The Three Kingdoms: General Yu She, reincarnated a hundred times.

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"Why don't you try speaking up?"

Cao Cao did not expect that Yu She was so modest. It was clear that he felt he had made great contributions to this plan and intended to share the opportunity and credit with the participating lords in order to unite their hearts and work together for the Han Dynasty.

"Truly devoted to the public good, his loyalty and righteousness are unparalleled."

Fortunately, the Han Dynasty still had loyal and capable officials like Yu Zichuan; otherwise, what great things could that group of mediocre and incompetent cowards have accomplished?

As for the possibility that Yu She was sent to speak because he didn't know how to deal with Li Jue, that's a possibility.

Cao Cao thought it was impossible!

How could a genius of his time, who could orchestrate such a major event right under his nose without anyone noticing, who could manipulate the hearts of Dong Ying to seize Sishui, capture Luoyang, and rescue the emperor, not know how to deal with Li Jue?

This was just a joke!

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Cao Cao then gave Yu She a grateful look, and stepped forward to offer advice to the group, saying:

"If Dong Zhuo refuses Wentai's offer out of anger, Li Jue will not come again."

His arrival must be because Dong Zhuo has already agreed to send the girl.

His marriage to Wentai is imminent, so we need not rush.

A hasty mobilization of a large army would easily alert Yuan Shao and his associates. If any of them were secretly colluding with Dong Zhuo, it would jeopardize the entire operation.

While Dong Zhuo is sending men back to Luoyang to fetch people, we should leave most of our troops in the allied forces to create a greater impression, both to reassure Dong Zhuo and to mislead the other warlords.

We secretly dispatched our elite troops from various units to our headquarters to receive orders.

The moment Li Jue escorts the woman out of the city and Wen Tai comes forward to greet her will be the time when Dong Jun is least prepared.

If we seize this opportunity to launch a sudden attack, General Gongsun's White Horse Cavalry will charge into the city in one fell swoop, Governor Tao's Danyang elite troops will immediately scale the city walls and seize the gates, and the three fierce generals Yu, Guan, and Zhang will take advantage of the situation to fight out, carrying the prestige of defeating Lü Bu to shock the hearts of the people of Xiliang. Furthermore, Wentai will defect in battle and behead Li Jue, hanging his head on the banner.

"Then, with one burst of energy, we will crush the enemy's strongholds and overcome their fiercest attacks. What need is there to worry about not breaking through the Si River and failing in our great undertaking?"

The fact that Cao Cao, who initiated the righteous uprising, was so wary of the allied warlords' alleged collusion with Dong Zhuo shows how disappointed he was with this group of scoundrels.

Upon hearing Cao Cao's words, Yu She smiled broadly and nodded repeatedly in approval, as if Cao Cao's analysis had perfectly captured his thoughts and ideas.

Seeing that Yu She also highly praised Cao Cao's strategy, the other lords present had no doubts.

Everyone remained behind the scenes, leaving Sun Jian alone to deal with Li Jue.

Sun Jian then invited Li Jue into his tent. Everything went as Cao Cao had predicted. Sun Jian then discussed with him how to send his daughter and how to welcome her to the wedding. The two agreed on a date, and Li Jue left happily.

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In the following days, everyone acted according to their plans. Cao Cao was responsible for continuing to find legitimate reasons for everyone's actions in front of Yuan Shao and the other warlords, so as to cover up the big picture.

Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, Kong Rong, and others secretly deployed their elite troops to Sishui Pass, awaiting Sun Jian's orders.

The three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, along with Yu She, gathered at the foot of Sishui Pass, sharpening their swords and waiting for their opportunity.

While Sun Jian outwardly continued to feign compliance with Li Jue, he secretly deployed his troops in preparation for attacking the city.

This grand undertaking to restore the Han Dynasty, spearheaded by Yuan Shu, with the concerted efforts of Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian, and the assistance of Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, and Kong Rong, is about to unfold at the very moment Dong Zhuo's daughter is sent to Sishui Pass!

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On that day, dawn broke.

