Wandering the Heavens

"Mencius said: If the ruler treats his subjects as his own hands and feet, then the subjects will treat the ruler as their own heart and soul; if the ruler treats his subjects as dogs and horses, then the subjects will treat the ruler as their fellow countrymen; if the ruler treats his subjects as dirt, then the subjects will treat the ruler as their enemy. As a feudal lord, you do not trust the generals under your command and have no tolerance for others. Isn't it normal that you are deserted by your friends and relatives?"

Xu Shu thought that this man might be about to die, so he became mentally ill and cursed everyone except himself.

Think about Emperor Gaozu of our dynasty. He deserved to scold some people, but when doing things, people reported a budget of 5,000, but Emperor Gaozu gave them 10,000, saying that they should spend and not save.

After Han Xin conquered Hebei, rumors spread everywhere that he wanted to declare himself the King of Qi. Emperor Gaozu sent someone to deliver the King of Qi's crown and robes and his family to him.

Be able to afford the price and keep trust in everyone.

Look at Sun Quan again. He doubts this and that all day long. There is no way he can succeed.

In this world, Yuan Shu was the most respectable lord in front of Sun Ce. He was really open-hearted to Sun Ce and gave him everything he could, but Sun Ce wanted to work alone.

"After the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao's army had just retreated to Xiangyang, but you couldn't wait to arrest Gongjin for the crime of incompetence and secretly executed him. If it weren't for God's mercy and the appearance of the gods, you would have succeeded. Meng Mingshi suffered repeated defeats, but Duke Mu of Qin did not punish him, and he eventually became a hegemon. But you, Sun Quan, can't do that!" Lu Xun was helpless about Sun Quan's madness.

"No, you say I can't do it?" Sun Quan asked the two people standing below.

"Yes, it is indeed not possible. You have two choices. Either accept the dignity we give you and commit suicide in front of us. Or surrender, and then be executed when the emperor returns to the capital in a few months!" Xu Shu said coldly.

"Haha, haha, hahahaha... Why should I listen to you!" Sun Quan covered his stomach and laughed.

"Come here, kill the traitor Sun Quan who is separatist in Jiangdong on the spot!"

Lu Xun and Xu Shu stepped aside, and their personal soldiers stepped forward and set up their shields, while those behind them drew their bows and arrows and aimed at Sun Ce.

Sun Quan was famous for his poor political operations, but as Sun Jian's son and younger brother of Sun Ce, he was also skilled in martial arts and great strength, otherwise how could he have drawn his sword and chopped off a corner of a table in public.

"What do you mean?"

Seeing that Lu Xun and Xu Shu were serious, Sun Quan had no room for maneuver and walked back to argue. The soldiers saw that people were coming and no longer showed any courtesy. They shot arrows at Sun Quan, turning him into a hedgehog. He fell to the ground and twitched.

"He is so stubborn and self-righteous that his death is not a pity. Behead him and send him to Xia Pi." Xu Shu looked at Sun Quan, who died with his eyes open, and gave the order to deal with the aftermath.

It can be said that Sun Quan died the most undignified death among the three, and perhaps he did not even know what dignification was.

After dealing with Sun Quan's funeral, the army was divided in Chaisang. Xu Shu went south to surrender Jiaozhou, and Lu Xun went north to support Gao Shun and Zang Ba.

The three armies met in Xiangyang. In the battle of Xiangyang, Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan were killed, and Zhang Xiu of Wancheng surrendered. The army marched northward and pressed on Mianchi and Luoyang. Yuan Tan, Mao Jie and Yu Jin, who were struggling to survive on the front line, were stunned.

After the discussion, they simply surrendered. Mao Jie was a man of integrity. After handing in the letter of surrender, he wanted to kill himself so as to give an explanation to the Cao family.

But the soldiers in charge of monitoring found out that he had not died yet and rescued him. They said that Luoyang City was in ruins and asked him to work quickly to repair it. When he was carried to Luoyang on a stretcher, he saw his fellow sufferer Man Chong.

