Fortunately, Zhen Mi became more thoughtful after Mrs. Liu's persuasion. She never left Mrs. Liu's side even though she was crying. She insisted on serving her. She looked like she was so scared that she refused to leave her mother-in-law's side, hoping to protect her.

Otherwise, she would really have no proof at all...

The carriage and horses left Yecheng, but Lu Bu felt sour in his heart.

Forget it, send it away, out of sight, out of mind!

No matter how rare beauty is, there will be more in the future. But if he has no future, I am afraid that when he meets Xian'er in the future, he will not have any face as a father!

If we talk about shame, who in the world can be as shameful as Xian'er?! Lu Bu sighed.

If Yuan Shao loses, he will accept a beautiful woman. Why is he so entangled? Isn’t it because he takes the overall situation into consideration?!

Yuan Xi has troops outside, Cheng Yu cannot be trusted, and no matter how stupid Lu Bu is, he will not be stupid. He has naturally weighed all these.

After Jushou gave Yuan Xi some advice, Yuan Xi thought about it a lot and decided to test it out. He immediately counted the forward troops and personally led 5,000 men to attack Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu ordered the first battle generals to come out to fight. As expected, they were vulnerable. The whole camp broke out and retreated ten miles, and then hung up the exemption card.

The battlefield was in a mess, as if we were truly defeated!

Only Yuan Xi knew in his heart that Cheng Yu was just pretending to lose, but he just made the scene look like the real thing!

On the contrary, Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If Cheng Yu has no intention of fighting, it will be easy to deal with it if he comes like this! We will continue to attack tomorrow. If he retreats ten miles once defeated, it will be equivalent to giving way to the outside of the city!"<

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The generals nodded, and I have to say, this... is really a deep trick.

Cheng Yu felt quite unfathomable.

Is he waiting for Lu Bu to lead his troops out of the city to help?!

Indeed, as soon as Cheng Yu was defeated, he sent a message to the city, as if asking for help.

Although Sima Yi knew that he had no fighting spirit, when he saw that he was perfunctory, it was too fake and he was quite speechless. He ignored it and didn't ask the troops to leave the city. Let's see what he does!

On the contrary, Cheng Yu always backed away, looking unbearable. In the letter, there was a deeper and deeper feeling that Yuan Xi was eager to save Ye, so he could not bear it forcefully.

Two old foxes are testing each other across the city.

At this time, Zhang Yang had also arrived first. He was the first to receive Lu Bu's letter, telling him to attack Gao Lan and Chunyu Qiong's troops head-on, but not to join Yuan Xi.

Zhang Yang naturally tried his best, so he left a letter to Ma Teng, and then went to intercept the second general.

When Ma Teng received the letter, the corner of his mouth twitched extremely, and he said: "How many men does he have?! He must give away his head like this! Zhang Yang will definitely die!"

Ma Teng's face was gloomy. Now that he was getting closer to Yecheng, he felt a little depressed.

He was already sure that Zhang Yang was going to die. He only had a few thousand troops, but Gao Lan and Chunyu Qiong had 20,000 troops!

"My lord, I don't know if I should go straight to Yecheng or go to meet Zhang Yang?!" the counselor said.

Ma Teng nodded and said: "The total number of troops between Zhang Yang and I is only ten thousand. The follow-up troops have not arrived for reinforcements. The external reinforcements have to be attacked by the two of us. Don't you think this Sima Yi is very scheming?! Is this what he is doing?"

He wants to take advantage of Zhang Yang’s and mine’s strength. He seems to really hate Zhang Yang!”

It's no wonder that he thought so. He already had a prejudice against Sima Yi, and with the news of Tian Feng's death, Ma Teng had to be heartbroken.

When Yecheng was captured, he was also shocked and rushed there ecstatically.

However, the closer you get, the more something is wrong. There are so many reinforcements, but they are the only ones to stop them. Who do you think they are? They are going to die?!

No matter how passionate Ma Teng is, it feels like he has been poured cold water on him, and he is much more awake!

The counselor smiled and said: "...I'm afraid not necessarily!"

"Oh?!" Ma Teng said: "I would like to hear your opinions!"

"Although Zhang Yang is useless, after all, he has an alliance with Lu Bu and is related by marriage. Lu Bu's capture of Ye City shocked people's hearts. Even Gao Lan and Chunyu Qiong would have doubts when they heard about it, and they might stay.

There is a glimmer of hope. The purpose is to change the world. This is why we are afraid of Lu Bu!" The counselor said: "My lord also knows how shocking Lu Bu's reputation is in the world today!"

Ma Teng was speechless. Although he despised Lu Bu's character, wasn't he also shocked?!

"So, there is a chance of improvement?!" Ma Teng said: "Could it be that these two people have the intention to surrender to Lu Bu?!"

"Yuan Shao is not close to the generals. Although these two people are also talented, they are far from being treated like famous men. If the person who comes today is Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Yang will die. Therefore, the two of them want to repay Yuan Gong's kindness.

However, these two people are not prominent in the Yuan camp. If you are grateful to your lord, you should die to repay your lord. However, ordinary generals would not dare to repay you like this..." The counselor said: "...On the contrary, there will be more

Calculation and weighing. This is not uncommon in any military camp, but it is even worse in Yuan Camp!"

