Chapter 462: Beaten to death [Subscribe]

Outside the gate, Xu Chu heard that Xu You was going to be eliminated, and he was overjoyed and asked, "Your Majesty, I will go."

He had long wanted to beat Xu You to death.

After Cao Cao proclaimed himself emperor, Xu You came to see him and often addressed him as Meng De.

In the eyes of die-hard fans of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, this is disrespectful and a sign of seeking death!

If Cao Cao had not mentioned that Xu You was still useful, those two would not have allowed him to live until now.

"You're not suitable."

Everyone knew that Xu You surrendered to Cao Cao.

And I have known him for many years.

The current situation is very different from what it was in history.

But it was not appropriate to kill Xu You in a high-profile manner, so he sent his own personal army, led by Xu Chu, to kill the man.

Everything Xu You did was done in secret, and other people didn't know the reason, so they inevitably made many guesses, which delayed Boss Cao's plan to invite heroes from all over the world to join him.

It is the cleanest way to have someone do it secretly.

At sunset.

Xu You was sitting in his mansion.

He just returned to Yecheng from outside.

The recent series of events made him very uneasy.

If the world had not been unified today and he had nowhere to escape to, he would have escaped long ago.

Xu You was actually a very restless person.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, he conspired with Wang Fen, the then governor of Jizhou, Zhou Jing of Pei State and others to depose Emperor Ling of Han and enthrone Marquis of Hefei as emperor.

Xu You was one of the earliest rebels.

He also wanted to recruit Cao Cao to join the rebellion.

However, Cao Cao saw in advance that it would be impossible to succeed.

Xu You and Wang Fen planned to take advantage of Emperor Ling's northern tour to send troops and control the situation on the pretext of preventing the Black Mountain bandits.

But in the end, it was Emperor Ling of Han who ordered them to withdraw their troops first and summoned Wang Fen to the court.

Wang Fen committed suicide out of fear.

The uprising that Xu You wanted to start was extinguished before it even sparked.

He fled to Yuan Shao's army to avoid disaster, but because he was greedy for money, he was repeatedly corrupt. When things got out of hand, he surrendered to Cao Cao, and has been doing so until now.

Xu You was poisoned a few days ago and was in a state of confusion.

At this moment, he thought carefully and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

In the past few years, Cao Cao has taken the initiative in everything he did and defeated enemies from all directions!
The people around him are all very strategic.

Xu You suddenly realized that with Cao Cao's ability and the power of Cao's camp, there were people entering and leaving Yecheng to engage in espionage activities, but there was no movement from Cao's camp, which was a bit abnormal.

There are few people in this world, like Xu You, who have known Cao Cao for more than twenty years.

Based on his understanding of Cao Cao...Xu You felt a chill in his heart.

He may have known it and is watching me from the dark...

Cao Cao's cold and majestic face flashed by, and a strong sense of crisis filled Xu You's heart.

He stood up and walked back and forth a few steps, then asked someone to prepare the car.

He left his mansion and took a carriage all the way to the Tongquetai Palace to meet Cao Cao.

Xu You was led by his attendant to the study. On the way, he learned from the attendant that Cao Cao was discussing matters with his ministers.

Xu You thought that it was just right since there was someone in the study.

The attendant asked him to wait in the quiet room on the side of the corridor, but Xu You walked towards Cao Cao's study and shouted:

"Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter to discuss with you, and I am afraid I will be late."

Xu Chu grabbed Xu You and heard Cao Cao say, "Let him in."

Xu You immediately entered the house.

Chen Qun and several other ministers were sitting on the low seats at the bottom, reporting to Cao Cao.

Xu You glanced at everyone in the room, his knees softened, and he knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, I have made a grave mistake."

"There were spies from outside who sneaked into my house while I was out and threatened to kill me.

I was confused for a moment and was taken advantage of by him, which led to the secret people stealing the Northern Gate secrets of our Great Wei from Guo Jijiu. "

He was avoiding the main point and did not say a word about the message he was subjectively conveying to the other party.

Let’s pull Guo Jia over to take the blame first.