Zhou Yu marched too fast and was captured on his way to retreat to Yecheng. He wanted to commit suicide, but failed and was sent here to carry bricks.

They also couldn't guess where the Xuzhou and Yizhou troops got their bad habits from. They fought like crazy and couldn't rest even when they weren't fighting. They either built houses or reclaimed wasteland. But people had to bow their heads under the eaves and could only work honestly.

These high-level intellectuals are not really asked to move bricks themselves, but to follow the instructions given in books that came from who knows where. In simple terms, this is project management.

Cao Pi had a very hard time. After his father died, he hadn't been the county magistrate for many days when the imperial army came. Look at the lineup on the other side. The commander was Zhou Yu, the military advisor was Pang Tong, and on the other side were Gao Shun, Lu Xun, Ma Liang, and Zhuge Liang.

Who on our side can defeat the most capable Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan who have already died in Xiangyang. Cao Zhang is brave but his strategy is not up to par with those on the opposite sides. Besides, he is in Youzhou and cannot leave easily.

Originally there was a Sima Yi who could be used, but his father went crazy for some reason and killed his entire family before he died, leaving only Sima Fu as the only one left.

"Uncle Yuanrang, Uncle Zilian. Now Uncle Zixiao and Uncle Miaocai died in the battle of Xiangyang, and all the counties in Henan have fallen into the hands of the court. I'm afraid that the foundation of my Cao family will end here." After thinking for a long time, Cao Pi could not think of any solution.

Cao Hong didn't understand the situation, but Xiahou Dun had been in logistics for a long time and could see his own weakness clearly.

Although they still occupied the various states in Hebei, after more than ten years of fighting, except for Xuzhou and Yizhou, the powerful and noble families in the world had almost consumed all their accumulation since Emperor Guangwu, and faced with the well-equipped and well-trained imperial army, they could be said to be helpless.

"My lord, now that things have come to this, we can only think of a way to preserve our clan." Xiahou Dun was out of ideas.

"Uncle, but we know nothing about the court!" Cao Pi knew what Xiahou Dun was thinking.

It means that I, the person in power, and these old guys have to give up my life in exchange for the lives of others.

After fighting for so many years, except for Yuan Shu who clearly proclaimed himself emperor, no one else had openly proposed the idea of replacing the Han Dynasty. The imperial court naturally would not kill them all, but suppression was certain.

Cao Pi, Xiahou Dun and others could not reach a conclusion and could only wait for the other side to take action.

At this time, Zhang Liao and Fa Zheng led 80,000 troops out of Qishan to capture Tianshui County, and entered the Guanzhong Plain, invincible all the way until they reached the city of Chang'an.

At this time, Ma Teng and his sons had not yet reacted because they were fighting over who would be the crown prince.

Seeing that the spring was blocked, Ma Chao gave up the fight for the crown prince and hastily organized a large army to fight. He wanted to use the advantages of the Xiliang cavalry and his personal bravery to defeat the Yizhou army, and then establish his position as the crown prince and show the princes of the world how powerful he was.

That's what they thought, but before the fight started, both sides were polite to each other. They saw a burly man with disheveled hair who looked like a barbarian riding on a horse, holding a spear and shouting at the red sea in front of him.

"Zhang Liao, I am Ma Chao. Do you want to surrender?"

"Is this Ma Chao? With his hair disheveled? How dare he say that he is the descendant of General Fubo?" Zhang Liao looked at the aggressive Ma Chao and had no good feelings towards him at all, and just wanted to complain.

"It's okay. There's no point in talking to such a person. It's just a pity for those horses. When the Central Plains are unified and the emperor returns to the capital, he will need cavalry to go to war against the Xiongnu and Xianbei tribes. It would be great if the horses could be left behind."

But this is what Fa Zheng was thinking. After finishing the main storyline, it’s time to go and do the dungeon.

"Well, deploy the formation!" Zhang Liao nodded and gave the order to prepare for battle.

Zhang Liao's troops were all infantry, so they were naturally at a disadvantage in a battle with cavalry. So he used a quick and easy method, and when Ma Chao and his cavalry rushed over, he directly used crossbows.