People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 433 Inevitable
The process of taking Chenliu was very quick, and everything was over in less than half a day. However, this was not an exaggeration. Most of Wei's military forces had been deployed in Bingzhou, and the few remaining ones were guarding Xuchang, so the local defense had long been empty.

Although Chenliu had 20,000 soldiers at that time, most of them were conscripted from the people after the county governor learned that the Yellow Turbans were attacking. There were actually only a few thousand soldiers capable of fighting.

This time, Xu Chen led a total of 80,000 troops. Even if the civilians and auxiliary soldiers were not counted, there were a total of 50,000 regular troops.

They already had an absolute lead in combat power, and now there was an absolute gap in troop strength. It was naturally easy to fight this battle, and half a day was already considered a long time.

After the war, the city was still in chaos for a long time. The surrendered Wei soldiers needed to be resettled, the powerful families in the city also had to be liquidated, and the land and grain had to be distributed. Everything was complicated and it was not a task that could be completed in just half a day.

The most impressive thing about this battle was not how bravely the Yellow Turbans fought, but the people's brutal revenge on local officials.

Logically speaking, this approach was not advocated by the Yellow Turbans. They were still seeking to sort out merits and demerits and deal with them according to the law, rather than this kind of emotionally driven reaction.

But Xu Chen understood better that when the group emotions reached this point, it would be better to let them vent.

Being able to make the people hate them to this extent, then this tragic end is what these officials deserve. Perhaps compared with the pain they inflicted on the people, this revenge from the people is not even one-tenth or one-twelfth of the pain they inflicted on the people.

"The situation inside Wei is far more serious than we imagined. I feel that even if our army does not attack this time, given the current situation in Chenliu, Wei will collapse within a few years."

When Xu Chen was supervising the work of the Yellow Turbans in the city, Xun Chen had caught up with him at some point and was quite moved by the situation in Chenliu.

In fact, all the counties and prefectures that the Yellow Turbans passed through were like Chenliu. Often, the people in the city would rebel before the battle was even halfway through.

If we talk about the people who were most enthusiastic about fighting against the officers and soldiers, it was never the Yellow Turbans, but them.

As he spoke, Xun Chen couldn't help but look into the distance. Not far from the city, there were more than a dozen pools of blood, but no corpses. This immediately made him shiver.

There are no corpses here, not because they were cleared out by the Yellow Turbans, but because the corpses have been eaten by the people.

Xun Chen sighed, "The more pressure the Wei State puts on us, the more it destroys the people. They can make the people resent them to such an extent. Their failure is inevitable."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen nodded in agreement. He finally understood why Cao Cao planned this desperate and proactive attack.

What Xun Chen could see, the Wei king and his ministers were deeply involved in, and they would understand their current situation even better.

Given the alarming situation within the Wei State, if they don't take the initiative to fight once, they will really have no chance in the future. There is no need for Xuan Xia to take action, they will collapse on their own.

However, for the State of Wei, they were also helpless about this situation.

Everyone knows that torturing the people is like drinking poison to quench thirst, but if they don't drink this poison, they will die of thirst immediately. In the final analysis, it is because the pressure from Xuan Xia is too great, forcing the Wei State to do so.

"The time has come. This time, when Cao Cao dies and the Wei Kingdom is destroyed, the people of Wei can finally be relieved." Xu Chen found a place to sit down casually, looking at the many people in the city who looked haggard and pale, and said so.

Xun Chen just stood aside, nodded and talked about business: "General Wang has sent a messenger to report that Cao Cao's army has returned to defend Xuchang, and General Wang is stationed there, waiting to join up with our army and then attack the city together." Although Xu Chen looked calm, he felt a little sad in his heart. This time, Cao Cao was forced into a desperate situation.

This era is ultimately heading in another direction, and I will personally end the fate of Cao Cao, the protagonist of this era.

He couldn't help but wonder what Cao Cao would feel at this moment if he knew the original course of history.

Shaking his head and putting aside these messy thoughts, he asked, "How many days does it take to march from here to Xuchang?"

Xun Chen said: "Based on the speed of our army, I think we can arrive in seven or eight days."

Seven or eight days?
Xu Chen thought for a while and realized that it would take some effort for him to attack Xuchang after he joined forces with Wang Dang. As long as he could finish everything before the reinforcements from Liu Bei and Sun Quan arrived, Xuan Xia's career would be secure.

Whether or not the State of Wei can be destroyed is actually the key point in balancing the situation between the north and the south. Without this key point, no one can stop Xuan Xia.

Xun Chen seemed to see what Xu Chen was thinking. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Even if both Han and Wu have received the request for help, it will take at least a month to organize military supplies and rush to Xuchang now."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen compared the current situation of Xuanxia and Wei army. It seemed that it would not be particularly difficult to capture Xuchang and destroy Wei within a month.

Moreover, the one month estimated by Xun Chen was the fastest possible time. In reality, it was still a question whether Sun Quan and Liu Bei could react so quickly.

Just as the previous attack by the Wei army focused on speed, the Yellow Turbans' counterattack this time also focused on speed. They killed Cao Cao with lightning speed, and the remaining Sun Quan and Liu Bei were just small fry.

The so-called Wu-Shu alliance had a hard time defeating the Wei Kingdom, let alone Xuanxia.

With a smile, Xu Chen stood up, patted his clothes and looked into the distance: "The sun is about to set. Let's rest in Chenliu tonight. We will march out at five o'clock tomorrow and rush to Xuchang as soon as possible. I can't wait to meet Cao Cao."

Xun Chen felt a little bit of evil amusement when he heard this: "Cao Cao is miserable and lonely in Xuchang. We should really bring him back to Beiping to reunite with his family. Although this meeting will be a farewell forever, allowing him to see them for the last time is already Xuan Xia's greatest tolerance."

Xu Chen nodded. Cao Cao was bound to die. It had nothing to do with his identity. However, considering the numerous crimes he had committed, he was lucky to only die once.

Cao Cao has an unshirkable responsibility for the suffering of many people in Wei State, and the massacre in Bingzhou is even more unforgivable.

All these things need to be settled clearly.

Although Xun Chen was joking, he soon thought of his brother Xun Yu.

Whenever he thought of this, he sighed in his heart. It was a pity that Xun Yu did not listen to his advice, otherwise he would not be in such an embarrassing situation today.

Now, I can only try my best to save him. If I can't save my brother, at least I have to save my relatives.
Xun Chen sighed in his heart, looked at Xu Chen's back, and then took a step forward to follow him.

(End of this chapter)