Cao Hong is also a tough guy. At this moment, what he is afraid of is not death, but the fear that Cao Ren will not be able to withstand the blow!

He gritted his teeth and glared at Sima Yi, saying: "If you want to kill me, kill me. If I ask for mercy, I will be in vain for being a good man!"

Sima Yi said: "Okay! Yi also admires Qi Zilian's heroic demeanor!"

"It's just Sima Yi, you have to think about it!" Cao Hong gritted his teeth and said: "If you kill me, you will be an enemy of Duke Cao and the entire imperial court!"

The entire court?! You are too proud of Cao Cao.

If he said that he was an enemy of Cao Cao, he had worries before, but now. Sima Yi smiled and said: "I am worried that I can't make Cao Ahao angry to death. So I swear an oath to him with your head. Yi and Cao Cao's thieves swear not to be accomplices. All the princes in the world will take this oath."

The traitors of the country share the same disgrace, and so does Yi!"

Cao Hong laughed angrily and said: "Okay, okay, okay! Hong will be waiting underground for you. What a happy ending for the Sima family! How can you, a villain and traitor, be worthy of being a minister of the same rank as Cao Gong?! Bah!

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He spat hard.

Sima Yi was not angry and just said: "Push it out and kill it!"

All the generals swarmed up and pushed Cao Hong out. Cao Hong kept cursing him before he died. He said that he was a villain and that the Sima clan must not have a good end. The person who harmed the world's best thief must be Sima Yi. A villain will succeed when he succeeds.

If you are rampant, you will suffer consequences sooner or later!

After the head was presented and the box was sealed, Sima Yi personally wrote a letter saying: "Send them to Cao Ren as well!"

The scout took the order and left.

The counselors laughed and said: "I'm afraid Cao Ren will be angry to death."

"Yi is also suspected of not keeping his word. However, the matter has already been broken. There is no way to go back and hide anything, so there is no need to whitewash the peace!" Sima Yi said: "The hatred for seizing Ji and the resentment for killing Cao Hong, Yi Yi

And accept it. Cao Cao vowed to kill me, and I will also separate myself from Cao Cao. The world thinks that I still have the intention to surrender to Cao Cao. This move will prove to the world that I and Cao Cao's thieves are actually two different types of people, and we are not accomplices.

, and it is impossible to be an accomplice!"

This head is the proof, the proof that draws a clear line and makes it impossible.

If the world wanted to accuse Sima Yi of saying that he wanted to surrender to Cao Cao, no one would be able to believe him.

"We all know the military advisor's determination to prove himself. If the military advisor has this ambition, everyone in the world must also know it!" The counselors sighed, admiring Sima Yi's sense of proportion.

Because there have been many bad rumors before. I don’t know whether they came from Yuan’s army or Cao’s army. It is said that Sima Yi has the intention to surrender to Cao Cao. He is currently in the Xuzhou camp, but it is just a temporary residence.
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Some people half-believe this rumor, while some actually do believe it.

And the attitude and determination expressed by this head is Sima Yi’s counterattack!

"My heart is clearly towards the sun and the moon," Sima Yi said; "I don't ask the world to know me, but I ask you not to be suspicious!"

The counselors all said: "I never had any doubts!"

They firmly defended Sima Yi. They felt that he was brave, resourceful, measured and decisive. Even though there may be some questionable motives in some aspects, he has now proven that he has a clear mind, no distracting thoughts, and has no ulterior motives.<

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They were even more convinced because of this.

The blood stains were still there on the execution platform, and Xuzhou soldiers buried Cao Hong's body. After all, he was an enemy general, so he should be given dignity after death and a monument should be erected.

When Ma Teng saw this, he was speechless and muttered: "This is going to make Cao Cao angry to death."

Cao Hong is Cao Cao's confidant and the person he relies on most. If he learns that Cao Hong has been killed, Cao Cao will really be furious. The most important thing is that it can scare the entire Xudu. If he learns that Sima Yi has captured Jizhou, what will happen to him?

Xu Dulai is even more trembling and fearful!

Cao Cao was already mourning the death of Cao Hong. If he knew that the situation would take a turn for the worse, it would even affect the hearts of the entire Xudu, and he would probably be so anxious that he would have a headache.

How can it be as simple as just killing a head?

If you just kill a general, it is easy to kill the sacrificial flag before the battle, and it can also stimulate the morale of the army.

But by killing him after a great victory, he was clearly adding insult to injury, trying to make Cao's army's situation worse.

This is a heart-attacking move. It is also a kind of prediction of the situation and a precise and targeted strike.

Ma Teng was a little worried about Sima Yi. He felt that this man was not only very good at psychological warfare, but also even better at judging situations. It has to be said that in some aspects, Sima Yi was even as good as Cao Cao, especially in terms of the overall structure.<

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If we say the only place we lose is in our leadership style.

Cao Cao is a hero, and Sima Yi is a hero. They have many things in common.

Even in terms of cold-bloodedness, they are very similar!

Politics and the situation itself are ruthless. If Ma Teng were in Cao Hong's position today, he would just be killed.

Ma Teng looked at the bloodstains, and his fear for the core of the Central Plains deepened.

This is the deterrent power of the Central Plains to its surroundings. It is precisely because the Central Plains is cold and cold-blooded that it can maintain its leadership over its surroundings. Therefore, as long as there is power here, Xiliang, Youzhou, and Liaodong will not dare to make any move. Obediently

He was lying on his back, motionless. Because he was afraid of being punished!

