order to win Huainan. What he lacks are only two conditions. One, the lord should withdraw from Huainan, and Liu Xun killed Zhang Xun. Now that the two conditions are met, what scruples does he have?"

"What do you think?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu and the others.

Everyone said one after another: "We think Feng Xiao's words are justified!"

"If you get Huainan, if you let Lu Feng take it first, wouldn't it just give him a chance to be big?" Cao Cao said: "You have to think of a way so that he doesn't dare to covet Huainan."

"Lu Fengxian has long coveted Huainan. He has both reasons and opportunities. He will definitely come." Guo Jia said: "My lord does not want to lose Shouchun. The only way is to leave some soldiers and horses to guard. He dares to attack Liu Xun, but he will not Easily attack the lord's soldiers. The lord doesn't want to start a war with Lu Fengxian, and he doesn't want to turn against the lord either."

In the Battle of Xiapi, Cao Cao failed to kill Lu Bu, and had already missed the best opportunity.

Although Lu Bu's strength is improving day by day, the opportunity to turn against the Cao family is not yet ripe.

The relationship between the two parties is delicate, and neither of them wants to pierce the last layer of tulle.

However, Huainan involved a lot of interests after all.

With Lu Bu here, he will be able to control Cao Cao in the future, further expand his power and fight against Cao Cao.

And Cao Cao occupied Huainan, and when the surrounding affairs were completely dealt with, he could lead the army to attack Xuzhou.

Both parties knew that it was only a matter of time before they turned against each other, and Huainan had many interests involved.

But none of them wanted to break this delicate relationship.

Breaking this relationship, Lu Bu will face Cao Cao's army, and Cao Cao is likely to fight on two fronts. While dealing with Yuan Shao in Hebei, he also has to deal with Lu Bu.

The two sides turned against each other, and it was definitely the Yuan family in Hebei who benefited.

Cao Cao and Lu Bu are not stupid, of course it is impossible to do that kind of stupid thing that allows others to benefit.

"Who does Feng Xiao think I should keep and how many troops?" Cao Cao asked.

"Xiahou Yuanrang, Xiahou Miaocai." Guo Jia said: "The two generals Xiahou are excellent in martial arts. Although Lu Bu has a few capable men, it is not so easy to take Shouchun from them. As for soldiers and horses, three to five thousand People should be enough."

Cao Cao frowned and stroked his beard, thinking for a moment: "According to Fengxiao!"

Cao Cao decided to leave Huainan, leaving Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan in Shouchun, and sent Cheng Yu to Pengcheng.

He thought that things had been arranged securely, so he didn't have too many scruples.

When Cheng Yu came to Pengcheng, Cao Cao had already left for Xudu.

Lu Bu invited Chen Gong to study in the back house.

The two sat facing each other, and Lu Bu asked, "Cao Cao has set off to return to Xudu, but Cheng Zhongde was ordered to come to Pengcheng. What does Gongtai think he wants?"

"I got the information that he still left the two generals Xiahou Dun and Xiahouyuan in Shouchun." Chen Gong said: "In this way, if Marquis Wen tries to seize Shouchun, he will definitely offend him. The two families may not know for sure. Let's go to war."

"I'm also worrying about this." Lu Bu said: "We can't touch Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan for the time being. How can we break up Shouchun's defense? Then seize Huainan."

"If Marquis Wen's ambition is in Huainan, Cao Cao's deployment would be useless." Chen Gong said, "Marquis Wen can bypass Shouchun and capture Huainan and Lujiang, leaving only Shouchun as an isolated city."

Lu Bu shook his head with a smile: "When Gongtai abandoned Cao Cao, he really left him with a lot of trouble!"

He then asked: "Cheng Zhongde came to Pengcheng, how should I deal with him?"

"Cheng Zhongde came to Pengcheng for nothing more than to restrain Marquis Wen." Chen Gong said: "Cao Cao had long thought that he would have a battle with Yuan Benchu. Cheng Zhongde's fundamental purpose of coming here is still to want Marquis Wen to assist Cao Cao in the future and defeat Yuan Benchu ​​together!"

"I've also been thinking about one thing recently." Lu Bu said, "Cao Cao has many capable people under his command. Although Yuan Benchu ​​also has many capable people under his command, he doesn't know how to use them well like Cao Cao. Now the power in Hebei is controlled by Fengji, In the hands of Shenpei and others. Fengji, Shenpei and others are selfish and selfish, and they control..."

"Where did Marquis Wen hear that Fengji, Shenpei and others are selfish?" Chen Gong asked in astonishment.

Lu Bu was surprised. All the classics and allusions he had seen, and even many casual books mentioned the two, were all evaluated as having bad conduct. The reason why the Yuan family failed in the Guandu battle was not only to attribute the fault to Yuan Shao, but also to The two of them also bear a lot of sins.

But Chen Gong's reaction made Lu Bu feel that he seemed to be misled.

History has always been written on the side of the winners.

If Yuan Shao had won the Battle of Guandu, those critics of later generations would probably say that Cao Cao's words were useless.

Having figured this out, Lu Bu became somewhat interested in Fengji and Judgment: "Does Gongtai know these two?"

"The world is so big, and most capable people know each other." Chen Gong replied: "Although Fengji is a man who likes to be authoritarian, he has a big heart and has always been able to accommodate others. As for the trial match, although his wisdom is average, this person He has a good character and can't rub a single grain of sand in his eyes. Yuan Shao's ability to manage Yecheng in an orderly manner has an inseparable relationship with these two people under him!"

Lu Bu fully understood that the bad reputation of Fengji and Judgment in later generations was completely exaggerated by those historians.

Just like before he came to this era, many history books even commented that Lu Bu was a family slave with three surnames, and Liu Bei had a very high evaluation.

The winner is the king and the loser is Kou. If he wants to leave a good reputation, he must first gain a foothold in this world!

The two of them were talking, and the guard outside the gate reported: "Qi to Marquis Wen, Cheng Zhongde is asking to see you outside the gate."

"He came so fast?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong, "We just got the news that he has arrived."

He stood up: "Let's go meet him!"

(End of this chapter)