The next morning, Liu Bei got up from his bed and put on his armor. He took his subordinates and went to Fan City's gate tower. One day was enough for the Jingzhou and Yangzhou army to arrive. However, Liu Bei waited in the cold wind for a long time. He did not even see a shadow of the Jingzhou and Yangzhou army.
"What's going on?" Liu Bei did not understand why it was so slow. They should have arrived long ago.
"Milord, I have already sent out 30 li scouts!" Hu Che Er explained to Liu Bei.
"30 li scouts did not find the Jingzhou and Yangzhou army?" Liu Bei muttered to himself. Where is the Alliance Army? "Spread out fifty li. We must find the Alliance Army of Jingzhou and Yangzhou." Liu Bei felt uneasy without having his soldiers at the gates.
"Yes!" Hu Che Er received the order and left. Two hours passed. Liu Bei did not go down to guard against the sudden appearance of the Jingzhou and Yangzhou army. Soon, Hu Che Er came back with news. However, Hu Che Er had a strange expression on his face.
"What's wrong? Is there no Jingzhou and Yangzhou army?" Liu Bei asked.
"That's not it, Milord. We've already discovered the Jingzhou and Yangzhou allied forces. It's them. They're still 50 li away!" Hu Che Er explained to Liu Bei. Yesterday, they found the enemy 50 li away. However, a day has passed and the enemy did not move. Why?
"They did not move for a day!" Liu Bei frowned. What was the commander of the army thinking? "Are the Jingzhou and Yangzhou army here?" Liu Bei asked. He was afraid that there was a trap.
"Yes. The scouts have already investigated. There are four barracks with more than 30,000 pots. They are flying the Jingzhou and Yangzhou flag." Hu Che Er explained. It could not be said that the Jingzhou and Yangzhou army did not move. They only moved a li away.
"What are they trying to do?" Liu Bei didn't understand. Were they here to fight or to have fun? If they traveled one mile a day, wouldn't it take them 50 days to cover the distance of 50 miles?
"Let's go. Come with me to take a look. "Although Liu Bei couldn't figure it out, he still felt uneasy. This was completely out of the ordinary.
"Yes!" The gates of Fan City opened, and cavalry units came out of the city. Liu Bei was among them. He wanted to see what the allied forces of Jingzhou and Yangzhou were thinking.
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Fifty li away, in the Yangzhou and Jingzhou allied forces camp.
"General Chen Deng, isn't this a little too slow?" A middle-aged general asked a young general. There was an anxious look on his face, as well as a trace of impatience.
"General Zhang Gui, why are you in such a hurry?" Chen Deng said calmly.
"I'm not in a hurry. General Chen Deng, this journey is one mile a day. This place is 50 miles away from Fan City. Don't tell me we have to walk for 50 days? When the time comes, it will be difficult for me to explain to the Lord." Zhang Gui simply couldn't understand. They were here to attack the city, not to have an outing. However, the Yangzhou army stopped outside Fan City after crossing the river. Fan City was the property of the Zhang family. Zhang Gui wanted to show off and take Fan City to prove himself and obtain Liu Biao's praise. Originally, Zhang Gui was very happy when Liu Mang recommended him to be the main general of Jingzhou. He wanted to take Fan City under Liu Mang's command. However, the King Of Shu was not able to become the commander of the allied forces.
Originally, Liu Biao was indirectly holding Liu Mang hostage. How could he let Liu Mang leave? On the other hand, Yangzhou sent Lü Bu. Originally, Lü Bu was Lü Bu. Zhang Gui also admired Lü Bu. Following behind the God of War, there was no need to worry about not winning battles.
However, this God of War, Lü Bu, directly left. He took his 5,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and disappeared without a trace. Now, there were only two generals left in the camp. One of them was called Wei Yan. Zhang Gui was not familiar with him. Even if he was familiar with him, he disdained him. This was because this person was only a gate guard in Jingzhou.
The other one was General Chen Deng. He was also the one in charge. To be able to march a kilometer in a day was also a skill.
