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"The elite of the expedition to Wusun in the past. Being able to drive the Wusun people thousands of miles away is really extraordinary! Guo Huai looked at the cavalry beside him and sighed softly.

Guo Huai is a native of Bingzhou, and the Bingzhou cavalry in Lu Bu's era was the first cavalry of the Han Dynasty, and later although Lu Bu died, the remaining power of the Bingzhou cavalry is still there, and the Bingzhou cavalry has always taken the elite route, so Guo Huai is not very eye-catching to the general cavalry.

But now, Ma Qiu's cavalry has made Guo Huai look at it differently, and the cavalry exudes that killing aura, which can only be honed after countless lives and deaths. Even the most elite Haw Par Knights were no better than the cavalry elites in front of them.

"Da ......" the sound of horses' hooves was heard, and a black dot appeared in the distance.

"Stop! Alert" Ma Qiu gave an order, and at the same time, the cavalry in the front row reined in their horses, drew their throwing guns, and put on a vigilant look.

"Brother! It's Brother Berji in front! ”

"Yes, it's me, but it's Hu Zun?" Guo Huai immediately shouted.

"Brother, it's finally been your wait."

Guo Huai let out a sigh: "General Ma Qiu, it's your own person." It was my friend Hu Zun. ”

"Hu Zun? Is it reliable? ”

"Absolutely reliable, this was originally a Anding person, it is said that his ancestors were originally Hu people, and later migrated to Anding and changed his surname to Hu. When the Qiang people rebelled, I used to be Zhang He's deputy general, and I fought against the Qiang people with Zhang He. At that time, this Hu Zun made many military exploits, but because his ancestors were Hu people, he was not reused. When I was in Liangzhou, I once saved this Hu Zun's life, and I was a friend of life and death with this bastard. Guo Huai said.

At this time, Hu Zun had already arrived in front of Guo Huai.

"Brother Boji, I'm waiting for you! This is ......"

"Hu Zun, let me introduce you, this is Ma Qiu, the general of Fuyuan!"

"General Fuyuan!" Hu Zun's face rose with solemnity. The deeds of Ma and his son leading the cavalry deep into the Wusun grassland have already spread throughout the Central Plains, and since Ban Dingyuan in the past year, the Han people have no such achievements, so even the Wei State and Eastern Wu, who stood on a hostile position, also have reverence for Ma and his son.

After introducing Ma Qiu, Guo Huai opened his mouth and asked, "Hu Zun, how is the situation on the party's side?" ”

"Wang Ling led 30,000 iron horses to join the state in Hedong, and as for Shangdang, it was guarded by Wang Mai." Hu Zun replied.

"Wang buy? I remember that Wang Mai was just a tooth goalkeeper, didn't Wang Ling have anyone under him? Shangdang is such a heavy town, and he actually let Wang buy the town to guard! Guo Huai sighed.

"Brother Boji, have you forgotten that this Wang Mai is Wang Ling's nephew. Their royal family is not like this very often. If it weren't for Wang Yun, he Wang Ling would still have today's achievements? Hu Zun said with some reluctance.

Ma Qiu glanced at Hu Zun, and Ma Qiu could feel that this Hu Zun had a taste of nostalgia. Maybe it's because Hu Zun has the blood of the Hu people, so he has not been reused by the Cao family.

Unconsciously, Ma Qiu had a trace of sympathy for Hu Zun. Ma Qiu also has the blood of the Qiang people, although Ma Teng always regarded himself as the descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan, but those big families in the Central Plains still refused to accept Ma Teng. From Hu Zun's body, Ma Qiu saw the shadow of the Ma family back then.

……

Forty miles west of Xingyang City, Xu Shu camp.

As soon as Xiahou Ba came to the front of the camp, someone immediately greeted him.

"General Xiahou, you are finally here, the prime minister has been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Okay, take me to see the prime minister immediately." Xiahou Ba said.

Xiahou Ba came to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Xu Shu was already waiting for him in the tent.

"See Prime Minister."

"General Xiahou, please get up and sit down!" Xu Shu waved his hand and motioned for Xiahou Ba to sit down.

"Prime Minister, what the hell is going on? Why did Xingyang lose it? General, how is he now? What are we going to do? Is it going to send troops? Xiahou Ba asked several questions in a row.

"Hehe, General Xiahou, slow down. So many questions at once. Let me how to answer. Xu Shu had a smile on his face, and then said, "Come on, serve tea." General Xiahou, you take a sip of tea first, take a break, and we'll talk about it. ”

The attendant immediately handed over a cup of tea, and Xiahou Ba subconsciously took the teacup and took a sip, but the tea was not delicious at all.

Xiahouba is also from a great family, and he has drunk any good tea, and the question of this tea is indeed not very suitable for Xiahouba's taste. But thinking about it, Xu Shu is also the prime minister of the dynasty, a famous person, and he shouldn't entertain himself with dross tea.

"Maybe it's because I'm in a hurry, so I can't taste good!" Xiahou Ba sighed slightly.

