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

Chapter 440: Another plan

As Lu Bu led his army into the depression.

He immediately sent Xiahou Dun and Cao Ang to lead a thousand men each to dig on the other side of the two lakes.

Xiahou Dun seemed a little unhappy about doing this kind of thing, but Cao Ang was the one who took the initiative with great enthusiasm.

For him, everything seemed quite new after joining Lu Bu's army.

In Lu Bu's territory, he even saw many scenes that he had never seen before.

For example, ordinary people at the bottom of society can actually read and write, so they don’t have to worry about next year’s harvest.

He could even see all kinds of strange things in Lu Bu's army.

As Cao Cao's eldest son, he has always taken his father, a treacherous hero, as his role model.

However, the treacherous hero was defeated again and again by Lu Bu and Liu Bei.

This made him feel that the treacherous hero was nothing more than that.

And he discovered one thing: both Liu Bei's army and Lu Bu's army were extremely good to the people.

It is easier to develop one's own strength when there is a base of the people.

However, his father liked to slaughter the people at every turn, and his prestige among the people was almost zero...

Now working under Lu Bu, he knows it very well.

If you want to establish prestige in the hearts of soldiers, you must build as close a relationship as possible with these grassroots people who are both soldiers and civilians.

Work with them personally and don't act like a superior.

Only in this way can we gradually open our hearts to them, become familiar with them, thereby enhancing mutual feelings and increasing our status in their hearts.

He used to do the same, but every time his father saw him, he would scold him and tell him to pay attention to his status as a young master.

However, now that he has arrived in Lu Bu's army, no one will stop him from doing so...

At this moment, Lu Bu was also observing the performance of Xiahou Dun and Cao Ang.

No wonder Cao Ang was loved by Cao Cao.

His honesty and willingness to get things done personally have surpassed countless young masters from aristocratic families.

Cao Cao knew that he could no longer win the hearts of the people.

Therefore, letting his son to improve his relationship with the lower-class people on his behalf is also a good method!

It’s a pity that he will most likely secretly execute Cao Cao in the future.

Once Cao Ang finds out, I'm afraid I'll have to root it out...

But for now, let's make use of their strength as much as possible.

Lu Bu didn't think much about it, but just stared at the end of the depression with burning eyes.

There was a village infected with the plague, and if they took a detour, they could leave from the lake.

But if the plague in this village was deliberately arranged by Zhuge Liang, then it would not be so easy for them to get through.

Now we can only take one step at a time.

At this time, Lu Bu suddenly noticed that the weather began to become gloomy.

Not long after, a drizzle began to fall.

There was a hint of teasing at the corner of Lu Bu's mouth, but there was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.

It was such a coincidence that it rained at this time.

It seemed that if they did not respond, even if they passed the depression in time, their retreat and food routes might be cut off by the surging lake water.

That’s when the real danger comes.

At present, the lakes on both sides are dredged so that they cannot accumulate enough water and the depressions will not be flooded.

By then, even if the war is not going well, we can still retreat.

Soon, Xiahou Dun and Cao Ang had successfully dug several holes on the other side of the lake.

With these newly opened openings, even if subsequent openings are blocked, not much lake water can be accumulated.

He didn't believe that it would rain for a long time in this season. But if there was too much rain, the newly opened hole would be easily washed away, and there was no need to worry about too much water flooding the depression.

As Xiahou Dun and Cao Ang completed their mission.

Lu Bu did not dare to let the army stay in the depression any longer, and immediately ordered the army to advance along the slope of the lake on the right side of the depression.

Soon, he saw the village that Cao Chun mentioned, and a dozen people lying at the entrance of the village, looking dying.

What surprised Cao Chun was that at this moment, some people in this group of people were lying on the slope that they had to pass through, directly blocking their way.

The soldiers in front suddenly dared not move forward.

They were afraid that if they got close to those who were infected with the plague, they would be infected with the disease themselves.

Lu Bu looked at the people standing in front of him from afar and felt that something was strange.

With his excellent eyesight, he could keenly see one of the people blocking his way, and occasionally steal a glance at them out of the corner of his eye.

After seeing the other party steal glances at him several times, he suddenly realized that these guys who were said to have the plague might be pretending to be sick.
Taking advantage of everyone's fear of the plague during this period, we can prevent our army from approaching and passing through this place?

Lu Bu took a deep breath, took the dragon tongue bow and an arrow from the horse's back, and then drew the bow and put the arrow on it.

With just a sound of the bowstring vibrating, the sharp arrow instantly landed next to the civilian.

He was so scared that he jumped up from the ground!

Although it is reasonable to get up instinctively like this.

But when the other person stood up, he looked terrified, without any sign of weakness from before.

Obviously, Lu Bu was not wrong.

These people are probably pretending to be sick.

If this is true, then it means that Zhuge Liang has not given up his bottom line as a human being and has not become a vicious strategist who does whatever it takes...

But what Lu Bu didn't expect was that the middle-aged man who had just been frightened actually lay back on the ground.

He didn't care at all that the rain-soaked muddy ground had soiled his clothes...

There was a hint of bitterness in Lu Bu's eyes.

This guy really is not afraid of death.

And no one dared to be sure whether this guy really had the plague.

Almost no one dares to take such a risk.

Just as Lü Bu was hesitating, Cao Ang saw his thoughts and the concerns of the soldiers, and immediately came up to him, bowed and said:

"Lord Chu, please allow me to drive these unruly people away."

Lu Bu looked at the young general with some surprise.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's son was the most active among the six generals of the Cao family.

This fearless spirit is truly admirable.

However, Lu Bu did not let the other side die. He immediately asked the soldiers who were transporting supplies to get a gas mask and let Cao Ang wear it.

Afterwards, he asked Cao Ang to carry with him a bottle of disinfectant wine that he and Zhang Zhongjing had invented together.

After making sufficient preparations, Cao Ang looked at Lu Bu with gratitude.

Obviously, he didn't expect that the new master would pay so much attention to the safety of his subordinates...

It's really a blessing to be able to work under him.

Cao Ang didn't think much about it and walked towards the middle-aged man lying on the ground with full confidence.

He stopped two meters away from the other party and asked sternly:
"What are you guys doing lying here?!"

The middle-aged man in the lead coughed twice:
"I...I have been infected with the disease and my days are numbered."

Cao Ang snorted coldly:
“Time is running out, so I’ll find a quiet place to wait for death.

"You are blocking my army on purpose, I'm afraid you have other intentions!"

(End of this chapter)