Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 399: Soldiers Enter Tiger Prison
Everyone talked for a long time in Liu He's tent. Finally, Liu He invited them to have dinner together. Then Liu Bei and the other two said goodbye and left.

"System, check the attributes of Zhang Fei and Jiang Huan."

"Ding... Zhang Fei's historical peak attributes: Command 79, Force 99, Intelligence 76, Politics 35."

"Zhang Fei's current attributes: Command 58, Military Strength 94, Intelligence 57, Politics 22, Special Attributes: None, Special Skill: Roar - He has a fierce and violent personality. When he fights in an angry state, his starting military strength will be increased by 3 points. After that, each time he roars in anger, his military strength will be increased by 1 point, up to a maximum of 3 times. At the same time, each time he roars, his opponent's military strength will be reduced by 0-2 points according to his personality and courage."

"Jiang Huan, an unknown figure in history, current attributes: Command 71, Force 88, Intelligence 73, Politics 42, Special attributes: None, Special skills: None."

After this investigation, Liu He was a little shocked.

"Zhang Fei's attributes are as expected, but his roaring skill is well-deserved, and it lives up to his loud voice that may not be rivaled in the entire history."

"This Jiang Huan is really unexpected. Apart from politics, his other three attributes are all top-notch. If he were under my command and I trained him well, he would definitely be the second Zhang Yong, or at least a figure like Zhang Liao or Xu Huang. What a pity. I poached Liu Bei's talent, but God let such a talented person slip away from me and become sworn brothers with Liu Bei. It's fair."

Liu Bei was sighing when Cui Jun, Guan Yu and others came over.

"My lord, are you thinking of subjugating the three Liu Bei brothers?"

Without waiting for Liu He to speak, Guan Yu spoke first: "Big brother, you have always loved talents. Today, I see that these three brothers are also people of character, and they care about the country. They are indeed heroes. It is worth it for you to support them back then. What's more, you and Liu Bei are both relatives. With these two relationships, it shouldn't be difficult to win over these three people, right?"

Gao Shun rarely said: "Three people, not bad. But Liu Bei, I can't see through him."

Cheng Liang shouted, "What's so hard to see? I think Liu Bei is just average, and he doesn't have the domineering spirit of my big brother. His martial arts are also mediocre. If he really wants to join my big brother, I doubt what he can do."

Liu He shook his head: "This is the problem. You think he is just average, sitting aside, unknown, not as bold as Zhang Fei, and even inferior to Jiang Huan. But have you ever thought about how such an ordinary-looking person could make these two rare heroes follow him wholeheartedly?"

"This... Hehe, I am stupid."

Liu He smiled, his eyes deep as he looked up at the starry sky.

"It's probably very difficult to subdue this man. Haven't you noticed? Although he and I have a deep relationship, he has never asked for an official position, food, or troops from beginning to end. At least if he asked to serve in the six counties of Yanmen, I would have no reason to refuse, but he has never expressed such an intention."

"This person always considers the overall situation when speaking. When encountering something, he talks about the result first and then the plan, instead of blindly pursuing his own interests. This person may seem stupid, but in fact, he is very restrained and keeps his edge hidden. This is what a master does."

Speaking of this, Liu He remembered Cao Cao, whom he had met and talked about during the day.

This Emperor Wu of Wei in the original history of the Three Kingdoms had something in common with Liu Bei in this respect, except that Liu Bei was reclusive, never showed his emotions, spoke little, and when he spoke, it was about great principles and the overall situation.

You think he is just a small character who can only talk big and ignore him, but you don't know that he is quietly dormant and growing in the midst of everyone's neglect. In the original history, even Cao Cao was fooled by him, which led to the defeats of Chibi and Hanzhong.

Cao Cao was different. He was conspicuous but concealed. Not only did he not speak little, but he was very active, mediating among the princes. He talked a lot, had many methods and strategies, but every time he had a chance to be in the limelight, he would give it to Yuan Shao and others. Although he contributed more, others' attention was always focused on him.

He only focuses on the real things, not these empty things.

"They are indeed two top heroes. In comparison, although Sun Jian is also a hero, he is far behind them."

Liu He said to everyone, "When you meet Liu Bei and his three brothers in the future, you must treat them with courtesy. As for whether to subdue them, form an alliance, or become hostile, I am at a loss as to whether to do so. This alliance will take a long time, so let's fight and see in this great battle."

