The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 198 Cao Cao was so envious. How could Liu Bei’s Zhang Liang still play the role of Lu Ban?

Guo Tu whispered to Xu You that Yuan Shao had secretly summoned a doctor into the tent.

Xu You was surprised and puzzled. He looked around and leaned over to whisper in Guo Tu's ear:

"Brother, how do you know?"

"…This is what Yuan Gong's attendant said, it can't be false."

Guo Tu's words were cryptic.

Since it was said by Yuan Gong's close attendant, it must be true. As for why the attendant told Guo Tu about this.

Xu You is not a fool and would not ask such a question.

"... Could it be Mr. Yuan?"

Xu You had a bad feeling in his heart.

Although Yuan Shao was playing the game of checks and balances, the Hebei faction was generally stronger than the Henan faction.

After all, the Hebei faction has local advantages.

Although the two factions were further divided, Ju Su of the Guangping faction did not get along well with Shen Pei of the Weijun faction.

Xu You was from Nanyang and Guo Tu was from Yingchuan. Although they both belonged to the Henan faction, their relationship was not actually very deep.

Xu You didn't know why Guo Tu told him such an important thing.

On the contrary, he even regretted hearing the news.

As a politician, there are some things that are best not to know.

Otherwise, you will be easily constrained in doing things in the future.

"Brother Guo, what do you mean by this? Xu You is dull and doesn't understand the situation."

Xu You pretended to be surprised and was cautious about Guo Tu's words.

"…Nothing else, I just thought that Lord Yuan was so busy with the affairs of the country that he might be exhausted."

"As subjects, if we don't care about our lord, we are disloyal."

Guo Tu's words were very careful and he did not give Xu You any chance to take advantage of any loopholes.

But Xu You knew that Guo Tu was setting a trap for him.

As a subject, if you know that your lord is in poor health but do not care, you can indeed be accused of being disloyal.

But the problem is that the situation this time is different from usual.

Yuan Shao was already over 50 years old and was obviously in poor health, but he deliberately concealed his condition from his subordinates.

If Xu You dared to ask at this time, wouldn't that be seeking death?

From Yuan Shao's perspective, he obviously knew that once he died, the huge Yuan Group would immediately collapse.

The conflict between the Henan and Hebei factions is becoming increasingly fierce.

Yuan Shao could only rely on his own prestige to barely suppress the two factions.

But if he died, neither Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan nor Yuan Shang would be able to control his subordinates.

That was why Yuan Shao was so anxious to go south, eager for unification.

As long as this chaotic world can be ended, Yuan Shao's prestige will reach an unprecedented height.

Until then,
If Yuan Shao wanted to clean up the two factions again, it would be as easy as pie in the sky.

What is the most important thing for Yuan Shao, or the Yuan family, now?
Of course it’s the heir!

Yuan Shao has reached the age of knowing the destiny, and what he needs most now is a successor who can take over his power smoothly.

From Yuan Shao's selfish point of view, he was more inclined to his youngest son Yuan Shang.

Although Yuan Shang was not the eldest son.

But he is handsome and looks like her, so others can tell at a glance that he is her biological son.

Moreover, Yuan Shang was magnanimous and generous, and was very popular among the people.

Based on this point alone, Yuan Shang was already the most capable of becoming a leader among all the philosophers.

But in this era, deposing the eldest son and enthroning the youngest son would come under tremendous pressure from public opinion.

Even Yuan Shao did not dare to make a clear statement that he wanted to make Yuan Shang his successor.

The only way to show his attitude was to keep Yuan Shang in Jizhou through the feudal system.

But what no one expected was that it was precisely because Yuan Shao implemented this system of feudalization that everyone was certain that Yuan Shao would make Yuan Shang his heir.

So the Henan faction, led by Guo Tu and Xin Ping, began to support the eldest son Yuan Tan.

The Hebei faction that supported the youngest son Yuan Shang certainly refused to give in.

So, when people ask Yuan Shao when the internal competition was most intense.

That was when Yuan Shao implemented the feudal system, the most intense situation occurred.

The reason is very simple. Whoever inherits the throne in the future will be able to get more benefits and a bigger piece of the pie.

For these scholars, what greater achievement in the world could be than following the emperor?

Therefore, everyone would rather continue to waste energy and fight among themselves, depleting the strength of the Yuan family, than care about the growing threat from external forces.

