One after another, carriages came from the direction of Shouchun Water Camp. All the carriages were fully loaded with provisions. Some of the carriages were so heavy that the carriages couldn't move. Fortunately, there were people on the side to help. There were hundreds of carriages blocking the official road!
"Impossible! How can this be?" Liu Bei's spy looked at the carriages in surprise. He had seen that the first batch of provisions that Xu Shu brought was fake. Xu Shu had made it look like the carriages were not from the Shouchun Water Camp, but from the granary. He had almost exposed Xu Shu on the spot. All of Xu Shu's efforts, including Xie Wen's death, would have been for nothing. But now, the carriages were really a slap in the face. The axles of these carriages were stained with mud and some water stains had not dried. It was obvious that these carriages were from the Shouchun Water Camp.
"Everyone, look! There is mud and water stains! These are the provisions sent from the Shouchun Water Camp! Military Advisor Xu Shu didn't lie to us. There is plenty of provisions in Shouchun. "When the people saw these carriages, they immediately returned to Xu Shu's embrace.
"This? This is? " Although Xu Shu was very indifferent on the surface, he was extremely surprised. How could he, the ruler of Shouchun, not know if there was any provisions left in Shouchun? Because of Liu Bei and Sun Ce's strategy, millions of people became a huge burden on Shouchun. Moreover, Liu Biao didn't sell provisions, so Shouchun had been living a tight life. Now that Liu Bei was besieging the city, the consumption of provisions was even greater. Even if the entire Shouchun was emptied, there would only be enough provisions for half a month. There were no less than hundreds of carriages in front of him, and more were still coming. There were no less than 100,000 shi of provisions here. How could Shouchun have so much? The provisions here were enough for Shouchun to last for one or two months!
"These provisions are all fake, all fake!" The leader of Liu Bei's spies could no longer remain calm. He let out a heart-wrenching roar. Xu Shu was about to be killed, Shouchun was about to be taken, and he was about to be promoted and become rich. But now, such a huge imbalance had occurred. No one could stand it. "It's filled with stones and sand! Yes, stones and sand! " The scout leader suddenly grasped at a life-saving straw and roared. He saw that the axles of many of the grain transport carts were so heavy that they couldn't move. The grain couldn't be so heavy.
"Fake?! Are there sand and stones inside? "The commoners weren't very sure either.
"He's lying to you. There are stones and sand inside to tell you that there's still food in Shouchun. When you starve to death, it'll be too late for regrets!" Liu Bei's spy leader continued to bewitch them. "Look at this axle, how can it be pressed so low? Is the grain so heavy? There must be sand and stones in there! "Liu Bei's spy pointed at the rations and shouted.
"Sand, stones, axles?!" Xu Shu himself began to be uncertain because he didn't know about the existence of such a pile of rations. Could it really be sand and stones inside? But who came to help him? The confusion and uncertainty on Xu Shu's face made Liu Bei's spy leader feel relieved. If even Xu Shu wasn't sure, then there must be sand and stones inside.
"Yes, yes! How can the grain be so heavy? Look, some of the grain carts can't move! " How could the commoners know how heavy tens of thousands of shi of provisions were? They were just following the crowd.
"Haha, Xu Shu, I'm going to expose your true colors today and expose your ugly face in front of everyone! Everyone, please look! " Liu Bei's spy leader was about to walk towards the grain transport carts under the protection of his subordinates, but he was stopped by White Horse.
"Why, are you afraid? Are you afraid that I'll expose you? The subordinates of the fake king are indeed a group of hypocrites! " Liu Bei's spy leader sneered at Xu Shu. With White Horse blocking in front of him, he couldn't get close to the grain transport carts. He could only rely on provocation!
"Let him pass!" Xu Shu shook his head and let White Horse retreat because this batch of rations wasn't arranged by Xu Shu. However, no one would believe him now. No matter whether the grain transport carts were filled with rations or not, if he stopped Liu Bei's spy leader, then he would have a guilty conscience and the commoners would be tempted by him to take Shouchun and give it to Liu Bei. If the grain transport carts were filled with sand and stones, then it would be a dead end. These commoners didn't care whether you were forced or not. They also didn't care if you tried to reason with them. They just wanted to live and the benefits in front of them. White Horse moved aside and Liu Bei's spy walked over.
"Haha, Xu Shu, let's see if you can still die this time!" Liu Bei's spy leader directly passed White Horse and ran to the side of the nearest grain transport cart. He just stared at Xu Shu and took out his long sword. He didn't even look at the cloth bags. He stared at Xu Shu and wanted to see the despair on Xu Shu's face. He wanted to see the loss of defeat. He even wanted to force Xu Shu to die. He had exposed Xu Shu's tricks. Xu Shu must be ashamed! If Xu Shu committed suicide, then it would be even better. The death of a state's military advisor would serve as a foil to his talent! Wasn't this a win-win situation? It was as if he could see his meteoric rise and the time when his name would go down in history.
