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Lu Bu wanted to take both of their heads and show his men the consequence of betraying him, but suddenly there up some blood and the blood was a black one, Lu Bu seeing the black blood knew that he was poisoned and likely due to the wound he revive before, while Chen Gong and his retainer immediately panicked when they saw this happened.
Lu Bu wiped the blood from his mouth with his sleeve, while Chen Gong and Zhang Liao arrived at Lu Bu's side asking him if he was alright, Lu Bu waved his hand and said that he just gotten wounded from a surprise attack.
Chen Gong and Zhang Liao who heard this were surprised, as they knew that no one could creep up on Lu Bu with how sensitive his senses were, and Cheng Lian at this time explained to them what had transpired before.
Hearing what Cheng Lian had told them, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao then understood how Lu Bu could be wounded since his emotions controlled him and blocked his senses to detect the oncoming attack.
Hao Meng at this time told them all that he thought Lu Bu was poisoned because of the back blood Lu Bu threw up, and he was sure that the wounds that were inflicted by Lu Bu were using a poisoned blade since they knew they couldn't kill Lu Bu with a normal method.
Hao Meng's words immediately make sense to everyone, especially Chen Gong and Lu Bu who knew that he was poisoned and could only scold Hao Meng for saying unnecessary things.
Chen Gong thought that Hao Meng's words made sense and the way Lu Bu scolded Hao Meng, Chen Gong was 100% sure that Lu Bu was postponed and immediately called for their Doctors to take a look at Lu Bu.
Hearing the panic in Chen Gong's voice and the worried look on his face, Zhang Liao immediately felt that the situation had become much more dire and immediately escorted Lu Bu to a safe room alongside Cheng Lian and Hao Meng for Lu Bu to be checked by the doctor.
While Lu Bu was being checked by the doctor for the poison that was inflicted by the assailants, the words of Lu Bu being poisoned soon spread throughout his entire army alongside the need for Zhang Miao and Xu Si's betrayal and beheaded as their punishment.
Their morale immediately hit rock bottom, Zhang Miao and Xu Si's betrayal was already big news, and the rumor that Lu Bu had been poisoned immediately caused their will to fight since their spiritual leader was wounded and couldn't lead them.
The news that Lu Bu was poisoned soon reached Cao Cao and Lie Fan's desks respectively, Cao Cao got the information from his spies while Lie Fan received the news from the Oriole.
Cao Cao who read the news let out a loud laugh, attracting Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai's attention as Cao Cao hadn't let out a single smile since Lie Fan's arrival let alone a loud laugh.
Guo Jia asked Cao Cao what happened that caused him to laugh so loud, Cao Cao then told the two of them the report he received from their spies and didn't expect that Cao Cao had prepared such a deadly gift for Lu Bu.
Of course, things like this were frowned upon because of how deeply rooted Confucianism was taught during the Han Dynasty's 500 year reign, but for them, this is not a problem even though they feel that Cao Cao managed to do something they had never thought before.
Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai praised Cao Cao for planning such a move, because now that Lu Bu's morale had hit rock bottom with Zhang Miao and Xu Si's betrayal and then combined with news of Lu Bu being poisoned would allow their next battle to become much easier.
On the other hand, in Lie Fan's command tent, Lie Fan had called for all the advisors who followed him in this campaign and told everyone of the information he received from the Oriole inside Beihai.
Lie Fan: "Everyone I have received news that Lu Bu was poisoned, and it was suspected that he got poisoned due to 4 unknown assailants attacking him from behind and that their blades were coated with poison."
Xun You: "Unknown Assailants? I think it was Cao Cao's henchmen or spies that he sent to do the dirty work, knowing that they would never win the fight so he used poison to handle Lu Bu, a dirty but effective method he chose, I'm sure that Master Jia Xu will approve of this move Cao Cao has just made."
Lu Zhi: "As I uphold the teaching of Confucianism, I loathed Cao Cao for using such a dirty method, but as a Military General and advisor, this is an effective way to take down Beihai easily since they lose the strongest general they have."
Zhuge Jin: "Hmm the news of Lu Bu being poisoned must have spread among his men, their morale must have hit rock bottom and the next battle would be much easier for Cao Cao and Liu Bei."
Lie Fan: "That's right what all of you just said makes sense, I admire Cao Cao for doing so because only the shameless and trickster could live in this era, the honorable ones without power would not live long, so what should we do with this news?"
Man Chong: "My Lord I think we should let Lu Bu be poisoned, and let heaven decide his life will he continue to live or die poisoned or die in glory on the battlefield, since the way I see it Lu Bu will never bow down to your rule and will become a thorn My Lord."