Yuan Shao saw it all, and although he said nothing, he knew in his heart that this was a very serious problem.

Considering that he did not have a royal family general like Cao Cao as his confidant, Yuan Shao had to come on his own.

He thought that as long as he relied on his prestige in unifying the world, he would be able to suppress all the disobedient factions within the Yuan family.

This will pave the way for Yuan Wei's arrival.

But plans cannot keep up with changes, and Yuan Shao obviously underestimated the strength of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

Once they moved south, they encountered fierce resistance from Henan.

The war started and things did not go well.

As a result, Yuan Shao had to lead the army in person today, and only then managed to achieve the first major victory since the war began.

Even so, they are still a long way from defeating Cao and Liu.

Yuan Shao was eager to unify the country, but he no longer had the energy to do things personally as he had done before.

Guo Tu bribed Yuan Shao's close attendants and knew that Yuan Shao had been taking medicine frequently recently.

This was an unusual signal. For the sake of his future, Guo Tu had to prepare in advance.

"……Ha ha."

Xu You raised his head and laughed, continuing to play dumb, "How can a person who eats grains be free of disease?"

"I think the Lord has not been able to go south for a long time, and he is not used to the climate and water, so he occasionally suffers from a minor illness."

"If we bother to bother with such trivial matters, it would seem too flattering."

Guo Tu was stunned and looked a little ugly.

Xu You had something else in his words, and when he mentioned flattery, he deliberately turned his gaze towards Guo Tu.

Among the officials in Hebei, Guo Tu was particularly famous for his flattery.

hum~
Guo Tu looked unhappy, "I came here because I have a fortune and I want to share it with Brother Xu."

"Since Brother Xu doesn't appreciate it, then let me take my leave."

After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Xu You hesitated for a moment, but because he was greedy for the "wealth and honor" that he mentioned, he couldn't help but chase after him.

"Brother Guo, slow down, slow down!"

Xu You grabbed Guo Tu's sleeve and chuckled, "I was just joking, why do you take it so seriously, Brother Guo?"

Guo Tu raised his eyebrows and said seriously:
"This matter is of great importance, why joke about it?"

Xu You suppressed his anger, and for the sake of "Fugui", he apologized again and asked him what the matter was.

Guo Tu invited Xu You into his tent, dismissed all the servants, and then said mysteriously:

"Brother Xu, do you still remember what I just said outside the tent?"

"……Uh-huh."

Xu You nodded repeatedly, "So what if I know this?"

Guo Tu whispered:
"Prince Yuan had first dismissed Ju Su from his post as military supervisor, and then put Tian Fengshou in jail."

"Both of these attacks were made on people from Hebei."

The Henan faction had long been suppressed by the Hebei faction. Now that Yuan Shao had struck Hebei twice in a row, it undoubtedly gave the Henan faction a boost.

Of course, this is not the first time that Yuan Shao has used a knife against the people of Hebei.

As early as when Yuan Shao first arrived in Jizhou, he "exploited the rich and collected money from the local nobles."

The wealthy families were exploited both financially and physically by Yuan Shao.

Afterwards, Yuan Shao was afraid of punishing the Hebei nobles too harshly, so he turned around and gave them a big sweet treat.

For example, Shen Pei was appointed as the governor and the chief of the shogunate.

He also ordered Ju Su to supervise the three armies and watch over the generals.

This excessive balance of power made it impossible for the two factions to defeat the other, and they could only support Yuan Shao in suppressing the other faction.

However, Yuan Shao was unable to develop his own core faction because he had offended both sides.

Now Guo Tu had obtained Ju Su's troops, but he was unable to command them.

The Hebei faction is currently in an unprecedented weak period, and Guo Tu wants to take this opportunity to completely defeat it.

However, the Hebei faction still had a chance to turn things around, and that opportunity was Yuan Shang.

Many people supported Yuan Shang, and Yuan Shao was very fond of him.

Once Yuan Shao had health problems, the Hebei faction would support Yuan Shang to take power, and the Henan faction would never be able to turn things around.

"…So Brother Guo hopes to find out the physical condition of Lord Yuan?"

Xu You now understood. It turned out that Guo Tu wanted to drag him into the fight for the throne.

