Chapter 470 - Guan Yu, the Spy? (1/2)
Chapter 470 – Guan Yu, the Spy?
Guan Yu was taken aback by Liu Bei's ruthlessness and his assassination order. As a man of virtue, he disagreed with his elder brother's method.
”I don't think this is the right plan! We might be contending against Zhang Tong for supremacy, but assassination and killing his father is too much!”
He was also angry that Zhang Fei died, but he did not allow hatred to consume his judgment.
Guan Yu might be a prideful general in the previous life, but he was not a person who never learned from his mistakes. By taking a step back to look at what he had done or what everyone was doing, he could see the bigger picture and a better solution.
It was not the right move to take revenge now. They did not need to strike back instantly after Tong's men had provoked them.
Liu Bei yelled at Guan Yu's face, ”THEN, WHAT ABOUT YIDE!? THE LAST LIFE, HE DIED TRYING TO AVENGE YOU, YOU INGRATE BASTARD!! NOW THAT HE DIED, YOU DON'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO AVENGE FOR HIM AND RETURN THE FAVOR!? IS THIS HOW A MAN OF VIRTUE ACT!? IS THIS HOW THE SO-CALLED VIRTUOUS GOD OF LOYALTY BEHAVE!?”
Getting yelled in the face, even the stoic Guan Yu got irritated. He glared back at Liu Bei in the eyes and released his killing intent.
”I also want to do something for Yide, but revenge is not the only solution! This time, Yide was in the wrong since he tried to kill Zhang Tong's messenger and got himself killed instead! If we harm any of Zhang Tong's men now, you can forget about your previous Shu Han Kingdom or reclaiming the throne. We're not in the condition to fight Zhang Tong with only our forces!”
”We're weaker than him because he has too many capable generals and soldiers! Unless we kill some of them, we will get stuck in this situation forever! Are we going to allow them to kill one of us whenever they want, but we cannot retaliate? Are you out of your mind!?”
”…”
Liu Bei was not wrong. They had to retaliate!
Guan Yu agreed to Liu Bei's point that Tong had too many good generals, and they had to weaken him somehow. As Tong had snatched good generals early, he amassed several strategists and generals under his banners. Combined with the angelic and demonic cultivation factor, Tong's forces already toppled everyone in the land.
As long as Tong's arms and legs, his generals and his strategists, were still alive, Liu Bei would not be their opponent, even if he had Zhuge Liang back on his side.
After all, mortals had limited power. They could never content with the absolute forces of high ranking angels or demons.
However, he was afraid of a dire consequence of using this assassination method.
”I understand that, but we should not provoke Zhang Tong to a fight between angels and demons. Right now, Zhang Tong refrains himself from participating in a direct fight, so we shouldn't use our power recklessly for the sake of getting back at him.”
The ability to fly threatened everybody, including Tong's subordinates, that any 6-wing angel or demon could easily assassinate anyone in this country, and their raw physical strength could also annihilate an army of 10,000 men with ease.
Guan Yu was aware of his power and potential, but it horrified him to know that Tong and Lu Bu could also do the same!
Presently, Tong demonstrated his respect toward other forces by not using his demon power to suppress them directly, which Guan Yu was grateful for it.
If Guan Yu started using his angel power to assassinate Tong's subordinates, he assumed that Tong and Lu Bu would definitely do the same, and Liu Bei would die.
Yet, Liu Bei failed to understand this point.
”This is my order, Yunchang. Sneak inside Zhang Tong's cities and kill every general and officer you can find. Target all angels and demons in his territory!”
Hearing the entire order, Guan Yu closed his eyes and sighed. He did not want to become an assassin since it violated his principle.
Since he did not have a choice, he spread his wings and flew away toward the north.
Seeing that his sworn brother was obedient, Liu Bei turned around to see Ma Chao, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu.
”We'll resume our march. Once we reach Hongnong, we'll fortify the region and prepare to attack Henei! Pang Tong, contact Cao Cao and tell him to support us when we start our campaign. Xu Shu, you go to Sun Ce and force him to move, too!”
The strategists acknowledged, ”Understood, my lord.”
”Ma Chao!”
Ma Chao's eyes beamed, ”Present!”
”Your time has come! You'll be the grand commander for my army. Once we reach Hongnong, lead your soldiers north and cross the Yellow River. I want you to sneak into Zhang Tong's territory, so you can ambush Henei's forces!”
Ma Chao was surprised that Liu Bei could think of a tactic.
This general managed to obtain his other world's experience not too long ago, so he understood Liu Bei's character somewhat. Unfortunately, his cultivation had not improved because of his grudge toward Zhang He, who killed his father in this life. With this mentality and his brewing hatred, the angelic cultivation did not suit him.