LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 70
In Xiapi City, the government office.
Compared to outside the city, Cao Ying was full of joy and peace.
At this time, the morale of Lu Bu's side was extremely low!
In desperation, Lu Bu had to numb himself with wine and sex every day.
After a series of indulgences, he had already become a little emaciated and no longer had the charm of the past!
One day, he accidentally looked in the mirror.
After discovering his decadent appearance, he couldn't help but be shocked on the spot:
""Ah?! How did I end up like this?" Lü Bu realized it belatedly and decided on the spot to change his ways:
"I have been misled by alcohol and women and have become so decadent."
"From today on, stop drinking!!!"
After saying that, he instantly threw the wine pot in his hand!
And issued an order on the spot:
From today on, all soldiers in the city are strictly prohibited from drinking!
……
After issuing the alcohol ban,
Lu Bu decided to cheer up again!
He called everyone together to discuss the latest battle situation.
"That damned Cao thief, why didn't he retreat?!"
"We have been trapped in the city for more than a month! There are now 30,000 soldiers in the city, and the daily expenses are huge!
A large amount of food and grass are all far away in Xuzhou City, and have been taken away by Cao Cao!
If this continues, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold on for much longer.……"
After complaining repeatedly, Lu Bu looked around and found that his talented subordinates were now more than half dead!
There were not many wise men, and now there was only Chen Gong left; the brave generals were only Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, and Wei Xu!
This made Lu Bu a little sad!
With his intelligence, he naturally couldn't think of a way to get out of the siege.
He could only ask Chen Gong, the only think tank present, for advice:
"Gongtai! What should we do in this situation now?"
Chen Gong was also quite troubled by this and could not help but frowned and said:
"My Lord, please don't be impatient!
We have been besieged for many days, so there is no rush to escape!
In my opinion, we should remain unchanged in the face of change!
As for other plans, I will think about them slowly.……"
Lu Bu became anxious when he heard this!
"So, there is no solution?!"
After saying that, he shouted at the other generals:
"What about the others? Is there any solution?
So many people have been trapped for so long, and there is not even a useful plan!
I am so disappointed!!!
We can't just sit there and wait for death, right?"
After hearing this, all the generals bowed their heads and kept silent.
After a long time, Gao Shun finally spoke:
"My Lord! In my opinion, waiting does not necessarily mean sitting still and waiting to die!
Cao's army has come from afar, and their strength is much greater than ours, so they must not have enough food and grass!
The longer we stalemate, the more disadvantageous it will be for Cao's army.……"
After hearing this, Chen Gong laughed:
"General Bo Ping's words may not be true!
Don't forget, most of our original food and grass are in Xuzhou City, and that city has been captured by Cao's army!
With the food and grass there, plus the Cao's army has its own food supply route, we can supply it continuously.
So, if Cao is determined to annihilate us?
If we stalemate to the end, I'm afraid our food and grass will be cut off first.……"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Bu's face instantly turned pale.
Then, the fierce general Zhang Liao said:
"What if we send an elite force to attack unexpectedly!
Cut off Cao's army's food supplies, or simply burn them?"
Chen Gong laughed again when he heard this:
"No! That Cao thief has always been good at using troops, and he likes to cut off other people's food supplies!
Now that he is personally leading the troops, he must have sent heavy troops to defend the food supplies, which are the lifeline!
How could he be so careless as to leave us any chance to take advantage of it?"
After hearing this, Zhang Liao was silent for a moment.
As the leader of the"Eight Generals" under Lu Bu, and the leader of the"Five Elite Generals" of Cao Ying in later generations, he was naturally a smart man! With just a simple thought, he soon realized that what Chen Gong said made sense!
Helplessly, even Zhang Liao could only sigh secretly...
Hao Meng, who was also a member of the"Eight Generals" beside him, got excited and said loudly:
"Military Advisor! You can’t do this, and you can’t do that!
And you don’t have any better ideas!
So why don’t you teach us what to do?!"
Chen Gong was choked and speechless for a moment:...
Then, Hao Meng, the iron-headed man, said unhappily:
"In my opinion! If it really doesn't work, the worst that can happen is that we abandon the city and fight our way out!
As long as we get out of this predicament, then the sky is high and the birds can fly freely!"
"With the lord's invincible martial arts, plus the invincible bravery of our Bingzhou cavalry!
