System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

"The morale of the Chenliu troops is low, and I'm afraid they won't be able to launch an offensive in the short term."

Cui Yan shook his head and said helplessly.

"I've taught him so many tricks but he still can't learn. He's such a loser."

Lu Bu slammed his fist on the table in anger and cursed.

"That's normal. Yu Jin and Li Dian are both excellent generals who are good at fighting. Zhang Miao... can't even beat me."

"You have to trust me. Let me take the brothers to fight Li Dian and the others. I guarantee victory."

Xiahou Dun said as he gnawed on the chicken.

"..."

"Forget it, Brother Xiahou."

The corner of Lu Bu's eye twitched slightly.

"You do not trust me!"

"My heart aches."

Xiahou Dun pretended to be aggrieved and took a bite of the chicken leg.

"..."

Is this a matter of belief or not?

Don’t even mention whether you can win or not. Even if you can win, I won’t let you lead the troops.

I let you lead your troops out of the city, and the next moment you can lead your troops back to Cao Cao.

Don't think I don't know that you are in Lu's camp but your heart is with Cao.

"Report!"

"General, there's a letter from Juancheng."

A soldier ran in from outside the mansion, holding a letter in his hand, and came to Lu Bu.

"Oh?"

"Cao Cao must be trying to redeem you."

A look of joy appeared on Lu Bu's face, and he smiled at Xiahou Dun.

"Ok?"

"Impossible! Even if he redeems me, I don't want to go back."

Xiahou Dun raised his head and shook it violently.

He is living so comfortably as a hostage here, why should he go back and suffer that?

The food isn't as good as this, the drinks aren't as good as this, and I don't have to work.

I'll be in big trouble if I go back.

"hateful!!"

"Cao the thief actually said, since Xiahou Dun has surrendered, then surrender."

"What do you mean by surrender? Just surrender. He doesn't want to pay a penny."

Lu Bu opened the letter and his face instantly turned furious.

"I've said it before, Cao Cao is also short of food and supplies, so it's impossible to spend a large price to redeem him."

Cui Yan gave an expression that said, "Look, look, I've known this for a long time."

"Bring it here."

“I couldn’t bear to eat it myself.”

"You made all the clicks."

Lu Bu looked at Xiahou Dun gnawing on the chicken, snatched the chicken away angrily, and took a big bite of it.

"No, what are you doing?"

"If you don't have money now, it doesn't mean you won't have money in the future."

Xiahou Dun stared at Lu Bu in a daze and shouted with a wronged look.

"That makes...some sense."

Lu Bu scratched his head and frowned.

"Yes, you remember everything, don't you?"

"Once Meng De overcomes his current difficulties, will he still redeem me?"

"Young people, don't just focus on immediate benefits, but look to the long term."

Xiahou Dun nodded and preached meaningfully.

"Who the hell are you calling young?"

"I'm older than you."

Lu Bu originally thought it made perfect sense, but he was broken down by the words "young man".

"General Lu, don't bother with him."

"Just find someone to take him into custody."

"It's of no use at the moment."

Cui Yan said impatiently.

"No need to bother."

"I'm a captive and very conscious. You don't need to waste your manpower watching me. I swear on my character that I won't leave even if you chase me away."

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Dun immediately made a promise.

"..."

The corner of Cui Yan's eyes twitched slightly. He had never seen such a shameless person.

It is impossible to let Xiahou Dun lead the troops.

But one thing is certain, Xiahou Dun is definitely a social genius and has extremely high emotional intelligence.

It is clear from the fact that he got along well with Lu Bu's army that there was a reason why Cao Cao liked Dun Za.

Due to Zhang Miao's defeat, it would be difficult for Lu Bu to take the initiative to provoke a war in the short term.

The two sides entered a period of relative peace.

Of course, this is just what Lu Bu, Zhang Miao and others think.

However, Cao Cao had already arrived in Dingtao with 50,000 elite troops and officially joined forces with Yu Jin's garrison.

At this time, Cao Cao's total military strength in Dingtao had reached an astonishing 60,000.

two days later

Cao Cao led an army of 60,000, including Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Qu Yi, Le Jin, Yu Jin, Guo Yuan, Chunyu Qiong, Zhu Ling and dozens of other generals. They marched under the cover of night and headed for Chenliu from the south.