Zhi Yuan immediately asked, "Where's Tao Qian? Has Tao Qian caught him?"

The cavalry messenger shook his head: "Run away again, this time directly to the Pi."

In the original history, Tao Qian went to Donghai County.But now that Donghai County is occupied by Zhiyuan, Tao Qian naturally also got the news of Qingzhou's admission, so he is not stupid and can only continue to run south.

But continuing to the south also made Cao Cao, who didn't catch him, go crazy. He was running too fast... Now Cao Jun's supplies are getting harder and harder to sustain.

Obviously, this attack on Xuzhou may not kill Tao Qian at all.So Cao Cao had already been brewing in his heart, and asked Xuzhou people to bury his father with him.Of course...Zhi Yuan also thought so, after all, she could guess what Cao Cao was going to do based on some historical data she knew.

Just after this cavalry team came here, they told Zhi Yuan about the situation in Pengcheng.Zhi Yuan's first reaction was to ask Liu Bei to take people here to stabilize for a day, and then go to Pengcheng overnight to avoid Cao Cao's order.

Zhi Yuan led the five hundred cavalry directly and set off for Pengcheng overnight. She prepared some dry food and ate it while running without eating.Cao Cao's character is indeed self-centered, but Zhi Yuan thinks he is still a handy person.

Zhi Yuan could cooperate with the other party to beat Tao Qian to death, but it absolutely couldn't kill so many people.Thinking of the hundreds of thousands of dead here, Zhiyuan felt a chilling feeling.

Zhiyuan also worked hard, and arrived in Pengcheng in the afternoon of the second day.I don't know if Zhiyuan came late, but when she came to Pengcheng, she saw nearly ten thousand corpses discarded near the city wall.

Zhiyuan looked at the corpses carefully, and found that many of them were naked, and a lot of their flesh had been dug out, which made Zhiyuan feel sick.

"I'm Princess Xiangping, let me enter the city!" Zhiyuan shouted to the soldiers at the door.

The soldiers at the gate immediately went to report to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was taken aback when he heard the news, wondering why Zhiyuan arrived in Pengcheng so soon.However, I heard that the other party should be very anxious, so Cao Cao immediately brought people out to meet him.

The two haven't seen each other for a long time, and when Zhi Yuan sees Cao Cao again, she really thinks that Cao Cao looks like an uncle, and his beard looks like he hasn't washed it for a long time.

Cao Cao's eyes were bloodshot, and he said to Zhiyuan, "Miss Zhiyuan, long time no see... I thought you would come over tomorrow."

Seeing Cao Cao's tired look, Zhi Yuan knew that Cao Cao must not have had a good rest recently.Zhiyuan sighed: "Go in and tell me... I brought you more than 20 shi of grain and grass this time."

Cao Cao immediately became excited when he heard this, and then asked his subordinates to spread the word immediately.They have been short of food for a long time, otherwise they would not have been scraping everywhere.Immediately, the morale of the entire Pengcheng, as well as the Cao army stationed nearby, rose immediately...

And many people also thanked Zhi Yuan, and the status of allies on both sides became more and more solid.

But after Zhiyuan entered Pengcheng, she found that there were corpses everywhere...Except for the ones near the city wall at the entrance, there were quite a few dead here as well.

Tao Qian also had tens of thousands of soldiers in Pengcheng, so Zhiyuan couldn't be sure whether these dead people were civilians or Xiangyongs.Because there were no weapons on the ground, Cao Jun collected them and used them himself.

But the strong smell of blood made Zhiyuan a little breathless.Perhaps the city had just been broken, so the city hadn't been cleared out yet.

A group of people came to a mansion here, and Cao Cao also introduced his subordinates to Zhi Yuan.Zhi Yuan looked around, and then asked, "Is my brother-in-law not here?"

Hmm...that shit, Zhiyuan hasn't seen Xun Yu for several years, and she doesn't know how he and her sister are doing now.

Cao Cao said to Zhi Yuan: "Yanzhou is my foundation after all, so Wen Ruo's ability will naturally be in Yanzhou alone. But if the girl is free in the future, can you go to Yanzhou to see him?"

Zhiyuan sighed: "The world is in chaos, and I don't know when it will be all right."

