The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 399 There Must Be Something Fishy
Zhuge Liang was stunned as he looked at Qin Shou who was leaving. This guy just said a few words and turned around and ran away. Does he have any shame at all?

He looked around and saw strange expressions on the faces of the soldiers. He knew that it must be Qin Shou's words just now that affected the soldiers around him. If nothing unexpected happened, these remarks would spread to the camp and shake the morale of the army.

"Damn Qin Shou."

Zhuge Liang had a gloomy face and was extremely angry, but he could do nothing about it. He was a famous scholar, not a shrew, and he could not curse loudly.

The only words he uttered were "traitorous traitor", "barking wildly" and so on, which were effective on those cultured celebrities, such as Wang Lang.

But it had no effect on the soldiers. The soldiers only cared about eating, getting promoted, and keeping their lives, and they didn't care about anything else.

"Go back to camp."

In a hurry, he could only sneer and lead Guan Yu and others back to the camp. Bursts of laughter came from the city wall. It was not an easy thing to make Zhuge Liang lose face.

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang's handsome face turned red and he became even angrier.

On the city wall, Qin Shou looked at Zhuge Liang's departing back, shook his head and said, "Zhuge Liang thinks he is an eloquent man and wants to condemn me in front of the soldiers, but he never thought that his words have no effect at all. Apart from us, how many people can understand him?"

"The Prime Minister is wise and Zhuge Liang is eloquent, but in the face of absolute strength, these things are just a joke." Sima Yi said disdainfully.

"On the battlefield, real swords and real guns are important. If a few words can make people surrender, then what is the point of a million-strong army?" Qin Shou said disdainfully: "Now my Cavalry Army has taken the initiative, and you are about to achieve success and fame. Are you going to surrender to Liu Bei for those illusory ideals?"

After hearing this, everyone nodded.

Qin Shou never concealed his ambitions. Everyone knew that Qin Shou would usurp the Han Dynasty and establish himself as emperor in the near future. These people were his loyal followers and would surely grant titles to their wives and sons and become important officials of the new dynasty in the future.

Who is Liu Bei?

Although they are relatives of the Han royal family, their territory is only a thousand miles and their troops are only tens of thousands. Can you expect these people to resist the powerful cavalry?

Abandoning the pearls and choosing the rubble. We are all smart people, how could we make such a stupid decision?

Think about it carefully. Zhuge Liang was only good at speaking, but could he make the dead alive? Could he dispel the thoughts of the people? Could he make them give up the benefits they had obtained?

"This Zhuge Liang is so naive. He thinks everyone has to obey his orders?" Someone in the crowd said disdainfully.

"The Han Dynasty declined early, and the Prime Minister is carrying out the Mandate of Heaven. Liu Bei is just a mat weaver and shoe seller. It is rumored that his title of the Emperor's uncle is false, and it was Fu Wan and others who secretly tampered with the royal family's jade book. Who dares to follow such a person and offend the Prime Minister's authority?" Soon someone dug out Liu Bei's background.

When you are successful, there are great scholars who will argue for you, but when you are weak, everything is original sin. Liu Bei is weak now, and everything he does is wrong. Even his identity is fake.

Qin Shou listened to all of this, with a hint of disdain on his face. Those who have grown to this point are all smart people. In the troubled times, how many of them are loyal to the Han Dynasty?
Look at Xun Yu, the so-called loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. After receiving the emperor's edict, he still refused to come to Chang'an to serve on the grounds of illness. The wealth and status of those around him were in his hands. How could they betray him and become Liu Bei's ministers?
This is especially true when the world situation has been determined.

"Han Sheng, Zhong Da, I leave this to you. I'm going back to Xiangyang to see if Cao Cao will attack Xiangyang." Qin Shou couldn't stay in Dangyang and confront Zhuge Liang. It would be more appropriate to leave such a matter to Sima Yi, who had enough patience to deal with Zhuge Liang.

"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely keep Liu Bei's troops in Dangyang." Sima Yi knew that his mission was not to defeat Liu Bei as soon as possible, but to keep Liu Bei's troops in Jingzhou.

"That's great." Qin Shou nodded.

He only stayed in Dangyang for two days. After inspecting the city defenses, he led the Huben Camp away, leaving the affairs of Jingnan to Huang Zhong and Sima Yi.

In Jiangxia, Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan, Guo Jia and others gathered in the city, their eyes fixed on the map in front of them. They were indeed heading for Xiangyang.

He wanted to occupy Xiangyang and completely trap Qin Shou in Jingzhou.

"My lord." Cheng Yu rushed in, his face solemn, and said, "Zhuge Liang sent a message that the Qin thieves have not appeared on the city wall for three days, and our people have discovered a cavalry of 20,000 people north of Dangyang."

"Qin Shou's Tiger Guard Camp." Cao Cao uttered a few words.

Only Qin Shou's Huben Camp had so many cavalry. Thinking of their location, Cao Cao had a bad feeling that the possibility of him plotting to capture Xiangyang was relatively small.

"This guy is going to Xiangyang. Has he discovered our intention? Or is it for some other purpose?" Guo Jia's face showed great interest. He was eager to guess the real intention of Qin Shou's move.

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"The Qin thieves are insidious, and Qin Feng is even more omnipresent. He may have already known that I came to Jiangxia." Cao Cao did not think that his whereabouts had been discovered by Qin Shou, but he was worried that Qin Shou had other plans. This was the most important thing.

"My Lord, do you think Qin Shou has other plans?" Guo Jia immediately understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words. He immediately thought to himself that Qin Shou was his biggest enemy, and every move he made was meaningful.

The other party quietly left Dangyang and returned to Xiangyang. It is possible that he wanted to command the Dangyang war at any time, but it is also possible that he wanted to guard against the troops of Jiangdong, or more likely that he had other intentions.

"With Qin Shou here, it is almost impossible to capture Xiangyang." Cao Cao sighed.

Apart from anything else, the 20,000 cavalrymen of the Huben Camp were enough to make Cao Cao seriously consider whether his tens of thousands of troops could withstand the impact of 20,000 cavalrymen.

After all, if you want to capture a strong city like Xiangyang, it would be a very difficult task unless you have a large number of people, internal support, or the other party is short of food.

At this moment, Cao Cao had given up the idea of ​​capturing Xiangyang.

If you don't go to Xiangyang, go to Jianghuai or Dangyang, join forces with Liu Bei, and fight to the death with the Cavalry Army.

Of course, he could also hide in Jiangxia, watch the decisive battle between Qin Shou and Liu Bei, and then rush in at the critical moment to reap the benefits.

(End of this chapter)