Chapter 408 Ma Chao: We Can Also Use Tricks! [Seeking Monthly Votes]

"The south gate has been taken, what's going on over there?"

Upstairs at the city gate, Ma Chao shook off the blood on his red tassel and asked with a walkie-talkie.

Soon, a response came from the intercom. All gates had succeeded, but accordingly, many defenders in the city were also attracted.

Ma Chao said:

"Half of the people guard the city gate, and the other half form a team to fight inside the city, creating the illusion that Anyi has been captured!"

After saying that, he left the city gate tower, put down the mask of his armor, and entered the city single-handedly. Following the scout's remote guidance, he went straight to the governor's mansion in the center of the city.

Arriving outside the gate of the prefect's mansion, Ma Chao lit a bag of explosives and threw it into the courtyard through the wall.

Several patrolling soldiers saw the explosive packs and came over curiously. They heard a loud bang and their bodies were blown to pieces. The other soldiers were so frightened that they quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

Wang Yi and others who were drinking in the banquet hall of the Prefecture were frightened by the sudden explosion and were so frightened that they trembled. They didn't know what happened.

Ma Chao took a small loudspeaker used for selling vegetables and shouted at the prefect's mansion:

"The heavenly army of the imperial court has arrived. The treacherous King Yi must leave the palace quickly and accept his surrender!"

"You are eating the emperor's salary, but you have a disobedient heart. I forgive you for your first offense. I will spare your life for the time being. If you still resist stubbornly, your sin will be marked and you will be despised by all generations!"

"The king of Hedong wants to use his arms as a chariot. Do you want to go to the dark side with him?"

"Within a stick of incense, if the officials at all levels in the government do not tie up the person in charge and release them, the three Yi tribes will be punished, and your ancestors' graves will be dug up and their corpses will be whipped!"

"..."

Ma Chao single-handedly could not capture the entire prefect's mansion no matter how hard he fought.

But he used the explosion to shock him and then shouted, and the governor's mansion of hundreds of people was frightened by him.

Wang Yi was just laughing at the inability of the imperial army to succeed and the impregnable city of Anyi. He didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly. The imperial army not only came, but also quietly surrounded the prefect's mansion.

The wealthy people in the city who were drinking together were all in a panic at this time. They wanted to say a few harsh words, but they were also worried that the court soldiers and horses were really surrounding them outside and they would miss the opportunity to surrender.

Fan Xian's clan brother, the current head of the Fan family, looked at the head of the Wei family:

"The imperial army has arrived, how should we deal with it?"

Wei He, the head of the Wei family, said:

"I, the Wei family from Hedong, am the descendant of Wei Qing and have a prominent family background. What if the imperial army comes? Why don't you have to send me home with a polite gift?"

After saying that, Wei He walked out carelessly, planning to take a look in the courtyard.

Seeing this guy flying away when the disaster was approaching, the head of the Fan family immediately said:

"I heard that His Majesty now relies heavily on Cai Shangshu. If he knows that your Wei family once presented gold and silver to Yu Fulo and asked him to kidnap Cai Yan, Cai Shangshu's daughter, I don't know what the consequences will be."

When Wei He heard this, his steps immediately stopped.

In the early years, Cai Yan, the daughter of Cai Yong, married Wei Zhongdao of the Wei family in Hedong. Later, Wei Zhongdao died of illness and Cai Yan returned to the Cai family, which made the Wei family extremely dissatisfied.

When Yu Fuluo was wreaking havoc in Hedong, Wei He deliberately made friends with him, hoping that he could kidnap his former daughter-in-law Cai Yan, and Yu Fuluo naturally agreed.

But this guy cheated the Wei family of a lot of money and food, and then went back to Bingzhou grassland.

This matter made Wei He very embarrassed. Now that the head of the Fan family brought up the old matter again, he quickly raised his hand and said:

"You and I are both prominent families in Hedong, so we should join forces. How can we undermine each other?"

The two of them winked at each other, and secretly made gestures to other family members, and quickly tied up Wang Yi, who was at a loss in the position of chief, as well as the governor's chief Shi, the chief secretary, Sima and others.

After doing this, they also symbolically tied ropes on themselves, escorted Wang Yi out of the hall, and walked towards the gate, preparing to surrender.

As for the soldiers in the prefect's mansion, they all put down their weapons and surrendered to the imperial army.

However, when they walked outside the gate of the prefect's mansion, they found that there was only a handsome young man in white robe standing alone on the street. The head of the Fan family and Wei He looked at each other, feeling like they had been fooled.

At this moment, a burst of thunder sounded from a distance, and the earth shook.

Hearing this movement, Ma Chao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Marquis Wen is here!

