Liu Xie, who was in the palace, was sitting on the throne in the center of the main hall where he usually went to the court.

There is also Wang Yue's escort next to him.

Liu Xie's eyes kept looking out of the door, as if he was waiting for someone.

Outside the palace, all the guards were concentrated, and Liu Yu and Li Gui were no exception. Shi personally led several of his martial arts brothers to patrol constantly. At the critical moment, Shi Ah and Wang Yue did not dare to be careless.

Liu Yu had already learned the news that Liu Jun's army was about to be killed one step ahead of others, and now Liu Yu was in a very relaxed mood.

The days of cautious lurking in the Shouchun Palace will soon be over.

Liu Yu saw Dong Cheng's slightly lonely expression when he was a little depressed, and his footsteps quickly came towards the palace where Liu Xie was.

Liu Yu kept sneering in his heart, Dong Cheng should have come back from other ministers, and at the same time, the other ministers were drawing a clear line with Dong Cheng and Liu Xie.

At this time, which minister will hold Liu Xie and not let go. Even if they are loyal to Liu Xie, they have to think about their families. If Liu Jun broke through Shouchun, these courtiers who were loyal to Liu Xie would be rebels in the Shenwu court. To deal with rebellion, which son of heaven is soft-handed.

Or think about how to please Emperor Shenwu, oh no, the current intention of His Majesty is the right way. Some ministers who were a little more straightforward even ruthlessly cut off relations with Dong Chengxi, expressing their intentions anyway.

Dong Cheng has always relied on these ministers, and the plans are based on the fact that these ministers can make a big contribution, but who knows that it is such a result. Dong Cheng was in a trance, feeling that he had reached the end of his rope. If only one minister was like this, Dong Cheng would not be like this. went all the way, all in such a response, Dong Cheng was also disheartened, and even gave up immediately contacting Sima Lang and others.

Dong Cheng, who lost his soul and was depressed, did the right thing, if Dong Cheng went to find Sima Lang, it is estimated that Sima Lang would calculate him to death.

Liu Yu could see why Dong Cheng was like this, and others could also see it. Shi A was even more surprised, Dong Cheng was full of confidence before, but now with this kind of appearance, is this discrepancy too big.

Dong Cheng just walked forward silently, and didn't even see Shi A greet him.

Shi Adu was stunned.

As soon as Dong Cheng stepped into the palace, he knelt down directly towards the lord's seat, and said, "The old minister greets Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xie looked at Dong Cheng's figure. , and no one else walked through the gates of the palace. In such a situation, Liu Xie knew what was going on.

Wang Yue saw Dong Cheng come in alone, and there was no shadow of anyone else for a short time, so he immediately asked, "Uncle Guo, why are you the only one and the other adults?" ”

Dong Cheng was asked such a question by Wang Yue, his whole face was not good-looking, and he kowtowed to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister should die, the old minister is incompetent!" ”

"Huh?" Wang Yue was surprised.

Dong Cheng has been planning for a long time before, and Liu Xie also believes in Dong Cheng very much, who would have thought that such a play would come at a critical moment, this is a deadly rhythm. Wang Yue really wanted to scold Dong Cheng for being wasted. It's just that Liu Xie didn't speak, and as a courtier, he can't go too far. After all, Dong Cheng and Liu Xie have a relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law, which is higher than his status as Wang Yue.

Liu Xie was not too surprised, from the beginning, he never thought that Dong Cheng could succeed. At the beginning, Cao Cao let Liu Xie see the faces of the ministers of the DPRK and China clearly. If it weren't for the last bit of hope, and to help Cao Cao stabilize Yuzhou, Liu Xie wouldn't want to deal with these ministers of the DPRK and China at all.

Liu Xie understood that among the ministers who followed him out of Luoyang, Dong Cheng was perhaps the only one who was loyal to him, and the other loyal ministers had already died. The remaining ministers were able to succumb to Cao Cao and enjoy Cao Cao's use of the imperial court's money to maintain their stable life with peace of mind, how could they still be dead set on Liu Xie. Can Liu Xie, the emperor, give them even the slightest actual rights and benefits? It's impossible, Cao Cao can't pass that level. Even if these ministers were loyal to Liu Xie at the beginning, in the current situation, it is estimated that there is no loyalty at all.

Liu Xie knew very well in his heart, he did not blame Dong Cheng's incompetence, and said with concern: "Uncle Guo should not worry. I had expected this to happen. ”

Dong Cheng is a clever man, what Liu Xie meant by this was that he had already made other arrangements.

