Xiapi City, the state capital.
In the main hall, a military meeting was ongoing.
Liu Wu and Cao Cao formed an alliance through marriage, and the threat to the west of Xuzhou was lifted. After returning, they went south to solve the siege of Yutai and deal with Yuan Shu's war. Naturally, it was put on the agenda.
"Brother!"
"Cao Cao is a traitor of the Han Dynasty, but my brother is a relative of the Han Dynasty. How can I marry Cao Cao?”
Guan Yu was in no mood to fight, his expression solemn as he questioned.
Obviously, Liu Wu's decision this time had once again crossed his bottom line.
Liu Bei's reputation was his bottom line.
Guan Yu's excitement was within Liu Wu's expectations. He took a sip of wine and thought about how to subdue Guan Yu.
"Second brother, you're wrong!”
Before he could speak, Zhang Fei stood up and spoke up for him.
Guan Yu was shocked and frowned." Third brother, what do you mean? Do you also agree with big brother marrying that Cao thief?"”
"Not only do I agree, but I also agree with it!”
Zhang Fei said without hesitation.
Guan Yu was stunned.
"When the emperor was in the dust, Cao Cao welcomed Feng Tianzi to Xudu, protecting the emperor's dignity and re-establishing the prestige of the imperial court. No matter what, he contributed to the Han Dynasty.”
"Now, the one who usurped the throne is Yuan Shu, not Cao Cao. How can Second Brother say that he is the Han thief?”
"Since he's not a traitor, then what's wrong with Big Brother taking his daughter as a concubine and marrying her to him to deal with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the two true traitors?”
Zhang Fei acted like he was telling Guan Yu what Liu Wu had said to him.
Guan Yu was speechless.
"Second brother, don't be so pedantic.”
"Big brother's marriage alliance with Cao Cao was entirely out of consideration for the big picture. As brothers, we should understand big brother and support big brother!”
Zhang Fei's earnest persuasion stunned Guan Yu.
"When Liu Wu was in Xiao Pei, what kind of bewitching potion did he instill in Third Brother to make his mind filled with such fallacies? He actually completely agreed with Liu Wu and completely ignored his brother's reputation?”
Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei in shock, his face full of bewilderment.
Liu Wu couldn't help but laugh at the dispute between the two brothers.
"Yes, it seems that when I fall out with Liu Bei in the future, Zhang Fei is a target that I can fight over…"
Liu Wu secretly made a judgment.
"Since Commander Yun insists on making me an enemy of Cao Cao, then I will give you four thousand soldiers. Commander Yun can immediately send troops to attack Cao Cao.”
"If you can defeat Cao Cao, that would be great. I will take back my order and no longer ally with Cao Cao to avoid being attacked on both sides.”
Liu Wu's lukewarm words had dug a hole for Guan Yu.
"Big Brother, I-"
Guan Yu's face turned red as he was once again at a loss for words.
He knew Cao Cao's strength very well. Even though he was proud and arrogant, he knew that with only four thousand soldiers, he would be sending himself to his death.
Liu Wu was sure that he didn't have the guts to do so, so he deliberately embarrassed him!
Guan Yu frowned and clenched his fists.
Chen Deng, Zhao Yun, and the other civil and military officials looked at this scene with astonishment.
"My lord actually embarrassed Guan Yunzhang like this. This has never happened before.”
"Are the two brothers going to fall out with each other?”
Everyone had the same thought and did not dare to breathe loudly.
The atmosphere in the hall was solemn.
After a long while, Guan Yu's tightly clenched fists finally loosened.
He clenched his teeth and cupped his hands with great difficulty."Since big brother is taking the big picture into consideration and making such a decision, what else can I say? Let big brother make the decision.”
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
A cold smile flashed across Liu Wu's eyes.
As he expected, Guan Yu had no choice but to give in.
He had no choice. In Guan Yu's heart, Liu Bei was his everything.
If they shed all pretense of cordiality and revealed Liu Wu's identity, it would definitely cause chaos in the hearts of Xuzhou. Cao Cao would most likely tear up the alliance and attack. Coupled with Yuan Shu in the south, Xuzhou might not be preserved.
Moreover, Zhang Fei was extremely convinced of Liu Wu, and Zhao Yun and Chen Deng were completely convinced of Liu Wu. Even if he fell out with them, it was still unknown whether he could win the support of these people.
Since he did not have absolute confidence, and he had to protect Liu Bei's hard-earned Xu Prefecture, Guan Yu could only swallow his anger.
"Elder Yun, you can see the big picture.”
"Actually, marrying Cao Cao is only a temporary solution. Sooner or later, we will have to fight Cao Cao.”
"When that time comes, I'll still have to rely on you, Yunzhang.”
Liu Wu had a good grasp of propriety. After slapping Guan Yu twice, he threw him two dates.
