By the time Liu Yu led the brigade to the outside of Cui-County City, Cao Xing, the Cui-County Guard, who had received the news from the outpost half an hour ago, had already led the important civil and military generals in the city to greet Liu Yu at the city gate. Seeing that Cao Xuan was about to bow down to himself, Liu Yu hurriedly warned him with the secret technique of sound transmission: "Don't reveal my identity!" ”

Cao Xing was slightly stunned, quickly changed his posture, and made a military salute on one knee: "The last general will see the general!" ”

Liu Yu was very satisfied with his performance, nodded and said: "General Cao, please get up, this time Liu Xiangye sent me here on a secret business, and I hope General Cao will help me a lot!" ”

"Well said, well said." Cao Xinggan smiled and said, "The last general will definitely fully cooperate with the general's actions." ”

Liu Yu glanced at the Cui-County officials who were waiting for Cao Xing's introduction, and said, "General Cao, my operation this time must be carried out in secret, do you see if it is ......?"

Cao Xing easily understood what Liu Yu meant, and after confessing to Liu Yu, he sent those unrelated people away, and then led Liu Yu to his mansion. When Liu Yu met with him alone after settling down, he knelt on the ground and asked Liu Yu for peace, and then said, "Xiangye, please forgive Weichen's sin." ”

"Get up and speak." Liu Yu waved his hand and asked with a smile, "What sin do you want to forgive you?" ”

Cao Xuan stood up and said with a look of embarrassment: "Weichen couldn't save him so late that General Han Xian was assassinated by the Tianhe Gang, which is one crime; Afterwards, we can't exterminate the remnants of the Tianhe Gang and regain the prestige of our army, which is the second crime; failed to comprehend the intentions of the Xiangye, so that the identity of the Xiangye was almost exposed. This sin is three. ”

Liu Yu sighed and said, "Han Xian was assassinated in the naval barracks, not in your Cui County. What is there to blame for your inability to save; The remnants of the Tianhe Gang occupy a good place, but you are new to the city, it can be said that you are not familiar with life, and it is normal that there is no way to exterminate them, and there is no need to blame yourself; As for the third charge you mentioned, I didn't explain it clearly to the outpost, and I can't blame you. So. None of the three major charges you have mentioned are valid! ”

Cao Xuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said: "Weichen thanked Xiangye for his grace of not sinning. ”

Am I the kind of unreasonable person in the eyes of these subordinates? Liu Yu shook his head helplessly and said, "Tell me about your situation here!" ”

"Yes, Xiangye." Cao Xuan replied and said, "Cui-County is under the jurisdiction of Qinghe County. Holding the lower reaches of the Yellow River can be regarded as a strategic place, but after our army took here, Qinghe County never sent troops. It seems that this place has been abandoned so easily. ”

Hey. Of course, Qinghe County's Taishou Yin Kui had already surrendered to our army, so how could he send troops to attack his own territory? Alas, it's a pity that Yin Kui was a little anxious, and he actually wanted to get Lu Bu, but he didn't succeed but became a benevolent, and ended up with a dead family. Otherwise, I will definitely make him a big official after the war. Now he wants to give his family some compensation, but he can't find a partner! Thinking of this, Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh, and asked Cao Xing, who was a little puzzled: "Could it be that no one has ever asked about this matter on the Yuan Shao side?" They won't let us occupy this strategically important county, right? ”

"It's not like no one asked!" Cao Xing shook his head slightly and said, "Yangping County, which belongs to Guangping County, once sent eight thousand men and horses to recapture Cui-County. But he was shot by most of the 5,000 crossbowmen who specialized in guarding under Weichen, and finally returned in embarrassment. ”

Cao Xing was a marksman in history, and even Xiahou Dunna and other figures lost an eye in his hands. In this world, Liu Yu has given full play to his strengths, and the five thousand crossbowmen who have been carefully trained by him are no longer under Liu Yu's back army, and the five thousand elite archers rely on the city to deal with the eight thousand miscellaneous soldiers, which is really a piece of cake!

