Shouchun City, Golden Hall.
"Gao Shun!"
"Lu Bu actually dared to kill Ji Ling!”
Yuan Shu slammed the table and pointed at Gao Shun as he questioned him angrily.
Gao Shun's forehead was covered in sweat as he hurriedly said," Your Majesty, please calm down. Wen Hou has already stated in the above table that Ji Ling had colluded with Sun Ce to plot a rebellion, so he had no choice but to kill him.”
"Nonsense!"
"Ji Ling is my trusted general," Yuan Shu said angrily."How could he rebel against me?”
Gao Shun was at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond.
"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, we still have to rely on Lu Bu!”
Yang Hong reminded in a low voice.
Yuan Shu's body trembled, and he suddenly sobered up from his anger.
It was a fact that Ji Ling had been killed, and that the soldiers of Hefei had fallen into Lu Bu's hands. If he did not believe Lu Bu's explanation, there was no other use other than falling out with him.
Even though he knew that Lu Bu had the heart to protect himself, he could only turn a blind eye.
"Even so, since Lu Bu is loyal to me, why didn't he return to save Shouchun?”
Yuan Shu suppressed his anger and asked.
Gao Shun heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly said," Wen Hou also has his own difficulties. Sun Ce's army is so close that he doesn't dare to act rashly.”
This reason was flawless, and Yuan Shu couldn't complain even if he suffered.
Gao Shun continued," Wen Hou said that once he defeats Sun Ce, he will immediately lead his army back to rescue him. He only asks Your Majesty to wait patiently for a few days.”
Yuan Shu was speechless.
"Your Majesty, our Shouchun City is strong and has enough rations for several years. It won't be a problem to defend it for a year and a half.”
"That big-eared thief is worried about the reputation of benevolence and righteousness. He doesn't dare to dig the Huai River and flood my Shouchun.”
"I think that Your Majesty should reward the soldiers heavily and encourage them to defend the city with their lives. Sooner or later, they will be able to endure until Wen Hou comes to save them.”
Yang Hong was afraid that Yuan Shu would fall out with Lu Bu, so he quickly explained.
Yuan Shu's expression turned for the better and he said,"Gao Shun, go tell Lu Fengxian that I believe he is loyal. I will defend Shouchun and wait for him to save me.”
"This general will obey!"
Gao Shun was relieved of a burden and hurriedly cupped his hands to receive the order.
Yuan Shu rolled his eyes a few times, and a thought suddenly flashed across his mind. The corner of his mouth curled up into a playful sneer.
"Gao Shun, I intend to marry Lu Fengxian to show my trust in him.”
"This marriage, Zhen feels that it is necessary to continue.”
Yuan Shu suddenly said.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has already been harmed by Liu Bei. How can this marriage continue?" Gao Shun asked in confusion.”
"Although the Crown Prince is no longer here, Zhen is still here.”
Yuan Shu said with a smile.
Gao Shun was confused.
Yuan Shu coughed dryly and smiled." I haven't appointed an empress yet, so I plan to marry Lu Fengxian's daughter and make her the empress to show my trust in Fengxian."”
Gao Shun was shocked.
He had never expected that Yuan Shu would replace his dead son and marry Miss Lu.
"Your Majesty, this isn't appropriate."
"After all, my family's young miss was once engaged to His Highness the Crown Prince, but now she's married to His Majesty. This general is only afraid that His Majesty will be slandered.”
Gao Shun quickly used an excuse to refuse.
Yuan Shu said disdainfully," I am the Son of Heaven. I can do whatever I want. Why should I be afraid of the slander of the world?"”
"Although that is the case, this general is not Wen Hou and cannot make decisions for Lady Lu.”
"I'm afraid I'll have to ask Young Lady for her opinion on this matter.”
Gao Shun wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said.
Yuan Shu was unhappy, but he didn't want to force her, so he said,"Then you should go and ask her. Marrying me and becoming the Empress of my Yuan family is an honor that many women dream of. I believe that she will not be ungrateful.”
