Chapter 285: Ten times more intelligent than my military advisor? You are courting death! Xiao Fang: Let's close the door and capture Yuan Tan alive!
Xu Chu was angry.

Who do you think you are? Aren’t you just a surrendered minister of the Yuan family? How dare you be so arrogant that you let Liu Bei come down to the city to see you?

Who gave you the face?
Xu Chu's eyes widened with anger, and his hand pressed on the hilt of the knife again.

Gao Shun also frowned, thinking that Xu Youpu was a little too much, so he advised:

"Mr. Xu, if you really have difficulty walking, I will help you up. Let's go."

As he spoke, Gao Shun stepped forward to support Xu You.

Xu You couldn't help but curl his lips, and a look of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

Gao Shun obviously didn't understand what he was thinking.

As conceited as he was, when he joined Liu Bei, he certainly did not come for the sake of living a carefree life, but for the position of a strategist.

Even if he cannot be the chief strategist, his position among the strategists should at least be second to Xiao Fang.

This requires building momentum.

He just wanted Liu Bei to know that he had surrendered, so that he would be ecstatic and go down to the city in person to welcome him. This way he could test how much Liu Bei valued him and show his status to everyone in Liu's camp.

That's why he had to stay here, pretending to be reserved, waiting for Liu Bei to come and greet him in person.

"General Gao, my legs and feet are not very good. I really can't go up to the city."

"Don't worry about me. Just go up and tell the general that I, Xu You, have returned."

Xu You turned around and politely declined Gao Shun's offer of support.

Gao Shun looked embarrassed and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Xu Chu was enraged, and stepped forward and scolded:

"You are so arrogant that you dare to ask the lord to come down to greet you. Who do you think you are?"

Xu You's expression suddenly changed, and he turned around and glared at Xu Chu:

"You are such a vulgar man, who do you think you are to be so rude to me?"

Xu Chu raised his head and stepped forward, patting his chest and said proudly:
"I am Xu Chu, the commander of the personal guards of our military advisor Xiao and a general under the lord's command."

"I have fought bravely for my lord, and killed countless enemies, but I have never dared to let my lord come to greet me in person."

"You are a captive, yet you dare to act so arrogantly and ask the lord to come down to greet you. Your face is thicker than the city wall!"

Xu You was so angry that he shouted:

"If Liu Xuande didn't have Xu You, how could he have taken over Xia Pi City? I have made such a great contribution, how can a mere man like you be compared to me?"

Xu You deliberately pointed out his own "merit" just to wait for Xu Chu to be surprised and curious, and to calm down and ask why.

If it had been Chen Dao, perhaps what he wished for would have happened, but unfortunately he met Xu Chu.

"Stop your mother's bullshit. The Lord used our military advisor Xiao's strategy to capture Xia Pi City. What the hell does it have to do with you?"

Xu You was stunned and confused.

He really didn't expect that Xiao Fang, who was known as a strategist, would have such an unreasonable, rude and arrogant personal guard commander.

What kind of weird combination is this?
Xu Chu's unconventional approach made him so angry that his face turned red and he was speechless.

"My military advisor Xiao is the best strategist in the world. He has made great contributions, but he has never been so arrogant as to ask the lord to come and greet him in person. How can a shameless prisoner like you be worthy of this?"

"Either you climb up the city wall and go see the Lord, or you go back to the prisoner camp and wait for the Lord to summon you!"

Xu Chu was not polite at all and took the opportunity to push Xu You.

How could Xu You, with such a small body, withstand the push from Xu Chu? He stumbled back three steps and fell to the ground.

Xu You was shocked.

Thinking back to the time when he was a famous figure who was influential throughout the world, before he assisted Yuan Shao, he was already well-known throughout the world and respected by everyone.

At that time, your lord Liu Bei was just weaving mats and selling shoes, not even a county magistrate.

Since he became famous, he has been respected wherever he went. Even with his lord Yuan Shao, the relationship between them was just that of both lord and friend.

And now, not only was he verbally humiliated by a vulgar man, but he was also violently pushed to the ground, where he fell in disgrace?
What a shame!

Xu You stood up angrily, spitting and cursing:
"You are a crude warrior. How could there be such a blind man like you under Liu Xuande's command?"