Although Xu You was from Henan, he rarely participated in factional struggles within the Yuan family.

Because Xu You was Yuan Shao's childhood friend, the two were known as "friends on the run."

Relying on this relationship, Xu You certainly doesn't need to fight for power.

But Guo Tu's words woke him up. If Yuan Shao died, who could he rely on?
Especially since Yuan Shao might really have health problems, if we don’t make plans early, we will definitely fall behind.

"Brother Xu has figured it out. Join us in supporting the eldest young master."

"If the eldest son can inherit Lord Yuan's legacy in the future, you and I will both have the merit of following him."

"To honor your wife and children, and bring glory to your family is a given."

The circle of scholars also has its own chain of contempt. Xu You, a native of Nanyang, would definitely not be accepted by the people of Hebei.

So there were only two options before Xu You.

Or they could join Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others in fully supporting the eldest son Yuan Tan, so that everyone could enjoy the wealth and prosperity together.

Or you can just watch the whole show, but when Yuan Tan comes to power in the future, he will not have any good feelings towards you as someone who stood by and watched.

If Yuan Shang came to power, he would not employ a Henan native like you.

It can be said that although there seem to be two options, Xu You had no choice.

spit!
Xu You gritted his teeth and made a decision after hesitating for only a moment.

"... Well, I will follow your advice!"

When Guo Tu saw that Xu You agreed to board the ship, he was overjoyed and immediately invited Xin Ping to come and discuss the matter together.

"Now that Ju Su has been deposed and Tian Feng has been imprisoned, it is time for us to take the throne."

"It's just that Lord Yuan seems to be in poor health, which may be detrimental to our next move."

Guo Tu analyzed the current situation to Xu You and Xin Ping.

After saying this, Guo Tu looked at the new member and said:
"Brother Xu has always been resourceful and has a close relationship with Lord Yuan."

"Now I want Brother Xu to go visit Mr. Yuan and see how he is doing."

"I wonder if Brother Xu is willing to go?"

Guo Tu immediately revealed his real purpose of recruiting Xu You.

Xu You didn't care. Since he was on the boat, there was no way to retreat.

He stroked his beard and analyzed carefully:
"Lord Yuan won a battle today, but he is not in a hurry to digest the results. He still ordered Chunyu Qiong to pursue the enemy while he is victorious."

"Since he is so eager, I think Mr. Yuan's health is indeed not as good as before."

Xin commented:

"It's useless for us to analyze it here."

"Brother Xu needs to go there in person to find out the situation so that we can make preparations in advance."

Xu You nodded and agreed to their request.

Now that you're here, why not show your loyalty first?
"I came to see Mr. Yuan on the pretext of offering advice."

"If Yuan Gong leads the army himself, it proves that he is in good health. If he sends someone else, it proves that he is in poor health."

"This way we can find out Mr. Yuan's physical condition."

After a slight pause, he added, "Besides, if Lord Yuan uses my plan, it will also be a disguised attack on the scholars in Hebei."

"…This is killing two birds with one stone."

Guo Tu and Xin Ping were overjoyed when they heard this, and immediately asked Xu You to go and come back quickly.

Xu You then went to see Yuan Shao at night, and only entered the tent after his servants had reported to him.

Someone reported that Chunyu Qiong, who had gone to pursue the allied forces of Cao and Liu, had returned.

"How's the battle going?"

Yuan Shao asked hurriedly.

"...General Chunyu accidentally fell into an ambush, was badly defeated, and returned in disgrace."

As everyone expected, Cao and Liu were well prepared, and Chunyu Qiong did not gain any advantage from this pursuit.

"Ugh!"

Yuan Shao sighed and sat down on the couch dejectedly.

In fact, he had already anticipated this result.

It's just that I had been deceiving myself before, thinking that Chunyu Qiong could win this battle.

Seeing this, Xu You stepped forward and poured water for Yuan Shao while carefully saying:

"My lord, don't worry. We have an army of 100,000 men. Cao and Liu are just trying to resist stubbornly."

"It is only a matter of time before my lord takes over the land of Henan."

Xu You knew Yuan Shao's temper and that he was easily influenced, so he first said a few nice words to make him happy before he dared to offer advice and suggestions.

Yuan Shao drank a glass of water and said slowly:

"Ziyuan, why don't you go to bed so late? What do you want from me?"

