The guards reacted in panic. They rushed to Xu Shu's side and surrounded Chen Zhao in Gaixin.
Chen Zhao was not afraid in the face of danger, holding his sword and looking around vigilantly. At this time, the sneak attack failed and he had lost the chance of taking him hostage. He could only find a way to kill Xu Shu to gain fame.
Although Xu Shu gave up martial arts and followed literature, he never left his sword. He looked carefully and found that Chen Zhao's clothes were different, so he concluded that he was not a soldier from Jingzhou.
"It turns out they are Cao Ren's soldiers. What do you want to do if they join our army?"
"Hmph, I have always heard that Guan Yun is proud of his superiors and never humiliates his subordinates. If you besiege me as a pawn, it would be a disgrace to the general's reputation. Do you dare to fight me alone?" Chen Zhao pointed at Xu Shu and shouted coldly.
Xu Shu was startled, then raised his head and laughed wildly: "It seems that you are not a nobody. At this stage, you still know how to provoke a general. It seems inappropriate to pick me to fight with you alone. Am I dressed like a general?"
Chen Zhao was speechless when he saw that Xu Shu had not fallen into the trap, and then replied with difficulty: "Then find any general to compete with me. If he can win, let me go..."
Xu Shu stroked his beard and shook his head, "You really have the shadow of me when you were a boy. Do you think you still have a chance to escape, win or lose? Or should you tell your identity honestly, and maybe you can still survive?"
"Humph, there is no one left in Guan Yu's army..." Chen Zhao looked around and sneered. His identity could not be revealed, otherwise he would become a prisoner who threatened his uncle. He figured that killing the two of them would be enough.
"Who said there is no one? I'll fight you alone." The sound of horse hooves stopped, Zhao Yun picked up the green and red sword and walked out of the crowd, then looked at Chen Zhao coldly.
"Are you Zhao Zilong?" Chen Zhao swallowed.
Zhao Yun looked Chen Zhao up and down and said contemptuously: "If you can defeat the sword in my hand, I will let you go back to Xiangyang."
Chen Zhao was choked and speechless. Although he had some martial arts skills, how could he be Zhao Yun's opponent? I don’t know how much blood the green-red sword drank.
He just stared at Xu Shu without speaking.
Seeing that Chen Zhao did not dare to agree, Xu Shu said with empty eyes, "How about we have a sword fight? If you win, I will let you go. If you lose, I will tell you your identity honestly. This deal is a good deal."
"Military advisor" Zhao Yun hurriedly stopped him.
Xu Shu stretched out his hand and said, "Don't worry, Zilong, I'm sensible."
Chen Zhao held a sword flower and said, "A gentleman's words."
"Hurry up and whip your horse." Xu Shu drew his sword.
"Commander, can you use mine?" Zhao Yun handed over the green and red sword.
Xu Shu shook his head: "I won't take advantage of him. Everyone, please give up some space."
The surrounding guards heard the order and immediately gave up the duel venue to Xu Shu, but Zhao Yun stood aside with a green and red sword in his hand. He wanted to ensure that Xu Shu was within his protection range.
"Let's take action."
Xu Shu pointed with the tip of his sword, and Chen Zhao abandoned his fear and raised his sword to strike. The two swords were soon entangled together, making a clanging sound like weapons clashing.
Chen Zhao relied on his strong strength and used sword moves such as stabbing, pressing, chopping, stirring, and cutting to suppress the opponent. However, Xu Shu's body was extremely light, and he could easily resolve the blows with one move, but even scratched Chen Zhao several times.
Chen Zhao took off his armor on the road, and now he only had light clothes. The long sword cut his flesh and blood seeped into the dirty clothes. Zhao Yun, who was watching the battle, became more and more relaxed, thinking that the military counselor was really good at using a sword. Although his strength was slightly weaker, He has a high degree of dexterity and is the most capable of fighting among several strategists.
After more than ten moves, Chen Zhao's body was already splattered with blood. Could he not even defeat a counselor? What else can you say about Gouquan’s life and leaving his name in history?
With a clang sound, Chen Zhao tried his best to block Xu Shu's sword.
"You still won't admit defeat?" Xu Shu asked playfully.
"Hmph." Chen Zhao sneered, held the sword in his back and wiped it on his neck. Blood spurted on the spot and he fell to the ground.
