Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 42 Choice
When Liu Bei and Lu Bu heard this, they both sat up straight. Cao Cao's proposal was too tempting and they couldn't refuse it.

Although Cao Cao asked him to take command, he sent the most troops and took the lead, so it should be.

Liu Bei also stood up and said to Cao Cao:
"Mr. Cao, I have a doubt and I have to raise it now. Otherwise, even if Feishui is conquered, the three of us will still have internal strife."

Didn't Cao Cao know what Liu Bei was thinking and asked directly:
"Who does Shouchun belong to?"

"Exactly."

Lu Bu also interjected: "I also have this doubt. If we conquer Feishui Crossing, Shouchun is no longer a concern. It is better to make it clear in advance whose family it will belong to."

Cao Cao put his hands behind his back and spoke with confidence,

"The first one to come to Xianyang is the king. Whoever attacks Shouchun first and kills Yuan Shu will win Shouchun."

When Liu Bei and Lu Bu heard this, they all clasped their fists and agreed,
"I am willing to listen to Duke Cao's orders!"

. . .

Huaiyin County, martial arts field.

Since Ji Ling died in battle, the remaining two thousand personal guards abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Liu Xuan kept his promise and did not take action against these surrendered soldiers.

Instead, they were broken up and organized into five thousand new soldiers.

As Ji Ling's personal guard battalion, these soldiers' personal combat power is naturally much higher than that of the newly recruited refugees.
Therefore, in daily training, these descendants always easily complete the training items and then stay aside to rest.

Although everyone was scattered, every time they took a break,
These soldiers always gather together unconsciously.

The centurion who trained the new recruits couldn't do anything to them;
In terms of military force alone, these people are not inferior to the centurions of the new military camp.

They only listened to one person, and this person was currently training in the corner of the martial arts arena, holding a stone lock.

The stone lock weighed a hundred kilograms. In this man's hand, it seemed as light as cotton wool.

He had lifted it two hundred times in a few breaths, and the man was only slightly sweating.

Many soldiers nearby gathered around to watch, and they cheered from time to time.

Liu Xuan and Zhao Liniang came to the martial arts arena and happened to see this scene.
"Liniang, who is this person?"

Zhao Liniang replied softly: "This man's name is Ji Ying. He was originally a captain under Ji Ling. After being incorporated into the new army camp, he did not do anything out of the ordinary, but Ji Ying seemed to be very prestigious among these soldiers. "

"Is this person's surname also Ji?" Liu Xuan thought for a moment and then ordered, "Bring him to the inner room to see me."

In the inner room, Liu Xuan stared at Ji Ying for a long time before asking,
"Who are you, Ji Ling?"

Ji Ying was silent for a moment and then answered truthfully,

"General Ji, he is my uncle."

"If it is as I expected, you are born with great strength like your uncle," Liu Xuandao said, "Ji Ling died in my hands. Do you hate me?"

"Fighting on the battlefield, life and death are commonplace, there is nothing to hate or hate."

"But I can see that you are not convinced when you surrender to me." Liu Xuan said, walked to the weapons rack aside, picked up Ji Ling's weapon, the three-pointed double-edged sword, and handed it to Ji Ying.

"Take it."

Ji Ying raised his head in surprise,

"What does this mean, Magistrate Liu?"

"This is your uncle's relic. I leave it to you. You can take your brother and rejuvenate your life."

Ji Ying hesitated for a moment, then took the three-pointed knife with both hands.

"Surrendering to you is my uncle's order. Although I am unwilling to do so, I dare not disobey my uncle's order."

Liu Xuan said calmly: "I know why you are unwilling. I am just a county magistrate. I have no more than a few thousand soldiers and only one city in my territory. Your master, Yuan Shu, is the emperor of Dacheng. His power extends all over Huainan and Huaibei. Follow me. You feel wronged."

Ji Ying didn't answer. Liu Xuan was right.

