Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 248 Request
"Brother, what did Cao Cao call you to do?" Liu Bei had just returned to the mansion when he saw Zhang Fei's face as big as a millstone.

"Yide and Yunchang have heard about the Runan incident in the past few days." Liu Bei led Zhang Fei into the hall while ordering the servants to get something to eat. He was not allowed to eat at Cao Cao's place before.

"Well, I heard that Xiahou Yuanrang died under Chu Nan's son." Zhang Fei nodded. For Xiahou Dun's defeat by Chu Nan, Zhang Fei always thought it was a bit unbelievable. At the beginning, he just sat on the ground after being frightened. Great young man, how long has it been since he not only defeated Xiahou Dun, but also left everyone behind? How is this possible?

You must know that even if Xiahoudun is a fierce general at this level, it is not difficult to break through. It is really incomprehensible that a general of this level will die on the battlefield, and his opponent will still be Chu Nan.

"Tomorrow the imperial court will send troops to wait for me, and tell me to go to Runan with Mr. Yuan Chang to fight the rebellion." Liu Bei entered the main hall and sat down, facing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who followed.

"Good thing!" Zhang Fei slapped his thigh: "Isn't this sending Runan to my brother?"

Just Chu Nan, once their army arrived, if Chu Nan didn't leave, he would directly lead his army to defeat it.

"Yi Dexiu speaks wildly. Yan may have been weak in the past, but now he defeated Yuan Long first, then Sun Ce, and helped Lv Bu put down Yuan Shu. Now he even beheaded generals like Xiahou Dun. How can he be so contemptuous?" Liu Bei was somewhat Displeased, he scolded Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei was a little dissatisfied when he heard the words: "The previous few battles were all fought by Lu Bu, so what has it to do with him?"

Although Lu Bu is not pleasing to the eye, but Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are all recognized for Lu Bu's ability. It is really not surprising that Lu Bu can achieve such a record. As for what role Chu Nan played in this , who cares?

"The battle in Runan this time shows that he is not what he used to be... that's all..." At the end, Liu Bei felt a little tired looking at Zhang Fei who was dissatisfied, and turned to Guan Yu and said: "Yun Long, what do you think of this matter?"

Guan Yu had to think about it and said: "Xiahoudun's defeat, there are still some generals in Xuchang, but Lu Bu is cruising around Xuchang. If ordinary generals leave the city, they must not be Lu Bu's enemy, but Runan is a big county. If Lü Bu takes Runan, Xuchang will be in danger, so we have to save it!"

This question is not difficult to understand. Cao Cao is now frozen by Lu Bu. It is very difficult for an ordinary general to help Runan at this time, not to mention whether he can solve the siege of Runan. The big problem is that most people will disappear before reaching Runan.

Don't look at Lu Bu's lack of soldiers, but looking at Xuchang, there are really not many who can wrestle with Lu Bu. It is somewhat helpless for Cao Cao to find Liu Bei at this time.

After all, if it was not a last resort, why would Cao Cao come to beg Liu Bei?Once the military power is given, regardless of whether Liu Bei can finally win Runan, it is impossible to let Liu Bei come back.

"After all, it's all his Cao Cao's business, what's the matter with my brother? Why do you want me to wait and work hard!?" Zhang Fei said disdainfully, Cao Cao is not a good person.

"This matter is related to the imperial court, so don't ignore it." Liu Bei shook his head, looked at the two brothers and said, "Tomorrow, His Majesty will officially issue an edict. The second and third brothers should take care of themselves tonight, and tomorrow we will go to Runan."

"Brother, don't worry!" The two agreed upon hearing the words. Although Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied with being Cao Cao's gunman, since the eldest brother has already taken over the matter, the brother will naturally support it. Besides, Zhang Fei also really wanted to teach that Chu Nan kid a lesson, not for any other reason than to dislike Lu Bu, even with his son-in-law.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, at the court meeting, Liu Xie ordered Liu Bei to lead Yuzhou Mu, conquer the general of the South, and lead [-] troops to quell the chaos in Runan.

"Mr. Cao, I heard that there are [-] soldiers and horses under Chu Nan's command, and they have the potential to win a big victory. With only [-] soldiers and horses..." After the court, Liu Bei found Cao Cao and asked with a frown.

"Xuande, the troops around Xuchang are not enough. Twenty thousand soldiers and horses are not enough, but if there are more, Xuchang will be empty." Cao Cao comforted Liu Bei as he walked: "Also, the reason why it is called Yuan I often go with Xuande, because of this, I can recruit troops on the spot in Runan!"

"Mr. Cao, how do these newly recruited soldiers fight against each other?" Liu Bei was speechless when he heard the words. The newly recruited soldiers couldn't even understand the banners, how to form a battle formation?
If there is no support from the battle formation, Guan Zhangkong may not be able to achieve anything with his inappropriate courage.

"Xuande, this time I really need to rely on you to solve this matter." Cao Cao shook his head helplessly, looked at Liu Bei seriously and said, "The imperial court also knows that Xuande is difficult, but..."

In the end, Cao Cao didn't know what to say. He didn't expect to be forced to this field by Lu Bu this time. This reminded him of the last Puyang battle when he was hit on the head by Lu Bu. At that time, he felt that he was only a hair away from death. , This time again, could it be that Lu Bu is his nemesis?
Seeing a generation of heroes being forced to this stage, Liu Bei also understood Cao Cao, and nodded silently: "My brother will try it!"

