Han family achievements

Chapter 360: Discussing Heroes over Drinking Wine

Huangfu Jian was squatting down, chewing an apple, and looking at the head of Xiapi City.

Jia Xu and Cheng Yu stood behind him, also looking at him.

After delaying for so long, the decisive battle finally came.

If Cao Cao and others win this battle, the imperial court will be able to capture the two states of Yu and Xu. At that time, the imperial court will control eight states, and the words "the end of the Han Dynasty" may really become empty words. No one will mention it again in the future.

Jia Xu's mind was racing, his eyes were lowered, looking at the back of Huangfu Jian's long head.

This person, under his cynical appearance, hides a meticulous, bold and exquisite heart, and his actions and actions are all at the most critical points.

'exactly? ’

Jia Xu's brows moved slightly, and he suddenly remembered that when he was in Luoyang, he had been monitored all the time, and they were constantly planning to arrest him.

"Why are you arresting me?" Jia Xu asked. He could understand why he was caught now. After all, Dong Zhuo's plans basically came from him. But when he was in Luoyang, he was just a staff member under Niu Fu and could not speak in front of Dong Zhuo.

Huangfu Jian was startled for a moment, turned to look at him, blinked and said, "I've wanted to arrest you for a long time."

Jia Xu looked at him, then nodded slightly and said: "Huangmen Beisi Prison, Imperial City Palace...are these all the intentions of His Majesty in the palace?"

Huangfu Jianchang slapped his mouth and sighed: "Your Majesty once said that it is not a good thing for a wise man to be close to a demon, and his life will be short-lived."

Jia Xu already understood. He looked at Xia Pi and said, "You probably caught me by accident. You didn't really want to catch me. And if I helped you steal Dong Zhuo's money and food, it was not planned. So, what happened in the palace?" Your Majesty, how do you plan to conquer Xiapi? Dong Zhuo is a trapped beast still fighting, he can hold out for ten days, but you guys may not be able to hold on."

The weather is already cold now, and it won't be even colder in the next ten days, and it will snow. For Dong Zhuo, this is a blessing from God.

Huangfu Jian was squatting there, listening to the shouts of killing, and glanced not far away calmly from the corner of his eye, and said: "If you continue to make wild guesses, I will really send you away."

At this time, Shi A walked up and said, "It's almost done."

Huangfu Jianchang was a little surprised. He patted his butt and stood up, saying, "So fast?"

Shi Adao: "It's dug through."

"I see."

Jia Xu had a look of surprise on his face and said in a calm tone: "It seems that I am no longer needed."

Huangfu Jianchang had a headache. Jia Xu was so smart that he could guess so much with just one sentence.

"Forget it,"

Huangfu Jianzhang waved his hand with a headache and said: "Old Shi, let someone give him to Cao Cao. I'm afraid of him."

Jia Xu frowned and said, "Cao Cao?"

Immediately, he turned to Cao Cao's direction without hesitation, but what he was thinking about was Guo Jia.

Guo Jia, he played against him once and it was barely a draw.

Under Xiapi City, the fierce fighting continued.

Cao Cao put huge pressure on Xiapi as soon as he came up. Tens of thousands of troops attacked forcefully, without encircling three and missing one, and they were strong and decisive.

After a brief panic, Dong Jun in Xiapi gradually stabilized, and the two sides engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle above and below Xiapi City.

Although they knew it would not be easy to win, Liu Bei and the others still looked a little grim when they saw the stalemate.

Cao Cao didn't look back but seemed to have seen it, and said casually: "Mr. Xuande, there is news from Pinghu Pass, saying that Yuan Shao has withdrawn his troops."

Liu Bei's expression brightened and he said: "This is good news. We no longer have to worry about being attacked from both sides."

Cao Cao smiled, his eyes fell on Sun Ce, and he felt even more anxious.

Yuan Shao suffered a setback at Pinghu Pass, and he would definitely have to make amends elsewhere. The only suitable place was Sun Ce's hometown of Wu County.

Once Yuan Shao occupies Wu County, he can unify Yangzhou, move south to Jiaozhi, west to Jingzhou, and north to Xu and Yu. It can be said that Wu County is a uniquely good location!

Sun Ce obviously didn't know it yet, and he was focused on attacking, hoping to be the first to climb Xiapi. With this great achievement, he could inherit the title of Marquis of Wucheng, inherit his father's legacy in a legitimate way, and use Wu County as the foundation to plan for a great cause!

The siege continued until evening, and Cao Cao ordered the gold to be withdrawn.

The officers and soldiers from all walks of life retreated in an orderly manner. Under the Xiapi city wall, there were corpses on the ground and blood everywhere.

When Sun Ce, Xiahou Dun, Guan Yu and others came back, they didn't say much and just returned to their respective camps.

Cao Cao laughed heartily, took Liu Bei and others back to the tent, and had a drink, as if he was sure of victory.

Perhaps under Cao Cao's encouragement, everyone exchanged cups and cups, which was very lively.

On the other side, in Xiapi City, the situation was very similar.