Lu Zhi: "Isn't that too extreme? Letting Lu Bu choose the way he will die and not curing him? I'm sure that if we cure him, Lu Bu will appreciate it and return the life saving favor because I'm sure the Oriole can cure him since Master Jia Xu taught them about poisons. "
Xun You: "Truthfully Master Lu Zhi, I think Lu Bu would not change his nature and still be himself, which was a time bomb for our Lord since we don't know when he will decide to stab us in the back just like Liu Bei."
Lie Fan was silent all the way while his advisors debated if they should save Lu Bu or not, he felt that what everyone said made sense, Lu Bu could change and serve him truthfully to relay the life saving grace, or he would stab him in the back becoming a ticking time bomb on his back.
While all of this is happening, from the North East side of Beihai, a small sized army is approaching Beihai and the one leading It is Gao Shun who managed to escape the small town in Lean County.
Gao Shun managed to escape by creating an illusion that he and his army were defeated and retreated inside the Prefect's Castle, abandoning the Walls where Yu Jin and Sun Guan took the bait.
Then Gao Shun and his men hid inside civilian houses near the gate, and when Yu Jin with Sun Guan stormed in alongside their men heading toward the Prefect's Castle, Gao Shun and his men left the small town bringing the supplies alongside them.
Of course outside the town, there are still some of Yu Jin and Sun Guan's soldiers who haven't entered the town, after fighting their way out they immediately head toward Beihai while being chased by some of Yu Jin and Sun Guan's men before they decide to stop chasing Gao Shun and his men.
After escaping the town, with just a small amount of rest time, Gao Shun led his unit toward Beihai while also keeping Yu Jin and Sun Guan at a distance from him so that they couldn't capture him.
Tired in body and mind, Gao Shun kept leading his unit until they reached Beihai, and seeing the condition Beihai in right now being surrounded by Cao Cao and Liu Bei's encampment caused him to have a headache on how to get inside.
Fortunately, he remembers that Beihai has the Northern Gate which has low traffic due to it not being part of the main road, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei don't put much of their forces there.
Gao Shun led his unit toward the Northern Gate where after resting for a bit, Gao Shun led the charge to storm Cao Cao and Liu Bei's men, fighting their way through toward Beihai's Northern Gate.
At Beihai's Northern Gate, the one guarding it was Houc Cheng, and when he saw the commotion in Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army encampment, he ordered his men to be alert in case they suddenly attacked.
Then he saw a unit break through the encampment with carriage and wagons, racing through the plains heading toward his location, and when he saw Gao Shun Hou Cheng immediately ordered for the gate to be opened.
Hou Cheng's men opened the gate, allowing Gal Shun and his men to enter Beihai safely while Cao Cao and Liu Bei's men stopped their pursuit seeing that they had managed to enter Beihai.
Inside Hou Cheng hugged Gao Shun as he had feared the worst for him, leading a small army and his unit to Lean County without any reinforcement and hadn't returned for so long.
Gao Shun then explained to Hou Cheng what transpired, how he was surrounded by a small town and managed to escape, then raced toward Beihai with only ya short amount of rest time to escape Cao Cao and Liu Bei's men's pursuit.
Hou Cheng hearing the story had cold seat all over his face and his back, he didn't expect that Gao Shu would experience such a hard time, and seeing the supplies he brought, Hou Chenh realized that Gao Shun had sacrificed many men for this supply to arrive safely.
After putting the supply at the warehouse and letting Gao Shun's men take their rest, Hou Vheng alongside Gao Shun headed toward the room where Lu Bu was being medically treated.
Hou Cheng explained to Gao Shun what happened to Lu Bu on the way there, so when they arrived Gao Shun didn't ask Lu Bu what happened to him but reported to Lu Bu that the assignment he had given to him had been completed.
Seeing Gao Shun have returned safe and sound, even completing the assignment he gave to him, Lu Bu stood up under the protest of the others and pat Gao Shun on the shoulder, thanking him for the service he had done and allowing him to take a rest, while at the same time ordered Chen Gong to hold a feast for his army to raise their morale tonight after knowing the rumor of him being poisoned have spread.
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Name: Lie Fan
Title: Three Heroes Who Defeat Lu Bu
Age: 27 (194 AD)
Level: 15
Next Level: 938.000
Renown: 645
Cultivation: Yin Yang Separation (level 9)
SP: 571.700
ATTRIBUTE POINTS
STR: 906 (+20)
VIT: 598 (+20)
AGI: 583 (+10)
INT: 587
CHR: 93
WIS: 509
WILL: 397
ATR Points: 0
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Seeing Gao Shun have returned safe and sound, even completing the assignment he gave to him, Lu Bu stood up under the protest of the others and oat Gao Shun on the shoulder, thanking him for the service he had done and allowing him to take a rest, while at the same time ordered Chen Gong to hold a feast for his army to raise their morale tonight after knowing the rumor of him being poisoned have spread.
