Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Blinking his eyes, Xia Houyuan looked at the restless aristocratic family members in the room and said: "I will fight fiercely with the remnants of the city all night, and I am very tired, so I am a bit rude, and I hope you will forgive me."

"Where, where, the general has worked hard."

"The general has worked so hard for our safety, which makes us ashamed."

Although the words were hypocritical, Xia Houyuan still said politely: "This is the duty of a general. It's a trivial matter, and it's not worth mentioning. The purpose of inviting you here today is to discuss the matter of martial law in the city."

"Report! General, none of the 350 members of the Li family survived. They were all killed by the fleeing enemy army." As soon as Xia Houyuan finished speaking, a soldier rushed over.

"This, what's going on..."

"do not know……"

When the family members heard the news, they all whispered to each other and discussed carefully.

Just then, another soldier hurried over. "Report! General, there are 280 people in the Xiao family, none of them survived, and the enemy troops in the city are also missing."

The news of the extermination of the Li family has already panicked the family, and now that the entire Xiao family has also been exterminated, the members of the family present can't help but guess, who will be the next victim of the family?

"Boom!" Seeing that everything carefully arranged had produced results, Xia Houyuan was satisfied in his heart, but angry and helpless on his face, he slapped the dark table in front of him with his right hand and said:

"Hey! It's all because Ben went too late, which caused such a situation. The order will be passed on, and the whole city will be under martial law immediately. If any other people are found, they will be arrested."

"Yes!" The soldiers who came to report shouted and left.

Seeing that the aristocratic families present were still a little worried, Xia Houyuan showed gentle comfort and said: "It is my duty to protect everyone's safety, and I will never let this happen again."

Cheng Yu on the side heard this, and interrupted in embarrassment: "General, the food officer came to report that there is not much food. I am afraid that the army in the city cannot stay for a long time, otherwise we will face the dilemma of food shortage."

Xia Houyuan pretended to be surprised and said: "Ah!? In this case, only a small number of garrison troops can be left behind, and the rest of the army will withdraw to Puyang to avoid a food shortage crisis."

The members of the aristocratic families sitting here all showed concern when they heard that most of Cao Jun was about to withdraw.

Life is at stake, as the Xu family, the largest family present, the head of the family, Xu Kun, decided to take the lead in doing something.

He got up and asked respectfully to Xia Houyuan: "My family shouldn't be in charge of military affairs, but it's about our lives right now, so I can only ask a question, when will the city be destroyed by the enemy army? complete."

Xia Houyuan was worried that no one would talk to him, and he didn't know how to continue acting. Hearing Xu Kun's words at this moment, he hurriedly said in embarrassment:

"There was a fierce battle last night. There were hundreds of remnants scattered across the streets and alleys. Just relying on these thousands of guards, we can only clear them slowly. It may take several months at most, or half a month at least."

Hearing that it will take so long, the members of the aristocratic family whose safety cannot be guaranteed, all have panic on their faces.

And some people who react quickly have already understood the meaning from the words.

Xu Kun cupped his hands and said: "The general will not sleep without rest to protect our safety. In order to show our respect, the Xu family is willing to donate food to help the general."

Xia Houyuan was overjoyed, but frowned and said: "There are tens of thousands of troops, and they need a lot of food. I will not bother the Xu family."

Taking retreat as an advance makes the family members panic even more. If they break into the remnant army at night, wouldn’t they be killed? For the best policy.

Xu Kun frowned slightly, as if he had touched the edge of the matter, thought for a while and said: "General, don't worry, I will wait for each family to gather some, and it should be able to last for several months."

It lasted for several months, and there was no exact figure, obviously it did not meet Xia Houyuan's mind. "As the saying goes, before the three armies are ready, food and grass will be moved first. You are embarrassing this general. I don't know how to arrange it."

Seeing Xia Houyuan's displeasure on his face, Xu Kun understood a little bit, so he said, "The Xu family shop has [-] shi of grain, all of which can be donated to the general, which is already needed by the army."

"Thirty thousand shi, the Xu family's sincere help, would have been very touched, but it's a drop in the bucket, I'm afraid it won't last long." Xia Houyuan was still very satisfied that a single family could provide so much food.

