Can I get to the other side?

Han army barracks and prison.

Xu Huang had been imprisoned for a long time. Lu Bu wanted to kill the captured general of Cao's army, but Liu Xie chose to leave him alive.

The fundamental reason is that Xu Huang is not really rebellious.

He even has quite a few meritorious deeds.

Xu Huang followed Yang Feng in battles in his early years and persuaded Yang Feng to escort the emperor back to Luoyang. At that time, he was granted the title of Dutinghou, and it was not until later that he joined Cao Cao.

So Liu Xie wanted to subdue Xu Huang and make him submit.

It's just that Xu Huang is more stubborn and completely believes that Lu Bu is rebellious. Even after seeing him, he still doesn't believe that he is the real emperor and refuses to surrender no matter what.

In prison.

Xu Huang was lying on the cold stone bed sleeping when two soldiers opened the door and walked in. One of them directly raised his foot and kicked him on the back.

"Why are you sleeping! Why don't you wake me up quickly!"

The soldier cursed.

Xu Huang opened his eyes and got up from the bed, looking at the two of them angrily, but before he could speak, he was beaten again.

"Damn it, you still dare to be stubborn?!"

"Would you like to try another one?"

The two soldiers punched and kicked Xu Huang, and beat him with the scabbard and handle of the sword in their hands. Xu Huang's face was soon covered in blood.

The prisoners in the prison didn't even have enough to eat and had no strength at all. Xu Huang's hands and feet were even wearing heavy shackles. How could he resist?

Taking advantage of the gap between being beaten, Xu Huang said angrily and unbearably: "Kill if you want! Don't humiliate me!"

He is not afraid of death, but he does not want to be humiliated by such a little-known person. This is more uncomfortable for him than killing him.

"Hmph! You're just a prisoner. I've long been unhappy with you. Why are you so arrogant?"

"If it weren't for Your Majesty's mercy, your head would have fallen to the ground!"

Another soldier kicked Xu Huang again, and then said with a sneer: "But your good days are coming to an end, and today is the day you die!"

"Drag him away!"

As he said this, the soldier waved his hand, and several more people came in from outside, tied up Xu Huang Wuhuada, and escorted him out of the cell.

Xu Huang had no strength to resist and could only let them do what they did.

Soon, he was taken to the Han army camp.

Xu Huang originally thought that the false emperor wanted to see him, but when he looked up, he found that Zhuge Liang was sitting on the main seat, and there were other generals such as Lu Bu and Zhou Yu in the camp.

"Military advisor, the traitor Xu Huang has been brought!"

The soldier stepped forward and cupped his hands.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, shook the feather fan in his hand to signal him to retreat, then turned his gaze to Xu Huang, who was kneeling below, and said, "Xu Huang, after being locked up in prison for so long, have you thought clearly?"

"You rebelled against Cao Cao's thieves, which is a serious crime that has implicated the nine clans. It is His Majesty's kindness that gave you the opportunity to surrender because of your meritorious service in escorting Cao Cao and being deceived by Cao's thieves."

"If you change your mind now and surrender to the imperial court, then all your previous sins will be wiped out, and you will still be the Marquis of Ting, the capital of the Han Dynasty, enjoying the title and salary."

"Let me ask you, are you willing to surrender?"

Facing Zhuge Liang's words, Xu Huang laughed loudly, spat out a mouthful of bloody spit, and said sarcastically: "You treacherous ministers and traitors who pretend to be a puppet emperor also want me to surrender?"

"Since I was captured by these thieves, and now I'm just going to die, what do I have to fear? If you want to kill me, then kill me!"

Xu Huang can be regarded as a strong man. Even at this point, he still has no intention of surrender and chooses to die generously.

"What a courageous dog!"

When Lu Bu heard this, he was furious. He smashed the table in front of him with his palm and stood up to kill Xu Huang with a knife.

"Mr. Wen, please wait!"

Zhuge Liang saw this and stopped Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was filled with anger, pointed at Xu Huang and said to Zhuge Liang: "Military advisor, you can just advise me on other matters, but this thief is spitting shit and insulting Your Majesty. How can I be leniently spared?"

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted and cannot bear to kill him because of his merits. I, the general, will do it for you!"

"If Your Majesty asks for a crime, I, the general, will bear the blame!"

Xu Huang's phrase "rebellious ministers and traitors" on the left and "false emperor" on the right really made Lu Bu angry. He couldn't stand this kind of ungrateful guy.

Did I really give you face?

Zhuge Liang said: "Don't be anxious, Mr. Wen. This traitor must be killed. Your Majesty has given him a chance. He is unrepentant, but killing him like this would be too easy for him."

