Chapter 71: Qin Xu's Confidence

  "My lord, since you have made up your mind, Gao Shun has nothing to say, and only asks to go with Qin's steward!" Gao Shun suddenly said "Otherwise I won't be at ease!"

  "This..." Gao Shun's words also moved Lü Bu somewhat, with Gao Shun's mobile and highly lethal killing array, the chances of Qin Xiangyun surviving would be greatly increased. Although Lü Bu said those words, he couldn't bear to part with his beloved daughter Lü Lingqi, who was still young and had not yet experienced widowhood.

  "General Gao, protecting the master's family and luggage is of utmost importance. There are too many people here, it's not good for us to have that many. The 300 who went ahead first should be enough." Qin Xu said helplessly.

  "Qin Xu, with General Gao going with you, I can rest assured, so there's no need to say more." Lü Bu sighed heavily and said. Since joining the army in Wuyuan, Lü Bu had always thought that with his Heaven Halberd and Red Hare horse, he could go anywhere in the world, but after being followed by a large group of people, this youthful dream was gradually restricted, until now he had fallen to the point where he had to rely on a small main book to lead hundreds of defeated soldiers to protect himself, how could this proud number one general in the world not feel stifled.

  "Your Excellency, General Gao can't listen to your orders now! This time you must listen to me!" Qin Xu gritted his teeth, it seemed that without bringing out some solid goods, he couldn't convince Lu Wenhou, who had just been promoted as his cheap father-in-law.

  "How arrogant!" Lü Bu said with a strange expression.

  "General Gao, as a great Han army officer, you should be very familiar with the laws of the great Han army. What is this!?" Qin Xu reluctantly pulled out the Tiger Tally for deploying troops in the Trapping Array Camp that he had not had time to return to Lü Bu and said: "General Gao, listen to the order, instructing you to protect the master's family and grain supplies, assist the master in successfully arriving at Linzi! We will meet again in Linzi!"

  Lü Bu knew what Qin Xu was going to say before he even spoke, and now seeing Qin Xu take out the Tiger Tally in front of many generals, after all, it's a established rule, so it's not good to say more. Gao Shun, in order to maintain Lü Bu's authority, had to grit his teeth and let out a heavy sigh, saying to Qin Xu: "Take care, you must survive to Linzi!"

  Qin Xu suddenly took out the Tiger Tally of the elite troops of Lü Bu's army, and the most surprised were Zang Hong and his son. Zang Hong stared at Qin Xu with an even more solemn gaze, while Zang Ba was also stunned. In comparison, Lü Bu's original generals reacted much less intensely.

  "Lao Hou, how could Qin Zhongbo have obtained the Emperor's Tiger Tally?" Cheng Lian whispered.

  "Nonsense, you're really foolish, Master has even given him his daughter, what's the big deal about a mere Tiger Tally of one camp?" Hou Cheng's gaze towards Qin Xu was also filled with envy.

  "It seems that the choice back then was indeed correct." Song Xian said quietly to himself.

  "My lord, I request to accompany him." Zang Ba saw that Qin Xu had actually stood out at the critical moment, and also saw the low whispers of the other generals in the tent. A complex expression flashed across his eyes, he bit his lip and pondered for a long time before suddenly speaking up, "I am confident in my own abilities, even if it's just my back, I will carry Qin Zhongbo back."

  "Even if you don't go to the camp, you must send some people with him. If those captured soldiers blow up the camp, it can also ensure Qin Xu's safety, just a dozen or so people, Qin Xu, you have no choice but to agree." Gao Shun said after Zang Ba finished speaking.

  "This..." Qin Xu wanted to say something else, but was immediately interrupted by Lü Bu.

  "It's settled then, no need to say more! Also, hand over the Tiger Tally!" Lü Bu struck a decisive blow, announcing his final decision, not giving Qin Xu time to react. He snatched the Tiger Tally from Qin Xu's hand and suddenly said: "If you can't return safely, then don't even think about it again."

  If Lü Bu's words were inconsistent, the generals under his command who admired him in various ways couldn't help but look at him with some disdain. If he didn't care about his son-in-law like this, then it would be useless for him to want to come back safely. It seemed that as long as Qin Xu returned safely, this camp would really be given to him? However, thinking about it, Lü Bu had used his most elite troops as a dowry, and no one could say anything else about it.

  "Alright, no time to waste, let's go see Ling'er... Let's set off!" Lü Bu turned his back and pretended to be impatient, waving his hand at Qin Xu.

  In the temporary camp tent, Cai Yan and Lü Linggui were both there. Lü Linggui couldn't say whether she was shy or afraid, her eyes were red from crying. Cai Yan also had a resentful look on his face as he stared at Qin Xu, leaving Qin Xu unsure of what to say.

  Just the other day, I had just taken advantage of Cai Da's beauty and was thinking of finding an opportunity to deepen our relationship again. Unexpectedly, I became a husband with a wife in a daze. Previously, Qin Xu had just been assigned to go on this mission together with Old Master Hui, Sima Meng and others, who were pushed into Lv Linggui's camp. When they saw Cai Yan with a faint sad expression, they felt an urge to escape, but unexpectedly, Lv Linggui knew from somewhere that Qin Xu was going to "send himself to death", and also heard what Lv Bu said in the military account, seeing Qin Xu's face without saying a word, crying loudly, where was there still half of the previous domineering young lady's demeanor, making Qin Xu feel quite at a loss.