"That Xiao Fang is just a poor villager. I, Xu You, am ten times more intelligent than him. I have long seen through his plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. If I hadn't gone with the flow, how could his plan have succeeded?"

"Liu Xuande was only able to defeat Yuan Shao and unify the world with my assistance!"

"How dare you be so rude to me, you blind fool..."

Xu You, who was so angry and humiliated, completely lost his mind and started cursing at Xu Chu.

Xu Chu's eyes were filled with bloodshot in an instant.

The person he respected most in his life was Xiao Fang. How could he tolerate Xu You's outrageous remarks, saying that Xiao Fang was a poor country man and even claiming that his wisdom was ten times that of Xiao Fang?
"Who the hell do you think you are, you dare to disrespect the military advisor!"

"You are courting death!"

Xu Chu roared, drew his sword, and chopped at Xu You's head.

Gao Shun's face changed, and when he wanted to stop him, it was too late.

Xu You, who was cursing, was so frightened that he shut up in an instant. The anger and self-confidence on his face immediately turned into horror and fear.

He never expected that Xu Chu would really dare to be so cruel to him.

"How dare you, a man--"

"Crack!"

Before Xu You could even scream, the sharp blade had already cut across his neck.

A face was frozen in a moment of horror and a head had fallen to the ground.

When Gao Shun reacted, Xu You's headless body had already fallen to the ground, spurting blood.

"Zhong Kang, this guy is a bit arrogant, but he has made contributions to the lord after all. Killing him is a bit too much..."

Gao Shun had a look of helplessness and regret, and had to tell Xu Chu again the lie that Xu You had made up in the provincial government.

After hearing this, Xu Chu laughed and said:

"Hey, Bo Ping, you are such a simple-minded person, do you believe the nonsense this guy said?"

"I have followed Military Advisor Xiao for so many years, but I have never seen this before. Is there anyone who can see through his scheme?"

"Just relying on such a self-righteous thing?" Xu Chu grabbed Xu You's head and glanced at him with disdain.

Gao Shun's body shook, as if he was suddenly enlightened.

"Okay, go and do your thing. I'll take this guy's head to the lord."

Xu Chu patted Gao Shun on the shoulder, then carried Xu You's head and went up to the city wall.

On the south gate tower.

"When Lu Bu stole Xuzhou, I failed to follow you till death. I feel guilty about this. Please forgive me!"

When Chen Deng saw Liu Bei again, he bowed deeply to Liu Bei with a look of shame on his face.

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Chen Deng up, patted his shoulder and said magnanimously:

"Back then, I failed to listen to your advice, Yuanlong, and let the wolf into the house, which led to Lu Bu's counterattack and the loss of Xuzhou."

"It was Bei who failed Yuanlong, not Yuanlong who failed Bei. What crime have you committed?"

"The past is over, Yuanlong doesn't need to worry about it anymore."

"From today on, I will finally be able to fight side by side with you, Chen Yuanlong, and accomplish the great cause of supporting the Han Dynasty together!"

Liu Bei's magnanimity finally helped Chen Deng to untie his knot, and he felt relieved.

The bold words of fighting side by side to support the Han Dynasty made his blood boil.

So I took a deep breath and bowed:
"I will do my best to assist you in eliminating the Han thieves, rebuilding the Han Dynasty, and helping you achieve your unparalleled achievements!"

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Chen Deng up, his joy evident on his face, but he just patted Chen Deng on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

Chen Deng also laughed out loud.

Xiao Fang, standing by, smiled and bowed:

"I congratulate you, my lord, for having a man like Yuanlong who can assist the king. It will be a short time before we can support the Han Dynasty."

Chen Deng turned his gaze to Xiao Fang, his eyes flickering with speculation, and asked:
"My lord, could this be the legendary reincarnation of the wise strategist Xiao Jinglue?"

Liu Bei stroked his thin beard, smiled and nodded in agreement.

Chen Deng's face immediately turned into respect, and he quickly bowed:
"I have long heard of Military Advisor Xiao's brilliant plans and have admired him for a long time."

"In the battle of Xia Pi, Deng personally experienced the ingenious strategy of Military Advisor Xiao. He is truly the best in the world and deserves the title of the Sage of Strategy."

