Chapter 868 I Dare Not Forget Pei Gong’s Kindness.

Cao Shen arrived at Liu Bang's camp at this time and saw that the camp was heavily guarded. As soon as he entered the camp gate, Liu Bang came out and said with great concern,

"Brother Cao, you're fine. I heard the enemy troops were attacking the camp last night, and I was extremely worried. However, I couldn't rush to the rescue at night to prevent the enemy's plan."

"Fortunately, Brother Cao, you are fine."

After consoling Cao Shen for a while, Liu Bang cursed,

"These Huns are simply evil-minded! It's a good thing we tried to persuade them to surrender!"

"Come here, give me the order for the whole army to attack. This time we must kill all the Huns on the spot and avenge the soldiers!"

As he spoke, Liu Bang turned around and rushed outside with his men.

, seeing the general acting like this, the Qin troops around him couldn't help but blush. This is a good general who has the same heart as the soldiers!

Not to mention that the other party took them to make a fortune together.

Seeing that everyone was about to rush out of the camp, Liu Bang slowed down a little and kicked Fan Kuai next to him.

Fan Kuai, who had just gotten a little excited, suddenly came back to his senses and said,

"Brother! Big brother! No! Second brother! Ah Liang, please come out and persuade eldest brother!"

At this time, Zhang Liang and Lu Wan stood up, stopped Liu Bang and advised,

"Pei Gong! Pei Gong can't do it!"

"Now that the food and grass have been burned, the soldiers will not be able to survive for a few days. If the Xiongnu counterattacks, the army will be in danger."

"Brother Cao, brother Cao, hurry up and persuade Duke Pei!"

Only then did Cao Shen say with a complicated expression,

"Pei Gong, what you said is right. Now that the army has lost its food and fodder, it is no longer suitable to continue fighting."

"The safest strategy is that we should return to the main camp with the army to collect food and fodder before attacking again."

Liu Bang was extremely sad and angry when he heard this and said,

"But did those sergeants die so mysteriously?"

Cao Shen glanced at the other party and said,

"Pei Gong, there is no need to be impatient. Our Qin soldiers have never died in vain, and one day they will avenge them."

Liu Bang couldn't help being stunned when he heard this. Fortunately, he quickly reacted and said,

"Forget it, I'll just listen to you and let the sergeants pack up. We're going to go back to the main camp."

"Tell the soldiers that we will definitely avenge this. We really need to be patient for a while now."

Hearing this, the surrounding soldiers slowly dispersed, and Liu Bang also welcomed Cao Shen into the tent. Before entering the tent, Zhang Liang on the side said,

"Pei Gong, Brother Cao has lost his food and grass this time. I'm afraid he will be punished."

Liu Bang stared and said,

"Brother Cao has always been diligent, but the Huns attacked the camp cunningly last night. How can we blame Brother Cao?"

Lu Wan on the other side showed a wry smile at the right moment and said,

"Although Big Brother says so, military law is ruthless."

"Now is another critical moment in the war with the Huns. If we really pursue the case, I'm afraid Brother Cao's title will..."

Before Lu Wan finished speaking, Liu Bang interrupted him and said with great solemnity,

"There is no need to say any more about this matter, I will take full responsibility for it!"

"Even if the title is to be reduced, it will be reduced to mine!"

At this point, Liu Bang looked at Cao Shen, who was stunned for a moment, then looked at him, with a few tears in his eyes, and said,

"I dare not forget Pei Gong's kindness."

A hidden smile appeared on the corner of Liu Bang's mouth, and he quickly said,

"Brother Cao, don't worry. You've worked hard too. Go and fix it first."

Cao Shen nodded and was about to leave when a Qin soldier hurriedly walked in and said,

"General, General Zhou Bo and General Lu have returned with their troops."

Liu Bang's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Cao Shen. He found that the other person also had a confused look on his face, and then he said,

"It doesn't matter if the two generals are back, please come in quickly."

Before he finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside the camp. Zhou Bo and Lu walked in with serious expressions. When they saw a few people, they asked,

"What happened last night? Why did the camp catch fire? All the food and grass were burned."

Looking at the menacing two people, both Lu Wan and Zhang Liang's expressions changed slightly. The other party's killing spirit was too strong.

Liu Bang did not show any abnormality at all, but said with a bit of guilt,

"The Huns attacked the camp last night. I didn't take good care of it, and they succeeded."

After hearing this, the two people frowned immediately, and even if Cao Shen on the side had doubts in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude for the other party's initiative to take responsibility for himself.

Suppressing other thoughts, Cao Shen said at this time,

"It's my fault this time, both generals."

Soon Cao Shen explained the situation roughly. Zhou Bo and Lu looked at each other. When Lu was about to say something, Liu Bang asked first,

"Aren't the two generals fighting with the Huns? Why did they suddenly come back?"

Lu replied,

"We received a messenger from a centurion early this morning, saying that there was a loss of food and fodder, so we rushed back."

Liu Bang smiled bitterly at this time and said,

"The two generals came back just in time. Now the army has run out of food and grass. Our army can only retreat to the main camp first, and wait for the food and grass to be ready before driving out the Huns."

Lu quickly said,

"How can this be done? Now is the critical time. Once we go back, the Huns will definitely enter the city-states in the west. It will be difficult to pursue them again."

The Qin army's current combat distance is still limited, the pressure on food and grass is extremely high, and the sergeants are also exhausted. It may be difficult to go out to pursue them.

Liu Bang sighed at this time,

"But if the army stays behind, I'm afraid it will only increase casualties. I would like to ask the two generals to think more about the soldiers."

Zhang Liang on the side also said loudly,

"Two generals, our army has killed many Huns in the past few days. The goal of weakening the opponent has been achieved, and it is time for the soldiers to rest."

The two of you talk to each other and I talk to each other, clearly explaining the pros and cons.

Zhou Bo and Lu couldn't help but hesitate. Liu Bang saw that the time was ripe, so he said,

"I know that the two generals are worried about the border. In this case, you two just go back and rest for now. I will station here with some sergeants."

"It was my fault this time, and I will bear the responsibility."

After hearing such sincere words, even if Uncle Zhou and Lu had doubts in their hearts, they could only say,

"Then thank you General."

Liu Bang was secretly happy, but said extremely sincerely,

"Thank you for your hard work."

After both parties confirmed some details, Zhou Bo and Lu left the tent.

After they were far away from Liu Bang's camp, Lu finally said,

"Brother Zhou, I always feel like something is wrong."

"The centurion who sent someone to report the news also said that they should not be Huns."

Although all signs pointed to the Huns attacking the camp, it was indeed not difficult for the Huns.

But he just didn't feel right.

The main reason is that the timing is too coincidental.

Zhou Bo said calmly,

"It's useless to think about it now. Brother Lu, you go prepare the military first. I'll come back later."

After saying that, he headed towards the camp where Cao Shen was. Just now he saw that the other party looked unnatural.