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Guo Jia's predication about Liu-bei's lepature from Xu-chang is proved true

Once you have release your enemy It will be endless trouble in future

Prime Minister

Che-zhou is your trusted subordinate

He was appointed especially by you as the governor of Xu-zhou

You may write to him telling him to play a trick to kill Liu-bei?

Here comes Chen-dong

Is there anything I can do for you?

The Prime Minister has sent me a confidential letter ordering me

To get rid of Liu-bei as soon as we can in order to avoid future trouble

So I'd like to have your advice

This..

Liu-bei went on an expedition against Yuan-shu under the imperial decree

And he's finally get rid of Yuan-shu

He is a man with meritorious deeds Why Prime Minister wants to kill him?

Besides Liu-bei now enjoys high prestige here in Xu-zhou

That the people in Xu-zhou bruned incense in the the street.requesting

Prime Minister ti keep Liu-bei as the governor of Xu-zhou remains fresh

But this is an order from the Prime Minister.How we disobey it?

Liubei is out of the city to reassure the public and will be back soon

You may lay an ambush in the half moon city as if they're welcoming him

And I'll shoot arrows on the city wall so stop the rear guard

How is that?

Well,that's settled

I'm leaving now

Chen-deng

You and I should work together with one heart

Then we'll be able to account for it before the Prime Minister

Yes

General Chen why are you in such a fluster?

Che-zhou received confidential order from the Prime Minister to kill Liubei

Chezhou dare not disobey the order

And has one thousand crack troops lay on ambush in the half moon city wall

They will kill Liubei when he returns to the city

That brute Che-zhou Let me have him and his troops exterminated

Che-zhou has already made the plan If we act recklessly,we're to lose

It would be better to capture him by making a plot

Plot?

Does Che-zhou have the encourage to withstand my right foot-long spear

Don't be in a panic

Who are you down there?

Zhang-liao's troops sent here by the Prime Minister

I'll report to General Che

Go and report quickly

General Che

Anything?

Are you going to open the gate to welcome them in?

They will be suspicious if I don't welcome the troops into the city

There might be a trap if they're not

I've been restless since the troops laid an ambush in the half moon city

I've feeling that the whole thing bodes ill rather than well

Are you General Zhang's troops?

Yes

It's difficult to distinguish friends from foes in the dark

You'd better camp outside the city for a while and wait till daylight

We're afraid Liu-bei might get to know it,we can't wait till daylight

Hurry up and open the gate

Chen-deng,what's your idea?

Chen-deng

Troops in the half moon city,come with me to find out the matter

Yes

General Zhang,where are you?

How dare you have you have such a crafty attempt to murder my brother

I'll kill you right away

Open the gate

Come on.Open the gate

I've informed General Guan-yu of the Prime Minister's confidential message

If you change your mind you have to surrender immediately

Chen Deng you traitor You've put me in such a difficult situation

I want to kill you

General Guan

Your falchion is so sharp

Thank you for meeting me here

Liu Bei

Where are Brother Zhang and Governor Che Zhou

I just about to inform you,brother

Che-zhou attempted to kill you

So he was beheaded by me

How dare to Che-zhou do such a thing?

It wasn't Che-zhou's own idea

It was Cao-Cao who sent confidential message ordering Che-zhou to kill you

Where is Zhagn-fei

He want to kill Che-zhou's family So he has gone into city ahead of us

Do you really intend to spoil my great cause

Big brother

I've killed Che-zhou's whole family...

Well,big brother

We've killed Che-zhou who deserved his death

And his family as well even they don't deserve death

What's the use of having deep sigh?

You two really don't know who can be killed and who cant?

And Che-zhou was Cao-cao's trusted subordinate

Don't you realize it?

When we left Xu-chang

You said we would no longer be fettered by the cage

Now we've done what has been done

Why should we regret for it?

Don't bother?

What if Cao-cao make it an excuse to dispatch troops to Xu-zhou?

You don't have to worry about that

Zhang fei and I will fight with them if Cao-cao dispatches his troops here

You're wrong here

I know well both of you are not afraid of Cao-cao on the battlefield

But now we've just returned to Xuzhou and not yet got a firm foothold

We're still short of men and provisions How can we be so flaunting

If the people of Xuzhou fall into the Caos of war again

I...

