The entrance of the market in Xiaopei City.

More than 20 soldiers of the Cao army were stripped of their shirts and knelt in a row with hemp ropes tied to their bodies.

Behind them stood an equal number of axemen.

All around were the soldiers of the Cao army, and there were many small people standing in the corner who were trembling and still trembling.

Xiahoudun pressed the hilt of his sword with his hand, walking back and forth in front of the more than 20 Cao soldiers, his brows were always tightly twisted, and every time he looked at the more than 20 people kneeling in front of him, he would let out a long sigh.

"Earlier, General Li was asked what to do with those who killed indiscriminately in the city!" Finally, Xiahoudun stopped and shouted in front of the more than 20 people: "General Li told a certain person that the law does not hold the people accountable, and there are too many people involved in the troubles of the people, and they cannot be investigated one by one!" ”

"I don't believe it!" Speaking of not blaming the public, Xiahoudun raised his voice a lot and shouted to the people present: "Today, I captured these culprits who were killed by comparing the number of people who broke through the city!" ”

The soldiers of the Cao army and the people who were trembling and trembling by the disaster all looked at Xiahoudun one by one, and no one dared to answer his words, but they saw that the more than 20 Cao soldiers kneeling on the ground would have their heads cut off.

"You!" As he spoke, Xiahoudun strode up to a kneeling Cao Jun and asked him, "Except for the soldiers defending Xuzhou, how many civilians have you killed?" ”

"Nineteen!" Bound by hemp ropes, the Cao soldier lowered his head and answered in a low voice.

Xiahoudun didn't pay attention to him, but strode to the side and asked the same thing to another Cao soldier who was kneeling.

"Thirty-one!" As soon as another Cao soldier spoke, the figures he reported made the onlookers gasp.

The Xuzhou army defending the city was killed, not counting them, this Cao army soldier also killed thirty-one people in the city, which shows how many civilians in Xiaopei City were killed by the Cao army.

"You're all soldiers!" After asking the second Cao army soldier, Xiahoudun did not ask the other Cao soldiers again, but turned his head and shouted to the Cao army present: "The soldiers must spill blood on the battlefield and fight with the enemy!" You're waiting for you to slash your sword at the civilians! ”

There was a big commotion in the city, and although not everyone Cao Jun was involved in the killing, it was everyone who participated in the robbery and the abuse of women.

When Xiahoudun said to them that soldiers must shed blood, I don't know whether it was out of guilt or fear, all Cao Jun bowed their heads.

"I've been fighting the enemy on the battlefield for days, and you haven't killed enough?" Looking around at Cao Jun who was present, Xiahou frowned tightly, and when he saw that no one dared to say anything, he continued: "Abuse women and rob people's property, this is what a soldier should do?" ”

No one answered, and all Cao Jun knew that Xiahoudun was worried that he couldn't find anyone to kill, so he gave an explanation to the people of Xiaopei.

Whoever dares to respond, I'm afraid that it will be who will die with the more than twenty Cao Jun who were bound.

"If you want a woman, there are a lot of people in Lehu, just give money!" No one from Cao's soldiers responded, and Xiahoudun continued: "The grain and grass in the city, so I can tell the people about it, don't you wait for me?" You have to wait to grab it! Go get it! ”

When Xiahoudun said this, Li Dian was standing not far behind him.

Listening to Xiahoudun say this, Li Dian let out a long sigh, and raised his face slightly to look at the already reddened sky.

Patches of red glow floated in the sky, and a round of red sun below the red glow was slowly sinking towards the end of the horizon.

It's dusk again!

Under the watchful eyes of Cao soldiers and some civilians who were driven to the entrance of the market, the 20 Cao soldiers were beheaded.

At the same time as cutting off their heads, Xiahoudun also turned his face to the side, with a look that could not bear to look directly.

He really couldn't bear to look at the more than 20 people he personally ordered to kill, all of them were warriors who fought bloody battles with the enemy on the battlefield.

But he had to kill them!

If they are not killed, it will be difficult for the civilians in Xiaopei City to be appeased, and the Cao army, who has to be stationed in the city for a winter, has no support from the civilians, and it will be many more difficult to survive the whole winter.

