The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 440: Jiang Ling uses the steamed bun trick, and Liu Huangshu has another idea

Sun Qian and Jian Yong were comforting the sad people. When they heard that Liu Bei let them make their own decision, they were confused and at a loss, and for a moment they couldn't find the direction.

Suddenly, a large number of people were seen running towards the river. These confused people were still crying and heard what others said.

"Hurry up and go over there. There are grains being distributed there. You can cross the river to Jiangling. If you are late, you won't be able to go there."

Share food?
The people, who had been hungry for several days, ran away immediately.

Sun Qian and Jian Yong were shocked and looked at each other. Sun Qian said, "I will go and report to the Lord. You go and see what is going on."

The two separated immediately, Sun Qian went to find Liu Bei, and Jian Yong went to the riverside.

Sun Qian walked all the way into the city. The news had already spread, and many people who had already entered the city ran out.

"My lord, it's bad. There's news outside. It seems someone is coming from Jiangling."

Sun Qian said quickly, "It's probably Luo Yuan."

Since it was Jiang Ling, it must have been Luo Yuan who did it.

Robbing my people?
Liu Bei wanted to go and take a look immediately, but when he thought about his own identity, if he took the initiative to meet someone from Jiangling, wouldn’t he lose his identity? What if Luo Yuan came in person?
Now that he has been defeated by Cao Cao, Luo Yuan will definitely laugh at him.

Liu Bei calmly said, "Go and ask someone to come see me."

Sun Qian nodded and left.

Liu Bei turned around and looked at Kong Ming: "Military Advisor, do you think Luo Yuan is here?"

Damn Luo Yuan, why is he everywhere?

Could it be that he came here just to laugh at his own joke?

Kong Ming sighed and looked at Liu Bei and said, "I'm afraid Luo Yuan has set his sights on these people. Now he has a lot of land, but not enough people. I'm afraid the people you brought from Xinye will be taken away by him."

Wouldn't this mean losing the support of the people?
Liu Bei was shocked. That damn Luo Yuan was really shameless. He had worked so hard to get these people out of Xinye.

He actually wanted to get a bargain.

"Military Advisor, the people are the foundation of the people. Luo Yuan is so shameless, how can we let him succeed?" Liu Bei looked at Kong Ming eagerly: "I wonder if the military advisor has a way to make him return the people?"

"Difficult." Kong Ming thought about it, and seeing that there was no one around, he said, "Since Luo Yuan wants those people, why not give them to him? This way, our army can easily cross the river and get rid of Cao Cao."

Liu Bei said: "How can I do this? The people followed me, how can I abandon them?"

Kong Ming's mouth twitched and said, "Don't say that. It was obvious that you didn't want to care about those people just now."

Now that you see Luo Yuan robbing the people, you have new ideas.

Kong Ming said: "My lord, we should cross the river and take Xiangyang as our place of residence. Luo Yuan's men have already arrived. I am afraid that if they take Xiangyang, our army will have no place to stay. With Cao Cao behind us, we will have no way forward..."

Need I say the result?

Liu Bei was unwilling to accept this. Luo Yuan was truly shameless.

"I really can't swallow this anger. Luo Yuan has ruined my business time and again, and now he is robbing the people. If I don't react, I'm afraid he will become even more aggressive in the future." Liu Bei said, "Please ask the military advisor to negotiate so that Luo Yuan can go back."

Is negotiation useful?
If Luo Yuan's negotiations were useful, he would not be Luo Yuan anymore.
Seeing that Liu Bei refused to change his mind, Kong Ming could only nod. He led his men to the river, where he saw countless people queuing up to receive food, and then crossed the river under the arrangement of the soldiers.

A woman stood by the river, her cape as red as blood, and a bear-like man stood behind her.
Sun Qian and Jian Yong were both here, but they just stood there, not knowing what to say.

Yang Manqing and Xiong Ying ignored them completely.