Only then did Gao Shun let out a sigh.
"This Yuan Shu is trying to win Wen Hou over by marriage. He is also coveting the beauty of the young lady.”
"With Young Lady's temper, she didn't even want to marry Yuan Yao, so why would she marry that Yuan Shu?”
"What should we do?"
Gao Shun secretly clenched his fists and frowned.
At this moment.
Outside the main hall, a drumbeat suddenly sounded.
"Could it be that the big-eared thief wants to attack at night?" Yuan Shu asked in surprise.”
As the war was approaching, Yuan Shu temporarily put aside the matter of marrying Lu Lingqi and personally headed to the city tower to take charge of the situation.
On the city gate tower, the Huainan soldiers who had long fallen asleep were all startled by the sound of the drums and were driven up the city wall to fight.
Yuan Shu was shaken by the drumbeats and felt uneasy. He looked into the distance, but it was pitch-black and he could not see Liu Jun's actual situation.
He forced himself to be spirited and said proudly,"Big-eared thief, if you have the ability, come and attack. Do you think I'm afraid of you?”
Thousands of Huainan soldiers tensed up and prepared for a bloody night battle.
The drumbeats outside the city lasted for more than an hour, making their scalps numb. However, Liu Jun did not launch an attack.
Suddenly.
The killing sounds of the drums suddenly disappeared, and everything returned to silence.
"Big-eared thief, why aren't you attacking the city? What tricks are you playing?”
Yuan Shu frowned and cursed.
After another hour, the Liu Clan still did not attack.
Yuan Shu heaved a sigh of relief. Thinking that Liu Jun had retreated, he dragged his tired body down the city and returned to the palace.
"Tong!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Just as Yuan Shu stepped into the palace, the sound of killing rang out again.
Liu Jun launched another night attack!
This time, Liu Jun's drumbeat moved from the south gate to the north gate.
"Could it be that the south gate is just a feint, and the big-eared thief actually wants to attack the north gate?”
Yuan Shu thought that he had seen through Liu Wu's intentions, so he hurriedly ordered the imperial guards to drive the carriage straight to the north gate.
The Huainan Army soldiers who had just fallen asleep after coming down from the city wall were rushed to the north gate before they could even close their eyes.
Yuan Shu climbed to the north gate and looked into the distance. There was still the sound of killing outside the city, but Liu's army was still not attacking.
Two hours later, the sounds of the drums suddenly fell silent.
Heaven and Earth returned to its peaceful state.
After these two rounds of torment, the east was already turning white and dawn was approaching.
Yuan Shu and his soldiers were exhausted, and they were all boasting.
"What is that big-eared thief doing? Is he toying with me?”
Yuan Shu clenched his fists and cursed in confusion and anger.
Yang Hong suddenly understood and said anxiously," Your Majesty, this must be the big-eared thief's method of disturbing us. He wants to make our army run for their lives so that he can shake the morale of the soldiers!"”
Bang!
Yuan Shu punched the table and cursed,"The big-eared thief is so sinister!"
"Such a small trick is not worth worrying about.”
"Your Majesty, please issue a decree to divide our soldiers into two battalions and take turns guarding the city day and night. This way, we don't have to worry about being disturbed by the enemy.”
Yang Hong sneered and offered a plan.
"Alright, we'll do as you say!"
A cold smile appeared on Yuan Shu's face as he mocked,"The big-eared thief thought that he was cunning, so I stopped him with silence and watched his clown performance!”
…
Ten days later, east of Shouchun.
Behind a hill, the three hundred brave warriors of the Liu Army had gathered.
"Yuan Shu, it's time to send you to hell.”
" It's time!" Liu Wu laughed coldly and shouted," Show us the tunnel."”
After the order was given, Xu Chu personally lifted the wooden board.
A tunnel entrance that was about ten feet wide entered his sight.
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