In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

Zhao Yu casually tossed the broken half of the knife aside and patted the wood chips off his clothes.

Turning to look at Yang Xiu, whose chin had already dropped to his chest, he snapped his fingers:

"All done, open the door."

Yang Xiu swallowed hard.

Looking at the broken wooden post on the ground, I felt terrible.

Is this what you call having a smattering of knife skills?

Why am I not a woman?

Laozi, could you please give me a chance? Is it too late for me to switch allegiance and even pay extra to you...?

Outside the city,

Xiahou Dun's only remaining eye was fixed on the city gate, his palms already sweating.

As soon as there was any noise in the city, they knew that Zhao Yu had successfully caused trouble.

Therefore, the army had long been waiting in full battle array there.

Be prepared to launch a fierce siege at any time.

Suddenly, a creaking sound came from the city gate.

Zhao Yu and Yang Xiu pulled the door inwards to both sides.

Xiahou Dun was startled.

"Defense!!!"

"Raise your shields!! Defend!!"

The expected rain of arrows did not come.

Two figures appeared in the doorway.

Zhao Yu waved to the dark, steel torrent outside the city.

"General Xiahou! It must be quite cold outside, right? Come on in, it's warm inside!"

Xiahou Dun's lips twitched twice. This trip to Hanzhong had truly broadened his horizons.

I've never fought such a "polite" siege battle in my life. Zhao Yu has really reshaped Xiahou Dun's worldview.

After struggling for a while, I still couldn't come up with any polite words.

"Tiger and Leopard Cavalry! Enter the city! Take control of the four gates and the county government!"

Black iron cavalry surged in.

Xiahou Dun and Zhao Yu headed straight for the direction where the firelight and noise were most concentrated.

When they arrived at the place where everyone was beating up Yang Song, the scene before them was quite vivid.

When the people saw Cao Cao's fully armed army, they didn't really flinch. Instead, with a mix of awe and satisfaction, they silently made way for them, creating a wide circle.

In the center of the circle, at the base of the wall, lay a mountain of flesh.

The man's clothes were torn to shreds, and his face was so swollen that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him. His lower body was in a terrible state.

There were also a few worn-out shoes nearby, thrown away by someone.

He was barely breathing and would occasionally convulse from the excruciating pain.

Xiahou Dun disdainfully poked the mountain of flesh with the back of his knife, then turned to a commoner holding a pitchfork and asked:

"What...what is this thing?"

The people looked on with disdain, only saying that it was a source of pride to act on behalf of Heaven.

"Reporting to the General! This is Yang Song, the Grand Master who embezzled our life-saving rations!"

Is that Yang Song, who wielded immense power in Hanzhong and controlled the finances and grain?

He was beaten into this dog-like state by a group of people with hoes and pitchforks?

"Husband! It's done! Guess what I just did?"

While he was still in a daze, Sun Dazhuang saw Zhao Yu arrive and excitedly ran to his side as if presenting a treasure.

His face was practically screaming, "Praise me!"

Zhao Yu didn't look closely; what was there to see about someone who had been beaten up?

"You went up and pulled his hair?"

"That's so boring! It requires no skill!"

Sun Shangxiang proudly raised her chin.

"I just squeezed to the very back during the chaos and delivered three solid 'child-crushing kicks' to this fatso's groin!"

Buying a big house? Playing around with women? I guarantee he won't even be a happy eunuch for the rest of his life!

Xiahou Dun, who was standing next to him, had excellent hearing.

I clearly heard the words "leg that will cut off your offspring" and the crisp, efficient "three strikes".

Just now, he was wondering what was wrong with Yang Song's lower body. He hadn't thought about it at all. He glanced at Sun Shangxiang, who was smiling brightly.

I felt a sudden gust of cool wind, and my legs instinctively clamped together. I involuntarily took two steps to the side.

Zhao Yu noticed Xiahou Dun's unusual behavior and smiled bitterly to himself.

He genuinely didn't know how to respond to Sun Shangxiang's comment.

Praising him is inappropriate, but criticizing him is equally unbearable.

Yes, yes, let's quickly skip this deadly topic.

"Very well, Madam is indeed excellent, but important matters are at hand now..."

