In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

"So what if it's ugly!"

"Anyway...anyway, you're going to wear it!"

"You're not allowed to take it off even when showering!"

"You're not allowed to take it off even while sleeping!"

Zhao Yu nodded.

"OK."

"I'll do whatever you say."

Zhao Yu squeezed the sachet that Cao Jie had given him.

There's a hard object inside.

mellow.

[Item scanned: Cao Jie's sachet.]

Inclusions:

Inferior quality silk thread (extremely poor workmanship).

A top-quality Hetian jade pendant (a lost item from the imperial palace, the same style worn by Emperor Xian of Han).

A wisp of black hair (female hair, DNA match: Cao Jie).

Effect: Luck stat +MAX.

Of course, there are also additional buffs.

"Wife's Gaze": Reduces the chance of taking fatal damage on the battlefield by 50%.

Black hair?

Our bodies and hair are gifts from our parents.

The woman gave him her hair.

What it means is self-evident.

Even Cao Cao was able to use his hair as a substitute for his head.

This person has tied their life, their entire life, to his shoulders.

Zhao Yu fell silent.

He put away his playful smile.

Place the sachet close to your body.

Place it in the position closest to the heart.

Through clothing.

"I've put it away."

Zhao Yu looked at Cao Jie.

"Second Miss".

"Wait for me to come back."

"I'll teach you when I get back..."

"How do you embroider a real duck?"

Cao Jie burst into laughter after his tears.

"roll!"

"You must come back!"

"Missing even a single hair..."

"I'll turn your 'pancake' into a spicy rabbit head!"

"Understood."

Zhao Yu picked up the package filled with hot pot base.

Turn around.

Step out of the room.

A man's farewell doesn't require looking back.

Although he could feel Youdao's gaze fixed on him.

The army is about to assemble outside the city.

We'll set off together then.

At the entrance of the government office.

Xu Chu had been waiting for a long time.

Zhao Yu came out.

His chest area was also bulging.

Even Xu Chu, with his blockheaded mind, revealed a meaningful smile.

"Yo."

"Brother Zhao."

"What precious things did you bring? Why are you protecting them so much?"

Zhao Yu mounted his horse.

"It's nothing."

"Two ducks."

"Used to ward off evil spirits and protect the house."

Xu Chu laughed loudly.

"I, Xu Chu, am not destined for that."

"My wife only knows how to sew shoe soles for me."

"Let's go, let's go to the assembly point first. We should set off after the Prime Minister returns from court."

Zhao Yu followed behind.

He touched his chest.

There are hanging ornaments and talismans.

Even if I wanted to die, it would be difficult this time.

"Ma Chao".

"You're finished."

"I have ducks."

"What do you have?"

"Only your father's 'bone broth'."

……

Outside Xudu City,

Thirty thousand elite Tiger Guard troops have been assembled.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

A rhythmic sound of horses' hooves came from the direction of the city gate.

Cao Cao has arrived.

He had just come out of the Xuchang Imperial Palace.

No one knows what he said to that emperor.

But everyone present could sense that

At this moment, Cao Cao's aura was a hundred times more imposing than usual.

He was wearing an extremely eye-catching bright red Shu brocade battle robe.

Cao Cao rode his horse to the center of the reviewing stand.

"Soldiers,"

Speak, your voice doesn't need to be shouting.

A messenger will relay the message on his behalf.

With an air of composure as if in control of the whole situation.

"Ma Chao of Xiliang, misled by Han Sui, defied the will of Heaven!"

"General Ma Teng served in Xuchang, for the peace of the Han Dynasty and for the sake of all the people."

He even went so far as to condescend to prepare meals for the Emperor daily in his residence (actually, he was researching how to stew mutton).

"However,"

"That horse actually misinterpreted its father's deep affection, raising an army of two hundred thousand fierce beasts, intending to trample my fertile Central Plains!"

it's time.

Cao Cao drew the sword from his waist.

"I swear this oath upon myself, clad in this crimson robe!"

"In this battle, we will surely crush Xiliang, rescue General Ma Teng from his dire straits, and resolve the misunderstanding between father and son! Heaven decrees the revival of the Han dynasty, and I will be its vanguard!"

"Revive the Han!"

"Revive Han! Victory is certain!"

The three armies shouted in unison.

Zhao Yu, mounted on his horse, watched this scene unfold before him.

She couldn't help but turn her head and whisper to Xu Chu:

"Dude, see this? This is the most sophisticated scam, and also the most advanced form of politics."

"We were the ones who were supposed to wipe them out, but now it's turned into 'saving our father' and 'clearing up misunderstandings'."

"Ma Chao has no choice but to take the blame for this huge, dark mess, and he has to carry it on tightly."

Xu Chu stared blankly at Cao Cao, scratched his head, and whispered a reply:

"Brother Zhao, all I know is that fighting alongside the Prime Minister means meat to eat and a promotion. As for who saves whom... does that matter?"

"important."

Zhao Yu tightened his grip on the brocade pouch in his arms.

"If I don't defeat Ma Chao, I won't be able to explain myself when I get back."

My "big pancake" (rabbit) will be made into a spicy rabbit head.

"And I was too ashamed to face the person who embroidered this 'duck'."

……

The army set off.

From Xudu to Tongguan.

As the army continued its advance northwestward.

The weather is getting colder and colder.

The monotony of marching is fatal.

Especially when the rations were so hard they could crush an enemy's head,

Morale won't be very high either.

One night during the march,

"collapse--"

A crisp sound.

Xu Chu sat by the campfire.

He was covering his cheek, holding half a cold noodle pancake with a white bite mark in his hand.

"This flatbread... is harder than a rock! My teeth are strong enough to crush beef bones, but I almost broke them today because of this flatbread."

The surrounding soldiers also looked troubled.

He swallowed the dry rations with difficulty, using hot water as a substitute.

Zhao Yu sat to the side, looking at everyone's miserable state, and shook his head.

"It's time to unleash the 'weapons of mass destruction'."

He calmly opened the package that had always been the subject of curiosity.

Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding generals, he took out a small iron pot used for marching.

Throw in one of those red "butter bricks".

As the flames burned,

That aroma—a blend of chili, butter, and some unknown spice—

It exploded in the camp.

This fragrance has an extremely strong penetrating power.

It drilled into everyone's nostrils.

You can smell it from 100 meters away.

The patrolling soldiers couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Brother Zhao... what's this?"

Xu Chu, holding the pancake in his hand, asked Zhao Yu,

"This is 'hot pot base'."

Zhao Yu skillfully cut several pieces of mutton.

Throw it into the boiling red oil.

"Glug glug..."

The red broth was bubbling.

Zhao Yu picked up a slice of mutton, blew on it,

Put it in your mouth.

The spiciness and oiliness brought a pleasurable sensation that instantly dispelled the fatigue of the march.

"Cool!"

Zhao Yu exhaled a breath of hot air.

"Brother Xu, have a bite. This is called 'Xiliang Nemesis'."

Xu Chu took a bite, and his eyes widened instantly.

I felt like I'd been electrocuted.

"Whoosh! Spicy! Hot! Awesome!"

"Brother Zhao! This thing is amazing!"

"If only we could give each of our brothers a bowl of this red soup before the battle..."

"I think I can single-handedly storm Ma Chao's camp and pull down his command flag!"