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

Many miscellaneous tasks have come to an end.

"Bang!"

Jiangling Prefectural Government Office

A blood-stained helmet was slammed onto the table.

The helmet is deformed.

There is also a deep knife mark on it.

Cao Ren stood below the hall.

He exuded a murderous aura.

Several broken arrows were still hanging on the armor.

He had just come down from the front lines.

"Prime Minister!"

Cao Ren's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth.

"This battle is unwinnable!"

"Zhou Yu has gone mad!"

"Take Yiling, and you'll cut off my right arm."

"Then he personally led a large army to launch a fierce attack on my Jiangling day and night."

"And that big-eared scoundrel Liu Bei!"

Cao Ren became even more furious when Liu Bei was mentioned.

"Zhang Fei cut off our supply lines, Guan Yu blocked our way back north, and Zhao Yun harassed us from the flanks."

"We're surrounded!"

"Jiangling has become an isolated island!"

Inside the lobby.

All the strategists remained silent.

Cheng Yu, Xun You, and Jia Xu.

They all looked down at their toes.

The situation is clear.

The Battle of Red Cliffs severely weakened the region.

Although Jiangling is an important prefecture in Jingzhou,

But it is also the throat of the return north.

But now.

This place is clearly a meat grinder.

It's a dead end.

The grain couldn't be delivered in time.

If the message couldn't be sent out, naturally no reinforcements could come to the rescue.

守？

That's just waiting to die.

withdraw?

That meant handing over Jingzhou to others, making it difficult to advance south again.

No one dared to provoke Cao Cao or give up easily.

Cao Cao sat in the main seat.

He covered his head with his hands.

My headache has flared up again.

It hurts in throbbing pains.

He looked at the map.

Looking at Jiangling City, which was completely surrounded by Zhou Yu and Liu Bei.

"Gentlemen!"

Cao Cao's voice sounded tired.

"To defend or to retreat?"

Give me an answer.

Cheng Yu cupped his hands in greeting:

"Prime Minister, Jiangling is the foundation of Jingzhou. If it falls, Xiangyang will also be indefensible. We must hold on and await reinforcements!"

Jia Xu shook his head:

"No. The army's morale is low; a strong defense will surely lead to defeat. It would be better to retreat to Xiangyang and recuperate."

"retreat?"

Cao Hong jumped out:

"That's handing over territory to Zhou Yu! I'm not willing to accept that!"

"Defend?"

Zhang Liao sighed:

"What will you use to defend it? Your life?"

Quarrel.

very noisy.

The two sides were arguing fiercely.

Both make sense.

This was a real hardship for Cao Cao.

My head hurts even more.

He closed his eyes.

He wanted to kill someone.

Sudden.

He opened his eyes.

Look towards the corner.

There stood a person there, as still as a wooden stake.

Holding the knife, leaning against the pillar, eyes vacant.

This military meeting felt like a matter of life and death.

It has absolutely nothing to do with him.

Looking at Zhao Yu, Cao Cao's irritation inexplicably dissipated a little.

This person doesn't understand military strategy or politics.

But he is "straightforward".

My intuition is accurate.

Or perhaps, you were just lucky.

Otherwise, how could they have rescued him during the fire at Red Cliff?

"Zhao Yu".

Cao Cao spoke, and the argument in the hall ceased.

Everyone looked at the bodyguard who only knew how to "kill".

Zhao Yu snapped out of his daze.

"exist."

They thought Cao Cao wanted to drink water.

"Would the Prime Minister like some water?"

Cao Cao shook his head.

He pointed to Jiangling on the map.

"If it were you."

"What will you do?"

"To defend, or to flee?"

The strategists and generals frowned.

Asking about such a strategic plan as a bodyguard?

Is the Prime Minister grasping at straws in his desperation?

Zhao Yu walked up to the map and took a look.

It was swarming with enemies.

【Ding. 】

[Cao Cao Strategy Consulting detected.]

[Scene: The Battle of Jiangling.]

[Enemy strength comparison: 1:5 (Due to the insolent Cao Cao, the chances of victory are greatly diminished).]

Morale comparison: 1:10.

Success rate of holding firm: 3.4%.

[System suggestion: Strategic retreat (i.e., escape).]

[Additional Plan: A Poisonous Scheme - Two Tigers Fighting for Food.]

The system was surprisingly kind; Zhao Yu hadn't even spoken yet.

