Chapter 164 The Voice of the People: Please, kill Cao Cao!

Chapter 164: The voice of the people: Please, kill Cao Cao!

call! ~
Under the scorching sun, the scorching wind whistled past and blew towards the city of Xuchang in the distance ahead.

Wow! ~
The howling wind blew the densely packed flags together, where they fluttered wildly, blocking out the sky and the sun.

distance,

The black mass of soldiers was endless, like rolling waves, surging forward unsteadily.

Armored soldiers are like clouds, and the iron-blooded spirit soars into the sky!

In the army, two large banners with the names of Liu and Cao marched side by side, advancing northwards without stopping.
The Battle of Kunyang never broke out. At the most critical moment, Cao Cao changed his mind and decided to personally lead his 30,000 troops who were "keeping an eye on" Liu Wu into Xuchang.

The morale of the soldiers in Jingzhou was high. They held their heads high and looked around with disdain. It seemed that a flame was burning in everyone's heart!
That day,

They were just outside Kunyang City, and when they were less than fifty steps away from the city, Cao Cao lowered his head.

The gates of Kunyang were wide open, and Cao Cao agreed to his lord's request to lead his troops north.

Since Cao Mengde began his conquests, he has never been seen bowing to his opponents on the battlefield. However, facing his own lord, this powerful prime minister of the Han Dynasty finally gave in!
Rumble, rumble~
At the headquarters of the Jingzhou army, Sun Shangxiang's pretty face, which showed both anger and joy, peeked out from the window of a carriage that was surrounded and protected by layers of armored soldiers.

Looking at the northern scenery that was very different from the south of the Yangtze River, Sun Shangxiang murmured to herself: "Is Xuchang right here..."

Until this moment, the Princess of Jiangdong still seemed to be in a dream.

When they got married, Zilie had told her that he would bring her to Xuchang to pay homage to the emperor. At that time, the four counties in southern Jing were still in the hands of Liu Bei, and her second brother also had plans against Liu Wu.

It was still uncertain whether Zilie could take over Jingnan, and his chances of going to Xuchang to meet the emperor were slim...

But how much time has passed?
The second brother, who had been plotting against Zilie, has become his prisoner.

Zilie not only captured southern Jing, he even captured Xiangfan and took over northern Jing!
Now Zilie actually forced Cao Cao to agree to let him lead 30,000 troops north to meet the emperor!
Sun Shangxiang was lost in thought. She suddenly thought of the promise Liu Wu made to her on their wedding night: [The emperor said... he would adopt me into the lineage of the Han dynasty. On that day, he would make me the crown prince and heir to the throne of the Han dynasty.]

[In the future... Zilie will make you his queen. ]

Make me the queen!

Sun Shangxiang clenched her delicate hands tightly around her belly.

Now the city of Xuchang is in sight, and the emperor is not far away.

The words that Sun Shangxiang heard that night sounded like a dream, but now, they have lost some of their illusion...

……

Da da da! ~
Behind the army, surrounded by a large number of Jingzhou soldiers, five riders were marching slowly with the army.

"Alas..." Cao Ren sighed helplessly as he looked at the soldiers from Jingzhou who were supposedly "protecting" him but were actually escorting him.

He already knew the current situation.

In order to rescue his five generals, Prime Minister Cao actually agreed to Liu Zilie's request to lead his troops into Xuchang. Once Liu Zilie's troops really arrived outside the city of Xuchang, the north would inevitably be shaken and the whole world would be in turmoil.

Those who were originally optimistic about the Cao family and were prepared to continue betting on them are now likely to become hesitant.

For those who had already become disillusioned with the Han Dynasty, I am afraid that the desire to be loyal to the Han Dynasty will be rekindled.

"Liu Zilie is really treacherous!" Lu Chang's face was gloomy. "He has clearly promised to release us, but he still sent a large number of troops to monitor and besiege us, saying that he would send us all the way to Xuchang. I think this is clearly taking us hostages..."

"Liu Wu is forcing the Prime Minister to send him to Xuchang safely!"

Yu Jin's expression was not much better: "The Prime Minister allowed him to lead his troops north, but he has occupied the land in northern Jing and has taken so many prisoners, but he refuses to release any of them."

"Except for the five of us who were captured, Liu Zilie refused to give up all the soldiers, land, and people he had taken. How abominable!"

