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

Chapter 9
Xu Shu took Cheng Yu hostage and walked out of the tent. All the generals in Cao's army were shocked.

This is...Cheng Yu?
What strategy did Cheng Yu use again?

In the impression of Cao Jun's generals, although Cheng Yu was extremely ruthless and inhumane, there was no doubt that he was a man with fierce tactics and endless plans.

At the critical moment of Zhang Miao and Lu Bu's rebellion, it was Cheng Yu who held up the sky with one hand and saved the fate of Cao's army.

Later, he did not care about his reputation to collect military rations, so that Cao Jun could temporarily stabilize after the failure of the Battle of Puyang and was not penetrated by Lu Bu.

This terrifying, cunning and wise man was actually held hostage by Xu Shu with a sword, and walked dejectedly in front of everyone in such a humiliating manner. What on earth happened?

Could it be another trick to lure the enemy?

Cheng Yu's neck was still bleeding, and the cold wind hurt so much that he felt a little breathless.

He felt the fearful and curious eyes of the people around him, and an unspeakable humiliation surged into his heart. For a moment, he almost had the idea of ​​fighting Xu Shu desperately.

But the cold wind blew on his face, and he woke up in time, dispelled the impulse in his heart, and said helplessly to his army commander:

"Everyone listens to Xu Yuanzhi's instructions, and there must be no mistakes."

Jun Sima nodded tremblingly, looking at Xu Shu with complex and somewhat fearful eyes.

This is Cheng Yu, who was able to calmly deal with the betrayal of Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, and Wei Zhong. Now he is actually held hostage by this young ranger. He has no way to do anything about it. He is completely unable to show half of his usual ferocity and fortitude. He can only behave like a pig. Being manipulated like a dog——

Just like the people he slaughtered before.

Xu Shu was not willing to give in. He asked the army commander to gather the surrounding soldiers and horses. Everyone in Cao's army had their legs filled with lead, but they still walked slowly to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu bowed towards the crowd, his long sword still pointed at Cheng Yu's back, and said loudly to the crowd:
"I, Xu Shu, want to go to Liangshan to avoid disaster, but I am afraid that there will be no food in the winter, so I can only borrow food from Mr. Cheng Fu.

Now that I have borrowed the food, if there are any sons and daughters who are willing to follow me up the mountain to avoid disaster, they can help me go up the mountain. If Xu Shu has something to eat, I will never let you starve. "

He paused, then said:
"This time Mr. Cheng has fallen into a trap, and Mr. Cao will not show mercy. Even if he refuses to follow me up the mountain, please take care of yourself and don't go back to Juancheng again."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Before, they were more or less just watching the excitement, but now that they think about it, it turns out that this is directly related to their own life and death.

Cao Jun's military law is extremely strict. Cheng Yu was kidnapped by a ranger and lost so much military rations. It is obvious what fate awaits these sergeants.

Moreover, with so much ration lost, Cao Jun's food shortage will further expand. They know very well how Cheng Yu raised rations before.

If Xu Shu stabs Cheng Yu to death with a sword, Cao Cao will definitely anger these soldiers.

If they retreat and return to Juancheng, Cheng Yu will probably kill them all and make them into preserved meat.

Just when these soldiers were in a dilemma, many refugees had already rushed out from the crowd. They all looked surprised and hurriedly worshiped in front of Xu Shu:
"I am willing to go up the mountain with Xu Gong, listen to Xu Gong's orders, and never disobey."

These refugees followed Xu Shu out of Juancheng and then returned. They had long regarded Xu Shu as their backbone.

Now Xu Shu not only did not betray them, but also robbed a bunch of food for them!The former inhumane Cheng Yu, the Prime Minister of Dongping, who wanted to turn these refugees into meat jerky, was now held in Xu Shu's hands like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and he also breathed a sigh of relief for them.

He is resourceful and courageous, and can capture the enemy's commander while talking and laughing in the midst of thousands of troops. How lucky are you to have such a person as your commander in troubled times?
at least……

Compared with Cheng Yu, he seems to treat refugees as human beings!

One person knelt down, and other Cao Jun soldiers also knelt down.

The main force of Cao's army is the Qingzhou Army, which he recruited just two years ago. These people were thieves who used to plunder the enemy's territory. Cao Cao used military law and rewards to gradually train them into a strong army.

Now Cheng Yu, who led them on the expedition, has been captured by Xu Shu, who recruited them to go up the mountain to become thieves. These people had no psychological pressure at all, and even felt relieved.

came back.

When he joined the army, he really couldn't defeat Cao Cao. Secondly, he was tired of the life of hiding in Tibet and robbing families and homes. He longed to be rewarded and recognized by the court, so that he could become an official and a soldier, and his family could become good citizens.

But everything didn't develop as he expected.

Everything has changed since Cao Cao killed and gave way to others. Yanzhou was already in danger. Everyone was drifting with the tide and struggling to survive. Now that they were allowed to go back to being thieves and return to such a despised business, everyone felt relieved.

No matter how much you are despised by others, you should be more despised if you don’t eat people, right?
"I am willing to follow Mr. Xu!"

"I am willing to follow Mr. Xu!"

"I am willing to follow Mr. Xu!"

People kept kneeling on the ground, and even many good family members who were not from the Yellow Turbans knelt down to pledge their allegiance to Xu Shu.

