Chapter 310 Cao Mengde got furious and overturned the table!
Chapter 310: Cao Mengde got furious and overturned the table!
In the Prince of Wei's Palace,

Blood was everywhere.
Cao Mengde walked slowly with a sword in hand, and every step he took fell into a pool of blood.

Among the civil and military officials under Cao Mengde, it was agreed that thirty-seven of them were secretly colluding with the forces of the King of Chu, and fifty-four of them were uncertain.

It was better to kill the innocent than to let them go. There were hundreds of families of these people, and all of them were confiscated and exterminated.

Because the incident involved so many people, thousands of people lost their lives in Xudu city within one day.

"Lord Hu, is everything over?" Cao Mengde stopped and looked at the burly figure outside the courtyard gate.

Xu Chu turned around and said, "My lord, kill them all."

"Yeah." Cao Cao nodded slightly.

The reason for the massacre was naturally to purge the Cao Wei group from within, so that everyone could unite and deal with Liu Wu.

In addition, it was also intended to shock people. For a long time, people only knew how brave and invincible the King of Chu was, but forgot how cruel and cunning Cao Mengde was.

Many people are now only afraid of the King of Chu, not the King of Wei.

This is not a good sign...

"Report!"

"My lord, the Xiongnu Chanyu has led his 25,000 cavalry to the outskirts of Xudu and is now camped outside the city, waiting for your summons."

"I understand. Let them wait outside the city first to supply them with food and fodder." Cao Cao's expression did not fluctuate at all, as if he had known that the Southern Xiongnu would obediently send over the last able-bodied men in the tribe.

Twenty-five thousand strong men, all cavalry.

well,

The first batch of meat shields to fill the front line have been found.

However, Cao Cao's most urgent task was to completely control the emperor and take back the court: "Marquis Hu, select 5,000 soldiers and horses, call Cao Hong and others, and go to the palace with me."

Xudu court,

It was established by Cao Mengde.

Cao Mengde has always been the one who has the final say.

Until Liu Wu broke the dike and led his troops into Xuchang after the Battle of Xiangfan, relying on his absolute strength, he placed his own people Jian Yong and Zhao Yun in the court. They then joined forces with the Han officials, supporting the emperor internally and relying on the King of Chu externally.

As a result, Cao Mengde no longer had the final say in the court for several years.

After the Battle of Tongguan, Zhuge Liang entered the court as prime minister, and their arrogance became more and more arrogant. Relying on the two photos of the emperor and the King of Chu, many of Cao Mengde's subordinates were secretly instigated to rebel.

After about half an incense stick of time,

There was a sound of ice armor colliding outside the Prince of Wei's mansion...

The troops are in place.

Cao Mengde did not delay any longer. He strode out of the palace, holding a sword and boarding the royal sedan chair. He looked down at the crowd of soldiers and drew the long sword from his waist: "Enter the imperial city and clear the court of evil!"

Xu Chu was the first to shout, "Enter the Imperial City and clear out the emperor's entourage!"

Then, five thousand elite soldiers began to echo: "Enter the Imperial City and clear out the emperor's entourage!"

"Enter the Imperial City and clear out the emperor's entourage!!~"

The sound shook the sky,

The bricks and tiles of the entire Prince Wei's Palace were shaking, so much so that the entire city of Xudu could hear it clearly.

The sword was sheathed, Cao Mengde kicked the driver down, pulled the reins, and drove the car himself: "Gee!~"

The royal chariot started moving, and the Tiger Marquis Xu Chu followed on his black horse. Five thousand elite soldiers marched forward like a surging tide.

His gray hair was messed up by the wind, and Cao Mengde's falcon-like eyes were shining with a fascinating light...

This is the final blow.

If we can't stop Liu Wu, then we can only...

"Back then, I allowed them to gain a foothold in the court only because of the situation. Neither I nor Liu Wu were ready for a decisive battle."

"Now that he is ready, I will not be polite." The final battle has come.

Cao Mengde wants to take the emperor back into his hands, regain control of the court, and take the initiative as much as possible!
"Yang Biao and his gang may have been frightened by my massacre in Xudu, and now they have brought their children, servants and retainers to the palace to seek support from the emperor..."

"so what?"

"Jian Yong, Zhuge Liang, these followers of Liu Wu and Liu Zilie in Xudu, I must catch them all in one fell swoop!"

"Drive!~"

……

……

Imperial City.

The imperial city of Xuchang was built by Cao Mengde.

The scale is far smaller than Luoyang and Chang'an, but it is also quite impressive.

All along, whether it was the guards of the imperial city, the palace guards, or even the palace maids and eunuchs, they were all Cao Mengde's people, and the entire imperial city was under Cao Mengde's control.

Until Liu Wu came.

After Zhao Yun entered the imperial city with 300 elite soldiers, he cooperated with many Han officials from afar. They nibbled away at the imperial city bit by bit, and in less than a year, they had completely taken control of the imperial city.

Emperor Liu Xie has completely become the true master of the imperial city.

But now, the imperial city is overcrowded...

In the city of Xuchang, hundreds of ministers who were loyal to the Han Dynasty entered the imperial city with their wives, children, and servants.

There were also many famous and respected figures in the opposition, such as Yang Biao, who came with their privately recruited death squads to protect the emperor.

Tens of thousands of people have poured into the entire imperial city.

Most of them were the elderly, the weak, women and children, and they were all family members of the Han officials.

On the wall of the imperial city,
It looked varied and chaotic, as the loyal and brave young men from each family had already taken up their weapons and gone up to guard the place.

Zhao Yun and Jian Yong were busy assigning these loyal and brave men to various places.

It was at this time that Emperor Liu Xie, along with three or four personal guards, climbed up to the top of the city wall.
"Your Majesty." Jian Yong saw it and hurried to greet him.

Liu Xie said, "Master Jian, don't be polite at this time. What is the situation now?"

"The 300 men under General Zilong are naturally the most elite and the backbone." Jian Yong also knew what Liu Xie was worried about, so he told the truth to reassure the emperor: "My lords in the city, there are a total of 3,000 young men brought into the city. Although they are not truly elite, they are led by the heads of various families. They are all brothers in battle, and their wives and children are all in the city. The imperial city is not big, so it should be no problem to defend it."

"The key lies in the human heart..."

"People's hearts?" Liu Xie didn't quite understand what Jian Yong meant. "Master Jian, could you please give me some details?"

Jian Yong said: "The so-called people's hearts are like a powerful enemy. Once the battle begins, can these people in the city firmly unite around your majesty..."

"As long as the people's hearts remain calm and united around Your Majesty, the Imperial City will be able to hold out for one day."

"If someone starts to disrespect Your Majesty in the morning and surrenders to Cao Cao in order to save his life, I'm afraid the Imperial City will be breached in the evening..."

After listening to Jian Yong's words, Liu Xie looked a little solemn: "I understand."

"I will do my best to appease the people in the city..."

Just as Liu Xie lowered his head and thought about how to appease the people's hearts during the next period of time, he suddenly heard a noise in his ears.

On the top of the city wall, the loyal and brave young men guarding the city all changed color.
Cao Mengde is here.

A huge army has arrived.

"It's coming so fast!" Liu Xie couldn't help but speak out as he looked at the familiar royal sedan chair.

At this time, Zhuge Liang also heard the news and climbed up to the top of the city wall.

"Huh!" He gently waved his feather fan, let out a long breath and said, "I am so lucky."

"If we were slower by one or two hours, we would be completely unable to resist, and a countryman like me would really die without a burial place."

(End of this chapter)