Liu Xie knew that Dong Cheng would react like this, which made Liu Xie feel that Dong Cheng was a bit of a waste. I can't even see that Liu Xie has other arrangements, how can this person help him. Fortunately, Liu Xie didn't believe in Dong Cheng all, and left a way for himself to survive.

Liu Xie has already taken his children away, and he can completely let go.

"Master, I'll let you preside over the overall situation next!" Liu Xie handed over all the command to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue arched his hand and said, "The minister is ordered!" ”

Dong Cheng's heart was like a huge wave rolling, why did Liu Xie call Wang Yue just now! Master! Without Dong Cheng's knowledge, Wang Yue actually had such a close relationship with Liu Xie.

Dong Cheng is really stupid, Wang Yue is not only Liu Xie's master, but also half of the master of Shenwu Emperor Liu Yu, but I don't know if Dong Cheng knows this matter. It seems that Dong Cheng should not know. If he knew, Dong Cheng would not have secretly targeted Wang Yue.

Now that Dong Cheng learned that Wang Yue held the last power, he did not have any dissatisfaction at all. The lives of his Dong Cheng and the whole family were in the hands of Wang Yue. Dong Cheng is even more worried about whether Wang Yue will take revenge at a critical moment and give up Dong Cheng, in this case, Dong Cheng will be finished.

A typical villain's heart is the belly of a gentleman, Wang Yue is iron-clad, how could he do such a thing. It's just that Wang Yue's apprentices are difficult to say. Who knows if they will hold a grudge against Dong Cheng and stab him in the back, Wang Yue will have no way to control it. Although Wang Yue is a master and disciplines his apprentices strictly, there is no way to control the behavior of all apprentices. If something like that happened, Wang Yue could only say sorry to Dong Cheng.

Well, that's what Wang Yue thought.

Wang Yue walked out of the palace and made a gesture to Shi A.

Shi A understood what Wang Yue meant, and immediately called all the capable guards and his senior brothers.

Liu Yu and Li Gui are also the ones who were summoned.

Shi A didn't call all the guards, after all, there were some people, Wang Yue and Shi A didn't believe it very much, and at the same time, the palace also needed guards to guard and confuse others.

And the guards who were left behind didn't know the arrangement of Wang Yue and Shi A at all, and they were stupidly arranged by Shi A.

Shi Ah said to all the reliable people who had been summoned, "Wait here! Waiting for His Majesty's orders! ”

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

Li Gui was now beside Liu Yu and asked softly, "Your Majesty, the brothers are ready, when will we get out." ”

"No hurry! Let's see what arrangements the co-brother will have! Liu Yu said calmly.

Liu Jun is about to kill Shouchun City, and Liu Yu still wants to see what other tricks Liu Xie can get out of.

However, Shi A did not return to Wang Yue, but took a few brothers and sisters to another place.

Liu Xie is quietly waiting for the arrival of the final war, whether all the plans can succeed, Liu Xie does not know, but he is willing to fight for the last glimmer of hope for his future, even if this hope is a little slim.

The vanguard of the Liu army outside Shouchun City, led by Lu Bu, finally came out of the range of bows and arrows before the fortifications of the Cao army outside Shouchun City after a long gallop.

Lu Bu looked at Shouchun City coldly, observing the defense of Shouchun City. Taking a closer look, Lu Bu was shocked by the sturdiness of Shouchun City.

"With such a strong defense, I'm afraid only Luoyang can compare with it, and if you want to capture Shouchun, I'm afraid it's not easy." Lu Bu kept thinking in his heart.

The wolf riding in Bingzhou is one of Liu Jun's strongest combat powers, and his murderous appearance makes Cao Jun a little afraid. In the past, Cao Cao still had tiger and leopard cavalry to compete with, but now Cao Cao does not have many cavalry, and in the field, Cao's army is not the opponent of the wolf cavalry in the state at all.

Xu Chu saw Lu Bu standing in that position, and his heart was overjoyed at the moment, that position could not be shot by a bow and arrow, but it was within the range of a strong crossbow, and if a sudden attack came, I was afraid that Lu Bu's side would suffer heavy losses.

