12dz Chapter 97 Lü Bu leads his troops to attack Yanzhou! Xu Chu follows Su Yu's plan.
Chapter 97 Lü Bu leads his troops to attack Yanzhou! Xu Chu follows Su Yu's plan.
"My name is Xu Si. I have just met the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat."
The "spy" who was arrested was Xu Si.
As Chen Gong's confidant, Xu Si was quite capable.
At the very least, he's quite adept at talking.
Zhang Kai was then persuaded by Xu Si.
However, Xu Si's skills were no match for Li Ru's.
"Xu Si, right?"
"Why did your master send you here?"
Li Ru silently tapped his fingers.
His straightforwardness startled Xu Si.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Si hurriedly replied:
"To be honest, Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, my lord believes that the Guandong region cannot be without Grand Tutor Dong."
"I'm sure the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat has also noticed that the expansion speed of Cao Mengde, Yuan Shao, and others is simply too fast!"
"If things continue like this, in five or ten years, will Grand Tutor Dong really still be a match for these warlords of Guandong?"
Xu Si's words struck a chord with Li Ru.
That's exactly what happened.
The rapid development of the warlords in Guandong terrified Li Ru.
In contrast, the Xiliang army was gradually weakening.
In particular, Dong Zhuo's mindset underwent a dramatic change.
If this cannot be corrected, the Xiliang Army may indeed disappear from the stage of history like a fleeting moment.
This was an outcome that Li Ru neither wanted nor desired to see.
however.
Zhang Miao's strength is really too weak!
Don't be fooled by the fact that Xu Si can still come to Chang'an.
But no one can be sure whether Cao Cao has already captured Chenliu City, where Zhang Miao and Chen Gong were stationed, on Xu Si's way to Chang'an!
Thinking of this, Li Ru sneered:
"Zhang Miao's idea is quite clever."
"But how can you be sure that my Xiliang army will definitely send troops to rescue us?"
"Furthermore, what if Zhang Miao has already been eliminated by the time my Xiliang army arrives?"
Xu Si slightly pursed his lips and replied:
"If that's the case, I would be grateful if Your Excellency would accept me."
"With me as your guide, we will storm Yanzhou in one fell swoop, annihilate Cao Cao, and avenge my lord!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ru laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, you're quite an interesting fellow."
"But these words were taught to you by your master, weren't they?"
Xu Si cupped his hands and said:
"Your Excellency, Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, are wise in your judgment."
Li Ru nodded and stopped dwelling on the issue.
There are countless intelligent people in the world.
Not everyone has the chance to have the last laugh.
Just like now, Zhang Miao's power is on the verge of collapse.
Li Ru was willing to use this opportunity to get Dong Zhuo to shift his focus back to Guandong.
Whether Zhang Miao and Chen Gong could survive with the help of the Xiliang army depended on their own fate.
If one were to die before the Xiliang army arrived in Yanzhou, then one could only accept one's bad luck.
……
soon.
Li Ru led Xu Si to the Grand Tutor's residence.
It was thought that Dong Zhuo would become interested in Yanzhou after hearing Xu Si's introduction.
Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo waved his hand dismissively and said:
"It's just a minor scabies."
"Right now, the top priority should be the construction of Mei City."
Upon hearing this, Li Ru clenched his fists and insisted:
“If Father-in-law insists on doing so, I am willing to support Father-in-law in building the palace.”
"However, before that, I urge my father-in-law to send an elite force to Yanzhou to stop Cao Cao!"
Upon hearing the first half of Li Ru's statement, Dong Zhuo felt somewhat gratified.
He thought to himself that although Li Ru was not present at the Grand Tutor Ceremony, which was a great disrespect to Old Dong, he was still grateful.
But as long as Li Ru comes to his senses afterward and expresses his willingness to support the construction of the palace, he will still be his good son-in-law!
But Dong Zhuo waited and waited.
But I didn't expect it.
The second half of Li Ru's statement was actually about exchanging troops for Yanzhou!
In that instant, several barriers seemed to have been created between Dong Zhuo and Li Ru.
