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Chapter 468 Zhou Yu was tortured, a self-torture tactic!

Han army camp and prison.

Xu Huang had been imprisoned for quite some time. Lu Bu originally wanted to kill this captured Cao army general, but Liu Xie chose to spare his life.

The fundamental reason is that Xu Huang was not a true rebel.

He even has considerable achievements.

In his early years, Xu Huang followed Yang Feng in battle and persuaded Yang Feng to escort the emperor back to Luoyang. At that time, he was also granted the title of Marquis of Duting. It was not until later that he defected to Cao Cao.

So Liu Xie wanted to subdue Xu Huang and make him surrender.

However, Xu Huang was rather stubborn and completely believed that Lu Bu was a traitor. Even after meeting him, he did not believe that he was the true emperor and refused to surrender no matter what.

In prison.

Xu Huang was sleeping on the cold, hard stone bed when two soldiers opened the door and walked in. One of them kicked him in the back.

"Why are you sleeping? Wake up now!"

The soldier cursed.

Xu Huang opened his eyes and climbed up from the bed, looking at the two men angrily, but before he could say anything he was beaten again.

"Damn it, you still dare to be stubborn?!"

"Would you like to try another one?"

The two soldiers beat Xu Huang with their fists and feet, and whipped him with the scabbards and handles of their swords, and soon Xu Huang's face was covered in blood.

The prisoners in the jail didn't even have enough food to eat, so they had no strength at all. Xu Huang had heavy shackles on his hands and feet, so how could he resist?

Taking advantage of the intervals between beatings, Xu Huang could no longer endure the pain and shouted angrily: "Kill me if you want! Don't humiliate me!"

He was not afraid of death, but he did not want to be humiliated by such an unknown little person. This would be more painful to him than killing himself.

"Humph! You're just a prisoner. I've been annoyed with you for a long time. Why are you so arrogant?"

"If it weren't for your majesty's mercy, your head would have fallen to the ground long ago!"

Another soldier kicked Xu Huang again, then sneered, "But your good days are coming to an end. Today is the day you die!"

"Drag him away!"

As the soldier said this, he waved his hand, and several more people came in, tied Xu Huang up, and took him out of the cell.

Xu Huang had no strength to resist and could only let them do what they wanted.

Soon, he was brought to the Han army camp.

Xu Huang originally thought that it was the fake emperor who wanted to see him, but when he looked up, he found that the person sitting in the main seat was Zhuge Liang, and there were also generals such as Lu Bu and Zhou Yu in the tent.

"Military Advisor, the traitor Xu Huang has been brought here!"

The soldier stepped forward and bowed.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, waved the feather fan in his hand to signal him to leave, and then cast his eyes on Xu Huang who was kneeling below, and said: "Xu Huang, you have been imprisoned in prison for so long, have you thought it through?"

"You have joined the traitor Cao in treason, which is a heinous crime that will punish all your clans. It is out of Your Majesty's mercy that you have been instrumental in protecting the Emperor, and that you were deceived by the traitor Cao, so you are given the opportunity to surrender."

"If you change your mind now and surrender to the court, your previous sins will be wiped out, and you will still be the Marquis of Duting in the Han Dynasty, enjoying the title and salary."

"Let me ask you, are you willing to surrender?"

Facing Zhuge Liang's words, Xu Huang laughed loudly, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and said sarcastically: "You traitors who pretended to be the emperor, you also want me to surrender?"

"Since I have been captured by you villains, I can only face death now. What should I be afraid of? Kill me if you want!"

Xu Huang was also a strong-willed man. Even at this point, he still had no intention of surrendering and chose to die bravely.

"What a courageous dog!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu became furious. He slapped the table in front of him, smashed it, stood up, and was about to draw his sword to kill Xu Huang.

"Wait a minute, Lord Wen!"

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Liang spoke up to stop Lu Bu.

Lü Bu was furious. He pointed at Xu Huang and said to Zhuge Liang, "Military Advisor, it's fine if you can advise me on other matters, but this villain is full of shit and insults Your Majesty. How can you let him off so easily?"

"Your Majesty is kindhearted and considers his merits, so he cannot bear to kill him. Then I will do it for you!"

"If your majesty asks for punishment, this general will bear it all!"

Xu Huang kept calling Lu Bu a traitor and a villain, and a fake emperor, which really pissed off Lu Bu. He couldn't stand this kind of ungrateful guy the most.

Do you really give me face?

Zhuge Liang said, "Don't worry, Lord Wen. This villain must be killed. Your Majesty has already given him a chance. He is unrepentant, but killing him like this would be too easy for him."

