Ma Chao led the pursuing cavalry of the Imperial Forest Army back to Changsha at noon, and entered the Jianzhang Palace with a human head in his hand to meet Cao Cao. "Meng Qi, this head can't be Liu Qi's, right?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

Ma Chao said with some frustration: "Liu Qi is like a rabbit, and the last general can't catch up!" ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but this emotion flashed in his heart, and he smiled: "Feng Xian doesn't have to be annoyed! Liu Qi is just a lost dog now! ”

Then he smiled coldly, "Although there is still a county of Wuling, the soldiers have lost their courage, and there is no army available!" ”

Ma Chao clenched his fists and asked: "Your Majesty, please give the last general 100,000 elite soldiers, cross the Yangtze River, enter Wuling, and take Liu Qixiang's head!" ”

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Meng Qi, I'm afraid that we won't be able to enter Wuling for the time being!" ”

Ma Chao was puzzled: "Why is this?" ”

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia immediately told the story of the burning of grain and grass in Youxian County.

"How did Lin Tao do it! There are 20,000 elites in his hands, and they were even given by Chen Sheng! Ma Chao looked very annoyed.

Cao Cao nodded, and said to Ma Chao: "There is an important matter that needs to be dealt with urgently, I am worried that no one is worthy of this person, and it just so happens that Meng Qi is back!" ”

When Ma Chao heard Cao Cao say this, he couldn't help but feel a little proud, and hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, although you look forward to it, you will never give up!" ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not that serious!" ”

immediately briefly explained to Ma Chao what he had just discussed with Guo Jia.

Ma Chaohu's eyes flashed with green light, and he hugged his fists and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry!" The last general must have scavenged all the fabrics at the bottom of the box! After the words fell, he hurriedly walked towards the outside of Jianzhang Palace.

"Wait!" Cao Cao stopped Ma Chao.

"Your Majesty!" Ma Chao turned around and hugged his fists.

Cao Cao got up and walked in front of Ma Chao. Said very solemnly: "One more thing! ”

Ma Chao's heart moved, and his eyes lit up: "Your Majesty wants to bring all the beauties of these families in the end!" ”

Ma Chao's expression rarely showed a ruthless taste.

Hear this. Cao Cao almost didn't fall on the spot and wiped his forehead. glared at Ma Chao fiercely, and said angrily: "What nonsense! Am I that kind of person? ”

Ma Chao nodded honestly.

Cao Cao was angry: "Okay! Don't talk about this nonsense! Later, when I go to raid the house, you pay attention to two points for me, one is not to take the initiative to kill, and the other is not to use hands and feet on women! Violators will be dealt with by military law! Do you understand?! ”

Ma Chao nodded, hugged his fists at Cao Cao and said, "The last general has written it down!" Your Majesty, rest assured! ”

Cao Cao nodded, and Ma Chao hurriedly left Jianzhang Palace.

Ma Chao was ordered by Cao Cao and immediately led his wolf-like soldiers to break into the mansions of the Zhang family and the Chen family. Rummaging through boxes and cabinets everywhere, at the same time, there were other soldiers who confiscated the properties of the Zhang family and the Chen family throughout Changsha.

The two families looked up and down at the wolf-like soldier in front of them, trembling and pale, and terrified.

However, the soldiers of the Northern Expedition did not pay attention to them at all, which made the two families feel a little relieved in horror.

The confiscation work lasted for two days, and the grain that was looted was 100,000 quintals, enough for an army of 500,000 for ten days, and the looted goods were enough for an army of 200,000 for a year.

Cao Cao looked at the copy slip in his hand and couldn't help but be overjoyed. Guo Jia on the side was relieved.

"Good! Meng Qi, you did a good job! Cao Cao laughed.

Ma Chao clenched his fists proudly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Then he suggested: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are some families in Changsha City who are even richer than these two!" It's not as good as "Ma Chao's tiger eyes are shining green, and he looks eager to try.

Cao Cao was stunned. He said with a smile: "Meng Qi seems to have a lot of potential to be a bandit!" ”

Ma Chao laughed, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment!" Your Majesty, the last general will take someone to raid the house! He said. And he walked out the door.

"You give me back!" Cao Cao shouted, and Ma Chao came back to his senses. looked at Cao Cao with a puzzled expression.

Cao Cao said angrily: "Who told you to go to the house?" ”

Ma Chao was stunned, "Then what does Your Majesty mean?" ”

Guo Jia on the side said with a smile: "Meng Qi may not know yet. It is a helpless move to raid the family, but His Majesty does not want to make this matter bigger, so as not to cause complications, so Meng Qi must not rashly do anything to other families! ”

Hearing Guo Jia say this, Ma Chao was stunned.

"Bonghyo is right! One more thing to keep in mind is that you must not do anything to any soldier or merchant without my orders! Violators will be dealt with by military law! No one is exempt! Cao Cao said with a serious face.

Ma Chao couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and hugged his fists and promised.

Cao Cao sat down on the main seat, picked up a statistical book on the desk, looked at the shocking numbers on it and couldn't help frowning, Cao Cao said: "Although our army finally won the battle of Changsha, our army also paid extremely heavy losses!" Since the army moved south to Jingzhou a few months ago, our army has lost nearly 100,000 troops, of which more than 60,000 have been killed! In addition, there are countless losses of grain and grass! ”

After a pause, Cao Cao said to Ma Chao: "At present, there are more than 200,000 puppet Han army captives in the camp outside the city!" I want you to pick out the able-bodied ones to join our ranks! ”

"The last general will go now!" Ma Chao hugged his fists and promised.

After Ma Chao left, Cao Cao asked Guo Jiadao: "Fengxiao, what is the current situation of our army's money and food?" ”

Guo Jia replied: "The money and goods are quite sufficient, but the grain in the granaries in various places is only enough to maintain the daily expenses of our army, and it cannot support the needs of the expedition in a short period of time!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but scold: "Zhuge Liang, this villager, is really a great cause that will be ruined, it seems that only after the autumn harvest next year can he use troops against Wuling!" ”

Cao Cao's idea before he went south was very good, in his opinion, the accumulation of several years, not to mention the unrealistic thing of sweeping the world at once, can always eliminate the Han State in Jingzhou.

However, facts have proved that there has always been a gap between imagination and reality, and the pair of monarchs and ministers of Zhuge Liang and Liu Qi are not like the last monarchs and ministers of other dynasties!

It can be said that if it weren't for today's chaos and encountering Cao Cao's open existence, with Liu Qi and Zhuge Liang, a pair of monarchs and ministers, they would still pay attention to bringing prosperity to a dynasty.

If you want to destroy this pair of monarchs and ministers, it is obviously impossible to be so easy, just talk about it. (To be continued......)