Big Brother

Well,you don't have to worry about that I've a plan to repulse Cao Cao

At the present moment what Cao-cao fears is Yuan-shao

Yuan-shao is occupying the four prefectures of Ji Qing.You and Bing

Has a powerful one million troops many civil and military officials

Why don't you turn to Yuan-shoa for help?

Yuan and I have never had any relations

What's more.I've just defeated his brother Yuan-shu.

So will he come to me aid?

Here in Xuzhou,there is a person

Whose family has been on good terms with Yuan-shao spanning 3 generations

If you can ask him to write to Yuan-shao

He will certainly come to your aid

You may try it

Big brother

I should not give Liu-bei any help as he just kelled my brother

Yet he has asked Minister Zheng to write to me for help

Well Minister Zheng

Liu-bei is an outstanding hero of the day

What if I'll help Liu-bei to attack Cao-cao as what Minister Zheng asked

What do you think I should do?

Lord

There have been wars in the last few years & people suffered a great deal

We don't hae a rich provisions and the people's bear heavies taxes

So we can't afford another war

We can report the recent victory to the throne

If that doesn't reach the emperor

Then we memorialize the throne that Cao-cao is hindering the government

We can raise an army to station in Li-yang

In this way we can go on a just punitive expedition against Caocao

Tian-feng is quite right

No,not quite so

Why you prowess and this mighty stronghold of hero

It will be as easy to go on a punitive expedition against Cao-cao

There's no need for a 3-years plan to won the war.Or we'll miss the chance

You're right

A righteous army is to restore order and get rid of tyranny

While an arrogant army is to rely on his large number and power

A rightous army is invincible and an arrogant one is bound to be defeated

Cao-cao's discipline is excellent His soldiers are brave and well trained

Now you abandon the intention to inform the throne of our success

But we'll dispatch out troops without a sound reason

This will be surely unfavorble to us Hope you will think it over

Good

No

How can say there is no reason for us to send a expedition against Cao-cao

Now our commanders are brave and our men high morale

If we hesitate we'll be in trouble

I hope you'll follow Minister Zheng's advice

And work together with Liu-bei in this just cause

To get rid of Cao-cao is in keeping with the will of Heaven

As well as the popular desires of the people

Lord

Well,you all have good grounds for your idea

None of them can be rejected what am I going to do?

My dear Zheng

Prime minister

If you can't bear the headache why don't you just rest for a while

If Liu-bei and Yuan-shu join their forces together What shall I do?

Yuan-shao's power can't be underestimated

It's not advisable to have another wars,but made peace with him now

Yuan-shao is nobody There is no meed to make peace with him

You're wrong here

Yuan-shao has a large territory with a big population

He has many resourceful advisor,such is Xu-you,Guo-tu,Shen-pei and Feng-ji

Tian-feng and Ju-shou are loyal to him

And still there are others such as Gao-Ian,Zhang-he,and Chun-yu-qiong

They are well-known generals of our time

Why could you say Yuan-shao is a nobody?

It's true Yuan-shao has many generals but he has no strict disciplines

Tian-feng is upright and outspoken But he's always goes against his lord

Xu You is greedy and witless

Shen Pei is imperious and lacks resoucefulness

And Feng Ji is a man of determination but of no good

All these people are extremely antagonistic with one anther.

They're to be disintergrated among themselves with the time passing by

What's more.Yuan shao always thinks he's powerful.But he's indecisive

So what's the good of that even with an army of one million troops?

