Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 28: Bringing the people across the river, but unable to resist leaving their homeland
When he came back to his senses and looked at Xu Chu's excited expression in front of him, he felt a little amused.

However, he also thought that this explanation was good, so he just went along with it.

"It's okay if you understand it that way."

"So I have to save Lu Lingqi."

"Don't worry, I will do my best to protect your reputation of loyalty!"

Xu Chu nodded and assured again.

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly thought of something and urged, "By the way, Mr. Su, can you tell me now how to foil Liu Bei's evil plan of taking the people across the river?"

"You don't know how frustrated Cao's soldiers were during this period of time.

Nearly 10 people stretched for dozens of miles.

And those who travel slowly are basically the elderly, the weak, women and children.

There was a group of white-haired old women standing in front of him.

The soldiers of Cao's army are also made of flesh and blood. How could they really charge into battle?

The battle during this period.

That big-eared thief was like the carrot that fell in front of the donkey cart.

Every time I see it from afar, but every time I want to get closer, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

Xu Chu looked up.

When he said this, his voice was full of depression and grief.

Actually.

He didn't need to say more.

Su Chen could already imagine how difficult this battle would be.

Su Chen asked again, "Didn't Cao's army try to charge and drive away the people?"

"Of course they tried, but the more they threatened us, the more the people rallied around Liu Bei and followed him closely, with no intention of dispersing at all."

Xu Chu nodded, and at the end, he said with a hint of anger, "What kind of drug did Liu Da'er give them?"

"How can nearly 100,000 people just listen to him? They would rather sacrifice their lives and serve as human shields than leave even a step."

Su Chen said, "This is the power of the sword of benevolence and righteousness. Before the people set out, they had already been brainwashed by the big-eared thief. In their minds, Cao Cao is evil and wants to kill them all.

The more impatient Cao's army was in the rear, the more they wanted to drive them away, the more it proved that Liu Bei's previous propaganda was not wrong."

"They will naturally unite more closely behind Liu Bei."

"There's nothing I can do. Liu Bei has the aura of unparalleled benevolence and righteousness. If it were you, would you believe in Uncle Liu who loves the people like his own children, or Cao Cao who said, 'I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me'?"

"If you were a commoner, you would have the same reaction, wouldn't you?"

Finally, a rhetorical question.

Even Xu Chu was speechless.

"This one……"

“It seems to be true.”

"What should we do? Just stay behind and watch Liu Bei's troops march toward Fancheng?"

"This is fucking nothing. We're not fighting at all. We're just watching the big-eared thief put on a show."

"The Prime Minister will send troops to Xinye in person soon. I want to go with him. I don't want to see that big-eared thief showing off in front of me."

You can only look at it but not eat it.

And also bear the stigma.

Xu Chu felt angry when he thought about it.

"Don't worry."

"This is not the place to talk, just follow me~"

Compared with the frustration and anxiety on his side.

Su Chen always looked calm and confident.

At this moment, she didn't even reply directly. Instead, she pulled him and secretly left from the back of the Su Mansion.

Half an hour later.

The two came to a quiet teahouse that Su Chen had just bought not long ago and sat down.

Xu Chu looked at the furnishings here, then looked at Jia Xu's mansion not far behind, his eyes full of confusion.

"Isn't this behind... the residence of Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe? It looks like the back door, right?"

"They say walls have ears. Mr. Su, why did you bring me here?"

Su Chen looked at the sign of Jia Mansion behind him and couldn't help laughing and said.

"Of course I have to find someone to take the blame."

"The scapegoat?"

Xu Chu was at a loss.

I want to ask something else.

"Let's not talk about this, let's talk about carrying the people across the river."

However, Su Chen waved his hand to interrupt him and got straight to business.

"The good thing about the sword of benevolence and righteousness is that Liu Xuande can use it, and you, Cao Mengde, can use it too."

"Liu Bei was able to carry the people across the river under the pretext of caring for the people, and lead them out. Can't you welcome the people back?

"As long as we bring the people back, without so many people as a barrier, it will be easy to deal with Liu Bei."

"what?"

"That's it?"

Xu Chu was stunned.

I was skeptical about it.

"It's not that easy to do this."

Su Chen said, "It's really not that simple.

After all, if we really compare the reputation of benevolence and righteousness, if the big-eared thief and the prime minister stand together, the uninformed people will still choose to blindly believe Uncle Liu instead of the prime minister.

But now, there is indeed a glimmer of hope for this matter.”

"What's the turning point?" Xu Chu asked.

Su Chen spread out the map on the table, pointed at the city below, and said, "That's Xinye City!"

"Xinye?"

"Yes, it is Xinye City!

If Zhuge Liang's fire attack had succeeded, not only would Cao Cao's troops suffer heavy losses, but most importantly, nearly 100,000 people in Xinye would have been completely homeless, becoming landless and propertyless refugees.

Whether they like it or not, they are forced to follow the big-eared thieves to Fancheng. They will serve as meat shields to resist the charge of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. "

"But don't forget that the people are also human beings, not machines."

"As a human being, you have a sense of hometown."

“It is said that it is hard to leave one’s hometown. With fields and houses at home, who would be willing to leave their hometown to become a refugee and walk dozens of miles to various places in Jingzhou?

If Xinye City was burned down and the idea was completely cut off, then we can still talk about it.

But Xinye City is still there.

Believe me, the people are more eager to return home than anyone else.

If it weren’t for Cao’s army watching from behind.

Among the 100,000 people, 60% will probably choose to return to Xinye.

After all, if they go to other places, they have no land or property, and their chances of survival are still very slim.”

When Su Chen finished speaking, there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

After listening to this, Xu Chu nodded thoughtfully.

But I feel like I haven’t fully understood it.

He scratched his head and asked again.

"You mean, should we give up the pursuit of the big-eared thief? By then, the people will have returned home, but the big-eared thief will have escaped completely."

"No no no."

Su Chen shook his head, and without keeping anyone in suspense, he got straight to the point and said,
"I want you to open a green channel for the people to return to Xinye."

"This road not only ensures that there will be no more beatings and scolding from Cao's army, but also specially dispatched people to maintain order, set up porridge shops on the road, and provide porridge and water to the people along the way.

If you were one of the hungry people from Xinye who had left their homes, would you not be tempted?

As long as there is a courage to try it, no problem.

By then, word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In a few days, all the people of Xinye following this big-eared thief will disperse and return to Xinye.

The so-called plan of taking the people across the river has collapsed without any attack."

(End of this chapter)