Cao Cao frowned when he heard Jiang Chen's words. He didn't seem to understand what he meant.
Jiang Chen didn't pretend to be arrogant. He smiled and continued,
"Prime Minister, why do you think Liu Bei fled with the hundreds of thousands of people in Xinye City?”
"Could it be that this Liu Bei is truly benevolent?”
"In my opinion, that's not the case."
"General Cao Ren led fifty thousand cavalry to attack Xinye. Whether he wins or loses, it won't affect the Prime Minister's attack on Jingxiang.”
"If this Liu Bei was truly a righteous army, he definitely wouldn't burn the city because of this.”
"Because it doesn't matter if they win or lose, it's inevitable for them to escape from Xinye!”
Jiang Chen's tone was very calm. He looked at Cao Cao with a cold smile.
Cao Cao's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He met Jiang Chen's gaze, but he didn't say anything and waited for Jiang Chen to continue.
"For the Ones,"
"Although Liu Bei took out a lot of silver to distribute to the people on the surface.”
"But,"
"Xinye has about a hundred thousand people, or even more. These silver taels are only a few wen per household.”
"What can a few coins do?"
"Once Xinye is burned, the people will have to flee no matter where they move."
"Even if we were lucky enough to escape to another city, what use would these few coins be?”
"This Liu Bei is only leading the people to escape on the surface, but in reality, he is forcing the people to follow him!”
Jiang Chen stood with his hands behind his back. His expression was getting colder and colder. He was furious again.
"Hiss!"
"Liu Bei wants the people to be his shields?”
Hearing this, Cao Cao reacted and his expression changed.
Jingzhou was located in the south of the Yangtze River. The terrain was flat, and there were almost no obstacles on the road from Xinye to Jiangxia.
If he did not bring the commoners, Liu Bei would be able to move faster.
If he wanted to send light cavalry to chase after them, he would have a chance to catch up. If he caught up with Liu Bei's troops, he would definitely die!
But now, there were hundreds of thousands of commoners, which gave Cao Cao some pressure!
The hearts of the people were terrifying!
If he really only wanted to kill and kill these hundreds of thousands of civilians, the world would be furious and he would lose the hearts of the people!
"That's right,"
"The Sword of Benevolence can kill without shedding blood.”
"But,"
"The Prime Minister must go after him!"
"It's not for Liu Bei, it's just to get the people back.”
"Prime minister, you must know that you are still the prime minister of Great Han in name. You must treat the people well and rebuild Xinye City.”
"Prime Minister, you only need to remember that this trip is for the people!”
Jiang Chen looked at Cao Cao and nodded slowly. He looked a little helpless.
This time, even he did not have any way to break it.
Even he had to admit that Liu Bei's move was perfect. There was no way to break it.
Killing them was the will of the people, and they might not be able to kill them. This was a dilemma!
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Cao Cao's expression froze, and he fell silent.
Instantly,
The entire Inner Residence fell silent.
Jiang Chen wasn't in a hurry. He sat down and started eating the food on the table.
After a long time,
Cao Cao, who had been silent all this while, sighed and shook his head slightly with a regretful expression.
"Fine."
"Then I'll send someone to chase after them."
"Just as you said,"
"Not to kill Liu Bei, but to bring back the people and the hearts of the people.”
Jiang Chen didn't even need to look at Cao Cao's expression. He could feel the unwillingness in Cao Cao's heart just by listening to his tone.
In fact, Cao Cao had always been extremely wary of Liu Bei.
Ever since the two of them had fallen out, Cao Cao had always wanted to kill Liu Bei, but unfortunately, Liu Bei was still alive.
In this regard,
Jiang Chen had no other choice. Liu Bei's military talent aside, he was really good at people's hearts. Even Jiang Chen had to admit it.
But at this moment, an idea suddenly popped up in Jiang Chen's mind.
And this thought might be able to break Liu Bei's plan. Although it might not be able to catch him, it might be able to destroy his reputation!
After a moment of silence, the more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible. Then he turned to Cao Cao and said,"
"Prime Minister, if you believe me."
"You can give me a group of soldiers. I have a plan in my heart that might be able to break Liu Bei's plan!”
Upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, she said,
Cao Cao looked at Jiang Chen. He kept silent for a while, then nodded and agreed to this.
But…
The strange thing was that the system's mission had not been completed yet.
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