Chapter 140: Great Alarm [Subscription Request]

Yuzhou was under the jurisdiction of Yingchuan County and Runan County.

Just by listening to these two counties, you can understand the status of Yuzhou.

During the Han Dynasty, these two counties were home to more than half of the country's famous scholars and officials.

In addition, Yuzhou had four major vassal states, namely Liang, Pei, Chen and Lu, and ninety-seven counties.

Its agriculture is extremely developed.

If we can gain control of Yuzhou and integrate it with Yanzhou, we will have the foundation to rule the world.

Among the thirteen provinces in the world, Yuzhou and Yanzhou are at the forefront in terms of wealth and population base.

After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu in mid-March, the situation stabilized slightly and he returned to Qiao County.

This is the ancestral home of the Xiahou family and also the Cao family.

The two families have great influence here.

Qiao County is located in the central area of ​​Yanzhou and Yuzhou. After Cao Cao returned, all his troops immediately gathered there.

East County of Yanzhou.

Xiahou Yuan first led a group of soldiers and rushed to Qiao County.

Zhao Yun returned to Dongjun and led his troops to inspect the local area. He was two days late and learned that Cao Cao had arrived in Qiao County, so he also led his troops south.

Changyi.

Xun Yu stayed behind to look after the house.

Xi Zhicai and others also wanted to go to Qiao County to meet Cao Cao and discuss various matters.

Troops from all directions gathered in Qiao County with Cao Cao as the center, and the number of troops was very large.

Jia Xu and Bian Mei were closer and were the first to meet Cao Cao.

"When Yuan Shu returned to Shouchun, an interesting incident occurred."

Bian Mei smiled and said:

“He was beaten so badly by the governor that he was not welcomed after returning to Yangzhou.

The newly appointed Yangzhou governor, Chen Yu, was originally appointed governor (or governor) by Yuan Shu, but now he wanted to rebel against him. Chen Yu was in Shouchun, and Yuan Shu planned to settle in Shouchun, but Chen Yu refused to let him enter the city.

Cao Cao glanced at Jia Xu and thought that Chen Yu's intention to rebel against Yuan Shu was actually instigated by Jia Xu who secretly wrote a letter to someone.

Jia Xu changed the signature of the letter to Liu Biao of Jingzhou.

He wrote a letter to Chen Yu in Yangzhou in the name of Liu Biao.

The meaning is to unite with Chen Yu to fight against Yuan Shu.

Then he promised to support Chen Yu in taking control of Yangzhou and form an alliance with him in Jingzhou.

The strange thing about this matter is that Jia Xu's handwriting, even Liu Biao's private seal, was disguised to be exactly the same.

The key point is that Liu Biao himself actually sent a letter to Chen Yu, advising Chen Yu that Yuan Shu was not a good person, and it would be better to take advantage of the fact that Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao and make plans for his own benefit.

Liu Biao had previously had many disputes and clashes with Yuan Shu in Xiangyang and Nanyang counties.

It was normal for him to take advantage of Yuan Shu's defeat by Cao Cao to send a letter to Chen Yu to sow discord.

Jia Xu was used to using other people's chickens to hatch his own eggs.

He used some unknown means to switch the package of the letter, and the letter was still delivered by Liu Biao's people.

After reading it, Chen Yu believed it to be true and wrote a letter back to Liu Biao, preparing to join forces to deal with Yuan Shu.

The reply letter was in Jia Xu's hand, and he showed it to Cao Cao this morning.

After Yuan Shu's defeat, his strength was greatly reduced.

Chen Yu voluntarily united with Liu Biao to support each other and resisted Yuan Shu from entering Shouchun.

Then Chen Yu found that the friend who wrote the letter did not respond, so he pulled the plug himself.

He will escape from Shouchun soon.

After Yuan Shu was refused entry into Shouchun by him, he retreated to Yinling and regrouped his troops to attack Chen Yu.

Chen Yu did not get the support promised in Liu Biao's letter, and cursed Liu Biao as a good-for-nothing.

Small-scale conflicts still broke out from time to time in Yangzhou and Jingzhou.

At this time, Chen Yu was preparing to flee back to Xia Pi to avoid Yuan Shu's attack.

Cao Cao glanced at Jia Xu, who had a calm expression, as if nothing had happened.

If Chen Yu really died, he would not even know the hidden truth.

When Bian Mei talked about it, everyone treated it as a joke.

In the study room of the Cao family's old house, the dusty civil and military officials of Cao's camp came in one after another. Xiahou Yuan and Cheng Yu were both present.

"Zilong fought a great battle in this battle. He brought glory to Yanzhou and the Han people."

