Vol 9 Chapter 149 (1/2)

Chapter 149

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 149: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS DEFECTING TO THE CAO FACTION (7)

Yun Chang POV

“… What are you laughing at?” Shen Pei asked, her expression wavering as she could not understand what Chen Gong was thinking.

“I was just thinking that even if we did bring out Lu Bu’s head and opened the gates, you probably wouldn’t even dare to take a step into the city.” Chen Gong shook her head and looked at Shen Pei with contempt, “Because you completely don’t believe us.”

“Don’t try to agitate me. It won’t work.” Shen Pei said. Even so, it was clear that she was angered and her face was filled with hatred as she raised her hand, “That’s enough. No more nonsense. Come, men, and take these people out.”

“Yes!” The troops yelled as they came closer.

I did not move while Wen Yuan smiled as she looked about. Chen Gong, on the other hand, continued to look at Shen Pei with contempt. If my guess is not wrong, it will come soon.

“Lord Shen Pei, that’s enough.”

“… Un?” Just then, Cao Ren spoke up and stopped Shen Pei.

Shen Pei seemed confused and puzzled as she looked over, “May I ask if there is anything wrong with what I’m doing?”

Cao Ren did not reply and merely waved to the troops to back away but they did not obey the order.

“Tell them to leave.” Li Dian said.

“I implore you to reconsider this, commanding officer.”

“There’s no need to.” Cao Ren said as she raised her eyebrows and gave an evil smile, “This is now how discussions take place after all.”

“No matter what, this is far too rude.” Li Dian said with a troubled expression, either because of Shen Pei’s unilateral actions or because of propriety or both.

“…” Shen Pei did not reply but she still waved her hand and the troops backed away. Looks like Yuan Shao’s troops can only be commanded by Yuan Shao’s generals.

And that is why the troops were able to gather that swiftly when Shen Pei was sure that we were acting. However, unlike Shen Pei, Cao Ren and Li Dian see our defection as a matter of great importance.

The ones who persuaded us before were Cao Ren and Li Dian after all. Of course, I do not think that they have a personal interest in persuading enemy generals or in us for that matter. The reason why they are so keen on doing so is because Cao Cao must have given them specific instructions to do so before this battle began. And so, I decided to bet on this and build on a reason that would be credible to them for refusing Shen Pei.

“Even though I’ve gotten them to pull back, I still can’t accept their defection.” Shen Pei remained adamant and stared at me, “I cannot understand the reason Lord Guan Yu gave before.”

“Is that so?” Li Dian said and looked at Shen Pei before s.h.i.+fting her gaze to me, “I can understand it perfectly well.”

“Lord Li Dian can understand it?”

“Of course,” Li Dian nodded, “I can understand your reasons for refusing Lord Shen Pei. Lu Bu is indeed a brilliant warrior after all.”

As expected, anyone who has ever crossed swords with Lu Bu will be able to understand that.

“But let’s return to the problem. If you are unable to kill Lu Bu then what can you do?” Cao Ren asked, “Is it possible to persuade Lu Bu to defect as well?”

“I do not wish to work with Lu Bu anymore.” Wen Yuan said blandly with an empty gaze.

“We are unable to persuade Lu Bu, much less kill her.” I said

as I looked at Wen Yuan and then turned back, “But we can get Lu Bu drunk for you.”

“Oh? Is her alcohol tolerance poor?”

“Yes, she is not very strong at drinking.” I nodded.

“Un…” Li Dian sank into thought and commented, “It’s rare to see a warrior who is weak to alcohol.”

“We drink to forget and relax. The main reason why we drink if because we are tired of slaughter, no?” Wen Yuan said as she placed her hands on the table.

“That is indeed the case.” Li Dian seemed to be convinced. And when I took a closer look, I saw that she seemed a lot more relaxed than before. I wonder if this is some sort of understanding between warriors?

“We understand.” Cao Ren said and looked at Shen Pei, “But of course, this does not mean that we fully trust you so I hope you can do more things for us and show your sincerity. I won’t lie, we really need you at this point.”

Good. We have gotten to where we need to be.

“To put it simply, Wen Yuan and I have 4,000 troops and Chen Gong has 2,000 troops under her as part of the city defence.” I said as I raised 3 fingers, “So we have in total 6,000 troops with us.”

“And the section I happen to be in charge in is the north gate.” Chen Gong added.