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Liu Bei stood on top of the mountain with his hands behind his back, quietly looking forward, his face looked extremely gloomy under the faint moonlight. The night wind was slightly cold, and the corners of his clothes fluttered in the wind, just like his current mood.

A few miles away was a five-meter-wide river, and a mountain range that was less than three to four miles away from the river bank. At this moment, a wide camp had been built at the foot of the mountain. Five kilometers northeast of the Lv Bu Army Camp was a flat wilderness. The surroundings looked to be completely safe, and there was also a encampment flag set up there. Under the light of the lamp, the large banner with the word 'Liu' on it indicated that it was Liu Bei's Xuzhou Army.

"Brother, it seems to be April twenty-second," Zhang Fei scratched his head, his tone uncertain.

"April 22?" Liu Bei muttered to himself, then suddenly smiled and said: "Third brother, do you remember the day ten years ago?"

Zhang Fei stroked his beard and thought for a while, then laughed: "I remember now! Ten years ago today, I beat up that damn supervisor. If it wasn't for brother begging for mercy, I would have definitely beaten that guy to death! "

Ten years ago, in the first year of Zhongping (184), Liu Bei, who was only twenty-three years old, was awarded the title of County Lieutenant of An Xi County for his meritorious service in conquering Huangpu (Hebei Yunan). He held the first official position in his life, and it could be said that he was very proud of it.

Unfortunately, the good news did not last long. Not long after, the imperial government issued an order that all those who were awarded the title of officials would be selected and those who did not qualify would be sent back to their hometowns. Liu Bei happened to be one of them. At that time, the supervisor letter that went to An Xi County to take the examination (The prefectural governor or his trusted subordinates were all in charge of supervising and announcing orders, etc.), asking Liu Bei for a bribe. Liu Bei had no money to give it to them, so the supervisor letter was about to strip Liu Bei of his official position.

That night, Liu Bei brought some money and went to the inn to ask for the Supervisor's mail. However, that Supervisor's mail despised him for giving too little money and decisively refused to meet him. Liu Bei was extremely furious. He ordered Zhang Fei to barge in and tie up that overseer to whip him ruthlessly, and only when the latter had only one breath left did Zhang Fei stop, allowing the three brothers to escape with their tens of trusted aides.

If not for that event, Liu Bei would have been able to follow the rules and slowly progress along the road of official positions. He might be able to make a county magistrate or even a prefecture chief, but unless a miracle happened, he would never have been able to become the ruler of a province like this. In the original history, because of this matter, Liu Bei was extremely disappointed with the Great Han Dynasty. Step by step, he walked onto the road of becoming a hegemon, and in the end, became the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty in Shu. The supervisor, who asked for a bribe, would never have dreamed that his momentary greed would 'create' an emperor.

Hearing Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei smiled and shook his head. At that time, he was young and energetic, which was why he ignored the consequences and beat up that Supervisor. However, when he recalled that incident, he no longer hated that overseer. He was even somewhat glad that he did not have that guy's greed. How could he have his current status and position?

Zhang Fei saw that Liu Bei did not speak, and asked puzzledly: "Could it be that brother is thinking about the An Xi County?"

"Not really!" Liu Bei shook his head, and said with a sigh: "I am only thinking of these ten years of wandering aimlessly, and am just sighing with emotion!"

Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows, and said solemnly: "Brother, there is no need to reminisce the past! "Although we have left home in poverty for a long time, we have our own territory now. This is the time to show off our skills!"

"Third brother is right!" Liu Bei nodded his head, and laughed: "I was just feeling it for a moment, I am not reminiscing about the past! That's right, I have the Xuzhou now, and I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers under my command. Yi De, do you know what I was thinking just now? "

Zhang Fei coldly snorted, and said with an unkind tone: "Just now, big brother was probably thinking about that three surnamed family servant! That fellow had already betrayed his elder brother, and had been so domineering when they were camping earlier. He did not even put his elder brother in his eyes, so what did his elder brother want from him? It would be better to think of a way to kill him! "

At dusk, the two squads arrived. Seeing that it was getting late, and there was still a hundred miles to go until Suqian, Liu Bei went to discuss setting up camp.

Those who were slightly more familiar with military strategy would know that it was a good place to set up camp during the march. Therefore, Liu Bei suggested that both sides should be stationed at the foot of the mountain. Liu Bei's suggestion was reasonable, but it was rejected by Lv Bu. Not only that, Lv Bu had also ordered his subordinates to set up camp at the foot of the mountain without any explanation, as he turned a blind eye to Liu Bei's dissatisfaction. Liu Bei left unhappily, and then ordered the campsite to be set up in the wilderness in the north-east direction, this caused Zhang Fei to be extremely dissatisfied and angry, and if Liu Bei had not forcefully stopped him, he would have immediately gone to Lv Bu to fight him and get an explanation!

