But Chen Yu still had some hope: "Sir, I still have elderly parents who need to be taken care of at home, can you..."
"cannot."
He Yan shook his head.
If Cao Ren hadn't given the order, he would still have a chance to help Chen Yu fight for it.
But since Cao Ren had given the order, He Yan was no longer qualified to plead for mercy.
He threw the ring-headed sword to the executioner and walked back to the rear silently.
Cao Ren was a little surprised when He Yan didn't say a word after he came back: "I thought you would intercede with the bandit leader."
"Since Uncle Ren has given the order, there can be no second voice in this military camp. He Yan still understands this."
The unexpected look in Cao Ren's eyes became even stronger: "It's rare to find someone who is highly praised by Guo Jijiu."
He Yan sighed: "What I'm thinking about now is not Chen Yu, but Liu Bei."
"Liu Bei's intentions were good, but in the end he made these people become dead souls. I don't know what he will think when he finds out."
"Oh, Liu Bei."
When Cao Ren heard Liu Bei's name, he felt a little unhappy.
In fact, none of the Cao Cao and Xia Hous had very good feelings toward Liu Bei.
Cao Cao truly treated Liu Bei with all his heart. After taking in Liu Bei, whose home was stolen by Lu Bu, he not only ignored the past grudges, but also offered him a high salary and a high salary, and he was given a prominent and important official position such as "Yuzhou Mu".
You must know that Cao Cao's headquarters is in Yuzhou, and now the capital of the Han Dynasty is also in Yuzhou. Referring to Liu Bei as the pastor of Yuzhou almost means "I will rule the world with you".
But Liu Bei still disappointed Cao Cao. After finding an opportunity, he immediately left Cao Cao and returned to Xuzhou, and became an enemy of Cao Cao.
From the perspective of the Cao family, Liu Bei is really a white-eyed wolf.
But He Yan doesn't have so many filters for Liu Bei.
"We have different ways, so we just don't want to work together."
"But when it comes to whether Liu Bei feels sorry for Boss Cao...that's a bit of a stretch."
Seeing that Cao Ren was not happy with Liu Bei, He Yan also gave up his intention to discuss Liu Bei with Cao Ren and continued to march with Cao Ren honestly.
After Shang Cai pacified Chen Yu's group, many counties in the southern part of Xuchang and the northern part of Runan became timid, and they severed their relationship with Liu Bei and turned to Cao Cao again.
Cao Ren also officially began to march in the direction of Liu Bei, and on the way he also contacted Man Chong, the prefect of Runan, hoping that he could send troops for reinforcements.
After receiving Cao Ren's letter, Man Chong thought twice and refused.
"Fei Chong is unwilling to send troops to help Zixiao attack Liu Bei. It is true that Liu Pi and other yellow scarf thieves are now so powerful that they cannot send out troops for the time being."
Man Chong replied in the letter why he could not provide reinforcements.
If Liu Pi and others who are located in Runan are allowed to go north and Liu Bei gets a few thousand soldiers, then the opponent is likely to take advantage of the situation and expand.
Regarding Liu Bei, both Cao Ren and Man Chong were still somewhat wary of Liu Bei's military capabilities and did not dare to underestimate him.
After the news reached He Yan's ears, He Yan's eyes lit up.
"Uncle Ren, why not let Liu Pi surrender to Liu Bei!"
"Why?"
Cao Ren was a little confused and advised:
"Yu Lang may not know how powerful Liu Bei is. He is able to achieve great fame with his white body, and his abilities are not outstanding. If Liu Pi and other yellow scarf thieves are allowed to submit to him, wouldn't he become even more powerful?"
After thinking for a while, He Yan said his plan: "It is true that Liu Bei has outstanding abilities, but Liu Pi and others are not good at it either!"
"Liu Pi and other Yellow Turban thieves have been entrenched in Runan for a long time. How can they be willing to truly surrender to Liu Bei?"
"All he wants is to use Liu Bei's reputation to whitewash himself and become a serious general."
He Yancai did not believe that a man like Liu Pi, who had held military power for a long time, was willing to be inferior to others.
He and Liu Bei were just using each other.
If they are allowed to be in one place and fight independently, the threat will actually be greater.
But if Liu Bei and Liu Pi were to join forces, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced!
"and……"
He Yan had a sinister smile on his lips: "Who are Liu Pi's subordinates? They are yellow scarf thieves who made their fortune by burning, killing, and plundering!"
"Liu Bei can control the Hebei soldiers given to him by Yuan Shao, but can he control those cannibalistic Yellow Turban thieves?"
"As long as the two sides mix together, the conflict will inevitably intensify within a few days!"
"In this way, Uncle Ren will benefit from it!"
To put it bluntly, He Yan was taking advantage of Liu Bei's weaknesses.
Liu Bei is a good man's weakness!
If it were Lu Bu, Sun Ce and others who were causing trouble in the rear, He Yan would definitely not have made such a move.
Because they don't care what their soldiers do, as long as they can fight!
Only Liu Bei would restrain his soldiers and hold them to his own moral standards.
This was originally Liu Bei's most shining quality, but at this moment, it became He Yan's excuse to attack Liu Bei.
Cao Ren lowered his head, seeming to be thinking about whether this strategy was feasible.
"That's fine."
Liu Bei and Liu Pi are both enemies that must be destroyed this time.
If what He Yan said is true, it seems that this can indeed annihilate the two of them in one fell swoop!
Cao Ren immediately wrote to Man Chong, asking him to let Liu Pi go north and to have Man Chong join forces with him.
After Man Chong learned of Cao Ren's plan, he immediately rushed to Shangcai with two thousand soldiers from Runan.
When Liu Pi and the other Yellow Turban thieves saw Man Chong leaving, they immediately headed towards Liu Bei's direction in excitement.
More than 3,000 Yellow Turban thieves finally found Liu Bei after wandering for several days. At this time, Liu Bei's men were resting in Gushi County.
When they first saw Liu Pi and others, Liu Beijun thought they were soldiers sent by Cao Cao, and there was a brief panic.
When he learned that Liu Pi and others had come to seek refuge with him, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.
"We have come to Liu Yuzhou voluntarily and asked Liu Yuzhou to take us in and not drive us away."
Liu Pi took the initiative to express his goodwill to Liu Bei, but he also criticized Liu Bei both inside and outside his words.
"Although we are just grassroots people in the mountains and fields, we have a large number of people. Even ordinary county soldiers can fight!"
Obviously he was talking about the strength of himself and others, but in reality he was asking Liu Bei for an official position.
After all, Liu Bei was a Yuzhou shepherd who had been personally stamped by the imperial court, and a serious border official. As long as he recognized Liu Pi's status as a Han military general, Liu Pi could naturally be cleared.
In the military tent, Liu Bei's hearty laughter rang out: "You have come all the way here, and I haven't washed away your dust yet! Come! I just have a few jars of fine wine here, don't dislike it!"
How could Liu Bei not understand what Liu Pi meant, but at this time he was dragging the matter out under the guise of not giving Liu Pi a chance to press on.
After drinking heavily, while Liu Pi and others were drunk, a graceful, honest and elegant middle-aged man came to Liu Bei with a sad face.
"What's the matter with Zizhong?"
Mi Zhu pursed her chapped lips and said, "My lord, the food is almost gone!"