Chapter 643

"Oh?"

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

Now he has figured it out so quickly?

Is my eloquence actually this good?

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

"Good! Then we will 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 worried that if he were defeated and went to seek refuge with Boyuan, he wouldn't have a good gift!

Now it seems that he feels the tens of thousands of troops under his command and Chen Gong himself are the best gifts.

He believes Su Xuan will definitely like them very much.

He knows that Boyuan is thirsty for talent.

It's just that Chen Gong doesn't know what Lu Bu is thinking 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 doesn't know when they will attack, and there isn't much time left for them, so Chen Gong immediately passed through the report, entered Xiapi City, and saw Liu Bei again.

"Shouldn't Mr. Gongtai have already set off to return to reinforce Peng Cheng by now? Why have you returned?"

"Could it be that you are here to urge me to send troops? Could it be that you are worried I won't send troops?"

Liu Bei frowned slightly as he said this, "Please rest assured about this, Mr. Gongtai; I, Liu Bei, still have this much credibility, and I know the severity of the situation."

Zhang Fei, who was on the side, was even more red-faced, his face dark red as he glared at Chen Gong, "Bah! 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 rescue you!"

Especially Guan Yu Yu, who was on the side, also narrowed his eyes, and his expression toward Chen Gong was somewhat unfriendly.

"Uh..."

Chen Gong listened and was suddenly somewhat dumbfounded, and he was about to say something.

At this time, Chen Deng, who was on the side, spoke up, "My Lord, Mr. Gongtai probably doesn't mean that; I'm afraid there is another situation for this visit?"

Saying this, he looked at Chen Gong, "Mr. Gongtai! I just received intelligence from the soldiers at the North Gate that a branch of your troops has returned to your army's camp. I don't know if it's true or false?"

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be the troops that the Marquis of Wen took away before, right?"

"What? Lu Bu has returned again?"

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

Could there be some conspiracy in this?

But it doesn't look like it!

Otherwise, Chen Gong shouldn't have appeared at this time.

Chen Gong saw this and knew he couldn't let them continue to let their imaginations run wild, so he immediately spoke up, "That was indeed my Lord leading the army back!"

"But it's not because of anything else, but because Peng Cheng has already fallen!"

"My Lord encountered Wei Xu and my Lord's family who were fleeing from Peng Cheng halfway, which is why he had to bring them back!"

"In fact, it doesn't stop there; at this moment, Taishan Commandery has likely already fallen into Cao Cao's hands as well!"

"Once these two places are lost, it basically means that Xuzhou to the north of Xiapi City has also fallen into Cao Cao's hands!"

Because there is no strategic point left to defend!

Currently, only Xiapi City can still be defended.

"Hiss!"

"Ha?"

"No way?"

Liu Bei and the others were all shocked and cried out upon hearing this, looking incredulous, "How could it be so fast?"

"The facts are just like that!"

Chen Gong shook his head helplessly, "I wouldn't lie about such a thing! If Lord Xuande doesn't believe me, you can send out scouts to find out!"

Liu Bei listened and immediately gave Especially Guan Yu Yu a look; Especially Guan Yu 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, so I hope you will forgive me, sir!"

He was mainly worried that this was Lu Bu's treacherous scheme.

"It's 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 couldn't help but ask again at this time.

Chen Gong replied immediately, "Actually, it's nothing else; the fall of Peng Cheng and Taishan Commandery means that my Lord's territory has basically been lost!"

"Currently, there is no strategic point to defend in northern Xuzhou, and only this Xiapi City remains!"

"Relying solely on my Lord's or your troops, Lord Xuande, it is definitely impossible to defend this Xiapi City!"

"Therefore, my Lord now wants to lead the army into the city to jointly resist the Cao army with you, Lord Xuande! I wonder what you think, Lord Xuande?"

"Ha!"

Before Liu Bei could speak, Zhang Fei laughed loudly, looking at Chen Gong with sarcasm and a cold sneer, "The fox's tail is showing, isn't it?"

"I think the news about Peng Cheng and Taishan Commandery being breached by Cao Cao is all fake, right?"

"These are all just your treacherous schemes!"

"You just see that you can't take Xiapi City for the moment, so you want to use deception to trick us into opening our city gates;"

"If we really let your army enter the city, we would likely become turtles in a jar, and without city defenses to resist, we would definitely not be a match for the thief Lu Bu, right?"

You have to say, Zhang Fei's line of thinking is indeed very clear; Chen Gong nodded repeatedly as he listened, 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 Dark Guard's intelligence, he is very clear that Peng Cheng, Taishan Commandery, and Langye Commandery have indeed fallen and landed in Cao Cao's hands.

Furthermore, Cao Cao is already organizing his army and marching toward Xiapi.

It is expected that he will be able to reach the foot of Xiapi City in another 2 days.

"What do you think, Mr. Gongtai?"

Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong and asked.

Facing Zhang Fei's accusations and Liu Bei's suspicions, Chen Gong spread his hands helplessly, "I suppose that whatever I say now, you won't necessarily believe me, Lord Xuande; haven't you already sent scouts to investigate?"

"Then let's wait until your scouts confirm the news, and we can discuss it after they return!"

"Of course, there won't be much time left for us!"

"Perhaps, at this moment, Cao Cao is already leading his army on the way to Xiapi City!"

"Therefore, it would be best for you to hurry, Lord Xuande!"

"If, by the time Cao Cao arrives outside Xiapi City, you still haven't made up your mind whether to let our army enter the city to jointly resist Lu Bu!"

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