"When did you meet the people of the Mei Family?"
Cao Cao looked at Xu Zhen suspiciously.
Really?
Could it be nonsense…
"I've been longing for this for a long time.”
Xu Zhen coughed a few times, and then Cao Cao felt a little respectful.
This child was amazing.
He didn't avoid this kind of demand at all. He was a man of character.
……
"Achoo!"
At this moment, Liu Bei, who was setting up camp north of Xiapi, sneezed.
He was enjoying the breeze by the river. For some reason, he felt a little flustered, as if something was missing.
The sun shone on his head, illuminating the green leaves hanging above his head.
Under such a scenery, Liu Bei's head looked even greener.
"Big brother, a letter has come. It wants us to enter from the Northern Territory?”
Zhang Fei quickly reported the news from Xuzhou.
Liu Bei retracted his thoughts. Although he did not know what he had lost, this feeling of panic made him feel a little numb.
Strangely, it even evolved into a premonition of a disaster.
According to his past experiences, once such a premonition appeared, something bad would definitely happen. This premonition had saved Liu Bei's life several times.
He suddenly didn't want to go to Xuzhou.
But if he didn't go…
What a waste.
It was really going to explode.
He came from Youzhou and gave up the chance to follow his senior brother Gongsun Zan. He wanted to try his luck in Xuzhou.
Tao Qian was old, and after this battle, he might be disheartened. If he abdicated to him again and again, he would have a place to stay.
Even though Xuzhou City was a place of war, it still had hundreds of thousands of people to feed.
In this day and age, as long as there were commoners, they could survive.
However, the situation didn't seem right.
At this moment, Liu Bei was completely stunned by the ambush. Who was attacking him? Who was harming him?
His luck was too bad. He couldn't be so unlucky that he would…barge into the enemy's ambush area, right?
It was ridiculous…
He stood up and saw Jian Yong riding his horse back from outside the camp. After getting off his horse, he hurried towards Liu Bei.
Liu Bei raised his hand to signal for Zhang Fei not to speak for the time being. He walked over to Jian Yong and asked,""Zijing, how about going to Xu Prefecture? Have you seen Tao Qian?"
Jian Yong's face was pale and he did not smile at all. After bowing, he said directly,""My lord, it's over! Cao Cao…did not massacre cities, did not plunder the people, and even opened up granaries to store food. Currently, he occupied three cities, and in one of them, there were nearly tens of thousands of people who sincerely submitted to him. There were even gifts from the local aristocrats…and even the name of benevolence.”
"What? This…"
Liu Bei took a few steps back, his heart thumping and his face turning pale.
"He actually, actually didn't massacre the city? Is this Cao Mengde?"
Liu Bei frowned. The panic in his heart was like a cloth bag that had been opened. The panic inside was like an hourglass that spilled out and spread throughout his heart.
He was dumbfounded.
"He didn't massacre the city? Did someone suggest a plan to him?"
"That's right, that's what I heard. I specially sent someone to investigate.”
Jian Yong's face was ashen." The news we received was that Cao Cao was furious and wanted to massacre Xuzhou. However, he was stopped halfway and ordered the three armies to not offend the people when they entered Xuzhou.”
"The heavens are on my side…"
Liu Bei looked up at the sky and sighed. This way, he had no chance of winning.
Not only did Cao Cao not commit any crimes, he even gave out rations along the way and opened up granaries to let the refugees gather. Such a benevolent army made Tao Qian seem even more despicable.
He coveted his father's family property and almost killed his father, but he repaid evil with good. In comparison, Tao Qian was weak and fatuous. The hearts of the people of Xuzhou would be taken away by Cao Cao sooner or later.
However, if Cao Cao massacred the city, the commoners would not surrender. They would be united against a common enemy. As long as one person led them, they would stand up and lead the grieving and fearful commoners to fight against Cao Cao.
They even vowed to resist.
What chance did he have now?
Sooner or later, the hearts of the people would belong to Cao Cao.
"This person is very knowledgeable! Why can't I, Liu Bei, have such a far-sighted person! If this person had assisted me, how could I have ended up like this!”
" That's right." Jian Yong closed his eyes and put his hands behind his back. He sighed solemnly," You're right. Although I don't want to say it, this person's foresight is dozens of times greater than mine. I can't compare to him…"
For a moment, the two of them were extremely fascinated. They wanted to immediately see who this strategist who had made their wishful thinking fail was.
It was unknown if it was Xun Yu, who was currently ranked first, or Jia Xu, who was in the top five, or the opera talent, Guo Tu, Zhang Zhao, and the others from before the 15th…
Liu Bei's heart was in a mess. He slapped his thigh, feeling indignant.
He turned to Zhang Fei and said,"Yi De, pull the troops back. We're not going to Xuzhou!"”
"What? Big Brother, are you really not going? No matter how weak Xu Prefecture was, it was still a prefecture!”
" You're really not going?!"
Liu Bei gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with determination." I'm not going! Go back to Youzhou Province!"
He had already used all his strength to say such words.
If he returned like this, he would lose all face and lose his senior brother Gongsun Zan's three thousand soldiers.
In the future…he would become a laughing stock.
Why is it so difficult for me, Liu Bei, to rise up…
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