Xu Huang was ordered by Cao Cao to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to make a big noise, pretending to feint to attack Hefei. General Wu Lingtong didn't know the details and didn't dare to fight. Lu Su led Jiangdong reinforcements to arrive, but he couldn't go to Shouchun, so he stationed troops in Hefei, but he didn't dare to move. Later, Lü Meng returned to Hefei from Jingzhou, and Lu Su and the others knew that the Cao army in Hefei was only a partial division, and Lü Mengyin's army went out of the city to rob the camp at night. And Xu Huang saw that the Wu army had not been out for days, and the sergeants of the army had not prepared, so he returned defeated.

Now that the Hefei camp is lost, Cao Cao is afraid that the Wu army will be attacked before and after, so he is from Jia Xu's plan and retreats to camp for twenty miles. Within a few days, Lu Su led the reinforcements of Eastern Wu to arrive, but did not enter the city to station, and camped ten miles away from the city, and Shouchun was a horn of each other. Cao Cao didn't dare to attack rashly. The two armies held each other for nearly a month, and seeing that the harsh winter was coming, Cao Cao knew that he still could not win, so he had the heart to retreat. Suddenly, a sergeant came to report, and Sun Quan sent Buqi as an envoy to ask for a meeting.

Cao Cao smiled and said to everyone: "This must be Sun Zhong's desire to seek peace and strike the army." "Urgently, please come in, as he said. So he made an alliance with Sun Quan, first by him to withdraw the army, and Cao Cao then returned to Xuchang. Xiahou Dun strongly admonished: "The prime minister's army has come, but he has not recaptured Shouchun, how can he return in vain now?" Cao Cao pointed at Zhao Shu with a smile and said: "I have to warp and weft, and I am better than the Huainan land." "All the generals are displeased. After a few days, Sun Quan's troops retreated, and Cao Cao left Zhang Liao to guard Runan, and also returned to the capital.

As for Xudu, hundreds of officials from the DPRK and China went out of the city to greet them. That night, Cao Cao feasted the ministers in the Prime Minister's Mansion, with wine and meat, and dispersed in the middle of the night. Everyone went back to the mansion, only Zhao Shuxin came to Chadao, and there was nowhere to go, so he had to go to the pavilion to rest. After many days of marching, Zhao Shu cleaned up and sent his guards away to prepare to rest. But I heard a report from the post outside, and a guest asked to see him. Zhao Shu was very surprised, Xuchang is not familiar with life, where will there be guests to visit? But he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly invited in.

But in a moment, he entered alone, tall and thin, but his head and face were covered by a hat. Zhao Shu was even more puzzled by me, and asked vigilantly, "Who is Your Excellency?" The other party took off the hat, but when he saw him, he was handsome, but he had some vicissitudes of life, and his temperament was elegant, and he replied: "Xu Shu in Xiayingchuan." ”

Zhao Shu was taken aback and hurriedly said, "It turned out to be Mr. Xu." I don't know if Mr. is coming, and he will miss the welcome. Forgiveness of sins, forgiveness of sins. But he couldn't stop muttering in his heart, what is he doing here? The situation of the two is very similar, could it be that he has a hero to cherish each other and came to visit?

Xu Shu seemed very cautious, looked left and right to signal Zhao Shu to silence his voice, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Shu Zhi is in the camp, I wanted to see him as soon as possible." I was afraid that Cao Cao would be suspicious, and today I saw that everyone was drunk, so I dared to come to see him. Zhao Shu saw what he said secretly, but he was afraid of deception, and said with a smile: "You and I are gentlemen, how can the prime minister be suspicious?" ”

Xu Shu smiled indifferently: "Mr. doesn't believe me? Seeing that Zhao Shu was silent, he said: "I have first received the news that Mr. Huang Shuwen surrendered to Cao Cao, and despite Kong Ming's persuasion, he took General Huang Lao into prison. And General Huang was so ashamed and angry in prison that he had hanged himself. When Zhao Shu heard the bad news, his body was unstable, he fell to the ground, and said in a lost voice: "Why is Liu Xuande so ruthless? Remembering that Huang Zhong cared for him on weekdays, as if he were his own child, his heart was full of grief, and tears flowed down.

