The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 450: Unexpected flaws

Inside Pengcheng.

When Che Zhou took the soldiers away from the city, Mi Fang wanted to take the opportunity to escape.

After all, Mi Zhu told him before leaving that he should evacuate in time and not delay.

But at this moment, Mi Fang couldn't help but have other thoughts.

Before leaving, Che Zhou had already told Mi Fang that Lu Bu and Cao Cao were both in Mangdang Mountain.

As a result, the situation on the battlefield became confusing again.

Mi Fang didn't know who would win between Lu Bu and Cao Cao, so he didn't know what to do if he left Pengcheng.

on the contrary.

If you stay in Pengcheng.

If Lu Bu wins, he can offer Pengcheng, which will be another great achievement!
Therefore, when Mi Fang saw Cao Cao entering the city first, he was almost frightened and wanted to abandon the city and flee.

But when he heard that Cao Cao had suffered a defeat and fled here, Mi Fang was secretly delighted again!
opportunity!

If we can kill Cao Cao and present him to the imperial court...

Thinking of this, Mi Fang immediately prepared food and found a few beautiful girls to send into Cao Cao's room.

When Cao Cao heard this, he praised Mi Fang highly, either because of Mi Fang's loyalty or because of those beautiful concubines, and allowed Mi Fang to come to the emperor for an audience.

Mi Fang was limping in one leg, and when Cao Cao saw this, he immediately gave his carriage frame to Mi Fang as a way of winning him over.

But after Mi Fang left, Guo Jia frowned and walked quickly to Cao Cao: "Mingsir, Mi Fang looks panicked, his face is sweating, his hands and feet are shaking, I'm afraid he has already rebelled!"

"And I was wondering how Lu Bu knew that our army was in Mangdang Mountain?"

"Now that I think about it, the order that Ming Gong sent to General Che Zhou before the battle may have exposed the location of our army, which was then revealed by Mi Fang to Lu Bu who was besieging Pengcheng!"

Cao Cao frowned and did not respond at first, then he summoned Che Zhou to ask.

When Cao Cao learned that Che Zhou had really provided the information to Mi Fang, his expression suddenly changed!
Che Zhou also reacted at this moment.

It was after he and Mi Fang told Cao Cao about his arrangements that Lu Bu, who was besieging Pengcheng, withdrew his troops and retreated towards Mangdang Mountain where Cao Cao was!
"Those two bitches!"

Che Zhou started cursing.

"two?"

Guo Jia keenly captured the key information in Che Zhou's words.

"Yes, there are two! Mi Fang and his brother, Mi Zhu!"

Both Cao Cao and Guo Jia thought of the rumors about Mi Zhu.

It was because Mi Zhu was loyal to the Han Dynasty that he was unwilling to accept Cao Cao's salary.

Now it seems that this is not just a rumor!

Che Zhou angrily cursed: "And before, when you promoted Mi Fang to be the governor of Guangling, he refused to leave on the pretext of a broken leg... Now that I think about it, I didn't drink too much when I feasted with him that day, so how could he get so drunk that he couldn't even walk and fell into a ditch with a broken leg?"

"Now that I think about it, he must have had rebellious intentions for a long time, so... Alas! My Lord, wait a moment, I will go and fetch Mi Fang right away!"

Che Zhou was about to leave when he was stopped by Guo Jia.

"Wait a minute!"

Then, Guo Jia leaned over and whispered to Cao Cao.

"In this way, we will surely be able to turn defeat into victory!"

……

Outside Pengcheng.

Lu Bu and Wei Yan had also joined forces and arrived at the city.

"General Lu! Cao Cao is now at the end of his strength. Even with the strong city defense, his morale is low and he can't stand a single blow! I hope General Lu will allow me to break through the city for you!"

"it is good!"

For some reason, Lu Bu was very happy with Wei Yan's tough style and felt that they had similar aspirations!

"You will be the first to conquer this city!"

"Here!"

Just when Wei Yan was glad to accept the order, there came a message from a warehouse boy outside the tent, saying that he was here on the orders of Mi Fang, the prime minister of Pengcheng.

"Mi Fang?"

Lu Bu doesn't have to give face to other people.

But the timing when Mi Zhu delivered the message was crucial. It was impossible that he didn't even see Mi Fang, so he immediately welcomed him into the tent.

"General Lu! My master sent me a message saying that he has bribed the guards at the west gate of Pengcheng, and would like to invite you to attack the city tonight at midnight!"

In addition, the warehouse boy also gave Lu Bu a letter.

Bribe the guards? Attack the city late at night?

Lu Bu didn't expect Mi Fang to have such ability!
After discussing with Wei Yan, Wei Yan also felt that it was a good thing not to waste manpower to attack the city of Yi Fu, so they all agreed to follow Mi Fang's plan and asked the servant to go back and report.

Lu Bu set up a celebration banquet in the military tent to reward his soldiers, and also pulled Mi Zhu over: "Sir, you should be the first to achieve merit in this battle!"

Mi Zhu repeatedly declined: "My contribution is not worth mentioning. Even without me, with your bravery and General Wei's wisdom, we will definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao!"

Lu Bu laughed loudly and said, "No need to be so modest and refuse! First you passed on the message, and then your brother agreed to open the gates of Pengcheng. If Cao Cao had been half as sensible as you brothers, he wouldn't have resisted for so long!"

Open the gate of Pengcheng?

Mi Zhu, who was a little dazed, suddenly came to his senses and asked in panic, "Is my brother still in the city?"

"nature!"

"He also made an appointment with the general to attack the city?" "Exactly!"

