Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 618 This is the reason

Liu Xie's hand holding the binoculars began to tremble, and his rationality told himself that it was time to put down the binoculars.Otherwise, the next scene might be his nightmare.At this time, the Cao army was advancing like fire, and all the soldiers of the Cao army rushed into the city wall, and the city wall of Lujiang was already in danger at this time.

Cao Jun has the fierce Xia Houyuan, the two unparalleled martial arts masters Xu Chu and Dian Wei, and the jackals who have been fed by Cao Cao with their flesh and blood, and Cao Cao stands proudly on the bow and commands Ruo Ding.And on the city wall of Lujiang, there was only one Wei Yan and a group of state soldiers whose minds had been shattered. Liu Xie really couldn't imagine that there was any miracle that could save such a defeat.

Finally, Liu Xie finally put down the binoculars full of sorrow: "Go back, there is nothing to see here." He turned around with heavy steps, ready to accept the fact that he had lost Lujiang.Although he planned to let Jin Yiwei conspire to seize Lujiang, Cao Cao was Cao Cao after all, and he didn't give himself time to implement his scheme at all.Liu Xie didn't feel wronged when he was defeated by Cao Cao.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt that a big hand was tightly grasping his shoulder, and the force from that big hand was like iron tongs, which made Liu Xie scream in pain.Before everyone came to rescue him, Liu Xie heard Lu Bu's startled voice: "Your Majesty, look..."

Liu Xie turned his head suddenly, and vaguely saw the chaotic battle in Lujiang City, which was different from the one-sided massacre he had imagined.He hastily raised the binoculars again, his eagerness and shock made him unable to feel the pain of Lu Bu pinching his shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xie was as shocked as Lu Bu: "This, how is this possible?"

What came into Liu Xie's sight at this moment was a group of drenched civilians, some of them were wearing soldiers' armor, holding spears and swords.Some wore rough linen clothes, took sticks and farming tools, bravely charged up the city wall, and fought desperately with the bloodthirsty beasts of Cao Bing.And judging from their rapid death, they really don't know how to use swords and spears, and they have never been on the battlefield...

"These...people don't look like they were forcibly driven up the city wall by Liu Xun." Zhang Xiu put down his binoculars, and his face showed deep doubts: "Liu Xun may be so devoid of conscience, but if the people are forced to To drive them to their deaths is bound to be frightening and desperate, and they either surrender on the spot or disperse. But right now, these people are not afraid of death, and they obviously rushed into the city wall spontaneously to fight Cao's army to the death."

"What, what's going on?!" Liu Xie roared, and suddenly slapped Lu Bu's big hand that was restraining him, his handsome face became hideous with fright and anger: "These people, what do they want? War has always been It's about the soldiers, why do they come here to die like this?"

No one can answer this question.Even Cao Cao, who was standing on the bow of the boat and witnessed all this more clearly, couldn't understand why.

Such an unexpected situation on the battlefield caused Cao Cao to jump onto the city wall in a hurry. He looked around, only to see smoke from ships hitting the rammed-earth city wall everywhere. , Many bloody hands and feet protruded from under the beams of the collapsed gatehouse, but no living enemy soldiers were found.

As if responding to his sight, a group of ragged people came out from the smoke and dust, and when they saw the soldiers of Cao Jun on the city wall, they shouted and greeted them.They didn't wear armor, each of them held wooden spears, and they were beheaded to the ground as soon as they came into close contact with Cao's army who had ascended the city.One of them yelled and brandished a wooden spear and rushed towards Cao Cao. Cao Cao saw that he was ignorant, so he crossed the shield and slammed it, and immediately sent the man flying backwards, hitting the other two who were rushing up behind him. .

Without armor, without weapons, these people have not even gone through the basic training of soldiers...they are all ordinary people.Cao Cao was sure of this, but suddenly the question in his heart became more and more dignified: Why do these common people hate their own army so much that they even want their lives?
Cao Cao has been fighting for many years, and he has met countless people, and his understanding of the people of the Han Dynasty is much more thorough than any scholar-bureaucrat who sits in the hall.He has defeated those vicious people who were bewitched by Zhang Jiao, and he has also seen homeless refugees wandering like wild dogs, but no matter what kind of people they are, he has never seen such a hateful and resolute look in their eyes today. common people.

Are these people crazy?

The situation on the battlefield does not allow Cao Cao to think too much, because if he thinks too much, hundreds of thousands of lives will disappear.He had to make a quick decision, even if it was a wrong one.

"The army hurried forward and defeated these recalcitrant thieves and civilians! If you dare to block the mighty Han Dynasty, kill the unpardonable!" Cao Cao quickly issued this military order to the messengers around him. He made this decision because he believed that These people are just a few poor people who have been bewitched by others. They only need to defeat them with a thunderous blow, and Lujiang will be pacified.

This is the most common practice. Since the chaos of the Han Dynasty, most of the princes have treated the people with swords and swords in this way.

