Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 326 Xu You: You coward Xu Chu, my head is right here, chop it off if you dare!

On the south bank of Tongling Ferry, in a valley ten miles away.

Lu Meng had already taken off his clothes as a traveling merchant, put on his armor again, and climbed to a high place to look at the Tongling ferry in the distance.

It took him three days to successfully get two thousand soldiers disguised as civilians and merchants to cross the Yangtze River in batches and gather in the valley here.

"The Cao army will never think that I have already put a knife to their throats... As long as we capture Tongling Ferry, our army can return to Jiangdong!"

"That will be the day Cao the thief dies!"

Lu Meng's eyes were full of fighting spirit. After he withdrew his gaze, he immediately asked the deputy general standing beside him: "Have you found out the deployment of Cao's troops at Tongling Ferry?"

The deputy general said, "Reporting to the general, we have already found out everything. Cao's army only has about 3,000 troops stationed at Tongling Ferry, distributed throughout the ferry."

Three thousand people guarding the ferry is indeed not a small number.

It is more than enough to prevent the enemy from crossing the river.

But now they have crossed the Yangtze River and are facing Cao's army, so these three thousand people are no match for them.

It should be noted that the two thousand soldiers in white clothes who crossed the river this time were all brave soldiers selected from each army. As long as they launched a surprise attack, a mere three thousand people would not be their opponent at all.

"it is good!"

Lu Meng nodded heavily and ordered in a deep voice: "Order all the soldiers to put on their armor and weapons and follow me to attack Tongling Ferry at midnight!"

"Remember, you only have this one chance to act. Whether you can return to Jiangdong depends on tonight. Only success is allowed, not failure!"

The strategy of crossing the river in white clothes can only be used once. If it fails this time, Cao's army will definitely be more vigilant, and it will then be impossible to cross the river quietly.

"promise!"

The deputy general clasped his fists in response, then turned and left.

……

As the sky gradually darkened, the boats returned one after another.

Because there would be thick fog on the river at night, for safety reasons, the migration of people was only carried out during the day.

After dark, all the boats were anchored at the Tongling Ferry, and the soldiers returned to the camp to rest, leaving only a small number of soldiers to patrol near the camp to prevent water leaks.

As night falls, everything becomes silent.

Patrolling at night is a tough job. Not only are there a lot of mosquitoes on the river bank, but it is also very cold. If you are not careful, you will catch a cold.

"It's so annoying to patrol at night. Why does this job always fall on our camp? We have been patrolling for several nights in a row."

A patrolling Cao army soldier said while cursing.

He said this while slapping the mosquito on his face to death.

Another tall soldier beside him said, "We are just getting started. Our battalion will be responsible for patrolling this month."

The former's face fell immediately, he glanced at his companion, and couldn't help asking: "Why are you so energetic even though you stay up late every day? I've never seen you feel sleepy at night?"

The tall soldier chuckled and said, "I have been strong since I was young, vigorous and energetic. It takes me two hours to go to a brothel. How can I be as weak as you?"

"Damn it! Who are you saying is weak?"

The leading soldier was furious and was about to play two games, but suddenly stopped and looked towards the forest not far away.

"what happened?"

The tall soldier asked in confusion upon seeing this.

The leading soldier frowned and said, "I just saw a fire in the woods over there. I wonder if I am dazzled."

His eyesight is always very good and he rarely makes mistakes.

"Fire? That's terrible. Let's go and check it out. Make sure the forest is on fire."

The tall soldier was startled and hurried to check.

Their camp was not far from the forest. If a fire started in the forest and it was big, it would easily spread to the camp, and they would all be held accountable.

However, the leading soldier stood there motionless, which made the tall soldier anxiously urge him: "What are you doing? Hurry up!"

When he turned around, he saw that his companion's face was pale and he was staring at the sky. His whole body was shaking as if he had seen a ghost.

The tall soldier turned around in confusion...

Then the flames in the sky illuminated his face.

In the pitch-black sky, countless flaming arrows densely filled the entire night sky and attacked their camp!

"Enemy attack——!!"

"laugh--!!"

The tall soldier opened his eyes wide, and by the time he reacted he only had time to shout out the word "enemy attack" before a fiery arrow pierced his chest!

Countless flaming arrows fell into the camp.

In an instant, flames shot up into the sky!
At the same time, one soldier after another rushed out from the mountains and forests and headed straight for Cao’s camp!
It was already midnight, and most of Cao's soldiers were already asleep. They were caught off guard by the sudden attack.

