Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2873: Fu Youde hits the spot, Kong Xuan angrily kills Cao Qiudao

Chapter 2869: Fu Youde hit him crookedly, Kong Xuan killed Cao Qiudao in anger

Whether in official circles or in the military, there is a tradition of subordinates taking the blame for mistakes made by superiors.

Don't think this is a bad thing, many people will even rush to take the blame for their boss, because this is an opportunity to flatter and become the other person's confidant.

Of course, given Fu Youde's political attributes, he certainly wouldn't have thought of that much.

Fu Youde's status as a reduced general was quite embarrassing, and what was even more embarrassing was that Bai Qi gave him the opportunity to lead the army, but he failed to grasp it.

Although this cannot be blamed on him, it will undoubtedly affect Fu Youde's acceptance by the Qin army, so taking the blame for Bai Qi is also an opportunity to show his attitude.

"The last general is responsible for the escape of Cao's army in this battle. Please ask the general to punish him."

Fu Youde knelt down on one knee and apologized sternly. His move not only surprised Qin Hua, Qin Yi and other generals, but also Bai Qi, who obviously didn't understand why Fu Youde wanted to apologize. After all, Cao Jun fled. It has nothing to do with him?

Among the generals, only Xiao Yan, who had a political attribute of 96, looked at Fu Youde in shock, and then a look of annoyance appeared on his face, as if something had been taken away by Fu Youde.

Bai Qi, who has a political attribute of 81 (+2), obviously did not think as much as Xiao Yan thought. After hearing what Fu Youde said, he said: "Cao Jun was able to escape this time because of the lax planning of the governor. It has nothing to do with you, General Fu. .”

After saying this, Bai Qi was about to step forward to help Fu Youde up in person, but Xiao Yan stepped forward and stood between the two of them.

Under Bai Qi's surprised gaze, Xiao Yan leaned close to Bai Qi's ear.

I don't know what Xiao Yan said. The usually calm interview started to fade away, and the expression on his face changed many times in a few seconds.

First surprised, then surprised, then annoyed, and finally helpless. All the generals present were astonished and couldn't believe they could see so many expressions on the general's face.

Bai Qi ignored everyone and looked at Fu Youde with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Through this period of contact, Bai Qi thought that Fu Youde was a relatively pure soldier like Yue Fei, but he did not expect that the other party's simple behavior contained political wisdom that he had not thought of.

If Xiao Yan hadn't reminded him, Bai Qi wouldn't have known how much trouble his refusal would bring to himself and Da Qin.

It's not that Bai Qi doesn't know that many subordinates will take the initiative to help their boss take the blame in order to win favor, but he obviously doesn't need his subordinates to help him take the blame.

What Bai Qi fears the most is having great achievements and shocking his master. For this reason, he even hesitates to humiliate himself and make some mistakes on his own initiative.

Bai Qi said that Li Cunxiao made many small mistakes, but he was actually the same as Li Cunxiao, except that Li Cunxiao did it unintentionally, while he did it on purpose.

Therefore, if Fu Youde wants to take the blame to please Bai Qi, it will undoubtedly be flattering to the horse's hooves, which will affect his image in Bai Qi's heart.

But after listening to Xiao Yan's words, Bai Qi realized the secret behind it, and it was not his fault alone.

Although Bai Qi also won this battle, his two consecutive attempts were easily resolved by Fan Li. This is an indisputable fact, and this will undoubtedly affect his reputation and intimidation.

Bai Qi, who has never failed to lead the army, and Li Cunxiao, who is the most powerful in the world, are undoubtedly a nuclear bomb in this era. As long as they go out to fight, they can win a war, which has a strong deterrent effect on all forces.

In the past, as long as the monarchs of various countries heard that Bai Qi was leading the army, they would unconsciously feel timid in their hearts. After all, the opponent had never been defeated, so his momentum would be inherently weaker by three points.

But after learning about this later, they will think that although Bai Qi is invincible in battle, he is not without weaknesses. At least in terms of strategy, he is not as good as those top counselors.

So, if Bai Qi happens to have no advisers around him, can he be defeated?

