Three Kingdoms: Gou Shen I was overheard by Cao Cao

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"That's right! Although we are dead, we don't want to die! Please spare our lives!"

"My lord, please spare our lives!!"

Tens of thousands of people begged in unison.

Xia Houzhe waved his hand: "I won't chase anymore. By the time we clear up the crowd, Zhou Yu would have fled back to Ruxukou."

"Why don't we clean up the battlefield first, and then settle these refugees, and we can gain a wave of popular support."

After finishing speaking, Xia Houzhe turned his head and stabbed Cao Cao again.

The other party understood instantly, coughed lightly and stood up with guilt.

"Fathers and folks, please hurry up! I am Wei Gong Cao Cao, the Cao Cao who pacified the North and overthrew Wuhuan and Xianbei!"

"It's all my court's fault for you to live like this. I, Cao Cao, should ask for your forgiveness. How could I hurt you?"

"This time, I was ordered by the emperor to pacify Jiangdong! Everyone, please rest assured that within this year, I, Cao Cao, will return everyone to a stable hometown!"

After Cao Cao roared, he bowed to tens of thousands of people.

This made the common people flattered, and they burst into tears one after another. How did those warlords of aristocratic families ever see them as human beings?

Here in Cao Cao, they saw the hope of respect and life.

"Mr. Cao! We all believe in you! With you here, the barren lands like Qingzhou and Youzhou can almost feed everyone."

"We have been looking forward to it day and night, and finally we have you here, because we all believe that Mr. Cao can bring us a good life!"

The people responded in a hurry, and Cao Cao burst into tears after hearing this.

This is the importance of people's hearts and word of mouth. Before Jiangdong was settled, Cao Cao was already the heart of the people.

Originally Jiangdong was fertile and the people were self-sufficient, but because of successive wars at the end of the Han Dynasty, the aristocratic family controlled the food and land,

As a result, countless people were displaced and starved of food.

So there are countless refugees in Jiangdong today!

Countless people died of starvation, and many people were eating in Yizi. Now Hefei's generation doesn't even have to eat Guanyin soil.

Seeing the miserable situation of the people, Cao Cao sighed, waved his hands and sent people to disperse these refugees in a gentle way.

And he himself, with a heavy heart, led the army to clean up the battlefield without saying a word, Jiangdong's mess...someone has to clean it up!

Xia Houzhe took a look at him, and naturally understood why Cao Cao became depressed because of the many years of being together day and night.

"Don't worry, let's discuss how to deal with the refugees when we go back."

"The weather is getting hotter, so let's bury the corpse first, so as not to cause a plague, and more people will die then."

Cao Cao nodded and looked at him with emotion.

What Cao Cao and the others didn't know was that among the refugees, there was a boy who was dressed in not-so-shabby clothes and whose eyes were full of wisdom, who had been staring at them.

The young man has a sort of Confucian scholarly atmosphere, even though he is down and out, his temperament is still very dusty, it seems that he comes from a scholarly family.

After seeing Cao Cao's performance, the young man nodded slightly and muttered to himself.

"It's not bad. It's much better than Sun Quan and Sun Ce. Wait for this young master to continue to observe before making a decision! I hope... Cao Ying won't let me down."

At this time, a majestic old man beside the boy couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder, shook his head and shouted:

"Hey! Xie Xun, what are you muttering about? You still want to become an official in Cao Ying?"

"Don't daydream, let's leave with Uncle! Let's go find Guanyin soil to eat elsewhere. Although you are not used to eating it from a family of origin, but you are in such a poor state right now, it's good to have soil to eat!"

The old man was in his fifties or sixties. Although he was old, he was physically strong and possessed a spirit that old people of the same age did not have.

It looks like a middle-aged person in his 50s or [-]s.

The young man happily smiled and said: "Okay! Uncle Li, wait for me, I can't run away from you! When I find the soil, I will share it with you!"

The old man waved his hand disdainfully: "Just you? If I hadn't given you a few pieces of mud, you would have starved to death! Hurry up and follow!"

Looking at the rough and majestic middle-aged man, there was a bit of tenderness in the eyes of the wise young man.

