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"Did the lord really go?"

With tears in his eyes, Chen Zhi nodded emphatically, and said: "Before leaving, the lord repeatedly explained that if you can't do anything, let me persuade Yuan Zhi to surrender, so that the people of Jingzhou can avoid the suffering of war." ”

Hearing this, Xu Shu's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his eyes stared at Chen Dao.

"Uncle Zhi can have a letter from the lord?"

Chen Zhi shook his head: "The lord left in too haste, and he could only leave his last words before leaving, where would there be letters?" ”

Xu Shu immediately shouted: "Jingzhou and Guanzhong are mortal enemies, how can the lord let me wait for me to surrender, Uncle Zhi is not a traitor after being captured, and deliberately spread false news to make me surrender?" ”

Xu Shu's voice was fierce, holding the hilt of the sword, and the Jingzhou soldiers in the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion also drew their swords in their hands, staring at Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi was not afraid, and said with his head held high: "The lord is extremely benevolent and righteous, and he will leave such last words when he feels guilty and uneasy for the people of Jingzhou." ”

"And does Yuan Zhi think that with Xiangyang's current soldiers and morale, how long can he hold the city?"

"If Yuan Zhi really defends the city, not to mention how many deaths and injuries the people of Xiangyang will have in this process, has Yuan Zhi considered what will happen to the prince and the lord's family on the day the city is broken?"

The reason why Liu Bei left his last words, telling Chen Zhi that if he couldn't do anything, he would persuade Xu Shu to surrender was not just for the people of Jingzhou.

From Liu Bei's vision, it is not difficult to see that Jingzhou can no longer be defended, if Xu Shu resists to the end, I am afraid that when the city is broken, Liu Bei's family will be difficult to preserve.

Since he knew that he couldn't hold it anymore, he simply opened the city in advance and surrendered, with Chen Xu's temperament, he would definitely not harm Liu Bei's family.

The most important thing is that Liu Chan, as the first monarch to surrender, Chen Xu will treat Liu Chan favorably even if he wants to buy people's hearts.

In this way, even if the Liu family loses Jingzhou, as long as they no longer have two hearts, they can at least keep their wealth for a lifetime.

Of course, although Liu Bei has this kind of thought, he can't say it completely, but Chen Zhi has been with Liu Bei for so many years, so he naturally understands Liu Bei's thoughts.

Xu Shu's body shook when he heard this, and his face suddenly showed a look of struggle.

Now there is no edict from Liu Bei, even if Chen Zhi brought Liu Bei's last words, if Xu Shu surrenders so easily, he will eventually have a reputation for disloyalty and injustice.

Therefore, Xu Shu hesitated.

When Chen Zhi saw Xu Shu's appearance, his body suddenly stepped forward and snatched the sword in Xu Shu's hand with his empty hand.

"Protect the Commander!"

When the Jingzhou soldiers in the house saw this, they were all shocked, and they were ready to pounce on Chen Dao to kill him.

"Don't move!"

Unexpectedly, Xu Shu saw Chen Zhi's movements, but hurriedly shouted loudly.

It turned out that after Chen Zhi snatched Xu Shu's sword, he did not go to hold Xu Shu hostage, but put the sword on his neck.

Chen Zhi's eyes were very calm: "As the commander of the lord's own army, I failed to protect the lord's safety, which is a capital crime." ”

"If it weren't for the last words of the lord, and if you wanted to bring the lord's body back, I'm afraid I would have followed the lord a long time ago."

"Now that the lord's last words have been brought, and the lord's body has also been buried by Chen Yizhou with the courtesy of the princes, what is the point of me continuing to live in the world?"

Xu Shu hurriedly said: "Uncle Zhi quickly put down the sword, there is something to discuss." ”

Chen Zhi smiled slightly, remembered Liu Bei's gentle smiling face, and then whispered: "Lord, the end is coming." ”

"Poof!"

His arm trembled slightly, a fountain of blood spurted out, and Chen Zhi's body slowly fell to the ground.

"Uncle to, uncle to, uncle to!"

Xu Shu hurriedly ran forward and hugged Chen Zhi's corpse tightly, tears flashing in his eyes.

At this time, Xu Shu felt a deep tiredness and loneliness, looking at the entire Jingzhou, the former strategists and generals all died one by one, leaving only Xu Shu himself.

"Yide, Shiyuan, Wenchang, Hansheng, Kong Ming, Yunchang, Zhugong, and Shuzhi are all gone, all gone!"

Xu Shu, who has always been the cornerstone of Xiangyang, hugged Chen Zhi's body at this time, and couldn't help crying, and he didn't have his usual calmness at all.

After burying Chen Dao, Xu Shu did not open the city to surrender, and the Yizhou army did not start to attack the city, and the city of Xiangyang fell into a strange calm.

"Where should I go with my son?"

Xu Shu's face was withered, and he stood on the city wall every day, looking into the distance.

"Boom!"