Lu Bu had discovered through the drone that Ma Chao had single-handedly faked the surrender of everyone in the Prefect's Mansion. He did not dare to slow down when passing by the city gate and rushed to the Prefect's Mansion as soon as possible.

Seeing the bound officials, Lu Bu smiled from ear to ear:

"Thank you for your hard work, Meng Qi. I'll thank you later!"

Ma Chao's handsome face was full of reserve:

"This is the responsibility of the general!"

Lu Bu got off his horse, looked around and asked:

"Who is Wang Yi?"

Wang Yi knew that he was doomed, so he raised his head and said:

"I am Wang Yi, the governor of Hedong. Who are you? Why are you violating our border in Hedong?"

The chance of survival is slim, so earn a posthumous reputation!

However, someone from Lu did not act according to common sense. As soon as Wang Yi admitted his identity, Lu Bu raised his big hand like a leaf fan and slapped this guy hard:

"As a prefect, you actually allowed the aliens from the grasslands to wreak havoc here for a whole year and kidnapped countless Han women. What kind of a fucking prefect are you? Even a dog with a leash is better than you!"

Wang Yi fell to the ground and was about to make a few quibbles when Lu Bu turned his face and said to Song Xian who was following him:

"Draw up a good report and say that the prefect Wang Yi colluded with foreign tribes, recognized King Zuoxian as his father, harmed the people of the Han family, and also contributed his wife and daughter to his husband's sexual pleasures. This shameless villain's behavior is outraged by both humans and gods."

Everyone present was dumbfounded. They didn't expect that the general would blatantly frame him.

After Lu Bu finished speaking, he introduced himself to others present:

"I am Lu Bu, the hussar general of the court. Have you ever heard of me?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard that it was Lu Bu, the God of Death.

Lu Bu rose from Jiuyuan, and many Huns were frightened out of stress disorder by him. Even when Yuvluo was wreaking havoc in Hedong, he did not forget this god of death. He often promoted Lu Bu's bravery and was called the number one Lu in Hedong. blow.

So when he heard that the coach this time was Lu Bu, Humphrey immediately ran away.

He left, but the legend about Lu Bu continued to be spread in Hedong County. Now that they saw Lu Bu in person, the heads of several major families hurriedly saluted, fearing that they would miss the opportunity to curry favor with the hussar general.

Lu Bu took out a list of famous names from his arms. They were from big families in Hedong County. He said:

"This general has just arrived and is ready to pardon all the sins of a family. Which family do you think should be pardoned?"

Wei He stood up first:

"I, the Wei family, are the descendants of the great Sima Wei Qing. I have a good family background. If General Hussar does not give up, I am willing to offer 10,000 bushels of grain and grass to help the imperial army."

The head of the Fan family became anxious upon hearing this, but before he could report anything, the patriarch of a small family next to him spoke first:

"General Qi, the head of the Wei family has secretly contacted Yu Fuluo, intending to rob Cai Yan, the daughter of Cai Shangshu."

Lu Bu was too lazy to interrogate them, so he planned to use the strategy of killing three soldiers with two peaches to make these family dogs bite dogs. However, he did not expect to deceive an important piece of information.

He walked up to the head of the small family and asked:

"Why did you want to rob Cai Yan?"

Just as Wei He was about to speak, Song Xian raised his leg and kicked him. Several personal guards even pulled out the embroidered spring knives hanging on their waists, scaring the head of the Wei family so much that he almost peed his pants.

"General, they felt that Cai Yanke killed Wei Zhongdao, and they planned to make Cai Yan a widow for the Wei family for the rest of his life, but Cai Yan just walked away. The head of the Wei family has held a grudge for a long time."

Lu Bu glanced at Wei He:

"You are very brave... Don't be afraid, I won't kill you, I won't even touch you."

After speaking, he confessed to Song Xian:

"Bring this man to Tongguan, let Jun Yi escort him to Chang'an, and hand him over to Guo Jia... Don't you all regard Dean Sun as your spiritual mentor? Now, it's your turn to behave when your mentor is humiliated."

Song Xian raised his leg and kicked Wei He again. Just when he was about to curse, the head of the family gritted his teeth and said:

"My clan brother Wei Jian was conquered by Duke Cao. He will lead a large army in the near future. You will all be prisoners by then. Let's see how long you can be arrogant."

Lu Bu asked with interest:

"Mr. Cao? Are you talking about Ah Ma?"

"It is this person who is starting a rebellion in Chenliu, and with the help of the Yingchuan family, he will surely bring peace to the world!"

Tsk tsk, is Ning the legendary Cao Chui?

Lu Bu smiled and said:

"After an eunuch, how dare you call yourself a duke? If I can see Ah Ma one day in the future, I will tell him about the skills of the Wei family in Hedong. Blessed will be your descendants!"

