The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 397
Lu Bu and others left the coal mine and returned to Pengcheng. Guo Tu and Cui Yan were worried about the accident, so they immediately arranged a carriage to transport coal to the coal mine.

As for Lu Bu, he led Sun Ce back to the government.

On the way back to the government, Sun Ce asked Lu Bu, "Is Chu Hou really planning to add some more coal to them?"

"Sincerity, we have to have some sincerity." Lu Bu smiled slightly, and then he said to Sun Ce: "They reminded me of one thing, but it's hard for me to bring it up when I was in the coal mine. Go to the coal mine later. , and inform the steward of this matter."

"I also ask the Marquis of Chu to express it clearly," Sun Ce said.

"We have no way to get lighting that is not an open flame under the coal mine." Lu Bu said: "As the coal mine is dug deeper and deeper, this is absolutely impossible."

"Could it be that Marquis Chu wants to dig up the entire coal mine?" Sun Ce asked in surprise.

"Of course not." Lu Bu said, "If the entire coal mine is dug up, the whole of Pengcheng will be a big pit. The way I came up with is to open more vents, and let the stewards of the coal mine give me the vents from other places." Open it, as long as we can discharge the gas in time, even if we use an open flame, the problem is not too big."

"I understand." Sun Ce said, "But opening the vents can't be done indiscriminately. Do you want a plan from Marquis Chu?"

"Of course there will be a plan, but it's not for me to do it, but for Liu Hong and the others to do it." Lu Bu said: "Let the steward take my order to find Liu Hong, and arrange people from Liu Hong to survey the terrain. Then plan out the vents."

"I'll let someone do it." Sun Ce agreed, and asked a guard who was following him, "Did you hear what the Marquis of Chu said?"

"Understood." The guard bowed in response.

"Go and convey the order to the coal mine supervisor." Sun Ce ordered the guard.

When the guards were ordered to leave, Sun Ce asked Lu Bu again, "Marquis Chu, are we about to use troops against Cao Cao?"

"It is indeed time to use troops against him." Lu Bu nodded, and said to Sun Ce: "Cao Cao has been at ease for too long, and I have also planned to fight him for too long. The longer the delay, the more he will make deployments." The more refined, the less likely we are to win."

Sun Ce nodded: "What Chu Hou said is exactly what I have been worried about."

"Now that we have the armor, it's time to use our troops against Cao Cao." Lu Bu smiled and said to Sun Ce, "When Guo Tu and Cui Yan leave, we can send an order to the army to attack Cao Cao."

"What are we doing recently?" Sun Ce asked first, and then said: "The soldiers have not dared to slack off in order to attack Cao Cao for many days, and they are waiting for the order from the Marquis of Chu."

"Could it be that the soldiers can't wait too?" Turning to look at him, Lu Bu asked with a slight smile.

"Of course." Sun Ce replied: "I have heard some soldiers say that Cao Cao has suppressed us for too long, and we have always been steadfast and steadfast. To be honest, the soldiers are tired of just steadfast. If we keep going like this, our morale will be wiped out sooner or later."

"I will have a good talk with the soldiers about this matter." Lu Bu nodded: "Not only are they bored, but I am also tired of sticking to it. I also have soldiers and horses, and I also have states and counties. I can't always In this way, just let others fight, but there is no chance to fight back?"

"That's what he said." Sun Ce replied, "For so long, Cao Cao has been trying to destroy the Marquis of Chu. If we don't pay back, we don't know how crazy he will be."

"It doesn't matter to me whether he is arrogant or not." Lu Bu replied, "What I really care about is whether I can kill him. I have been fighting with Cao Cao for so long, and we know each other very well. It is impossible to destroy the other side and grow stronger in the future. If Cao Cao defeats me, he will be able to gather strength to fight Yuan Shao. Once he captures Hebei, his country will be stable. If I can destroy Cao Cao, he will eventually To be like him, first pacify the north, and then go south, first destroy Jingzhou, then pacify Yizhou, and then Nanman and other places, until one day, the whole world will be in my hands!"

"The Marquis Chu has a broad mind, which is beyond my comprehension." Sun Ce replied, "But no matter what, as long as the Marquis Chu says he wants to fight, I will definitely follow him."

Lu Bu patted Sun Ce's shoulder lightly with a smile on his face, and said, "Ever since I got you and Jiang Dong, I knew that from now on, I have a place in this troubled world. Bo Fu can be of one heart and one mind with me." , I have a little more confidence in the future war."

