I am not a counselor, I am trying to survive in the late Han Dynasty

Chapter 16: Ask Zhang Liao to borrow food!

That night, Xu Shu slept soundly.

After escaping from Juancheng before, he had not rested. He was highly nervous and always wallowing on the edge of life and death. This time he finally found a place to stay. Xu Shu fell asleep almost as soon as he lay down.

In the dream, he dreamed of being a ranger again.

Young people act recklessly, thinking that chivalry with swords can rectify the world and wipe out injustice. Nothing in this world can stop them from exercising their justice, as if helping the Han Dynasty is just a matter of hands.

It wasn't until Dong Zhuo's army arrived that their beautiful dream was completely shattered.

The heroic heroes of the past were vulnerable to the Xiliang cavalry, Luoyang was burned to the ground, and the common people were trampled to a pulp. The knights finally discovered that their dreams were just a vain joke.

When I woke up from the dream, the world collapsed.

Xu Shu, like everyone else, fell into boundless confusion and confusion. It was very easy for them to use their own abilities to make the world more chaotic, but how could they use their own abilities to end this troubled world?

At dawn, Xu Shu opened his sleepy eyes, walked out of the military tent, and asked Xu He, who had been on guard all night last night, to come in and sleep.

Xu He yawned, but did not refuse. He just whispered:
"General, Guan Hai has been practicing martial arts this morning. I think his martial arts skills are quite good. We must be careful."

Xu Shu smiled and said:

"Do you think Guan Hai will stab me in the back?"

"That's not true." Xu He realized that his words did not convey what he meant, "Guan Hai was so skilled in martial arts that he had his arm cut off in a matter of seconds when fighting against Liu Bei's soldier.

Cao Cao and Lu Bu have many capable men and countless fierce generals. Can we... be able to defeat them? "

Xu Shu patted Xu He's shoulder lightly and said with a smile:

"Look, I was just talking about borrowing before. What does it have to do with being a strong general?"

"What?" Xu He's eyes almost popped out.

Borrow food?

Although I don’t doubt General Xu’s courage and eloquence, but...

Food is the foundation of everything these days. Who else would borrow food?

How could someone borrow food?

Xu Shu smiled and said nothing, and walked directly to Guan Hai.

In the morning light, Guan Hai was practicing his sword.

This man in his fifties was naked from the waist up. He held a ring-shaped sword in his left hand. His movement was quite orderly. The sword was as light and bright as a fish swimming around. Xu Shu nodded repeatedly.

Not far from Guan Hai, Sima Ju was guarding the fire, grilling a carp on it. Seeing Xu Shu approaching, he stood up warily and hid the grilled fish behind him.

Xu Shu stopped to watch Guan Hai's martial arts performance, and felt that Guan Hai was very skilled in swordsmanship. He had also learned swordsmanship from a famous master, but it was far inferior to this swordsmanship.

"Yuanzhi is awake?"

Xu Shu's gift of food yesterday brought the relationship closer between the two parties. Guan Hai put away the knife and wiped the sweat from his forehead, with a smile on his bronze face.

"Sit down, do you want to eat fish?"

He waved to Sima Ju, who reluctantly handed over the grilled fish.

Xu Shu chuckled:
"Don't worry, let's talk business with Guan Shuai. Maybe you'll work up your appetite and eat more deliciously."

Guan Hai said leisurely:
"Okay, Yuan Zhi, please tell me."

Sima Ju thought that it would be good if he didn't eat it. I'll eat it first and won't leave it for you.

He said with a silly smile:

"Then I will avoid it first."

Xu Shu waved his hand and said:
"Brother Sima is also here to stay. I'm very knowledgeable and capable of solving big problems. Please give me some advice."

Sima Ju smiled brightly after saying this, and his opinion of Xu Shu became a little better. He hid the grilled fish behind his back and said with a smile:
"It's easy to talk about. If Yuan Zhi doesn't understand anything, just ask me."

Guan Hai glared at him and told him to shut up.

Xu Shu said:
"I wonder if you have ever heard of Zhang Liao?"

Guan Hai and Sima both shuddered and nodded in unison:
"Of course I have heard of him. This man is a powerful general in Lu Bu's army."

"Oh? Really awesome?"

"Yes, I heard that Zhang Liao was from Yanmen. He was summoned by Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, for his outstanding bravery, and later served under the general He Jin.

After that, he entered Dong Zhuo's tent and followed Lv Bu. He was worshiped as the Cavalry Commander. Later Lv Bu killed Dong Zhuo and made Zhang Liao the governor of the north. Now Lv Bu stationed troops in Shanyang, and Zhang Liao commanded an army to station troops in Dingtao (Jiyin County) - Yuanzhi Could it be that you wanted to take advantage of him? "

Xu Shu has a lot of experience in Jianghu, and he has found some extraordinary news from what he just said.First, the yellow turbans under Guan Hai have no fighting skills, but they can understand everything around them quite clearly.

Before, Cheng Yu raised troops in the middle of the night to hide the news, but was detected in advance by Guan Hai and took precautions. Now he could actually know the origins, origins, and locations of the troops stationed under Lu Bu's generals. This is really shocking. Xu Shu would have killed him anyway. Can't figure out how he did it.

Well, this should be some kind of Yellow Turban secret method. When they rebelled, they were betrayed and their inmates were killed. They hurriedly raised troops and spread to 28 counties in seven states in one month. One can imagine the cleverness of their methods.

