Chapter 162

“How could Cao Cao write poems like ‘White bones exposed in the wild, no rooster crows for a thousand miles’? He kills people while lamenting the suffering of the people? He must be schizophrenic!”

“Kill!”

“Haha, still want to run!”

Jimo County had just been broken by Yu Jin.

Yu Jin announced on the spot that time was limited, and they would plunder for one day!

The Cao soldiers held knives and rushed into Jimo County with grim smiles, killing everyone they saw!

This time, the Inspector avenging his father and killing wantonly had completely ignited the madness of these soldiers.

Yu Jin was also full of pride.

“A tiny Taking Xuzhou dares to resist!”

“Report!”

A scout rode a warhorse and rushed over, panting.

“General! 20,000 cavalry have arrived from the west, only ten miles away from here!”

“20,000 cavalry?!”

Yu Jin stood up abruptly.

The Cao army didn’t have 20,000 cavalry at all.

It was even more impossible for Tao Tao Qian to have them!

Brother Gongsun Zan had them, but he was defeated by Ding Yuan Shao; it was impossible for him to come here now!

The Xiliang soldiers had them, but they wouldn’t come.

There was only one: Liu Bei!

Yu Jin hurriedly shouted,

“Quick, the whole army organize, let them all come out!”

“No, let’s hurry into the city!”

Just at this moment,

“Rum-rum-rum!”

The earth shook, and dust flew.

20,000 elite cavalry appeared on the western wilderness, vast and mighty.

Like a flood, they rushed toward this side!

The speed was getting faster and faster!

Yu Jin’s face turned pale; he knew he was definitely defeated this time!

The Cao soldiers looked back suddenly.

They were all scared out of their wits!

“Woo~~!”

The horn of the charge, the angry sound of drums!

The cavalry, like a steel flood, directly rammed and flew the thousands of Cao soldiers in front.

Zhang Fei shouted,

“Big Brother has ordered, not a single Cao soldier is to be left alive!”

Guan Yu took the lead, riding the Red Hare, waving the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, moving like a tiger into a flock of sheep, killing a dozen people in seconds, and rushed to Yu Jin’s side.

Guan Yu’s eyes opened wide, and he roared,

“Yu Jin, die!”

Yu Jin was terrified; at this moment, he could only raise his sword to meet him.

“Clang!”

A loud bang!

Yu Jin was directly slashed away by the angry Guan Yu, who borrowed the momentum of the horse!

Yu Jin vomited a mouthful of blood in the air.

The Red Hare suddenly darted out.

“Swish!”

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade swung fiercely, cutting Yu Jin in mid-air into two halves!

Blood sprayed all over the ground!

The Cao army collapsed instantly!

“Kill!”

“Kill the attack!”

Liu Bei’s army chased wildly on the wilderness.

A portion of the cavalry rushed into the city and killed all the Cao soldiers who were still burning, killing, and looting inside!

This time, My Lord gave a death order: not to let a single person go!

Inside and outside Jimo City, there were corpses everywhere, and a thick smell of blood rushed to the face.

The surviving people cried for the loss of their loved ones,

while cursing the brutality of the Cao army!

“It’s fortunate that Lord Liu Xuande came, otherwise we would all be dead.”

“Damn Cao Cao, your father was killed, what does it have to do with us!”

“Shameless, even more shameless than the Xiliang soldiers!”

Several clans and gentry from Jimo County came to thank him.

Liu Bei comforted them with a few words, telling them to go home, close the city gates recently, or go somewhere to avoid disaster, just don’t go to Yanzhou or Tancheng.

The live stream chat was almost full.

“In times of war, the common people are indeed the most miserable.”

“Cao Cao has gone too far; did these people provoke him?”

“Is it necessary to be so cruel for the sake of hegemony and grabbing territory? It seems I am not suitable for hegemony.”

“Liu Bei is also angry this time; the Cao army was wiped out by him.”

“Why do I feel that these people would be safe only if they went to the Big-Eared Thief’s side?”

Zhang Zhang Liao came to report.