After all, not everyone can bear the bloodshed that Cheng Yu endures every day.

Xu Shu put down his sword and calmly directed his soldiers to transport a large amount of grain and grass onto the ship.

The biggest problem at present is that this small fishing boat can carry too little. The previous fishing boats have been packed up, and hundreds of sergeants are carrying them on their shoulders, but only half of them can be carried away.

Xu Shu was not discouraged. He knew that it was unrealistic to transport all the grain and grass in one go. This winter, he would have to find a way on his own after all.He let go of Cheng Yu and slowly walked towards the water with his soldiers, preparing to board the boat and leave.

Cheng Yu, with a livid face, slowly stepped forward and said:
"Aren't you afraid that without me, most of these soldiers will be gone?"

Xu Shu stepped on the boat with one foot, looked at Cheng Yu's long messy hair and ferocious red eyes, and smiled:
"Mr. Cheng should know that I'm not afraid of this kind of thing at all."

Cheng Yu was startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "That's right."

Xu Shu was not afraid of these temporarily loyal soldiers escaping.

How can these people be willing to cater to their master when they meet by chance?It's not just because he has the means to establish his authority and the ability to obtain food.

If these people surrender now and then rebel as soon as Cheng Yu leaves, this shows that their determination to be thieves is not firm enough. It is better for such people to go back as soon as possible to save Xu Shu from having to investigate one by one.

"Why don't you invite me to go up the mountain and become a thief?" Cheng Yu's life is no longer in danger, and he can finally talk and laugh with Xu Shu with peace of mind.

He wanted to immediately order his soldiers to shoot arrows to kill Xu Shu. It was estimated that many people would still listen to him.

But Xu Shu had already considered this before and asked Wen Ji to transfer all the crossbowmen in the general in advance. Now if he ordered the pursuit, he would be laughed at by Xu Shu. He simply put his hands behind his back and talked to Xu Shu calmly. chat.

Xu Shu knew that Cheng Yu was stalling for time to see if he could wait for Wen Ji to lead the archers back.

But he was not afraid, so he simply asked people to continue loading as much grain and grass as possible on the ship, while chatting with Cheng Yu like an old friend.

"Mr. Cheng is a man of great ambition, how could he become a thief?"

"If Yuan Zhi invites me, I may not be able to do it."

"Forget it." Xu Shu said with a smile, "No one recognizes me in Duke Cao's tent. With Duke Cheng here, if I am defeated by Duke Cao one day, if I tell Duke Cheng that I am in love with him, Duke Cheng will never come." Let me, my old friend, be punished."

Cheng Yu laughed loudly. He didn't expect that Xu Shu could still talk and laugh freely at this time. He clearly despised himself in his heart, but he could still chat with him calmly.

He had an inexplicable bad feeling in his heart - maybe this person would be Cao Gong's enemy in the future.

But he then shook his head and pushed the thought out of his head.

how is this possible.

Duke Cao's ambition is to conquer the world. No matter how powerful Xu Shu is, he is still just a ranger. His ability to become a great thief has come to an end, and he will not be able to do anything.

"Take care Yuan Zhi, if you want to come to serve under Cao Gong again, I will recommend Yuan Zhi." Cheng Yu said sincerely, and then remembered something else. He reached out to untie his belt and threw a knife towards Xu Shu.

Xu Shu took it and felt that it looked familiar. Then he thought about it and realized that it seemed to be the knife that Cheng Yu used to kill the dog before.

Cheng Yu smiled and said:
"As a thief, you have to be careful about the methods of thieves in the mountains. I have used this knife to kill dogs and people. You can keep it for self-defense."

As soon as Xu Shu held his hand, the boat stepped out of the cold pool and sailed towards the depths of the steamy reed swamp. The figures of Cheng Yu and other Cao Jun soldiers on the shore became increasingly blurred and finally disappeared.

Several of Cao's soldiers were quite excited before, but as they drove deeper into the water, they inevitably felt a bit of fear and confusion about the future.

"General?"

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was being called.

The grass bandits in the Han Dynasty all liked to call themselves generals, which could be regarded as officially entering the status of grass bandits.

"What's the matter?" He put down his emotion and said pleasantly.

Seeing how kind Xu Shu was, the sergeant had the courage to ask:
"Why did the general leave the job of supervising the postal service and insist on inviting me to go up the mountain to become a thief?

With the high regard Cheng Gong has for the general, he will definitely not be inferior to others in the future! "

Xu Shu pondered for a moment, shook his head and said:

"If being an official means leading beasts to eat people and harm the people, why should I do it?"

The sergeant smiled bitterly and said:

"All the officials in the world are like this. If Mr. Xu doesn't do this, he will be the enemy of the world."

Xu Shu pursed his lips, acquiescing to his words, but then he remembered the person Mr. Ai said he had defected to in history.

Liu Bei...is this the same?

When the sergeant saw that Xu Shu was silent, he said a little excitedly:
"General, I know you are a good person, but saving me is like fire or water.

My name is Xu He. I have served as a Yellow Turban and have met many commanders and disciples. If the general is interested, I am willing to recruit followers for the general, no matter life or death! "

Xu Shu smiled, gently squeezed Xu He's shoulder, and looked at the increasingly clear hills in the distance, feeling proud in his chest:

"Don't worry, let's survive this winter!"

(End of this chapter)