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

Chapter 500: The Estrangement Strategy, the Skills of the Legendary Generals

Cao Cao ignored the two groups that were already fighting each other, but walked up to Liu Xie, put his hand on Liu Xie's shoulder without hesitation, and walked towards the palace with their arms around each other's shoulders.

After walking a certain distance, Cao Cao and Liu Xie turned around and saw that more than a thousand imperial guards and two hundred cavalrymen were fighting behind them.

However, the battle situation was somewhat different from what Liu Xie had expected. He originally thought that even if the Imperial Guards were not as good as the cavalry under Cao Cao, they would not be defeated too badly. After Liu Xie saw the situation on the battlefield, he realized how ridiculous his previous idea was.

On the battlefield, the gap in the number of people between the two sides was extremely huge, a difference of seven times. However, on the battlefield, it seemed as if the number of people under Cao Cao's command was seven times that of the Imperial Guards.

The battle had only begun for a little over a hundred breaths. In such a short period of time, there should not have been any changes. However, the gate of the imperial palace, which was the battlefield, was already flowing with blood. The more than a thousand imperial guards were like children holding weapons in front of the two hundred elite cavalrymen.

Almost like chopping melons and vegetables, they had eliminated nearly half of the Imperial Guards on the battlefield. The most important thing was that the 200 cavalrymen under Cao Cao were too lazy to even charge. They just waved their spears and harvested the heads of those Imperial Guards cleanly and neatly.

As for the three captains of the Imperial Guards, except for one who was killed instantly by Deng Ai at the beginning of the battle, the remaining two also could not escape the fate of being killed and were beheaded by Deng Ai one after another.

The 1,500 imperial guards were unable to hold off the 200 cavalrymen for a quarter of an hour and were completely massacred by the enemy.

"Your Majesty, tell me, why are you doing this? Now there is no one left who can protect you. Hey, it would be better to keep them."

Cao Cao supported Liu Xie and looked at the 1,500 imperial guards who had been massacred with blood, with a smile on his face. Liu Xie's hands were trembling slightly at this moment, because Cao Cao's 200 cavalrymen not only took less than a quarter of an hour to kill all the 1,500 imperial guards that he had finally won over, but the other 200 people suffered no casualties at all. The only casualty seemed to be that someone laughed so exaggeratedly that his jaw was dislocated.

"Prime Minister, you seem to have forgotten that I am the ruler of a country, and your subordinates are my subordinates!"

Liu Xie was filled with anger at this moment and could no longer tolerate Cao Cao's humiliation.

"Cao Cao! Either you kill me here! Or, stop saying these useless things!"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, look at you, if you had done this earlier, there wouldn't have been any need for the relationship between us, the monarch and his subjects, to have reached this point."

Cao Cao was not angry at Liu Xie's rage. Instead, he smiled and patted Liu Xie on the shoulder.

"Since Your Majesty has spoken out, we don't have to keep pretending. Can we talk about our relationship openly now?"

Liu Xie was stunned by Cao Cao's abnormal attitude. He was ready to be killed by Cao Cao, but Cao Cao's reaction told him that Cao Cao had no such intention.

"What's the relationship? How do we talk about it?"

"Your Majesty, I know you have your own ideas. So many times before, you tried to inform Liu Bei and wanted to join forces with Liu Bei. I pretended to be blind to it and only gave Your Majesty some small punishments."

"A little punishment?"

Liu Xie sneered, and Cao Cao didn't care.

"Your Majesty, what do you hope to achieve by joining forces with Liu Bei?"

"Of course I hope King Lie can help me take the world back from you!"

Liu Xie no longer tolerated it. It had come to this point and there was no point in hiding it any longer, so he just said whatever was in his mind.

Cao Cao seemed to have anticipated Liu Xie's words and he snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, this world has always been yours. Haven't you always been the emperor of the Han Dynasty? Why do you need Liu Bei to take it back for you? Moreover, why do you think Liu Bei is more loyal than me?"

"Prince Lie is a relative of the Han dynasty, the twelfth-generation grandson of Prince Jing of Zhongshan! He is of my royal bloodline, what do you think, Prime Minister Cao?"

Cao Cao's tone was very gentle, and Liu Xie's tone also softened accordingly, and his address changed from Cao Cao back to Prime Minister Cao. Just now Liu Xie was ready to die, but seeing that Cao Cao had no intention of killing him, he naturally would not continue to seek death.

