Chapter 868 Liu Xiu’s ruthlessness


    Chapter 866: Liu Xiu’s ruthlessness


    Yan Liang and Wenchou, who returned with Yu Wenhua and his head, thought he would receive Yuan Shao''s reward, but was severely scolded.


    "How did I tell you? You were captured alive and you must be captured alive. Do you two have no ears or turn your head and forget my order?"


    Looking at the angry lord, Yan Liang and Wen Chou felt very wronged.


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


    Yuan Shao also knew that Yan Liang was right. It was normal to be killed by Liuya on the battlefield. Yu Wenji''s death could only be considered bad luck. Yuan Shao could not really hold his two beloved generals accountable for the sake of a dead Yu Wenji.


    Yuan Shao originally wanted to capture Yu Wen Chengdu alive and force him to surrender. After all, Yu Wen Chengdu was the father of Yu Wen Chengdu, and Yu Wen Chengdu is famous for his filial piety. Once Yu Wen Hua is captured, how can Yu Wen Chengdu not surrender? But now Yu Wenhua and his death are naturally impossible.


    When Yuan Shao felt extremely depressed when he thought of himself and Yuwen Chengdu, the second-ranked general on the martial arts list missed, and after giving up a long breath, he said lightly: "Forget it..."


    Seeing this, Liu Xiu below couldn''t help but flash a strange look in his eyes. He thought that Yuan Shao was chasing him overnight to vent his anger, but his real intention was to conquer Yuwen Chengdu.


    It seems that I underestimated Yuan Shao, but fortunately I made a backup plan. Liu Xiu said in his heart.


    After the meeting, Liu Xiu returned to his tent, and a captain in leather armor had already been waiting here.


    After seeing Liu Xiu, the man immediately clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Lord, the mission is completed."


    Liu Xiu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and asked, "No one has discovered it?"


    "Absolutely, I was very careful when I started, and I escaped directly after one blow, and no one noticed it."


    Liu Xiu patted the man on the shoulder and smiled and said, "I did a good job. I will definitely reward you with great contributions this time."


    "Thank you, lord."


    The man showed joy at first, and then asked stammeringly: "Lord, why do you want..."


    "Don''t ask if you shouldn''t."


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


    Looking at Liu Xiu''s cold eyes, the man immediately shivered, quickly crawled on the ground, and said tremblingly: "I understand, I understand, this secret will definitely rot in my stomach, and there will definitely be no third person to know."


    Liu Xiu''s eyes were slightly cold and he said lightly: "It''s good to know, go down and receive the reward."


    "Thank you, lord."


    The man was as if he was granted a general amnesty and quickly got up and walked out, but before he could even reach the door, he heard a "scarlet" sound, a long sword penetrated directly through his chest.


    Looking at the long sword on his chest, the man showed an incredible look. After turning around with difficulty, he saw Liu Xiu maintaining the throwing posture. The man vomited blood foam and said with great difficulty: "Lord, my subordinate, I have been following you for ten years. Why?"


    Liu Xiu''s eyes were cold, and he slowly walked behind the man and said lightly: "Only the dead can keep the secret forever."


    After saying that, Liu Xiu drew out the sword directly, while the man fell to the ground with his eyes open and stared at Liu Xiu.


    He killed a loyal subordinate with his own hands, but there was no slight turmoil in Liu Xiu''s eyes. Instead, he looked at the man''s body and said lightly: "Don''t worry, I will take care of your family for you and ensure that they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives."


    After saying that, Liu Xiu walked out directly, and shortly after he left, the man''s eyes closed by himself.


    Outsiders all think that Yu Wen and died under Yuan Shao''s hands, but in fact, the person who secretly killed the killer was from Liu Xiu''s school. The reason why Liu Xiu did this was the same as Yuan Shao, who wanted to subdue Yuwen Chengdu, a powerful general, but Liu Xiu''s methods were much more ruthless than Yuan Shao.


    In Liu Xiu''s opinion, Dong Zhuo will surely be defeated sooner or later. Although Liu Xiu betrayed Dong Zhuo, he was also from the Liangzhou branch, so he could naturally win some of the "legacy" left by Dong Zhuo.


    Liu Xiu and Yuwen Chengdu are old acquaintances. At that time, the two joined forces to block Qin Hao in Wuguan. Now Liu Xiu sent someone to kill Yu Wenhua and blame Yuan Shao, which also blocked the way for Yuwen Chengdu to surrender to most of the princes of the coalition forces. Liu Xiu is also a good friend of Yuwen Chengdu, so the possibility of subdue him is naturally the greatest.


    After Liu Xiu arrived outside the account, he looked up at the north with his head raised and whispered to himself: "Brother Chengdu, don''t blame me, I''m forced to do anything, and I have already avenged you. Now I really need your help."


    If Qin Hao knew Liu Xiu’s thoughts, he would definitely give Liu Xiu a thumbs up and say: The circuit of the mind is like a magical brain.


    Although I thought about killing your father, it was not my move. Besides, I also killed the killer, which can be regarded as indirectly avenging you for your father!


    I have to say that Liu Xiu’s ability to shirk responsibility for himself is really strong, and Yuwen Chengdu has been in trouble for eight hundred lives after making 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, he just took a break and immediately reorganized the army to join Sun Jian''s army.


    The two armies of the southeast and the south route had a force of up to 160,000 after the meeting, but at this time the force in Yique Pass was only 25,000, of which 5,000 were defeated troops brought back from Guangcheng Pass.


    The 25,000 troops are actually not a lot, and the defense of Yique Pass is not much inferior to Hulao Pass. As long as the guards are properly dispatched, it is no problem to defend Yique Pass.


    However, the coalition forces broke through two major passes in a row, which greatly affected the morale of the Liang army. In addition, Yang Su took over another 5,000 defeated troops, and the sentiment of these defeated troops also affected the defenders in the pass.


    The morale of the defenders in Yique Pass was greatly reduced because of Li Shimin''s defeat at Hulao Pass and two other powerful passes. They were affected by the defeated troops in the pass. The morale of the current situation can be said to be even worse.


    The guard Yang Su actually felt very regretful. He had known that these people would not only not be able to help but also cause trouble. It would have been better to transfer the defeated army to Luoyang directly, but now it is too late to say anything.


    Yang Su used all means to stabilize the morale problem in the pass, it was undoubtedly very difficult to defend Yique Pass with these sluggish soldiers.


    In desperation, Yang Su could only write a letter to Yang Jian from Luoyang and Li Shimin from Hulao Pass for help.


    (This chapter ends)