Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 354: The Spirit of the General's Mansion
When Taishi Ci heard Bai Tu asking about Huang Xu's condition, he knew that the boy was lucky and could still survive, so he said with some dissatisfaction: "Doctor Hua said that he has recovered. Ma Zhong just came back and happened to meet Gongjin. Now... the generals have some different opinions." He said this with some embarrassment.
Originally, Ma Zhong only wanted to tell Taishi Ci, but he brought an outsider into the military camp and was caught by Zhou Yu. How could he let him in without telling the truth?
So before Bai Tu knew about it, Zhou Yu and his men had already "robbed" him. Zhou Yu meant to use Huang Xu to persuade him to surrender, so he gave him some treatment. Chen Gong and Zhao Yun wanted to use Huang Xu as a hostage, while Lu Bu was going to chop him off as a sacrifice , and shoot his head onto the city wall tomorrow, and continue to fight Jiangling to the death...
"Hurry up and bring all the people here!" Bai Tu urged when he heard that Lu Bu was about to kill people.
Not long after, not only Lu Bu and others came, but Huang Xu was also brought in.
Bai Tu frowned and said, "What are you doing? Untie them..."
"If you want to kill me, just kill me. No need to say anything!" Huang Xu said with his neck stiff.
"Okay!" Lu Bu answered directly, and was about to step forward and pull his head off.
Bai Tu hurriedly said: "Godfather, godfather...don't be impulsive."
"My lord is wise. Huang Zhong was just deceived by the traitor. If he is willing to turn from evil to good, the general's mansion should not turn him away." Zhao Yun said with relief when he saw this.
Hearing this, Lu Bu glared at Zhao Yun again...
Huang Xu even said: "I have already caused a lot of trouble for my father. If you want me to be a hostage again, forget it!"
Judging from Zhao Yun's expression, he didn't seem to want to use Huang Xu as a hostage. Instead, he seemed to have some regrets for Huang Zhong - when Huang Zhong shot the white map, Zhao Yun was also very angry, but the fierce fighting in recent days made Zhao Yun change his mind about him.
This was also a test for Bai Tu, hoping that if Huang Zhong was willing to surrender, Bai Tu would accept him.
"Hahaha, how could they be hostages? Mr. Huang has misunderstood, but there are also some misunderstandings between us and General Huang..." Zhou Yu said while shaking his feather fan.
"Any misunderstanding? Just fight! Third brother, let me tell you... Is our general's mansion afraid of them? Do we need a yellow-haired boy to persuade them to surrender? I support General Lu!" Sun Ce said from the side.
Zhou Yu was so angry that he kept rubbing the red spot...
The scene suddenly became chaotic. In short, Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci hoped to be more upright, but the former wanted to persuade him to surrender in an upright manner, while the latter wanted to kill him in an upright manner. Zhou Yu hoped to secretly contact Huang Zhong in the name of Huang Xu, and there was no need to say anything about Lu Bu... he would just be chopped off as a sacrifice.
Zhang Xiu did not stand with his junior brother, but firmly supported Lu Bu like Sun Ce...
"Enough! Listen to me!" Bai Tu stopped everyone's argument. This was not the time to listen to their suggestions.
"There is no need to discuss this matter. I have already mentioned the rules of the medical school... Yan Zhubu just told me a story about 'shooting the king in the shoulder'. My shoulder injury will destabilize the army and reduce the prestige of the general's mansion. This is my fault.
But now I want to say that if the "benevolent lover" of the General's Mansion is injured, it will only be more serious than my own injury, and even irreparable! The rules of the medical school are part of the "benevolent lover" of the General's Mansion. They are not only rules, but also the spirit and belief of our General's Mansion!
Today... I am very dissatisfied. Huang Zhong shot me. It can be said that it was his duty or he was foolishly loyal. You could kill him for me on the battlefield, but you shot the spirit and faith of the General's Mansion. This hurts me more than shooting me.
