Chapter 189 The more you kill, the more ruthless you become. Shooting the halberd at the gate [Subscribe]

Changan.

Emperor Liu Xie and Concubine Fu Shou, dressed in brocade clothes, sat in a pavilion in the palace, gazing at the spring scenery of flowers blooming outside the pavilion.

"Your Majesty, why are you so unhappy?" Fu Shou asked.

Liu Xie sighed and whispered, "I am very worried about the situation in Xuzhou."

“If Xuzhou is also taken over by the governor of Yanzhou, his power will increase further and it will become increasingly difficult to deal with.

However, knowing the situation is like this, I am powerless to change it and can only sit back and watch."

"There is also the Yuan family, which controls Jizhou, Youzhou and other places. Both have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and are difficult to control..."

Fu Shou also whispered: "Your Majesty, don't you know that it is not a bad thing for us if they fight against each other?"

"Those emperors who have accomplished great things have gone through many hardships."

"Your Majesty should cheer up. Shou believes that Your Majesty is the true emperor and will be able to quell the rebellion and achieve great success."

"There is one thing your majesty doesn't know yet. Yuan Taifu sent someone to deliver the news. He said that he contacted Zhen.

And Zhen Xin, a daughter of the Zhen family, was the wife of Lu Bu who occupied Xuzhou."

"If Lu Bu can hold on to Xuzhou, I am willing to serve Your Majesty. It is not impossible.

We can just sit back and watch, let them fight it out in Xuzhou, and see who gets the upper hand in the end."

The emperor was slightly encouraged: "Is what the imperial concubine said true?"

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Two halos were reflected in the mirror, one blue and one red, moving unsteadily like living things.

After looking for a while, Cao Cao realized that they were two sword beams.

The cyan halo is sharp, chasing and suppressing the red halo.

Two sword beams were located in the darkness, seemingly in a tomb.

As the sword light flashed, a coffin could be vaguely seen in the tomb.

The red sword light came from an ancient sword hanging on the wall.

The green sword light came and went without a trace, and no entity could be seen.

Cao Cao thought that based on the hint in the entry, the green sword should be one of the ten famous swords he had been looking for.

Was it pushed by the earth's energy, changed its position, and appeared in this new tomb?
A sword, but it can move.

Cao Cao had never heard of such a situation.

He did know the whereabouts of the Scarlet Sky Sword among the ten swords.

Chi Xiao has been passed down from generation to generation in the Han royal family since Emperor Gaozu.

The Chixiao Sword disappeared only after Emperor Wu passed away.

Many people speculated that the Chixiao Sword was taken into the tomb by Emperor Wu and became a tomb-guarding sword!

The tomb of Emperor Wu of Han is located in "Wulingyuan".

Later generations called it Maoling, it is the largest, longest-lasting and most richly endowed imperial mausoleum of the Han Dynasty.

According to legend, his tomb is so spacious that six horses can run side by side.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, funds were allocated from the national treasury every year to build the mausoleum, which took 53 years to complete.

One can imagine how big his mausoleum is.

Countless people throughout the dynasties have attempted to rob Emperor Wu's tomb.

During the Xin Dynasty, Wang Mang mobilized a large army to excavate.

But only the outer tombs were opened.

Not long ago, Dong Zhuo excavated a large number of Han tombs and stole countless treasures. He also asked Lu Bu to dig the tomb of Emperor Wu.

At that time, the ancestral temple of the Han Dynasty was cracked, and a ray of sword light came out from the tomb and pointed straight to the sky.

Dong Zhuo was shocked and ordered Lu Bu to stop digging.

In the end, only some of the funerary objects in the side chambers of the tomb were excavated.

That sword light was Chixiao, one of the ten famous swords, and it was in Emperor Wu’s tomb.

Cao Cao said it was a coincidence just now because he was preparing to attack Xuzhou and had a troop lurking in Yuzhou.

Once the war breaks out in Xuzhou, Cao Cao will go to Yuzhou in person to join up with the troops, and will happen to pass by this tomb.

"Go down and prepare. In a few days, bring all the people with you and go to Yuzhou with me."

Ling Jin quickly agreed and retreated.

After a while, Jia Xu entered the study and said, "Governor, the Southern Xiongnu sent an envoy team with a message."

"Yufuluo, the leader of the Southern Xiongnu, said he was willing to pay tribute to us and asked if Zilong could be withdrawn and stationed north of Bingzhou. In addition to paying tribute, they could help Yanzhou fight Jizhou together."

Jia Xu said, "They have been chased by Zilong several times and suffered heavy losses. They want to negotiate peace."

War is the survival of the fittest.

Attack your opponent once and he will hate you and become your mortal enemy.

But if you win every time, beat him to death, and kill him more and more fiercely.

The opponent will turn from anger to fear and will avoid it if possible.

When it is unavoidable, fear will turn into awe and worship of the powerful. The person will want to cling to the powerful, become a lackey of the powerful, and bite others.

The Southern Xiongnu wanted to submit to Yanzhou and offered to help fight Jizhou. This was a change in their mentality.

Cao Cao sneered, "Kill the Southern Xiongnu envoys and send their heads back. Why do we need to borrow the help of foreign tribes when we are fighting among ourselves? Send a message to Zhao Zilong to hunt down the Xiongnu with all our strength!"

At this time, Dian Wei also came in from outside: "Provincial Governor, I'm leaving."

Dian Wei was a captain of the imperial army.

While Cao Cao is relatively safe in the mansion, Dian Wei and Xu Chu will take turns to lead the training of his personal troops.

It is worth mentioning that the nineteen heavy cavalry of the imperial guards have been expanded by one more person, and now there are twenty people.

The extra person was Hu Che'er, the bravest general under Zhang Xiu.

