Chapter 25 Journey to the East
Xiahou Yuan was angry!
When did the Cao and Xiahou, who had always assisted Cao Cao in dominance from childhood to adulthood, received such insults? Even after Cao Cao was called a eunuch in Luoyang, the insults he received was no less than what he was today.
Yuan Jun and Rat dare not take us seriously. Doing such dirty and deceitful things is unbearable.
What a fucking bear man!
Thinking of this, Xiahou Yuan pulled the gun from the ground and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "When leading the troops, Mr. Guo once said that Yuan's army sneaked into Xudu this time and wanted to evacuate, he would go to Xuzhou! The three armies obeyed the orders, and the entire army followed me towards Xuzhou and captured this lowly person who was smearing on the stone tablet. He was about to peel him off his bones, eat meat, sleep on his skin, and tear him into pieces!"
"Wait! General Xiahou cannot!"
After hearing Xiahou Yuan’s military order, the deputy general under Xiahou Yuan’s command, Lu Xian, hurriedly came out to speak to stop him.
Xiahou Yuan turned his head, glared at Lu Xian with anger, and gritted his teeth and said, "What do you have to say?"
Lv Xian ignored it and immediately bowed to Xiahou Yuan and advised him urgently: "General Xiahou only remembers that when Mr. Guo came, he said that Yuan's army was going to retreat and go to Xuzhou. Did he forget that Mr. Guo also said, "You only let General, you lift the siege of Xudu, but you must not chase Yuan's army. On the other side of Xuzhou, there were soldiers who set up a net to wait for Yuan's army to surrender. The matter was accepted by the Lord. General Xiahou should not be reckless. If he chased him so casually, he would have violated the military order and even destroyed the plan of Lord Sikong..."
"Stop!" Before Lu Xian finished speaking, Xiahou Yuan could no longer bear it and interrupted Lu Xian's words: "The general will not accept the orders outside the army. If the lord and Mr. Guo saw this stone tablet, it would definitely be the same. Who are you? How dare you ramble here!"
Lu Xian smiled bitterly when he heard this: "General, you are a temporary spirit. Don't be brave enough to do it. You'll make a big mistake!"
"Damn it!"
When he finished speaking, Xiahou Yuan raised his gun in his hand, pointed at Lu Xian's throat from afar, and gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Xian, do you want to commit rebellion?"
When Lu Xian saw Xiahou Yuan getting really angry, his face turned pale and shook his head quickly: "What do you mean by General? The last general is loyal to Lord Sikong, which reflects the sun and the moon. If you treat the general sincerely, how can you make trouble?"
"The thief army has already bullied us. Are you not trying to commit rebellion? Is it a spy of Yuan Jun?" Xiahou Yuan was furious in his heart, and he was stinging his teeth and was trying to break his mind. He spoke without saying anything, and he would not make any sense.
"Where did this start?" Lu Xian was so amused and laughed: "The general was wrongly accused the last general!"
Although Xiahou Yuan was a powerful general, he was too strong and his anger was extremely violent. He could not pull back the nine-headed cows except Cao Cao. How could he stop Lu Xian’s humble general in the army?
Besides, Yuan Shang scribbling on the stone tablet today. To put it bluntly, it was like slapping a loud slap on Cao's face. When others saw it, they were a little idle and grinning, even if they were confused, but now the problem is made Xiahou Yuan look at it.
At this glance, the consequence was that the sky fell and the earth fell. I am afraid that even if Yuan Shang ran to the ends of the world, Xiahou Yuan had to lift him back, chop him, eat him alive.
Seeing that Lu Xian and Sanxian were silent, there was no movement, Xiahou Yuan slowly pulled down the battle spear, roared to the sky, and shouted at the Cao army soldiers: "The soldiers of the three armies obey the order!"
"exist!"
But when the Cao army behind him shook the flag and shouted together, the momentum shook the sky.
"Follow me to kill you to Xuzhou. I will kill all Yuan soldiers without leaving any of them! Kill them all!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
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Not to mention that Xiahou Yuan was extremely angry and rushed his army to chase Yuan Shang's tail.
Just talking about this, Mr. Yuan San was leading a group of soldiers and horses leisurely swaying on the country road, marching towards Xuzhou leisurely and comfortably.
Looking at the fields in the countryside, the farmers and the people worked hard to farm, with a happy and satisfied smile on their faces, they were really as vigorous as the spring breeze.
The warm breeze blows on the face, it is comfortable and pleasant, and it is really comfortable.
Because when he left Xudu, Yuan Shang had ordered people to put away all the banners of Yuan's army, so in the eyes of the people of Yanzhou, Yuan Shang's troops were just some soldiers in the army wearing armor.
But they didn't know which army it belonged to. Many farmers mistakenly thought that Yuan Shang was Cao Cao's army and came down to visit the powerful people in private, and even bowed with a smile to follow them.
Yuan Shang was also shameless and smiled and even said hello.
After a short marching, Yuan's army came to the edge of several acres of fields at the junction of Yanzhou and Xuzhou. After a long period of time, Yuan Shang immediately ordered the entire army to temporarily station and rest, make meals and cook, but he ran to the fields and chatted with the old farmers in the fields.
