"Cough, cough, cough!" In the governor's residence of Shouchun, Xu Shu, who had been lying in bed for three days, slowly opened his eyes and coughed. "Water, water. Water! "Xu Shu felt that his mouth was dry as soon as he opened his eyes.
"Military Advisor, Military Advisor, you are awake! Military Advisor is awake, Military Advisor is awake! " Several maids beside Xu Shu shouted when they saw that Xu Shu had woken up. Their shouts were heard by the soldiers outside. "Military Advisor is awake, Military Advisor is awake!" Xu Shu had been unconscious for three days. It could be said that the entire Shouchun was in a state of panic. Now that Xu Shu had woken up, everyone suddenly had a backbone.
"I will serve Military Advisor and pour some water for him. You two go and tell General Zhao Yun that Military Advisor is awake!" One of the guards was relatively calm and gave the most pertinent suggestion. The other two guards nodded and cupped their fists before leaving.
Xu Shu sat up and drank some water with the help of the two maids. During the three days of coma, Xu Shu had not eaten anything except for some medicine fed by the maids. Therefore, when he drank the water, Xu Shu wished that he could swallow the entire bowl into his stomach.
"Military Advisor, Military Advisor is awake!" After a while, a white-armored general rushed into the governor's residence.
"General Zhao Yun!" The guard at the door recognized Zhao Yun and saluted him. Zhao Yun did not return the salute and directly asked, "Is Military Advisor inside? How is the situation now? Are you okay? Are you very weak? "Zhao Yun asked a lot of questions in one breath. The guard did not know how to answer.
"Is it General Zilong? Come in! "Xu Shu's weak voice came from the master bedroom.
"Military Advisor!" Hearing Xu Shu's summons, Zhao Yun hurriedly walked in. He had too many things to report.
"General Zhao Yun, how many days have I been in a coma?" Xu Shu looked at the sky outside and knew that he had been unconscious for a long time. One must know that when he fainted, it was only evening. But now, it was already noon. Time couldn't be reversed, so it could only be the next day.
"Military Advisor, Military Advisor, you have been unconscious for three days!" Zhao Yun explained to Xu Shu. Ever since the day Zhao Yun carried Xu Shu back, he had fainted. The doctors said that Xu Shu was exhausted. After a long battle, his spirit and qi had been exhausted. Naturally, he needed to rest to replenish his energy. Fortunately, his external injuries were not serious. His wounds were also treated by the doctors. Only then did they arrange for Xu Shu to stay in the governor's office to recuperate.
Three days? Xu Shu was stunned for a moment. He thought that he would sleep until the next day at most. Who knew that he would sleep until three days later? Not good! Xu Shu was startled. Since it was already the third day, then how was Shouchun? It must be known that Liu Bei didn't rest for even a moment when he attacked the city. Didn't he see that the garrison army of ten thousand was wiped out in just a few days? The number of casualties was simply huge.
"What about Shouchun? How's the city defense? " Xu Shu nervously looked at Zhao Yun. He was afraid that Zhao Yun would say that Shouchun had been broken.
"Military Advisor, Shouchun is fine! In these three days, Liu Bei's army didn't attack the city. They should be resting! " Zhao Yun said to make Xu Shu feel at ease. Only then did Xu Shu have the time to look around. This room? Isn't this the Shouchun governor's office? Since the governor's office was here, then it meant that Shouchun was still in the hands of the Lvbu's army. Xu Shu was really worried.
"Military Advisor, although Liu Bei's army didn't attack the city these few days, they have placed food and wine under the city gate and talked about how good their lord Liu Bei is. Also, we don't know where the rumors came from, but they said that our army's food supply is insufficient. They said that we are going to give priority to the soldiers guarding the city and let the common people starve to death! "Zhao Yun explained everything in one breath.
When Xu Shu heard Zhao Yun's retelling, he couldn't remain calm anymore. He took a deep breath and said, "A psychological attack, a psychological attack!" Xu Shu immediately saw through Pang Tong's plan outside the city. Pang Tong saw that the common people were guarding the city and knew that attacking the city would only bring great harm to himself. He might even lose the reputation of his lord Liu Bei. Therefore, Pang Tong, Xu Shu's best friend, played a psychological attack in order to disintegrate Shouchun from the inside so that the common people would no longer rebel against Liu Bei's army. Furthermore, because of the lack of provisions, the common people would have a rebellious attitude towards the Lvbu's army. Once the millions of common people in the city riot, even if Xu Shu had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, he wouldn't be able to stop them. When the time came, Liu Bei's army would only need to shout and the common people would drown them out. They would be bound to Liu Bei's army and then be sent to the city. It could be said that Liu Bei could take Shouchun without spending a single soldier.
