[Three Kingdoms] Burning incense and sacrificial wine

Cui Song looked at the two thumb-sized bird eggs, thinking that even his teeth were not enough to fill the gaps between his teeth, let alone distribute them to the army, so he prepared to take them privately without any psychological burden.

He gave Guo Jia one, and regardless of his "already eaten" argument, he precisely stuffed the shelled bird's egg into Guo Jia's mouth.

Guo Jia paused for a moment as his calloused fingertips brushed against the tip of his teeth, and swallowed it whole.

"Eat quickly, it's time to go."

After speaking, he lifted the tent and went out.

Cui Song didn't notice the abnormality, skillfully twisted the bird's egg shell in his hand, and threw the white food the size of a marble into his mouth.

A looming fresh fragrance filled the mouth, and the roughness left by the dry biscuits was quickly diluted.

Hearing the horns of the gathering army, Cui Song buried the eggshells in the soil to destroy the corpses and wiped out the traces, and then he straightened up and left the camp.

Cao Ang and Cao Ding (Cao Anmin) took turns to lead the cavalry to Xiapi City to pretend to demonstrate, provocatively shouting all kinds of things, trying to "lure" Lu Bu out.

When Lu Bu saw Cao Jun's actions like this, he was convinced that there was a fraud in it, and he recognized Yan's rhetoric more, and made up his mind to close the city and not come out.

The soldiers stationed on the city wall were already afraid of the rumors that "the gate of Peicheng collapsed due to the immortal method". Seeing that Cao Jun was so arrogant at this time, only a few dozen cavalry dared to come to the city to demonstrate. The ability of ghosts and gods; seeing Lu Bu "not daring to show up" and allowing Cao Jun to shout, he felt that he was timid to fight, so he was even more afraid of Cao Jun's prestige, and was in a state of panic all day long.

Chen Gong saw all this in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.He couldn't bear it for a day, and went to Lu Bu's mansion again.

"General, please send troops immediately! Whether it is success or failure, it will be done in one fell swoop!"

Seeing that Chen Gong came to persuade him to send troops again, Lv Bu felt annoyed: "I have received Zang Xuangao's (Zang Ba) Yu Yuxie, and he will arrive in two days. We just wait to join him and fight against the Cao bandits together."

"General, the night is full of dreams!"

"You are really weird. There is enough food and grass in the city, why should I go out to take risks?"

"Wait another two days, and the morale of the city will be exhausted. At that time, even if the general has the courage to 'fight against a thousand troops', he will not be able to change the situation of defeat."

Lu Bu vigorously swept down the wine bottle on the desk:

"You came to curse me before the battle started? If you don't back down, don't blame me for being ruthless with the whip."

Chen Gong was unafraid: "Even if you beat me to death today, I will also remonstrate with Yan Jin——If Cao Jun really had the power of ghosts and gods, he would have already razed Xiapi to the ground. Why did he send cavalry to demonstrate and disturb our army's morale? This is actually the reason for setting up a suspicious array, in order to make the general think that there is a fraud, and dare not leave the city. From this, it can be seen that Cao Jun's plan is deep, it is "to build plank roads in the open, and to hide in Chencang". Waiting is in danger."

However, Lu Bu had lost trust in Chen Gong long ago, and hearing his harsh remarks, he thought it was alarmist:

"Although Cao Jun only dispatched a light cavalry, there are thousands of troops stationed more than a dozen miles away. How do you know that Cao Jun didn't deliberately lure me out of the city so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to plot against me and seize Xuzhou?"

Chen Gong pulled off the Confucian crown on his head, and slammed it on the ground, his expression was a bit crazy: "Could it be that you have forgotten why Dong Bandit died in the past?"

Lu Bu didn't show any fear, instead he stared at Chen Gong: "You are so bold, how dare you compare me to that old man Dong Bandit?"

Chen Gong smiled coldly: "Dong Zhuo can still listen to a few scholars' advice, how can Er An compare?"

Lu Bu was furious and ordered Chen Gong to be arrested and placed under house arrest.

