Chapter 422: Eliminate the Thieves' Den! (Four Thousand)

"Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde from Dongjun, Yanzhou, pay their respects to the Cavalry General."

Cheng Yu, who was mixed in the crowd, walked up to Zhang Fei. Even though he was dirty, his every move revealed the demeanor of a famous scholar. He saluted and bowed to Zhang Fei appropriately, and his tone was respectful but also neither humble nor arrogant.

Before, Cheng Yu observed Zhang Fei calmly. In fact, there was a question that puzzled him for a long time. He didn't understand why Zhang Fei wanted to arrest him. He had never had any intersection with Zhang Fei and others. Could it be that Zhang Yide was some kind of lunatic? Could it be that he had something wrong with the name "Cheng Yu"?

After being besieged by bandits, Cheng Yu could conclude that Zhang Fei was definitely not such a lunatic. The soldiers under his command were so hungry that they were unwilling to draw their swords against the civilians.

As the saying goes, there are as many generals as there are soldiers.

Now thinking about his previous disdain for Cao Cao, Cheng Yu always felt like he was slapped twice, making loud slapping sounds.

He was not a murderous butcher. At this critical moment of life and death, he had no choice but to make the people suffer in order to save his life.

I would rather die than wield a knife against the people.
Cheng Yu, who was in the circle of Han scholars, had seen too many petty thieves who used similar banners. They spoke very well, but when these people really came, their gorgeous coats would be torn off at a glance, revealing their stupidity and corruption hidden underneath.

Of course, there is no shortage of talented and virtuous people among the gentry, but most of these wise men pay more attention to their clans. Even if they have ambitions in their hearts, they have to give way to their clans at certain times.

It is rare to find someone like Cao Cao who can stick to his bottom line even in dangerous situations. Therefore, when seeing this situation, Cheng Yu felt that Cao Cao was just pretending.

Who knew he was wrong, so wrong.

He originally thought that Cao Cao was just talking casually, and would eventually lose face, cover his face and sigh, "Alas, this is not what I want, I really have to do it."

After saying this, Cao Cao would shed tears and draw his sword.
However, the result before him was quite different from what Cheng Yu had imagined. Not only did Cao Cao stick to his bottom line, but the remaining Tiger and Leopard Cavalry also stuck to their bottom line, and even he himself stuck to his bottom line.

One person is already precious, let alone hundreds of people?

How can this not be amazing?
Cheng Yu did not think of himself as a moral gentleman. He sneered at Cao Cao's words before and called him stupid. But now looking back, he realized that he was the stupid one.

This is the case with the colonels, Sima and soldiers, so what about the commander-in-chief Zhang Fei?

I was afraid that I had misunderstood the hero before. Since you couldn't figure it out, why didn't you just ask openly?

"Ok?"

Zhang Fei, who was very careful, always felt that something was wrong with Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu looked very calm at first glance, but he could hide it from others, but not from him. He squinted his eyes and always felt that he saw a touch of admiration on Cheng Yu's face?

When Cao Cao saw Zhang Fei and Cheng Yu staring at each other in silence, he was thinking about introducing the two of them. As for why he didn't like Cheng Yu before, it was all because of Cheng Yu's indifference to the lives of the people, but in recent days, Cheng Yu didn't say such unlucky words as before, so at least he was able to endure it with them.

Besides, this person has good ideas and extraordinary bearing, and he can be called a "great talent" no matter what. The thought of missing out on such a "great talent" makes me feel uncomfortable all over, as if I were bitten by an ant.

Just as Cao Cao was about to speak, Cheng Yu took the lead in breaking the silence.

"I am not talented, but I have something to ask the three generals for advice. I wonder if the three generals are willing to help me?"

"Ask for advice?" Zhang Fei's first reaction was, oh no, could it be that Cheng Yu is also going to ask me for poems like Cao Mengde did? That's too disgusting. Although the meat jerky incident did not happen during the meeting between Cao Mengde and Cheng Yu this time, according to Cao Mengde's previous account, Cheng Yu's biggest problem was that he was too indifferent to the lives of the people. When there was a shortage of food, he also proposed the meat jerky measure to Cao Mengde, but Cao Mengde firmly opposed it. No matter how much you say, I just won't listen.
And slow!

Isn’t this just like Big Brother and Wenhe?
I saw it on Xianxiang's mobile phone. Wen He and Cheng Yu were both teased as being more vicious than Cao Cao.
But in the final analysis, it was Cao Cao, his master, who made the final decision. If Cao Cao did not agree, even Xun Wenruo would have to hang himself.

All kinds of thoughts often only last for a moment. Zhang Fei calmed himself down and brought his attention back to the present.

Facing Cheng Yu's question, he did not agree directly, but said: "Tell me first."

"May I ask why General Zhang wanted to arrest me before?"

"." For some reason, Zhang Fei breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not expect that Cheng Yu would be so straightforward.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei thought about it for a while and came up with an excuse. He pondered and said, "Zhongde, I heard that you are very talented. I don't want you to be discovered by Yuan Benchu ​​and others. I don't want you to go astray."

