Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

The fire in Shangcai weakened a little.

As Zhao Yun's elite cavalry from Youzhou entered the city, the camp whistles caused by Wang Ping and Deng Fan were quickly divided and suppressed.

Cheng Yu, who was captured and tied up without any suspense, returned to the government office courtyard he was familiar with.

The soldiers who were ordered to burn the food and grass were afraid to look at him, and the tung oil torches that were allocated were also scattered on the ground. It was obvious what had happened, which made Cheng Yu grit his teeth:

"Rogue soldiers..."

"Cheng Taishou, this is wrong, why do you say thieves?"

With a rebuttal, Zhao Yun stepped into the government office, followed by the excited four generals Wang, Meng, Zhang and Feng, and Deng Fan, whose face was full of uneasiness.

"Oh, you are a dying Yan dog, a barbarian who cannot be civilized, and... a traitor, how dare you see me?"

Meng Huo quickly hugged the furious Wang Ping:

"Zijun, Prince Jun, let's see what General Zhao says!"

Deng Fan's face darkened, and he bowed to the bottom and spoke earnestly:

"Prefect, the villagers just... want a way to live."

"Live, live, your actions will only make you cut off your clan's life in the future!"

If it weren't for Zhang Yi behind Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun had no doubt that Cheng Yu would attack Deng Fan directly, so he stood between the two:

"Prefect Cheng, please try to tell me, where is the way out for Cao the thief?"

Cheng Yu stared at Zhao Yun, then raised his head.

Zhao Yun didn't care at all, and said very earnestly:

"Most likely, Governor Cheng doesn't know the current situation, so I'll tell him a thing or two."

"A few days ago, Zhang Liao was defeated by General Guan in Xi County, and then the army attacked Xinxi to the west. Cao Zhen fought to the death and refused to surrender, and died with the city."

"Yesterday, General Guan led his troops north, broke Xincai and headed straight for Chen County. Yun followed General Guan's order to attack Shangcai, but didn't expect to meet Governor Cheng on the way. So Yun can lead the army north tomorrow."

"In this way, including the troops in Duyang and the two routes of Lord Xuande's troops from the capital, the situation of supporting Xuchang has gradually taken shape."

Cheng Yu sneered at Zhao Yun's statement that he was captured by "encountering on the road", and was very upset about Liu Bei's troops going out. The capital was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was Luoyang, and finally sneered at these words:

"If Zhao Yun is sleepy, go to bed early, don't talk in your sleep."

"Cheng Taishou doesn't believe it?"

"Oh, what a fool says."

"Military Advisor Xu once told me that Cheng Taishou is courageous and resourceful."

"This Xu Shu is not old and blind."

Zhao Yun didn't care, and leaned forward half a step, pulling out a bamboo pole from Zhang Yi's waist:

"So Military Advisor Xu said, you will understand after seeing this."

After saying that, Zhao Yun didn't waste words, and after holding the bamboo tube, he took out a fire starter and lit a line at the tail, and then aimed it at the courtyard wall ten steps away.

With a "bang", thick smoke and fire suddenly burst out, scaring Cheng Yu, and at the same time, he saw dust falling on the courtyard wall.

"It can really only be used once..." Zhao Yun whispered to himself, and then threw the small bamboo cannon in his hand, which was cracked in the middle and was said to be made by Zhuge Junshi according to what the Tang people said, to Cheng Yu.

He took it in a hurry, and the longer Cheng Yu rubbed it back and forth, the worse his face became. Before he raised his head and asked, Zhao Yun said directly:

"Military Advisor Xu said that the money earned from a piece of Shu brocade can make 60 tubes of this thing."

Cheng Yu shook his body. He naturally understood the exquisiteness of the things made in Jingzhou and Yizhou, but he had previously thought that paper candy was just a strange and ingenious thing. Although iron tools were sharp, they were not much better. But this thing in front of him would break even if it was used once, but as long as each soldier carried two tubes, then... he couldn't imagine it anymore.

His head was no longer raised, and his shoulders collapsed, but...