Hum hum, Ah Ma is already suspicious, but now you put him on the fire to roast him, and he won't be able to use your head later?

No, Guo Jia will probably target the head of the family when he is sent to Chang'an. If Ah Man wants to borrow a head, he can only borrow the head of another Wei family member... Well, I hope Ah Man can survive until that day.

After discovering that the Wei family was destined not to be pardoned, all the family heads present were relieved, as they lost a competitor.

However, they immediately began to report and expose the Fan family. When Yu Fuluo was wreaking havoc in Hedong, many people from the Fan family also pretended to be foreigners and went around grabbing money and food, and also seized people's land.

When the head of the Fan family saw this situation, he immediately reported the other head of the family.

Just like that, before Lu Bu had time to put him to trial, the group of family heads started to bite each other, and the guilt was shaken off, which was even better than Guo Jia's latest idea of ​​waterboarding.

The ancestor's strategy is easy to use... Lu Bu waved his hand and asked Ma Chao to put all these people in prison:

"We must take strict care of them. Don't let them die and let their families redeem them with money, food and land. The specific amount depends on the performance of these family heads."

Starve them for two days, then soak two buckets of instant noodles and let them smell the smell.

At that time, a barrel of instant noodles will sell for two thousand hu of grain. Is this a fair deal? If there is no food, you can exchange it for 10,000 acres of fertile land. The worst case scenario is more than a hundred kilograms of gold.

In short, families have to spend money if they want to redeem people, and the heads of the family have to spend money if they want to eat. Each meal has a limited supply of meat, and the one with the highest price gets it.

By shutting it down like this for a long time, the court could take back at least half of the land.

With the land, we can open up wasteland and cultivate fields, and we can also take back the salt wells and iron mines controlled by each family, and form a monopoly for the court in the future, so as not to make the family stronger and bigger.

When Gao Shun and Zhou Yu arrived, the entire Anyi had been completely controlled. The mountains of grain and copper coins in the treasury made Lu Bu's eyes light up:

"Damn, they say fighting costs money, but I didn't expect that I could actually make a lot of money on this trip. I made it!"

He asked Gao Shun to temporarily act as the commander of Anyi, and also asked Ma Chao and Zhou Yu to lead the cavalry and began to recover nearby counties.

After making these arrangements, Lu Bu packed up twenty or thirty kilograms of gold from the treasury, hurriedly came to the real world, handed the gold to Li Yu, and took away a cart of solar power panels and a complete set of radio repeaters.

Anyi is quite far from Puban County where Zhao Yun is located, and the walkie-talkie cannot reach it. A relay station must be set up quickly so that the entire Hedong County communication network can be revitalized.

The county governor Du Ji can also take up his post in Anyi.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the relay station was finally connected.

Lu Bu took the walkie-talkie and contacted Zhao Yun:

"Zilong, how is the war in Puyang County? We have successfully captured Anyi. Do we need to attack the Hedong coalition forces from all sides?"

When Zhao Yun heard that Anyi had been captured, he immediately said:

"No, we are planning a counterattack."

The two informed each other of their respective battle situations and ended the call.

Zhao Yun switched the intercom to a different channel and asked:

"Zhang Xiu, where is your cavalry unit?"

"General, it is still more than ten miles away from Puyang County. When will we launch the raid?"

"Now!"

After confirming the location of the cavalry, Zhao Yun switched the intercom to the public channel and said:

"Prepare to bombard the enemy camp, and all units should be ready for battle!"

Soon, the rumbling sound of artillery sounded, and the Hedong coalition forces that were originally besieging Puyang County were stunned. Many coalition soldiers threw away their weapons, lay on the ground and trembled, muttering:

"The court can really mobilize thunder..."

Many of these soldiers had experienced the battle on the day of the beach landing and were frightened by the continuous explosions.

Now they almost wet their pants when they heard the sound of artillery again.

In this case, the victory or defeat is clear at a glance. When it was dark, Zhang Xiu and his men were already cleaning the battlefield and doing the subsequent finishing work.

Zhao Yun sent people to Jie County without stopping, preparing to capture the fortress overnight.

Du Ji, Ji Ling and others led their men to Anyi, the seat of Hedong, and prepared to exercise their duties as county governors.

Zhang Xiu led the cavalry and headed north along the Yellow River, intending to capture several counties in the north, while Ma Chao and Zhou Yu attacked in the direction of Taiyuan, striving to join Zhang Liao and Cheng Yu's army as soon as possible.

"The powerful people in Hedong are so rich!"

In the restaurant of the B&B, Lu Bu was eating dinner while describing his gains in a vivid way.

Today is the first day of kidnapping the heads of various clans, and they have actually obtained 200,000 acres of land and 100,000 hu of grain, as well as several salt wells, several small iron mines, etc., which can be said to be a series of surprises.