"In three days, our army will launch a general attack on Cao thief. Wouldn't it be better to cut off his head and sacrifice it to boost the morale of the three armies?"

After hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Lu Bu put away his sword, but he did not forget to glare at Xu Huang fiercely.

But at this moment, Zhou Yu suddenly stood up and asked in confusion: "Military Advisor, didn't you say before that we should wait and see for the time being and not make any moves? Why are you suddenly launching a general attack on Cao's army?"

Zhuge Liang glanced at him and said calmly, "The plan has changed. We will launch a general attack in three days. I have already discussed this with Lord Wen."

Zhou Yu was anxious when he heard this, and said worriedly: "Cao's army is in high spirits right now. It is not wise to engage in a battle rashly. I am afraid we will lose!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Liang's face suddenly turned cold.

Zhuge Liang slammed the feather fan in his hand on the table, looked at Zhou Yu with sharp eyes, and scolded: "Mr. Zhou! The thief Cao is about to be defeated and the Han Dynasty is restored. You are here to speak dejectedly. Are you trying to confuse the army?"

"Yu dare not!"

Zhou Yu knelt down quickly and defended himself, saying, "I am only considering the overall situation. Cao's army has deployed its best troops in this battle, so we must not be careless."

"Besides, why didn't the military advisor inform me in advance about such a major event as launching a general offensive?"

Zhuge Liang sneered, "Your Majesty ordered me to lead the three armies and fight against Cao Cao together with Duke Wen. When did you ever ask me to discuss this with you?"

"You are nothing but a surrendered general. If it weren't for your talent in training naval forces, you wouldn't even be qualified to stand here!"

"Get back now!"

Zhuge Liang's words showed no respect for Zhou Yu at all. It was like tearing his face off, breaking it into pieces and stepping on it.

Zhou Yu was so angry that his face turned red and he was shaking all over. He could no longer bear it and stood up and shouted angrily to Zhuge Liang: "Zhuge Kongming! You are really going too far!"

"Even though I am a surrendered general, Your Majesty has pardoned my sins and has also ordered me to command the navy. How can I not participate in military affairs?"

As he spoke, he wanted to rush forward to argue with Zhuge Liang.

But when Lu Su saw this, he ran out and pulled him, persuading him: "Gongjin, calm down, calm down..."

"Zijing, let me go! I want to have a fight with him today!"

"Is this how a surrendered general should be treated?"

"If my lord had not been captured, why would I surrender? With you and I here, it's hard to say whether the court can take Xuzhou!"

Zhou Yu's face turned extremely pale and he began to speak without thinking.

Lu Su was horrified and quickly covered his mouth and said, "Gongjin, what nonsense are you talking about!"

But he was still one step late.

Zhuge Liang looked icy, staring coldly at Zhou Yu and said, "I know that surrendered generals cannot be trusted. What you just said means that the surrender was forced?"

"Well! Since you are not surrendering from the bottom of your heart, today I will treat you as a traitor should be!" "Come here! Take this traitor out and behead him!"

At Zhuge Liang's command, soldiers on both sides stepped forward and took Zhou Yu out of the tent.

Seeing this, Lu Su was extremely anxious. He knelt down before Zhuge Liang and begged, "Military Advisor! Gongjin just made a slip of the tongue. Don't take it seriously!"

"Since being pardoned by His Majesty, Gongjin has been diligently training the navy. If he had not truly surrendered, why would he do this?"

"Besides, we are facing a powerful enemy now. Killing the general might shake the morale of the army. So let's show some leniency to the military advisor and spare him this time!"

Lu Su kept begging, and other generals in the tent also pleaded for mercy.

Only Lu Bu was indifferent to this, looking as if it had nothing to do with him and not caring about Zhou Yu's life or death at all.

"Gongjin, you should admit your mistake to the military advisor!"

After pleading with Zhuge Liang, Lu Su spoke to Zhou Yu again, urging him to admit his mistake in an anxious tone.

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and bowed his head in humiliation, saying, "I just made a mistake in my words. I hope the military advisor will forgive me!"

Every word was spoken with great difficulty.

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"Humph!"

Zhuge Liang snorted again, grabbed the feather fan and said, "Your death sentence will be recorded for the time being. I will report to His Majesty later and ask His Majesty to make the decision!"

"But the death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment of life cannot be avoided. If you don't punish me according to military law for making such outrageous remarks, how can I enforce the canonical punishment?"

"Drag him away and give him a hundred beatings with the military stick as a warning to others!"

Zhuge Liang threw a token on the ground.

The guards on both sides picked up the military order and then dragged Zhou Yu away. Soon, heavy blows and screams were heard outside.

Lu Su was extremely anxious, but he had no choice but to cry in secret.