"Could it be that General Zhang Gui wants to take down Fan City with just thirty-five thousand men?" Chen Deng retorted.
"This, this, this!" Zhang Gui was speechless. Although there were 35,000 soldiers here, in reality, only 5,000 of them were capable of fighting. The 5,000 Yi Yang soldiers of the Yangzhou Army and the 30,000 Jing Province soldiers were just there for show. If they ran to Fan City, it would not be enough to feed the enemy.
"That's why General Zhang Gui should not be anxious. Although we did not advance, it does not mean that we are not moving." Chen Deng said with a smile. Young Lord Liu Mang's orders were to stay 50 li away from Fan City and delay for time. They started to dig trenches 50 li away from Fan City and built ropes to trip horses. After a day, they only managed to dig a large camp for 35,000 men.
"Are you talking about Lord Wen Hou and the others?" Zhang Gui imagined. Originally, Liu Mang said that there were 15,000 men. 5,000 were the Yiyang soldiers, 5,000 were the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, 5,000 were the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. The 5,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and 5,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had all disappeared in front of Zhang Gui. Now that Chen Deng was comforting Zhang Gui, Zhang Gui thought that the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was also on the move.
Chen Deng did not explain and only smiled. Liu Mang did this to delay for time. He wanted to give Liu Bei and himself time.
"Reporting! General, there are enemy troops outside the camp! "Just as Chen Deng and Zhang Gui were talking, a messenger ran in and reported to them.
"Oh, follow me to the top of the camp wall!" Chen Deng immediately ran up the wall with Zhang Gui.
"General Chen!" Wei Yan was already on the wall. Wei Yan was also anxious. He was eager to fight Liu Bei's army. The Yiyang soldiers were just formed, and Wei Yan was also serving under Liu Mang for the first time.
"General Wei Yan, you don't have to be so polite!" Chen Deng's position was higher than Wei Yan, and he had been in the Lvbu's Army longer than Wei Yan. However, Wei Yan was Liu Mang's subordinate, so Chen Deng gave him face.
… …
"Jia Jia Jia!" Liu Bei led thousands of Xiliang Cavalry and appeared outside the camp of the Jingzhou and Yangzhou Alliance.
"They really advanced one li in a day." Liu Bei muttered to himself as he looked at the scene in front of him.
"Milord, look over there." Hu Che Er's sharp eyes saw a construction site on the other side of the Jingzhou and Yangzhou Alliance's camp. The construction site was built on the original camp, and it was in full swing.
"What are they doing?" Liu Bei looked over there and asked.
"Milord, they seem to be digging trenches." Jian Yong also noticed the construction site and said.
"Trenches?" Liu Bei did not understand. Wasn't the Jingzhou and Yangzhou Alliance's camp already built? Why would they need to dig trenches?
"Come, follow me to take a look." Liu Bei and the others were riding horses, and they were very mobile. Soon, under the leadership of Liu Bei, they galloped around the Jingzhou and Yangzhou Alliance's camp.
"General Chen, should we stop the soldiers?" Liu Bei asked. There were still many soldiers digging trenches at the side of the camp. They were slowly encroaching on Fan City. It would not be good if Liu Bei saw this.
"No need." Chen Deng waved his hand. He wanted Liu Bei to see this.
The Jingzhou and Yangzhou Alliance's army did not react when they saw Liu Bei's army circling around. Gradually, Liu Bei's army became more and more unbridled. "A little closer, a little closer." Liu Bei's army was getting faster and faster. They were getting closer and closer to the Jingzhou and Yangzhou Alliance's camp. They could even see the faces of the cavalry.
"Within a hundred steps, shoot back the arrows!" Chen Deng ordered coldly. Chen Deng was not a simple person. The reason why Lü Bu could leave without worry was because Chen Deng had the ability to command troops.
Chen Deng could let Liu Bei see their movements, but Liu Bei's impudence was something that Chen Deng could not tolerate. It would affect the morale of the army.