"Cough cough..."

A tactical cough,

"General Xiahou, although this fat pig is now useless, what he embezzled was all real gold and silver. In this chaotic world, even if he wanted to run away, he couldn't possibly take that much with him."

Upon hearing about money and provisions, Xiahou Dun, as the second-in-command of Cao Cao's army and the foremost military commander, instantly overshadowed his interest in Sun Shangxiang.

His single eye lit up, gleaming with a thieving green light.

Wars are fought over money and supplies; who would complain about having too much money?

Confiscating the homes of corrupt officials is a highly profitable business.

"That fatso has at least boxes of gold bars, or some other stuff, hoarded in his house."

"General Xiahou, I suggest that while the people in the city are still angry, we should quickly use the pretext of 'Prime Minister Cao acting on behalf of Heaven to investigate corruption' to take advantage of the situation."

"If we confiscate the Grand Master's residence too late, the people will probably burn all the ledgers and gold and silver related to the treason."

"That makes sense!"

Xiahou Dun was greatly encouraged; earning military funds for Cao Cao's camp was a significant achievement.

"Guards! Take this tattered mat and roll up this rotten mess, leaving it alive, to hang it on the city gate tower as a warning to all tomorrow morning!"

"The remaining Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, half will remain to maintain order within the city and appease the people! The rest will follow me to raid the Grand Master's residence. All stolen money and goods will be sealed up. Anyone who dares to keep them will be punished according to military law!"

"promise!"

Upon hearing that their home was to be ransacked, Sun Shangxiang's eyes lit up. She grabbed Zhao Yu's arm and shook it excitedly.

"Husband, husband, I'm an expert at ransacking houses! Let's hurry, or they'll have taken all the good stuff!"

Actually, there's no such thing as being good at something or not; this young lady from Jiangdong just thinks it's fun and exciting.

……

However, when everyone arrived at Yang Song's residence full of anticipation, they were all dumbfounded.

Not even a single intact door panel remained in the main hall and the bedroom.

The main hall and bedrooms were completely destroyed, not to mention any ornaments, not even a single intact wooden door panel remained.

Once the pent-up resentment of the people erupts, their ability to sweep away enemies is equally formidable.

The walls that were originally adorned with calligraphy and paintings by famous artists are now covered with large black marks left by fire.

Even the gold leaf on the load-bearing mahogany pillars in the courtyard was scraped clean by people using their fingernails.

That wasn't all; a small portion of the bluestone slabs on the ground had been pried off.

"This...that's it? What happened to the promised mountains of gold and seas of silver?"

Xiahou Dun was so angry that he slammed the sword in his hand to the ground several times.

"These unruly commoners are too ruthless! They won't even leave me a drop of soup!"

Zhao Yu looked at the mess on the ground, but remained calm. He looked around and...

"General Xiahou, please calm down. That fat pig Yang Song is as quiet as a monkey. If he really wanted to embezzle money, how could he possibly hide things in the open?"

"I reckon most of what was stolen from him outside was just his allowance."

Sun Shangxiang, who had been eagerly preparing to show off her skills, suddenly lost her spirits when she saw the bare room, which was even cleaner than her face.

Upon hearing Zhao Yu's suggestion to "dig three feet into the ground" to find the secret room, she realized that this task was too tedious and not something she was good at.

She pursed her lips.

"What the heck? There's no place for this heroine to use her skills."

There was no point in staying in the empty courtyard, so she simply strolled over to the back garden.

The back garden wasn't much better off; all the precious flowers and plants had been trampled into mud.

Only the artificial hill in front still has some shape.

It looked alright from a distance, but Sun Shangxiang kicked at the pebbles on the ground as she walked closer and burst out laughing.

"This damn rock is really ugly, all weirdly shaped. It looks just like that fat guy's swollen face from earlier!"

While complaining, Sun Shangxiang's other hand had already grasped a protruding, somewhat smooth, strange rock on the artificial hill.

Her inherent "troublemaker" nature kicked in, mainly because this place was originally embezzled by Yang Song, and at least for now it was ownerless. Before a complete inventory was taken, frankly speaking, you could take whatever you wanted from here.