Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

Inside Fancheng.

Cao Yuan followed Cao Cao through the main street.

The fire in the city has been extinguished, but there are burned-out houses everywhere, and the people whose homes have been destroyed are crying on the ruins.

Before Zhuge Liang escaped from Fancheng, he ordered all the treasuries in Fancheng to be burned down.

All the grain and military supplies that were too late to be transported away were burned, leaving not a grain of rice for the Wei army.

As soon as the fire was set in the Treasury, the fire also spread to nearby houses. Hundreds of houses were burned down, leaving thousands of people homeless. Countless people were burned to death in the sea of ​​​​fire.

"Xinye was on fire, and Fancheng was on fire again. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were really cruel to their people."

Cao Cao looked at the miserable situation around him with a look of disgust on his face.

Zhao Yun rushed over, cupped his hands and said:"I would like to inform you, Your Majesty, Liu Bei abandoned 20,000 Han soldiers and fled first, and all 20,000 soldiers and horses surrendered to our army. , but Zhuge Liang escaped into the river first."

Twenty thousand surrendered soldiers!

Cao Cao's eyes lit up:"No matter what, we defeated Xinye Fan City one after another and captured 20,000 surrendered soldiers. This southern expedition has achieved great results!"

The generals were all excited.

Zhao Yun sighed:"It's a pity that Zhuge Liang ran away too fast and let him get away. Cao

Cao frowned slightly:"This man is very resourceful. If we fail to capture him alive, he will indeed bring us a lot of trouble in the future.""

Cao Yuan's thoughts were racing, and suddenly, a light flashed in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please lend me three thousand soldiers and horses. Although I cannot kill Zhuge Liang, I can teach him a lesson and make him pay the price for what he has done!"

Cao Yuan raised his hands and asked for orders, with a mysterious coldness in his eyes.

Cao Cao perked up and asked hurriedly:"Ziyou, do you have any clever ideas to teach these Zhuge Liang a lesson?"

"I have my own way, and the king will know it later."

Cao Yuan refused to say it clearly.

Naturally, Cao Cao had unconditional trust in Cao Yuan, so he happily ordered Cao Hong to lead 3,000 troops and obey Cao Yuan's orders.

Cao Yuan said goodbye to Cao Cao and left through the west gate of Fan City. He left the city several days ago. Behind the scenes, Cao Yuan gave Cao Hong a secret plan.

Cao Hong led three thousand soldiers and horses and left first.

Cao Yuan pointed his horsewhip to the west and said happily:"Zhongkang, let's hurry up and go straight to Huang's house!""

"Huang family?

Xu Chu was confused and asked:"Which Huang family?""

Cao Yuan sneered and said:"There is still the Huang family in Jingzhou. Naturally, it is the Huang family, one of the four surnames of Kuai, Cai, Pang and Huang."

"Is he the famous Jingxiang scholar Huang Chengyan?

Xu Chu was even more confused and asked again:"We are so good, why are we looking for Huang Chengyan?""

"Zhuge Liang first burned Xinye and then Fancheng, determined to help Liu Bei become our enemy!"

"Although I can't kill him now, I can steal his fiancée and disgust him! Xu

Chu suddenly understood and said curiously:"Sir, how do you know that the daughter of the Huang family is Zhuge Liang's fiancée?""

"This is it...."

Cao Yuan waved his hand:"Don't worry about how I know, I just want to ask you, should we rob this person or not?""

"Grab it, why not grab it, let’s go!"

Xu Chu whipped his horse and galloped wildly.

More than a hundred people and horses galloped away looking at the Huang family manor.

Twenty miles west of Fancheng, on the north bank of the Han River, on the wall of the Huang family's dock.

In the lobby, Huang Chengyan, the head of the Huang family, was standing. Drinking and chatting with Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui.

A girl in a yellow shirt was waiting by her side, refilling the wine for the two of them from time to time.

"Yueying and Kongming are truly talented and beautiful, and this marriage is definitely a match made in heaven."

