The game starts with Cao Cao as the main character, and the beauty sheds countless tears.

Chapter 152 Lu Bu's Base Raid in Progress! Su Yu did not accompany the army on the expedition?

Upon hearing Chen Gong's words, the envoy sent by Yuan Shu froze.

Was Yuan Shu rich?

The answer is yes.

But even the richest person doesn't want to hand over their money to an ungrateful person.

Today, Lu Bu is my teammate.

Who can be sure whether Lu Bu will still be a teammate tomorrow?

For Yuan Shu, the best outcome would naturally be to have Lü Bu work for him for free.

"Hmph, it seems your envoy has no sincerity."

"In that case, please return the way you came."

"After Cao Cao takes over the entire Yu Province, your esteemed envoy will come to discuss the specific price with my lord."

Chen Gong drove away the envoy sent by Yuan Shu.

Seeing this, Lü Bu looked worried:

"Gongtai, what if Yuan Shu gets angry and refuses to send anyone else?"

Chen Gong secretly rolled his eyes at Lü Bu, and patiently explained:

"My lord, I have a question for you."

"You know that alcohol and sex can harm people, will you give up alcohol and sex?"

Lü Bu immediately straightened up and patted his chest, saying:

"Effective immediately, alcohol is prohibited! Sexual activity is forbidden!"

Chen Gong chuckled:

"My lord, putting everything else aside, how many times have you shouted this slogan since I joined your ranks? No less than ten times, right?"

Lu Bu's old face flushed red.

Men's three great loves are, nowadays, not cigarettes, but alcohol and women, which are the two great loves of men.

Giving up both of these hobbies would be worse than just killing Lü Bu!

Chen Gong changed the subject:

“Yuan Shu’s current attitude is the same as your usual slogan of abstaining from alcohol and lust, my lord.”

"Our frustration at demanding a price will certainly anger Yuan Shu."

"But so what?"

"He can only hope that we will send troops to help him disrupt Cao Cao's rear."

"The only way to get us to send troops is to raise the price!"

"Therefore, he will eventually accept the conditions we proposed."

"If you don't believe me, my lord, just wait and see. In at most a week, Yuan Shu will definitely send Yan Xiang or Yang Hong, two influential figures, to lead our army."

Lu Bu quickly grabbed Chen Gong's arm and said he would do whatever Chen Gong said.

Chen Gong sighed softly.

If only Lü Bu had listened to him during the coup in Chang'an.

Although the mysterious strategist beside Li Jue and Guo Si was extremely difficult to deal with.

But let's not forget that Chen Gong also grows.

Having learned from his mistakes, he has faced off against monstrous opponents like Su Yu since his debut, though he has never won against them.

However, compared to Chen Gong from the same historical timeline, the current Chen Gong undoubtedly has far more combat experience.

Although Chen Gong might not be a match for Jia Xu.

If Lü Bu and Wang Yun had listened to him, they wouldn't be in this predicament now.

……

Just as Chen Gong had predicted.

Six days later, Yuan Shu sent Yang Hong as an envoy to negotiate a price with Lü Bu.

Chen Gong, citing a shortage of "Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry" warhorses, obtained an additional 3,000 warhorses, along with a large quantity of military equipment and provisions, from Yuan Shu.

To put it bluntly, although Lü Bu still had 20,000 soldiers under his command.

But these 20,000 soldiers were definitely elite in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness.

Especially the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Trapped Camp, their two trump cards.

Needless to say, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's strength is undeniable.

Although the Trapped Camp was small in number, Chen Gong, with his keen insight, prioritized equipping Gao Shun and the Trapped Camp with the best equipment in the army.

If Lü Bu were to lead 20,000 men to invade Yanzhou, which is currently undefended in the rear...

For Yanzhou, this is definitely a disaster.

But will things actually go as smoothly as we imagine?

……

Yuzhou

陈郡

Xiahou Yuan, with a grin, led Xi Zhicai to greet Cao Cao outside the city.

Cao Cao rode his Shadowless Horse and galloped to Xiahou Yuan's side.

Then... he slapped Xiahou Yuan!

"Snapped!"

Xiahou Yuan was stunned.

He really wanted to ask, "Why did you hit me?"

But Cao Cao, on the other side, was equally jovial and smiling.

"Miao Cai, this slap was given to me by Zi Yi!"

"Ziyi told me to tell you that you have another legitimate son!"

"Wha...what?!"

Xiahou Yuan's eyes instantly reddened.

Immediately afterwards, he knelt on the ground and pounded the ground with his fists to vent his joy.

Did Xiahou Yuan have a son?

It used to exist.

But his eldest son was born before the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Xiahou Yuan traveled with his son and niece.

Due to limited food supplies, Xiahou Yuan divided his rations among his son Xiahou Man and niece Xiahou Juan.

But the food rations were still not enough.

In the end, both father and son gave their meager remaining food rations to Xiahou Juan.

Later, Xiahou Yuan fainted from hunger.

When he woke up, his eldest son, Xiahou Man, who was lying next to him, was already a corpse.

The niece, Xiahou Juan, survived because she received food rations from her uncle and brother.

Xiahou Yuan, perhaps because of his strong physique, also did not starve to death.

Immediately afterwards, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Juan were rescued by passing merchants and were able to save their lives.

But Xiahou Yuan could never forget the sight of his eldest son starving to death.

Perhaps it was because her eldest son died so tragically, or perhaps she harbored resentment towards Xiahou Yuan.

In the days that followed, Xiahou Yuan's wife, who was staying in her hometown, was always unable to perform sexually with him.

Xiahou Yuan and his wife had a deep affection for each other, and he had no intention of divorcing her. Furthermore, his wife had no desire to adopt any other sons born out of wedlock as legitimate heirs.

This resulted in Xiahou Yuan having no legitimate son for over ten years.

(In the original history, Xiahou Yuan had no legitimate sons after him; Xiahou Heng, Xiahou Ba, Xiahou Wei, and Xiahou Rong were all sons born out of wedlock.)

Until recently, Su Yu gave Xiahou Yuan a mysterious recipe, which rekindled the youthful excitement in Xiahou Yuan and his wife.

But Xiahou Yuan never expected that he would actually have another legitimate son in his lifetime!

With the birth of a legitimate son, the knot in the lady's heart will surely gradually be untied.

This was nothing short of a life-saving grace for Xiahou Yuan's family.

"My lord, where is the gentleman?"

"I want to thank him in person!"

Xiahou Yuan got up from the ground, patted the mud off his body, looked around, but couldn't see Su Yu anywhere.

"Don't bother looking, Ziyi didn't go on the expedition this time."

Cao Cao said unhappily.

Su Yu's reason for not going to war was also very simple.

When it comes to fighting Yuan Shu, isn't it enough for you, Cao Cao, and Xi Zhicai to handle this?

And why the hell did they insist on dragging me along on this mission? (To suffer together)

Look how pitiful Wenruo is!

If I stay in Dongjun, I can also help Wenruo, right?

Even Cao Cao was too embarrassed to expose Su Yu's hypocritical face!

Are you helping Xun Yu?

Isn't it just that they want to stay in the rear, lie down, and enjoy themselves?

……