Chapter 40: The Tiger Comes Out of the Mountain
That night, the angry black tiger showed the letter to the snow cicada. After reading it, she was puzzled: "Isn't Xu Shu in the Prime Minister's Mansion, why did he come to us?"
Angry Black Tiger lied to her, saying that Tianfeng invited him to go up the mountain to discuss matters, and he hadn't gone back yet.
Xue Cicada didn't doubt it, after all, she didn't care about this. She asked again, "Did you tell Cheng Yu about the adult?"
"No, I have already issued an order in the village, and the news is strictly forbidden to spread. ”
"You're going to go to Shinno?"
That kid is Liu Bei's subordinate, since we can't find him to take revenge, we can only find his master to take revenge. ”
Xue Cicada suddenly came up with a plan, and pretended to be angry and said: "Damn intruders, damn Liu Bei, I can't wait to eat them alive!"
"Don't get excited, mother, we will definitely avenge you. ”
"I want to see them die!" Snow Cicada snapped up, "I'm going to go with you!"
"It's... It's not convenient, is it?"
"You take me with you, and I'm going to take part in this battle too!"
"Why bother, Niangniang, we will bring back the good news after we kill Liu Bei. ”
"You don't have to say much, my heart has been decided! Don't worry, I won't drag you down. ”
“...... Now that the mother has made up her mind, please go with us on the expedition. Knowing her character, the Angry Black Tiger had no choice but to agree.
The next morning, the angry black tiger saw Cheng Yu and said: "Our leader read this letter, and said that he would do it according to the prime minister's wishes, and also said that the Moon Bow Tiger would also go with us, because our mother would also go, and the Moon Bow Tiger was mainly responsible for protecting her." ”
"What?" Cheng Yu thought he had misheard, "You mothers are going too?"
"Yes, it was her own decision, and she wanted to experience for herself what it was like to go on an expedition. "The angry black tiger made up reasons for the snow cicada.
Cheng Yu couldn't figure out why a female streamer didn't stay at home well, but wanted to go to the battlefield; He thought of Xu Shu and asked, "Where is Mr. Xu?"
"He'll be there soon, you wait. ”
After a while, Xu Shu walked in, saw Cheng Yu, and walked over to shake hands with him enthusiastically.
Cheng Yu felt as if he had been reborn, and he was no longer the sluggish Xu Shu at the beginning, so he said, "Yuan Zhi, you look good today." ”
"Zhongde, I've figured it out, I shouldn't always resent the prime minister, but should help the prime minister crusade against the rebel Liu Bei. "Xu Shu's attitude now is very different from before.
"You've finally figured it out?" Cheng Yu was overjoyed, he had already prepared a lot of words to persuade him to change his mind.
"Yes, General Tianfeng convinced me. I couldn't think about a lot of things before, but now I know how to do it. ... Regarding her mother's death, I don't want to pursue too much, at least she lived in a big house before she left, and enjoyed the life of a rich and noble family, which she can't look forward to in her life, it should be said that she died without regrets. I have to thank you for that, Chung-tak. Xu Shu's face suddenly brightened.
Cheng Yu didn't expect him to say this, and he was speechless for a while. After a long time, he said: "Yuan Zhi, no matter what, it's all my fault for this, if it weren't for me to pick her up into the city..."
"It's okay, it's all over. Xu Shu interrupted him and said, "To be honest, I don't blame you at all now. I'm just like you now, a prime minister's man. ”
"Yes, Yuan Zhi, you should have been on the side of the prime minister a long time ago, I am happy for your transformation!" Cheng Yu was so excited that he almost burst into tears.
The hands of the two were clasped tightly.
"Ready to go, guys. The angry black tiger said, "Gray-faced Tiger and Wutian Tiger, you can stay in the cottage and wait for instructions, and the others will follow me to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss the Southern Expedition with the Prime Minister." ”
So, the gray-faced tiger and Wu Tianhu stayed in the cottage, and the others went down the mountain to the prime minister's mansion to see Cao Cao.
Xu Shu knelt down and said: "Because of my mother's death, I have been angry with the prime minister several times. Later, I figured it out, but my mother did not understand the situation and mistakenly thought that the prime minister was a Han thief; in fact, the prime minister was the founder of the new era! In those years, the Qin Emperor opened up the territory and destroyed the six kingdoms, ending the situation of division and strife among the princes since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and ending the perennial wars and chaos of the Seven Kingdoms, which was a wise move for the sake of social stability in the future. What the prime minister is doing today is exactly the same as what Emperor Qin did back then! I am here today to make amends to the prime minister!"