At the time of the expedition, he was the personal guard of Ji Ling, the general in Yuan Shu's court, and his status was no lower than Liu Xuan's.

In the battle against Huaiyin, they lost in a daze, so naturally they were unwilling to do so.

Liu Xuan continued,

"Do you know what your uncle told me before he died?" "What?"

"He asked me to kill Yuan Shu and overthrow Dacheng."

When Ji Ying heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at Liu Xuan with shock in his eyes.

But after a moment, he still sighed deeply,

"Actually, there is no need for my uncle to withdraw the troops that day. There is no need for my uncle to cut off the rear personally. The army of more than 1 people retreated and they are not afraid of your pursuit at all."

"Uncle just doesn't want to return to Shouchun and doesn't want to follow Yuan Shu anymore."

"Less than a year after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people of Huainan were like falling into hell, and their lives were as miserable as they had ever seen. It would be better to die on the battlefield than to return to life and help Zhou's abuses."

Liu Xuandao: "Ji Ling died in battle, but he asked you to surrender. Do you think it was just to save your lives and let you linger?"

"He gave you a chance to choose, escape back to Shouchun, or follow me and fight back to Shouchun."

"I promised Ji Ling not to kill you, and I will give you this opportunity to choose."

"If you choose to return to Shouchun, I will never stop you. If you are an enemy rather than a friend in the future, if you choose to follow me, you must have no second thoughts."

Liu Xuan solemnly said:
"I will definitely fight into Shouchun. Whether it is an enemy or a friend, I will give you time to choose."

After saying that, Liu Xuan left the inner room.

These two thousand Ji Ling personal guards are all elite men who have fought in hundreds of battlefields.

To be honest, Liu Xuan wanted it very much,

But if they cannot be loyal to him, these two thousand elites will be like a time bomb.
There is always a danger of civil unrest.

Just let them choose.

. . .

A few days later, Cheng Hu came to the county government office.

"My lord, the scouts sent to Shouchun are back."

"How's it going?"

"Next to Feishui Crossing in the north of Shouchun, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Lu Bu's coalition forces are attacking the crossing. More than half of Yuan Shu's 3 troops have been damaged. Yuan Shu has urgently transferred [-] horses from Shouchun to support Feishui Crossing. Now Shouchun is empty."

Cheng Hu said, "If we want to attack Shouchun, now is a good opportunity."

"How is the defense to the south of Shouchun?"

"The city gate to the south of Shouchun has been closed, and there are only a few defenders patrolling the city. If our army can reach the south gate of Shouchun quietly, we will have a chance to attack the south gate."

After saying that, Cheng Hu frowned and said,

"It's just that although the south gate is easy to attack, how to get there is a problem."

"How do you say this?" Liu Xuan asked anxiously.

"There are no pass fortresses between Shouchun South Gate and Huaiyin, but after Ji Ling's army retreated, many hidden sentries were posted along the way. Our scouts only found one or two hidden sentries. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, we did not attack."

"With these hidden sentries, we will be discovered as long as we lead the troops passing by. When the hidden sentry reports, Yuan Shu can easily move the city's defenders to the south gate. If he wants to attack the city, it will be a tough battle."

After hearing this, Liu Xuan shook his head, "No, attacking the city is a bad idea. If I have the few men to attack Shouchun, I will probably suffer heavy casualties, which is not cost-effective."

"Is there any way to clear the hidden sentry?"

"My lord, this general has no choice. How to place a secret sentry and where to place a secret sentry are all confidential things. Only the enemy's high-level officials will know."

Liu Xuan couldn't help but have a headache.

Now Shouchun's main force is at Feishuidu to resist the coalition attack.

It is indeed an excellent time to attack Shouchun.

But if we can't deal with the hidden sentries along the way, we can't march covertly.

Do we have to wait for Cao Cao and others to defeat Shouchun?
In that case, the task will not be completed.

Just as I was thinking about it, the yamen servant came to report.
Ji Ying asked to see him.

(End of this chapter)