All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 8 Lü Shengnan, who colluded with Guo Liang

"She's disguised as a man, drinking and talking with Hua Xiong at Lü Bu's mansion?" Chu Xiu couldn't help but show a curious expression after receiving the feedback.

The spy who relayed the feedback was a bartender he had recently sent to Hulao Pass.

They were essentially ancient bartenders who also sold and brewed alcohol.

Just then, Lü Bu arrived at Hulao Pass to take command.

To win over the hearts of the people, he hosted a banquet at his mansion, inviting the generals stationed at Hulao Pass to drink together and strengthen their relationship.

Because a large amount of alcohol was needed, the undercover agent who worked as a bartender easily infiltrated the area.

Of course, it wasn't that Lü Bu was lax in his defenses.

Even if Lü Bu is careless, with Li Ru around, he won't easily let spies in. These bartenders, once recruited, will be managed like soldiers. Unless the warlords withdraw their troops and the martial law at Hulao Pass is lifted, they cannot step out of the commander's mansion, or even move around freely.

In this way, without even the opportunity to make contact with others, how can messages be passed out?
This is not the modern era, where there is no radio communication.

So much so that even Lü Shengnan, as a player, lowered her guard and, when she appeared to talk to Hua Xiong, subconsciously ignored the bartender who was mixing drinks not far away.

Of course, because they were talking in hushed tones, the bartender was unable to know the details of their conversation.

Only the words "taking the initiative" and "flanking and ambushing" could be vaguely heard, interspersed with Hua Xiong's occasional shouts of "Cao Cao traitor" and "I won't fight Guan Yu," which allowed one to guess some things.

It is highly likely that Lü Shengnan was giving Hua Xiong advice.

Let Hua Xiong take the initiative, flank Cao Cao from behind, and launch a surprise attack.

Considering the conflict between Lü Shengnan and himself, Chu Xiu had reason to believe that the other party's true target was not Cao Cao, but himself.

She wanted to use Hua Xiong to get rid of her.

Hua Xiong's shout of "Don't fight Guan Yu!" likely indicates that he has learned from the players that he will be beheaded by Guan Yu in the future.

Hua Xiong was well aware of the situation.

A peerless warrior who could fight Lu Bu, killing him would be a piece of cake.
Anyway, he didn't dare to fight Lü Bu.

"I wonder if that woman Lü Shengnan will go to war with Hua Xiong? She doesn't know that her plan has been exposed. If we had laid an ambush beforehand, maybe we could have sent her and Hua Xiong away together?"

Chu Xiu thought to himself.

Just then, Guo Liang gave him another "surprise".

After Liu Bei's attempts to win him over, Qin Zhen quickly expressed his willingness to follow Liu Bei in order to restore the Han Dynasty. To show his closeness, he even recognized Liu Bei as his uncle.

This made Liu Bei beam with joy, and Guo Liang also looked very pleased.

He said, "With General Qin's help, some of my plans can be put into practice! Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, I have received intelligence that, as early as tonight or as late as tomorrow night, General Hua Xiong of Hulao Pass will lead his troops to flank and ambush the allied forces the day after tomorrow morning!"

These words were spoken with absolute certainty.

After receiving the news from Qin Zhen, Chu Xiu felt as if he were truly facing Zhuge Liang.

That's incredibly clever and ingenious.

But what Guo Liang said next made Chu Xiu show a strange expression.

"If we lay an ambush beforehand, we can surely crush them in one fell swoop, gather their defeated troops, and truly possess our own army. But afterwards, we must repay their kindness by betraying one of the warlords to them!" Guo Liang looked at Liu Bei and said, "This is an agreement I made with a friend. Although doing so may be somewhat unethical, I desperately need to use this opportunity to ambush Hua Xiong, eliminate some rivals, and improve myself. I also cannot let my friend down; afterwards, I must keep my promise and help her this time!"

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment before responding.