Man Chong beside him said in a low voice: "Now that things have come to this, Liu Zilie has gained the upper hand. What can we do?"

The situation in the Central Plains is now in Liu Wu's hands. What can they do?

The four generals fell silent. The more they thought about it, the more guilty they felt. In the final analysis, it was because they were incompetent. They were favored by Prime Minister Cao, but they could not help Prime Minister Cao solve his problems. Instead, they needed Prime Minister Cao to rescue them...

When the lord is worried, the minister is humiliated; when the lord is humiliated, the minister dies!
at the moment,

However, they could only watch Prime Minister Cao worried about Liu Wu's power and being humiliated by Liu Wu. As ministers, they were powerless to do anything. It was truly a great shame and humiliation!
……

At the front of the army, three figures wearing helmets and armor, each holding an umbrella, were heading towards Xuchang.

As they got closer and closer to Xuchang, Cao Mengde's face turned increasingly grim. He was filled with resentment: "What a shame! What a shame!"

Cao Mengde had been in the world for many years and had encountered countless opponents, but had he ever bowed his head to anyone on the battlefield? And did he bow his head to such a young junior?

But the situation is like this now, Cao Mengde has no say at all.

Be patient!

The dragon can be big or small, it can rise or disappear; if it is big, it can stir up clouds and spit out mist; if it is small, it can hide and hide its form; if it rises, it can soar in the universe, and if it is hidden, it can lurk within the waves.

When Liu Da'er and I were drinking wine and discussing heroes, I compared dragons to heroes in the world.

A hero knows the times. Now is the time for Cao Mengde, like a divine dragon, to hide and lurk in the waves!
Cao Cao's eyes flashed with gloom, and he decided to let Liu Zilie run rampant. After he got through this hurdle, he would fight him thoroughly...

And there is Sun Zhongmou!

Cao Cao turned his head slightly without changing his expression, looking at Sun Quan who was riding beside him: "The Marquis of Wu has traveled thousands of miles from the south of the Yangtze River to pay homage to the emperor. He is truly loyal to the emperor."

Cao Mengde's words were half sarcastic and half probing...

Sun Quan actually dared to abandon Jiangdong and personally follow Liu Wu to the north to meet the emperor? It was really a strange story.

The news of the Jianye Rebellion was well blocked in the Jingzhou area and had not yet spread to the north. Although Cao Cao did not know what Sun Quan was up to, he instinctively felt that there was something strange going on.

Sun Quan would not expose his family's shame, he just nodded calmly: "When the Yellow Turbans rebelled and Dong Zhuo was in chaos, my father risked his life to kill the enemy and was loyal to the Han Dynasty. He was then named General Po Lu and Marquis Wucheng..."

"The Sun family has received great favors from the country and served as Han officials, enjoying Han salaries. Now I have come to the Central Plains to pay homage to the emperor, and I am only fulfilling my duties as a minister."

After he finished speaking, Sun Zhongmou's deep blue eyes were filled with disappointment.

He really wanted to enter the Central Plains, he dreamed about it!
But what he wanted to do was to leave Hefei, take Huainan, take advantage of the Huai River, and lead the Jiangdong navy to conquer the Central Plains!

But at the moment... Sun Quan sighed in his heart. He subconsciously looked at the young figure in front of him, his heart filled with complexity.

Sun Zhongmou witnessed with his own eyes how Liu Wu captured Xiangfan step by step, took Wancheng, occupied Nanyang, led his army to Kunyang City, and threatened the Central Plains! Shocking the world!

He also witnessed with his own eyes that Cao Mengde, who dominated the north and used the emperor to control the princes, had to bow to Liu Wu and agreed that Liu Wu would lead 30,000 troops north to Beijing to meet the emperor...

Sun Zhongmou subconsciously had a thought: if he and Liu Zilie were in different places, could he also achieve such a great feat?

Da da da! ~
The three riders marched northward without stopping, and the distance to Xuchang became shorter and shorter.

Cao Cao and Sun Quan walked behind with full thoughts in their minds. Liu Wu rode his horse in front of the two, and Wei Yan protected Liu Wu at his side with a knife.

Liu Wu was very familiar with the official road leading to Xuchang ahead.

