Chapter 502: Visiting Xudu, the Secret of the Secret

Compared with the battlefield in the north, the battlefield in the south is much more chaotic. There are no special arms and no special arrangements on both sides of the battlefield in the south. The only change is the reinforced Jiangdong soldiers pouring out of the city.

However, the number of people in the southern battlefield is not large, only about one-fifth of the northern battlefield, but there are also thousands of people, like a group of crows, gathering at the city gate, rushing madly, trying to break through the city gate.

The three battlefields that have not yet ended the battle have become more and more difficult because of the collapse of the western front.

On the eastern battlefield, Huang Zhong, who was fighting with Gan Ning, was a little absent-minded. From the beginning, he always felt that something was wrong, and he had some guesses in his heart, but he didn't dare to think about it. In this kind of battle, if he was distracted, it would have a great impact.

When more than a thousand Jiangdong soldiers with somewhat unreasonable combat power appeared from the city, Huang Zhong knew that Huang Zu might have died in the battle. His father died early, and Huang Zhong followed Huang Zu to join the army since he was a child. He started as a small soldier under Huang Zu, and now he has become a famous general, a general who can stand alone.

Thinking of this, Huang Zhong couldn't help but get angry. When facing Gan Ning's attack again, Huang Zhong's eyes were bloodshot, and he swung the knife fiercely. The golden light on the body of the Red Blood Sword began to fade, and was replaced by mottled black lines, clinging to the blood-red blade, making the originally weird Red Blood Sword even more weird.

"Die!"

Huang Zhong roared, and rushed forward regardless of everything, holding the Red Blood Sword to chop Gan Ning.

Gan Ning was confused. Why did Huang Zhong suddenly go crazy and open fire in the middle of the fight? If Huang Zhong's attack was like the waves hitting the shore, then Huang Zhong's attack now was like the tide of Qiantang River. If he was not careful, he would be swept into the tide and end up in pieces.

On the other side, Zhao Yun, who was fighting the three famous generals alone, also felt something and looked at Huang Zhong with some worry. The presence of Jiangdong soldiers in the city meant that one of the cities must have been broken. Whether in terms of strength or manpower, the probability of being broken was the highest at Huang Zu.

But it was this glance that allowed Cao Zhang to seize the opportunity. Fang Tian Hua Ji thrust out, bringing out a series of sonic booms, and crashed in front of Zhao Yun. Thanks to Zhao Yun's timely reaction, he used the spear of Longdan Bright Silver Spear to hold Cao Zhang's Fang Tian Hua Ji, and then turned Longdan Bright Silver Spear and turned the Fang Tian Hua Ji in Cao Zhang's hand, trying to use the force to unload Cao Zhang's weapon.

Cao Zhang responded in time, holding his hands loosely to leave room for the Fang Tian Hua Ji to turn. Whether he completely released his hands or not, Cao Zhang could grab the halberd in the first place if Zhao Yun wanted to draw out the Fang Tian Hua Ji or swing it outward.

Zhou Yu took advantage of this opportunity to draw several beautiful sword flowers and kill Zhao Yun. The tip of the sword of the general swaying the bandits swung, forcing Zhao Yun to draw out the dragon gall bright silver spear to resist Zhou Yu's attack.

In Zhao Yun's impression, including the first half of the battle, the general swaying the bandits was a hard sword, but this time, the sword in Zhou Yu's hand became a soft sword.

The soft sword hit Zhao Yun's spear, and then the tip of the sword pierced Zhao Yun's chest by inertia. Zhou Yu shook his wrist, and the soft sword trembled, and a wound appeared on Zhao Yun's chest.

The wound was not deep. After all, it was a soft sword. Although it was a little weird, the lethality was also much smaller. After piercing Zhao Yun's breastplate, it only left a shallow wound on the chest.

The Longdan Bright Silver Spear was pulled out, which meant that Cao Zhang was liberated. Cao Zhang, who had regained control of the Fang Tian Huaji, swung out the last and strongest killing move of the Tianyuan Jueming Ji.

Cao Zhang held up the Fang Tian Huaji, and at the tip of the halberd, there was a powerful force gathering. As the Fang Tian Huaji fell, a halberd light suddenly appeared, and it actually cut through the clouds in the air and rolled forward.

After the knife flashed, Zhao Yun had new wounds on his body.

