The moonlight spreads like water on the earth, and the bright moon hangs in the night sky as pure as if it has been washed by water. Far away from the moon, a few stars with a pale blue glow are also winking playfully.

On the sparkling bed of the Yellow River, four Yellow Turban soldiers were standing on the bow and stern of the ferry, holding the boat to the opposite side of the riverbank.

Xu Shu stood at the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, looking forward to the rows of camp tents lined up along the river on the opposite side of the riverbank.

After all, he persuaded Liu Pi to go to Liu Bi's camp in person.

However, Liu Bi didn't expect that Xu Shu came to Liu Bi's camp not to trick Liu Bi into crossing the river, but to entrust Liu Bi with all his plans.

Standing at the bow of the boat, listening to the sound of water made by the Yellow Turban soldiers holding the boat, Xu Shu felt a desolation inexplicably.

It has been some time since he followed Liu Bi, and Liu Bi is also benevolent and righteous to him. But Liu Pi is narrow-minded and short-sighted, and he is not a figure who has achieved great things after all.

Since the last time he met Liu Wei in Bishan, Xu Shu has decided in his heart that Liu Wei is a figure who has achieved great things, and he has long regarded him as a lord worthy of support.

If Liu Bi hadn't thought about harming Liu Wei, Xu Shu might have stayed in his army for some time, helping him command and plan, and dealing with Dong Zhuojun.

But now that Liu Wei has come to the bank of the Yellow River, Liu Bi does not want to cooperate with Liu Wei and fight Dong Zhuojun together, but he wants to attack Liu Wei when he crosses the Yellow River halfway, and Xu Shu will never let it happen.

A torch was lit on the other side of the Yellow River, and the torch swayed towards the ferry that sailed to the center of the river, and the lit flame drew a golden arc of light swaying back and forth in the night.

"Light the torch!" Seeing the torches dangling on the other side, Xu Shu gave an order to the two Yellow Turban soldiers standing behind him who were responsible for protecting him.

One of the Yellow Turban soldiers hurriedly responded, took out a torch from the cabin with a tip wrapped in tung oil linen, lit a fire, lit the torch, and walked to Xu Shu's side with both hands raised.

Turning his head and nodding to the Yellow Turban soldier holding the torch, Xu Shu turned his face to face the river on the opposite bank.

The Yellow Turban soldier holding the torch nodded when he saw Xu Shu, held the torch high in his right hand, and swayed it from side to side against the river wind.

Standing on the bank of the river, Liu Wei looked at the ferry boat in the center of the river that was also lit with torches, and said to Zhou Cang, who followed behind him: "Let the brothers with normal vision prepare bows and arrows, and beware of someone robbing the camp at night!" ”

Zhou Cang answered, turned his head and whispered a command to a soldier standing behind him.

The soldier was commanded, and turned and ran into the tent, and in a few moments the soldiers came out of the tent, and one by one they took out their bows, buckled their arrows to the bowstrings, and aimed them at the ferryboat, which was coming toward the riverbank.

The ferry boat was getting closer and closer, and I saw that it was only about twenty steps away from the riverbank.

In the dim moonlight, Liu Wei vaguely saw a man who looked like a scribe standing on the bow of the ferry.

Seeing the man, Liu Wei waved his hand at the soldiers who had lined up on the shore and had fastened their arrows to the bowstring, and said to them, "Put away your bows and arrows!" ”

As soon as the soldiers set up their positions and were nervously looking at the ferry coming towards the riverbank, Liu Wei suddenly gave another order for them to put away their bows and arrows, and the officers and soldiers looked at each other one by one and put away their bows and arrows with doubts.

"Yuan Zhi!" When the ferry boat approached the riverbank, Liu Wei ran towards the bow of the boat, stood on the side of the boat, looked up at Xu Shu on the boat, and shouted affectionately: "But I see you again!" ”

Liu Wei ran towards the ferry without warning, and Dian Wei, who had been standing behind him, hurriedly raised his heels, for fear that an oversight would hurt him.

Xu Shu, who was standing at the bow of the boat, saw Liu Wei personally running to the side of the boat to pick him up, and he was moved in his heart, and he didn't wait for the Yellow Turban soldiers on the side to help him, and hurriedly jumped off the ferry.

Xu Shu was quite chivalrous when he was young, and he had learned a good martial arts, but his martial arts were mostly suitable for fighting in the rivers and lakes, but not for battlefield fighting, so he was not famous for martial arts.

Jumping off the ferry lightly, as soon as his feet stood firmly on the riverbank, Xu Shu clasped his fists with both hands, bowed deeply to Liu Wei and said: "Dare to come to greet His Royal Highness in person, Yuan Zhi is very frightened!" ”

Liu Wei held Xu Shu's elbow with both hands, helped him up, and looked him carefully from head to toe before he said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, don't count a few days, it's still the same!" ”

"Thanks to Your Highness!" also looked at Liu Bian, Xu Shu's face was also full of smiles, and said to Liu Bian: "Don't wait a few days, I also miss Your Highness very much!" Today, Qu Shuai asked me to come to discuss with His Highness about crossing the river tomorrow, but I didn't want His Highness to wait by the river in person. ”

"I always go to bed late, but I can't sleep well if I am too early." Liu Wei stretched out his hand and put his arm around Xu Shu's shoulder, leading him towards the handsome tent, and said to him as he walked: "I heard that there is a ferry on the other side, and this king came to check it in person, I don't want it to be Yuan Zhi." ”

was held by Liu Bi's shoulders, and on the way to the Shuai tent, Xu Shu kept talking to Liu Bi about Liu Bi's deeds by hearsay, and did not mention that Liu Bi wanted to harm Liu Bi.

Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, who were not far behind Liu Wei, had never seen Xu Shu, and seeing that Liu Wei was so intimate with Xu Shu, both of them felt a little puzzled.

Dian Wei, who had an upright temperament, even pulled Zhou Cang aside and asked in a low voice, "Who is that gentleman?" Why is His Highness so affectionate to him? ”

"Shan Fu!" Looking at the backs of Liu Wei and Xu Shu, Zhou Cang pouted and whispered while walking side by side with Zhao Yundianwei: "He knows some swordsmanship, and he doesn't see anything outstanding, but I don't know why His Highness is so close to him." ”

"Your Highness is young, but he is very human!" Zhou Cang and Dian Wei were talking about Xu Shu, and Zhao Yun, who was walking side by side with them, said: "The people he is close to must have something extraordinary, but we haven't seen it yet." ”

"What General Zhao said is very true!" Zhou Cang nodded and echoed Zhao Yun, although he was still a little dissatisfied with Xu Shu in his heart, he didn't say anything more.

Dian Wei on the side was rude, and he didn't like to use his brain to think about overly complicated issues, and when he heard Zhou Cang and Zhao Yun say this, he didn't think much about what Xu Shu was capable of.

Before arriving at the tent, Liu Wei led Xu Shu into the tent, while Zhou Cang and others stood outside the tent and waited.

As soon as he entered the tent, Xu Shu clasped his hands into fists and bowed deeply to Liu Wei and said, "Your Highness, there is a wealth right now, I don't know if Your Highness wants to take it or not?" ”

"Rich?" Xu Shu's words made Liu Wei stunned for a moment, he looked at Xu Shu with a puzzled expression, and asked him: "I don't know what Yuan Zhi said, what is rich?" ”

"Five thousand soldiers!" Xu Shu bowed slightly, clasped his hands into fists and said to Liu Wei: "Liu Bi's 5,000 elite soldiers, all of them were the ones who fled north with him in the battle of Bishan that day, if you can get these 5,000 soldiers and horses, it will also be a help to Your Highness's great cause!" ”

"No!" As soon as Xu Shu's words were finished, Liu Wei hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Although this king and Liu Pi do not have too deep friendship, but they met in the area of Bishan a few days ago, and he is indeed courteous, how can this king hurt him with a poisonous hand?" ”

"Your Highness is benevolent and righteous, but others are afraid that they want to put Your Highness to death and hurry up!" As soon as Liu Wei rejected Xu Shu's proposal, Xu Shu sighed lightly and said to him: "I came here tonight, and it was Liu Pi who asked me to inform His Highness that he would greet His Highness on the bank of the Yellow River early tomorrow morning. It's just that once His Highness lands, he will kill His Highness on the spot and seize His Highness's soldiers and horses......"

"Is that so?" Without waiting for Xu Shu to finish speaking, Liu Bi's brows twisted slightly, his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth in the tent twice before he said to Xu Shu: "If it is really as Yuan Zhi said, Liu Bi is going to poison this king!" At this time, no matter how indecisive the king is and the kindness of the woman, he will not only lose his own life, but also the soldiers who follow the king! ”

"What Your Highness said is very true!" Xu Shu's gaze shifted as Liu Bi walked around the tent, and when Liu Bi said something that could not be a woman's kindness, a smile appeared on his face, and he said to Liu Bi: "Liu Bi wanted to murder His Highness, but he gave His Highness a benefit. ”

"Five thousand soldiers!" Liu Wei smiled, nodded at Xu Shu and said, "If Liu Bi is unkind, I will be unjust!" If he really merged these 5,000 soldiers and horses, this king would have some confidence to compete with Dong Zhuo. ”

"And that's not all!" Xu Shu shook his head with a smile, and said to Liu Wei: "If the five thousand soldiers and horses return to His Highness, the Bai Bo army will definitely not dare to drive straight into the country when they get the news, and they will contain Dong Zhuo if they advance westward." Dong Zhuo has to transfer troops to guard against the Baibo army, on the one hand, he has to divide troops to guard the Tiger Pass, and he has to use a large number of people to drive the people of Luoyang to move to Chang'an, His Royal Highness can take this opportunity to get more benefits from Dong Zhuo's hands, not only to give Dong Zhuo a head-on blow, but also to let the heroes of the world see that His Royal Highness's strength is getting better and better every day. When the hero comes to join him, the world will be ......"

"This king didn't think about it that much!" After listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu Wei took two steps forward, grabbed Xu Shu's hand, and said to him: "These days, this king has been thinking about how to deal with Dong Zhuo, Yuan Zhi's words made this king suddenly brighten, from today on, Yuan Zhi is the king's military advisor!" ”

"Thanks to His Royal Highness's love, I have a plan right now to take Liu Pi's life, but I need His Highness to invite the three generals outside the tent to come to discuss the matter." His hands were grabbed by Liu Wei, Xu Shu's face was full of confident smiles, and he said to him: "Tonight, I will borrow a general to cross the river with me, and occupy the ferry first, otherwise it will be difficult to plan tomorrow!" ”

"Come on, please let the three generals into the account!" As soon as Xu Shu's words fell, Liu Wei didn't even think about it, so he shouted outside the tent.

Zhao Yun and the others, who had been guarding outside the tent, heard Liu Wei's shout, lifted the curtain of the tent, and walked into the tent.

The first person to enter the account was Zhao Yun, who was dressed in a white robe and silver armor. Seeing Zhao Yun, Xu Shu looked at him from head to toe before smiling slightly and said to Liu Wei: "This general can send His Highness across the river tomorrow!" ”