Seeing that he was easily able to defend, Dong Zhuo held a banquet. Niu Fu, Lu Bu, Li Ru, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and other people were all seated, and everyone was drinking, singing and dancing.

Dong Zhuo simply comforted her with a few words, then stared at the leading dancer with red eyes, his old face relaxed and smiling constantly.

Li Ru felt relieved now, said flattering words, and accompanied Dong Zhuo to enjoy the singing and dancing.

Lu Bu was sitting on the lower left side of Dong Zhuo, which showed his extraordinary status. He drank heavily, ate meat, and stared at the lead dancer who Dong Zhuo favored.

On the contrary, Zhang Ji, Li Jue, Guo Si and others had their own moods. They drank glass after glass of wine, secretly looking at each other from time to time, and then their peripheral vision calmly swept over Lu Bu, who was inexplicably excited.

Until the night became dark, the banquet dispersed, and everyone left Dong Zhuo's official office one by one.

Zhang Ji, Li Jue, and Guo Si met quietly and then gathered at Zhang Ji's temporary residence.

Zhang Ji said with a gloomy face: "I found out that my wife and daughter were in the hands of the army. They should be handed over to Cao Cao now."

Zhang Ji's wife Zou was so beautiful that many people coveted her. I don’t know how many erotic stories have been reported. The most common one is Dong Zhuo, who was then kidnapped by Lu Bu. The good guys made up one erotic story after another.

Li Jue didn't care about the life and death of Zhang Ji's wife and daughter at all, and said coldly: "I heard that Lu Bu used some method to actually let Dong Gong hand over 20,000 troops to him!"

Guo Si looked equally bad and said, "Lu Bu can now enter and leave the government office at any time. We don't have this power!"

Zhang Ji knew that he and Li Jue and Guo Si wanted different things, but they reached the same destination by different routes. With a murderous look in his eyes, he said: "Then Li Ru and Dong Zhuo are secretly communicating, maybe we can use some method."

Guo Bang glanced at him and said, "I'll do it!"

Li Jue said: "Hu Zhen has a close relationship with Niu Fu. He was killed by Lu Bu. Niu Fu must have hated Lu Bu. Let's pull him together!"

Zhang Ji nodded and said worriedly: "Then where did Jia Wenhe go?"

Jia Xu seems to be a harmless person, but he is the most insidious. He never takes action from the front, but his secret schemes are so nerve-wracking that you must be careful.

Li Jue's face was full of confusion and he said: "I asked Niu Fu, but he didn't know. He seems to have lost contact. It's really strange."

Guo Bang took a deep breath and said, "I can't control that much anymore. If we delay it any longer, Lu Bu might be the first to take action and kill us first!" Son, we are not the same as them.

It was only later that Dong Zhuo tried his best to win over Lu Bu.

Seeing that the opinions were unified, Li Jue said decisively: "Okay. We have almost collected the evidence of Lu Bu's crime. As long as we take down the soldiers and horses of the government, it will be easy to kill Lu Bu!"

Zhang Ji's heart suddenly surged, and his murderous intention could no longer be contained, and he said: "I still have five hundred soldiers. When the time comes, I will take action myself. If Dong Gong is blamed, I will bear the responsibility alone!"

"Work separately!" Guo Si and Li Jue are not worried about Dong Zhuo's blame at all, but they must kill Lu Bu with one hit, otherwise life or death will be uncertain!

The three of them reached an agreement and left quietly.

In Dong Zhuo's official office, Dong Zhuo held an open meeting in the backyard, and Lu Bu did not give in too much. Without Zou, he kidnapped a beautiful wife from nowhere and indulged her in the bed.

Compared with them, Li Ru was much more cautious, pouring and drinking in the side mansion. Dong Zhuo knew everything about Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo and others, but he could only sigh helplessly to Yue: "The more times like this, the more... Indulgent, without any worries..."

Early the next morning.

Cao Cao was full of energy and urged the army to attack again.

Compared with the previous day, this time it was more violent, but in such a short period of time, there was an illusion that it would be captured in the next moment.

Lu Bu's feet were weak and he was a little panicked. He kept ordering his soldiers to defend the city.

The stalemate siege battle was staged again, with both sides going back and forth, the drums were beating like thunder, and the shouts of killing were loud.

This battle lasted from dawn to dusk with almost no rest.

After the troops were withdrawn, Sun Ce, Liu Bei and others looked a little unhappy.

Siege warfare is a rapid attrition. The last thing the leader wants to see is that too many soldiers have been lost!

And Cao Cao, just like yesterday, held a banquet to entertain all the generals, so as to appease them, and even toasted them in person.

Some dissatisfaction was resolved silently.

After sending Sun Ce and others away, Cao Cao left Liu Bei alone. The two made tea and discussed matters, talking about ancient times and the present, as if they talked about everything.

I don’t know how long it took, Cao Cao put down his teacup, smiled with Liu Bei and said, "Mr. Xuande, how many heroes are there in today's world?"

