Niu Fu is indeed terminally ill, and coupled with the arrow wound, it is not too much to say that he will die soon.

It's just that the arrow wound is due to Huang Zhong, and the terminally ill is due to Cao Ju.

Xi Zhong's plan for Cao Ju was actually very simple, that is, to poison Niu Fu's food and kill him.

Of course, this is only the first step, and the second step is to talk to Cao Ju and Niu Fu.

Cao Ju and Xi Zhong came to Niu Fu's residence, Hu Chi'er was already there, kneeling in front of Niu Fu's bed, although Niu Fu glared at him angrily, he really didn't have the strength to get up and kill Hu Chi'er.

The two did not rush in, but stood at the door and listened.

Niu Fu sighed and said, "Chi'er, get up, this is fate." ”

Hu Chi'er raised his head and said: "General Niu, the last general entered the Han Dynasty to find the two sisters, and this time I learned the whereabouts of the two sisters, so I naturally went to the reunion." This time to earn Tongguan, the last general has agreed with the lord that he must not harm the general's life, and when the general's injuries heal, the last general will ask the lord to send the general out of Tongguan and go to Chang'an, or Luoyang. ”

Niu Fu shook his head and sighed: "What kind of person is Cao Ju, how can he do the thing of letting the tiger return to the mountain, besides, the lord ordered me to guard the Tong Pass, but I lost the Tong Pass, what face do I have to see the lord." ”

"This ......" Hu Chi'er hesitated for a moment, wanting to persuade Niu Fu to return to Cao Ju, but thinking that Niu Fu was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, not to mention whether Niu Fu would agree, it was a question whether Cao Fu would accept Niu Ju.

At this time, Cao Ju stepped in and said: "General Niu, this battle is not the defeat of General Niu, if it is really a battle between the two armies, with the might of General Niu, it is impossible for Gu to take Tongguan." ”

Seeing Cao Ju coming, Niu Fu smiled bitterly and said lightly: "The horse is here, is it for the nine thousand Xiliang soldiers?" ”

Cao Ju laughed and said, "General Niu is really a smart man, and he came here alone to save the lives of those nine thousand soldiers. ”

Niu Fu's heart moved, and he asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean?" ”

Cao Ju said: "These 9,000 sergeants, finally generals, there are only two ways for them to be alone, one is to kill them, and the other is to indulge them. ”

Niu Fu said lightly: "The words of the horse, Fu doesn't understand, since he can indulge it, these nine thousand sergeants can naturally live." ”

"Definitely." Cao Ju said with a smile, "Tongguan is lost, and the land of Sanfu is shaken, whether it is Dong Huang or Dong Zhuo, they will inevitably be furious." And General Niu will die soon, if the 9,000 people return to Chang'an in the west, or go east to Luoyang, the result will only be a dead end. ”

Niu Fu's heart was shocked, and he thought secretly, yes, what Cao Ju said made sense, whether it was the lord or the young general, they would kill these 9,000 people in the name of greed for life and fear of death.

After a change of thought, Niu Fu said lightly: "Since the horse has separated from the lord and entered the pass in the west, he naturally has the intention of hegemony, why don't you recruit these nine thousand soldiers for your own use?" ”

Cao Ju smiled and said: "The general and Lone are enemies, and the general is dead in Tongguan, you can imagine how the nine thousand sergeants will think, how can they be willing to die for Lone, therefore, once the general dies of illness, Lone can only let the nine thousand soldiers accompany the general to bury, so that the general is not lonely on the Huangquan Road." ”

Niu Fu's heart was shocked, and he looked at Cao Ju carefully, and after a while, he sighed and said: "The horse is smart, Niu Fu was defeated in the hands of the horse, and he is not wronged." Well, please tell me how to save his life. ”

"General Niu is really a person who knows the times, and he admires it." Cao Ju was overjoyed when he heard this, and with Niu Fu's words, the second step of the plan of drama loyalty was basically completed, "Lone wants to ask the general to restrain his subordinates and serve Lonely, that's all." ”

Niu Fu said lightly: "Aren't you worried that they won't be truly loyal?" ”

Cao Ju smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, General Niu, as long as General Niu says so, Gu has a way to make these nine thousand soldiers completely loyal to Gu." ”

Niu Fu suddenly felt that his body was extremely tired, and it seemed that if he closed his eyes again, he would never be able to open them, so he sighed secretly and said, "Okay, then ask the horse to gather the nine thousand soldiers, and Fu will do as the horse says." ”

Hu Chi'er listened to the conversation between Cao Ju and Niu Fu, and seemed to understand something, but she didn't seem to understand anything, and she was stunned.

At that moment, Cao Ju ordered Hu Chi'er to gather all the 9,000 sergeants, and ordered someone to carry Niu Fu on a stretcher and go to the school field together.

These 9,000 sergeants were suddenly summoned, and at some point, they were naturally afraid in their hearts, thinking that Cao Ju was preparing to kill them, and the middle-level generals in the army also began to discuss countermeasures together.

However, after seeing Niu Fu being carried over, the nine thousand sergeants understood what was going on, and they couldn't help but feel relieved, no matter what happened for a while, their lives should not be in danger.

After Niu Fu came, with Hu Chi'er's support, he reluctantly stood up, looking at the black and oppressive 9,000 people, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if it wasn't for Hu Chi'er's betrayal, how could he lose Tongguan, how could he let these 9,000 people fall into danger.

Taking a deep breath, Niu Fu almost exhausted the last breath of his body, and said loudly: "Brothers, Niu Fu was defeated, and he had no shame to see the lord again, and he should die in Tongguan." However, you all have small families, and you should not lose your life in vain because of the defeat of Niu Fu. ”

"The horse is eloquent and strategic, and has the talent of the sky, and will inevitably become a hegemon in the future and be proud of the world. Therefore, Niu Fu has already obtained the consent of the concubine to accept you and others to serve under the command of the concubine, and from this day on, you should be loyal to the concubine as you did to me before, and there must be no double heart, if there is a violation, even if I die, I will not let it go. ”

"General......" The nine thousand people were all stunned, and then they all knelt on the ground one after another, and some people actually cried.

Some of the sergeants at the front also shouted: "We will follow the general in life and death." ”

Niu Fu felt that his strength was about to disappear, his heart was in a hurry, he took a deep breath, carried the last strength on his body, and shouted angrily: "My last order, that one who does not obey, is disloyal to me Niu Fu, not my brother." ”

As soon as these words came out, all the 9,000 people fell silent, and no one shouted anymore, but more and more people cried silently, and gradually it spread.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Niu Fu's mouth, and he muttered, "Brothers, you must live well." With that, Niu Fu tilted his head and died.

"General, general......" Hu Chi'er immediately found out that Niu Fu was dead, hurriedly shouted twice, supported Niu Fu's body with his left hand, and knelt down on both knees.

Hu Chi'er's cry immediately alarmed everyone in the audience, and Cao Ju sighed secretly, it was a pity that such a good man could not be used by him.