When Lu Bu returned to Yecheng from Liaodong, he received two very bad news.

The first news was that Liu Dai died, and Cao Cao took office as the governor of Yanzhou.

This news came more than a year later than in history. Lu Bu thought that Cao Cao might not have been the governor of Yanzhou. Who knew that the fate of the person who was destined to be a destiny in history was indeed very strong. Although Lu Bu repeatedly guarded against Cao Cao, Cao Cao still seized the opportunity of Lu Bu being attacked from all sides and took the lead in an instant.

In the past two years, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, who refused to join Yu Jin, Taishici, and Guan Hai, who refused to join the Qingzhou Corps, and the Yuzhou Yellow Turbans, who refused to join Wei Yan, Huang Gai, Zhou Cang, and Liao Hua, met in Yanzhou. These Yellow Turbans were surrounded by the people and scattered in the mountains. They survived with difficulties under the encirclement of the Qingzhou Corps and the Yuzhou Corps.

By June of this year, taking advantage of the fact that Lu Bu's forces were attacked from all sides, these Yellow Turban soldiers had a rare opportunity to develop. They rushed down the mountain and took advantage of the opportunity to harvest wheat from Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and obtained a lot of food. They carried some refugees who escaped from the war areas between the two armies. The men, women, young and old together had nearly one million.

Once the Yellow Turban Army had a million people, they were no longer satisfied with occupying mountains, becoming kings, and becoming bandits. Instead, they wanted to capture the city and restore Zhang Jiao's great cause back then. They did not dare to provoke Lu Bu. The soft persimmons in the Central Plains were Liu Biao and Liu Dai. Liu Dai was not as good as Liu Biao. These million Yellow Turban Army attacked Yanzhou, captured Rencheng, and killed Rencheng prime minister Zheng Sui. Then, near Dongping, they defeated the Yanzhou army that came to suppress and killed Yanzhou governor Liu Dai. Then, the Yellow Turban Army moved to Shouzhang area, and the smooth development of the Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou caused great panic. In addition, the governor Liu Dai was killed, and no one in charge in the state was in a panic.

Cao Cao, the prefect of Chen County, seized this opportunity. After his activities, Chen Gong, the subordinate of Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao, persuaded Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao to recommend Cao Cao as the governor of Yanzhou. Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei who was always friendly to Cao Cao, also highly recommended Cao Cao. At that time, Lu Bu was in Liaodong and was in charge of government affairs in Yecheng. The Grand Tutor Cai Yong, the Grand Guardian Ma Riyi, Sikong Cui Lie, Situ Zheng Xuan, the Secretary of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, were all friendly to Cao Cao, and knew that Lu Bu and Cao Cao were sworn brothers. Seeing that the situation in Yanzhou was critical, he did not send a letter to seek Lu Bu's opinions at all, so he asked the Emperor Liu Bian to appoint Cao Cao as the governor of Yanzhou.

The emperor's imperial edict was sent to Yanzhou without the final conclusion of Lu Bu. Wan Qian and Bao Xin in Yanzhou went to Dongjun to welcome Cao Cao as the governor of Yanzhou. After Cao Cao entered Yanzhou, he immediately blocked the Yellow Turban Army with Bao Xin to attack the Yellow Turban Army in the eastern suburbs of Shouzhang, and the two armies launched a fierce battle.

Cao Cao and Bao Xin first led the cavalry to the battlefield, but the infantry had not arrived. At this time, the Yellow Turban Army had already met Cao Cao, so the war started. The Yellow Turban Army had been through a long battle formation. All the soldiers were strong. Bao Xin tried his best to rescue Cao Cao, but Bao Xin was killed by the Yellow Turban Army. Later, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan general infantry arrived. Cao Cao led the lead and motivated the soldiers. After fierce battles day and night, he finally drove the Yellow Turban Army out of Feng Zhang. Cao Cao offered a reward to find Bao Xin's body. Without finding it, he carved Bao Xin's appearance with wood, and Cao Cao gave it to him.

In September of that year, Cao Cao led his army to pursue and defeated all the Yellow Turban Army in Jibei. These Yellow Turban Army surrendered, and Cao Cao captured more than 200,000 surrendered soldiers. More than 600,000 other elderly, weak women and children, so he selected 50,000 elite troops from them to form an army. Cao Cao originally wanted to name this army Qingzhou soldiers. However, Lu Bu had already added the Qingzhou soldiers to the Qingzhou soldiers, Taishici's Qingzhou Corps, so Cao Cao had to appoint this army as Yanzhou soldiers. With the original troops of Cao Cao, Bao Xin and Zhang Miao, Cao Cao now integrated nearly 100,000 troops, and since then, Cao Cao's strength has been greatly enhanced.

After Cao Cao took charge of Yanzhou, he invited Cheng Yu, a famous local scholar in Yanzhou, and Mao Jie was a counselor.

After Xun Yu, the talented man of the King of Yingchuan, escaped from Luoyang, he hid in his hometown in Yingchuan. When Cheng Yu learned about it, he asked Cao Cao to send someone to invite Xun Yu. After Xun Yu arrived at Cao Cao's camp, Cao Cao talked with Xun Yu and was overjoyed: "This is my son's house!" He appointed Xun Yu as his marching chief.

Xun Yu recommended Xi Zhicai, a famous scholar in Yingchuan. Lu Bu had sent people to recruit Xi Zhicai repeatedly before. Xi Zhicai refused because he was seriously ill. This time, he was invited by Xun Yu, and went to Yanzhou without saying a word and returned to Cao Cao's command. He was appointed as a military advisor to sacrificial wine by Cao Cao.

