Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao is stunned when he reveals his time-traveling identity.

A name that lasts only a short time is not a true name; a name that endures for a lifetime is what truly matters.

These words struck a chord with Liu Bei.

If he hadn't been so calm, he probably would have agreed.

But after careful consideration, he chose to remain silent.

Su Chen, that kid, always has a whole set of spiel to his name.

But it's obvious that a trap has been set.

If you go in there, you'll really become a fool.

"Big brother, don't listen to him!"

"The Cao army doesn't want to put in the effort."

"Instead, they told us to go find Yuan Shu."

Zhang Fei said with great dissatisfaction:

"Hey kid, have you ever met Yuan Shu?"

"How do you know Yuan Shu's character? And how do you know he will definitely agree?"

"Could it be that they intend to use Yuan Shu to annihilate our army!"

Su Chen shook his head, his expression grave, and said:

"Sikong is the kind of person who would attack Lü Bu and reclaim Jingzhou for the sake of the Imperial Uncle."

"How could you possibly harm the Imperial Uncle?"

"Sikong was wholeheartedly devoted to the Han dynasty and risked his life to protect the emperor's safety."

Why would you assume that about him?

Zhang Fei's eyes widened immediately:

"You brat, how dare you speak so arrogantly!"

"A complete liar, do you really think we're fools?"

"Who in the world doesn't know that Cao Cao used the emperor to command the feudal lords?"

"They even have the audacity to call it protecting the emperor; it's utter nonsense!"

"Don't think you can take advantage of me just because I'm a rough guy!"

Zhang Fei's temper grew increasingly fierce.

The more he looked at Su Chen, the more uncomfortable he felt.

I always felt that I could never see through Su Chen no matter what.

The more someone is like this, the more terrifying they are.

"To hold the emperor hostage and command the feudal lords?"

"Who said that?"

Su Chen, however, remained surprisingly calm and spoke indifferently:

"That's using the emperor's authority to command the disobedient!"

"General Zhang San, have you ever thought about this?"

"If the Grand Commandant hadn't brought the Emperor back, what would become of the Emperor today?"

"Will it fall into the hands of Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu?"

"Are they still staying in Luoyang or Chang'an?"

"What will become of the emperor in this situation?"

"The Emperor is the embodiment of the Han Dynasty's destiny!"

"If the Grand Commandant does not protect the destiny of the Han Dynasty, how can the Han Dynasty continue its reign?!"

Su Chen truly spoke those words with a clear conscience.

Because Cao Cao at this time still has no intention of replacing him.

All he could think about was how to pacify the world and restore the vast land.

Moreover, the Han dynasty is still alive today.

These words immediately rendered Zhang Fei speechless.

He's usually quite loud and boisterous, which is fine.

But when he encounters someone who can reason with him, he finds it difficult to utter a single word.

Not only him, but also Liu Bei and others fell silent.

Because what Su Chen said was indeed true.

If it weren't for Cao Cao escorting the emperor to Xuchang back then...

The emperor's fate would likely be even worse than it is now.

Yuan Shu, of course, needs no further explanation.

Now that he dares to declare himself emperor, if the emperor were in his hands, he would surely be dead.

As for Yuan Shao, he harbored wolfish ambitions.

They have been entrenched in the north for a long time.

His intentions are self-evident.

There were even rumors that Yuan Shu colluded with foreign tribes.

This is absolutely intolerable.

Compared to these people, staying in Cao Cao's hands was indeed the safest option.

However, no one knew how the emperor was treated.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

Liu Bei coughed lightly and said:

"Yuan Shu is not as simple as Mr. Su thinks."

"If we are sent there now, it will most likely be a waste of effort."

"My troops and I will also be wiped out as a result."

"I am unwilling to die in Yangzhou without a clear explanation before I have eliminated the rebels."

Liu Bei had no other choice but to reveal his true feelings.

Su Chen looked at Liu Bei.

The two stared at each other for a long time.

It must be said that Liu Bei was indeed a representative figure who could bend and stretch.

He was indeed a ruthless and ambitious man.

Given Liu Bei's status, it would have been virtually impossible to kill him beforehand.

Think about it too.

After all these years, how could Cao Cao not have considered killing Liu Bei?

But even he failed.

It's clearly unlikely that I'll be able to do that in the short term.

The only thing they could do was to prevent Liu Bei from entering Sichuan.

After all, Guo Jia had already analyzed it before.

Sichuan and Jiangdong are both excellent places.

As long as Liu Bei is prevented from transferring his base to Sichuan.

Liu Bei would then find it difficult to gain any real influence.

"Uncle, what I said earlier was merely my suggestion."

"If that's the case, then we'll have no choice but to launch a joint frontal attack."

"but……"

"Before that, we need to deal with Lü Bu first."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei was slightly taken aback:

Why?

Su Chen spoke calmly:

"Lü Bu was not a peaceful person."

"The Imperial Uncle believes that if our army and Yuan Shu's army are engaged in a fierce battle, it will be a good opportunity to fight."

"Will he take this opportunity to head north and attack Xuzhou?"

"So what?"

"Isn't Xuzhou currently under the control of Cao Cao?"

"Are you afraid you can't hold it?"

Zhang Fei immediately said in a sarcastic tone.

"Xuzhou is naturally unharmed."

"Our army is fully prepared."

"However, Lü Bu was naturally aware of this as well."

"If he attacks Xuzhou, he will have no chance at all."

"But what if we attack Xiaopei?"

As he spoke, Su Chen calmly looked toward Yangzhou.

These words immediately made everyone's hearts tighten.

Yes, Lü Bu would only attack Xuzhou if he were insane.

But if we attack Xiaopei, things might be different.

At present, Xiaopei does not have many troops defending it.

If Lü Bu were to seize the opportunity to attack, he might actually succeed.

Xiaopei's position is rather special.

Even here, Liu Bei was able to contend with Lü Bu and Yuan Shu, who were entrenched in Xuzhou.

If it were captured by Lü Bu, it wouldn't be easy to take it back.

Even if Cao Cao could do it.

Why did he get involved?

Xiaopei can be said to be Liu Bei's last piece of land.

If even Xiaopei is gone.

Then Liu Bei would have no choice but to become a wanderer once again.

How many people would still be willing to follow him?

Even if they exist, they are very few.

The number of troops I have will never be more than it is now.

"Thank you for the reminder, sir."

"In that case, let's kill the traitor Lü Bu first."

"Since we've chosen the coalition..."

"Our generals are at your disposal, sir."

Thinking of this, Liu Bei sighed softly and spoke.

Su Chen was able to say those words.

This indicates that they had already decided to abandon the attack on Xiaopei.

Give Liu Bei a place to settle down.

Since that's the case, why not accept this offer?

However, Su Chen shook his head and said:

"Uncle Liu is truly joking."

"I am but a lowly clerk."

"They have no power whatsoever."

"It would be better for the Imperial Uncle to personally command his own troops."

"I'm just a copywriter, what would I know about fighting?"

This sentence almost made Liu Bei vomit blood.

Don't you know anything about warfare?

He checked everything carefully last night.

The Battle of Wancheng and the Battle of Xuzhou.

Behind the scenes, it was all Su Chen directing everything!

This person was the mysterious strategist he was looking for!

That mysterious strategist who was able to change the entire Cao army!

"Then... thank you very much, sir."

After saying this, a strange thought flickered in Liu Bei's eyes.

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