Ma Teng suddenly realized it, sighed, and said: "...It seems to be a slippery one!"

"Those who are not slippery will be dead if they lack luck. These people are the majority, and they act according to the situation..." The counselor said, "No one can match the strong. If they meet a strong person, these people will naturally be willing to rely on them.

It’s not Zhang Yang who’s afraid, but it’s Lu Bu who’s behind him. If he doesn’t believe in the lord, he’ll just watch!”

Ma Teng said: "Then Teng will deal with one or two?!"

"My lord, why don't you go and deal with Cheng Yu!" said the counselor: "Although Marquis Wen wants my lord to go and help one or two Zhang Yang, if my lord goes, I'm afraid it will be a bad thing. If there are more people, Yuan's troops will not be able to win an overwhelming victory.

Both the lord and Zhang Yang are in danger! To protect themselves on the field, there may be a tough battle, which is not in the lord's interest. If not, we should block Cheng Yu. If something happens, Marquis Wen will send troops!"

In other words, if he goes there, he may be forced to kill Gao Lan and others.

Ma Teng doesn't want to go either. Going there will be a waste of time. He may not be able to win the fight. Even if he can win, it will also consume his strength. It's not in his interest to carry it out forcefully!

So Ma Teng obeyed and went straight to Yecheng and behind Cheng Yu's army.

It is said that when Gao Lan and Chunyu Qiong were approaching Ye, they happened to run into Feng Ji. After asking his name, they let him go politely.

Gao Lan was a little depressed and wanted to kill him.

Chunyu Qiong said: "Let him go. Don't offend this villain!"

"I just don't know how to harm others when I'm in front of my lord." Gao Lan said worriedly.

Although the two were disgusted, they endured it after all.

Then there was a long silence, because they finally learned from the bruised and bruised Feng Ji that Yecheng had been destroyed! And Tian Feng, Shen Pei and others were all killed!

In a dramatic way, the result that they were too late to rescue reached their ears. They couldn't believe it at first, and then they weighed it.

If they go to the rescue urgently, they will certainly achieve great results. If they can turn the tide, they will certainly make great contributions and make a big face in front of their lord. But they cannot afford to lose.

As long as I think that the enemy is Lu Bu, I feel a little nervous.

Although they were timid, no one dared to speak out first.

Therefore, there is an eerie silence.

Although the two have a tacit understanding, they are not close friends. This is the most shameful thing in the heart, and it is even more difficult to say it at this time.

So there is a bit of a dilemma.

After the accounts were settled, the two of them went back to their tents, and the people around them also frowned.

What a tragedy! If they had not conquered the city, they would have just fought a battle and entered the city. The city would be well-defended and they would not be afraid of Lu Bu's strength. But the city was already broken. This... they would have lost all their advantages.

It would be fine if we win the battle, but if we lose...the culprit is dead, who will the Lord take his anger out on?!

In this era, if you lose a battle, you will be beheaded!

They don't have the face to ask the generals to plead for mercy. They know clearly what kind of virtue Yuan Ying is. When he really makes a mistake and has to bear the blame, his colleagues are eager to die and lose one of them to fight for the position.

Yes, this Yuan Ying really doesn’t have the righteousness to protect or plead for mercy. I don’t know when it started, but the trend gradually became like this...

Yuan Shao was not like this in the past. At that time, he was very important in generals and counselors, and appointed wise men.

Change started after conquering Gongsun Zan!

Since his expansion, Yuan Shao's mentality has changed. He no longer listens to good advice. He needs someone to follow him. He feels that he is strong. It's time to enjoy and follow his heart. Starting from the time he reused people like Feng Ji and Guo Tu.

, everything has changed...

Instead, these generals became more and more cautious, and they did not dare to say some things they wanted to say.

Just like now, even if I have a lot of worries, I can't say a word at this time.

The two of them discussed with their confidants for most of the night, but still couldn't sleep well because they couldn't decide whether to go or go back directly!

Go, if... you lose, you will be beheaded. If you don't go, you still disobey. This will be difficult!

Otherwise, if you lose the battle, you might as well flee to other princes. This may be the only way to save your life.

Who is not afraid of punishment?!

It is no exaggeration to say that his head is tied to his waistband.

The two of them went up to the tent early in the morning and glanced at each other. They already knew this in their hearts. Although no one said it, they both knew in their hearts that if there was a change, they would each have their own way to escape.

It's just an unspoken rule. As long as they don't tell each other, it means they don't know. But if they tell each other and don't report this kind of thing, it means they are resisting...

It’s hard to be a human being, but it’s even harder to be a minister!

It’s not that you can’t afford to lose, but if you lose, your head will be sacrificed to heaven to appease the soldiers’ anger. Isn’t this a dead injustice!?

Moreover, the two of them were not sure whether they could survive in Lu Bu's hands.

Because the city is broken, if you want to fight, you can only fight hard. There is a city, but every city is completely different.

There was originally a city. If we were defeated, we could retreat into the city and recharge our batteries before fighting again. Maybe Lu Bu would retreat in spite of the difficulty.
To be continued...