"How much provisions do we have left in the city?" Xu Shu had been unconscious for three days. Everything in Shouchun was in Zhao Yun's hands. Although Zhao Yun was only a general, he was a meticulous person. Therefore, everything was in order.
"Military Advisor, we have less than half a month left. Yesterday, Yun gave the order to reduce the provision of provisions to the common people from three bushels to two bushels! This way, we can last for a month. "Zhao Yun told Xu Shu what he had done in the past two days. He reduced the provision of provisions to allow Shouchun to last longer. However, when Xu Shu heard this, he immediately scolded him.
"Zilong, you are muddle-headed, muddle-headed!" Xu Shu was really anxious. Zhao Yun didn't understand. "Military Advisor, if we don't reduce the provision of provisions, we won't be able to last for half a month. At that time, Shouchun will still be breached!"
"Sigh!" Xu Shu sighed. If they didn't reduce the provision of provisions, they would be able to last for half a month. However, if they reduced the provision of provisions, they might not even last for half a month. Pang Tong outside the city was using psychological tactics. He said that the provisions in the city were insufficient. If they reduced the provision of provisions, wouldn't they be playing right into the enemy's hands? This way, the enemy wouldn't even need to spread propaganda. Once the common people rebelled, Shouchun would be finished.
"Ah ah ah! Military Advisor, Zilong didn't know. Please punish me! "Hearing Xu Shu's explanation, Zhao Yun was so scared that he broke out in cold sweat. He quickly knelt on the ground. If Shouchun was lost because of Zhao Yun, then Zhao Yun would have let down Military Advisor Xu Shu and his lord.
"General Zilong, get up! Those who don't know are innocent! "Xu Shu shook his head. How could he punish Zhao Yun? If Xu Shu didn't know Pang Tong well, he wouldn't have known that his good friend would do such a thing. Zhao Yun thought of reducing the provision of provisions to stall for time. This was already commendable. Moreover, Shouchun was in dire need of manpower. How could Xu Shu punish Zhao Yun by breaking his own arm?
"I hope there is still time to remedy this. Zilong, quickly go and find the ration officer for me!" Xu Shu said to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun wanted to get up but was stopped by Xu Shu. "No, I will go personally." Xu Shu struggled to get up. However, he had fainted due to exhaustion. Now that he had been unconscious for three days, his body couldn't replenish his energy. He simply didn't have the strength to stand up.
"Military Advisor, you should rest well!" Zhao Yun advised. However, Xu Shu shook his head. If he didn't get up now, then he would become a prisoner of Liu Bei's Army outside the city. At that time, he would have enough time to rest.
"Zilong, help me up and bring me to the ration officer! This is a military order. "Xu Shu wanted to go personally. This way, he could truly feel at ease.
"As you wish!" Zhao Yun had no choice but to cup his fists and help Xu Shu up. Although Zhao Yun was strong, he was afraid of injuring Xu Shu, so he could only slowly move forward. Thankfully, there was a carriage outside the governor's mansion. After Xu Shu floated onto the carriage, Zhao Yun personally drove the carriage to the storehouse where the grain officer was.
After a few incense sticks worth of time, the carriage finally arrived at the warehouse. Once they arrived, Xu Shu ordered Zhao Yun to find the Grain Officer and clear out the meeting hall. Other than the Grain Officer, no one else was allowed to come near.
"I don't know why the Military Advisor is looking for this official!" A middle-aged man with a broken arm came in. His name was Xie Wen. Although his name sounded poetic, he was actually a general. He was an old soldier of Bing Province and had retired from the Formation Breaker. One of his broken arms was chopped off by the enemy during the breakout in Xuzhou. Logically speaking, he should have received a severance pay and a piece of land to retire from the army. However, Xie Wen was unwilling to leave the army because there were things he wanted in the army. There were people he was familiar with in the army. Once he returned to the countryside, Xie Wen knew he would go crazy. There were many people like him in the army. Because of their broken arms or legs, they could no longer go to the front line. They couldn't let a disabled person go to the front line! Therefore, this problem was thrown into Liu Mang's hands. In order to not hurt the feelings of these veterans, Liu Mang let these veterans take up some civilian positions in the second line of the army. For example, they would be responsible for distributing grain, managing the warehouses and so on. This way, they would not leave the army and would not be idle.
On the other hand, Xie Wen was very satisfied with his position. After coming to Shouchun with Liu Mang, Xie Wen even got married to a commoner. Liu Mang even sent him a congratulatory gift. Some time ago, Xie Wen received news that his wife was pregnant with Xie Wen's child. His Xie Family was finally going to blossom and spread its leaves.
