Chapter 462: Confrontation in the air, conspiracy can't be tolerated
Xinye, above the city gate.
It was a rare cloudless day. Cao Jun did not attack the city today, which allowed Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang to delay the attack for another day.
Looking at the mountains of corpses piled up under the city.
Xu Shu's face looked a little solemn, but Zhuge Liang looked extremely comfortable.
Yes, Zhuge Liang looks out of place in this miserable scene.
Because he actually asked someone to find a guqin.
He sat on the tower, facing Cao Jun in the distance, and gently plucked the strings of the guqin. The sound of gurgling water came from the guqin, which seemed to really purify the blood that had been rising to the sky for so many days.
"Is Cao Cao afraid?"
"Maybe we should retreat."
Xu Shuyao looked at Cao Cao's military camp in the distance and said to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang's arrival was something he had expected.
Moreover, with Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu's arrangements for Xinye were more secure.
It was originally predicted that it could last for three days, but now it seems that it won't hurt to last for a few more days.
Cao Jun invested tens of thousands of troops in Xinye, and now has suffered nearly 10,000 casualties. However, the 30,000 troops and horses accumulated in Xinye have only suffered more than 1,000 casualties.
This is definitely an achievement that can be trumpeted.
The three generals, Guan Zhang and Zhao Yun, were quite unconvinced by Zhuge Liang at first, but after three days, after seeing Zhuge Liang's commanding command, they were sincerely convinced by this future military advisor.
Everything seems to be developing in a good direction.
"Yuanzhi, do you know what I'm thinking?"
"What?"
Zhuge Liang suddenly pressed the strings and asked Xu Shu in front of him.
"I'm wondering where the man named Yi Xiaotian is now and whether he has come to Xinye."
"I…"
"I really want to play against him once."
Yes, Zhuge Liang had made up his mind before that he would only appear in front of Liu Bei as a savior when Liu Bei was at the end of his rope.
But now, his departure seemed a little rushed and a little panicked.
And all the reasons were because he learned from Sima Hui that there was another existence in the world that was more terrifying than him.
"Yi Xiaotian...?"
Xu Shu also knew about this person, but he couldn't figure it out anymore. Soldiers were coming to stop him, and water was coming to cover him up. Xu Shu was a pragmatic person. He just wanted to do the things in front of him well. He had no intention of participating in the so-called battle of counselors.
However, while the two were talking, an arrow pierced the sky and shot straight towards the gate tower of Xinye City.
"Two military advisors, be careful!"
A soldier saw a horseman coming to the city from a distance and shouted quickly to the two of them.
However, Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang did not move away. It should be said that the arrow was not aimed at them at all.
clang--
The arrow entered the pavilion and sank deeply into the pillars.
There was a letter hanging on the tail of the arrow. Zhuge Liang saw the existence of the letter at a glance, so he asked his men to fetch it for him.
Under the city, Xia Houyuan put his long bow behind him. When he saw the arrow shot into the pavilion, he reined in his horse and returned to the camp.
His mission has been completed, it just depends on the other party's reaction.
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Snap.
Zhuge Liang unfolded the letter, and after Xu Shu saw the letter, the scroll in his hand fell to the ground.
"Cao Cao... despicable and shameless!"
The anger in his chest could not be expressed, so such an elegant man actually kicked the door to vent his dissatisfaction.
Zhuge Liang frowned, as if he did not expect this step.
However, he suddenly said to Xu Shu:
"It probably wasn't Cao Cao's idea..."
"Is it Yi Xiaotian?"
Xu Shu suddenly reacted.
The hatred for Yi Xiaotian in my heart also rose to an extremely high level.
But after the anger passed, all that was left was desolation and sadness.
Yes, the content of the letter is very simple:
Xu Shu's mother was in Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao did not touch her, but he asked Xu Shu to surrender alone. Only then could he meet his mother.
