Outside Xiapi City, in Liu Bei's camp.
Just as Chen Gong finished devising his plan within the city, Liu Bei followed Qin Tian's strategy and prepared three thousand troops. They all changed into Yuan Shu Army supply uniforms, while Qiao Rui and Chen Dao took some dry rations and quietly departed the main camp.
Not long after seeing the two off, Liu Bei and Qin Tian returned to camp and saw Fu Shiren hurrying over with a delighted expression.
"My lord, good news! Great news!"
"The Third General went to Xiapi and has brought back the grain and supplies Lu Bu promised us!"
Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this.
"What? Lu Bu handed the grain and supplies over to my third brother?"
Seeing his reaction, Fu Shiren assumed Liu Bei had been overwhelmed by the pleasant surprise and hurriedly laughed.
"Indeed! Who would have thought General Zhang possessed such might? He actually frightened Lu Bu into willingly handing over the supplies!"
But how could he know that Liu Bei was not pleasantly surprised, but alarmed?
Even without Qin Tian's deductions, Liu Bei knew perfectly well what kind of man Lu Bu was. He had never expected to get the money and grain back at all.
Yet they had actually gotten it back!
Had Lu Bu changed his nature? Impossible!
The only explanation was exactly as Qin Tian had surmised: there was a scheme behind this.
With that thought, he looked at Qin Tian.
"Military Adviser, what should we do?"
But Qin Tian merely smiled.
"Who would have thought that after being shut away for several days, Chen Gong would come up with such a fine plan?"
"Still, it matters not. Since the grain and supplies have been delivered, our army should naturally accept them."
"Let us go see