Within Chen County.
Liu Ji sat leisurely in his seat.
"Report! My lord, Cao Cao's messenger requests an audience!"
A soldier ran into the hall and kowtowed to Liu Ji.
Liu Ji didn't seem to be surprised. He said indifferently,"
"Let him in."
A moment later.
Two emissaries dressed in the uniform of the late Eastern Han Dynasty walked in quickly with their backs hunched.
One of them held the imperial edict, straightened his back, and said arrogantly,
"The emperor's edict has arrived! Liu Ji, please kneel down and listen to the imperial edict!"
Liu Ji, who was sitting above, sneered and said indifferently,""If you have something to say, say it. If you have nothing to say, get lost.”
"You…"
"You what? Kneel down and talk!"
As soon as Liu Ji finished speaking, there were only two swooshing sounds. The two dates on the table turned into two afterimages and hit the knees of the two envoys, causing them to kneel down instantly.
"Uh-"
The two envoys let out a muffled groan, and then their faces were filled with fear.
As the imperial officials who passed down imperial edicts, they often passed down imperial edicts on behalf of Cao Cao. They had never seen someone as arrogant as Liu Ji.
Even Yuan Shao, the most powerful faction in the north, had to kneel down to receive the edict.
But now, Liu Ji had turned the tables.
To make them kneel and read the edict…
What kind of treason was this!
It was an unwritten rule since ancient times that envoys were not to be killed when two armies fought.
However, the two of them looked at the cold youth above them and panicked. They knelt down and muttered in a trembling voice,"Yuan Shu…usurped the throne and has become a traitor. I appointed Cao Cao as the Great General to protect the country and crusade against Yuan Shu. Now that the traitor Yuan Shu has been beheaded, Liu Ji is brave and good at fighting. Respect this!"
Shouchun Marquis? Ten beauties?
It was indeed a little like Cao Cao.
This Cao Cao was indirectly begging him to submit to him!
Liu Ji laughed,"You two go back and tell Cao Cao."”
"If Cao Cao is willing to bring his soldiers to join me, I can spare his life and even make him the herdsman of Yuzhou.”
The two messengers walked out of the hall, trembling…
……
Cao Camp.
A furious roar echoed throughout Cao Cao's camp.
"What did you say? That Liu Ji wants me to join him?"
"Yes…Yes, Liu Ji also forced us to kneel down and announce the edict…" The envoy was trembling with fear.
"Bang!"
Before the envoy could finish, Cao Cao had already slapped the table.
"Rebel! They're rebelling!"
"I am willing to condescend to confer that Liu Ji the title of Marquis of Longevity and have him submit. That Liu Ji actually doesn't know what's good for him and even said that he wants me to rely on him?!”
"Haha!"
Cao Cao laughed and suddenly roared,""What a joke!"
"Yuan Rang, count the troops and attack the city tomorrow!”
"I don't believe that Liu Ji can be that powerful!!!”
"My lord, please reconsider!" Cheng Yu stood up again.
"Zhongde, what else do you have to say?" Cao Cao's eyes narrowed.”
Cheng Yu took two deep breaths to calm himself down and said,"According to the information brought back by the scouts two days ago, Liu Ji is currently making weapons. I'm afraid he's making the catapults and ballistae. I think that if my lord acts rashly, I'm afraid..."
"Humph!"
Cao Cao snorted heavily and interrupted Cheng Yu. He sneered,
"What's wrong? Zhongde, you were also intimidated by that traitor Liu Ji?”
"Do you think he can really fight against my elite soldiers with Yuan Shu's group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals?!”
"Powerful weapon? It was just a little trick to scare people!”
"Ridiculous! Ridiculous! Liu Ji only played a small trick and scared all of you!”
Cao Cao was naturally suspicious. He felt that he had completely seen through Liu Ji's little trick.
The so-called weapon making, the messenger kneeling down to announce the edict, and even the threat of him joining him were all just Liu Ji's smokescreen to scare him away.
But I just don't want to follow your wishes. I want to see how capable you, Liu Ji, are!
Cheng Yu was also speechless for a moment.
In his heart, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Was he really scared by Liu Ji?
Cheng Yu's lips curled into a bitter smile…
At this moment, Xiahou Dun stood up." My lord, the army has been out for more than 20 days. The rations are almost used up. Now that we are using small buckets to distribute the rations, there are complaints everywhere in the camp. The morale of the army is wavering!”
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.
He had come from afar to attack Yuan Shu. He had originally wanted to end the battle as quickly as possible.
However, he did not expect Liu Ji to appear unexpectedly and mess up his plan.
This made Cao Cao's side inquire about it, but unexpectedly, more than 20 days had passed!
The rations were almost used up, which made Cao Cao's decision to attack Liu Ji even more firm.
"How many more days can the food last?”
"Three days!"
After hearing Xiahou Dun's words, Cao Cao lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he raised his head and said,""Yuan Rang, go and punish the chief registrar who is in charge of the army's rations.”
"Ah?"
Xiahou Dun was shocked and asked in disbelief,""Why?"
Cao Cao continued," Tell them that the chief clerk embezzled the army's rations and beheaded them in public. Pass on my order. Take out all the food, wine, and meat. Let our brothers eat and drink to their fill. Tomorrow, we will attack the city with all our strength!"”
"If we can't take down the Chen Country within three days, everyone will be killed!”
"Hiss-"
All the generals and advisors present sucked in a breath of cold air.
The lord is so ruthless!
However, with the head of the chief clerk of grain, the originally low morale was directly raised to the height of a rainbow.
This plan could not be described as not brilliant!
Cheng Yu frowned slightly. It seemed that his lord had already made up his mind to fight with his back against the wall. He had to take down Liu Ji in this battle…
Just as he was thinking, Cao Cao sighed,"
"Yuan Rang, tell the registrar that I will take care of his wife!”
……
At the side of Cao Camp, furious roars also shot into the sky.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Guan Yu touched the right half of his body that was tied up with the cloth and roared towards the sky.
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, who were standing at the side, could not help but shed two streams of tears when they saw Guan Yu's blood gushing out of his wound due to his excessive agitation…
"Commander Yun, calm down!"
Liu Bei said with tears streaming down his face.
Guan Yu's bean-sized eyes stared at him for a long time without blinking. After a long time, he slowly turned to look at Liu Bei and gritted his teeth.
"Brother! How can I calm down?"
"My hands are gone. I can't pick up a weapon in the future. I'm a cripple!”
"Brother! Please grant my wish. I beg you, kill me with one slash! Please…"
Guan Yu became more and more agitated as he spoke. He grabbed Liu Bei's hand and begged Liu Bei to end his life.
Not to mention Liu Bei, even Zhang Fei closed his eyes and let his tears flow as he clenched his fists.
"Liu Ji brat, if I, Zhang Fei, don't kill you, I swear I'm not human!”
At this moment, a soldier rushed in and immediately bowed.
"My lord, Cao Sikong sent someone to spread the news that he will send troops to attack the Chen Kingdom tomorrow. May I ask if my lord will send reinforcements and go with him?”
When Liu Bei heard this, he gritted his teeth so hard that they almost shattered. After a long time, he squeezed out a word from between his teeth,""Go!"
The battle between Cao and Liu was ready to begin…
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