Xu Shu collapsed. Yes, it is difficult for a person with weaknesses to really let go and gain a future in such troubled times.
Xu Shu had concerns, and others caught on to this. It is difficult to say that this is despicable, but most people would not think that this is an act that a master of kings can do.
And this point made Zhuge Liang even more alert, because he knew something.
"Yi Xiaotian... doesn't mind using such despicable means... Then this person seems to be different from you and me..."
Zhuge Liang felt a little chilled.
He thought that Yi Xiaotian was a reclusive person who was indifferent to fame and wealth.
But he suddenly discovered that the other party was a person who didn't care about other people's principles at all and could use all means to achieve his goals.
The opponent is a hero, a hero like Cao Cao.
"No wonder...no wonder Cao Cao gets along so well with this person..."
Zhuge Liang smiled helplessly, with a bitterness in his smile, because he knew that Xu Yuanzhi was leaving.
——
Xu Shu left Xinye.
He went to Cao Cao's army alone.
Knowing this, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others all threatened to kill Cao Cao and Yi Xiaotian with their own hands.
They were extremely angry, but they were all stopped by Zhuge Liang.
Because there is nothing you can do about it. Conspiracy is a strategy that you know the other party is going to do, but you still can't avoid it.
"Everyone, it's time for us to leave. Let's go to Xiangyang... to pick up the lord..."
Zhuge Liang left this sentence, and then Liu Bei's army abandoned Xinye and headed straight for Fancheng and Xiangyang.
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Xu Shu was standing in front of Cao Cao at this moment.
The generals and counselors around Cao Cao all stared at this man who still held his head high even when he was standing in the enemy's tent.
"If I lose to this person, then I will truly be convinced."
Xiahou Dun laughed at himself and sighed at Xu Shu's demeanor.
This man gave everyone a sense of integrity like that of Xun Lingjun. After seeing him, they all sighed that it was a good thing that they had brought this man into the army through trickery. If he had stayed with Liu Bei, who would have brought him to them in the future?
How many threats come.
"Xu Yuanzhi? I have admired your name for a long time!"
Cao Cao was the first to stand up. As long as he was a great talent, he would respect him, especially those who had personally defeated him.
"No need to be so polite, I just want to see my mother!"
Xu Shu looked at each other coldly, with his hands behind his back, and did not look good to Cao Cao at all.
"presumptuous!"
"Hey, there's no need...to bring Xu Shu's mother here."
Just as Dian Wei was about to get angry, Cao Cao stopped him and ordered Xu Chu who was standing by to take the others.
After a while, Xu Shu's old mother, who had a somewhat bad look in her eyes, staggered to Xu Shu's side.
When Xu Shu saw her mother, she burst into tears.
"Mother! It's... the child is unworthy! You will be kidnapped by Cao's thieves and sent to the army..."
Xu Shu burst into tears and hugged his mother, but his mother didn't appear too sad.
"You traitor! Prime Minister Cao didn't show any disrespect to me, but it's you who call people thieves when you open your mouth! How did my mother teach you! No matter when or where... others are rude, you must not be rude to others, and others must be polite.
, then you must not be rude!"
As he spoke, the old man raised his crutch and hit Xu Shu directly in the back.
This made Cao Cao and others feel a little embarrassed.
Cao Ren hurriedly stepped forward to stop the old man - this is one of their future military members, what if the old man breaks it...
"Hey, madam, there is no need to be so angry...Mr. Xu, he..."
Xu Shu also screamed. How could he know that his mother would be angry because of such a thing? Instead, he felt that Cao Cao and Yi Xiaotian's actions were even more dirty. Although he begged for mercy, his hatred for the two people increased in his heart.
"Prime Minister! Prime Minister! Forgive me for being disrespectful, but please..."
"Okay, okay, we are all a family, we are all a family!"
Cao Cao finally felt better and started to fight with a smile.
At the same time, news finally came from the front that Liu Bei's army had withdrawn from Xinye.