When the nobles interact with each other, everyone may give face, and even their enemies can talk.

But Yang Manqing said that she was a woman and didn't want to waste time talking to the two of them. Jiang Ling was doing things, and if Sun Qian and Jian Yong tried to stop them, don't blame her for being rude.

Kong Ming came later. When she saw him, Yang Manqing's mouth twitched. She became more polite and saluted Kong Ming.

"Sir, why do you have to come out? It's useless for you to come out. I am here to rescue the people on the orders of the lord. Are you going to stop me?"

Kong Ming said: "The people are very good, why do we need to rescue them?"

Yang Manqing looked at the common people, all of whom looked unhappy due to hunger. Then she looked at Kong Ming and said, "The last time I saw you, you were still in Jiangling. You looked ruddy, plump and energetic. Today you look pale. If you are like this, how can the common people be better than you?"

Liu Bei was driven away by Cao Cao and a lot of supplies were lost. How could Kong Ming eat well?

Sun Qian and Jian Yong looked at each other and shook their heads. This woman spoke too directly.

It really hurts their self-esteem.

Kong Ming smiled awkwardly: "What exactly does Gong Qi want to do?"

"The main thing is to take these hundreds of thousands of people away and give them a chance to live. If they follow Liu Bei, they will die sooner or later. He is not capable of protecting them." Yang Manqing said, "You can't even cross the Han River, how can you talk about taking the people away? Just leave it to us. My lord will take good care of them."

Kong Ming didn't know what to say for a moment, and after thinking for a while he said, "Gong Qi, do you want to take Xiangyang?"

"My master has no such plan." Yang Manqing walked to Kong Ming's side and said, "Sir, what do you mean? Do you want to exchange Xiangyang with us for the people? I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

Kong Ming said: "The people all came here to follow the royal family. It is really wrong for you to deceive them like this."

There has to be an explanation!

Yang Manqing smiled and said, "Are they really following voluntarily? If they were, the people would have time to pack up their belongings and bring enough food with them. But now, these people have been hungry for at least two days. The adults have all eaten vegetables. How many of them died on the road?"

Yang Manqing sighed and said, "Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced because of one person's selfishness. Don't you know what kind of person Cao Cao is? He would not take action against the people of Jingzhou!"

If Cao Cao wanted to occupy Jingzhou, how could he massacre the people of Jingzhou at will? Cao also understood the people's hearts very well, and he had great talents like Xun You following him. If Cao Cao had any ideas, Xun You would stop him.

The people followed Liu Bei out, thinking that Liu Bei was fooling them. The people knew nothing and thought that Cao Cao was coming to massacre the city.

Once the people set out on the road, there is no turning back.

Yang Manqing smiled and said, "Sir, if you are a wise man, why didn't you persuade Liu Bei to do such a ridiculous thing in the beginning? Don't you know that speed is of the essence in war? Can you lead the people to outrun Cao Cao's army? Aren't all the cavalry under Xu Zhu fake?"

Yang Manqing looked at Kong Ming and laughed. She thought it was really ridiculous that a wise man like Kong Ming knew it all, but he didn't stop Liu Bei.

"This shows the heart of a dictator, and also his false benevolence and false righteousness. Only you don't understand, sir?" Yang Manqing looked at Kong Ming with some anger and said, "Sir, what does the war between Cao and Liu have to do with the people? Why involve them?"

"With Jiang Ling in Jingzhou, how dare Cao Cao massacre the people? Isn't he afraid that Jiang Ling will raise an army to fight in the north?" Yang Manqing pointed at Kong Ming and said, "It's probably because you think everyone in the world is a pawn and don't care about the lives of the people."

Chapter 441 Yang Manqing scolds Liu Bei, Xiong Ying blocks the road and builds a pass

Yang Manqing was very excited. She had experienced the same suffering before. Only after she arrived in Jiangling did she find hope in life. But now someone was creating disasters artificially.

