Chapter 416

"That is true!"

Zhong Yao and Chen Qun nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

They had also seen Zhang Fei and Guan Yu and knew very well that these two were also men of loyalty and righteousness.

"This is actually easy to handle! When the time comes, we can arrange it in secret and let Liu Bei die in the chaos of battle!"

"I believe that by then, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu will not be stubbornly obstinate. What does my lord think?"

Zhong Yao suggested further.

Involving a chaotic battle of hundreds of thousands of people, isn't it normal for a Liu Bei to die?

"Hmm!"

Cao Cao nodded with narrowed eyes upon hearing this: "Then we can only lament Liu Bei’s bad luck!"

"Achoo!"

At this moment, in Picheng, Liu Bei, who was arranging the defense, suddenly could not help but sneeze and felt a chill down his spine, as if some malice was approaching.

He looked around suspiciously but found nothing, and his mood became even heavier.

"Big Brother! What is wrong with you? Being all suspicious!"

Zhang Fei, who was on the side, noticed that his big brother’s expression was wrong and joked boisterously.

"What are you saying!"

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei with a slightly dark face: "I just feel like someone is thinking about me!"

"Oh! I understand!"

Zhang Fei suddenly realized with a look of enlightenment: "Big Brother, you are missing a woman! That’s right! Big Brother, you are at a certain age! It is time to find a marriage for you and find us a sister-in-law!"

"It would be best to give birth to a little nephew soon, so that he can inherit your foundation in the future. Big Brother, am I right or not?"

Liu Bei’s face became even darker upon hearing this.

But he had to admit that Zhang Fei’s words hit home.

He was truly tempted.

After all, although he can endure hardship and can tolerate much, he also likes indulgence, beautiful women, and fine clothes!

Guan Yu, who was on the side, also nodded in agreement: "I think what Third Brother said is also correct!"

"Big Brother should indeed find a sister-in-law and have a little nephew!"

"Otherwise, when we build this foundation in the future, who will inherit it?"

"Yunchang, you are joining in the nonsense too!"

Although Liu Bei was tempted in his heart, he knew that now was not the time to think about these things. He immediately glared at Guan Yu and then scolded Zhang Fei: "Third Brother! The current priority is to repel Cao Cao; don't give me these irrelevant things!"

"I think it’s not that I miss women, but that you are the one who does, right?"

"But then again, whether it is Third Brother or Second Brother, you are not young anymore either!"

"You should also get married and have a few children!"

"Only then can they help us maintain the foundation we have built in the future!"

"When it comes down to it, it is still me, the big brother, who is incompetent and dragged you down, making you follow me in displacement until now, without even a woman, let alone children!"

On this point, Liu Bei was indeed very ashamed.

Speaking of a wife, Liu Bei also thought of Su Xuan.

As far as he knew, this fellow had not taken few wives and concubines over the years, and it was said that every one of them was a great beauty.

It is simply enough to make people envious, jealous, and hateful!

"Why do all the good things go to him! Heaven is unfair!"

Liu Bei complained resentfully in his heart.

"Big Brother, you are being too serious! The great cause is not yet achieved, how can one have a home? We are not in a hurry!"

Guan Yu immediately comforted him upon hearing this.

How could such a thing be blamed on his big brother?

As for women?

He thought of his sister-in-law who was in Hedong.

"I wonder how my sister-in-law is doing now? Is everything still alright?"

Guan Yu thought to himself.

"Yes, yes!"

Zhang Fei also saw that his big brother’s emotions were a bit off and quickly comforted him: "I am not in a hurry either! I was just joking! Big Brother, don't blame yourself! It makes me feel embarrassed!"

A few days later,

"Kill!!!"

For several days in a row, Cao Cao launched fierce attacks on the north and east sides of Picheng every day.

However, every time the casualties reached a certain level, he would sound the retreat!

Moreover, he divided the troops under his command into several batches and rotated them.

After several days, the armies of Lu Bu and Liu Bei in the city became increasingly exhausted.

Morale was also significantly affected.

At the same time, because Cao Cao concentrated on attacking the north and east sides, over time, Liu Bei gradually relaxed his vigilance in the other two directions.

Many troops were transferred to the north and east sides, reducing the defensive forces on the west and south sides!

"Kill!!"

That night, some of the soldiers patrolling the west city gate suddenly launched a surprise attack on those around them.

In an instant, they killed dozens of soldiers.

And the rest began to open the city gate.

At the same time, someone shot three signal rockets into the sky.

"Great! The signal is here! Soldiers, follow me and kill!!"

Cao Ren, Le Jin, and others, who had been lurking outside the city for a long time, were overjoyed and immediately led their troops to charge toward the west city gate at high speed.

In just a few minutes, they had already rushed into the city.

They easily took over and occupied the west city gate and the west city tower.

Then, soldiers continued to pour into the city, and under the leadership of the generals under Cao Cao, they began to kill their way into the city.

More than ten minutes later,

"Report!!! My lord! There are inside agents of the Cao army in the city, and the west city gate has been broken! Quickly send troops to rescue!"

A scout rushed to the north city gate to find Liu Bei and report.

"What?"

Liu Bei was shocked and said in disbelief: "How is this possible? How could the west city gate be lost so easily? What exactly is going on? Where did the inside agents come from?"

Zhang Fei, who was on the side, also heard these words and said with a face full of hatred: "It must be that thief Lu Bu! It must be him! Big Brother! I told you long ago that he is not to be trusted, but you didn't believe me! Now it’s all over!"

Liu Bei could not help but wonder in his heart: "Could it really be Lu Bu? Why would he do this? What good does this do for him? I don't believe he doesn't hate Cao Cao!"

Guan Yu, on the other hand, glared at Zhang Fei and then reminded Liu Bei: "Big Brother! Although I don't like Lu Bu either, this matter might not necessarily be Lu Bu! Why not listen to what this person has to say?"

Saying this, he looked at the scout and asked: "Speak clearly! Whose people are those inside agents?"

"It... it is the people of Lord Chen Deng!"

The scout hesitated for a moment before replying.

"What?"

"This is impossible!"

"Chen Deng cannot betray me!"

Liu Bei and the others’ expressions changed drastically upon hearing this, and Liu Bei roared in disbelief.

He looked like a wounded beast.

Zhang Fei did not expect it to be Chen Deng either; the key was that it was actually not Lu Bu?

Guan Yu’s brows furrowed even tighter, and he continued to look at the scout and asked: "Are you telling the truth? How can you be sure that those people are Chen Deng’s people?"

He really did not understand why Chen Deng would betray his big brother!

The scout replied: "Because I recognize those people; they are all from the Chen mansion. Those who were not from the Chen mansion were mostly killed!"

— Author's Notes —

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