Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Early in the morning, Yangping Pass suddenly became turbulent.

The reason was that the Wei army's rule of cooking at the morning hour and opening the dining table at dawn, which had remained the same for decades, was suddenly broken in the early morning of this day, and the violation was silent!
It’s not that the logistics staff wanted to cause trouble, but... a good cook cannot cook without rice.

It was this morning... when the three full granaries in Yangping Pass were opened, all the firemen suddenly discovered that there was not a single grain in these granaries.
It turned out that it was all made of loess and stones.

In other words, including the Qiang people and the army units that came to support them, the entire 300,000-strong Wei army... from this moment on, it was inevitable that they would run out of food.

One stone can cause a thousand ripples, and within half a minute, the news spread throughout the entire military camp.

Discussions arose one after another.

"Aren't there still three granaries full of food? Didn't they say... that even without the barbarians' support, there would still be enough food for half a month? How... why did they suddenly run out of food?"

"Hasn't the barbarian reinforcements arrived? Didn't they practice yesterday how to attack from both inside and outside...to defeat the Shu army together? What's going on today? What's going on?"

"Where's the king? Where's the king? Has anyone asked the king? Where is our king? We have no choice but to ask him. He...he must say something to us, right?"

Not only the Wei army, but also the Qiang leader and the remaining generals were all confused at this moment.

This…

What is this and what is that?

On the contrary, Jia Xu and Jia Kui seemed to be the calmest ones in such a chaotic situation...

Eyes watch the nose, nose watches the heart... Occasionally their eyes met, one left a deep sigh of "Ah", while the other spoke softly.

"Mr. Jia, please don't forget the mountain pass where we will meet the king!"

This is what Jia Kui asked.

The mountain pass he mentioned was the one that Cao Cao had ridden in a car with the two of them that day... the path that no one knew about, which was a small path that was dug out from the rocks and avoided all the main roads!
According to the agreement, today, Cao Cao will personally supervise his personal guards... to transport all the remaining food and grass of the Wei army there at night, and then Jia Xu and Jia Kui will arrive at "Si time"... and they will flee the Hanzhong battlefield together.

This... is the entire escape plan!
Hearing Jia Kui mention it again, Jia Xu pondered for a moment, then nodded and chanted softly.

"it is good…"

Hearing Jia Xu's voice, Jia Kui seemed to sense something different, "Mr. Jia... are you worried about something?"

"No..." Jia Xu immediately replied to Jia Kui in the calmest words.

Jia Kui felt that Jia Xu was a little strange today, but he couldn't tell why. "Then... Mr. Jia, please get ready. It's time for you and me to leave... While there's chaos and no one is noticing..."

"Not busy, not busy..." Different from Jia Kui's slightly hurried tone, Jia Xu seemed very calm and composed, just like he was calm and composed every time he schemed in the past, scheming for others and himself -

"Could it be that Mr. Jia has any other ideas?" Jia Kui suddenly became cautious.

But just as this chant was uttered.

Suddenly...

"Boom boom boom——"

"Kill--"

In an instant, outside the city, drums beat like thunder, shouts of killing, horns blew, the movement of weapons... the vibrating sounds... all sounded at the same time and intertwined.

As a result, the entire Yangping Pass became even more chaotic.

Everywhere…

"The Shu army attacked the city..."

"Quick, hurry up to the tower!"

"I've been hungry all night and my stomach is not full? What are you still guarding?"

"Where's the king? Where's the king?"

"It seems someone saw him heading towards Ziwu Valley!"

"No, our squad leader said he went to Baoxiadao..."

"He's already escaped? What are we guarding? Even if we guard...what will we eat?"

The voices are getting louder and louder...

The sound of the attack horn also reached the ears of Jia Kui and Jia Xu. Jia Kui was subconsciously stunned and he groaned heavily.

"What? The siege begins so soon?"

For a moment, his whole face looked as if he had lost his parents.

On the other hand, Jia Xu's expression was completely different from Jia Kui's sorrowful one. "Haha...", he seemed to have waited for something. With a wanton laugh, he turned around and ignored Jia Kui, but walked towards the city gate.

"Mr. Jia...you..."

Jia Kui shouted quickly.

"Shh..." Jia Xu only raised his index finger, implying that he didn't want to hear the voice of "loyalty to Wei" again in this chaotic city.

"Liang Dao (Jia Kui)..." Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and paused slightly. He turned his back to Jia Kui and said calmly, "Since you and I share the same surname Jia and we were one family a hundred years ago, I would like to give you one last piece of advice..."

"What?" Jia Kui was completely shocked. He seemed to have heard something from Jia Xu's actions and tone.

