There was still over five thousand pikemen, over four thousand shielded blade soldiers and a thousand or so archers! The Formation Breaker stood against fifteen thousand enemies. Casualties numbered over five hundred. However, for the opponent, their casualties was five thousand! One against ten, worthy to be called the king of the infantries!
“Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong! Do you have any words to say?!” said Lu Bu as he looked at the Chen Deng who was tied up and kneeling on the ground.
“Humph, slave with three surnames, do with me as you wishes!” Chen Deng did not have the awareness of a captive at all. He remained unyielding.
“Slave of three surnames?!” Lu Bu hated two things the most! One is betrayal and the other is this title! Ever since being called he was called such by Zhang Fei in Hulao Pass, Lu Bu have forever been stuck with this title!
“Chen Deng, did you think that I dared not kill you?!” Lu Bu’s expression was full of murderous intent.
“Haha, so what if you I am to be killed! Even if you killed this Chen Yuanlong, you, Lu Bu, will still not be able to escape! Prime Minister Cao’s army was just behind me. Cao Chun of the Ferocious Cavalry was already sternly waiting! Did you think that you have won just because you have defeated I, Chen Deng?! These hours that you were stopped by me was more than enough for the Ferocious Cavalry to arrive!” Chen Deng sneered.
“Hahahaha!” Lu Bu really hated being threatened. In his anger, he was about to kill Chen Deng. However, Chen Gong who was on the side opened his mouth and said “Although slaves of three surnames was indeed unpleasant to hear, it’s still better than being loyal to one’s father’s killer!”
“Who is loyal to one’s father’s killer? Chen Gong! Neither you or Lu Bu are good men! Lu Bu have said that my father was killed by Prime Minister Cao and now you go on to say that I am loyal to my father’s killer! What a joke! Did you think that I, Chen Deng, was a three year old kid?! Did you expect that I will fall for your stratagem of sowing dissention?!” Chen Deng knew that being captured by Lu Bu was the same as death, thus he decided to curse away.
“Facts speak louder than words!” Chen Gong shook his head, turned around to face Lu Bu and held his fist toward him. "My lord, Gong request that my lord set Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong free!”
“What?!” Liu Mang was shocked greatly.
“Military advisor, you cannot!” Gao Shun was the first to not agree for a lot of the soldiers of the Formation Breaker died in the hands of Chen Deng’s troops.
“Chen Gong, stop pretending to be kind! Did you think that by doing such I will be grateful towards you?!” Chen Deng ridiculed. “Kill me! Kill me quickly!”
Lu Bu closed his eyes. He thought for a moment before opening his eyes again. He said. “Release Chen Yuanlong!”
“My lord?!” Gao Shun was anxious! If he does not take revenge for his brothers, he will forever be restless and be unable to face those who survived!
“Not only will I release you, I’ll return to you three thousand soldiers including your two generals!” Lu Bu was very generous. Those three thousand soldiers were all people who have families in Guangling. Should he forcely take them away, they will certainly not be willing to fight for him. Thus, he decided to just throw them back to Chen Yuanlong!
“What is it that you want?!” Chen Deng knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
“I do not want anything!” Lu Bu said toward Chen Deng. “I just want you to go and see for yourself Cao Cao’s nature. In the event that you can see through him, then I hope that you will come back and swear loyalty and devotion to me!”
“Swear loyalty to you? Impossible!” Chen Deng refused without any hint of hesitation.