My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 526 Lao Cao’s Depression
The sky was clear and cloudless, and there were traces of birds flying across the setting sun.

The scouts' information traveled back and forth to the military formation, and was finally gathered in the hands of an old man named Jia Xu for integration, analysis, and then presented to the emperor.

As night approached, the last piece of news was passed into the ancestral coffin. Su Chen saw what was written on the note with a faint smile on his face. Immediately, he asked Commander Liu, who was waiting for orders outside, to prepare a banquet. We must reward these generals under our command for this final victory.

"Soldiers cannot deduct food. Although they have not prepared wine or meat, they are full of food. Let's eat today. When we return to Yanjing the next day, I will hold a big banquet in the military camp. I will truthfully convey my words to the following. Sons and sons, listen."

Not long after Liu Sheng handed over and left, the soldiers and horses of the three armies who were sweeping outside gradually returned to camp.

When night fell, Guan Yu and Lu Bu returned with their cavalry and settled in the camp. As soon as they entered the emperor's camp, Qin Qiong, Zhao Yun, Yuchi Gong, and Zhang Liao had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Marquis Wen and Marquis Jun, how are your gains?"

Lu Bu turned over and dismounted, took off the head hanging from the horse's neck, held it in his hand and waved it to everyone around him. He did not brag, but smiled and said: "This guy is the leader of the Japanese pirates. It's a pity that a certain family killed him." At that time, this guy was disemboweled and died, so he had to cut off his head and bring it back."

With that said, he threw the head to a soldier not far away.

Guan Yu, who came over, handed the Green Dragon Sword to Zhou Cang who was coming up to him. He hugged Zhang Fei again, and then Zhang Bao, Zhang Fei, and Zhou Cang came over and pointed at a monkey-like figure behind him. He was tied up with a rope by the cavalry of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion and pulled here.

Those red phoenix eyes are full of smiles.

"No, even if we win, we are still on the battlefield. We are the generals in charge of the army. How can we be so drunk!"

"Guan Mou captured this Japanese pirate alive and plans to give it to His Majesty and escort him back to the Central Plains and the Northland. He can be paraded in the streets to make the people happy and throw him a few stones."

Guan Yu on the side also looked at Zhang Fei, who then lowered his foot back to the ground and said angrily: "What can this kind of monkey do to your majesty? Isn't it good to kick it to death and throw it into the sea to feed the fish?"

While the generals were noisy, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who originally thought he would be left here, was then lifted up by a soldier.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi greeted warmly: "Let's go in together. Your Majesty is hosting a big banquet today. You won't come home until you're drunk tonight!"

"Your Majesty!"

"I think you should be able to speak Xia Guohua."

"Toyotomi Hideyoshi..." He whispered his name.

"I don't understand how such a small man can be so ambitious."

After a moment, he was pushed in, and what he saw reflected in his eyes was the brightly lit tent, and densely packed Chinese generals sitting on the left and right, some seen and some never seen, such as Xiang Yu, Jia Xu, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Gan Ning , Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Guan Ping, Zhang Yi, Qi Jiguang, Liu Sheng, Dian Wei, Xu Chu.

"As long as you understand." Su Chen nodded straightforwardly, and then raised his hand and waved to the soldier next to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, "Take him down and keep a close eye on him, as long as he is alive."

"Okay, Yide, it makes sense to capture my brother alive." Guan Yu knew his third brother's temper, so he naturally didn't think much about it. He smiled and took his hand, and then stepped forward and invited Lu Bu to go to the imperial tent with him. At the same time, he also bowed his hands to the surrounding generals.

But how can he be considered an ordinary person if he can be compared with heroes of the late Han Dynasty such as Guan Yu and Lu Bu?

He was dragged up, feeling even more uneasy. As a once famous and influential figure, how could he not know what he would face next after he calmed down on the way to being captured?
On the way, he thought about biting his tongue and committing suicide, but his mouth was tied by a rope. Let alone biting his tongue, it was already a luxury to be able to close his mouth.

After a pause in speaking, Su Chen sat back upright with a faint smile on his face.