Cao Cao asked with some doubts: "Then girl... why didn't you come with the brigade, but led 500 people first?"

Zhi Yuan looked at Cao Cao, then said to him seriously: "Of course I came here for you, because I don't want you to issue that order."

Cao Cao understood the meaning of the kite in an instant, because the woman in front of him knew Taoism and probably already guessed what he was going to do...

Tao Qian is really disgusting, every time he is defeated, he can take advantage of the chaos to break out, and go to other counties to defend himself and consume himself.

This year's Yanzhou is also considered to be plagued by disasters. Xun Yu just wrote to Cao Cao a few days ago, and during the autumn harvest, large-scale locust plagues broke out in Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Xuzhou.

Qingzhou didn't know if it was because of Zhiyuan's good luck that the locust plague was not affected in any way.But without the help of Qingzhou, Cao Cao might not have planned to retreat now.

After all, there is not enough food and grass... I have already started killing people and eating dried meat...

Cao Cao's eyes immediately turned red: "Since the princess has figured out what I want, she should know why I did this."

"My father's life was not easy. Originally, in order to avoid the flames of war during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, my father moved his family to Langya..."

"Now my father is over half a hundred years old. When I was supposed to be a filial piety, he suffered such a catastrophe! Princess, I must let the whole Xuzhou be buried with me, otherwise it will be difficult to solve the hatred in my heart!"

Zhiyuan sighed, Cao Cao's words were indeed sincere.But... Zhi Yuan would never let the other party do this after slaughtering the whole of Xuzhou.

"Meng De, I already know... But it's enough to kill Tao Qian... I can provide you with food, join forces... attack Xiapi together and capture that man alive to pay homage to Uncle's spirit in heaven."

"We can cut him up, but please let Mengde let go of those innocent civilians. After all... After this...Pengcheng and Xuzhou, it can be regarded as my brother's rule."

"If they are all killed, then there is no one in Xuzhou, what's the point of my brother getting it? In Guangzong, the scene of hundreds of thousands being killed is still vivid today. Mengde should stop following the old path of massacre, okay? ?”

What Zhi Yuan said was indeed sincere, and even many generals around Cao Cao agreed with Zhi Yuan's words.

But Cao Cao still shook his head: "The enmity between parents is irreconcilable! The princess will let me be selfish for once. I would rather let the world down, and don't teach the world to blame me!"

Chapter 280: Blocking

Zhiyuan directly pulled out her epee, and then stabbed into the ground in front of her.

"If you want to massacre the city, then come and fight... If you win my Qingzhou army, you can massacre as many people as you like, but if you can't beat me, don't even think about killing those innocent civilians."

Zhi Yuan and Cao Cao went straight to each other, which made Cao Cao's own subordinates a little embarrassed. To be honest, they all knew what kind of person Zhi Yuan was, and she was a woman.

Now Cao Cao's personal guard is Dian Wei, a macho man who looks like he has muscles all over his body.He looked at Zhiyuan, and then at Cao Cao, saying that he should check the situation first.

Cao Cao faced Zhi Yuan like this, neither of them spoke.After about a few minutes, Cao Cao suddenly smiled...

It was the kind of wild laughter that was very natural, and even in the end Cao Cao laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe.Cao Cao looked at Zhiyuan and shook his head: "The benevolence of a woman...Miss Tang!"

"Treat the enemy, or why should the enemy be kind? From ancient times to the present, the war has not been accompanied by massacres. As long as I win... who dares to say that I am not?"

"Didn't you see that Lord Wu An back then also killed hundreds of thousands of Zhao soldiers? Those people in Xuzhou were not Tao Qian's accomplices, and Tao Qian's army food... wasn't it supported by those people?"

"If I don't slaughter them, am I waiting for the local gentry to unite with Tao Qian to defeat me? How many people in Xuzhou are not against me? If I don't kill them, why don't I keep them?"

"Miss Zhiyuan, if you still have such a daughter mentality during the war, you might as well marry that Yuan Shu as soon as possible."

"Yuan Shu was in Yangzhou and slaughtered those local civilians just like Sun Jian. This is war... and war is really not suitable for you women."