He did not take Liu Bei too seriously. It would be great if he could recruit such a great man. Even if Liu Bei was really a treacherous, cunning, shameless and despicable hypocrite, he would not be afraid at all with his current strength. There was nothing to worry about. This was also the reason why he dared to support Liu Bei, a potential enemy.

It was not known whether it was because Liu He's military camp was relatively remote or the other princes were too busy, but in the following few days, only Ding Yuan, Ma Teng and Cao Cao visited him. However, among the three, only Ding Yuan came during the day, while the other two visited at night.

Ding Yuan was just reminiscing about the past, while Ma Teng wanted to make an acquaintance. As for Cao Cao's visit, although it was just a casual chat, Liu He felt that he was trying to find out his true intentions. But who was Liu He? He dealt with it calmly. Seeing that he could not find out anything, Cao Cao said some flattering and self-deprecating words, as well as some bold words, and then left.

During the training, Liu He deliberately asked the soldiers to take off their armor and train with light equipment. This would make it easier and also conceal their tracks. Otherwise, his troops, especially the 20,000 heavily armored cavalry of the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry, would scare the princes to death.

In a blink of an eye, a few days passed and the Allied forces, totaling 370,000 troops, were all repaired, and food and fodder had been collected and transported to the front line.

On this day, all the twenty princes gathered together, and Yuan Shao led them to swear an oath of blood.

On this day, the twenty Han officials were enthusiastic and seemed to be loyal to the emperor.

On this day, the 300,000-strong army was full of energy and it seemed that everyone was brave and courageous.

They sacrificed three animals, prayed to the heavens, and smeared blood on their faces to seal the alliance.

“Send troops to Hulao Pass!”

At Yuan Shao's command, 370,000 troops marched towards Luoyang like a huge torrent with a thunderous momentum.

Inside Luoyang city, in the imperial palace, Dong Zhuo summoned Li Ru, Guo Si and others to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, a man rushed in and apologized to Dong Zhuo and everyone else.

"Oh, the cakes sent by the Grand Tutor are so delicious. I was greedy and missed the time. I deserve to die. I deserve to die. Please punish me, Grand Tutor."

When Dong Zhuo saw the people kneeling below, he was not angry but happy.

"Ah, it's Dehui. Oh, since you like the cakes, I'll have someone send some more over later. The meeting hasn't started yet, and you came at the right time. What's your fault? Come, sit next to me."

Dong Zhuo pointed to the first seat below him. Zhu Ye didn't hesitate to thank him and went over to sit down.

Li Jue, Guo Si and other generals looked very unhappy, but they couldn't get angry in front of Dong Zhuo, not to mention that they were not as skilled as others.

It turned out that during the Spring Festival, Dong Zhuo was inspecting the three armies and was originally very happy, but he did not expect Zhu Ye to sneer continuously.

How could Li, Guo and others tolerate this? They immediately began to question.

As a result, Zhu Ye said that he had heard of the great reputation of the Xiliang army for a long time, but when he saw it today, he found that their appearance was just ordinary. Not to mention compared with his elder and second brothers, even if he led the 500 Thunder God Riders, the Xiliang army would be far inferior to them with the same number of people.

The generals were almost fainted with anger after hearing his words. They all scolded him for being arrogant and shouted that they wanted to fight him to the death. Dong Zhuo also became interested and started a fight between the two sides.

Dong Zhuo wanted to try his luck during the New Year, and he also wanted to see what abilities the world-renowned Liu He had. After all, according to his intelligence and impression, Zhu Ye's abilities were only average among the five brothers. Through this competition, he could decide how to use these people in the future.

The result doesn't matter. After the competition, Zhu Ye won both one-on-one and commanding battles against more than ten generals including Li Jue, Guo Si, Xu Rong, Zhang Ji and others. This made Dong Zhuo so excited that his face turned red. The way he looked at Zhu Ye was as if he was looking at a pile of treasures and beauties.

He proposed to promote Zhu Ye to the position of Right General of the Imperial Guards and intended to adopt him as his adopted son. However, Zhu Ye said that he had four older brothers who held lower official positions than him and he did not dare to accept the reward, not to mention that he could not accept the reward without merit. He would only accept the reward after his brothers united and drove back the allied forces. He also said that if the Grand Master really wanted to reward him, he could just give him more delicious food.

His "pure and selfless" appearance made Dong Zhuo so happy that he danced with joy and his beard almost stood up. From then on, he became closer to Zhu Ye, and gradually his favors to Zhu Ye even surpassed those of Li Ru and others. He would often say, "I have five brothers like you, so I can rest assured." This made the generals angry but dared not speak out.

(End of this chapter)