Zhongmu County borders Kaifeng to the east and Zhengzhou to the west. When Lu Bu appeared here, it was already the third day after he set out from Luoyang to pursue Cao Cao.

In fact, Lu Bu had already arrived in Zhongmu County last night. Because he searched carefully for Cao Cao's traces but found nothing, he finally stayed in a posthouse outside the county.

Of course he was a little more careful when staying in the inn this time, but without Cao Cao's troubles, everything became smooth and safe, which also made Lu Bu's caution redundant. At least everyone was cooperative along the way, and again

No accidents were encountered, but there was no trace of Cao Cao.

In this situation, the Xiliang cavalry would have been ready to go back home, but Lu Bu still had obsessions, and Lu Bu wanted to stay and deal with Cao Cao and needed their help. They couldn't refute, so of course they still stayed to help.

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Lu Bu knew that privately these Xiliang soldiers still had some complaints. After all, they were not familiar with these people in this area of ​​Henan County, and they thought it would only be an easy pursuit. No one expected that such a thing would happen.

It had been dragging on for two days, and their patience was obviously not enough. Of course Lu Bu ignored their impatience and dissatisfaction, and they only dared to complain in private.

As for the leader of this cavalry team, his surname was Wang Mingde and his given name was Zhongming. He was actually a village commander. He was brave and bold, and he also appeared to be quite clever, which was quite popular with Lu Bu.

The so-called village chief is naturally the head of a village, which is a mid- to low-level officer position in the army. There are two teams in a village, each with fifty people. This means that the village chief has almost a hundred people under his command. But now with

There were only these nearly thirty people around him.

When he came to Zhongmu County, he wanted to find someone. Of course, Lu Bu also wanted to meet the county magistrate and magistrate here and ask for their help. However, before Lu Bu could go by himself, someone came to visit him. It was Zhongmu County.

County magistrate.

It's just that the county captain is not there, the county magistrate is ill, and there is only one magistrate in the county government office at this time. At this time, he only came with a few government officials, but he didn't dare not come after hearing about Lu Bu's identity.

The magistrate looked like he was only thirty years old, and his face naturally had a positive look, which made Lu Bu feel good about him, and his conversational skills were also good when communicating with him.

The county magistrate is the head of a county, but in terms of rank, he is only three hundred shi in rank, and there is no comparison with Lu Bu, the Zhonglang general who is 2,000 shi in rank. What's more, since the Yellow Turban, the status of warriors in the Han Dynasty has gradually increased.

, Lu Bu, a general, was not someone he could offend, let alone Lu Bu himself as a Tinghou.

Therefore, the county magistrate was quite respectful to Lu Bu, and if Lu Bu had any questions, he would basically answer them.

Finally, when asked about Cao Cao, Lu Bu first described Cao Cao's appearance and characteristics, and then asked: "Has the county magistrate ever seen this man?"

When the county magistrate heard this, he just shook his head and said: "General, don't be surprised. I have indeed never seen this person. Maybe he bypassed this county and continued eastward..."

"Is that so..." Lu Bu frowned, a little impatient.

How could a good one be lost?

Cao Mengde was hit by his own arrow. Lu Bu was also very sure of the effect of that arrow. Although it did not hit a fatal point, its power was almost enough to penetrate his body. The damage caused was undoubtedly huge and very human.

Of course, Cao Cao is not an ordinary person who can endure it, but no matter how strong his perseverance is, his physical fitness is still not as good as that of people like Lu Bu. How can he endure it and now he is nowhere to be seen?

And that time I lost track of him, it was a bit strange to think about it, because I clearly saw a blood trail at that time, and I followed the blood trail until I found a cave ten steps away, but there was no trace anymore, but people always

Wouldn't it just disappear like this?

Lu Bu was a little confused, but he was very sure. It could even be said that a kind of intuition told him that the direction he was looking for was not wrong. Cao Cao was currently here, or nearby.

After all, he was injured, and his pursuit was already close to the outskirts of Zhongmu County. Even if he was still alive and awake, I believe he would not run far unless he didn't want to die. After all, arrow wounds in this world are very serious.

It's difficult to deal with, and one careless move can be fatal, so you don't have to do it yourself at that time.

Looking at the county magistrate in front of him, Lu Bu's heart suddenly moved for some reason. He narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile: "I don't know your name?"

"It's just a nobody, not enough for the general to care about." The county magistrate felt vaguely uneasy, and the answer he was about to blurt out changed.

But Lu Bu smiled even brighter, "Your surname is Chen Minggong and your given name is Gongtai?"

The magistrate's expression changed, and he looked at Lu Bu as if he were looking at a monster.

Although he is an official of the imperial court and has always claimed to be talented, due to the current situation and opportunities, he can only stay in Zhongmou County. Naturally, no one knows his existence.

However, the general in front of him, who seemed to have an extraordinary status at first glance, could actually know his name and surname. However, he was very sure that they could not know each other. He had never had any impression of this person before. As for the person he knew,

I am afraid that none of those people will know this general, and naturally they will not spread his name to others. So what is going on?

He was still there in shock and confusion, but after the initial change of color, his expression quickly returned to calm. Lu Bu couldn't help but admire in his heart that he was indeed a top counselor. His demeanor was very extraordinary, but his expression at that moment just now

The change has naturally been captured a long time ago, so if he said it was just a guess or a test at the beginning, now he is absolutely sure.

With this affirmation, Lu Bu suddenly felt that Cao Cao might really be here in Chen Gong, but Chen Gong didn't admit it, so he couldn't be sure.

In fact, Lv Bu also knew that the romance stories were not credible, saying that Cao Cao and Chen Gong met in Zhongmou, and then there was a "capture and release of Cao". Then the two of them arrived in Chenggao and met Lu Boshe, one of Cao Cao's uncles.

But there is a problem here, that is, Chenggao is obviously to the west of Xingyang, which is the so-called Hulao land, but because of Lao Luo's deception, it turned to the east of Xingyang, which is a thousand miles away.

Of course, I didn’t fully believe Lu Bu’s novel, and I didn’t think he would be misled. It’s just that now there is a little more uncertainty.

But the only thing that is certain is that Chen Gong did serve as Cao Cao's counselor in history, and later joined Lu Bu, which means that he is indeed suitable for Cao Cao and has connections.

As for whether Chen Gong had ever been in Zhongmou, Lu Bu really didn't remember whether there was any record, so he didn't think about it at first.

"How does the general know me?" Chen Gong thought for a while and hesitated before answering.

Lu Bu smiled faintly and had no intention of answering, but it added a bit of mystery.

Chen Gong began to become cautious. He felt uncomfortable sitting here under Lu Bu's gaze. After a while, he handed over his hands and said, "If the general has nothing else to do and there are official duties in the yamen, then Gong will leave first."

Seeing him turn around and leave after he smiled and nodded, Lu Bu's eyes suddenly narrowed. Wang De leaned over and asked, "General, is Cao Cao really here?"

Lu Bu thought for a moment and suddenly laughed: "Haha, although I'm not sure whether Cao Cao is really here, there's no harm in giving it a try..."

Although Wang De didn't know what he meant by "give it a try", he curled his lips when he heard it, thinking that after so many days of hard work and exhaustion from you, in the end he was not sure about anything and wanted to ask us to go, but this is not the case.

He only dared to think in his heart that he didn't have the guts to refute Lu Bu face to face.

In fact, his Xiliang cavalry squad has now been "recruited" by Lu Bu.

But Lu Bu was thinking about tonight's events in his mind. It would be better to catch him at the scene. Maybe he could also recruit a top adviser - which is indeed a better idea.

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