Guo Tai was furious and went straight down the city wall and said to the soldiers on the side.
"Catch Lin Mo for me!"
"yes!"
The soldiers immediately turned and left.
Not long after, the counselor Lin Mo was escorted by the soldiers with a confused look on his face.
"Sir, what happened?"
Lin Mo looked blankly at Mrs. Guo, who was full of anger.
Mrs. Guo was furious and came directly in front of Lin Mo with a broadsword in hand.
He remembered Lu Bu's words, someone had tipped off the other party, and only he and Lin Mo knew about this strategy.
Naturally, it was impossible for him to betray himself, so there was only one answer, and that was that Lin Mo betrayed him!
"It's because of your strategy that I lost two generals and tens of thousands of troops."
"You must be Lu Bu's mastermind and want to harm me!"
When Lin Mo heard this, he was so frightened that he begged for mercy.
"My lord, this is unfair. This must be Lu Bu's plan to sow discord. My lord, please don't trust him easily!"
Mrs. Guo grinned, but her smile was sinister and cold.
"If I don't kill you, how can I treat my soldiers?"
Lin Mo wanted to say something, but Mrs. Guo was so angry that he chopped off his head with a knife.
Later, Mrs. Guo climbed onto the city wall again and threw Lin Mo's head down.
"Lu Bu, this is your trick, and now I have discovered the trick!"
His original intention was to lower the morale of Lu Bu's army.
As a result, we did not see Lu Bu's heartbroken scene, but instead saw the other party's mocking look.
"Is it possible..."
Mrs. Guo paused, her feet softened, and she almost fell to the ground.
He shook his head, impossible, absolutely impossible!
Outside the city, Lu Bu looked at the head in front of him and couldn't help but look at Jia Xu, his heart full of fear.
With just one word from Jia Xu, Guo Tai could kill his confidant.
These counselors who play tricks on their brains are simply eating people without spitting out their bones.
Fortunately, he and Jia Xu were in the same group, otherwise he would not be able to sleep peacefully even in his dreams.
In Qingzhou, Cao Cao sent the two Xiahou brothers to lead troops to clear out the Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou.
Those who surrender will not be killed, but those who resist stubbornly will be killed without mercy.
With 20,000 elite troops, the remaining Yellow Turban Party members in Qingzhou were killed. They were frightened and surrendered one after another.
In less than a month, hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban rebels surrendered to Cao Cao.
Some of the Yellow Turbans who were unwilling to surrender to Cao Cao scattered into Yanzhou and were defeated and recovered by Huang Zhong's troops.
The other part, pursued by Qingzhou soldiers and horses, wanted to escape from Xuzhou.
After Qingzhou Yellow Turban rebels entered the Xuzhou border, they burned, killed and looted wantonly.
The Xuzhou border suffered a sudden disaster and suffered heavy losses.
When Tao Qian learned of this situation, he was furious and asked someone to send a letter to Cao Cao, in which he angrily accused Cao Cao of not being a son of man.
At the same time, troops were sent to suppress it.
After Cao Cao received the letter, he frowned and looked at the content of the letter. The words about his mother were unpalatable.
He crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it out.
He didn't take Tao Qian's words seriously. This old boy was too pedantic in his actions. It was just a few civilians who were killed. Is it worth being so angry?
Those who do great things should not stick to small details.
But he also knew that the current situation required the other party's strength, so he could only reply to Tao Qian with a hypocritical apology.
After Tao Qian saw Cao Cao's reply, he expressed his apology in the letter. No matter how angry he was, he could only endure this tone.
He knew that Cao Cao had deliberately pushed Qingzhou Yellow Turban towards him, but there was nothing he could do.
Now is not the time to break up with Cao Cao.
However, a gap has arisen, and both sides are only temporarily suppressing it.
After this battle, the number of soldiers and horses under Cao Cao's command reached 100,000. Although most of the soldiers in the army were Yellow Turban rebels, at least the number was there.
There were more soldiers and the weather was clear. Cao Cao felt that he was doing well again!
His already restless heart became restless again.
Attack Yanzhou and confront Liu Hong again?
He's not that bad-minded yet.
And Xuzhou can't take action for the time being. He still needs to use Tao Qian's hand to deal with Liu Hong.
After thinking about it, it seems that the only soft persimmons that can be handled are the Qingzhou gentry.
Although Cao Cao was the state pastor in Qingzhou in name only.
However, almost all the powers, big and small, in every county were in the hands of the Qingzhou gentry.
As a state shepherd, whether he was recruiting soldiers or issuing government orders, he needed the consent of each Qingzhou noble clan.
Otherwise, his order is like a piece of waste paper, and no one will care at all.
Previously he was not strong enough to seize power by force.
But now that he has 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, it is time to beat these nobles and make them spit out something that should not belong to them.
Immediately summoned the counselors to start planning the next plan.
"Now that we have 100,000 soldiers, do you have any good ideas to help me regain the power of Qingzhou?"
Most of Cao Cao's advisers were brought with him. Some advisers recommended by the Qingzhou nobles were not summoned by him.
The eyes of the counselors in the hall flashed, and Cao Cao finally started to attack the Qingzhou nobles.
They had already been dissatisfied with these nobles, but Cao Cao never mentioned it, and they were not prone to civil strife.
After all, Cao Cao has a suspicious character, and he will make mistakes if he talks too much.
"Now that we have great power, we can directly summon the Qingzhou nobles and use our power to seize them."
The counselor bowed his hands and said.
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this and smiled.
"Just as you say!"
A few days later, the banquet began.
Qingzhou's noble families, big and small, arrived one after another.
Cao Cao saw that all the Qingzhou nobles had arrived and did not hesitate any longer.
He picked up the wine glass, came to the center of the banquet, glanced around, and said slowly.
"I have recently found a lot of talents, but I have no official positions to appoint. What do you think should be done about this matter?"
After speaking, Cao Cao's eyes flashed coldly.
In words, he is telling the nobles that he is preparing to arrange manpower in various counties and counties, and it is time for you to hand over the political power in your hands.
"Sir, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
"Sir, please take back your life!"
The heads of the major noble clans declined one after another.
I despised Cao Cao in my heart.
In their hearts, they were the ones who welcomed Cao Cao into Qingzhou. It can be said that without their nobles, Cao Cao would be nothing!
He is just a puppet supported by their noble clan, but does he really take himself seriously?
How dare you speak so shamelessly!
After finishing speaking, the nobles laughed and said nothing. Regardless of whether Cao Cao agreed or not, this matter would never happen.
Just think of it as Cao Cao's joke!
The atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became cold, seeing that these heads of noble clans did not give Cao Cao any face.
Xiahou Dun, who was beside Cao Cao, had a gloomy face and cold eyes. He held the hilt of the sword in his right hand and was about to draw the sword.
The head of the Cui family, a noble clan in Qingzhou, saw the awkward atmosphere at the scene and knew it well.
No matter whether Cao Cao is their puppet or not, you still can't refute Cao Cao's face too much, otherwise it will not be good for everyone if you make a fuss, so he immediately said.
"Sir, Beihai County and Anqiu County still lack a county magistrate to manage it. Why don't you arrange for this person to be here?"
Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, as if he had found a step.
He was smiling on the outside, but he was sneering on the inside.
Use a county magistrate to deal with him?
This group of nobles really thought Cao Cao was here to beg for food.