If Guo Jia really gave the things to the other party, the two of them would be of the same nature. Moreover, Guo Jia's mistake was greater, and the secrets he leaked were more important.

Cao Cao treated Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others very kindly, and Xu You saw it clearly.

If Cao Cao did not punish Guo Jia, he would not be able to punish him in public.

In addition, he took the initiative to admit his mistakes and his life was threatened, so he should not be sentenced to death.

Xu You cried and said:
"I know I have made a big mistake, and I am willing to share the same crime as Guo Jijiu. No, I am willing to resign and return home.

I only ask Your Majesty to spare my life for the sake of our decades of acquaintance."

"I also leaked some information to the other party."

"However, the information I leaked was tampered with and never revealed the real secrets of our Great Wei."

Xu You said again: "I would like to write down the leaked information so that Your Majesty can see if there is any secret in it."

This sentence also hides another layer of conspiracy and temptation.

He implicitly expressed a meaning, which is that you don’t know what information I have leaked, and if I don’t write it down, it will be difficult for you to make targeted adjustments.

Keep me for another use.

Through me, you can recover your losses.

Cao Cao said nothing, but glanced at Xu Chu who followed in from behind, meaning to take the man away and then take action.

Xu Chu understood half of the meaning, which was the second half of the sentence - take action!
Cao Cao gave him a look, and Xu Chu jumped up and punched Xu You on the forehead.

Xu You thought he had a good plan and said both soft and hard words.

Xu Chu suddenly attacked and killed Xu You, causing him to feel dizzy and his forehead to crack and bleed.

He fell to the ground with his last breath, and said in despair: "Cao Aman, you..." He died before he could finish his words.

"This idiot should have been killed in the first place. Fortunately, Your Majesty is kind and spared him twice." Xu Chu said.

"Well done for killing Xu Chu." There was also a smiling Dian Wei at the door, who exchanged glances with Xu Chu.

Both of them were very happy.

Boss Cao almost got choked by anger.

He asked Xu Chu to take the person away.

Not only did this guy kill people in public, he also made it clear that Cao Cao had long wanted to kill Xu You.

He said, "I should have killed him in the beginning, but I spared him twice." With just this one sentence, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Cao Cao had long intended to kill him. He was so stupid, it pissed me off.

"Xu Zhongkang, I asked you to take him down, but you accidentally beat him to death. How outrageous! I will punish you by sending you fifty military sticks."

Cao Cao took a breath and thought to himself, this idiot has been around for a long time, so just kill him, forget it, it's not a big deal.

"That's enough. I won't beat you with the military stick. It won't happen again."

"Do not hit."

Xu Chu said: "We are anxious to help your Majesty get rid of this disgusting man. It is wrong to kill someone in front of your Majesty. I am willing to lead the army."

The more this guy talks, the more it sounds like I have wanted to kill Xu You for a long time. Thank you.

Xu Chu took the body away and happily went to take the military stick.

The other ministers did not dare to say much. After all, the current situation is different from that in history.

Everyone had lived through turbulent times and had seen countless corpses, so no one thought Xu You’s death was a big deal.

……

The Xianbei spy who got the North Gate defense map from Guo Jia left Yecheng and headed west.

Many days later, she passed through the trade route, crossed the border, and left Wei.

When she first entered the Wei Dynasty, she came with the intention of dying, but she never expected that it would actually happen.

The North Gate Defense Map shows the distribution of the Wei Dynasty's huge military system on the northern line.

Including baggage storage, strategic layout and other contents.

Even if one wanted to forge this kind of thing, it would be impossible to do it in a short period of time.

Moreover, for those who understand military affairs, they can tell the truth from the false at a glance and see whether the distribution is reasonable or not.

So the moment the Xianbei spies received the defense map, they realized that it was true.

It was already April when she escaped from the border of Wei and arrived in the Western Regions.

Winter is over.

This Xianbei spy changed his route in the Western Regions, headed north, and went straight out of the border of the Wei Dynasty.

Only then did she reveal her true identity, and it turned out to be Afu Yu's disciple Bu Liugu.