It seemed as expected, Xia Houyuan wanted food, but he couldn't explain it clearly.

Now that several major families in the city have been exterminated, why not take this opportunity to let the Xu family become the leading family of Chen Liu.

Xu Kun was thoughtful, stood up and said to the people in the room: "The remnant soldiers are a disaster, we should lend a helping hand, we have helped General Xia Hou, this is also helping ourselves."

Hearing Xu Kun's words, the members of the aristocratic family also agreed, so they generously donated their money, more or less showed a little sincerity, and prayed for bankruptcy and avoid disaster.

Xia Houyuan was very satisfied with the repeated voices. He glanced at Cheng Yu and saw him nodding slightly, so he said:

"Well, everyone is so sincere, if I don't clear up the remnants of the army as soon as possible, I'm afraid I will be ashamed of your love."

In order to hug Xia Houyuan's thigh, Xu Kun politely flattered him: "The general has worked hard all night, so don't work too hard. I will deliver the food myself when I have collected the food."

Being so considerate, Xia Houyuan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Okay, then go back and close the gate of the mansion. When the city calms down, I will hold a banquet to treat you well."

"Then thank the general first." Xu Kun got up and saluted, and then called everyone to leave.

After everyone left, Cheng Yu said to Xia Houyuan: "This Xu Kun is a sensible person. Chen Liu's heart is not stable right now, but he can be helped to take the lead and stabilize people's heart by the way."

Xia Houyuan nodded and asked: "This method is not bad, so tonight's plan, do you want to implement it?"

Chapter 322 Finding a way out

Cheng Yu smiled slightly and said, "The performance must be over, otherwise the hundreds of thousands of shi of grain will be given to the family for free, and they will feel unhappy at that time."

"Hahaha! Reasonable, reasonable." Xia Houyuan was also in a good mood when the food shortage crisis was resolved. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing.

As night came, the long-lost cry of killing resounded in Chenliu City. The people all over the city were terrified, and they dared not probe to check.

As the sky brightened, the shouting and killing gradually disappeared, as if nothing happened last night.

It's just that the martial law soldiers along the way and those unrecognizable corpses were transported outside the city to be buried, declaring that the shouts of killing last night were real.

After some investigation, it was found that there was no bloodshed last night, which reassured the panic-stricken family, and speeded up sending people to the barracks to deliver food.

After three days in a row, the city finally settled down, and Xia Houyuan also began to put up a list to calm the people, announcing that the remnant army in the city had been wiped out, and the martial law was withdrawn.

When the news of Chen Liu came back to Puyang, Cao Cao was also in a good mood, and decided to officially put the matter of welcoming the emperor back on the agenda.

Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai can be called Cao Cao's confidantes, so Cao Cao decided to ask their opinions first to welcome the emperor's important event.

In a remote hut, Cao Cao glanced at the three of them with small eyes, then closed his eyes and meditated, and said, "I asked you to come here today for one thing, and that is whether to welcome the emperor back. There is no one else here. What do you think? Go ahead and listen."

Xun You stood up with a smile and said, "In this case, let You start. If there is something wrong, please speak up and discuss it together."

"Hey, Gongda sat down and said, are there any outsiders here, so there is no need to be so restrained." Cao Cao opened his eyes slightly, and waved Xun You to sit down.

Xun You offered his hand, walked back to the far seat and sat down and said, "Now Chang'an is occupied by the Xiliang army, and the Xiliang army is not working together. The previous Li Jue's plan to kill Fan Chou is an example."

"And not long ago, the spies came to report again, saying that Zhang Ji was afraid of Li Jue and Guo Si's harm, and had led troops to station in Wancheng."

"That is to say, there are only two soldiers in Chang'an, Guo Si and Li Jue, and the two are also suspicious of each other. One is holding the emperor hostage, and the other is holding all the officials hostage. Conflicts break out in the city every now and then."

"As a result, the people in Chang'an City are already in panic. If the Lord leads the army at this time, it will not take much energy to take it down."

"I don't know what you think of You's opinion?" After Xun You finished speaking, he looked at the crowd and listened to their opinions.

"Cough cough...cough cough..." Xi Zhicai kept coughing a few times before he felt better, the pale and sallow complexion on his face also turned reddish due to the continuous coughing.