"Don't worry, Marquis Chu, no matter what happens in the future, I will be by Marquis Chu's side." Sun Ce bowed, showing his loyalty to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu nodded and said to him, "Your words are enough."

Sun Ce accompanied Lu Bu back to the official residence, Guo Tu and Cui Yan returned to the building, Cui Yan went to Yuan Shang's room and informed him of what had happened, while Guo Tu went to prepare the carriage and load coal at the coal mine.

In the room, Yuan Shang finished listening to Cui Yan's statement.

He frowned slightly, and asked Cui Yan: "I have never heard of what Cui Gong said before."

"Not only has the third son never heard of it, if I hadn't gone to the coal mine this time and saw so much with my own eyes, I wouldn't have known that coal mining is so troublesome." Cui Yan replied: "Lu Bu took us down this time. Mine, Guo Gongze and I both understand his deep meaning, but we can't say anything."

"Cui Gong means that Lu Bu did not deliberately lower the price with us?" Yuan Shang still asked in disbelief.

"Probably not." Cui Yan said: "I also went to the mine, and I invested a lot, let's not talk about it. Just saying that the craftsmen moved the coal baskets up from the mine, it is not something that can speed up the progress."

"So, when I just arrived in Pengcheng, it's really inappropriate for me to taunt him." Yuan Shang squeezed his chin, thought for a while and said to Cui Yan: "Cui Gong, I don't really believe in Guo Gongze. Cui Gong is with him."

"Guo Gong is also an old man by the lord's side, he should not secretly do something difficult for the lord." Cui Yan replied: "Is the third son..."

"Although he is close to my father, he never gets along well with me." Yuan Shang said: "If he intentionally plays tricks on this matter and returns to Pengcheng to blame me, I will But there will be a lot of trouble."

Yuan Shang was worried that Guo Tu would secretly cause trouble for him, Cui Yan nodded: "It's not impossible, don't worry, third son, I will follow him and write down everything he did. If there is anything wrong , I will report to the third son immediately."

"Cui Gong is someone close to my father, so there is no need to report everything to me." Yuan Shang replied: "Actually, there are some things that I don't expect Cui Gong to stand by me wholeheartedly. Just don't stand with Guo Tu and others."

"Third Young Master, don't worry." Cui Yan replied, "Even if I don't stand on Third Young Master's side, in many things, Third Young Master actually has the upper hand."

"When I came to Pengcheng this time, I originally planned to have a good talk with Lu Bu. If Tian Yuanhao hadn't specifically asked me to..." Yuan Shang smiled and shook his head: "At this moment, Lu Bu should hate me to the bone .”

"Whether I hate it or not, I don't know very well." Cui Yan replied, "But Lu Bu said that when we were about to leave, he would send four boxes of soap. Guo Tu and I each have a box. Of course that box is also for the third son. The other three sons and his wife also have a box..."

"Cui Gong doesn't have to be like this." Yuan Shang said: "I already know what you mean. As for the soap, Cui Gong should keep it for himself. One box here is enough for me."

Speaking of this, a slight smile floated on the corner of his mouth, and he said to Cui Yan: "Lv Bu is really a big deal, four boxes of soap, how much copper coins would it cost if it were placed in Hebei?"

"That's what he said." Cui Yan smiled slightly: "He can take out so much soap as a gift, so it can be seen that he doesn't have too much grudge against the third son. But I don't quite understand why Tian Yuanhao insists on the third son trying to provoke Lu Bu, This time it almost went wrong."

"When I return to Yecheng, I will ask Tian Yuanhao for clarification." Yuan Shang replied, and then said to Cui Yan: "Please also invite Cui Gong and Guo Tu to supervise the transportation of coal."

Cui Yan bowed to Yuan Shang: "Third Young Master, please wait here. When the arrangements are made, I will come and invite Third Young Master to return to Youye City together."

Yuan Shang nodded, and Cui Yan bid farewell and left.

After Cui Yan left, Yuan Shang came to the window and opened it to look outside.

Guo Tu brought a lot of carriages, but only less than [-]% of the coal was shipped.

After transporting the coal from the coal mine, Cui Yan said to Guo Tu: "Lv Fengxian is really honest this time, and he actually gave so much. It seems that Mr. Guo will have to send a lot of carriages next time."

