Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 294 Conflict outside the city
"My lord, great joy, great joy..."

Cui Jun hurriedly ran into Liu He's tent.

Liu He's hand, which was holding the map, suddenly tightened.

However, his expression did not change at all, and he looked at Cui Jun with a smile on his face.

"What made the military advisor so surprised? Let me guess... maybe there is news from Yinguan City?"

Cui Jun looked at Liu He and said, "Since you have guessed it, how can you remain calm? When Jun first saw the news, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself."

How could he see that Liu He's palms were actually full of sweat.

Liu He smiled and said, "This was expected a long time ago. Those noble families are arrogant and self-righteous. They always look down on people of ordinary origins and have repeatedly tried to deal with me. I just want to make them suffer a big loss. They burned the military rations, so of course they should pay for the compensation."

Cui Jun exclaimed: "My lord is indeed thoughtful and broad-minded. I am far inferior to him. They suffered a great loss this time. For them, it is definitely a lesson learned from blood and tears, which will be unforgettable. Six and a half million dan of grain, wow..."

Cui Jun did not hide his excitement.

"Food, where is the food!"

A loud voice came from outside the tent, and then Cheng Liang pulled open the tent curtain and ran in, followed by Guan Yu and others.

"Military Advisor, how much food did you say you had?"

Cui Jun laughed and said, "Haha, that's 6.5 million dan! With this batch of grain, our army will have no worries and can march forward to attack the Xianbei royal court!"

Guan Yu and others were all stunned.

"Where does all this food come from?"

Cui Jun said: "Thanks to the master's plan!"

He briefly explained to them Liu He's previous plan.

"Brother, you are really smart. They burned our army's food. Now we will teach them to pay it back many times over. This way, our army will have nothing to worry about!"

"Brother, I will lead the Purple Gold Dragon Riders to the Clouds immediately!"

"Don't worry, second brother. I'll go with you, hehe!"

As soon as they heard that the food and grass problem had been solved, Guan Yu and others began to rush to send troops to the Northern Expedition.

Seeing their high fighting spirit, Liu He couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.

"Okay! It will probably take seven or eight days to transport the food from Yinguan City. We will then reward the three armies and send them to Yunzhong!"

"Great!"

Inside the tent, the generals huddled together in joy.

"Okay, don't worry about being happy yet. I have nothing to do today, so why don't you all follow me for a walk in Shanwu City and comfort the people who have just escaped from their captivity."

Everyone responded unanimously to Liu He's proposal.

Several people left the camp, entered the city, and walked onto the streets.

When the people in the city saw them coming, they were all overjoyed and ran over.

"Thank you, generals! Thank you!"

"There are eleven people in my family, and only I, a son, and a granddaughter are left. If the generals hadn't arrived in time, the three generations of us wouldn't have survived for more than a few days."

"We kowtowed to the generals..."

Many people knelt down one after another.

Liu He quickly asked Guan Yu and others to help them up one by one.

"Fellow villagers, please don't do this, please stand up quickly, please stand up!"

Liu He looked at a little boy about eight or nine years old who was leaving his side. He saw that the boy's clothes were tattered, his hair was messy, he was dirty, and he was as thin as a dead tree. He couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

He looked at the crowd of people.

"I, Liu He, have been entrusted by the court to save the country in times of crisis. I should do my best to support the country and save the people. This is not worth mentioning. But you, my fellow villagers, have been bullied by the Xianbei for a long time. Your wives and children have been separated, and your families have been destroyed. It is the court that has let you down, and it is me, Liu He, who came too late. I am sorry for you!"

Liu He bowed deeply to everyone.

The people suddenly felt at a loss as to what to do.

"General Liu, you absolutely cannot do that..."

"How can we, the common people, dare to accept such a great honor from General Liu? I dare not..."

Guan Yu said to Liu He: "Brother, the people have just settled down, let them rest and work well. Now it is still time for summer planting. We should not waste too much of their time. It is better to go to the grassland outside the city."

