Guo Si won over Wu Xi, and then through Wu Xi, he stabilized the morale of the army.
The soldiers from the Sanhe Five Schools and the Longxiang garrison finally calmed down a lot.
No longer gathering in small groups to discuss whether to surrender, the cohesion of the army has temporarily returned. Everyone is on the wall of Wubao, preparing to deal with the attack of Cao's army outside.
Wu Xi was also preparing to deal with Cao Jun's attack.
But time passed quickly, and another day passed. Cao's army did not see any movement and stopped attacking. This made Wu Xi puzzled. The siege of three and one was already completed, and the morale of the army was shaken. If Cao's army did not attack Xiwu, then What do they want to do?
This morning, Wu Xi was inspecting the city tower again to prevent Cao Jun from having other tricks. However, seeing that Cao Jun was just stationed without any movement, he couldn't help but think too much.
"They don't want to use up our food, right?"
Thinking of this, Wu Xi shook his head and smiled.
The food Dong Zhuo hoarded here could not be consumed by Cao's army outside.
Even if Cao's army is exhausted, the troops in Xiwu will not be exhausted.
But at this moment, a sharp arrow suddenly shot towards Wu Xi.
The shooter was a soldier from the Shengsheng Battalion in the fifth school of the Northern Army. He was very accurate and headed straight for Wu Xi.
Wu Xi quickly ducked sideways, and several soldiers came over with shields to protect Wu Xi.
"Duan Xuan?"
Wu Xi looked down and saw that Duan Yan had finished shooting the arrows and did not stop. Instead, he turned around and left, returning to the military camp.
"General, there are strips of cloth on the arrows too."
A soldier picked up the incoming arrow.
Wu Xi opened it and looked at it, and saw that it read that Duan Xuan had made an appointment with him to kill Guo Si at midnight tomorrow night and open the gate of Xiwu to surrender.
"When did I make an agreement with Duan Xuan?" Wu Xi looked puzzled.
But I can imagine that people outside must have some tricks up their sleeves.
Tomorrow night, at midnight?
"Everyone is on heightened alert!"
Wu Xi said warily.
But what tricks can be accomplished by shooting a letter in?
He couldn't think of it for the time being, but he warned: "Intensify patrols nearby, and if you find any more letters coming in, let me know immediately."
"yes!"
The soldiers around him said in unison.
But then, no more letters came in.
They had no idea what Cao Jun's intentions were outside.
Duan Xuan returned to the military camp and said: "Overseer, the shot went in."
Chen Zhou said: "It's not enough to shoot in. You have to find someone in Guo Si's army who is similar in stature to Wu Xi. If you can't find it, then find an officer under Guo Si and shoot in the second letter."
As he spoke, he handed over a piece of cloth.
Duan Yan guessed what Chen Zhou's plan was, and after taking it solemnly, he went down to make arrangements.
There were soldiers who had been watching outside the Xiwu city wall, looking at the patrolling officers. It was not until the afternoon that they finally saw a suitable person appear.
"General, do you think this man is about the same size as Wu Xi?"
The soldier responsible for watching went back to find Duan Yan and said, "His military position is the same as Wu Xi's, and the style of armor he wears is the same."
Duan Xuan carefully identified them for a moment, and found that they were indeed fifty-six points similar.
There are still differences.
But no matter how many of them there are, it's rare to find someone who looks similar to Wu Xi's figure from a distance.
"Cum up."
Duan Xuan shouted.
Whoosh...
An arrow shot out.
"General, be careful."
At this time, a soldier suddenly knocked away the officer on the tower.
They dodged the arrows shot at the same time.
The officer was startled and immediately looked down, only to see Duan Yan waving at him, but he quickly left without giving them a chance to fight back.
"That's Duan Xuan!"
The officer knew Duan Xuan and said angrily: "Is he provoking me?"
Thinking of this possibility, the man snorted coldly, feeling very unhappy.
"General, look!"
The soldier who knocked away the officer picked up the arrow shot by Duan Xuan, only to see a strip of cloth on it.
The officer opened the cloth and took a look, and was shocked.
What is written above is that at midnight tomorrow, Wu Xi will open the gate of Xiwu City and surrender, allowing Duan Xuan to lead his troops in.
"Wu Xi still betrayed!"
The officer was shocked and went back to find Guo Si.
"What!"
Guo Bang looked at the cloth, stood up suddenly, and then asked: "Why did Duan Yan shoot this cloth to you?"
The officer shook his head and said, "This subordinate doesn't know either."
"etc!"
Guo Bang looked at the officer and shouted: "Step back, a hundred steps away."
The officer was confused, but he could only retreat.
When it's a hundred steps away.
Guo Bang looked at the man's back, clapped his hands vigorously and said, "Looking from a distance, you look a lot like Wu Xi. I understand. Duan Xuan must have recognized the wrong person, and Wu Xi still betrayed him." Kill me!"
After saying this, he became furious.
In this case, don't blame him for attacking first.
That was because Wu Xi was unkind, so he could only choose to be unjust.
Guo Si shouted: "Give me the order to gather some soldiers and prepare for an ambush, and then send someone to invite Wu Xi and ask him to come to the banquet tonight."
He wanted to prepare a Hongmen banquet for Wu Xi.
——
night.
Wu Xi felt baffled when he received Guo Si's banquet.
Now is the most important time to defend Xiwu.
The army's food should be preserved as much as possible instead of eating and drinking at the banquet. Guo Si's behavior was a bit abnormal.
When he walked out of the camp, Wu Xi felt that the atmosphere in Xiwu was a bit depressing.
It seemed like something important was about to happen.
"No, something is very wrong!"
Wu Xi muttered to himself, and then asked the soldiers around him: "Has anything special happened in Xiwu since this afternoon?"
The soldier thought for a moment and said: "The general has gathered some of the Xiliang soldiers who were guarding. He doesn't know what to do."
"Deploy troops?"
Wu Xi stopped, thought for a long time and said: "No, he still doesn't trust me, damn it! We will also mobilize troops, all the Sanhe Five Schools and the Longxiang Army, and be prepared for counterattack, and then let people choose Fifty elite soldiers, come with me to see Guo Si."
Something special should happen tonight.
It was impossible for Wu Xi to do nothing.
After everything was ready, Wu Xi walked towards Guo Bang's camp.
"General Wu, why did you come to the banquet and bring your own soldiers?"
Guo Si frowned when he saw that Wu Xi was still wary of him.
I even felt that there was something wrong with Wu Xi and he must have betrayed him.
"Cao Jun outside is still watching with eagerness. The general held a banquet suddenly, which made me a little uneasy, so I brought my soldiers with me. If Cao Jun attacks outside again, we can respond quickly."
Wu Xi explained.
Guo Bang laughed and said: "General Wu should be cautious, so let's come in first."
He didn't take those fifty people seriously either.
He ambushed two hundred swordsmen and axemen nearby. After entering the camp, he suddenly slammed down a wine glass.
"kill!"
As he shouted angrily, two hundred swordsmen and axemen suddenly came out and attacked Wu Xi without any warning.
Guo Bang also drew his sword and stabbed Wu Xi.
