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

Chapter 439 Excavation!
Listening to Lu Bu's reply, the old man could only sigh and shake his head, but then reminded:
"Langya County is the hometown of Zhuge clan, and many crises are waiting for you, General.

"I think the general is a man of compassion. If he retreats now, we can avoid defeat.

"If not, I'm afraid the lives of all the soldiers will be wasted in vain."

Hearing this, Lu Bu's face changed slightly.

But the precedent of Sima Hui made him feel that not all hermit masters were on his side.

It is also possible that Zhuge Liang commissioned the other party to deceive himself.

Then Lu Bu bowed and replied:

"I appreciate your kindness, old gentleman. But even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, I will not dare to go through them.

"If we retreat without fighting now, and flee when faced with danger, we will never be able to make any progress in our great cause again!"

Seeing Lu Bu's persistence, the old man could only knock the ground with his stick again:

"If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer in front of you!"

After saying that, he turned around and left along the side path.

Lu Bu looked at the other party who was walking very fast and disappeared from his sight in an instant, and realized that the other party was another hermit master.

I just don't know what the other party's title is.

After all, the novel records many great people, and even the existence of immortals such as the Nanhua Immortal and the Fire Deity.

I just don’t know if they really exist…

Lu Bu didn't think much about it, but the old man's reminder still made him more cautious.

It is indeed possible that Zhuge Liang had set up many ambushes in Langya.

Therefore, they must proceed steadily and cautiously, and try their best to avoid falling into the enemy's trap.

Lu Bu ordered the army to rest for a while.

He also ordered Cao Chun and Yan Liang to lead 5,000 troops and 500 gunpowder bottles into Langya to explore the terrain.

If you encounter the enemy, do not fight to the death, retreat immediately and throw gunpowder cans to alert the army behind you.

The two of them immediately took the order and left.

After entering the territory of Langya, Cao Chun glanced at Yan Liang, who had a gloomy face, and knew that the other party was feeling disappointed because his former master surrendered to Liu Bei.

He patted Yan Liang on the shoulder and said:
"General Yan, don't be discouraged. Although Yuan Benchu ​​surrendered to Liu Bei, at least he survived, right?

"As long as you are still alive, you still have a chance to make a comeback.

"You have done what you should do. Next, how to repay Lord Chu as much as possible is what you should think about."

When Yan Liang heard Cao Chun actually persuade him to work hard for Lu Bu, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He asked in some confusion:

"Have you never thought that Cao Mengde could make a comeback?"

A trace of helplessness flashed across Cao Chun's eyes:
"Now, there is no room for the Cao family to interfere in this world.

“But I don’t want the Han Dynasty, which is in a state of disarray, to continue.

"Now that I am working under Lord Chu, I naturally hope that the next dynasty or generation can have the surname Lu!"

Seeing that Cao Chun was so open-minded, Yan Liang was quite touched for a moment.

But he just nodded and said nothing more.

At this time, the sharp-eyed Cao Chun suddenly noticed that his army had reached a depression.

The grass on the ground was wet, and there were high slopes rising on both sides.

Such terrain does not constitute the basic conditions for an ambush.

This was because there were no trees or anything like that on the high slopes on both sides to hide one's figure, and the height was not very obvious.

Yan Liang didn't think much about it, but Cao Chun felt something was wrong, so he climbed to the high slope on the right to check the situation.

As a result, I unexpectedly discovered that there were no trees on this high slope. It turned out to be a large lake.

Cao Chun went to the other side of the high slope to take a look and found that it was indeed the same situation. This kind of depression between the two lakes was quite rare.

However, even if the lakes on both sides burst their banks, the amount of water flowing into the depression will not be too large.

So Cao Chun was not too worried and continued to explore forward.

Going further, they arrived at a village.

Just at the entrance of the village, Cao Chun and his companions saw many people lying on the ground and coughing.

Cao Chun immediately remembered something and shouted from a distance:
"Folks, what's wrong with you?"

Hearing the question, one of the young men who was in better spirits replied weakly:

"There's a plague in our village..."

As soon as the word "plague" came out, Cao Chun's face suddenly changed.

He didn't dare to take another step forward and hurriedly returned with his 5,000 men.

When Lu Bu saw Cao Chun and Yan Liang coming back with serious faces, his expression suddenly darkened and he asked hurriedly:

"What happened?"

Cao Chun immediately told Lu Bu about the villagers who had encountered the plague.

When he heard the word "plague", Lu Bu's expression froze.

Although they have Zhang Zhongjing who is very good at fighting plague.

Coupled with the various modern medical knowledge provided by Lu Bu, the plague can be treated very well.

However, due to the limited medical level and facilities, the plague is still a disease with a very high mortality rate for people today.

For soldiers, they would rather fight and die on the battlefield for military merit.

I don’t want to get the plague and be tortured to death by it…

After listening to Cao Chun's report, a cold sweat broke out on Lu Bu's forehead.

Could it be that Zhuge Liang also planned to use the plague to fight them?
If the second-generation Zhuge Wuhou also lowered his bottom line and became a vicious strategist.

Then they would be in a really bad situation...

No wonder the old man advised them to leave. Sure enough, something bad was waiting for them.

But it's not so easy to force them to retreat in this way.

Now that there is a plague in this village, let's bypass it and continue northward from other places.

However, according to the exploration of Cao Chun and his team, if they want to go north, they must pass through the depression ahead.

Yan Liang also reminded him that there was a lake on the high slopes on both sides of the depression.

It is now March, the end of spring, and the rainy summer has not yet arrived.

Lu Bu felt that it would be fine to walk through the depression at this time.

However, he did not forget that Zhuge Liang was a master of weather warfare.

There have been many times when natural disasters have been used to great effect on them.

So this time, he also had to consider unfavorable factors such as the sudden rainstorm...

Under the current circumstances, if we find another way to enter Langya County, it will take another one or two days.

Now, with every day of delay, Liu Bei can transfer more people from Jizhou to help here.

So he had to hurry up...

After thinking for a moment, Lu Bu had an idea.

They were worried that a sudden rainstorm would cause the enemy to burst the lakes on both sides of the depression and submerge their own troops.

It would be better to take advantage of this opportunity to dig some huge holes in the two lakes from the other side.

Once the lake water rises sharply, the excess water will flow to the outside through these openings and naturally will not flood the depression in the middle.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu immediately led his army into the depression and began digging on the other side of the lake according to his instructions!
(End of this chapter)