"A relative of the Han royal family? Hahahaha, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I really don't know. Do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be confused even though you know the truth?"

"What do you mean?"

Liu Xie said doubtfully.

Cao Cao spoke with a serious expression and earnestness.

"I am not a relative of the Han Dynasty, so I will not replace Your Majesty, because I will definitely be condemned. But Liu Bei is different. He is a relative of the Han Dynasty. Even if he replaces Your Majesty, he will not be criticized by everyone. He can use the imperial seal to make an imperial edict of abdication to replace Your Majesty. At that time, with the imperial seal and the imperial edict in hand, I believe that no one in the world will think that he has seized the throne. They will all think that Your Majesty is a magnanimous emperor who is willing to abdicate to Liu Bei. But I can let Your Majesty sit on the throne forever."

"Is Prime Minister Cao trying to sow discord between us? Do you want to sow discord between me and King Lie?"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, do you still need me to instigate you? You just need to think about it carefully and you will understand."

"What are you thinking? I don't understand."

Liu Xie was not a stupid man, so how could he not know what Cao Cao meant? It was just that he had always been thinking about using Liu Bei's strength to drive Cao Cao out, seize back power, and then deal with Liu Bei's affairs. However, Cao Cao's words forced him to think more.

Looking at Liu Xie's thoughtful expression, Cao Cao knew that his words had worked. He smiled and continued.

"Your Majesty, why do you have to deceive yourself? If Liu Bei was really a good minister and had no intention of disloyalty, he would not have accepted the imperial seal when Your Majesty offered it to him as the royal seal. He would have refused. But what about the reality? Not only did he accept it, but he also openly used the imperial seal as the royal seal. Isn't this a sign of disloyalty?"

Just as Liu Xie was about to say something, Cao Cao spoke again.

"Your Majesty has lived in the palace for a long time, so you may not understand the current situation. Do you know who is the most powerful prince in the world today?"

"Oh, the greatest prince is you, Prime Minister Cao, right?"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you think too highly of me. How can I be called the greatest prince? I'm not even worthy of carrying someone's shoes. In this world, Liu Zhang of Yizhou, Sun Jian of Yangzhou, Shi Xie of Jiaozhou, and me are not as good as the greatest prince. Does Your Majesty know who it is?" Liu Xie couldn't understand what was said now, but he couldn't believe it now. He couldn't believe that Liu Bei had developed to this point. The last time in the court, Liu Bei pleaded for his subordinates. Liu Xie thought that after those people were named governors, they would no longer be loyal to Liu Bei and would share Liu Bei's power. But now, from what Cao Cao said, it seemed that except Yizhou, Jiaozhou, Yangzhou, Silizhou and Yuzhou, all other territories in the world were already under Liu Bei's control.

Seeing Liu Xie becoming more silent, Cao Cao knew that his persuasion had been successful, so Cao Cao said the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Liu Bei has now taken control of Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Liangzhou, Jingzhou, and Jizhou. In other words, Liu Bei is now the largest vassal. Even if the four of us join forces, it is difficult to resist Liu Bei alone. However, Liu Bei has not yet attacked Yuzhou. What do you think Liu Bei is thinking? He can easily capture Yuzhou and rescue you from my hands, but he has never taken action. I don't need to say more about what he is thinking."

Cao Cao took his arm off Liu Xie's shoulder.

"Rather than inviting a wolf into the house and letting someone who is qualified to inherit the throne control your life and death, it is better to let me, an outsider who is not qualified to inherit and will always support you as the emperor, inherit. It is entirely up to your majesty to decide."

Liu Xie became more and more silent, not saying a word. Cao Cao knew that his psychological strategy had worked, so he did not add more fuel to the fire. It was enough to this extent. Slow cooking at a low temperature was the best torture. If he continued, it would be too much.

Cao Cao no longer paid attention to Liu Xie and waved to Deng Ai. Deng Ai trotted over from a distance and bowed with his fists clasped.

"Lord."

"Arrange a few people to escort His Majesty back to His Majesty's palace. Prepare everything for His Majesty according to His Majesty's previous living standards. Also, restore the eunuchs and palace maids to their original state."

"As ordered!"

After receiving the order, Deng Ai turned around and left without even looking back. Cao Cao and Xun Yu also walked towards the Prime Minister's Mansion in their own palace. Their goal had been achieved. All they had to do next was wait for Liu Xie to figure it out himself.

What Cao Cao said to Liu Xie was half true and half false. It all depended on what Liu Xie thought.