Xu You's eyes rolled around and he said softly:
"Today, the Lord has come to the battlefield in person and has made the Cao-Liu coalition forces abandon their weapons and flee in panic, greatly boosting the prestige of our Hebei army."

"...Well, Cao Cao and Liu Bei also hid in the camp and didn't dare to go out to fight."

"Cao and Liu had been preparing for war for several years, with all the necessary fortifications, buildings, logs and stones ready."

"I believe that if our army wants to win, we should not rush for a day or two of success."

Xu You patiently and kindly persuaded Yuan Shao to obey you.

Chunyu Qiong's defeat tonight also let Yuan Shao know that Cao and Liu were ready and it would be impossible for him to take over Henan in a short period of time.

"...Yes." Yuan Shao finally said, "My army is stationed at Guandu. The military rations alone cost 5,000 dan of grain per day, which means 150,000 dan of grain per month."

"Taking into account the losses incurred while transporting from Yecheng, our army cannot hold out here for long."

The only downside to having too many people is that there are more mouths to feed.

The food supply for Yuan Shao's 110,000-man army could not be maintained year after year, even though he was wealthy.

Although Cao and Liu had fewer people, they consumed less food.

Moreover, they are fighting on their own soil, close to the base camp, with short supply lines and little loss along the way.

Looking at the two data, Yuan Jun's advantage in food and fodder has actually been eliminated by Henan.

Therefore, if a protracted war really came to pass, Henan would not be inferior to Yuan Shao at this time.

Not to mention the Yanzhou territory conquered by Yuan Shao, the people had long been relocated to the inland by Cao Cao.

This means that Yuan Shao was unable to even digest these lands and convert them into his own income.

"Although the Henan troops are strong, our northern troops are more numerous after all."

Xu You analyzed slowly, "As long as we use our advantages to attack the enemy's disadvantages, Henan can be secured and Cao and Liu can be captured."

"Ziyuan, what do you think? Tell me now!"

Yuan Shao stood up suddenly and asked quickly.

"During today's battle, the first batch of death soldiers showed their might. They are the only two elite troops in our army."

Another elite unit was the Great Halberd Army.

But this army is Yuan Shao's personal guard and is generally not sent to the front battlefield.

Moreover, Yuan's army was the attacking party, while the Dajishi Army, as a heavy armored infantry, was known for its defense.

It is not suitable for charging into battle.

Therefore, the only elite troops Yuan Shao could really use were the ones who had marched to the camp in Xiandeng.

"Since Cao and Liu are holding their ground and not fighting, we might as well build a dirt hill in front of the camp."

"You can order the first soldiers to climb the mountain and the rest of the long-armed and skilled archers to climb the mountain and command the surrounding areas."

"Then shoot them with arrows, targeting the soldiers in the camp."

"If Cao Cao and Liu Bei abandon this place and leave, we will have this pass."

"If you don't give up, you can only go out to fight and attack my earthen hill."

"At that time, Lord Yuan will lead the army and attack from the front and back together with the defenders on the mountain, forming a pincer attack."

"How can the Cao-Liu coalition be a direct opponent of our army?"

"If it is true, Yingchuan can be taken and Xiapi can be conquered!"

Xu You's plan also made use of the strengths of the Hebei army to attack the weaknesses of the Henan army.

That's the crushing of numbers.

Isn’t your individual combat capability in Henan very strong?

Then we will force you to come out and fight as an army group.

After all, no matter how strong the Henan soldiers are, it is not the case that every one of them can completely defeat the Hebei soldiers.

Besides, when a large army fights, it's a test of momentum, not bravery.

The Hebei Army is undoubtedly far superior to the Henan Army in this regard.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately accepted Xu You's plan.

The next day, early in the morning.

Yuan Shao personally selected the best and strongest soldiers in the camp and ordered them to take shovels and dig earth to go to Guandu camp together to pile up earth into a mountain.

When the soldiers in the camp saw Yuan's army building a hill of earth openly in front of them, they became furious and scolded Yuan's army for going too far.

So, he reported it to Xiahou Dun's camp.

Xiahou Dun thought to himself that Yuan army's archers were so powerful. If he made them build a hill outside the camp and shoot from a high place, how would the soldiers defend the camp?

