[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition chapter 138

138 – Battle of Lubu (5)

“older brother!!” “hahahaha, brothers!”

Liu Bei welcomed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who had returned from fighting Lü Bu, and embraced them.

“Thank you for your hard work, brother. It must have been hard to be next to Jojo.”

“hahahaha, I’m more sorry. Didn’t you clash the blades of your spears with an animal? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Hmph, it would be a shame if that bastard got hurt. Should I at least use medicine for dog bites? hahahahaha!”

The three brothers survived their respective battlefields.

If Guan Yu and Zhang Fei survived against Lü Bu, Liu Bei survived against Cao Cao.

“Cao Cao must have gone to Xuzhou Castle. Let us follow him.”

“If it’s Xuzhou Castle… isn’t it a place that’s not easy to defend?”

“Yes. But first of all, a castle is a castle. Jojo probably made all the preparations in advance.”

As Liu Bei was anticipating his next move, a messenger came running and stood in front of the three brothers.

“This is a message from the Chief of Staff! This is a message from General Cho that General Yu must enter Xuzhou Castle as soon as possible and soothe the sentiments of the people of Xuzhou!”

“Xuzhou Castle…? Already?”

“Yes! Jin-gyu and Jin-deung and their sons responded from Xiju Castle. They locked the gate tightly and did not open it while Lu Bu was on an expedition, and Lu Bu fled to the west out of fear of being pursued by our troops.”

“Huh.”

Liu Bei clicked his tongue at the faster-than-expected escape and faster-than-expected capture.

“Is this a strategy?”

“Why are you doing this?”

“…Actually, I met two young men who were presumed to be Cao Cao’s army staff a while ago. They were a man and a woman, and they were young, as if they had just come of age.”

Yu Bi remembered the people he met on the castle wall.

“He seemed quite intelligent. I felt relaxed as if he was reading all the boards on the castle wall. Watching Cao Cao’s army fight from the side, I realized again that they had already established a foundation and were gathering and training talented people.”

“Talented people. Hmm, once we establish a foundation, enough people will gather.”

“Yes. The problem is…the ‘foundation’.”

Liu Bei looked toward the east with a sour face.

“Will Cao Cao really give us Zhou Zhou?”

“Oh, of course I have to give it to you! It’s because Lu Bu took it away, but Seo Ju-mok is not officially my eldest brother!”

“That’s right. If you took advantage of us twice, JoJo would at least have a conscience.”

“I wish so.”

Yuvi shook his head.

Before we knew it, the three brothers riding on horseback had arrived in front of the Western Zhou Castle, and Cao Cao was standing in front of the lowered drawbridge waiting for Liu Bei.

“Gong Yu. Welcome. I’ve been waiting for you.”

“Why didn’t you go in first?”

“hahahaha, what’s the problem with wanting to go in with the real owner of Xuzhou after defeating the traitors?”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei smiled in relief, but Liu Bei could hardly calm his expression.

“General, please go in first. It’s enough for us that we survived Sopae Castle.”

“hahahaha, follow me quickly. Don’t hurt your mouth.”

Perhaps because the battle was going on, Cao Cao’s voice was quite sharp.

Liu Bei had no choice but to stand next to Cao Cao and ride the horse.

“Do you see? The people of Western Zhou are already happy to see you.”

“…When I was in Xuzhou, I just tried to please them as much as possible.”

“That’s right. There is a local governor whom the people want. What else is this but fate? General Yu, I will make a serious proposal to you.”

Jojo lowered his voice and continued.

“I’m satisfied with the introduction.”

“…….”

“I’m being too generous. I also don’t want to rule the land while listening to that b*tch talk. Of course, I’ll do it if I feel like it.”

“Joe Ball.”

Liu Bei smiled and responded to Cao Cao’s words.

“Isn’t there a saying that before killing a pig, you feed it to its fill before killing it?”

“…Do you really think you would do that?”

“Even if I say I have no intention of doing so, Duke Cao will continue to think of Western Zhou. Duke Cao did all the fighting in the war, so even if the people want it, it would be shameless for me to stick my butt to Western Zhou again.”

“How long are you going to wander around like Bupyeong Elementary School?”

“hahahaha, sure.”

Liu Bei raised his head to the sky.

“Wouldn’t a place like that appear someday?”

Wow!!

As soon as they crossed the castle gate, a large crowd gathered near Liu Bei.

Some people were shocked to see Cao Cao, but it was important for them to greet Liu Bei right away.

And one of them, who appeared to be a wealthy man, came out and bowed in front of the two.

“Greetings to the Great General of the Protectorate, and to the real Zhou Mu! My name is Mi Chuk, a nobleman of Western Zhou. Thank you very much for saving the people of Western Zhou.”

“hahahaha, are you still the Great General of the Patriots?”

Jojo twitched the corners of his mouth at Michuk’s words.

“Yes. We are still fighting against traitors. So let me ask you! Among these people, are there any traitor people who are truly loyal to Lü Bu?!”

No one opened their mouths.

No one raised their hand.

