When someone acts as bait, they must have the consciousness of a good bait. So Liu Mang, ordered his division to form an excellent formation, it was for Chen Lan and Lei Bo to see but it was also designed so that Chen Lan and Lei Bo would be unable to comprehend the formation.
Liu Mang's Urban Army had been taking this course of action before dawn until the sun was already high.
“Lu Bu’s Army has something like this?!” On peak fortress looking below, Chen Lan was in a big doubt “This is not Lu Bu's style!”. Chen Lan absolutely knew about Lu Bu's temperament, and due both of them have offended Lu Bu severely, they should be hit by Lu Bu by today basing Lu Bu's ultimatum. But now they were just being surrounded by them.
“What plot is Lu Bu Army concocting?!” Chen Lan was pondering.
Lei Bo was a big idiot and thus his discourse was much simpler “Big brother, why should you ponder more?! Mt. Bagong is located by the throat of Central Plains, in the south there's Yellow River as barrier, and there is only one way to climb this mountain, only this road is available. It is easy to defend, so whatever plot that Lu Bu has, it will be thwarted immediately!”
“Is he trying to burn the mountain?!” Chen Lan tried to think from Lu Bu's angle. “It is impossible!” Chen Lan shook his head. Even though Mt. Bagong had very dense forest, it also has very moist soil and weather. So fire attacks are completely impossible.
“Trying to close our route?!” Finally Chen Lan smiled. In his fortress, they have robbed 10,000-shi of grain and provisions from Yuan Gonglu, and now Lu Bu tried to close off their route? Lu Bu was really stupid after all, now he and Lei Bo both can just play patience; and discover whose provisions will run out first, theirs or Lu Bu
“As long as Lu Bu is only surrounding us, there is nothing to fear!” Chen Lan waved his hand, ordering his men to continue patrol and monitoring “Lu Bu” movements, while he go back and rest for a while.
It had been two ancient hours already, there was only very little or no movement from Lu Bu's army.
TL: 1 ancient hour when converted to modern time become two hour.
Chen Lan felt something was wrong, even Lei Bo also become alerted. So they gathered again in fortress main base.
“Okay, let us review what Lu Bu look like. He wears a full-metal golden armor, rides a big warhorse and using two-edged ji halberd!” Chen Lan is reviewing calmly. He also has 8 great generals and this Chen Lan saw Gao Shun and Zhang Wenyuan yesterday.
“That's right. Generals!” Chen Lan suddenly stood up. “Second brother, do you see several armored warriors beside Lu Bu yesterday?!”
“Yesterday?!” Lei Bo touched his head tried to remember. “Maybe, big brother! What is your point, bro?!”
"They disappeared!" Said Chen Lan.
“They disappeared or do not exist at all! What is the difference?!” Lei Bo did not care at all.
“What do you even understand?!” Chen Lan is a little angry. This stupid brother of his did not understand anything at all. All he is good at is martial arts, and even that was no good either.