Volume 5 The General Trend of the World Chapter 125 The Power of One Man
The eunuch walked in from outside. He bowed down and saluted Adou, and then said, "Your Majesty, Lord Xu Shu asks to see you." ”
"Come in, please." Adou waved his hand. After a while, Xu Shu walked in from outside.
"Minister Xu Shu, I have seen Your Majesty."
"Teacher, you're here, I'm discussing with the prime minister, let's see what you have to break the Wei strategy!"
"The strategy of breaking Wei, the minister does have it." Xu Shu replied.
Zhuge Liang next to him gently fanned the feather fan, making an expression that he had already known this, and Adou asked directly: "Teacher, Cao Shuang still has an army of 400,000 under him, plus local forces, there are a lot of people, I don't know how many soldiers and horses the teacher needs?" ”
"One person is enough."
"Alone?" Adou's face was full of doubts, and Zhuge Liang thought slightly, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
"Yes, one minister is enough!" Xu Shu replied.
At this time, Adou finally understood what Xu Shu meant, Xu Shu was going to persuade Cao Rong to surrender!
"No, absolutely not. It's too dangerous. Adou immediately objected.
"Your Majesty, there are still 400,000 troops under Cao Shuang's command, if you add the county soldiers, Tuntian soldiers, and private troops from all over the country, the number is still above Yuan Benchu back then. Even if our army attacks with all its might, the victory or defeat is only between five and five, but even if it wins, our army will have to lose tens of thousands of people, but more than 100,000 people; And if it is a sandwich attack with Sima Yi of Eastern Wu, there should be an eighty percent chance of winning, but in that case, Jizhou may have to give Eastern Wu a share. Counting it, it is better for the minister to go on a trip in person, and without spending a single soldier, he can get the 400,000 troops of Jizhou and Wei! Xu Shu said slowly.
"What's the point of losing hundreds of thousands of people? Even if I don't want Jizhou, I can't let you get into danger. Adou said categorically.
Seeing Adou's expression, a warmth rose in Xu Shu's heart. But then, Xu Shu still opened his mouth to persuade and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Ei is also my disciple, what kind of person he is, the minister knows very well." Cao Rong looks quite talented on the outside, like a hard-working monarch, but in fact this person is really indecisive, does not have many opinions, and is easily influenced by others. Moreover, now that Wei also lacks a backbone, the ministers have the confidence to persuade them to surrender without success. ”
"No, it's still too dangerous. I can't let you go. ”
"Your Majesty, don't worry, even if the minister can't convince Cao Rong, he will definitely be able to come back safely." Xu Shu said immediately.
"Teacher. Now that Cao Rong must hate you to the core, you can't go to Jizhou. Adou said and glanced at Zhuge Liang, trying to get Zhuge Liang to persuade Xu Shu.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks, just let Yuan Zhi go!" Zhuge Liang next to him suddenly interjected.
"Prime Minister, why can't you even ......?"
"Your Majesty, Yuan Zhi took the initiative to ask for help, he must have been well prepared, and the minister believes in Yuan Zhi." Zhuge Liang said slowly.
And Xu Shu also knelt down and said very solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister has been in the Wei State for decades, and he has been thinking day and night, just for this day, please ask Your Majesty to fulfill the minister!" ”
"This ......" Looking at Xu Shu's resolute expression, Adou hesitated instead. Xu Shu's hard work in the past ten years is not something that can be easily explained in words. Perhaps, if Adou does not agree to Xu Shu today, Xu Shu's plan for many years may not be implemented, and Xu Shu may regret it for life.
After struggling inwardly for a long time, Adou finally let out a long sigh: "Okay, teacher." Success or not, you must come back safely. ”
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Changshan County.
The fake "Rengong General" stood in front of Zhou Cang resignedly, carefully explaining the situation in Changshan County to Zhou Cang.
"General, thirty miles east of us, is Zhang Mancheng's army, and there are more than 1,700 people under his command."
"Zhang Mancheng?" Zhou Cang smiled contemptuously, and then said, "I think it's the same as you, fake!" ”
Zhang Mancheng is the largest Yellow Turban Army in addition to Zhang Jiao's main force in Jizhou, although Zhou Cang does not know him, but he does admire the name for a long time.
"General Yingming, this person who pretended to be Zhang Mancheng, was originally a gangster in the village outside Changshan County, and later Zhang Mancheng appeared, gathered dozens of ruffians, robbed the township, and then he took a county seat by him, so he is where he is today." The dummy general hurriedly said.
"Okay, you go and gather people immediately, let's go teach that 'Zhang Mancheng' a lesson now!"
The march of the Yellow Turban Army had no rules at all, and the more than 1,000 people walked up, not at all like the army on the march, but more like a group of beggars.
Zhou Cang, who was accustomed to seeing elite troops, looked at these Yellow Turban Army behind him, his brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes were full of dissatisfaction, but then Zhou Cang thought about it again, the Yellow Turban Army back then seemed to be similar to this, and Zhou Cang felt a lot relieved in his heart.
In the distance, smoke rose from the sky. The dummy general pointed to the cooking smoke and said, "General, look at the cooking smoke, it is Zhang Mancheng's camp." General, if we raid them now, we will be able to defeat them by surprise. ”
"Surprise? Pounce? Zhou Cang smiled disdainfully, looking at the group of listless Yellow Turban Army behind him, the turtle-like march, and the chaotic formation, there was no surprise attack at all.