Seeing Xiahouba put down the teacup, Xu Shu slowly stood up and said: "Here's the thing, about ten days ago, 30,000 Han troops suddenly appeared under Xingyang City, and they raided and captured Xingyang City. ”

"Impossible! How could the Han army appear under Xingyang City? How they passed! There are 30,000 people, if you go to Yingchuan, it will be absolutely impossible to hide from my spies! Did it come from the Yellow River? What did Wang Ling do to eat, 30,000 people were let go by him! ”

"General Xiahou don't be impatient, listen to me, these 30,000 Han troops did not pass over the Yellow River, of course, they did not pass through Yingchuan. They walked through the mountains between Sili and Yingchuan. Xu Shu still had a smile on his face.

"Mountains? Those hundreds of miles of mountains. How can you walk the army? Xiahouba looked incredulous.

"In any case, the Han army did capture Xingyang. It is said that those Han soldiers were all elites selected from the barbarians, and each of them was able to climb the rock wall, and the mountain forest was like walking on the ground. Xu Shu replied.

"I see." Xiahou Ba nodded abruptly.

Suddenly, Xiahou Ba seemed to remember something, and then Xiahou Ba said anxiously: "Prime Minister, you just said that it was ten days ago, so what about now?" And now what about the generals? How is he? ”

Xiahou Ba has naturally led the troops for many years, and naturally knows that if Xingyang is lost, the back road of the Cao army will be intercepted, and the supply of grain and grass for the Cao army will also be cut off. Without food, Cao Zhen is a great talent, and he has no chance of winning.

"After Xingyang was lost, the general immediately led the army back to attack Xingyang." Xu Shu continued.

"Have you taken it?" As soon as Xiahou Ba spoke, he immediately felt that his question was a little redundant. If Xingyang was counterattacked, why would Xu Shu let Xiahou Ba lead his troops to help.

"The general attacked the city for thirteen days, and it seemed that Xingyang was about to be recaptured, but the reinforcements of the Han army also arrived, and the general was besieged outside Xingyang City, unable to advance or retreat." Xu Shu replied.

"So the general has no food. Isn't it very dangerous? Prime Minister, let's send troops to rescue the general immediately! ”

"No need, there's no need for that anymore." Xu Shu said.

"Why?"

"The general is dead." Xu Shu still had a smile on his face, but at this time, this smile made people feel cold.

"The general is dead...... Xiahouba stayed in place for a while, and after a long time, when Xiahouba reacted, he realized that Xu Shu was actually laughing.

"What's going on, why is the prime minister laughing?" Thoughts flashed through Xiahou Ba's mind.

"Hehe......" Xiahou Ba laughed dryly: "Prime Minister, you're not joking!" ”

"Nope. I'm telling the truth. Cao Zhen, he is indeed dead. ”

"Prime Minister, you, this ......" Xiahou Ba had already noticed a hint of something unusual.

"Now, Cao Zhen has been completely wiped out, and the Han army is about to be killed, with this little man in my hands, Yanzhou will be captured sooner or later."

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will bring 10,000 elite soldiers, each of whom can fight well, and will definitely be able to help the Prime Minister."

"No, I didn't ask you to help me."

"Huh? Prime Minister, do you already have a plan to resist the enemy? ”

"Hehe, Xiahouba, I asked you to come to save you......"

"Help me?"

Xu Shu nodded: "Now that the Han army is about to overwhelm the border, it is difficult for us to resist, so I think it is better to surrender, first, so that the soldiers do not have to die in vain, and second, it can also save the people from being poisoned by the war." ”

"What do you say? Surrender! Prime Minister, how can you say such a thing! ”

"I'm just talking about things." Xu Shu is still as calm as ever.

"Now that Cao Zhen's army has been wiped out, the Han army has not lost too much, and it will inevitably attack Yecheng next. This vast Central Plains will fall into the hands of the Han army sooner or later, so I don't think it's better to surrender as soon as possible. The country is about to be lost, why should General Xiahou be so persistent. ”

"Prime Minister, this is absolutely not going to work! I, Xiahou Ba, have served Your Majesty for generations......"

"General Xiahou, are you reluctant to hold this official position. You can rest assured about this, I think if you are willing to sacrifice Yingchuan to surrender, the official position will definitely be above the present. ”

"Prime Minister, ...... you" At this moment, Xiahouba seemed to suddenly understand something.

"Prime Minister, tell me honestly, are you already ......?"

"Hehe, you guessed right." Xu Shu nodded.

Xiahou Nan had a shocked expression on his face: "Prime Minister, you have really surrendered!" ”

"No, you're wrong. I didn't surrender. Back then, Xu Bu was rumored, Xu Shu was in Cao Ying's heart in Han, and when Cao Cao and Cao Pi were in the past, I didn't say a word. To be precise, I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do. ”

At this time, Xiahou Ba had fully understood that Xu Shu was a spy sent by Liu Bei to Cao Cao's subordinates.

Xiahou Ba stood up violently, drew his sword, and shouted: "Xu Shu, count me Xiahou Ba mistaken you." But with me Xiahou Ba here, you don't want to plot against you! ”

But in the next moment, Xiahou Ba suddenly felt weakness in his limbs, and the hand holding the sword began to tremble involuntarily, and his feet were no longer obedient.

"What's going on?" Xiahou Ba was stunned, and then suddenly remembered the cup of tea he drank before.

"It's that cup of tea, Xu Shu, you're so despicable!"

"Hehe, General Xiahou, I just used some small means below, but now, there is a person who needs to be seen by General Xiahou."

As Xu Shu's voice fell, outside the tent, a young man walked in and came to Xiahouba.

"Uncle, nephew is polite here......