Chapter 239 Jing Xiang Liu Biao

Xu Shu didn't wake up until evening.

A bonfire was burning beside him, and the crackling sound of dead branches burning sounded in his ears. A hare was also erected on the bonfire, which emitting the aroma of barbecue as the oil dripped on the charcoal fire. Xu Shu turned his head and looked at the bonfire. It was Zhao Yun, who was looking at the bonfire blankly, and was pinching a piece of dead branches in his hand.

Xu Shu's head was not as smart as he thought about the situation before he fainted, and then he saw that Zhao Yun was the only one with him at this time, and he immediately realized that it was Zhao Yun who saved him; he quickly struggled to get up and thanked Zhao Yun for his gratitude.

At this time, Zhao Yun also noticed Xu Shu who had already gotten up, and immediately stood up and pressed Xu Shu's shoulders forward, telling him not to move. Xu Shu did feel that his head hurts as if it was about to crack when he moved, so he had to lie down.

"Zilong, thank you for your life-saving grace, so that you will never forget it."

While lying down, Xu Shu said to Zhao Yun. The latter shook his head indifferently and said:

"It's just a slight effort, and Yuanzhi doesn't have to mind that way."

Zhao Yun is a person who doesn't like to show off his credit, or a relatively low-key person. He clearly turned against Zhang Fei when he saved Xu Shu, but he deliberately said it lightly in front of Xu Shu, just because he didn't want Xu Shu to regard this matter as a burden and never forget his kindness in his heart.

Naturally, there is no point in saying that such a person's character is definitely as rare as a panda in modern society. Even in this ancient world, it is difficult to find. Wu Fan was basically not polite to Liu Bei's generals, except Zhao Yun, which is a large part of the reason.

Because Zhao Yun had seen through Liu Bei, he was extremely disappointed, and naturally it was impossible for him to avenge Liu Bei as Zhang Fei said. Although Zhao Yun could not have any good feelings for Cao's camp now, he did not dislike him as before.

Therefore, after learning that Xu Shu joined Cao's camp, Zhao Yun had no prejudice against Xu Shu and still treated him the same as his friends. Seeing that Zhang Fei was about to throw Xu Shu to death, Zhao Yun naturally had to rescue him. He thought that he could not understand this matter with Zhang Fei. After Zhao Yun fled from the tavern with Xu Shu, he did not stop in the town, but continued walking south along the official road and stayed overnight in this wilderness.

The two chatted casually for a few words. Zhao Yun remembered the roasted rabbit meat, took it off the bonfire and saw that it was just right. He tore off one of his hind legs for Xu Shu, while Zhao Yun tore off one of his front legs and put the rabbit meat aside. The two of them chatted while eating.

"Zilong, what are your plans in the future?"

Xu Shu suddenly asked.

Zhao Yun shook his head and sighed:

"No plan, maybe it's a good choice to just be in a dull life."

When Xu Shu heard Zhao Yun say this, he said regretfully:

"Zilong, this idea is unsatisfactory. Even the young urchin boy is familiar with the principle that a real man was born in a chaotic world and should be gambled on his body and win a lifetime of fame. Zilong has unique skills and excellent martial arts, which makes many people in the world unable to seek it. How can he waste it in vain?"

Zhao Yun also knew what Xu Shu said. However, he had been determined to protect Liu Bei and revived the Han Dynasty, but in the end he found that Liu Bei was so cunning and dangerous, even more than Cao, and was greatly hit in his heart. He had no plans for the future and just wanted to spend his life in vain.

It's like a sudden breakup of love makes it difficult for a man and a woman to start a new relationship immediately. If she can start a new relationship immediately, it can only prove that she didn't love her before.

Of course, this is not the case for Zhao Yun, so he cannot bear new plans in his heart at this time.