Many Cao's soldiers were awakened from their sleep and rushed out of the tents, but what they saw were flames and ferocious soldiers rushing around in the camp.

Many Cao's soldiers died tragically under the enemy's swords before they could even resist. Even if some of them planned to fight back, they could not organize an effective defense and were no match for these armored enemy troops.

The camp was filled with fire and bloodshed.

It was a chaotic scene.

These soldiers were naturally the two thousand elite troops who secretly crossed the river. Under the leadership of Lu Meng, they launched a unilateral massacre against Cao's army.

Tonight is destined to be an uneventful night.

……

Jiangdong, Wu County.

Although it was already late, Cao Cao tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep because of a piece of information he had received during the day.

Sun Quan surrendered to the emperor and has now ceased hostilities with Zhang Liao. Both sides plan to join forces to deal with him.

This was extremely bad news for him.

The emperor pardoned Sun Quan, so his plan to use Sun Quan to delay the court's troops was completely thwarted. From now on, he will face two enemies at the same time.

In addition to this, there was even worse news: Zhang Liao had led his troops to Yangzhou and launched an attack on Huainan County.

"I have only relocated 30% of the people. If Huainan County is captured, the remaining 70% of the people will not be able to be relocated."

"Damn you, Bi Yan'er, you ruined my plan!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and cursed, his face looking very ugly.

He did not expect that the emperor would surrender Sun Quan.

The key point is that this kid Sun Quan agreed!

The emperor was obviously planning to find a pawn to consume his strength. How could Sun Quan be so stupid as not to see this?
Even if you can't see it, don't you worry about being held accountable in the future?
If Sun Quan continued to confront the imperial court and compete with Zhang Liao for Xuzhou, not only would he not launch a sneak attack from the rear, he would even provide Sun Quan with food and supplies.

Because he was so short of time.

Huainan County did not have many soldiers and horses, and could not stop Zhang Liao's attack at all. If Sun Quan could hold out for a while longer, he would be able to relocate more people here.

"It seems that we have no choice but to give up migration."

Cao Cao sighed. Even though he didn't want to give up the people and supplies, he had no choice at the moment.

What worries him even more is Cao Ren. Cao Ren is still resisting Lu Bu in Guandu. After Zhang Liao takes Huainan County, he will definitely take Yuzhou and encircle Cao Ren from the rear.

At that time, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan and others would all be in danger, and would most likely die between the two enemies, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao.

Troubles came one after another, and Cao Cao felt his heart was in a mess and his head began to ache again.

"Xu Chu!"

Cao Cao sat up from the bed and shouted outside.

Xu Chu had been waiting at the door. When he heard Cao Cao calling him, he pushed the door open and walked in. He clasped his fists and asked, "My lord, what can I do for you?"

Cao Cao had cold sweat on his forehead. After a long pause, he asked, "Is Xu You asleep?"

"My lord, I haven't fallen asleep yet."

"Take me over to see him."

Cao Cao put on his clothes, stood up and strode out of the bedroom.

He brought all the people from Xu County to Wu County, and of course Xu You was also brought here, and as before, he was imprisoned under his nose.

Soon, the two arrived at a wing room.

Cao Cao pushed the door open and walked in.

In the side room, Xu You was drinking and reading under the candlestick. Now he looked much thinner and haggard.

When he saw Cao Cao walking into the room, Xu You did not call him "Aman" enthusiastically as before, and he did not even smile. His expression was extremely cold.

Cao Cao didn't care about this. He walked straight to Xu You and sat down, then asked calmly, "Are you used to living here?"

Hearing this, Xu You said without even looking up: "To me, this is just a prison. I am just your prisoner. Why are you asking me this?"

There was a sense of "no strangers allowed" in his words.

Cao Cao's eyes flickered, and he smiled faintly: "Ziyuan, why are you so cold to me? After all, we are close friends."

"Best friend?"

Xu You seemed to be hurt by Cao Cao's words. He slammed the book in his hand on the table, stared at Cao Cao angrily and said, "You did this to me, and you still have the nerve to say such words?!"

The chains rattled.

It turned out that under Xu You's wide robe and sleeves, he had shackles on his hands and feet, and the other ends of the shackles were nailed to the bluestone floor.

In addition, there were shocking scars on his exposed arms, and more scars were covered by his clothes.