At night, Lu Bu was lying on the bed tossing and turning, and from time to time he thought of Chen Gong's anger during the day.

"Could it be that I was wrong?"

Since Hao Meng's rebellion, he rarely listened to Chen Gong's words—first he refused to listen to Chen Gong's words, he regretted marrying his daughter halfway, and killed Yuan Shu's envoy, which caused Yuan Shu to lead his troops to conquer and lost his army; He refused to listen to Chen Gong's words, tore up the cooperation with Cao Cao, and helped Yuan Shu who had already declined, causing today's disaster.

Now, Cao Jun's soldiers are approaching the city, and Yuan Shu, who has long been decayed and vulnerable, can't provide rescue, leaving him alone in the middle of the night doubting his life.

He thought that Chen Gong had the intention of harming him, but in the end, he who didn't listen to Chen Gong's words actually got stuck in the mud and was struggling.

Lu Bu couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, and asked himself again:

"Could it be that I was wrong?"

Yan Shi next to him was woken up by his movement, and said wearily: "Your husband still doesn't make arrangements?"

Lu Bu sighed deeply: "The hero is at the end of the road, and he will not know where he will be tomorrow, so how can he sleep?"

Yan said in a low voice: "Why is this? The worst is to surrender. Your husband is a hero, and the people of the world are vying to be included under his command. You and Cao Cao are not in the same situation as Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. It is not the end."

Ever since he listened to Qiao Ji's advice, Yan Shi was not very interested in Lv Bu's hegemony.In her opinion, instead of letting Lu Bu become a king and dominate, it is better to become a general under the command of a certain overlord.

When Lu Bu heard it, although he was a little displeased with Yan Shi's "surrender", he also felt that her words made sense.

Indeed, the current situation is very difficult, but the worst thing is to be defeated by Cao Cao and become his prisoner.With his bravery, Cao Cao will definitely accept him for his own use, and the only thing to worry about is the issue of treatment.

Thinking of Cao Cao's "love of talents", Lu Bu felt relieved, patted Yan Shi's hand, and gradually fell asleep.

On the second day, Lu Bu went to see Chen Gong.

Chen Gong lay motionless on the couch with his eyes closed, not looking at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu said slowly, "Yesterday, there was something wrong with Bu..."

The eyeballs under Chen Gong's eyelids moved.

Lu Bu sat beside his couch: "Master has been giving advice to Bu. No matter what thoughts Mr. has in his heart, Mr. Bu has the grace to reinvent him. This is a fact."

Chen Gong sighed: "Gong made a very inappropriate statement yesterday. The general is actually much better than Dong Zhuo, and even better than Yuan Benchu ​​in terms of character."

At least, even if Lu Bu didn't believe him anymore, no matter how he was contradicted by him, he didn't torture and kill him at will like Dong Zhuo, nor did he like Yuan Shao, who became angry and severely punished just because he "offended him just because he just said something".

At least, Lu Bu still treated him courteously until he found conclusive evidence of treason.

"With the talent of a general, it really shouldn't be reduced to this. Gong only regrets that... he can't win the trust of the general, and can't be used by the general."

Lu Bu was silent, dropped the roast goose in his hand, left a sentence "Sir, please take a rest", and left in a hurry.

Chen Gong opened his eyes and looked at the empty side, then closed his eyes again, a tear fell from the corner of his eyes.

It was night, and Lu Bu was about to fall asleep, when he suddenly felt restless.He had no time to care about Yan's call from behind, and ran out of the government office with a long halberd.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of turbulent water and vague cries in the distance.

Lu Bu's expression changed suddenly, he turned back to the government office, went straight to the stables, rode on the red rabbit horse and ran towards the direction where the sound came from.

It was originally a curfew at this time, and there was no one else on the street except the night guards.The abnormal noise in the distance gradually increased, and many people were woken up, but no one dared to light a lamp, and no one dared to go out to find out what happened.

Just as Lu Bu was approaching the outer city, Chituma suddenly jumped up in shock, almost throwing the unprepared Lu Bu off.

