"General Cao, Wenpin is here!"

Wenpin took a step forward, supported his waist and shouted.

"Haha, General Wen is here well. I heard that the general has guarded Nanyang for many years, wiped out countless water thieves and mountain bandits, and kept the people of Nanyang safe. I would like to thank the general on behalf of all the people of Nanyang."

Cao Xin cupped his fists and saluted.

Wenpin was stunned by his actions. He thought they were going to quarrel, but the other party was so polite that he didn't know how to deal with it.

"General Cao does not need to be polite. It is my duty as a general to protect the country and the people. I cannot deserve the general's gratitude."

Wenpin returned the gift and said.

"Haha, General Wen said it well. It is your duty to protect the environment and the people, and it is also the duty of this governor. Since I took office, I have wiped out more than 100,000 bandits, reclaimed nearly 8,000 acres of fertile land in Wancheng, and built more than 10 water conservancy projects.

Like General Wen, I just want to restore Nanyang to its previous prosperity, so that the people of Nanyang can have food to eat, clothes to wear, and fields to farm, so that the people of Nanyang will no longer suffer.

I have devoted my whole life and deeds to the people of Nanyang.

General Wen, like me, you worked so hard for the people of Nanyang that you even had many more gray hairs."

Wenpin suddenly felt a sore nose when he heard this.

"General Wen, don't listen to his nonsense, interrupt him quickly."

Kuai Yue urged.

It's just that on the battlefield, whoever has the loudest voice controls the public opinion field.

"Since ancient times, famous generals are like beautiful women, and they are not allowed to grow old in the world!"

Cao Xin stood on the city wall and recited a poem in a slightly arrogant tone.

"General Wen is a famous general that I respect. With his actions, the general will definitely leave his name in history and be worshiped by the people in the future. But what puzzles me is that he tried his best to protect the people of Nanyang from the suffering of the sword."

General Wen, why did you lead tens of thousands of troops to invade Nanyang today and harm the people of Nanyang? General Wen, tell me, why is this?!"

"this..."

Wenpin frowned, was I wrong? I shouldn't have come?

"Cao thief!!"

Kuai Yue shouted at the top of his voice, "Thief Cao, don't talk nonsense. Nanyang is Nanyang of Jingzhou and belongs to Jingzhou. It's you, Thief Cao, who brought the traitors into the country and harmed the people of Jingzhou. Let Nanyang

The people are in dire straits, and my military advisor and General Wen, under orders from Liu Jingzhou, have come to Nanyang to exterminate your band of thieves, but you dare to shamelessly question General Wen, you are extremely shameless."

Cao Xin grinned, holding a loudspeaker and laughing loudly, "Kuai Zhizhi, I am the Nanyang Prefect who has been personally appointed by the emperor. Do you recognize me?"

"I don't admit it! You are just a bandit, but you are worthy of being the governor of Nanyang. This is a thief who is interfering with his destiny. I, Jingzhou, do not recognize it."

shouted Quin Yue.

"Haha, Dong Zhuo was killed five years ago. The rebels Li Jue and Guo Si entered Chang'an. In order to win over Liu Biao, he was appointed General Zhennan and Mud of Jingzhou. Not long ago, His Majesty the Emperor read that General Ben had commanded the troops well.

With both wisdom and bravery, I have been specially appointed as the Grand Administrator of Nanyang and General Weilu. Do you recognize the title of Liu Biao granted by Li Jue, but do you not recognize the title of official appointed by the emperor? Kuai Yue, you are unfaithful and unjust, and you recognize the thief as the master. You will return to Jiuquan today.

How can you meet the Twenty-Four Emperors under such circumstances?!"

"you!!"

Kuai Yue covered his heart and pointed at him with red eyes.

"Silence, traitor!"

Cao Xin scolded and shouted to the Jingzhou military formation, "I still remember that day when I went to the palace to pay homage to His Majesty, Your Majesty took my hand and said, Nanyang is the land of Emperor Guangwu's Longxing and the foundation of our ancestors.

I have ordered me to protect Nanyang and take good care of the people of Nanyang, General Wen and the officers and soldiers of Jingzhou. Can you tell me why Your Majesty ordered me to do this?"

"..."

Wenpin was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

"General Wen, interrupt him quickly!"

Kuai Yue was so angry that he gritted his teeth and shouted.

"You don't know?! Well, I will tell you that it is because Liu Biao of Jingzhou is incompetent and has made Nanyang a mess. The people are in dire straits. Even His Majesty can't stand it. He has no choice but to arrange for me to be the governor of Nanyang."

"You are presumptuous and you are talking nonsense!"

Kuai Yue cursed.

"Haha, let me ask you, is Dong Zhuo a traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people? Are the Xiliang Army a rebel? You don't need to tell me, everyone knows that Dong Zhuo is a traitor and the Xiliang Army is a bandit army..."

In the Jingzhou army formation, Zhang Xiu was riding a horse when suddenly his back felt cold. He had a bad feeling and heard Cao Daguan's men yelling:

"The Xiliang army killed the late emperor, poisoned Queen He, plundered hundreds of civil and military officials, burned Luoyang and Chang'an, excavated imperial tombs, and massacred tens of millions of our people. The Xiliang rebels almost destroyed us.

Everyone can find a big man and kill him."

Cao Xin waved his fist and roared.

"Thief Cao! Come down here, mother-in-law, I will fight you to the death."

Zhang Xiu cursed.