Chen Gong heeds Lu Bu's order but asks for him to lie down on his bed, and the others also request for Lu Bu to lie down and let the doctor take care of him, Gao Shun who is nearest to him helps him return to his bed.
Lu Bu feels his body is severely weakened due to the effect of the poison, so he accepts Gao Shun's help and lets the doctor take care of him because this is the first time he feels that the poison affected him so badly.
After making sure that Lu Bu was being treated carefully by the doctor, Chen Gong left Lu Bu's protection to Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian and told Gao Shun to rest and then leave the room alongside Hou Cheng and Hao Meng to prepare the feast for Lu Bu's army.
The arrival of Gao Shun and his army soon reached Cao Cao and Liu Bei's ears, which means that while they managed to take down Lean County, Gao Shun managed to escape bringing many supplies for Lu Bu.
Gao Shun's arrival means Lu Bu's army has the supplies to prolong this battle, and since their plan of using Zhang Miao and Xu Si to cause a commotion has failed, Cao Cao and Liu Bei convened along their advisors to come up with a new plan.
At this time, Guo Jia suggested for them to send an envoy to Lie Fan, to send a warning and also ask which side Lie Fan is supporting, is it Lu Bu or them or his own to know the level of threat Lie Fan is projecting.
Xi Zhicai who heard Guo Jia's suggestion agreed with him, that Lie Fan was one of the biggest anomalies in the battle, and in the entirety of the political landscape, his cunningness and expert play managed to convince everyone that his focus was Yang Province.
But now he suddenly arrived at Beihai bringing around 100,000 men who were skilled and experienced on the battlefield, not like Kong Zhou's paper army that they faced before 2ith experienced generals and advisors under Lie Fan's disposal that rivaled Cao Cao and Liu Bei's combined officers.
No, maybe Lie Fan has more famed and talented generals and advisors at his disposal because, in Xi Zhicai's eyes, Lie Fan is just like Dong Zhuo but smarter, more cunning, and a charmer from the way he sees it when they meet.
Ju Shou also agrees with this suggestion, even though it seems like a foolish thing to do, they better send an envoy to know which side Lie Fan stands on, maybe they could broker a deal if Lie Fan supported Cao Cao and Liu Bei or his own side.
Seeing that Guo Jia was supported by both Xi Zhicai and Ju Shou, both Cao Cao and Liu Bei agreed to send the envoy, and after careful deliberation, they chose Guo Jia as the envoy with Xu Chu and Zhang Fei as the escort to keep Guo Jia safe.
Guo Jia receiving the mandate cupped his hand and received the order given to him, Xi Zhicai and Ju Shou didn't protest the decision made by their Lords because they considered Guo Jia as the best choice.
After some careful preparation, Guo Jia alongside Xu Chu, Zhang Fei, and a handful of elite cavalries under Cao Cao headed toward Lie Fan's encampment, raising a white flag along the way.
In Lie Fwn's command tent, none of the people there know that Guo Jia and his party are heading toward them, as the situation is filled with high tension as everyone waits for Lie Fan's decision about Lu Bu.
Lie Dan was still seated in his seat, contemplating whether he let Lu Bu die or continue to live and have him serve him, if Lu Bu served him he would be more suited to become a frontier general guarding it from the Xiongnu and Wuhuan just like Huo Qubing of Eastern Han, even having the chance to be more famous than him.
Of course, he will become a special existence where his reputation could be more influential than his in the frontier lands in the future when Lie Fan decided that he would expand his dynasty border further north.
On the other hand, Lu Bu's death could also open many opportunities for him, like he could immediately take over his force and the Wing Province still in his hand, the land is not his main target but the generals and advisors under him are his main target.
For example, there are Zhang Liao and Gao Shu are both top tier generals in their own right, Zhang Liao with his prowess and excellent strategic mind while Gao Shun is a top military trainer and excellent leadership in formation battles.
Lu Bu's other generals are also not a small tier generals, the three sworn brothers of Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu for example are middle tier generals who in the original timeline caused the downfall of Lu Bu.
As for Lu Bu's advisor, Chen Gong is a top tier advisor which is on par with Xun You, having Cehn Gong serving him will boost the capability of his Think Tank much faster, where he has 5 Top Advisors at his disposal.