Liu Bei was also a talkative person. After hearing this, he thought about it and said: "There are very few heroes in the world who are worthy of the name, and the first one is General Cao."

Cao Cao's narrow eyes were half-squinted, and he seemed to be laughing at himself, and said: "I, Cao Cao, am not a hero. I have been defeated repeatedly. I am not tolerated by the government and the public. If not for the protection of His Majesty's holy family, I would have been dead long ago. Don't make fun of me, Mr. Xuande."

Liu Bei was startled. He saw some strange light in Cao Cao's eyes, vaguely like murderous intent.

Liu Bei was puzzled as to why Cao Cao wanted to kill him.

"Gong Xuande,"

Cao Cao and Liu Bei looked at each other, and said with a calm tone and a bright smile: "After Dong Zhuo is annihilated, Xuzhou Mu of Duke Xuande returns to his throne. In the future, he will annihilate Yuan Shao and other rebels, pacify the world, make him a prince, and become a prime minister, and he will be famous in history. It will be at your fingertips. "

Liu Bei suddenly realized in his heart, and said quickly: "General Cao is making fun of Liu Bei. Since Liu Bei became an official, he has done nothing and has done nothing. How dare you expect that."

Cao Cao looked directly at Liu Bei and said: "Mr. Xuande, throughout our Han Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who are capable of literature and martial arts. In my opinion, the only hero in the world is Mr. Xuande!"

click

A crisp and heart-numbing thunder suddenly exploded, as if it was right in the ears of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

When~

The wine glass in front of Liu Bei was knocked over and fell to the ground. He groaned and rolled around again and again without stopping.

The panic flashed across Liu Bei's face, and he concealed his embarrassment with a smile. He leaned over to pick up the wine glass and said, "This thunder came a bit suddenly."

Cao Cao had no expression on his face, as if he had not heard the deafening thunder. He looked outside the tent and said, "Mr. Xuande, do you have any plan to defeat Dong?"

Liu Bei clearly felt that Cao Cao was really murderous. He shook his head calmly and pretended to be helpless: "General Cao was joking. If Bei had a plan to break the city, how could he not explain it to the general."

Cao Cao picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of the food, and said, "Mr. Xuande, after the city is broken, do you have any plans for Xuzhou?"

Xuzhou has a special geographical location. Guangling County in the south is adjacent to Wu County, which is Yangzhou, then Yuzhou and Jingzhou, and Qing and Yan in the north. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times!

Liu Bei sighed and said, "I wish the court would not hold me accountable, so how can I ask for my reinstatement?"

Cao Cao had a clear view of Liu Bei's expression, and he was still thinking about it.

He could also clearly see that Liu Bei was the kind of person who lurked in the abyss, just waiting for the opportunity to take off for great things.

Guo Jia once advised him to either take these people under his command or kill them quickly to avoid becoming a serious problem in the future.

"Big brother!"

At this time, Zhang Fei broke in and shouted directly, ignoring Cao Cao: "There is a letter from Liu Yao. My second brother asked me to show it to you."

After Liu Yao and others were tricked by Yuan Shao, they fled in all directions, came and went, and are now said to have settled at Liu Biao's residence in Jingzhou.

Liu Bei glanced at Cao Cao and said, "Where is the letter?"

Zhang Fei said with a loud voice, "It's not loud, it's in the big tent."

Liu Bei was very excited. He stood up calmly, raised his hand and said to Cao Cao: "General Cao, thank you for your hospitality. I will go back now."

Cao Cao did not make up his mind and nodded indifferently: "Mr. Xuande, go slowly."

He still hasn't made up his mind. The most important thing is that he can't kill Liu Bei yet, otherwise he won't be able to explain to the court.

Liu Bei came out of the big tent, and when the cold wind blew, he was surprised to find that his back was soaked, his heart felt cold, and he couldn't help but walk a little faster.

Zhang Fei walked for a while and left Cao Cao's camp, then he said: "Brother, there is no letter from Liu Yao."

Liu Bei paused, turned back to Zhang Fei, and asked doubtfully: "Then what are you talking about?"

Zhang Fei said: "Zhuge Xuan is here. He asked me to come to you, saying that you may be in danger."

Liu Bei didn't expect it was Zhuge Xuan, and he quickly returned to his account.

When he came to the main tent, he saw Zhuge Xuan there. He raised his hands, clasped his fists to speak, and suddenly said: "Second brother, third brother, you guys watch outside the door and don't let anyone approach. I have important matters to discuss with Zhuge Gong." .”

Zhuge Xuan stood opposite Liu Bei, his face as usual, with a slight smile.

When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei left, Liu Bei stretched out his hand and said, "Please, Duke Zhuge."

"I don't dare." Zhuge Xuan raised his hand, and then he and Liu Bei took their seats one after another.

Liu Bei was frightened now. His mind was filled with the conversation he had just had with Cao Cao. He looked at Zhuge Xuan with hope and said, "How did Mr. Zhuge know that Cao Cao was going to do something bad to me?"

(End of this chapter)