The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 219: Li Yi uses magic to summon divine soldiers and ghosts?
That night.

Zhang He has already formed a team of grassroots soldiers.

These soldiers were equipped with the halberd soldiers, but they were wrapped in straw clothes, wore straw hats, and had straw shields tied to their shields.

Li Yi ordered his men to fetch all the grass and add water to it, and then he gave the order to attack the city.

The South City where he was located was the main attack direction, and the other three cities were just for show and were not to be attacked but not fought.

At the command, the soldiers carried the ladders and rushed to the city wall.

Because the soldiers were covered with grass, their steps were slow and they stumbled, and their shouts had a hint of weirdness.

The night made it difficult to see his face clearly. The guards on the city wall turned pale and exclaimed:

"Devils! There are demons!"

"Li Yi is good at using magic to summon ghost soldiers!"

"What nonsense!"

Yuan Shang was furious and killed the soldier who spread the rumor with a sword.

"There are no ghosts here. This is just Li Yi's trick!"

Although he said so, Yuan Shang's heart was pounding, for he knew that Li Yi was not a simple person.

However, the arrow has been put on the string and has to be shot. As the backbone of the army, Yuan Shang must not retreat at this moment.

He drew his sword and shouted:
"Even if Li Yi really summons the divine soldiers, why should I be afraid?"

"Pass my order, shoot!"

Huh!
The defenders immediately gathered on the top of the city wall, and they drew their bows and shot at the people below the city.

Whoosh whoosh!
Arrows rained down like rain, hitting people and making dull "clang clang" sounds.

The bodies of the attackers became heavier and heavier, and they staggered towards the foot of the city.

This was because most of these arrows pierced into the grass clothes and grass shields, thus slowing down their progress.

The people below were seen moving in increasingly bizarre shapes and movements, but their fighting abilities were not yet revealed.

Yuan Shang then calmed down and ordered his men to throw stones towards the city.

Soon, Yuan Bing filled bags with stones and threw them out.

The flying stones were like dumplings falling down, pouring down like rain and hitting everywhere.

“…Ahh!”

The soldiers attacking the city were thrown up and down by the stones. Although they were not killed instantly, the stones still hurt their bodies.

Fortunately, there was thick grass on the shield and a grass coat on his body, which slightly cushioned the impact of the flying stones.

Even so, the rain of stones caused many people to suffer pain and injuries.

The soldiers gritted their teeth and fought hard to attack the city wall.

"Is there such a thing?"

Seeing the bravery of the soldiers below, and not being able to see clearly what was happening below, Yuan Shang was shocked and angry, and gave the order:
"Quick, pour the golden soup!"

Golden soup is boiled feces water.

It is both a fire attack and a biochemical attack.

If it splashes on your body, your skin will be torn apart immediately.

If the golden soup penetrates deeply into the wound, the person will die within a few days.

Wow!

Pieces of golden soup poured down.

“…Hoohoo, ah!”

The soldiers below the city shouted loudly and jumped on the spot.

However, he still relied on the thick grass clothes on his body to prevent a large amount of boiling water from penetrating into his body.

They saw that neither arrows, falling rocks, nor bastions of steel could repel the besieging troops.

Yuan Shang opened his eyes wide and finally felt a little scared.

"Could it be that Li Yi really has the power of ghosts and gods?"

Yuan Shang pondered in his heart, and hurriedly summoned Chen Lin and others to ask questions.

Chen Lin hurried over from another city wall. After hearing about Yuan Shang's situation, he hurriedly comforted him:
"My Lord, don't worry. It's dark now. Who knows what Li Yi is up to?"

"Tell the soldiers to light torches, and they will know at a glance whether it is a human or a ghost."

Yuan Shang followed his advice and ordered his soldiers to raise torches to illuminate the area below the city.

The flames gathered together, and everyone looked carefully and found that it was not a ghost.

It was just a layer of grass clothes tied around the bodies of the attacking soldiers.

"... Humph, I thought Li Yi was capable of this, but this is all!"

After the truth came to light, Yuan Shang regained his arrogance and ordered his soldiers to throw down the torches.

boom!
The torches fell like hail, and the soldiers below just shook their bodies but failed to catch light.

"It's water! Li Yi had people pour water on the grass."

Chen Lin quickly pointed out the key.

what?
Yuan Shang was so anxious that he kept scratching his head and asked Chen Lin if he had any good ideas to defeat the enemy.

