Chapter 718: One Shot
Watching a team of Liu Beijun divide their troops into pursuit, the scouts in the grove finally breathed a sigh of relief. The scout was also from a military background, and he was quite familiar with horses. In comparison, the two fast horses of himself and Xu Shu were obviously not as good as the horses of Liu Beijun's cavalry. Those people rode war horses, and neither speed nor endurance could be compared with their own civilian horses. After all, only good horses have a chance to be war horses.
Although horses are not abundant in the south, it is obviously not impossible for a few war horses to appear. Although Cao Jun exercised strict control over the horse trade after taking Hebei. But as long as there is a favorable place, there will be merchants, and merchants will pursue profits, and with them, how can there be no war horses in the south.
Thinking that the soldiers under Guan Yu's command were all riding war horses, this made the scout breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Xu Shu expected the enemy first, otherwise his life would really be in danger. Because with the speed of those horses, it won't be long before they can catch up with them. If Liu Beijun really caught up with him, then the scout would obviously be able to think about what would happen to him. Judging from Liu Beijun's pursuit, he will definitely separate his body.
For the next few days, Xu Shu and the scout hid in this grove. waited until Guan Yu led the team to reappear at the fork in the road, and then left quickly, Xu Shu hurriedly called the scouts to ride towards the Cao army station. Xu Shu knew that it was no longer safe here.
Guan Yu is indeed very arrogant, but Liu Bei is not a fool. As long as Guan Yujiang told Liu Bei the news that he had not been chased, Liu Bei would know that he was there after a little thought. Next, Liu Bei will either search himself on a large scale, or he will really give up.
It's okay to leave it at that, but if you really search for yourself on a large scale, it's dangerous to run again. Now we have to race against time, and besides, there are not many food rations, and if you don't hurry up and prepare food, you will really be hungry.
After Guan Yu returned to Xinye City, he went straight to Liu Bei's mansion. Entering the conference hall, Guan Yu's face was very pale. Even if Liu Bei didn't ask, he knew what the effect of this pursuit was. Obviously, Guan Yu did not catch Xu Shu.
"Xu Shu's thief is really cunning, I have stepped up quickly, but I still haven't found him!" Guan Yu's tone was very dissatisfied. Not killing Xu Shu seemed to him to be a pity. His relationship with Xu Shu has been bad for a long time, and now that he finally has a chance to take revenge, how can he give up. But now that Xu Shu has entered Cao Ying, I am afraid that there is no hope for revenge. Cao Jun is powerful, but it is not comparable to the current Liu Beijun.
Hearing that Guan Yu had not found any trace of Xu Shu at all, Liu Bei was somewhat surprised. You must know that when Guan Yu went to pursue, Liu Bei handed over to him the few war horses in the entire Xinye City, so he didn't catch up, which was obviously a bit abnormal.
"Not good!" Liu Bei said in surprise. He immediately got up, and then hurriedly said, "Xu Shu is the old cloth maze, he shouldn't have left the new field realm yet!" ”
Guan Yu was also stunned when he heard this, but he quickly understood what Liu Bei meant. At this time, Guan Yu suddenly realized, no wonder he didn't find Xu Shu in a hurry. It turned out that Xu Shu had not left Xinye, and the horses he had prepared were all used to confuse him.
Thinking of this, Guan Yu hurriedly spoke: "This damn Xu Shu is really cunning, my side continues to pursue, and I am bound to kill the narrative!" After speaking, Guan Yu turned his head and walked out. And Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu thoughtfully, and didn't say anything. In fact, Liu Bei didn't say anything, but acquiesced to Guan Yu's actions.
Although he acquiesced to Guan Yu to kill Xu Shu, Liu Bei still felt a little unbearable in his heart. After all, he has been friends with Xu Shu for so many years, and he acquiesces to it, so I am afraid that he will directly bury Xu Shu's idea of returning here. However, since Xu Shu chose to leave, the possibility of him coming back is very small.
Not sure if Xu Shu would flee directly, Liu Bei ordered a search of the entire Xinye City and the places around Xinye City that could be hidden in the name of Guan Yu. Since he has acquiesced, Liu Bei is not afraid of Xu Shu anything. Anyway, Xu Shu has mastered too many things that can destroy him. Therefore, no matter what, Xu Shu cannot be used by Cao Jun, in that case, the threat to the self-army will be greater.
After leaving the woods, Xu Shu and the scouts rushed towards the Cao army's garrison. This obviously surprised the scout, who thought he was safe, but why did he want to die. However, after seeing Xu Shu's solemn face, the scout immediately knew that he was not safe.
Thinking that he was not safe now, the scout hurriedly whipped the horse under his crotch a few times. They are the most insecure of scouts. After all, if they want to find out the enemy's information, they must go deep behind enemy lines. And in case it is discovered by the enemy army, it means nine deaths.