Of course, there's a chance that they would not be sure to serve him and choose to pledge loyalty to Lu Lingi who according to the Oriole has entered the General path after Lu Bu agreed for her to go to battle.
After considering many things, the advantages and disadvantages in which he has to consider, Lie Fan finally made up his mind and announced the decision that he would let heaven decide Lu Bu's life if Lu Bu could survive the poison that was his luck.
On the other hand, if he died either poisoned to death or died on the battlefield, then it was not their problem. He wanted to know if Heaven would be on Lu Bu's side once again, just like how he took over Qing Province from Liu Bei.
Lie Fan's decision was expected by Xun You, Zhuge Jin, and Man Chong while Lu Zhi was surprised by Lie Fan's choice, but when the surprise sank in Lu Zhi realized that he couldn't think Lie Fan like the kindhearted young man he meets in the past.
Now Lie Fan is shouldering a heavy responsibility where his love could dictate tens of thousands even hundreds of thousands of lives, something that will surely change someone to be more stoic and cold-hearted.
Lie Fan also announced that he wanted no one to speak of this ever again, he didn't want anyone outside of the people in this tent to know of his decision, he wanted all of them to bring this as a secret into their grave.
When everyone echoed their oath that they would not speak about this anymore, a soldier entered the tent and informed Lie Fan that an envoy from Cao Cao and Liu Bei had arrived outside their encampment wanting to have an audience with him.
The news surprised everyone including Lie Fan, who ordered the soldier to let Guo Jia and his party pass to meet him and for him to escort them here.
The soldier gives his acceptance of the order and leaves the tent, where the tension that had been lowered after Lie Fan announced his decision, rises again due to the sudden news of Guo Jia's arrival.
After some time passed by, the tent entrance was opened and Guo Jia walked in alongside Xu Chu and Zhang Fei who felt the atmosphere in the room, Guo Jia was surprised to see Lu Zhi who was presumed to be dead was alive and was serving Lie Fan.
Lie Fan: "Greetings Master Guo Jia, General Xu Chu, and Zhang Fei may I know the reason for the three of you wanting to have an audience with me?"
Guo Jia: "Greetings Lord Lie Fan, thank you for allowing us to have an audience with you, I think Lord Lie Fan now the reason for me wanting to have an audience with you."
Lie Fan: "Haha of course I'm just asking for formality's sake, do Brother Mengde and Brother Xuande want to know which side I supported in this matter?"
Guo Jia: "Looks like Lord Lie Fan knows My Lord and Lord Liu Bei very much, yes the reason I was sent here is to enquire which side Lord Lie Fan is supporting in this matter, is it My Lord and Lord Liu Bei or Lu Bu or... Lord Lie Fan's own side."
Zhuge Jin: "Master Guo Jia are you trying to say that My Lord is supporting his agenda? What a preposterous thing to say, I hope you take back the words to just said!"
Man Chong: "Master Zhuge I'm sure that's not what Master Guo Jia meant, right Master Guo Jia?"
Guo Jia: "No that's what I truly meant, everyone in this world who was smart and capable of playing the chessboard surely has known how Lord Lie Fan is an opportunist, of course, a cunning and tricky individual to handle as well."
Lu Zhi: "Master Guo Jia what a disrespectful thing to say to My Lord who has the same stature as Lord Cao Cao!"
Lie Fan let out a loud laugh overshadowing Lu Zhi's scolding of Guo Jia which attracted the attention of everyone in the room, they didn't expect Lie Fan would suddenly laugh so loud surprising them, even Guo Jia was surprised by Lie Fan's reaction.
Lie Fan on the other hand let out a loud laugh because he was amused by Guo Jia's forthrightness and daringness, Guo Jia is a rule breaker and someone who didn't care about etiquette, which is one of the reasons why Cao Cao loved Guo Jia not just because of his talent but also his personality.
After laughing, Lie Fan replied to Guo Jia's words that all of the things he said were true, and he was proud of it because Cao Cao was also the same as him, so Guo Jia's words sounded like an insult but actually a compliment and praise to him, that's why Xun You and Man Chong doesn't react because they saw through Guo Jia's insinuated words just like Lie Fan.
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Name: Lie Fan
Title: Three Heroes Who Defeat Lu Bu
Age: 27 (194 AD)
Level: 15
Next Level: 938.000
Renown: 645
Cultivation: Yin Yang Separation (level 9)
SP: 571.700
ATTRIBUTE POINTS
STR: 906 (+20)
VIT: 598 (+20)
AGI: 583 (+10)
INT: 587
CHR: 93
WIS: 509
WILL: 397
ATR Points: 0
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