After hearing this, Mi Zhu felt that something was wrong, so he begged Lu Bu to tell him the whole story.

After listening, Mi Zhu asked about the news of the warehouse boy.

"I have let him into the city and reported back to Mi Fang."

"General, you are confused!"

Mi Zhu finally realized where the biggest problem lay!
Seeing that Lu Bu looked unhappy, Mi Zhu quickly explained: "Although my family provided money and food to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was always on guard against my brother and never gave him any military power!"

"Even I sneaked out of the city that day under the pretext of moving corpses in the dark. How could he allow his subordinates to enter and leave the city gate so brazenly?"

"Not to mention that Cao Cao is in the city now. With Cao Cao's suspicious character, how could he not send his trusted aides to guard Pengcheng, but let the soldiers guarding the city gate be bribed by Zifang?"

"Besides, Zifang is lame now and has difficulty moving. How can he plan such a big event?"

Mi Zhu's words made sense, but Lu Bu and Wei Yan also felt that something was wrong.

However, Wei Yan did not quite agree with Mi Zhu.

"Now that Cao Cao has just been defeated, it is inevitable that people in the city will be in turmoil. It would not be surprising even if Mi Fang really bribed some people."

Mi Zhu shook his head and quickly asked where the letter was.
Wei Yan took out the letter and showed it to Mi Zhu, who nodded: "This is indeed my brother's handwriting..."

……

"wrong!"

Mi Zhu stared at this sentence carefully and his eyes suddenly widened!
"Zifang and I are from Qu County, Xuzhou. We would never use such grammar!"

Lü Bu and Wei Yan were puzzled, so Mi Zhu explained to them:

"Xuzhou has always been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times."

"Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this place has been divided and occupied by various countries. This has resulted in Xuzhou being called a state, but the customs of the people there are different!"

"For example, the customs of Dongguan County and Langya County in the north, which are close to Qingzhou, are similar to those of Qingzhou where Qi and Lu are located. And the customs of Pengcheng and Xiapi County in the west, which are close to the Central Plains, are similar to those of the ancient Song State! As for Guangling County in the south, it is closer to Yangzhou, and everyone speaks the soft Wu dialect!"

"My brother and I both use grammar that is more in line with Qingzhou style. We often use inverted sentences, which is not as straightforward as the Central Plains people... But General, look, the grammar in this letter is clear and the word order is smooth. How could a person from Qu County write this?"

Lu Bu:......

Wei Yan:......

Although they wanted to praise Mi Zhu for his sharp vision, they still found it difficult to understand Xuzhou's bulk goods and wanted to complain...

"Then according to what Zi Zhong said, this must be a trap set by Cao Cao?"

"Correct!"

What worries Mi Zhu the most is——

"Now that the other party has used Zifang's words to lure the general into the city, Zifang must have been exposed!"

"Before I set out, I advised him to get out as soon as possible, but he! But he! Alas!"

Hearing Mi Zhu's anxiety, Lu Bu and Wei Yan were helpless.

It was a blessing to be able to see through Cao Cao's evil plan, but how could we rescue Mi Fang?
Mi Zhu and his brother were so close that he actually shed tears at this moment: "If Cao Cao's plan fails tonight, my brother's life will surely be in danger!"

Lu Bu and Wei Yan were extremely depressed and irritated at this moment.

Suddenly, Wei Yan thought of Cao Chun and Cao Xiu who were captured alive today.

"Can we exchange these two for Mi Fang?"

Both of them are relatives of the Cao family, and they are also rare generals under Cao Cao who can stand on their own.

Isn't the value of these two people greater than that of Mi Fang?
But Wei Yan was also worried that with Cao Cao's heroic character, he would be controlled by others and become a fish on the chopping board.

“You can give it a try!”

Aren’t they just Cao Chun and Cao Xiu?

Even if he let him go, the next time they meet, he would still be the one captured alive by Lu Bu. Could it be possible that he would rebel against the heavens?
Mi Zhu was greatly relieved when he heard that Lu Bu and Wei Yan were willing to use Cao Chun and Cao Xiu in exchange for his brother Mi Fang.

But at the same time, Mi Zhu calmed down and wiped away the tears.

"It is a blessing for the country to capture great generals like Cao Xiu and Cao Chun."

"My brother was captured by Cao Cao and used by Cao Cao. This was his own fault!"

"Using the interests of the country to make up for personal mistakes has never happened before!"

"General, please take back what you said and don't mention it again!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yan suddenly became serious and saluted towards Mi Zhu: "Zi Zhong is indeed a gentleman!"

"I will personally lead the army to attack the city tomorrow! If we are lucky enough to break into the city, I will rescue Mi Fang immediately!"

"Thank you General!"

And Lu Bu also had great respect for Mi Zhu at this time.

He originally thought that Mi Zhu was just an opportunist in Cao's camp...but now it seems that he is really a man with great righteousness!

Just as the tent was in a state of solemnity, another soldier came to report—

"General, Xiahou Dun has come with the Emperor's order, saying that he wants to persuade Cao Cao to surrender and stop him from resisting and endangering the people of Xuzhou!"

"In addition, there is a young man next to Xiahou Dun, who seems to be Cao Cao's son Cao Pi. He cried and shouted that he didn't want to go into the city to see Cao Cao, and was outside seeking the general's protection..."

Xiahou Dun and Cao Pi.

Lu Bu didn't expect that the emperor would send these two people!
When Wei Yan heard that Cao Cao's offspring was just outside the tent, he was overjoyed.

"In this way, Zifang will have nothing to worry about!"

(End of this chapter)