The Xianbei were composed of many tribes, with an underdeveloped spy system and lack of unified command, and they never formed a large scale.

If Bu Liugu wants to enter the Wei Dynasty and complete the important mission, he can only succeed if he takes the risk himself.

She had been in Kushan before, and only after receiving orders from Afu Yu did she sneak into Wei.

Within a few days, Bu Liugu arrived at the Western Ridge of Zhuoxie Mountain, north of the Western Regions.

Continuing north from here is the western territory of the Xianbei, and going south is directly to the Western Regions.

In the valley on the west side of Zhuoxie Mountain, there was a group of Xianbei people hiding.

About 20,000 elite cavalry.

The general in command was called Muto. He had a bronze complexion, a square face, and a finger-wide leather belt tied around his forehead.

The Xianbei soldiers he led were the Xianbei shaman army that had appeared once before and tried to pursue the Wei army.

One of the most warlike teams among the Xianbei tribes, they were praised as the guards left by the Shaman God on earth.

"Is Master here?" Bu Liugu asked.

Muto: "Afuyu has not come yet, but a messenger delivered a message a few days ago, asking us to wait for you here."

"Afuyu's messenger said that you will bring important news that will determine the outcome of the battle?"

Bu Liugu: "I got the Wei people's North Gate defense map."

Muto's body trembled: "Han people are good at cheating, are you sure you got the real map?"

Bu Liugu's phoenix eyes suddenly became sharp as he stared at Mutos:

"You mean I was deceived by the Wei people and brought a fake defense map?"

"If I didn't have the ability to distinguish the authenticity of the defense map, how could I have rashly brought back such an important thing?"

Bu Liugu repeatedly thought about the process of getting the picture.

First of all, it is certain that Guo Jia was poisoned by her.

When she met Guo Jia, she investigated carefully.

Given Guo Jia's status, the people of Wei would never risk his life for a plot.

More importantly, Bu Liugu is well versed in military affairs.

She had seen the defense map and was sure it was not a fake.

She immediately pieced together a piece of leather scroll that she had cut into pieces after memorizing it in order to take it across the border.

Muto was a Xianbei general. After seeing the strategic map, he was shocked.

He also determined that this was a real picture.

The so-called defense map is the entire distribution of Wei's troops on the northern front. The number and strength of the troops can be seen at a glance.

This kind of defense deployment involves too large a scope. Even if Cao Wei knew it was lost and wanted to replace the Wei army, it would not be possible to do it in a few months, or even a year or two.

A large-scale rotation of the northern line would take one or two years to adjust.

Therefore, once the defense map is lost, one's trump cards, strategic arrangements, and baggage distribution will all be known and seen by the opponent.

The enemy will target your weak spots and you will be unable to avoid it, so you are doomed to be defeated.

This is why the defense map is important.

The Xianbei people sporadically explored some of Wei's defense lines in the north, and compared them one by one with the information on the map, which further proved that the scroll was accurate.

"Unfortunately, I didn't dare to stay in Yecheng for long, and only got a copy of the simple map he carried with him.

Some locations are not clear." Bu Liugu felt a little regretful.

"No, if it were a detailed map, it would not be credible. This map is sufficient."

Muto was overjoyed: "It is time for us Xianbei to win a great victory and exterminate the Han people!"

If he fought according to the deployment shown in this picture, he would be able to break through the Wei army's defenses and deal a heavy blow to the Wei army.

"Hurry up and have someone make a copy.

I will also take this map with me to Dayuezhi. With this defense map, I am sure I can convince Kushan to cooperate with us and send troops together."

Bu Liugu urged:
“Also, although we have the defense map, the Wei people must have known that the defense was stolen, so they will probably make some adjustments to the most critical locations.

You should be careful when deploying troops. You can use the atlas as a reference, but don’t completely trust all the arrangements on it.”

Muto nodded and had someone copy the defense map overnight.

The next day, Bu Liugu set off for Kushan.

Muto took a deep breath, the time to defeat the Wei army has come!
In early May, the Xianbei troops began to move secretly towards the Western Regions.

War is about to break out.

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