The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 25 Journey to the East

Xia Houyuan was furious!

From childhood to adulthood, or from Cao Cao's rise to supremacy, when did the Cao family and Xiahou family who have been assisting Cao Cao to dominate the hegemony received such insults?Even after Cao Cao was called an eunuch in Luoyang back then, the insult he received was by no means comparable to what he is today.

You idiot Yuan Jun, how dare you not take me seriously, to do such a dirty thing, is it tolerable or unbearable.

What a fucking bear!
Thinking of this, I saw Xia Houyuan ruthlessly pulled the battle gun from the ground, and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "When the soldiers came, Mr. Guo once said that Yuan Jun wanted to evacuate when he attacked Xudu this time. , must go to Xuzhou! The three armies listened to the order, and the whole army followed me to the direction of Xuzhou, and caught this lowly man who smeared on the stone tablet. He was going to be skinned and boned, and his body would be cut into pieces!"

"Wait a minute! General Xiahou can't!"

After hearing Xia Houyuan's military order, Lu Xian, Xia Houyuan's deputy general, hurriedly rode out to speak to stop him.

Xia Houyuan turned his head away, glared at Lu Xian angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "What do you have to say?"

Regardless of Lu Xian's disregard, he saluted Xia Houyuan immediately, and said urgently: "General Xiahou only remembered that when Mr. Guo came, he said that Yuan Jun would retreat to Xuzhou, but did he forget that Mr. Guo also said that only the general You break the siege of Xudu, but you absolutely must not go after Yuan Jun. On the other side of Xuzhou, there are soldiers laying a net to wait for Yuan Jun to throw himself in. This matter has been agreed by the lord. General Xiahou can't be reckless, if it is so casual Chasing him is not only a violation of military orders, but also a plan to destroy Lord Sikong."

"Shut up!" Before Lu Xian finished speaking, Xia Houyuan couldn't bear it anymore, and interrupted Lu Xian: "The general's military order is not acceptable, if the lord and Mr. Guo see this stone tablet, it must be the same. Who? An dare to rap here!"

Lu Xian smiled wryly when he heard the words: "General, you are acting on a whim, you must not be brave and make a big mistake!"

"Bastard!"

When the words fell, Xia Houyuan raised his spear, pointed at Lu Xian's throat, and said through gritted teeth, "Lu Xian, do you want to make trouble?"

Seeing Xia Houyuan's real anger, Lu Xian immediately turned pale with fright, and shook his head hastily: "What do you mean by this general? The general's loyalty to Lord Sikong can be reflected in the sun and the moon, and he treats the general sincerely. How could there be any talk of rebellion?"

"The thieves have already bullied us in front of our house. Don't you want to make trouble? Could it be that Yuan Jun is a spy?" Xia Houyuan was furious in his heart, his steel teeth were biting hard, and he spoke indiscriminately, without reason.

"Where did you say that?" Lu Xian couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words: "The general wronged the last general!"

Although Xia Houyuan is a fierce general, but his temperament is too strong, and his anger is not ordinary violent. What he believes, except for Cao Cao, nine cows can't be pulled back. Forgive Lu Xian, a lowly general in the army, how can he stop it? ?

What's more, Yuan Shang's scribbles on the stone tablet today, to put it bluntly, seemed to have slapped Cao's face resoundingly. Others saw that they were a little lazy and grinned, and it was covered, but the problem now is to let Xia Houyuan took a full look.

At a glance, the consequences would be heaven and earth, even if Yuan Shang ran to the ends of the earth, Xia Houyuan would have to sneak him back and chop him up and eat him alive.

Seeing Lu Xiansan's mouth was full of salt, and there was no movement, Xia Houyuan slowly put down his battle gun, raised his head to the sky and roared angrily, and shouted to all the soldiers of the Cao army: "Listen to the soldiers of the three armies!"

"exist!"

But seeing Cao Jun behind him waving the flag and shouting together, the momentum shook the sky.

"I'm going to kill everyone in the direction of Xuzhou, I'm going to kill every one of Yuan Jun's soldiers! They're all going to be killed!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

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Not to mention that Xia Houyuan was extremely furious, and swung his army straight to catch up with Yuan Shang's tail.

Let's just say that the third son Yuan at this time is leading a group of soldiers and horses, staggering leisurely on the country road, and marching in the direction of Xuzhou leisurely and comfortably.

Looking at the fields in the countryside, the peasants are working hard to and fro farming, with happy and contented smiles on their faces, it is really like a spring breeze.

The warm breeze blows on the face, which is comfortable and pleasant, really comfortable.

Because when he left Xudu, Yuan Shang ordered people to put away all the banners of Yuan Jun, so in the eyes of the people of Yanzhou, Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses were just some soldiers in the army wearing armor.

But they didn't know which army it belonged to. Many peasants mistakenly thought that Yuan Shang was Cao Cao's army horse. They came down to visit Minqiang privately, and bowed and saluted after them with a smile.

Yuan Shang was also shameless, smiling back and saying hello.

After a few days of marching, Yuan Jun's soldiers and horses came to the edge of a few acres of fields at the junction of Yanzhou and Xuzhou. The three armies were exhausted for a long time, and Yuan Shang then ordered the whole army to temporarily station and rest, cooking and cooking, while he wandered around. He ran to the field and chatted with the old farmer in the field.

The old peasants were already very hospitable. Seeing Yuan Shang wearing silver and white armor, he had an extraordinary bearing. Knowing that he was a general, he didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly offered clean white water.