Liu Yu gave him an approving look, and then asked in Cao Xing's fluttering expression: "Now that Qinghe County has fallen into Lu Bu's hands, didn't he send troops to harass Cui County?" ”

Cao Xuan shook his head and said, "Although Lu Bu has seized the military and political power of Qinghe County, General Zhang He's large army has been withdrawn from Pingyuan County and stationed in Gao-Tang County next to him. ”

With Lu Bu's arrogant character, coupled with the forty or fifty thousand elite wolf cavalry in his hands, how could he possibly put Zhang He's army of 100,000 but actually 40,000 in his eyes? Well, there must be a conspiracy in this! Liu Yu thought for a while, but he didn't have a clue, so he had to take this question to heart for the time being, and asked again: "What is the current situation of the 'Baibo Camp'?" ”

Cao Xing, who had been standing quietly on the side while Liu Yu was pondering, immediately replied when he heard this: "Since General Han Xian was assassinated by the Tianhe Gang, the 'Baibo Battalion' can be said to be angry, and vowed to scrape the remnants of the Tianhe Gang. I have been searching the neighborhood for two days, but unfortunately I have found nothing. Although we all know that this is because there are local people to cover it up, firstly, there is no evidence, and secondly, you have also strictly ordered us not to bully the people, and finally the sailors of the 'Baibo Battalion' are about to go crazy. The day before yesterday, General Zhang He sent people to rumor that Yuan Shao's army was harassing our army on the river near Gao-Tang County from time to time, and the 'Baibo Battalion' may have found a target to vent its anger, so it set out for Gao-Tang that night under the leadership of General Hu Cai, the deputy commander. ”

Yuan Shao's army is terrible now, and the angry Baibo battalion will definitely teach them a profound lesson! Forget it, whatever they do, it's not good to hold it all the time! In fact, Liu Yu was very satisfied with the performance of the soldiers, because they remembered Liu Yu's orders even in anger, as can be seen from the fact that they did not torture the civilians who were suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Liu Yu smiled slightly and asked, "Have you heard of a place called Hekou Village?" ”

Cao Xuan nodded and replied: "Back to Xiangye, Hekou Village is on the east side of a small lake called 'Luhuadang' in the south of Cui-County Town, I heard that it is the hometown of Huang Boliu, the leader of the Tianhe Gang. I don't know what Xiangye asked what to do there? ”

"I received the exact message. Huang Boliu and the main cadres of the Tianhe Gang were there. Speaking of this, Liu Yu glanced at Cao Xing, who was gritting his teeth, and said, "Don't meddle in this matter anymore, you just need to give me a guide when the time comes!" ”

"Weichen knows, Xiangye!" Although Cao Xing is a little helpless. But he nodded in agreement.

When he returned to the inner courtyard arranged by Cao Xuan for Liu Yu, and was about to make out with Fan Lihua, Liu Yu sensed the fluctuation of Tang Zhou's "Thousand Miles of Sound Transmission Technique", and could only sigh and come to a quiet room.

Perhaps knowing that Liu Yu was disturbed, Tang Zhou's voice was full of panic: "The master forgives the sins, and the slave has something to report." ”

"Tell me if there's anything you want!" Liu Yu said angrily.

"Master, the slave just got the news. Huang Boliu was ordering the members of the Tianhe Gang to be summoned, and it seemed that he was preparing to enter the 'Luhuadang'. The slave is afraid of delaying the master's major affairs, so he will contact the master at this time. I hope that the master will forgive his sins! ”

Tang Zhou's words made Liu Yu slightly stunned, although Liu Yu knew that the Tianhe Gang was very popular, but he never thought that he would enter the city, but Huang Boliu, who was outside the city, received the news after more than an hour. Since someone is so stubborn, Liu Yu doesn't mind cleaning it thoroughly. Liu Yu smiled coldly. Asked, "Have your people been watching nearby?" ”