But he was standing too low and his voice couldn't travel far.

"The Xiliang rebels were punished by everyone. Everyone in the Han Dynasty knew about this, including Liu Biao. But last year, the Xiliang rebels caused trouble in Nanyang, and Liu Biao ignored them and handed over the eight counties of Wancheng to the Xiliang army.

The Xiliang rebels were allowed to run rampant in the eight counties of Wancheng, making it difficult for the people to live. The year before last, there were 160,000 households in the eight counties of Wancheng, but by the beginning of the year, there were less than 60,000 households left, and 100,000 households were left.

Where?"

Cao Xin waved his fist and roared, "One hundred thousand households of Nanyang people were all killed, robbed, and humiliated by the Xiliang army. At least one hundred thousand people could not survive and were forced to flee to Tongbai Mountain in Huoshan Mountain to become bandits.

After I took office, I sent people to the mountain to tell everyone to come down. The first thing they asked me was... Lord Prefect, are those Xiliang people still there?

I told them that the people of Xiliang had been beaten away by me, the mountains were safe, and no one would bully them anymore. The people wept with joy, and their cries were earth-shattering."

The eyes of the people above and below the city were sore, as if they had seen the scene of Nanyang people being slaughtered by Xiliang people, and they hated the Xiliang army in their hearts, and they also complained about Liu Biao.

"Thief Cao! I am incompatible with you!"

Zhang Xiu roared.

"Thief Cao, shut up. You are making up nonsense. You are extremely shameless."

Kuai Yue jumped on his feet and shouted.

Cao Xin smiled coldly, took a scroll of bamboo slips from Li Yan, read it and said, "General Wen, old thief Kuai, and tens of thousands of soldiers from Jingzhou in Nanyang, I have never deceived everyone here. I have taken office."

Later, an investigation was conducted in Wancheng and the eight counties. It was found that the evil deeds committed by Xiliang people in the eight counties of Wancheng totaled 18,500, one by one, all of which were recorded in this book.

I have cut down all the bamboo on Huoshan Mountain, but I cannot remember the crimes committed by the Xiliang Army. If you don't believe it, you can come and take a look at any time to see how miserable and difficult the life of the Nanyang people is."

Tens of thousands of troops were killed, and some Nanyang soldiers were secretly wiping their tears.

Inside and outside Xinye, many Nanyang people were also sobbing softly. The prefect understands us very well.

Cao Xin sighed softly and looked at the tens of thousands of soldiers, "Your Majesty trusted Liu Jingzhou and handed over the governance of the Imperial Township to him. However, Liu Jingzhou abandoned the Imperial Township to the Xiliang bandit army and allowed the Xiliang bandit army to destroy the Imperial Township.

People, Liu Biao was in vain to be a royal relative of the clan and to be the shepherd of Jingzhou. When Your Majesty heard that Liu Biao had handed over Nanyang to the Xiliang thieves, he was so angry that he could not eat for three days. He also ordered the prime minister to immediately send troops to Nanyang to save Nanyang from the hands of the Xiliang thieves.

Grab it back.

In March, our army sacrificed the lives of 20,000 soldiers and finally recaptured the eight counties of Wancheng from the Xiliang people. Your Majesty immediately appointed me as the governor of Nanyang, asking me to govern Nanyang and protect the people of Nanyang.

But not long ago, Jingzhou general Deng Xian sent people to burn down twelve villages in Jinyang, burning large tracts of wheat fields and hundreds of acres of golden wheat ears. Deng Xian burned them to ashes.

Farmer Yang fell to the ground and cried bitterly, so angry that he vomited blood.

After the prefect got the news, he immediately led 3,000 soldiers and horses, traveling at night and starry, to Jinyang to protect the people of Jinyang. However, Deng Ji, the general of Pingbei in Jingzhou, joined forces with the Xiliang rebel Zhang Xiu, and deployed 30,000 troops in Yuyang, Jinyang.

Ambush and try to kill me."

"Asshole! This bastard is talking nonsense, don't believe it!"

Deng Ji cursed with a dark face.

But the soldiers around him all looked at him with disgust, sent his younger brother to burn other people's wheat, and colluded with the Xiliang people. He brought 30,000 men but couldn't defeat Cao Prefect's 3,000 men. It was so useless.

"Thief Cao! Shut up!"

On the high platform, Kuai Yue shouted at the top of his lungs. He regretted doing this. If he had come, he would have attacked the city immediately, so there would be no need to make the scene so awkward and helpless.

"With the help of 3,000 Nanyang soldiers, I defeated Deng Ji and the traitor Zhang Xiu in one fell swoop. With the help of the people of Xinye, I successfully entered Xinye. I had vowed to make Xinye

and the surrounding people live a good life.

But Liu Biao of Jingzhou doesn’t want the people of Nanyang to live a good life at all. Before I can start to govern Xinye, Liu Biao will send you to attack Xinye. He wants to return Xinye to the Xiliang army for harm, and the people of Xinye to the Xiliang rebels for arbitrary humiliation.

.”

Cao Xin took a deep breath and said, "Soldiers from Jingzhou in Nanyang, the Xiliang army is under the city and among you. Tell me, should I hand over Xinye to the Xiliang rebels to cause harm?!"

"It shouldn't be!"

A Jingzhou soldier below the city whispered.

It's just that there were too many soldiers saying this at the same time, and tens of thousands of people whispered, but the words they said were deafening.

"Shouldn't be!!"
To be continued...