Zhiyuan smiled "hehe": "You don't understand what I did, but everyone has their own moral bottom line. I have nothing to say about you killing Tao Qian, but you can't kill ordinary people just to vent your anger." !"

Zhiyuan really didn't give Cao Cao face, and Cao Cao actually couldn't help it.In fact, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou more than once in history. The first time, it was because of lack of food and grass, and later, when Chen Gong and his family welcomed Lu Bu into the city, Cao Cao had to stop attacking Tao Qian.

Now that Lu Bu has not come here, although some gentry are unhappy with Cao Cao's rule, they can't find a replacement after all, so they are honest.

But the lack of food is real. Even if there is no food, even if the rear is stable, Cao Cao probably won't be able to defeat all of Xuzhou in the end.

If you think about some things carefully, you will know that if Zhiyuan really wants to stop it, not only will Cao Cao not be able to avenge his father, but the land in Xuzhou may also be occupied by Zhiyuan.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help swallowing his anger, and then sat on a chair.Although he didn't express his opinion, Cao Cao had already left the decision-making power to Zhi Yuan.

Don't you woman like to talk about big things... Go on... Cao Cao's heart began to have some cracks in Zhiyuan, although she knew that this woman had no selfish intentions in persuading herself not to massacre the city.

But as a hero, how could he obey a woman's arrangement?So Cao Cao was already thinking about how to take Qingzhou down.After all, is it possible for this woman to marry Yuan Shu? !

Qingzhou is half of Xuzhou and Yuzhou Yangzhou. This woman's strength is indeed increasing too fast.Especially seeing that this woman is already interested in Yuan Shu, once she completely falls for Yuan Shu... Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little headache.

It is true that they are allies now, but as their status is different, allies will also change.Zhi Yuan didn't expect that Cao Cao was already wary of herself just because she prevented Cao Cao from massacring Xuzhou.

Seeing that Cao Cao closed his eyes and did not speak, Zhi Yuan looked at several members of the Cao family not far away.After all, there are a few people who have met once, such as those two from Xiahou's family...

"Brother Xiahou, do you have a Yaoqin?"

Xia Houyuan glanced at Zhiyuan, and how many people would believe that such a young girl controls a state.

No matter what, they are all firmly on Cao Cao's side, even if they massacre the city, they will not be soft-hearted.

Although the request of the kite was a bit weird, someone went down to look for it soon.Speaking of things like Yaoqin, many big families have them.In just the time of a cup of tea, a phoenix-headed Yaoqin that could be as tall as half a person was carried up.

"I offended brother Meng De today... My daughter is here to present a song to Meng De, I hope my brother will not blame me. Please also listen to my brother Meng De, the Han Kingdom... the most precious thing is people."

"The people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the light."

Zhiyuan plucked the strings with her hands, then knelt down in front of the thing.She thought about it...then played a very classic and very vicissitudes of music.

Linjiang fairy.Rolling waters of the Yangtze River eastward...

the river is long and tempestuous, it was like a hero.

Success or failure turned empty.

Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.

The white-haired fisherman Qiao Jiangzhu used to watch autumn and spring.

A jug of muddy wine meets together.

Many things from ancient to modern times are all being discussed with laughter.

Zhiyuan's voice was also lowered a lot, and with the unique tone of Yaoqin, Zhiyuan stopped after singing it twice.

All of a sudden, the room was quieter than before. After all, this song is Yang Shen's pinnacle work, so even people like Cao Cao feel a little aftertaste after hearing it.

Cheng Yu, Cao Cao's counselor, first asked: "The Yangtze River that the girl mentioned is the river water handle?"

Zhiyuan nodded: "Not bad!"

"It's really nice, can you tell me the name of this song?" Cheng Yu sighed, and then continued to Zhiyuan: "I plan to copy it down, I wonder if it is possible?"

Zhiyuan nodded: "Of course."

Cao Cao opened his eyes at this time, and then said: "It's really good, give me a copy too."

Then Cao Cao looked at Zhi Yuan: "Girl...Your song has a feeling of disregarding life and death. If I come to the nature that day in the future, I can also give you a song."

"Success or failure, success or failure...Life is indeed too short, and I have passed the age of [-], and I don't know if I will see the moment when the great man is revived."

