Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

"Although this plan seems ingenious at first glance, Gao Shangwu firmly controls the vital lifeline of food and grass, which is our lifeblood."

Sun Zong's brows were furrowed, like two twisted hemp ropes, his expression was full of worry and uneasiness.

"What if Gao Shangwu is blinded by greed and cuts off our food supply? Then we will be helpless. What should we do?"

The more Sun Zong thought about it, the more serious the situation seemed, and his voice unconsciously rose a few degrees.

Cao Yu, who was standing by, was originally immersed in his own thoughts. When he heard Sun Zong's words, he felt a chill running up from the soles of his feet to his heart. He couldn't help but shiver, and his body trembled slightly.

Sun Zong's reminder was like a wake-up call, instantly making Cao Yu alert.

His eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen the tragic situation after the food and grass were cut off, and he said hurriedly:
"You are right. This food and grass is related to our life and death. Now it is in the hands of Gao Shangwu. It is like a sword hanging over our heads, which may fall at any time!"

"Rather than just sit there and wait for his noble and arbitrary decision to cut off our food supplies, it would be better..."

Sun Zong changed the subject, his eyes revealing a hint of determination, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"Not as good as what?"

Cao Yu was extremely anxious and asked with his fists clenched.

“Why don’t we take the initiative and attack Goguryeo and kill Gao Shangwu!
This way, we can take control of the situation and no longer be controlled by others.”

Wei Yan was excited. He took a step forward and clenched his fists.

When the generals heard Wei Yan's words, their expressions froze, as if they were shrouded by an invisible pressure, and solemn expressions appeared on their faces.

Cao Yu's eyes twitched slightly, and there seemed to be waves surging in his heart. He quickly turned his gaze to Yang Yi and Cao Lin, wanting to hear their opinions.

"Although there are rumors all over the place, like a tangled mess that is hard to sort out, Gao Shangwu has not taken any action yet, which means that he is still hesitating and has not made a decision yet."

Yang Yi hesitated for a moment, folded his hands in front of his chest, and analyzed slowly:
"If we take advantage of his unpreparedness and launch a surprise attack into the city right now, it would be a perfect opportunity. We might be able to succeed in one fell swoop and catch him off guard."

When Cao Lin heard this, he immediately became excited and patted his chest and said:

"While the Goguryeo people are not on guard yet, I have every confidence that I can lead my troops to break into the city and capture Gao Shangwu!"

When Cao Yu heard this, he was overjoyed. He jumped up suddenly and was about to give an order.

At this moment, Sun Zong suddenly said:

"Wait a minute!"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Sun Zong in unison, their eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.

"Even if we succeed in this surprise attack and kill Gao Shangwu, what good will it do?
Once Gao Shangwu died, Goguryeo would be leaderless and would inevitably fall into chaos.

By then, Xiao Fang will surely take the opportunity to attack us. We will be attacked from both sides and the consequences will be disastrous!
This is like robbing Peter to pay Paul!"

Sun Zong frowned and raised his question.

Cao Yu's originally high enthusiasm was instantly extinguished, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face, like the sun covered by dark clouds.

Cao Lin was not convinced and continued:

"Then let's capture him alive and use him as a puppet to serve us.

In this way, we can use his name to control Goguryeo, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

As soon as this plan came out, Cao Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

He nodded heavily and said happily:
"Okay, this is a great plan. In this way, we can control Goguryeo without any effort."

At that moment, Cao Yu no longer hesitated, slammed the table and shouted:

"Gather your troops quickly and launch a surprise attack on the city tonight!

We must catch him off guard and let Gao Shangwu know how powerful we are!"

Cao Lin and others expressed their willingness to follow Cao Yu until death.

...

At night, the moonlight is like water, sprinkling on the earth.

Cao Yu led his troops out of the city quietly, like a black torrent, flowing silently in the night and heading straight for the inner city. The sound of horse hooves echoed in the silent night sky.

At the same time, in Xiangping City.

"Prime Minister Xiao, the army has finished resting and is ready to go at any time."

Gan Ning clasped his hands together and spoke respectfully in a loud and powerful voice.

Xiao Fang nodded slightly, his eyes like a bottomless pool of water, and asked:
"Is there any new movement from Gao Yanyou?"

Deng Ai stepped forward, cupped his hands and said:

"These past few days, messengers from Goguryeo have been coming and going, seemingly discussing something important.

They look hurried and their movements are secretive, which is extremely suspicious."

"According to the spy report, Gao Shangwu and his son have not yet made a decision."

"very good!"

Xiao Fang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a cold smile that made people shudder:

"As long as Gao Shangwu is hesitant, Cao Yu will definitely feel uneasy.

We just need to wait and see what happens and reap the benefits.”

He had already made plans in his mind, just waiting for Cao Yu to lose control and start a rebellion, thus plunging Goguryeo into civil strife.

At that time, he could take advantage of the situation to send troops and destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop.

At this moment, a spy hurried in and said with a salutation:
"Reporting to Prime Minister Xiao, Cao Yu led his army to attack Guonei City. He has successfully captured Gao Shangwu alive and has taken control of Guonei City."

This news was like a thunderclap, which made Xiao Fang's eyes light up and he felt secretly proud.

"Prime Minister Xiao is indeed as good as a god. Cao Yu really attacked Gao Shangwu first."

Ma Su's face was full of admiration and he said with a cupped hand, his eyes full of respect and worship.

Xiao Fang sneered and said:

"It's so sad that Gao Shangwu hesitated and ended up being Cao Yu's puppet!

He is just an ant being manipulated by others."

Ma Su bowed again and said:
"Prime Minister, the people of Goguryeo must be dissatisfied and full of resentment towards Cao Yu's actions.

This is a godsend opportunity for us to send troops!
We just need to follow the trend and we can easily destroy Goguryeo."

"it is good!"

Xiao Fang slammed the table, stood up, and shouted loudly:
"Order all troops to march north immediately and destroy Goguryeo!

In this battle, we will make Goguryeo part of the territory of our Han Dynasty!"

Before sending out troops, Xiao Fang specially summoned Gao Yanyou.

"I pay my respects to Prime Minister Xiao!"

Gao Yanyou was terrified and immediately fell to the ground, trembling all over.

"You and your son were hesitant and reluctant to take action. Do you regret it now?
Once you miss the opportunity, it will be very difficult to recover it.”

Xiao Fang's face was full of sarcasm, and his eyes shot towards Gao Yanyou like knives, with disdain in his eyes.

"Prime Minister, I was wrong, I deserve death!
I should have advised my father to kill Cao Yu to prevent future troubles. I was confused for a moment and made a big mistake. "

Gao Yanyou was so frightened that he was shaking all over, his clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and he said quickly:

"I beg Prime Minister Xiao to send troops to rescue the Gao family!

If the Prime Minister can save the Gao family from the dire straits, I am willing to go through fire and water for the Han Dynasty!"

Gao Yanyou burst into tears as he spoke, tears flowing unstoppably like beads that had broken off a string. (End of this chapter)