Chapter 502: The Resurgence of Turmoil in Jingzhou (8)
Cao Cao's complexion changed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and everyone couldn't help but tremble, but they only heard the indifferent words: "Cao was still wondering, Zhang Xiu was not brave enough to be a horseman, how could he have the brain to think of such a strategy, it turned out that there was this old guy who was making a hindrance, hum, I can't spare him!" ”
Everyone was silent, when Cao Cao called himself "Cao", instead of "true appearance", there were only two possibilities, one was angry, and the other was completely opposite, that is, he was extremely happy. Right now, no matter how you look at it, it's too much of an annoyance, and if any of them behave inappropriately, they will definitely be burned!
"Newspaper~"
A soldier rushed in and said, "There is a letter to you!" ”
Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Who sent it?" ”
The soldiers presented the letter with both hands and said, "Jia Xu! ”
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and took the letter in the hands of the pro-soldiers, and Xu Chu did not stop it, because if the letter could be sent here, it means that someone has already checked whether it is poisonous, and it is the pro-soldiers who do this.
Everyone in the room didn't dare to breathe. Whoever let this side just talk about people, but as a result, letters arrived, there was a strange feeling, even Xun Yu and Cheng Yu also had this feeling. It's just that the two of them are quite calm, not as cautious as others, and quite detached.
"Hahaha~"
After Cao Cao finished reading the letter, he opened his mouth and laughed, and finally even praised: "It's good, it's really worthy of Jia Xu, and it deserves its reputation!" Vicious, really vicious! ”
Everyone is surprised, but no one has the heart to explore the truth and reality.
Cao Cao suddenly retracted his complexion and said, "Okay, it's all scattered, and I'm going to go south tomorrow." ”
Everyone was stunned and responded: "Yes, Prime Minister." ”
The crowd dispersed, and in the evening, Cao Cao's mood that had just gotten better was ruined again.
"Prime Minister, I went to look for Xu's mother's men to report, but I didn't find anyone, and after inquiry, I learned that two days before our people went, someone picked them up, and now where they are, I don't know."
"Humph!"
Cao Cao was slightly angry and said, "This must be done by Xu Shu!" ”
After pacing back and forth for a few steps, Cao Cao stopped, and said: "Mother Xu is old and unbearable to travel for a long time, she should not have left Yingchuan in two days, and immediately ordered all cities and main roads along the way to be strictly investigated, and Mother Xu must be found and invited to Xuchang as a guest." ”
"Yes. Prime minister. ”
And at this time, somewhere in Yingchuan, deep in the mountains, inaccessible, a strong man carried an old lady on his back, and there were four strong men on the left and right.
In this line, it is Xu Mu and others. The five strong men are Bai Yu elite soldiers, that is, Liu Bei's personal soldiers, but Liu Bei's personal soldiers are not just Bai Yu elite soldiers. These elite soldiers were trained by Chen Zhi, and for so long, there were less than thirty people in total, which shows that they are the real elites.
This time, in order to ensure the safety of Xu's mother, Liu Bei directly sent five, about twenty percent of the elite soldiers, which shows that Liu Bei's attention to Xu Shu is extraordinary.
Originally, Xu Shu didn't think of this stubble, but Zhuge Liang thought of his own affairs, and after leaving, he asked someone to write to him, and then when Xu Shu mentioned this matter to Liu Bei, he made such a decision.
A group of six people walked to a certain place in the mountain, and the strong man carrying Xu's mother on his back stopped, put down Xu's mother, wiped a cold sweat again, and said: "Old lady, this is it, it's just that the old lady is going to stay here for a while." ”
Mother Xu said: "It's the old woman who dragged you down." Then he glanced around and said, "The environment here is very good." ”
When the five of them saw Mother Xu say this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, they were really worried that Mother Xu felt that the mountains were too remote and unwilling to stay!
Afterwards, the five of them let Xu's mother stay where they were to rest, while the five of them began to cut down trees in the mountains, look for food, and so on. By sunset, the two small huts were ready, and the food for the evening was ready, and it was meat.
The White Soldiers, also known as the White Soldiers, are a rare special forces in this era. Coupled with the habit of hunting, it is not too simple to hunt wild animals for food. (I won't say much about this, everyone will know that what he said is true)
Cao Cao couldn't think of this, but he wouldn't have focused his gaze on it. At dawn the next day, Cao Cao led the army south, and in the second half of the month, he successively captured more than ten cities such as Nieyang, and approached the city where Jia Xu was located, and Xinye, where Guan Yu was located.
"General!"