Finally, gritting his teeth, he said, "We are not of one mind with the warlords, especially those like Yuan Shu. I hate them so much I want to eat their flesh and drink their blood. If we succeed in ambushing Hua Xiong and have our own troops, we might as well send a wolf in sheep's clothing to repay your friend's kindness!" Now, let's put aside Cao Cao and Sun Jian's thousand troops.

Liu Bei himself already had about three hundred soldiers. If he arranged things properly, he could easily ambush and kill Hua Xiong, capturing his troops.

At that time, he wouldn't need many soldiers; even if he only gathered three to five thousand defeated troops, he would no longer fear anyone.

It should be noted that Hua Xiong was a confidant of Dong Zhuo and the vanguard of the Xiliang army, leading a well-trained and well-equipped main force of the Xiliang army!

"Thank you so much, brother!" Guo Liang said.

"We're brothers, no need for further words!"

During the conversation, Guo Liang did not reveal the identity of his friend, and Liu Bei did not ask any further questions. However, Chu Xiu, combining the intelligence obtained by his spies at Hulao Pass, was able to basically pinpoint the source.

Guo Liang's "friend" was Lü Shengnan.

That woman who once competed with him for Cao Cao's affections!
"One chose Liu Bei, and the other chose Cao Cao. This pair of 'adulterous lovers' probably didn't get together after entering the instance, but rather knew each other back on Earth!"

Chu Xiu couldn't help but think.

Immediately, he thought of Jia Tong, and another possibility popped into his mind: Could the strategy of a three-player, three-dominant alliance to occupy the top three positions have been planned before entering the instance?

The three players who were originally allied were Guo Liang, Jia Tong, and Lü Shengnan.

Guo Liang and the other man sought an alliance with him simply because he had interfered and taken Cao Cao from Lü Shengnan.

Their relationship with Lü Shengnan is unknown, but judging from Lü Shengnan's willingness to help Guo Liang get rid of people first, they must have a close relationship. If given the opportunity, Guo Liang probably wouldn't mind helping Lü Shengnan get rid of him!

Sure enough, Liu Bei continued his conversation.

"Hua Xiong will inevitably pass through Xiong'er Mountain to attack the camp from the rear. We can ambush him on the hillside, using rolling logs and rocks to disrupt his formation, and then launch a surprise attack to behead him!" Guo Liang said. "At that time, we will learn from the soldiers that there is a second wave of troops flanking from the rear, who have already infiltrated from the banks of the Sishui River, using the river slope to prepare for a sneak attack. Cao Cao will definitely lead his troops to intercept them and fall into the trap that my friend has set in advance!"

At this point, he looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"At that time, Second Brother and the other three will go together to save Cao Cao's life and prevent the alliance from breaking down. My friend will kill Chu Xiu, cutting off one of Cao Cao's arms, so that he won't become a major threat to us in the future!"

Clearly, the warlord he planned to betray was Cao Cao.

It wasn't about taking Cao Cao's life, but about eliminating the players under Cao Cao's command, namely Chu Xiu, who had a grudge against Lü Shengnan.

"I knew it! You can't trust your teammates in PUBG, let alone other players. If I take their spot while they're playing together, they'll definitely try to get me eliminated first!"

Thinking about this, he suddenly felt a little fortunate that his passive ability could break through the limitations.

This achieved a bug-level level of undercover work.

Otherwise, if Guo Liang and Lü Shengnan join forces to set things up, we might really suffer a loss!

"However, we're in a competitive relationship anyway, let's see who's more ruthless!" Chu Xiu thought to himself.

Just then, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he thought of Hua Xiong's isolated flanking maneuver, coupled with Lü Shengnan's plan to ambush him.

Suddenly alert.

At least two armies will launch an attack from within Hulao Pass.

So, will there only be two?
"No, Lu Bu isn't a defensive general. He's proud and arrogant, and he's not going to be a coward!" Chu Xiu suddenly realized: "He will launch a preemptive strike the day after tomorrow morning, when players are about to lose their newbie protection, targeting the various warlords and the players under them who are regarded as 'gods' by the world!"

(End of this chapter)