The last time he met the Embroidered Uniform Messenger, Cao Cao was furious and ordered him to be tortured, which almost cost him his life!
Cao Cao’s ruthlessness is far greater than Yuan Shao’s!
Now Xu You no longer has any affection for Cao Cao in his heart, only deep hatred, and hopes that he will meet his end soon!
"You deserve it!"

Cao Cao looked indifferent, without any sense of guilt, staring at Xu You and said, "Since you are the emperor's accomplice, I will spare your life and put you under house arrest."

"But you didn't know what was good for you. You secretly colluded with the Embroidered Envoy to harm me. I was merciful not to kill you!"

Xu You was so angry when he heard this that he laughed and said, "Then I should thank you. Cao Mengde, you don't have to pretend to be so righteous. If you want to kill me, just do it!"

"I am waiting for the entire Cao family to come down and be buried with me!"

He didn't believe in mercy or not. It wasn't that Cao Cao didn't want to kill him, but that he didn't dare to kill him.

"shut up!"

Xu Chu, who was standing by, was furious when he heard this. He glared at Xu You and said, "You lunatic! My master truly loves you, but you betrayed him time and again. How dare you speak so arrogantly now!"

"Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?!"

Originally Xu Chu had a pretty good impression of Xu You, but ever since he learned that Xu You was a traitor, he no longer had any good feelings towards him.

He wanted to kill Xu You all the time.

Xu You laughed loudly and said, "Kill me? I'm afraid your master wouldn't dare to do that!"

"Come, come! My head, Xu Ziyuan, is right here. If you have the guts, come and chop it off. Let me see if you have the guts!"

As he spoke, he stretched his neck in front of Xu Chu.

Xu Chu was furious and drew the sword from his waist.

But at this time Cao Cao shouted at him: "Xu Chu, retreat!"

"But my lord, he——"

"I told you to back off!"

Cao Cao's tone became more serious.

Although Xu Chu felt extremely unwilling, facing Cao Cao's order, he could only suppress the murderous intent in his heart and retreat.

"Humph, you bastard!"

Seeing this, Xu You sneered with a sarcastic look on his face.

Cao Cao looked at him and said coldly: "You don't have to seek death here. I will not kill you for the time being."

"I came here to make a deal with you. Do you want to hear it?"

Xu You narrowed his eyes slightly.

Buying and selling?

Cao Cao didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "I'm in big trouble. As long as you can give me some advice, I will restore some of your freedom."

"You can move around in the mansion, but you must have someone accompany you to monitor you. How about that?"

Although Cao Cao had many advisers under his command, Xu You was the one who suited his taste the most, and the ideas and suggestions he always put forward were in line with his thoughts.

This is also one of the reasons why he was reluctant to kill Xu You.

Faced with Cao Cao's proposal, Xu You stared at him for a long time, and finally picked up the wine jar on the table and took a sip.

"Tell me, I'll see what happens."

If Cao Cao asked him to help figure out how to deal with the emperor, he would definitely not say a word, but if it was other matters, he would consider it.

After all, it was really stuffy staying in this room, and he was shackled and couldn't leave the room for eating, drinking, defecating or urinating.

Days like this are torture.

Cao Cao said: "Sun Quan surrendered to the emperor, and the two sides officially ceased fighting; Zhang Liao sent troops to attack Huainan County to prevent me from relocating the people."

"Is there any plan that would allow me to relocate the people who are settled in Huainan County to Jiangdong?"

Although he was mentally prepared to give up those people, he still wanted to see if Xu You could come up with any good ideas.

"No."

Xu You answered without hesitation, "It takes time to relocate the people. If Sun Quan surrenders to the emperor, no one will help you delay the imperial army. Where do you get the time?"

"But then again, even Sun Quan has surrendered to the emperor, but you still refuse to surrender. Are you really not going to cry until you see the coffin?"

"The longer you delay, the harder it will be for you to surrender to the emperor."

Hearing Xu You trying to persuade them to surrender again, Cao Cao was annoyed and said, "I asked you to give me advice, not to talk nonsense!"

"Why do I, Cao Cao, need you to tell me what I am doing?"

Xu You was too lazy to pay attention to him and said calmly: "It's up to you, but if you really don't intend to surrender, then don't even think about moving those people and supplies."

"If I were you, I would quickly gather troops to organize a defense line and block all major ferry crossings. If you continue to hesitate, you will just wait for Sun Quan to find an opportunity to drive you back to Jiangdong."

(End of this chapter)