"What!" Xu Shu's eyes widened and his face was full of disbelief. It was as if what was in front of him was an illusion. It was so incredible that it was hard to accept.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's the expression, that's the look! Haha, Xu Shu, Xu Shu, die quickly, die quickly! " Liu Bei's spy leader felt his blood boiling. He was excited. His "guess" was right. He was going to win!
However, after a while, he didn't see Xu Shu pick up his long sword and commit suicide on the spot. Instead, he had a happy expression. Yes, it was a happy expression. It was the kind of joy that emerged from his eyes.
"What's going on?" Liu Bei's spy leader's heart trembled. The long sword in his hand couldn't help but pierce deeper into the grain bags. Perhaps the sand and stones didn't emerge much, or maybe he mixed the grains with the sand and stones! "Xu Shu, surrender. As long as you surrender, I can let these people spare your life. I can also plead for you in front of the lord so that you can continue to struggle at death's door!" Liu Bei's spy leader looked at Xu Shu with a kind of arrogance and pity. He was the winner. A winner naturally had his own unique arrogance!
"Struggle at death's door?" Xu Shu was stunned. He didn't understand.
"You still haven't given up! These sand and stones must have been transported for a long time! It must have been hard on you. What a pity that you met me! "Liu Bei's spy continued to act out his own act.
"Leader, leader! You, you see. "Liu Bei's subordinate couldn't help but use his arm to pull his leader. His voice was a little stuttering, as if he wanted to remind him of something. However, Liu Bei's spy leader didn't care and shook off his subordinate's arm. See what? See the sand and stones that fell on the ground? These were not as interesting as the expression on Xu Shu's face.
"You see, this is, this is!" The people on the side also exclaimed. "Grain, a lot of grain!"
"Yes!" The leader of Liu Bei's scouts finally reacted. He turned his arrogant head around. The scene in front of him almost caused him to fall to the ground. "What?! These are?!" In front of him was a white piece of land. There were sand and stones inside, but it was only a little bit, occupying less than one percent. Most of it was white stuff.
"These are! Impossible, impossible! "Liu Bei's spy found it a little hard to accept. These white pieces of land were grain! It was a lot of grain. The grain of the ancient people was coarse grain. It was originally mixed with stones. It was nothing!
"You are lying, lying. This is all fake, fake. Xu Shu, what kind of trick are you using? Speak!" Liu Bei's spy leader pointed his long sword at Xu Shu and roared.
"Trick? Hehe, you really think that I, Xu Shu, am a Taoist in the temple or a Jianghu performer? Trick, please forgive Xu Shu for not being proficient. Xu Shu has been studying for so many years, but I have never learned any tricks! " Xu Shu's words were very indifferent, but his heart was ecstatic. Yes, ecstatic. He did not expect that these carriages were really loaded with grain. It was all white grain.
"Impossible, impossible. I saw it with my own eyes. Your Shouchun should have run out of food and ammunition. How could there be so much food and fodder? It must be, it must be that only this cart is transporting food and fodder. The rest is all stones and sand. You, Xu Shu, can't fool me. You can't fool me!" The leader of Liu Bei's spies roared and brandished his sword to stab the grain carts one by one. All of the sacks were pierced by him. White grains fell to the ground, forming a path for the grain carts.
"One hundred thousand grain, one hundred thousand grain! Who is this? Who sent this over? Is it the Lord? "Xu Shu resisted the urge to laugh. He was shocked in his heart.
"This, this, this!" Liu Bei's spy leader really gave up. Although he did not jump away from the carriages one by one, he still tried to break open the cloth bags. However, each bag was filled with grain. The white grain completely sent him to hell. He could not bear it and fell down.
"Come, come, tell this warrior under the command of the Left General who sent us our provisions!" Xu Shu was ready to deal the final blow. He wanted to give this person a final blow. At the same time, he also wanted to know who had sent this batch of provisions. With such provisions, his Shouchun city could be defended for a few more months without any problems. A few months? Hehe, at that time, it would not be Xu Shu, but Liu Bei's army outside the city. His grain route should have been cut off by now.
"Reporting to Military Advisor, these grain, these grain were sent from Shang Qiu Liang County above the Ying River!" The messenger did not dare to hide anything and said everything.
"Shang Qiu Liang County?" Xu Shu and Liu Bei's scout leader were stunned. These two places were located in Yan Province. What kind of place is Yan Province? It is Cao Cao's territory.
"Cao Cao, Cao Mengde?" Liu Bei's spy leader wailed. He did not expect that the grain was sent from Yan Province. He was not mistaken. There was really no more grain in Shouchun. At most, there was only half a month's worth of grain left. These grain were sent by Cao Cao from Yan Province. Cao Cao did not send it earlier or later. He sent it directly when he was ready to play Xu Shu to death. Now, he was played to death by Xu Shu.
"Did the person who sent the grain say anything?" Xu Shu was very puzzled and asked the messenger.
"Huh? The person who came said, he only said four words! Thank you, Wu Chao! "
"Thank you, Wu Chao?" Xu Shu was puzzled as he mulled over the words.
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