"I also hope to visit the Western Regions, lead my soldiers to clear the world, and reappear my great man's Tianwei. As for... what the girl said, this time it's up to you."

"I'm sleepy, you guys make arrangements for Miss Tang, I'm going to rest for a while..."

Cao Cao stretched himself, then walked slowly to the back of the hall.Zhi Yuan cupped her hands behind her and said, "Thank you Brother Cao..."

After Cao Cao went down, Cheng Yu smiled at Zhiyuan and said, "We should thank you for the fact that my lord hasn't asked to take the initiative to rest for a few months."

"And to be honest, the taste of dried meat, I don't want to taste it for the second time in my life..."

Everyone fell silent again.

ps: During the business trip, try to keep double shifts, the time may not be too stable.

Chapter 280: Distribution of Benefits

The next day, Liu Bei also led people to Pengcheng.

Hmm... If Zhiyuan hadn't stopped them, the three Liu Bei brothers would have annihilated with Cao Cao.After all, the corpses inside and outside Pengcheng made Liu Bei completely regard Cao Cao as a butcher.

Although Cao Cao's nature is almost the same, he rarely cares about the life and death of civilians.In Cao Cao's view, killing them all is the best solution.

Otherwise, why would Cao Liu never deal with him for the rest of his life, the two of them could never urinate in the same pot from beginning to end.

But as Liu Bei entered Pengcheng, the Qingzhou Army restored the stability of Pengcheng in just a few days.Now Cao Cao has not started massacring the city, but he did kill a lot when he entered the city.

For those who have died, there is really no way.But for the living, the Qingzhou Army has even begun to help the opposite side rebuild their homes.This kind of prestige among the people made Cao Cao a little unprepared.

After all, the soldiers and common people run away when they see it, while the soldiers and common people look very enthusiastic and even give each other some food and drink. This gap is really too big.

As a hero, Cao Cao can naturally see the opponent's way.But it's clear...he doesn't want to learn at all.

After Liu Bei and Zhiyuan's soldiers came over, food and grass naturally flowed into the city continuously.What the two sides should talk about now is the distribution of benefits after defeating Tao Qian.

Zhiyuan, Liu Bei, and a group of Cao Cao started discussing this issue in the same room.

Cao Cao said to Zhi Yuan, "Thank you, Miss, for coming to help me. How about letting the girl manage Langya and Donghai County after Tao Qian is captured?"

Zhi Yuan chuckled: "Meng De wants to take advantage of me again. Don't you want Meng De to the west of Tancheng in the East China Sea? I have [-] to [-] troops to help Meng De. Wouldn't it be too stingy to just give me one and a half counties?" ?”

Cao Cao didn't show any embarrassment at all. Instead, he said to Zhiyuan, "But we pay more. The west of Tancheng is still needed. Otherwise, Xuzhou will be divided into two parts, the north and the south. It's not easy to manage."

Zhi Yuan thought for a while, and then drew a simple map with brocade calligraphy, and Xuzhou was directly divided into two.

A group of people came over to take a look at Zhiyuan, and Cao Cao clicked her lips... This woman is indeed very ambitious about the land.Because with just one swipe of the kite, the east side of Xuzhou was completely taken away.

Among them, the whole of Langya County, the majority of Donghai County, the small half of Xiapi County, and the entire Guangling County were all held by paper kites.

The population of these counties is not too large, only about one-third, but the land accounts for at least six percent.Of the three largest counties in Xuzhou, Langya, Guangling, and Xiapi, Zhi Yuan caught two of them.

Of course, the two most populous and prosperous counties in Xuzhou, Zhiyuan, were handed over to Cao Cao, that is, Pengcheng and Xiapi.

Cao Cao nodded Guangling with his hand: "This county can't be given to you, girl, you are too greedy."

Zhiyuan shook her head: "Half for one person... Guangling is very close to Yangzhou. If I don't get this county, how can I go south to expand the land in the future?"

"Hey..." You are a princess, you will get married sooner or later, so you want to get so much land as a dowry?

Cao Cao's words are already obvious, the southwest of Xuzhou is Yuzhou, and Yuzhou is now controlled by Yuan Shu.If Zhi Yuan really married Yuan Shu, then Cao Cao's territory would be directly surrounded by the couple on three sides.

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