Xu Shu is now a first time to join Cao's camp. He doesn't have much deep feelings for this new environment, so he naturally won't bring Zhao Yun to join. However, out of human feelings, Xu Shu hopes that Zhao Yun can accompany him to Hanzhong. Anyway, Zhao Yun has nothing to do now, and the two of them talk and laugh all the way along the way to avoid loneliness.

Zhao Yun was worried that Xu Shu's injuries had not yet been healed, and in addition, he was also worried that Zhang Fei would come after him. If he was not by Xu Shu's side, it would be too dangerous for Xu Shu. Therefore, Zhao Yun happily agreed to Xu Shu's proposal.

After that, the next morning, Xu Shu and Zhao Yun went to Hanzhong together. The journey was very smooth and there was no more trouble. I won’t repeat it. Looking back, let’s talk about Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang and other four people.

After Zhao Yun rescued Xu Shu, Zhang Fei was drunk and dizzy. He picked up a bench beside him and roared to chase Zhao Yun. As a result, he fell again after not taking a few steps and fell to the ground and was unconscious.

Zhuge Liang and the other two quickly helped Zhang Fei up and compensated the shopkeeper for the broken tables and chairs. Then, with the help of the shopkeeper and the waiter, several people carried Zhang Fei to the backyard room to rest.

After a night passed, the next morning, Zhang Fei opened his eyes and shouted that he wanted to kill Xu Shu, Zhao Yun, Sun Qian and Jian Yong were helpless. Although he knew that Zhao Yun was not blamed for yesterday, and that Zhang Fei was completely drunk and frantically making fun, these two people knew Zhang Fei well. In the past, there was Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei could still listen to these two brothers. Now these two have returned one after another, and no one in the world can control Zhang Fei anymore.

Sun Qian, Jian Yong was helpless and had to come and ask Zhuge Liang for help.

Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly at the two of them, saying that he didn't like Zhang Fei, a rude man. However, considering that Zhang Fei would be useful to him in the future, or that Zhang Fei could still come in handy when dealing with Cao's army, Zhuge Liang agreed to the request of the two to see Zhang Fei.

As soon as he entered the house, Zhang Fei was throwing something, and the simple furniture and decorations in the guest room were all dropped to the ground. At this time, Zhang Fei was holding up the wooden basin for washing his face and was about to throw it to the ground. Zhuge Liang stepped forward and patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and said:

"Yi De, do you want to kill Xu Shu and Zhao Yun?"

Zhuge Liang said this very strategically. Although he came to persuade Zhang Fei, he avoided the situation and used guidance to achieve his goal of persuading him.

Zhuge Liang's strategy was very effective. Zhang Fei raised the wooden basin above his head, but did not fall down. He turned around and asked Zhuge Liang hurriedly:

"Yes, I want to kill these two people immediately, but they have escaped to nowhere. Kong Ming has any plan to help me kill these two people, teach me quickly!"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and smiled, reached out and took down the wooden basin that Zhang Fei raised above his head and put it aside, saying:

"Since these two people have escaped and are missing, Liang naturally has no way to help Yide kill these two people at this time. But..."

Zhang Fei was disappointed when he heard Zhuge Liang say that he could not help him. He was about to continue smashing things, but when Zhuge Liang said "but" again, he suddenly felt that there was a way and asked hurriedly:

"But what? Kong Ming said!"

Zhuge Liang said:

"However, no matter how far these two people escape, they will still have to return to Cao's camp. As long as we surrender to a prince who is enemies with Cao's camp, will Yide still worry about not having the chance to kill these two people when the two armies confront each other in the future?"

After hearing this, Zhang Fei looked like he suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly:

"It's so good, just in my opinion! I wonder which prince we should surrender to?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said:

"It's far away in the sky and close in front of you, just Liu Biao in Xiangyang."

When Zhuge Liang said that he had surrendered to a prince who was enemies of Cao's army, the first thing Sun Gan and Jian Yong thought of Sun Jian was the first thing he thought of. Because he counted all the princes in the world, the only one with the strength of Cao's army is not very different now. The strength of other princes is much worse than that of Cao, including Liu Biao.

