Chapter 14 The fourth quarter turns bad luck into good fortune

Besides, there was a loud outcry outside Chuanshe, and all the generals complained in their hearts. They thought that following Liu Xiu, they could have a free Overlord's meal, but they never expected that this meal is not only not free, but it is so expensive, it is so expensive that they will take their lives. Pay the bill.No matter, no matter, fortunately, after gobbling it up, even if he was about to die, he was still a decent hungry ghost.All the generals looked at Liu Xiu, waiting for a word from him, and sacrificed their lives to kill him. Liu Xiu was shocked when he heard the call, he got up suddenly, instinctively wanted to lead the crowd to flee, he took a few steps, but stopped again, smiling to himself.1. Escape is useless.You said how many soldiers does a dignified General of Handan have to bring with him?Well, I think it will cost a thousand dollars.Thousands of children?That's on horseback!Including infantry, at least four to five thousand people.Dozens of people encounter four or five thousand people, and fleeing or not fleeing is basically a dead end.2. General Handan didn't come early or late, but it was a coincidence that he came at this time. There must be something strange in it, and the head of the house was poking around outside the door, with an unpredictable look on his face.3. If some General of Handan really came, why can't he hear the noise, the noise of disturbing the people, and the neighing of horses?4. To sum up, 80% of the passers-by are bluffing.

Whether it is really a bluff can be seen by examining the cards.Liu Xiu sat back slowly, straightened her clothes, summoned the head of the house, and said, "General Handan, please come in." As Liu Xiu expected, the head of the house was indeed bluffing.He had long suspected that Liu Xiu and the others were not only Handan envoys, but maybe fugitives.The real Handan envoy dares to wear fresh clothes and angry horses, wear jade swords and pearl shoes;On the other hand, Liu Xiu and others, not to mention disheveled clothes, even fight for leftovers, how can they behave like an official?The head of the Chuanshe lied that General Handan was coming, just to test Liu Xiu, to scare him into fleeing, and not to fight himself.

Not only did Liu Xiu not run away, but he openly asked him for someone, the head of the house was caught off guard.He hid his panic well, with a professional grin on his face, and replied to Liu Xiu: "The general just entered the city, and he will be there soon." The head of the house stood under Liu Xiu with his hands down, his eyebrows lowered, and although he did not make direct eye contact with Liu Xiu, he looked at each other in a different way, as if to say: Dude, stop pretending, we all know it well , you're just slapping your face.Pretending to be so tired, let's get up and run - as soon as you run, I will chase you down!

This is a war of nerves without smoke.Language, body posture, gaze, aura, and even silence are all weapons in the battle between the two sides. This situation makes Liu Xiu feel like he is being targeted by a fierce dog, and to deal with the threat of the fierce dog, the first thing is to concentrate, you must not run away in a hurry, you must stay where you are, as long as you don't move, the dog's strategy , At most, he just barked at you, and did not dare to attack easily.Liu Xiu then scolded the head of the house, "Since this is the case, hurry up and add more wine and vegetables! When General Handan comes, you can have a drink with me!"

The head of the house lowered his head and said with a grin: "That's it, that's it." After finishing speaking, he stepped back and went out the door. Liu Xiu is like a normal person, signaling to the generals to eat well, drink well, drink well and eat well. After such a lot of tossing, the generals ate a lot more politely, not only politely, but they couldn't eat at all.On the other hand, Liu Xiu, who was gentle and gentle before, now eats vigorously, which is exactly the opposite of the generals.The generals saw that Liu Xiu was chewing according to the case, and the food was delicious, and he was infected by it, and he felt a lot more at ease.

In addition to Liu Xiu's gluttonous food, he ordered Deng Yu to urge the head of the biographer again and again: "Where is General Handan? Why aren't you here?" , Slapping the table and cursing: "I haven't waited for a long time, what's the reason! Leave a message to General Handan, and we will meet again on the way forward." After cursing, he led the crowd away. The head of the Chuanshe watched Liu Xiu and his party go away eagerly, not daring to stop them.The little official beside him asked unwillingly: "Just let them go like this?" The dean gave a meaningful smile and said, "After passing my test, it's not over. Now, it depends on whether they will make mistakes."

The little official asked, "What mistake will they make?" The head of the house replied proudly: "If they are envoys to Handan, Youzhou, they must leave the city through the north gate; if they are fugitives, they must escape through the south gate. I have ordered someone to take a message to the guards at the city gate, and the north gate can let them go all the way." , and the south gate will kill you." Hearing the words, the little official bowed incessantly. Liu Xiu and the others were eager to hurry and had no time to think deeply, so they went straight to the south gate.When he got to the south gate, he saw that the south gate was closed tightly in broad daylight. Only then did Liu Xiu realize that he had made a big mistake, and hurriedly steered his horse back, intending to go out through the north gate instead.Suddenly hearing the sound of the city gate opening behind him, he turned around and looked, and through the slowly opened city gate, a piece of light shot in from outside the city.The guard at the south gate came out from the city tower and shouted to Liu Xiu: "The affairs of the world are unknown, so how can we lock up the elders. You gentlemen work hard to move forward."