Ju Show

Report

Report!Here comes His Excellency Xu Yu

Lord

Lord

Well Mr.Xu is a man of wide knowlege and experience.Let's hear his view

Lord

You're come just at the right time

Minster Zheng requied me to dispatch troops to attack Caocao with Liubei

Now am I send an army or not send an army

I hope to have your advice

Xu Yu

You'll fight against less troops and attack the weak with strong armies

You'll destroy a traitor and help the dynasty

It's right for you to send troops

Your words just express my desire

Shen pei and Feng Ji are appointed commanders-in -chief

Tian feng and Xu You are advisors

Yan Liang and Wen Chou are senior general

You'll lend 150,000 cavalrymen and 150,000 infantry men 300,000 together

You'll set out for LiYang this very day

Lord

You send punitive expedition against Cao Cao in the name of a just cause

It would be well to issue an official denunciation

With a summary of his various crimes to be sent to all the prefect

In this way we'll be perfectly justifiable

Good idea

Chen Lin

Yes

Please write official denunciation and send it to all the prefectures

Yes

Chen Lin

The imperial power is weak and Zhao Gao is in power

He is exdusive and people dare not say a word

Finally he suffered a failure to the disappointment

of his ancesters,this is a good lesson until today

Why stop reading?

Go on reading

No stop without my order!

Cao Cao's great great-father together with Xu Huang

Make mischiefs and exploit people

His father Cao Song was fed up by a beggar

Later he suurped the high position and bribed the officials

And he stole important imperial artides

Cao Cao has no virture at all but likes to make troubles

My headache is gone

Who's the author of this denunciation

It was written by Chen ling

A literary talent

Must be supplemented with a military strategist

Chen ling's literary talent is excellent is excellent,but...

Yuan shao is not good at military strategy

Not good at military strategy

Prime Minister.Yuan shao's 300,000 troops are advancing towards Liyang

Let's assemble all the officers to be ready to dispatch troops to resist

Liu Dai,Wang Zheng

Yes

You two will lead 500,000 troops

Liudai'll fight in the van and Wangzhong'll bring up the rear

You've to set out for Xuzhou right away to attack Liu bei

Yes

After the departure of Liu Da and Wang Zhong

The rest of you'll be with me to lead 200,000 troops to advance on Li Yang

To resist Yuan shao

Yes

Bring me Minister's banner

Give it to Liu Dai and Wang Zhong

It's your banner,how can we davance toward Xu Zhou under the guise of it?

order you to advance towards Xuzhou under the guise of my banner

Just to make a deceptive show of power

After your arrival in Xu Zhou,just pitch your camps there

Don't launch any reckless attack on the enemy

After I've defeated Yuan Shao

I'll lead the troops to Xu Zhou to join you in attacking Liubei

Yes good

I wonder whether the Prime Minister has arrived in Li Yang

What I'm more concerned about is when he'll come to Xuzhou

The earlier his troops arrive here

The earlier we'll be able to reture this banner to him

Then we'll be able to avoid an attack by the enemy

Liu Bei is nothing to us you don't have to worry about it

After our arrival in Xuzhou

We'll keep in touch with the Prime Minister in He Bei

Big brother

The man sent to Hebei for some information has come back

What's the situation over there?

There has been no fight at all between yuan and Cao

No fight? Yes

Have some water first and report in details

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao made a fierce advance on Liyang

But their troops only pitted each ther with no combat when come Liyang

Why

It's said that Xu You es not happy on Shen Pei's being a commander-in-chief

Ju Shou compiains that hhis plan was not adopted by Yuan Shao

Each of them has his own idea and has no intention to fight

Yuanshao was not able to make up his mind in the first place

And now he's more puzzled how to act Probably no longer intends to attack

Then why is there no move by Cao Cao?

No detail information is available

I've only heard Cao Cao has ordered lu Bu's surrendered geneeral

Jian Ba to guard the prefectures of Qing and Xu

While Yu Jin and Li Dian station their troops along the river

Cao Cao is in command of the whole army stationde in Guandu

Then where is Cao Cao?

Maybe in Liyang

Or..

Where?

Here in Xuzhou

What?

Here in Xuzhou?

So can it be that Cao Cao is just in the camp outside the city

Wang Zhong

The Prime Minister didn't fight against Yuanshao and

Has secretly gone back to Xuchang

Before his departure be asked us to fight against Liubei instead

Why don't you make an attack?

Liubei is a man of wisdom and resourcefulness

If he finds out the Prime Minister is not here

He would seize the opportunity to join bands with Yanshao

You'll let slip a golden opportunity

How would you account for it before the Prime Minister?

Since the prime minister asked us to attack the city,you may do it first

The prime minister has asked you to do it first

I'm the chief general How can I do it first?