The command of the general is unquestionable. Since Cao Cao made such a decision, he must set an example.Abandoning the doubts in his mind, Cao Cao easily avoided a sharp edge and sent the knife into a bony chest without hesitation.

Cao Cao stepped forward and beheaded two more people one after another, and dispersed the civilians in front of him.Suddenly there was a violent vibration under his feet, and he couldn't help but fell down.A boulder the size of a wheel rolled over from a distance, hitting the guards next to him, running over them who were still cheering just now, and falling into the water with its red tail.

The boulder rolled past, and another person seemed to have spotted Cao Cao, calling out to the crowd to throw two more boulders.Cao Cao was entangled by the rushing people at this time, and he watched helplessly that he was about to be hugged by these people, and then he was crushed into a meatloaf by a huge stone.But at this moment, there seemed to be a strong wind blowing behind him, and two huge black shadows rushed towards him.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu rushed back to Cao Cao, and the two of them eliminated the people around Cao Cao like chopping melons and vegetables. Then Dian Wei stepped forward with two halberds in hand, and with his flesh and blood, he swung at a piece of land with the help of a tilted halberd. The boulder tumbled over by gravity.Cao Cao didn't see whether Dian Wei was crushed by the boulder. At this time, he was caught by Xu Chu, and he rolled and hid in a safe area.

"Dian Wei, is Dian Wei safe?" Cao Cao was still in shock, but immediately thought about Dian Wei's safety.Xu Chu on the side was quite moved, but he also proudly said: "It's just a mere stone, my lord, don't worry too much, even if you hurt your arm, you can kick a few pieces away with your feet!"

Cao Cao was unhappy, those stones were like millstones, and it took three or five people to move them, rolling them on the sloping slope of the collapsed city wall.But then, he had to admit Xu Chu's pride, because he had seen that Dian Wei didn't block those boulders with brute force, but hit a point with his halberds, changing the direction of the boulders so that the boulders no longer moved towards the boulders. Cao Cao rolled over.

Dian Wei finished disposing of the boulder, and stepped forward with a roar. He leaned down, and the tip of the halberd easily pierced the side neck of an old man on the right.Taking advantage of the situation, he cut the knife horizontally, and the old man was cut open from the side of his neck to his Adam's apple.

Blood was sprayed all over his head and face, and when Dian Wei's vision was poor, a man in his 40s next to him, who was probably the man's brother, rushed forward crying loudly and desperately.Dian Wei didn't even turn his head, he stabbed the man's face with a halberd, and the halberd edge went in through the eyes.At this time, there were three people left beside Dian Wei, their legs were so frightened that they all stood together in a daze.After being shouted by him, he stepped forward and slashed horizontally, and the three heads rolled to the ground together.

It wasn't until this time that the people on the city wall saw the ferocity of Dian Wei, a fierce general.At this point in the battle, Cao Cao also had time to take a look at the situation, but the situation was completely beyond his expectation. Cao Jun was still in a state of unstoppable momentum, but although the people were shocked, more and more people came afterward. The desperate trend has only increased!
This made Cao Cao completely dumbfounded. He couldn't help but pushed Xu Chu aside, walked towards the people and shouted: "Everyone, the two armies can't fight a war, and the city will stop when the soldiers are exhausted. Besides, Yuan Shu usurped and proclaimed himself emperor, intending to split Shenzhou. Why do you use your flesh and blood to prevent us from killing Yuan Ni?"

The people in front of them, looking at the vicious Dian Wei in front of them, and Xu Chu who was staring at Cao Cao beside him, couldn't help stopping their offensive.It's just that these people were holding sticks, and there was resentment in their timidity, so Cao Cao didn't know how to feel for a moment.

Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Cao Cao simply shouted again: "Everyone, as long as you are willing to lay down your weapons and return to the city with peace of mind, Cao promises not to forget the past. Even Cao dares to guarantee his life, as long as Cao controls Lujiang, from then on Lujiang will be exempted from taxes for ten years!"

When Cao Cao shouted this sentence, all the generals around him looked sideways.You know, Cao Cao is just a courtier of the Han Dynasty, and has no right to make such a promise at all.But he pledged his life as a guarantee, obviously because he planned to do anything for Lujiang.

Land, in the feudal era, was always the heart and soul of the people.Taxation is an absolute shackle on them.It can be said that Cao Cao's promise fully spoke to the hearts of all the people. He did not believe that under the menacing threat of soldiers and the favor of such a promise, these people would still light up their sticks to him.

In fact, until this time, Cao Cao didn't understand why the people in Lujiang hated him so much.

But soon, someone gave Cao Cao the answer.An old man stood up, gritted his teeth at Cao Cao, and cursed: "Who would believe the promise of a butcher! Do you really think that our Lujiang elders will be like the people of Xuzhou, surrendering to you and other wolf-hearted people?!"

Cao Cao's face turned pale for a moment, and his body swayed as if he had been struck by lightning. He finally understood: the reason for all this was so simple, and it was so difficult for him to refute...

(End of this chapter)