Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 473: Cao Cao and Sun Jian are both troublesome. My son has the potential to be an emperor.
Cao Cao gently placed the wine glass on the table and looked at Sun Jian's solemn expression. Cao Cao knew that his initial goal had been achieved. The reason why he told Sun Jian this information free of charge was that he wanted to take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations. Now looking at Sun Jian's expression, he had achieved this himself.

"Since Bo Fu has been promoted to a legendary general, I believe you also know the rules and methods of promotion. Then I can tell you a more dangerous news."

"what?"

Sun Jian asked subconsciously, but he immediately realized that he was being led by the nose by Cao Cao. Sun Jian coughed twice, withdrew his thoughts, sat up straight, looked at Cao Cao, and was no longer led by Cao Cao's words.

Cao Cao couldn't help but smile when he saw Sun Jian's appearance. Although talking to a smart person might bring less benefits, it would be much more efficient to speak and do things.

"I can confirm that Zhang Fei has been promoted to a legendary general. During this trip to Xianbei, Zhang Fei was promoted after killing two famous generals. Moreover, Zhao Yun killed four people in the battle. I don't know their specific levels, but I can confirm that Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He are at least at the level of famous generals. This is the information I passed on while hiding under the command of Xianbei at the risk of my life. It is absolutely correct."

It can only be said that these words shocked Sun Jian even more than the previous ones. He had never imagined that Liu Bei already had two legendary generals under his command, or even three. This made Sun Jian, who originally had the ambition to dominate the world, feel as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

"Meng De, you didn't come here just to tell me these things, did you?"

Sun Jian calmed down his emotions and asked, while Cao Cao smiled brightly.

"Of course not. This time, I came here not only to bring you news about Liu Bei, but also to bring you a way to deal with Liu Bei."

"Oh? What method?"

Sun Jian became interested. Liu Bei's army is now so strong, could it be possible that Cao Cao has a plan to deal with it?
"This requires you and I, Wen Tai, to put aside our past grudges, so that we can survive in the cracks of Liu Bei's iron fist."

As Cao Cao spoke, he took the initiative to pick up the wine glasses and filled them with wine.

"Tai Wen, you should know that if the two of us cannot work together wholeheartedly, no matter who it is, facing Liu Bei alone, there is basically no chance of winning. We can only wait to be defeated by Liu Bei one by one. Are you willing to accept this?"

Sun Jian was silent for a long time and finally spoke, but his words had nothing to do with Cao Cao's question.

"Cao Cao, let me ask you one question. What will happen after the two of us have dealt with Liu Bei? Will we divide the territory and govern ourselves, or will we continue to fight?"

"Hahaha, Sun Jian, ah Sun Jian, I've seen so many stupid people that I'm a little uncomfortable talking to smart people now."

Sun Jian frowned slightly, not quite understanding what Cao Cao meant, and Cao Cao continued.

"Of course we will continue to fight until only one of us can survive. Maybe then, we can spare the life of the loser because of our past cooperation, hahahaha."

"In that case, we can continue the conversation."

Hearing this, Cao Cao put away his unruly smile, and he and Sun Jian sat up straight.

"As far as I know, Liu Bei currently has many generals under his command. Not to mention the second-rate generals, even the first-rate generals can be said to be talented. We can easily find dozens of famous and legendary generals. We are almost familiar with them. Even if the two of us are added together, I am afraid that the difference is not much."

Cao Cao picked up the second glass of wine.

"Liu Zhang has recognized me as his leader. Now the Yizhou army can be used by me. Although there are enough soldiers, there is only one general."

"Shi Xie also recognized me as his leader. The Jiaozhou Army is not even as good as the Yizhou Army. There are only two first-rate generals left. However, Shi Xie has a special unit under his command that controls the art of witchcraft and is best at launching surprise attacks when the two armies are at war. This can achieve a surprising victory. The clan leader should be a famous general."

After Cao Cao was honest with each other, Sun Jian did the same. They both knew that if he continued to keep secrets, they would probably be defeated by Liu Bei even if they joined forces.

"Very good. This is the first step in our talks. We will no longer hide anything from each other. I believe that the subsequent cooperation will be smoother."