I hope that even if I killed you in front of the battlefield, you can still implement the spirit of the General's Mansion instead of bringing Huang Xu to me to discuss how to deal with him!" Bai Tu said sternly.
Seeing this, Ma Zhong lowered his head and quickly took off the iron shackles from Huang Xu...
"Thank you Mr. Bai and thank you medical school for saving my life... I have no way to repay you!" Huang Xu was not as stubborn as before, but looked a little obedient.
Huang Xu had been in Jinling for so long that he had a stronger sense of identity with Jinling and the General's Mansion than with Jingzhou Prefecture. In fact... from the perspective of ordinary people, such a comparison was a blasphemy to the General's Mansion.
It's just that he was frightened by Ma Zhong all the way, and then the generals discussed how to use him to defeat Huang Zhong, so he was angry.
"I'm not helping you, I'm just doing my job. What happened to your father is not your fault. If we meet on the battlefield in the future, I will not show mercy to your men... In addition, I said it was just official business, not preferential treatment for you. If the medical expenses you left before were not enough, you can consider sending it to the medical school to make up the difference in the future." Bai Tu said in a cold voice with annoyance.
"Brother, since you are so righteous and the battlefield is in chaos...why not send someone to send Brother Huang back?" Zhou Yu suddenly said at this time.
Bai Tu glared at him unhappily: "I don't mean anything else, let him find a way to go back!"
Zhou Yu curled his lips when he heard this, but didn't say much.
Zhou Yu was initially skeptical about Bai Tu's actions, wondering if there was any hidden meaning behind them - such as an open conspiracy to sow discord!
If he sent Huang Zhong's son back with great fanfare, considering Liu Pan's narrow-mindedness, he would probably destroy Huang Zhong right away.
The battle situation in Jiangling is still very complicated. Attacking the city is prone to heavy casualties, especially since there are too many civilians in Jiangling City. Overdrawing manpower can last for a long time. There are plenty of arrows and tung oil in the city. In addition, the height and thickness of the city walls make the new siege towers and ladders inadequate. Higher walls mean less stability and more difficult movement of siege equipment. Thicker walls... mean that for the same width, more defenders can stand on them, and they are less likely to be fought over by siege equipment.
More importantly... when Huang Zhong was defending the city, the casualties caused by his "Fierce Bow" were too horrific once the environment was right, so there was never a head-on attack!
However, if Huang Zhong is eliminated, Liu Pan... will become very cowardly, and if we regain the advantage in shooting, we can easily take him down in one wave.
However, Bai Tu didn't even have the intention of sowing discord and directly let Huang Xu go back by himself?
Zhou Yu was disdainful of this - no matter how great the ideal is, it requires the strength to realize it. If he missed such a good opportunity, wouldn't his "strength" be dragged down by his ideal?
Huang Xu didn't react at first, thinking that this pretty guy was speaking for him. It was n't until Bai Tu refuted that he realized that he was almost tricked...
Huang Xu bowed down and said, "Mr. Bai! My father is still in the city. I will go to meet him and persuade him to give up the dark and join the light. If he agrees, I will surrender the city. If he doesn't want to... I will bid farewell to him and join the general's office. I only ask that I don't have to meet him on the battlefield in person. Even if there are casualties, I will not change my mind!"
"Okay! You can go now. I know what you mean. If there is no chance to leave the city, you can do it later." When Bai Tu heard that Huang Xu wanted to join the army, his attitude improved and he helped Huang Xu up.
However, Huang Xu noticed that Bai Tu only moved his left hand, and it was obvious that his right shoulder was injured. When he thought of this, his eyes were filled with tears.
Zhou Yu looked at this scene, blinked, and then looked at the white map - was this also within your calculation?
Without thinking clearly, he just heard Sun Ce say, "You are still a man!" Zhou Yu rubbed the red spot between his eyebrows...
