The Xuzhou army did not come to attack the city for two consecutive days, such news can be said to be very exciting, if the first day did not come to attack the city, perhaps it can be guessed whether they have other intentions, but they did not come to attack the city for two consecutive days, it means that they are likely to have given up or even planned to withdraw their troops.

The whole Lujiang River is in a joyful atmosphere, and the next few days may decide the direction of this war, but compared with the extremely excited soldiers, Liu Xun and Ji Ling are much calmer, because they understand very well that during this time, the Xuzhou army has been digging tunnels, saying that they will leave in vain, it is absolutely impossible, at least until the tunnels fall short, otherwise it will not be wasted, it doesn't make sense, so the two agreed that this matter is strange, And the weirdness is most likely due to the fact that the tunnel may be digging up soon.

The two of them not only did not have any Gao Xiang moves, but let the soldiers who explored the tunnels keep an eye on them day and night, as long as there is an abnormality in Wengkou, they will destroy it as soon as possible, in fact, they have already excavated, and now they have to determine the specific direction, and when the time comes, they will be attacked by fire and water, so that they will fall short!

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On Liu Xun's side, they were finally discovered and caught up by Cao's cavalry. The cavalry did not attack the Shouchun army before receiving Cao Cao's order, but cruising around, almost no different from the encirclement, of course, this is also Cao Cao's sake of insurance, after all, if he still refuses to surrender next, then this can be foolproof, and he will not be afraid of him fleeing again.

Cao Cao jumped out of his horse, completely in the posture of a victor, greeted Zhang Xun with a smile, and said, "General Zhang, don't come to harm, is it okay?" ”

"Acting coyly, you don't need to be like this, if you want to kill or chop, you can't help it now!" Zhang Xun snorted coldly, although it was almost an exhaustive situation, he would not give up like this, unless he died in battle, if he was given a chance, then he would go to Xiao County, which was his only task.

"Ugh." Cao Cao sighed, and Xiahou beside him said in a cold voice: "Sikong, judging from his reaction, there is little hope, there is no need to expect anything from him, kill it!" ”

"Kill?" Cao Cao nodded, but shook his head again, looked at Zhang Xun, and said: "General Zhang, this is really impermanent, I didn't expect that this is only half a year of effort, you and I are going to meet each other, think about half a year ago, maybe you and I can't imagine that there will be today, right?" "For Zhang Xun, Cao Cao, who has always loved talents, still attaches great importance to it, although he valued the 50,000 troops under Zhang Xun's account more before, but after a series of battles, those who should be killed were killed, and those who should be captured were captured, and he is now surrounded by thousands of people, not even his cavalry, Cao Cao really can't look down on it, but if Zhang Xun can be recruited, it is undoubtedly the biggest gain in this battle.

"I didn't think about it." Zhang Xun said casually, but his eyes kept scanning the surroundings, looking for a possible breakthrough, and his performances naturally couldn't escape Cao Cao's eyes, and smiled lightly, at this time, he was not afraid of being run away by Zhang Xun again, now it can be described as a net, Zhang Xun will never be able to escape even if he puts on his wings.

For Zhang Xun, Cao Cao's incomparable appreciation and love, under Yuan Shu's account, the only person who can make him interested is Yang Hong, this is not Cao Cao's eyes above the top, he will maintain a sense of awe for his opponent at all times, and never dare to underestimate the enemy, at least when he is not full of wings now, he will never dare to underestimate anyone, not only that, he will go all out, but now the situation is compared to his uncle, Zhang Xun has no way to escape, so his current performance, Some people may think that he is contempt, but in his heart, this is completely respect for his opponent, if it were not for his respect, Cao Cao would not have bothered so much to solicit.

But some suitability is like this, he doesn't pay attention to surrendering easily, because he can betray the previous lord, and he will not hesitate to betray himself, just like Lu Bu, he uses but will never reuse, but like Zhang Xun, he refuses to betray Yuan Shu three or four times, so loyal, and makes him full of respect, just on this point, even if he finally refuses, Cao Cao must be polite to him, because he is worthy of doing it himself.