"You're the ration officer of Shouchun?" While Xie Wen was sizing up Xu Shu, Xu Shu was also sizing up Xie Wen. This man was resolute and had a broken arm. Naturally, he was someone who had contributed a lot to the Lvbu's Army. There were many people like him in Liu Mang's Army. Liu Mang's arrangement for these veterans made Xu Shu sigh with emotion. This not only solved the problems of these disabled soldiers, but also solved the problem of living for the rest of their lives. Although these people didn't have to worry about food for the rest of their lives because of the fertile land, idleness would drive them crazy.
"Yes, Military Counselor. I'm Xie Wen." Xu Shu didn't know Xie Wen, but Xie Wen knew Xu Shu. Besides Liu Mang, Xu Shu was the second most important person in Liu Mang's Army. Xu Shu had never seen him before.
"Xie Wen, are you Xu Zhou's Army? Or the Pengzhou Army? Guangling Army? City Guard? "Xu Shu said the names of the Lvbu's Army camps.
"Military Counselor, I used to be a member of the Pengzhou Army's Formation Breaker!" Xie Wen told Xu Shu the answer.
"Formation Breaker? General Gao Shun! " Xu Shu nodded. The Formation Breaker was the elite of the Lvbu's Army. It was not inferior to the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Although Liu Mang had the City Guard and the Black Flag Army, Liu Mang had to admit that neither of his two armies could compare to the Formation Breaker. If they really wanted to compare, then the two armies would at most be tied with the Formation Breaker. It should be known that it was two against one.
"Yes, I used to be a hundred general of the Formation Breaker under General Gao Shun's command!" Xie Wen nodded. When he spoke of the Formation Breaker, there was a proud expression on his face. This kind of expression only appeared in the Pengzhou Army. This was a kind of recognition of the army and also a kind of recognition of oneself.
"Eight hundred Formation Breaker soldiers, the determination to break through the enemy's formation is death!" Xu Shu was also very emotional. This was a strong army. "You are a man, your Formation Breaker are all good men!" Xu Shu was not stingy with his praise. In the battle of Xuzhou, the Lvbu's Army was beaten to such a state. Many troops surrendered. Even Song Xian, Wei Xu and others betrayed Lü Bu. However, only two armies continued to follow Lü Bu, even if they knew that it was a dead end. They were the Formation Breaker and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Such righteous soldiers were the ones that Xu Shu admired the most.
"Thank you for the Military Counselor's praise! The Military Counselor didn't come to find me just for these! " Xie Wen was not stupid. If he was stupid, he would not have been selected to enter the Formation Breaker and fought so many battles without dying.
"Haha, Xie Wen, how do you think Wen Hou treats you!" Xu Shu asked this question very abruptly.
Xie Wen was surprised but immediately replied, "Milord treats us very well!" Xie Wen was once a general. He could not find a better word to describe it.
"Then what about General Gao Shun? What about His Highness the King Of Shu!? "Xu Shu continued to ask.
"The General and His Highness are also very good to me, really very good!" One was his main general, the one who taught Xie Wen how to fight on the battlefield and the one who allowed Xie Wen to survive. The other was the one who allowed Xie Wen to no longer think of himself as a useless person after losing an arm. He was the one who allowed Xie Wen to regain his self-confidence. Therefore, these two were good people for Xie Wen.
"If they encounter danger, what will you do?!" Xu Shu continued to ask.
"This general is willing to do his best! Don't let anyone harm General, Milord, and His Highness! "Xie Wen's eyes flashed with killing intent. His desire to charge and break through enemy lines had reappeared. Even the way he addressed himself had changed. He no longer addressed himself as' this one ', but' this general '!
"What if their lives are in danger?!"
"Haha, the Military Counselor also said that soldiers who break through enemy lines will die. Does the Military Counselor think that I am afraid of death?!" Xie Wen was a member of the Formation Breaker. The Formation Breaker was the unit that suffered the most losses in the Lvbu's Army. It suffered even more losses than the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. This was because Gao Shun would sometimes sacrifice himself for a goal. Liu Mang once fought side by side with the Formation Breaker. At that time, in order to cooperate with the Lvbu's Army to take down Chen Deng's Guangling Army, Gao Shun directly sacrificed his Formation Breaker. Liu Mang also almost died on the spot.
"Good, you are a man!" Xu Shu nodded his head approvingly. "General Xie Wen, I will not beat around the bush with you. Right now, Shouchun is in an emergency. If we lose Shouchun, our Yangzhou Army will be finished. If Yangzhou is finished, Lujiang, including Wen Hou, will not be spared. Therefore, we cannot lose Shouchun. At least, we cannot lose it now. However, if we want to stabilize Shouchun, we need to borrow something from the General!" After that, Xu Shu looked at Xie Wen. He had started to call Xie Wen General. This meant that Xie Wen had gained Xu Shu's respect.