Mu Guiying said happily while eating the Maoxuewang on the table:

"Do you know why bandits like kidnapping? The income comes too quickly. They charge one cent for kidnapping, one cent for giving a quick death, and one cent for specifying the burial site... Don't look at me, I haven't done this to the people."

Diao Chan picked up a piece of thousand-layer tofu and ate it slowly:

"Then why do you know so much?"

"Mu Kezhai kidnapped spies from Liao and Xixia. I asked some colleagues for advice and found that there are so many things to do in different trades. Kidnapping has so many details... In order to verify the authenticity, we kidnapped a few bandit leaders. Don't mention it, we really received three times the money."

Li Yu: "..."

You can't play like this when you are a thief, right?

But this girl's handling of the bandits is also a way to eliminate harm for the people, which is not a bad thing.

Yuwen Chengdu looked at Lu Bu and asked:

"Can the cost of this battle be recovered?"

"Not yet, but we haven't put up a strong force against the families in Hedong yet, so we should be able to squeeze out a lot of money, grain, land, etc., and this is just Anyi, there are also powerful people in nearby counties, we plan to go through them one by one."

In late autumn, the lambs and piglets raised are fat, and a batch of them are slaughtered in preparation for the New Year!

In addition to Hedong County, Taiyuan County will also plunder a lot to supplement some supplies for Zhang Liao's army.

As for the money and grain plundered in Hedong, in addition to transporting it to Chang'an, some must be distributed to Luoyang. After all, there is now poverty and serious shortage of resources in all aspects.

Li Yu picked up a piece of luncheon meat covered with red oil and put it in the bowl and said:

"Send Wang Yi to Chang'an for trial. As for the matter of the head of the Wei family, don't make it public, so as not to make Cai Yan upset. Let Guo Jia handle it. Tell Sun Facai after it's done."

"Don't worry, my dear brother, we know our limits."

The Hedong County, which was thought to be difficult to attack, was easily conquered.

The places ruled by corrupt scholars are indeed empty shells and paper tigers.

Li Yu thought that Wei Ji, who was born in the Wei family, was quite capable. He made many achievements during his time in charge of Guanzhong. He wrote a letter to explain the importance of salt and suggested that the salt industry be nationalized.

If Wei Ji could be poached, not only would there be one more capable minister, but his descendants would also be very strong.

For example, Wei Ji's son Wei Guan participated in the war to destroy Shu, quelled Zhong Hui's rebellion, killed Deng Ai and his son, subdued Wuhuan, and alienated Tuoba Liwei. He was a pillar of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Wei Jie, the grandson of Wei Guan, was also a famous person of his generation. He was outstanding in appearance and was known as one of the four most handsome men. Every time he went out, the streets were deserted, and there was also the allusion of "watching Wei Jie to death".

Speaking of which, there were several extremely handsome people in the Jin Dynasty. Wei Jie was one of them. There was also Lanling Wang, who had to wear a mask every time he fought, otherwise the two sides would not fight. He was so handsome that it was beyond words.

Lu Bu hurriedly finished his dinner, worried about Zhang Liao and Cheng Yu, and hurried back, ready to head north.

After he left, Yuwen Chengdu smiled and said:

"I am so excited to hear this, I wish I could ride my horse and hold my spear to fight in the battle."

Li Yu asked:

"What kind of position do you plan to take?"

"Anything is fine, as long as I can fight, I am not picky."

Li Shimin ate the tiramisu that the master's wife brought after get off work, and asked Yuwen Chengdu:

"Big guy, the Three Kingdoms are full of talents, why do you have to go there? The emperor's uncle is still waiting for your help, why don't you go to the Three Kingdoms world to exchange someone."

Yuwen Chengdu became interested:

"Who do you want me to replace?"

"Zhao Zilong is the bravest of the three armies, and he has a good relationship with Xuande and the others. Why don't you switch with him, let him go to the Water Margin and Yue Fei world, and you go to the Three Kingdoms world, how about that?"

Yuwen Chengdu was really tempted:

"That depends on General Zilong's opinion. I don't care. It doesn't matter who I switch with... What do you think, sir?"

Li Yu didn't have any opinions:

"Ask Zilong first. If he is willing to bring his family to live in a different world, then we can go to the real world together and decide where to live."

At the same time, in the Three Kingdoms world.

Near the grassland north of Taiyuan, Zhang Liao's army rested for a day, and it was finally time to set off.

But the deputy general brought a message:

"General, those women refused to leave..."

Zhang Liao was a little surprised:

"Why?"

"They said that they were grateful to the soldiers for saving them at the cost of their lives, and they had no way to repay them. They are willing to pledge their bodies to them. Please help them, General!"

Zhang Liao: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Good man, asking everyone to save people, is this saving a group of wives?