Xiahou Yuan said: "When I first met Zilong, I thought he was the kind of general who would not kill easily. I didn't expect that when it came to using troops, he would kill the Xiongnu so ruthlessly."

"Zilong is from Changshan. He has seen how brutally foreign invaders killed Han people. We Han people have been harassed by nomadic tribes in the north for hundreds of years. The hatred is deep. How could Zilong have any mercy on foreigners?"

Cao Cao said: "Zilong is on the way and will probably arrive the day after tomorrow."

Xiahou Yuan: "Wenyuan followed the governor and defeated the enemy thousands of miles away, but he didn't come back?"

Zhang Liao stayed in the south of Yuzhou to command the troops and did not return to Qiao County with Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao occupied Yuzhou, he had no intention of giving it up again. After all, it was "unowned land" and whoever conquered it would own it.

There was no formal appointment, but Cao Cao let Zhang Liao lead the troops and take the position first, and he would not let anyone else take the position.

Cao Cao's arrangements will also follow, first seeking to become the governor of Yanzhou and then to control Yuzhou.

The group discussed the matter and reported on their progress.

Cao Cao also contacted Xun Yu and Guo Jia through the communication beads.

Everyone came to listen to the order and continued to discuss it until the evening, as many things needed to be discussed in person.

They gathered again the next morning, and left Qiao County around noon.

In this era, it is inconvenient to transmit messages. If there is important matter, it will take many days to meet in person.

Cao Cao sometimes thought that the Xunzhu was equivalent to a divine weapon in the Han Dynasty.

It would be nice if there were a few more.

A group of civil and military officials, following Cao Cao's orders, will go to Dongjun, Jibei, and Yuzhou to stabilize the situation.

Only Cao Cao, Bian Qingyu, Jia Xu and Zhang Miao were left in the study.

There are also Dian Wei and Xu Chu at the door.

Both of them have made great contributions in fighting Yuan Shu. When the situation stabilizes, there will be a gathering of all the troops under Cao Cao to reward them according to their merits.

"I have gradually drawn troops from Yanzhou to follow the governor and join the pursuit of Yuan Shu. There are more than 30,000 troops.

Together, they defeated more than 70,000 troops under Yuan Shu’s command.”

Jia Xu had already made statistics on the war losses and other things, and he told the story in detail.

The total he mentioned was the figures compiled by both sides during the entire war process.

Rather than a gathering for a confrontation.

Bian Mei heard these figures for the first time, and she concentrated on pondering Cao Cao's intention of launching this long-distance raid. Cao Cao chased Yuan Shu from Dongjun, Yanzhou, all the way south.

At first glance, it is difficult to understand the hidden considerations behind this strategy, why it would take so long and why the battle line would stretch for thousands of miles.

In fact, during the long confrontation, Cao Cao was gradually deepening Yuan Shu's sense of crisis.

This forced Yuan Shu to continue to gather troops around him, which was equivalent to gathering all the forces belonging to him in Yuzhou.

While Cao Cao drove him out of Yuzhou, he also cleared out almost all of Yuan Shu's forces to avoid future troubles.

If it was a one-time defeat, there would be no chance of occupying Yuzhou at this time.

Yuan Shu's people will still be scattered throughout Yuzhou to resist Cao Cao.

It can be difficult to remove completely over a period of years or even several years.

The battle line stretched for thousands of miles. Yuan Shu continued to gather troops and summon various units while running, giving Cao Cao the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

Cao Cao always maintained his superior military strength and fought against Yuan Shu's scattered and gathered troops.

Except for those troops who were holding their ground and unable to move, Yuan Shu moved all the way south and mobilized nearly 80,000 people, which was almost all of his direct troops in Yuzhou.

Through this battle, Cao Cao sorted out Yuzhou and cleared away obstacles for subsequent takeover.

Another benefit is training troops.

Previously, only Zhang Liao's Bingzhou Army could be considered veteran soldiers under Cao Cao.

At this moment, after a long-distance raid and repeated battles, a large number of soldiers have transformed into veterans, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

Cao Cao's pursuit and military operations this time achieved several goals at one stroke.

If you can understand his intention, you will find that his strategic intention is far more than just a superficial victory.

Bian Mei pondered the underlying reason and glanced at Cao Cao with her charming eyes.

The halo of setting sun poured in from the window, and Cao Cao's angular face looked majestic and his eyes were scorching and intimidating.

Cao Cao had met Jia Xu, Bian Mei, and Zhang Miao.

After the three of them went down, he took out a communication bead and contacted Wang Yun: "Wang Situ, I need the appointment of the governor of Yanzhou."

