It turned out that this young man who was limping was Chen Deng, who had not seen any trace for many days.

Chen Deng had experienced nine lives and one death. Although his face was pale, he seemed extremely calm. His deadly eyes made Zhao Yu feel a little nervous. He saw him walking to Zhao Yu and bowing and saying, "Deng, I have seen Zhao Biejia."

Chen Deng's tone was cold, which made Zhao Yu feel very uncomfortable. Then he asked with concern: "Yuanlong, how did you come back? Tell me."

When Chen Deng's eyes suddenly became gloomy when he heard Zhao Yu ask, he told Zhao Yu about what happened that night.

It turned out that when Liu Bei came to the mountain to attack Cao's camp at night, Chen Deng was called to the north of Cao's camp by Liu Bei. His mission was to block the defeated Cao's army fleeing to the north. But when Chen Deng led his army to the north of Cao's camp that night, he suddenly heard the sound of killings in Cao's camp, which was in chaos. Chen Deng hurriedly took his 10,000 soldiers under his command to find a hidden place to ambush.

After the shouts of killing in Cao's camp stopped, Chen Deng had not seen a Cao army soldier coming to the north, and he became suspicious at that time. Then there was another noise in Cao's camp. Chen Deng was unclear and did not dare to leave his ambush without authorization. However, after waiting for several hours, the Cao camp in the south fell silent. Chen Deng could not control his curiosity and immediately led his army to the south, intending to find out, but when he led his army to Cao's camp, there was no one.

Chen Deng's mind was in chaos at that time. He didn't know what had happened, so he had to lead his army to Dongguan. However, he had no idea that Dongguan City had been taken down by Cao Cao at this time. Chen Deng was defeated by Cao's army and almost died in the chaos. Then, under the desperate escort of several loyal servants, Chen Deng waded through Yishui and prepared to retreat to Dong'an City, but he didn't know that Dong'an City was also occupied by Cao's army. Chen Deng had just left the wolf's nest and entered the tiger's nest. Finally, he had no choice but to hide in the mountains west of Dong'an City.

A young man like Chen Deng had never suffered such pain. He was either chased by wild animals or bitten by snakes. He bumped all the way and walked around Lanling without any danger. But at this time, Xuzhou was occupied by Cao's army. Chen Deng was extremely scared and then secretly entered Tancheng before Cao Cao sieges the city.

After listening to Chen Deng’s story, Zhao Yu looked heavy and thought to himself that Chen Deng and Liu Bei and others said each other. At this time, he really didn’t know who is true or who is false. He said perfunctorily: “Thank you for your hard work in Yuanlong!”

As soon as he heard Zhao Yu's words, Chen Gui knew that his friend was in doubt and had already become suspicious of their father and son. Chen Gui had no choice but to sigh: "Yuanda, I know you won't believe the one-sided words of children, but there are still thousands of soldiers who fled back to the city with Liu Bei and the others. You can ask them, and you will know the truth or false at that time."

Zhao Yu immediately said goodbye and left, obviously going to verify.

Chen Deng looked at Zhao Yu leaving coldly. He had never said a word since he finished talking about his own experience. After Zhao Yu left, he said, "Father, they framed me so much, obviously wanting to push all the responsibility for Gonglai to fight on me. The thousands of soldiers who escaped must have been warned by the Mi family. How could they tell the truth?"

Chen Gui smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Son, you are just back alone, you have nothing to say, so just pretend not to know anything! He just told the outside world that you were defeated and just escaped from the mountains."

Chen Deng asked lightly, "Has the envoy Tao given up Xuzhou to Liu Bei again?"

Chen Gui's expression changed suddenly, and he replied with a complicated expression: "Did you hear it?"

After hearing this, Chen Deng nodded and said lightly: "Liu Bei has great ambitions but has no talent. He is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but he is cruel and ruthless in his heart. He is the best at bewitching people. Such a person is not a wise ruler. If he is let to be the leader of Xuzhou, my Chen family will be in danger!"

Chen Gui suddenly showed shock and asked in a low voice: "Yuanlong, why did you say this? Although my Chen family is not a wealthy family, there are still many officials in this Xuzhou area who are disciples of my Chen family. Liu Bei dare not take action!"

Chen Deng chuckled, looked up at his father Chen Gui, and said, "Father, the Mi family has come together with Liu Bei. We have fought with the Mi family for several years. As the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers. After the Mi family helped Liu Bei as the governor of Xuzhou, wouldn't Liu Bei repaid his favor? And I know the whole story of Gonglai Mountain. In order to protect his benevolent and righteous sign, Liu Bei would shirk the responsibility of defeat, and he would kill me to silence me."

Chen Gui's eyes flashed. After thinking secretly, he also felt that his son Chen Deng was right. Liu Bei could frame him. How could he not cut off the roots? He asked in a low voice: "With Yuanlong's opinion, what should we do?"

Chen Deng's eyes were cold and said in a deep voice: "Only when Cao Cao takes control of Xuzhou, our Chen family has a glimmer of hope."