At this time, when Zhuge Liang actually said he wanted to surrender to Liu Biao, Sun Gan and Jian Yong were very puzzled, so they looked at each other, and Sun Gan asked:

"If we talk about the princes in the world who are now enemies with Cao's army, we should be led by Sun Jian. I wonder why Kong Ming abandoned Sun Jian and surrendered to Liu Biao?"

Zhuge Liang certainly knew that Sun Jian was far stronger than Liu Biao, and the reason why he still chose to vote for Liu Biao was as follows:

1. Like Liu Bei, Liu Biao was a relative of the Han Dynasty. It was justified in assisting Liu Biao, which was in line with Zhuge Liang's consistent orthodox thoughts.

2. Sun Jian's military advisor Zhou Yu is young and talented, and has a close relationship with Sun Jian's eldest son Sun Ce, and is deeply trusted by Sun Jian. Zhuge Liang is bound to be suppressed by Zhou Yu when he goes to surrender now. Even if he is proud of his own efforts in the future, he doesn't know when he will wait. Moreover, this is a matter of course, but the actual situation may be that no matter how hard he tries, he cannot replace Zhou Yu's position. Based on the idea of ​​the master of the ox, Zhuge Liang believes that it is better to seek refuge with Liu Biao, who lacks talent.

3. This may also be the most important point. Zhuge Liang and Liu Biao have a relative relationship. In other words, Liu Biao is Zhuge Liang's uncle! If you defect to your uncle, you will naturally receive special care.

For the above three reasons, Zhuge Liang had to surrender to Liu Biao in terms of emotion and reason.

However, when facing Sun Gan's inquiry, Zhuge Liang certainly would not say all these three points, which would seem too self-righteous. Instead, he only said the first point, with his righteous and righteous attitude to support the Han Dynasty, Sun Gan and the other two nodded repeatedly.

Then, Jian Yong asked again:

"Sir, it's good to have a good act. However, Liu Biao had been reluctant to reinforce Xinye because he was afraid of Cao's army. At this time, the Uncle Liu was defeated and died. Liu Biao was alone in his own position, so he was afraid that he would not dare to fight against Cao's army."

Zhuge Liang raised his head and laughed, saying:

"Fanping is simple and mediocre, and the name Fanping does not need to worry about this. With this unscathing tongue, Liang must convince Liu Jingzhou to fight with his soldiers and Cao's army to the end."

Since Zhuge Liang had already made a promise, Sun Gan and Jian Yong had no doubts about it, and Zhang Fei had no idea about it. He just urged Zhuge Liang to take us to surrender as soon as possible. Zhuge Liang did not delay, and left the town with Zhang Fei and others and came to Xiangyang.

There was nothing to say along the way, and four of them arrived in Xiangyang two days later.

Because Wu Fan's 450,000 army was stationed on the Qiling slope more than 200 miles north of Xiangyang, Liu Biao was silent and implemented strict entry and exit controls on Xiangyang City under his rule. A large number of soldiers were checked at the four gates.

When Zhuge Liang and the other four came near the city gate, they were naturally investigated by the soldiers in the city gate. Zhuge Liang reported to his home at this time and asked the soldiers to communicate directly to Liu Biao.

As a famous scholar, Zhuge Liang's reputation of 150 points made him quite famous in the Jingxiang area. Many people nearby had heard of him. When he heard Zhuge Liang's visit, the lieutenant in charge of the investigation immediately asked his soldiers to report to Liu Biao. Soon, the soldiers returned and said that Liu Biao ordered Zhuge Liang and his group to release him, and asked Zhuge Liang to go to the main hall of the palace.

So, Zhuge Liang and his group successfully entered the city and led by soldiers to the main palace hall.

