Six miles south of Chen County is Shashaba Village.
In the early years, this was a place dedicated to killing people, hence the name Murder Dam. Although the village is called Killing Dam, the more than 100 households in the village are kind and honest people.
Xiahou Dun led his men to retreat to Killing Dam, and then allowed the soldiers to stop and rest.
call! call!
Xiahou Dun collapsed on the ground, panting heavily to regain his strength.
From the beginning of the fighting at the border of Chen County to the retreat to Muraba Village, Xiahou Dun consumed too much energy along the way. Moreover, Xiahou Dun was also injured in the continuous fighting. Although the injury was not serious, it made Xiahou Dun very tired.
Ma Chao sat down next to Xiahou Dun and silently regained his strength. After a long while, Ma Chao took the initiative and said: "Father-in-law, we were defeated by Zhou Yu at the border. Next, are you ready to return to Chen County to garrison?"
Xiahou Dun stroked his beard, thought for a while, and replied: "Zhou Yu only has 20,000 people. After some of them died in the battle, it is not enough. Even if we reorganize our prisoners, the number of troops will not be too much. Let us gather our troops, There is still a chance to guard Chen County. After all, Chen County has sufficient troops and supplies."
Ma Chao said: "My father-in-law is wise!"
Xia Houchong came over, clasped his fists and said, "Father, the soldiers are exhausted. However, we are still six or seven miles away from the county seat. It is evening again, and the soldiers are hungry."
Xiahou Dun asked: "What do you think we should do?"
Xia Houchong replied: "This village is very big and has a large population, so there must be food. I plan to ask the people in the village to prepare meals, and then go on the road after they are full."
Xiahou Dun said: "Let's arrange it."
Xia Houchong personally went to make arrangements. In a short time, the order was spread to the village, and even soldiers went to make arrangements in person, ordering the people of Shaoba Village to prepare meals. Every household had to bring out meat and grain to provide food.
Even if the villagers are not happy, facing more than a thousand fierce troops, they have no choice but to bite the bullet and admit it.
Xia Houchong returned to the garrison and counted the soldiers.
After a general count, Xia Houchong frowned and reported: "Father, the number of soldiers counted so far is only 1,258. However, there are still soldiers on their way back one after another. This time, The loss is huge.”
Xiahou Dun's face fell.
His expression was extremely cold.
More than 1,200 people.
He went to attack Zhou Yu with 15,000 men. The main force was used to attack Zhou Yu, and many people died. When the entire line was evacuating, they were killed by Zhou Yu's cavalry, and many people fled.
No matter what, he still had 15,000 people, and only more than 1,000 people came back. This was something Xiahou Dun couldn't bear. Xiahou Dun has led his troops in battles for many years, but has never suffered such huge losses.
Ma Chao said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law, there are only more than a thousand of us. With such a small number, can we hold Chen County?"
Xiahou Dun's angry and stern face regained his composure in a blink of an eye, and said in a deep voice: "Chen County can recruit troops. It has food, grass and equipment, enough to fight."
Ma Chao nodded.
He always finds it difficult to defend.
The Zhou Yu he faced now was no weaker than Lu Xuan, and his tactics were frequent and extremely powerful.
Xiahou Dun stopped talking and quietly thought about the next step. After a while, the sound of quarreling suddenly came from the entrance of the village of Killing Dam.
Xiahou Dun looked up and saw an old woman running out in a hurry, shouting: "I only have an old hen that lays eggs at home. She lays eggs for my daughter-in-law to nourish her body. We don't have much food at home, and you still want to grab it." Let’s go, is there any justice?”
Behind the old lady, there were people from the village. These people kept persuading, but the old lady was still shouting loudly.
Xiahou Dun took a look without mercy.
Normally, he would have had the patience to explain that now that he had ruined more than 10,000 troops and faced the possibility of being defeated by Zhou Yu, he had no intention of talking to a group of untouchables. Even the Chen State under its control will be lost. The people under these rule may become the people of Wu State tomorrow.
Xiahou Dun was so angry that he didn't take care of it at all. Instead, he ordered in a cold voice: "Xiahou Chong, drive the people away. If the old woman doesn't cooperate, kill her directly to scare the monkeys. I asked them to give them some food, but they still don't cooperate. court death!"
Xia Houchong walked over, drew out his sword, and pointed it at the old woman. Under the cold light, Xia Houchong said coldly: "Go back to the village, otherwise you will be killed without mercy. The army will collect some food, and it will be gibberish." , what kind of behavior do you have?"
The people in the village were even more frightened and quickly dragged the old woman away.
For the sake of safety and speed, Xia Houchong once again deployed soldiers to keep an eye on the villagers who were cooking to prevent the people of Shaba Village from causing chaos. Many soldiers go to the village, and it is inevitable that they will molest the village girls and rob some property.
Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers are even more like this!
Whenever they arrived at a place, they would attack fiercely first, and then rob money after winning.
Most of Cao Cao's troops were like this, with only a few generals restraining the soldiers. Because most generals, in order to let their soldiers serve, rarely restrain their soldiers and allow them to loot and boost morale.
As a result, this meal brought fear and countless anger to the people in the village of Shashaba.
The people in the village of Shaoxingba not only had to bring out food to prepare meals for Xiahoudun's army, but were also robbed and molested, so that the people in the village of Shaoxingba complained a lot.
Xiahou Dun didn't care about this, he had no intention of caring about the people. The soldiers had enough to eat and drink, and some soldiers even robbed some property. Xiahou Dun ordered to set off towards Chen County.
The village of Muraba was left in a mess. The people in the village were angry and cursed, but to no avail.
In the blink of an eye, one day passed.
On the afternoon of the next day, towards dusk, the army led by Zhou Yu arrived at Shashaba Village. After traveling for most of the day, the army stopped to rest.
Zhou Yu called Li Tong over and ordered: "Wenda, there is no meat in the army. Now when you arrive at the village near the county seat, you take your food and money and go to the village to exchange for some sheep, chickens and ducks, and let the cook in charge prepare them in the evening." Eat meat.”
Li Tong promised: "I humbly obey my orders."
He turned around to make arrangements, and not long after, Li Tong came back.
After Li Tong saw Zhou Yu, he said seriously: "Grand Governor, last night, Xiahou Dun led more than a thousand people to withdraw from the killing dam, robbed the people's property, molested the women, and even ordered the people to give out food."
"The people in the village are complaining, and many people's food has been robbed."
"The general made the decision and arranged for the soldiers to give away some food to make up for the plundered people. Then, he invited all the people in the village to come to the army for dinner in the evening. After all, a lot of meat was exchanged from the village for the people to eat."
Li Tong said seriously: "This is basically the arrangement."
Zhou Yu showed a look of approval in his eyes, nodded and said: "You are doing the right thing. When we go north to Chen State, we not only want to defeat Xiahou Dun, but also win the hearts and minds of the people. Only with the hearts of the people will the region surrender, and the strength of Wu State will become stronger and stronger. .”
"The people's hearts are like water, and it seems calm and without any ripples. In fact, when people's hearts are united together, they are an extremely powerful force. As long as someone can inspire it, powerful power can explode."
"Why does the king resettle the refugees and appease the people? It is for the sake of the people. The king suppresses the rich families, supports the poor families, and allows the people to live and work in peace and contentment. Everything is based on the people, so that the people can live a better life."
"Although we are on a foreign expedition and want to expand our territory, we must implement it consistently."
"This is the true royal way."
Zhou Yu's eyes were sharp and he said loudly: "As long as we continue to implement it consistently, no one in the world can match it, and the king will surely stabilize the world. This is the king's way, and it is also the basis for the king to become stronger and stronger."
Li Tong looked thoughtful and solemnly said: "The general understands."
Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "Go and get busy."
After Li Tong saluted, he went to make arrangements. Dinner was prepared very quickly. In less than half an hour, everything was ready. There is boiled mutton that is cooked until soft, and there is white and crystal clear mutton soup. Coupled with the chickens, ducks, bacon, etc. exchanged from the village, the meat was abundant in the evening and the rice was full.
The soldiers ate, and the villagers gathered together to eat. When these villagers were eating, different emotions were brewing in their hearts. Many people felt completely different senses from yesterday.
As the governor and governor of Yuzhou, Zhou Yu personally went to the villagers of Shaoxingba, talked to the villagers, appeased the people, and stated Wu's position, which would definitely stabilize the place and appease the people.
After dinner, Zhou Yu's soldiers read every night, and the villagers left slowly. Many villagers in the killing dam were shocked to see Zhou Yu's soldiers reading.
Unexpectedly, I met such an army and asked to study.
The villagers left curiously and spent the night. Early the next morning, Zhou Yu led his army to prepare to go north.
When the army packed up and saluted and left the killing dam, many people came to watch and say goodbye. The people were excited as they watched Zhou Yu lead his troops away. Because this army took care of the people, the people in the killing dam had a different impression of the state of Wu.
Zhou Yu didn't care about the thoughts of the people in the killing dam. Over the years he had been in Yuzhou, he had always comforted the people and united their hearts.
What he does is just routine.
Zhou Yu led his army north to Chen County, and the army set up a battle array. Zhou Yu rode his horse forward again, looked at the fortified county town, and said loudly: "Xiahou Dun, the governor is here. If you surrender in Kaicheng now, I will spare your life. Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy!"
Xiahou Dun was on the tower and became furious when he heard Zhou Yu's arrogant words.
So outrageous!
Zhou Yu is self-righteous.