As we all know, the biggest role of nuclear bombs is not explosion, but nuclear deterrence before launch. When the deterrence is insufficient, the role of nuclear bombs will be greatly reduced.

Fu Youde stood up at this time, took the initiative to help Bai take the blame, and took the responsibility on himself.

In this case, it is because of the mistakes of his subordinates that caused the failure of Bai Qi's strategy. Then this is not Bai Qi's responsibility, but the responsibility of his subordinates.

Therefore, Fu Youde stood up to take the blame for Bai. This was no longer a simple act of flattery.

It can not only restore the respect of Bai Qi, the God of War of Great Qin, to the greatest extent, but also help Great Qin maintain the war deterrence of Bai Qi, the nuclear weapon. This is simply a good thing that benefits the country and the people.

Bai Qi himself neither disdains nor is willing to let his subordinates take the blame for him. This is a shame in his opinion.

But now the name 'Bai Qi' does not only belong to him, it is also a symbol of Qin's strong national power and invincible army.

The reason why Ying Hao did not intervene in Bai Qi's previous self-destructive behavior was because his moral flaws would not affect Bai Qi's military achievements.

But if Bai Qi taints himself in the military, Ying Hao will be the first to stop him, because Bai Qi will not only damage his own image, but also Great Qin's deterrent power in war.

Therefore, Ying Hao will never allow anyone to break Bai Qi's undefeated golden body, even if this person is Bai Qi himself.

Although Bai Qi's political attribute is not low, it is not very high either. He obviously was not aware of this, but Xiao Yan, who had a political attribute of 96, noticed it immediately.

Therefore, Xiao Yan was originally planning to take the blame for Bai Qi himself. After all, although he was taking responsibility on the surface, in fact he was not only safeguarding Bai Qi's reputation, but also safeguarding Great Qin's war deterrence. It was a multi-purpose achievement. Good thing.

If His Majesty knew this, he would definitely be very happy, and then wouldn't this huge wealth come with him?

Although Xiao Meiniang married into the Qin Palace and the Xiao family became relatives of the emperor, Xiao Yan's career did not go smoothly because of this. The main reason was that he had rebelled and seized power, killed his old advocate Shicheng, and then took the initiative to betray Yuan Shao. A slave with three surnames like him would naturally not have a good reputation if he took refuge in Da Qin, and it would not be much better than a bad street. If Xiao Meiniang hadn't been Ying Hao's concubine, there wouldn't have been many generals in the Qin army paying attention to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan has also been working hard to clear his name over the years. Zhang Shicheng and Yuan Shao are dead after all, and the dead have no say. However, Xiao Yan is still alive in the Ming Dynasty, so naturally he can say whatever he says.

The results of Xiao Yan's cleansing are not bad. Although he has not been completely cleansed, it has made his reputation much better. Now he is just short of the last step, and it is undoubtedly a good opportunity to take the blame.

Xiao Yan has already thought about it and will take action after taking Dingtao. After all, he will not find a good opportunity until the war is over.

But what Xiao Yan never expected was that before he had time to act, Fu Youde would take the lead.

The fat that reached his mouth flew away and was snatched away by a subordinate. This was the main reason for his frustration.

At this time, in Xiao Yan's mind, Fu Youde was a deep-minded, despicable and scheming bitch. His sunny and handsome appearance, as well as his dull and confused appearance, were just disguises for his true self.

But he still couldn't expose Fu Youde, and instead had to help him improve it. This was what made Xiao Sheng the most angry. After all, although Ruo couldn't eat, he could still drink some soup.

Bai Qi didn't know what Xiao Yan was thinking, and his heart was a little complicated at this time. After thinking about it, he stepped forward to help Fu Youde up and said, "Although you made mistakes, General Fu, the war has not stopped. Why not just remember it for now and let you make up for it.

Fu Youde ordered Qian to lead three thousand cavalry to pursue Cao's army.

If Cao's army enters Dingtao City, it will be stationed on the spot until the main army arrives.

If Cao's army does not enter the city, then you can take back Dingtao City. "

"promise."

Fu Youde was overjoyed and said, after all, as long as Cao Cao did not want to be blocked, it was impossible to enter Dingtao City, and his trip was to recover Dingtao City. This was simply a vain effort.