He was captured by Shi A and surrendered to join Cao Ying's heavy cavalry, making up a total of 20 men. Dian Wei went out of the palace with ceremony and started training with the heavy cavalry.

And Yin actually followed Dian Wei to the outskirts of the city.

"The governor."

After Dian Wei left, Xu Chu hesitated and said, "I want to report Dian Wei."

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"Dian Wei asked Yin to help him steal the donkey."

Xu Chu said: "He took the opportunity of training to personally lead the heavy cavalry and conduct training around Changyi.

During the process, when he passed by the farms outside the city, he would take the opportunity to find out which family had a donkey.

Didn't you see Yin also went to train with him? Yin came back from hunting donkeys and shared the donkey meat with Dian Wei."

"Dian Wei would have compensated the man for the donkey's loss later, but he killed the donkey first and then paid. The man's loss had already been made."

When Xu Chu came to report, he was not actually targeting Dian Wei. What was going through his mind was that he hadn't heard any praise in the past few days and wanted to hear some praise instead.

"Fine Dian Wei one month's salary!"

Xu Chu hurriedly said, "The governor must not fine him his salary. If he runs out of money, he will come to me to borrow money."

"I have an idea. People raise donkeys for labor. Now it's spring plowing season, so we can punish Dian Wei to replace the donkey and pull the plow for others."

Cao Cao thought to himself that the two people around him were really good at entertaining people, and said in silence:
"Among my subordinates, Zhong Kangni is the most serious. When training the heavy cavalry, you are very conscientious. The entire personal army has benefited from you."

Cao Cao took out a scroll and handed it to Xu Chu:

"The military supervisor is responsible for recording the training of each army."

"From what I wrote down, it's said that you led the troops in training, sweating profusely. You demonstrated in person and never held back!"

This time the praise was the most specific...Xu Chu got what he wanted, and joy appeared in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.

[Your general Xu Chu, upon hearing your praise, gains +0.5 loyalty, 83]

To Xu Chu's surprise, Cao Cao's praise did not end there.

"I plan to inform all my personal troops to learn from you," Cao Cao said.

Xu Chu's heart was throbbing, and he shouted, "Thank you, Governor!"

[Xu Chu's loyalty value +1, 84, he is willing to follow you and die with you]

Cao Cao blinked.

His three current bodyguards have all reached the level of absolute loyalty.

In the following days, the situation in Xuzhou, which attracted attention from all parties, saw new changes.

Yuan Shu's plan to launch a surprise attack on Xia Pi and instigate Hao Meng, a general under Lu Bu's command, to rebel was thwarted, and he was immediately met with a counterattack from Lu Bu.

In early April, Yuan Shu surrounded Liu Bei again.

Yuan Shu was afraid that Lu Bu would ruin his plan to capture Xuzhou, so he wanted to stabilize Lu Bu first and proposed to Lu Bu's daughter on behalf of his son.

The two men married their children to each other in order to win over Lu Bu.

Lu Bu agreed at first.

But at this time Liu Bei was pushed to the front line of the confrontation with Yuan Shu, located in the southwest corner of Xuzhou.

Yuan Shu sent General Ji Ling, with 30,000 elite infantry and cavalry, to attack Liu Bei.

After being besieged, Liu Bei asked Lu Bu for help.

The generals under Lu Bu suggested that the timing was right to use Yuan Shu to get rid of Liu Bei.

Lu Bu thought about it again and again, but he put forward a different opinion:

"If Yuan Shu defeats Liu Bei, Xuzhou will be trapped from two directions. The situation is very unfavorable to us. We must rescue Liu Bei."

So Lu Bu led his troops to the rescue and set up camp one mile southwest of Liu Bei's camp. He sent people to invite Ji Ling and other generals to meet.

You have to know that at this time Yuan Shu and Lu Bu had just become in-laws.

For this reason, Ji Ling and other generals also wanted to give face to Lu Bu and accepted the invitation.

Lü Bu then said to Ji Ling and other generals, "Liu Xuande is my close and trusted brother.

Now he is surrounded by you, and I have come to help him."

Lu Bu ordered his men to put up a halberd at the camp gate and said:
"Look at me shooting at the small branch on the halberd. If I hit the target, you will give me Lü Bu some face and stop attacking. If I miss, you will stay and fight Liu Xuande to the death. I will withdraw, how about that?"

From four hundred steps away, he drew his bow and shot an arrow at the halberd.

When this arrow was shot, heaven and earth shook like thunder.

The void seemed to be torn apart, leaving an arrow mark.

The arrow flashed like lightning and pierced through the small branch of the spear.

Four hundred steps away, the hole in the small branch was pierced by an arrow.

This was shot by Lu Bu using his martial power to communicate with heaven and earth, and it was extremely domineering.

Not only does its range far exceed that of a bow and crossbow that can be shot by human power, its power is also terrifying.

Afterwards, someone went to look for the arrow and discovered that where the arrow had fallen, even the ground had been blasted into a deep pit by the agitated martial energy.

Ji Ling and other soldiers under Yuan Shu were shocked and returned to the camp.

When the news spread, people all over the world were shocked by Lu Bu's bravery.

This was the second time that Lu Bu rescued Liu Bei from siege.

All the generals under Yuan Shu's command were horrified and did not move for a while.

The situation in Xuzhou became increasingly tense. Cao Cao, who was pushing everything behind the scenes, felt that the time was coming, so he secretly left Changyi in mid-April, taking only 20 cavalrymen of his own army and a small number of troops including Ling Jin.

The team traveled south from Changyi and entered Yuzhou, preparing to join forces with Taishi Ci's large force.

Before that, Cao Cao will pass by Tomb No. 131.

He was going to take away one of the ten famous swords.

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