"As long as this general has it, the Military Counselor can take it!" Xie Wen said firmly.
"I am sorry, General Xie Wen. What I need is the General's head!" Xu Shu sighed and said to Xie Wen. In fact, he did not want to do this. However, for Shouchun, for Yangzhou, and for his lord's great cause, he had to do this.
The head! Xie Wen was stunned. He did not expect Xu Shu to want to borrow the head. How could he borrow it? Could he exchange it back?
"What's wrong? Is the General not willing?" Xu Shu said in a low voice. Even if Xie Wen was not willing, Xu Shu had to borrow it. Therefore, Xu Shu was prepared to provoke Xie Wen. If the provocation did not work, then he would have to be courageous.
"Hahahaha!" Before Xu Shu could say anything, Xie Wen suddenly burst into laughter. His laughter was filled with many emotions. There was the perseverance of a soldier, the sadness of the battlefield, but most of all, there was a kind of indifference and pride for being able to lend such a thing to someone.
Yes, pride! Xu Shu did not know if he was wrong or if it was just an illusion. Xie Wen was giving him a feeling of pride. Is he crazy? Xu Shu wanted to borrow the head. A head was chopped off. There was no way to return it. In fact, it was equivalent to killing Xie Wen. However, Xie Wen was proud of it.
"Military advisor, if you want Xie Wen's head, then come and get it!" Xu Shu did not understand. He did not understand the pride of being a soldier. On the battlefield, the most admirable thing was not how many enemies you killed, but how many swords you took for your comrades. Why did the soldiers of the Formation Breaker die? It was because the soldiers of the Formation Breaker Barracks had completely given their backs to their comrades. They only cared about charging forward. They believed that their comrades would be able to block the enemy's attack for them. This way, they could wholeheartedly fight and kill. Xie Wen was a member of the Formation Breaker Barracks. His glory was to die on the battlefield for the sharpest sword in his comrades' crotch. However, he did not wait until that time. Someone had taken a sword for him and sacrificed his life for him. However, he survived and only lost an arm. If he died on the battlefield, it would be fine as it would be glorious. However, if he was crippled, he could only leave the Formation Breaker Barracks with tears in his eyes. This meant that he would never have the chance to help his comrades with the sharpest sword in their crotch. This was a blow to Xie Wen. However, he did not expect that he would be sacrificed today! Not only for his comrades in the Formation Breaker Barracks, but according to the Military Advisor, his death could bring stability to Shouchun and Yangzhou. It could even help his lord in Lujiang. How could Xie Wen not be proud of such a choice and such a death?
"En!" Xu Shu also sighed. This was truly a man. A man like this shouldn't die like this. Xu Shu was about to shout for his subordinates to suppress Xie Wen.
"Wait a moment Military Advisor!" Xie Wen suddenly struggled.
"General Xie Wen, if you have something to say, then say it!" Xu Shu looked at Xie Wen's struggle and knew that Xie Wen was not regretting. He just had something to say.
"Military Advisor, Xie Wen has always been alone in this world. He has followed my lord from Bingzhou to Shouchun. Even if Xie Wen dies, Xie Wen has no regrets. Xie Wen has always wanted to die for my lord. However, Xie Wen has a family in Shouchun! She even has Wen's flesh and blood in her stomach, "Xie Wen said to Xu Shu. "So Military Advisor!
"I understand, General Xie Wen. Don't worry and go! I will definitely let the child be born safely. After he is born, not only will he have a great father like you, he will also be my adopted son! As for Madam, if she is willing to remarry, I will help her find a good family. If she is not willing, she will be my sister. "Xu Shu comforted Xie Wen. In ancient times, remarrying after the death of one's husband was very normal. No one would say anything! In history, Cai Wenji, such a talented woman, had also remarried several times.
"Then, Xie Wen can rest assured!" Xie Wen directly knelt in front of Xu Shu.
"Guards!" Xu Shu suddenly shouted, "Drag out and behead this person who arbitrarily changed the military order and embezzled the military provisions!" Then he closed his eyes.
"Yes!" Two guards walked into the room and grabbed Xie Wen who was kneeling on the ground. Xie Wen didn't struggle at all. Instead, he faced them with a smile and softly said a few words. From his lips, it could be seen that he was begging them!
After hearing that Xie Wen was dragged out and there was no movement in the hall, Xu Shu opened his eyes. He had closed his eyes because he was afraid that he would be soft-hearted and give up on killing Xie Wen. If that happened, Shouchun would really be finished. In order to prevent himself from being cold-blooded, Xu Shu had to close his eyes.
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