Although Lu Bu was out of mind, he was very skilled in martial arts. He tightened the rope very fast and forced the red rabbit horse to the ground.

However, when the horse's hooves hit the ground, there was not a crisp sound.

The sound of rippling water reached the ears, and the Chituma paced back and forth a few steps, neighing loudly.

Lu Bu took out the flint from his bosom in astonishment, lit the fire and saw that half a finger-high stagnant water was dripping on the ground, spreading from his feet all the way to the outside of the city...

No, to be precise, there should be a large amount of water overflowing into the city from outside the city, rising at an astonishing speed, and the entire city would be submerged in less than half an hour.

Lu Bu gritted his teeth, he stared at the direction of the city gate, and there was fire in his eyes.

He waved his horsewhip and rushed towards the city gate without hesitation. Along the way, he met a small group of soldiers, who were night watchmen tonight.

"Report to the general! The northern city gate was destroyed by the torrent! The water flow near the city gate has risen to half a person's height. I dare not delay and report to the general immediately!"

Lu Bu felt his throat hurt: "How are the people around the city?"

"Don't worry, general. After breaking down the city gate, the water has slowed down slightly. The people on the edge of the city have already evacuated to the inner city, but this water..."

Lu Bu took a deep breath: "Go and find Chen Gong."

This group of soldiers followed Lu Bu to Chen Gong's mansion.But when they heard the sound of scolding the horses, the horses' hooves flew and kicked up countless water splashes, which wet their ankles and foot clothes.

He rushed to Chen Gong's mansion at the fastest speed, but saw from a distance that Chen Gong's mansion was brightly lit, the door was open, and there was a faint noise.

Feeling unsure, Lu Bu speeded up his horse, rushed into the mansion, reined in his horse, and asked in a loud voice:

"Where is Chen Gong?"

The noise in the mansion stopped for a while, and more and more people dressed as scribes came out, and replied respectfully:

"Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, and Song Xian were ordered by the general to take the mansion owner away. We dare not stop them."

Lu Bu was shocked: "When will I issue this order?"

Immediately, he was furious, "These three treacherous villains actually betrayed me!"

Then he asked where the three of them were leaving, and led the cavalry to look for it.

Halfway through the journey, Lu Bu suddenly thought of his wife and children, and said to the cavalry behind him:

"I'm going to rescue Chen Gongtai, you go back to the general's mansion, and protect your wife, Xiaolang, and daughter."

The leader of the cavalry hesitated for a moment, but in the end he did not disobey Lu Bu's order: "No."

Lu Bu, who was chasing after him alone, quickly caught up with Hou Cheng and the other three by relying on the foot power of the red rabbit horse.

Seeing that they were stopped by a tall figure before leaving the city, Hou Cheng and the other three were heartbroken.Taking a closer look, it turned out that it was Lu Bu who stopped them, and the three of them were so frightened that they couldn't speak.

"I, Lu Bu, have treated you well, why did the three of you betray me?"

Song Xiandao: "Chen Gong has a grudge with Cao Cao. We will bind him and send him to Cao Ying, or we can ask Cao Cao to retreat."

"Fart." Lu Bu glared angrily, and Fang Tian pointed his halberd at Song Xian, causing him to back away in shock, "Cao Cao came to attack the city for Xuzhou, what has he to do with Chen Gong?"

He swept over the silent three people one by one, and then set his eyes on Chen Gong who was tied up in a mess:

"The three of you wanted to betray me and turned to Cao Cao. You arrested Chen Gong to break my arm. Now that I caught you on the spot, you actually told such a ridiculous lie. Do you think I'm a fool?"

Hou Chengdao: "He who understands the current affairs is a hero. Cao Cao has a god and a man to help us. We can't resist it. What's wrong with finding another way out? The general is unable to resist, why drag us to die together?"

Lu Bu was angry and pointed at Wei Xu: "What about you? You and I have relatives inside and outside. Since Hao Meng's rebellion, I have handed over all of Gao Shun's soldiers to you. I trust you so much—but I don't want to, In the end, it was you who betrayed me first?!"