The old farmers were all very hospitable. Seeing Yuan Shang wearing silver and white armor, he was very arrogant. He knew that he was a general and did not dare to neglect him, so he hurriedly presented clean white water.
Yuan Shang took Baishui with a smile, thanked the old farmers, and said, "Old man, how good is the harvest? Is it comfortable to live in Yanzhou?"
The old farmers were all happy and nodded in a hurry and said, "The harvest was good. Cao Sikong was very wise and formulated many policies that benefit the people. The villains and others lived in Yanzhou. They had food to eat and clothes to wear in the cold. They lived a pretty good life."
Yuan Shang sighed in his heart, it seemed that Cao Cao was not only good at fighting, but also had a good job in governing people's livelihood.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shang sighed a little, military and political are both good players, how should opponents like Cao Cao deal with them in the future?
"How is the tax burden every year? Do you feel miserable?"
The old farmers shook their heads together: "No, since Lord Sikong implemented the military farming system, we have the ability to pay grain taxes on time. Lord Sikong wants to fight. Although the grain collected a little more, we can barely deal with it."
Yuan Shang frowned: "Cao Sikong is so warlike, he has to collect many male men every year, right?"
"No, no! Although Cao Sikong fought in the east and west, he wanted all elites. Each household only had one male at most, and the number of people was just a mere scattered."
"What about Cao Sikong's character? Is it very violent to treat the people? It's very inhumane?"
The old farmers laughed: "No, Cao Sikong treats poor families very fairly. When he was conquered by Zhang Xiu in Wancheng, Cao Sikong sat down to trample on the wheat and grain in the fields. Lord Sikong actually wanted to commit suicide in public according to the law. Fortunately, his subordinates advised him to cut his hair and take over the power of the leader. Cao Sikong is a good person!"
Yuan Shang was unhappy when he heard this. It was okay, and that was okay. Cao Cao was your biological father. You are so proud of him!
"Why would you like the old men, under Cao Sikong's rule, there is nothing wrong with it?"
The old farmers looked at me, and I looked at you, and then shook their heads in unison and said, "There is nothing wrong with Qingming under Cao Sikong's rule..."
"Impossible, there must be something. Think about it carefully!" Yuan Shang was a little reluctant.
When the old men heard this, they were confused and wondered, who is this young general? He spoke so violently and had to find Cao Sikong's faults. What are you trying to do?
I guess who was a courtier who had disagreements with Cao Sikong's political views.
In this way, I really can't offend him easily.
The old men looked at me, and I looked at you. Finally, an older man cleared his throat and whispered: "If there is any disadvantage, there are many evil thieves at the junction of Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Ruanan, which are harmful to the people and cause harm to one side. However, Cao Sikong's troops have no time to take care of because they have been conquering foreign vassals and princes for many years, which has made many thieves grow stronger and stronger, so that local officials cannot cope with it."
"Bandit?" Yuan Shang's eyes suddenly lit up, and another bright lamp seemed to be lit up in his heart.
"Then please tell me, what kind of thieves are there in Yan, Xu, and Yuzhou? Don't mention it to me if you are young, I just want to hear the kind that local officials cannot rectify!"
The old farmer put his hoe to the side, scratched his head and thought for a while, and said slowly: "When I go back to the words of the young general, as far as I know, the thieves with greater power in the Central Plains are now the Yellow Turban Army bandits led by Xu He and Sima Ju in Jinan, Le'an and other places. The second is Chen Lan, Mei Cheng, Lei Xu, and others from Lujiang who have repeatedly rebelled and harmed the people. Third, since Liu Bei fell down in Runan, many counties have rebelled against Sikong.
The lord followed Liu Bei, tens of thousands of people, and the former Taishan bandit Changxi repeatedly turned against the court and gathered people to rebel in Chaohu. Fourth, last year, a powerful thief appeared in Jiulishan and other places. Their troops were mostly cavalry, and they were disturbed and attacked local counties and counties. The leader did not know what his surname was. He only knew that whenever he attacked various prefectures and counties, he always liked to wear a red suit and ride a red horse. Everyone called him a red suit thief..."
"The thief in red?" Yuan Shang was stunned when he heard this: "What kind of weird nickname is this?"
The old farmer smiled and touched his beard and said, "Young general, don't underestimate this thief in red. Although this thief is rising recently, his ability is extremely good. I heard that his command of the thief under his command is even better than that of the regular army. He himself has excellent martial arts skills. Recently, Cao Sikong and Yuan Shao have been fighting in Guandu. The thief in red took advantage of the court's time to take care of him and led a group of thieves to make a big fuss in Yuzhou. He captured many counties and cities, but he also killed several lieutenants and generals in a row. His skills are really extraordinary."
“This is interesting…”
Yuan Shang was immediately alive when he heard this. It seemed that most of the Cao army's troops were targeting the north, and the foundations in the south were extremely unstable. The bandits rushed out in a swarm of rushing out... Maybe he could lead his troops to take a look. If you use it appropriately, you might have unexpected gains.
At this moment, Zhang He hurried from the official road to the field, bowed to Yuan Shang, and whispered in his ear: "Young Master, the scout is here to report, there is something wrong with our rear."
Yuan Shang turned his head and whispered: "Is it Cao's army chasing me? Is it so fast?"
Zhang He nodded solemnly and said, "Not bad."
"Who leads the troops?"
Chapter completed!