Chapter 48: Borrowing a Knife to Kill

  Wang Xu was set up by Zhou Zhi, and Xun Shu couldn't help but laugh: "Haha! Chen Shou and Sima Guang haven't been born yet? What's the point of mentioning them? Let's talk about current events instead!"

  Ke Wang Xu's current mood is not good, he glanced at Zhou Zhi with a hint of sarcasm and asked with interest: "You say we two are now together, should you be the boss or me?"

  Zhou Zhi was taken aback by the words, looking at Wang Xu's smiling face with a hint of evil in his heart. Without saying another word, he immediately put on a flattering smile: "Of course it's Brother Xu! How dare I compete with you, who are wise and brave, handsome and elegant, and charming? You have saved my life before, and later took me in, I was already deeply moved and surrendered to you wholeheartedly. In fact, Zhou Zhi had long since sworn in his heart that he would follow Wang Xu unconditionally, without any second thoughts, and serve him with all his might until death...

  "Stop!" Seeing Zhou Zhi opening his mouth and chattering non-stop, Wang Xu hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him.

  Zhou Zhi licked his lips, looking like he had more to say. Wang Xu glared at him and said with a hint of regret: "I wonder how I didn't notice your true nature back then? If I had known you had such a rotten mouth, I swear I would have left you to fend for yourself in that small mountain village!"

  "Older brother, that's not right. Younger brother is so clever and lively, cheerful and lovely, innocent and kind, obedient..."

  "If you utter one more word, believe it or not, I'll have you wear armor and walk a circle in the Yellow Turban camp tomorrow!"

  Wang Xu's fist was clenched, and the veins on his forehead bulged. Zhou Zhi opened his mouth, but swallowed back the words he wanted to say, and retreated to the side with a sullen expression.

  "Can't you two just stop it?" Xu Shu sighed, looking at the two of them with a bitter smile. "Husband, there are still so many things that haven't been resolved yet, how can you still be arguing with Zhou Zhi? This guy, the more he talks, the more energetic he becomes!"

  "This can't be blamed on me, Zhou Zhi this kid looks like he's asking for a beating no matter how I look at him, I just..." As soon as the words left his mouth, he suddenly saw Xu Shu's small fist clenched lightly, and her face immediately turned serious.

  "Cough! Cough! Hmm... This matter of Tang Zhou is indeed a bit suspicious!"

  Xu Shu's attention was indeed attracted, and Wang Xu secretly let out a sigh of relief. He knew that Xu Shu's violent temper would have severe consequences.

  No more fuss, after a moment of thought, he continued: "How to say it? Have you ever thought that the reason why the Yellow Turban Rebellion was advanced in history was because Tang Zhou informed on them. And since Zhang Jiao's youngest son has successfully changed history and made the Yellow Turban Rebellion erupt perfectly, why would they put this time bomb Tang Zhou here? Isn't he afraid that Tang Zhou will betray again like in history, causing Bo Cai to suffer a crushing defeat, and then there won't be the fire of Changsha, and everything will go towards the unknown?"

  At this reminder, Xu Shu suddenly realized: "Right! So he let Tang Zhou come here must have a special reason. And the most reasonable explanation should be that he wants to kill with a borrowed knife! After all, Tang Zhou didn't do anything wrong, and Zhang Jiao wouldn't possibly listen to him say something that might betray himself, just to kill his own disciple!"

  "Hmm! Absolutely right. Now that Tang Zhou is dead, it means that as the commander-in-chief, Bo Cai must have received the mysterious child's instructions. And what do you think, from Bo Cai's standpoint, what would be the best way to proceed?"

  Xu Shuwen immediately furrowed her brow upon hearing this, and after thinking for a while, hesitantly said: "Let him lead the vanguard, and challenge an opponent that it's absolutely impossible to defeat!"

  "Hmm! There is such a possibility, but it does not match the current situation."

  He slowly shook his head, and then Wang Xu said: "If I were Bo Cai, the first thing would be to find an impossible task for him, and after he fails, he will be dealt with by military law! But this method will leave a handle, it's hard to explain to Zhang Jiao!"

  "And the second one, which is what you just said, let him fight in the vanguard and die! But if that's the case, would you still let your own soldiers go to their deaths for nothing, weakening your own strength?"

  But Xushu heard this and immediately interrupted in discontent: "But can't he just bring a few people over? In a situation with minimal casualties, isn't it still acceptable?"

  Upon hearing Xu Shu's naive remarks, Wang Xu immediately retorted: "If you were ordered to lead a small number of soldiers to fight an enemy that cannot be defeated, would you go? Even if it was a forced order, wouldn't that be the same as the first method? How could Bo Cai explain himself to Zhang Jiao afterwards?"

  Xu Shu was speechless, and Wang Xu couldn't help but smile slightly. He said with a serious tone: "Honey, when thinking about any problem, always put yourself in the other person's shoes first. That way you won't easily make mistakes!"