"Yes." Very quickly, rows of longbowmen came up to the campsite and drew their longbows.
"First wave, fire horizontally!" At the 150th step, Chen Deng gave the order, and a rain of arrows came down from the sky.
"Let's go!" Seeing the arrows being fired from the camp, Liu Bei immediately pulled his warhorse and led the Xiliang Cavalry to turn the corner and leave.
After shooting the arrow at a hundred and fifty steps away, the arrow no longer had much force behind it. It was still a normal shot. When the arrow landed on the armor of the Xiliang Cavalry, it was like scratching an itch. Only a few unlucky ones would be injured by the arrow.
However, Liu Bei still chose to retreat because this was a warning from the other party. If he got any closer, he might be shot. Within a hundred steps, the force of the arrow rain was very strong. Under the force of the arrow rain, it could even penetrate the armor.
Even if the armor could not be penetrated, the horses would not be able to withstand it.
"It's him?" Liu Bei's Xiliang Cavalry quickly made a turn. One had to admit that the Xiliang Cavalry were very elite. They quickly responded. One by one, the Xiliang Cavalry near the camp of the Jing Yang Alliance raised their shields to block the arrow rain for their comrades.
Liu Bei, on the other hand, saw a familiar face during his charge.
"Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong?" Liu Bei saw a familiar face, Chen Deng.
"Brother Yuanlong?" Jian Yong was also beside Liu Bei. When he heard Liu Bei's words, he was stunned. After the Xiliang Cavalry reached a safe place, Jian Yong quickly asked Liu Bei, "Milord, are you sure you didn't see wrongly?"
"I am sure!" Liu Bei said with certainty. Liu Bei would never mistake this face. One must know that Chen Deng and Liu Bei had a very deep relationship. When they were in Xu Province, Liu Bei received Tao Qian's request for help. Originally, Liu Bei only wanted to use the opportunity of saving Tao Qian to gain some troops, armor and provisions. He did not expect Tao Qian to have the idea of abdicating.
At that time, Liu Bei did not dare to accept it. Although Liu Bei's luck was bad and he kept losing, he was not stupid. If he wanted to sit in a province, he must have the support of the local nobles. At that time, the nobles led by the Cao family in Xu Province did not have a good impression of Liu Bei. Just like the Cai family today, they wanted Tao Qian's two sons to ascend the throne.
Liu Bei also declined. This was not modesty, but self-preservation. Because even if Liu Bei accepted it, he would not be able to sit in that position. Therefore, Liu Bei declined three times. In the end, Liu Bei made up his mind to take over Xu Province. One of the reasons was because Tao Qian's lifespan was almost up. Another reason was the support of the Chen family. The Chen family in Xu Province was just like the Yu family in Jingzhou now. They were even more powerful than the Yu family now.
This was because the Chen family had territory and troops in Xu Province. In Guangling, they had complete autonomy. It was because of the support of the Chen family that Liu Bei decided to seek opportunities amidst the risks and accepted the position of Governor of Xu Province.
If not for Lü Bu taking advantage of the time when he sent troops to Yuan Shu and Shouchun to occupy Xiapi, perhaps Liu Bei would still be sitting in his position of Governor of Xu Province with the assistance of Chen Deng and his son.
"Why is Chen Deng in the Lvbu's Army?" Jian Yong did not understand. From the looks of it, Chen Deng was still the commander-in-chief of the army. Everyone was following Chen Deng's orders.
"I'm also not sure." Liu Bei shook his head. Logically speaking, Lü Bu and Chen Deng should be like fire and water. Lü Bu lost Xu Province, half of the reason was due to his own calculations, and the other half was because of Chen Deng's Chen family.
Because Chen Deng and Lü Bu's characters were polar opposites. Lü Bu's reputation was extremely bad and he was known as a slave of three surnames, while Chen Deng had always looked down on this kind of treacherous person. Therefore, Chen Deng and his father Chen Deng tried to dissolve the marriage alliance between Lü Bu and Huainan Yuan Shu, weakening Lü Bu's power. After that, Chen Deng went to Xu Du and explained to Cao Cao how he broke Lü Bu's plan. He won Cao Cao's praise and was appointed as the Governor of Guangling.