“My Lord, all 13,224 Cao soldiers have been executed!”

Liu Bei nodded.

“Cut off all their heads and load them onto carts.”

“Then burn the corpses to avoid an epidemic.”

“Understood!”

Liu Bei looked at Taishi Ci.

“Taishi Ziyi, you take 500 elite soldiers to Mount Mount Wufeng and help me bring back the heads of Zhang Kai’s group.”

“Understood!”

Taishi Ci strode away to select troops!

Liu Bei looked around.

“Everyone, we have killed more than 10,000 Cao soldiers; this time we have formed a deadly feud.”

Xun You cupped his hands.

“My Lord, Cao Cao is lawless, no different from the Xiliang army. This time, killing the enemy is not only to avenge the people of Taking Xuzhou but also to stop killing with killing.”

The education of the Xun family made most of these Xun family descendants have noble character.

Xun You previously had no ill feelings toward Cao Cao, but this time he was thoroughly disgusted!

Guo Jia said in a deep voice,

“My Lord, it is fortunate that we came quickly, otherwise I don’t know how many cities in Taking Xuzhou would have been slaughtered.”

“Cao Cao’s brutal side has been fully revealed. Previously, when he killed Bian Rang, it had already caused dissatisfaction among the scholars of Yanzhou.”

“We will send people to publicize Cao Cao’s evil deeds; perhaps the Yanzhou clans will rebel against him.”

Liu Bei praised him secretly; Guo Jia was indeed calculating and flawless.

Liu Bei took out a bamboo slip.

“Everyone, Lu Bu has already led his troops into Yanzhou secretly. The ones leading the way for him are the Yanzhou scholars, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao!”

Jia Xu’s eyes opened wide.

“My Lord, Cao Cao is about to have his home stolen!”

Zhang Fei laughed.

“Damn Cao Cao, killing people in Taking Xuzhou, now he is finished himself.”

Liu Bei shook his head.

“Not necessarily finished; he still has 70,000 troops, and our army only has 20,000, but he certainly won’t be able to fight in Taking Xuzhou anymore.”

Liu Bei looked into the distance.

“Yanzhou has had a large-scale locust plague this year, and grain production will inevitably drop significantly. Cao Cao is making a desperate gamble, wanting to take the grain of Taking Xuzhou to fill the hole in Yanzhou, but this time he is going to lose big!”

Fa Zheng sighed.

“So Cao Cao used the method of slaughtering the city, not only to intimidate Taking Xuzhou but also because of the lack of grain, to seize the grain and wealth of the people.”

Liu Bei frowned.

“Everyone, Cao Cao will inevitably return to fight Lu Bu. For half a year or even a year, Yanzhou will be filled with the flames of war. With grain shortages and chaos, we can relocate those people in Yanzhou and Yuzhou who are willing to go to Bingzhou!”

Jia Xu’s eyes lit up.

“My Lord is wise. Let them fight, we will take the people away, and let them have an empty Yanzhou!”

“Not exactly empty; there might still be a million people.”

Zhang Fei’s face fell.

“In other words, there will be no more fights later? Just escorting people again?”

Guo Jia shook his head.

“Not necessarily; Ding Yuan Shao will not sit idly by and watch the people migrate this time.”

Guan Hai cupped his hands.

“My Lord, why don’t we just take Yanzhou; wouldn’t that be better?”

Liu Bei shook his head.

“Yanzhou is a land of four battles, with Cao Cao and Lu Bu fighting, Ding Yuan Shao to the north, and Ding Yuan Shu to the south. Even if we occupy part of it, we will be exhausted dealing with it.”

“Even if we defeat Cao Cao and Lu Bu, Ding Yuan Shao and Ding Yuan Shu can join the battlefield at any time.”

Xun You adjusted his emotions and joined the discussion.

“My Lord is wise. Our army is not short of grain now, and people are an important resource. We will develop peacefully in Bingzhou. As they fight, their numbers will decrease, and we will clean them all up at that time.”

Jia Xu nodded; this move was a brilliant strategy, absolutely perfect!