Chen Lin rolled his eyes and laughed:

"Don't worry, gentlemen. I have a plan to defeat the enemy."

"You can temporarily suspend the offensive and let the enemy come up."

Oh?
Yuan Shang asked hurriedly, "Why?"

Chen Lin added:

"My lord, please tell the city to prepare hot oil."

"Add firewood, sulfur and other fire starters."

Yuan Shang reacted immediately and followed Chen Lin's plan.

Although these soldiers' straw clothes were soaked with water, if we poured hot oil into them and added straw stacks and other things.

This would burn these siege soldiers alive.

"...Oh, you fell into my trap."

Li Yi was riding a white horse, standing in the distance, watching the movements on the city wall quietly with a telescope.

When we saw the defenders on the city wall starting to run around and move haystacks, we knew they were going to attack with fire.

"Pass the order! Raise the fire!"

Li Yi put down the telescope and stretched out his hand behind him.

There was a loud crash!

Behind him, torches were lit, illuminating the area behind him.

Zhang He rode forward and shouted:

"All troops retreat when they see fire!"

The grass-roots soldiers who were still attacking the city wall, seeing the bright fire behind them, abandoned the wall and turned back to their camp.

A large number of soldiers ran back, which made Yuan Shang very surprised.

He wondered if the thief knew that he was going to add fuel to the fire.

"Quick! Quick! Light the fire!"

"...Don't let the thief get away!"

Yuan Shang was so anxious that he kept banging on the city wall. They had gone to so much trouble to move these flammable objects onto the city wall, they couldn't let it go to waste.

If you can burn one to death, burn it to death!
“…No, that’s not right.”

Chen Lin frowned, with a bad feeling in his heart.

I secretly thought that Li Yi was quite talented. After a whole night of hard work, he retreated without achieving any results.

So what was the purpose of him staying up all night?

"……and many more!"

Chen Lin's face turned pale and he grabbed Yuan Shang's arm.

"My lord, do you still remember that when Li Yi attacked the counties of Bohai before, he conquered them almost overnight."

"The soldiers who escaped mentioned that Li Yi once used a siege weapon."

"Trebuckle!"

Yuan Shang and Chen Lin shouted out the name almost in unison.

boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge fireball flew over his head.

Yuan Shang was horrified, his eyes were bloodshot:
"...Where did the cannon come from?!"

“…Where did the cannon come from!!”

It turns out that this counterweight trebuchet has a very long range.

In addition, it was dark, and the defenders on the city did not notice that Li Yi had already prepared catapults in the army.

The soldiers operating the catapults saw that the city was full of torches and began to throw catapults towards the flames.

It's just different from throwing boulders in the past.

Instead, they used round stones inside, tied hay outside, and then coated it with grease.

Once ignited, it becomes a fireball.

The city walls were piled high with things that could start a flammable fire.

As the fireball flew into the air, the fur burst open and scattered debris and sparks.

boom!
In an instant, the city wall was set on fire.

Everyone was unable to escape, and countless soldiers were set on fire, howling in agony on the battlements.

"Xianfu! How about my military strategy?"

Li Yi rode on his horse and shouted loudly to the city wall:
"When your father was alive, he was no match for me."

"How can a young boy like you be able to resist my imperial army?"

"Open the gates and surrender the city immediately, and I will spare your life!!"

Everyone had long been afraid of Li Yi's name, and now they were in the fire and heard Li Yi's shouts.

Just as the King of Hell is demanding lives, and the God of Death is taking souls.

Everyone was frightened to the point of their lives being torn to pieces and their hair standing on end.

"Li Tanhou has supernatural powers. We are no match for him!"

"Down!"

"Down!"

Everyone was wailing, despairing, and shouting desperately in the fire.

"shut up!"

Yuan Shang held his sword in his hand and cursed:
"When my father was alive, he treated you well."

"How can you be so intimidated by the enemy and surrender without firing a single shot?"

"Quick! Push all these haystacks down from the city!"

Yuan Shang didn't care about much at the moment. He got so angry that he used his sword to pick the haystack off the city wall.

But it was too late.
The counterweight trebuchet is also called the Huihui cannon.

Its power is like thunder and its authority is like a landslide.

The rope of the machine made a sound and the fireball flew into the sky.

The flames were blazing and roaring.

Wherever the enemy was struck, the city walls collapsed and the towers and turrets were destroyed.