There is another meaning to this sentence. Of course the soldier understood it and immediately took the order to drag Toyotomi Hideyoshi out of the tent by his collar.

From the huge tent, a young voice came: "Bring it in."

"So arrogant?" Xiang Yu was a little unhappy. The Japanese pirate just now was only more than five feet tall. How dare a group of short soldiers led by such a person dare to go to the land of China and claim hegemony?
That is simply an insult to them.

At the moment, saliva flowed out of the corner of his mouth unconsciously, and he was dragged by the Xia soldiers who looked disgusted. Then the soldier shouted outside the tent: "Here comes the leader of the Japanese pirates!"

"General Zhang, calm down. You are capable of fighting Marquis Wen. If you kick him again, I'm afraid he will be kicked to death!" Qin Qiong looked at the frail body of the Japanese pirate on the ground. He was afraid that he would be killed just like that, so he quickly came up to persuade him. .

"Second brother Qin, just drink less."

"Xuanba, be careful your brother hears it."

Behind them were Zhao Kui'an of the Wuzhou Navy, and the foreign generals Elsa, Barry, and Rafael of the Northern Fleet.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi also rose from obscurity to the position of overlord. Naturally, he will not be easily scared, but it depends on where he is and who he is facing.

Haha!

Su Chen was tall, sitting behind the long desk, pressing one hand on the table, leaning his burly body forward slightly, "Tell me, who is your name?"

The feeling of trembling when facing the Ming army came back again.

"What a familiar name. I should have seen your deeds..." Su Chen actually knew that, but there were other local generals present, so it was not convenient for him to say something too explicit.

Su Chen also laughed, but said: "This Japanese pirate is quite capable and very ambitious. He once coveted my Chinese land."

Across the field of vision, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was beaten to his knees, as if he were a dwarf living in a kingdom of giants. Facing the murderous glances from all around him, his body could not help but tremble slightly.

"I don't like you. No matter whether you harass the coast or not, I will take action against you. It's just that you have advanced the war. Well, I have no need to say anything about you. But don't worry, your life is temporarily Keep it, my people need to see what the Japanese pirates look like."

The Japanese pirates were taken out, and the lively atmosphere suddenly returned to the imperial tent. The generals in the tent joked with each other and joked about Toyotomi Hideyoshi just now.

The swords, guns, swords, halberds, and furs placed in the tent embellished the murderous aura of an iron horse. This kind of scene was not what Toyotomi Hideyoshi had before or now.

After all, even if he was defeated by Liu Bang, it was still an internal matter of the Huaxia family.

Liu Sheng gave a low shout, and the soldier who came in raised his halberd. The tail of the halberd touched Toyotomi Hideyoshi's knee socket, and he beat him to his knees. He stepped forward and took off the rope from his mouth, and stood beside him. Always be prepared to prevent the other party from biting his tongue and committing suicide.

This was the first time for him to see so many Chinese military generals. Except for Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun who could tell from their appearance and dress, he didn't recognize any of them.

Two braziers stood on both sides of the first place, burning brightly.

Zhang Fei used a loud voice and kicked Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the butt, knocking him to the ground and causing him to fall over. "Really, monkey?"

"You want to humiliate me?"

Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao, Qin Qiong and others all laughed and looked at the Japanese pirate held by the cavalry. He was only about five feet tall and looked as weak as a child in front of them.

"Of course he was arrogant, but then..." Su Chen glanced at the Chinese or local generals who were coming and going in the tent, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Sheng on one side, deliberately raising the mood, and then said the last sentence: " But in the end, he was taken care of by Daming, and he ran back to the island in despair."

After hearing the last sentence, Liu Sheng straightened his back unconsciously in front of everyone.

And everyone in the tent also laughed.

"Haha, these dwarfs deserve to be driven back!"

"For this reason, when I, Lao Zhang, charged into the battle, I couldn't find my opponent. I only saw a horse running towards me. When I got closer, I realized that the Japanese soldier was actually covered by the horse's neck."

Zhang Fei said suddenly, making everyone laugh again.