On this day, the earth suddenly shook, and countless flags floated in the distance, but it was Xu Xian who led the army to the foot of Xiangyang City.

"The last general has seen Childe!"

Xu Xian came to Chen Zheng's side and bowed solemnly.

Chen Zheng was overjoyed when he saw Xu Xian, and hurriedly stepped forward to hug Xu Xian's shoulders and said, "Brother-in-law, why do you want to see each other like this?" ”

Chen Zheng and Chen Ting are compatriots of the same mother, and the relationship between the two is very close, after Chen Ting married Xu Xian, the relationship between Chen Zheng and Xu Xian naturally became very good.

Hearing Chen Zheng's title, Xu Xian looked a little embarrassed, when it comes to age, Xu Xian is much older than Chen Zheng.

But Xu Xian married Chen Ting, and he is indeed Chen Zheng's brother-in-law, if it is according to etiquette, he should also call Chen Zheng 'brother'.

Xu Xian seemed a little dusty in order to rush to Xiangyang as soon as possible, but he didn't have the slightest intention of resting.

"Brother, I'm going to enter the city to persuade Xu Shu to surrender."

Chen Zheng was shocked when he heard this, and said: "Bird is our general, how can he be trapped, if Xu Shu turns his face and doesn't recognize people, what should he do?" ”

Xu Xian said: "Actually, Xu Shu is my cousin, even if I can't persuade my cousin to surrender this time when I enter the city, I guess I won't have to worry about my life." ”

"And I believe that my cousin will not be the kind of person who can't see the situation clearly, even if it is for the blood of King Chu, he will not harm my life."

"If Xu Shu can be persuaded to surrender, and then treat Liu Chan well, then the rest of the counties in Jingzhou will definitely be able to be taken without bloodshed, and the soldiers will not only have a lot fewer casualties, but also save a lot of time."

Chen Zheng was still worried in his heart, but Xu Xian insisted on doing so, so Chen Zheng had to agree.

However, after Xu Xian entered the city, he let out a rumor, if Xu Xian was in the way, there would be no chickens and dogs left on the day the city was broken.

said that Xu Shu stood on the city wall again today, thinking about whether to surrender, but in fact, at this point, surrender has become inevitable.

However, Xu Shu didn't know what would happen to his son Liu Chan if he surrendered.

Even if Xu Shu guessed that Chen Xu would not treat Liu Chan badly, but until now, there is still no heavyweight in the direction of the Yizhou Army, who has personally assured Xu Shu.

Therefore, for the sake of Liu Chan, Xu Shu was still hesitating.

But today, when tens of thousands of troops came to the outside of Xiangyang City, Xu Shu's face changed greatly.

Just when Xu Shu mobilized the army in the city and ordered to be cautious, a horse rushed from the Yizhou army.

This person wears the armor of a general, a white horse and a silver gun, and looks dignified, even if he stands alone under the city wall, he has a kind of spirit that although tens of millions of people are gone.

After Xu Xian came to the bottom of the city wall, he immediately clasped his fists and shouted: "Xu Xian, a certain general of Fenwu, hopes to be able to enter the city and talk to Xu Yuanzhi." ”

"Xu Xian, could it be that General Guanzhong who killed Wen Chou, resisted 100,000 Wu troops at Hangu Pass, and then defeated the Eastern Wu Navy with fewer blows, killed Jiang Qin, and captured Zhou Tai alive?"

The Jingzhou generals on the city wall were shocked when they heard Xu Xian's name, even Xu Shu was the same.

It's just that after Xu Shu saw Xu Xian's appearance, he felt a shock in his heart, and secretly thought: "Why is this person so similar to his uncle?" ”

"Xu Xian, Xu Xian, I vaguely remember that my uncle had a son named Xu Xian back then, could it be that this person is my own brother?"

Thinking of this, Xu Shu couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Back then, Xu Shu was a big family in Yingchuan, but the family was in the middle of the road, the clansmen scattered and ran around, and even Xu Shu's uncle disappeared without a trace.

Xu Shu originally thought that after so many years, his uncle's lineage might have been extinct in the war, and he never thought that he would be able to see his brother, and this person was also outstanding in war and famous all over the world.

The clan can be so talented, and Xu Xian holds an important position in Guanzhong, and the Xu family can be brilliant for at least more than a hundred years.

Although he was excited, Xu Shu also had a clear distinction between public and private, and immediately shouted: "If you want to enter the city, you can put down your weapons and use the hanging basket to enter the city." ”

Xu Xian smiled freely, jumped off the war horse and threw away the weapon, and walked to the city calmly, looking at Xu Xian's bearing, Xu Shu and the generals of Jingzhou couldn't help but secretly admire in their hearts.

After entering the city, Xu Xian began to lobby Xu Shu: "The situation in the world has become clear, and the lonely city of Xiangyang is difficult to defend, whether it is for the sake of the people of Jingzhou or for the family of King Chu, Mr. should not defend the city." ”

Although Xu Shu wanted to find out whether Xu Xian was his own brother, he also knew that state affairs were more important now, so he didn't say anything to ask.