When faced with the choice of life and death, no one will not be afraid, he believes that Zhang Xun is the same, but he still overcame his fear and chose a loyal minister, such an opponent, isn't it worthy of respect?

Cao Cao closed his eyes and said: "General Zhang, we should be able to understand each other, now I only need a response from you, do you want to surrender or not, you don't have to answer me in a hurry, I have the patience to wait for you to consider." ”

"No need, there's nothing to think about in this matter, I've never thought of surrendering, and I never will!"

He saw that Cao Cao didn't want to kill him, but he couldn't let it go all the time, so some things had to be broken, and as soon as he asked, it continued to be the last warning, if he agreed to surrender, then this battle would end here, if he still refused, then the final battle could begin.

And Zhang Xun's choice almost broke his unrealistic ideas, this was his last choice, although he saw that Cao Cao still wanted to save it in the end, hoping that he could change his mind, but he made a good choice, from the moment he was defeated and retreated to Ping'a Cheng, he had already made a choice, no one could stop him at this time, no one could change his decision, even if the reality had clearly told him that he was doomed to lose this battle, but even if he died in battle, he had no regrets, Because his death can be regarded as the final reward for Yuan Shu's kindness.

He failed to change the final result of the battle of Shouchun, which was the biggest regret in his heart, and because of this, he was even more shameless to betray, so sorry for Yuan Shu, after all, it was entirely because of himself that Shouchun lost the last possibility of the battle, so this traitor, anyone can be successful, but he can't be the only one who can't be sorry Yuan Shu is sorry for those brothers who are sorry for private songs.

Cao Cao waved his hand, this is to signal Xiahou Xuan, everything can start according to the plan, next, their last battle with Zhang Xun will start immediately, and Cao Cao has been closing his eyes, he hopes that at the last moment, Zhang Xun can change his mind, but until the sound of shouting and killing came from all around, Zhang Xun still did not react, and finally Cao Cao had to turn around and leave, he didn't want to see Zhang Xun killed, but after he died, Cao Cao would give him a good burial.

Cao Cao asked himself that the situation between him and Zhang Xun completely belonged to the kind of acquaintance and hatred, the previous third battle of Xuzhou, it can be said that the two have a very tacit understanding, from this point it can be seen that he is really capable, and it is precisely because of this that he will be favored by Cao Cao, but now all hope has come to naught.

"Cao Gong!" Just when Cao Cao was about to leave the battlefield, Zhang Xun's shout came from behind him, Cao Cao turned back excitedly, there was never a moment for Cao Cao to lose his temper, hearing Zhang Xun's voice even made his whole body tremble, Zhang Xun, Zhang Xun, you still regret it after all, you knew it was so, why bother in the first place, the ecstatic Cao Cao turned to look at Zhang Xun who was fighting with the cavalry in the battlefield, and he didn't want him to roar: "Cao Gong, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely serve in front of your tent!" ”

Zhang Xun: Is this a regret? No, he never regretted doing things, but Cao Cao fully understood the meaning of his words, he regretted it, but his regret meant more that he didn't know himself before he met Yuan Shu, and he didn't take refuge in himself before he joined Yuan Shujun, this is where he really regretted in his heart, but at the same time he also showed that he had no regrets about Yuan Shu, because he knew Yuan Shu first, because he served Yuan Shu first, so he chose to die in battle and choose loyalty.

Even if he did it again, he wouldn't regret it, at that time the country wanted to co-opt Zhang Xun, obviously it was a miscalculation, he thought that Zhang Xun's loyalty to the Han family was much higher than Yuan Shu, so the possibility of him surrendering was very high, but now it seems that he is not like that, so it seems that the plan has changed, otherwise they would not have been able to betray Yuan Shu in the end.

He can die for Yuan Shu, if he knows that Yuan Shu is defeated or even after death, he will definitely not make a move to surrender, there is no point in soliciting to fly, but he will be desperate to avenge Yuan Shu, this is Zhang Xun, as for whether the revenge can be successful, Cao Cao is not clear, but he can choose to die generously, and it is not necessarily who wins and who loses.

