Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 96: Internal Support
"Old Wei, you don't have a good memory? You just got beaten up by General Zhang, and you still dare to treat us to a drink?"
"Hehe, you're not trying to trick me and Lao Hou into giving us a taste of the military stick, are you? Let me make it clear, I'll only drink half a bucket, don't try to bluff me."
Wei Xu invited Hou Cheng and Song Xian to his military tent and prepared wine and food.
Seeing the wine and meat on the table, Song Xian even said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I knew you would eat more when you went to receive the beef and wine to reward the soldiers... If General Zhang knew, he would definitely give you another beating!"
"Hmph! General Zhang, General Zhang! His father didn't dare to do that in front of us back then! What? Are you afraid of that brat now? Or are you convinced by him?" Wei Xu threw down his chopsticks when he heard that.
Song Xian's temper could not stand being provoked, and he slammed the table and said, "Bah! Who is afraid of him? I just... respect the military order."
"That ungrateful Lu Bu killed Governor Ding and then recruited us to surrender . Originally, we wanted to become rich and powerful under him. But now it seems that although he, the reincarnation of a flying general, has become rich and powerful, he still treats us as outsiders..." Wei Xu said.
When Song Xian heard Wei Xu talking about Lü Bu, he shrank his head in fear and whispered, "We haven't even had a drink yet! Why are you talking nonsense?"
"What nonsense? Can't people tell the truth? Can Lu Bu... still shoot me to death with one arrow in Jiangdong?" Wei Xu said with his head raised.
"You sound so cowardly..." Song Xian muttered softly.
"Which group are you from?" Wei Xu asked with wide eyes.
Until this point, Song Xian didn't feel anything strange - the three of them were like-minded and often got together to frame Shangguan.
However, Hou Cheng, who was more sensitive, noticed something was wrong. He felt that Wei Xu's words were meaningful and not just a simple complaint!
"Old Wei, what do you want to say?" Hou Cheng, who was a military general but had a white face and no beard, asked.
Upon hearing this, Wei Xu calmed down his excitement and whispered, "Lü Bu only has his adopted son in his heart. Not only did he abandon us to go to Jiangdong, but he even asked the two boys to rank above us. It is obvious that he does not regard us as his own people. And I... have a real fortune that I want to share with you two brothers!"
The three of them stayed in the military tent for half the night, and when Hou Cheng and Song Xian left, the wine and meat on the table were rarely finished.
After everyone returned to the camp, Song Xian tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He felt nervous and conflicted.
Wei Xu pointed out a bright future for him - after success, it would be no problem to be granted the title of Marquis of Guannei!
As for whether he would be retaliated by Lü Bu? Although Lü Bu was strong, Song Xian felt that after Yuan Shu took Xuzhou, he would be able to crush Lü Bu who was still in Jiangdong... and Baitu!
In the past, Song Xian would have done it without any hesitation, but now...
When Song Xian turned over, he dreamed that Lu Bu was slashing at him with a halberd. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. When he turned over again, he saw Bai Tu in a daze and scolded him for being so stupid and daring to act on his own.
It was almost dawn and Song Xian still couldn't fall asleep!
Finally, he remembered the "good method" Bai Tu taught him, and reorganized his thoughts - Bai Tu said that he was too stupid and easily led by others. With his IQ, it would be better for him to think against his instincts when he was struggling...
"Wei Xu said he wanted to share the credit with us? No! He himself was unsure. As long as one stayed behind, he would be finished."
"Wei Xu said that there are nobles in Pengcheng supporting Liu Bei, and we will definitely fail in Xiaopei? No! Now there are only two second-rate nobles colluding with him, and it may not be successful. Moreover, if they also try to pull in other noble families, what if... among them there are people as wise as me?"
"Wei Xu said that by then Yuan Shu will control half of the country, and the world will belong to the Yuan family. There is no need to worry about Lu Bu's revenge. Hiss... That's not right! Even if Lu Bu is not good enough, Bai Tu... cough cough, military advisor Bai has the reputation of 'eternal scholar' and 'primary education master'. Even if the world belongs to the Yuan family, he can still be a nobleman. Then I..."
"And if I go find Zhang Liao and sell them out... will I be bullied by Zhang Liao and Gao Shun for the rest of my life and be cannon fodder for Lu Bu? No! Military Advisor Bai... I should say it's my lord, who wanted to appoint me as a guard! Then... hey!"
Song Xian couldn't sleep at all, so he sat up and called a personal soldier in.
The soldier was startled when he saw Song Xian's red eyes, and asked in a panic, "General, what's wrong with you?"
"Come here." Song Xian looked at him breathlessly.
Although he was frightened by the big bald guy, he was still a personal soldier and walked over loyally.
At this moment, Song Xian suddenly held him down, took out a razor and said, "Don't move!"
After a while, a man dressed in the clothes of a personal soldier came out, and only a bald figure sitting with his back to the candlelight was left in the tent!
That's right, Song Xian shaved the head of his personal soldier, then used his hair to secretly return to Xiaopei from the military camp. At dawn, he came to Zhang Liao's military tent.
"General Song, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Liao looked at Song Xian in confusion, whose bald head had turned into patchy baldness.
Except for the good relationship between Gao Shun and Hao Meng, the relationship between Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other Bingzhou generals was average, and they did not even call each other by their courtesy names.
"General Zhang, I have something confidential to report." Song Xian said seriously.
Zhang Liao had a vague idea of what was going on when he saw this. He also said solemnly, "General Song, please speak!"
However, he didn't know that at this time, in Xuzhou City, also known as Pengcheng, Cao Bao also appeared in the governor's mansion in plain clothes, which scared Liu Bei as well.
"What's wrong, Mr. Cao? Although it is still June, it is still a little chilly in the morning!" When Liu Bei saw Cao Bao coming in only a single linen shirt, he quickly took off his cloak.
"My lord, Bao has something important to tell you." Cao Bao looked at Liu Bei, hesitated for a moment, and said with a sigh.
Liu Bei was also surprised for a moment, and then an undisguised look of joy appeared on his face. This was the first time that Cao Bao called him "Lord".
Three days later, at midnight, the weather happened to be bad, with a cloudy and moonless sky.
A fire suddenly broke out in Pengcheng. Fires broke out in the governor's mansion and the residences of major aristocratic families in the north of the city. The fire was strange. Several places caught fire at the same time. Many people were shouting "fire" and busy putting out the fire, but the fire did not get smaller!
At the same time, Ji Ling also reacted quickly, immediately led his troops westward, and began to attack the city late at night...
Pengcheng was in chaos for a while, but by dawn, the fire in the city had been extinguished. However, Ji Ling's army, which was attacking the city outside, was weak and powerless, and failed to shake the defenders at all. It seemed like a lot of noise but little results!
Liu Bei, who was directing the battle on the city wall, couldn't help but exclaimed: "Not good! Ji Ling's target is Xiaopei!"
Seeing Liu Bei's "shocked" look, Xu Tong couldn't help but laugh secretly, while Cao Bao glanced at him casually, his expression remained unchanged...
