Chapter 1205
In Xuzhou, after Cao Cao's army accepted Liu Bei's surrender in Peicheng, in other counties and counties in the northwest of Xuzhou, Cao Cao's army attacked cities and plundered territory, and began bloody massacres in all the cities they conquered, regardless of their size.
For a time, people in various counties and counties in Xuzhou fled towards Xuzhou City.
In a city surrounded by corpses,
Guo Jia looked very ugly when he saw the streets full of corpses. This was already the sixth city to be massacred. Guo Jia has seen too many streets full of blood and women who were insulted to death. Guo Jia was confused for a moment. He didn't know whether he should continue to assist Cao Cao in his struggle for world domination. Such a cruel person would be in the Central Plains. A good king for the people? Guo Jia came to the county governor's house and looked at the happy faces of the generals around him. He clenched his fists tightly. These generals got a lot of property in this war, even beautiful women. Guo Jia's face Ugly said to Cao Cao,
"My lord, you can no longer massacre people like this. These are all people of the Han Empire. You have massacred hundreds of thousands of people and avenged the old man. I hope my lord will not continue to massacre."
Cao Cao sat on a chair and drank tea carelessly and said,"Fengxiao, I swore an oath before I went on the expedition. I will massacre Xuzhou, and I will capture Tao Qian and execute him. You don't need to persuade him anymore.."
Guo Jia didn't expect that Cao Cao would continue to massacre the city, so he hurriedly continued to dissuade him with a pale face,
"Lord, if you continue to slaughter like this, how will the people in the world treat you? Other princes and people will think that the lord is a cruel and murderous person. What is the difference between the lord doing this and Dong Zhuo?"
"Moreover, in the future, the lord will conquer the world, and other princes and people will fight against the lord, which will be very disadvantageous for us."
"Besides, I am afraid that no one among the nobles and scholars in the Han Empire will seek refuge with my lord again. My lord, you should think twice!"
"Fengxiao, I will make my decision, and you won’t try to persuade me anymore."Cao Cao waved his hand when he heard Guo Jia's words. He shouted to Guo Jia with a gloomy face.
Cao Cao did not expect Guo Jia to be so ignorant.
When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he said that he wanted to massacre Xuzhou. Tao Qian also wanted to catch Tao Qian and execute him.
Besides, Cao Cao also had a purpose in massacring Xuzhou.
There were several powerful princes around Cao Cao, including Miss Yan of Jingzhou, Yuan Shao of Yizhou, and former Dong Zhuo of Sili.
These are all powerful princes.
If Cao Cao wants to develop, he needs a lot of money and food, otherwise he would be able to raise hundreds of thousands of troops.
This Xuzhou War is an opportunity, and
Cao Cao will not miss this opportunity.
He will rob tombs. If you do it, what's the point of slaughtering some people?
One general's achievements will lead to thousands of bones being withered. Besides, if he wants to be a king, shouldn't he be able to kill some people?
"Guo Jijiu, my lord is right, just killing some common people, this is nothing, you are still young, every prince has done this kind of thing"
"Yes, Guo Jijiu, we are here to avenge the old man. Even if we massacre the entire Xuzhou, no one will say anything."
"Just massacring some ordinary people, what's the point? I don’t know how many people starve to death every year. Guo Jijiu doesn’t have to worry about this."
"Guo Jijiu, please stop trying to persuade the lord. Didn't you see that when the lord ordered the massacre of the city, our soldiers mustered up the courage to attack the city? This is also a reward for our soldiers"
"Yes, the morale of our army is very high now, and the army is looking forward to conquering the massacre next time."
In the hall of the governor's house, some of Cao Cao's generals began to persuade Guo Jia. They generals could not let Guo Jia persuade Cao Cao.
Among the six cities that were conquered, these generals But there was a big gain. Although part of it had to be given to Cao Cao, their gain was also very big. They got a lot of money, women, and this was just the beginning. Xuzhou and the others had just invaded. In the future, they generals Their gains will be more and more.
In the main hall,
Yu Jin and Zhang He, and even the generals Xia Houchun and Cao Ren, brothers of the Cao Cao clan, remained silent.
They all knew that it was impossible to dissuade Cao Cao this time,
Xu Duli There was not much money and food.
Those who knew Cao Cao well could guess why Cao Cao wanted to massacre the city of Xuzhou.
Cao Cao was raising money and food for the army. Only by massacring the people in the entire city could Cao Cao get it. The large amounts of money and food and grass were all used by Cao Cao to satisfy his personal interests under the guise of revenge.
Guo Jia looked at the many generals in the hall and lowered his head with a pale face.
Guo Jia was wrong.
He felt that he should not Come to assist Cao Cao.
Cao Cao, who was cruel by nature, won the empire of the Han Dynasty. This was also a disaster for ordinary people. He could massacre his own people wantonly. Will Cao Cao be a kind and wise monarch in the future?
Xuzhou City , after Tao Qian learned that Cao Cao had massacred the people of six cities, he kept cursing Cao Cao in the Prefectural Mufu. The
Xuzhou army was still gathering, and it was impossible for these old, weak, sick and disabled troops to stop it. Cao Cao's army made Tao Qian very concerned about the news in Jingzhou.
"Zhou Mu, Miss Yan is not in Jingzhou now. We may have to face Cao Cao's army independently this time."
"Not necessarily. Jingzhou has already sent a letter to Miss Yan. I believe Miss Yan will send out troops to rescue Xuzhou after getting the news."
"well! Why is Miss Yan looking for a beautiful woman at this time? If Miss Yan wants a beautiful woman, we can help her find her. How can Miss Yan find a beautiful woman herself with a body worth thousands of dollars?"
"General Cao Bao, how long can our Xuzhou army stop Cao Cao's army?"
"Xuzhou's elite army was basically lost during the last battle. Now Xuzhou's army is an army without combat effectiveness. It is difficult for us to stop Cao Cao's elite army."
"Didn't Cao Cao fear that the world would condemn him when he massacred the city? What is the difference between such a cruel man and Dong Zhuo?"
"Cao Cao's power is stronger than ours in Xuzhou. Now the princes in the Han Empire are fighting for their own wars. Who will offend Cao Cao at this time?"
Many officials and generals in the Prefectural Mufu Mansion started talking one after another. They did not expect that Miss Yan from Jingzhou was not in Jingzhou, and at the same time they were very helpless when they thought of Cao Cao's brutal massacre of the city.
At this moment, a school captain walked quickly He ran into the main hall of the Prefectural Mufu and shouted,"Report to the Prefectural Mufu that Miss Yan from Jingzhou has sent out troops. This is the message from the flying pigeon arriving from Jingzhou.""
"Get it quickly!"
"Yes, Zhou Mu!"