Call of the Deer

Chapter 290 Desperate Choice, General Zhongsu

Linzhou, Pingshan City.

"My lord, after receiving the information from Liuzhou, Lu Bu's dog thief has secretly joined forces with Liu Yu, intending to join hands to fight against the enemy, encircle my Linzhou from east to west, and use troops against my Linzhou..."

Xu Shu was wearing a brocade robe, wearing Luoqi on his waist, with a dignified expression, and told Liu Bei the information he had received.

"What? Joined forces with Lu Bu? Ah, the slave boy, dare to be so shameless, and do some deeds that make things worse. Damn it, I only regret that I didn't kill this thief at the beginning, and it will be a disaster for thousands of years..."

Liu Bei heard that one Buddha was born out of anger, and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, and he almost didn't lose his anger.

He told Liu Bei to beat his chest and feet, and vomited blood in depression. He wished he could kill Liu Yu immediately to vent his anger.

"Liu Yu's mansion is extremely deep, vicious and vicious. If you don't move, you will be dead, and if you move, you will be thunderous. This time, you will join forces with Lu Bu, and you will definitely do your best to attack me in Linzhou. You really want to kill me!"

What Xu Shu said hit Liu Yu's heart directly, and he saw Liu Yu very clearly.

"Ah, what should the lonely king do? This Lu Bu is a wolf with ambition, and his combat power is extremely fierce. The wolf cavalry is even more powerful, and Liu Yu is surrounded by him. Wouldn't he be defeated?"

Liu Bei was at a loss when he heard this, his heart was extremely anxious and angry, and he had already lost his mind.

"My lord father, the child is unfilial and failed to keep the foundation you left behind. It is really shameless to face the elders of Liuzhou, and I am ashamed of those Liming people who love the lonely king, woo woo woo..."

At this moment, Liu Bei suddenly burst into tears, crying pear blossoms with rain, like dying.

"Uh, my lord, what are you doing? Although the current situation is not good for us, it's not like there is no turning point. I have a draft, my lord, please hold back your tears. Rong Chen will talk about it slowly..."

Seeing this, Xu Shu felt very depressed. What are you doing?Lu Bu took Liuzhou, did he slaughter innocent people? Besides, this Liuzhou is not named Liu, what do you want to do...

"Yuanzhi, are you serious? Do you really have a plan to retreat from the enemy? Save the orphan from the fire and water?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei flashed a bright light in his eyes, and immediately stopped crying. With a wipe of tears, he grabbed Xu Shu's hand, and stared straight at Xu Shu with bright eyes, which made Xu Shu tremble.

"Ahem, ahem, my lord, now that Linzhou is surrounded by enemies, it's really getting worse, but there is still a glimmer of life, but I can't guarantee whether this plan will work..."

The corners of Xu Shu's mouth twitched, and he withdrew his thin hand vigorously, heartbroken, he thought:

"Don't mess around. I, Xu Shu, am a strong man. I'm not as good as Long Yang. If you want to find someone else, don't look for me. I can do my best for you, but I can't sell my integrity..."

Liu Bei naturally didn't know what was hidden under Xu Shu's disgusted eyes.

"Yuan Zhi, what's the plan? Come quickly, as long as you can save this king, this king will give you a lot of rewards."

"Oh, my lord, you are already dying, and you are dying. I am afraid that Linzhou will not be able to hold on."

Looking at Liu Bei's earnest eyes full of longing, Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The Northern Expedition had already suffered heavy losses, and Lu Bu's betrayal made Liu Bei worse, and his illness was dying. Coupled with the alliance with Liu Yu, there is no way to recover now.

The reason why Xu Shu said it was entirely because of Liu Bei's crying, out of helplessness.

"My lord, now we can only ask for foreign aid. Wu Qi's army in the east is strong and strong. If this person can send troops to help, then Linzhou will be fine. But it's hard to say whether he can be persuaded."

"Your second uncle, is it easy to say? Can you say it? A while ago, I joined forces with Li Shimin and sent troops to attack Qianzhou, beheading tens of thousands of Beiming soldiers. The blood debt is heavy. Killing Gu, how could he be so kind to help/Isn’t this a bad idea?”

Hearing this, Liu Bei wailed from the bottom of his heart, and was so depressed that he almost wanted to scold Xu Shu bloody.

However, due to the situation in front of him, he had to rely more on the only think tank in his hand to suppress the resentment in his heart so as not to let himself explode, he sighed and said.

"Hey, Yuanzhi, this... can this work? The lonely king sent troops to attack Qianzhou a while ago..."

"My lord, have you ever heard such a saying? The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit. There are no permanent enemies or permanent friends in the world. As long as the benefits are sufficient, even relatives can be betrayed." What's more, Bei Minghao, who is neither close nor close to you?"

Seeing Liu Bei's lack of confidence, Xu Shu felt very guilty, shook his head and smiled wryly, quite disappointed in his heart.

"Yuanzhi, do you mean that as long as Gu Chongli invites you, Bei Minghao will definitely submit?"

Liu Bei looked at Xu Shu suspiciously, why did he feel that this strategy was a bit unreliable and a bit bad.

He, Bei Minghao, is not a clay figurine, and besides, clay figurines are three-pointed. If he offends him repeatedly, if he can tolerate it, then his mother is not Bei Minghao, but a saint.

"That's the reason, but I'm afraid that Bei Minghao will take the opportunity to speak loudly, you have to be mentally prepared, no matter what, you must be satisfied, and wait until you get through this difficult time before talking about other things..."

