After Song Xian said this, he cried with genuine emotion, which shows that he is also a person who values friendship and loyalty, and is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death for the sake of glory and wealth.
This passage might have been more exciting if Zhang Liao had spoken it, but at this moment Zhang Liao was still moved by Song Xian's true feelings.
"Brothers, we have missed the best opportunity to surrender. Now that the city is besieged by floods, how can we defect to Duke Cao outside the city?" Zhang Liao said this not because he wanted to match Song Xian's words, but because Lu Bu missed the last peace negotiation.
I deeply regret surrendering to a missed opportunity.
When Song Xian heard Zhang Liao's words, his eyes lit up and he said without reservation: "Wen Yuan, to tell you the truth, I already contacted Duke Cao before he released the Si River to flood the city. Now I'm just waiting for a word from you.
, I will send people out of the city to discuss the specific details with Duke Cao..."
"Ah..." Zhang Liao was shocked. He had never noticed Song Xian's intention to betray him, but Zhang Liao became cautious about Song Xian's confession.
After Zhang Liao pondered for a long time, he finally said: "Brother, Cao Zhi and I met once at Yanmen Pass. I will write this letter to him next, and you will send someone to deliver it. I have no other request, I only hope that Mr. Cao can
Give me another chance to persuade Lu Bu to surrender. If I fail, we will follow my brothers’ wishes and kidnap Lu Bu and go to see Duke Cao. If he can still find his way back, then everyone will be happy. What do you think?”
"good!"
Under the high-fives of Zhang Liao and Song Xian, Zhang Liao, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Wei Xu settled on the conspiracy against Lu Bu, and launched operations overnight.
Hou Cheng, who had just been demoted to a horse herder, was sent out of the city by Song Xian overnight to act as a messenger and liaison. At this critical moment, many things should enter the substantive stage.
#######Cao Jun’s military camp belongs to the large tent of Cao Jun’s commander.
Cao Zhi frowned tightly, with a hint of sadness on his square and majestic face. He walked slowly, neither fast nor slow. After a long time, he suddenly let out a long breath. His eyes were so confused that it was difficult to make a decision.
, it seems that he is troubled by something.
Recently, Cao Zhi, like Lu Bu in Xiapi City, has not slept well for several days. It is not the situation in Xiapi City that makes this great man worry day and night. Although the disaster in the city is serious, Xiapi City
The determination of Pi's army and people to defend the city was fading, which has been confirmed by many parties. However, if Lu Bu could not be eliminated as soon as possible, he could not capture Pi City and capture Xuzhou. Cao Zhi always had trouble sleeping and eating.
At this time, Yuan Shao in the north had already eliminated Gongsun Zan and unified the four states in the north. His strength had greatly increased. If Cao Zhi did not hurry up, Yuan Shao might take advantage of him. Sun Ce in the southeast was stepping up his offensive to attack Guangling. Although he had been defeated
The reinforcements sent by Cao Zhi curbed the offensive momentum, but Cao Zhi was still worried. He hoped to resolve the Xuzhou matter as soon as possible, and went to Guangling in person to completely put an end to Sun Ce's extravagant hopes of stealing the chicken.
Just after midnight that night, Cao Zhi, who finally fell asleep, was woken up by someone saying that someone was coming from the city.
Of course Cao Zhi knew where the city was referring to. Cao Zhi immediately got up excitedly. Due to the flood siege during this period, Cao Zhi received very little information about the city. And Song Xian, the internal agent who had only contacted him once,
There is no news. Cao Zhi is really worried that Lu Bu or Chen Gong will find out the clues and be killed. If that happens, Cao Zhi has also prepared a countermeasure, which is to dig open the Yi River and follow Xun You's suggestion to completely destroy Xiapi.
The city was flooded. Even if he received a dead city, he would have no choice but to accept it.
But Cao Zhi didn't want to destroy humanity like this unless he had to. His patience finally paid off tonight, as someone finally came to the city.
When Cao Zhi, wearing casual clothes, came to a tent and saw Hou Cheng, who looked like a mud monkey, his first question was: "Who are you? This is Cao Zhi!"
Hou Cheng didn't expect to see Cao Zhi so easily, so he bowed his head and said, "Young man Hou Cheng, please pay homage to Duke Cao!"
"Hou Cheng!"
When Cao Zhi and Guo Jia, who were in the same camp, heard that Hou Cheng had signed up, their eyes suddenly lit up. They knew very well the important generals under Lu Bu's tent. Naturally, they had heard of Hou Cheng.
Song Xian was able to send such an important person. Both Cao Zhi and Guo Jia understood that the matter had entered the final and most critical stage, which was what Xun You had been saying that their battle had reached the "final" stage.
When Cao Zhi saw Zhang Liao's handwritten letter, the look in his eyes became even brighter. After discussing with Hou Cheng all night, when Cao Zhi and Guo Jia left Hou Cheng's temporary camp, the sky was white.
Because of his excitement, Cao Zhi invited Guo Jia to visit the Surabaya Cliff again. His eyes were focused on Xiapi City, which was still looming in the dim morning light. Cao Zhi only asked Guo Jia, "When will the water in Xiapi City recede?"
"It will take about five more days!"
"Then five days later!"