Since Cao Zhang joined the battle, Zhao Yun has been constantly adding new scars. Now, he has covered his whole body. The three of them had smiles on their faces, as if victory was just around the corner.

In Yuzhou, outside the city of Xudu, Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang appeared outside the city. Gu Rubing looked up and looked at the capital city that he had not been to for a long time.

"Long time no see, Cao Cao."

Gu Rubing said to himself, with a smile on his lips. Behind him, four thousand Bai Li soldiers were ready.

Cao Cao got the news before Gu Rubing entered the city. Cao Cao was horrified. He had never thought that Gu Rubing would dare to attack Xudu with thousands of troops. There were only more than a thousand soldiers guarding the city and two hundred elite soldiers brought back by Cao Cao. The moment Cao Cao heard the news, he even regretted killing the 1,500 imperial guards.

If there were these 1,500 imperial guards, they might have the strength to fight with the tall walls of Xudu, but it was too late to say anything now.

"Shi Zai."

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, the young general pushed the door open.

"My lord."

"Take 200 elite soldiers, gather all the defenders of Xudu, and follow me to the east gate!"

Gu Rubing, on the other hand, was different from Cao Cao in his nervousness. Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang found a teahouse outside the city, ordered two cups of hot tea, and some peach cakes. Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang sat opposite each other, and there was no sign that a war was about to come. People who didn't know the situation thought that the two were here to enjoy the scenery.

About half a quarter of an hour later, Cao Cao appeared on the city wall. When he saw thousands of cavalry densely packed under the city wall, the last trace of luck in his heart disappeared. There were two white sticks inserted on both sides of the helmets of those cavalry. Feathers, and this feature is the iconic feature of Liu Bei's elite force, the Baijie soldiers.

Before this, Cao Cao's men had fought against Bai Jie Bing more than once. He was probably the one who knew the strength of Bai Jie Bing the best besides Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing also noticed Cao Cao on the wall in the distance. He immediately raised his hand, smiled and said hello, and then waved to Cao Cao, signaling Cao Cao to leave the city.

Although Cao Cao's face was heavy, he did not have any fear, because he did not see any powerful generals either beside Gu Rubing or among the Baijie soldiers. Moreover, if Gu Rubing wanted his life, he would not be afraid. There is no need to act like this. Just take the city and capture the city.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao no longer hesitated.

"Shi Zai, take the people and come with me."

"Obey my lord!"

Deng Ai's black three-foot-long sword had never been sheathed. He just carried it in his hand and led two hundred elite soldiers to follow Cao Cao out of the city.

When they arrived at the tea shop, Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang were still sitting opposite each other without any intention of getting up. The boss and waiter of the tea shop stood aside and looked dumbfounded. What is going on today?

First, they received a big man with thousands of cavalry. There was a hunting flag erected in the cavalry team. There was a word "marty" embroidered on the flag, which showed the identity of this big man. Who else can use the word "marty"? The word martyrdom? Who else can use the word "marty" except Liu Bei, who is canonized as the martyr king by your Majesty today.

Moreover, Liu Bei is also the uncle Liu Huang who is respected by thousands of people. He is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He is famous for his benevolence and virtue, which makes the tea shop owner feel even more honored.

Now that Cao Cao is here again, most of them who live in Xudu have met Cao Cao, and they also have a feeling of admiration for the current Prime Minister of the imperial court, who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people.

Although other guests in the tea shop left the tea shop one after another because of the arrival of King Lie and Cao Cao, who had just been crowned King of Wei, the boss knew that starting from tomorrow and in the next few months, his tea shop would probably be empty. It's hard to find one, and I'm afraid there won't even be room to stand.

Although the boss was excited, he didn't dare to say anything more. He didn't even dare to ask if he needed tea. He just hid aside and took it quietly. He didn't even dare to look at it twice, so he could only sneak in. Take a quick look.

Cao Cao sat opposite Gu Rubing and filled himself a cup of tea.

"I didn't expect that His Highness Lie Wang would be so courageous. With only a few thousand people, he dared to come to Xudu, my capital. Are you not afraid that I might have an ambush here and make it impossible for Lie Wang to come back?"

Cao Cao drank the still warm tea in the cup and glanced at Gu Rubing with some confusion. He really couldn't understand how he dared to bring so many thousands of people to Xudu at this time. Moreover, As far as he knew, the named generals under Gu Rubing's command were all distributed on the battlefields. In other words, there was not a single high-level general accompanying him, but Gu Rubing still dared to come here, and He still brought Zhuge Liang, who he worshiped as prime minister.

