Volume 1 I Want to Be an Emperor Chapter 83 Liu Bei's Dragon Aura

  One was driven away, and soon the second came. From this, it can also be known how urgent Yang Ding's heart is to surrender, especially after learning that the emperor doesn't care about his news at all. He became more determined - if he didn't surrender to the court, he would die without a place to bury himself.

  At the same time, he also found that he had underestimated this young emperor before. After asking his envoy to ask the young man what the emperor said in detail, Yang Ding sat there thinking for a long time: "This little emperor is not very old, but he does things with great order, and the court has been rectified by him. The military power is also firmly in his hands. Can the Han dynasty continue?"

  Just for a moment, Yang Ding had made up his mind and sent another person to the imperial court's army. He didn't say anything unnecessary, just that he was willing to surrender, and he also wanted to persuade those soldiers in the northwest who were unwilling to continue fighting against the imperial court to return to Li Jue.

  He was originally not daring to do so, but when he learned that Li Jue was preparing to personally lead the army to sneak attack on the imperial court's military camp, he knew what Li Jue had in mind - to personally lead the sneak attack, if successful it would be best, if not successful, immediately escape and flee as far as possible.

  The big camp here is basically abandoned, because Li Jue understands that if he fails, even if he escapes back to the camp, he will absolutely not be able to withstand the imperial army's attack - more accurately, he has no way to stop Lü Bu, as long as Lü Bu charges in alone and occupies the gate, then this camp is equivalent to being broken through.

  As for whether he can escape by following the main force to launch a surprise attack... Li Jue, of course, will not rush to the front line. If it were ordinary enemies, he would still have the courage, but the current imperial army makes him bewildered, especially with the imperial side having numerous fierce generals, he really does not dare to joke about his own life.

  Yang Ding had known Li Jue for many years, of course he knew what kind of character Li Jue was - this man was good at plotting, brave and ambitious, but when he found that the chances of winning were extremely small, he would not take risks, and even avoid battles to protect himself.

  Knowing this, and based on his understanding of Li Jue's army during this period of time, Yang Ding quickly knew what he had to do.

  Yang Ding's letter was soon delivered to Liu Xuan, detailing his preparations and speculations about Li Jue's actions: at night, he would raise a fire as a signal, lead the imperial troops into the camp, and control some of the soldiers who were not won over by himself.

  As for Li Jue, it's up to Your Majesty the Emperor to figure out a way - Liu Xuan didn't expect Yang Ding to plan everything out, and of course, this matter wasn't something he needed to worry about. After handing over the letters to Lü Bu and Liu Bei, he went back to rest on his own, waiting for the day when he woke up from his sleep, there would no longer be a person named Li Jue in this northwestern land.

  Liu Xuan's plan to get a good night's sleep didn't come true, because as soon as he returned to his own tent, he suddenly discovered that the dragon energy in his body began to churn and surge, seemingly with a growing trend.

  This situation cannot be taken lightly, Liu Xuan immediately sat cross-legged, calming his mind to control the dragon energy inside his body, while combing and refining the newly born dragon energy in the dragon energy, and then merging it into the dragon egg.

  Liu Xuan sat for a whole night, even when the cries of killing shook the sky outside, he didn't open his eyes. Cao Guo stood at the door curtain, holding the hilt of his long sword, looking at Liu Xuan with a tense face.

  The reason is none other than Liu Xuan's cultivation this time was too loud, if not for the sky outside being a deep red due to the fiery glow, then the strange phenomenon of the emperor's large tent would have been seen by many people.

  At this time, Liu Xuan was sitting there, with a golden aura rising from his body. In the aura, a golden dragon seemed to be coiled around him, its head initially drooping, but gradually lifting up after midnight. The originally closed dragon's mouth also opened, slanting towards the sky, as if devouring something.

  At first, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but later on, golden light spots were seen passing through the top of the tent and entering inside, finally entering into the open mouth of that dragon.

  This was not the first time Cao Jie had seen such a sight, but with the dark and chaotic war outside, Liu Xuan was cultivating here, without any defensive posture at all. It was really putting great pressure on him - the emperor's trust and the fear of enemy soldiers possibly rushing in were constantly tempering Cao Jie's nerves. Perhaps after tonight, this young eunuch would also grow a lot.

  He naturally didn't know that all of this was done on purpose by Liu Xuan.

  Although Cao Jie was his most trusted minister, Liu Xuan would not be completely unguarded. He was busy cultivating and his mind was still paying attention to the situation around him. Because of the mysterious dragon energy, after he established contact with it, he found that he could not only observe the situation around his camp but also see the distant battlefield clearly.

  When Li Jue led his troops to launch a surprise attack, the imperial army had already made preparations. Liu Bei and his two sworn brothers even led a contingent of soldiers to lie in ambush outside, waiting for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Li Jue.

