Chapter 444: The villain Xu You!

"Is such a thing really possible??"

When Xu You analyzed it so seriously, Yuan Shao’s suspicion grew greater and greater, and his indecisive temperament was instantly exposed.

"Your subordinate advises my lord to keep an extra eye out. These feudal lords privately changed their signal flags without reporting the situation to you. For the time being, issuing an order to arrest these feudal lords is the prudent thing to do. Their combined forces do not exceed several hundred thousand; even if we remove them, it will not have much impact on our entry into Luoyang."

"But if these various feudal lords collude together to stir up trouble and secretly destroy our grain reserves, that would be fatal. If the grain reserves are not in place, our morale will certainly be dealt a blow, and we will never be able to take Luoyangcheng."

Seeing Yuan Shao wavering, Xu You added fuel to the fire.

Even though Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment, he felt at this moment that Xu You’s words were correct; after all, the matter of the various feudal lords privately changing their signal flags had indeed not been explained clearly to him.

"Hmm! Xu You, listen to my order. Command you to immediately take Ju Yi and Chunyu Qiong with you to immediately capture the feudal lords who privately changed their command flags. As long as they are captured alive, do not harm their lives..."

Yuan Shao’s face turned cold and stern, as Xu You had pointed to the key point.

Indeed, if the feudal lords rebelled and targeted the grain reserves, it would be over; his million-strong army would collapse without being attacked.

"Understood, I will strictly follow my lord’s decree!"

After receiving the golden command talisman, Xu You could not hide the joy in his heart and hurriedly turned to leave, fearing that his joy would be discovered by Yuan Shao.

After obtaining the command talisman issued by Yuan Shao, Xu You headed to a certain part of the military formation.

"Come out..."

Xu You looked around to make sure no one was there, then walked in one direction and spoke faintly.

"Mr. Xu has arrived just in time! This is exactly the time we agreed upon!"

An old man in black appeared quietly in the fog.

"Heh... the coalition of feudal lords has such weak defenses that it is actually regarded by you rats as a back garden, to be entered at will."

Xu You sneered.

"Heh heh, your coalition of twenty feudal lords and several million troops, although numerous, is also mixed. It is quite simple for this old man to borrow an identity and sneak in." The old man in black looked at Xu You with a smile and deliberately emphasized the word 'your'.

"Oh, so you even borrowed the identities of small characters; you are truly worthy of being called rats!" Xu You knew full well the old man in black was teasing him, as he, Xu You, was also a member of the coalition.

"Whether I am a small character or a rat, this old man is here today only for the transaction, not for bickering. Has Mr. Xu finished handling the matter?"

Gently shaking his head, the old man in black was too lazy to engage in a war of words with a petty person like Xu You...

In his eyes, Xu You was a complete villain.

The old man in black was well-versed in the art of human nature and could see through the deepest desires in people’s hearts. Entrusted by Li Ru to find a man within the coalition of feudal lords capable of disrupting the army’s morale, the man before him, named Xu You, was the most appropriate character.

It must be said that based on the old man in black’s years of experience in observing people, he had been taken aback when he first saw Xu You; he had never seen such a shameless man.

He could abandon everything for his own benefit, even his own character. The old man in black almost suspected that there was a flaw in his art of observation, but after a brief contact, he realized that his art of observation had no problems.

Although Xu You was talented, he was a thorough villain!

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He could abandon everything for his own benefit, even his own character.

Although Xu You was talented, he was a thorough villain!

"Of course!" Xu You spread his palm to reveal the command talisman: "This command talisman is my lord Yuan Shao’s personal talisman! I am about to take it into the military formation to capture several feudal lords!"

"You bring that divine weapon, and you can take it?"

After showing the command talisman in his hand, Xu You looked eagerly at the old man in black, for his actions were precisely for the reward promised by the old man in black—an ancient divine weapon.

"Oh, Strategist Xu is a man of his word! This old man would not try to get something for nothing!" The old man in black stared at the command talisman; it was full of martial energy and very easy to distinguish true from false. He then waved his hand.

"The object-shifting technique is here now!" Accompanying the old man in black’s action, a black wooden box came into his view.

He opened it to look.

A colorful precious fan seemed to emit flames, lying quietly inside.

Xu You immediately showed a greedy look and reached out to touch it, but was immediately burned on his finger by the fire from above.

"Why is there a restriction on it!"

Xu You’s face immediately turned very ugly.

"Strategist Xu, do not be excited. Since we agreed on a matter, you have only done it halfway. This Five-Fire Seven-Bird Fan cannot, of course, be handed over to Strategist Xu in its entirety. Once Strategist Xu succeeds, the restriction above will naturally be lifted."

The old man in black said faintly.

"Let me say this again! If you play tricks on me, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

Xu You’s expression softened slightly. He tucked his sleeves, put away the wooden box, and returned to the military formation to continue planning the next step.

"Although the coalition of feudal lords is numerous, it is a mix of dragons and snakes. People blinded by greed like this are not rare. No matter how powerful several million troops are, the outcome of this time is already decided!"

"At most, both sides will suffer!"

When Xu You left, accompanied by a sound of certainty, the old man in black disappeared into the darkness again, as if he had seen through the universe at a glance.

The chaos caused by Lu Bu’s army was still continuing.

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and others led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to begin attacking from the left and right flanks.

Both were experts at leading troops in battle. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry they led were naturally fierce and fast, deeply versed in the art of war, and specifically chose to attack the feudal lords with weaker strength and mobility.

Their purpose was not to annihilate the enemy, but like Lu Bu, to create chaos within the coalition of feudal lords.

This caused the forward speed of the entire coalition force to drop sharply.

In the chaotic world, Lu Bu led Lu Lu Lu Lingqi, preparing to strike directly at Su Li’s position.

Unexpectedly, they met Wang Kuang, the Administrator of Henei, on the way. Wang Kuang was fine, but a general under his command named Fang Fang Fang Yue had a violent temper; he jumped off his horse and attacked Lu Bu.

As a result, before he could get close, a slash from the smaller crescent blade of the Sky-Piercing Halberd sent Fang Fang Fang Yue flying. Although it did not kill him, it caused him severe injuries and rendered him unable to fight.

The one who struck was Lu Bu’s daughter, Lu Lu Lu Lingqi.

Wang Kuang and his generals could not help but swallow their saliva. Lu Bu’s strength was self-evident, but even a female general under his command was so powerful; it was a bit excessive.

It must be known that Fang Fang Fang Yue was a famous general of Henei who had once suppressed several mountain bandit rebellions by himself!

Facing this momentum, Wang Kuang and his generals very tacitly chose to lead Fang Fang Fang Yue away to heal his wounds.

"Father, these feudal lords are so weak!"

Lu Lu Lu Lingqi looked at the path where Wang Kuang and the others had fled, her face full of disdain.

"Lu Lu Lingqi, do not be arrogant. Before I became a father, I thought there was no one in this world who could fight, but I didn't expect to meet Su Li yesterday!"

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