Dian Wei was just weak, but he was not whipped or injured. Zhuge Liang felt a little more at ease.
"I'm telling you, Military Advisor Zhuge, don't think that pretending to be mute is over. I'll give you another ten minutes to consider whether to surrender or not."
"If you choose not to surrender, the first one to die will be this unlucky guy!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a knife and put it directly on Dian Wei's neck.
Zhuge Liang glanced at Guo Jia and nodded slightly to him.
It turned out that they had discussed the plan long before they came out to meet Cao Cao.
Both of them knew that Cao Cao would not give up and would definitely take this opportunity to threaten them to surrender.
At that time, they will launch the second plan they discussed before.
That is, Zhuge Liang stabilizes Cao Cao here and tries his best to delay time, while Guo Jia quickly goes back to discuss with Xiang Kunlun.
Even though Xiang Kunlun is paralyzed on the bed now, he will never give up and is still trying hard to think about the cause of this phenomenon.
"Brother Meng De, we have worked together once. Isn't ten minutes too short?"
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows: "Oh? According to the military advisor, as long as I give you enough time, you will definitely surrender?"
He sneered and stared directly at Zhuge Liang. He was not that stupid. He knew that Zhuge Liang did not have the final say in this Dragon Kingdom.
As long as Xiang Kunlun doesn't say surrender, it is of no use at all. Zhuge Liang was open-minded and allowed Cao Cao to stare at him.
"Brother Meng De's words are different. You know how much the emperor relies on me. As long as I say surrender. Do you think he will ignore my opinion?"
Because Zhuge Liang was so confident, Cao Cao really thought about it seriously.
Zhuge Liang found that Cao Cao was already somewhat convinced and continued to work harder.
He pointed at Guo Jia and said: "Kong Ming knows that General Cao is worried. Let's do this. I will stay as a hostage and let him notify Xiang Kunlun and open the city gate to surrender. What do you think?"
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia for a few times and felt that he was already winning. No matter how hard Xiang Kunlun and the others tried, they could not get out of his palm.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao nodded: "Okay, then I will do as you say, and I will give you a little more time. If you can't do what you say, then Dian Wei will be the first to die, and you will be the second. ”
Guo Jia turned around and left, quickly reporting the situation on the battlefield to Xiang Kunlun.
Xiang Kunlun knew that there was no need to delay and the situation was critical.
But this time no matter how much I checked, no problem was found and I had no clue. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu couldn't hold back their anger.
"If we continue like this, we will just sit back and wait for death. We might as well break out while we have regained some strength!"
At any rate, they have more men and horses than Cao Cao, and the worst they can do is fight to the death.
Even when Zhang Fei collapsed on the bed, his voice was louder than anyone else.
"Even if Yide is to die standing, don't live on your knees. Let me out! I must chop off Cao Cao's head!"
Xiang Kunlun sighed secretly. It was the lowest plan to kill the fish and defeat the net. As long as there was still a glimmer of hope, he didn't want to do it.
Now everyone is below, looking at Xiang Kunlun eagerly, hoping that he can have some idea.
Xiang Kunlun braced himself and glanced at everyone.
"At this point, we need to work together. If you have any ideas, please speak out."
Guan Yu said that no matter what, the military advisor and Dian Wei were still in Cao Cao's hands. The top priority was to rescue them and then make long-term plans.
Xiang Kunlun thought what he said made sense. After all, there were hostages in the hands of the enemy, and he had to restrain his hands and feet to do anything.
But the problem is that their current situation cannot be saved even if they want to.
If you go out now, you will just die in vain.
Xiang Kunlun quickly rejected the proposal.
"I still think that if the military advisors are helping us delay, we should spend this time looking for the reasons."
"Finding the reasons why our bodies are like this can solve the problem at its root."
Everyone turned their attention to Hua Tuo again.
Hua Tuo was also at a loss. He has also been researching poisons that suit everyone's conditions, but he has searched through ancient books and cannot find a corresponding solution.
Xiang Kunlun carefully went through their food and water sources in his mind during this period.
His intuition told him that it was a problem with the water source.
"Hua Tuo, go to the canal carefully now, and come back and explain if there are any abnormalities."
Hua Tuo took the order and left.
Thanks to Zhuge Liang's confrontation with Cao Cao and others, he was not noticed sneaking out.
At this time, the water on the Grand Canal was also very clear, without any trace of color change.
Hua Tuo looked carefully for more than ten minutes and still found nothing unusual.
He sighed regretfully, feeling that he was still not good at his studies.
Since the emperor said there was a problem, he naturally believed it.
But he couldn't see that he had betrayed the emperor's trust in him.
"Teacher, it would be great if you were still here. If you have a soul in heaven, just tell the apprentice what is going on."
Unfortunately, the surroundings were quiet and no one could answer Hua Tuo's question.
Hua Tuo was extremely disappointed and stood up to leave.
The moment he stood up, the wind blew gently, and the water flow carried a leaf over.
Hua Tuo paused, turned his head sharply, and stared at the leaf.
He hurried forward a few steps and fished the leaf out of the water.
"It's strange. There are no trees like this around here. Where do these leaves come from?"
Hua Tuo keenly discovered that there was a big problem with this leaf.
He felt that he had somehow grasped the key to the matter. Thinking of this, Hua Tuo turned around and ran back without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, look at this leaf!"
Xiang Kunlun didn't know much about poisons, and he didn't know what kind of leaf it was.
Seeing Hua Tuo being so excited, he thought he had guessed it right.
"Are these leaves highly poisonous?"
Hua Tuo shook his head: "No, this single leaf does not have any toxins, but I boldly believe that Cao Cao and others mixed several types of leaves together and put them into the canal."
He told Xiang Kunlun that there are many poisons like this. A single poison cannot poison people. Only a few non-toxins mixed together can form particularly toxic poisons.
Xiang Kunlun nodded.
He also thought about the tribe that Cao Cao belonged to, which practiced both witchcraft and black magic. It was normal to know these strange things.
Thinking of this, he asked Guo Jia to find Zhuge Liang and let the two of them fight with Cao Cao for a while to buy time.
(End of chapter)