Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 159 Massacre of captives?

This battle swept away the haze over the Central Plains, one hundred thousand soldiers! 30 troops!Yuan Shao's accumulation of nearly ten years went bankrupt!Although Xu Du may not be able to surpass Yecheng in one fell swoop, at least the two sides are on the same starting line.

When Yuan Shao was in his prime, Cao Cao was not afraid of him, let alone he was beaten into such a bird, the dawn of victory had faintly bloomed a charming edge over Xudu.

It's just that Cao Cao still has some regrets after returning to the Chinese army. After all, Yuan Shao is the biggest weakness of the four prefectures in Hebei. The generals went down into the small building of the Chinese army, and just sat down, Cao Cao had already gnashed his teeth and pulled out the unlucky Wang Hou first!

"Wang Tuqiu, as a general of the Guandu infantry, why didn't you send troops to chase and kill the Yuan bandits?"

"Return..., Hui Xiangfu! Your order to your son-in-law is to stick to the Guandu camp, and wait for you to return in triumph. No..., no let me chase after you!"

"Fart! Thieves Yuan is crushed, as long as there are 5000 more troops! He won't be able to run away. You Wang Tuqiu can't understand such a little military knowledge? I will beat you to death, you son of a bitch!"

It's really pumping!With a click, Cao Cao threw down his shoes in a panic, causing Wang Hou to hop on one leg, and jumped to the side sadly.

But looking at this scene, Jia Xu, who was squatting behind, lowered his head slightly, and twitched the corners of his mouth happily.

It seems that the lord Cao Cao has a real temperament, that's right!But Wang Hou is smarter and more tactful than he imagined. Yesterday, Wang Hou finally paid him a visit and invited him to drink. He was giving Wang Hou an idea. Mr. Cao didn’t catch Yuan Shao, so he would definitely be angry when he came back. , When the time comes, you will plead guilty. The army invaded Yuan Shao's camp, and the sergeants were scattered and busy looting, so they couldn't pursue them. In this way, pleading guilty in name, but in fact the blame lies on the generals of all walks of life. After all, Wang Hou, the airborne commander, can't control it. In the end, Cao Cao knew the little soldiers in his heart.

Here, Wang Hou gave him another surprise. He didn't bother to use the generals, and his relationship with Cao Cao made Jia Xu's eyes shine again. Don't worry about being whipped, so many generals and civil officials are ashamed!But if it weren't for his close vassals, Cao Cao wouldn't be able to vent his anger on him in this way.

But just when Jia Xu was secretly laughing, Wang Hou gave him another big surprise out of the blue. He picked up Cao Cao's shoes angrily, carefully sent them back from the bottom, and clasped his fist again. Wang Hou reported in a serious manner.

"Father Xiang, failing to kill Yuan Shao is actually a good thing for my Han court!"

"Oh? It's a good thing that Yuan thief ran away? Now, Wang Tuqiu, if you don't tell me how ugly you are, the truth will beat you to death!"

Smash me to death and make your daughter a widow?

The corners of his mouth twitched, and Wang Hou clenched his fists in a sad reminder: "Father Xiang, after all, the Yuan family has four generations and three fathers. Although the rebel Yuan Gonglu has ruined the reputation of the Yuan family, after all, Yuan Shao is still very popular in Hebei. Once our army kills Yuan Shao, the ministers in Hebei will take the prime minister as their enemy, and it will be difficult to attack Hebei in the future! Moreover, Yuan Gong used to be a friend of the prime minister, and killing a friend will not be very famous for the prime minister's father !"

"What's more, after experiencing such a big defeat! Yuan Shao has been so angry that he vomited blood. Under internal and external troubles, Mr. Yuan probably has few years to live!"

"Yuan Shao vomited blood!"

Cao Cao was taken aback by this news, and then fell silent. After a while, he got out of his emotions and stood up again with a flick of his loose sleeves.

"You came up with these?"

"Father Hui, when I was drinking with Jia Xu and Mr. Jia yesterday, my son-in-law asked Mr. Jia for advice!"

Full of smiles, Wang Hou turned his head and bared his teeth, but looking at Cao Cao's admiring and clear eyes, Jia Xu felt pain in his heart. In the history of the Three Kingdoms, he was the first person who could pretend to be a grandson, and he just survived Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, the three dynasties of Cao and Wei, and finally survived Sima Yi's usurpation of Wei, and also climbed to the post of Taiwei, one of the three lords, by pretending that his grandson didn't talk much, and he didn't join gangs and join forces.

But Wang Hou slapped him with the label of the Taiyuan Wang family. What made him even more depressed was that when he was drinking yesterday, he really simply did this trick to Wang Hou to explain why Yuan Shao escaped. Not a word was mentioned.

Let Wang Hou play tricks!
Fortunately, after just visiting him, Cao Cao immediately brought the matter back to the topic. With hale eyes and a red face, he excitedly asked the subordinates hurriedly.