Later, when Cao Cao's Army besieged Xu Province, Chen Deng even brought his Guangling Army to attack Lü Bu.
These two people were completely enemies. Why would they appear in Lü Bu's Army?
Liu Bei did not understand. When Liu Bei obtained Xu Province, he looked for Chen Deng for a long time. He thought that Chen Deng went to Xu Du to become an official. He did not expect that he was in the Lvbu's Army.
"My lord, can we persuade them to surrender?" Jian Yong suggested. Chen Deng almost acknowledged Liu Bei as his lord. If it was not for his father, the Chen family would have become Liu Bei's retainers like the Mi family.
"Persuade them to surrender?" Liu Bei also had this idea. When Liu Bei thought of persuading them to surrender, he could not help but think about it. He looked at the nearby trenches. Fifty li away, why did you build so many trenches? Could it be that you want to build fifty li of barracks? Or is it because Chen Deng still has feelings for me? He wants to acknowledge me as his lord, so he is deliberately delaying the attack.
"Men, go forward and shout." Thinking of this, Liu Bei's heart began to burn. If he could persuade them to surrender, then Fan City would be as stable as Mount Tai. At that time, Jingzhou would also be his.
"Yes!" A loud Xiliang Cavalryman was sent out.
"General, Liu Bei has sent someone." Wei Yan reminded Chen Deng. Chen Deng also saw it.
The Xiliang Cavalryman played a white chess piece and ran 200 steps away from the Jingyang Alliance's camp to see the reaction of the people in the camp.
"Put down your bows." Chen Deng said to the generals below.
"Put down your bows." Chen Deng gave the order. The thousands of longbowmen put down their bows again, but the arrows were still on them. If needed, they would immediately shoot.
Seeing the reaction in the camp, the Xiliang Cavalryman breathed a sigh of relief. It was not easy to be a messenger. If the message was good, then it would be fine. If the message was scolding, then he would have to wait for the enemy's arrows.
After taking another hundred steps forward, the Xiliang Cavalryman saw that he was able to speak clearly. Therefore, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Listen to the Jingyang Coalition Army on the city wall! We are here under the order of the Left General of Yuzhou Prefecture, Imperial Uncle Liu. Our General wants to meet your General outside the camp. We have something important to discuss!"
"What nonsense are you spouting? My general has nothing to say to your master. Hurry up and scram. Otherwise, don't blame my arrows for being merciless." Wei Yan also loudly rejected Chen Deng's offer. He raised his bow to shoot at the Xiliang Cavalryman.
The Xiliang Cavalryman was so scared that he almost hid inside his horse's belly. The camp was filled with laughter.
"Tell your Left General that I have nothing to say to him. Tell him to go back and prepare to meet me on the battlefield." Chen Deng was also about to refuse. However, another group of cavalrymen came from behind. They were led by Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.
"Milord, please don't go forward." Liu Bei was already 200 steps away from the camp. Jian Yong wanted to stop Liu Bei.
"Xianhe, move aside. It's fine. With me, Hu Che Er, there is no need to be afraid of the arrows on the city wall." Although Liu Bei spoke very boldly and took another 50 steps forward, it was only 50 steps. 150 steps was enough for the arrows to reach him. However, the power of the arrows wasn't that great. Liu Bei didn't want to die. If he took another 100 steps, then he would be turned into a hornet's nest.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Even so, Liu Bei could still hear the sound of arrows piercing through the air. However, these arrows fell to the ground before they could reach Liu Bei. Even if they managed to reach Liu Bei, they would be blocked by his personal guards.
"What's wrong? Yuanlong, is this how you treat your guests?" Liu Bei's voice was still very loud. He was able to shout 150 steps away.
These arrows weren't shot by Chen Deng's subordinates. They were shot by Zhang Gui's subordinates. Zhang Gui wanted Liu Bei's life.