So he selected five hundred soldiers, grabbed their spears and mounted their horses, and personally led them to charge out, intending to intercept and kill Yuan's soldiers who were building the earthworks.

Yuan's army was well prepared, and the vanguard soldiers had set up their bows and crossbows in advance.

They guarded the vital point and shot at Xiahou Dun's army.

For a moment, arrows rained down.

Xiahou Dun couldn't rush through and had to retreat back to his camp.

In this way, within ten days, Yuan's army built more than fifty earthen hills outside the Guandu stronghold.

There were tall oars on each earthen hill, and two hundred brave soldiers were assigned to each hill to climb the hill first.

They selected archers with long arms and good shooting skills to assist them. They climbed to the top of the hill together, took aim at the soldiers in the camp, drew their bows and lined up their crossbows to shoot inside.

The Henan troops were all shocked and stared at the shields for defense, not daring to show their heads.

Some people left too late and failed to dodge in time and were shot to death by an arrow.

So Yuan's army shot arrows on the mountain every day.

We don't seek total annihilation, but we seek deterrence.

Looking at all the princes in the world, only Yuan Shao was as wealthy and powerful as him, daring to make bows and arrows like this.

From this, about five days passed.

As soon as a gong sounded on the hill, arrows would rain down from the hilltop, landing on the allied camp.

The Henan soldiers were all terrified and all lay on the ground with their shields covered to avoid the rain of arrows.

When Yuan's army saw this, they shouted and laughed.

Many soldiers in the stronghold were so angry that they found their own generals and asked them to report to their lord and let them go out to fight to the death with Yuan's army.

On Cao's side, Le Jin and Li Dian saw that the soldiers were restless and furious.

So they all came to see Xiahou Dun and told him about the matter.

Xiahou Dun explained:
"As early as when Yuan's army first arrived outside the village and built a dirt hill, I rushed out and killed the Yuan army soldiers."

"However, Yuan's army is well equipped with bows and crossbows. I cannot charge in, so I have to retreat."

"After reporting this to Lord Cao, he ordered me to hold my ground and not to go out, so he ordered Yuan's army to build dozens of mountains within ten days."

Le Jin said angrily:
"In that case, we will lead the army to seize the earthen hill!"

"Hey! No way."

Li Dian hurriedly stopped them and said, "We didn't rob them when we built the earthen hill. We have lost our chance."

"The Yuan army is now in a commanding position, and has an even greater advantage than before."

"It is unwise to try to snatch it again, but it will only be twice as effective as the last one."

Le Jin clenched his fist in anger and gritted his teeth:

"Are we going to allow Yuan's soldiers to bully our brothers like this?"

Xiahou Dun sighed helplessly:
"This is an order from Lord Cao, and we have no choice but to obey."

The superiors give the orders, so the subordinates just do it.

In any case, Xiahou Dun absolutely supports any decision made by Cao Cao.

Le Jin raised his eyebrows, bowed to Xiahou Dun, and said seriously:
"General, I am not trying to spread alarmist rhetoric to disturb the morale of the army."

"But Yuan's army shot arrows from the mountain every day, and the arrows fell, and the soldiers were all afraid."

"If this continues, the army will be in chaos."

"If Yuan's army attacks the village again, we can still fight to the death to resist them."

"But the soldiers have lost their courage and are afraid of Yuan like a tiger. How can they hold the position?"

Xiahou Dun was silent for a moment. What Le Jin said made sense.

Being ridiculed and threatened by Yuan's army every day, the soldiers' mentality must have been affected.

"So I mean, let's go to battle now."

"Whether or not we can capture the hilltop is one thing, but not letting the soldiers become intimidated by the enemy is another."

Le Jin's opinions were quite pertinent.

Xiahou Dun was silent for a while before he said:

"...Okay, I'll take you to see Lord Cao and explain this matter."

"But whether Cao Gong will obey or not is not up to me."

After saying this, the three of them went to the commander's tent together to meet Cao Cao.

After the greetings, he got straight to the point and stated his purpose.

"……oh?"

"Have the soldiers become restless recently?"

Cao Cao was reading in front of the couch and did not seem to be panicking.

Since he had been holding his ground and not fighting for the past few days, apart from handling military affairs, he also read military books every day.

From time to time, he would annotate military books and write down his own insights.

"……Yes."

Xiahou Dun explained the whole story.

