Flags filled the sky and smoke billowed.
The 40,000-strong army with an orderly appearance came suddenly, bringing an atmosphere of fear and panic to Shanyang County.
The people of Shanyang County, who had just been captured by Cao's army, looked at the big banner with the word "Cao" written on it in the distance with fear in their hearts, and retreated one after another.
Many people were crying and wailing, as if what was coming before them was not an army or a brigade, but a group of devils who had just awakened from hell.
"They're here again," a villager shouted, and hurried home to pack up and salute.
It seemed that if he was delayed one step further, he would immediately turn into a corpse.
"Let's hide quickly!"
Another villager shouted urgently.
The frightening impression of Xia Houyuan's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry made the villagers feel unspeakable fear of the soldiers wearing vermilion-brown shirts.
However, at this time, Cao Jun had already sent out a scout, rushed to the villagers and shouted: "Master Sikong has a purpose.
He wants to visit a private house.
I don't know which elder will greet him."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in panic, feeling a bit of disbelief.
Although this request was very considerate of the people's sentiments, everyone did not dare to come into contact with a figure like Cao Cao who held the power of life and death.
I am afraid that if I say something carelessly, I will say the wrong thing and harm everyone.
The scout waited for a while and found that everyone was silent and didn't respond.
He couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
He shouted again: "If no one greets you, Lord Sikong will blame you.
Don't blame me for not protecting you."
At this time, an old man came forward, bowed and said: "Come to the little old man's house.
The little old man has no children and no worries about himself.
If you, the noble neighbors, can trust the little old man, let the little old man take his place."
Dear neighbors, please welcome Lord Sikong."
After everyone heard this, they all thanked the old man for coming forward.
After the scout got the message, he rode his horse back to resume his life without saying another word.
When Cao Cao entered the house, he frowned.
It was not for other reasons, but the old man's house was too shabby and miserable: the old man lived in a small thatched house, and after entering, the light was so dark that no one could be seen on the other side. .
If the wind gets stronger, the whole house seems to be shaking, and grass clippings and dust fall rustlingly.
The old man was in his fifties.
In addition to his six children who died in infancy, he survived by five sons.
But three of them died in the robbery of the bandits, and were abducted somewhere by someone within an hour.
The remaining one was captured by the Quexuan bandits.
At this time, I don’t even know whether I am dead or alive.
A few years ago, my wife was heartbroken and died prematurely.
The old man was left alone, relying only on the help of villagers and a few acres of thin farmland to survive, without even a complete piece of clothing.
At this time, the old man lit a fire, borrowed some corn from nearby, cooked a pot of porridge, brought it to Cao Cao, and said, "Master Sikong, please don't mind, there is nothing good in the countryside."
Cao Cao looked at the bowl with a few holes in front of him, and saw that the corn inside had not even been peeled off, and there were a lot of weeds and tree roots, which were more food than even the horses in the army would eat.
It's better.
From this, Cao Cao couldn't help but frown even more tightly.
However, after he saw the trembling look of the old man, he relaxed his tone and said, "Don't panic, old man.
Cao is just tired from the march and is just resting here."
Hearing this, the old man felt relieved a little.
But looking at the two burly and sturdy generals beside Cao Cao, with their overwhelming bravery, he couldn't help but take two steps back.
When Cao Cao saw this, he turned around and said: "Xu Chu, Dian Wei, you two stand down."
The two were about to obey the order, but at this moment, a strong wind struck.
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The beams on the old man's low thatched house were rotten over time and could no longer bear the load.
After two squeaking sounds, the wooden thorn at the broken point broke and hit Cao Cao head-on.
"Sir, be careful," the other guards shouted when they saw this.
But Cao Cao was not moved at all.
With Xu Chu and Dian Wei by his side, he knew that his life was not in danger.
Sure enough, after a burst of thatch and soil landed, Cao Cao was only a little embarrassed, without any injuries.
The broken beam on his head was being caught by a big hand.
Dian Wei's majestic body bent over Cao Cao, leaving Cao Cao unharmed.