  Lü Bu's subordinates, Cao Xing and Song Xian, along with Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, each led a contingent of troops to lie in ambush within the camp. They waited for Li Jue's army to advance, then surrounded them in a predetermined area and slaughtered them.

  Lü Bu himself was one of the few who did not join in, but instead guarded the front of Liu Xuan's large camp, which was also where Liu Xuan lived, at the junction with other areas. He probably wanted to prevent any unruly soldiers from rushing here and then killing them on the spot, so as not to disturb the emperor.

  Taishi Yang Biao and others were also with Lü Bu, they all knew that this place was the safest. Although Yang Biao also wanted to take the field in person, Liu Xuan had long instructed that the matter of taking the field and charging would naturally be done by the military generals. As Taishi, Yang Biao was more suitable for grasping the overall situation from behind.

  At first, this statement seems to be considering Yang Biao's interests, but in fact, it is not allowed to let Yang Biao interfere too much with military affairs. Yang Biao himself also heard the meaning behind it and naturally would not go to argue again, honestly sitting in his own place, just mixing some merits.

  Xun Yu and Guo Jia were as calm as gods, closing their eyes and not taking this battle seriously at all - the advantage of the imperial court was too obvious, Li Jue and Guo Si's downfall was almost certain, if they couldn't win this battle, they wouldn't have the face to serve the emperor anymore, might as well go back home and farm early.

  But compared to these few people, those several generals are even more excited.

  "Establish merit and build a career, it's today! All officers and soldiers follow me to kill!"

  Li Juejun entered the ambush circle, and countless shouts rose and fell. The most shouted were words of building merit and glorifying ancestors. Moreover, after Liu Xuan had provided enough food for these soldiers, such words really became useful - people are like this, once their warm and full problems are solved, they will start thinking about higher goals. If they can gain some military merit in this big battle and move up further, wouldn't that be even more comfortable?

  In addition, for several days in a row, Lü Bu fully demonstrated his own strength, and the hearts of all the generals had a bottom line - with Lü Bu around, what were they afraid of?

  It's like someone playing a game, holding a cheat device in their hand, feeling secure at heart, and naturally not panicking. And most of the time, having a calm mind can even unleash stronger strength, thus entering a virtuous cycle.

  At this time, the situation of the Imperial Guard was like this. As soon as Li Jue's army fell into the ambush, they immediately fell into chaos. The Imperial Guard saw that there was no reason to let them go, and they all shouted in unison: "Kill!" Then they picked up their weapons and charged forward fiercely. The long knives and spears continued to flash and disappear in the darkness, and after a while, the cold light reflecting off the blades could no longer be seen, because at this time, even those who had killed the least had their weapons stained with blood.

  The cries of despair continued to rise, while the morale of the Imperial Guard grew higher and higher. In the end, this morale turned into fear, awe, and other emotions towards the Emperor, which were absorbed by the thin dragon energy floating in the air, and finally entered Liu Xuan's body.

  "War, whether it is to conquer others or to quell rebellions, will make the people more reverent towards the Emperor... The obedient citizens will be even more respectful and confident, believing that under the leadership of the current Emperor, the country will become increasingly prosperous and their lives will become better!"

  "As for those who have a mind of disobedience, they will produce a heart of fear, thinking that it is very difficult to do what they expect."

  "Both of these emotions are part of the dragon's energy, it seems that this fight still needs to be fought frequently."

  Liu Xuan didn't fully understand the Dragon Qi of the Son of Heaven after all, and there were many details that he could only explore while cultivating. Today's big battle made him realize that if his country won in combat, the benefits he gained would not be less than those from making a hundred people in a state full and warm.

  Just as he was feeling happy in his heart, he suddenly felt that on the northwest side of the big camp, a power extremely similar to his own suddenly burst out, using the dragon energy permeating this area to extend his primordial spirit over there, and only then did he 'see' what had happened here.

  "I am Liu Bei, the Imperial Protector of Jingzhou, and I have come to punish you for your treachery. Why don't you surrender quickly?" Under the light of countless torches, a general in green robe and silver armor stood out, holding a long sword in each hand, pointing at Li Jue and shouting abuses.

  It turned out that Liu Bei led a team of soldiers to find Li Jue, taking advantage of the night to cover up and sneak all the way to the front, only to suddenly rise up and trap Li Jue here, unable to advance or retreat.

  Liu Bei's outburst actually stirred up the heavenly dragon energy within his body, and that was what Liu Xuan felt.

  "As expected, the dragon energy of the Son of Heaven accompanies heroes from birth. The better Liu Bei performs, the more this dragon energy will grow within him. If this continues, it won't be good for me. It seems I need to extract it from him as soon as possible!"

  He originally kept Liu Bei by his side in order to slowly extract the dragon energy from his body, but unexpectedly this big battle not only benefited himself, but also allowed Liu Bei to gain some benefits. If things continued like this, he couldn't let the dragon energy remain in Liu Bei's body any longer and had to use some ruthless methods to completely extract it all at once.

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