"In three days, our army will launch a general attack on Cao Cao. Wouldn't it be better to cut off his head and sacrifice it to the flag to boost the morale of the three armies?"

Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Lu Bu took the knife back, but he didn't forget to give Xu Huang a hard look.

But at this moment, Zhou Yu suddenly stood up and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Commander, didn't you say before that you would wait and see and hold your troops on hold? Why did you suddenly launch a general attack on Cao's army?"

Zhuge Liang glanced at him and said calmly: "The plan has changed. We will launch a general offensive in three days. I have already agreed with Duke Wen on this matter."

Zhou Yu had an anxious look on his face when he heard this, and said worriedly: "The morale of Cao's army is at its peak right now. It would not be wise to fight rashly. I'm afraid he will lose!"

After his words fell, Zhuge Liang's face suddenly turned cold.

Zhuge Liang slapped the feather fan in his hand heavily on the table, looked directly at Zhou Yu with sharp eyes, and scolded: "Zhou Gongjin! We are about to destroy the Cao thieves and restore the Han Dynasty, but you repeatedly make dejected remarks here. Is it true?" It’s impossible to confuse the army!”

"Yu dare not!"

Zhou Yu knelt down quickly and defended himself, saying, "I am only considering the overall situation. Cao's elite troops are deployed in this battle, so we should not be careless."

"Besides, why didn't the military advisor inform me in advance about launching a general attack?"

Zhuge Liang sneered, "Your Majesty ordered me to lead the three armies and fight against Cao Cao together with Wen Gong. When did he ask me to discuss it with you?"

"You are just a surrendered general. If it weren't for your talent in training the navy, you wouldn't even be qualified to stand here!"

"Get out of here!"

Zhuge Liang's words did not give Zhou Yu any face at all. It was like tearing his face off and breaking it into pieces and stepping on it.

Zhou Yu was so angry that his face turned red and he was shaking all over. He could no longer bear it and stood up and said to Zhuge Liang angrily: "Zhuge Kongming! You are simply bullying me too much!"

"Even if I am a surrendered general, His Majesty has pardoned my sins and ordered me to command the navy. How can I not participate in military affairs!"

As he spoke, he wanted to rush forward to argue with Zhuge Liang.

But seeing this, Lu Su hurried out to pull him and persuaded him: "Gongjin, calm down, calm down..."

"Zijing, let me go! I want to argue with him today!"

"Should a surrendered general be treated like this!"

"If my lord had not been captured, how could I surrender? With you and me here, it is hard to say whether the court can take Xuzhou!"

Zhou Yu's face was extremely pale and he began to speak without thinking.

Lu Su was shocked and quickly covered his mouth and said: "Gongjin, what nonsense are you talking about!"

But he was still a step too late.

Zhuge Liang looked cold, staring at Zhou Yu coldly and said: "I know that surrendered generals cannot be trusted. What you just said means that surrender is forced?"

"Well! Since you did not surrender from the bottom of your heart, today I will give you the treatment you deserve as a traitor!"

"Come on! Take this traitor out and behead him!"

At Zhuge Liang's command, the soldiers on both sides stepped forward and took Zhou Yu out of the tent.

Seeing this, Lu Su was extremely anxious and knelt down directly to Zhuge Liang, begging: "Military Advisor! Gongjin just made a slip of the tongue for a moment, don't take it seriously!"

"Since being pardoned by your majesty, Gongjin has been conscientiously training the navy. If he had not surrendered sincerely, how could he do this?"

"And now that the enemy is at hand, beheading the general may shake the morale of the army. Let's give the military advisor a break and spare him this time!"

Lu Su kept begging, and other generals in the tent also pleaded for mercy.

Only Lu Bu was indifferent to this, and looked like he didn't care about Zhou Yu's life or death at all.

"Gongjin, you should admit your mistake to the military advisor!"

After pleading with Zhuge Liang, Lu Su said to Zhou Yu again, urging him to admit his mistake in an anxious tone.

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and bowed his head in humiliation: "I made a mistake for a moment, I hope the military advisor... will forgive me!"

Every word was extremely difficult to say.

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"Humph!"

Zhuge Liang snorted again, grabbed the feather fan and said: "Your death penalty will be recorded for the time being, and I will report to His Majesty later, please make a decision!"

"But the death penalty can be exempted, but the living crime cannot be escaped. You spoke such a crazy statement. If you don't deal with it according to military law, how can you justify the canonical punishment?"

"Drag him down and beat him with a hundred military sticks to set an example!"

Zhuge Liang threw a token on the ground.

The guards on the left and right picked up the military order and dragged Zhou Yu away. Soon, there were heavy beatings and screams outside.