"Back to the master's words. Because the locals knew each other well and were wary of strangers, it was difficult for the minions' men to find useful information there. In order to understand the details, the minions planned to use the Mind Magic on the high-ranking people of the Tianhe Gang. It's a pity that the high-ranking figures of the Tianhe Gang have high martial arts and don't act alone, and the minions have never been able to get close to them, and in the end they can only use the magic of a mid-level person at the helm master's level. However, this helmsman is not involved in the development of the plan, and can only notify the minions when he acts! ”

Tang Zhou's enchantment technique is very low-level compared to Liu Yu's charm technique. Not only is it cumbersome to use, but it doesn't work very well. It's not that Liu Yu doesn't want to teach Tang Zhou his charm technique. It's Tang Zhou, he has no way to learn at all. You must know that the foundation of the charm technique is the power of Shura, and this supreme energy of the universe is not something that a "mortal" like Tang Zhou can grasp! Not to mention him, even celestial-class figures like Zuo Ci and Nanhua can't contain the power of Shura.

"Master," maybe it was because Liu Yu had been silent for a long time that Tang Zhou mistakenly thought that Liu Yu was a little helpless, and he actually came up with an idea for Liu Yu: "It's better to wait for the master to exterminate the Tianhe Gang and let the helmsman come out to show you the way, this is better than finding it in 'Luhuadang', right?" ”

Liu Yu laughed and stopped him: "No need, I have my own way to let the people of the Tianhe Gang come out of the 'Luhuadang' obediently." When the time comes, you'll have to let your informant secretly leave, lest I kill you by mistake!" ”

Tang Zhou had absolutely no doubts about Liu Yu's words, and he said immediately: "The minion will congratulate the master in advance on his victory and wipe out the remnants of the Tianhe Gang in one fell swoop!" ”

Early the next morning, Liu Yu's whole army rushed to Hekou Village under the guidance of the guide. Looking at the villagers who were watching them with indifferent eyes, Liu Yu couldn't help but smile coldly, and then waved his hand to let the guide return to the city.

"Husband, it seems that not all the people support the court!" Fan Lihua, who noticed the slight hostility in the eyes of the villagers, said to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu smiled at her, but cruel words came out of his mouth: "Those who don't support the court and me will lose their qualifications to continue to live in this world!" ”

Although she heard the cruel meaning in Liu Yu's words, Fan Lihua didn't care, because in her heart, except for Liu Yu and her sisters, everything else was dispensable. Fan Lihua also smiled at Liu Yu at the moment and asked, "Husband, now that the remnants of the Tianhe Gang have fled into the 'Luhuadang', how can we force them to come out?" ”

yes, that's a bit of a hassle! Although Luhuadang is not a large lake, there is a lot of floating soil covered with reeds in the lake, which forms many small river channels. If you don't have someone who knows geography as a guide, once you enter, you won't be able to find your way. Liu Yu would never go in there to fight guerrillas with the Tianhe Gang, but what could he do to force those people out?

"Xiangye, why don't we put a fire in the lake and burn all those dogs!" Xu Chu said in a rough voice behind Liu Yu and Fan Lihua.

"Burn?" Liu Yu snorted and said, "How do you burn it?" It's summer, and the air on the lake is humid. The reeds are well hydrated, and even if they are set on fire around them, they will not spread much. And look at the sky. I'm afraid it's going to rain later, and I don't want to do anything meaningless! ”

Xu Chu let out an "oh" without shame, scratched his head and said: "Then the subordinates don't know what to do, Xiangye, you better think of a way by yourself!" ”

When did I ask you about the plan? It's self-inflicted! However, Xu Chu reminded Liu Yu that although Liu Yu couldn't think of any good way for a while, it didn't mean that others couldn't think of it! Just as Liu Yu was about to gather everyone to brainstorm, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. I couldn't help but smile a little.

"Husband, have you thought of a way to force the Tianhe Gang out of the 'Luhuadang'?" Fan Lihua, who had always had her heart on Liu Yu, saw Liu Yu's smile and immediately asked.

"Yes!" Liu Yu nodded at her and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that Hekou Village is the hometown of Huang Boliu, the leader of the Tianhe Gang?" It is said that Huang Boliu takes good care of this place. And the people here are also hostile to the imperial court, so let's just use these people to force Huang Boliu to go ashore! ”

After listening to Liu Yu's words, Fan Lihua said with some hesitation: "Husband, what do you mean ......?"