Cao Cao has investigated Zhuge Liang since Zhuge Liang joined his subordinates, and even learned that after Zhuge Liang joined his subordinates, he could be said to be the second in command under his subordinates. Even Guan Yu, his sworn brother, was second to him. These two When they came to Xudu together, Cao Cao couldn't help but worry, because he was not an aimless person. If he dared to come here, he must be sure of victory, but Cao Cao didn't know it yet.

"Hahaha, His Highness the King of Wei is not bad either. All the generals and soldiers under his command were sent out, and even the 1,500 imperial guards left for His Majesty were killed by His Highness the King of Wei. Such courage and skill."

Gu Rubing showed no signs of weakness. Since Cao Cao liked the yin and yang, he would accompany him.

"Oh? King Lie already knew what happened half an hour ago. He is really knowledgeable. But I wonder if His Highness King Lie knows that I am now the regent?"

When Cao Cao said this, he sat up straight and glared. In just half an hour, such secret things that happened in the palace had reached Gu Rubing. It was enough to show that Gu Rubing had not only penetrated him deeply, but also had deep knowledge of the palace. The same is true inside.

Gu Rubing still had a neutral attitude toward Cao Cao, whose eyes could kill people.

"Oh, I know about this. Not only do I know that His Highness the King of Wei is now the Regent, but I also know that the King of Wei threatens His Majesty to sow discord between me and Your Majesty. By the way, it seems that the King of Wei is the Regent. The location is probably obtained through this method.”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao's expression changed again.

Being able to know so many things is enough to show that Gu Rubing's informants who ambush in the palace definitely have high official positions, and most of those with high official positions have been reviewed by Cao Cao, and they were only arranged to enter the palace if their backgrounds were OK. As a result There is still Gu Rubing.

Now Cao Cao even doubted whether the two hundred elite soldiers behind him were under Gu Rubing's command.

As if he saw what Cao Cao was thinking, Gu Rubing spoke softly.

"Prince Wei, just don't worry. I can assure you that among the people behind you, there is no one I have placed. Don't worry."

Cao Cao glanced at Gu Rubing, who was smiling, and was even more confused. If he hadn't said this, then Cao Cao could rest assured, because the two hundred cavalry behind him were all carefully selected. There should be no What was the right question, but Gu Rubing's seemingly comforting words made him wary again.

And this was exactly Gu Rubing's purpose. If he didn't say anything, then the matter would just go away, but he happened to say such words, which had to make Cao Cao suspicious. There is something like the taste of three hundred taels of silver in this place.

Cao Cao was naturally suspicious, and this sentence played just the right role. Even after Cao Cao found out, he would still have a knot in his heart. No matter who he was in the future, he would be a little more suspicious.

"Okay, there is no need for King Lie to sow discord. What are you doing here in Xudu? You can't bring these thousands of troops here to discuss these things with me, right?"

Cao Cao waved his hand impatiently. He was fighting with Gu Rubing and felt like he was leading the way.

Gu Rubing was not angry and poured a cup of tea for Zhuge Liang beside him. Cao Cao saw this scene and remembered it in his heart. The Zhuge Liang he knew before was just a counselor under Gu Rubing. , a role responsible for coordinating the overall situation.

Looking at it now, it is definitely more than that. Can the counselor who can let the lord pour water himself be an ordinary person?

As for Xun Yu, his most confidant, he would never be able to pour him tea in front of his mortal enemy. It didn't matter in private, but this was in public, which meant that Gu Rubing didn't care at all. He doesn't care what others think of him, or there is another possibility, that is, this Zhuge Liang is definitely not just an ordinary counselor.

Thinking of this, an idea that he had never had before suddenly came into Cao Cao's mind, and something that he had never expected from beginning to end: the legendary counselor!

Apart from this, Cao Cao really couldn't think of any other reason for Gu Rubing to be like this.

Cao Cao was so absorbed in his thinking that he didn't even listen to what Gu Rubing said. He was just calculating in his mind how sure he was of this idea.

We have seen legendary generals now, but legendary counselors are unheard of. Xun Yu, who was the first to follow him under Cao Cao, is only a famous official, and until now, he has less than half of the legendary counselor points.

Legendary counselor points are more difficult to obtain than legendary general points. They can only be obtained by commanding large-scale battles to victory, which means that promotion is more difficult.