Although civilians are only lambs to the slaughter in troubled times, they are also the foundation that sustains the survival of the army.

If it was not Xiahoudun but Cao Cao who led the army to break through the city, I am afraid that more Cao troops would be killed!

"Xiao Pei's folks!" When the corpses of the more than 20 killed Cao Jun were dragged by the soldiers and thrown into the cart, Xiahoudun turned around, hugged his fists and bowed to the Xiaopei people who were watching and bowed deeply and said: "Our army broke the city, and the last general failed to restrain his subordinates, causing the villagers to suffer a lot, and the last general made amends to the villagers!" ”

As he spoke, Xiahoudun actually bowed deeply to Xiao Pei's civilians.

The civilians of Xiaopei, who had also been sacked by the Cao army before, panicked when they saw this scene.

They looked at each other and looked at Xiahoudun, but they didn't know how to respond.

"General Ben is here today to inform the villagers!" When he put down his fists and straightened up, Xiahoudun looked around at the Xiaopei civilians present and said to them: "Those whose children are killed, take the soldiers and recognize the old as their parents, and do their filial piety!" Those whose parents were killed were orphaned by the soldiers and raised as adults! As for those who are killed, they will be soldiers as husbands! ”

As soon as Xiahoudun gave this order, the people in Xiaopei City were suddenly confused.

When children are killed, some soldiers recognize the old man as their parents, and when their parents are killed, there are also Cao soldiers who claim orphans, although these two articles are a bit far-fetched, but they are still a solution.

What is the explanation for the women whose husbands were killed, and before they had recovered from the grief of losing their husbands, they had to accept new men into their homes?

Is this done to appease the people of Xiaopei, or to completely satisfy Cao Jun's beastly desires?

Although the people in the city were very puzzled by Xiahoudun's decision to do this, no one dared to ask.

After experiencing a massacre, the people of Xiaopei have already become frightened birds, where do they dare to say nothing to Cao Jun.

Outside Xiaopei City, Lu Bu was defeated in a battle with Li Dian.

Leading the remnants of the defeated army back to Xuzhou, and discussing with Chen Gong what to do next, a soldier ran to the door, clenched his fists and said to him: "Qi Qi Wenhou, General Wei Xu returns to Xuzhou, Xiaopei has fallen!" ”

Hearing the words "Xiaopei has fallen", Lu Bu lowered his head and was silent for a long time.

Chen Gong had advised him earlier not to rescue Xiao Pei too early, otherwise the reinforcements would encounter the vigorous Cao army and would definitely be defeated.

But Lu Bu did not follow Chen Gong's advice, but resolutely led the army to the rescue.

Sure enough, the two armies met outside Xiaopei City, and after a few days of fighting, the Cao army under Li Dian became more and more courageous, and the Lu Bu army, which was more numerous than them, was beaten by them and turned over on their backs.

Reinforcements were withdrawn, and it would be strange if the defenders of the city could hold out for a few more days.

Knowing that Wei Xu had fled back to Xuzhou, Lu Bu furrowed his brows and was silent for a long time before waving his hand at the soldier and saying, "Go ahead, you know!" ”

After the soldiers who reported the news of "Wen Hou ......" left, Chen Gong hugged his fists and bowed to Lu Bu and said: "Although Wen Hou withdrew his troops, it is normal for Wei to continue to break through and leave, but he is Wen Hou's front foot has just entered Xuzhou, and he has his back foot. I am afraid that before Cao's army launched the siege of the city, he had already abandoned the city and fled. ”

"What can it be?" Looking at Chen Gong, Lu Bu sighed softly and said to Chen Gong: "I also know that Wei Xu definitely didn't hold the city, but if I retreat first, how can I blame him?" ”

"Wen Hou definitely can't think about it like this!" From Lu Bu's words, it was clear that he didn't seem to want to deal with Wei Xu, Chen Gong hurriedly said: "If Wen Hou doesn't deal with Wei Xu, in the future, whenever there is a battle, the generals will have the idea of fleeing if they can't fight, so my Xuzhou army will have no combat power!" ”

"There must be a reason for killing!" Wei Xu had been following Lu Bu earlier, and he was also a person that Lu Bu trusted very much, so he was sent to guard Xiao Pei, seeing that Chen Gong was bent on killing Wei Xu, Lu Bu said with a little unhappiness in his tone: "Don't talk about this matter, there is a certain district!" ”

Seeing Lu Bu's resolute attitude, Chen Gong knew that it was impossible to change his mind if he continued to talk, so he sighed lightly and didn't say anything more.