If the other party hadn't given him a piece of Avalokitesvara soil when he was hungry, he might... have really died among the refugees.

The young man smiled and made a decision: "Uncle Li, don't worry! If I become a high-ranking official in the future, I will definitely let you be my bodyguard!"

"I don't think you don't know martial arts, just your size is scary enough!"

The middle-aged man turned his back to him and waved his hands: "Pull it down! Wait until you become an official!"

After finishing speaking, those wrinkled eyes gradually became deeper.

In a very small voice, he muttered to himself.

"You don't know martial arts? The old man who said that to me back then is dead... It's really a memorable day."

Chapter 905 Zhou Yu's Plot

The middle-aged man and the mysterious boy, whether on purpose or by accident, left in the same direction as He Fei.

On the other side, Zhou Yu also took some people hostage and drove a boat to Ruxukou.

"Captain! Sure enough, Cao Ying didn't come after us. Your plan really worked! It's just... this time we lost [-] troops, most of them were Wu Jing's Danyang soldiers and Shanyue soldiers."

"Those Qu commanders... Only Fei Zhan, Zu Lang, and Mao Gan are left, and the rest of the commanders all died in battle, or died in the chaos!"

"Now the Shanyue army has no leader, and there is a faint riot, but what should I do?"

Ling Cao stepped onto the bow with a sad face and reported to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu didn't look worried, turned her head and patted Ling Cao's shoulder, showing a meaningful smile.

"Our army did not participate in the battle at Ruxukou, so how can we say that we lost troops? Now that Shanyue has no commander, if we incorporate him into our army..."

"That's an increase in troops, why is it a loss of troops? Doesn't General Ling understand?"

Hearing this, Ling Cao's heart shuddered, and he immediately understood what Zhou Yu meant.

Can't help but take a breath and give a thumbs up!

"Hiss... the governor's ingenious plan to fix the mountain, the final general is convinced!"

"Without a single soldier, he abolished the Jiangdong Tumor Mountain and Yue Department, and also expanded his own strength because of this, awesome!"

"He Cao Cao has the Yellow Turban Army as a reserve force, and I also have Shanyue people in Jiangdong!"

"The military strength that Jiangdong possesses now far surpasses any previous period. This game of chess is too big! Fuck it, Fuck it!"

Ling Cao is also a fine individual, and Zhou Yu is powerful now, and after winning the Shanyue Army, he directly supported [-] to [-] troops.

If he doesn't show his loyalty now, when will he show it?

If the opponent subdues Wu Jing's remnant soldiers, as well as Sun Ben, Zu Lang and others, their strength will be close to 20.

This 20 is better than the 23 of the coalition before, because it is only controlled by Zhou Yu.

Such a method of eliminating dissidents made Ling Cao terrified.

"Hahaha! Don't worry, General Ling, I, Zhou Yu and even the Zhou family, are on good terms with your Ling family. If I, Zhou Yu, have a mouthful of food, you will definitely have a mouthful of soup!"

"As long as...you do your best for me!"

Zhou Yu said with a gentle smile.

However, Ling Cao felt the temperature around him suddenly drop, and he felt a little chilly.

When he looked at Zhou Yu again, there was deep fear in his eyes.

Since the death of Sun Ce and the old general of the Sun family, this guy has let himself go, and his ambitions are fully revealed. In just a few months, he emptied Sun Quan and solved Shanyue.

The means are not ruthless!

Moreover, Zhou Yu has the Zhou family as the backing, and has faintly become the head of the Jiangdong family.

The Zhou family is a descendant of Zhou Yafu, a family that has been around for hundreds of years and is extremely powerful.

Zhou Yu's uncle Zhou Shang, from the official to the prefect, has more than ten thousand soldiers.

From elder brother Zhou Huiguan to Luoyang Ling, although he has returned to Jiangdong, he has many parts.

From grandfather Zhou Jing, tired official to Taiwei, the position is high and powerful.

And his uncle, Zhou Zhong, was the current Taiwei of the Great Han Dynasty. He is a living and powerful figure!

Although he was defeated by Li Que and Guo Si, it is undeniable that his influence and strength are extremely huge.