However, Chen Deng didn't bother to explain. "Haha, General Zuo, you must be joking. When a friend comes, naturally, there will be good wine to entertain him. But if a wolf comes, naturally, there will be bows and arrows."
"Chen Yuanlong, you …" Jian Yong was about to step forward and scold Chen Deng. This was because Chen Deng actually said that Liu Bei was a wolf.
"Xianhe, come back." Liu Bei stopped Jian Yong and raised his head to look at Chen Deng. "Yuanlong, why don't you come down and have a chat? Are you afraid that I will kill you? If that's the case, then I will leave."
"Provocation!" Wei Yan disdainfully spat a mouthful of saliva. This was such an old-fashioned provocation.
"Men, prepare the horses and open the camp gate." Chen Deng's voice sounded.
"Ah!" Wei Yan was stunned. "General Chen, what are you doing?"
"I will be back soon." Chen Deng said very indifferently.
"General, this is provocation!" Wei Yan was a little anxious. He said to Chen Deng. Even Wei Yan could see that this was a provocation. Why would Chen Deng still go?
"Hehe, Wenchang, I will be back soon." Chen Deng shook his head. It was precisely because of Chen Deng's provocation that Chen Deng wanted to go down. This was because Liu Bei's words had already been heard by the soldiers below. If Chen Deng did not go, then it would mean that he was really afraid of Liu Bei. Originally, the army already had some opinions about Chen Deng's cautiousness. They thought that he was delaying because he could not win. If he did not go, then it would be a big blow to the morale of the army.
"General Chen, you cannot go. If you go, who will command the army?" Zhang Gui was also anxious. If Chen Deng went, who would command the army? If something bad happened to Chen Deng, what should they do?
"Don't worry, I will be back. When I am not here, Wenchang will be in charge." Chen Deng said to Zhang Gui.
Zhang Gui still wanted to say something, but when he saw Chen Deng's determined look, he could only give up.
"No, before Wen Hou left, he asked me to protect General Chen Deng. If General Chen Deng wants to go down, you must bring me, Wei Yan, with you." Wei Yan shook his head and said. Wei Yan originally had some opinions about Chen Deng's command of the army. In his opinion, if Wen Hou was here, then Wen Hou would be the commander. But if Wen Hou left, then Wei Yan would naturally be the commander. How could he let Chen Deng, a pale-faced scholar, be the commander? However, this pale-faced scholar's explanation of the art of war and his manner of speech made Wei Yan a little convinced. In the letter sent by Liu Mang, Wei Yan also told Wei Yan to listen to Chen Deng. If something bad happened to Chen Deng, then Wei Yan would definitely fight and leave. He was afraid of the Lord's means.
"Well, Wenchang, you will follow me. I will leave everything here to General Zhang Gui. General Zhang Gui just needs to close the camp gate." Chen Deng didn't explain and agreed to Wei Yan's words.
Chen Deng rode on the warhorse that had been prepared by his subordinates. The gate of the camp slowly opened. Chen Deng slowly walked out with Wei Yan behind him. Within a hundred steps, he was already within the range of the bows and arrows. He was able to bring Wei Yan with him under the cover of the bows and arrows because Wei Yan had the strength of 'refined spirit'. Chen Deng himself was also a peak second-rate warrior. It was not good to have too many people under the cover of the bows and arrows. It was better to have too few people under the cover of the bows and arrows.
On the opposite side, Liu Bei only brought a group of people. If he brought too many people, then wouldn't it become a joke? But now, Chen Deng only brought one person out of the camp. On the contrary, it made the morale of the army rise. This commander was able to bring one person out of the camp, indicating that he had the confidence.
"Chen Yuanlong, you have guts!" Liu Bei looked at Chen Deng with appreciation. A hundred steps was not far, but it was not near either. A charging cavalry would be able to cover that distance. However, Chen Deng still came out.
Liu Bei was a little envious of this Lü Bu slave of three surnames. He actually had the help of Chen Deng. But then Liu Bei's eyes blazed. If he could persuade Chen Deng to surrender, then this talent would be his.