Lu Su was extremely anxious, but he had no other choice but to cry secretly.

After dealing with Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang seemed to have just remembered that Xu Huang was present, and ordered: "Throw this traitor into jail and sacrifice him three days later!"

Xu Huang was stunned by the series of changes just now. He came back to his senses after hearing this and looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise.

Then he was taken out of the military tent.

Outside the military tent, Zhou Yu was stripped of his shirt and tied to the execution rack. There were two executioners holding military sticks next to him and beating his back heavily.

The sun was scorching, and Zhou Yu's back was torn and looked horrible. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even scream.

This miserable scene made Xu Huang feel terrified.

As he passed by Zhou Yu, he couldn't help but glance at him, and Zhou Yu happened to look up.

But as soon as their eyes met, Zhou Yu rolled his eyes, tilted his head, and completely fainted.

At the door of the military tent, Lu Su was looking around.

After seeing Xu Huang being taken away, he ran to Zhou Yu's side in two steps and anxiously called out: "Quick! Call the medical officer!"

Then he personally went forward to untie Zhou Yu from the execution rack, and then carried him into the military tent.

At this time, Zhuge Liang also put away his previous arrogant and arrogant style, and hurriedly walked over to check on Zhou Yu's condition.

After seeing the miserable state of Zhou Yu's back, Zhuge Liang couldn't bear to look at it, and his eyes were wet.

"Too miserable... Is it really necessary to fight like this?"

Lu Bu shook his head and said with a sigh.

Of course he knew that he was just acting for Xu Huang, and Zhuge Liang had already taught him what to do in advance.

But he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be so cruel to Zhou Yu. Even if he was the one who received the 100 military sticks, he couldn't bear it.

"If not, how can we deceive Xu Huang, how can we deceive Cao?"

"Gongjin's efforts will not be in vain. This plan will definitely deceive Cao and win the victory for our army!"

Zhuge Liang said softly, tears in his eyes, and then he looked at Lu Su, "Zijing, the next step is up to you."

Performing the self-torture trick in front of Xu Huang is only the first link.

The most important link later is for Lu Su to personally take action, and whether he can deceive Cao Cao will be determined at this point.

Lu Su held Zhou Yu's hand, looked at his pale face, said nothing, and nodded silently.

……

Prison.

What he saw and heard in the military tent today shocked Xu Huang a lot. He thought that the puppet army was all iron, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Is Zhou Yu not welcomed in the puppet army?"

Xu Huang thought secretly in his heart.

Zhuge Liang not only humiliated Zhou Yu verbally, but also did not take him seriously at all. He said to behead and beat him, which can be said to be rude.

He saw it with his own eyes during the day. The injuries on Zhou Yu's body were not fake. He was really beaten to pieces.

Thinking of this, Xu Huang was more determined not to surrender. This was the treatment that surrendered generals received in the puppet army, so what was the point of his surrender?

It would be better to die and end it all, and have a reputation of being unyielding.

"It's useless to think about these things now. They will use my head as a sacrifice in three days... Alas, it's a pity for my good head. It's really a pity to die in the hands of these villains."

Xu Huang couldn't help but sigh.

As a general, he hoped to die on the battlefield and wrap his body in a horse's hide, rather than die so aggrieved and powerless.

But now life and death are no longer his decision.

While lying on the bed and thinking about these things, Xu Huang's consciousness gradually blurred and fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown period of time, he suddenly felt someone pushing him, and whispering his name.

"General Xu, General Xu, wake up..."

Xu Huang narrowed his eyes, then instantly became alert, and almost subconsciously turned over and punched behind him.

Just when his fist as big as a sandbag was about to touch the opponent's face, he stopped his fist and said in surprise: "Why is it you?"

The person beside his bed was actually Lu Su!

Lu Su was frightened by Xu Huang's punch just now. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he took several steps back.

"What are you doing here?"

Xu Huang sat up and asked with narrowed eyes.

Why did Lu Su come to the cell to find him?

Hearing Xu Huang's words, Lu Su swallowed his saliva, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said in a somewhat frightened manner: "General Xu, calm down, I, I have no ill intentions."

"I came to the general to discuss something..."

Xu Huang snorted coldly, turned over and lay down again, and said lightly: "Forget about persuading me to surrender, I have already said that I will not surrender."

"You go, although I don't kill the weak, but if you dare to make noise here again, don't blame me for attacking you."

Lu Su's eyes moved slightly, not only did he not leave, but he took a step forward and said seriously: "General Xu misunderstood, I didn't come here to persuade you to surrender, but..."

"Let the general escape."