Zhang Fei looked at the burning fire in the forest and said heartbrokenly: "It's a pity that we can burn the forest to clean up. If those logs are sold to the Central Plains, they can earn a lot of military expenses."

Liu He smiled and said, "Don't care too much about Yide! The forest can be burned, and it can grow longer. If it is not burned, the problem will be troublesome. The six thousand prisoners of the Tuoba tribe suddenly disappeared, and the three or four thousand enemies that came to attack were gone. What would others think? As long as people with a little bit of mind will see that there is a ghost here. If you make a closer look, it will not be difficult to find that there is a relationship between the Tuoba people and us. All the traces and doubts have been burned out and gone without a trace."

"The six thousand prisoners were burned to pieces. Even if there is any explanation in the future, no one can say that we are foreign. My father is very worried that the court will know the plan and cause the disaster of killing the nine clans. Now we can send someone to tell him that there will be no future."

After hearing this, Zhang Fei laughed, pointed at Liu He's head and said, "Lord! You are so bold! You should be the one who deserves to lose your head."

Guan Yu, who was beside him, stroked his beautiful beard and said, "Yingde! Pay attention to the right measure. The king, the minister, the minister!"

Liu He smiled: "Yun Chang, how did you watch "Zuo Chunqiu"?"

"I'm reading "Guliang Chunqiu".

"Guliang Chunqiu" is also known as "Jingliang Chunqiu", "Jingliang Zhuan" and "Jingliang Zhuan" and "Jingliang Zhuan" are one of the three biographys that explain "Spring and Autumn". "Jingliang Zhuan" emphasizes that the authority of the king must be respected, and the monarch and ministers have their own duties and codes of conduct; advocates that the difference between high and low is strictly treated, and at the same time, hope that the king should pay attention to his behavior.

The next day, Liu He, the Macheng County Yamen, looked at the Macheng County Magistrate who looked dissatisfied and said in frustration: "County Lord! Now that the captives of the Tuoba people were burned to death by the enemy in the forest, we have no way to fulfill our promise, only to regret it."

"If there is no prisoner to Tuoba Rui, how much trouble will it cause? He will definitely attack Macheng in anger." The county magistrate said in fear.

"This Macheng is the territory of my great man. Even if we don't need to exchange it with him, we will take it back. If Tuoba Rui dares to come and die, we will fight him." Liu He said seriously.

"Young Master! I just took over Macheng from the Xianbei people. There were no residents, no food and grass, and no soldiers in the city. How could we fight against Tuoba Rui's army?"

"Don't I bring 4,000 people?" Liu He asked strangely: "Don't there still more than 400 defenders in Macheng? Why can't so many people guard a small city?"

"There is no food! The food in the warehouse was stolen by the Xianbei people. We didn't have much food to eat. Your troops suddenly came so many people, and it was even more impossible to solve it."

Liu He's face changed drastically and he asked hurriedly: "Don't you know we're coming?"

"I know! But the food sent from the county seat Gaoliu is too small, not enough for our Macheng soldiers to eat for half a month." The county magistrate said angrily.

At this time, Pan Feng hurried in: "Lord! The messenger of the Tuoba tribe is here."

Liu He and the county magistrate suddenly became nervous.

Then after the messenger entered, after a few words, the messenger of the Tuoba tribe was furious and left with his sleeves.

But Liu He sat next to the desk and smiled without saying a word.

The county magistrate nervously walked around the house and kept saying, "It's amazing! It's amazing! Tuoba Rui is coming."

Liu He looked at the fearful look of the county magistrate, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. County, how do you think this is? Take all the people in the county government and the defenders of Macheng, and immediately rushed to Gaoliu. Seeing that the Duke told him about the current situation of Macheng, he urged him to ask for food. Once the food is ready, let the garrison troops of Macheng come here. I will lead the army here to resist Tuoba Rui's punishment."

The county magistrate raised his eyebrows and said with great excitement, "That's thank you for your hard work."

Liu He watched the county magistrate and others leave outside the city. Seeing their figures gradually disappearing from sight, he laughed softly.

"Deran! Notify Jianwei to bring all the prisoners into the city immediately."

Liu Xiu agreed and left after he beat the horse.

"Wushuang! Where is that Tuoba?" Liu He asked Pan Feng.

“In the inn.”

"Take him to see me now."

Horse City at night is particularly peaceful.