"Gongtai!" Seeing that Chen Gong looked a little disappointed, Lu Bu also knew that if there was an estrangement with Chen Gong, Chen Gong would be a little more taboo in the future, in order to relieve Chen Gong, Lu Bu arched his fist at him and said: "There is a previous defeat, but I didn't listen to the words of the public platform. Wei continued to lose to Xuzhou, which was also caused by a certain person who did not listen to the words of the public station, from now on, but where the public station offered advice, a certain word was obeyed! ”

"That's it, that's it!" Knowing that although Lu Bu said so, it was very difficult for him to do so, Chen Gong sighed and said to him: "Wen Hou is a great talent, how can a certain strategy be able to enter the eyes of Wen Hou!" ”

Hearing that Chen Gong's words were a little unhappy, Lu Bu hurriedly got up, hugged his fists and bowed to Chen Gong and said: "Gongtai must not lose trust in a certain because of a war, a certain swear here today that if he does not obey Gongtai's strategy in the future, he will be defeated and die when he fights with Cao Jun!" ”

Lu Bu's oath is not poisonous.

Listening to his poisonous oath, Chen Gong sighed, shook his head and said to him: "Wen Hou doesn't have to be like this, from now on, he and Wen Hou will work together to fight against Cao!" ”

Knowing that Chen Gong no longer blamed him, Lu Bu's heart was suddenly overjoyed, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed to Chen Gong and said: "Don't worry, from now on, a certain pair of public stations will definitely obey their words and never doubt each other!" ”

Listening to what Lu Bu said, Chen Gong still had an indescribable uneasiness in his heart.

Although he has not been working for Lu Bu for many days, in the days when he came into contact with Lu Bu, he also had a deep understanding of Lu Bu.

Lu Bu is brave in martial arts, but he is quite stubborn, and sometimes he can't listen to other people's opinions at all, and it may not be easy to ask Lu Bu to obey him.

Although he was very clear about this layer in his heart, Chen Gong did not break it, but hugged his fists and bowed to Lu Bu and saluted back, saying: "There is nothing else to think about, I just hope that Cao Jun will enter Xuzhou, Wen Hou can repel Cao Jun and keep Xuzhou, and then he can try to dominate!" ”

"I really never thought of being the king and dominating someone!" What Chen Gong didn't expect was that he had just mentioned that he wanted Lu Bu to protect Xuzhou and try to dominate the industry in the future, but Lu Bu suddenly said: "A certain thought can find a place to live in this troubled world, and in the future, the court will be crowned a marquis and a king, and a certain wife and children will live this life!" ”

"Could it be that Wen Hou doesn't want to reinstate the big man?" Frowning slightly, Chen Gong stared at Lu Bu without blinking, and a trace of disappointment inevitably arose in his heart.

"Kuang Fu Dahan is not easy to talk about!" Shaking his head, Lu Bu sighed and said to Chen Gong: "Even if you keep Xuzhou and are surrounded by strong enemies, how can you fight your way out of the encirclement?" ”

"Wen Hou can vote for the King of Qin!" What Lu Bu didn't expect at all was that as soon as his words fell, Chen Gong said to him: "Now that the King of Qin is sitting in Luoyang and Chang'an, Guanzhong is rich, and he is really plotting the world!" In the future, King Qin will definitely do something! ”

"But a certain had rebelled against the King of Qin earlier...... Chen Gong mentioned that Lu Bu could return to serve Liu Wei, and Lu Bu said with a little embarrassment in his expression: "I'm afraid the King of Qin won't ......"

"I remember that King Qin said that he can tolerate the whole world, how can he not tolerate a warm wait!" Looking at Lu Bu, Chen Gong lowered his voice and said to him: "If the general really doesn't want to plot the world, then go to serve the King of Qin, what will he do?" ”