Cao Cao happily helped him up and said, "Sir finally understands the old man's painstaking efforts!"
"Yes, I've come to my senses. My mother's death was caused by her ignorance and had nothing to do with the prime minister. Although Liu Bei was kind to me, I have repaid his kindness, and now I have no arrears with him. I am now serving the Prime Minister wholeheartedly!"
Cao Cao was very excited, and said: "The old man's words made the old man move to tears, and the old man had expected this day! With the help of the husband, I am like a tiger!"
"I swear to be loyal to the prime minister forever until death!" Xu Shu swore an oath.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and immediately ordered someone to give a generous gift. Xu Shu thanked him.
Angry Black Tiger said: "After some persuasion from Lord Tianfeng, Mr. Xu has completely walked out of his psychological misunderstanding. In addition, the leader of the heavenly wind asked the prime minister to send the moon bow tiger to go with us, because our snow cicada lady also asked to go with us, and I don't know if the prime minister agreed. ”
Cao Cao nodded: "You can negotiate these things internally, and you don't need to ask the old man for instructions." The old man's only purpose was to eradicate Liu Bei and his comrades. ”
"Yes, Prime Minister. Angry Black Tiger and Moon Bow Tiger Qi said.
Cao Cao said: "Liu Bei is so rampant, it is really my confidant. He repeatedly defeated our army, making the old man restless and unable to sleep and eat. The old man's concerns are Liu Bei and Sun Quan, like Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu, Ma Teng and others, all of whom do not look at it. Sun Quan's tiger is located in the six counties of Jiangdong, not only has the Yangtze River natural danger, but also has a dense population and materials, and the soldiers are good enough to break through, and it is difficult to break through at present; the only way to take Liu Bei and Liu Biao first, and then try to get Sun Quan. ”
Taizhong doctor Kong Rong admonished: "Liu Bei is a member of the Han family, don't take it lightly!"
When Cao Cao heard this, he said angrily: "It's just nonsense! Liu Bei is the great enemy of the imperial court, how can he tolerate and nurture traitors and let it go!
Kong Rong let out a long sigh and hurriedly retreated, and the hall was suddenly silent.
Cao Cao glanced at the generals and said, "The old man decided to raise 500,000 troops this time to personally attack Liu Bei, I hope everyone will have no objections." The army was divided into five teams, with General Bai Mei and Ghost Shadow Tiger leading the first team, Zhang Liao and Zhang He leading the second team, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahoudun leading the third team, Cao Hong, Yu Ban and Li Dian leading the fourth team, and Lao Fuzi and other generals leading the fifth team. Each team has 100,000 horses, of which the first team has 10,000 elite soldiers in the White Tigers. Also, Xu Chu brought another 3,000 troops as a pioneer and went to Xinye three days later. ”
After that, Cao Cao made some detailed arrangements for staying in the capital, and the generals received their own orders.
After the angry black tiger returned to the village, he ordered the ghost shadow tiger to select 10,000 elite soldiers and ten lieutenant generals, and ordered the moon bow tiger to report to the snow cicada.
Snow Cicada was overjoyed when she heard this, and decided that the day had come for her to get out of the tiger's den. For some reason, she has a strong premonition that she will meet Zhiming in Shinno.
The Ghost Shadow Tiger came to the barracks and said to the soldiers: "My White Tiger team will go to Jingzhou with the prime minister's army, eradicate Liu Biao and Liu Bei, and seize Jingzhou." Originally, we wanted to dispatch the whole army, but since the prime minister had sent 500,000 troops, our army only needed to dispatch about 10,000 troops. Today, I will select 10,000 soldiers and 10 lieutenants from here, and those who have volunteered to go out are invited to join the ranks!"
All of them are out of the ranks, and everyone wants to go out and do a big job. They all knew that the mysterious person who broke into the cottage alone that day was Liu Bei's subordinate.
The Ghost Shadow Tiger glanced at the group and said, "They are worthy of being the soldiers of the White Tiger Team, and they are all brave men who are not afraid of death." However, the prime minister ordered that only 10,000 men could be sent out, and the rest was divided into two parts, one part was temporarily stationed in Xuchang City until the army returned, and the other part stayed in the cottage. For the sake of fairness, I decided to select the contestants through a jousting competition. ”
As soon as they heard the competition, the soldiers were all gearing up and eager to try. Some of them are gods and humans, and after they came to the world, they were incorporated into the reserve army by Cao Cao, and they did not have many opportunities to fight, so no one was willing to give up such a good opportunity, and they were eager to go out to fight, even if they died on the battlefield, it was an honor.