The soldiers defending the city were all terrified, so how could they have the time to push down the haystack?

He just ran around in all directions.

The fireball fell to the ground, flames rose, and smoke covered the sky.

The soldiers and civilians in the city were terrified and crying.

The people were running around in panic, not knowing where to hide.

Yuan Shang looked at the raging fire, unable to stop it, and realized that the situation was hopeless.

He stuck his sword into the ground dejectedly and sighed to the sky:

"My family has three officials in four generations, and they are well-known in Hebei."

"How could it all be destroyed by a country bumpkin?!"

It was not until now that he realized that he had fallen into Li Yi's scheme from the very beginning.

Li Yi deliberately deployed a few insignificant soldiers to create mystery.

Yuan Shang launched a fierce attack at the beginning, but failed to slow down the offensive of this group of soldiers, and thought it was the effect of the straw clothes.

But that actually had little effect.

It's not that the grassroots soldiers are strong, but that this group of siege soldiers is strong in itself.

He deliberately wore a grass coat and made a grass shield to mislead Yuan Shang into thinking that it was the effect of the coat.

So they thought of using fire to burn him to death.

As a result, it illuminated the direction for the other party and provided something to start the fire.

Use my fire to burn my people.

It’s cloudy, too cloudy!

Yuan Shang gnashed his teeth and was so angry that he vomited blood.

“…Report!”

"General, the enemy troops at the other three gates have begun to attack the city!"

Sure enough, taking advantage of Yuan Shang's chaos.

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao led their troops to attack the city.

"Teach them to hold on!"

Yuan Shang screamed loudly, and now he was in a difficult situation.

Because Li Yi took advantage of the fire and the soldiers defending the city retreated from the battlements and began to attack the city.

At the same time, the counterweight catapult was slowly moving forward, throwing catapults into the city wall as it moved forward.

To provide fire cover for the siege troops.

"Huang Zhong, lead a team of archers to follow."

"Once the flames on the top of the city are extinguished, no one dares to climb up and defend the city."

"Don't ask, just shoot him with an arrow!"

"Here!"

When Huang Zhong received the order, thousands of people immediately followed behind him and rushed to the top of the wall.

The flames gradually died down and the sky became slightly brighter.

On the top of the city wall, the burning stench was unbearable.

Charred bodies, unrecognizable beyond recognition, could be seen everywhere.

When Yuan Shang saw a large number of enemy troops pouring into the city, he knew that Nanpi could not be defended.

He decisively led his army and abandoned the city.

He took away his main force, which meant that Yuan Shang saw that the situation was hopeless and hardly put up much resistance.

Indirectly abandoned the Nanpi garrison.

"...General, have you abandoned me?"

When the Nanpi defenders saw that Yuan Shang would not defend the city with them, they no longer had the slightest desire to fight as they had already been frightened by the killing of Li Yi's army.

The vanguard generals led by Ma Yan and Zhang Yi were unable to escape, so they turned against their enemies and laid down their armor.

He raised all his troops and surrendered to Li Yi.

Li Yi thought to himself that Ma Yan and Zhang Xi had quite a few troops under their command, and if they were forced into a corner, they would become a threat.

But Li Yi could not do something like Bai Qi and Cao Cao did, such as killing prisoners.

As long as Li Yi wanted, he could take advantage of the fact that Ma Yan and Zhang Xi were undecided and trap them all.

In this way, not only can a hidden danger be eliminated, but a large amount of food and grass can also be saved.

In fact,
The reason why Cao Cao killed a large number of prisoners in the Battle of Guandu was because he could not afford to support so many soldiers.

If we let them go, we'd be afraid of letting the tiger return to the mountains.

After all, Yuan’s appeal is too strong.

With Cao Cao's character, he was capable of doing such a thing.

But Li Yi always believed that among the right time, right place and right people, the most important one is the right people.

Killing prisoners in a burial pit can only solve a temporary problem and cannot be used in the long run.

Therefore, he treated the two generals Ma Yan and Zhang Yi well.

He first gave them a banquet to entertain them, and then comforted them by saying:

"You two have made great contributions in pacifying Bohai, and you are familiar with the geographical advantages of Jizhou."

"I am in need of two guides to pacify Hebei."

"You two can follow the army and wait for the mission to be accomplished." "I will submit a petition to request that you two be granted the title of marquis."

First give a clean background, saying that you have made contributions and are not bandits.

Then show your value as a guide.