"From now on, I hope you can give me more guidance, Military Advisor Xiao."

Xiao Fang smiled, and naturally couldn't help being humble and saying a few words of "No, no".

The master and his two ministers were talking.

Xu Chu had already climbed up to the city wall, carrying a bloody head.

"My lord, Gao Boping has captured Xu You. Bring him to see my lord."

"Who would have thought that this fellow was so arrogant and conceited that he not only spoke disrespectfully to the military advisor, but also dared to put on airs and ask the lord to come down to the city to welcome him."

"I was so angry that I killed him with a knife and brought his head to you, my lord."

After Xu Chu explained angrily, he threw Xu You's head on the ground.

Xiao Fang was happy.

What made him happy was not that Xu You was captured, nor that Xu You was chopped to pieces, but that he was chopped to pieces by Xu Chu.

In history, this guy helped Cao Cao win the Battle of Guandu. He became extremely arrogant and thought that Cao Cao owed him something. He always boasted about his achievements wherever he went.

As a result, on the day Cao Cao captured Ye City, this guy showed off and mocked Xu Chu again, and was chopped to death by Xu Chu on the spot.

He was seeking death back then, and he is still seeking death now, and he still died under Xu Chu's knife. It is really ironic.

"Since you have spoken rudely to Jing Lue, just kill him."

When Liu Bei heard that Xu Chu killed Xu You to protect Xiao Fang, he naturally did not blame him, but just ordered Xu You to be buried and that was the end of the matter.

"My lord, you have captured Xiapi, and Yuan Tan suffered heavy losses at Zushui. Now the only troops he can use are the 8,000 troops of Lu Xiang who fled north."

"It is expected that Yuan Tan will retreat northward to Tancheng, and then mobilize troops from Qingzhou to occupy Tancheng and protect the two counties of Donghai and Langye."

"I think that the Lord should immediately march north to pursue Yuan Tan and strive to capture Tancheng and recapture the entire territory of Xuzhou in one fell swoop."

Chen Deng's thoughts returned to the present and he immediately gave some advice to Lao Liu.

Liu Bei smiled with a special meaning:
"Don't worry, Yuanlong. Yuan Tan can't escape to Tancheng, and he is also unable to defend the two counties of Donghai and Langye."

"Xingba must have already landed in Haixi and is leading his army to Tancheng. He will surely be able to capture Tancheng first and block Yuan Tan's escape route to Qingzhou!"

Chen Deng was stunned at first, then he suddenly realized.

"Could it be that Military Advisor Xiao's plan, Gan Ning and the 10,000 soldiers, was not a feint to launch a surprise attack on Haixi from the sea, but a real one?"

Chen Deng was very smart. He immediately guessed what Liu Bei meant and looked anxiously at Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang nodded slightly and said with a smile:

"Those 10,000 soldiers and horses can't go in vain, and the navy warships can't be assembled in vain. Naturally, we have to gain something."

Chen Deng suddenly realized, and his face showed more respect, and he exclaimed in admiration:
"Military Advisor Xiao's plan not only breaks Xia Pi, but also severely damages Yuan Tan. It can also capture Tancheng and cut off Yuan Tan's retreat to the north."

"This plan really kills three birds with one stone."

"The Strategist is indeed a Strategist. Deng is truly convinced!"

Chen Deng was amazed and praised him, but Xiao Fang just smiled and looked towards Liu Bei with a cold light in his eyes.

"Yuan Tan's route to retreat north to Qingzhou has been cut off, so he can only change his route westward, flee to Xiaopei via Pengcheng, and then retreat to Yanzhou."

"My lord, what you need to do now is to advance westward along the Sishui River, seize Pengcheng first, and completely block Yuan Tan's escape route, so as to catch this young master Yuan in a trap."

"We can't let such a big fish get away!"

Xiao Fang pointed his feather fan to the west and offered a plan with a sneer.

Liu Bei's fighting spirit was rekindled, and he said happily:

"Okay, let's follow the military advisor's plan and leave 10,000 soldiers to guard Xiapi. I will personally lead the army to capture Pengcheng day and night."

"Let's just close the door and catch the dog, catch the turtle in the jar, and capture Mr. Yuan alive!"

(End of this chapter)