  In the end, it was under Cai Yan's consolation that Lü Linggui gradually stopped crying and looked at Qin Xu with a timid gaze, as if she wanted to go with him. Fortunately, Qin Xu knew this young lady's temperament very well, so he said a lot of comforting words and downplayed the strength of Cao Jun's army, barely coaxing Lü Linggui into agreeing to wait for him in Linzi City.

  "If you dare not come back, neither I nor sister Yan will forgive you! We won't marry you!" Just as Lü Bu's army was starting to break camp, the 300 elite vanguard troops were gathering, and when Qin Xu was about to leave, Lü Linggui suddenly spoke up, making Qin Xu and Cai Yan look like children caught stealing sugar. Qin Xu nodded calmly, secretly sighing that men are really lucky these days, and walked away. But Cai Yan was so anxious she almost cried, arguing with Lü Linggui in hushed tones, until finally falling silent. It wasn't until Qin Xu departed in the opposite direction of Lü Bu's army, under the escort of Old He and others, that he turned back to see Lü Linggui and Cai Yan hand in hand sending him off with a big basket of bok choy.

  "Old Cao, you are indeed my lucky star." Qin Xu rode on his horse, seemingly without any tension about facing at least 200,000 of Cao Cao's troops, muttering to himself.

  "Qin Zhubu, this is what you wanted. What's it for?" Sima Mao had been constantly ordered around by Qin Xu since he discovered his potential for "doing bad things". Now that Qin Xu had been explicitly stated by Lü Bu to be the candidate for Lü Lingji's husband, he felt even more convinced that his initial choice was correct.

  Since Jia Xu proposed the plan to Qin Xu, suggesting a counterattack on Chang'an and occupying Xichuan to plot against the world was vetoed by Lü Bu, Qin Xu had been thinking about it secretly. He gave Sima Mao a somewhat unclean task, going to the horse stable in Huainan's Huaicheng to collect white powder, with the intention of using it for future counterattacks on Chang'an. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao tore up the alliance agreement that was not yet dry, and launched a joint attack on Lü Bu with nearly ten times the force, planning to use this epoch-making thing.

  "Yes, Qin Zhubao, in order to get these things, the doctors in our camp were almost at odds with me. These are used to treat soldiers' knife wounds and ulcers, which are already scarce. This time you requisitioned all of them, if it weren't for your face, Qin Zhubao, I wouldn't have given you a single one." Old Xu also had a curious expression, not quite understanding why Qin Xiang was interested in these strange things.

  "What's the big deal? Qin Zhongbo is our master's son-in-law, so we can just take his words as if they were from our master. Why ask so many questions?" Still, it was Second Brother Kong who was the most straightforward, saying "It's just that these three hundred prisoners of war behind us, Qin Zhongbo had better be careful, if something really happens, you hurry up and find me, old Kong, I'll carry you on my back and run!"

  "What are you talking about?" Qin Xu was almost moved to tears by Old Kong's words, and he heavily punched Kong Er Daren, saying: "To be honest, this time following me out, did you have any grievances against me in your heart?"

  "What the heck!" Kong Er said with a nonchalant expression, "Isn't it normal for people to die in battle? If General Gao hadn't pulled me out of the pile of dead bodies back then, I'd have been wolf food long ago. The extra years I've lived are all bonus. Besides, you're so small, Qin Zhongbo, and you're not afraid, what's there for me to fear?"

  "Lord Qin's steward owes me a life...” Old Xu said with a faint smile.

  "Stop, stop! What's this life-saving favor? At a time like this, you'd better tell me clearly!" Qin Xu asked, taking the opportunity to ask something he had been wanting to clarify for a long time.

  “……”

  "Lao Xu is just a blockhead, Qin Zhuguan, our dead cat is loyal to you through and through. If this time doesn't kill you, you must let General Gao promote us to some position, can't always let Lao Xu get in our way." Sima Mao said nonchalantly.

  "Alright, I remember. If we don't die this time, I'll definitely promote you guys one rank!" Qin Xu could tell that these people were just trying to ease the tension and joked along with them.

  "Qin Zhubao, Kong Er's words are right, these three hundred prisoners of war who first entered the camp seem to be not quite right, how come none of them ran away? Are they waiting for the right moment to capture us and turn against us?" Sima Mao helped Qin Xu put several mysterious large packages together and whispered.

  "It doesn't matter, I have other uses for these people. Let's see how much loyalty they really have to Cao Pi, or rather, to our army. You don't actually think I'd use these mere 300 captured soldiers to resist Old Cao's at least 20,000-strong army, do you? I'm not crazy!" Qin Xu said with a bad tone.

  As Kong Erji and Sima Mao said, these prisoners who were rescued by Qin Xu and Lü Lingqi from under the sword of Lü Bu did not have a single escapee on their way, even when they were being watched loosely in the camp. This had already caught Qin Xu's attention during his stay in Chenliu. During this period of nearly a month, Qin Xu sometimes intentionally ordered Song Xian to relax his supervision over them slightly, but these robust Han men from Yongliang, although they had been captured and had gone through Lü Bu's sword, still maintained strict military discipline, leaving Qin Xu wondering whether he should admire the quality of these robust soldiers or the commanding ability of Ji Meng.

  This time Qin Xu had a foolproof plan, this cross-era divine artifact came out, although the ingredients were simple and couldn't cause much actual damage to Cao's army, but scaring them would still be able to win one or two days for Lü Bu's army. Pulling out this captured soldier was also an opportunity to see if these people would be scared when facing tens or even hundreds of times more enemy troops. If they could really be used, maybe they could add another strong force to Lü Bu's army.

  Qin Xu, who had been tightly bound to Lü Bu's chariot, had no idea at this time that his temporary impulse would have such a huge impact on the entire late Han dynasty.

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