Youzhou, right Beiping.

Piles of bones were piled up under the walls. Obviously, Zhang Ju and King Wuhuan Qiao both regarded Ao Lie as their confidants, and wanted to take advantage of Ao Lie's absence to eradicate Ao Lie's foundation. Therefore, a fierce attack was launched on the right Beiping. The leader of the siege was the general under the Wuhuan Cliff King, who had never lost a battle. With 20,000 Wuhuan warriors and 50,000 rebels, Bandun has been besieging the city for ten days.

In the past ten days, Bunton launched countless attacks, all of which were blocked by the combined efforts of a group of civil and military forces in Youbeiping, but Bunton was obviously not in a hurry at all, and he was still very patient every day to consume the vitality and weapons and materials in Youbeiping City little by little.

Xun Yu stood on the city wall, quietly looking at the temporarily retreating rebels, with indescribable fatigue on his face.

"It's been ten days, the rebels have been attacking the city for ten days in a row, all the supplies and weapons in the city have been consumed, and the lord is not here, so it's not a way to go on like this." Xu Huang said to Xun Yu with some concern.

Retracting his gaze to look at the city, Xun Yu nodded slightly, and then sighed and said: "If the lord is here, King Wuhuan will not dare to be so arrogant, Gongming, you go and gather all the generals and staff, let's discuss it briefly." ”

Xu Huang agreed, turned around and went to find someone.

Soon, a group of civil and military warriors from Youbeiping came to the city wall where Xun Yu was located. Xun Yu's gaze swept over them one by one, on the side of the generals, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Tai Shici, Xiahou Lan and more than ten people, everyone's robes were stained with blood, some of them had their own, and more of them were enemies; On the side of the civil officials, the seven or eight officials led by Tian Chou also looked tired, and it could be seen that these civil officials had also spent a lot of energy in order to prepare materials and equipment for the soldiers on the city wall.

Xun Yu coughed and took the lead in speaking: "Everyone, before leaving, the lord handed over Youbeiping to Yu to govern, and now the great enemy is present, and the lord has not returned, Yu is here to ask first, what are you going to do in your heart?" After finishing speaking, Xun Yu deliberately observed the faces of his colleagues.

Zhang Liao was the first to follow Ao Lie, and his loyalty was also the highest. After hearing Xun Yu's question, he quietly put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and as long as someone said something unfavorable to the morale of the army, he would immediately swing his sword and kill him.

Xu Huang and Xia Houlan have always been steady and reliable, and they don't have to worry about loyalty, so the two didn't speak, but set their eyes on others.

Tai Shici simply drew his sword and roared: "The lord is not here, we should be led by Mr. Xun and swear to fight the rebels to the end, if someone dares to say a word, someone can recognize you, and the sword in his hand can't be recognized!" ”

Seeing that there was no problem on the side of the generals, Xun Yu turned his gaze to the side of the civil officials.

Tian Chou glanced back at the seven or eight officials behind him, and then said loudly: "In terms of righteousness, as Han Chen, I should fight for the Han Dynasty, which is beyond doubt; From a personal point of view, we came from humble backgrounds, and it was the lord who gave us a stage to show our talents, and we were kind to us. Therefore, whether it is with public or private, we can only fight to the death, and there is no second way out! ”

The seven or eight people behind Tian Chou, after a short hesitation, nodded their heads in agreement with Tian Chou's words.

Seeing that everyone was determined to resist the war to the end, Xun Yu's mood became much lighter, and his tone became brisk: "Since everyone is working together, then we will stick to it, Yu believes that the lord will inevitably come back in time, and then we will join forces with the lord to kill the rebels under the city." ”

After a pause, Xun Yu said again: "General Wenyuan, you arrange for a few elites of the bloody battalion to go out of the city overnight, and go to the state pastor again for help." ”

Zhang Liao let go of the hand holding the hilt of the sword and replied loudly: "No! ”

Prior to this, when Badun had just besieged the city, Xun Yu had already sent two groups of men and horses to ask Liu Yu for help, but ten days had passed, and Liu Yu's reinforcements still had not arrived, which made Xun Yu feel a crisis in his heart. It stands to reason that Youbeiping is the gateway to northern Xinjiang, an extremely important military stronghold, and it is also Ao Lie's territory.