Cao Cao had not yet drunk the second glass of wine he had been holding, but as he did so, Sun Jian also raised his second glass of wine, and the two clinked glasses for the first time.

"Once the war begins, no matter who Liu Bei attacks, the other side must immediately join the battle."

"Yes, but the reason why we didn't succeed in the previous cooperation was because Liu Bei always clamped down on us in terms of information, which caused a rift between us."

The two men fell silent at the same time. They had both experienced Liu Bei's strength in stealing information and blocking communications, but they had no good solution for this.

"Let's not talk about that for now. There is another serious problem, which is the infiltration of Liu Bei's subordinates. Last time, I caught four of them in the baggage camp alone. Even so, I think there are still Liu Bei's spies in the baggage camp, not to mention other places."

Cao Cao said with some worry, rubbing his fingers gently on his temple. In order to prevent this situation, he has now begun to divide and rule among the various barracks under his command. Every time there is a major war, each barracks issues different orders, for fear that they will have a chance to be passed on.

Sun Jian was also very troubled by this.

"I caught quite a few of them some time ago, but just like you said, I feel that there are still quite a few spies for Liu Bei in the barracks. As long as we can root out these spies, Liu Bei will no longer be as well-informed as before. With this balance, perhaps things will get better."

"Is there any way to catch them all together?"

Cao Cao tapped his fingers on the table, and they both fell into thought.

"There is also the issue of Jingzhou. With Jingzhou standing between us, there will be a lot of trouble if the two of us unite."

"Indeed, the Jingzhou issue must be resolved." Then the two looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed. They had been raising questions but had not been able to solve related problems, and the problems had been accumulating.

After a whole afternoon, the two men finally walked out of the tent. During the time they were talking, Sun Ce and Dian Wei had been guarding outside the door. Not to mention anyone approaching, even snakes, rats, ants and insects did not dare to approach the tent after sensing the aura from the two legendary generals.

"Bofu, here is a letter. Go to the military town on the border of Yongchang County. Right now, the Prime Minister's son Ziwen is besieging the barbarian king Meng Huo there. Meng Huo is very powerful and a fierce general. Go and help Ziwen break through the city and bring Meng Huo back."

Sun Jian waved to Sun Ce, then handed over a letter that must have been written not long ago. The handwriting on the letter was powerful, the ink soaked through the paper, and there were several ink marks on the back of the letter.

"I will follow my father's instructions."

Sun Ce clasped his fists and bowed to Sun Jian, then took the letter.

After giving the instructions, Cao Cao, Dian Wei and Sun Ce left Jiaozhi County in the dark. No one knew what Cao Cao and Sun Jian were going to do.

This was the method the two men came up with after discussing to deal with the spies of Gu Rubing under their command. Only those who were responsible for doing something would know about it, and as for the soldiers under their command, they didn't need to know too much. Although this trick couldn't catch the spies of Gu Rubing under their command, it could effectively curb their information leakage.

As long as the relevant intelligence cannot be passed on, it doesn't make much difference whether these spies exist or not.

When Sun Ce, Cao Cao and Dian Wei separated, Cao Cao suddenly took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Sun Ce. When Sun Ce received the jade pendant, his eyes suddenly focused, because the jade pendant was his father's personal belonging. Not to mention outsiders, even he had seen it only a few times. It was precisely because of this that Sun Ce had a very deep memory of the jade pendant. He was sure that this was his father's.

Looking at the astonished Sun Ce, Cao Cao spoke before he could.

"Don't worry. This is what your father gave me before he left. He was afraid that you wouldn't believe what I said, so he gave me this jade pendant. If you still don't believe it, your father also asked me to bring you a message. He said that when you hear this message, you will definitely believe it."

"What?"

Sun Ce asked half-doubtfully, frowning and staring at Cao Cao with a little distrust, but he was not too alert, because since the jade pendant was already in Cao Cao's hands, it was enough to explain a lot of things.

"Wen Tai said that my son Bo Fu has the potential to become an emperor."

After these words were spoken, even Sun Ce, who had already become a legendary general, blushed and quickly nodded and saluted.

"Prime Minister Cao, if you have anything else to say, please feel free to tell me."

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao smiled slightly, and Dian Wei on the side also grinned. After all, such words were really too embarrassing.