"Yuanlong, I hope you have been well since we parted in Xu Province!" Seeing Chen Deng come out, Liu Bei took the initiative to cup his fists and greet Chen Deng.
"Left general, I am well. Left general, I won't trouble you!" Chen Deng also politely greeted Liu Bei. But Liu Bei's heart thumped. Originally, Chen Deng called him Xuande Gong, but now he called him Left general. This form of address had already alienated him.
"Sigh!" Liu Bei suddenly sighed. "Time has passed. Back then, I drank wine and chatted with you all night. But now, we can only meet on the battlefield."
"Hehe, Left general, there is no need to sigh. Even brothers don't have to make plans together, let alone you and I. You and I can only meet on the battlefield." Chen Deng also sighed at Liu Bei's sigh. After all, it had only been a few years, but the relationship between them had completely changed.
"The Chen Yuanlong of the past has disappeared. The Chen Yuanlong of the past was a gentleman of the present age. He was loyal and righteous, angry and jealous of the world, and hated traitors the most. But now, the Chen Yuanlong of the present age has changed. He has changed. He has already joined the ranks of some people." Liu Bei's words seemed to be praising Chen Deng, but in reality, he was belittling Lü Bu and Lü Fengxian. It could be said that in this world, only Cao Cao's reputation could be compared to Lü Bu's.
Cao Cao's reputation was bad because he had a castrated elder. But Lü Bu's reputation was bad because of him.
"Bah, Liu Bei, little brat, why are you pretending to be a wolf? Hypocrite, deceiving the world to gain fame." Before Chen Deng could speak, Wei Yan was already unhappy. He directly spat at Liu Bei to express his disdain.
"En?" The Xiliang Cavalry on the side were ready to move. "You want to die?"
"You want to fight? Come, let's see if I, Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang, am afraid of you. "Wei Yan's sword was buzzing.
"Wenchang, stand down!" Chen Deng said to Wei Yan.
"Milord?" Hu Che Er reminded Liu Bei that this person was not a person who appeared to be weak, but a person with ability.
"Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang?" Liu Bei remembered this red-faced man.
"Left General, you are a bit too much." Chen Deng still remembered Liu Bei's good deeds, so he gave Liu Bei enough face. He only reminded Liu Bei. "Yuanlong, Yuan Long, you are a slave.
"Yuanlong, what's so good about Lu Bu? He's nothing more than a slave of three surnames. Now, he even relied on selling his daughter to obtain his current position. If you follow such a lord, sooner or later you will be defeated. Quickly repent and be saved. My Lord has admired Yuanlong for a long time. Yuanlong, didn't you also want to become His Lord's subordinate? Yuanlong, this is your chance. Take your subordinates and surrender. With His Lord here, Yuanlong, you will definitely be able to build a career!"
Chen Deng did not speak, but Jian Yong continued to add oil to the fire. He thought that Chen Deng was moved. "Yuan Long, Lü Bu is a slave of three surnames. He is a person who is spurned. This child, Liu Mang, is a butcher. He has killed countless people in Wan City. This kind of heartless and unjust butcher, whose hands are stained with blood, Yuan Long, you still refuse to come to your senses."
"General Chen?" When Chen Deng did not speak, Wei Yan became anxious. "Chen Yuanlong, let me tell you. If you dare to betray the Lord and Lord Wen Hou, I, Wei Yan, will immediately behead you."
"Yuan Long, don't be afraid of this brute. With my Lord's fierce general, Hu Che Er, and Yuan Long's martial arts, this brute is nothing." Jian Yong smiled and said to Chen Deng. He thought that Chen Deng was moved.
"Then come and try. A cripple with a broken arm. Haha, so what if I only use one arm?" What Wei Yan hated the most was being looked down upon by others. Wei Yan was a very arrogant person. Whoever looked down on him would offend him. A rebellious person like him would naturally have his own principles.