"Hehe." Liu Bei stared at the 'Lu' banner and laughed coldly, then turned around to face the pat. With a serious tone, he said: "Yi De, you and I brothers have waited for so long, to finally have this foundation. I am looking forward to seeing Yun Chang and you help us create an even bigger situation, where we can share wealth and fortune for our entire lives! If you have been so impulsive and reckless, and have not thought about it carefully before doing anything, how can you help brother out better? "

"What do you mean, brother?" Zhang Fei was moved, but he was confused by Liu Bei's words.

Liu Bei said coldly: "Before, under the Xuzhou City, I was the last to persuade Lv Bu to change his mind, but unfortunately, he still rejected! That being the case, how could I let him go? Third brother, do not worry, tonight will be the day of Lv Bu's death! "

"Brother, is what you said true?" Zhang Fei was both surprised and happy, at the same time, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, thinking that Lv Bu's army was stationed at a good place, if he was going to attack from the side, the enemy's base would be easy to defend, and Lv Bu's army had brought supplies, and there was also a river, so it would be impossible to surround them! What is my brother's plan?

Liu Bei said indifferently, "Of course it's true! Could it be that third brother doesn't even believe in me anymore? "

"Junior did not intend to do that!" Zhang Fei anxiously waved his hand, and asked: "I wonder what kind of clever plan brother has?"

Liu Bei smiled and did not answer, but instead asked a question that he did not want to do. "Two months ago, Third Brother passed by this place to go to Suqian.

"What's different?" Zhang Fei opened his eyes wide, and looked around, scratching his head: "I don't think there's anything different! Brother, what exactly is going on? "

"Is that so?" Liu Bei's face revealed a proud look, he waved his hand and said: "Yi De, think about it carefully. If you can figure this out before I act, the next time we go out, I'll let you be the vanguard in Yun Chang's place!"

"Brother, is what you said true?" Zhang Fei was overjoyed. He was a irritable person, so whenever he met with problems, he would not think about them too much, thus Liu Bei would always let Guan Yu be the vanguard every time they marched out to the battlefield, and always let Zhang Fei stay by his side. This method caused Zhang Fei to feel extremely dejected, if not for the fact that he was the vanguard, he would have already caused a ruckus. Therefore, when he heard Liu Bei's promise, he was pleasantly surprised.

Liu Bei chuckled: "When has this brother lied to Third Brother? However, if his third brother still hadn't figured it out before he acted for his brother, then this matter shouldn't be mentioned again! "Let's go back!" With that, he flicked his sleeve, turned around, and walked down the hill.

"What exactly is the difference?" Zhang Fei stood in place and thought about it for a long time but still came up empty-handed. He turned around to find that Liu Bei had already reached the bottom of the hill, and hurriedly shouted as he chased after him.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had just sneaked out to take a peek at Lv Bu's camp, so they only brought a few followers. Not only that, they did not ride a horse, and by the time they returned to the camp, it was already past the time it took for tea to boil.

Just as Liu Bei opened the tent flap, a person inside bowed in greeting: "Master, did you find out anything about Lv Bu's camp?"

This person was around twenty years old. He was eight feet tall and was very handsome. He wore a moon-white robe and had a beautiful jade pendant hanging from his waist. He had a light purple crown on his head and was extremely elegant.

Liu Bei smiled and waved his hand, "Yuanlong, no need to be so courteous!"

He was also the heir to one of the three great families of the Xuzhou, the Chen Family. Previously, he was appointed as the Ruan Nong Academy Officer by the former prefectural governor Committee (The official in charge of farming, his position was more than two thousand stones). Although his rank seemed to not be low, he was actually not highly regarded by Tao Qian. After Liu Bei took over the position of Xuzhou, he had a lot of respect and respect for Chen Deng. Chen Deng felt that Liu Bei's sincerity toward him, and even though his position did not change, he still tried his best to advise and advise Liu Bei.

The reason why Liu Bei had to go out to battle was so that he could hide in the military. It was to ensure that he would be able to kill Lv Bu safely with the help of a capable advisor when he went out to fight Lv Bu.

Zhang Fei who entered the room was surprised to see Chen Deng: "Yuan Long? Why are you here? "

Chen Deng smiled slightly: "Greetings, General Zhang! I have always been in the army, but the general did not see me! "

Zhang Fei suspiciously looked around at Liu Bei and Chen Deng. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, as if he had understood something.

Liu Bei lowered his hand and said, "Yuanlong, please sit and talk!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Chen Deng thanked him respectfully, but he did not immediately sit down. He waited for Liu Bei and Zhang Fei to sit down, and then he sat down.

Liu Bei laughed as he looked at Chen Deng: "Lv Fengxian's stronghold is unassailable, if not for Yuan Long's ingenious plan, it would be extremely difficult to deal with him!"

"Yuan Long's ingenious plan?" Zhang Fei was startled, but after that he calmed down, he knew that Chen Deng was an outstanding talent, and since it was his plan and Liu Bei had already taken it, this plan would definitely succeed! However, he was even more curious in his heart, just what kind of brilliant plan had Chen Deng come up with?

Seeing Zhang Fei's anxious face, Liu Bei smiled and shook his head, then ordered Chen Deng: "It's about time, Yuan Long, tell Yi De your plan."