Xu Chu immediately said to Cao Cao: "Lord, let's let the strong crossbow shoot at Lu Bu now!" Kill him with a prestige! ”

Xu Huang's face changed dramatically, and when Cao Cao had not yet spoken, he said: "General Xu, if our strong crossbow is shot now, at most it will kill and injure Lu Bu's vanguard troops." Although it was said that it destroyed Lu Bu's prestige, the range of our army's strong crossbow was exposed, and the main army of Liu's army would definitely try to destroy the strong crossbow machine when it came. The gains outweigh the losses. ”

After Cao Cao listened to Xu Huang's words, he said with satisfaction: "Gongming is right, let's be patient for the time being." ”

At this time, Hou Cheng, the deputy beside Lu Bu, discovered the existence of strong crossbows, and was shocked in his heart, and said: "General, you see that there are many strong crossbows on the city wall, should we retreat some." ”

Hou Cheng followed Liu Yu very early. When there were not so many generals under Liu Yu, Hou Cheng was reused. It's a pity that as there are more and more talents under Liu Yu's command, Hou Cheng's lack of ability is revealed, and he is often arranged by Liu Yu to defend the city or checkpoints. And this time, Huang Zhong remembered him and asked him to follow Lu Bu's side.

Lu Bu sneered: "How could Ben General not see the strong crossbow. What are these crossbows? Will we be scared if we don't ride the wolves? If we retreat, how do the people of the world view this general, and the prestige of our wolf rider will be ruined! Don't worry, Cao Cao won't shoot crossbow arrows! ”

Lu Bu has such self-confidence and his own pride. At the same time, all the soldiers of the Wolf Cavalry of Bingzhou looked at the Cao soldiers on the wall of Shouchun with an unruly face, even if the Cao Army shot them now, they were not afraid. I haven't seen any big scene of wolf riding in the state.

Lu Bu pointed to the city wall and shouted, "Cao Cao! This general is not nonsense, this time let my army break through Shouchun City in one fell swoop! ”

The voice reached Cao Cao's ears, and Cao Cao didn't seem to hear it. At this point, it's useless to say anything.

After this time, Huang Zhong's Chinese army joined up with Lü Bu.

Lu Bu hurriedly stepped forward to meet Huang Zhong and briefly told him what he saw.

Huang Zhong gestured lightly, and then approached with a large group of strategists and generals.

Cao Cao had been staring at Huang Zhong all the time, thinking in his heart that he would let the crossbow shoot when Huang Zhong got some distance closer.

Cao Cao thought so, but on Liu Jun's side, Lu Bu had already seen through it, and he himself guarded Huang Zhong's side, not to mention, and let the shield soldiers line up in front of Huang Zhong and the others in case of accidents.

When Cao Cao saw such a situation, he was immediately disappointed, and it was a pity that he did not kill the head of the other party.

"Look at Cao Cao's posture, this Shouchun City is not easy to fight!" Huang Zhong said after looking at Cao Jun's defense.

Jia Xu was thoughtful.

Ma Chao said: "General, let's use the means we used to break through Ruyin City last time to take Shouchun City!" ”

Huang Zhong did not answer Ma Chao's inquiry, but looked at Jia Xu, meaning to ask Jia Xu what he thought.

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Ruyin's plan can't be used in Shouchun!" ”

Ma Chao asked puzzledly, "Why is this?" ”

Lu Bu said with contempt: "Meng Qi, you are blind! I didn't see that the moat of Shouchun City was so wide and deep, and how many stones and mud were used to fill it. ”

Ma Chao was speechless for a while, he really didn't expect this to be the case.

"Then how do you capture Shouchun?" Huang Zhong asked.

"Cao's army could not be sure of the truth and falsehood, so in his humble opinion, let the archers shoot first, and the infantry took the opportunity to build a pontoon bridge to facilitate the attack of the whole army." Jia Xu made a more pertinent strategy.

"Good!" Huang Zhong thinks it's feasible.

Without saying a word, Lu Bu immediately ordered the troops to act according to Jia Xu's arrangement.

Five thousand archers were sent out of Liu's army to shoot feathered arrows at Cao's army on the city wall.

The walls of Shouchun were too high, and the attacks of the Liu army archers were a little weak. Liu's infantry also followed, and of course, the sword and shield soldiers were also in front.

Cao Cao waved his hand, and the strong crossbow machine that Cao Jun soldiers threw at the control immediately shot at the archers, and also shot at Huang Zhong and them.

The attack of the crossbow machine was so fierce that half of Liu's archers were killed, and the rest fled in confusion. The guards of the sword and shield soldiers could only defend themselves, and most of the infantry in front of Liu Jun were shot by Cao Jun's strong crossbows. And Huang Zhong and the others were also shot, but fortunately, Lu Bu arranged it in advance, so that Cao Jun did not succeed.

"Damn!" Huang Zhong saw that his side had lost more than thousands of troops at once, and his face turned red with anger. That's a big loss.

Cao Jun saw that he and Liu Jun had won the first battle in Shouchun, and their morale soared, and they let out high cheers.

Only Cao Cao and Guo Jia understood that this cheering was only temporary.

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