After dealing with Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang seemed to have just remembered that Xu Huang was present, and ordered: "Throw this traitor into jail and sacrifice him in three days!"

Xu Huang was stunned by the series of events that had just happened. He came to his senses after hearing this and looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise.

He was then taken out of the military tent.

Outside the military tent, Zhou Yu was stripped of his shirt and tied to the execution rack. Two executioners were beating him hard on the back with military sticks.

The sun was scorching, and Zhou Yu's back was covered in flesh and blood. He looked horrible, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't even scream.

Even Xu Huang felt horrified when he saw this tragic scene.

As he passed by Zhou Yu, he couldn't help but glance at Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu happened to look up.

But as soon as their eyes met, Zhou Yu's eyes rolled back, his head tilted, and he fainted completely.

At the door of the military tent, Lu Su was looking around curiously.

After seeing Xu Huang being taken away, he quickly ran to Zhou Yu's side and called out anxiously, "Quick! Call the doctor!"

As he said this, he personally went forward to take Zhou Yu down from the execution rack and then carried him into the military tent.

At this time, Zhuge Liang also put away his previous arrogant attitude and walked hurriedly over to check on Zhou Yu's condition.

After seeing the miserable condition of Zhou Yu's back, Zhuge Liang couldn't bear to look at it and his eyes became moist.

"It's too tragic... Is it really necessary to fight like this?"

Lu Bu shook his head and said with a sigh.

Of course he knew that he was just acting for Xu Huang, and Zhuge Liang had already taught him what to do in advance.

But he didn't expect that Zhuge Liang would actually be so cruel to Zhou Yu. Even if he was in his place, he wouldn't be able to withstand the hundred military sticks.

"If not, how could we deceive Xu Huang, how could we deceive Cao Cao?"

"Gongjin's efforts will not be in vain. This plan will surely deceive Cao Cao and bring victory to our army!"

Zhuge Liang said softly, tears in his eyes, and then he turned his gaze to Lu Su, "Zijing, the rest is up to you."

Performing a self-torture trick in front of Xu Huang was only the first step.

The most important step next is for Lu Su to take action personally. Whether he can deceive Cao Cao will depend on this.

Lu Su held Zhou Yu's hand, looked at his pale face, said nothing, but nodded silently.

……

Prison.

What he saw and heard in the military tent today gave Xu Huang a great shock. He had thought that the puppet army was united as one, but now it seems that is not the case.

"Is it true that Zhou Yu is not well-received among the puppet army?"

Xu Huang thought secretly in his heart.

Zhuge Liang not only humiliated Zhou Yu verbally, but also ignored him completely. He executed and beat Zhou Yu without any hesitation.

He saw it with his own eyes during the day. The injuries on Zhou Yu's body were definitely not fake. He was really beaten to a pulp.

Thinking of this, Xu Huang became more determined not to surrender. This was the treatment that surrendered generals received in the puppet army, so what was the point of his surrender?
It would be better to die and put an end to all things, so that you can be known as someone who would rather die than surrender.

"It's useless to think about these things now. They will use my head as a sacrifice in three days... Alas, it's a pity for me to lose such a good head. It's really unfair to die in the hands of these villains."

Xu Huang couldn't help but sigh.

As a general, he would rather die on the battlefield, wrapped in his horse's hide, rather than die so miserably and powerlessly.

But now life and death are no longer in his hands.

While lying on the bed and thinking about these things, Xu Huang's consciousness gradually became blurred and he fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly felt someone pushing him and calling his name softly.

"General Xu, General Xu, wake up quickly..."

Xu Huang narrowed his eyes, then instantly became alert, and almost subconsciously turned over and punched behind him.

Just when his fist as big as a sandbag was about to touch the opponent's face, he stopped his fist and asked in surprise: "Why is it you?"

The person beside his bed was actually Lu Su!

Lu Su was frightened by Xu Huang's punch just now. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he took several steps back.

"What are you here for?"

Xu Huang sat up and asked with narrowed eyes.

Why did Lu Su come to the prison to find him?

Hearing Xu Huang's words, Lu Su swallowed his saliva, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said in a somewhat frightened manner: "General Xu, calm down. I, I have no ill intentions."

"I came to discuss something with the general..."

Xu Huang snorted coldly, turned over and lay down again, and said calmly: "Forget about persuading me to surrender. I have already said that I will not surrender."

"Go away. I won't kill the weak, but if you dare to make noise here again, don't blame me for attacking you."

Lu Su's eyes moved slightly, and instead of leaving, he took a step forward and said sternly: "General Xu, you have misunderstood. I am not here to persuade you to surrender, but..."

"Let the general escape."

(End of this chapter)