Let's drop the question as to who is the chief general

Since this is an order of the prime minister,we'll do it together

What do you think?

Is it proper to make all sorts of excuse?

Let's draw lots for a decision

All right,let's draw lots It must be re-written

You should not evade doing your duty any longer.Be quick to attack

Yes

The Cao's troops are marching against us

Under whose banner

Caocao's banner is in the main force

So they have cone out of their camps

Let me and Guanyu together combat the enemy

It's said there is no Caocao's banner in Liyang

Why does his banner appear here instead?

Caocao is a very crafty man

He doesn't hoist his banner in a place where he himself commands the troops

He has his banner hoisted here instead I'm sure Caocao is not here

We may send someone to find out the facts

I'm ready to do that

You're too hot-tempered for the task

Even if Caocao is really in the main force

I'll capture him for you

May I go and find out what's really going on?

I feel relieved if you go

You may take 3,000 troops with you

Brother Zhang.You'll stay here and defend the city.I'll be back soon

You just have to find out what is really on

Big brother

You may put all the questions to this man and find out the true facts

What's your name?

My name is Wangzhong

What's your present rank?

An assistant general

How dare you disguise yourself as the prime minister's troops?

I dare not

But I'm ordered by the prime minister

To do so to mislead you

Where is Caocao now?

Well

Speak up

He returned to Xuchang days ago

Attendant!

Get some clothes,food and drink for General Wang put him in the jail

We'll see what to so next when Liudai is captured

Many thanks

Brother Guan you're taken the trouble

Big brother

I was wrong to kill Chezhou the other day

So this time I captured Wangzhong alive

In case he's needed by you some other day

What you did day was to rescue me you shouldn't say it was your fault

If you really mean it I'll fell uneasy about it

Big brother

Brother Guan

Big brother

Brother Guan has captured Wangzhong let me go and capture Liudai

Liudai was a prefecture governor of Shandong

In the battle of Hulaoguan during the punitive expedition against Dongzhou

He was one of the lords and shouldn't be taken lightly

A person like him is not worth mentioning

I'll do what brother Guan did to capture Liudai alive

What I fear is that you may kill him and this may hinder my plan

If I kill him,I'll pay with my life

All right

You'll also have 3,000 troops with you to capture

Liudai you coward..come out

Call his names!Go on with it

Call his names louder

Curse him!Go on with it

Curse him until the sun sets I'll see whether he can still bear it

I don't believe that I can only call his names whole day for nothing

While my brother could capture Wangzhong alive

All of you do it!

Curse him

Curse him,go on with it

Have you called his forefathers names

Yes,we have done it

Has Liudai flown into a fury

No,nothing has happened

General Zhang

Beat him

Beat him

Strokes are enough for a soldier's fault.Why are you so infuriated?

None of your business

Pass my order

Liudai is only a coward.He dare not come out to combat me

He can only held out the position

Since he dare not come to me I'll go to him

General

All of you get ready for the battle I'll attack his camp at midnight

I'll fight with him in his camp

You've been drunk for several days running

How can you still lead the troops fir the battle?

Shall we put it off for a few days?

Shut up

Can a little wine

Get me drunk?

Pass my order at once and get everything ready for the battle

Yes

And

Have this soldier tied up

I..I'll slay him first before the battle

Yes

Zhangfei also said

Before the attack he'll first slay me as a sacrifice

Zhangfei is only a rude bastard

I don't fight him for the last few days.So that he's irritated

This is a good opportunity for me I'll beat him at his own game

When he come,I'll empty camp and

Let him bite the hook

I assume that that soldier must have arrived at Liuidai's camp now

Our troops will launch the attack along three rutes at mdnight

I'll command the crack troops and cut off Liudai's retreat route first

Some men in the central route will go straight to Liudai's camp and set fire

The order two routes will take the fire as a signal and

Attack the enemy from the rear of the camps by making a detour

Yes

I've made a pledge to my big brother that

If kill Liudai I will pay with my own life

Do you understand me

Yes,we do

Good! Then you must bear it in your mind

Yes

Pass my order.Now is midnight

Start the attack