Chapter 83 Chapter Eleven

During the banquet, Liu Bei sighed from time to time, and then wept sadly.Cao Mengde was well aware of Liu Bei's sentimental character, and said: "Since you have come to help me plan major events in the world, why are you so worried? Can you tell me so that I can share your worries." Seeing that Cao Mengde was very sincere, Liu Bei said, "Xiao Pei It has been taken away by Lu Bu, and my two virtuous younger brothers, my wife and children are missing." After saying this, weeping. Cao Mengde comforted: "You don't need to be too sad and angry. Lu Bu is a reckless man, and sooner or later he will bow his head in front of me. The separation of brothers, wives and children is only a temporary phenomenon. You treated Lu Bu well in the past. If you want to come to Lu Bu, you will not harm your family."

The two were talking, and someone came to report: "Lü Bu, Chen Gong, and Zang Ba have joined forces with bandits from Mount Tai to attack Yanzhou." Cao Mengde slapped the wine table hard and said, "I was just about to show Lu Bu this wolf cub a little bit of color, so as to relieve the envoy's hatred, but he struck first." So he immediately ordered Cao Ren to lead three thousand soldiers and horses to attack In Peicheng, Cao Mengde personally led the army and Liu Bei to block Lu Bu.On the way to Xiaoguan, more than 30,000 troops led by Taishan Kou Sunguan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and Chang Xi blocked the way.Xu Chu roared: "My grandpa Xu has been with the lord for so long, today I finally have a chance to let go of my arms!" Sure enough, he jumped on the horse with his arms bare and swung his sword to kill him. .Cao Mengde was dazzled by the sight, and blurted out: "You really are a tiger general!" Then he took advantage of the victory and went straight to Xiaoguan.

When Lu Bu heard the news that Xiao Guan was in danger, he hurriedly turned around and headed towards Xiao Guan. Cao Mengde got information: Lu Bu and Chen Dengzheng rode horses to rescue Xiaoguan.Cao Mengde was startled when he heard this, but immediately laughed and said, "The end of Lu Bu is coming!" Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Chen Deng and Lu Bu rescued Xiao Guan.He said calmly: "General, don't underestimate Lu thief, this guy is wild and has unstoppable courage." "Chen Deng rescuing Xiao Guan is equivalent to giving Xiao Guan to me in vain, so there is no need to say more."

"Could it be between Chen Deng and Cao Mengde..." Liu Bei thought to himself. The incident can be traced back to the day not long after Cao Mengde arrived in Xuchang as Emperor Xiandi of Dai Han. Chen Deng met Cao Mengde in private. Chen Deng said: "Lv Bu is courageous and reckless, capricious, and light on promises. This kind of person should be eliminated." Cao Mengde also said: "Lü Bu is ambitious and cannot obey the court for a long time. Only the husband knows his reality best." Chen Deng is the son of Peixiang Chen Gui. When Liu Bei was able to accept Xu Zhoumu, Chen Gui and his son contributed the most.Lv Bu seized Xuzhou with power, and Chen Gui and his son had to surrender, but they still leaned towards Liu Bei in their hearts and were quite dissatisfied with Lv Bu's group.Due to the high prestige and popularity of their father and son in Xuzhou, Lu Bu still had to reuse them.This is why Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Mengde immediately said that Chen Gui's salary would be increased by two thousand shi, and he worshiped Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling. When he parted, Cao Mengde told Chen Deng, "I will entrust your father and son with the affairs of the East." Lu Bu repeatedly asked Chen Deng to recommend him to Cao Mengde as Xuzhou Mu. Unexpectedly, the result was that Chen Gui and his son were promoted and raised, but he didn't get anything. I got nothing now, but your father and son got a lot of benefits, you must have betrayed me!" Chen Deng replied calmly: "I went to see Cao Gong and told him that if you want to feed General Lu, it's like raising a tiger. You must feed him with meat, otherwise, the tiger will be hungry. Bite. Mr. Cao laughed and said that my analogy is not entirely correct. Raising General Lu is like raising an eagle. You will serve him only if you feel hungry at any time. If you are satisfied with everything, you will walk away instead. "

Lu Bu thought that Cao Mengde valued himself, so he didn't care too much. This episode is also the reason why Cao Mengde said that Lv Bu's end is coming when he heard that Lv Bu Chen Deng came to rescue Xiao Guan. Chen Deng led the army into Xiaoguan first, and drove dozens of miles to Cao Mengde's army in the dark night, saying: "The matter that the general entrusted to me can be explained today. In the dark night, I raised my fire as a sign and suddenly attacked Xiao Guan and Lu Bu who is about to come to help." Cao Mengde was very grateful, and said: "This kid Lu Bu is exhausted."

Chen Deng sent someone to send a message to Lu Bu, agreeing to hold fire as a sign and Chen Gong would attack Cao Cao outside Xiaoguan City at night. That night, Chen Deng re-entered Xiaoguan and said to Chen Gong: "Cao Cao has taken a small road to attack Xuzhou directly, General Lu has retreated to Xuzhou City, Xiaoguan has become an isolated city, and it is useless to defend it. You should quickly lead your army to support Xuzhou. " Chen Gong couldn't judge its authenticity, but saw that Chen Deng had Lu Bu's military order in his hand, so he abandoned the pass overnight and led the army to quickly retreat to Xuzhou City.Chen Deng immediately set the fire on fire, and when Lu Bu saw the fire, he ordered a rush to attack Xiaoguan. In the dark, he collided with the retreating Chen Gong army and killed each other.

With a wave of Cao Mengde's whip, Xu Chu leapt straight at the gate of Xiaoguan with a saber on his horse. In this way, Xiao Guan was easily occupied by Cao Mengde. At dawn, Lu Bu and the remnants of Chen Gong retreated to Xuzhou City. Xuzhou City was quiet, and the city gates were closed, like an empty city.Lu Bu called Chen Gui loudly from the city, but it was Mi Zhu who answered: "Chen Gui has been killed by me, and Xuzhou has obeyed the imperial court. General Lu, please find another way!" Gritting his teeth, Lu Bu roared, "Chen Deng, where is Chen Deng?" Chen Gong shook his head and sighed, "The general still doesn't know that Chen Deng is a traitor?"

Lu Bu ordered Chen Deng to be searched everywhere, but Chen Deng had disappeared without a trace. Chen Gong persuaded Lu Bu to withdraw from Xiaopei, so Lu Bu had to accept Chen Gong's suggestion. On the way of Lu Bu's retreat, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led the army to meet him. Lu Bu said, "You two didn't guard Xiaopei, why did you lead the army here?" Zhang Liao replied: "Chen Denglai reported that the Lord was besieged in Xuzhou, and hurriedly led the army to rescue him." Only then did Lu Bu fully understand what was going on. When Lu Bu led his army to Xiaopei, he saw Cao Jun's flags and banners were planted all over the city.Furious, Lv Bu was about to attack the city with all his might, when Guan Yunchang and Zhang Fei miraculously appeared, Lv Bu couldn't resist, broke the bloody path, and went straight to Xiapi with Chen Gong.

When the three Taoyuan brothers met under such circumstances, they were naturally full of sorrow and joy. Liu Bei stroked the hands of the two brothers affectionately, and cried, "It's like a dream." Mi Zhu said: "May you rest assured that your family members are safe and sound." Only then did the three brothers relax and talk about the separation.