Three Kingdoms: Bandit Cao, let go of that woman!

Chapter 200 Zhuge Liang Will Use Benevolence and Righteousness
When Liu Qi saw Zhuge Liang when he set off, he brought tens of thousands of refugees with him.

Some of them were the people who could not survive in Jiangxia City, and some were refugees that Zhuge Liang gathered all the way when he came to Jiangxia.

Liu Qi thought it was Zhuge Liang who was compassionate, so he didn't say much.

But now is the time to flee.

Wouldn't it be slowing down a lot to drag these tens of thousands of refugees to the land of Changsha?

Liu Qi couldn't help but said: "Sir, why do we have to take these tens of thousands of refugees with us?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "They are all desperate people in this troubled world, don't you have the heart to see them being slaughtered by Cao Jun?"

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Liu Qi was stunned.

You don't look like such a good person, why?
Now it's imminent, and you still have to take the people with you at a critical time?

"Sir, we are running for our lives now! Cao Jun will catch up with them if we drag them!" Liu Qi said with a bitter face.

After hearing Liu Qi's words, Zhuge Liang frowned suddenly.

What he said just now was nothing more than high-sounding words, unexpectedly Liu Qi didn't know his good intentions at all.

Zhuge Liang laughed a few times, "Young master, don't worry, I have my own countermeasures to ensure your safety."

But Liu Qi desperately tried to persuade: "Sir, we still have important responsibilities on our shoulders. We should not seek our own death for these refugees. Let's give up on them!"

Seeing Liu Qi's cowardly expression, Zhuge Liang felt a sense of inadequacy and conspiracy.

So he was too lazy to talk nonsense with Liu Qi.

"Eldest son, this matter is settled like this, you don't need to say any more."

Zhuge Liang rebuffed Liu Qi's persuasion, and insisted on going his own way, Liu Qi had no choice but to sigh helplessly, and followed him to evacuate in fear.

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the other side,
Cao Peng has received information from Jin Yiwei that Liu Qi and Zhuge Liang are already planning to flee Jiangxia.

There is only one Huang Zu in the land of Jiangxia, and Cao Peng didn't pay attention to him at all.

Since Gan Ning had already been assigned to go into the city to do something, he would not ask any more questions.

So the person he really puts his eyes on is Zhuge Liang.

"Wen Yuan, lead an army of 1 to follow me to hunt down Zhuge Liang and Liu Qi, and the rest of the people are hoarded here to confront Huang Zu!" Cao Peng ordered.

Zhang Liao asked: "Then Liu Qi and Zhuge Liang only have 3000 remnants, why should we take them seriously?"

"Heh, Wen Yuan, this person is definitely not someone who is waiting for you, so don't underestimate him!" Cao Peng laughed.

Zhang Liao also suddenly remembered the previous ambush plan. If he didn't have Cao Peng's kit, he might have fallen for Zhuge Liang's way.

"Master, let's get ready!"

After the [-] army was ready to go, Zhang Liao discovered a ridiculous thing.

Liu Qi and Zhuge Liang led the remnant army for three days, and even dragged nearly 1 refugees.

"Look, what am I talking about, what kind of climate can such two people achieve?"

When Zhang Liao heard this, his teeth almost dropped out of laughter.

Is it because you don't die fast enough to flee with the refugees?

I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be an idealist.

Zhang Liao was laughing wildly, but Cao Peng couldn't laugh.

History is surprisingly similar.

Without Liu Bei, this Zhuge Liang even thought of a conspiracy in the name of benevolence and righteousness!
He took in refugees under the name of Liu Qi.

Liu Qi is a serious descendant of the Han Dynasty, and the Great Han Dynasty also occupies a certain place in the hearts of the people.

So helping those in danger and those in need seems to be so justified.

The news from Jin Yiwei also showed that Zhuge Liang not only took in the refugees, but also continued to uglify Cao Jun's image.

So much so that the common people fear Cao Jun like a tiger, and Cao Cao has become a notorious person in the hearts of the people in Jingzhou.

"Wen Yuan, you lead the army to bite the remnant army, but you must not lead the army to kill it!" Cao Peng explained seriously.

Zhang Liao frowned, "Why? They want to kill themselves, and I can kill them with a wave of my finger!"

Zhang Liao didn't understand Cao Peng's thoughts anymore. Just now he valued Zhuge Liang so much, but now he doesn't let him rush to kill him.

He didn't believe that under his iron hoof, what else could Zhuge Liang do?
"Hey, Wen Yuan, do you know why Zhuge Liang ran away with these refugees?" Cao Peng asked.

"I don't know the end general!" Zhang Liao said.

Cao Peng sighed, "He is using that Liu Qi's identity to make them look like righteous people, and call our army a bandit army that brutalizes the people!"

"If you lead an army to charge and kill, then it will definitely tarnish the prime minister's reputation!"

Zhang Liao frowned, "Why is that so?"

"Isn't it because the prime minister slaughtered more than 10 people in Xuzhou before, although they were all stubborn gentry, but the prime minister's stamina fell for a while."

"There is also the matter of Yanzhou going forward, including every time we fight, in order to maintain the indomitable momentum of attacking the city, if you don't surrender, you will kill the city after breaking the city!"

Zhang Liao knew what Cao Peng said.

And Zhang Liao is not a reckless man, he also understands that now that Cao Cao is starting to build his reputation, he must not use any means to achieve his goals like before.

"So, can we just follow him to no avail?" Zhang Liao asked.

Cao Peng laughed, "It's not decisive, we are firmly biting, and when the time comes, the tens of thousands of refugees they brought will inevitably fall off gradually. Our army will gather these refugees and resettle them properly. Is there any?"

"Also, it's impossible for them to bring much food. These people are short of food. If they have no food to eat, they will naturally fall off gradually. When our army gives food to the people again, the people will naturally change our interests."

Zhang Liao bowed down and took orders to leave.

……

When these things spread to Xiangyang City, Cao Cao couldn't help applauding Cao Peng's strategic analysis.

The person who also felt the deepest was Liu Bei.

Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh with emotion, this Cao Peng is indeed a person who has insight into people's hearts, and that Zhuge Kongming.

If he still has his previous identity and joins forces with Zhuge Kongming, then why not worry about a major event?

I can only think about it, I have nothing now, so I can only water vegetables and grow flowers at home willingly, and wait for death.

But not long after, Cao Peng sent back a military order from the front, ordering Zhao Yun and Guan Yu to lead [-] troops each to join him.

In addition, Jin Yiwei brought back a handwritten letter addressed to Cao Cao.

The letter said: "Attacking the Jiangdong land should not be rushed. You must first train a steady navy. During this period, I will attack Lingling, Changsha, Guiyang and other places and dedicate them to my uncle."

(End of this chapter)