Chapter 118 - Each Sides Reaction to the Big Event in Lujiang (2) (1/2)

Chapter 118 – Each Sides Reaction to the Big Event in Lujiang (2)

Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto

Due to BloodFalcon succ.u.mbing to sickness, the extra chapter will be put out for this week!

“Yes, this is indeed an opportunity!” Xun You is also a top advisor. The reason Guo Jia was unable to see through this event is because Guo Jia is from a poor family. Since his childhood he can grasp the will of the people quickly and the rea.s.sure public, but he cannot see the big picture of the problem. But Xun You is from a n.o.ble clan, he had a good education from early age. So he can see the big picture of the whole situation but he lacked the ability to grasp the will of the people, so these two advisors complement with each other.

“No matter which side wins, Lu Bu or Sun Ce, this war is an opportunity for us!” Xun You answered. “Sun Ce occupies Jiangdong as well as half of Lujiang. If our army and Yuan Shao goes to battle, we will be preoccupied with the battle, and will have no time to care for our rear. At that time Sun Ce can just go north to Xu Du from Wancheng city, when that time comes, we are in a big trouble!!!

Now Lu Bu has seized Wancheng city, and Sun Ce has become his mortal enemy. With two tigers battling it out, no matter who loses and who wins, it will require time! Now what we lack is time. We need to destroy Liu Bei of Xu Province and then deploy our army to go to Guandu and fight a decisive battle with Yuan Benchu!”

Originally Cao Cao frightened that Sun Ce will go to north himself to support Yuan Shao to fight decisive a battle with Cao Cao. This Yuan Benchu, this childhood friend of Cao Cao has pacified the entire Hebei and the four provinces is now in his hands, and it can be said that his army was well-trained and fully equipped.

Currently Cao Cao is unable to come out because he did not have confidence to defeat Yuan Shao. If Sun Ce attacked him again from behind. Cao Cao will truly die a dog's death.

But now since Sun Ce and Lu Bu are battling with each other. This event has bought Cao Cao time. Cao Cao truly needed this time, because no matter whether Lu Bu or Sun Ce wins, he must destroy Liu Bei and fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao in Guandu.

If he lost, there is nothing left to discuss! If he won, he can rest and build up strength to pacify the entire Hebei. With Hebei in his hand, Jiangdong is nothing to fear.

“Excellent! Your words are extremely reasonable, Gongda! Beat the war drums! We march, in three days we must destroy Liu Bei!!!” Cao Cao's eyes are flas.h.i.+ng dangerously. There is killing intent and also there is regret. At that time after expelling Lu Bu, he released Liu Bei from his employ. He was too carried away with his success in expelling Lu Bu. Guo Jia and co has already reminded him to kill Liu Bei many times but he did not pay heed to them, and as a result this Xu Province goes into chaos again.

His senior general Che Zhou was killed by Liu Bei and he himself had no choice but to attack Xu Province again.

This war is a very big dilemma for Cao Cao. There were only a little grain and provisions left for army. When Cao Cao fought the battle in Xu Province, it injured the grain and provisions for his Cao Army badly and the grain and provisions that he had in Xiapi was cut off by Liu Bei. Now, he inevitably must fight a second battle in Xu Province.

If Cao Cao did not destroy Liu Bei, he is afraid that he would lose his qualifications to have a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao's eyes are filled with determination. He thought “I had made a mistake in my calculations, but so be it! Now I am going to correct it!!!” It is impossible for him to lament, for that is not Cao Cao's style.

Lu Bu and Sun Ce's battle also involved Liu Bei in the end.

Our POV now goes to Nanyang, Wan Castle.

Inside Administration Office of Wan Castle, there is a middle-aged scholar who is playing Go with his men, but his mind is elsewhere.

“Sun Ce fights Lu Bu?!” The middle-aged scholar muttered those words. “It cannot be, it cannot happen!!!” His face is full of doubt and disbelief.