A date was set for the conversation between Cao Zhi and Guo Jia, and on this night, Lu Bu, as the most important opponent in Cao Zhi's life and a model of heroes in the world, could not resist the pressure or the temptation of family warmth.
Unable to resist longing for the charming Diao Chan, he violated his military orders and secretly went home for the night.
On this last night that belonged to Lu Bu and Diao Chan, everything was completely silent, and only the rhythm of his and her heartbeats was the only thing in the world.
The moon was surprisingly bright that night. When Lu Bu returned home, the water in the yard was still about a foot deep. It looked like a lake and the houses looked like islands.
Lu Bu absent-mindedly said a few common words to the whole family in the main room, then because his expression was surprisingly bad, he said goodbye and walked to their room with Diao Chan.
As soon as Diao Chan entered the room, she asked Lu Bu: "Why do you look so ugly? Have you eaten?" Diao Chan was referring to Lu Bu's ugly face, referring to Lu Bu's haggardness and fatigue. But Diao Chan, who was approaching Lu Bu at this time, looked at Lu Bu's eyes and saw
She had an unprecedented look. Diao Chan couldn't tell what she felt about this look, but it was very scary anyway.
"I've eaten, I ate it in the camp!" Lu Bu responded to Diao Chan like a zombie.
"What's wrong with you?" Diao Chan asked, sitting on the bed frame and worriedly reaching out to hold Lu Bu's big, strong hand.
"You look so beautifully dressed today!" Lu Bu looked at Diao Chan, forced a smile and then replied nonchalantly.
"You must have something going on, tell me quickly... Oh, you said you had eaten in the camp just now, you lied, you are still deflated here!" Diao Chan pressed her fingers on Lu Bu's abdomen and said with a naughty and charming smile.
After Diao Chan finished speaking, she stood up and waded into the water to prepare some food for Lu Bu. This was not because Diao Chan was dull and couldn't hear Lu Bu's hesitation, but because she forced herself to think optimistically. Almost half of the entire city was flooded.
It's no secret that so many people have died, and people are worried that Lu Bu and his army can't save the city. Diao Chan naturally knows this, but she is willing to believe that her husband Lu Bu has the ability and miracle to save their city, and she is willing to pretend
Zuo knows nothing and lives in her little fantasy.
"No need..." Lu Bu grabbed Diao Chan's hand, lowered his head and said, "No need, I just want to talk to you..."
When Diao Chan heard Lu Bu's words, she immediately felt an ominous premonition in her heart. She saw a nest of magpies on the tree branch in their courtyard all dead this morning, and she had a premonition that she might have to face the terrible situation today.
Reality.
At this time, Diao Chan no longer evaded, she calmly sat back beside Lu Bu, held Lu Bu's hand tightly, looked at Lu Bu calmly and said: "Husband, tell me, husband and wife are birds of the same forest.
It should help you bear your stress!"
"What a wonderful wife!" Lu Bu sighed sincerely, but Lu Bu, who was suffering from a lot of pain and pressure, didn't know where to start at this time.
Lu Bu stared at Diao Chan for a long time, and their room was filled with silence. Lu Bu, who had suffered so much these days, finally melted like a candle under Diao Chan's tenderness, one drop at a time, one string at a time, and soon Lu Bu's tears
It's like the Si River bursting its banks again.
Diao Chan stroked Lu Bu's tears that kept falling with one hand, and pressed her cheek against Lu Bu's thick stubble. Diao Chan had actually been heartbroken by Lu Bu's crying, but Diao Chan still used her strength to hold herself back.
tears, and asked with her motherly tenderness: "Is it true that the city cannot be saved?"
"Well..." Lu Bu, who was crying like a child, nodded his head fiercely next to Diao Chan's cheeks. This was a fact that he had always been unwilling to admit. Only at this moment could he admit it and dare to admit it frankly.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, everyone is going to die, and we will die sooner or later, it's just that it comes earlier than others..."
"Ah..." Diao Chan's words made Lu Bu feel even more guilty. He hugged Diao Chan tightly and burst into tears.
"But you are a man, the most upright man in the world. After you cry here tonight, you will take out your death wish. I will definitely accompany you. Even if we reach the underworld, we will still be husband and wife!"
Diao Chan held Lu Bu's tear-stained face, and after saying these heroic words that could be recorded in history, she closed her eyes and covered Lu Bu's face tightly to her chest.
That person is not afraid of death, but Diao Chan can endure the violent fluctuations in her heart and say such passionate words in the face of the bad news that Lu Bu personally admitted. It only shows that Lu Bu can have such a good wife in the rest of his life.
I feel lucky.
To be honest, Diao Chan's words made Lu Bu feel a bit of "contempt and comfort", and at the same time, they also made Lu Bu's heart burst out with the sense of dignity that truly belongs to him as a real man, Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was extremely moved. Only at this moment, only his family and only Diao Chan would never leave him and always support him. This is the warmth that cannot be replaced by family. This is the source of strength for heroes to turn defeat into victory in the end.
It is also the source of the birth and creation of many miracles.
"Diao Chan, go get some wine and let us get drunk before resting! Tomorrow, tomorrow I will lead my troops to rush out of the city and have a final battle with Cao Zhi. Whether it is life or death, I, Lu Bu, will be the one who stands upright.