Han Shimou

"What is there to fear in such a tiny place!? What's more, there are only a few thousand Wu soldiers in Jianye City. Their army's morale has been disturbed, and they are all timid. Such a mob, even though there is a high city to hold, it is not enough to cause trouble!! The so-called soldiers Speed ​​is precious, such a great opportunity, we should take advantage of the momentum to pursue, otherwise, waiting for the other army to stabilize their position, won't it delay the opportunity of the battle!?"

Cao Pi listened, his eyes lit up, and he said in a concentrated voice.

"Although the Taifu had a military order earlier, he also ordered that the art of war is more important than adapting to the situation. Now Jianye is empty and the army's morale is broken. All of them are intimidated by the prestige of our army. The so-called opportunity must not be lost, and it will never come again. I will wait and march quickly, rush to the foot of Jianye City, build strongholds, hold our ground, and wait for the opportunity to move. Once the Taifu's rear army arrives, everything is ready, and then we will start a war, is this appropriate?"

Cao Pi, after Jianping's setbacks and after listening to Jia Xu's teachings, has matured a lot and will no longer be eager for quick success.When Hao Zhao and Cao Zhang heard the words, they looked at each other, and they both thought it was good, and they all agreed.Therefore, Cao Pi immediately ordered the three armies to advance to Jianye City.Wu Jun found out carefully, and hurriedly reported to Zhuge Jin.Zhuge Jin asked Zhu Huan for advice.Zhu Huan listened carefully to his words, Wei Kou marched cautiously, there were scouts along the way to explore the way, knowing that he was prepared, he advised Zhuge Jin to stay still and wait for the opportunity.Zhuge Jin secretly praised Zhu Huan when he saw that Zhu Huan was not surprised, so he acted according to plan.

Three days later, Cao Pi went to the village by the side of the mountain a dozen miles outside Jianye City. The village shed had been erected, and tens of thousands of Wei soldiers were ready to go out for war.On that day, Cao Pi personally led Hao Zhao, Xu Sheng and other generals out of the village to observe the terrain of Jianye City, and they went to a high slope.Cao Pi looked around and saw Jianye's terrain was steep, with mountains to the south, Yangtze River to the north, and a towering city wall, making it difficult to get off.Cao Pi couldn't help taking a breath when he saw it, and talked to the generals.

"If I knew that Jianye City is so steep, I wouldn't rush into it!!"

After Cao Pi said that, he lost his aggressiveness and led all the generals back to the village, but he didn't know that there were Wu soldiers working carefully at the foot of the mountain, which happened to catch Cao Pi's people and hurriedly returned.That night, Zhuge Jin was discussing with Zhu Huan in the city.Zhuge Jin frowned with worry on his face.

"This Cao Ziheng has been here for several days, but there has been no movement. And our soldiers, seeing that Wei Kou is about to approach the city, are becoming more and more timid and restless. Hugh, what should we do now?"

Zhu Huan's expression froze when he heard the words, and his heart was also quite messy. It seemed that Cao Pi's caution was unexpected, and he was about to open his mouth to answer.Suddenly there is a detailed report.When Zhuge Jin heard that Xu Sheng had defected to the enemy, his eyes widened and he shouted sharply.

"Xu Wenxiang, this shameless person, voted for the Cao family's son!! I am so angry!! Come on, quickly take Xu Wenxiang's family for me, and put him in prison!!"

Zhu Huan's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he had a plan in his heart, and his face became happy, just like rushing to Zhuge Jin's side to teach in a low voice.Zhuge Jin listened to the plan, his face was overjoyed, he laughed and said it was good.So Zhu Huan immediately led a group of soldiers and horses to Xu Sheng's home first, and captured Xu Sheng's family. .It turns out that Xu Hu is Xu Sheng's younger brother, and now he is the guard of Jianye's south gate.Xu Hu was captured by Zhu Huan and shouted that he was innocent.Zhu Huan looked cold and ignored him, and escorted Xu Hu to the main hall of the county government.Zhuge Jin had been waiting for a long time, when he saw Xu Hu, he snorted coldly and shouted sharply.

"Xu Hu, do you know that the young and old are also captured by me at this time!?"

