Chapter 407

“Oh?”

Lu Bu was stunned at first; he had not expected his words to have such a good effect, as Chen Gong had always been very disgusted and repelled by Su Boyuan.

Now, he had actually figured it out so quickly?

Is my eloquence actually this powerful?

It seems I have a talent for being an envoy and persuading people! Hehe!

“Good! Then we shall go together when the time comes!”

Lu Bu replied with a smile immediately.

It would be best if Chen Gong could figure it out!

He was just worrying that if he were defeated and went to seek refuge with Su Boyuan, he would have no good gifts!

Now, it seemed, he felt that the tens of thousands of troops under his command and Chen Gong himself were the best gifts.

He believed Su Xuan would definitely like them very much.

He knew that Su Boyuan was thirsty for talent.

It was just that Chen Gong did not know Lu Bu’s inner thoughts at this moment; otherwise, he would definitely feel that his gratitude had been fed to the dogs.

I treat you as a confidant, and you actually treat me as a gift for your friend?

Simply outrageous.

Cao Cao’s side did not know when they would attack, and time was running out for them. Chen Gong immediately passed through the notification and entered Xiapi City, meeting Liu Bei once again.

“Shouldn’t Mr. Chen Gongtai have already set off to return to reinforce Pengcheng by now? Why have you returned?”

“Could it be that you have come to urge me to send troops? Are you worried that I will not send troops?”

Liu Bei frowned slightly as he said this: “Please rest assured, Mr. Chen Gongtai, I, Liu Bei, still have this much credibility, and I also know the gravity of the situation.”

Zhang Fei, standing to the side, flushed red, his face turning dark red as he glared at Chen Gong: “Halt! You, Chen Gong, what exactly do you mean? If you don’t trust my big brother, you should have said so earlier! We just won’t go to the rescue!”

Guan Yu, standing to the side, also narrowed his eyes, looking at Chen Gong with an unkind expression.

“Uh...”

Chen Gong was left between laughter and tears, preparing to say something.

At this moment, Chen Deng, standing to the side, spoke up: “My lord, Mr. Chen Gongtai probably does not mean that; perhaps there is another situation for this visit?”

Saying this, he looked at Chen Gong: “Mr. Chen Gongtai! I just received intelligence from the soldiers at the North City Gate that a unit of your troops has returned to your camp. I do not know if it is true or false?”

“If my expectations are correct, that should be the troops the Marquis of Wen took away earlier, right?”

“What? Lu Bu has returned again?”

Zhang Fei and the others were all shocked, looking at Chen Gong with confusion and vigilance.

Could there be some conspiracy in this?

But it didn’t seem like it!

Otherwise, Chen Gong would not have appeared at this time.

Seeing this, Chen Gong knew he could not let them continue to let their imaginations run wild, so he spoke immediately: “It is indeed my lord who led the army back!”

“But it is not because of anything else, but because Pengcheng has already fallen!”

“My lord encountered Wei Xu and my lord’s family fleeing from Pengcheng halfway, and only then was he forced to turn back with them!”

“Furthermore, it does not stop there; at this moment, Taishan Commandery has likely also fallen into Cao Cao’s hands!”

“With the loss of these two places, it is equivalent to saying that Xuzhou north of Xiapi City has basically fallen into Cao Cao’s hands!”

Because there is no defensive terrain to hold!

Currently, only Xiapi City can still be defended.

“Hiss!”

“Ha?”

“No way?”

Liu Bei and the others were shocked and cried out in disbelief: “How could it be so fast?”

“The facts are just as they are!”

Chen Gong shook his head helplessly: “I would not lie about such a matter! If Lord Liu Xuande does not believe me, send out scouts to investigate and you will know!”

Liu Bei heard this and immediately gave Guan Yu a look; Guan Yu understood and left immediately.

After doing this, Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong with a solemn expression: “I have already sent people to verify! This matter is of great importance, I hope you will forgive me, sir!”

He was mainly worried that this was Lu Bu’s trick.

“It is fine!”

Chen Gong waved his hand indifferently: “This is as it should be.”

“I wonder what the real purpose of your visit today is, sir?”

Liu Bei could not help but ask again.

Chen Gong replied immediately: “Actually, it is nothing else; the fall of Pengcheng and Taishan Commandery means that my lord’s territory has basically been lost!”

“Currently, northern Xuzhou has no defensive terrain, and only this Xiapi City remains!”

“Relying solely on my lord’s or your troops, Lord Liu Xuande, it is certainly impossible to hold this Xiapi City!”

“Therefore, my lord now wishes to lead his army into the city to resist the Cao army together with you, Lord Liu Xuande! I wonder what you think, Lord Liu Xuande?”

“Ha!”

Before Liu Bei could speak, Zhang Fei laughed loudly, looking at Chen Gong with irony and a cold sneer: “The fox’s tail is showing, isn’t it?”

“I think the news about Pengcheng and Taishan Commandery being broken by Cao Cao is all fake, right?”

“These are all just your tricks!”

“You just see that you cannot take our Xiapi City for the moment, so you want to use deception to trick us into opening our city gates;”

“If we really let your main army enter the city, we would likely become turtles in a jar; without city defenses to resist, we would certainly be no match for the thief Lu Bu, am I right or not?”

You have to say, Zhang Fei’s line of reasoning was indeed very clear, and Chen Gong nodded repeatedly, feeling it made a lot of sense.

Not to mention Liu Bei.

Only Chen Deng chuckled in his heart.

Because, with the support of the secret guard’s intelligence, he was very clear that Pengcheng, Taishan Commandery, and even Langye Commandery had indeed fallen and landed in Cao Cao’s hands.

Furthermore, Cao Cao was already organizing his army and marching towards Xiapi.

It is expected that he should be able to arrive at the foot of Xiapi City in another 2 days.

“What do you think, Mr. Chen Gongtai?”

Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong and asked.

Facing Zhang Fei’s accusations and Liu Bei’s suspicion, Chen Gong spread his hands helplessly: “I suppose that even if I say anything now, you, Lord Liu Xuande, may not believe it. Haven’t you already sent scouts to investigate?”

“Then let us wait for your scouts to confirm the news, and after they return, we shall discuss it again!”

“Of course, there will not be too much time left for us!”

“Perhaps, at this moment, Cao Cao is already leading his main army on the road to Xiapi City!”

“Therefore, it would be best for you, Lord Liu Xuande, to hurry!”

“If, when Cao Cao arrives outside Xiapi City, you, Lord Liu Xuande, have not yet made up your mind whether to let our army enter the city to resist Lu Bu together!”

— Author's Notes —

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