After hearing this, Chen Gui's face changed and he opposed: "No, no."

Chen Deng said in confusion: "Why does my father object?"

Chen Gui got up first and walked to the door, slowly opened a crack, looked out the door, and saw that there was no one, he closed the door tightly, came to Chen Deng and whispered: "Yuanlong, be careful of the ears of the wall."

Chen Deng didn't care and asked, "The father hasn't answered the child yet."

Chen Gui replied in a low voice: "Yuanlong, the lord is seriously ill. Now the Tancheng is full of the Mi family's eyeliner and Liu Bei's troops. How can we open the city gate? Besides, the lord is very good to the people in the city. Cao Cao is cruel and unkind, and there is a case of massacre of the city. If we really open the city gate and let the Cao army enter the city, then my Chen family will really die without a burial place. The people in the city will point at our backbone and curse. By then, my Chen family will have no place to stand in Xuzhou."

Chen Deng frowned slightly and asked, "Then do we want Liu Bei to take the position of Xuzhou Mu?"

After hearing this, Chen Gui shook his head and replied, "As long as the lord is still there, Liu Bei will not be the governor of Xuzhou. When Cao Cao besieged the city, if Liu Bei accepted the governor of Xuzhou, wouldn't he be suspicious of taking advantage of others' danger? Yuan Long, didn't you just say that Liu Bei was a false benevolent and righteous person? How could he bear such a reputation?"

Chen Deng's eyes were slightly cushioned, thinking carefully about his father's words, and then said, "What my father said is extremely true!"

Chen Gui didn't expect that his son would be blinded by hatred. He patted Chen Deng on the shoulder and sighed: "Son, my father has taught you to be calm when dealing with things, distinguish right from wrong, and always maintain a calm heart, but after a defeat in the battle, why did you become like this?"

After hearing this, Chen Deng gritted his teeth and said, "Father, the leader is leading the war outside, and the outcome is unpredictable. The child is not because of this, but resentful to Liu Bei and the others who actually pushed me into the fire pit in order to evade responsibility."

Chen Gui was extremely sad and thought that his son had been doing too smoothly before, and how could he know the truth that he would learn from his mistakes and gain wisdom without encountering setbacks.

Thinking of this, Chen Gui immediately stood up and whispered to Chen Deng: "Son, don't show up in the past few days. Think about it carefully at home. Things are impermanent, the world is unhappy, and there are too many unhappy things. If it is like you, then the world will not be in chaos? You are still young and the road to go in the future. Okay, let's leave for your father. Think carefully about what your father just said."

A few days later, Zhao Yu asked about the incident between the soldiers who fled from Gonglai Mountain. However, these people were obviously greeted by someone in advance. Some conscientious people kept silent and said that they didn't know. Some people who were tempted to see money directly copied Mi Fang's argument and sent Zhao Yu.

Judging from the abnormal reactions of some soldiers, Zhao Yu knew that there must be something strange about this matter, but he had no evidence, so he had to leave it alone. During this period, he did not forget to come to the Chen Mansion and warned Chen Deng not to be discovered by Liu Bei.

During this period, Cao Cao did not attack Tancheng, and everyone maintained a tacit understanding.

On that day, a group of people suddenly came from Baima City, far away in Dongjun, Yanzhou.

Mao Shang, the guardian of Baima City, saw a military force suddenly running out of the city, and was so scared that he hurriedly closed the city gate.

When his army arrived at the city, Mao Shang asked loudly: "Who is outside the city? Why did he lead his army to my Baima City?"

These men and horses were all dressed in the usual costumes of the Western Liang Army. A cavalry ran out of the formation and shouted to Mao Shang: "Ye, I am the general Lu Bu, who is in the city?"

It turned out that this army was the Lu Bu people wandering in the Sili realm.

It was truly a person's name, the shadow of a tree. Lu Bu reported himself to his house, but Mao Shang on the top of the city was so scared that he screamed.

Mao Shang trembled and asked Lu Bu stutteredly: "In... in Xiabai... in Baima City, guarding... Mao... Mao Shang, don't... I don't know... Wen... Wen Hou, lead the army to come... I... Baima City... What's the important thing?"

Seeing that Mao Shang was so scared that he couldn't speak smoothly, Lu Bu looked disdainful and laughed: "You're called Mao Shang or Maomao Shang? A seven-foot man, why can't you even understand the words?"

"Ha ha......"

Lu Bu's words immediately attracted the laughter of the generals behind him, and even the Cao army soldiers above the city were laughing.

Mao Shang was quite angry after seeing this. Life is just about face, not to mention that they are the generals who regard reputation as more important than life. Mao Shang was not panicked at the moment. He shouted to Lu Bu: "Ye, I am the garrison of Baima City. Mao Shang, Lu Bu, why did you lead your army to invade my Yanzhou territory? Leave quickly. Otherwise, I will let you know the power!"
Chapter completed!