The world is so big, where can we not go? What city can't we capture?!"
When these words came out, they touched Lu Bu's heart!
He was so happy that he danced with joy:
"Good! Well said!!!"
Chen Gong saw this and smiled coldly. (To read exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!) He immediately poured a big bucket of cold water on him and mocked him:
"Haha! You don't want to defend this impregnable city?
Instead, you want to abandon the city for no reason? Go into exile?
I have never seen such a brilliant idea before!"
After saying that, he did not forget to step on it and said:
"General Hao Meng! Your idea... is really a crime worthy of death!"
When Hao Meng heard this, he immediately became furious:
"Chen Gong, you bastard! What do you mean by that?!"
Chen Gong smiled coldly at this:
"Think back to the battle of Xuzhou City!
That little thief from the Cao family showed his prowess in front of the battlefield and killed two of our generals in succession!
Generals Hou Cheng and Song Xian were killed in battle! The tens of thousands of soldiers led by the generals were also killed and lost!
But General Hao Meng came back intact...
I don't know if there is a trick?
Otherwise, if the general really cares about the lord, how can he come up with the bad idea of pushing us into the fire pit just now?"As soon as these words came out, it was like a bolt from the blue!
Hao Meng, the iron fool, was stunned on the spot!
After hearing this, Lu Bu, the simple-minded guy, was instantly furious!
"Bastard——! Hao Meng, you deserve to die!"
"If it weren’t for Gongtai’s reminder, even I would have almost been misled by you!"
""Someone, come! Drag this evil-minded guy out!
Behead him in public to serve as a warning to others!"
Hao Meng got anxious when he heard this!
In a rage, he wanted to drown Chen Gong with a mouthful of spit:
"Chen Gong, you bastard! You are talking bullshit! It’s bullshit!"
"I have no grudge against you, why are you trying to harm me?!"
"Just wait and I will kill you on the spot!"
"Lest you, a troublemaker, continue to bite and hurt people!!"
After saying that, he was ready to draw his sword and kill on the spot!
Seeing this, Lu Bu glared at him and shouted:
"Bastard! How dare you be so presumptuous?!" As soon as he finished speaking, he kicked Hao Meng to the ground without saying anything!
Immediately, the left and right tiger guards responded! In a few seconds, Hao Meng was tied up!
Seeing that this brave warrior who ranked third among the"Eight Strongmen" under Lu Bu was about to be dragged down and beheaded!
Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, the two generals, immediately stepped out to persuade him!
"My Lord, calm down!!"
"Although General Hao Meng is reckless and his ideas may not be good, he has no ill intentions and is loyal to the lord. Please understand!"
"That's right! My Lord, please think twice!
We have already suffered heavy casualties and our morale is low.
If we kill another general without any reason, it will be bad for the morale of the army!"
"Besides, we have already inquired about the defeat in the war!
If Hao Meng really had ulterior motives, I am afraid he would have been discovered long ago!
Moreover, the presence of General Wei Xu can further prove General Hao Meng's innocence! General
Wei Xu is also a relative of the lord!
The lord will not doubt his words, will he?"
Wei Xu was shocked when he heard this.
He saw that he was implicated, so how could he sit still? He quickly followed Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to plead for mercy!
Seeing that all the generals present came forward together, Lu Bu naturally couldn't be too arbitrary.
After his anger was relieved a little, he changed his words and said coldly:
"Well, for the sake of the generals, I'll spare you this time!"
"However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped!"
"I will spare your life for now!
Take him away and give him fifty lashes of the cane!"
"This beating is not in vain, it is to teach you a lesson!
Next time before you dare to come up with a bad idea, think it over first.……"
After saying that, he waved his hand! He ordered his men to drag Hao Meng out!
Soon, there were bursts of"crackling" sounds of boards coming from outside the door.
And then, from time to time, there were sounds of"Ouch!"...
Gao Shun and Zhang Liao felt very uncomfortable when they heard it!
After looking at each other, they sighed helplessly in their hearts:
"Alas! The army is becoming increasingly confused!"
"The situation is already difficult, if we continue to struggle like this?
I am afraid that sooner or later something will happen, and most likely we will cause internal strife... Guang".: ⓀⒶⓂⒺⓃ ⓇⒾⒹⒺⓇ