Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 225 Traitor! ? (Thanks to the book-loving little naughty Xin Ruo Tong. Already moved for the monthly ticket support~)
"Kill four birds with one stone???"

When they suddenly heard Zhou Yu say this, both Lu Bu and Lu Su looked suspicious.

If it really is killing four birds with one stone, the other party should be happy.

But now he showed this serious expression, obviously the fourth bird of four birds with one stone was not good news.

Lu Bu immediately asked:

"Why did Gongjin say that? And why did he look like that?"

Seeing Lu Bu asking, Zhou Yu sighed and said:

“I wonder if you remember, my lord, that when you led an army of 60,000 to attack the Kingdom of Donghai, Taishi Ci attacked Guangling at the same time.

"Such a coincidence actually has a reason..."

After being reminded by the other party, Lu Bu suddenly remembered that the capture of Guangling City was indeed unexpected.

Because the enemy's timing of attack was so precise...

He originally thought that this was what Zhuge Liang had calculated. After all, Zhuge Liang in the second game was almost a monster.

But now listening to what Zhou Yu said, it seems that this is not the case.

Thinking about how he had just expelled the Chen family from Xia Pi, Lu Bu suddenly thought of something and asked in horror:
"Could it be that someone in our army leaked the news to the enemy?!"

Zhou Yu nodded seriously:
"If I'm not mistaken, the person who leaked the information to Zhuge Liang was probably Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Bu's face instantly turned gloomy!

He subconsciously wanted to deny it, but then he thought that Chen Deng had already fled to Pengcheng with his family.

It is very likely that he was instructed by Zhuge Liang!

As for Chen Gui's purpose of coming here, perhaps it was not just to negotiate with him for the benefit of his family.

It may also be to attract his attention so as to buy time for Chen Deng and others to escape!
If this is true, it would explain why Chen Gui had to stay in Xia Pi and did not come with his son to serve him.

It turns out that all this was premeditated...

Lu Bu never expected that the person he had saved would actually betray him!

Is it because I have repeatedly rejected the other party’s suggestions, causing him to feel unhappy?

Or is it because the other party never truly relied on me from the beginning to the end?

And this time, the incident targeting the aristocratic family has touched the bottom line of the Chen family, so they will no longer pretend?

No wonder Zhuge Liang knew the movements of his Lu Bu army so well.

It turns out that it wasn't all calculated, there was also a mole planted next to him!

Fortunately, in the head-on confrontation with Wu Hou, he chose to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances.

Otherwise, all the strategies that were proactively deployed would probably be secretly reported by Chen Deng...

When he thought of this, Lu Bu felt a wave of fear.

No wonder Zhou Yu said killing four birds with one stone.

It turned out that he decided to make an example of the Chen family, but accidentally, he forced out these traitors!
But the reason why Zhou Yu was unhappy was that if there was a traitor, there might be a second one.

When thinking about this situation, the other party naturally couldn't be happy for him.

Zhou Yu continued to speculate based on the current situation:
"It seems that the reason why Cao Cao was defeated repeatedly by Liu Bei was probably because there was a high-ranking traitor around him.

"Their strategy was revealed to Zhuge Liang, allowing Zhuge Liang to respond in time!
"I just don't know who the traitor next to Cao Cao is..."

Just when Lü Bu was feeling uneasy about this, Jiyin County, far away in Yanzhou.

Cao Cao, the once invincible hero, was now slumped in bed, as if he had lost all his motivation.

But the clenched fists at his side still revealed the anger hidden in his heart!
Cao Cao didn't understand that although he had evil ambitions, he had never shown them too much.

After all, he was a loyal Han minister on the surface, and he had no grudges against Liu Xie. Why would Liu Xie, who was only fourteen years old, suddenly lead his army to attack his back?
Does the other party have such great hatred towards him?
Cao Cao couldn't understand...

However, he guessed that it must be the old villains like Wang Yun or Jia Xu, or the master behind Liu Bei who gave Liu Xie the idea.

Otherwise, how could Liu Xie, who was only fourteen years old, have the courage to attack Cao Mengde?

If Liu Xie had not suddenly taken action this time, he would have had a great chance of taking down the State of Chen which was personally guarded by Liu Bei.

If we can conquer the State of Chen, we can capture Liu Bei and the expert named Zhuge Liang behind him alive.

If we kill these two men by then, we will have a chance to take back all the lost territories, including Xuzhou and Yuzhou!

But it was Liu Xie's sudden sneak attack that instantly reversed the situation...

Cao Cao wrote a letter to question Liu Xie two days ago, but what he got was an imperial edict from the other side:
In the whole world, could it be the royal land?
Let him hand over all his soldiers and territories to the court!
After all, Liu Xie was the emperor and had absolute say.

Cao Cao, who bullied him, is weak now, so he is not afraid of falling out with him.

But how could Cao Cao be willing to give away his remaining 40,000 troops and four counties to his enemies for nothing?
Now that Liu Xie has broken off relations, there is no need for him to hide anything anymore!
There is only one way before him:

That is to go north to pledge loyalty to Yuan Shao, and use this man who has been a prime minister for four generations to fight against Liu Xie and Liu Bei!
There will be a chance to regain my power from Yuan Shao in the future, although the chances of doing so are very slim...

Moreover, Yuan Shao never recognized Liu Xie, who was supported by Dong Zhuo.

If he could have his own assistants, he would definitely be able to dominate the north!

At that time, both Liu Xie and Liu Bei would have a chance of winning.

Not to mention the Gongsun family who were hiding in Youzhou.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao slowly opened his eyes and suddenly saw Xun Yu standing beside him, staring at him!

When the other party saw that he suddenly opened his eyes, he immediately retracted his gaze.

"Wen Ruo..."

Cao Cao felt doubtful and sat up and asked:
"What should our army do in this situation?"

Xun Yu was silent for a moment, then he clasped his hands and replied:

"Our army has suffered defeat after defeat, and morale is low. The remaining nobles in Yanzhou are beginning to lose trust in our army.

"For now, our army should rest and recuperate, appease the nobles, and wait for changes in the surrounding forces."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and his doubts subsided a little.

What Xun Yu said is indeed the most appropriate method at the moment when you don’t have to rely on others.

However, he still looked up and glanced at the other party, and continued to ask:

"With our current territory and military strength, we are surrounded by powerful enemies and cannot attack at all.

"If you have to choose a force to join, which one do you think is the most suitable?"

Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao's half-smiley face and said calmly:
"The most appropriate thing to do right now is undoubtedly to go north and join Yuan Shao.

"But in my opinion, Yuan Shao is indecisive, ambitious but incompetent, and has a harsh appearance but a weak courage.

“Although there are many civil and military officials under my command, most of them are fighting openly and secretly.

“If our army suddenly joins, it will most likely be excluded.

"In my humble opinion, the current emperor is smart and has firmly grasped the military power.

"If our army surrenders to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will surely be able to make use of this opportunity..."

Before Xun Yu finished speaking, Cao Cao's face suddenly fell and he slapped his thigh fiercely:
"Humph! That little emperor has no grudge against the governor and wants him to join him? What a foolish dream!

"Could it be that you, Xun Wenruo... are the spy that the little emperor placed beside the governor of this state?!"

(End of this chapter)