Chapter 131 Veterans will only wither away if they don’t die.
Cao Cao asked, and Xiahou Dun immediately told everything in detail how Liu Mang "lureed" himself into an ambush and then burned Bowangpo.
"Mengde! This man is treacherous, nothing like Liu Xuande! On the contrary..."
Xiahou Dun hesitated to speak, but looked at Cao Cao with one eye in surprise.
"General Xiahou, why do I listen to your story? It seems that this son intends to remind you that there is an ambush ahead..."
"Xun Wenruo! According to you, I didn't listen to his advice? As Liu Bei's son, he reminded me that there was an ambush. How can this make sense?"
"General Xiahou, don't worry, my uncle is just guessing."
"Xun Gongda! Of course you speak to your uncle! If you lose, you lose. Your uncle and nephew have insulted me many times. What do you want!"
Uncle and nephew Xun Yu really had nothing to say to Xiahou Dun, who was both hungry and anxious.
"Although this boy is only thirteen years old, he knows the essence of the art of war."
"It's hard to figure out what's true or false, but it does have a certain way of using military force!"
"You must be on guard against this kid! Tell Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and remember Liu Mang's name for me!"
The Prime Minister is wise!
The generals bowed and bowed again, and Cao Cao smiled slightly.
Xiahou Dun further said: "Mengde, Liu Bei is so rampant, which is a serious problem for his heart and must be eliminated urgently."
Cao Cao nodded and replied: "The only ones I'm worried about are Liu Bei and Sun Quan'er; I don't care about the rest! Now that the Yuan family has been destroyed and Wuhuan has been leveled, we should take advantage of this moment to wipe out the south of the Yangtze River and unify the world!"
After hearing the words, all the generals asked for orders to go out to fight.
Xiahou Dun even knelt down on one knee, trying to make up for his mistake.
"Cao Ren, Cao Hong!"
"The end is here!"
"I order you to be the first team and march straight to the new wilderness!"
"The last general takes command!"
Cao Ren and Cao Hong were relatives of the Cao family. Even Cao Cao was not exempt from kinship relations when it came to meritorious service in war.
Now that Xiahou Dun has learned from his mistakes, and the Cao family has always been stable, they will definitely be able to capture Xinye and eliminate Liu Bei.
Let the Cao clan get the credit for such a feat!
"Zhang Liao, Zhang He! You are the second team, go straight to Xiangyang!"
"The last general takes command!"
As for Xiangyang, the tough one, it will be left to the generals with foreign surnames.
"Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan! You are the third team, support Zhang Liao and Zhang He at any time!"
"Take orders!"
Cao Cao arranged for the clan members to be the third team. In addition to providing support, they also had the purpose of surveillance.
The order of arranging troops is very important. Cao Cao's move is clearly to let the clan members get all the benefits and leave all the hard problems to the outsiders.
"Yu Jin, Li Dian is the fourth team, responsible for escorting grain and grass!"
"Guqin will lead the rest of the generals to the fifth team! Each team will lead one hundred thousand troops to destroy Liu Bei!"
Cao Cao chose the autumn of the following year to send his troops south to attack Jingzhou.
When everything was arranged, someone stepped out.
"Prime Minister! Liu Bei and Liu Biao are all clan members of the Han Dynasty. How can they conquer easily?"
"Liu Mang's filial piety and brotherhood are now spread throughout Xudu. Who has not heard of his filial piety of lying on the ice to beg for fish?"
"The Prime Minister hastily led the army to conquer and raised this unjust army, and may lose the hope of the world."
The person who spoke was none other than Kong Rong, the Taizhong doctor.
When Beihai was encircled and suppressed by the Yellow Turban Army, it was thanks to Liu Bei's help in rescuing the siege.
When Cao Cao heard this, he was indeed a traitor and narrowed his eyes, seeming to be smiling but not smiling.
"Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Sun Quan are all rebellious ministers. How can we not tolerate them?"
"If anyone tries to persuade you again, I will definitely kill you without mercy!"
After that, he ordered people to beat Kong Rong out with sticks.
