"This is all the food Liu Yuzhou gave us! We must repay Liu Yuzhou!"
Chen Yu is a native of Shangcai. He has three staggered black moles on his right eyebrow. He is just an honest farmer on weekdays. Although he occasionally brags that he is related to the Chen family of Yingchuan, in essence
It's still pretty simple.
Moreover, what he said is correct. The Yingchuan and Runan areas were originally the territory of the Chen State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and were one of the main birthplaces of the "Chen" family. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has a similar bloodline to the Chen family in Yingchuan.
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But today, Chen Yu was uncharacteristically standing in the crowd and shouting loudly, conspicuous like a star.
Chen Yu himself also enjoys this feeling.
He likes the trust and admiration in the eyes of everyone, and even more likes being aloof at this moment.
And the reason for all this is just because he has met Liu Bei, that big man who is out of reach for them ordinary people!
When Chen Yugang met Liu Bei, he didn't feel anything different.
With two eyes and one mouth, he looks more heroic and has a stronger body.
But when Liu Bei distributed the grain to Chen Yu, Liu Bei became the light...
At least it was the light in Chen Yu's eyes.
He promised to work hard to revive the Han Dynasty... Well, in fact, he didn't know what Liu Bei meant by "supporting the Han Dynasty", and he didn't know what he was going to do. He just used the food Liu Bei gave him to gather together
Just a bunch of people.
Is this enough?
Of course not enough!
Chen Yu gathered these people together just because he wanted to follow Liu Bei!
"Liu Yuzhou went east before! Naturally, we have to follow Liu Yuzhou to the east!"
Chen Yu’s words immediately won everyone’s support!
They don't care where Chen Yu is going, or who Liu Yuzhou is, or even whether Liu Yuzhou and Liu Bei are the same person...
But they know that by following Liu Bei, they can seem to have a full stomach?
With this simple longing, they were willing to follow Chen Yu.
It's okay if you don't leave, but if you leave, you will directly collide with the regular army led by Cao Ren!
Because these bandits were not organized, they all panicked when they saw the army led by Cao Ren.
However, Cao Ren learned about the enemy's information from the scouts accompanying him ten miles away, and he seemed unusually calm.
He Yan followed Cao Ren, looked at the chaotic bandit team on the opposite side and asked: "Uncle Ren, how should we fight?"
"How do you think Yulang will fight?"
"Charge forward in formation?"
Cao Ren did not refute, but nodded: "Just follow what Yulang said."
Two thousand versus one thousand.
Officers and soldiers fight bandit soldiers.
It is said that the bandits are all trying to support their opponents, but in fact it is more appropriate to call them "refugees".
In fact, such a battle does not require the command of a general at all. Cao Ren's inquiry just now was actually just to be polite.
On the narrow road, the 500 former troops under Cao Ren formed a formation, raised their shields and walked towards Chen Yu and other refugees.
Chen Yu and others actually didn't know that they and others had been classified as "bandit soldiers" because of their relationship with Liu Bei.
So when they saw Cao Ren's army, they were just panicked, and few even escaped.
It wasn't until the officers and soldiers approached them with shields and raised their swords that they realized that the soldiers who had protected them in the past had become enemies.
Collapse at the first touch?
Rivers of blood?
He Yan, who was in the rear, thought of many words in his mind, but they were not enough to describe the scene in front of him.
With just one face-to-face encounter, the enemy troops on the opposite side ran backwards.
But there is no way to escape on the battlefield. Even if they were not trampled to death, many people were pushed to the ground, which hindered the speed of escape.
Cao Ren's men who were chasing from behind seemed to be accustomed to this scene, and they started killing without mercy, killing dozens of bandit soldiers in just a few breaths.
In the face of blood and residual limbs, all words seem a little pale.
Even He Yan, who was far away, felt a little trembling in his heart, let alone these bandit soldiers on the battlefield?
They were farmers who had never seen blood in their entire lives. Now when they saw the familiar people around them turned into minced meat, their feet weakened and they collapsed in the middle of the battlefield.
"Captain, this time a total of 76 bandits were killed and 130 were captured. The others have already escaped. Do you want to pursue them?"
"Need not."
The battle ended in half an hour, and Cao Ren was not interested in fighting with them anymore.
"The heads of those who died were cut off and sent to surrounding counties, so that the local magistrates could hang them in a conspicuous place on the city wall as a warning!"
"Anyone who is alive will be imprisoned at Shangcai's place and treated as a repeat offender of rebellion!"
The simple and clear order was passed on, but after a while someone came to Cao Ren and asked him for instructions: "Colonel, one of the people we captured alive is named Chen Yu, who is the main culprit of this rebellion! How should this person be dealt with?
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The principal culprit is naturally different from the others.
The others who are alive are at least still alive.
But the main criminal has only one way to die.
While talking, Chen Yu had been brought to Cao Ren and He Yan. At this time, he was no longer as high-spirited as before. His whole body was trembling, and his eyes were full of fear of death.
"It looks like he's just a local citizen."
Cao Ren originally thought that Chen Yushi was an old pawn under Liu Bei who stayed in Shangcai to help Liu Bei recruit troops, but now he saw that he was just an ordinary citizen and lost interest in him.
"Cut it off and send the head to Xuchang."
Following Chen Yu's head, the civil servants in Xuchang might be able to make some articles to appease people's hearts.
After Chen Yu heard that his fate was so easily decided, his desire for life began to stimulate him to save himself: "Master Bing! No! I am not a bandit!"
However, Cao Ren didn't even want to pay attention and turned around to leave.
However, He Yan jumped off his horse and walked towards Chen Yu with some curiosity.
"Master He, how are you? Do you want to come and practice your courage?"
The surrounding Cao Ren soldiers all knew He Yan, and knew that he was not only Cao Cao's adopted son, but also a "food investor" in this battle, and their attitude toward him was considered friendly.
Seeing He Yan coming, these soldiers thought He Yan wanted to take action himself. Not only did they greet He Yan warmly, they also directly handed him a ring-headed sword.
He Yan took the Huanshou knife and looked at it, then looked at Chen Yu.
"Have you met Liu Bei?"
"I've seen it! I've seen it!"
Chen Yu burst into tears, his face covered with sticky tears and snot: "But I've only met Liu Yuzhou once! How can he still become a bandit?"
"They are not rogues, they are bandits."
He Yan corrected.
"Tell me, why is Liu Bei so charming? Are you willing to follow him when you see him?"
Although Chen Yu didn't know who He Yan was, He Yan was the only life-saving straw he could grasp at the moment, so he quickly poured out everything like beans.
After He Yan finished listening, He Yan just asked a question: "Did Liu Bei ask you to repay him?"
"..."
Chen Yu seemed to not know how to answer the call.