Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1079 The Real Killer Move

"It's been a while since we last met. It seems that Cao's military command skills are even better than before."

Xu Shu was a little surprised.

Liu He was naturally very clear about the changes in Cao Cao's various data. Not long ago, Cao Cao's command ability reached its original peak value, which is now 101 points. Coupled with this "traitorous hero" stunt, it is indeed enough to make him surpass other characters in the Three Kingdoms period in terms of command ability.

However, it is still not enough in front of Liu He's army which now possesses the Spirit Tower.

Liu He looked back and said, "Liu Bei should be catching up, right?"

Xun You said, "Your Majesty, Liu Bei's army is less than five miles away from the rear of our army, that is, General Zhang Yong's army. If we can't break through the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, I think our army will meet Liu Bei's army again in less than half an hour."

At the front of the Qingxu army, the three brothers Liu Bei, Jiang Huan, and Zhang Fei, as well as the two counselors Tian Feng and Shen Pei, advanced together, leaving only generals such as Chen Dao and Taishi Ci behind to lead their respective troops.

Liu Bei and the others all looked relaxed and happy, except Zhang Fei, who had a serious expression and looked very conflicted.

After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind. He suddenly spurred his horse forward, passed Liu Bei and others, then pulled the reins and thrust the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand forward.

Liu Bei and others hurriedly stopped their horses.

"Third brother, what are you doing?"

Zhang Fei glared at him and said, "Brother, no matter what, you should answer me honestly today."

Liu Bei was somewhat puzzled: "What can't be said after the war? The war is urgent right now, third brother must not miss the important matter."

"Yes, third brother, get out of the way quickly." Jiang Huan also persuaded.

"No!" Zhang Fei shouted directly, which surprised Liu Bei and Jiang Huan. After all, since the three of them became sworn brothers, Zhang Fei had never had such an expression and tone towards his two brothers.

Liu Bei said sternly, "Since you have something important to ask, then go ahead. When you and I became sworn brothers, we swore not to live together, but to die together. Since you have doubts, I will help you solve them."

When he said "We don't ask to live together, but ask to die together", Zhang Fei was obviously moved, but he quickly recovered.

"Don't try to deceive me with your sweet words. I, Old Zhang, only want to ask you one question today. Are you really raising an army to support the Han Dynasty and save the people, or are you just trying to become the emperor for yourself?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked, except Liu Bei, who quickly smiled after a brief surprise.

"Why do you say that, Third Brother? How could I have such a rebellious thought? I came to Hulao Pass to support the government and eliminate the treacherous officials."

"Nonsense!" Zhang Fei shouted out loudly, almost in pain.

"Third brother, you..." Jiang Huan wanted to say something, but Zhang Fei yelled back, "Don't interrupt me!"

His face was full of anger, disappointment, and a bit like he wanted to cry but couldn't, as he stared at Liu Bei.

"I would like to ask you, elder brother, what should a man base his life on?"

Liu Bei said without hesitation: "Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are the foundation of our lives."

"Okay, it's rare that Big Brother still remembers."

Zhang Fei said: "Although I am not talented, I am not stupid or ignorant. What you did in the past, it is reasonable to say that you want to eliminate the treacherous officials in the court. But today's battle, this logic is absolutely unacceptable."

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and you personally led the army to attack us. We are subordinates, and it is already a great rebellion to be enemies with the Emperor. But my eldest brother said that Your Majesty believed in slander, and I dare not doubt it. Now he wants to kill you, even if I risk being called disloyal, I must save the lives of my two brothers, so I will fight with Your Majesty in person."

"But since Your Majesty has withdrawn his troops to fight against Cao, why should we pursue him so desperately? Cao is a traitorous minister of the Han Dynasty, and everyone should kill him. My brother is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and you had no choice but to cooperate with this thief. Now Your Majesty is in danger. If our army catches up with him and attacks Cao from both sides, how can Your Majesty survive?"

Tian Feng interrupted and said, "Third General, the whole story is a secret, and it is inconvenient to tell you in detail now, but Third General should believe that the lord is definitely not a traitor."

"You still want to deceive me?" Zhang Fei pointed at Tian Feng angrily and said, "I thought you were a loyal and upright person. I admired you very much. I didn't expect that you secretly instigated my elder brother to rebel against the court. How much did Cao Cao give you to make you do such a shameless thing?"

Tian Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "How could this old man collude with Cao thief? The three generals have wronged me."

"Yes, General San, don't worry, this matter..."