Sima Hui looked at the girl and sighed with a smile.

That girl is Huang Chengyan's only daughter, Huang Yueying.

"Uncle, please stop mocking Yueying. People outside say that Yueying is ugly. Where did she get her looks?~~"

Huang Yueying was embarrassed by the praise, so she lowered her head and laughed at herself.

Sima Hui said disapprovingly:"It's not like those rich men from aristocratic families want to marry Kong Ming and are jealous of you, so they deliberately slander you as an ugly girl."

Huang Yueying naturally knew it well, so she just smiled and said to Sima Hui Add another glass of wine.

Listening to his friend's praise of his daughter, Huang Chengyan also smiled slightly, with a bit of pride flowing on his face.

"It's a pity, if it weren't for my beloved disciple Kong Ming, who wanted to assist the King of Han in the Northern Expedition, I should have married my niece last month, and my whole life has been delayed until now."

Sima Hui sighed.

Huang Chengyan said calmly:"As the saying goes, good things take a long time, and the engagement is settled, so there is no rush. Naturally, the great cause of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty is the most important thing."

"Brother Chengyan is right."

Sima Hui nodded slightly and said with a smile:"If the King of Han can succeed in the Northern Expedition, my beloved disciple will be the first contributor to the resurgence of the Han Dynasty. As a matchmaker, I can be considered worthy of brother Chengyan. I have chosen for you such a virtuous son-in-law who will go down in history.."

He was a bit asking for credit.

Huang Chengyan laughed, raised his glass and said:"Then I have to give a toast to Brother Decao. Thank you for being such a good husband for my Yueying."

Sima Hui burst into laughter.

The two of them complimented Zhuge Liang a lot.

At this moment, a servant came to report that it was Mr. Pang De, the head of the Pang family, who came to visit on important matters.

"Brother De Gong also came, just in time for the three of us to have a few drinks after not being able to get together for a long time."

Huang Chengyan's eyes lit up and he ordered Pang Degong to be invited in.

Not long after, a middle-aged Confucian hurried into the hall with a solemn face.

Before Huang Chengyan could speak,

Pang Degong said anxiously:"Brother Chengyan, Brother Decao, you guys If you are still in the mood to drink here, pack up quickly and prepare to evacuate to Xiangyang."

Huang Chengyan and Sima Hui looked at each other, and their expressions changed.

Huang Chengyan said curiously:"Brother De Gong, you are so good, why should we avoid going to Xiangyang?"

"My son Pang Shanmin has just escaped from Fancheng. He said that the King of Han is in Xinye……"

Pang Degong failed in Zhuge Liang's plan to burn the new country, and Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao at the bank of Huoshui River.

Then, Zhuge Liang's empty city plan was defeated by Cao Cao again, Fancheng was lost, and 20,000 troops surrendered to Cao Cao.

News of various disastrous defeats came with a trembling voice.

"If Fancheng falls, sooner or later the area north of the Han River will be occupied by the Wei army. If we don't evacuate to Xiangyang as soon as possible, we will fall into Cao Cao's hands sooner or later. Life or death is unpredictable!"

While Mr. Pang De was speaking, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Huang Chengyan and Sima Hui changed their expressions in astonishment, as if they had heard a fairy tale.

Huang Yueying on the side also had a look of surprise.

"Kong Ming's plan to burn new fields and empty cities was indeed a clever plan that could be written into the military books. How could it be seen through by Cao Cao? Sima

Hui looked surprised, unwilling to believe that his beloved disciple's clever plan could fail.

Pang Degong sighed:"Kong Ming's plan is indeed a clever plan. I really can't figure out why Cao Yuan could see through it!""

Cao Yuan!

This thunderous name shocked Huang Chengyan and Sima Hui.

"Cao Yuan...."

Huang Yueying's beautiful eyebrows also frowned, and a flash of surprise flashed in her bright eyes.

Regarding this name, all the rumors she had heard before immediately came to her mind.