I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 247 Beheading Chen Yu!

After confirming that Liu Bei was heading north, Cao Cao made some preparations and then wanted Cao Chun to launch another attack to pursue Liu Bei.

However, the military situation in the east made Cao Cao suspend his pursuit of Liu Bei.

Lu Bu is back!

Upon hearing that Liu Bei had besieged Xiaopei, Lü Bu quickly led his troops back to reinforce the area.

When Lü Bu arrived at the battlefield and realized that he was facing Cao Cao, he was dumbfounded.

"How is this going?"

What do you mean by "Cao Cao and Liu Bei started fighting"?

"So, is Cao Cao a friend or foe now?"

Lü Bu's current situation is hardly good.

Zhang He and Gao Lan led tens of thousands of elite troops from Hebei to the north, their force almost overwhelming, leaving Lü Bu helpless.

Chen Gong then suggested that they first go to Xuzhou to defeat Liu Bei, and then use the mountain ranges in the center of Qingzhou to slowly maneuver against Zhang He and Gao Lan in order to find a good opportunity.

Lü Bu was absolutely confident of defeating Liu Bei!

But now that the opponent has suddenly changed to Cao Cao, Lu Bu is immediately terrified!
"What should I do? How can I possibly withstand the combined attack of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?"

Chen Gong could only offer another suggestion: "Even if you, General, possess superhuman strength, you cannot possibly defeat Yuan Shao and Cao Cao."

"It would be better to send someone to the south to seek help as soon as possible, asking Liu Miao to send troops to assist us. Only in this way can we turn misfortune into good fortune."

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu immediately went to summon scouts, but Chen Gong helplessly stopped him.

"The general didn't actually have much kindness towards Liu Miao."

"In fact, it would be more accurate to say that Liu Miao was the one who actively helped the general more."

"Now that the general is going to beg Liu Miao empty-handed, won't he be driven away by Liu Miao?"

Lü Bu was also helpless: "This won't work! That won't work! Gongtai, you should just give me a straight answer!"

"General, do not be anxious."

"Although Liu Miao is not close to the general, he is not as hostile to the general as Yuan Shao and Mengde."

"As long as we prepare a generous gift, Liu Miao will surely come to help us!"

A generous gift?

Lü Bu asked Chen Gong, "I obtained a bag of pearls in Qingzhou. May I give it to Liu Miao?"

Chen Gong shook his head: "If we're talking about wealth, I'd say only Yuan Shao of Hebei and Liu Zhang of Shu can rival Liu Miao in the world."

Instead of giving Liu Miao money, let's give him something else he loves, according to his preferences.

What were Liu Miao's preferences?

"Liu Miao was a womanizer."

"..."

Lü Bu suddenly flew into a rage: "Does Gongtai actually want me to give my wives and concubines to Liu Miao?"

Back then, Lü Bu was willing to kill Dong Zhuo for the sake of his concubine!
Now Chen Gong actually wants me to give away my beautiful concubine, this is simply intolerable!

Chen Gong quickly replied, "What are you thinking, General?"

Lu Bu asked suspiciously, "Didn't they say that Liu Miao was fond of beautiful women?"

"It is true that Liu Miao liked beautiful women, but what man doesn't like young women?"

Chen Gong earnestly advised, "Previously, Liu Bei married Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's sister to Liu Miao, allowing Liu Miao to mediate with you, General, and give you Xiaopei as a place to settle down." "Now, General, why don't you marry your daughter to Liu Miao and form a marriage alliance with him? That way, Liu Miao will come to your aid."

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu, though less excited than before, still wore a clear expression of rejection on his face: "My daughter Qiling is only sixteen years old; how can she marry Liu Miao?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Deng advised again, "Liu Miao is now a warlord who controls both Jing and Yang provinces. How could he not be a good match for the general's daughter?"

"and……"

After a moment's thought, Chen Deng gave Lü Bu a reason he couldn't refuse—

"If Liu Miao really marries the general's daughter, then when Liu Miao sees the general in the future, he will have to address the general as Mount Tai!"

"At that time, you will be Liu Miao's elder. If you encounter such a situation again in the future, are you afraid that Liu Miao will not come to your aid?"

Lu Bu was finally moved.

Although a daughter is precious, it's not a one-off transaction.

From then on, Lü Bu was Liu Miao's "father-in-law"! If anything happened in the future, Liu Miao would surely send troops to help him, right?

After thinking it through, Lü Bu personally wrote the marriage contract and sent it to Liu Miao.

However, when Cao Cao saw Lü Bu hesitate and retreat to Xiapi, he guessed that Lü Bu was afraid of him and dared not fight.

"That's perfect! Let's settle both old and new scores with Lü Bu!"

Cao Cao was already extremely indignant at failing to catch up with Liu Bei.

Now that Lü Bu has walked right into this mess, it's no wonder Cao Cao is taking his anger out on him!

Cao Cao immediately ordered the capture of cities and towns throughout Xuzhou, and Lü Bu's generals were unable to resist and retreated to Xiapi.

When Cao Cao saw that Lü Bu had ordered a desperate defense, he was about to divert the waters of the Si and Yi rivers to flood the city when a scout suddenly reported that cavalry was approaching from the south.

"To the south? That must be Zhongshan!"

At this moment, Cao Cao remembered Dong Cheng's statement that Liu Miao was also involved in the "Imperial Edict in the Belt" incident. He was unsure whether Liu Miao was friend or foe, and could only observe the situation from his camp.

It was indeed Liu Miao who came from the south.

Liu Miao, who was resting in Jinling City, could no longer stay after hearing that the secret edict in the belt had been exposed and Cao Cao had launched a fierce attack on Liu Bei.

"These bastards! I was just away from overseeing things, and now the fighting has turned out like this?"

Liu Miao was also somewhat helpless.

Wouldn't it be better to spend this time at home playing with one's wives and concubines?
Now that they've finally accepted sharing a bed and are about to live a blissful life, this unexpected incident has occurred in the north.
When Liu Miao approached Cao Cao's camp and saw that Cao Cao did not come to greet him, he guessed that Cao Cao was probably already wary of him.

Liu Miao simply stopped going forward and set up a pavilion in the open space in the center, inviting Cao Cao to come over.

"What? Mengde! I'll lead Youping and Zilie, and you'll lead Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Are you afraid we can't beat me?"

Seeing that Liu Miao was indeed standing with only three people inside the pavilion, and that the pavilion had no obstructions on any side, Cao Cao guessed that Liu Miao truly had no intention of harming anyone, so he slowly stepped forward.

Upon reaching the edge of the pavilion, Cao Cao still did not approach Liu Miao, but instead asked him from a distance, "Zhongshan! Do you know about the matter of the Emperor's edict in the belt?"

"An edict hidden in a belt? What edict hidden in a belt? Aren't edicts written on silk? How come it's written on a belt? Mengde, you're being naughty again, aren't you?"

Cao Cao asked suspiciously, "But Dong Cheng himself admitted that he had met with Chen Yu, one of your subordinates, and invited you to station your troops on the border!"

Liu Miao immediately flew into a rage and exclaimed, "How could such a thing happen?"

"Mengde doesn't know that Chen Yu secretly left Jiangdong before, but recently he had nowhere else to go, so he returned to Jingzhou and begged me for a meal!"

"But I never imagined he was colluding with Dong Cheng like this! Mengde, wait a moment, I'll go back right now and personally cut off Chen Yu's dog head to apologize to you!!!"

(End of this chapter)