"The wind is blowing..." Jia Xu smiled, then said faintly, "Smart people should learn to follow the wind——"

At this point, Jia Xu's son Jia Mu had already arrived with his men.

"Dad... everything is ready..."

"Walk--"

Jia Xu did not turn his head... nor did he pay any more attention to Jia Kui. He had already disappeared in the chaotic city.

And his words...

The words "The wind is blowing, wise people, learn to follow the wind" lingered in Jia Kui's ears for a long time, as if these words suddenly made the atmosphere and environment here bleak, as if the glorious Wei Dynasty... its collapse was right before his eyes——

...

...

"Hurry up to the tower——"

"Hold it! Hold it!"

"We have held on, but where is the king? Where is the king? Can the king give us something to eat?"

The bloody setting sun filled the sky, and it should have dyed this bloody battlefield red...

But the situation on the battlefield now is completely different.

The Wei soldiers were listless. Facing the barbarian soldiers who were the vanguard and were constantly hitting the city gates on elephants, they were all a little panicked and terrified!
On the tower, Zhang Ji's son Zhang Ji was still holding his sword and shouting, "The enemy soldiers have arrived, kill them... kill them..."

But it was not until the enemy attacked the top of the city that the Wei army picked up their weapons in a panic. Seeing the army in such a state, Zhang Ji could only say in a rage: "Hurry up and throw rolling logs, throw boulders, shoot... Kill the enemies for me, kill the enemies——"

But the Wei soldiers had dry lips and were hungry. Listening to the rumbling sounds in their stomachs, they weakly threw down rolling logs and shot arrowheads... However, they were few and far between and could not stop the Han army from climbing up the ladders.

Zhang Ji waved his sword, wanting to lead the charge and boost the morale of his soldiers, but he just shouted "Go ahead!"

Suddenly, a cold sword pierced his back and came out from his chest.

"what--"

Zhang Ji turned his head with a look of surprise on his face, and saw clearly that the person who did it was none other than... it was... it was... Jia Mu, the son of Jia Xu, the military advisor of Wei Dynasty and the captain guarding the city on the tower!

And behind him, his father Jia Xu was standing there.

Obviously, this sword... was instructed by his father.

"You... Jia Wenhe, you..."

Zhang Ji died with his eyes wide open...

However, Jia Xu ignored him completely and had no time to explain so much to a dead man. He let his son pull out the sword that had pierced through him, and then stab him with another sword to make sure that Zhang Ji was dead!

Then, he took advantage of the moment when all the Wei soldiers around him gathered around and were in panic.

Jia Xu shouted loudly: "Cao Cao has run away? Who are you all working for?"

At this point, Jia Xu's voice suddenly rose: "After being sold, do I have to count money for others one by one? After being sold, do I have to die here for others? Is it worth it?"

The already chaotic situation on the city wall...did not become even more chaotic because of Jia Xu's words.

No Wei army soldier drew his sword towards Jia Xu.

On the contrary, because of his words, the whole place suddenly became quiet. More soldiers gathered around him, but they were all gritting their teeth, with extremely complicated expressions... It seemed that Jia Xu's words suddenly made the surging hatred in their hearts directed at Cao Cao.

Even the Shu army soldiers who had already climbed onto the city wall were stunned.

What's going on?
No more war?
Why did the Wei army gather together, some were gritting their teeth in hatred, while others were quite moved! So... the question is, what should they do? Should they continue to fight?
Just when the brave warriors of the Shu army who were the first to climb the mountain were confused.

Jia Xu's hoarse but deliberately raised voice came out again, "Why don't you lay down your weapons? Open the city gates? Don't you all want to go back alive? Ah..."

Jia Xu was known as the "big liar" and "old poisoner". He once caused chaos in the world with one plan...

Whether from the perspective of his identity, status... or the appeal of his words, his words... are undoubtedly enough to move these Wei army soldiers.

Seeing that everyone was still hesitating.

"Open the city gates!" Jia Xu's voice chanted again, "Isn't what I said clear enough? Open your eyes and see who has the final say in the world now? Wei is about to fall. Do you want to learn from Cao Cao and betray the will of heaven and go against it?"

really…

Jia Xu's words had an effect.

His words also moved all the soldiers -

"Open the gates..."

Among the soldiers, when the first person shouted these three words, instantly, the second, third... countless people shouted out these three words that best suited the times.

Then, with a "creak", the huge gate of Yangping Pass, which was originally on the verge of collapse due to the collision of the wild elephants, suddenly opened like a silent beast...

