roccoschili Chapter 93 A Dilemma
Chapter 93 A Dilemma
Chapter 93 A Dilemma
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"The Lieutenant General said I should return immediately?"
"Did he give any instructions on what he needed to do?"
Large fires broke out.
The clamor of countless women, children, and various ethnic minorities could be heard intermittently.
In an open space upwind, a dozen or so soldiers stood to welcome the envoy sent by Tian Yan.
Faced with this suddenly arriving messenger and after hearing his words, Lü Ping frowned slightly, pondering the matter.
"There should be," the envoy said slowly, neither humble nor arrogant.
"However, the Lieutenant General did not tell me this, but only said that he would instruct you to return with your men as soon as possible."
Lü Ping left the messenger behind and had him take him to rest first.
Watching the messenger depart.
Cheng Pu, the newly appointed commander of the fake Qu Army, huddled in the crowd, observing silently, preparing to remain silent.
But...it was unexpected.
He had imagined that Lü Ping, who would be speaking and presiding, would be staring straight at him.
As Lü Ping's gaze lingered on him, without anyone needing to remind them, Cheng Lian, Lü Bu, Song Xian, and other military generals all stared at him with remarkable tacit understanding.
The group of fierce warriors from Jiuyuan looked at Cheng Pu with varying expressions: some smiled without saying a word, some showed slight admiration, some were cold-faced, and some sneered.
Cheng Pu looked on in astonishment, scanning his surroundings.
Finally, his gaze fell on Lü Ping, and he hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"Demou." Cheng Lian, who was somewhat closer to Cheng Pu, smiled slightly.
"Is there anything you'd like to say to Sima?"
"Exactly!" Cao Xing said impatiently.
"You're a man, just say what's on your mind! Don't beat around the bush!"
Lu Bu, his face cold, leaned on his long spear, standing on a high place, looking down at Cheng Pu, whom he thought had taken his position as the Marquis of Qu.
He could see the expressions on the faces of the generals.
Cheng Pu knew in his heart that if he didn't say something and demonstrate his abilities, he would probably not be able to get through this. After all, he had just arrived and hadn't made any contributions, yet he had been promoted to the position of Acting Marquis of Qu before everyone else.
With Lü Ping in front of them, these fierce generals dared not say anything on the surface, but secretly, they probably already had something to say about themselves, just like their comrades in the army before.
Phrases like "homosexuality" or "pale-faced man" were used.
Thinking this way.
Cheng Pu took a deep breath, composed himself, stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and said in a low voice.
"Sima".
"Pu believes that the General's summons of us back is a ploy to send us to our deaths!"
It's just a sentence.
Shocking!
Startled, Lü Bu, who was standing on a high place with his long spear, staring at Cheng Pu, stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Cheng Lian, Cao Xing, and the others were even more astonished, staring wide-eyed at Cheng Pu.
"Demou, how did you come to this conclusion?" Lu Ping raised an eyebrow and continued to press for an answer.
As Lü Ping asked the question, all the generals looked over.
Cheng Pu gritted his teeth and spoke again.
"From the fact that the western Xianbei settlement is mostly inhabited by the elderly, women and children, it is clear that most of the able-bodied men have been drawn away by the Xianbei king, Tan Shihuai."
"And if we calculate the time, we've been out of the pass for over a month now."
"The fact that no news has come out from the other two routes is enough to show that something has happened to them, more or less."
"This time I'm going back."
"It's either a matter of taking the initiative to fight, or taking the initiative to flee in order to preserve one's strength."
"If we were to fight, facing the greatly strengthened Xianbei cavalry, it would be nothing more than gambling with a sliver of hope. The entire army would perish, let alone us?"
"If we are to flee, we naturally need someone to cover the rear, and the strength of this rearguard cannot be too weak, otherwise it will not be effective!"
Say so.
Cheng Pu bent slightly at the waist, but his expression grew increasingly confident.
"And looking at the whole army."
"There just happens to be an army with a great reputation and many fierce generals that meets this requirement. What's more, the general who leads them happens to have some conflicts with our Lieutenant General."
"Sima, which army do you think this is?!" Cheng Pu's lips curled up slightly.
While most of the Jiuyuan warriors were still in a daze.
Faced with Cheng Pu's question.
Lu Ping suddenly laughed. He stretched out his hand, first pointing to himself, then sweeping his hand around to all the generals present, and began to laugh.
"Isn't that what we've been waiting for?"
Seeing Lü Ping laugh, Cheng Pu realized he had almost passed the test, and breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled ingratiatingly and nodded in agreement.
He laughed and laughed.
Lu Ping's expression turned restrained, and his tone became somewhat cold.
"Since it's a nine-out-of-ten chance of death."
"Did that Demou teach me anything?!"
Cheng Pu was stunned on the spot.
"I heard a month ago that you have a commander here who is quite capable, generous and righteous, and has a great reputation. He once defeated dozens of cavalrymen with just two foot soldiers."
"It's said... he also had a nickname, 'the one who ruins families,' something like that..."
"Do you even know that?!"
Just as Lü Ping was being recalled by Tian Yan, Liu Bei, who was being kept under surveillance, curiously pulled aside a few soldiers and began to inquire.
The man from Bingzhou, whom he was pulling, looked on with a puzzled expression.
"How long is the song?"
"Where around here is there such a luxurious music hall as you described? I don't know of any!!"
"You don't even know what this person's name is?"
Liu Bei instinctively reached for the envelope he had brought with him, but as soon as he touched his chest, he realized that he had changed his clothes when he escaped after pretending to be dead.
I forgot about the letter my younger brother sent!
"This..." Liu Bei looked embarrassed and slowly shook his head.
"I have no idea about that."
He remembered the letter clearly when he first received it from his younger brother, but so much time has passed that it's already quite good that he can remember the specific details.
How could I possibly remember the exact name?
"You should know where he's from, right?!" The soldier was quite impatient, but because Liu Bei was someone his own general had specifically entrusted to him, he stared at Liu Bei and spoke again.
"Don't tell your grandfather."
"You don't even know this?"
"Where are you from?" Liu Bei was momentarily stunned, but after a moment's thought, his face lit up with delight.
"I do know about this!"
"This person lives in the same city as my Zhaodi, in Jiuyuan City of Wuyuan County!"
"He should be a native of Jiuyuan!"
Upon hearing Liu Bei's words, the soldier muttered a few words to himself.
"A Jiuyuan person? Qu Chang?"
"That shouldn't be Commander Lü; it's most likely Commander Cheng and Commander Li."
"But I also know Cheng Lian. He only became the head of the troupe after he came to Yunzhong County. It hasn't been long, so it shouldn't be him."
"If we accept this, then only Chief Li will remain."
"Okay! I understand!"
He pondered this.
The soldier's eyes lit up, and he looked up in surprise.
"Who is it?!" Liu Bei asked expectantly.
"His surname is Li, his given name is Hong, and he is currently a commander under Commander Lü. He is from Jiuyuan!" the soldier said confidently.