"So that's how it is." Cheng Yu nodded slightly. Although Zhang Fei's tone was a little strange, his words and expression did not seem false, and there was no flaw. If it was a lie, he would have to be fooling himself.

"Zhongde."

Cao Cao's call brought Cheng Yu back to the present. He looked at Cao Cao in confusion. Ever since he advised Cao Cao to take extraordinary measures, Cao Cao's attitude towards him had obviously deteriorated. During these days of perseverance, even if they were not as cold as when they reached the top of the mountain, they were not very intimate. They could not go back to the past. Why did he call him by his name this time? Could it be that...
Cheng Yu turned his head and thought, an idea came to his mind, perhaps he should recommend him to be an official?
As expected, Cao Cao took a deep breath and said, "I know Zhongde is a man of extraordinary talent. It is a pity to see such a talent living in the countryside. I would like to recommend you to Xuande as an official to work in Xuande's general's mansion."

As he was talking, Cao Cao looked at Zhang Fei and asked, "General, what do you think?"

"!" Zhang Fei's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood Cao Cao's intention. As the saying goes, "He who keeps company with vermilion becomes red, and he who keeps company with ink becomes black."

Brother, you can even control Cao Cao, a butcher who kills people without hesitation, let alone Cheng Yu?
So Zhang Fei cleared his throat and said, "It's not that easy. If you want to be an official in the General Wei's Mansion, you have to go through a lot of tests. Of course, with Zhongde's talent, it's easy. Zhongde, what do you think?"

Cheng Yu bowed to Cao Cao and Zhang Fei and said, "This is my honor."

What Cheng Yu said was true. Cheng Yu had been listening to Cao Cao talking about Liu Bei these days until his ears were covered with calluses.

I originally thought he was a hypocritical and cunning person. At first, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly with disdain on his face, but other than that, he had no other emotions.

However, these were smashed to pieces by Cao Cao's persistence.

Cheng Yu had heard about Cao Cao's past. After all, Cao Cao was a typical son of a noble family in Yanzhou. Of course, he was also a first-class talent among the sons of noble families. As the prime minister of a country, he governed in an orderly manner. He treated his uncle, a eunuch, with no mercy. However, he had never heard that he was a moral gentleman. The change seemed to have happened a few years ago, when he personally apologized to his uncle and began to do righteous deeds and good deeds.
At first I thought it was just another attempt to gain fame and integrity, but it turned out that changes had quietly taken place at that time.
Therefore, Cheng Yu became interested in Liu Bei. It was not uncommon to see thieves like chickens and dogs, but people like Liu Xuande were rare.

Even Cao Mengde amazed him, let alone Liu Xuande?

Cheng Yu must find out the reason.

Zhang Fei was extremely satisfied with Cheng Yu's answer. He laughed loudly and said something like "General Wei will surely gain another arm". The atmosphere around them became much more cheerful, and even Cheng Yu started laughing.

"?" Only Cao Cao looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously. He always felt that Zhang Fei was thinking something bad, as if he was plotting against him. But Zhang Fei's face was full of seriousness and solemnity, which was not the slightest bit like someone who was plotting against others.

"Captain, why aren't you laughing?" Zhang Xiu approached Cao Cao.

Cao Cao slapped his head and muttered to himself, "Cao A Man, Cao A Man. You must be suspicious again. How could the three generals plot against you?"

"?"

Zhang Xiu looked at Cao Cao in confusion. Could it be that the captain was starving and stupid? It didn't look like that! He called out several times before Cao Cao responded.

"Hmm? What did Sima Zhang call me for?"

"It's nothing serious. I just want to ask why the captain doesn't smile."

"Alas, because I thought of sad things."

"Sadness. Could it be the people on the mountain who can make the captain sad? The captain doesn't need to be sad about this matter. I will ask the three generals to uproot the bandits who have taken root in this mountain!"

Without waiting for Cao Cao to reply, Zhang Xiu gathered all his strength, rushed to Zhang Fei, and repeated what he had just said to Zhang Fei.

Cao Cao really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Who would have known that the previously serious Sima Zhang was actually a lively person on weekdays.

"Pull them up by the roots." Zhang Fei nodded and gave an affirmative answer. "Sima Zhang is right. We can't keep these beast-like bastards!"

Although this has dealt a blow to the arrogance of the thieves,

Just as Zhang Fei was about to give the order, he saw Cheng Yu hesitated to speak. An idea suddenly occurred to him. These bandits were like man-eating beasts. There was no need to reason or talk about morality with them. There was no point in talking about reason or morality with man-eating beasts!

It is really appropriate to let Cheng Yu deal with them. It is really appropriate!

"Hey, Zhongde, what good idea do you have?" Zhang Fei asked.

Cheng Yu shook his head, "I can't say there is a good plan at this moment."

He originally wanted to say that wiping out the bandits was not the top priority at the moment, but after all, they were Yan Liang's reinforcements, and Zhang He also protected him all the way, so he did not say too much about the Bingzhou matter, but first asked about the general news of Zhang Fei's troops, and then analyzed the information he had squeezed out of the bandits' mouths one by one.