When Xu Hu heard this, his huge eyes widened, he gritted his teeth angrily, and shouted angrily.

"The thief killed the talent, I did not commit a crime, why did you kill me for no reason, and even captured my family! My brother Xu Wenxiang is loyal to Soochow, and life and death are uncertain at the moment. Why do you treat me like this? Clan!!?"

Zhuge Jin listened, his eyes were cold, and he sneered coldly.

"Okay! I'll teach you how to be convinced! Today's careful investigation revealed that your elder brother has already surrendered to Cao Ziheng. Your elder brother turned his back on the Lord and surrendered to the enemy. According to the law, he will be executed by all the families!!"

When Xu Hu heard it, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and his whole body was stunned, with an unbelievable expression on his face. He never expected that his loyal brother would turn to Wei Kou.Seeing Zhuge Jin, there was a bit of sadness in his eyes, and he said.

"I don't want to do such a cruel thing. Although Xu Wenxiang surrendered to the enemy, he made countless contributions to the country in the past. The reason why our army was defeated in the past was because I underestimated the enemy. Xu Wenxiang was defeated by the Wei Kou Captured. But the state has state laws, if I don't enforce the laws, how can I govern the army in the future?"

Xu Hu gritted his teeth, burst into tears, with a look of grief and unwillingness on his face, knelt down on the ground, but didn't say a word, as if he was willing to be punished.At this moment, Zhu Huan suddenly persuaded Zhuge Jin.

"Wait a minute, Great Sima!! Now that Wei Kou is about to attack the city, and Jianye City is in danger, it is time to employ people. There will be a plan in the end, which can teach Wei Kou to die without a place to bury him, and also save the Xu family. Sima Ke would like to hear it?"

When Xu Hu heard this, his cold heart suddenly became hot, and he looked up quickly.Zhuge Jin knew the plan earlier, but pretended to be overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Zhu Huan.

"Humu has such a plan to get the best of both worlds? Tell me quickly!!"

Zhu Huan's face was shocked, he clasped his hands in applause, and then said solemnly.

"Cao Ziheng hasn't moved for several days. He must have seen our Jianye City's steep terrain and towering walls, so he didn't dare to attack rashly. In this way, as time goes by, our army's morale is getting lower and there must be a change. Now it just so happens that Xu Wen If you vote for Wei Kou, and if you vote for the Lord, you will be able to make achievements early. In this way, why don't the great Sima follow his plan and teach Xu Hu to secretly send a secret agent to Wei Kou's camp to see his brother and say that he wants to build the city of Jianye? Dedicated to you. Xu Wenxiang will be overjoyed when he hears this, and report it to Cao Ziheng. If Cao Ziheng falls for it, but we wait for an ambush in the city, and when Wei Kou enters Jianye, all the ambush troops will come out. Even if Cao Ziheng has the wisdom of the world, he will There is no way to recover!!"

Hearing the plan, Zhuge Jin pretended to be horrified, and quickly shook her head to refute.

"No! After all, Xu Hu is Xu Wenxiang's younger brother, and the two of them are close relatives. If anything happens, we will be wiped out. Although this plan is clever, it is too risky and cannot be used!!"

As soon as Zhuge Jin finished speaking, Xu Hu hurriedly kowtowed and bowed, weeping.

"Da Sima's words are wrong!! I stand on the top of the sky and live on the wealth of the Eastern Wu. I want to sacrifice my life for the Eastern Wu and do my best. My brother betrayed the master and the enemy, and hurt the family. I am ruthless and ungrateful. As a team, I can't wait to hold a sharp knife in my hand and destroy my relatives righteously, how can I work with him!! What's more, my family is in the hands of Da Sima, how dare I be presumptuous!!"

It turned out that this Xu Hu was a well-known dutiful son in Soochow Wu, who obeyed his mother's advice since he was a child, and relied on him.It was precisely because Zhu Huan took a fancy to Xu Hu that he dared to take the risk and came up with this strange strategy.Zhu Huan silently cast a wink at Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Jin understood it in his heart, so he comforted Xu Hu, taught him to act according to his plan, and told him that his family was settled somewhere in the city at this time and he didn't have to worry about it.Xu Hu took the order, worried that his mother would not be able to withstand the stimulation, and begged Zhuge Jin to conceal his brother's rebellion.Zhuge Jin complied naturally.