There are two Taiweis in one family, there are too many high officials from the Zhou family!With their support, Zhou Yu is extremely powerful.

It is many times more powerful than the Sun family, what is missing now... is nothing more than a legitimate name.

"My lord! But I have an order, and I will die!"

Ling Cao cupped his hands and said softly.

Zhou Yu nodded in satisfaction: "In this case, the action of recruiting the Shanyue Army will be left to General Ling."

"Quan Zong and Bu Zhi are our own people. Gu Yong and the Gu family are my allies. Don't worry about it. You can do it boldly. If Zu Lang has a lot of knowledge, you can stay."

"If you don't know how to solve it...you know how to solve it, and you must do it cleanly!"

Ling Cao nodded.

Just as he was about to leave, Sun Ben and Sun Quan brought Zhu Heng, one of the four major families in Wujun, and rushed over aggressively.

"Zhou Yu! Stop! Why did you kill Wu Jing? We need an explanation!"

After returning, Sun Quan followed Yu Fan's suggestion and immediately spread the news that Zhou Yu had killed Wu Jing and the other commanders, so as to weaken the other party's prestige.

What he has to do now is to hold Zhou Yu back and not let him get away to deal with it, while Zhang Hong is in charge of reorganizing Wu Jing's army.

Seeing Sun Ben's angry look, Zhou Yu secretly sized Zhu Heng up, and said with feigned sadness.

"What do you mean by this? Why do you say that I, Zhou Yu, killed General Wu? I was wronged!"

"I, Zhou Yu, dedicated myself to Jiangdong, and I have been emphasizing that Cao Ying is brave, but General Wu was greedy for meritorious service and was killed by Cao Ying. How can I rely on me?"

"War has no eyes. I don't want anything to happen to a man as outstanding as General Wu Jing, but what can I do... well, it's okay not to say anything!"

Looking at Zhu Heng from the Zhu family, countless plans flashed through Zhou Yu's mind.

The only thing that worries him in the field is the Zhu family. He doesn't want to turn his back on him yet, he can't eat too much, and it's safest to swallow Shanyue first and then go to other aristocratic families!

As long as all these aristocratic families are dealt with, then Cao Cao will definitely not be able to bite the fat of Jiangdong.

Although Zhou Yu's lifelike performance did not convince Sun Ben and Sun Quan Yufan.

But he managed to hide it from Zhu Heng who didn't know!

Zhu Heng heard the words and sighed: "That's right, it won't do you any good if you kill Wu Jing. Cao Cao has many generals under his command, and with the help of heaven, he is invincible!"

"So if you made a mistake and lost the battle, I really can't blame you too much."

Zhou Yu let out a long sigh, some tears came out of his eyes, and his body started to sob even faintly.

"That's right, I also blame myself for Wu Jing's death. I know that Boyang and Zhongmou don't believe it. Why don't we go in and have a drink and explain?"

"I, Zhou Yu, have been upright all my life. I will definitely prove my innocence and make you believe me."

On the surface, Zhou Yu felt sad and blamed himself, but in fact, there was a glint of conspiracy in his eyes, as well as a bone-chilling chill.

Sun Quan and Sun Ben snorted coldly, but they didn't believe his words, but they also wanted to know what kind of medicine Zhou Yu sold in the gourd this week.

Just as he was about to step forward, Yu Fan beside him suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart, he quickly grabbed Sun Quan and shook his head.

Sun Quan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately stopped in his tracks. He knew that Yu Fan was proficient in the Book of Changes and calculations, and could predict good and bad fortune.

"Forget it, I won't go in if I'm not feeling well, just sit on the bow and enjoy the cold wind!"

"Since you won't go, Zhongmou, I'll stay here to accompany you. I see that you are in a bad state recently."

Zhu Heng said with a little worry.

Zhu Heng has a very good relationship with Sun Quan, and they have known each other for many years.

Zhou Yu looked at the two of them and frowned. Just when he was about to say something, Sun Ben spoke first.

"Okay, Zhongmou, you and General Zhu are outside, I'll go in and talk to Zhou Yu!"

After that, he turned and entered the ship building.

Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Quan and sighed slightly, as if feeling regretful.