The solution has already been provided.

What else is there to say?

"Prime Minister!"

"This city is a hot potato."

"It's too hot to hold, and it's too tough to chew."

"It can't be held."

Cao Hong was furious!

"Bullshit! My Cao family's iron cavalry..."

Cao Cao raised his hand to stop Cao Hong.

He stared at Zhao Yu.

"Go on."

Zhao Yu pointed outside the city.

"Both Zhou Yu and Liu Bei wanted this place."

"They all think they are the winners, and they all think that this piece of meat should be theirs."

Zhao Yu paused.

Thus, he revealed a strategy that has been passed down through the ages.

"Since we can't hold on."

"Why guard it? Why not... throw it away?"

"Throw it away?"

Xun You didn't react.

It's not his fault; they've all fallen into the same trap.

"Abandon the city and flee? Wouldn't that just benefit Zhou Yu?"

Zhao Yu shook his head.

He revealed a sinister smile.

(That's a "sinister" emoji that the system loaded.)

"It wasn't thrown to Zhou Yu, nor was it thrown to Liu Bei."

"It was dumped on them...the two families."

The entire room fell silent.

Even a cunning strategist like Jia Xu's eyes lit up.

Cao Cao sat up straight.

"Explain in detail!"

Zhao Yu walked up to Cao Cao,

He used his hands to gesture his name.

"Prime Minister, if you think like that, we're like being chased and bitten by two dogs right now."

"Because we have bones in our hands, namely Jiangling, so if we throw away the bones..."

"On the surface, they throw the bone to that dog named Zhou Yu. But secretly, they feed the bone to Liu Bei."

"Zhou Yu thought the bone was his and rushed over to take it, but Liu Bei ate it all up."

"What will that dog named Zhou Yu think then? Who will it bite?"

"Who will Liu Bei fight? If they start fighting, then we can finally go home and sleep peacefully, right?"

It's a very simple question.

Cheng Yu's mouth dropped open.

Xun You even accidentally broke off a beard.

Jia Xu looked at Zhao Yu, his eyes filled with disbelief.

What an extraordinary person!

That's a brilliant plan.

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits; Zhao Yu intends to play his cards openly.

You two will have to come pick them up again, because this bone is just too delicious.

Jiangling City is right here, it's free, do you want it?

This is clearly a scheme to wipe out the family line.

This directly turned Jiangling into the point of failure for the Sun-Liu alliance.

Zhou Yu went to great lengths and fought desperately, only to have Liu Bei reap the rewards in the end.

Given Zhou Yu's magnanimity...

Wouldn't he die of anger on the spot?

"wonderful!"

"Zhao Yu's brilliant plan!"

Cao Cao slapped his thigh.

I stood up, and my headache was gone.

My breathing has become much smoother.

"This is a scheme to pit two tigers against each other!"

Cao Cao walked up to Zhao Yu.

His eyes burned with passion.

"Zhao Yu, oh Zhao Yu."

"I thought you were just a fierce general."

"I never knew you were such a wicked person!"

"You've won my heart!"

"You've captured my heart perfectly!"

Zhao Yu scratched his head.

What does that have to do with me? It's just that the system is pretty powerful.

"You flatter me, Prime Minister. I just felt..."

"Instead of making yourself suffer."

"It's better to make others suffer."

Cao Cao laughed loudly.

"Well said!"

"It's better to make Zhou Yu suffer than to suffer yourself!"

Cao Cao turned around and acted swiftly and decisively.

"Order the entire army to prepare for battle. Get a good night's sleep these next two days. Prepare food at midnight tomorrow night and retreat at dawn!"

"Abandon Jiangling and retreat to Xiangyang!"

"Cheng Yu!"

"exist!"

"Write me a letter of surrender."

"Write it as tragic, as humble as possible."

"Just say that I am afraid of Zhou Yu and am willing to surrender Jiangling in exchange for Governor Zhou's mercy and spare my life."

"Zhao Yu!"

"exist."

"You run fast and you're brave."

"Go and deliver this letter."

"Send it to Zhou Yu's camp and hand it to him personally."

Zhou Yu's main camp?

Isn't that a wolf's den?

There's a wanted poster for Zhao Yu hanging over there, with a reward of ten thousand taels of silver.

"Prime Minister."

Zhao Yu hesitated for a moment.

"Zhou Yu...wants to kill me."