Zhou Cang shook his head: "No need, let's just go and call the formation." ”
Zhou Cang came to the front of the opponent's camp with a knife and began to call for battle, and after most of the day, he saw someone coming out of it.
"Think, look at the flag, they should be that Zhang Bao thirty miles away, I don't interfere with the river water with his well water, I didn't expect him to come to find trouble. It's okay, one mountain can't tolerate two tigers, and today I will destroy you! The fake Zhang Mancheng snorted coldly, then looked at Zhou Cang, who was calling the formation, and then pointed to the strong man beside him, and said, "Big Niu." You go kill him! ”
"Thief, come out and die!" Zhou Cang shouted before the battle again, and then saw a strong man who was too tall to walk out, and the strong man was holding a huge iron lump in his hand, which weighed a hundred catties to say the least.
"General be careful, he is the number one general under Zhang Mancheng, called Da Niu, and his strength is infinite!" The dummy general hurriedly reminded him later.
Facing a person who was much taller than himself, Zhou Cang was not afraid. The Yellow Turban Army is very poor, and there are no war horses, so even if they are generals. It can only be fought on foot. Zhou Cang doesn't know how to fight horses, but his foot combat level is first-class. Zhou Cang was born with divine power, not to mention, but also gave birth to a pair of scuds, traveling thousands of miles a day, on weekdays, Guan Yu rode a horse Zhou Cang can catch up with his legs. is also an infantry battle, that is, when encountering a general at the level of a five-tiger general, Zhou Cang is also confident that he can save his life, and more importantly, Zhou Cang runs fast, even if he can't escape from it, others can't chase Zhou Cang with his legs.
"Who are you, report your name!" The strong man named Da Niu roared loudly.
"Who am I? I'm Zhou Cang! Zhou Cang's voice is also not small.
Later, the fake Zhang Mancheng heard Zhou Cang's self-report, and the corners of his mouth rose to show a disdainful smile.
"Hmph, Zhou Cang has come out, although Zhou Cang is a veteran of the Yellow Turban, he was also Zhang Bao's subordinate general back then, but who doesn't know that Zhou Cang is staying by Guan Yu's side! This fake Zhang Bao wants to recruit troops and buy horses, and he can't go crazy, I'll just pretend to be the Yellow Turban general and reincarnate, even the living people on his side have been reincarnated! Not to mention, this Zhou Cang is still very similar to the rumored real Zhou Cang. ”
Thinking of this, the fake Zhang Mancheng shouted loudly: "Da Niu, tear him alive!" ”
"Good Ratcha!" The strong man named Da Niu whispered yes to this, and at the same time pounced on Zhou Cang.
"A reckless man!" Zhou Cang dodged, flashed easily, and then stabbed the strong man's back.
"......" The strong man's back was suddenly split with a bloody wound, and the bones were deeply visible, and the strong man wailed, but did not fall.
This time, it was Zhou Cang's turn to be surprised. Zhou Cang can also be regarded as a natural divine power, and even a boulder can be split in half if this knife is solid, but just now, the strong man was just injured.
Zhou Cang looked back and suddenly laughed, it turned out that this strong man was the same as Zhou Cang, he had ribs in his chest.
"No wonder you can eat me with a knife, this kid is also a rib, I like it!" Zhou Cang smiled, and then swept over with one leg. It hit the knee joint of the big man, and the big man didn't stand firm and fell to the ground.
"Tie me up!" Zhou Cang said, pointed the knife in front of him, and shouted: "Who else dares to come and die." ”
Zhou Cang solved this big man in two moves, and directly shocked the Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side. Look at me and I'll look at you in the Yellow Turban Army on the other side, but none of them dared to come out.
Seeing that Zhou Cang was so heroic, fake Zhang Mancheng swallowed his saliva gently, and then took it out, and said with a smile on his face: "This good man, we are also from a poor family, but it is just to eat for a mixed meal, you have also seen that my brothers are also in rags, and there is nothing valuable in our village." You are strong in martial arts, why can't you get along with us! You should go to the nearby county, where there is a lot of food. ”
"Why can't I get along with you, to tell you the truth, today, I will take in you and others, and you in the province will ruin the name of the Yellow Turban Army here!"
"Recruit us?" Fake Zhang Mancheng looked confused.
Later, the fake Rengong general shouted: "Fool, don't you understand, this general is Zhou Cang, the real Zhou Cang!" ”
"Really Zhou Cang?" Fake Zhang Mancheng's eyes rolled, and then asked in a trembling voice: "Is it the Zhou Cang who followed Guan Yu?" ”
Zhou Cang glared, and shouted: "Why, there is a second Zhou Cang in the world?" ”
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The carriage slowly walked on the official road leading to Yecheng.
Xu Shu went to Yecheng to say that he would surrender to Cao Rong, and there were not many people with him, only two guards and a child. For Xu Shu, going to Yecheng is not a siege, if Cao Rong wants to kill himself, no matter how many people there are, he can't stop it, so he can simply travel lightly.
Inside the carriage, Xu Shu gently rubbed his temples.
"What's going on, how do you feel panicked, as if something is going to happen, how do you always feel uneasy." Xu Shu took a deep breath, and then said to the guards outside, "Come on, bring me some water." ”
The guard opened the curtain of the car and handed over the water bag, Xu Shu took a sip, and then handed the water bag back, and at the same time, his eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of the guard.
Xu Shu's face suddenly changed greatly......