"Yuan's army stands on the dirt hill and shoots arrows into the camp every day."

"After a few days, whenever the soldiers heard the gong sound, they would immediately cover their shields and lie on the ground."

"I am worried that if this continues, the soldiers will become afraid of the enemy and no longer dare to fight against Yuan's army."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Le Jin and Li Dian again and gave them a wink.

The two of them understood, stepped forward together, bowed and said:

"So we hope to leave the camp and seize the mountain immediately. As long as we seize one or two hilltops, we can curb the fear in the army."

"Jin Yuan will be the vanguard, leading 500 soldiers to seize the top of the mountain!"

Le Jin was the first warrior to volunteer.

"Dian is also willing to lead 500 people to assist Wen Qian in attacking the mountaintop of Yuan's army!"

Li Dian immediately echoed.

Wherever Le Jin was, Li Dian was also there, and the two of them almost always went in pairs.

This is mainly due to Cao Cao's personnel arrangements.

Le Jin was brave and good at fighting, with a bold and courageous character.

Li Dian was a man of extraordinary strategy and a careful and modest character.

The two people complement each other very well in terms of both abilities and personalities.

Therefore, Cao Cao always arranged for the two of them to work or travel together, giving people the illusion that they were inseparable.

"...Well, that's not right."

Cao Cao put the book down, pondered for a long time, and rejected the generals' proposal.

This……

Xiahou Dun looked slightly embarrassed, but still advised:
"My lord, if we leave Yuan Jun alone, something bad will happen!"

"...Yes, I know about this."

Cao Cao waved his hand and comforted everyone not to worry.

Xiahou Dun was surprised and asked quickly:
"... Could it be that the Lord has a solution?"

Cao Cao nodded, put his hands behind his back, and said to everyone:

"To be honest, I wanted to leave the camp and kill Yuan's army when they first built the earthen hill."

"But after discussing it with Xuande, we decided not to go into battle."

“…Why is this happening?”

Everyone asked.

"I don't know either."

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "It's just that Xuande said this was Li Ziyu's intention, so I followed his advice."

Li Yi...

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, looking at each other.

Li Yi is the chief strategist in Henan, so of course he has the right to decide this matter.

But he has been bullied by Yuan’s army for ten days. Even if he is Li Yi, he should give an explanation now, right?

Cao Cao saw what everyone was thinking and said:
"Since the soldiers in the army are already restless, let's go together to see Xuande and Mr. Li."

"Let's see what they have to say."

Everyone followed his advice and followed Cao Cao to Liu Bei's camp.

When they arrived at the camp, they learned that Liu Bei and Li Yi were not in the camp, but in a wilderness outside Guandu.

Cao Cao then asked Liu Bei about his exact location and when he left.

The servant answered one by one, Cao Cao thanked him, ordered his men to give him gold and silver, and then left.

When we arrived at the marked location, we saw Liu Bei and Li Yi, the emperor and his ministers, there.

There were hundreds of soldiers around, busying around.

But compared to these, what really attracted the attention of Cao Cao and his party was the catapult standing tall in the wilderness.

However, these catapults were different from those that everyone had seen.

They are much larger than ordinary catapults!
It is about three meters high and the boom is about five meters long.

The base is made of heavy wood, as solid as a mountain, and hangs deep into the ground.

The boom was wrapped with ropes as thick as a child's arm and was being pulled by dozens of strong men.

Soldiers kept carrying stone bombs to load the fuselage.

Cao Cao opened his mouth wide, unable to believe what he saw.

However, Liu Bei and Li Yi already knew that Cao Cao had arrived, so they put down their work and came over to greet him.

Cao Cao returned the greeting and asked quickly:

"Xuan De, what is this?"

"This is a stone-throwing cart, which was improved by my master."

Liu Bei raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a proud look on his face.

Well!
Cao Cao suppressed his bitterness and asked:
"Is this the divine weapon that can destroy Shouchun?"

Before attacking Shouchun, there were already rumors that Liu Bei's army had a powerful siege weapon.

It was as loud as thunder, shaking the earth.

But Liu Bei had very little, and information spread slowly in ancient times.

Until now, Cao Cao still doesn't know what Liu Bei's magic weapon is.

But there was one thing he was sure of.

That's because he was really envious of Liu Bei.

……

(End of this chapter)