Cao Cao did not respond to him, but once again chose to turn around and leave, some enemies he wanted to eat their flesh, but some enemies, although they were opponents, but they couldn't bear to watch the battle die, Zhang Xun was like this, Cao Cao chose to leave, it was the best choice for him and Zhang Xun.

Along the way, Cao Cao was thinking about a question, if he encountered a similar situation under his account, then who would be as backbone as Zhang Xun? ”

He thought of a lot of people, but these people are either surnamed Xiahou or Cao, they are all his own family, they choose to die in battle, it seems to be a normal reaction, but if even they choose to betray, then he can't imagine who else will be loyal to him, so Cao Cao is more concerned about the foreign surname generals, they are the most critical, but after thinking about it, he feels that everyone will be extremely loyal to him, and no one will defect to the enemy, but such optimism obviously will not happen, although Cao Cao asked himself that he would definitely not see the wrong person, But some people don't have a critical moment, you will never expect his character and loyalty, don't look at their usual rhetoric, all kinds of loyalty in front of him, but at least seven or eight out of ten of these people have ulterior motives.

The cavalry of the Cao army and the Shouchun army began to fight, and soon they were surrounded by regiments, although Zhang Xun was still pretending to be calm, but now in such a situation, he could only do this, so that the soldiers believed that they had a chance to escape.

But Zhang Xun seemed to have some scruples, or he knew very well that it was impossible to break through and succeed, and now their situation was completely a battle of trapped beasts.

Zhang Xun: Is this a regret? No, he never regretted doing things, but Cao Cao fully understood the meaning of his words, he regretted it, but his regret meant more that he didn't know himself before he met Yuan Shu, and he didn't take refuge in himself before he joined Yuan Shujun, this is where he really regretted in his heart, but at the same time he also showed that he had no regrets about Yuan Shu, because he knew Yuan Shu first, because he served Yuan Shu first, so he chose to die in battle and choose loyalty.

Even if he did it again, he wouldn't regret it, at that time the country wanted to co-opt Zhang Xun, obviously it was a miscalculation, he thought that Zhang Xun's loyalty to the Han family was much higher than Yuan Shu, so the possibility of him surrendering was very high, but now it seems that he is not like that, so it seems that the plan has changed, otherwise they would not have been able to betray Yuan Shu in the end.

He can die for Yuan Shu, if he knows that Yuan Shu is defeated or even after death, he will definitely not make a move to surrender, there is no point in soliciting to fly, but he will be desperate to avenge Yuan Shu, this is Zhang Xun, as for whether the revenge can be successful, Cao Cao is not clear, but he can choose to die generously, and it is not necessarily who wins and who loses.

Cao Cao did not respond to him, but once again chose to turn around and leave, some enemies he wanted to eat their flesh, but some enemies, although they were opponents, but they couldn't bear to watch the battle die, Zhang Xun was like this, Cao Cao chose to leave, it was the best choice for him and Zhang Xun.

Along the way, Cao Cao was thinking about a question, if he encountered a similar situation under his account, then who would be as backbone as Zhang Xun? ”

He thought of a lot of people, but these people are either surnamed Xiahou or Cao, they are all his own family, they choose to die in battle, it seems to be a normal reaction, but if even they choose to betray, then he can't imagine who else will be loyal to him, so Cao Cao is more concerned about the foreign surname generals, they are the most critical, but after thinking about it, he feels that everyone will be extremely loyal to him, and no one will defect to the enemy, but such optimism obviously will not happen, although Cao Cao asked himself that he would definitely not see the wrong person, But some people don't have a critical moment, you will never expect his character and loyalty, don't look at their usual rhetoric, all kinds of loyalty in front of him, but at least seven or eight out of ten of these people have ulterior motives.

The cavalry of the Cao army and the Shouchun army began to fight, and soon they were surrounded by regiments, although Zhang Xun was still pretending to be calm, but now in such a situation, he could only do this, so that the soldiers believed that they had a chance to escape.

But Zhang Xun seemed to have some scruples, or he knew very well that it was impossible to break through and succeed, and now their situation was completely a battle of trapped beasts.