The big camp in Xinye City, Guan Yu stayed here after the battle of Bowangpo. Not long ago, he received an order from Liu Bei to watch the movements of Cao's army, and he deployed defenses in various places around Xinye, as if he was ready for a big war. The news that Cao's army was unstoppable and seized the counties in the north naturally couldn't escape Guan Yu's ears, and he was worried in his heart, when Huo Jun suddenly came quickly.
"What's wrong?" Guan Yu asked.
Huo Jun said: "Zhang Xiu from Qicheng has news and wants to join forces with us to fight against Cao Jun. ”
"Zhang Xiu?"
Guan Yu smiled disdainfully and said: "This son has been lost, and only a few counties such as Yucheng are left, and they still look forward to joining forces with us, which is simply a big joke in the world!" ”
"Ignore them!"
Guan Yu waved his hand and left. Huo Jun looked at it and opened his mouth, but he couldn't say half a word. After a long time, he sighed in a low voice: "As the lord said, he is arrogant!" ”
Huo Jun didn't understand that Zhang Xiu and the others were lost dogs at this time, and there was not much benefit in uniting with them, and there would not be much harm in not uniting. But what Huo Jun wanted was to take this opportunity to surrender Zhang Xiu and others. It's just that his idea is destined not to come true, after all, at this time, Zhang Xiu has already embarked on the road to Zhuoxian County to meet Gongsun Du.
Guan Yu's arrogance played a good role at this time. Jia Xu received the news in Qicheng and immediately passed it to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao hesitated for a moment and led his troops to the city first.
Three days later, the city was broken, Zhang Xiu was killed in battle, and the news of Jia Xu's escape reached Guan Yu's ears.
"General, Cao's army is powerful, so it's better to follow the orders of the military advisor and avoid the edge for the time being." Huo Jun persuaded.
Guan Yu's eyelids drooped, and he said expressionlessly: "Cao thief wantonly slaughtered the people and bullied His Majesty, Guan Mou once said that he must give him a good look, and today he is about to meet him, how can he retreat, how can he flee without a fight?" ”
The more he spoke, the more stern Guan Yu's tone became, and in the end, Huo Jun even felt a rush of pressure.
Huo Jun retreated, worried that there would be an accident, so he immediately repaired a book and sent it to Xiangyang with his cronies.
Jia Xu "escaped" from the city, fled to Xinye, and arrived at Xinye City a day later.
"A certain is Jia Xu, a staff officer under General Zhang Xiu, Cao thief broke through the city and killed my general, I am here to take refuge today, I hope you can send a message to General Guan." (The staff's statement seems to be there at this time, and it seems that Cao Cao pioneered it, regardless of whether it is true or not)
Guan Yu looked at Jia Xu who was stopped under the city, and felt quite emotional. He hadn't seen Jia Xu, but he had heard about it a lot, especially after coming to Jingzhou. It was this person who defeated the army sent by Liu Bei several times, so that Zhang Xiu gradually grew in Wancheng, and finally occupied almost half of Nanyang.
Put? Or don't let go?
Guan Yu just pondered for a long time, and then decided to let go, because he also wanted to meet this strange person who made Zhang Xiu fight against the entire Jingzhou with his meager strength.
"Open the gates and let them in."
Guan Yu's faint voice sounded, and then he said: "In addition, be careful and beware of fraud." ”
The city gate opened, Jia Xu's heart was relieved, and he walked towards the city first. After entering the city, Jia Xu saw Guan Yu who was beating the head, as well as the soldiers who were carefully guarded around him, and his heart was full of joy, and he said secretly: Could it be discovered?
I can't help Jia Xu think like this, no matter how you look at it, it looks like you want to put them in the city and then besiege them! Fortunately, Guan Yu immediately spoke: "Your Excellency is Jia Xu, who is known as a poisonous man? ”
Poisoner?
The corners of Jia Xu's mouth twitched, and he was a little unhappy with the dead Liu Biao, because Liu Biao took this name. The reason is just that Liu Biao sent people to attack Wancheng at the beginning, and then Jia Xu had people poison their water source, which directly poisoned thousands of troops, resulting in the failure of the attack.
Then, Jia Xu cleaned up his mood and said inconspicuously: "The general has won the award, and it is Jia Xu." ”
"Hmm!"
Guan Yu looked up and down, then took a few steps forward, grabbed Jia Xu, and said, "Okay, go back to the camp with Guan." ”
Jia Xu didn't struggle, he didn't care about the soldiers behind him, and he followed Guan Yu to the barracks without looking. Hehe, if you don't want to, you can't leave, as long as you behave a little wrong, Guan Yu will inevitably kill the killer, judging from the comparison of Jia Xu's hands, it is wise not to resist.
After Jia Xu left, the nearly 1,000 soldiers who came with him were immediately surrounded, then collected their weapons and went directly to custody.