"You shut up too! You two from Jizhou are not good people. My eldest brother has always been honest. He must have been deceived by you and did such a disloyal and unjust thing."

He looked at Liu Bei again and shouted, "Brother, you must stop today. Even if you don't help the court to defeat the thieves, you should withdraw your troops and wait until the battle is over before you go to the emperor to apologize. I will never sit idly by and watch you become a traitor who will be infamous for eternity." Jiang Huan said, "Third brother, are you going to commit a crime? You are my elder brother and our lord. How can you be called loyal if you act like this?"

Zhang Fei's expression darkened, but he immediately became resolute again.

"I, Old Zhang, will take responsibility for my own actions. As long as Big Brother agrees to withdraw his troops, after the war, I, Old Zhang, will go to His Majesty on behalf of Big Brother to plead guilty and commit suicide in front of the Emperor, asking him to forgive Big Brother and Second Brother's crimes. That's all."

After hearing this, Liu Bei, Jiang Huan, Tian Feng and Shen Pei looked at each other, and then laughed together.

Zhang Fei was a little confused by their laughter: "What are you laughing at? Don't laugh!"

Liu Bei stopped laughing and looked at Zhang Fei with a face full of satisfaction: "I, Liu Bei, have such a virtuous brother. What more could I ask for? Thousands of years later, your righteous name will surely be recorded in history."

Zhang Fei didn't care: "Don't talk about other things. Tell me now, are the soldiers going to retreat or not?"

Liu Bei said sternly, "Since you insist on asking for clarification, then I will tell you clearly that I must fight this battle and will never retreat."

"You..." Zhang Fei's face turned furious, and his hand holding the Zhangba Snake Spear began to tremble.

"Why, Third Brother wants to kill me?"

Liu Bei's words made Zhang Fei completely entangled and confused. If he really wanted to kill Liu Bei, he would never have the courage to do so.

Just when Zhang Fei was in great pain, Tian Feng said, "My lord, please stop teasing the three generals."

After that, he turned to Zhang Fei and said, "Third General, over the years, you have asked me and Brother Zhengnan more than once, why did we suddenly agree to follow our lord's invitation and vow to follow him till death until now?"

Zhang Fei was stunned, obviously not expecting him to bring up this matter. "Yes, you and Shen Pei have always kept your mouth shut and refused to reveal a single word. What, did I guess right? Did I guess that you two were secretly instructed by Cao the thief to harm my eldest brother?"

When he said the second half of the sentence, Zhang Fei suddenly became murderous, as if he would immediately kill Tian Feng and Shen Pei if they disagreed.

Tian Feng, however, smiled and objected to Liu Bei, saying, "My Lord, it's time to take out that thing."

Liu Bei also nodded: "Well, it's time. I have kept it a secret from my third brother all these years, making him worry day and night and trembling with fear. It really wronged him."

Jiang Huan also said, "Also, when we were in Shangdang County, the current emperor, who was the general, suddenly found my brother. The two of them talked for a long time in the secret room. Then my brother took you and me and left Shangdang. You were also very confused. Today, I should tell you everything."

Zhang Fei was very puzzled: "Didn't we have to flee because we couldn't resist Yuan Shao's army and couldn't hold Shangdang?"

Liu Bei shook his head but said nothing. He took something out of his arms and handed it to Zhang Fei.

"Once Third Brother has seen this, everything will become clear."

Zhang Fei stared at Liu Bei's hand with curiosity, wondering what was held in it.

After a moment, a cry of surprise was heard: "Ah...you..."

In front of Hulao Pass, Cao's army had the upper hand, with thousands of soldiers climbing up the city gate and starting hand-to-hand combat.

"My lord..." Xi Zhong came to Cao Cao's side and said, "General Cao Ren can't hold on any longer. The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation is about to be breached."

Cao Cao looked in the direction of Cao Ren, and sure enough, the Eight Gate Formation had been broken into pieces under the joint attack of Zhao Yun and Guan Yu. Cao Ren also relied on the protection of his personal soldiers and fought and retreated, so he avoided being killed by Zhao Yun.

"What's going on? Hasn't Liu Bei's army caught up with Liu He yet?" Cao Cao was a little dissatisfied.

Just then, a scout came running over from afar.

"My Lord... Liu Bei... Liu Bei..."

Cao Cao was overjoyed: "Liu Bei has caught up with Liu He?"

The scout was very panicked and said, "No... no... Liu Bei led the army in person, bypassed the commander's platform where Liu He was, but... but... but he was heading straight towards our army..."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)