The atmosphere became intense.

As they talked about the battle to conquer the Japanese islands, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun also talked about killing the Japanese generals who were targeting them. This made Guan Yu a little unable to bear it. After he reunited with Zhao Yun and Lu Bu, , heard about it. Now that he brought it up again, he closed his eyes slightly and asked in a loud voice: "What about the Japanese general who challenged Guan? Why didn't Guan meet him?"

"Haha, General Guan doesn't know something." Yuchi Gong stood up and shouted to Guan Yu, who was standing in front of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty on the opposite side: "That guy is a descendant of Liu Azhi. You also saw it. He committed suicide in front of His Majesty."

"It turned out to be him."

Guan Yu closed his eyes and stroked his beard, thinking that the other party had stabbed him without hesitation before, so he nodded reluctantly.

"Although I have some disdain for Biao Guan, he is still a decent person."

During the conversation, a bonfire was burning in the camp outside the tent, and the soldiers celebrating their victory gathered around the flames and laughed. A patrol team with armor and weapons walked over. Not long after they walked past, they saw a troop of soldiers and horses coming outside the camp gate, guarding them. The soldiers at the camp gate fired rockets to investigate, and then asked the soldiers at the door to push the camp gate open on both sides to make way for the road.

"Prime Minister Zhuge has arrived——"

A soldier outside the tent received the notice. When he saw Zhuge Liang sitting on a four-wheeled cart, shaking his feather fan and being pushed over by the tall Yu Wen Chengdu, he shouted loudly and immediately lifted the curtain.

Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded at the soldier, then got off the four-wheeled vehicle and walked into the tent with Yuwen Chengdu.

Su Chen knew that Zhuge Liang and the others were coming. When he saw the two people coming in, he extended his hand and asked them to sit down in the two empty seats on the left. "Why are you late, Prime Minister? I'll have to drink wine later." OK."

Zhuge Liang came to stand in the middle, holding a crane fan, and raised his hands forward with Yuwen Chengdu.

"General Liang and Yuwen came all the way, and they even went to Ping'an Capital to visit Wu Changshi on the way, so they were a little late."

Yuwen Chengdu didn't care about the so-called fine wine, "Since you are late, you should be punished. Bring two more jars!"

Zhang Fei grabbed the wine jar on the ground and carried it into his arms.

"What a beautiful thought!"

"It's better to have a fight with the Ring-Eyed Thief than to fight for a drink with him!" Lu Bu said with a smile, calling the opponent Ring-Eyed Thief, probably to repay Zhang Fei for calling him 'Mizuka Fake'.

Here, some soldiers still came over and filled Yuwen Chengdu with wine. He took a big sip, and after sitting down with Zhuge Liang, he reluctantly put the bowl of wine on the table. After all, he had been fighting for several months. For those who like wine, But it's a torture.

After sitting down, Zhuge Liang's smile remained unchanged: "Your Majesty, the overall situation has been decided now, what should be done next?"

All the Chinese generals in the tent are their own. Even the innermost local generals are second only to the Chinese people in terms of status and belong to the Emperor's confidants.

Hearing Zhuge Liang speak at this moment, everyone cheered up and looked at the emperor behind the long case.

After the noisy atmosphere calmed down, Su Chen would naturally not be confused by Zhuge Liang's question. As an emperor, how could he not have any clues?

After a moment of silence, Su Chen raised his wine and saluted Zhuge Liang and the generals in front before continuing: "The main force of the Japanese has basically been wiped out, and all the cities here have been destroyed, but there are still many Japanese remaining on the island, especially Nanniao. There are a large number of Japanese in the three islands of , Sanliang and Lunai.”

"You want to kill even if you don't have an army?" Qin Qiong frowned.

Su Chen was about to speak, but Jia Xu spoke first. He was not worried that His Majesty would not be able to explain, but he had some words that he could say so that the bad reputation would not fall on the Emperor.

The flickering flames illuminated his fox-like face. Jia Xu smiled at all the generals present, but his smile looked eerie and terrifying against the firelight.