Compared with the fighting in the palace, the fighting on the battlefield was even more brutal, especially the battle between legendary generals on the border of Yanzhou and Jingzhou.

Each of the four legendary generals not only has stronger combat power, but their defense, vitality, and physical strength are also top-notch. The difference in their strength is not that big, and each of them has not used the skills they acquired after being promoted to legendary generals. Only when they use the skills will the gap between them be revealed.

However, it was obvious that none of the four were willing to use their skills first.

The four people on the battlefield now changed their opponents. Zhang Fei, who originally fought with Sun Ce, has now switched to fighting against Dian Wei, and Guan Yu has also faced Sun Ce.

But Guan Yu has taken a step forward in the level of legendary generals. Even if he doesn't use his skills, his strength is still beyond Dian Wei and Sun Ce. Dian Wei and Sun Ce changed players because they were unable to resist Guan Yu, so they took turns to bear the pressure.

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade in Guan Yu's hand was like a green dragon descending to earth. Green light flashed every time it was swung. Occasionally, a green dragon phantom would appear from the sky and leap into the sky. Sun Ce was under great pressure and had to use all his strength to resist Guan Yu's attack.

Among the four legendary generals, Sun Ce, who was promoted the latest, is the weakest. Now he is facing the strongest Guan Yu. The pressure can be imagined. However, Sun Ce relies on his extraordinary strength and uses the Overlord Spear to resist Guan Yu's attack.

On the other side, the battle between Dian Wei and Zhang Fei was more intense. The difference in their strength was very small.

Dian Wei's double halberds danced like the wind, and each swing was full of thunder and lightning. Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear was not to be outdone, and each strike was like a raging sea, unstoppable. The two fought back and forth, and the battle was indisputable. For a moment, neither side could do anything to the other.

After being defeated again, Sun Ce finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Overlord!"

As Sun Ce roared, a towering shadow appeared behind him. It behaved exactly like Sun Ce and also held a Shadow Overlord Spear. Sun Ce's aura began to rise steadily.

"Guan Yu, take my shot!"

Sun Ce roared and swung out with his spear. The Overlord Spear was originally larger than other spears. Unlike the other spears that made a sound of breaking through the air, the Overlord Spear made a dull sound when it passed through, as if it did not tear the air apart, but instead knocked the air back.

Guan Yu raised his sword and slashed forward suddenly. The huge blade rolled forward and collided with Sun Ce's Overlord Spear. A huge air wave instantly spread out in all directions with the two of them as the center.

This blow caused the dust on the battlefield to fly, and the collision of the two forces made the surrounding earth tremble.

Although Guan Yu was powerful, he was still powerless against Sun Ce, who had already activated the legendary general skills. After one attack, Guan Yu was knocked back several feet, and only after he put his Green Dragon Crescent Blade down could he steady himself.

As soon as Sun Ce used this skill, his combat power instantly doubled and his momentum was like a rainbow, as if the Overlord of Western Chu was reborn.

Seeing this, Guan Yu no longer took it lightly. He took a deep breath, and the Green Dragon Crescent Blade spun in his hand. Then a low dragon roar was heard, and Guan Yu once again used his self-created Spring and Autumn sword technique. The first sword would gain a 1500% attack power bonus.

A giant green dragon shadow appeared and charged towards the shadow behind Sun Ce in the sky. Guan Yu's real body was already holding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and chopped at Sun Ce's Overlord Spear.

The two peerless forces collided again, and cracks seemed to appear in the sky.

Although Guan Yu gained great improvement after using the Spring and Autumn Sword Technique, he was still no match for Sun Ce who used his skills, and was defeated again.

At the same time, the battle between Zhang Fei and Dian Wei also entered a white-hot stage. Zhang Fei's snake spear was like a living giant python, constantly moving flexibly between Dian Wei's double halberds, looking for flaws. Although Dian Wei was extremely powerful, he also felt unprecedented pressure in the face of Zhang Fei's fierce attack.

"Evil is coming!"

After Dian Wei was almost injured by Zhang Fei again, he also roared. Behind him, a phantom holding a double halberd stood up, like an enlarged version of Dian Wei.

Zhang Fei sneered at this, his eyes full of contempt.

"Tiger Soul!"

Just like when Sun Ce and Dian Wei released their skills, behind Zhang Fei, it was as if a tiger was roaring to the sky. Then a huge shadow also appeared behind Zhang Fei, holding a huge snake spear.

(End of this chapter)