As the gates of Sishui Pass slowly opened, Li Jue, dressed in an embroidered robe and golden armor, rode forward on horseback, flanked by three thousand Xiliang soldiers who lined both sides, guarding a vermilion-lacquered carriage that slowly drove out from inside the city of Sishui Pass.

The person inside the carriage was none other than Dong Zhuo's daughter, dressed in a dark red wedding gown and adorned with pearls and jade.

Outside the city, Sun Jian had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Li Jue come out, he hurriedly urged his horse to go to meet him.

"General Li, why are you so late?"

"Miss was getting ready, hence the lateness."

Li Jue answered, and then saw 1,500 white-horse cavalrymen behind Sun Jian, arrayed like snow, looking quite imposing.

He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "This...could this be Gongsun Zan's White Horse Cavalry?"

Sun Jian continued forward, and then spoke with a smile.

"I specially found an excuse to borrow a white horse from Gongsun Zan for the purpose of welcoming the bride."

With this white horse as our oath and Heaven as our witness, we demonstrate the sincerity of this marriage and honor the young lady's noble status.

Li Jue suddenly realized, "That makes sense?"

The 1,500 pure white horses lined up in formation, adorned with dark red and crimson brocade banners and colorful ribbons, were a beautiful sight, perfect for a wedding procession.

But he still felt something was amiss, so he ordered Sun Jian to stop and questioned him.

"General Sun, wait!"

"You've come here to welcome the bride, why have you brought so many soldiers?"

"I fear that General Li's offer of marriage is a pretense, a deception intended to harm me."

Sun Jian, however, was not afraid and instead turned the tables on him.

"If the general uses this marriage as a pretext to lure me here, set up an ambush beforehand, and then launch a surprise attack, I fear that even my head will be in danger."

Therefore, I brought some men with me in case of unforeseen circumstances.

What? General Li, are you perhaps afraid I'll use my cavalry to attack the city?

Li Jue: "..."

Although Sun Jian's explanation seemed plausible, Li Jue had already sensed something was amiss.

You borrowed 1,500 white horses from Gongsun Zan for your wedding? What reason could Gongsun Zan have given you to lend him his most beloved white horses?

Moreover, Sun Jian did not stop even at this point, and was still urging his horse forward!

Seeing Sun Jian getting closer and closer, Li Jue knew that there must be a trap, and that Sun Jian probably never intended to welcome the bride and form an alliance from the beginning.

"All troops, heed my command! Form ranks and meet the enemy!"

He shouted and glared at Sun Jian, "Yuan Shu cut off your supplies and restrained you at every turn, while Lord Dong betrothed his own daughter to you and treated you well."

Sun Wentai, why have you changed your mind?

"Traitor! Dong Zhuo is a wicked and immoral man who has overthrown the royal family. I have long wanted to exterminate his entire clan to appease the world!"

Anken has married a traitor!

As Sun Jian spoke, 1,500 White Horse Cavalry charged forward at his command!

"Heaven is my witness, the white horse is my proof; wherever righteousness leads, I will follow you to the death."

The shouts were like thunder, a testament to their unwavering loyalty!

Its momentum was like a raging torrent, unstoppable.

As the White Horse Cavalry charged into the Xiliang army formation, Sun Jian also closed in on Li Jue, drawing his ancient sword from his waist.

Like a tiger unleashed from its cage, it strikes down with a single blow.

Li Jue was, after all, a fierce general under Dong Zhuo. Even though Sun Jian was close at hand, he hastily raised his spear to meet him. While fighting with him, he also directed his army to form ranks and slowly retreat into the city.

Just then, a rider suddenly appeared from the side. The rider had a red face and a long beard, and dragged a Green Dragon Crescent Blade behind him. Wherever he went, almost no one could stop him. He went straight for Li Jue.

Li Jue was shocked and quickly relied on his personal guards for cover to temporarily get rid of Sun Jian. He turned his horse and fled into the city, only to see another person coming from the other side. He had a leopard head and round eyes, and his voice was like thunder.

"You treacherous general, don't try to escape! Come and fight me for three hundred rounds!"

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