I wonder why those Shu army soldiers charged forward?
嗏

This was undoubtedly a good opportunity to attack, and they all gripped their weapons tightly and were ready to rush into the city.

Who would have thought that it would happen at this moment.

Led by Jia Xu, countless Wei army soldiers filed out of the city. They carried no weapons and had even taken off their armor. Under the leadership of Jia Xu, they shouted in unison.

"Welcome the Han army, fight against the rebellious Wei, welcome the emperor's uncle, punish the unjust..." "Welcome the Han army, fight against the rebellious Wei, welcome the emperor's uncle, punish the unjust..."

For a moment, such a voice resounded.

This also marked the end of Fa Zheng's original plan to attack the city together with the barbarians and the Han army while the Wei army ran out of food and the city was in chaos.

Yes, why do we need to attack the city?

Didn’t these Wei troops come out openly?
Isn't it true that the Yangping Pass gate that the Shu army has been longing for has been opened?

...

Not long after.

The Shu army completely controlled Yangping Pass.

Under the guidance of Zhao Yun, Liu Bei and Fa Zheng also entered the city gate and came before Jia Xu.

At this moment, Jia Xu was in a house on the top of the city, squinting his eyes, sitting cross-legged on a cushion... His son Jia Mu was guarding him...

On the periphery, there were densely packed soldiers of the Shu army.

As the footsteps of Liu Bei and Fa Zheng echoed here...

Only then did Jia Xu open his eyes.

"Are you Jia Xu?" Fa Zheng asked on behalf of Liu Bei...

Jia Xu raised his eyes, glanced at Fa Zheng, and then his gaze fell on Liu Bei, "This person must be Uncle Liu, right?"

"That's right..." Liu Bei narrowed his eyes. While Jia Xu was looking at him, he was also looking at the old man in his seventies.

Speaking of which, during the decades of chaos in the world, this old man's methods were extremely fierce, and his reputation was even more well-known...

Even now, as a descendant...

Even now, he is surrounded by his own soldiers, standing guard strictly.

But facing him, Liu Bei still did not dare to be careless or slack in the slightest.

"This..." Jia Xu slowly raised his hand, holding a map in his hand.

His son Jia Mu quickly took it and handed it to Liu Bei respectfully.

Zhao Yun was a little worried and took the map before Liu Bei, fearing that the hidden plan would be exposed...

Instead, Liu Bei gently pushed Zhao Yun away, took the map himself, and slowly unfolded it, only to see a completely new route depicted on it.

This is a route returning north that has never appeared in previous Hanzhong maps. It seems that one has to pass through a thick mountain range... and escape from the mountain range!
——『Could it be』

Liu Bei couldn't help but think:

——『Could it be that Cao Cao…had arranged this escape route for himself from the very beginning?』

——"I would rather let the world betray me. This is consistent with his usual behavior!"

Before Liu Bei could think deeply, at this moment...

"Lord——"

"Big brother-"

Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong arrived at the same time. Zhang Fei was impatient and didn't care that Liu Bei was looking at the map in deep thought. He spoke directly, "I have searched the entire Yangping Pass, and there is no trace of Cao thief... In addition to Cao thief, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect's chief priest, saint, and ghost woman... are all missing and their whereabouts are unknown!"

After Zhang Fei finished speaking, Huang Zhong continued, "I have asked many surrendered soldiers of the Wei army about the whereabouts of Cao thief. Some said he took the Baoxia Road, some said he took the Ziwu Valley, and some even said they bypassed Yangping Pass and took the Qishan Road and Chencang Road! There are also many who claim to have seen it with their own eyes... Each of them spoke in a very convincing manner, but in a short while, they have listed four roads... For the time being, I can't tell where Cao thief took."

Huang Zhong turned the topic to Cao Cao's escape route. Liu Bei then looked at the map that Jia Xu had given him, and he seemed to understand something immediately.

He did not bother to respond to Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong, but asked Jia Xu solemnly, "Mr. Jia? Is the escape route in the map you gave me Cao Cao's?"

"Yes!" Jia Xu responded in the simplest words.

Fa Zheng wanted to ask how he knew that, but he didn't wait for the words to come out.

"Prepare the horses—"

Liu Bei, who suddenly became extremely excited, strode out of the door at high speed, and couldn't wait to get on his horse. No one was more eager to catch Cao Cao than him.

Fa Zheng quickly caught up and reminded, "Could this be a trick?"

Liu Bei took a look at Jia Xu who was calm and composed in the room, and then sighed: "If there was a trick, then Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe would not be here——"

As he was speaking, the horse had been brought over and Liu Bei had already climbed onto it.

Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei also mounted their horses.

"Dededede——

"drive--"

Amid the neighing of horses and Liu Bei's eager galloping, a cavalry team had already sped away.

Fa Zheng looked at Liu Bei's departing back from afar and sighed. It was not that he thought Liu Bei would be in danger, but... it was a bit... hasty to trust Jia Xu so easily!

Fa Zheng turned around and walked back to Jia Xu step by step. He did not show his joy on his face. Facing Jia Xu, he even bowed solemnly and said, "Mr. Jia, I have heard a lot about you..."

"But there is one thing I still can't understand. Mr. Jia is a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty. Why would he choose to betray Cao Cao this time?"

Following Fa Zheng’s words.

Jia Xu's tightly closed pupils slowly opened, he met Fa Zheng's gaze directly, and then he sighed very solemnly, seriously, and meticulously: "I, Jia Xu, have always been a Han minister..."

what…

It seemed that this sentence shocked Fa Zheng.

However... this was just the beginning. Fa Zheng was still a little too young in front of Jia Xu.

Because Jia Xu's next sentence will make him even more surprised... and shocked.

"In fact, I have been helping you since the battle of Hanzhong began! Didn't this young friend... notice it?"

"Haha, if it weren't for me, Chengdu would have been truly lost, right? So, in the current situation, is it that Uncle Liu is hunting down Cao Mengde, or is it that Cao Mengde is hunting down Uncle Liu? It's hard to say..."

Fa Zheng is a smart man, and as smart as he is, he is able to extract something from Jia Xu's words.

Sure enough, old ginger is still spicy——

Oh my God! While others are planning their own affairs, he is planning his own affairs...

In the decisive battle between Han and Wei, regardless of the outcome, this poisonous old Jia is already invincible!

high--

This layout... is really great!
Thinking of this, Fa Zheng bowed again, "Junior has learned--"

Jia Xu replied calmly, "We are both officials of the same dynasty, and both are Han officials. I dare not, I dare not—"

It seemed that in just a moment... he had already calmly accepted this new identity.

...

...

"What…what did you say?"

"You said this cave is a dead end? A dead end? There is no Cao thief here? Are you serious?——"

When the scouts finally reported back that this mountain road was a "dead end"...

Not only Liu Bei, but also Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong, their pupils were all widened.

Originally, when they saw this secret cave, they already felt it was incredible...

Who would have thought of this?

Cao Cao would carve out a brand new road to Guanzhong through Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Baoxiade Road, Tangxiade Road, and outside Ziwu Valley... This was not just going in the wrong direction, this was simply because he was bored and had anticipated that a day like this would come.

Of course, from everyone's perspective, if Cao Cao really predicted that such a day would come, they would be quite impressed!
strong…

Something!
But… just as they were puzzled for half an incense stick of time, when the news came back that this was a dead end road…

God!

Everyone is stunned!
This means that Cao Cao did not escape from here. Because of this, the Shu army spent too long here and neglected the pursuit on other roads!

This is the real "something"...

"So, Jia Xu has such evil intentions..." Zhang Fei was furious, "I will go back and pierce him with my Zhangba Snake Spear!"

"It's not bad to be pierced by thousands of arrows..." Huang Zhong was also itching with hatred.

Zhao Yun looked at Liu Bei with a serious expression.

"My Lord, what shall we do?"

"Huh..." With a heavy sigh, Liu Bei tried to analyze: "Just now General Huang said that someone from the Wei army saw Cao Cao fleeing in which direction?"

"It's Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Tangxia Road, Ziwu Valley... It's equivalent to the road leading to Guanzhong. Only Baoxia Road has never been seen!"

Following Huang Zhong's words, Liu Bei sighed heavily again. He squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment, muttering, "Isn't there only the Baoxia Road missing?"

As these words were chanted, "Pass my military order..." Liu Bei gave a decisive order: "Send the cavalry to pursue them along the Baoxia Road..."

"Ah..." Huang Zhong was stunned.

Liu Bei explained: "False and real, real and fake, Cao Cao is very cunning... No one saw him heading towards Baoxia Road, so this is probably the route he escaped from..."

At this point, Liu Bei continued to instruct: "In addition, send a pigeon to Chang'an City and ask my second brother to guard the Baoxia Road... We must capture this Cao thief——"

When he said the word "capture" at the end, Liu Bei deliberately emphasized the tone.

Zhao Yun asked at the right moment: "Then...what do you want to do with Jia Xu, my lord?"

Liu Bei's eyes became more serious, and he said fiercely:
"Tied up—"

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…(End of chapter)