How many choices did the people have? They probably didn't want to leave Xinye, thinking that Liu Bei would kill them.

"Sir, you are a wise man who talks about justice, but why do you use the people as pawns?" Yang Manqing didn't believe that Liu Bei took the people away for their own good.

When Dong Zhuo, Yang Feng and others rebelled in the past, they also took the people with them. However, they just used the people as shields. When the pursuers came, they would throw some people away to delay them.

Ordinary people's children can be used to satisfy the army's brutality. Soldiers insulting women can be seen everywhere, and many of them are killed and eaten.

Liu Bei's behavior is no different from those people.

Yang Manjing looked at Kong Ming and said, "If you try to stop me, don't blame me for being rude. With five thousand dragons and snakes here, it doesn't matter if I capture Liu Bei again. But this time, I will kill him." Kong Ming was very angry. He looked at Yang Manjing, said nothing, and turned away!
Sun Qian and Jian Yong were also dumbfounded. Kong Ming had already left, so what were they still doing here?

After Kong Ming returned, he said to Liu Bei, "I feel ashamed and speechless after hearing what Man Qing said. I am incompetent."

"It's not Luo Yuan who came, but Yang Manqing?" Liu Bei was furious and didn't think about Luo Yuan anymore. This woman had caught him last time.

Now it is right in front of him again. If he can catch him, he can wash away his shame.

Liu Bei's eyes flickered, "Could the military advisor have captured Yang Manqing?"

Kong Ming was shocked. "Please stop making trouble, okay?" "Beside Yang Manqing is Luo Yuan's personal guard general Xiong Ying."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei took a breath and laughed awkwardly, "Just pretend I didn't say anything."

Luo Yuan would not use Xiong Ying easily, but since he asked Xiong Ying to come out to protect Yang Manqing, it shows that Luo Yuan cares very much about the people.

If Luo Yuan attacked Yang Manqing, he might have killed her himself.

Liu Bei's heart was bleeding. This time Luo Yuan took advantage of him again.

Seeing Liu Bei unhappy, Kong Ming smiled and said, "My lord, without the burden of the people, our army can move quickly. It's okay to give it to Luo Yuan today. It's just the right time to repay his favor in Baihe."

Liu Bei said: "This is the only way."

I was really annoyed, but there was nothing I could do.

There was a slight smile on Kong Ming's lips, which was considered as letting Liu Bei give up the people.

The appearance of Yang Manqing is truly a blessing from heaven.

Kong Ming sighed in his heart that the appearance of Luo Yuan's men in Fancheng was just as he had expected. Gong Qi really understood him.

Yang Manqing gathered 70,000 to 80,000 people in Fancheng in just a few days, but some people were unwilling to leave. These people were all the gentry in Xinye.

They all bet on Liu Bei.

Yang Manqing didn't care. Since they didn't want to leave, she would just ignore those people.

She recruited the people in Fancheng, and Liu Bei was also preparing to cross the river to Xiangyang. One day, Yang Manqing and Xiong Ying were eating by the river when they saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance.

Countless civilians were driven forward like a tide, and those who ran slowly were trampled to death by the cavalry behind them.

Cao Jun is here.

A large number of people rushed to the riverside. Cao's army was chasing them excitedly, killing all the way, as if they were harvesting rice.

A large group of Cao's soldiers captured any women they saw and hacked to death any old people they saw. The roads were littered with corpses of civilians. Seeing that there were many people on the riverside, more than a dozen Cao's soldiers came over directly.

Xiong Ying waved his hand. A group of soldiers came out from the reed marsh, opened their bows and shot arrows at the enemy.

The general leading the Cao army gathered the people and looked at the river from afar: "I am the vanguard of the King of Wei. Who in front of me doesn't kneel down and surrender quickly?"

Xiong Ying stood up, and five thousand Dragon Snake Army walked out from the reed marsh behind and began to form a battle line.