"Do you think you can trick me into surrendering to you with this thing?"

Seeing Cheng Yu throw the remains of the bamboo tube on the ground and kick it twice, Zhao Yun saw Zhang Yi looking at the bamboo tube with a bit of heartache, so he shook his head helplessly:

"Yun is not asking Cheng Taishou to surrender, but just wants him to understand that Prime Minister Cao's defeat is not far away."

"What a fool!"

Wang Ping whispered to Meng Huo in the back:

"Didn't they say that Cheng Yu is knowledgeable? Why are they still using these four words, and I can hear that they are a bit fake..."

Zhao Yun turned a deaf ear to him and led Cheng Yu to turn around and open the gate of the government office. Outside was a large group of pale-faced people, all glaring at Cheng Yu.

Standing in front of the threshold, Cheng Yu could tell from their attire that most of them came from Wufang and Liyang, which he had destroyed, and some people's wives and daughters were also ordered by him to be sunk into the well to destroy the city with sewage.

"Mingsir, I will never..."

Before he could finish his words, someone pushed him from behind.

Thousands of bony hands caught him, and the government office behind him closed the door.

The next day, before Zhao Yun got on his horse, he still asked Deng Fan seriously:

"Do you really not want to follow me?"

This young agricultural official was said to be less than twenty years old, but he was diligent and studious, and he was able to start a rebellion in the middle of the night to cooperate with Wang Ping to take Shangcai. Even though he had never heard of this name, Zhao Yun still admired him very much.

He was brave and resourceful, and his physique looked good, so he was a good seedling.

"Thanks to General Zhao for his kindness!"

Deng Fan's face was a little tangled, but he finally refused:

"Fan's family has fallen into poverty, and we can only have today thanks to the help of Shangcai's hometown. Now that Liu Huangshu has defeated the bandits, Fan wants to go to Xiangyang Jiangling to learn farming skills to benefit the hometown and repay the kindness."

"Once this matter is settled, Fan will go to find General Zhao and General Wang to repay today's kindness."

"This is what a real man should be!"

Wang Ping smiled and patted Deng Fan on the shoulder repeatedly to praise his loyalty.

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and felt that it would be inconvenient to bring Deng Fan with him to the north, so he nodded and handed over his waist badge:

"Take this, I will leave you a horse, I hope you can find me soon and build achievements in the north and the west together!"

Deng Fan immediately felt excited:

"I will definitely live up to the general's trust!"

Wang Ping, who was still excited just now, suddenly looked confused: What about me?

Riding through the north gate on horseback, Zhao Yun looked back at the part of Cheng Taishou hanging above.

Shaking his head, he lightly squeezed the horse's belly, raised his silver spear and pointed it straight to the north.

The autumn wind swept the dusty road, and the silver armor shone in the sun and the peace opened.

The cool breeze gradually rose, causing Xiahou Yuan to wrap his clothes tighter. Seeing the friction of the battle formation in front of him, he simply asked the people around him:

"Cao Zixiao, do you think Xu Gongming can hold on?"

Now that he has become a prisoner, there is no need to wear armor, just like Xiahou Yuan can stand on a small hill in a robe and watch the battle situation.

It would be much more inconvenient for Cao Ren, because Wu Yi ordered people to dig him out of the ruins after Wuyang City was broken.

Cao Ren happened to be on the top of the city gate when it collapsed. Fortunately, the city gate tower had just been built less than half a year ago, and the solid beams provided him with a place to stay, but because of this, his legs and hands were broken, and now he can only lie on a Hu chair and blow the wind.

"Xu Huang is smart."

There was resentment in Cao Ren's words. Yan County, the focus of Xu Huang's defense, was not far from Wuyang. Most likely, he had detected the movement, so he did not defend the city from beginning to end, but chose to face the Lishui and Rushui rivers to strictly prevent Liu Bei's army from crossing the river.

But... Cao Ren, who had a splint on his leg and an arm hanging on his chest, still did not think it would work out:

"Xu Gongming... has run out of tricks."