Although Chen Qun did not tell Sima Yi about his actual loyalty to Liu Bei, he shared the battle reports from Liu Bei one after another. From this, Sima Yi learned that Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops were divided into two groups and built several floating bridges on both sides of the Dishui River. Cao Cao personally led tens of thousands of troops under Cao Zhen and Xiahou Dun to quickly attack Liu County, while Liu Bei led the remaining troops of Guan, Zhang and Zhao to repel Lu Bu's defenders in Wu County and occupied Wu County.

Soon, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army met in Pengcheng, and the Lu Bu army west of the Si River was basically eliminated.

Since Lu Bu did not send heavy troops across the river in advance according to Chen Gong's suggestion to defend the Sihe western front, the gate of Pengcheng Kingdom, which is the western gate of Xuzhou, has opened its doors, and the barrier of the Sihe River has lost an important strategic role.

Although he lost the land west of the Si River in Pengcheng Kingdom, Lu Bu did not hurt his vitality.

Originally, Lu Bu planned to ask Zhang Liao, who was stationed in Donghai County, to lead the Iron Cavalry from Fu Yang, Wuyuan went south to assist Hou Cheng, and Zang Ba attacked Cao Cao head-on, and then took back Pengcheng. In addition, he planned to urgently mobilize Chen Deng, who was stationed in Guangling, to advance west to Juling and Quwu.

Chen Gong has always been very suspicious of Chen Deng's loyalty. Although he did not agree with it, he wanted to attack Cao Cao on three sides. Even if he could not completely annihilate Cao Cao's main force, he could force Cao Cao to retreat.

After the order was issued, Chen Qun, who participated in the military convention, felt that it was of great importance. On the way home, he kept thinking that Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou did not come out in full, which indirectly led to the combat effectiveness of Liu Bei's troops, who were allies, could not last long.

In Chen Qun's secret letter, Liu Bei clearly stated that this time, the disaster of Lu Bu must be completely eradicated, and Chen Gong's military deployment was indeed very difficult. After thinking about it, he thought of Sima Yi.

Sima Yi, who was very interested in this battle between Cao and Lu, would naturally not miss this opportunity to directly understand how Xuzhou was deploying defenses, so he asked Chen Qun directly:

"Brother, are there any decisions made in today's military discussion?"

Sima Yi's question hit Chen Qun's thoughts. He smiled and told Sima Yi truthfully about Chen Gong's deployment. After hearing this, Sima Yi couldn't help but express his admiration for Chen Gong's military ideas:

"Now Cao Cao is enemies on all sides, and the troops and food he leads must not last too long. Chen Gong's strategy can indeed intimidate Cao Cao's offensive momentum to a certain extent, and now this method is the only way to do it."

After hearing Sima Yi's energetic praise, Chen Qun sighed. Sima Yi noticed it and asked:

"This deployment of Xuzhou can ensure safety, why did your brother sigh?"

Chen Qun whispered: "I thought Lu Bu was a true hero who supported the Han Dynasty, but I never thought that he had turned against Yuan Shu and became a rebellious minister. Even if Xuzhou was protected this time, it would inevitably fall into the hands of Yuan Shu, a thief who stole the country if he continued."

After saying that, Chen Qun couldn't help but burst into tears. Sima Yi had always been concerned about the exquisite method of making war decisions. He had never heard Chen Qun say that Lu Bu had reached an alliance with Yuan Shu, which made Sima Yi, who was loyal to the Han Dynasty and Liu Xie, feel very indignant.

Originally, he was just a bystander and rightly corrected his position in his heart. After a little thought, he said to Chen Qun:

"Since Lu Bu is no longer a Han official, he is not worthy of having a Han family anymore. You don't have to worry about your elder brother. I have a way to make Zhang Liao, who is guarding the East China Sea, not go south to reinforce Lu Bu. Without the support of Zhang Liao, who is brave and good at fighting, I think it will definitely be greatly weakened to Lu Bu's overall combat effectiveness, and the three-sided clips planned by Chen Gong will not be successful."

What Sima Yi said was exactly what Chen Qun wanted in his heart, because once Zhang Liao did not go south, the result of the three-three attacks was not only difficult to achieve, but even Chen Deng's army would pose a threat to Lu Bu. The previous sorrow on his face disappeared in an instant:

"Oh? What are your opinions?"

Late at night that day, Lu Bu, who was looking carefully in front of the map, suddenly heard from his servants that Chen Gui was asking for a meeting overnight. Lu Bu waved to him in and spoke. After a while, Chen Gui walked in with a crutch. Seeing Lu Bu's face full of sorrow, he looked at the map of Dongguan County surrounded by three sides of Qingzhou. He roughly guessed in his heart that Chen Gui, who was thinking in Lu Bu, spoke: "Are the general worried that Yuan Tan, who was entrenched in Qingzhou, would take advantage of the opportunity to go to Xuzhou from north to south?"