Finally, I will draw a pie in the sky and then make you marquises.

This is Li Yi's standard three-piece set for controlling people.

Ma Yan and Zhang Yi were grateful for Li Yi's kindness and expressed their willingness to fight to the death for him.

Li Yi then felt a little relieved, and ordered the soldiers not to disturb the people when entering the city, and then sealed all the treasury.

After everything is settled, he must come and check it out personally.

After conquering Bohai, Li Yi counted the treasury and ordered a grand feast for the soldiers.

Everyone asked where the army should march.

It was because after Yuan Shang was defeated and fled from Nanpi, he disappeared without a trace.

His whereabouts could not be found in a short period of time, so everyone asked where to advance next.

Li Yiyan said:
"This time I am passing through Qingzhou with the intention of conquering Jizhou."

"I will just send troops to attack Wei."

"If Wei is conquered, Jizhou can be obtained."

"As for Yuan Shang's movements, let him go. I only want Jizhou."

Everyone took the order and set out from Nanpi, heading southwest towards Wei.

Li Yi used Ma Yan and Zhang Yi as the vanguard, and ordered Xu You to assist them and help persuade the cities to surrender.

These people are old faces in Hebei and they held high positions of power in the old Yuanying.

When the generals defending the city saw him coming, they were afraid of Li Yi's military power and surrendered one after another.

Li Yi returned the seals and ribbons to the officials guarding the city and still appointed them as county officials.

It was because he knew in his heart that these officials now surrendered to him only because they were afraid of his military power.

If I strip them of their military power right from the start, it will inevitably cause resistance.

Just remain "neutral" for now, and wait until Li Yi conquers Wei and seizes Jizhou.

These cities that surrendered in name could be conquered by issuing an edict and truly surrendered.

Just like Yuzhou in the rear during the Battle of Guandu.

They nominally sided with the Yuan family, but withheld food and supplies and refused to send them to the central government.

But when Yuan fell, he immediately handed over all the silk, cloth and food.

Regardless of whether it was Cao Cao or Liu Bei, they simply burned the letters exchanged between the Yuzhou officials and the Yuan family.

It means that bygones are bygones.

There is nothing we can do about it as there are too many people sitting on the fence.

You can't handle it all at once, otherwise your Yuzhou administrative system will be paralyzed.

Burning letters is also a way to win people's hearts.

However, before burning them, Li Yi ordered Pang Tong to make a copy of all the letters.

The Yuan family is still powerful now, and for the sake of unity, they cannot engage in internal strife.

After the north is pacified, we will slowly settle the scores.

Relying on the guidance of the "guide party" and the reputation Li Yi had earned in the north.

The army advanced unhindered all the way and attacked Weijun, the capital of Jizhou.

When he arrived in Wei, Li Yi learned that Cao Cao had also attacked there.

Only Ye City was left unconquered, and Cao Cao surrounded it.

Although Li Yi knew that Cao Cao would come, his sweeping speed was still faster than he had expected.

But then he thought again, he had already swept this place once when he marched north to conquer Wei last year.

Given Cao Cao's military strategy, it was reasonable for him to advance so quickly.

Now that the Cao and Liu families are still allies on the surface, Li Yi, out of courtesy, took the initiative to stop his troops and go to greet Cao Cao.

At the same time, it is also for gathering intelligence.

I want to see where Cao Cao has fought.

After asking around, I found out that Cao Cao had divided his troops into two groups.

Cao Cao fought all the way from Shangdang to Weijun, and only Yecheng was left unconquered.

Cao Hong fought all the way to the State of Zhao.

Only Handan, the capital of Zhao State, remained unconquered.

This was because of the internal strife between the brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, which consumed a large amount of military forces in Jizhou.

People in cities across Jizhou were in a state of panic, and officials at all levels were also restless.

Many small counties and towns surrendered without resistance.

Although this move has drawn a lot of criticism, officials just want to keep their jobs.

The few officials who were still loyal to Yuan rose up to resist.

But without external aid, it would be difficult to stop Cao Cao's army.

After the city was broken, Cao Cao would massacre all the inhabitants of cities that resisted.

This is to intimidate other cities that dare to resist.

As for those officials who surrendered voluntarily.

Like Li Yi, Cao Cao also retained their original positions.

Cao Cao promoted the few who surrendered with their troops.

Relying on the "non-resistance policy" of most cities, the armies of Cao and Liu advanced very quickly.

