Outside Xia Pi City, the rolled upside down Lu army flag was curled up like a dead snake, and the soldiers were dragging their swords and guns listlessly. Lu Bu looked at Song Xian lying on a stretcher coldly, and a desolation suddenly surged into his heart.

Song Xian met the Xiahou brothers head-on in the battle of Pengcheng. It was a blessing that they could save their lives. On his bloody blue-black face, a striking scar of a knife was inserted from his forehead to his jaw, causing Song Xian's skin to turn outward, revealing his white bones.

In Pengcheng, Lu Bu was defeated, with less than 700 soldiers left. Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and Song Xian also lost to varying degrees.

"Lord, only the current plan is that we must recall Gao Shun and Zhang Liao!" Chen Gong's hoarse voice sounded in Lu Bu's ears.

After Chen Gong learned of the defeat in Pengcheng, he led the Xia Pi army to come to pick him up. Now Lu Bu has only the last city in Xia Pi in Xuzhou.

"Hmph!" Lu Bu hummed heavily in his nose and did not answer. Chen Gong's words were not clever. If it were Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, and Song Xian also knew that only by summoning Gao Shun could Zhang Liao turn the unfavorable situation.

Chen Gong's face turned red, and Lu Bu's coldness made him feel a little embarrassed. Since Hao Meng rebelled, Lu Bu's attitude towards himself has been cold, and he has become suspicious.

At this time, Chen Gong certainly didn't know that the reason for Pengcheng's defeat was because of him. If Lu Bu had not had doubts about Chen Gong, how could Liu Bei's simple words in the formation make Lu Bu distract himself? Liu Bei, who had been observing Xuzhou for a long time, had already figured out Lu Bu's temperament clearly. He was brave but not scheming, and was suspicious. This was Lu Bu's biggest weakness.

"Lord, Cao Cao and Liu Bei have many elite soldiers and generals. We will protect Xuzhou. In addition to Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, the supporter, we must also seek other strong support?" Chen Gong paused and plucked up the courage to say.

"Yuan Shao is far away in Jizhou, and Liu Biao is also in Jingzhou, thousands of miles away. How can there be reinforcements around Xuzhou?" Lu Bu's expressionless face, his voice was low and lonely. Since leaving Chang'an, he has surrendered to Yuan Shao, Zhang Yang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, first affiliation, rebelled and fled. This has almost become an inertia. Although there are many princes in the world, there are almost no one who is willing to save me.

In the northern grassland, there is a kind of wolf. In the cold wind, it will leave the wolf pack alone and call it to the sky in the quiet night sky. Its name is the lone wolf.

Lone Wolf, maybe in the eyes of those princes who think they are noble, isn’t I Lu Bu a Lone Wolf in the Central Plains ready to devour people at any time?

Who will come to save me, who is willing to save me, who has the strength to save me?

"Lord, the prefect of Guangling Chen Deng has more than 6,000 soldiers in his hands. If he can help Xuzhou in the north, he will be given the elite northern part of Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, and he will be able to fight Cao Cao and Liu Bei." After Chen Gong said that, he proudly glanced at Hou Cheng and Wei Xu, with a look of disdain in his eyes.

The upright Hou Cheng showed an angry look on his face. He had been injured for countless times and pressed his sword and was about to sheath out of his long sheath. If Wei Xu had not held it tightly, Hou Cheng might have fought with Chen Gong. Chen Gong had the talent of Zhang Liang, but he was not elegant. Such a person must have a powerful master to suppress it at all times. Unfortunately, although Lu Bu was brave, he was far less smart than Liu Bei in dealing with subordinate relationships.

Perhaps he confidently believed that invincibility was enough to shock his subordinates, but unfortunately he forgot that one day, the myth of invincibility in the world would be shattered. What Lu Bu did not expect was that it would come so quickly. Pengcheng, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fought against Lu Bu. Although it was not powerful, Lu Bu's failure was indisputable. Lu Bu's soldiers, who had always supported the belief in invincibility, were defeated in the subsequent fierce battle, and most of the five thousand elite soldiers were defeated in this battle.

Lu Bu looked cold, and the tense of Hou Cheng and Chen Gong could not arouse his anger at all. After a long time, Lu Bu turned his sharp eyes to Chen Gong staring at Hou Cheng.

"The Gongtai and Yuan Long have always been in a bad mood, so how can we propose this plan now?" Although Lu Bu's voice was not loud, every word was clear.

Chen Gong did not retreat, looked at each other and replied loudly: "There is a feud between the palace and the prefecture of the land, which is for one's own selfishness. Now the enemy is in front of you, so the palace does not avoid past grudges and offers advice, so it is for the public."