Although the enemy army was badly damaged, the bugs in the corners were not so easy to clean out.

After analysis, Cheng Yu proposed a two-pronged approach of internal disintegration and external attack.

Although the so-called "General Dong" is the leader of the rebel army, he can only rely on the reputation of Dong Zhuo's brother and the powerful army. The generals under his command actually have their own ulterior motives. Now that "General Dong" is dead, the army is even more torn apart.

It would be better to withdraw first. First, the people can be settled; second, the bandits can be numb and relieved; third, people can be sent to fabricate rumors, frame and provoke conflicts among the bandits, so that they fight each other, and the people who have suffered so much can see the hope of relief. Because the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry overcame the obstacles of the night, the last point of progress can be greatly advanced.

While the enemy troops are attacking each other, we will seize their camps and annihilate the soldiers outside who can fight. In this way, all the enemy troops will surely be defeated!
Listening to Cheng Yu's story, Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu lamented how much Cheng Yu had changed, which was completely different from the Cheng Zhongde who had no bottom line at the beginning.

Zhang Xiu was even more shocked. Cheng Yu, who didn't treat the people as human beings, actually considered settling the people first? ! Did he hear it right? ? ?

If Zhang Fei knew what Zhang Xiu was thinking, he would definitely shake his head and say, "No, no, it's not that Cheng Yu has changed, but Cheng Yu has figured out our thoughts and knows which decisions we will agree with and which decisions we will veto."

Zhang Fei looked at Cheng Yu with burning eyes, the corners of his mouth curved upwards, and he praised him repeatedly in his heart, not bad, not bad, what a pleasant surprise! As I expected, people like Cheng Yu who give advice all depend on who their master is. If it is someone like Cao Cao, most of them are sinister and treacherous.

Haha, in this way, I can also use people three times as well as my big brother!

As he thought about it, Zhang Fei burst into laughter. He nodded repeatedly at Cheng Yu and said, "Good, good, good!"

However, Cao Cao discovered the drawbacks and warned: "General, it may not be that easy to implement."

"Meng De, don't worry. I will reinforce your troops and order you to be the vanguard. You will be the leader, Sima Zhang will be the second, and Zhongde will make the plan. In this way, won't the enemy army be easily defeated?" Zhang Fei said with a smile. From this moment on, he no longer had to worry about Cao Cao being influenced by Cheng Yu. Of course, after this time, Cheng Yu would still be taken back to General Wei's Mansion.

Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu looked at each other, then they looked at Cheng Yu, who saluted them with his fists clasped.

After all, Cheng Yu had never done anything bad. As the saying goes, no one is perfect. The two nodded, clasped their fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Cheng."

Taihang Mountain.

An unknown camp is located in a ravine. The terrain is so remote that even birds are afraid of not wanting to shit here.

However, even in such a secluded place, a rumor is widely circulated.

It is said that the 'General of Chariots and Cavalry' bore a grudge against 'General Dong' and joined forces with Zhang Yide who came to conquer Bingzhou to kill 'General Dong' on the spot.

Zhang Yide and his men did not dare to provoke him, but the action of 'General of Chariots and Cavalry' had obviously angered the public. The generals in the Taihang Mountains were extremely indignant, and one after another raised their flags, threatening to avenge 'General Dong'. For a while, the place became a mess.

However, in the process of seeking revenge, some generals were defeated.

Their traces were seen the day before, but the next day the entire group of a thousand people disappeared. It was really weird.

"Perhaps there was some monster in the night?" A bandit guard who stayed in the camp saw that it was getting darker and darker, and a trace of fear emerged in his heart.

Another guard curled his lips and said, "What do you mean by the newcomer? I said that they are just supernatural beings. Don't think too much about it. Maybe they have escaped. There are many mountain ranges in Taihang Mountain. Maybe they have gone to Black Mountain."

"What you said makes sense." The guard was about to say something when suddenly he felt as if an invisible hand had pinched his throat. He couldn't make a sound and a look of fear appeared on his face.

"Huh?" another one asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"You, you, look over there!"

Such strange behavior frightened the man. He looked in the direction his accomplice pointed and suddenly felt his scalp tingling. What did he see?
Torches! Torches all over the mountains!
"Oh no! Enemy attack!"

Their pupils trembled violently, they couldn't understand how these people appeared, their first reaction was to beat the drum, but when they turned around, a strange face full of disgust appeared in front of them.

They were actually approached without them even realizing it!
“Who are you?!” The two men were horrified and tried to retreat quickly.

However, the strange knife was frighteningly fast, cutting several sharp edges in the long dark night. In the blink of an eye, the blade cut across their necks, and they fell to the ground. In the last moment when their consciousness collapsed, they heard a calm voice that was disgusting to the bone.

"The ones who killed you are the Han army!"

The next moment, a similar Han army walked out from the darkness, and the cannibalistic camp was destroyed. The people stared at the floating flags in a daze. Although there were a lot of illiterate people, when they looked at the word "Zhang" and listened to the Han army standing in front of them announcing that the evil villain had been executed, they all cried for joy.

This was not an isolated incident. At this moment, several camps also collapsed in the same way.

(End of this chapter)