"Don't underestimate that Chu Nan." Cao Cao gave Liu Bei a warning in the end, don't underestimate Chu Nan, Xiahou Dun suffered a lot because of this.

Liu Bei nodded: "I wonder when Mr. Yuan Chang can leave?"

"At any time, when is Xuande going to go to war?" Cao Cao smiled, but Zhong Yao's side is not difficult. Now as long as it is to deal with Lu Bu, the gentry will fully support it. Now it is Cao Cao who has the most shortage since the incident. On a logistical occasion, the gentry asked for money for money and food for food.

It's a pity that the opponent this time can also be said to be the biggest opponent Cao Cao has ever encountered in his life, the upgraded version of Lu Bu.

"It should not be too late, we will go out today." Liu Bei said decisively.

Winning this battle will also greatly help the reputation of his three brothers. Liu Bei wants to go out as soon as possible. If he can take Runan with the opportunity, it will naturally be the best.

Cao Cao turned his head, took a deep look at Liu Bei, finally nodded, and agreed to the matter. As for food, supplies, soldiers and horses, preparations had already begun yesterday.

The two parted ways after they left the palace, Cao Cao went back to his mansion, and Liu Bei went back to pack his luggage, ready to lead the soldiers and horses to join Zhong Yao before going out.

"My lord, please see General Cheqi." In Liu Bei's mansion, Mi Zhu hurriedly came to Liu Bei's side and bowed to Liu Bei.

"Oh?" Liu Bei was startled when he heard the words, nodded and said, "Please."

The chariot general was Dong Cheng, who walked in quickly under the leadership of Mi Zhu. After seeing Liu Bei, Dong Cheng smiled and said, "Mr. Xuande is polite."

"Greetings, General!" Liu Bei hurriedly returned the salute, looking at Mi Zhu, Mi Zhu understood, and ordered everyone to go around to guard and keep people away from here, while Liu Bei brought Dong Cheng to the inner hall.

"The general is here to look for something important?" Liu Bei looked at Dong Cheng and asked.

"Sigh." Dong Cheng nodded, "Xuande still remembers the edict he gave you last time?" Dong Cheng looked at Liu Bei and said.

"I remember." Liu Bei nodded. It was he who accepted the edict that Liu Xie included him in the genealogy and gave him the title of emperor uncle. This thing looks useless, but it is actually very useful. Liu Bei ran around After running for so many years, I am very clear about the reason for this.

Without this title, you are still a clan member of the Han Dynasty, which sounds very noble, but the descendants of the Liu family are now flooded, and the world does not know how many people are there, so they have long been ignored.

But if it can be recognized by the imperial court, it will be different. The Han family's clan that is personally recognized by the imperial court is included in the genealogy. The royal family's genealogy is different from the ordinary clan's genealogy. Status can basically keep you living well and be recognized by the gentry.

As for the third generation, it depends on the ability.

"Lu Bu has one too!"

"What!?" Liu Bei looked at Dong Cheng in astonishment when he heard the words, what was he thinking?Doesn't this mean that Lu Bu's crusade is justified!
"Back then Lü Bu was not as tyrannical as he is now, and he was a prince. I wanted to use him as foreign aid, and even though Lv Bu had a bad reputation at that time, he was quite loyal to the Han Dynasty. Who knows..."

Who knows what kind of new policy Lv Bu will implement in Xuzhou later, directly pushing the gentry to the opposite side, which has become a situation where everyone is shouting and beating. It was the secret edict he asked Chu Nan to bring back to Lu Bu back then!

Dong Cheng was very worried that if this incident happened, his head would be lost, so he came to Liu Bei.

"I know, but you don't have to worry about it, the general. Now that Lu Bu is being beaten by everyone, this edict may not be useful in his hands." Liu Bei smiled and comforted.

One more thing he didn't say, with Lu Bu's current reputation, so what if he took out this edict?No one believed him, let alone whether the edict was useful or not, but it was impossible to use it to harm Dong Cheng. Dong Cheng refused to admit it, so he really used Lu Bu's words to kill the court ministers?
He felt that Dong Cheng's worries were a little unnecessary.

"It's not because of this, but I hope that Duke Xuande can kill that Chu Nan!" Dong Cheng looked at Liu Bei with a ruthless look in his eyes.

"Why?" Liu Bei was puzzled.

"It's hard to say clearly about this matter." Dong Cheng smiled wryly. At the beginning, he contributed a lot to Chu Nan's affairs, including Lu Bu's Xuzhou Mu position. Later, he also contacted Chu Nan and secretly sold a lot of information to Chu Nan. Knowing that the massacre of the gentry happened later, he was not even afraid of Cao Cao blaming him, but if the gentry knew that he had so many pasts with Chu Nan, Dong Cheng would not be able to get along in this circle at all.

That's why Dong Cheng came to him when he heard that Liu Bei was going on an expedition, hoping that Liu Bei could help him get rid of Chu Nan, so that he could rest easy if this line was broken.

"Bei can only do his best. As for whether he can help the general kill Chu Nan, Bei can't guarantee it." Liu Bei didn't finish his words. Liu Bei didn't know what level Chu Nan was now, and Liu Bei himself didn't want to kill them all.

"Just do your best, do your best!" Dong Cheng nodded and said.

"The expedition is imminent, so Bei won't accompany the general!" Liu Bei said to Dong Cheng when he saw that the second general Zhang had prepared his things outside the door.

"Xuande will go on his own."

(End of this chapter)