In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

Chapter 14 Zhuge Liang's Top-Tier Imagination

Youjiangkou (later renamed by Liu Bei as Gong'an).

Liu Bei's temporary encampment.

late at night.

Inside the main tent,

Liu Bei sat in the main seat, his straw sandals worn through, revealing his toes.

But he couldn't care less.

He stared intently at the three generals below.

That was the apple of his eye.

This is also the source of his confidence in dominating the world.

But today, the expressions on the faces of these three men were all grim.

On the left, Zhao Yun.

His white robe was stained with blood, and his tiger's mouth was wrapped in thick bandages.

He kept his head down, wiping the gun.

There was a noticeable dent on that spear.

It was created by being smashed by a heavy object.

On the right, Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei, who is usually loud and boisterous, was unusually quiet today.

He sat on the ground, rubbing his chest.

There was a huge bruise there, and it hurt to breathe.

There was an empty wine jar in front of me.

But Zhang Fei wasn't drunk; his eyes were filled with a profound sense of existential skepticism.

In the middle is Guan Yu.

My face is redder than usual (ashamed).

The Azure Dragon Blade was placed aside.

He closed his eyes to rest, without saying a word.

Zhuge Liang gently waved his feather fan.

He looked calm, but the speed at which he waved his fan betrayed him.

"Three generals."

"Cao Cao fled; it was fate."

"Ryo just wants to know..."

"What exactly happened along the way?"

"Why did you three, Zilong, Yide, and Yunchang, suffer such a defeat?"

Zhao Yun stopped cleaning his spear.

look up.

"military adviser."

"It's not that Yun is incompetent."

"I really encountered a monster."

"monster?"

Liu Bei was eccentric, yet Zhao Yun's martial arts skills were already among the best in the world. Why was that?

"The clouds are gathering in the forest to ambush him; this man is blocking the way."

"Wearing leather armor from the Eastern Wu dynasty, and wielding a worn-out, broken sword."

"Yun used the Seven-Probe Serpent Spear, swift as lightning."

"But he... seemed to know exactly where the spear would strike from beneath the clouds."

"It was all instinctive reaction. In the end, he swung his sword down with the force of a mountain collapsing, which even knocked down the horse under Yun's body."

"and……"

Zhao Yun paused.

This is what he finds most unacceptable.

"He runs faster than a horse."

"The clouds are too big to catch up with."

Zhang Fei also let out a muffled groan.

He picked up where Zhao Yun left off.

"Zilong is right."

"That's a monster."

"I, Old Zhang, used the momentum of the horse to split Mount Hua with a single spear thrust."

He caught it with his bare hands!

"hiss--"

Liu Bei gasped in shock.

"Empty-handed? Catching the spear?"

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth, and his voice became softer.

"Not only did he catch it."

He even pulled me off the horse...

"Like throwing a dog to its death. Then, as soon as I stood up, he lunged at me and slammed into me with a powerful slam. I felt like my internal organs had shifted."

"I've never suffered such a huge loss in my entire life!"

Guan Yu finally opened his eyes at this moment.

"This man is brave and his martial prowess is no less than ours. He would rather die than surrender and protect Cao Cao. Guan Yu saw his awe-inspiring righteousness and could not bear to kill him."

"But he also said, 'Without Cao Cao, the North will be even more chaotic,' and Yu was moved by his words."

"Furthermore, Cao Cao explained the situation at the five passes, so they were allowed to leave."

Such a divine being exists?

Zhuge Liang frowned deeply.

"Could this person leave their name?"

Zhao Yun spoke,

"When he fought me, he said his name was Zhao Yu."

"Clatter".

The feather fan slipped from Zhuge Liang's hand and fell to the ground.

Liu Bei had never seen his strategist so out of control.

Even when the fire broke out at the Battle of Red Cliffs and Cao Cao was defeated,

Zhuge Liang simply clapped his hands and smiled, remaining calm and composed.

They also devised three strategies: to wait in comfort for the enemy to tire themselves out, and then pursue Cao Cao.

"Strategist? You haven't met him before, have you?"

Liu Bei asked urgently.

Zhuge Liang bent down to pick up the feather fan.

My hands are shaking a little.