Lu Bu smiled coldly, and seemed to accidentally slash the void of the painting halberd. The fierce force suddenly cut off a small tree next to the road, and then said lightly: "The previous official station did not say that Yuan Long was on the mission to Xu Du, and there was sign of a secret relationship with Cao Cao. If you ask Yuan Long for help now, wouldn't it be a waste of time to lead the wolf into the house?"

Chen Gong looked at the broken branches on the ground and his expression remained unchanged. He slowly replied: "Lord, this is the same as the other. The facts of Chen Deng's private relationship with Cao Cao are there in the previous episode, so there is no doubt about it. This palace should be guaranteed by his life. As for why he asked Chen Deng for help now, there is no different reason, because Chen Deng has turned to Gao Chong's command in Jiangdong. When we ask Chen Deng for help, it is equivalent to asking Gao Chong for help--!"

"Gao Chong will come to rescue us, this is not a fool!" Wei Xu tightened his helmet, and a gloating expression appeared on the blue-gray donkey's face.

Chen Gong didn't look at Wei Xu, and just said: "Why can't it be? If Gao Ping sits on us and sees us fail, then he is not Gao Chong. Cao Cao is involved in Xuzhou, and his purpose is obvious. The next goal is Huainan. If Gao Chong wants to consolidate the foundation of Huainan, the best way is to try to protect us and let Cao Cao continue to be entangled in the Xuzhou area. At least, I think Gao Chong will have a share of the chaotic battle situation in Xuzhou."

"Gao Chong and Cao Cao have always had an alliance. If he didn't come to rescue us, or work with Cao Cao to fight us, wouldn't it be worse?" Lu Bu frowned. Chen Gong's suggestion was really a bit whimsical. At the moment, the relationship between the various forces was complicated, so it was necessary to figure out a clue that Lu Bu's mind alone could not.

Chen Gong said confidently: "The alliance between Gao Chong and Cao Cao is just a trick to deceive people. Cao Cao is treacherous, and the alliance in the previous period is just a temporary measure to attack Wancheng. At that time, Gao Chong's power was weak and he was still facing such a strong enemy as Sun Ce, which could be said to be no threat to Cao Cao. The situation is very different now. Sun Ce was destroyed, and Jiangdong was almost completely lost to Gao Chong. Sun Ce's strength is not Gao Chong's opponent. Cao Cao would be afraid of Gao Chong in his heart. At this time, if Gao Chong sent troops to attack Xuzhou, what would he think if the lord was Cao Cao?"

Lu Bu blurted out: "Gao Chong has a strange ambition to the Central Plains?"

Chen Gong nodded and said, "Cao Cao used the emperor to command the princes. Although he had nominal advantage, he became the target of public criticism. At the beginning of the year, Yuan Shao used force to welcome the emperor to return to the north. Cao Cao was frightened and had no choice but to give the position of general. With previous insights, after Gao Chong occupied Jiangdong, Cao Cao granted the title of Yangzhou Mu to his lord. Now it seems that in addition to attracting the main force of our army to go south, the purpose of weakening Gao Chong. With these two points, the palace thought that Gao Chong and Cao Cao had different ambitions, and the rebellion was only a moment!"

Hou Cheng, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted and said, "You are just speculations. Even if you have conflicts with Cao Cao, Gao Chong would not have to come to help us from afar."

Lu Bu glared at Hou Cheng in a deep face, and a trace of murderous intent flashed through his eyes. Hou Cheng trembled all over, so scared that he didn't dare to say a word.

Chen Gong, who was encouraged, looked excited. Lu Bu did not attach so much importance to himself for a long time. He continued: "I just said that I would ask for help from the prefect of Guangling Chen Deng. No matter what, Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son have old friends with their lords. The lord used to treat him well, but now in trouble, I send envoys to ask for reasonableness. After Chen Deng received the news of the lord's request for help, he would definitely inform Gao Chong of this news. Based on this, we only need to prepare a little more generously for the gifts and can touch Gao Chong's heart through Chen Deng."

"What gift can work?" Lu Bu was already confused at this time, and Gao Shun and Zhang Liao were not around, so he had to ask according to Chen Gong's wishes.

"The Jade Seal of the Kingdom!" Chen Gong's eyes showed a strange glory and said word by word.

"Bang--!" Before Chen Gong finished speaking, Lu Bu raised the whip in his hand and slapped hard at Chen Gong's face. After the crisp sound, a blood mark appeared on Chen Gong's left cheek.

"What did you say?" Lu Bu said sternly.

Facing the furious Lu Bu, Chen Gong was not afraid and said loudly: "How can Gao Chong send troops if he doesn't lure him for profit? The jade seal was given to Gao Chong. We can take it back in the future. If our lives are gone, what's the use of leaving a jade seal?"