Xu Chu was even more knowledgeable.
He immediately rushed to the side of the earth wall upwind and smashed the adobe wall with his body, so that the earth wall did not fall to Cao Cao's side in the direction of the wind.
"Sir, my lord!"
When the old man saw this, he was scared out of his wits.
He hurriedly knelt in front of Cao Cao, kowtowed and begged: "Sir, spare my life, spare your life."
"Nothing, this is a little more open.
It's just that the hut is in disrepair, so Cao violated an ancient saying."
Cao Cao laughed, not at all frightened by the collapse of the hut.
He stood up and helped the old man up, and continued to speak: "A gentleman does not stand under dangerous walls, but there are dangerous walls everywhere in the world, so where should the people of the world stand?"
The old man could not understand what Cao Cao meant, but he understood that he had escaped.
But Cao Cao, a man with great foresight, could see the situation of Xuzhou and even the world from the old man's experience: Although there was no war and chaos in Xuzhou, people in troubled times had no place of peace.
Since Tao Qian took office as the prefectural pastor, he has experienced several governance experiences.
Although there has been improvement, his decadent ideas cannot solve some deep-seated contradictions, such as the gap between the rich and the poor and uneven distribution.
A powerful person can sometimes occupy thousands of fertile fields, but a poor family has no place to stand.
This is a fact that no one can change in this era.
But only, I heard that the Ma family in Yongzhou Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but look a little ugly.
But after thinking for a moment, he immediately returned to his eyes, turned around and said, "Come here, repair the old man's hut and tell the grain officer to leave some food for the old man."
"Sir, there is no need to keep it.
If the little old man keeps the food, he may be robbed by bandits.
Although the little old man has no longer wanted to live, he does not want to hurt all the fellow villagers."
When the old man heard this, there was no trace of surprise or surprise in his eyes.
He was moved, but numbly said: "If your Excellency is really serious, please ask the general to build this hut stronger so that it can be used as a shelter from wind and rain for those homeless people in the future."
Cao Cao was obviously stunned after hearing what the old man said.
I wanted to applaud the old man for being alone and free from worries, but I heard the helplessness and despair in the old man's words, and I didn't know how to comfort him.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "Have you heard that?
Just follow what the old man said and repair the house to be stronger.
After the repairs are completed and Cao inspects them, the army will march again."
After Cao Cao gave an order, his own soldiers cut down trees and mud, and Xu Chu and Dian Wei each carried a newly cut beam and started repairing it.
Cao Cao looked on and murmured: "Xuzhou is like an old man's house.
Although it looks like a good owner on the outside, the inside is full of holes and decay.
Hmm, the gold and jade are ruined on the outside, which is very consistent with Tao Gongzu. person" "Lord" Cheng Yu stepped forward at this time.
Seeing Cao Jun doing these chores, he couldn't help but said: "Since you have agreed to Cheng's poisonous plan, why do you do such useless things now?"
"Cao saw the trouble in Xuzhou, so he naturally agreed with your vicious plan to massacre one city and surrender ten cities.
But Cao is also a person who cares about the country, so naturally he cannot turn a blind eye to what happened to the old man.
The two seem contradictory, but they cannot work together.
"Rather," Cao Cao said, a complicated light flashed in his eyes, as if his whole person was in a state of contradiction and confusion.
Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao's firm face and was suddenly struck by Cao Cao's domineering power and had nothing to say.
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After stroking his long beard, he said: "Then Duke Ming has thought about how to fight Tao Qian's main force."
"Tao Gongzu's whimsical person can be defeated in a single battle."
Cao Cao did not put Tao Qian in his eyes at all.
After saying this, he said coldly: "After you decide Tao Qian's victory or defeat in one battle, you will start your dark righteousness.
At that time, , the people of Xuzhou were panicked, and they also heard that Cao had slaughtered all the cities he had conquered, and the entire Xuzhou could be captured by the Cao family in just ten months."
After saying that, Cao Cao turned his head and added in a low voice: "Only at that time will Cao be qualified to fight Yuan Shao and Ma Chao." s: There’s not much to say.
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