Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 177 Sheng must be defeated! (Thanks to the monthly ticket support of Summer Oasis Tobacco and Wine~)
Seeing that his father was still here trying to save face and suffering, Jin Yi sighed helplessly.

If the other party had not refused Lu Bu's surrender for the sake of face, they would not have ended up in this situation.

If he were to negotiate with Lu Bu now, he would only be able to barely survive, and he would not be qualified to make any further demands.

Jin Yi said helplessly:

"Father can only choose one of the two options now: life or face. I respect your choice and swear to live and die with you!"

Looking at his son's determined eyes, Jin Xuan suddenly realized something.

Yes, he is nearly fifty years old and doesn't have much time left to live.

But my son is only in his twenties.

He was young and smart. If he died because of me, he would be an incompetent father!
What's the point of having that useless old face?

Thinking about this, Jin Xuan said to Jin Yi:

"Just follow my son's advice and negotiate terms with Lu Bu!

"As long as my son can survive, I will do anything for him!"

Seeing the deep fatherly love in Jin Xuan's eyes, Jin Yi was deeply moved and bowed deeply to Jin Xuan...

The next day.

Lu Bu's army had already set up camp thirty miles outside the city.

Jin Xuan originally thought that Lu Bu would come to the city to have a conversation with them.

Unexpectedly, I saw a large group of people escorted by soldiers heading straight towards the edge of the city.

Jin Xuan, who was on the tower, was stunned when he saw this scene:

"Enemy...what does this mean?"

Jin Yi pondered for a moment, then suddenly widened his eyes:
"The enemy is trying to..."

Before he finished speaking, nearly ten thousand ordinary people began to cry out the names of their loved ones!

The vast majority of them are women, and their voices are extremely penetrating and emotional.

Not long after, a soldier beside Jin Yi suddenly said in a crying voice:
"I, I saw my old mother..."

Other soldiers echoed:

"I saw my sister!"

"I saw my sister-in-law..."

"I saw my daughter..."

The soldiers around all showed sad expressions, and the already low morale instantly dropped to freezing point!

Jin Yi frowned slightly as he watched the soldiers lose their will to fight.

Such a vicious strategy to attack their hearts...this shows that they have no intention of leaving any chance for survival!
Jin Xuan understood what had happened without Jin Yi explaining anything further.

The purpose of Lu Bu bringing this group of ordinary people here was to undermine their morale.

And Lu Bu had no intention of giving them a chance to negotiate!
Jin Xuan cursed angrily:

"This fellow Lu Bu is going too far!

"Pass on my military order. Anyone who slacks off in battle will be killed immediately!"

Just as he said this, he suddenly thought of something, glanced at his son with a gloomy face, and hurriedly called the messenger.

He was silent for a moment and asked someone to bring paper and pen.

In order for his son to survive, he must take the initiative to seek an opportunity to negotiate with Lu Bu, even if it means being humble.

Jin Yi saw what his father was planning and hurriedly stopped him:
"Father, please don't do this! If we beg for mercy from Lu Bu at this time, it will only put us in a more passive situation.

"The only way we can have a chance of survival is to hold on and keep a close eye on our soldiers to prevent them from doing anything rebellious!"

Jin Xuan shook his head:

"At least let Lu Bu know our current attitude.

"If he insists on attacking us, we can let him know that we are not easy to bully!"

Seeing that Jin Xuan was determined to do so, Jin Yi could only compromise:

"In that case, I will write this letter for you."

Jin Xuan nodded and handed the pen and paper to the other party.

...In the central army tent.

Lü Bu smiled at Chen Gong and said:

"Gongtai, this plan is very effective!"

Chen Gong waved his hand modestly:
“It was all thanks to Liu Zichu’s strategy, and with General Huang Zhong and his men fighting desperately, they defeated the enemy’s 5,000 troops.

"It further weakened the enemy's already low morale.

"This way, our strategy of attacking the heart will be more effective!"

Lu Bu pinched his other four fingers with his thumb, and the joints cracked:

"Soldiers without morale are like hounds without claws.

"We just need to wait for a few days. There will be rebellion within the enemy army without us having to do anything!

"Then it will be the best time for our army to attack!"

While Lu Bu and Chen Gong were chatting and laughing, Xu Sheng suddenly came over quickly holding a letter:

"My lord, Jin Xuan sent someone to deliver a letter."

Chen Gong pointed at the letter and said jokingly:

"This must be a signal from the enemy that they are afraid of fighting and are seeking peace."

Lu Bu opened the letter and found that it was just as Chen Gong had said, the letter was negotiated with them in Jin Xuan's tone.

The letter said that as long as he was willing to let Jin Xuan and his son leave Wuling safely, they would be willing to give Linyuan City to them.

Lu Bu handed the letter to Chen Gong and asked in a deep voice:
"What do you think of the public platform?"

After reading the contents of the letter, Chen Gong did not answer, but said to Lu Bu:

"It doesn't matter what I think, the key is whether my lord is willing to accept it.
“If you are willing to accept it, we can take over Linyuan City and even the entire Wuling County without spending a single soldier.

"If you don't want to, then we can spend a little more troops and achieve the same effect, and we can also completely solve the problem of Jin Xuan and his son!"

Hearing Chen Gong kick the ball back to him, Lu Bu sighed helplessly:

“I know exactly what to do to maximize benefits, but the 5,000 men sent by Jin Xuan nearly killed three of my generals.

"If I don't take revenge, how can I be worthy of Bofu and the others' hard work?"

Chen Gong immediately understood what Lu Bu meant and said with a smile:
"Then I understand. Since the lord wants to take Wuling without spending any manpower, and also wants to kill Jin Xuan and his son to avenge General Huang and his men.

"That's easy..."

As he spoke, Chen Gong looked at Xu Sheng standing beside him under Lu Bu's puzzled gaze.

Xu Sheng looked at Chen Gong in bewilderment. After hearing his plan, he immediately clasped his fists and said:

"I am willing to implement this plan, my lord!"

Lu Bu waved his hand:
"This plan is absolutely unacceptable. How can I let Wen Xiang take the blame for me? At worst, we can just not seek revenge."

Seeing that Lu Bu did not seem to be lying, Xu Sheng, who was originally feeling a little unhappy, suddenly felt much better.

Although he said before that he was a bandit, he didn't really think of himself as a bandit in his heart.

But Chen Gong asked him to pretend to be a bandit and kill Jin Xuan and his son. If his identity was exposed, it would have a huge impact on his reputation!

However, seeing that Lu Bu refused, he was not so repulsive anymore.

Moreover, Lu Bu valued him very much. Although he was still on the sidelines, he was willing to make some sacrifices for Lu Bu.

Thinking of this, Xu Sheng clasped his fists and said:

“I witnessed with my own eyes the sufferings endured by General Huang and his men.

"Now that I have the opportunity to help them avenge their anger, I am willing to help you, my lord!"

Seeing Xu Sheng say this, Lu Bu was silent for a moment, no longer pretending, but bowed solemnly to Xu Sheng:

"I do want to avenge my brothers. Since Wen Xiang has said so, I'll leave it to Wen Xiang!"

As he said this, Lu Bu bowed to Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng's face changed slightly, and he quickly supported Lu Bu's shoulders:

"My lord, why should you be so polite to your subjects? Anyone who attacks my brothers will be defeated!"

(End of this chapter)