Because the cold-blooded politics of the Central Plains are serious!

Ma Teng ran up the city wall and looked at the vastness outside Yecheng. The sense of ownership was heart-pounding. At that time, Yecheng was uneasy, and the fear in his heart was completely different from what it is now. But now, it seems that he has opened his arms.

Just own half of the world!

The inside of Yecheng is still in a mess, and everything is in ruins. However, outside of Yecheng, looking to the north, you can overlook the northern border, and to the south, you can overlook the two river basins. This is the head of Kyushu. Here, so much

Magnificent. Owning this place and driving away foreign enemies will make anyone obsessed with and proud of this place. They will think that they can take over the world.

At least, Ma Teng now has this sense of grandeur, as if he felt the source of Yuan Shao's arrogance.

Who wouldn’t feel complacent when looking at this place?!

Ma Teng's heart surged with greatness, and the person who owned it was not him, but now, he could still feel a little sense of the vanity of ownership.

This Jizhou cannot be won without strength, and this world cannot be defended without strength.

After all, it is the privilege of the strong.

Ma Teng sighed three times as he looked at it.

Zhang Yang came to check on the logistics. When he saw him sighing, he said: "What's the sigh?!"

Ma Teng rarely choked him and said: "I was thinking about the military advisor. He is always gentle and gentle, as if he is a harmless person. Who knew he could strike so quickly and accurately? The two of us are far inferior."

Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Not only that, your character is even more violent, but even worse..."

Ma Teng said: "It's not as good as it is, but it's a pity that you are not as good as you. They say that the governor of Hanoi is easy to talk and has a good temper. It's a pity that if there is no one to protect him, he would have died long ago. But the gentleness of the military advisor is a kind of strength and privilege."

Zhang Yang was silent and did not deny this.

"A good temper is like water. A shallow stream like you will only be deceived by others, but the water of a military advisor can drown an army. Who dares to deceive and deceive? This is the second difference." Ma Teng said.
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Zhang Yang sounded a little wrong. Why did he feel that this guy was comparing himself with Sima Military Advisor to put him down?!

Don't think he couldn't hear it. He glared at Ma Teng angrily and said: "The military advisor is like a high mountain and a big river, and Yang Zi is like a small stream. Naturally, they are incomparable. There is no need for Governor Ma to praise the military advisor and trample on my strength."
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Ma Teng laughed loudly and said: "Teng thought you were so dumb that you couldn't hear anything. But you can actually understand it!?"

Zhang Yang was speechless and his face was distorted. He wanted to scold him loudly, but many people were watching. Zhang Yang endured it and spat fiercely: "You are not a good person!"

Just as they were talking, envoys from various counties under the city were sent to see off the festival. The two were surprised and looked into the distance. Sure enough, many cities and counties had arrived one after another.

The wonderful thing is that they have changed their flags. The Yuan flag and the Cao flag are gone, and they are holding the Xuzhou flag.

Darling, Ma Tengshen thought they had found someone to embroider this political consciousness overnight.

As the saying goes, what position can the counties and counties in these states have? It's just a joke, hugging anyone who comes. This is absolutely true.

Zhang Yang organized people to greet them. He was in charge of logistics and was also involved in the ceremony. Naturally, he was half responsible.

Ma Teng hurriedly went to find Sima Yi and said: "The treatment on the river has been completed. Chunyu Qiong and Gao Lan are watching, so they must be fine. We have also searched for traces of Cao's army, and it is true that there are no soldiers and horses left. The military advisor can rest assured!"

Sima Yi said: "Prefect Ma has worked hard. While the counties are coming, please join me in welcoming them."

"It's natural." Ma Teng happily followed it. It would be nice to have this opportunity to go through the process and get to know more flatterers from various counties. He has made meritorious deeds in Jizhou. Anyway, Sima Yi will take the credit for Jizhou.

There is no way to hide his contribution. If you get to know them well, if Xiliang is short of food in the future, you can come here for a walk and go to various counties to shamelessly ask for some. I believe no one will dare not to give...

With this idea in mind, Ma Teng was so happy!

Every county sincerely performed what it means to hug one's thighs and the joy of changing one's face. They said that the Yuan family was unkind, Cao's soldiers were tyrannical, and the people of Jizhou had been suffering for a long time, and had been waiting for a benevolent and righteous Lord for a long time. Finally,

When the Xuzhou Army arrived, all the counties and counties were eager to celebrate with each other. Anyway, the shameless words were picked up and no one was going to expose their face and say they were lying...

Then Sima Yi said some cliche mandarin saying that Marquis Wen had been worried about the people of Jizhou for a long time. He had not been able to make a final decision in the previous visit. Because he wanted to defeat Cao Cao, he raised his troops to attack Xudu first. He was worried about the affairs of Jizhou, so he left him here.

Now, we have not been able to humiliate our fate and live up to the people's wishes. We have driven away Cao's soldiers and regained Jizhou. We have won the respect of the villagers. I think Marquis Wen must be very happy.

Then there was some conversation between you and me, and Sima Yi invited them to a banquet instead. They sent them wine and food, and then asked insinuatingly what plans Sima Yi had for the counties in Jizhou, etc.<

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To be continued...