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

Chapter 34 The choice of eating cat and mouse
What, how could this happen?
Mr. Ai opened his eyes tremblingly, and saw corpses everywhere around him. He was so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes.

Xu Shu walked up to him and patted his shoulder gently:

"well done."

"Huh?" Mr. Ai looked confused.

"Not bad, although..." He looked at the puddle of water under Mr. Ai and couldn't help laughing, "At least he didn't shout to kill Xu Shu."

Mr. Ai actually wanted to shout "Xu Shu, kill Xu Shu here quickly", but before he could shout, he was so frightened that he fainted. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.

After a while, he suddenly shouted:
"Eat, eat cat and mouse!"

"Huh? By the way, what is this thing?" Xu Shu had been making fun of this all the way. Now that the crisis was finally over, he finally thought about it and asked carefully.

Mr. Ai's face was pale, and he only came back to his senses now.

"Oh my god, it turns out that the cat-and-mouse eater you were talking about was not Sima Ju, but... Zhang Liao?"

"That's right." Xu Shu smiled broadly, "You recommended Zhang Liao to me. I started thinking of ways from the mountain to ask Guan Shuai and Aju to persuade Zhang Liao to help us.

Of course, I also helped him. "

Xu Shu looked at the fire around him with a cold expression on his face.

In the Battle of Puyang, Lu Bu's army had a huge advantage, and then entered a stalemate, which greatly reduced the prestige of Lu Bu's army.

The wealthy families in Yanzhou who had been counting on Lu Bu to take away Cao Cao were also very frustrated and did not ask for money or food like they did at the beginning.

When there are many people, the hearts are not unified.

The rations for Lu Bu's army are all supplied by these wealthy families. Due to the need for war against Cao Cao in the beginning of spring, they can barely supply Lu Bu's rations, but...

The problem is that although Zhang Liao is famous, he is not a direct descendant of Lu Bu. Lu Bu prefers people like Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Wei Yue. Zhang Liao is a relatively independent army. At other times, this would be an advantage. , but in such a disaster year...

This became Zhang Liao's reminder.

Xu Shu was convinced that even if Zhang Liao was extremely loyal to Lu Bu, it would be impossible for him to withstand the torture caused by hunger.

What's more, Zhang Liao is not a very loyal person.

A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. Zhang Liao had followed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo before, and he was by no means a person who walked all the way to the dark side. When Xu Shu heard Mr. Ai talking about this person on the mountain, he immediately figured out this method.

What if I can't survive?
The poor can only exchange their sons for food, but Zhang Liao has soldiers and armor. If they don't rob him, Xu Shu will look down on Zhang Liao.

"I asked Guan Shuai and Aju to bring people to ask Zhang Liao, saying that we can cooperate with him in grabbing food, and then we can distribute the food according to his orders."

"Oh my God!" Mr. Ai was shocked when he heard this. "That's not right. If Zhang Liao was short of food, why didn't he grab it himself? And...he, how could he agree to you so easily?"

"Ahem, because the one who formed an alliance with him was the governor of Dongping Prime Minister Cheng Yu, not the Liangshan thief Xu Shu.

So, do you understand? "

Zhang Liao had already wanted to beat Xu Si due to his bad temper.

He cherished his reputation and always regarded himself as the governor of the north, hoping to gain the respect of those celebrities.

But those celebrities looked at Lu Bu like a dog, and of course they ignored this so-called "prefect" who had never worked in Beidi County.

The Bingzhou barbarian might still be a beard. Xu Bin couldn't even look down on a wealthy family like Chen Gong, so it was naturally impossible for him to look down on Zhang Liao.

What kind of governor of the North is just a bereaved dog who looks after my house and home? If you do well, I'll give you some bones. If you don't do well, I won't even give you hot shit!
Zhang Liao thought of killing Xu Si countless times.

But he really didn't dare.

Cao Cao's lesson of killing and giving way is still before him. Cao Cao, who was so capable, was almost beaten and even lost his hometown. If Xun Yu and Cheng Yu hadn't resisted desperately, Cao Cao wouldn't even have a chance to return home. I'm afraid He would have died on the road long ago.