Liu Yu knew Fan Lihua's question. At the moment, he was very sure to help her confirm: "I mean to gather the villagers of Hekou Village." Then let one of them go to the lake to inform Huang Boliu. Tell him that if he doesn't go ashore on his own, then I'll kill all the villagers! ”

As soon as Liu Yu's words fell, Xu Chu shouted: "Xiangye, it's too despicable and shameless for you to do this, right?!" ”

Although this trick is indeed despicable and shameless, it is very effective for those who claim to be benevolent. Ignoring the reckless man who was still muttering dissatisfied, Liu Yu looked at Fan Lihua and asked softly, "Baby, what do you think?" ”

Fan Lihua smiled slightly. said: "The concubine thinks there is nothing wrong with doing this!" But, husband. What if Huang Boliu abandoned these villagers? ”

Liu Yu smiled coldly and said in a deep voice: "I will not allow there are still people who are hostile to me in my territory!" ”

The murderous aura in Liu Yu's tone made Fan Lihua's brows jump, but she didn't say anything against it. On the contrary, Xu Chu, a famous "killing god" in history, has some women's kindness: "This is not good, Xiangye!" Those villagers are innocent, they are just bewitched by Huang Boliu, as long as we educate them carefully, I believe they will definitely become obedient people under the rule of Xiangye! ”

"I don't have the time to dedicate to educating hundreds of people!" Liu Yu said fiercely, and then said in a slow tone: "But I can give these villagers a chance, as long as they are willing to surrender, then I will naturally let them go, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!" ”

Xu Chu saw that Liu Yu had a firm attitude, so he said to Fan Lihua to save the country: "Madam, is it too cruel for Xiangye to do this, this is not good for Xiangye's reputation!" ”

Under the training of "Zhan Tianjue", Fan Lihua, who also had an iron heart, said disapprerovingly: "I don't think there is anything cruel about my husband doing this? Since you refuse to submit to your husband, you are naturally an enemy, and you have to deal with the enemy like this! What's wrong with 'preventing danger before it happens' and 'nibbling danger in the cradle'? As for reputation, hmph, this place is now under martial law, and no matter what we do, the outside world won't get news! Tao Fujun once said: History is always written by the victors! ”

Xu Chu couldn't speak anymore, and Liu Yu naturally ignored him, and after kissing Fan Lihua, he ordered Zuo Lengchan to gather all the villagers of Hekou Village. After a burst of chickens and dogs, shouting, scolding and crying, hundreds of villagers gathered in a clearing in the village, driven by the Beiwei army.

After the villagers quieted down, Liu Yu walked over slowly and jumped on a mahogany square table that had been moved out of someone else's house. Scanning the crowd with cold eyes, although no one dared to look at Liu Yu, before they lowered their eyes, Liu Yu saw anger, resentment, panic, and fear in their gaze.

"Who is the village chief, come out and talk back." Liu Yu's voice, which did not contain any emotion, resounded throughout the village.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and then an old man who looked to be over seventy years old walked towards Liu Yu with vigorous steps that did not suit his age, and was stopped by Luan Fengwei when he was two feet away from Liu Yu. This old man, who was healthy but did not know any advanced martial arts, stood still, looked up at Liu Yu and said, "Huang Zhongliu, the head of Hekou Village, has seen Xiangye. ”

His impolite attitude annoyed Luan Fengwei. The two girls were about to ignore his age and teach him a lesson, but they were stopped by Liu Yu waving his hand. Liu Yu glanced at the old man who did not change his face and asked, "Your name is 'Huang Zhongliu'?" What does it have to do with Huang Boliu? ”

As a rule. Those who have "Meng Ji" and "Bozhong" in this ancient name are not siblings, but also brothers of the same clan. Sure enough, after listening to Liu Yu's question, Huang Zhongliu replied with a proud attitude: "Huang Boliu, the leader of the Tianhe Gang, is his brother!" ”

