Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 503 History is written by the victors
Cao Jun in Taishan City couldn't believe his eyes.

Because the magnificence of that moment came too quickly.In the inner city, under the watchful eyes of thousands of people, fires suddenly broke out everywhere, and clusters of flames exploded magnificently in the night.From the corner of the house, from the eaves, from the treasury, from the tent, from the street... everywhere fireballs roll, flames rise everywhere, gather together, and go straight to Xiaohan.It seemed that the entire inner city was set on fire the moment Chen Gong waved his hand.

In the cities of the Han Dynasty, most of the towers and pavilions were made of wood. Once a fire broke out, there was no way to fight it or save it.It wasn't until this moment that Cao Cao fully understood Chen Gong's strategy: he used the plan of leading the army into the urn as bait to make the golden cicada escape its shell.In these two strategies, he also firmly grasped the flaws in the military situation, and made Cao Jun not only fail, but also burned Cao Jun completely by surprise.

Cao Cao firmly believed that this strategy was definitely not a temporary idea of ​​Chen Gong.In my impression, although Chen Gong has extraordinary wisdom and far-reaching plans, such a vicious strategy that is interlocking and spares no effort to seize every opportunity to attack the opponent is definitely not Chen Gong's style.It is also impossible for him to come up with it after entering Taishan City.After all, in this plan, too many shadows of the emperor of the Han Dynasty were revealed.

Unfortunately, it is useless to think about these now.Thousands of flames flickered at the same time, and they all flashed in corners and eaves and other places that were not easy to shut off. The originally dark inner city was full of lights, so conspicuous and dazzling.

Ruthless water and fire!

In this day and age, fire is one of the most terrifying things. 300 years ago, Epang Palace was burned by the people of Chu and turned into ashes; The North and South Palaces, the Ancestral Temple, the treasury, the folk houses, and Luoyang City are all left with broken walls and ruins.

Therefore, when the fire broke out in Taishan City at this moment, Cao Cao felt his body stop, and almost spit out a mouthful of blood: "It's over!"

Thick smoke billowed, flames rose, and the inner city was already in chaos.Under the fire, some of Cao's troops fled in all directions, some screamed, some organized firefighting, some guarded against the enemy, and some did not rush to the fire.Back dash to those houses that are strictly forbidden to enter, they are taking advantage of the fire to rob!The army completely lost its organizational system, the command began to be chaotic, and finally, inevitably, a military panic formed!

No one is more familiar with Jun Jing than Cao Cao.In fact, this is the situation that Cao Cao is most worried about.No matter what Cao Cao said, after his soldiers lost their status as Han officials and soldiers, the sense of stability that was once justified was destroyed, and the soldiers began to become perverse and violent. Cao Cao could not stop them, he could only indulge them killing.

Although doing so did improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, the side effect was that once they encountered such an extraordinary situation, the soldiers in the army would immediately succumb to their instincts.Excessive tension made them blindly slash and kill without knowing the truth, causing chaos in the army.

However, this night, Cao Cao will not be defeated by the army after all.On both sides of Taishan City, [-] troops circled the city and pursued them.Seeing a big fire in the city at this moment, he immediately rushed into the city to rescue Cao Cao.It's a pity that Cao Jun's army is in a state of confusion, and they are fighting on their own.No matter how good a general is, he can only choose the method of a strong man cutting off his wrist, aiming the weapon in his hand at his former robe: "Kill!"

Xia Houyuan led an elite thousand tiger and leopard cavalry, and broke through a hole in the blink of an eye.When they came to the gate of the west city, they grabbed Shi Huan, who was dressed in black and had scorched hair, and asked loudly, "Where is my lord, where did my lord go?!"

Shi Huan, who was the lieutenant of Cao Cao's lieutenant, was almost dumbfounded at this moment. He was looking at the fire in the inner city and stood there in a daze. Xia Houyuan's pull almost knocked him down.After a sudden reaction, he recalled and replied to Xia Houyuan: "The lord ordered me to wait here to fight the battle. He has already led the Tiger Guards to quell the chaos."

Xia Houyuan became anxious immediately: "What time is it? What's the mess!" He looked up again, and after running for a few hours, he saw Cao Cao drawing his sword in front of the houses in front of him and shouting angrily: "The whole army obeys the order, put down the belongings in your hands, I will Waiting this time is only to break the city, not to hurt the hearts of the people!"

Xia Houyuan finally saw clearly that in front of Cao Cao, a group of Cao soldiers were carrying all kinds of utensils and jewels, apparently taking advantage of the panic of the army to plunder the big households in Mount Tai City.Among these soldiers, Yu Jinzheng organized a phalanx, and the slow but effective killing shocked the hearts of the soldiers.