When Cao Cao saw Li Yi leading his troops, he invited him into the camp to discuss the strategy of capturing Ye.

However, Li Yi came here to discuss the division of Jizhou.

What is supposed to come will eventually come.

The most valuable treasure among Yuan’s inheritance is Jizhou.

Previously, for the sake of the alliance between Cao and Liu, everyone tacitly agreed not to talk about this matter.

Now, the armies of both sides have arrived at Yecheng.

Then we can only speak frankly.

Cao Cao saw Li Yi coming with a large number of troops.

The flags blocked out the sun, and the armor was covered with frost.

The men are strong and the horses are mighty, and they look very majestic.

Although he knew that the visitor had ill intentions, he still led his troops out to greet him with a smile.

"...Mr. Li, it's been a long time since we last met. I heard that Mr. Li defeated Yuan Shang in Bohai."

"The people of Hebei, hearing your name, are all terrified."

“Even a three-foot-tall child would not dare cry when hearing this.”

"If Cao heard this, he would be so envious!"

Li Yi, wearing armor, did not comment, but just smiled:

"I have been ordered to fight against the enemy, and I shall die for it."

"It's not for the sake of fame and glory, but to deploy troops to bring disaster to the people of Hebei."

"I heard that Cao Gong raided the cities in Hebei this time and killed many people wherever he went."

"Aren't you afraid of being resented by the people for this action?"

Cao Cao heard Li Yi's mockery, hesitated for a moment, raised his head and said:

"...Mr. Li is still as kind-hearted as ever."

"But since ancient times, fighting for cities and lands has always led to attacks on each other."

"When fighting for land, the field is filled with dead people; when fighting for a city, the city is filled with dead people."

"If we don't destroy the enemy, the war can't be settled early."

"If the residents of the city are willing to cooperate, why would I have to kill people to seize the city?"

After saying this, Cao Cao smiled and patted Li Yi on the shoulder.

But there wasn't much laughter in this laugh.

As if to change the subject, he glanced at the army horse behind Li Yi and said with emotion:

"Every soldier in Xuzhou is a hero."

"No wonder you were able to pacify Bohai so quickly!"

Li Yi raised the corners of his lips slightly and said coldly:

"In terms of military strategy, Yicheng thinks he is inferior to Cao Gong."

"In just a few months, Cao Gong conquered Shangdang, Weijun and Zhao."

"Compared to Cao Gong, Yi still has a lot to learn."

Cao Cao heard the sarcasm in Li Yi's words and immediately replied in a deep voice:
"We made this promise when we formed the alliance."

"Bingzhou belongs to me, and Qingzhou belongs to Liu Xuande."

"Now that you have occupied Qingzhou, why are you instigating Ma Chao to invade Bingzhou?"

"Teach me how to capture Shangdang without dividing the troops?"

Cao Cao pointed out two problems in one sentence.

One was to question why Li Yi had betrayed him on the Bingzhou issue.

One explained why he sent troops to occupy Shangdang.

According to Cao Cao's original idea, facing the cold and barren land of Bingzhou, he had no intention of sending troops to occupy it.

Because Jizhou is the big one, we should digest Jizhou first, strengthen our own strength, and then consider other regions.

In Bingzhou now, Cao Cao simply wants to use force to force high-ranking officials to surrender.

That is indirect rule.

Bingzhou was above him and connected to the Guanzhong area. As long as it did not cause trouble, it was enough for Cao Cao.

But now, in addition to facing the threats from the Huns and high-ranking officials, Bingzhou now has another threat, Ma Chao.

This makes the already complicated Bingzhou issue even more confusing.

It is equivalent to saying,
If Cao Cao wants to pacify Bingzhou, he needs to consider at least three forces.

This undoubtedly increased his workload.

Facing Cao Cao's questioning, Li Yi also appeared calm and fearless, and replied calmly:

"Cao Sikong appointed Zhong Yao as the Inspector of the Imperial Guards and ordered him to pacify Guanzhong."

"Ma Teng and Han Sui also sent their sons to the Minister of Works. Could it be that the Minister of Works is still worried that the horses will not eat grass?"

Cao Cao snorted and replied loudly:

"I'm afraid this horse is eating someone else's grass!"

"I sent people to Yongliang to invite Ma Teng to send troops to help me pacify Bingzhou."

"But I have sent people to investigate. Before my envoys arrived in Longxi, Ma Chao had already dispatched his troops!"