Zhao Yun watched Chen Zhao fall to the ground, strode over to check, and found that the other party had expired.
Xu Shu shook his head, "This man is young and vigorous. He should be a young descendant of Cao Jun. He really would rather die than surrender. Let's send someone back to Xiangyang later. Cao Ren may recognize him."
"Wei." Zhao Yun nodded.
Xu Shu wiped the sword clean and put it into its scabbard, then took Zhao Yun's hand and said, "Zilong has been fighting hard for days, but the danger of Jiangling has been lifted now. How many drinks can we have if we are not in a hurry to rest?"
"Yun Dare to disobey your order? I'm just in time to ask the military advisor for sword skills." Zhao Yun said, cupping his fists.
Xu Shu pointed and laughed: "Zilong, don't ridicule me. How can I catch your eye with my little skills? It was just for fun."
"This is not a compliment from Zhao Yun. The military master's swordsmanship is indeed unique."
"Zilong hasn't even drank the celebration wine yet, so he got drunk so quickly?"
The two walked into Dangyang hand in hand while talking and laughing. Xu Shu wanted to know how to capture Yizhou, and Zhao Yun wanted to know how to defeat the enemy on the battlefield in Jingzhou. They drank and exchanged information without feeling sleepy at all.
When he learned that Zhao Yun made people angry in Chengdu and Liu Bei had to erase his credit, Xu Shu couldn't help but shook his head: "Many of Cao's thieves attack the city without sealing the sword.
The soldiers who fought bloody battles took their belongings to satisfy themselves. My lord is benevolent and righteous and will not do such despicable things, but it is not appropriate for you to stop this matter. Even if Yide brings it up, it will be much better..."
Zhao Yun smiled bitterly: "Yide represents the lord. If he steps forward to stop it, the generals will hate the lord. I will bear some cold looks on my lord's behalf. He knows it in his heart. As long as he can serve the country and the people, Yun Gan will never regret it."
Xu Shu sighed: "Zilong's official career is not good, perhaps not even as good as General Huang..."
"Fame, fame and wealth are fleeting, and I am not going to war with my lord for the sake of wealth." Zhao Yun's eyes were firm.
Seeing that Zhao Yun was so open-minded, Xu Shu turned from worry to joy and said: "Zi Long is a true hero. No wonder the Lord trusts you so much. However, the matter is not unsolvable. You can go to Lingling to ask Zi Yu for advice. I think he must have some clever ideas to help." Zilong is out of trouble."
Zhao Yun shook his head gently: "Mr. Ziyu does have a thorough understanding of human nature, but Jingnan must be busy after the war just now. I also have to escort the family members in Jingzhou back to Chengdu. I won't let Mr. worry about these small things."
Xu Shu said with a smile: "Sending Zilong to escort his family to Sichuan this time is actually the lord's intentional arrangement. As long as you work hard on the way to Shu, it will be difficult for the civil and military officials in Jingzhou to bear grudges against you. As for how to relieve the Yizhou general's heart knot, I have nothing to worry about." I will ask Ziyu on behalf of you."
"Thank you, military advisor, for your teachings. I suggest you don't bother Mr. Ziyu..." Zhao Yun clasped his fists in thanks.
Xu Shu rolled his eyes and said, "Zilong's concerns are reasonable. Ziyu doesn't like to get close to the nobles. The officials in Jingzhou have complained about it. If I give you another suggestion, the nobles in Yizhou will probably follow suit."
"Cao Ren left in such a hurry, General Guan is not really attacking Xiangyang, right?" Zhao Yun asked, changing the subject.
Xu Shu shook his head: "Yun Chang knows how to measure his measures. The main thing is to bluff and won't do anything excessive. Zilong doesn't have to worry."
"I'm not worried. My lord often says that he is invincible." Zhao Yun muttered and fell drunk on the case.
Guan Yu was indeed bluffing, but because his reputation was so loud, it frightened Lu Chang, the governor of the city. He used very urgent words in the letter, which caused Cao Ren to urgently withdraw his troops from Dangyang. Li Tong, the governor of Runan, personally led troops to help. .
Li Tong evaded Jingzhou's warships and forced to cross the Han River, but unfortunately he was discovered by Guan Yu's patrol boat. Not only did he lose three thousand athletes and twenty boats, but the leader Li Tong was also shot in the vital point by Guan Yu and drowned in the water.
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