Suppressing the worry in his heart, Xun Yu said in a confident tone: "Everyone muster up strength, we must persist until the lord returns, as long as the lord returns, the Wuhuan people outside the city will be in chaos under the lord Huwei, and at that time, it will be our turn to attack." ”

Everyone agreed in unison, and then turned away and returned to their posts.

After Zhang Liao took a few steps, he turned around again, walked to Xun Yu's side, and said in a low voice: "Sir, are you really sure that the lord can come back in time?" ”

Xun Yu looked at Zhang Liao's eyes and replied in a low voice: "Wen Yuan, you are the lord's henchman, there are some things that we can't say too much, do you understand?" ”

Nodding, Zhang Liao continued to whisper: "I understand, no matter whether the lord can rush back or not, as long as the lord is still breathing, he will never let Youbeiping be lost, otherwise what face will he have to see the lord!" But sir, until the lord returns, we can't resist like this, there are 70,000 troops outside the city, and after these days of fighting and attrition, there are still about 60,000, twice the number of our army, we should try to delay the siege of the city. ”

"Alas, what the general said, Yu didn't understand, Yu also thought of a plan, but it was a desperate plan, and it couldn't be used unless it was absolutely necessary." Xun Yu said with a frown. Xun Yu's strength is to govern the country, although he also has a strategy in his chest, but after all, that is not his forte, and he has no idea for a while.

Zhang Liao pursed his lips towards a courtyard in the city and reminded, "Sir, have you forgotten that there is still a poisoner there?" ”

Xun Yu's eyes suddenly shot out of his hands with dazzling brilliance, and he clapped his hands and said: "Yes, yes, that poisoner has always been good at self-preservation, and he must have a strategy to retreat from the enemy." Fortunately, General Wen Yuan reminded him, and Yu went to see him. ”

In a small courtyard in the city of Beiping, a chubby middle-aged scribe sat on a chair in the courtyard, listening from time to time whether there was another fierce battle on the city wall, and his face was full of worry.

Suddenly, the courtyard door was opened, and two sergeants entered. The middle-aged scribe recognized that these two people were the ones who were in charge of guarding him, quickly put away the worry on his face, and looked at the two of them with the faces of a worldly master, and was just about to be born to ask, but he saw a person walking in behind the two sergeants, it was Xun Yu.

Xun Yu walked slowly to the courtyard, sat on the chair opposite the middle-aged scribe, and said in a calm tone: "Wenhe, the diplomatic battles in the city in the past few days have not affected your daily life, right?" ”

That's right! The middle-aged scribe who was locked up in the courtyard was Jia Xu, who was in Luoyang, Jia Xu offered a plan to He Jin, pointing out that it was Ao Lie who destroyed Wei Zhenmanmen, but He Jin did not want to look for evidence, but openly questioned Ao Lie in the palace hall, and was refuted by Ao Lie in a few words. Through this incident, Jia Xu knew that He Jin was not a person who could be relied on for life, and Jia Xu, who had always been good at self-preservation, did not take long to find an excuse and resign and return to his hometown. Who knew that there was a rebellion in Xiliang at that time, Bian Zhang and Han Sui rebelled, and the war blocked Jia Xu's way home, so Jia Xu planned to make a detour to the junction of Youhe and go back to Xiliang from the territory of the Huns.

It was also a coincidence, Ao Lie had told Xiahoulan about Jia Xu afterwards, after Xiahoulan escorted the Guangwu Secret Treasure back to Youbeiping, he told Xun Yu and others about it, Xun Yu knew Jia Xu, and learned that Jia Xu resigned and returned to his hometown, so he made a judgment, with Jia Xu's character, he would definitely return to Xiliang from the territory of the Huns, so he asked Xiahoulan to lead five hundred soldiers to wait day and night at the main roads at the junction of Youhe and Youbeiping, and sure enough, he met Jia Xu who came by detour, Xiahoulan naturally did not talk nonsense, and directly took Jia Xu and escorted him back to Youbeiping.

