Chapter 314 Cao Caos Flexibility (2/2)
While everybody was shouting, trying to get the attention of He Xing, Jiang Man stepped back as he resigned from his attempt to step on Tong's feet.
His eyes glanced on his status menu. He managed to collect over 90,000 lifespans from the angelic wing cultivation and the gathering of natural life forces. It would take a bit of time to rebuy his skill from Lilim.
'So far, Zhang Tong gains the total control over the coalition. I'll let him do whatever he wants for now. Once I have enough lifespans, I'll bet on the skill I can get back. If I can get my [Ninjutsu], I can destroy Zhang Tong's soldiers from within.'
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Half a day later, Tong finalized the deployment order and the allocation of the next battle.
Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, and Tong's Immortal Legion would take the lead in this assault. The 115,000 soldiers of these four armies would be the first wave, while Yuan Shao's 100,000 soldiers would follow as the second wave. The rest of the lords were assigned as reserves for the prolonged war.
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard that Tong put him and his troops on the frontline instead of using the volunteered lords. However, He Xing was there in the meeting the entire time, so Liu Bei could not protest. He bowed his head and acknowledged his duties.
All of the lords left the tent to their camp, going back to rest. He Xing and her son also left to call it a day as well.
However, two factions decided to remain in the meeting tent.
Tong, Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, and Pu Jing stayed behind. The six men sat around a new table, which the guards brought in wines and food for the men.
Tong glanced back and forth between Cao Cao and Pu Jing before he raised his wine cup.
”For the cooperation.”
Cao Cao toasted, ”For the people and our country.”
Both of them gulped down the wine. Afterward, they stared at each other to the eyes.
Cao Cao lost his patient and spoke first, ”I've lost. You stole my Empress, and the righteous cause is on your side. I can't fight you anymore.”
”I stole your Empress?”
”What? Didn't you order your wife to infiltrate my city, razed my granaries, and killed my general?”
”Hold it! I've yet to make a move on you! Who raided your city?”
”It's your goddamn Xiao Wu! Stop putting on façade already. I don't want to recall our past. I'm here because I want to reconcile. Can we have a peace talk? I don't like wasting times.”
The new info about his wife shocked Tong. He took a deep breath and changed the subject. As for this issue, he would deal with it later on.
”Cao Cao, will you join me after we finish with the Xiongnu?”
Cao Cao chuckled, ”Do I have a choice? If I don't, my Cao family will be executed because of me.”
Tong's eyes turned to Pu Jing, ”And you?”
Pu Jing shrugged, ”I have no options. You have the royalty's backing while we've lost ours. Just put me in your clan and get over with it.”
Tong smiled wryly at Pu Jing, ”I've used up my quota this year. I'll get you in my clan later.”
This year, Tong put the eldest son of Sima Fang, Sima Lang, into his clan to ensure their loyalty. If he wanted to recruit Cao Cao or Pu Jing into his clan now, he had to bring either Friday or Te Langpu here. Tong also could not use Hua Shi as he had sent her to Wan City.
The face of Cao Cao changed, ”I have a condition for my surrender though, will you comply?”
”I'm not heartless. If it's something I can do, I'll grant it.”
Cao Cao laughed, ”Okay! You've promised. Now, listen to my condition.”
”Okay …”
”Let me sleep with your wives.”
”FOOK YOU!”
”BWAHAHAHA!!”
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Until midnight, Cao Cao and Tong tuned their thought and had a heart-to-heart talk about the worldly affair and their vision.
Cao Cao gave the real condition to Tong. As long as Tong would not take the throne and relinquish his right to Liu Xie, Cao Cao was willing to work in the same faction, and he would bring in the Xiahou Clan to help Tong as well.
It was a difficult condition to him since all his subordinates had been gearing to ascent Tong to the throne. Jia Xu and Xun Yu did not hesitate to decline it since they did not need to satisfy Cao Cao's condition, which made the talk awkward.
In the end, Tong postponed his decision, but he did not refuse the condition that Cao Cao gave him.