The fire in the Taogu Forest in the south of the city was still burning, and the flames rose from time to time, and the flames reflected red from half of the sky. The scorching air enveloped the sky above Macheng, causing the temperature in the city to increase significantly, as if it was entering summer early, and it was sultry and hard to bear.

"It would be great if there was a rain! It would be better if it was the heavy rain we encountered in the Sanggan River." Liu He stood on the city wall, looked at the fire in the distance, and said anxiously.

He then sighed to himself: "It's really unpaid to burn such a large forest to confuse the enemy."

Pan Feng looked at the sky and shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult to do what the lord wants."

Liu Xiu hurried over: "Tuoba Rui's special envoy brought news."

"What did Tuoba Rui say?" Liu He asked with concern.

"Cows, sheep and horses are already on the road and will be delivered tomorrow night."

"When will his large force cross the border?"

"I will definitely arrive in four days."

Liu He sighed and smiled with relief: "Sneaking cooperation with the enemy is like a thief, fearing that others will know. Now it's OK! The big thing is settled, it depends on Tuoba Rui's ability."

When he learned that the Han Dynasty was betrayed, the captives of the Tuoba tribe were burned to death in the Taogu Forest. Tuoba Rui was furious! He ignored his subordinates' desperate dissuasion and personally led a 15,000 army across the border and rushed to Macheng.

The Tuoba people surrounded the north gate and east gate of Macheng; due to forest fires in the south gate and west gate, it was difficult for the troops to get close, so they had to send small troops to monitor them to prevent the enemies in the city from taking the opportunity to escape.

Tuoba Rui focused on the attack, and set up an attack formation to prepare for a strong attack the next day.

Looking at the dense tents under the city, countless colorful battle flags, one neat and mighty cavalry phalanx after another, the sound of roars shook the sky, and the faces of the soldiers on the city were very ugly.

Liu He pointed to the demonstration army formation of Tuoba people under the city and said with a smile: "How long can we defend if the enemy attacks the city?"

"A month is definitely not a problem." Guan Yu said: "Macheng is located on the frontier. When building the city, considering the prevention of the Hu people's invasion, all the city walls were made of large stones, tall, strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now we have more than 5,000 prisoners, so there is absolutely no possibility of being broken."

"Why did Chang Chang say he could only stay for one month?" Zhang Fei asked in confusion.

"Tuoba Rui is more wise than ghosts! He pretended not to know that we had captured more than 2,000 enemies, and the food he sent was only enough for 3,000 of us to eat for a month. Now more than 5,000 troops are chewing horses, so it's good to last for a month." Guan Yu touched his beautiful beard and shook his head, explaining helplessly.

"Why don't you make it clear when the lord asks him for supplies?" Han Meng asked in surprise.

"I did not say it! According to the plan, their instinct should not exist. Tuoba Rui was very unaware of my acceptance of the enemy's surrender. He believed that the existence of these people was very dangerous to us. It was quite threatening to the implementation of the entire plan.

He firmly opposed me to do this, so these prisoners Tuoba Rui did not know. If they knew, I was afraid that a sheep would not be given to us." Liu He explained slowly: "But under the circumstances at that time, there was no reason to continue killing. Now the number of troops is insufficient, so it is still very beneficial for us to recruit more soldiers."

"Does Hulin and Tietuo agree with my proposal?" Liu He asked Yan Judo.

"Everyone is willing to die. What's trouble is that the more than 400 prisoners of the Mulang Tribe cannot be killed or released. If it is indeed not necessary, kill them earlier and leave some food."

Liu He shook his head and pointed at Lu Chuanyun and Lu Dingjun and said, "Leave it to them! You can't kill it! You must persuade them to surrender. It's really not possible? After a year and a half, wait until the situation stabilizes, then let them go."

Yan Rou frowned and said loudly: "Young Master! This will cause us trouble - what's so great about killing hundreds of people."

"Yes! Lord, Gongsun Zan, the chief of the Liaodong vassal state, once slaughtered more than 3,000 people from a certain tribe in Wuhuan in Liaodong, without leaving any men, women, old and young. If you kill them, you can get a lot of trouble." Zhang Fei took a step forward and said solemnly.

When Liu He looked at his subordinates, they all looked disdainful, and the steady Cheng Pu looked very confused. For them, killing hundreds of people was as insignificant as killing a lamb.

"Don't kill." Liu He said firmly.
Chapter completed!