Liu He nodded and said, "Well, Yunchang is right. The grasslands of Qiangyin County can only graze about 10,000 or 20,000 livestock. I think the grasslands in Shanwu City and even the entire Dingxiang County are vast, so it's a good time to go and take a look. If we can make good use of them, we won't have to worry about the supply of war horses for the army and the oxen needed by the people in the future." Liu He bid farewell to the many people in front of him, crossed the city, and came to the suburbs outside the south of the city.

"Sure enough!"

Liu He looked at the scenery in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

The south of the city is different from the north of the city where the camp is located. There are many small hills to the north and west of Shanwu City, but to the south and east of the city, there is a plain with lush vegetation and a small river flowing, which is refreshing.

However, on this grassland, there were tents and many people dressed in Xianbei costumes were busy.

Cui Jun walked over and said, "My lord, after our army entered the city, we have not yet decided how to deal with these ordinary Xianbei people, so I temporarily ordered them to let the Han people live in the city and farm in the north and west of the city, and let the Xianbei people graze in the south and east of the city."

Liu He nodded and said, "Well, the military advisor did a good job. The two tribes have been enemies for a long time. Separating them will prevent chaos. It is true..."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly heard a noisy quarrel and shouting.

"What's going on? Who dares to act so presumptuously in broad daylight under our army?"

Cheng Liang got angry and stood up and shouted angrily.

"Third brother, don't get angry without clarifying the matter."

"yes, Sir!"

A few people looked in the direction of the sound and saw several people dressed in Han Chinese punching and kicking several Xianbei people outside a Xianbei tent not far away.

As they fought, they kept uttering all kinds of curses and insults. Among the Xianbei people, there was only one man who looked to be in his forties or fifties. The remaining two women and a child had little ability to fight back. They could only shout some words in Xianbei language that Liu He and others could not understand.

But Liu He could guess without understanding what they were saying that what they were shouting was nothing more than "Help" or something like that.

What surprised them was that many Xianbei people around them saw this scene. They all had an expression of pity on their faces, but no one rushed out to help the family. There was not even one person with an angry expression on his face. Some only had sympathy, pity, and even fear.

"Let's go over and have a look."

Liu He was about to go over, but Cheng Liang said, "Hey, big brother, what's there to see? The Xianbei people have bullied the Han people for many years. It doesn't matter if we bully them a little. Let's go back to the barracks."

"Third brother, don't talk nonsense!" Liu He suddenly turned around and shouted at Cheng Liang.

His words were spoken in a very serious tone, which really scared Cheng Liang.

Liu He seemed to realize that he had lost his composure, and he softened his tone and said, "Whether a person is good or evil, right or wrong, it is not determined by your race. Let's go and see what's going on."

He walked over quickly. Cheng Liang seemed to understand something, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he quickly followed Guan Yu and others.

"Stop!"

Guan Yu shouted loudly to the Han people. They looked over with some dissatisfaction, but when they saw that it was Liu He and others, they quickly ran over and knelt down.

"I didn't know how many generals were here. I deserve death. Please forgive me, sir!"

Liu He naturally would not blame them, but instead helped them up.

"Don't panic. Liu is just here to see how the people feel. If you haven't committed any crime, why would I blame you?"

"Thank you, sir. I have long heard that you are benevolent and righteous. It is indeed true!"

Several people were granted amnesty.

Liu He's gaze passed through them and glanced at the Xianbei family behind them who had been beaten and curled up on the ground.

"What is this? How did they offend you?"

When he asked this question, the Han people immediately became angry.

"Sir, you have to make the decision for us! There are nearly 40 people in our three families, young and old, who have been killed and humiliated by the Xianbei people in the past two years. Now there are only five of us left..."

"Yes, my six-year-old child was the most pitiful. He was… was…"

Cheng Liang was impatient and became anxious when he heard him talk for a long time without any explanation.

"What happened to them? Tell me what happened. You guys are driving me crazy."

Liu He glared at him and said, "You are the only one with a loud voice. If you have something to say, hold it in!"

He looked at the man who was speaking and asked softly, "Don't be anxious, fellow villager. Tell me slowly. How is your son?"

When this matter was mentioned, this eight-foot tall man seemed to have been hit hard. He squatted on the ground and burst into tears.

"These beasts, the Xianbei people are not human, they are all beasts! They actually ate my son... alive..."

"what!"

Liu He and others were shocked!

(End of this chapter)