Chen Gui expressed Lu Bu's thoughts in one sentence, and he sighed: "The news from Sun Guan of Dongguan County said that Yuan Jun had no obvious actions. I had discussed this matter with Mr. Gongtai just now. He said that Yuan Shao would not participate in this Xuzhou Battle, so I don't have to worry."

Although Lu Bu said this, Chen Gui could see that Lu Bu was still very worried. Once Yuan Shao also participated, even if he had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to resist it at all. In the end, he would only be divided by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Thinking of this, Chen Gui said:

"Actually, the general's concerns are not unreasonable. Just imagine, it is well known that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao met freely, and the two had a deep friendship. Moreover, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have never met with each other. Even if Yuan Shao did not directly send troops to help, he would not be an enemy of Cao Cao."

The candle shadows flashed, and Lu Bu looked at Chen Gui pointing at Taishan County controlled by Cao Cao in front of the map:

"At that time, if Cao Cao mobilized his main force in Yanzhou to Taishan County to open up the second battlefield of the Xuzhou war, then Donghai County would be the best fortress in the north of Xia Pi. If Zhang Liao led his army south to compete with Cao Cao's so-called main force, and the defense of the East China Sea is empty, General, think about it, if Cao Cao went south from Mount Tai to take the East China Sea, Xia Pi would be in danger."

After hearing this, Lu Bu was shocked and quickly called the servant and shouted loudly:

"Hurry up, send someone to send a letter to Zhang Liao, and ask him to stay on site and stand by, and closely monitor the movements of the Cao army in Yanzhou!"

After walking out of Lu Bu's residence, Chen Gui did not go home directly, but went directly to Chen Qun's home, told him everything he had just talked to Lu Bu, and praised Chen Qun's wisdom: "Longwen, you are really good at predicting things. You can guess that Lu Bu is worried about hidden dangers in the north. In this way, if Zhang Liao's powerful combat force is missing, Lu Bu will be unable to sing alone."

Chen Qun smiled slightly, pointed at Sima Yi beside him and said:

"Mr. Chen praised it. In fact, the person who came up with this method was not the one who came up with it, but the Si next to me..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sima Yi quickly used a color at Chen Qun, and Chen Qun changed his words:

"I dare not be greedy for this honor, this Mr. Ma thought of it."

"Zhang Liao's troops are stable." Sima Yi lowered the water cup in front of him on the table:

"Next, it depends on General Chen Deng."

When Chen Gong learned that Lu Bu changed the order to make Zhang Liao station on the spot, he was so angry that he kicked the wooden frame with the sword in his hand. Then he went to ask Lu Bu for questioning him in a storm. Lu Bu told Chen Gong almost word for what Chen Gui said before. Chen Gong cursed in anger: "Chen Gui and his son have different ambitions and have ulterior motives. Although Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are peaceful on the surface, they are already incompatible with each other. Cao Cao has always been suspicious. Yuan Shao has just pacified Hebei. Once Cao Cao's Yanzhou is empty, he must have doubts that Yuan Shao will take this opportunity to attack south. With this, Cao Cao will no longer be able to draw troops from Yanzhou to open up a second battlefield. Zhang Liao is our strong combat power. Don't you want to give it up and wait for us to wait for Cao Cao's troops to die when he is at the city. Is it the fish that Cao Cao can slaughter him on the chopping board?"

"Chen Gong!" Lu Bu also evoked all his usual dissatisfaction with Chen Gong when he heard Chen Gong's angry words:

"I am the commander of the three armies. You don't need to point fingers at the army to dispatch it!"

At this moment, the messenger rushed over in panic and reported:

"Report to General, Chen Deng has arrived at Caiwu and Juling, but..."

Lu Bu felt something was wrong and quickly asked loudly: "But what!"

The messenger stammered and replied: "But they all replaced General Lu's flag with Cao's army flag, and tried to pass the Jushui River and prepare to attack quickly towards the south gate of Xia Pi City!"

Before Zhang Liao arrived, Chen Deng rebelled, and the attacks on Lu Bu were vain on three sides were planned, and instead he fell into the cage planned by Sima Yi and Chen Qun and was unable to move.

Now Lu Bu is like a bolt from the blue, and Chen Gong also took a breath of cold air, his voice looking very low:

"I have reminded you a long time ago that Chen Deng and his son are not worthy of trust. I suggested that you kill them after Chen Deng came back to Xu County, but you were deceived by his sweet words, otherwise how could this disaster be caused..."

Lu Bu, who had recovered from his senses, immediately ordered: "Come on! Catch Chen Gui over for me!"

After the soldiers went to Chen Gui's house, Chen Gong said coldly: "I'm afraid the building has been empty..."

As Chen Gong expected, Chen Gui had already fled to Chen Deng's army at Chen Qun's suggestion, and Lu Bu was spared.

Chen Qunhe and Sima Yi, who were standing not far from Chen Gui's house, watched Lu Bu's soldiers turn Chen Gui's house upside down. Sima Yi asked Chen Qun: "How could brother know that Chen Deng would rebel, and dare to discuss with Chen Gui directly?"
Chapter completed!