Hearing Xu Xian's words, Xu Shu was silent.

As if knowing what Xu Shu was thinking, Xu Xian said with a smile: "Maybe Mr. doesn't know that a certain hometown is also Yingchuan Changshe, and he is still the same township as Mr. ”

Xu Shu was shocked in his heart, and the surprise in his eyes was even stronger.

Xu Xian no longer continued the topic, but said: "I know that Mr. has doubts in his heart, I have already received orders from the lord when I came this time. ”

"If Mr. is willing to surrender the city, the family of the King of Chu can not only be preserved, but also enjoy glory and wealth."

"Not only that, Liu Chan, the son of the King of Chu, can also be canonized by the imperial court as the Duke of Anle, and this title can be hereditary."

was made a duke, and the title can be inherited to future generations, this kind of honor can also show Chen Xu's sincerity.

The reason why Xu Shu has not surrendered is also because he is worried about the consequences of Liu Chan and others, and now that he has been assured by Xu Xian, he has already had a trace of intention when he thinks of Chen Zhi's death.

Of course, there is no reason for Xu Xian's identity.

After pondering for a long time, Xu Shu said: "Surrender is not a trivial matter, please allow me to explain this matter to Gongzi first, and then reply to the general." ”

Subsequently, Xu Shu went to meet Liu Chan in person, informed him of the current situation of Xiangyang and Chen Xu's reward, and asked if he wanted to open the city and surrender.

Liu Chan agreed, and then personally held the state seal to open the city and surrender, and even issued an edict to let the rest of the county guards in Jingzhou surrender.

With Liu Chan's help, Chen Zheng, with the help of Zhou Yu, Xu Xian, Xu Huang, and Gan Ning, took only half a year to pacify the entire Jingzhou.

In this process, the brothers Xu Shu and Xu Xian finally recognized each other, and the two naturally talked to each other for a long time in tears.

Zhuo County, Youzhou, since Zhang Liao defeated the Jizhou army here, Yuan Tan did not dare to raise troops to attack easily.

At this time, all the counties in the western part of Youzhou were taken by the state army, but the six counties located in eastern Liaodong were too few Han people and there were many people of different races.

Therefore, even if Yuan Tan ruled the land of Sanzhou, his control over this place has always been a little unstable.

After Zhang Liao repelled Yuan's army and stabilized the results, he immediately sent Deng Ai to lead his troops eastward and let him take the six eastern counties belonging to Youzhou.

After Deng Ai left, Zhang Liao said: "That Deng Ai is young, and he has already made unprecedented achievements this time, which seems to be a little arrogant." ”

"With such a great feat, why doesn't the general hold it in his hands and give it to Deng Ai?"

Zhang Liao stroked his beard and said, "I want to see if this person is really proud of his merits or his personality." ”

"If it is the former, as long as Deng Ai takes the six counties in the east of Youzhou, plus the Guangyang County he captured before, he will definitely become arrogant and domineering, and there is no one in his eyes."

"If this is the case, this man must not be left behind, or he will be doomed in the future."

When the cronies heard Zhang Liao's words, they were immediately shocked and stopped talking.

Since Deng Ai took Jixian County, although he is not arrogant, he has always called himself a general.

Even if Zhang Liao later led his troops to Zhuo County, although Deng Ai was respectful on the surface, Zhang Liao could vaguely feel that this person was full of arrogance in his bones.

Zhang Liao is not the kind of person who is jealous of his ability, Xu Xian was outstanding at the beginning, and he was a nobody, but Zhang Liao strongly recommended it to Chen Xu.

It's just that in the face of Deng Ai, Zhang Liao not only did not have the desire to promote his juniors, but faintly felt a little trembling.

Deng Ai has just won the crown, and he has already shown extraordinary talent, which is a good thing, proving that there are successors in Guanzhong.

However, for this kind of talent, if he can't control it properly, he will become a problem in the future.

Zhang Liao has belonged to Chen Xu for so many years, and he is also loyal to Guanzhong, so he naturally does not want to see the root cause of the trouble.

If he really finds out that Deng Ai is the kind of ambitious person, even if he is burdened with the infamy of jealousy and jealousy, Zhang Liao will have to clear the obstacles for his father-in-law.

After all, now that the situation in the world has basically stabilized, the Kwantung princes no longer have to be afraid, even if there is one less Deng Ai, it will have no impact on the overall situation.

Deng Ai naturally didn't know Zhang Liao's thoughts, and after receiving the military order, he was naturally overjoyed, and immediately gathered 20,000 soldiers and horses and began to attack the city and plunder the land to the east.

This time, the lieutenants who followed Deng Ai were still Zhao Huang and Tang Chen.

They have been by Deng Ai's side during this time, and they have seen Deng Ai's talents, so they are naturally willing to follow them.

Moreover, there is almost no difficulty in attacking the six counties in the eastern part of Youzhou, which is completely to grab credit, and the two of them are naturally happy to go.