si-mexico Chapter 133 Cao Cao: Who should be given the position of governor? Ziyi, what do you think?
Chapter 133 Cao Cao: Who should be given the position of governor? Ziyi, what do you think?
"Do not tell the brothers in the city this news."
Liu Bei spoke to the group of scouts with a serious expression.
"This... my lord, why is this?"
"Letting the brothers know that everything is alright in Pengcheng will put their minds at ease, won't it?"
These spies are nowhere near as cunning and scheming as Liu Bei.
They were completely unaware of Cao Cao's true intentions.
Even if they did realize it, the fact that Pengcheng was safe and sound was good news for them, not bad news.
"This is Cao Cao's treacherous scheme!"
Liu Bei spoke with righteous indignation.
The spies looked at each other, hesitant to speak, and stared at Liu Bei.
After they left, Liu Bei hurriedly summoned Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
"Yun Chang, Yi De, now only the brothers from Youzhou who came with us to Xuzhou are trustworthy."
"You must do this and that... Don't let this get out!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei felt a sudden chill run down their spines.
But they both knew that their elder brother was "forced into this situation."
If we don't do this now, the army is very likely to collapse!
A woman's kindness is absolutely unacceptable.
That evening, the group of spies who had been gathering intelligence on Pengcheng suddenly disappeared.
Where they went, only Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the group of veterans from Youzhou knew.
however.
Liu Bei underestimated Su Yu's abilities.
Xiapi?
The intelligence network had already infiltrated it to the point of being riddled with holes!
More than ten spies who were about to be slaughtered by Liu Bei were saved by the intelligence guards.
"Our brothers trusted Liu Bei so much, regarding him as their lord, but we never expected that he would want our lives!"
The dozen or so spies who were rescued covered their faces and wept bitterly, their hearts filled with hatred for Liu Bei.
Deep love, deep hatred.
Liu Bei disguised himself very well; until the very last second before he ordered the spies to be dealt with, the spies did not realize that Liu Bei intended to eliminate them.
If it weren't for the intelligence guards' rescue, they would all have become innocent victims under Liu Bei's command!
Who says Liu Bei wasn't ruthless?
When he killed Che Zhou, Yang Huai, and Gao Pei, seized Liu Zhang's territory, and killed Liu Feng, he showed absolutely no mercy!
His apparent weakness in ordinary times was a disguise he used in the chaos of war.
When the stakes are high enough, a ruthless tyrant can be benevolent, ruthless, or even have no bottom line!
but.
These dozen or so spies, rescued by the intelligence guards, will soon become sharp blades aimed at Liu Bei!
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Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
Inside Xiapi City, a gust of wind rose unnoticed.
It is said that Cao Cao not only did not harm the people of Pengcheng, but also distributed winter food to them and appeased them.
At the same time, Cao Cao also urged his soldiers to abandon Liu Bei and surrender as soon as possible.
Although Liu Bei immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and tried to suppress the source, it was to no avail.
Like wild grass growing rampantly, Liu Bei couldn't stop it!
train?
Training my ass!
The soldiers threw down their weapons and whispered among themselves, discussing the veracity of the news.
Sometimes, the more you try to stop someone, the more it reveals your guilty conscience.
Liu Bei's credibility plummeted to rock bottom at an extremely rapid pace.
at last.
That night, more than thirty soldiers took advantage of the darkness to escape from Xiapi and head towards Pengcheng.
The next day, hundreds more people fled!
Liu Bei could no longer control the situation.
at the same time.
Twenty miles outside the city, tens of thousands of Cao Cao's troops arrived one after another!
Chaos engulfed Xiapi in an instant.
The Xuzhou soldiers, who were under Liu Bei's command just a moment ago, turned their swords on the Youzhou veterans in the next instant!
"kill!!!"
With the cooperation of these Xuzhou soldiers, Xiapi was as fragile as paper and fell in an instant.
Apart from Liu Bei and his two brothers, all the veteran soldiers of Youzhou died in battle.
Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, and Chen Dao were also taken prisoner.
Jian Yong didn't have time to escape and was captured on the spot by the irritable Xuzhou soldiers.
Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, and Chen Dao became the discarded pawns abandoned by Liu Bei.
There was no way around it; all three of them were from Xuzhou.
Even though Sun Qian could be considered Liu Bei's fellow disciple, Liu Bei's trust in him was still far less than that in Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
With the strides of victors, Cao Cao and Su Yu entered Xiapi together.
Regarding the surrendered soldiers, almost all of the Xuzhou soldiers defected.
Most of them were not new recruits, but veterans who had experienced the baptism of war.
With a little reassurance and reorganization into a new team, they can form a certain fighting force.
But those original generals are definitely not suitable to be used.
For example, the Danyang generals under Cao Bao who were captured by Liu Bei at the Hongmen Banquet were of average ability and their loyalty was not guaranteed, so Cao Cao naturally could not let them continue to command troops.
Continuing to use them would be a resurgence of the dead, adding instability to Cao Cao's camp.
then.
At Su Yu's suggestion, Cao Cao promoted some young generals from Xu Province and placed them under the command of veteran generals in his camp.
If someone has outstanding abilities, they will naturally have the opportunity to be given more important responsibilities in the future.
Even if one's abilities are average, they can still help stabilize morale.
"It's a pity that Liu Bei didn't have time to take a concubine in Xiapi."
"Otherwise, I, Cao, would definitely have to lend a hand."
Cao Cao sighed with great regret.
Su Yu ruthlessly retorted:
"My lord, are you sure you have the energy to handle this?"
"One Zhang woman alone is probably enough to keep you from dealing with!"
Cao Cao's face turned red, a rare sight for him.
Zhang hadn't received any comfort for several years, but after meeting Cao Cao, it was as if a new world had opened up for her.
Every night, Cao Cao had to make sure Zhang Shi was happy.
It's been so many days, and Zhang Shi is getting stronger and stronger. Even Cao Cao is finding it hard to keep up.
In comparison, Mi Zhen was no match for Su Yu.
Moreover, she is a career-minded woman.
With Su Yu's help, the Mi family caravan quickly restored its original sales channels and even showed a tendency to expand further into Hebei, competing with the Zhen family caravan.
of course.
These are small things.
Taking Xiapi meant that Xuzhou was now in Cao Cao's grasp.
As for the remaining areas of Xuzhou, such as Guangling and Haixi, they immediately submitted to Cao Cao at the call of Chen Gui and his son Chen Deng.
However, the question of who should be appointed as the new governor of Xuzhou requires careful consideration.
As expected, Cao Cao once again presented Su Yu with a difficult problem.
"Ziyi, who should be appointed as the governor of Xuzhou? You must quickly come up with a plan for me!"
"The gift that I, Cao, prepared for you has already been transported from faraway Chang'an to Dongjun!"
Upon hearing Cao Cao's words, even Su Yu couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity.
What exactly is the gift?
They even went so far as to send it all the way from Chang'an to Dongjun.
As for the position of Governor of Xuzhou, its power was on par with that of Governor of Yanzhou.
Cao Cao currently controls only two provinces.
It would be inappropriate to assign a separate governor of Xuzhou to share power with him.
But for Su Yu, none of this mattered.
Is the governor of Xuzhou too powerful?
No problem, we can separate the powers of this position.
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