Lu Bu raised the horse whip high, and the whip was made of the horse's mane and whipped it on his body, which could make people so hard that they could make them bloom. In addition, it was Lu Bu who had endless divine power. The result was imagined. On weekdays, it was Hou Cheng and Cheng Lian, who were rough and fleshy, were scared, let alone Chen Gong, a scholar.

Chen Gong was unusually strong at this time. He looked at Lu Bu with a stern look, with a complex and painful expression in his eyes, which clearly contained a bit of anger and sadness of his misfortune.

Lu Bu's hand finally fell down. He was desperate and had no idea anymore. He also understood that what Chen Gong said was an unstoppable choice for him.

He nodded helplessly and asked, "Who can be a messenger?"

Chen Gong replied loudly: "Former Shangshu Ling Chen Ji, Chen Qun and his son are in Xia Pi now. The lord can keep Chen Ji as a steward in the city and send Chen Qun to Guangling, so that he will not be afraid that Chen Qun will not be able to succeed."

Guangling has only been seen for more than a month. Chen Deng's originally thin face has a rosy look. This is thanks to the careful treatment of two doctors, Hua Tuo and Yu Ji, who are proficient in medical science. Chen Deng's pathogen is caused by excessive work, and later gradually developed into tuberculosis. This disease is quite difficult to treat and is very easy to contagious, and most doctors avoid it.

Gao Chong stepped onto the land of Jiangbei, with a hint of familiarity and a little strangeness. Compared with the warm Jiangnan everywhere, the wind in Jiangbei is wild, the ground is wild, and even people are a little untitled.

"Pengshuai, this is Lu Bu's envoy Chen Qun, whose courtesy name is Changwen." Chen Deng, who welcomed Gao Chong and his party into the mansion, cleared his throat and introduced a young white-faced scholar in green cloth to Gao Chong.

Chen Qun bowed and said respectfully: "Chen Qun has met the adults!"

Gao Chong looked at Chen Qun for a while, and saw that he was very handsome. He had a pair of lively and lively eyes on his fair face. Gao Chong said, "I don't know if the Lord Wen Hou sent a gentleman to come here, what's the point?"

Gao Chong said the three words "Yangzhou Governor" very seriously. Chen Qun naturally understood what Gao Chong meant. He pursed his lips and said, "Xuzhou is now attacked by Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Qun was ordered by the lord. Now he offers a gift to receive ribbons. I hope that the lord can send troops north."

Gao Chong laughed and said with his head raised, "Mr. Wen is too forgetful. Just five days ago, his general Gao Shun and Zhang Liao were still fighting fiercely with our army in Hefei, but now he asked me to send troops to rescue him. Isn't that a joke?"

Chen Qun's face was not getting more lustful, and he said confidently: "Sir, don't refuse first. This is the gift list given to me by my lord. Please check it out!" After that, Chen Qun took out a thin silk book from his cuff and handed him to Chen Deng beside him.

Chen Deng took the gift list and presented it to Gao Chong. Gao Chong glanced at it, but saw four big words written on the thin silk: the jade seal of the country.

In order to get Gao Chong to send troops, Lu Bu actually gave Gao Chong the imperial seal. If such a gift was seen by Yuan Shao and others, it would definitely be a temptation that could not be refused. However, in Gao Chong's eyes, the seal was just a symbol. Although the Han Dynasty was small, its majesty for more than 400 years was still there. No matter who took the jade seal, he would not dare to take the blame for the world. In this regard, Yuan Shu had set the best example. Whoever wanted to perish would be the emperor.

"What else?" Gao Chong asked lightly.

Chen Qun looked at Gao Chong in surprise. He had never seen the jade seal before, but he had never seen it. When Lu Bu opened the yellow silk bag and saw the yellow jade seal, his eyes also showed an unstoppable look.

"Before the Qun left, my lord also said that if the lord dared to send troops to rescue him, he would marry his little daughter!" Chen Qun gritted his teeth and said again.

Gao Chong's face changed and he said sarcastically: "I don't know how old Wen Hou's daughter is. If she is underage, wouldn't it be a big scenery!"

When Chen Qun heard this, he looked ugly and had to stammer and replied: "Miss is thirteen years old!"

At the age of thirteen, Lu Bu was desperate, otherwise he would not have taken out his daughter as bargaining chips. The invincible Wen Hou Lu Fengxian was so down, and Gao Chong couldn't help but swear.

"If I had changed myself and reached the point where I was surrounded by enemies, would I be like Lu Bu?" Gao Chong's heart suddenly became heavy.

PS: Regarding the plot of the three heroes in Pengcheng fighting against Lu Bu, according to historical facts, there was no Liu, Guan, and Zhang fighting against Lu Bu in Hulao Pass, so this is the first time.
Chapter completed!