Chapter 1530 Cao Jun enters the city
After seeing off Lou Ban and others, Cao Shu returned to Cao Cao's commanding tent.
Seeing him come in, Cao Cao asked, "How? What did they say?"
"As long as I order the soldiers to avoid any offense to the Wuhuan people, the army will be able to enter the city." Cao Shu replied.
Cao Cao nodded: "What you said before is really fulfilled."
He smiled and Cao Shu replied: "The Wuhuan people don't know that the army is under my father's command and will not obey my orders at all. My orders are equivalent to not giving."
"I will give this order." Cao Cao said: "As long as they are willing to let us enter the city, everything else will be easy."
"I'll go and ask for the benefits." Cao Shuo said: "My father worked day and night, so he doesn't have to keep such trivial matters in mind."
"What benefits are you going to ask them for?" Cao Cao asked.
"Three things." Cao Shuo said: "I will ask them for herds of horses. My father's army lacks war horses. If he fights the north in the future, he will suffer a great loss if he doesn't have enough cavalry."
Nodding, Cao Cao asked with a smile, "Are the other two for yourself?"
"I saw through my father." Cao Shuo grinned and replied, "My father looked down on both things I wanted."
"There are the same besides cattle and sheep." Cao Cao asked, "What are you planning to ask for from the Wuhuan people?"
"All the people who migrated from Hebei and 50,000 Wuhuan women." Cao Shuo said: "I plan to send these people to Youzhou. Youzhou has been in turmoil for years, and the people have died and injured countless people. Now there are barren fields everywhere. If you don't send more people over, Youzhou will probably be poor and weak for decades."
"I knew that what you wanted was these." Cao Cao said: "I can understand asking the people who fled from Hebei. What do you want the Wuhuan women to do?"
"Wuhuan women are also women." Cao Shuo said: "Any woman can give birth to a child. Youzhou lacks people, so it is of course a good way to let Wuhuan women raise offspring for our Han people."
"It's up to you!" Cao Cao said, "As long as I can give me a horse, it doesn't matter if I don't want anything else."
War horses are extremely important to the army. It is rare that Cao Shu did not intend to get war horses from the Wuhuan people this time and would not get a share of the pie with Cao Cao.
Of course, Cao Cao would not think about the cattle, sheep and population he wanted.
"Don't worry, my father, I may not be able to do anything else. Extortion is really easy!" Cao Shu replied with a smile.
"I'm really not sure if I let others go." Cao Cao said, "I'm a little worried about the Wuhuan Grand Chanyu if I want you to go!"
When Cao Cao said this, everyone in the tent laughed.
Afterwards, Cao Cao issued an order, and ordered the soldiers to enter Liucheng not to harass the Wuhuan people unless they receive military orders.
The order was issued, and the soldiers were all preparing to enter the city.
In Cao Pi's tent.
Wu Zhi lowered his head and stood in front of Cao Pi.
With his eyebrows frowned, Cao Pi said to Wu Zhi: "After attacking Wuhuan, the relationship between my father and elder brother is closer than before. I'm afraid I will have no chance in the future..."
"Why did the young master say that?" Wu asked.
"The elder brother wanted cattle and sheep, and my father gave it to him." Cao Pi said: "He wanted population, but my father agreed. On the contrary, when he was to me, my father looked very bad and always mentioned my defeat in Hanzhong."
"Young Master thinks it is a good thing for Mr. Cao not to mention Hanzhong?" Wu asked.
"Is it still a bad thing?" Cao Pi said: "My father always mentions it, which means he has never forgotten it. Since he is worried, he is of course dissatisfied with me."
"I don't think so." Wu Zhi said: "I think Cao often mentions Hanzhong matters, which is a promotion for the young master."
"What to promote?" Cao Pi asked: "Promote me to learn from my elder brother? No matter who I am in front of, I always look like a rogue?"
"Is the eldest son a scoundrel who is acting like a scoundrel? Have you ever seen Mr. Cao dissatisfied with him?" Wu asked.
Cao Pi was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"What Cao Gong is afraid of is not that the young master is playing scoundrel with him, but that he is playing scoundrel without making any achievements." Wu Zhi said: "As long as the young master can make some achievements, he will definitely get a lot of benefits like the eldest son in the future."
"Get the benefits from my father?" Cao Pi waved his hands repeatedly: "It's better not to think about it. If you think too much, I'm afraid it's me who suffers."
"Of course, the young master is not going to please Mr. Cao now." Wu Zhi said: "Although this time the expedition to Wuhuan, the relationship between Mr. Cao and the eldest son has eased, the eldest son will eventually return to Shouchun in the future. With his temperament, how can he be a leisurely person? If the eldest son's power is expanded a little more, Mr. Cao's guard against him will arise again. Isn't the young master's opportunity here?"
"Aren't you ready for the deployment?" Cao Pi frowned slightly and asked Wu: "Are you still planning to let your elder brother return to Shouchun?"
"Of course I won't hope he can return to Shouchun." Wu Zhi said: "But you always have to be more prepared for things. If the Sanhans fail to get things done, we won't be caught off guard."
"What I said is somewhat reasonable." Cao Pi nodded and said to Wu Zhi: "Now the army is about to enter Liucheng, shouldn't it be time to take action?"
"After the army entered Liucheng, the time is coming." Wu Zhi said: "Don't worry, young master, I will definitely arrange everything."
"Don't worry?" Cao Pi said: "Brother, the power of the elder brother is already in the sky. How can you rest assured if you want me?"
Wu Zhi lowered his head and said nothing more.
Cao Pi was at this time when he was angry and he would not have any benefits if he said too much.
The fact that Cao Cao issued the order quickly reached Lou Ban's ears.
Originally, he only hoped that Cao Shu would not harass the Wuhuan people in the city, but he did not expect that the order actually came from Cao Cao. Lou Ban also felt the sincerity of the Cao family's peace talks.
Leading everyone to greet them outside the city gate, the house team bowed respectfully.
Cao Cao came to him and stopped the war horse.
Looking down at the Lou Ban, Cao Cao said, "The Great Shanyu should not be so cautious. I have already sent orders to prevent the soldiers from harassing the Wuhuan people at all. What was Liucheng like before and what would be our army when we were there."
"I have heard of Cao Gong's kindness for a long time." Lou Ban said: "The residence prepared for Cao Gong has been completed. Please ask Cao Gong to enter the city!"
"The Great Shanyu also asked to get on the horse." Cao Cao said: "I will introduce me to the humanistic style of Liucheng along the way, and I also know more about it."
The Lou Ban responded and asked someone to bring a horse to accompany Cao Cao into the city.
Liucheng is not small, but the 200,000 troops entered the city, which immediately made the city seem crowded.
Chapter completed!