His face was full of disbelief.

There's also the frustration of being outmaneuvered.

"Zhao Yu..."

"It was him?"

"It really is him?"

What he his what.

Annoyed by Zhuge Liang's cryptic remarks, Liu Bei stood up abruptly:

"Who on earth is responsible for the deaths of my three brothers?"

Zhuge Liang gave a wry smile, and waved his feather fan again, but the rhythm was already off.

"Does my lord still remember how Huang Gai died?"

Liu Bei nodded: "It is said that it was an executioner who accidentally killed him."

"Wrong."

Liang was there at the time.

"That wasn't a mistake. That was clearly a fatal blow."

"The soldier who carried out the execution was named Zhao Yu!"

Zhuge Liang stood up.

He paced back and forth.

He speaks extremely fast.

He began his top-notch imagination.

At the time, Liang only thought he was a simple-minded young man with superhuman strength.

Zhou Yu used him as a pawn, killing Huang Gai to establish his authority.

Liang was still trying to smooth things over, saying it was a "die-hard remonstrance".

This saved Zhou Yu's face and also saved the life of this simple-minded soldier.

Now it seems we made a mistake. A huge mistake!

This guy is no fool.

This is clearly a spy planted in Eastern Wu by someone!

He was a top-tier assassin! His killing of Huang Gai wasn't accidental; it was intentional.

This was to cut off all of Eastern Wu's escape routes and force Zhou Yu into the game!

It was all a facade! They used the persona of "honesty and naivety" to fool Zhou Yu and Liang!

Everyone was stunned; there were so many intricacies involved.

carry on.

"He stabilized the fire ships, approached Cao Cao, and caused Cao Cao's 800,000-strong army to be destroyed! Then he rescued Cao Cao, thus gaining Cao Cao's trust."

In that case, who suffered the greatest loss? Only Cao Cao, whose 800,000-strong army was wiped out.

"Who arranged that?"

Guan Yu asked,

This person possesses an aura unparalleled throughout history.

He was also very curious.

"Since Zhou Yu had already sent him on a mission that would surely result in his death, it was impossible for him to save Cao Cao."

Cao Cao would never destroy his own Great Wall. Nor do we have such plans. So, who could it be?

Zhuge Liang pointed his feather fan northward.

"The current emperor still has some resources at his disposal."

If there were a loyal and courageous man willing to sacrifice himself to enter the fray, first defeating Cao Cao's army to prevent him from unifying the world, and then saving Cao Cao's life to gain his trust,

"To infiltrate Cao Cao's camp and await the opportune moment...wouldn't this be the greatest advantage for the Han imperial family?"

This is the optimal solution.

No matter how strange he looks.

"The emperor?"

After hearing this, Liu Bei walked directly to the tent entrance and looked north.

His eyes were incredibly intense.

"To directly prevent Cao Cao from unifying the country and preserve the Han dynasty's ancestral temples..."

"Alas! Heaven is unjust!"

"Such a loyal and brave man, possessing both wisdom and courage."

"To be able to save the emperor amidst a million-strong army, to withstand Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, and to manipulate Zhou Yu at will—if this truly is the work of His Majesty, what reason do we have not for the Han Dynasty to prosper!"

Liu Bei looked at everyone.

"If that's the case, then this person is very likely fighting for the Han Dynasty, just like us."

His visit to Zhou Yu was solely to prevent Cao Cao from becoming too powerful and unifying the country.

If this is truly His Majesty's arrangement, I, Liu Bei... I, Liu Bei, am willing to serve him, holding his horse and stirrups!

However, Liu Bei also had his own selfish motives.

This is an exceptional person who is skilled in both literature (deeply scheming), martial arts (fighting Zhang Fei), and defense (protecting their master).

She's practically his dream girl!

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei's longing eyes.

shook his head.

"My lord."

"Since this person is very likely to be one of the Emperor's, I'm afraid... it will be difficult to recruit him."

"Moreover, after this battle, he will surely be able to gain a foothold in Cao Cao's camp."

"The strategist is absolutely right."

Liu Bei sighed.

How could such a brilliant general have been outmaneuvered by Liu Xie?

Harmful!

"What a pity...what a pity..."

"If there is an opportunity."