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

Chapter 443: Luring the Enemy (Thanks to Xingqunshan and book friend 2024…8125 for their monthly ticket support~)

Seeing that Lu Bu had thrown a more difficult question to him, Chen Gong immediately looked embarrassed:
"This...I haven't thought about it yet."

"If you haven't thought it through, then go and think about it. Why are you still staying here?" Lu Bu scolded angrily.

Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu in surprise.

He always felt that this master's attitude towards him had become a little distant recently.

Is it my own illusion?
But it is normal for the master to have a temper, not to mention that the current situation is indeed a dilemma.

The other party must be in a bad mood, and it is really not right to offend him at this time...

Although Chen Gong was helpless, he didn't think much about it and could only bow and leave.

Looking at Chen Gong's departing back, Lu Bu's expression eased slightly.

It seems that Chen Gong's reaction is not as rebellious as imagined.

Is it that the other person’s acting is too good, or did I misjudge his identity?
I hope it is a misjudgment. After all, Chen Gong is also a top strategist. Although he is slow, he is wise.

Moreover, Zhuge Liang had no connection with this person in his previous life, so he would not necessarily look for him as his insider.

Lu Bu couldn't help but pinch his Jingming acupoint.

Finding a traitor is indeed a headache, so I'd better not think about it too much for now.

For now, let's follow Chen Gong's plan and think about how to lure the enemy out of the city...

At this time, Lu Bu suddenly had some ideas and immediately ordered people to call Liu Ye, Zhou Yu and Kuai Liang over.

The three of them quickly arrived at the central military tent where Lu Bu was.

Lu Bu asked Hao Meng, who was accompanying the army on the expedition again, to guard outside the tent to prevent outsiders from eavesdropping on their conversation.

Then he looked at the three counselors and said helplessly:
"Our current situation is not optimistic. Should we continue to fight or retreat and wait for the right opportunity?"

Zhou Yu and Liu Ye looked at each other, and neither of them spoke immediately. Instead, they looked at Kuai Liang at the same time.

Kuai Liang, a second-rate strategist, was stunned for a moment.

I thought to myself, you two are smarter than me, why do you want me to speak first?
However, with the idea of ​​throwing out some ideas, Kuai Liang took the lead and said:

"My lord, in my humble opinion, we can withdraw, but we can't really withdraw."

A gleam of light gathered in Lu Bu's eyes, and he asked quickly:

"What do you think, Zirou?"

Zhou Yu and Liu Ye on the side were also a little surprised. They obviously didn't expect that Kuai Liang actually had an idea.

Kuai Liang smiled modestly and continued:
“I think that since the city is in great danger, we should pretend to withdraw.

"In this way, it is the enemy who will be anxious.

“If they don’t want their painstakingly laid ambush to go to waste, they will probably send troops to lure our army.

“But we ignored it and continued to withdraw our troops.

"When you have lured the enemy to a place far away from the city, you can suddenly counterattack and catch them off guard!
"As long as we can destroy as many enemy troops as possible, and then forcefully attack the city, our chances of winning will be greatly increased."

After hearing Kuai Liang's plan, Zhou Yu and Liu Ye both showed admiring expressions:

"Zirou's plan is quite good."

But Lu Bu frowned and asked:

"But if the enemy doesn't come out to pursue us, what should we do?"

Zhou Yu took the opportunity to continue the conversation:
"What's the harm even if we really retreat?

“We have successfully captured two counties during this expedition, which is already a considerable gain.

"There's no need to rush to unify Xuzhou. After all, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

When Zhou Yu said this at this moment, Lu Bu was not as disgusted as when he faced Chen Gong.

Sometimes speaking frankly does not necessarily cause others to be offended.

But being timid and hiding things will make people understand directly and feel disgusted from the bottom of their hearts.

Moreover, Zhou Yu did not directly persuade him to retreat. Instead, he used the achievement of "having already taken two counties" to persuade him, which sounded much more pleasing to the ear.

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement:

"Gongjin, what you said makes sense. Ziyang, do you have anything to add?"

Liu Ye raised his head and said:

“My lord, you can deliberately spread the news so that the soldiers can rest during the day and retreat secretly at night.

"Then we sent a group of men to the enemy's tower, pretending to check the terrain, but deliberately leaving some flaws.

"If the enemy's advisers see the clues, they will guess that we may retreat tonight.

“By then, the enemy will most likely lead their troops out of the city in pursuit.

"As long as we respond appropriately, we can achieve our goal!"

After listening to Liu Ye's supplement, Lu Bu finally accepted this strategy of retreating to lure the enemy.

He immediately followed the plan and asked Kuai Liang and the other two to convey the order to the soldiers to rest during the day.

But do not tell the soldiers about the retreat at night, so as not to affect the morale of the army.

Afterwards, Zhou Yu asked Ding Feng to lead a hundred people to the front of the city to check the situation.

He pretended to poke the ground with a spear to see if there were any other traps, and then pretended to return.

Pang Tong, who was on the city wall, frowned immediately when he saw the enemy's actions.

But after a little thought, he figured out the trick and sneered:

"It looks like the enemy is planning to retreat."

Sun Guan, who had joined Liu Bei with Zang Ba, looked puzzled when he heard this:
"Why do you say that, military advisor? The enemy has conducted a thorough reconnaissance and clearly intends to continue the attack."

Pang Tong took a look at Sun Guan and thought that although this guy was as good at fighting as Zang Ba, his brain was not very good.

But he didn't dislike it too much.

People without brains are usually not afraid of death in battle, and Zhuge Liang had a very high opinion of this guy.

It is said that he is a very good fighter and can be given important positions.

Pang Tong didn't understand why Zhuge Liang knew him so well.

But since the other party said so, he was naturally willing to believe it, so he explained for the other party:

"Lü Bu had clearly launched an attack close to noon, and had already discovered two traps at the city gate.

"Now they are pretending to test it again, which is obviously unnecessary.

“The other side did this on purpose, just to make us think they were still planning to attack, so as to guard against the city.

“But in fact, they are probably already preparing to retreat.

"If my guess is correct, they will most likely evacuate quietly tonight!"

Hearing this, Sun Guan's face changed slightly:
"What should we do? If we really let them retreat, wouldn't all the preparations made by Zhuge Military Advisor be in vain?"

Pang Tong raised his hand, twirled his long mustache and said:

“Don’t worry, it’s not that easy for them to leave.

"Tonight you and General Wu Dun will each lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack the enemy from the flanks with arrows.

“But remember not to get close to the enemy, and try not to give the enemy a chance to counterattack.

“It cannot be ruled out that this may be a strategy of the enemy to lure the enemy.

"After all, the enemy certainly won't be willing to evacuate so easily."

After hearing Pang Tong's words, Sun Guan suddenly realized something and immediately took the order to prepare the troops.

Pang Tong looked at the enemy's camp, his eyes gradually becoming sharper.

No matter whether the opponent is retreating for real or fake, this time, he must keep Lu Bu forever!

(End of this chapter)