Seeing him like this, Xu Shu also knew in his heart, hurriedly helped him up, apologized repeatedly, and said: "Mr. doesn't have to be like this, I still have nothing to say." "People can't be resurrected from death, so what else is there to talk about? Liu Bei, Liu Bei, I owe it to Zhao Shu and I don't want to help fight Jingzhou, but you killed my righteous father in Chengdu. Zhao Shu didn't want to say more, but said: "Shu suddenly heard the bad news, and his mind was in turmoil. Mr. didn't have to reply, he would come to the door another day to ask for advice. ”

Seeing that Zhao Shu didn't seem to be cheating, Xu Shu had no choice but to tell the truth and sighed: "Mr. is so affectionate, Uncle Huang is really not wrong." Then he whispered and said: "General Huang hanged himself in prison, which is really the emperor's uncle's plan, so that Mr. can win the trust of Cao Cao." Zhao Shu suddenly turned from great sorrow to great joy, hurriedly wiped away his tears, and asked, "In this way, my stepfather has not died?" Xu Shu hurriedly nodded and said, "Exactly." Only Uncle Huang, General Huang, Mr. and I know about this matter. I also hope that Mr. can understand Uncle Huang's heart. ”

Liu Bei's mind? Zhao Shu fought for Jingzhou for him, then took Xichuan, and then followed Sun Quan to Huainan, and he had already made a big reputation. Liu Bei asked Xu Shu to bring such words, just because he was afraid that he would sincerely surrender to Cao Cao, but Huang Zhong was worth it. Zhao Shu had no intention of being an enemy anyway, so he clasped Xu Shu's hand and said, "Shu deeply feels the good intentions of the lord and understands how to act." Please return to the lord and never forget the great kindness of the lord. ”

Xu Shu's own task has been completed, and he doesn't dare to delay for a long time, so he said goodbye: "Shu has been here for a long time, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient." Then he took his leave and went back to repair the book with the emperor's uncle. Take care of yourself. Zhao Shu thanked him a few times and personally sent him to the door. Xu Shu walked two steps, but suddenly turned his head and asked, "What is suspicious about Mr. in Wu Jun?" Zhao Shu didn't know what he was referring to, shook his head blankly, and listened to him again: "Cao Cao had already led a large army to ambush on the road from Shouchun to Hefei, but he suddenly ordered the whole army to rush to the city of Runan to ambush, so that Mr. had this defeat." Shu thought that someone in the Wu army was afraid of communicating with Cao Cao. ”

This sentence made Zhao Shubi even more surprised when he heard Huang Zhong's death, and then thought about it, Cao Cao was still so blue-eyed about himself, the general of the defeated army, could it be that he really lost the battle because of a traitor? But how could there be spies in the Eastern Wu army? The sneak attack on Runan that day was known only to Sun Quan, himself and a few other senior generals. The soldiers of the department did not know where their destination was until a few days after they set off, and even if someone sent a message out on the way, Cao Cao would definitely not be able to come. Could it be that Gan Ning, Lu Meng, **, Dong Xi and other generals have Cao Cao's gap? This is simply a fantasy, Zhao Shu will not believe that these bloody men who fight side by side with him will betray their masters for glory.

Seeing his expression, Xu Shu knew that there was no result, so he said: "This is a self-guessing statement, Mr. doesn't have to take it too seriously." Zhao Shu nodded, compared with the two compartments, he would rather be inferior to Jia Xu than betrayed by a friend. Seeing Xu Shu's back leave, Zhao Shu unconsciously thought: It turns out that Xu Shu is also in Cao Ying, his heart is in Han, and he has been working for Liu Bei. Thinking about it again, Cao Cao killed his mother, of course, he had to be the enemy of him.