I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1934 - 1936: The Great Trickster

"Emperor Yu?" You looked at Cai Xiao and gave a cold laugh, "When Jingzhou City falls, I will exchange the lives of your entire Cai Family with you for Yu Huangzhi’s Made Map."

Having said that, you stood up tall and turned to leave.

"Where are you going?"

You didn’t look back, but his voice remained cold and ruthless: "I just said, the trade is canceled. Naturally, I’m returning to Xuzhou to prepare for battle."

"No!" Cai Xiao hurriedly got up, even bumping her ankle on the low table without caring, not minding the overwhelming bloody smell on you, and ran up to hug you from behind, "Don’t go! It was my fault earlier, I apologize to you."

Huang Shuo watched in shock; was this still the proud little aunt he knew, the Cai Family’s pearl who never saw any man in the world in her eyes?

After a moment’s breath, you turned around and embraced Cai Xiao, then kissed her smooth forehead, smiling: "It seems Jingzhou cannot be kept now, but our trade must be canceled."

"Why?" Cai Xiao’s expression changed drastically, "I have already lowered myself so much to beg you, why are you still so heartless."

"Ah, don’t be so agitated, actually, I just wanted to say, I suddenly feel you might actually fit my type, although usually a bit haughty. So, our trade is canceled, and I’ve decided to officially propose to you, using the whole Jingzhou City as a bride price in a month! How about it, do you accept?"

At this moment, not only Cai Xiao, but even Huang Shuo on the side, had tears in their eyes; this was the most touching love declaration she’d ever heard.

What more could Cai Xiao say? You, this shameless and domineering rascal, had long captured her heart.

In the end, you didn’t stay; in fact, the reason you came to see Cai Xiao was that you were a bit worried about her. You certainly couldn’t stay in Jingzhou anymore, given that Zhu Geliang had discovered you, which meant Liu Bei knew of your presence, and with the treacherous nature of Liu Bei’s group, it would be extremely dangerous for you to remain alone in Jingzhou.

Under the cover of night, with a body covered in scabs of blood, you set out for Lujiang County.

The next evening, slightly weary, you arrived at a mountain nook about twenty miles from Lujiang City.

Although you didn’t deliberately hide your tracks, with your speed, it was hard for ordinary people to discover you. But, just as you entered the patrol range of the reconnaissance soldier, you were immediately spotted, and two teams of scout troops surrounded you.

"Who goes there?"

"Oh?"

This voice sounded remarkably familiar. You turned your head to see that the voice belonged to a burly black-faced man. On seeing you, the black-faced man was visibly shocked and said: "Li Muyun! Oh no, Lord!"

"So, it’s Yi De, huh, didn’t expect you to be on the front lines too." In past Three Kingdoms travel novels, protagonists usually had great interest in recruiting valiant generals, except you had been a bit lazy about it. After sending Zhang Fei to the barracks, you hadn’t asked about his matters, and didn’t expect to meet Zhang Fei here.

"Lord!" The soldiers beside Zhang Fei had never met you, but on hearing Chiliarch Zhang Fei’s words, they immediately dismounted, saluting you.

Waving your hand, you said to the crowd: "Continue your patrols, Zhang Fei, take me to see Zilong."

"Yes."

With Zhang Fei leading you to the Chief Commander’s Tent, you noticed Zhao Yun’s strong ability to absorb knowledge and apply it. The camp’s setup and sentry placements were precise and rigorous, with ten scouts per post, evenly distributing forces, allowing for quick assembly of troops when spotting enemy movements, enabling swift engagement.

Changshan Zhao Zilong, truly a great talent!

Entering the Commander’s Tent, you found Zhao Yun and some officers discussing a sheepskin map, and upon seeing you enter, Zhao Yun looked up at you.

"Lord!" Seeing you covered in blood, everyone quickly stood up, and Zhao Yun frowned, asking, "Lord, what happened?"

Ignoring your blood-soaked appearance, you sat directly down, pointing at Lujiang City on the map, and said: "By the Ugly hour tomorrow, we’ll initiate an attack on Lujiang City. We must capture it within a day." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Understood!"

"Now, who can brief me on the current military situation of Lujiang City, the Chief Guardian, and the nearby Cao Army?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun nodded at a young officer to his left. The young officer quickly stood up, slightly nervous but clearly delivering the information you needed: "Reporting, Lord, currently, Lujiang City’s Chief Guardian is Han De and his five sons, with a cavalry of five thousand and infantry of thirty thousand. Since Cao Cao recently defeated Yuan Shao, many troops have been temporarily moved northwards to eliminate Yuan Shao’s remnants, so there are no other Cao Army near Lujiang County, apart from the fifty thousand elite soldiers of Runan County. The other counties have only scattered troops, not a real threat."

You smiled, not responding.

The young officer, bold as he was, continued seeing your smile: "If not for your orders, General Zhao would have already led us to break through into Lujiang City, and we could have incorporated Yiyang County into our territory; by then, together with General Li Chong’s troops, we could take down Nanyang County in less than seven days."

After hearing this, you asked Zhao Yun: "Zilong, is this also your view?"

"Yes." Zhao Yun nodded.

At this point, you stretched lazily, smiled, and said: "Still too young, too impetuous."

"Lord, why do you say this?"

You pointed towards Pengcheng east of Nanyang County and said: "Do you know who the Chief Guardian of Pengcheng is?"

"Naturally, it’s General Yue Jin."

"You’re aware of Wen Qian’s troop-leading habits, right? If he advances with a hundred thousand, and Little Liu assists with sixty thousand, how many days would it take to break through Yuzhou?"

Thinking swiftly, Zhao Yun quickly replied: "No more than seven days."

"Then do you also know—bah, this contrived wording is annoying as hell!" Since coming here, you’ve become a downright crude person; the convoluted speech just won’t do, so you frankly said, "Think about it, if I could take down Nanyang County in seven days with the forces of two cities, why haven’t I made a move, especially when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were at each other’s throats?"

All present fell into thought, but Zhang Fei, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "Cao Cao is bound to take out Yuan Shao sooner or later, and when he turns back, won’t we be in trouble? There aren’t enough strong people in Yuzhou to resist them."

"Halfway right!" Old Luo is definitely a master at trickery, Zhang Fei is not just a reckless man. You glanced around and continued, "If only Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and I existed in the Nine Provinces, I’d have long led three hundred thousand, striking Cao Cao’s chrysanthemum from behind while he was fighting Yuan Shao! But you need to know, we’re surrounded by strong enemies! Xuzhou has just settled, and blind expansion will only court disaster!"

Zhao Yun quickly knelt on one knee before you: "I have failed my duty!"

"You are still young after all, remember, never let your emotions lead you, losing accurate judgment, make sure to consider thrice before acting!" You paused, addressing all the officers around, "Of course, this is also advice for you all."