Liu Bei stood up tall.

“Let’s go, we are going to Tancheng now to meet Cao Cao.”

Inside Tancheng,

Tao Tao Qian was panic-stricken all day long. As he grew older, his courage became smaller and smaller.

Previously, Tao Tao Qian also had a fiery temper and even publicly humiliated Zhang Wen at a banquet for officials, but now that he was old, his courage had shrunk.

Especially after being defeated by Cao Cao before and fleeing back to Tancheng in a panic, he was even more afraid.

“What should I do?”

Cao Bao and the others were also afraid.

Chen Deng was also a bit uneasy. Originally, he and his father Chen Gui had secretly discussed that even if Cao Cao took Taking Xuzhou, they, the local clans, could continue to live good lives.

But Cao Cao had been killing all the way, and in Pengcheng, he had killed more than 100,000 people. Who knew if Cao Cao had gone crazy.

Chen Gui cupped his hands.

“My Lord, Lord Liu Xuande will certainly come to aid, and Kong Rong and Tian Kai from Qingzhou will also come to aid.”

Tao Tao Qian supported his forehead with his hand.

“Sigh, I only hope so.”

Chen Deng cupped his hands.

“My Lord, Tancheng is strong; Cao Cao will certainly not be able to break it.”

Tao Tao Qian nodded, his tone worried.

“I am afraid that other cities will be slaughtered by Cao Cao again; I would be a sinner of Taking Xuzhou!”

Outside Tancheng, the Cao army camp was dressed in mourning clothes, and the camp was almost dyed white.

Cao Cao was also very unhappy; attacking Tancheng for days without success, losing soldiers and generals, and the grain in the army was becoming less and less.

“Zhicai, what should we do now?”

Xi Zhicai looked at the map.

“My Lord, Tancheng is strong and difficult to break in the short term. Our army can turn to attack the three counties of Qulü, Suiling, and Xiaqiu to take grain on the spot.”

Cao Cao frowned.

“Why is there still no news from Yu Jin? I told him to go south to join me after attacking Jimo.”

Xi Zhicai also frowned.

“That shouldn’t be. Kong Rong and Tian Kai are not good generals; it is impossible for anything to happen to Yu Jin, unless...”

Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai were both shocked!

“Liu Bei?!”

Cao Cao walked to the side of the map.

“It is impossible for Liu Bei to be so fast. Even if he got the news, he wouldn’t be so fast traveling day and night.”

“I remember he also had to marry Dong Zhuo’s granddaughter, Dong Bai.”

“Report!”

Eagle Eye walked in and handed over a bamboo slip.

“My Lord, urgent report from Bingzhou.”

Cao Cao had a bad premonition in his heart. He opened the bamboo slip and took a look.

“Liu Bei led 20,000 cavalry stationed in Hedong to come toward Taking Xuzhou!”

“Not good, this Liu Bei came so fast! He stationed cavalry in Hedong beforehand?!”

Cao Cao’s headache was about to flare up. He calculated everything, but didn’t calculate that Liu Bei would come so fast!

Xi Zhicai looked at the map.

“My Lord, I fear Liu Bei has already arrived in Taking Xuzhou, and Yu Jin has even...”

The two looked at each other. Liu Bei’s 20,000 iron cavalry, with intent against no intent, Yu Jin was in danger.

“Quick, send scouts to notify Yu Jin!”

“Understood!”

Just at this moment,

A scout rushed in.

“Report! My Lord, a large number of cavalry appeared fifty miles north of Tancheng, numbering close to 20,000, flying the banner of General of the Left Liu Bei!”

Cao Cao’s body swayed.

“North?! Yu Jin!”

Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Ding Yuan, and Cao Ren stepped forward one after another.

“Big Brother.”

Cao Cao waved his hand.

“No matter!”

He paused, and his loud voice shouted,

“Liu Bei only has 20,000 cavalry, and our army has 70,000. Generals, follow me to fight Liu Bei.”

“Understood!”

“Li Dian, you lead 5,000 troops to garrison the camp; you must guard the military grain well.”