Xu Shu and the scout chose to rush around the clock, in the eyes of the two, as long as they have not run out of Xinye, as long as they have not arrived at the station of Cao Jun, then they cannot guarantee their safety. At this time, Xu Shu had a lot of indignation in his heart, and he gave advice to Liu Bei, but in the end, it was such a result.
This made Xu Shu feel very helpless, thinking about it, he never thought that he would end up with Liu Bei like this. He didn't want to believe it many times in his heart that Liu Bei would send someone to kill him, but now this situation makes him have to believe that Liu Bei is really ruthless.
thought that he defected to him because of Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness, but looking at it now, Xu Shu couldn't see any benevolence and righteousness in Liu Bei's body. Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, Liu Bei's hand is really ruthless. At this moment, Xu Shu regretted a little and regretted recommending Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei.
But now it's too late to say anything, and all the kindness between himself and Liu Bei has disappeared. After all, in the face of a person who wants to kill him, Xu Shu really has no contact with him. But Kong Ming really didn't know how he planned to choose.
Thinking of Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu naturally thought of Zhao Fei. These two Xu Shu are quite familiar, and both of them are Sima Hui's beloved disciples, so Xu Shu naturally consciously compares these two people. However, after calculation, there is still a big gap between Zhuge Liang and Zhao Fei, not to mention anything else, Zhao Fei's ability to strategize is much stronger than Zhuge Liang. After all, Zhao Fei's great reputation was earned by his own hard work.
Zhuge Liang is indeed quite talented, and in terms of the overall situation, there is a big gap between himself and Zhuge Liang. Whenever he talks to Zhuge Liang about the situation in the world, Xu Shu can deeply feel that the gap between himself and Zhuge Liang is not a little bit. It can be said that Zhuge Liang is a talent for governing the country.
However, Zhuge Liang has a special specialty, Zhuge Liang has a smart intellect, and has an incomparable overall view, but his ability to lead troops is obviously much weaker. It can be said that Zhuge Liang is definitely a good minister, but he is not a strategic commander.
Unlike Zhuge Liang, another friend, Pang Tongke, is a genius. Especially in terms of commanding troops, Pang Tong has a talent that ordinary people can hardly match. However, compared with each other, Zhao Fei is like a combination of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, and he combines the advantages of the two.
Whether it is governing the country or fighting, Zhao Fei is very good. Not to mention the battle of the army, just to say that the prosperity of Xuchang City was promoted by Zhao Fei. It can be said that without Zhao Fei, there would be no flowery Xuchang City.
Although the capital of a country should be prosperous, the prosperity of Xuchang City now seems to have surpassed Luoyang in the past, and exceeded important towns such as Yecheng in Chang'an. And all this is the credit of Zhao Fei, so just by virtue of this, Zhao Fei is a talent for governing the country.
"Sir, I'm still thinking about it later, the current form is not good for the two of us!" Just when Xu Shu was full of thoughts, the scout said loudly.
Scouts are quite perceptive people, after all, this is what the profession requires. Just as Xu Shu was pondering, he keenly sensed that there should be something behind him. If he didn't guess wrong, there was no doubt that Liu Beijun's pursuers were behind him. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei's pursuers came so quickly.
Hearing the scout's words, Xu Shu came back to his senses, and this was the scout who spoke again: "Sir, Liu Bei's pursuers seem to be coming. ”
Hearing this, Xu Shu showed a wry smile, thinking that he would be able to escape, but he still underestimated Guan Yu and Liu Bei's determination to kill him. Thinking of this, Xu Shu frowned slightly, could it be that he was really in a catastrophe.
However, Xu Shu will never give up, his life is small, but his mother's life is big. In this situation, even if you can't escape, you have to let that Cao Jun's scout escape. Otherwise, his mother's life would still be in danger.
Moreover, his life is not his own. Zhao Fei is his life-saving benefactor, if he can't repay Zhao Fei's favor, how can he let himself be the master of his life.
However, the two of them continued to hurry, and the horses were already a little unbearable. And although Guan Yu is also day and night, the war horses under their crotch are much better than Xu Shu and the others, fighting for endurance and speed, how can civilian horses compare to war horses. Therefore, as time went by, Guan Yu got closer and closer to Xu Shu.
Two figures appeared on the official road in the distance, which made Guan Yu, who had been chasing for a long time, finally excited. Sure enough, as his brother said, Xu Shu expected that he would pursue him that day, so he did not run away. Instead, he stayed in Shinye for a day or two before escaping.
Xu Shu is really cunning, but no matter how much jokes are useless. Now that the new and old hatreds are in my heart, I must not let Xu Shu run away today. In any case, he had to kill Xu Shu.
"Xu Shu thief, stop and die quickly, I can still leave you a whole corpse!" Looking at Xu Shu, who was already not far away from him, Guan Yu roared angrily. Obviously, Guan Yu was quite angry.