Liu Yu nodded, and then said to Huang Zhongliu, who seemed to be very proud of Huang Boliu: "Do you know that your brother is now a prisoner of the imperial court, if you know his whereabouts, tell the prime minister as soon as possible, so as not to be implicated in the future!" ”

Huang Zhongliu snorted unexpectedly, and said scoldingly: "What a prisoner." Can the orders of the puppet court also be counted? ”

Seeing him like that, Liu Yu knew that it was useless to say more, so he ignored him anymore, and only raised his voice and said to the crowd: "If anyone is willing to tell the whereabouts of Huang Boliu and the Tianhe Gang." That picture is a lot of rewards! ”

Liu Yu's words did not cause any waves, and the villagers still stood silently with their eyes down. Faced with this situation, Liu Yu couldn't help frowning slightly, but Huang Zhongliu laughed and said, "Liu Yu." Don't waste your efforts. Except for the old man. No one knows my brother's whereabouts! ”

Liu Yu didn't believe it at all, but Liu Yu didn't believe it at all, but Liu Yu didn't ask any further, but said lightly to the villagers: "I believe you have all heard of the reputation of Benxiang, and you should also know that the people under Benxiang's rule live and work in peace and contentment. Otherwise. Hmph......"

The threatening words finally made the dead water come alive, and the crowd began to stir. At this time, Huang Zhongliu suddenly said loudly: "Although Liu Yu, your reputation for cruelty and murder is known to the world. But no one has ever said that you have killed ordinary people, but you are very kind to ordinary people, and the old man does not believe that you will slaughter these villagers who know nothing! ”

"Is it really ignorance?" Liu Yu asked coldly, and then glanced at Luo Li'er. Given the hint, she suddenly jumped into the villagers, grabbed a child before they could react, and then jumped back.

It wasn't until Luo Lier brought this little girl who was only five or six years old to Liu Yu that the crowd finally reacted. However, under the suppression of the Beiwei army, the villagers could not make any waves. Only a village woman in her thirties lay on the ground, begging and crying, asking Liu Yu to return her child to her. And Huang Zhongliu also shouted at Liu Yu loudly, and at the same time wanted to rush through Luan Fengwei's cordon to rescue the little girl.

Liu Yu glanced at Zuo Lengchan, and this master of observing words and emotions immediately took action to restrain the village woman's dumb hole. Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction, and didn't look at Huang Zhongliu, who had been knocked to the ground by Luan Fengwei, but only hugged the little girl who kept crying to find her mother, and said kindly: "Little sister, what's your name?" How old is this year? ”

Liu Yu's words quieted the little girl, she winked at Liu Yu, and said crisply: "Yaya's name is Yaya, and she is five years old this year." ”

With a kind smile, Liu Yu looked at this little cutie named Yaya, and asked softly, "Yaya, have you ever seen a Bubu bear?" "Bubu Bear is one of the children's toys developed by Xingchanglong Trading Company according to Liu Yu's guidance, and it is well received by women of all ages, and I believe that it should be easy to communicate with Yaya on this topic.

"Yaya has seen it, Yaya has another one!" As expected, when it came to the topic of interest, Yaya immediately smiled.

"Oh, what does Yaya's Boob Bear look like?" Liu Yu smiled and asked.

"It's white, its eyes are big, it's so big!" Yaya said as she stretched out her hands and showed Liu Yu the size of the cloth bear.

Liu Yu smiled again when he heard this, and began to prepare the bait: "Has that girl ever seen a Bubu bear taller than you?" ”

"I've seen it, I've seen it!" Yaya nodded her little head vigorously.

"Does that girl like that kind of boob bear? Want it? "The bait is ready and ready to be thrown.

"I want it, what Yaya wants!" Yaya's expression became dark as she spoke, and she pouted and explained the reason: "But my father and mother don't buy it for Yaya!" ”

"If Yaya is willing to do her uncle a favor, uncle will send a cloth bear like that to Yaya, okay?" The bait was finally thrown, and now it's up to the little fish to catch the bait. (To be continued.) )