"Cripple?" Hu Che Er was also angry. His warhorse began to stir. The Xiliang Cavalry behind him also began to curse.
"Is that enough?" Chen Deng suddenly opened his mouth.
"What?" Liu Bei froze for a moment. He did not understand Chen Deng's words.
Chen Deng looked at Liu Bei indifferently. "Left General, is that enough? Yuan Long can pretend that today's words did not happen. But from now on, our friendship will have nothing to do with each other. Wen Chang, let's go! "
"Yuan Long, Yuan Long, are you really going to follow that slave of three surnames?" Liu Bei could not help but open his mouth.
Chen Deng stopped and narrowed his eyes. Liu Bei looked at Chen Deng and thought that he had convinced Chen Deng. However, Chen Deng turned around and said something that almost choked Liu Bei to death. "Don't tell me that I, Chen Deng, will follow the Left General and end up like Mi Zhu and Mi Zizhong?"
Chen Deng looked at Liu Bei mockingly.
"You?" Liu Bei was speechless when he heard Chen Deng's words.
"Mi Zhu, Mi Merchant Office, Guangzhou Marquis?" When Wei Yan heard Chen Deng's words, he knew that Chen Deng did not intend to betray the Lord. He also knew about Mi Zhu but pretended not to know.
"Yes, Jian Xianhe and Hu Che Er, right? Everyone might not know this, but our Yangzhou General Commerce Office, Mi Zhu, Mi Zizhong, also known as Mi Guangzhou, once had another identity, and that was the brother-in-law of our Left General. "
"Brother-in-law?" Everyone present didn't understand, especially the Jing Province soldiers on top of the barracks. This brother-in-law meant that Mi Zhu had married his sister to Liu Bei. Logically speaking, he should be a trusted aide of the Mi Family. Why would he be working for Liu Bei's enemy in Yangzhou?
"Abandoning the bow after the birds have flown away, abandoning the bridge after crossing the river. This is our Left General, the Yu Prefecture Overseer. Mi Zhu, Mi Zizhong, used to be called the Mi Banzhou because the Mi Clan had tens of thousands of assets. Their wealth was comparable to that of a nation. Thus, people called it Xu Banzhou, or Mi Banzhou."
"Is it Xu Mi Trading Company?" Someone asked. If it was just the Mi Family, the soldiers might not know. But if it was the Xu Mi Trading Company, most of them understood. This was because the Xu Mi Trading Company used to have a large business in Jing Province.
Chen Deng smiled in tacit agreement. "At that time, Mi Zhu was extremely wealthy and had a mountain of property. However, this Lord Mi worshipped the wrong master and walked into the wrong temple. He married his younger sister to our Left General. At that time, our Left General had just been chased out of Xu Province by Milord and had a city called Little Pei. He had several thousand old and weak subordinates under his command. However, this Mi Guang Zhou despised our Left General and was willing to help him in his hour of need. He married his younger sister off to him with a dowry of three thousand servants, countless maidservants, and tens of thousands of grain and fodder."
"Hua, hua, hua." A group of people were boiling with excitement. How could this group of soldiers know what a scene of having three thousand servants was like? Countless maids and assets over ten thousand? This was completely a dream.
Even Zhang Gui had never seen such a large dowry. Jingzhou was one of the wealthiest states in the world. He had never seen such a large dowry for a younger sister. Even Liu Biao's wife, the Cai Clan only gave a few hundred servants and a daughter.
Even Zhang Gui was attracted by Chen Deng's words. Mi Zhu and Mi Zizhong were truly rich.
"And then? And then?" someone asked anxiously.
"And then … Our Great Han Imperial Uncle, the Left General of the Great Han Dynasty, used up tens of millions of grain and fodder. All of the servants were used to build an army. As for Mi Zhu and Mi Guang Provinces, they were taken over by the Left General of the Great Han Dynasty," continued Chen Deng.
"Ah, how did that change?" Someone didn't understand. Another soldier cursed, "Idiot, didn't the General say that Mi Zhu was no longer useful? That Liu Bei kicked him away."