If there was such a person, he would have run away from Seoju Castle long ago or stayed locked up without coming out at all.

“If there is such a person, I, Jo Maeng-deok, will severely punish him with this sword given to him by the Emperor!”

Cao Cao twitched the corner of his mouth as he looked at the terrified people of Western Zhou.

“People of Han! In honor of the Emperor’s command, I, Cao Cao, have come to Xuzhou!!”

Cao Cao conquers Xuzhou Province.

* * *

“Liang, do you think Liu Bei is a person who would be satisfied with Zhou Zhou?”

“no.”

Zhuge Liang shook his head resolutely.

“This is a person who will further expand his territory based on Seoju. Although he is currently under someone because he has no foundation, he is someone who will rise to the top when he feels he has an advantage over others.”

“I look forward to seeing what he will do in the future.”

“You didn’t really like it, no, you didn’t like it?”

“well.”

I don’t hate someone named Yubi.

“When I look at Yu-bi’s appearance, I compare him so much with someone else.”

“What kind of person are you?”

“Even though we are the same Yu family, there is one person who is indecisive and has poor decision-making skills.”

Yoo Pyo.

Although he has the same last name as Yubi, he is someone who cannot easily make a decisive choice even when people around him push his back a lot.

To put it in a good way, it means being cautious, but in a bad way, it means being courageous.

The difference between Yu-bi and Yu-pyo is that Yu-pyo established a foundation in Jingju, which was quite stable, while Yu-bi was wandering from place to place.

If Liu Bei is as established and established as Liu Biao, in the next ten years he will become a huge warlord comparable to Liu Biao.

Of course, JoJo won’t just sit back and watch.

“Cao Cao decided to use Liu Bei as a propaganda tool to dominate this place. This will not end until he completely conquers Western Zhou.”

“That’s why I asked my teacher for a favor. Rather, let’s hand over the position of Seo Ju-mok to Liu Bei and use him.”

“Yes, I did.”

We indirectly showed the way to Liu Bei.

One is the way to live in vain without gaining anything.

Another path is to become Seo Ju-mok, a puppet living under Jojo’s influence.

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I was a little curious about what choice Yubi would make.

Probably Yupyo would have chosen the latter.

“…we are slowly entering the castle. Ryan, be careful.”

“Yes, Master.”

We followed the soldiers of Cao Cao’s army and entered Xuzhou Castle.

Western Zhou, which had been devastated by Lu Bu’s army, was lifeless in many places.

While Cao Cao destroyed all of the areas he had occupied, Lü Bu plundered all of Western Zhou and concentrated all of his resources in one location.

Harvey.

The largest city in Xuzhou and the easternmost city.

If Xuzhou Castle was the administrative center of Xuzhou, Hevi was truly a city that felt like the last bastion of Xuzhou.

And as it was the last stronghold for Lu Bu, there was nothing left here except for people to eat, sleep, and wear clothes.

“You stole everything.”

Even before those in charge of the castle gate betrayed themselves, Lu Bu would have moved all of his troops and wealth.

Due to the effects of the war, Western Zhou was devastated.

“I really don’t have anything.”

And paradoxically, the only person who could give something to Zhou, who had become poor, was Cao Cao.

“Liang, there is one way for Cao Cao to truly dominate Zhou Zhou. Do you know what it is?”

“What is?”

“Even after going through the tragedy of Western Zhou, only those who will live under Cao Cao’s rule are left behind.”

“Let go ㅡㅡㅡ!!”

Just then, a commotion began to occur in the distance.

“Even if I die, I won’t eat the rice Jojo gives me! I’d rather kill him!”

“That’s right! My son was killed by Cao Cao’s army! Do you think I’ll forget it just because a few years have passed?! I will never forget it for the rest of my life!”

An evil crowd began to gather.

That is a problem that JoJo cannot solve.

We have to chase them out-

“Calm down, everyone!”

“Ah…! General Yu!!”

The people knelt down in front of Liu Bei, who rushed to them.

Yu-bi also knelt down with them and continued talking as if he was going to cry.

“I know. You don’t like Jojo. But don’t you have to make a living?”

“however…!”

“My late husband wouldn’t want his beloved wife to starve to death. Accept it. Shouldn’t the living live?”

“Huh, huh, huh…!!”

One by one, the gathered people began to shed tears and wail.

Zhuge Liang and I looked at them and walked away for a moment.

“Liang, did you lose your family in Xuzhou?”

“No, I didn’t lose my family.”

“…We can’t sympathize with their sadness.”

My family was murdered by someone.

That pain will never be forgotten for the rest of your life.

“But I think I get the general idea. If Master were killed by someone, I would be truly angry.”

“I?”

“Yes. What about you, Master? If I get killed by someone.”

“…I can never forgive you.”

I pulled Zhuge Liang’s shoulder.

“I will take revenge at any cost. No matter what it takes.”

I can’t lose my family.

“You have to move first before you lose your family.”

“I see. So am I your daughter or your wife?”

“…what?”

“just joke.”

Zhuge Liang’s expression didn’t change at all and he smiled softly.

“Half.”