"Yuan Thief was defeated in this battle, what do you think our army should do next?"

"Of course it is to take advantage of the victory to pursue! Prime Minister, our army has won a big victory, and Yuan's army has been defeated. There are no strong troops in the north and south of the Yellow River. If we don't attack Jizhou now, when will we wait?"

Without even thinking about it, Xia Houyuan, who has always been the main battler, jumped out again, bowed his hands excitedly and hastily, but before he finished speaking, Xiahou Dun on the other end yelled in astonishment.

"Isn't our army's rations ordered to be burned by the prime minister? How can we march without rations?"

"Wang Tu begged that old boy to burn military rations? He was so stingy that he wished oil could be squeezed out of the stones. The truth is that he asked him to burn military rations because he knew that this boy couldn't!"

But as soon as this was mentioned, Cao Cao was annoyed and threw off his shoes again, and growled angrily.

"If you are allowed to accept the big camp, you will guard the big camp! Why did you boy disobey orders when you were asked to burn the army rations! This old man will beat you to death!"

Another shoe sole on his thigh made Wang Hou feel miserable!It's really called a companion like a tiger!Fortunately, he didn't burn it. If he really burned the army rations, I don't know if Cao Cao would really show him a foolish son-in-law who was beaten to death in court!

But the issue of military rations was not a problem, but Xun Yu, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.

"Prime Minister, this veteran thinks that now is not the time to march into Jizhou! On the one hand, although Yuan Jun's entire army has collapsed, our division has also fought hard for a year. The veteran division is tired. If we go on an expedition again, the army's morale will inevitably be depressed!"

"Besides, there are still [-] Hebei Yuan Jun prisoners in our army. If these people are not dealt with properly, they will be a trouble after all!"

"It's just a captive, just kill it! But if you don't march now, Yuan Shao has the land of the four states after all. Once he recovers, it will be difficult to fight again!"

Xia Houyuan didn't give up, and shouted impatiently again, but his words just reflected Cao Cao's own unwillingness, yes!After finally defeating Yuan Shao's main force, now he has few major generals in his hands, what a rare opportunity!
Watching Cao Cao lower his head to meditate, Wang Hou couldn't help but raise his heart. In history, after the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao carried out a massacre, killing more than 8 prisoners. The massacre became two black spots that he could not erase in his life.

Wang Hou wasn't there to know about the massacre in Xuzhou, but this time, is the bloody massacre about to unfold in front of him?
Fortunately, Cao Cao shook his head after thinking for two or three seconds while Wang Hou was short of breath.

"The killing of prisoners is inauspicious! It is a last resort! This boy Tuqiu has already said that if Yuan Shao is killed, how many people in Youzhou, Jizhou, will hate the truth, let alone the [-] prisoners? Kill him at any time! The truth is decided, the squadron will return to the court, and give the soldiers some time to rest! Fight again next year!"

"Prime Minister benevolent!"

The opinion was accepted, Xun Yu hurriedly flattered him, and Wang Hou on the other end was also relieved. He killed 8 prisoners, and killed all the prisoners who are now locked up in Zhongmou County. He really couldn't imagine the scene!
In fact, Cao Cao's benevolence is actually derived from Wang Hou's efforts. Why did Cao Cao kill the captives in the Guandu War in history? The 8 people came from Yuan Shao's elite troops, with extremely strong combat effectiveness and high loyalty. Yuan Shao's entire army was wiped out with great difficulty, and sending them back would be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain!
can be raised?Can't feed!In history, Cao Cao attacked Wuchao and took double risks to fight Yuan Shao. One of the reasons is that the military rations were not enough, and his own people were not enough to eat. How to feed these 8 people?Without food, more than 8 captives will not wait to starve to death, and large-scale riots will break out sooner or later!

In Cao Cao's position, he had no choice but to kill him!After all, what he wants to protect is the loyal people of Yanzhou and Yuzhou!

Population is precious in all dynasties. In order to expand household registration, Sun Quan once sent General Wei Wen to conquer Yizhou, which is the later Taiwan. This time, there are more than 40 shi grains and more than 8 young laborers. Of course, Cao Cao I can't bear to kill it!
However, after rejecting Xia Houyuan's proposal to kill the prisoners, Cao Cao kicked the ball to Xun Yulai who had raised his opinion, lowered his head slightly, and asked respectfully.

"Xun Lingzhong, according to your opinion, what should be done with these Yuan Jun prisoners?"

"Prime Minister, Wang Shijun has been managing the prisoners of the rear army. Wang Shijun must have a good way!"

Xun Yu is also a good passer. If he didn't pay attention, the ball kicked back to Wang Hou's feet. Seeing Cao Cao's big eyes staring towards him again, Wang Hou couldn't help but feel pained.

Why are you here again?
(End of this chapter)