Yuan Shang took the white water with a smile, thanked the old farmers, and chatted: "Grandpa, how is the harvest? Is it comfortable to live in Yanzhou?"

The old farmers were all happy, and they nodded in a hurry and said: "The harvest is good. Cao Sikong is very wise and has formulated many policies that are beneficial to the people. The villains live in Yanzhou, and they have food to eat when they are hungry. With clothes to wear, life is not bad."

Yuan Shang secretly sighed in his heart, it seems that Cao Cao is not only good at fighting, but also really good at managing people's livelihood.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shang sighed in his heart. The military and government are all good players. How should we deal with an opponent like Cao Cao in the future?
"How about the annual tax burden? Do you feel miserable?"

The old farmers shook their heads together: "No, since Lord Sikong implemented the farming system, we are all able to pay the grain and taxes on time. Lord Sikong is going to fight a war. Although the grain collected is a bit more, we can barely handle it."

Yuan Shang frowned: "Cao Sikong is so belligerent, does he have to recruit a lot of men every year?"

"No, no! Although Cao Sikong is going all over the place, what he wants is the elite. Each household can only produce one male at most. There are too many people, but it's just filling the number."

"What about Cao Sikong's behavior? Isn't he very violent and impersonal when he treats the common people?"

The old farmers laughed and said, "No matter what, Cao Sikong treats poor families fairly, and the common people are very fair. When Wancheng conquered Zhangxiu, Cao Sikong sat down on his horse and trampled on the grain in the field. Master Sikong actually wanted to commit suicide in public according to the law. Thanks to the persuasion of a group of subordinates, the power was cut off to act as the head, Cao Sikong is a good man!"

Yuan Shang was unhappy when he heard the words, this is fine, that's fine too, Cao Cao is your own father, you give him such a bad foot!
"Then I dare to ask the elders, is there nothing bad under Cao Sikong's rule?"

Old farmers, you look at me, I look at you, then shook their heads very unanimously and said: "Cao Sikong ruled Qingming, there is nothing wrong with it."

"Impossible, there must be, you think about it carefully!" Yuan Shang was a little bit reluctant.

Those old men were a little dazed when they heard the words, and wondered, who is this little general?If you speak so aggressively, you have to find fault with Cao Sikong. What is the picture one?

It is estimated that it is someone from the DPRK and China who has a political disagreement with Cao Sikong.

In this way, it is really not easy to offend him.

Old people, look at me, I look at you, finally one of the elders cleared his throat, and said in a low voice: "If there is any deficiency, it is at the junction of Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Mianrunan. There are many bandits who cause trouble, disturb the people, and cause harm to one side, but Cao Sikong's soldiers and horses have no time to take care of them because they have been fighting against foreign princes all year round, which makes these bandits grow stronger and stronger, so that the local officials can't deal with them."

"Thiefs?" Yuan Shang's eyes suddenly lit up, and a bright light seemed to be turned on unconsciously in his heart.

"Then please tell me, old man, are there any powerful thieves in Yan, Xu, and Yuzhou? Don't mention the small ones, I just want to hear about the ones that the local officials can't deal with!"

The old farmer turned his hoe to the side, scratched his head and thought for a moment, then said slowly: "Returning to the little general, as far as I know, the most powerful thieves in the Central Plains are now in Jinan, Le'an, etc. The Yellow Turban Army bandits headed by Xu He and Sima Ju, secondly, Lujiang natives Chen Lan, Mei Cheng, Lei Xu and others rebelled repeatedly and harmed the common people. Lord Sikong followed Liu Bei many times, and there were tens of thousands of people, and Kou Changxi, the former Taishan thief, repeatedly betrayed the imperial court and gathered people in Chaohu to make trouble. Fourth, last year, a group of strong bandits emerged in Jiulishan and other places. The cavalry is the main force, and they are disturbing and attacking local counties and counties. The leader does not know his name, but he always likes to wear red clothes and ride a red horse when he attacks the states and counties. Everyone calls him Red Clothes thief"

"The thief in red?" Yuan Shang couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words: "What kind of weird nickname is this?"

The old farmer stroked his beard with a smile, and said: "Little general, don't underestimate this red-clothed bandit. Although this bandit has just risen recently, his ability is extremely good. I heard that his ability to command all the bandits under his command is beyond strong. The regular army is more than equal, and he himself is also superb in martial arts. Recently, Cao Sikong and Yuan Shao confronted each other in Guandu. The thief in red took advantage of the imperial court's lack of time to take care of him, and led a group of thieves to make a big fuss in Yuzhou Not counting the destruction of many counties, he himself even killed several school lieutenants and generals, his ability is really extraordinary."

"That's kind of interesting."

When Yuan Shang heard this, his heart suddenly became alive. It seems that most of Cao Jun's forces are aimed at the north, and the foundation in the south is extremely unstable. Bandits and bandits are swarming out. Maybe he can lead his troops to take a look and use it properly. Maybe there will be Windfall.

At this time, Zhang Jai hurriedly rushed from the official road to the field, bowed to Yuan Shang, and whispered in his ear: "My lord, the scouts are here to report that something is not right behind us."

Yuan Shang turned his head away when he heard the words, and said in a low voice, "Is Cao Jun chasing him? So fast?"

Zhang Jai nodded solemnly and said, "That's right."

"Who leads the army?"

"General Cao Jun, Xia Houyuan."

(End of this chapter)