[Color=blue]Ryteb[/color]

"My lord," the effeminate strategist said, bowing before Cao Cao, "It is as I predicted, the coward Dong Zhao is arrogant, believing that Lu Bu will be enough to stop us. This reliance we should use to our advantage..."
He began to outline a plan to lure Lu Bu away from the gate, and thus allowing the coalition to take the gate, and from there the city. His lord nodded at the suggestion, and bid him to enact his strategy.

He sent messengers around the various camps, proclaiming that Lord Cao Cao intended to seize the main gate alone. Also implied, at places where news would travel quickly to Dong Zhao's prized warrior, was news that Lu Bu was of little threat due to his stupidity and lack of skill. Ryteb, through some digging he had done prior to the battle, knew that Lu Bu was an extremely prideful man, and that such insults would make him enraged. And once a man is consumed by anger, their movements became predictable.

In addition to this, he sent a secret message to the leaders of the various factions of the alliance. "When Lu Bu moves to take on Lord Cao Cao, use the opportunity to capture the main gate." It was now up to his illusions, and the gods, to see this plan through...