Chapter 228: Killing and Surrendering
After surrendering the Yellow Turban Army, Huangfu Song led the soldiers back to Xinzheng.
When the lords of the families in the city heard that Huangfu Song had returned victoriously, they had a hypocritical smile on their faces, praising Huangfu Song for his ability to command the army and deserve to be the mainstay of the Han Dynasty.
As the sun set in the west and the sky was getting dark, Lu Bu, who had had dinner, was summoned to the county government.
Spit ~ spit ~ Cao Xing, who was chewing the rice grains, ate the sand, and after spitting several mouthfuls, he used the bamboo chopsticks in his hand to pound the bowl a few times, and the rice grains that sank at the bottom of the bowl floated up along the whirlpool.
"Damn, Song Manzi, look at it, Lao Tzu was still working hard for them to kill thieves yesterday, so let us eat this today? What the hell is this called rice? The rice soup is about the same! ”
Cao Xing stretched out the bowl in front of Song Xian, shouting vigorously, and did not forget to scold in his heart: Dogs, some heartless beasts!
The big families obviously hoarded a large amount of grain and grain, but they refused to take it out for disaster relief, they would rather mold and rot than leave it to others.
Defending the city for such a bastard thing, it's all a belly of anger to think about.
In the cavalry camp, there was a squatting stout figure, who did not speak, did not listen with his ears, but only buried his head in the soup and porridge in the bowl, which seemed out of place with everyone.
This person is none other than the former Daqu Marshal who was captured and surrendered, Bocai.
The Yellow Turban Army under his command was arranged to go to the prisoner camp, but he was the only one who was taken by Lu Bu to the cavalry camp under his command.
Cao Xing walked over here, squatted down his legs, patted Bo Cai's shoulder, as if he had seen through the vicissitudes of the world, and said earnestly: "Lao Tzu understands why you want to rebel, if it is Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will also have to rebel!"
Bo Cai looked up at Cao Xing, not understanding what he meant by saying such rebellious words.
Song Xian, who was not far away, heard this, and immediately threw his gaze over, and his dull tone was full of warning: "Cao Xing!" ”
"Cut, let's say no."
Cao Xuan pursed his lips and said nonchalantly, but he didn't mention it again.
However, he was very attentive to Bo Cai, no, he asked out loud again: "How is it, the taste of being reduced from Daqu Shuai to a prisoner under the stairs, isn't it?" ”
Bocai didn't mean to pay attention to Cao Xing, and moved two steps to the side.
Isn't that nonsense?
Whoever goes from a big guy to a fish on the chopping board must be full of sorrow and bitterness in his heart.
According to the current situation, the thirty-six Daqu Shuai under the name of the Great Sage and Good Master, except for Ma Yuanyi, who was worse than him and fell into five horses, the other Daqu Shuai are still on their respective territories, drinking and playing with women, and they are full of spirit.
Thinking like this, the more melancholy Bo Cai's heart grew.
Cao Xing, as a scoundrel who was quite famous in Jiuyuan County, naturally fantasized about one day in the future, he could dominate one side and become one of those famous 'big men' on the road.
But now it seems that such a big man does not seem to end well.
So Cao Xing expressed great regret for Bocai's current situation, shook his head and said, "It's also your bad luck that you bumped into my family." Not to mention you shrimp soldiers and crab generals, even if you are the Xianbei cubs who are screaming on the grassland, they will not be so by us that they can't raise their heads. ”
Hearing this, Bo Cai's face was full of sorrow, and his heart twitched for a while: I want to know that Lu Bu is so cruel, I will also hit a hammer, and go directly back to Nanyang to avoid the limelight......
He was sure to put down the ruffian young man in front of him within Wuhe, but he didn't have the confidence to be able to kill out of this cavalry camp alone.
Bo Cai didn't speak, Cao Xing just chattered and chattered, and he asked Bo Cai again: "You say, will you die?" ”
"The general promised me that as long as I surrendered, he would not take my life."
Bocai finally spoke, for him, the so-called faith is to live.
Cao Xuan shrugged helplessly, "This is what the leader said, but he is not the one with the highest rank here." ”
Bocai's face changed drastically in an instant, and he suddenly realized that he seemed to have made the biggest mistake.
However, the progress of the matter was really told by Cao Xing's crow's mouth.
At this time, the county government was arguing.
"What! You want to spare the lives of these captives? ”
A certain bigwig of the family slapped the table, judging from his voting attitude, it was obvious that he was 10,000 unwilling.
As soon as the words fell, someone immediately chimed in and said: "If you can rebel the first time, you can naturally rebel the second time." Who in this room can vouch that these people will not rebel in the future? ”
Everyone present nodded their heads repeatedly, and only the dead would not pose a threat to them.
"That's right, the current handover of troops in various places is in need of morale boost. The only way to kill them and use their blood to boost their morale is the most appropriate way. Right Zhonglang opened his mouth to speak Zhu Jun, and he also suggested killing and surrendering.
"That's tens of thousands of lives!" Lu Bu couldn't help but say out loud, he glanced at the people in the hall, the gentleman who is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality on weekdays, when it comes to killing people, he is even more cold-blooded than an executioner.
"Yo, General Lu, when you killed the Xianbei people, I heard that you didn't drag the mud and water at all, and you also built twelve Jingguan with human heads. What's the matter, you can't do it at this time? Someone in the hall was sarcastic.
"It's different."
Lu Bu's voice suddenly raised a few points, and the Xianbei people plundered all year round, treating the Han people as cattle and sheep to be slaughtered. The moth thieves, on the other hand, are mostly ordinary people, who are forced to join the ranks of the Yellow Turban Army for their livelihood.
If you can be stable and happy in this life, who wants to be displaced and go away?
Lu Bu went all the way south, and he saw too many, and the hungry and crazy people even gnawed on the bark and weeds, and even worse, they had already begun to eat their children.
The so-called moth thief rebellion was all forced out because he couldn't survive his life.
If one day, he will fall into such a field, then he will ......
Lu Bu didn't dare to think further.
"What's the difference, those who dare to resist the heavenly might, let alone tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, will also die!" Someone snorted coldly, and said it as a matter of course.
To make an example of the monkey is to let others see what kind of miserable fate those who dare to oppose them will be.
As one of the three giants of counterinsurgency, Huangfu Song is not only a courtier loyal to the Han royal family, but also a general with an iron hand. He felt that this man was right, and he would rather kill by mistake than leave a trace of rebellion.
He decided, kill and surrender.
As long as this part of the main force is removed, the remnants of other counties in Yingchuan County will not be a problem.
After hearing the decision announced by Huangfu Song, a tacit smile appeared on the faces of the family figures.
Lu Bu was stunned on the spot, as if there was a moment of sluggishness in his eyes as if he was in the night. He began to feel a little dazed, as if he was sinking into an endless abyss, unable to find a way out.
The people around him bared their fangs and smiled hideously, and their appearance was even more terrifying than that of a man-eating beast.
He unconsciously shuddered, and when he looked at it again, everything was as usual.
At this time, the guards outside the door came to report that the military marquis under Cao Cao, the commander of the cavalry, asked to see General Zuo Zhonglang.