This was the road Cao Mengde took when he defeated Lu Bu and took Liu Bei back to Xuchang. At that time, Liu Wu had been secretly protecting Liu Xuande.

Now, he is on this path again.

It’s just that Uncle Liu had already fled to Jiangdong, and Prime Minister Cao could only follow behind him.

The speed at which the world changes is really unprepared.

Wow! ~
At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in front.

This large shadow slowly approached the army entering Xuchang like a dark cloud.

This is……

Is it the army?!

The soldiers of Jingzhou and Cao's army suddenly became agitated:
"who?"

"Enemy attack! Enemy..."

"What enemy attack? That's not an army. Don't you see they have neither weapons nor armor?"

"Who are they?"

The soldiers of Cao and Liu, who had already strung their bows and drawn their swords, all stood there in a daze.

They saw who was coming...

Among the crowd of visitors,

There were common people wearing coarse cloth and short brown robes,

There are rich and powerful people wearing wide robes with big sleeves,
There are famous scholars with tall hats and wide belts,

There were also officials and clerks of the dynasty,

They are all people of Xuchang, they are all subjects of the Han Dynasty!

They saw this huge army, and also saw the young people at the front of the army...

"Here they come! They're coming!"

"The one riding the horse in the front must be Liu Jingzhou!"

"Quick! Come forward and greet..."

The black masses of Xuchang people ran towards Liu Wu's mount in front of them with fanatical faces. Even though they were unarmed, this endless crowd was rushing towards them, and Cao Cao and Sun Quan's faces changed.

"Gee!" Before Cao Cao could say anything, Xu Chu had already led more than a hundred guards on horseback and rode forward: "Stop! Stop!"

"Prime Minister Cao, Liu Jingzhou, and Marquis Wu are all in front of us, don't disturb us!"

Xu Chu roared several times, and the people of Xuchang who were about to rush to the front of the army finally stopped.

An old man came forward breathlessly and said, "Huff~ Your Excellency, Your Excellency, General, we heard that Liu Jingzhou came to Xuchang to pay homage to the emperor, so we came to welcome him!"

The old man had a loud voice.
Xu Chu heard it clearly, Liu Wu also heard it clearly, and Sun Quan and Cao Cao heard it even more clearly.

Are all these Xuchang people here to welcome Liu Wu?

Cao Mengde looked extremely unhappy. This was Xuchang, his territory! It would have been fine if the people of Xuchang did not welcome him, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, but they actually mobilized such a large force to welcome Liu Zilie?
Isn't this a slap in the face of Cao Cao? !

"Xu Chu!" Cao Cao's face was gloomy. "The emperor is still waiting for Liu Jingzhou to come to the court. Quickly expel these fools and don't waste time."

"Wait." Xu Chu was about to agree, but was interrupted by Liu Wu's indifferent voice: "The sage said, the people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least important..."

"These are all Han people. Even if His Majesty the Emperor were here, he would certainly comfort and console them. How can we expel them?"

Ignoring Cao Cao's ugly expression, Liu Wu rode forward and said, "I am Liu Zilie. Do you want to meet me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Wu appeared at the forefront of the people of Xuchang.

The originally noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.

All the people stared blankly at the young figure.

He is Liu Zilie.

He is the Liu Zilie who repeatedly defeated Cao Mengde, captured Xiangfan and Nanyang, and blocked the powerful Han minister at the gates of Kunyang City!

He is Liu Zilie, the only person in the entire Han Dynasty who can fight against Cao Cao! !

Wow! ~
The people of Xuchang fell to their knees. They were all Han people, and they all recognized the legitimacy of the Han Dynasty. They shouted incessantly:
"We are here to see Liu Jingzhou!"

"There is hope for the Han people, there is hope for the Han people!"

"The four hundred years of the Han Dynasty's foundation all depend on Liu Jingzhou!"

"The Han Dynasty has been in decline and the government has been weak for a long time. Only Liu Jingzhou can save it!"

The old man who first spoke to Xu Chu clung to Liu Wu's horse's legs, weeping and sobbing: "The treacherous ministers are ruining the country, and the powerful ministers are bullying the emperor! Cao Mengde is causing chaos in the government and bullying the emperor!
"I ask Liu Jingzhou to kill Cao the thief, rectify the government, and save the Han Dynasty from danger!!"

(End of this chapter)