Xu Shu's face was indifferent and comfortable. The so-called Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his expression was referring to Xu Shu.

"Forget it, the tiger fell into Pingyang and was bullied by dogs, and the dragon fell into the shallows and was teased by shrimps. The so-called man can bend and stretch. Now that things have happened, he can only lower his face and ask for help. I just don't know who to send?"

Liu Bei sat on the ground slumped, half of his energy was sucked away, his head was caged, and he looked quite lonely. Finally, he made a choice and let go of his arrogance and face.

The hero was late, the sun was setting, and Lu Bu's ruthless betrayal pushed Liu Bei to the edge of the cliff.

Looking at Liu Bei who was sitting on the ground, he suddenly seemed to be dozens of years old, and he was no longer as vigorous as before.

Xu Shu felt his nose a little sore, and his heart was suffocated, and at the same time he was quite ashamed.

The so-called being a minister, the king worries about the labor of the minister, the king humiliates the minister to death, and Liu Bei encounters a catastrophe, and he is duty-bound.

To be precise, it was because they failed to fulfill their responsibilities as courtiers, failed to make timely suggestions, and assisted Liu Bei that led to today's mortal situation, although Liu Bei's ignorance of people is the biggest responsibility.

"If the lord can trust me, I am willing to go to the party city and discuss this matter with Wu Qi in person."

Xu Shu took a deep breath, and finally made up his mind to make one last effort for Liu Bei, try his best to go to the party city to ask for help, so as to save Liu Bei's great cause from the fire and water.

"This...well, thanks to Yuan Zhi for not giving up, I feel so relieved. I will ask Yuan Zhi for this request for help. No matter what opinions the Beiming Army puts forward, you can make the decision for the lonely king and agree to it..."

Liu Bei's eyes flickered, and then he seemed to have made up his mind, and he said to Xu Shu hand in hand.

"Okay, in order to repay the lord's kindness, I swear to my death that I will invite reinforcements for the lord!"

Xu Xu Shu looked at Liu Bei in a daze, his tone was extremely firm, and his wise eyes were full of determination.

"Then I don't know when Yuan Zhi plans to leave? Gu will order people to go down and prepare..."

"Saving people is like putting out a fire. It's not too late. The minister will leave immediately. My lord only needs to write a letter..."

At such a critical juncture, Xu Shu didn't care about anything else, and planned to set off in the starry night.

After bidding farewell to Liu Bei, Xu Shu hung his sword on his waist, took Liu Bei's handwritten letter, and set out on the road lightly.

Xu Shu was originally a ranger with good swordsmanship, so he was not afraid of encountering ghosts and monsters blocking the way on the road, besides, now that the army is in chaos, those bandits are hiding in the deep mountains, and they don't dare to show their heads at all.

Xu Shu rode a war horse, galloped eastward from Pingshan City, passed through the eastern city of Linzhou, and galloped into the vast mountains and plains. With a slanting black shadow, he disappeared.

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The Lingyun Mountains are located in the east of Linzhou, stretching for hundreds of miles from south to north, separating Sizhou from Linzhou. The mountains are lush with trees and the terrain is complex. Bandits are rampant here all the year round.

"The head of the family, now the army is in turmoil, and he goes out at this time, and is captured by the army of the princes, what should he do? The small one has a single pass, I don't want to cut off his children and grandchildren..."

"Hmph, you gutless coward, you know what the ball is, and now Liu Bei, the lord of Linzhou, is already too busy to take care of himself, how can he have the energy to trouble us, and besides, the village lord will be afraid of him?"

On a small hill outside the Lingyun Mountain Range, a group of bandits were ambushing. These bandits were obviously specially trained. Their faces were full of viciousness, and they seemed extremely difficult to mess with.

"The big creditor is both wise and brave. He is just Liu Bei's little boy. He is just relying on the shadow of his ancestors. Pooh, he is not worthy to lift the shoes of the big creditor. If he dares to come, he doesn't need the debtor to do it. The younger ones will kill them with their own hands. Let's see if they return the money." Do you dare to tease the big creditor's tiger whiskers, hehe..."

The little boy let out a "bah", dismissed Liu Bei, smiled, and slapped the creditor loudly, the creditor was expressionless, leaning on the tree and dozing...

It seems that he didn't hear what the minion said, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was dreaming a sweet dream.

"Hmph, I, Lu Xiangsheng, am proud of my ambition to be a blue sky, how can I be content with being a little bandit leader? Live this kind of life of fear and hiding in Tibet? You wait for a bird, how can you know your ambition?"

From the bottom of his heart, the bandit leader looked down on these stragglers who were not enough to accomplish anything, and disdainfully ignored their existence, hanging high on the tree, thinking so from the bottom of his heart.

"Big creditor, business is coming, and a ride is coming not far ahead. It is a rare horse with a thousand li. It seems that the man has a lot of baggage on him. This time luck has come, hehe..."

Unexpectedly, a bandit ran over with a guilty conscience, his face was full of ecstasy, and he shouted loudly.

"Riding alone? A good horse for thousands of miles? Coming from the west? It doesn't look like a simple person..."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he fell into deep thought, guessing the identity of this person, but did not issue an order.

"Forget it, the key to promotion may be on this person. Besides, with my martial arts, even if I kick the iron plate, I should be able to escape smoothly. This risk is worth taking..."

"Little ones, keep your spirits up, business is coming, pick up your belongings, and follow your creditors to welcome our distinguished guests, hahaha..."

After finishing speaking, Lu Xiangsheng held a simple knife in his own hands, and walked towards the point he stepped on...

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(End of this chapter)