The implication is that Cao Cao already knew that Ma Chao had sent troops to Bingzhou without Ma Teng's permission.

Although Ma Chao stationed his troops in Guanzhong, he had the power to act at his discretion.

But after this guy conquered Bingzhou in one battle, he actually refused to leave.

This is a bit surprising.

For this reason, Cao Cao submitted a memorial requesting that Ma Chao be appointed as the Imperial Counselor.

He wanted to invite him to the court to work, but was undoubtedly rejected by Ma Chao.

This kid neither wants to serve as an official in the court nor returns to his hometown in Liangzhou.

It seems that he wants to stay in Bingzhou for a long time and become a "local emperor" here.

But Gao Gan and Huochequan are two weak people.

He has weapons in his hands, but he does not use them.

He really let Ma Chao ride on his head and shit on him without doing anything.

"The Bingzhou issue should be resolved by Lord Cao himself, and it is not something that Yi can decide."

Li Yi's attitude is also very clear.

I admit that Bingzhou was given to you during the negotiations.

So now that there is a problem in Bingzhou, it is up to you to solve it.

As for why the problem occurred, don't ask.

"……snort."

Cao Cao did not get angry but laughed, "Mr. Li is as smart as always...very smart...very smart..."

“…Hahaha.” Both of them laughed.

Cao Cao knew in his heart that the Bingzhou issue must be the work of Li Yi.

Although Cao Cao did not intend to occupy Bingzhou immediately.

However, a hidden danger suddenly appeared in his northwest, making it difficult for Cao Cao to send troops or not.

If you send troops to Bingzhou, you can eliminate the threat from the northwest.

Do you still want Jizhou?

Li Yi will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to sweep across all the counties in Jizhou.

By the time Cao Cao leads his troops back, he probably won't even have a mouthful of soup to drink.

In order to obtain Jizhou, Cao Cao never stopped his military movements.

He followed the Xuzhou army almost wherever they went.

The purpose was to prevent Liu Bei from monopolizing Jizhou.

But what if we don’t send troops?
Are we just going to allow Ma Chao to grow stronger in Bingzhou?

Gao Gan and Huochequan are both fence-sitters and will definitely not side with me at this time.

If the threat from Ma Chao was not eliminated, how could Cao Cao go all out to compete with Liu Bei for the territory of Jizhou?
"…What a brilliant move!"

Cao Cao secretly groaned in his heart, lamenting that it was impossible to guard against it.

In the chaos of war, Li Yi took advantage of the opportunity and hung a sharp blade to his northwest.

“…Okay!”

Cao Cao could only swallow this loss in silence, "What does Mr. Li want?"

There was no other way. Now that Cao Cao had suffered a loss, he could only let Li Yi make the first offer.

Li Yi likes talking to such smart people. He doesn't even need to say anything, the other party already understands his intentions.

"...Bohai County, Boling County, Julu County, Anping County, Hejian State, Zhongshan State, Changshan State, Ganling State."

Li Yi put his hands behind his back and stated his request with a calm face.

"wishful thinking!!!"

Cao Cao's hair and beard stood on end and he cursed loudly.

The generals in Cao's camp were so angry that they drew their swords and were ready to attack at Cao Cao's command.

They would rush forward immediately and chop Li Yi into pieces.

However, the generals behind Li Yi also drew their swords and glared at him angrily.

The two sides were on the verge of a fight, neither daring to start a war first.

Only Li Yi was the most calm. He waved his hand behind him calmly and said:

"Will you draw your swords and strike at your allies?"

Li Yi deliberately raised the tone of the word "ally".

After he finished speaking, Li Yi and his generals put away their swords one after another.

Although Cao Cao was furious, he still gritted his teeth and shouted at the people behind him:

"Put away your swords!"

Only then did everyone reluctantly put away their swords.

But everyone kept cursing and complaining:
"We have fought thousands of lives and deaths, and risked our lives in bloody battles, to get here."

"This Li Yi is so good, he asked for half of Jizhou right away."

"Brothers, did we die in vain?"

The counties that Li Yi had just requested included all of them except Wei County and Zhao State.

But the problem was that Cao Cao had already conquered Wei County and Zhao State.

And along the way, Li Yi only actually controlled Bohai.

But he opened his mouth and claimed all the remaining counties and kingdoms.

How could the people in Cao’s camp not be angry?
……

(End of this chapter)