Second, if Guan Hai's description is good, the origin of Zhang Liao is quite interesting.

He and Lu Bu were both Ding Yuan's subordinates before, but he defected to He Jin halfway. Later, He Jin's troops were annexed by Dong Zhuo, and Lü Bu killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo. Zhang Liao went around and became Lu Bu's subordinate.

What happened after that was quite interesting. After Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, he was promoted to General Fenwei by the imperial court. Zhang Liao also became the governor of the North. But before he went to Beidi County in Liangzhou to take office, he was killed again following the mutiny. He was beaten violently and was forced to escape with Lu Bu. Now he is stationed in a delicate position - Dingtao.

Dingtao and Juancheng both belong to Jiyin County and are the front line of battle between Cao Cao and Lu Bu.

In the cold winter, it was impossible for both sides to engage in large-scale battles, so Cao Cao retreated to Dong'a in the rear, and Lu Bu retreated to Shanyang in the rear. Both sides were quietly accumulating strength, waiting for the life-and-death struggle after the spring. At this time, the two sides faced off on the front line. The people are Cheng Yu and Zhang Liao.

Judging from Zhang Liao's experience, this man is already a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles and is good at leading troops. Lu Bu can safely let Zhang Liao and Cheng Yu confront each other, which shows that this man has the ability to stand alone.

Mr. Ai made Zhang Liao worthless, and sure enough...it seems that this old friend is ready to harm me.

At this point, Xu Shu was already murderous.

Mr. Ai has a strange origin. He claims to be a time traveler who truly understands history, but he knows nothing about the customs and customs of the Han Dynasty. He doesn't even know that Xu Shu was a ranger before. When he begged for mercy, he hurriedly grabbed others and shouted "Sir" .

Xu Shu had been quite tolerant to him because they had known him for a long time, but this time he actually set a trap for himself and asked him to fight Zhang Liao. He also said that Zhang Liao was a famous soft persimmon in later generations...

Haha, do you really think that I, Xu Shu, am a fool?
At this moment, Xu Shu had the idea of ​​killing Mr. Ai in his mind, and was even considering whether to give him to Cheng Yu to make preserved meat, or to give him to other hungry people as a snack.

Guan Hai saw the murderous look on Xu Shu's face and couldn't help but call out softly:
"Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi?"

"Ah? Guan Shuai forgives me. I just planned to ask Zhang Liao to borrow food, and I neglected Guan Shuai."

Guan Hai and Sima Juqian looked at each other with sad expressions on their faces:

"Yuan Zhi, don't risk your life. In a few days, when we go north to Shouzhang, we can still find some food. If we look for Zhang Liao..."

I'm afraid you haven't died if you borrow food from Zhang Liao, right?
He has been fighting since he was a child. If he is so easy to talk to, guess why so many people still have to run away and become thieves?

Xu Shu was very confident and said calmly:
"I was looking for someone to borrow food from before. A brave man like Zhang Liao will be easy to talk to and more than enough to help us survive the winter. He is the one. Thank you for your guidance, Commander!"

"This……"

Guan Haiman thought that Xu Shu would be a little restrained by his kind words. He clearly said that Zhang Liao was powerful. Could it be that Xu Shu had a different opinion in his ears.

Xu Shu smiled and said:
"Don't worry, you two. I have naturally agreed to ensure that all the people in the mountain are safe, and I will do my best to avoid them even if they live or die.

Although Zhang Liao is brave, I have other methods. Besides, what I said before was always about borrowing food, and I never said that I would fight for Zhang Liao's life.

I have my own way, I just need Guan Shuai to help me. "

Guan Hai's face was as ugly as it was screwed up.

In this troubled world, people can exchange their children for food, so asking someone to borrow food is simply a fool's errand, let alone borrowing food from Zhang Liao on the front line.

He hesitated for a long time, wanting to slap Xu Shu in the face twice to make Xu Shu wake up a little and stop talking crazy words, but the thirst for food still made Guan Hai nodded lightly.

"Yuanzhi, I said last night, we are our own people, if there is any plan that needs me to do, I will do my best.

This time, I will trust you. "

Sima Ju frowned and stared in shock - can Qu Shuai agree to such a thing?

"Shuai Qu, how can this be possible? I...even if we all go out, if we meet Zhang Liao, we will definitely die!"

Of course Guan Hai understood this. When he met Liu Bei when he was in his prime, he was not defeated at the first touch, not to mention that Zhang Liao was only stronger than Liu Bei at that time.

but……

"I am Shinmoto Nao!"

"Ka?"

"I believe... Yuan Zhi can help us survive!" Guan Hai looked at Xu Shu with a burning face, "Tell me, Yuan Zhi, what do you want me to do?"

"Help me find out everything about Juancheng, big and small, and let me know after I go to Linqiu. In addition, I would like to ask the commander-in-chief to go to Dingtao in person and say that he wants to join Zhang Liao as a general."

Guan Hai:......

It is not difficult for Guan Hai to find out everything in Juancheng. Before Cheng Yu sent troops at night, Guan Hai could find out clearly. Why did he just defect to Zhang Liao as general?

"Gain Zhang Liao's trust and then take the opportunity to rob food?" Sima Ju blurted out.

Xu Shu smiled and shook his head:
"I just said it was a loan of food. General Zhang will be very happy to lend us food!"

(End of this chapter)