Two people who were once very familiar with each other gradually became strangers.
finally.
Li Ru's persistence only earned him 50,000 soldiers.
The commander of these 50,000 soldiers was none other than Lü Bu.
What does it mean that Lü Bu was chosen as the commander-in-chief instead of Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, and others?
This shows that Dong Zhuo didn't have high hopes for the war in Yanzhou at all!
Lü Bu himself was equally uninterested.
Even Xu Si noticed the subtle changes within the Xiliang army.
Li Ru, who was once hailed as Dong Zhuo's chief strategist, seems to have lost Dong Zhuo's favor.
Despite all the effort and resources, they only managed to gather 50,000 soldiers, which is no match for Cao Cao's 100,000-strong army.
But Xu Si also knew that Li Ru had really done his best.
Left with no other choice, Xu Si had to follow Lü Bu and his 50,000 troops toward Yanzhou.
……
at the same time
The battle for Chenliu was also in full swing.
The day Cao Song arrived safely in Dongjun was the same day Cao Cao issued his final ultimatum to Zhang Miao and Chen Gong.
But the two men still refused to surrender.
After much deliberation, Cao Cao decided to personally lead his troops to besiege Chenliu.
It is worth mentioning that.
Xu Chu and the strong men from Xu Family Village have officially joined Cao Cao's camp.
This is roughly five years earlier than in the original historical records. (Xu Chu's official record in Cao Cao's camp was only made shortly before Dian Wei's death at Wancheng.)
Cao Cao already had Dian Wei by his side as the leader of his personal guards.
Therefore, he did not take Xu Chu under his own control, but instead sent Xu Chu to protect Su Yu.
Yes.
In Boss Cao's opinion, Su Yu's life is also made of gold!
On the battlefield, swords and spears are never merciless.
If Su Yu, with his delicate skin, were to get hurt, wouldn't Cao Cao be heartbroken?
thus.
Cao Cao was very willing to entrust Xu Chu to Su Yu as a bodyguard.
now.
Su Yu and Xu Chu led troops to attack the western city wall of Chenliu.
Looking at the defending troops on the verge of collapse atop the city wall, Su Yu waved to Xu Chu:
“Zhongkang, apart from the west gate, the other city gates have also not been breached.”
"Do you want to be the first person in our army to breach the city gates?"
Xu Chu's eyes widened, and he immediately cupped his hands and said:
"Please enlighten me, sir!"
Gu Xuan pointed to the city tower and smiled:
"Shout out three times that reinforcements have arrived! The defenders on the city wall will surrender to you in no time!"
"The credit for this siege will be yours!"
Xu Chu listened to the advice readily, strode forward with a tiger-like gait, and shouted at the top of his lungs to the Chenliu garrison on the city wall:
"Reinforcements have arrived!"
"Reinforcements have arrived!"
"Reinforcements have arrived!"
Xu Chu's voice was on par with Zhang Fei's.
The volume was so loud that it would be difficult for the soldiers guarding the city wall not to hear it.
In an instant, their brains went blank!
No... why does the enemy still have reinforcements?
This is insane... We've held out for so long, and we're on the verge of collapse.
Where are our reinforcements?
Why did the enemy's reinforcements arrive instead of ours?
Without comparison, there is no harm.
This was accompanied by Xu Chu's three cries of "Reinforcements have arrived."
The Chenliu garrison at the West Gate was completely demoralized!
Anyone else in this desperate battle would likely not fare much better.
There's absolutely no hope in sight!
"Pfft!"
The first soldier to kneel and surrender appeared on the city wall.
Then came the second, the third, the fourth, and so on, until all of them!
No matter how their officers insulted or reprimanded them, they could not reverse the tide of defeat!
Xu Chu stared wide-eyed at Su Yu with a grin.
really.
Dian Wei wasn't lying to him!
Follow the man, and you'll get meat to eat!
Xu Chu accepted this credit!
I'll definitely introduce you to a few plump widows another day. No, wait, it seems like you're not into that kind of thing.
Who is this person who likes this kind of food?
……