The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 527 Volume Cao Thief!

At this time, another team came from the west.

King of Shanshan.

The King of Shanshan was dressed like a Han Chinese, but he was short in stature, and there was fear in his eyes when he looked at the Han army.

No wonder he was worried.

It’s just that the number of Han troops heading to the Western Regions this time is a bit too large!

Ten thousand people!

This may not be a big deal in the Central Plains.

But if placed in the Western Regions...it would be a force that could destroy a country!
Even big countries like Khotan and Kucha might not be able to gather 10,000 young and strong men, let alone a small country like Shanshan?

At the moment, it is equivalent to Cao Cao directly leading a country with the same number of people as Shanshan to Shanshan. No wonder the King of Shanshan was so shocked!
Fortunately, through Xu Shu, Cao Cao and his men all knew that the King of Shanshan was close to the Han Dynasty, so they treated him with courtesy to avoid making too many enemies for the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions.

Seeing that Cao Cao was quite kind to him, the King of Shanshan could not help but say with joy: "You are truly a kind and righteous man!"

These words made Cao Cao, Xu Shu, Guo Jia and the others' mouths twitch.

This was probably the first time Cao Cao heard someone call him "benevolent".

The King of Shanshan was full of praise for Cao Cao, saying that he had a handsome face and that he had an imposing bearing... It was as if he was afraid of displeasing Cao Cao and bringing disaster to Shanshan!

However, when he saw Cao Cao's short hair and the hideous wound on his head, the King of Shanshan was somewhat stunned.

"This one……"

Cao Cao touched his wound.

"This is the scar from treating the disease."

"It was the famous doctors Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing who used a sharp axe to split open my head and removed the root of the disease, which is why I am in this state."

After hearing this, the King of Shanshan was immediately astonished!
Has the big man from the East actually developed to such an extent?
When the King of Shanshan heard what Cao Cao had just said, it sounded like magic and was awe-inspiring.

After staying in Shanshan for a few days, Cao Cao continued to advance westwards towards Khotan.

Fa Zheng and Meng Da were both waiting in front of the city gate of the capital of Khotan.

When they saw Cao Cao, they both saluted him.

"Greetings, General Zhengxi!"

Cao Cao looked around and saw that Ma Chao was not there, and frowned for a moment.

"Mengqi is currently dealing with the people in Khotan who colluded with Yuchi Jiumo to besiege the King of Khotan, so he can't leave for the time being."

Having said that, it is indeed somewhat against the rules for Ma Chao not to come to greet Cao Cao.

Xu Shu also came to Fa Zheng and frowned, "Why did it become like this?"

"It's really urgent..."

"Don't try to trick me!"

Seeing that Xu Shu seemed angry, Fa Zheng said angrily: "The main thing is to give Cao Cao a try."

"Although Cao Cao is very famous in the Central Plains, this is the Western Regions after all, and the customs are very different from those in the Central Plains."

"Even you and I, who just arrived in the Western Regions, had to work hard to adapt, let alone Cao Cao?"

"If Cao Cao is too soft-hearted, then his coming to the Western Regions would actually be a bad thing!"

Fa Zheng stared at the 10,000 troops behind Cao Cao and couldn't help drooling.

"If Cao Cao is unfit for duty, you and I can seize his military power! Conquer Shule for the court!"

Fa Zheng, you will never let go of any grudge!
Xu Shu naturally knew Fa Zheng's shortcoming, but he did not expect that the other party would do such a thing at such a critical moment!

He looked back with some worry, but Guo Jia was shaking his head at Xu Shu at this moment.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia were prepared for the possibility that Ma Chao, Fa Zheng and his group might launch an attack.

However, the two of them initially thought that it was Ma Chao who would attack them, but unexpectedly, it was Fa Zheng who acted in favor of Ma Chao.

Guo Jia signaled Xu Shu to rest assured that they could leave the rest to them, without Xu Shu being caught in the middle. Cao Cao stepped on his horse's belly, walked forward a few steps, and came to Fa Zheng and Meng Da, looking down at them.

"Can't Ma Mengqi even handle something like this?"

This matter was just a pretext, so Fa Zheng quickly said, "The situation in Khotan is complicated, and the princes and nobles are intertwined. The ins and outs of it are really confusing."

"Ah."

After hearing this, Cao Cao sneered disdainfully.

"Ma Chao was originally a warrior, how come he is now doing embroidery work?"

"If he really wants to focus on this, why doesn't he return to Chang'an and prepare for the imperial examination? Why come to the Western Regions?"

When Meng Da heard that Cao Cao looked down on Ma Chao, he immediately asked, "If you were the General who was in charge of this matter, what would you do?"

Cao Cao glanced at Meng Da, and then said something that shocked everyone around him -

"What else can we do? Of course, we should bury all the men alive and give all the women to the soldiers as rewards! We should hang the old people and children on the city walls to intimidate the countries in the Western Regions!"

no……

Fa Zheng always thought he was radical enough...

But his previous advice to Ma Chao was just to kill the man...

Cao Cao was completely defeated by an iron hoof, and no one survived!
Fa Zheng suddenly felt a toothache.

He was worried that Cao Cao might be lenient since he was a famous scholar in the Central Plains...

But now it seems that Cao Cao is a completely hungry wolf! He is most suitable for running wildly in the land of the Western Regions!
Fa Zheng was now a little embarrassed: "General Zhengxi's behavior is really too cruel and against etiquette..."

"Is it against etiquette?"

Cao Cao snorted coldly again!
"I am the General of the Western Expedition appointed by the Emperor himself! I am here to defeat the rebels on the Emperor's orders!"

"Etiquette? Education? What does it have to do with me?"

"If you don't obey, just kill you. Why are you beating around the bush?"

When Ma Chao, Fa Zheng and others arrived in the Western Regions, they were only followed by a few dozen people.

But this time, Cao Cao came with an army of 10,000!
With an army of 10,000 as his support and confidence, why would Cao Cao need to think about anything in the Western Regions? What about benevolence, justice, and propriety?
"Humph!"

Cao Cao once again said to Fa Zheng: "If Ma Chao can't handle it, leave it to me!"

Fa Zheng and Meng Da were already sweating profusely at this moment.

Although they had heard of Cao Cao's reputation before, they still didn't know much about him.

"In peaceful times, a capable minister is a treacherous hero in troubled times."

This sentence became the biggest basis for their evaluation of Cao Cao.

But now it seems that this comment is a bit one-sided.

The two were defeated by Cao Cao and had no choice but to go to the city to invite Ma Chao.

Only then did Ma Chao learn that Cao Cao had arrived in Yutian, and he hurried to the city gate.

After seeing the familiar figure of Cao Cao, even though he had let go of everything that had happened before for the sake of justice, he still couldn't help but feel a little bit of resentment at this moment.

"Cao Mengde, long time no see! After you became the General of the Western Expedition, I didn't even give you a gift to congratulate you!"

Cao Cao did not show any fear, but stared at Ma Chao with narrowed eyes.

"No need for gifts."

"After all, you were stripped of your position by the emperor, and I didn't give you any gifts, right?"

creak!

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said, "Cao thief!!!"

(End of this chapter)