"Fart your mother, I'm a gangster, just for fun, whoever dares to stand in our way, we will fight with whoever!" Cao Jun, who was clearly dressed as a low-ranking general, went completely crazy at this moment, and he blatantly turned against Cao Cao The command.

What's even more frightening is that his statement was echoed by more crazy soldiers behind him!

At this moment, Xia Houyuan clearly saw the look of hatred or anger on Cao Cao's face. He suddenly swung the Yitian Sword in his hand high, and chopped off the head of the Cao Jun officer.

But at that moment, a residential building in front of Cao Cao was burnt down by the fire, and a huge burning beam was smashing down against Cao Cao's body.Cao Cao was also considered a warrior, and he twisted his body hastily, only letting the beam knock down the horse that couldn't dodge.

But even so, tonight was not Cao Jun's lucky night, and Cao Cao's thigh was still firmly pressed down by the crossbeam.That miserable howl was instantly shouted out.At this moment, a red-eyed Cao soldier saw Cao Cao who couldn't break free, and raised the ring-sword in his hand high!

"Dare you, thief!" Xia Houyuan's eyeballs also turned red at this moment. There is no other Xia Houyuan in the world, but he must not let Cao Cao die in the chaos of his own army.Frightened and angry, he immediately pulled down the iron tire bow on his back.

But before Xia Houyuan shot a shooting star, the soldier suddenly flew up, and then suddenly looked down, only to see Dian Wei's eyes were about to burst, and the two iron halberds in his hands clearly formed a cross.After that, the soldier first shot Xia Houyuan with an arrow, and was immediately strangled to death by Dianwei's double halberds waiting under him, his internal organs and limbs splashed all over the ground.

Just when Dian Wei immediately got up to save Cao Cao, a man suddenly appeared again, and said in a low voice, "Good man, he has some skills." On top of the burning beam.The beam that was several feet long and held a child's arms was suddenly hooked up by the man.

Then, without hesitation, the man swung a punch and hit the center of the beam.There was only a click.The beam was smashed into two by that man with only his flesh and blood.At this time, Dian Wei, who also supported Cao Cao with his broken leg, saw the heroic figure of this man in the firelight, and couldn't help but replied: "Xu Chu, you are not bad!"

It wasn't until this time that Xia Houyuan arrived in front of Cao Cao.Seeing Cao Cao in a panic, tears almost flowed down his face: "Meng De, we must avenge this revenge!"

But at this time, Cao Cao, who had been furious all the time, didn't seem to know the people in front of him.With Dian Wei's support, he quietly watched the fire under the firelight.Suddenly, he habitually stroked his scorched beard and laughed at himself.

"Meng De, what's wrong with you? Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. We haven't been through any big storms. You..." Xia Houyuan panicked, and hurriedly got off his horse to see what happened to Cao Cao.

But Cao Cao smiled sincerely, waved his hand and knocked down the hand that Xia Houyuan also wanted to help: "It's nothing, I just didn't expect that our young emperor is so courageous and knowledgeable. Talking about pleading for the life of the people, but when you should be cruel, your heart is not soft at all!"

"That kid is so perverted, he will definitely lose the hearts of the people. From now on, I want to see how he can still brag about himself and protect the hypocritical makeup on his face!" I don't know whether Cao Cao is really crazy or fake. Stabilize Cao Cao's mind, and take the words according to Cao Cao's will.

But Cao Cao shook his head slightly: "Miaocai, you are wrong. People's hearts have never been so narrow. Tyranny of the Qin Dynasty won't win the hearts of the people. In the end, it didn't unify the six countries and achieve great achievements through the ages? The great ancestor Liu Bang also said at the beginning that it was for the people. Pray for your life, but during the battles in all directions, why didn’t he slaughter the city? The so-called popular support is only something that can only be found in governance in prosperous times, but in troubled times, what you believe in more is iron and blood!"

"This?..." Cao Cao's words were too mysterious, and they too shattered Xia Houyuan's cognition.For a moment, he didn't know what to say: "But it's a matter of certainty, do the people in Taishan City still have their hearts towards the Han Dynasty?"

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "Naturally... because no one saw that it was the Han army who set fire to the city. On the contrary, we waited for the soldiers to plunder, but the people really saw it."

Xia Houyuan's expression turned pale in an instant. He really didn't expect that things could be like this: "Could it be that we can't reverse this fact in our whole lives?"

"Naturally, it is possible." Cao Cao's smile became calmer and more mysterious this time, "As long as we defeat the Han Dynasty, history will be written by the victors..."

(End of this chapter)