Taking the blame for your boss is indeed the only way to please your boss. The credit will come to you if you don't take the initiative.

Fu Youde immediately accepted the order and left, almost jumping up and down with joy along the way. He had no idea what kind of wealth his unintentional move had brought him.

Maybe this is fate.

At the same time, Cao Cao's army also arrived at Dingtao, but Bai Qi and Fu Youde thought the same. Cao Cao's army did not enter the city, but continued to withdraw directly to the west.

When leaving, Cao Cao's eyes were full of reluctance and pain, because he was not only abandoning a city, but also a hundred thousand troops on the western front, as well as the four most wealthy western counties in Wei.

Not long after Cao Cao left Dingtao, Fu Youde arrived with his cavalry.

Seeing that there was no Cao army at the top of the city, Fu Youde guessed that Cao's army had withdrawn, but he still cautiously sent a small team into the city to check to prevent an ambush by Cao's army in the city, or to use a fire attack to burn the city to severely damage the Qin Dynasty. military.

Cao Cao retreated in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to set up an ambush in Dingtao City, let alone use the entire city to launch a fire attack.

After confirming that there were no ambushes or traps, Fu Youde led his troops into the city to clean up the battlefield, and sent people to find the bodies of Deng Jiugong and his son.

But what Fu Youde didn't expect was that the bodies of Deng Jiugong and his son were not found, but more than a hundred remnants of the Qin army and surrendered troops who had not had time to retreat were found alive in the city.

"How is it possible that anyone is still alive?"

Fu Youde was also surprised by this. After all, after Deng Jiugong and his son died in battle, Liu Tichun and Deng Guan escaped from the city. The soldiers who failed to leave the city in time were trapped and died in the city, facing 15,000 cavalry and a large number of people. Cao Jun is a fierce general.

It's almost impossible to survive in this situation.

After some training and questioning, Fu Youde learned that after Liu Tichun and Deng Guan withdrew from the city, the Qin army and the surrendered army who had not had time to escape from the city were indeed massacred indiscriminately by Yin Shou.

However, in order to survive, the remnants of the army scattered and fled into the city. Only under the leadership of the surrender general Zhang Nai, they engaged in street fighting with Cao Jun.

Although only more than a hundred people were killed, Cao Jun was in a hurry to leave the city for a decisive battle and did not pay attention to the remaining army. This allowed Zhang Nai and other hundreds of people to survive by chance.

There are actually two famous Zhang Nai in history. One is Zhang Nai, a civil servant during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. He was the censor of Youdu, Nanjing. The other is Zhang Nai, the adopted son of Li Zicheng in the late Ming Dynasty. He was killed by Li Zicheng from the boy soldiers. Ti, who is good at fighting and has made many military exploits.

After Li Zicheng was martyred at Jiugong Mountain in Tongcheng, Zhang Nai followed Li Guo into Pingjiang County, Hunan to defend himself, but was eventually surrounded and killed by the Qing army.

Zhang Nai and other hundreds of people thought they were certain to die. After all, Cao Jun was trapped in the city, with no way to go from heaven to earth. Death was just a matter of time. However, they did not expect that Cao Jun did not return after leaving the city, and the Qin Army regained it. Dingtao City.

After seeing the Qin army immediately, the more than 100 soldiers who had survived with difficulty all cried with joy and sorrow.

Zhang Nai hugged Liu Tichun and cried loudly. He refused to let go for a long time, telling how difficult it was for him to survive this time. Liu Tichun's body was covered with snot and tears.

Although Liu Tichun had a look of disgust on his face, he still did not push Zhang Nai away. After giving Fu Youde a helpless look, he comforted him: "You kid is really lucky. Come on, don't cry. If you survive this disaster, you will surely survive in the future." You will be blessed later, just wait and enjoy the blessings from now on."

Two hours later, the main army led by Bai Qi also arrived at Dingtao City successfully, and Fu Youde also went to welcome Bai Qi into the city in person.

An hour later, a horse rushed into Dingtao and presented a head to Bai Qi. It was the head of Cao Qiudao, the great master of the Cao family.

(End of this chapter)