Chapter 704 Broken House

Flags are all over the sky, and wolf smoke is rolling. The 40,000 troops with un disordered military appearance came, immediately bringing a sense of fear and panic to Shanyang County.

The people of Shanyang County, who had just been captured by Cao's army, looked at the flag with the word 'Cao' in the distance with frightening eyes from the bottom of their hearts and retreated one after another. Many people cried sadly, as if it was not the army brigade, but a group of demons who had just woken up from hell.

"They're here again!" A villager shouted and hurried home to pack up his salute. It seemed that one more delay would immediately turn into a corpse.

"Let's hide!" Another villager shouted loudly, and the previous frightened impression of Xiahou Yuan's tiger and leopard riding made the villagers have an indescribable fear of the soldiers in vermilion robes.

However, at this time, Cao Jun had already taken out a scout and rushed to the villagers and shouted, "Lord Sikong has an intention to visit a private house. I don't know which old man greets him?"

When everyone heard the words, they looked at each other in panic and felt a little unbelievable. Although this request is very considerate to the people, people dare not contact people who hold the power of life and death like Cao. Afraid of being careless, he said the wrong thing and involved everyone.

And the scout waited for a while and found that everyone was silent. He couldn't help but be a little anxious and shouted again, "If no one greets you, Lord Sikong will be blamed, don't blame you!"

At this time, an old man came forward, bowed and said, "Come to the little old man's house. The little old man has no children and no worries... If you can trust the little old man, let the little old man welcome Lord Sikong on behalf of your high neighbors.

When everyone heard the words, they thanked the old man for coming forward. And the scout got the approval letter, and without saying a word, he drove back to his life.

When Cao entered the house, he frowned, not for other reasons, but the old man's room was too shabby and miserable: the old man lived in a low thatched hut, and after entering, the light was so dark that he could not see anyone on the opposite side. The wind was a little strong, and the whole house seemed to be shaking, and the grass crumbs and dust fell. The old man was in his fifties and survived five sons except for his six children who died. But three died in the robbery and were abducted for an hour. There was still one left, but the strong man was captured by the thieves. At this time, I don't even know whether it is dead or alive.

A few years ago, my wife died of grief and died prematurely. Leaving the old man alone, relying only on the help of the villagers and a few mu of thin fields, he barely survived without even a complete dress.

At this time, the old man made a fire, borrowed some neighboring corn, boiled a pot of porridge for Cao Cao, and said, "Lord Sikong, please don't mind. There is nothing good in the countryside..."

Cao Cao looked at the bowl with a few openings in front of him, and then saw that the corn inside had not even peeled the husk, and there were many weeds and tree roots... This kind of food is even better than what the war horses eat in the army! As a result, Cao Cao couldn't help frowning. However, after he saw the old man's trembling appearance, he relaxed his tone and said, "Don't panic. Cao is just tired from marching and resting here."

The old man was slightly relieved when he heard the words. But looking at the two tough generals beside Cao Cao, the powerful bravery couldn't help stepping back two steps. Seeing this, Cao Cao turned around and said, "Xu Chu and Dian Wei, you two retreat!"

The two were waiting to obey, but at this time, a strong wind came. The beams in the old man's low thatched house are old and rotten and unbearable. After two squeaks, it actually broke! The wooden thorn at the fracture was hitting head-on at Cao Cao's position!

"My lord, be careful!..." Seeing this, the other guards shouted one after another.

But Cao Cao was not moved at all. Xu Chu and Dian Wei were on his side, and he knew that he was in no risk of his life. Sure enough, after a burst of thatch and soil fell, Cao Cao was just a little embarrassed and did not have any scars. And the broken beam on his head is being caught by a big hand. Dian Wei's majestic body bowed over Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao did not suffer any damage. Xu Chu was even more knowledgeable. He rushed to the side of the earth wall at the headwind at the first time and broke through the adobe wall with his body, so that the earth wall did not fall to Cao Cao's side at all in the wind.

"Big, my lord..." Seeing this, the old man was scared to death. He hurriedly knelt in front of Cao Cao and kowtowed like garlic and begged, "My lord, spare my life!"

"It's nothing, but it's a little brighter. It's just that this hut has been in disrepair for a long time, which makes Cao violate an ancient motto!" Cao Cao laughed and was not scared at all by the collapse of the hut. He got up and helped the old man and continued to say, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, but there are dangerous walls everywhere in the world. Where should the people stand?"

The old man couldn't understand Cao Cao's meaning, but he knew that he had escaped. However, Cao Cao's far-sighted people can see the situation in Xuzhou and even the world only from the experience of the old man: although Xuzhou has no war and chaos, there is no place for people in troubled times. Since Tao Qian took office as a state herdsman, he has experienced several governance. Although it has been better, his rotten thoughts have not solved some deep-seated contradictions. That contradiction is the gap between the rich and the poor and the uneven distribution. Haoqiang can sometimes occupy thousands of fertile fields, but a poor household has no place to stand. This is a fact that no one can change in this era. But only, I heard that the Ma family in Yongzhou...

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but look a little ugly. But after thinking for a moment, he immediately returned to his eyes and said, "Come on, repair the old man's hut!" Tell the grain officer to leave some food for the old man.

"Your excellency, you still don't have to stay. If the little old man left grain, he might also attract bandits to plunder. Although the little old man didn't want to live for a long time, he didn't want to involve all the villagers..." When the old man heard the words, there was no surprise or emotion in his eyes. Instead, he said numbly, "If you really have the intention, it's good to ask the general to make this hut stronger and use it as a shelter for those homeless people in the future."

After Cao Cao heard the old man's words, he was obviously stunned. I want to cheer for the old man's carelessness, and I hear the helplessness and despair in the old man's words, but I don't know how to comfort him. After meditating for a moment, he said, "Did you hear it? Just build the house stronger according to what the old man said. After the repair, Cao's inspection, the army will march again!"

Under Cao Cao's order, there were sergeants cutting down trees and mud, and Xu Chu and Dian Wei, carrying a newly cut beam and started to repair them. Cao Cao looked aside and muttered, "Xuzhou is like an old man's house. Although its appearance seems to be a master, its interior has already been devastated and rotten. Humph, Jinyu's failure is very suitable for Tao Gongzu!"

"Lord!" Cheng Yu came forward at this time and saw that Cao Jun was actually doing these miscellaneous things. He couldn't help saying, "Since you have agreed to Cheng's poison plan, why are you doing such a useless thing at this time?"

"Cao saw the disaster in Xuzhou and naturally agreed to your poisonous plan of 'slaughter one city and surrender ten cities'. But Cao is also a person who misses the society. Naturally, he can't turn a deaf ear to the old man! The two seem contradictory, but they can't talk to colleagues!" Cao Cao said, and a complex light flashed in his eyes, as if he was in a contradictory and chaotic spirit.

And Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao's firm face and outline. For a moment, he was felt by Cao Cao's domineering and had nothing to say. After stroking the long beard, he said, "Then have you figured out how to fight with Tao Qian's main force?"

"Tao Gongzu is a whimsical person who can be defeated in a battle!" Cao Cao did not pay attention to Tao Qian at all. After saying this, he said coldly, "After winning or losing Tao Qian in the first battle, you will open your dark righteousness. At that time, people in Xuzhou will be panicked, and they will hear that Cao will attack the city, and the whole Xuzhou will be included in Cao's bag in only ten months!"

After saying that, Cao Cao turned his head and whispered, "Only at that time can Cao be qualified to fight with Yuan Shao and Ma Chao!!..."