Three Kingdoms: Liu Daer, you dare to steal my horse!

Chapter 16 Liu Bei's means, to chase or not?
Cao Cao set up a table of delicacies.

Civil and military are on the left and right below it.

Only Bai Chuan was pulled to his side by Cao Cao, and the two drank and chatted.

Bai Chuan tried his best to avoid those sour eyes, and had a drink with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao laughed and said:

"This battle in Xinye is thanks to the presence of Mister!"

"Mr. made a brilliant plan. Not only did he break through Xinye, but he also saved the lives of [-] soldiers!"

"I respect you sir!"

After all, Cao Cao picked up the wine glass with a smile and drank it down.

Naturally, Bai Chuan would not give Cao Cao this face, and he drank the dirty wine in the cup together.

It has to be said that this ancient wine refining technology is really average.

Different from modern white wine which is clear to the bottom, this ancient wine has more or less impurities no matter how good it is.

Boss Cao also said that this is good wine, but in Bai Chuan's eyes, this kind of wine is worse than rubbish.

When you are free, you must brew some pure liquor to drink.

There is no joy in the army without wine, and drinking will inevitably happen in the future.

If he drank this kind of wine full of impurities every day, Bai Chuan couldn't stand it.

Moreover, the degree is not high, it is indeed boring.

"Sir, now I'm waiting to break the new field, but I still have some doubts in my heart that have not been resolved."

While talking, Cao Cao seemed to ask unconsciously with the help of alcohol.

Bai Chuan smiled slightly:
"Prime Minister, but it's okay to say it."

The two are actually quite far from civil and military.

Unless they shouted loudly, no one else could hear their words clearly.

Cao Cao took a sip of his wine and continued:

"Now this Liu Bei must have fled to Jiangxia."

"As stated in the battle report submitted by Guan Yuanrang, did Liu Bei take all the people in Xinye with him?"

Bai Chuan nodded and smiled:
"Exactly, if the prime minister sends troops at this time, he will definitely be able to catch up with them."

"Leading the people, Liu Bei's army marched very slowly. The prime minister sent a quick march, and it took less than two days to catch up with them."

Cao Cao suddenly laughed:
"it is good!"

"It's not too late, then I will send troops to chase immediately!"

"This time, Liu Bei must die without a place to bury him!"

Cao Cao, like Bai Chuan, hated Liu Bei.

It's just that the reasons are different.

What Cao Cao hated was that Liu Bei lied to him.

Previously, it was clear that there were countless ways to kill him, but this Liu Bei behaved submissively, and even feared the sound of thunder.

Cao Cao didn't pay attention at that time, but he just decided that he had misread it, and that Liu Bei had no great talent.

Now it seems that everything before was just pretending.

Liu Bei was obviously single and weak, and only had an unproven identity as the emperor's uncle, but he recruited such fierce generals as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

He even went one step ahead and brought Wolong under his command.

All of this made Cao Cao immediately regard Liu Bei as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.

The level of threat is even higher than that of Sun Quan, who is sitting in Jiangdong.

Therefore, Cao Cao wished to catch Liu Bei now and execute him directly to avoid future troubles.

However, after hearing this, Bai Chuan shook his head and said:
"Prime Minister, it is inevitable to pursue Liu Da'er this time."

"However, it's not time to kill him yet."

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Bai Chuan suspiciously:
"Why did you say that, sir?"

"Since we can catch up, Liu Bei only has a few thousand soldiers under his command, why not take his life?"

Bai Chuan gently put down the wine glass in his hand, and said in a low voice:
"The reason is very simple, because of the 10,000+ Xinye people he brought with him."

Seeing that Cao Cao was still puzzled, Bai Chuan continued to explain:
"Could it be that the prime minister really thought that this Liu Bei was not willing to let the people suffer, so he took all the people away specially to avoid the war?"

"It's just superficial."

"Liu Bei did this, and there are two points that are particularly unfavorable to the prime minister, and it is precisely because of these two points that the prime minister cannot kill him."

Cao Cao immediately frowned slightly:

"Please also speak frankly, sir."

Bai Chuan smiled freely and said:

"The first point, Liu Bei brought the people this time, not to show how benevolent and righteous he is."

"The people left because they were persecuted."

"What he said must be that he was afraid that after the prime minister's army arrived, it would be bad for the people. The people had to follow Liu Bei because of fear."

"Otherwise, how could the common people be so willing to leave their hometowns? They are actually forced to leave their homes."

"He gained the hearts of the people, and also caused invisible pressure on you, Prime Minister. This is the second point."

Cao Cao couldn't help asking curiously:

"Pressure? How did Liu Bei put pressure on me?"

Bai Chuan continued:
"Prime Minister, think about it carefully, why does Liu Bei have to take the people with him?"

"His real intention is actually to want these common people to become human shields for Liu Bei's army to resist our army."

Hearing this, Cao Cao froze for a moment, then frowned.

Bai Chuan sighed lightly:
"The prime minister is still the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. One day as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he must consider the people."

"It must not hurt the people, otherwise, it will hurt the hearts of the people."

"If the prime minister wants to pacify the south, the support of the people is indispensable. Without the support of the people, even if the whole south is captured, there will still be riots."

"And Liu Bei's strategy is for this."

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes immediately.

Now, he understood everything.

This Liu Bei is really insidious!

At the beginning, Cao Cao really thought that Liu Bei was so stupid that he had to bring these 10,000+ people for his own reputation.

Marching with the people, or fleeing, this is simply a burden!
But now after what Bai Chuan said, after careful deliberation, how could it be so simple?
These civilians were mixed with the sergeants, and Cao Cao could not be sure whether his soldiers would harm the civilians if he ordered to hunt them down.

It is even said that even the people injured by Liu Bei's army will eventually be blamed on him!
Vicious, really vicious.

While increasing popular support for himself, he also took advantage of this to allow himself to stand on the moral high ground.

If Liu Bei is killed at this time, it will not only be Liu Bei who will be killed, but the hearts of the people.

In this way, even if the entire Jingxiang land is pacified, it will be difficult to control the situation.

Although Liu Cong surrendered without taking possession, he still has more than 30 Jingzhou soldiers in his hands!

So many soldiers are an unstable factor.

If they rioted, it would be very difficult for Cao Cao to deal with it for a while.

What's more, there is Sun Quan from Jiangdong in the distance!

"Can I just watch Liu Bei enter Jiangxia?"

Although he figured it out, Cao Cao was still unwilling.

With such a good opportunity, he could kill Liu Bei, but he couldn't do it himself.

If you let this opportunity go, it would be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain!

However, Bai Chuan smiled indifferently:
"Prime Minister, don't worry, you will have to chase after him. It is impossible for us to do nothing."

(End of this chapter)