"Bofu, after you capture Meng Huo, send him to the Gu Clan, and help Miao Moqing suppress Meng Huo, you must not waste any time and leave immediately to Jiujiang County, and wait for your father's order in Jiujiang County."

Looking at Cao Cao's serious expression and the fact that he even knew such secrets as why he captured Meng Huo and the name of the Gu tribe's patriarch, Sun Ce understood that he had reached a remarkable cooperation with his father, otherwise Cao Cao would never have known this information.

"Prime Minister Cao, I understand."

Sun Ce clasped his fists towards Cao Cao, and Cao Cao and Dian Wei also clasped their fists in return. A shocking conspiracy had already begun when they left Jiaozhi County. At this moment, the live broadcast room was so lively that it could not be described as boiling, because Cao Cao and Sun Jian were about to have a meeting in the afternoon. For the first time, the popularity of their two live broadcast rooms exceeded that of Gu Rubing's live broadcast room, and it was far higher.

So much so that a large number of Gu Rubing's fans left Gu Rubing's live broadcast room and came to the live broadcast room of the two to watch how the two were trying to find a way to survive under the huge pressure from Gu Rubing.

Not only that, even in the vote that was opened earlier, on which of the three people would eventually unify the Han Dynasty, Gu Rubing was originally far ahead with 70% of the votes, but after this afternoon, Gu Rubing's 70% support rate had dropped to only 50%, and there was even a tendency to continue to decline. This trend was all due to the almost perfect strategy for dealing with Gu Rubing that Cao Cao and Sun Jian had discussed for an afternoon.

This incident directly dominated the headlines for the next few days. Everyone was discussing things related to this incident. There were even experts who combined historical books to analyze whether they had a chance of winning and what their chances were.

Of course, these are all things outside the game, because the people in the game are racking their brains to make various improvements at this moment.

In Yongchang County, outside the city wall, Cao Zhang and Meng Huo were having their fifth battle. The first four battles all ended with Meng Huo's defeat, but Meng Huo became more and more courageous until the fifth battle.

Last time, the two seemed to be evenly matched, but in the final all-out attack, Cao Zhang still had the upper hand. However, this time, Cao Zhang actually had the illusion that he was no match for Meng Huo, because he felt that every time he swung his halberd, it seemed to be blocked easily by Meng Huo. Moreover, Meng Huo, holding the Pangu Axe, was able to defend against his attacks with ease, and could even counterattack from time to time.

Finally, in a fight, Cao Cao was hit on the outside of his thigh by Meng Huo's sudden force and an axe. A huge wound immediately appeared, and his iron armor was torn, revealing the bright red flesh and blood.

"Hahaha, you thief Cao, today grandpa will take your life!"

Meng Huo laughed twice, picked up his axe and rushed forward. Cao Zhang used the blade of his halberd to cut a piece of cloth from the cloak on his back, and then tied it tightly to the wound on his leg. This prevented the wound from further cracking and effectively stopped the bleeding.

By the time Cao Zhang finished doing all this, Meng Huo had already rushed to his close range and started with his most skilled move of splitting mountains and rivers. This move was an offensive method that most emphasized the use of strength. Once the defensive force was weaker than the offensive force, the blow would at least make the opponent's arms numb, at worst break both arms and kill him on the spot.

However, while this attack method is effective, it also exposes one's lower body completely. Especially for a general like Meng Huo whose lower body is his weakness, this attack method is a big taboo. But Meng Huo just likes this kind of decisive attack method.

This was also related to his martial arts training and military life in the first half of his life. He had never met an opponent, so he developed such a habit, using this move of splitting mountains and rivers as the starting or ending move.

Cao Zhang noticed this early on, but he did not attack. He was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to kill Meng Huo with one blow and prevent him from escaping.

The second time, Cao Zhang had already noticed Meng Huo's increase in strength, and the third time he confirmed it directly. After Cao Zhang told Cao Cao about it, Cao Cao naturally guessed that Meng Huo must have some characteristics that increased his strength after failure, so he specifically instructed Cao Zhang to kill Meng Huo when he felt he was about to lose control of him, so as not to give him any more chances and he would not have to hone himself anymore.

(End of this chapter)