That night, Xu Hu hurried back and summoned his confidant, Wang Geng, to explain the past in detail, and then wrote a letter, ordering him to sneak out of the city secretly, go to Wei Kou's camp, and hand it over to his brother.Wang Geng was ordered to wait until the second watch at night, then sneaked out of the city and rushed to Wei Kou's camp, but was stopped by patrolling Wei soldiers on the way.Wang Geng is a delicate person, and he quickly said that he is Xu Sheng's old friend, so he came here to agree with him.General Wei in the patrol team didn't dare to neglect, so he led him to see Xu Sheng, and at the same time ordered someone to report to Cao Pi.Let's say that Xu Sheng heard that someone who claimed to be his old friend broke into the camp at night and rushed out of the tent to meet each other. Soon he saw a group of people escorting Wang Geng dressed as a woodcutter.Xu Sheng's face was startled, Wang Geng was his younger brother Xu Hu's subordinate, he recognized him at first glance, and quickly led him into the account.As soon as Wang Geng entered the tent, he quickly took out a letter from his arms and said.

"Today Xu Gong and the eldest son of the Great Wei went out to inquire, and were discovered by the villain's secret work. My general heard that Xu Gong voted for the Great Wei. He thought that the army's morale in the city would be broken and it would be difficult to guard. He was afraid that the family would be implicated in the war, so he sent the villain to meet him. , I want to dedicate it to Jianye, so as to protect Xu’s family’s wealth and safety, this is my general’s document, please read it, Mr. Xu!!”

Xu Sheng's face changed when he heard the words, thinking of his wife and mother at home, he hurriedly asked Wang Geng.

"Apart from my younger brother and your subordinates, is there anyone else who knows about me in the Wei Army!?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Xu. The villain knows that the matter is of great importance. He has already ordered his subordinates who knew about it to keep silent and conceal it. Soochow is exhausted, and the Great Wei is the general trend of the world. I hope Xu Gong will support the villain a lot in the future." Brothers."

Wang Geng saluted and bowed, and said respectfully.After Xu Sheng heard this, a bit of sadness flashed across his face, and he sighed.

"If this is the case, my Xu family will become the ears of disloyal and unrighteous rats! If my mother finds out about this in the future, I'm afraid she won't let it go!!"

When Wang Geng heard the words, his heart turned and he said soothingly.

"Xu Gong doesn't need to worry too much. The old lady understands the truth. Don't you know that Xu Gong endured the humiliation for the prosperity of the Xu family. How can you blame him if you are too happy?"

When Xu Sheng saw that Wang Geng thought that he rebelled against the enemy for the sake of utilitarian wealth, he couldn't help feeling bitter in his heart, and shook his head in silence.At this moment, a soldier outside the tent came to report, saying that Cao Pi would invite him to discuss the war.Xu Sheng's heart fluttered, and he told the soldiers to answer first, and he would come later.The soldier responded and retreated.Xu Sheng's complexion tightened, thinking that if the news about him being in Weizhai spread, his whole family would undoubtedly die, he hardened his heart, so he opened the document and saw that it was Xu Hu's handwriting. There was a saying in the book, saying this Xia Jianye City is empty of troops and morale is low, which is the time to attack in one fell swoop.At the beginning of the next day, when the gong was sounded on the south gate of the city, the soldiers could enter.At that time, Xu Hu will offer his own door.Xu Sheng frowned, and read the letter several times.He knows best what his younger brother Xu Hu is like, with Xu Hu's loyal temperament, even if he knows that he is in Wei Village, he will never agree with him easily.Seeing that Xu Sheng was hesitating, Wang Geng had a look of doubt in his eyes, and guessed what was on Xu Sheng's mind, so he said hastily.

"Xu Gong don't need to be suspicious. My general has hesitated to decide to dedicate the city. If he hadn't seen Xu Gong here, he still worried about the safety of the old lady. With my general's temperament, how could he turn his back on the battlefield!?"

When Xu Sheng heard this, his whole body trembled, his face was full of shame, and he said na na.