"My lord has helped him so much, if he refuses to give more, there will be no justification." Guo Tu said to Cui Yan, "It's just that he refuses to send a carriage to Hebei, which is really annoying."

"It's unexpected to be able to give so much." Cui Yan replied: "Guo Gong doesn't have to think too much."

"Mr. Cui can see clearly." Guo Tu chuckled and asked Cui Yan, "What kind of situation did Mr. Cui talk to him about before I came here?"

"Guo Gong, don't mention it again." Cui Yan waved his hands and said, "Before you came here, let alone talk about the situation, he would not even meet me and the third son."

"No wonder Cui Gong suggested that the third son should not see Lu Fengxian for the next two days." Guo Tu nodded: "With Cui Gong's ability, it should not be like this. He must have said something that should not be said."

"The third son didn't say anything that shouldn't be said, but came here, and he was not so polite to talk to Lu Fengxian and his subordinates." Of course, Cui Yan refused to say anything about Yuan Shang in front of Guo Tu, although he did speak to Yuan Shang before. Offending Lv Bu and others has something to do with it, but Guo Tu is not from Yuan Shang's side after all, if he knows too much, it is inevitable that he will not gossip in front of Yuan Shao after returning to Yecheng. "

Yuan Shang was not an unreasonable person in the first place. When Lu Bu was in Hebei, he was not as rude as he was in Pengcheng this time.

So he did those things before, because Tian Feng passed him some methods behind his back.

Cui Yan didn't think clearly why Tian Feng asked Yuan Shang to do this.

In terms of strategy, Cui Yan thinks he is not Tian Feng's opponent, and he must have his reasons for making Yuan Shang act like this.

But Cui Yan couldn't explain why Tian Feng did that.

He didn't want to say more about Yuan Shang, but Guo Tu didn't ask.

"Mr. Cui won't say more, so I won't ask any more." Guo Tu smiled and said generously to Cui Yan: "The matter has been settled, and Lu Fengxian also agreed to take the coal piled up in the coal mine. Give it all to the lord, and add another half, we only need to send a carriage to carry it, and the rest has nothing to do with me."

"What Guo Gong said is true." Guo Tu didn't ask any more questions, Cui Yan nodded and said: "Thirty thousand sets of armor have been sent to Pengcheng, and the lord should be anxious to see the coal sooner. It is really not suitable for us to stay here any longer. .”

The two left the coal mine, Guo Tu guarded the coal and went out of the city first, while Cui Yan led a group of people to meet Yuan Shang in the building.

Not long after Guo Tu and others left Pengcheng, Lu Bu got the news.

He was sitting in the study looking at the path to attack Cao Cao, when a guard sent the news that Guo Tu and others had left.

Sun Ce, who was standing next to Lu Bu, heard that Guo Tu and the others had left, frowned slightly, and said unhappily, "Yuan Shang and the others are also very rude. They didn't even say hello when they got the coal. gone."

"What do you want them to say hello to?" Lu Bu smiled and asked Sun Ce, "Does Bo Fu still want to argue with Yuan Xianfu?"

"Speaking of that Yuan Xianfu, it's really annoying." Sun Ce said, "Speaking rudely just after arriving in Pengcheng. If it weren't for the fact that Marquis Chu is now allied with Yuan Shao, I would definitely be rude to him!"

"When Guo Tu didn't come, I didn't understand why he did that." Lu Bu said, "When I met Guo Tu, I completely understood. Yuan Xianfu wasn't making us look bad, he made it clear that he was making Yuan Xiansi unhappy. nice."

Looking at Lu Bu suspiciously, Sun Ce asked, "He was rude to us, what does it have to do with Yuan Xiansi?"

"Of course it has something to do with it." Lu Bu said, "Guo Tu is helping Yuan Xiansi, so I'm afraid we won't find Yuan Xianfu's omissions. It's impossible for Yuan Shao to send someone to ask me about what happened in Pengcheng when they go back. If Guo Tu misses a few words about Yuan Xianfu's fault, Yuan Xianfu will cry in front of Mrs. Liu again, and Mrs. Liu and Yuan Shao will blow the pillow, which will not do Yuan Xiansi any good in the end."

"Going around and digging such a big hole, the people around Yuan Xianfu spent a lot of effort." A smile appeared on the corner of Lu Bu's mouth, and he said to Sun Ce: "But this matter has nothing to do with us, neither of us need Worry about it here. Let them deal with the Yuan family's affairs."

(End of this chapter)