Kong Rong looked up to the sky and roared: "How can we be undefeated if we raise a teacher without righteousness and kill the son of a filial brother?"
This incident reached Cao Cao's ears and made him very unhappy. This was also the attitude of some nobles.
After all, the most orthodox way to become an official in the Eastern Han Dynasty was to promote filial piety and integrity.
The word "filial piety" is enough to make countless people feel inwardly.
Liu Mang served his evil aunt like this, not to mention being filial to his parents. Filial piety is simply a sign of strength.
Countless nobles in Xuchang educated their children based on Liu Mang's example.
There was no way, Wolong Fengchu's marketing campaign was so successful that they followed the wine caravan and spread the news to the north.
In a rage, Cao Cao killed Kong Rong's entire family. Only then did the nobles understand that regardless of whether Liu Mang was a filial son or not, don't let me imitate him!
"What a great Liu Changqing. He let Gu go on a killing spree in Xuchang just because of his filial piety!"
Cao Cao sneered and said: "Zhongda, you should be like Liu Changqing when you have a son!"
Sima Yi on the side nodded humbly, "What the Prime Minister said is true, Liu Bei's son must be guarded against. The Prime Minister can make the birds peck at this son!"
The tiger in the grave howls at night, the eagle looks at the wolf.
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Okay! Tell Tongque to find out the new wilderness and assassinate Liu Mang!"
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Xinye.
When Liu Bei came back victorious, the whole family was happy, but Mang was sad.
Defeating Xiahou Dun's 100,000-strong army undoubtedly enhanced the confidence of the Xinye soldiers and civilians.
The newly recruited Xiahoulan increased the number of people Liu Bei could use.
What's more, his son Liu Mang also made great achievements, not only luring Xiahou Dun into the game, but also successfully finding good generals.
"Your father won the battle, why are you unhappy?"
Lu Qiling poured a cup of tea. She seemed to have devoted herself to the role of maid.
"What do you know? Another missed opportunity to be killed!"
Liu Mang drank it all and begged: "Miss Lu, haven't you always wanted to repay me for saving my life?"
Lu Qiling nodded obediently, "That's right!"
"How about you stab me when I'm not prepared?"
"If you feel guilty about it, you can also send me to see Cao Cao and let him personally order my death."
Lu Qiling looked calm on the surface, but in fact she was bumping into each other, thinking secretly in her heart: "Does he already know that Xuchang gave an order for me to assassinate him?"
Lu Qiling, feeling guilty, planned to stand still.
The other party was so blatant, he must be waiting for her to reveal her fox tail.
"My aunt once said that in a serial conspiracy, the most taboo thing is to take the first action!"
"Here, if you want to force me to reveal my secret, you have a good idea!"
A sweet smile appeared on Lu Qiling's pretty face again, "Sir, how could I kill you? I had a deal with Mr. Zhuge. Before the deal was concluded, I was on your side!"
Liu Mang saw that the other party looked shy. Although he was very cute, there was a hint of disguise.
"Pretending to be cute? It's disgusting! Can you speak normally?"
Liu Mang said with a sad face: "It's sad! It's so sad! No one understands me, no one can help me!"
Lu Qiling clenched her pink fist tightly. She was trying her best to imitate her aunt's expression. How could she still be called disgusting by Liu Mang?
This disgusting scoundrel!
"Sir, do you need my help for anything?"
"Stab a knife in my heart!"
"I'm sorry for not accompanying you. Please take my leave!"
"Lu Qiling, come back here!"
Lu Qiling walked out of the room, and Zhuge Liang next door had been waiting for her for a long time.
"Miss Lu, is there any news from Cao Cao?"
"Huh... I can't hide anything from the young master. He has already seen the Prime Minister's order. He just reminded me in disguise not to act rashly."
Lu Qiling looked directly at Zhuge Liang and asked with a smile: "This time the Prime Minister sent an army of 500,000! The person leading the army is Cao Ren, the strongest general of the Cao family!"
"How can you resist, sir?"
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan gently, and at this moment a drunk man pushed the door open and entered.
"The crouching dragon has roared into the sky, and the phoenix chick finally spreads its wings!"