Guan Yu regained his face, and his expression turned for the better. He said proudly,""Don't worry, brother. When we attack Cao Cao in the future, I will be the vanguard and personally kill Cao Cao!”
Looking at Guan Yu's conceited and arrogant appearance, Liu Wu's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery.
"Alright, let's forget about Cao Cao.”
"Next, let's talk about dealing with Yuan Shu.”
Liu Wu waved his hand and changed the topic.
"Zhang Wenyuan learned the 'City Defense Record' given by the lord and nailed 30,000 Yuan soldiers to Xutai City for a month. The enemy has been unable to attack for a long time, so their spirit must have been greatly reduced and their spirits exhausted.”
"I think that my lord should mobilize all his troops and head south along the Si River. He will go straight to Xutai and take advantage of the enemy's fatigue to defeat them!”
Chen Deng spoke incessantly and offered a plan.
"Chen Zhizhong's words make sense. We have Zhang Wenyuan as a spy. If we work together from the inside and outside, we will definitely be able to severely injure Yuan Jun!”
Zhao Yun also agreed.
Zhang Fei's fighting spirit was ignited. He jumped up and shouted,"Then what are we waiting for? Big brother, give the order. Let's go straight to Huainan and destroy that audacious traitor Yuan Shu!”
Everyone agreed.
"Going south to Xutai and defeating Ji Ling and Lu Bu's thirty thousand soldiers is naturally no problem.”
"But have you thought about it? Once the Xutai army is defeated, Yuan Shu will definitely mobilize his entire army to fight to the death with our army.”
"When we enter Shouchun, we will have to fight many tough battles along the way. Even if we manage to take Shouchun, we will have to pay a huge price.”
"Our army is limited, and every soldier is extremely precious. Is it worth it to lose so many soldiers for Yuan Shu?”
Liu Wu remained calm and asked the crowd meaningfully.
The battle cries in the hall instantly fell silent.
Chen Deng nodded." My lord is right. We didn't consider it thoroughly enough."”
"But other than fighting head-on, what else can we do?”
"Don't tell me that we can get Yuan Shu to transfer his troops away so that we can easily break through the siege of Xutai and then easily attack Shouchun?”
Zhang Fei muttered again.
"Third brother, you're right."
Liu Wu smiled." Since we can easily destroy Yuan Shu, why would we waste the lives of our soldiers?"”
Zhang Fei was stunned, his eyes blank.
Chen Deng and the others were also shocked, they couldn't understand what Liu Wu meant.
"Sun Ce!"
Liu Wu said a name unhurriedly.
"Sun Ce?"
Zhang Fei and the other generals were still confused.
Chen Deng's eyes turned as he was suddenly enlightened. His eyes were filled with joy.
"In name, Yuan Shu controlled the entire Yangzhou, but the Jiangdong counties were all conquered by that little tyrant.”
"Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, was a hero who fought against Dong Yingxiong. He was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Now that Yuan Shu has arrogated to himself the title of Emperor, if Sun Ce continues to rely on Yuan Shu, he will also become a traitor of the Han Dynasty and will tarnish his father's good name.”
"Moreover, that little tyrant has always been ambitious and will not be willing to be under Yuan Shu.”
"As long as we can get that Cao Gong to reward Sun Ce in the name of the Han Dynasty and order Sun Ce to lead his army across the river to attack Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu will definitely send troops to pacify Sun Ce in his anger.”
"This way, the north of Shouchun will be empty, and our army can take advantage of the weakness to attack the south and take Shouchun easily.”
"Is that what my lord means?"
With Chen Deng's intelligence, Liu Wu's guidance immediately allowed him to understand the deeper meaning behind it.
"It is Yuan Long who knows me," praised Liu Wu with a smile.”
These words were a silent agreement.
Only then did the generals come to a realization. Pairs of admiration looked towards Liu Wu.
Chen Deng also cupped his hands and praised," My lord's plan is to lure the tiger away from the mountain and kill with a borrowed knife. It's really a brilliant strategy. I admire it very much."”
"There's no need to admire him."
Liu Wu smiled faintly and waved his hand." I'll have to trouble Yuanlong to quickly draft a letter and send it to the capital. Please ask our Lord Cao to act according to the plan."”
"Yes!"
Chen Deng gladly accepted the order.
"It seems like Chen Deng, Zhao Yun and the others are completely loyal to him. Even if they know that he's a substitute, they might not abandon him.”
"Even Yi De repeatedly went against big brother's wishes and stood on his side.”
"If this goes on, I'm afraid that in the future when elder brother recovers and wants to take back his authority, there will definitely be trouble."
Looking at Liu Wu, who had won the hearts of the people, Guan Yu's brows were deeply furrowed, and his heart was surging with deep anxiety.
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