Chapter 868: Liu Xiu's cruelty

Chapter 868 Liu Xiu’s cruelty

 Chapter 866: Liu Xiu’s cruelty

 Yan Liang Wen Chou, who returned with Yu Wenhua and his head, thought he would be rewarded by Yuan Shao, but instead he was severely reprimanded.

"What did I tell you? To capture Yu Wenhuaji alive, we must capture him alive. Did you two not have ears, or did you just turn your head and forget my order?"

Looking at the angry lord, Yan Liangwen Chou felt very aggrieved.

Yan Liang stood up at this time and said in a loud voice: "Lord, how dare we forget your order? It's just that the situation on the battlefield is changing, anything can happen, and the general is beyond his reach."

Yuan Shao also knew that Yan Liang was right. It was normal to be killed by Liu Ya on the battlefield. Yu Wenhuaji's death could only be regarded as bad luck for him, and Yuan Shao could not really pursue the case for a dead Yu Wenhuaji. The responsibility of the two beloved generals.

Yuan Shao originally wanted to capture Yu Wenhuaji alive to force Yuwen Chengdu to surrender. After all, Yu Wenhuaji was Yuwen Chengdu's father, and Yuwen Chengdu was famous for his filial piety. Once Yu Wenhuaji was captured, how could Yuwen Chengdu not surrender? ? But now that Yu Wenhuaji is dead, naturally everything is impossible.

Yuan Shao felt extremely depressed when he thought that he and Yuwen Chengdu, the second-best general in the military rankings, had missed each other. After taking a long breath, he said calmly: "That's all..."

When Liu Xiu below saw this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. He originally thought that Yuan Shao pursued him all night just to vent his anger, but it turned out that his real intention was to conquer Yuwen Chengdu.

It seems that I still underestimated Yuan Shao. Fortunately, I had a backup plan. Liu Xiu thought to himself.

 After the meeting, Liu Xiu returned to his tent, where a captain wearing leather armor was already waiting.

After seeing Liu Xiu, the man immediately clasped his fists and said solemnly: "My lord, the mission is completed."

Liu Xiu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and asked, "Hasn't anyone discovered it?"

"Absolutely not. I was very careful when I struck. I ran away immediately after one blow without anyone noticing."

Liu Xiu patted the man on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Well done. You have made great achievements this time, and I will definitely reward you heavily."

 “Thank you, Lord.”

The man looked happy at first, and then hesitantly asked: "My lord, why do you want to..."

 “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask.”

Liu Xiu's eyes immediately flashed with cold light, he walked slowly up to the main seat and sat down, and said coldly: "You have been following me for ten years. You should know what you can and cannot ask."

Looking at Liu Xiu's cold eyes, the man immediately shuddered, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly: "I understand, I understand, this secret will definitely rot in my stomach, and there will never be a second one." Three people know."

 The coldness in Liu Xiu's eyes softened slightly, and he said calmly: "It's good to know. Go down and receive the reward."

 “Thank you, Lord.”

As if he had received an amnesty, the man quickly got up and walked out, but before he could reach the door, he heard a "crack" sound and a long sword pierced his chest directly.

Looking at the long sword on his chest, the man looked in disbelief. After turning around with difficulty, he saw Liu Xiuzheng maintaining the throwing posture. The man vomited blood and said with great difficulty: "My lord, I have been following you for ten years. Why?"

Liu Xiuye's eyes were cold. He walked slowly behind the man and said calmly: "Only the dead can keep secrets forever."

After saying that, Liu Xiu pulled out the sword directly, and the man fell to the ground and stared at Liu Xiu.

He killed a loyal subordinate with his own hands, but there was no trace of emotion in Liu Xiu's eyes. Instead, he looked at the man's body and said calmly: "Don't worry, I will take care of your family and make sure they have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives." ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Xiu walked out directly, but not long after he left, the man's eyes closed on their own.

Outsiders thought that Yu Wenhuaji died at the hands of Yuan Shao, but in fact the assassin was from Liu Xiu's faction, and the reason Liu Xiu did this was the same as Yuan Shao's, they wanted to subdue Yuwen Chengdu, a fierce general. , but Liu Xiu's methods were much more ruthless than Yuan Shao's.

In Liu Xiu's view, Dong Zhuo would definitely be defeated sooner or later. Although Liu Xiu betrayed Dong Zhuo, he was from the Liangzhou line after all, so he could naturally strive for some of the 'legacy' left by Dong Zhuo.

Liu Xiu and Yuwen Chengdu were old acquaintances. They had joined forces to stop Qin Hao at Wuguan. Now Liu Xiu sent people to kill Yuwen Wenji and blame Yuan Shao. This also blocked the way for Yuwen Chengdu to surrender to most of the allied princes. , and Liu Xiu is a good friend of Yuwen Chengdu, so the possibility of conquering him is naturally the greatest.

After Liu Xiu came to the outside of the account, he raised his head and looked at the north, and whispered to himself: "Brother Chengdu, don't blame me. I was forced to have no choice. Besides, I have avenged you. Now I am really happy." need your help."

If Qin Hao knew Liu Xiu's thoughts, he would definitely give Liu Xiu a thumbs up and say: God's brain circuit.

　　Although the idea of ​​killing your father was mine, I did not do it. Besides, I also killed the person who killed you, so I indirectly avenged your father!

I have to say that Liu Xiu's ability to shirk responsibility for himself is really unbelievable, and Yuwen Chengdu has been unlucky for 800 lifetimes for having made him a friend.

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 Yuan Shao's army was much more united than Sun Jian's army, so after capturing Xuanyuan Pass, they only rested for a while and then immediately organized their troops to join Sun Jian's army.

The southeastern and southern armies had as many as 160,000 troops after joining forces, but at this time, there were only 25,000 troops in Yique Pass, of which 5,000 were the defeated troops brought back by Wang Fang from Guangcheng Pass.

Twenty-five thousand troops are actually not that many, and the defensive power of Yique Pass is not much inferior to that of Hulao Pass. As long as the defenders are deployed properly, guarding Yique Pass will not be a problem at all.

However, the coalition forces broke through two major passes, which greatly affected the morale of the Liang army. In addition, Yang Su received another 5,000 defeated troops, and the emotions of these defeated troops also affected the defenders inside the pass.

The morale of the defenders in Yique Pass was greatly reduced due to Li Shimin's defeat at Hulao Pass and the attack on two other male passes. Furthermore, affected by the defeat of the troops in the pass, the current morale can be said to be even worse.

General Yang Su actually regretted it in his heart. He had known that these people would not only be unable to help but would also cause trouble. It would have been better to transfer this group of defeated troops to Luoyang directly, but now it is too late.

Yang Su used all means to stabilize the morale problem in the pass, but it was undoubtedly very difficult to defend Yique Pass with this group of soldiers with low morale.

With no choice but to do so, Yang Su could only write to Yang Jian in Luoyang and Li Shimin in Hulao Pass for help.

 (End of this chapter)