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

The atmosphere in the inner city and palace of Goguryeo was completely different.

The palace is magnificent and splendid, but at this moment it is filled with an oppressive atmosphere.

Cao Yu put on the dragon robe and sat on the dragon throne as the emperor.

The dragon throne is carved with dragons and painted with phoenixes, and is magnificent, symbolizing supreme power.

After many years, he finally realized his dream of becoming an emperor and ascended the coveted throne.

However, the emperor's troops seemed rather shabby, forming a sharp contrast with the dragon throne.

The soldiers were ragged, their weapons were worn out, and their morale was low, like a group of rabble.

Gao Shangwu knelt below with a gloomy look on his face, his eyes full of loneliness and helplessness.

His hair was a little messy, the wrinkles on his face seemed to have deepened, and he looked haggard.

"Gao Shangwu, your foolish son has the audacity to declare himself king!

He is openly challenging my authority, I will never let him go!"

Cao Yu shouted angrily.

His face turned red, as if it was about to burst into fire.

"No matter how much you planned, you couldn't have expected Xiao Fang to do this, right?

You thought you were extremely smart, but you didn't expect to be fooled by Xiao Fang.

You have fallen into this situation now, and it is all your own fault!"

Gao Shangwu smiled sarcastically, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a hint of contempt in his expression.

The sarcastic words were like a sharp thorn, which severely irritated Cao Yu and made him furious.

"Gao Shangwu, are you worthy of being the King of Goguryeo?
You are nothing but trash!
You can't even discipline your own son, so what qualifications do you have to sit in this position!"

Cao Yu pointed at Gao Shangwu and scolded him, his saliva splashing on Gao Shangwu's face.

His fingers kept trembling, as if he wanted to eat Gao Shangwu alive.

Gao Shangwu was filled with grief and indignation, the rage in his heart was like a volcano about to erupt.

"Cao Yu, don't be too proud too soon, you won't be proud for long.

Xiao Fang's army is about to attack us, you'd better think about how to survive!
Do you think you can sit on the throne and rest easy?
It’s simply wishful thinking! "

He even dared to mock Cao Yu, and his words were full of provocation.

There was a determination in his eyes, as if he was ready to die together with Cao Yu.

Cao Yu was completely enraged. He jumped off the dragon throne, rushed to Gao Shangwu, and knocked him to the ground.

"How dare you, a piece of trash, mock me!

Today I will let you know the consequences of mocking me!"

Cao Yu roared and punched Gao Shangwu like raindrops.

In a blink of an eye, Gao Shangwu was beaten so hard that he begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please have mercy!"

His voice was weak and trembling, full of fear and despair.

However, Cao Yu ignored his pleas for mercy and continued to beat Gao Shangwu violently.

Yang Yi, Sun Zong and others looked at this scene and could only shake their heads and sigh helplessly, their hearts filled with disappointment at Cao Yu's actions.

They knew that Cao Yu was so tyrannical that he would suffer the consequences sooner or later.

Cao Yu's resentment seemed to have finally found an outlet, and he poured it all out on Gao Shangwu.

Gao Shangwu's screams and Cao Yu's roars echoed in the palace.

Xiao Fang actually made Gao Yanyou the King of Goguryeo. This move instantly blew his carefully planned layout to pieces, making all his previous efforts go down the drain.

Being teased by Xiao Fang again, Cao Yu felt a rage burning in his chest, making him feel suffocated and uncomfortable.

The anger was like a volcano about to erupt, and it could burst out at any time.

However, Gao Shangwu did not know what was good for him at this time and actually mocked Cao Yu.

His words were like a sharp blade, piercing Cao Yu's self-esteem.

Cao Yu suddenly became furious, his eyes wide open, like an angry lion, and started punching and kicking Gao Shangwu.

"I was wrong, spare me, spare me~~"

How could Gao Shangwu withstand the punches that rained down like raindrops? He was beaten black and blue in the face soon. His eyes were filled with endless fear and despair, like a lamb to be slaughtered.

Seeing this, Yang Yi stepped forward and advised:

"Your Majesty, Gao Shangwu is still useful at this moment. I hope Your Majesty will spare his life!"

His eyes were full of worry.

After hearing Yang Yi's words, Cao Yu's anger subsided a little and he finally loosened his clenched fists.

At this time, Gao Shangwu was covered in blood and looked extremely miserable.

Cao Yu returned to his seat with a sinister look in his eyes. He ordered Gao Shangwu to write the edict immediately.

The content of the edict was to declare Gao Yanyou a traitor and that no city in Goguryeo should obey his orders.

How could Gao Shangwu dare not disobey? At this moment, he was like a frightened bird. He could only follow Cao Yu's instructions and write the edict immediately.

Cao Yu immediately ordered the edict to be sent to all cities in Goguryeo, attempting to stabilize people's hearts and consolidate his rule.

After issuing the edict, Cao Yu's anger subsided a little.

Only then did Yang Yi heave a sigh of relief and said carefully:

"Your Majesty, the situation is critical now. We need to send heavy troops to defend Gulie City!"

Gulie City is the gateway to Goguryeo and an important town.

It has a dangerous terrain and an important strategic location, controlling the throat of Goguryeo.

Cao Yu knew the importance of Gulie City, so he ordered Cao Lin to guard it.

At the beginning, Gao Shangwu asked Cao Yu to garrison here, hoping to rely on Cao Yu to defend the capital, but he did not expect that the situation would become so complicated now.

On the other side, Xiao Fang led a huge army and invaded the territory of Goguryeo.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Fang's vanguard troops turned out to be the Goguryeo army.

These Goguryeo troops originally came to surrender to Gao Yanyou, but Xiao Fang used them as vanguards with the intention of letting them kill each other.

Xiao Fang's method really worked.

When the cities of Goguryeo saw that it was their own compatriots who came to attack them, all their will to resist collapsed in an instant.

In this way, Xiao Fang arrived at the city of Gulie without any effort.

At this moment, Gulie City was garrisoned by Cao Lin, who was led by an elite force of exiled Han people.

In order to hold this last line of defense, Cao Yu took out all his assets and defended Gulie City to the death.

He knew that once Gu Lie City was lost, he would be doomed.

The Han army set up camp outside Gulie City.

Xiao Fang walked out of the tent and observed the terrain personally.

Just as Gan Ning said, Gulie City is located on the mountainside and the terrain is extremely dangerous.

To the east of Gulie City lies the Zhuo River, whose waters rush swiftly and violently like a galloping dragon.

It is extremely difficult to attack from this side.

The north of the city is backed by high mountains.

As a result, the only directions the Han army could attack were the southwest.

However, the terrain of this city is very difficult and dangerous. If the Han army wants to reach the city, they must first climb a hillside several meters high.

The hillside was extremely steep, like a natural barrier, blocking the attack of the Han army.

"The Goguryeo people built their city walls on the mountainside. How did they solve the water problem?
Is there another source of water on the mountain?"

Xiao Fang pointed at the mountain city and asked puzzledly.

"Xiao Xiang, you are truly a god!"

Gan Ning smiled and praised:

"The mountains of Goguryeo are densely covered with springs. That's why they dared to build the city wall on the mountainside."

Xiao Fang nodded and said thoughtfully:

"There is no shortage of water, and the terrain is so dangerous. It seems that it will not be easy to attack this city by force."

There was a hint of fear in his tone. (End of this chapter)