Chapter 602: Chen Gong Goes on a Mission, Peace Talks and Alliance (2nd update!)

"Haha! Not at all! Not at all!"

Lu Bu heard Chen Gong's praise and understood that Chen Gong recognized his relationship with Su Xuan, so he laughed heartily: "This is just a little cleverness of mine! It can't compare to you strategists, whose brains are flexible!"

"This is just a stupid method of mine!"

Empathy, you know!

Sincerity is often the ultimate move.

Of course, this move is useless against true insidious villains and people with corrupt morals.

"Alright!"

After laughing, Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong seriously and said: "Since Chen Gongtai, you feel that we will inevitably have a battle with Cao Cao in the future, and he will come to attack Xuzhou, and we also have a need to unite with Liu Bei, then why don't we be more generous and send someone to have peace talks with Liu Bei?"

"In the future, we will no longer attack each other, and we will live together with the territory we currently occupy as the boundary;"

"In the future, if Cao Cao invades Xuzhou, we will deal with Cao Cao together. What do you think?"

His idea was very simple. Since he couldn't take Xiapi in the short term and couldn't do anything to Liu Bei, and since he might need to rely on Liu Bei to deal with Cao Cao in the future, it would be better to have peace talks early.

"Oh?"

Chen Gong's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "The Lord is wise! This is indeed a good idea!"

"If you hadn't said it, Lord, I would have been ready to persuade you to do so!"

"Since you have thought of it, Lord, nothing could be better!" "Indeed, there is a need for peace talks and even an alliance with Liu Bei!"

"In this way, we don't have to continue internal friction, and can focus on development and strengthening our power to deal with Cao Cao;"

"At the same time, with an alliance, we can also avoid Liu Bei being persuaded and won over by Cao Cao in the future to deal with us;"

"Avoiding the situation where we are attacked from both sides."

"An alliance?"

Lu Bu nodded and said: "That's even better! Determine the relationship directly, and it will be more reassuring!"

"Then let you handle this matter, Chen Gongtai! As for me, I can't handle these things."

"Can do!"

Chen Gong nodded and reminded: "However, Lord, you might still need to come forward to meet with Liu Bei in the end to truly determine this matter, so that Liu Bei and the others can be reassured."

"Good!"

Lu Bu naturally had no objections.

That day, Chen Gong personally entered Xiapi City on a mission, met Liu Bei, and stated his purpose.

"Hmm?"

Liu Bei was stunned upon hearing Chen Gong's words: "Sir, is what you say true? Is the Marquis of Wen really prepared to have peace talks and even an alliance with us? Why?"

This news was too abrupt! For a moment, Liu Bei found it hard to believe.

He always felt there might be some conspiracy in this.

Not to mention him, even Sun Zou Qian, Chen Deng, and the others to the side were stunned.

"Heh!"

Chen Gong smiled faintly upon hearing this: "Lord Liu Xuande need not doubt my lord's sincerity!"

"In the past, our attack on Xuzhou was for survival, nothing more to say!"

"But now, we cannot do anything to you, Lord Liu Xuande, in the short term, and you, Lord Liu Xuande, cannot do anything to us;"

"Continuing to stand off and fight will only lose the strength of both sides;"

"To go a step further, it is losing the strength of Xuzhou;"

"But this world is not just Xuzhou. Outside of Xuzhou, Cao Cao is still eyeing Xuzhou covetously, and even, he is burying his head in developing and expanding his power right now;"

"He could launch an attack on Xuzhou at any time and occupy Xuzhou."

"If we continue to fight, it is undoubtedly what Cao Cao most wants to see;"

"He wishes we would fight until both sides are injured and exhaust our foundations. By then, he can naturally sit and reap the benefits, easily take Xuzhou, and become one of the greatest warlords in the world." ===== CHAPTER 604 =====