  As he spoke, he patted Xu Shu's smooth face, and seeing her nod obediently, he continued calmly: "So, Bo Zhong will definitely use the third method."

  "What method?" Xu Shu immediately asked curiously.

  However, neither of the two people in the conversation noticed that Zhou Zhi, who had been silent for a while, suddenly lit up his eyes and flashed an extraordinary light.

  "It's simple, use the person to be killed as part of the plan and then discard them like a pawn. This way, we can win the war and also make Zhang Jiao and that mysterious young child pay the price! What's not to enjoy?"

  "That's right! This is indeed a perfect solution that satisfies both sides."

  As she spoke, Xu Shu couldn't help but look at Wang Xu excitedly: "Then did you see the other party's intention?"

  "You already know so much, what can't you see? It's possible that the tactics of abandoning a child are not many. One is to cut off the rear, one is to disguise and lure the enemy, and the last one is to feign defeat and lure the enemy! Which one do you think it is now?"

  "Of course it's a fake defeat!"

  Xu Shu was originally clever, but he wasn't very familiar with military strategies. At this moment, after being reminded by Wang Xu, he naturally understood.

  But Xu Shu turned his eyes around and asked inexplicably, "But this approach also has problems! There have been many generals in history who pretended to be defeated, and Tang Zhou may not die even if he goes!"

  "Fool, if he doesn't die once, can't you let him go a few more times? Anyway, it's going to be a defeat, so why not let Tang Zhou lose thoroughly instead? Of course, in history, there have been many generals who feigned defeat countless times and remained unscathed, but you need to understand that those generals who were sent to feign defeat weren't all exceptionally skilled in martial arts or outstanding in strategy."

  "Do you think Tang Zhou can repeatedly withstand Zhu Jun, a renowned general of his generation? Bo is the only general in history who has defeated Zhu Jun and has some ability. How could he not know this basic common sense? It's precisely because he knows that he let Tang Zhou go, achieving his own plan while perfectly using someone else to kill."

  Saying that, Wang Xu looked at Xu Shu with a hint of understanding and continued: "So let's wait and see! Next, Zhu Jun's side will surely continue to report victories!"

  As soon as the words fell, Wang Fei's heavy footsteps had already come in, and Wang Xu immediately closed his mouth and said no more!

  "Third brother, I have already inquired about the entire military camp's situation and the current war circumstances, all of which are recorded on this bamboo slip!" With that, Wang Fei walked directly to Wang Xu's front and handed over the bamboo slip he was holding.

  After taking it over, Wang Xu didn't rush to look at it either. On the contrary, he smiled and said: "Second brother, we've all been rushing around for a while now, everyone is quite tired, I think let's just get some rest early today!"

  "Ah! Good."

  Smiling and nodding, Wang Fei turned around to leave, but immediately found that Zhou Zhi was still sitting in his original position without moving. He said, "Zhou Zhi, let's go! What are you still doing here?"

  "Huh? Isn't this the camp that Huangfu Song arranged for us four people? Where are we going?"

  Upon hearing this, Wang Fei immediately became angry and said: "Don't you know that Xu Shu is a girl? My third brother can still be forgiven, but do you want to squeeze in another one here? Are you out of your mind again?"

  Zhou Zhi finally reacted, immediately stood up and ran to Wang Fei's side. He looked at Wang Xu with a awkward smile, "Hehe!" After dryly laughing twice, he quickly changed the subject: "Fei Ge! Where are we going to sleep now?"

  "There are many empty seats in the neighboring camp! Let's go!"

  Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhi immediately cried with a sad face: "No way! We have to squeeze in with the soldiers!"

  "What? Do you have an opinion?"

  Wang Fei's hand was already gripping the hilt of his sword at his waist, and Zhou Zhi immediately stood up straight, nodded his head and said solemnly: "Brother Fei, I have no objections!"

  After the two left, Wang Xu finally pulled down the door curtain of the military account and smiled at Xue Shu: "In fact, Zhou Zhi is not bad in nature, and he is also relatively smart. It's just that I don't know why his brain is a bit stuck! Otherwise, cultivating him into a handsome talent would also be a good choice, after all, he has experience from the future!"

  But Xu Shu heard this and gave Wang Xu a white eye, saying in a bad tone: "You were just the same earlier? You're as crazy as him!"

  "What's wrong with me? I'm just accompanying him in his madness, otherwise it would be too hard to play the role of an ancient person every day! It's better for future generations, they don't speak so elegantly!"

  "Hehe..."

  Wang Xu and Xue Shu had been chatting for a while, just as they were about to take off their armor and rest, the door curtain was suddenly flung open!

  Then Wang Fei walked in with a gloomy face, just as Wang Xu and Xu Shu were puzzled. Zhou Zhi was suddenly lifted by the collar of his clothes by a sturdy young man, like catching a chicken, and appeared before the two...