At the gate of the palace city, the guards Zhang Fei, Sun Gan and Jian Yong stopped him, and only Zhuge Liang followed the soldiers in. Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied with this and sent a few words of prison. He happened to be seen by Cai Mao, who led a team of patrol soldiers to execute public security instructions. Although Cai Mao didn't say anything, he remembered this matter in his heart.

Besides, Zhuge Liang came to the main hall of the palace and saw Liu Biao's courtesy, and sat in the chief position of the general in front of him at the instruction of Liu Biao. At this time, there were no other generals and ministers in the main hall. After a few words from Zhuge Liang and Liu Biao, they expressed their purpose of coming to join Liu Biao on this trip. Liu Biao was naturally very welcome.

However, Zhuge Liang did not mention the persuasion of Liu Biao against Cao's army. In fact, before he could mention it, a soldier responsible for the inspection at the city gate ran to the hall and said that Cao's army had an envoy asking for his visit.

Before, when Cao used Jiangxia to attack Sun Jian's Lujiang, he also sent an envoy to Xiangyang. At that time, he was frightened by Liu Biao. He learned that he had only borrowed the passage and put his heart in his stomach. Now he heard that another envoy came, and Liu Biao was stunned and asked Zhuge Liang:

"From the perspective of my nephew, Cao's army sent an envoy to come again. What's the purpose?"

Zhuge Liang did not answer directly, but asked the soldiers:

"Did this Cao army envoy come from the Cao army or the Wu Fan army?"

The soldier replied:

"From Wu Fan's Legion."

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, nodded, and said to Liu Biao:

"It seems that the purpose should be to persuade my uncle to surrender."

When a military confronts, it is important to be polite first and then soldiers. Liu Biao is very clear that this is Wu Fan who has sent him a spy. If he is willing to surrender, he will be. If he refuses to surrender, the next is a 450,000 army that will attack Xiangyang.

Thinking of this inevitable result, Liu Biao suddenly lost his mind and asked Zhuge Liang again:

"Since that's the case, my nephew thinks should I surrender or not?"

Zhuge Liang said:

"The uncle can tell the envoy that this matter is very important and should not make a rash decision. Let the envoy rest in the inn for a brief reply. At that time, Liang will discuss with his uncle again."

According to Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Biao asked Zhuge Liang to move into the screen behind the main hall for a while, and then ordered the soldiers to bring the envoy of Cao's army to the hall.

The soldiers returned shortly after leaving and brought Cao's envoy to the hall, but Sima Lang came.

Let me briefly explain Wu Fan’s preparations for persuading surrender this time.

Not long after Xu Shu left, Wu Fan wrote this letter of persuasion of surrender. At night, Guo Jia pointed Xu's mother to Zang Ba and came back. Wu Fan asked Guo Jia who could be the candidate to persuade Liu Biao to surrender.

Liu Biao currently occupies four cities, Xiangyang, Jiangling, Shangyong and Jiangxia, with a total of more than 300,000 soldiers. Although he is obviously at a disadvantage compared to the elite troops led by Wu Fan, in terms of game settings, the chance of Liu Biao being persuaded to surrender is very slim. Wu Fan just asked Guo Jia for the best candidate with an indifferent attitude.

After some inquiry, there was indeed no one suitable to persuade surrender. Wu Fan decided to let Sima Lang serve as an envoy to deliver the letter. The reason was that Sima Lang was originally a governor and there was nothing to do in the army. It was natural that he would give the letter to him.

Speaking of Sima Lang, after coming to the main hall, he first reported his camp and his name, and then declared to Liu Biao the benefits of surrendering to Cao's army and the various disadvantages of opposing Cao's army, and then presented the letters made by Wu Fan to Liu Biao.

Liu Biao accepted the letter, looked at it pretentiously, and used the excuse that Zhuge Liang said before, asking Sima Lang to go to the inn to rest first, and he wanted to summon his subordinates to discuss it carefully.
To be continued...