It is a general rule that big people create history, but there are also many times when history is in the hands of small people.The official of the South Gate did not leave his name in the annals of history, but his decision at this moment undoubtedly affected the writing of the annals of history and changed the course of history. Liu Xiu and others were overjoyed to see the city gate closed and reopened. They thanked the city tower again and again, and left the city. Liu Xiu and his entourage left Raoyang, traveling morning and night, all the way to the south, learned the lesson of Raoyang, this time they dare not enter the city again, hungry, also knocked out teeth and swallowed blood, endured it again and again.Along the way, there was frost and snow, the cold wind was like a knife, and the face was cracked.When they reached Quyang, they heard that Wang Lang's army was chasing after them. All the generals were frightened and forced to move forward.Then to the Hutuo River, the scouts in front of the road reported: "The river is flowing, and there is no boat, so you can't cross it."

Hearing that the way forward has been cut off, the generals became more and more restless.Could it be that this Hutuo River is just like Xiang Yu's Wujiang River, and will witness their final burial? In the gloomy and hopeless atmosphere, Liu Xiu's voice was extraordinarily firm and loud, angrily shouting at the scouts: "Boldly lying!" Pointing at Wang Badao, "General Wang stepped forward." Wang Ba got the order and rode his horse to the front of the Hutuo River. Looking around, the scouts never lied!I saw that the river was rushing fast, wrapped in ice floes, and there was not a single sampan on the river, so how could we get across?

Wang Ba gasped, but when he reported back to Liu Xiu, nonsense came out of his mouth: "The Hutuo River is frozen three feet, and horses and chariots can cross it." Wang Ba knew very well why Liu Xiu chose him to investigate, not because his eyes were better than the scouts, but because he knew how to fool.He didn't even have to go to the Hutuo River to see it himself, and he knew what kind of answer Liu Xiu wanted him to bring back—in any case, he had to cross the Hutuo River, so even if it was a lie, he had to trick everyone to the Hutuo River first. Liu Xiu was very happy when he heard the report, and said with a smile, "the scout is lying." Seeing that the way forward is feasible, the officials are also cheering.So go ahead.When we got to the Hutuo River, an unimaginable scene happened. In less than half an hour, a layer of ice actually formed on the river.Liu Xiu saw that he couldn't miss the opportunity, and immediately ordered a rush to cross.The generals stepped on the ice to cross the river, most of them had already crossed, only the last few riders were left. Seeing that they had reached the bank, the river ice collapsed suddenly, and they and their riders fell into the water, and everyone rushed to rescue them.

After crossing the river, Liu Xiu rewarded the meritorious deeds. First, he rewarded the scouts, and praised: "The king rewards you according to the facts, and you are loyal and upright. Don't be afraid to speak later!" , the strength of Qing." Wang Baqian thanked and said: "The river is frozen at the right time. This Minggong is supremely virtuous and blessed by the gods. Although King Wu Baiyu's response, it cannot be added." Then the generals suddenly realized that they had escaped from the ghost gate again just now. It's hard to explain the successive catastrophes with shit luck. It can only be said that there is a destiny in the dark to help Liu Xiu achieve great things.Under such psychological hints, the morale of the generals who were originally low suddenly rose extremely, so they took advantage of the situation and moved forward, traveling hundreds of miles, to Nangong. When there was a heavy storm and there were deserted houses by the roadside, Liu Xiu and the others went inside to shelter from the rain.Feng Yi collected firewood, Deng Yu lit a fire, and Liu Xiu toasted wet clothes on the stove.Feng Yi presented the wheat rice again, but Liu Xiu refused to eat it first this time, and asked, "Do you have any food?" Feng Yi smiled and said, "Yes." Liu Xiu said, "Don't deceive me!" "This time it's true." Liu Xiu inspected it and found that everyone has food, so he asked Feng Yi, "Where does the wheat come from?" Feng Yi replied with a red face, "I'm ashamed to say that when I passed on the house in Raoyang, I secretly stole several bags of wheat." Liu Xiu laughed and said: "This is the saying in the art of war that 'the food is given to the enemy', not stealing." He also praised Feng Yidao, "When Rao Yang passed on the house, even I was only worried about my life, but Qing can have foresight, which is beyond the reach of others." That night, he rested in a deserted house by the road.Continue on the road the next day without stopping, and arrive at the west of Xiabo City as early as possible.Looking up, the North China Plain is vast and boundless. Where should we go next?