If Zhang Liao couldn't control himself and killed the famous scholar Xu Bang, he would have completely offended Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, and Lu Bu would definitely not dare to kill him.

Now that he has escaped to Cao Cao, Cao Cao may not dare to directly accept this notorious general.

How about finding someone to pretend to be a Yellow Turban?
Haha, someone has to believe this kind of thing. It would not be good to really treat Zhang Miao as a fool.

But someone gave me a pillow when I was dozing off. It was at this time that Xu Shu came to my door.

He would attack Chengshi in the name of Prime Minister Dong Ping's postal governor. He would pass through Chengyang and other places along the way, waving flags and shouting with great fanfare, and Cao Jun also recognized this person's identity.

No matter who looks at it, this is a dirty trick used by Cao Jun to break the deadlock in winter. It is not essentially different from the previous time when Tao Qian sent people to murder Cao Cao's father.

Zhang Liao's task is simple.

That is to arrive at the battlefield at the critical moment and kill everyone here without leaving a trace!
Xu Shu's words were spoken calmly, but every word contained unspeakable blood and killing.

Zhang Liao was worthy of being brought out by Dong Zhuo, and he didn't feel there was any problem with it at all.

I'm starving to death, so I have to grab any life-saving straw.

He didn't care whether Xu Shu was a liar or not, and promised that as long as Xu Shu showed Cao Jun's sign, as long as Xu Shu could come to Chengshi, and as long as Xu Shu could drag Xu Si out, Zhang Liao would definitely be able to complete the mission.

Xu Si used all his strength, betting that Zhang Liao would come to support him for the sake of the reward.

But he never expected that Zhang Liao had sold him long ago.

Should he grovel and take a few bones, or eat meat in large gulps?
Zhang Liao understood this clearly.

If he couldn't carry it clearly, his brothers would help him carry it.

In this era of moral collapse, Zhang Liao didn't have too many choices.

Mr. Ai took a breath of cold air and couldn't help but secretly thought that Xu Shu's methods were clever.

He had already considered so many calculations on Liangshan Mountain?He first lured Wenji Li to Linqiu to confirm his identity, and then used Cao Jun's identity to dig out dissatisfied people in Lu Bu's army.

Under the coercion of hunger, he easily formed an alliance with Zhang Liao, let Zhang Liao become his reinforcements, and "borrowed" him a large amount of food and wages?

After that, Zhang Liao could calmly report to Lu Bu that he had defeated the Yellow Turbans and recaptured a large amount of rice grains, and Xu Shu could use Zhang Liao's hand to share the savings of these wealthy families. Both of them were very happy. Xu Shu had made a great contribution this time, and was still temporarily After getting rid of the dilemma of food shortage, Cheng Yu's reins may no longer be able to lock him.

Mr. Ai's heart was pounding, and he secretly thought that fortunately Xu Shu was helping Cao Cao.

If he stood opposite Cao Cao, this rogue counselor with a background as a knight-errant would be really terrifying.

Damn it, why is this person as shameless as me?
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Killing the whole family is a technical job. Fortunately, Xu Shu gathered Sima Ju, who was born in the Yellow Turban, and Zhang Liao, who had been under Dong Zhuo's command, and lured the enemy in advance so that Xu Bin could use all his main force. Frankly speaking, he really wanted to kill all of Xu Bin's men. Annihilation is not that easy.

There were faint cries in the city, and it seemed that Zhang Liao was carrying out the final killing.

Knock out.

Kill all mouths.

Xu Si looked down on Zhang Liao before and didn't even want to call Zhang Liao by name, but Zhang Liao's revenge came so quickly and showed no mercy.

The other soldiers under his command silently loaded a large amount of grain and grass onto donkey carts and drove them to Xu Shu.

These northern men looked at Xu Shu in silence. When they passed by Xu Shu, they saluted one by one with solemn expressions and a look of gratitude.

