Chapter 581

"More or less!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "In terms of personal combat strength, Cao Cao is certainly far inferior to Fengxian!"

"But war is often not just about personal bravery, and it's not entirely about whether the troops are strong or not;"

"Tactics, strategy, and schemes, as well as the factor of supporters behind the scenes, are all very important!"

"Fengxian is indeed brave and unstoppable, but he lacks too much in other aspects. It's no surprise to me that he was defeated by Cao Cao!"

"Fortunately, he has already left Cao Cao's territory and gone to Southern Jingzhou; Tao Qian is clearly not his match;"

"Even with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei added, it's the same!"

"You don't need to worry about his safety!"

"Not to mention that with his abilities, it's impossible for him to truly encounter danger!"

"Even if he does, I have secretly arranged for people to keep an eye on his situation at all times. If necessary, I will save him at a critical moment, so you don't need to worry."

Regardless, Lu Bu was his good brother and also Lu spiritual energy's father; he could never sit by and watch him truly get into trouble.

For now, he was just letting Lu Bu continue to roam outside, while incidentally weakening the strength of other warlords and disrupting the situation in Southern Jingzhou and other places.

When Lu Bu grows tired in the future, he can naturally come to his side, and he will give Lu Bu a new meaning in life.

"Is that so?"

Lu spiritual energy nodded as if she understood: "Since you said Father will be fine, Brother Su Xuan, then I'm relieved!"

"Thank you, Brother Su Xuan, for your silent dedication to Father. Our family will repay you in the future!"

"Hehe!"

Su Xuan smiled: "As long as you're happy! I came to find you because I wanted you to write a letter to Fengxian, so he knows how you are doing and can be at ease!"

"Mm-hmm! Okay!"

Lu spiritual energy nodded repeatedly: "I'll go write it right now!"

Before long, Lu spiritual energy had written the letter and handed it to Su Xuan.

Su Xuan also ended his time with Xun Cai and the others, left the back garden, wrote a letter himself, and found Jia San to have it sent out.

That same day, Lu Bu received the reply.

After reading it,

"Haha!"

Lu Bu could not help but laugh heartily: "Gongtai, Su Boyuan has agreed! Later, he will have that brat Su Yu coordinate with me! You can be at ease!"

"Next, we should discuss where to strike next!"

He naturally read Lu spiritual energy's family letter, and seeing his daughter's concern for him, Lu Bu felt warm inside.

His daughter still cared about him!

She even advised him that once he was done roaming outside, he should go to Su Xuan's side early to enjoy a peaceful life, practice martial arts every day, drink wine, and spar.

And to be honest, Lu Bu was truly tempted for a moment.

He really wanted to abandon everything in his hands right now and go to Su Xuan's side.

But in the end, he held back!

Not only because he hadn't roamed enough, but also because he had to be responsible for the soldiers under his command and for Chen Gong.

Since they all trusted him, followed him, and placed their bets on him, he naturally could not just walk away and be completely irresponsible.

That would be the behavior of a scumbag.

No matter what, he had to give it his all and fight for it first.

"Really? That's great!"

Chen Gong was overjoyed upon hearing Lu Bu's words and replied: "Since that's the case, military equipment and grain are no longer a problem!"

"As for the target of the next attack, what does my Lord think of Jianling?"

"This place leads directly to Peng Cheng and is located between Picheng and Tancheng; it is definitely a key location in Donghai Commandery;"

"Taking this place will cut off the main connections between Tao Qian and Tancheng, as well as the northern Taishan Commandery and Langya Kingdom;"

"I believe Tao Qian will definitely not be able to sit still and will send troops out of Picheng to fight us!"

"When that time comes, it will be our true opportunity to take Southern Jingzhou!"

As long as Liu Bei and the others are lured out of the city to fight, their advantage will be completely gone, and they will even fall into a disadvantageous position instead.

In the open field, Chen Gong believed that Liu Bei and the others were definitely not his Lord's match.

"Good! Then let's take Jianling first!"

Lu Bu was also delighted and immediately waved his hand, finalizing the matter.

In Changancheng,

Xu Rong, with the cooperation of Jia Xu and Jia Shijiu, successfully led the army to kill their way into Changancheng, broke through the defenses of Li Jue and Guo Si, and successfully captured both of them in the Imperial City.

"Xu Rong! It's you! How could it be you?"

Li Jue and Guo Si only then realized who they had been defeated by, but upon seeing Xu Rong, their faces were full of disbelief: "Shouldn't it be the King of Qian, Su Xuan? Those troops, it's absolutely impossible for them to be your men! They must be the King of Qian's men, right?"

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

"What exactly does the King of Qian want to do? Why are you flying the banner of the Xiliang Army? What kind of conspiracy do you have?"

Previously, although they had learned that a group of Xiliang soldiers was attempting to attack Changancheng.

But they really did not know that Xu Rong was behind it.

By the time they found out, this group of "Xiliang soldiers" had already silently broken into the city, killed their way to the Imperial City, and surrounded them.

They hadn't even been surrounded for long before they were completely defeated!

It was simply because the combat power of these people was too ferocious.

On average, they were no lower than the peak of Mingjin, and there was no lack of second-rate experts in the Anjin stage.

But such people were actually just small soldiers, which made Li Jue and Guo Si, whose strength was only at the late stage of Anjin, feel how devastated?

To think that they only had the same strength as the opponent's small soldiers?

Such ferocious troops, even if they were just a small unit, could not possibly be possessed by other warlords, nor could they be Xu Rong's; they could only be the King of Qian's.

"Tsk tsk!"

Xu Rong smacked his lips upon hearing this: "You actually guessed it? You are not as stupid as I imagined!"

"That's right, I have long since defected to my Lord, Su Xuan!"

"As for why we are flying the banner of the Xiliang Army, you don't need to know that!"

"I have come to take you, just out of consideration for our past as fellow generals of the Xiliang Army, to send you on your way!"

"When you go to the Nine Springs and see Lord Dong, remember to say hello to him for me! I won't be able to accompany him! You all go and keep Lord Dong company!"

As he spoke, Xu Rong waved his hand at several personal guards to the side: "That's enough! Drag them out and kill them!"

"Yes!"

The personal guards immediately accepted the order and stepped forward to drag the people away.

Li Jue and Guo Si's expressions changed drastically, and they struggled to look at Xu Rong, begging: "No! Xu Rong! For the sake of us being colleagues, please spare us!"

"Didn't you defect to the King of Qian? We can too! We are willing as well!"

"I beg you!"

They still wanted to live!

Who would be willing to die if they could live?

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