Xiong Ying didn't say anything either. He thought the other party was an idiot and there was no point wasting time.

He drew the sword from his waist and pointed it at the other party: "Destroy."

The five thousand dragon snake soldiers quickly dispersed, and then the soldiers took down the crossbows on their backs, and a heavy rain of arrows flew out. After the rain of arrows, there was no one in front. The dense feather arrows grew on the ground like crops.

"Rubbish," Xiong Ying said disdainfully, and then led the army forward, setting up checkpoints and raising flags.

Only ordinary people are allowed to pass.

Xu Zhu came with the follow-up troops and was speechless for a moment when he looked at Xiong Ying's army formation.

"Jiangling wants to join the war?" Xu Zhu came out and asked.

"I will wait here for three days and only take in the common people. You can wait for three days before coming over."

Xu Zhu said angrily, "I was ordered to hunt down Liu Bei, but he ran away three days later. How can I explain this to the King of Wei?"

"That's your business." Xiong Ying said with a smile: "If you don't accept it, you can try to charge the formation. You will be responsible for all the consequences at that time. Don't blame me for killing you."

Xu Zhu was furious and ran away: "Xiong Ying, who do you think you are? You want to kill me in your next life, right?"

Xiong Ying hugged his body and smiled: "There are still Huhou apricots in Jianglingguanyi, I think we can plant another one."

Xu Zhu was stunned. Shitting in public in Jiangling was the most embarrassing thing that had ever happened to him.

Isn't it a slap in the face for Xiong Ying to say this?

Xu Zhu looked at Xiong Ying, thought for a moment and sighed. He was not sure he could kill Xiong Ying, as no one had ever seen how powerful Xiong Ying was.

"I'll wait for you for three days to give face to Gongqi." Xu Zhu made an excuse and turned away.

No one can say anything if I give face to Luo Yuan.

He kept an eye on Xiong Ying here and sent someone to inform Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was right behind him. After hearing Xu Zhu's report, Cao Cao's face twitched, "Luo Yuan sent Xiong Ying to block the road. We can't catch up with Liu Bei."

Xun You was surprised and said, "Didn't Luo Yuan say he would not participate in the war? Why did he send someone out? We can send someone to Jiangling to find out why he betrayed his promise."

Cao Cao smiled bitterly. It was useless. Since Luo Yuan asked Xiong Ying to come, he must have thought about what would happen next.

The emperor is still in Jiangling.

"He is here to pick up the people. Most of the people Liu Bei brought from Xinye and other places were taken away by his people." Cao Cao was so angry that his teeth ached. How could he not know the importance of the people? He had also gathered a lot of people along the way following Liu Bei.

Once he occupied Jingzhou, he would need the people to resume production. Luo Yuan thought the same as him.

The counselors around Cao Cao were speechless for a moment, as Luo Gongqi was taking advantage of others.

Xun You said, "The people are the foundation of the country. Luo Yuan is gathering the people now, and he will have great ambitions in the future. But we don't know much about Jiangling. It would be better to send more people to disguise as the people to enter Jiangling this time. It may be useful in the future."

Xun You did not mention asking Luo Yuan for the population.

There is no point in asking for it even though you know Luo Yuan won't give it to you.

It is better to take advantage of the opportunity to conceal the truth.

Cao Cao thought about it and thought it was a good idea, so he agreed immediately and ordered his people to disguise themselves as civilians and go to Jiangling. These people arrived at Xiong Ying's Pass soon.

Xiong Ying stopped the man as soon as he saw him. Xu Zhu asked, "What are you doing?"

The two sides did not go to war and were familiar with each other, so Xu Zhu was watching at the pass.

Xiong Ying rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty of Wei thinks I'm a fool. Do you think I'm a fool too? There's something wrong with these people. They look full of energy. How can they be people who have been hungry for a few days?"

(End of this chapter)