Without Xu Shu, of course they would not dare to rob Xu Si, so they could only grovel and get some leftovers from them.

But with Xu Shu fighting hard, they were able to plunder all of Xu Si's savings, and finally had enough to eat this time.

Whoever keeps us fed is our benefactor. These men all know how to be grateful. When they passed by Xu Shu, the first few just clasped their fists, then someone kowtowed, and then all the men kowtowed one by one.

The scene of all the Bingzhou men kowtowing next to each other was really terrifying. I'm afraid even Zhang Liao would not have received such treatment.

Xu Shu endured it without dodge, and was completely unafraid of these murderous warriors, even though they had not stopped killing yet.

"I asked Zhang Liao to borrow food from the beginning, and they happily lent it to me." Xu Shu murmured, but there was no hint of boasting.

He looked at the dead and injured everywhere, and his voice was a bit sad.

In this battle, Xu Shu's army was injured, and more than 100 people were killed. Many others were seriously injured and may not be able to be saved.

Looking at those dying comrades, Xu Shu truly realized the cruelty of war for the first time, but he knew that there would be many more cruel and chaotic wars in the future.

The army with more than one-third of the dead did not collapse. It can be called the iron army among the iron armies in this era.

These men fought until the very end without flinching.

They are not afraid of death, they just don't want to die aggrieved and without dignity.

Xu Shu gave them hope of life and allowed them to see the light of day. In the end, he died for himself. He died...with dignity!
He found an ox cart from Sima Juna and placed the bodies of the men on it one by one.

The cold wind blew over, and these men seemed to be asleep.

Xu Shu felt a sore nose, but he held it back. He knew that his current status was important and he must not show any weakness in front of outsiders.

"Brothers are heroic, take them back and find a good place to bury them."

Xu He nodded, came over silently, and carried the bodies into the car one by one with Xu Shu.

Some soldiers' hands were still holding on to their weapons. Xu He couldn't break them off no matter how hard he tried. Tears kept rolling in his eyes. Xu Shu walked up to him silently, and with just a gentle break, the hands that were still holding on were separated one by one. , without exception.

Sima Ju wiped the blood on the knife and looked at the scene in front of him quietly. He couldn't help but cry out:

"If I die, I will be buried with my brothers."

Mr. Ai kept looking at Xu Shu blankly, always feeling that something was wrong.

It wasn't until Xu Shu loaded all his corpses into the car that he suddenly realized:
"O my mother! You, aren't you trying to cause trouble for my idol?

He had fallen out with these literati before when he killed others, but you killed another one this time, still... still..."

A terrifying answer came to Mr. Ai's mind - co-authoring Xu Shu was not helping Cao Cao kill the enemy at all, he had something evil in his heart!

Trembling, he cast his gaze not far away.

There lay a scribe wearing a brocade robe without dignity. His Confucian crown fell aside and his hands were lying on the ground. Looking at that look, he wanted to gather all the surrounding soil on his body.

This famous man who liked to beg for help was still attached to this land at the last moment of his life. It is indeed quite touching to say that, but the way he died was indeed a bit lacking in dignity.

Xu Shu picked up the Huanshou knife without expression and slashed at his neck with a bang.

Then it didn't cut off.

Xu Shu's knife was curled.

He lowered his head and searched for a long time. Finally, Sima Ju came over and handed Xu Shu his ring-headed sword, and then he chopped off Xu Si's head with great effort.

Other soldiers silently stepped forward and beheaded the dead around them one after another. At first, their movements were a bit jerky, and they kept cutting off several times. But later, their movements became more and more skillful, without even a trace of anger, they just raised their hands, The knife fell, numbly as if chopping firewood.

These heads were also loaded onto the truck one by one, and only Xu Bang's head was left alone.

Xu Shu held the head in his hands and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Asking for fields and houses...

Alas, this boundless farmhouse is not as useful as a three-foot tomb after all.

The wild wolves around were waiting patiently, knowing that a long-awaited feast was about to come.

(End of this chapter)