"What a hateful heart. He sent you charcoal in your hour of need, but you threw him away after using him. This Liu Bei really isn't human." Everyone pointed at Liu Bei, causing Liu Bei's expression to darken.
"Yuanlong, you're joking!" Liu Bei was truly worthy of being called a traitor. His skin was really thick. He could still laugh at Chen Deng's insults.
"Left General, let's not talk about Mi Guang Provinces for now. What about Liu Pi of the Yellow Turban Army and Little Zhang of Nanyang Prefecture? One of them offered Yuzhou to your Left General so that your Left General could have a place to stay when you were in danger. The other allied with your Left General to attack my Yangzhou. Now, what about these two people? "Chen Deng continued to ridicule.
"Yuan Long, do you really want to do this?" Liu Bei's face finally turned gloomy.
"Liu Bei was accused of rebelling against the army and was killed by you. Zhang Xiu was even more miserable. He died and his foundation was taken away. Even his son and brother were killed by you. You are really scheming, Left General Liu Bei!"
"What? General Zhang Xiu? Yes, yes …" Even the Xiliang Cavalry behind Liu Bei began to talk. After all, Zhang Xiu was once their master.
"Don't listen to this person's slander. Don't you believe me? Milord was killed by Yangzhou's soldiers." Hu Che Er quickly stood up to refute the rumors.
"Left General, these three people are right in front of you. This Zhang Xiu and Liu Pi's bones are not even cold yet. Tell me, do you think I, Chen Deng will still dare to work for you?" Chen Deng narrowed his eyes. His words were simply forcing Liu Bei into a corner.
When the master was humiliated, the subject would die. When Liu Bei and Jian Yongyi said that Lü Bu and Liu Mang were not good, Chen Deng could endure it. This was because Chen Deng and Liu Bei had an old relationship. However, Chen Deng could not endure it anymore. Their friendship had already been broken. If they continued to talk, they would be enemies.
The Chen Family of Guangling were not people who would not talk back after being scolded.
"Good, good, good!" Liu Bei's mental fortitude was very high. After being scolded by Chen Deng, he finally laughed. "Yuanlong, no." Liu Bei shook his head. "General Chen, General Chen's mouth is sharp. I only hope that General Chen can show off on the battlefield." Liu Bei's eyes were filled with killing intent. Although he did not show it on the surface, Chen Deng could still see it.
"Haha, there is no need for General Zuo to worry about this. I have studied hard for decades to eliminate this hypocrite."
"Then, General Chen, I will see you on the battlefield. Goodbye!" Liu Bei cupped his fist and turned around to leave.
"I won't send you off!" Chen Deng replied indifferently. "Wen Zhang, let's go back!" “
"General, you are eloquent!" Wei Yan grinned and praised Chen Deng. Chen Deng only smiled indifferently.
"Milord, Milord, Milord, let Hu Che Er lead his subordinates to capture Chen Deng's waiter and tear his mouth apart to vent Milord's anger." Hu Che Er suggested. Chen Deng and the others had not returned yet. At this time, they could still charge forward.
"Hm?" Liu Bei looked back and his heart was moved. However, he still continued forward. "That Chen Deng is heartless and I, Liu Bei, cannot be unrighteous. No need, let's return to the city." Turn around and kill Chen Deng? It was not that Liu Bei was benevolent. Liu Bei's killing intent was deeper than anyone else. He wished he could cut Chen Deng into eight pieces right now. However, Liu Bei restrained himself. This was because Chen Deng's camp was set up too well. There were barricades, deep pits, and trenches. If they rushed over now, they would only sink deeper into the trenches. There were also thousands of archers waiting in formation. If they rushed over now, they would only be sending themselves to their deaths.
Looking at the Jing Yang Army digging trenches at the busy construction site, Liu Bei's lips curled into a disdainful smile. "You want to build a fifty li camp? Or do you want to trap me, Liu Bei, in Fan City until I die? What a joke. Let's go. "
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