"General Qin is right to have doubts, but the natives of these three islands have been influenced by the Japanese for a long time and have formed the habit of looting. If they are left unchecked, in the next few years or decades, piracy may reappear and they may loot. Coastal ships, since we have reached here today, we might as well kill all the remaining Japanese once and for all to avoid any trouble for the next hundred or even thousand years!"

As soon as he finished speaking, in the seat of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, the black man with a leopard head and ringed eyes slapped his knees and laughed at the top of his voice: "I think the same as you!"

Su Chen also nodded and said words of affirmation.

"The Taiwei's intention is also my intention, once and for all, for the next thousand years!"

At this time, Su Chen took over the words and shared the responsibility with Jia Xu.

Then Su Chen picked up the drink and stood up from behind the long case.

"...the conquest of Japanese islands was almost a perfect victory, but a group of soldiers also shed blood on the battlefield."

He held the drink in his hand and stretched it out of the long case, slowly falling down from left to right.

"Use the wine in your hand as a sacrifice to the bones at our feet, the dead heroes, and the generals in the tent. Come! Drink to the full -"

"Drink to win!!"

With a bang, the generals in the tent all stood up, followed the emperor's movements, held up the wine, and drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp while shouting loudly.

The sound shook the tent.

Su Chen put down the empty bowl: "The dead soldiers did not die in vain. Their achievements will be passed down to their families. I must give them what they deserve. Moreover, this Japanese island cannot be conquered and left alone. It has such a natural harbor." , how can we not use it?"

"It's my intention." Su Chen stretched out his finger and then tapped it on the table. "In the future, we will station naval forces here and develop the island, just like I developed the snowfields back then. Not only will the rich inland people go to sea by boat, but they will also be able to spend their leisure time on this island. , and by the way, the rich and noble people from overseas countries can also come here."

Zhuge Liang laughed: "Your Majesty is going to take away the money bags of all the rich people in the world."

"Take it all away and we can't talk about it." Su Chen didn't want to say too much about this matter. In terms of logistics management, he couldn't compare to Zhuge Liang, so he didn't have to go around himself and plan the layout in detail when he returned. Implementation will be carried out again.

"...but the Japanese are too poor. We conquered the Japanese islands, and the real things we gained, except for these big islands, have no value. I will try to find a way to start from the islands, and collect the rewards of the soldiers and their families." The compensation will be supplemented by expenditures from the national treasury.”

"Yes, this campaign against the Japanese pirates is indeed the worst war in our history." Zhuge Liang was specifically responsible for the deployment of supplies this time, and he had the most say in the consumption of money and food. "Your Majesty can have such an idea, which is really a sign of the Xia Kingdom." blessing!"

He was just a few times worse than Liu Chan.

"Okay, that's enough discussion. Let's start the banquet. Today's banquet is a bit shabby. When I regain my sight, I will hold another celebration banquet to reward all the generals."

Outside the tent, as Su Chen finished speaking about opening the banquet, the imperial soldiers who had been waiting for a long time filed in carrying dishes and placed them in front of the small tables of the generals.

Soon after, Su Chen used some at will and left the table. Everyone knew that His Majesty had a banquet to attend, so they didn't care. They each took their familiar generals to drink and have fun in the tent.

The atmosphere was warm for a while.

At the same time, Su Chen came out of the imperial tent and came to the open space behind the tent. There were three tables here, and wine and delicacies were placed on the tables one by one. In the sight of others, there was no one around the table, only Su Chen came with him. In Dianwei's eyes, the table was now filled with figures drinking wine and picking up food.

"Chang Sheng, come here and drink with me!"

Cao Cao came over slightly drunk, pulled Su Chen's sleeves, and sat down at his table.

As soon as he sat down, Li Shimin came over from the side and whispered: "Old Cao has a knot in his heart and makes himself drunk."

"Knot?"

Su Chen didn't understand why Cao Cao, who had become extremely free and easy after coming here, was so preoccupied, but he immediately thought of what Maro Itadamura said before.

It became clear in my heart.

Our Prime Minister Cao wants the Sima family to death.

(End of this chapter)