Xun Yu asked people to sort out this courtyard, which was specially used to detain Jia Xu, saying that it was a detention, but in fact, all the daily consumption of food and clothing were issued to Jia Xu in accordance with the standards of officials in the city, but Jia Xu was not allowed to go out of the courtyard, and everything else was free. Originally, Xun Yu meant to wait for Ao Lie to come back and let Ao Lie come to talk to Jia Xu, but because of the siege of Badun, Xun Yu had to come to see Jia Xu by himself.

Shaking his head slightly, Jia Xupi said with a smile: "It seems that the famous Wang Zuozhicai also has times when he is in trouble." "Jia Xu is the best at self-preservation, and if he wants to protect himself anytime and anywhere in troubled times, insight into people's hearts is an indispensable skill. Therefore, Jia Xu saw Xun Yu's intention at a glance.

Xun Yu was not angry, and said with a smile: "Sort of, Wen He also knows that Lu Daoyu is not good at marching and fighting, so he came to ask Wen He for advice." ”

Jia Xu stretched out his hand and twisted his beard, rolled his eyes and said, "There is a strategy to retreat from the enemy, but I still hope that Wenruo will promise me a condition." ”

Xun Yu laughed, picked up the teacup and poured himself a cup of tea, and then put it to his mouth and tasted the tea. After drinking a cup of tea, Xun Yu put down the teacup and praised sincerely: "The Liuyang Snow developed by my lord is indeed a rare and good tea." ”

Watching Xun Yu's action of drinking tea, Jia Xu let go of the hand twisted on his beard, stood up and walked towards the back room, saying as he walked: "It seems that Wen Ruo is not in a hurry, so let's wait for you to come to me again when you are in a hurry." ”

"Whoa", Xun Yu deliberately touched the teacup in his hand to the ground, and then pretended to be apologetic and said: "I missed it for a while, I'm really sorry for Wenhe, this teacup will be broken if it is broken, if a piece of beautiful jade is burned like this, it is really a pity." ”

Hearing that Xun Yu had something to say, Jia Xu stopped, slowly turned around and looked at Xun Yu, and then looked at the teacup that was broken into seven or eight pieces on the ground, and only after a long time did he sigh and said: "People say that if Xun Wen is a frank gentleman, I can't imagine that he can be so penetrating into people's hearts. You're coercing me, coercing! Do you understand? ”

Xun Yu stood up and said, "How is it coercion? It's supposed to be cooperation. Yu Zhi Daowen and you are eager to return home, but this is impossible, at least until my lord returns. But now that the city is besieged, with the wit of Wenhe, do you really want to burn the jade? ”

Jia Xu helplessly walked back to the chair, sat down, and said angrily: "Xun Wenruo, count you ruthless!" Don't you just want me to help you think of a way to retreat from the enemy, as for being so vicious? "People who are familiar with Jia Xu's temper know that Jia Xu is such a temper that is almost a scoundrel, but he still has real skills, if anyone is confused by Jia Xu's rogue breath, and thus underestimates this fat man, then he is not far from death, Jia Xu's name as a poisoner is not in vain!

Xun Yu also sat down again and said in a low voice: "Actually, Yu also has a plan in his heart, but he always feels that it is not perfect enough, and he wants to ask Brother Wen He for advice." ”

didn't even bother to speak, Jia Xu directly leaned his ears in Xun Yu's direction, waiting for Xun Yu's explanation. Xun Yu attached himself to Jia Xu's ear and whispered his thoughts. Jia Xu nodded from time to time, sometimes frowned and shook his head gently, and after listening to Xun Yu's plan, he slowly closed his eyes, and carefully deduced the feasibility of Xun Yu's plan in his mind.

This is Jia Xu's true colors, and his true face after losing all disguises. Xun Yu looked at Jia Xu's changes and secretly made such a definition.