There's no need to test the waters on this matter, just talk about it in a roundabout way.

Cao Cao had just defeated Yuan Shu and had actually captured and controlled the main defense areas of Yuzhou.

Owning Yanzhou and holding Yuzhou, this is the confidence.

He was not asking Wang Yun for help, but giving Wang Yun and the Wang family of Taiyuan an opportunity for priority cooperation.

Cooperation benefits both sides.

Whatever Wang Yun wants, he can also give him conditions that will satisfy him.

The whole world is watching as we fight against Yuan Shu.

The noble families waited and watched.

Cao Cao had just received news from Xun Yu that the head of the Xun family planned to come to Yanzhou to meet Cao Cao.

After conquering Yuzhou and defeating Yuan Shu, some nobles were ready to form a further alliance with Cao Cao.

Wang Yun quickly responded through the message bead in his hand:

"I will do my best to appoint the governor of Yanzhou. But someone from my Wang family must be employed in Yanzhou. In addition, you must marry into my Wang family."

Wang Yun is an old fox.

Cao Cao was straightforward, so he responded in the same way and immediately gave his conditions.

The two of them were so direct because they didn't want to waste unnecessary energy on this matter.

"Isn't Diao Chan a daughter of your Wang family? There is no need to marry other daughters."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment:

"It is fine for the Wang family to come to Yanzhou to take up a post. I can grant him the post of county governor.

It just so happens that I will be removing a few county officials from Yanzhou in the near future."

“If any of my Wang family members want to be the county magistrate, I can ask for an imperial decree and have them released.” Wang Yun meant that he looked down upon the county magistrate.

If Cao Cao wanted to be appointed as the governor of Yanzhou, he still needed him to intervene and influence the emperor to issue an edict.

As the county magistrate, Wang Yun is indeed capable of making his own arrangements.

"I value your talent more, Meng De. I hope that someone from the Wang family can become your close followers to enhance our relationship. It would be even better if you agree to the marriage. The Wang family is willing to support you with all its strength."

"Appoint the governor of Yanzhou as soon as possible."

Cao Cao sent a message: "Other matters will be appointed and I will respond to you."

“It’s not easy for you to be the governor of Yanzhou.

This morning, Yuan Taifu made a speech in the court, saying that provincial governors and governors of various places declared war without the emperor's order, which led to the loss of imperial power. "

Wang Yun replied: "He suggested that Your Majesty should control the local areas and no longer appoint governors and provincial governors. This is obviously aimed at you."

Cao Cao chuckled.

After the two stopped communicating, Cao Cao took out the map of the prefecture, looked at it intently, then took up his pen and slowly drew a circle at a location on the map.

After thinking for a while, he sketched it in another place and then looked at it again.

Night falls in Chang'an.

Wang Yun’s residence.

He was also in his study, putting away the message beads, thinking:
"Although your majesty is young, he is very smart. It is not easy to deceive him. How can we influence him to pass the decree to officially appoint Meng De as the governor of Yanzhou?"

"Someone come here." Wang Yun called.

A close attendant came in and waited for instructions.

"Send a message to their family, and have them take the first two volumes of the Cavalry Forging Secret Scroll and visit Yanzhou."

Wang Yun was born into the Wang family of Taiyuan, and his ancestral home was also in Bingzhou.

Bingzhou is a world-famous place for soldiers, cavalry and horse breeding.

The Wang family of Taiyuan mastered some of the special methods of taming horses and forging horse equipment during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, and wrote them into secret scrolls that can enhance the combat effectiveness of cavalry.

This book of military and cavalry tactics consists of fifteen volumes, seven of which have been lost for various reasons over the past few hundred years and are nowhere to be found.

There were eight volumes left, and Wang of Taiyuan had four of them. He gave Cao Cao two of them as a gesture of goodwill and alliance.

"Situ..."

Wang Yun's close attendant, who was in charge of all affairs in his palace, was somewhat surprised to receive such a large gift from Yanzhou.

The Secret Scroll of Military Affairs and Cavalry is something unique to the Wang family and is never easily given to anyone else.

"You think the gift is too heavy."

Wang Yun shook his head and said, "I think it's still a little light. It's better not to send it if it's not heavy enough."

"You don't understand the impact of Cao Mengde's battle, nor do you see the beauty of this battle. But there are many people from other families who have seen it.

This time we are not the only ones going to Yanzhou. The various noble families will also go, and the disturbance will definitely be huge."

"Take my handwritten letter and go back home in person, take out the Fengqi Pill and give one to Diao Chan."

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