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

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"The Prime Minister should endure this moment of anger. Only when the Prime Minister and the Emperor are in harmony can the feudal lords lose their reputation for righteousness."

If we blame the emperor for this matter, we will be putting the conflict between us into the open, which would only confirm the stigma that the prime minister is holding the emperor hostage.

If this is true, then it is exactly what the emperor planned!

In this day and age, can the prime minister really depose the emperor and install a new one? Nor can he possibly use punishment to punish him. What can be done?

The more this matter is brought to light, the more endless the struggle with the emperor will become, and the more the world will condemn them, forcing them to offer up their righteous cause to the feudal lords, thus rendering Zichuan's painstaking efforts today futile.

Dong Zhuo was furious. "Considering this and that, am I just supposed to be toyed with by a mere child?"

"He's just a child, what's there to fear?"

From now on, we will simply keep a close watch on him and prevent him from seeing any outsiders, thus averting further trouble. Why should the Prime Minister bother with a mere child?

After a moment of anger, Dong Zhuo finally agreed after much persuasion from Li Ru.

Li Ru breathed a sigh of relief. He had managed to smooth things over and get to this point. He figured Zi Chuan would be satisfied with the outcome.

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In this way, the two men each understood the "profound meaning of Zichuan." Dong Zhuo then summoned Yu She and Lü Bu to see him, offered them some words of encouragement, and rewarded them for their merit in returning the imperial seal.

"Now that we have discovered the thief who stole the imperial seal and prevented the loss of this national treasure, I should reward you handsomely. However, since you two have only recently been promoted, such consecutive rewards may cause others to feel resentful."

"Let's record this merit for now, and I'll bestow a higher title when you achieve another great feat."

Lü Bu readily agreed, but Yu She said something else.

"What the Prime Minister says is very true."

"I have a plan that can bring great merit, and I intend to present it to the Prime Minister."

Dong Zhuo: "???"

"I was just saying it offhand, and you already have a plan?"

Yu She himself had no plan, but he remembered Li Ru's plans from previous lives.

Although Yu She had not actually heard Li Ru's plan to ambush Cao Cao in Xingyang and could not repeat it word for word, he had extremely rich experience, whether as the one being pursued by Cao Cao or as the one pursuing Cao Cao.

It can be said that he completely avoided Li Ru's trap from two aspects, and therefore had a good understanding of the plan. Based on his impressions, he offered the following advice:

"Although Luoyang is now a burden and a drag on the other lords, there are many ambitious people among the eighteen lords."

There was a man named Cao Cao, courtesy name Mengde, who was extremely ambitious and wished he could eliminate the prime minister and take his place.

Even if the feudal lords hesitate to advance in order to divide Luoyang, he will surely abandon them and come westward to pursue the prime minister and fulfill his ambitions.

"Now we can have Fengxian lead a small force to cover the rear, ostensibly to lure the enemy, while Li Jue and Guo Si lead troops to ambush on both sides. Once Cao Cao's army falls into the ambush, we can launch a full-scale attack and surely achieve a complete victory."

Upon hearing Yu She's words, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but laugh and said...

"Great minds think alike!"

Not long ago, when the army passed through Xingyang, Wen You had advised me on this plan and ordered Xu Rong to ambush Cao Cao in the mountain valley outside Xingyang, intending to cut off Cao Cao's return route and annihilate him.

"Because you and Fengxian are still in Luoyang, we temporarily put it aside. Therefore, even if Zichuan hadn't mentioned it, I had already made this arrangement upon your return."

Yu She was taken aback upon hearing this!

"Damn it! How could that scoundrel be so quick to steal my plan?"

Don't be afraid!

Fortunately, in my previous life, I had devised a plan to turn a tables on my lord, Yuan Shu!

Now is the perfect time to turn the tables on them!

Thinking of this, Yu She then said, "Wen You, how can you be so careless in your work?"

I have long been among the warlords, and Cao Cao's army is one of the most elite in the allied forces. Moreover, he is closely associated with Wei Zi and Bao Xin, and they have always been inseparable. Even if one of them goes, the other three will accompany him.

Moreover, among the feudal lords, if there were others who were persuaded by Cao Cao to join him in bravery and resolutely head west, closely following Cao Cao in preparation for any unforeseen events.

Once Cao Cao falls into the ambush, and Li Jue and Guo Si break out, their main army will then attack from the rear and ambush from the opposite direction. In that case, Li and Guo's army will undoubtedly be defeated.

Even if they fled to Xingyang and were able to survive with the help of Xu Rong, how could they possibly annihilate the pursuing army and achieve a great victory over the feudal lords?

That's incredibly careless!

Li Ru had just been spared by Yu She because of the matter of the imperial seal, so how could he have the face to refute it now?

He felt that Yu She's words were a double entendre, and that Yu She was using this matter to reprimand him for his lack of caution in the matter of the imperial seal. He was so embarrassed by Yu She's words that he blushed.

Moreover, if we follow Yu She's words, they are not entirely wrong. Although after several tests, Li Ru felt that there might not be a figure among the feudal lords who could command the heroes and make them work together to pursue him from the west.

However, Yu She had served in the allied forces and knew the nature of the feudal lords best. If what he said was true, and someone led the feudal lords to pursue them and set up an ambush against them, then his own arrangements were indeed not cautious enough and would be taken advantage of by the enemy.

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Dong Zhuo, seated at the head of the table, was astonished to see that Yu She's words had rendered Li Ru blushing and speechless. He hurriedly asked for his advice.

"So, according to Zichuan's plan, what should we do now?"

Yu She didn't understand why this sycophant was looking at him so strangely today, just like Lü Bu. But now was not the time to consider this matter; he was instead advising Dong Zhuo.

"If we follow She's plan, we should have Fan Chou lead an army to ambush Cao Cao on his return route. If Cao Cao is aided by a coalition of warlords, or if his men fight bravely, we can break through the encirclement of Li and Guo."

"Then order Fan Chou to immediately charge out; he will surely inflict a great defeat on Cao Cao."

Upon hearing this, Dong Zhuo nodded and was about to agree when Yu She continued speaking before he could finish.

"To prevent Cao Cao from having reinforcements behind him, or from breaking through the encirclement again with great bravery, we ordered Zhang Ji to lead an army to ambush Cao Cao on his return route three times."

If things change, immediately attack and we will surely defeat Cao Cao again.

Dong Zhuo: "???"

"Then, following Wen You's strategy, Xu Rong ambushed Cao Cao's return route near the mountain valley outside Xingyang City!"

With such a tight encirclement, even if he has reinforcements, they will surely ensure he never returns!

Finally, just in case, Li Su could lead his troops to ambush Cao Cao at the Bian River. If Cao Cao survives this ordeal and manages to break through the encirclement, we can take advantage of him while he is crossing the river and attack him, and we will surely annihilate him.

If this is the case, it will surely serve as a deterrent to the other feudal lords, preventing future generations from pursuing the matter further.

Dong Zhuo: "..."

"Do you have a grudge against Cao Cao? You definitely do!!!"

He hesitated for a long time, then finally said, "Zichuan's plan is indeed thorough and cautious!"

Whether Yu She had any grudge against Cao Cao is unknown, but Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao were deeply antagonistic and wished they could get rid of him as soon as possible.

Having heard of Yu She's plan, there's no reason not to agree. In any case, the many ambushes will only cause trouble for you generals, without any other losses.

Even if the ambush behind them turned out to be empty, it only proves that the people in front had annihilated Cao Cao, which is still a good thing.

Zhuo then followed his plan and said, "Good."

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