The competition was held on the school field of the cottage. Due to the large number of people and the limited time, Ghost Shadow Tiger decided to have a melee of 10,000 people, first selecting soldiers and then a lieutenant general. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the school grounds, all like wolves and tigers, bloodthirsty.
Ghost Shadow Tiger said loudly: "This competition is only for the right to fight, not a death match; It's still too late to quit, so please stand on the sidelines. ”
No one quits, and everyone looks like they are going home.
The ghost shadow tiger gave an order, and suddenly there was a lot of punching, kicking, and blade fighting on the field, and the scene was chaotic. Among the fighters were the human soldiers who had been dispatched by the Cao Army Headquarters, and in less than a moment they were beaten to the point that their noses and faces were swollen, and they withdrew from the battlefield one after another.
After clearing the human soldiers with low combat effectiveness, the gods and humans began a real dragon fight. Tens of thousands of soldiers fought against each other, and in an instant, the sky was dark.
The Ghost Shadow Tiger, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, thought: "One day, when the White Tigers confront Cao Jun, they will need this kind of strength!
This battle between gods and humans can be described as earth-shattering, the scene is chaotic, blood is sprinkling, everyone is open, and the belligerent nature is unobstructed. The human soldiers who withdrew from the battlefield early were glad that they did not continue to fight, otherwise they would have died without a corpse.
After some hard work, there were only more than 10,000 people left on the field, and the rest were beaten off the field, lying on the ground and unable to get up, and several died on the spot.
After the competition of survival of the fittest, the Ghost Shadow Tiger eliminated the seriously injured people from the army, and just enough about 10,000 people to be the elite members of this expedition.
At this time, the lieutenant generals who were on the scene were already itching in their palms, and they were eager to show their strength immediately. They were about to start a fight, but the Ghost Tiger ordered a truce. He believes that the combat effectiveness of the adjutant general is too strong, and he will die at any time, so he must preserve his strength and do not have to make unnecessary sacrifices. He selected a few of those whom he considered to be stronger, and went with the army.
On a dark and windy night, the Prime Minister's Mansion and Xu Shu came to the back garden alone. Soon, three mysterious figures appeared behind him.
Xu Shu turned around and said to the three of them, "Do you know why I chose you?"
One of them said, "My lord must have a special task for us to complete." ”
"That's right. Xu Shu looked serious, "I think he must have returned, and it is very likely that he has returned to Liu Bei." On this expedition, you must solve him for me!"
The three of them knelt down in unison and said, "Please rest assured, I will definitely live up to the trust!"
Xu Shu handed them a portrait of a human head and advised: "This matter should not be publicized, only secretly act!"
"Yes!" the three of them withdrew.
Seven days later, the army set out in a mighty way. Cao Cao made a desperate gamble this time, vowing to uproot Xinye City, and those who remained in Kyoto were mainly Xun Yu and other civilian officials, except for the White Tigers who were temporarily stationed.
The snow cicada sits in an open-top carriage, escorted by the guards of the Moonbow Tiger and the White Tiger. She vowed to leave the White Tigers this time, no matter what method she used.
On the way, she asked the Moon Bow Tiger, "Where will we go first at the first stop?"
Yuegonghu said: "According to the prime minister's meaning, it should be to settle in Xiangyang first, and then take Xinye." Niangniang can rest in Xiangyang, and she doesn't have to go to Xinye with the army, which is too dangerous. ”
"Xiangyang shouldn't be under the control of the prime minister, right?"
"Yes, but the prime minister said that our army went out in the name of the imperial court, and they did not dare to resist. ”
"According to this, Liu Bei is also an official in Jingzhou, and he doesn't dare to resist our army. ”
"Liu Bei is different, he is a rebel minister of the court, a sworn enemy of the prime minister, and he will definitely resist to the end. ”
"I see. ...... I still want to go to Xinye, I just went with the army to experience the war, let me stay in Xiangyang, it is better not to come. ”
The Moon Bow Tiger looked at her puzzled and said, "The battlefield is a place of bloodshed and sacrifice, why should Niangniang bother?"
"Don't worry, with the general here, I'll be fine. Xue Cicada thought that as soon as he went to Xinye, he would immediately find an opportunity to escape from the brigade. She couldn't bear it for a moment now, whether she could see Zhiming or not, she was going to do it.
Moon Bow Tiger couldn't see through her heart, and always felt that she didn't want to say anything, but for the sake of her being the lady of the village, even if the wind was gone, she could only let her a little.