Xun Yu's nephew Xun You stayed with Yuan Shao for many days. Seeing that Yuan Shao was in trouble, he left without saying goodbye. He came to Yanzhou to join his uncle Xun Yu. After Xun Yu introduced him, he was sent to Cao Cao's command and appointed as a marching professor by Cao Cao.

As for the Chengde native of Huainan, Liu Ye is still in the shogunate of Liu Xun, the general of Yuan Shu, the prefect of Lujiang. In history, it was not until 199 AD that he followed Liu Xun to submit to Cao Cao. Luo Guanshui wrote nonsense in the Romance, so it would be better not to say it.

The local powerful families in Yanzhou, Lu Qian, Shi Huan and Li Dian, repeatedly refused Lu Bu's enlistment and Liu Dai's enlistment. However, when Cao Cao took office as the governor of Yanzhou, they each led thousands of soldiers to join Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's power became even greater.

Although Lu Qian, Shi Huan, and Li Dian cannot be compared with the five good generals in the Romance, they are also good generals in official history.

Cao Cao got Lu Qian to join him. Seeing that Lu Qian was very brave and strategic, he recruited him as an agent and asked him to lead his family troops to guard Hulu. Hulu is located at the junction of the four prefectures of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou. The war continued to stop. Lu Qian guarded there, and Cao Cao's east gate was peaceful.

If history had not been changed by Lu Bu, Cao Cao would appoint Lu Qian as the prefect of Mount Tai in the following years. The county was close to the mountains and seas, and the world was chaotic, and most of the people hid or wandered around. Yuan Shao set up dozens of people including the Central Army General Guo Zu, Gongsun Du, etc. to occupy the mountains and become enemies, and the people suffered greatly. Lu Qian brought his family soldiers to the county to take office, opened up the surrender road, and promised forgiveness. Guo Zu and others came out to surrender, and the people hiding in the mountains came out to live and work in peace. Lu Qian also selected strong men among the people to supplement the source of the troops. Taishan County had elite soldiers since then, and was the first among the counties.

Xu He and others from the Yellow Turban Army in Jinan robbed the government and captured towns wherever they went. Lu Qian led his troops to attack them with Xiahou Yuan. They fought dozens of battles, beheaded and captured thousands of people.

Cao Cao also asked Lu Qian to command the county soldiers of Qingzhou to fight against the rebels Li Tiao and others in Donglai, and made great contributions.

Lu Qian has served in Taishan County for more than ten years and has great prestige and political achievements.

Shi Huan was already a hero when he was young. After he led his family soldiers to Cao Cao, Cao Cao trusted him very much and appointed him as the captain of the Central Army. During the expedition, he served as the military supervisor to monitor the generals. Since then, Shi Huan has been following Cao Cao in the east and west to fight and made many military achievements.

In terms of leading troops to conquer, Shi Huan often followed Cao Ren and Xu Huang to attack and attacked Cao Ren and Xu Huang to kill the dog. During the Battle of Guandu, he burned the grain cart escorted by Han Meng, and then turned to become the leader of the army and took charge of the imperial guards.

In Luo Guanshui's book, Shi Huan was shot to death by Yuan Shang. In fact, Shi Huan died in history in 209 AD, and Yuan Shang died in 207 AD, so Shi Huan could not have died of illness. In fact, Shi Huan was able to lead the leadership of the army, but his martial arts were not much inferior to Xu Chu, but he had always lacked the opportunity to perform.

Li's family in Juye County, Shanyang County has a great fortune. Li Dian's uncle Li Gan gathered thousands of diners in the Cheng family. When Cao Cao became the governor of Yanzhou, Li Gan led everyone to follow Cao Cao and defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Shouzhang. At this time, Li Dian followed his uncle Li Gan to join Cao Cao.

In that history, Li Dian followed his uncle Li Gan to attack Yuan Shu and conquered Xuzhou. At that time, Lu Bu and Chen Gong rebelled in the rear of Yanzhou. Cao Cao sent Li Gan back to Cheng clan to appease the people of various counties. Xue Lan, the other leader of Lu Bu, was arrested by Li Feng, and Li Gan did not obey them, so they killed Li Gan. Cao Cao sent Li Gan's son Li Zheng to lead Li Gan's troops and attacked Xue Lan, Li Feng, and Li Feng, and Li Feng were defeated. After Li Zheng died, Li Dian was appointed as the county magistrate of Yingyin County and commanded Li Zheng's troops.

Li Dian loved literature since he was a child and did not like reading military tactics, so he became a disciple and read "The Legend of Zuo in the Spring and Autumn Period" and read various books. Cao Cao believed that Li Dian was versatile in literature and martial arts, so he asked him to try to manage the people and promote him to become the prefect of Lihu.

Cao Cao attacked Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in Liyang, and sent Li Dian and Cheng Yu to transport military rations by boat. Yuan Shang sent senior officials to lead troops to station on the river and cut off the waterway. The transport team was not allowed to pass, and Cao Cao had no choice but to let Li Dian go on land if he couldn't walk through the waterway. The senior officials probably saw that the Cao army's transportation team was the opposite side, and they didn't take it seriously, and they had a good location, and they were relatively lax in defense. Li Dian saw from this that the enemy had an opportunity, believing that the enemy was able to stand on the right track, with a loose defense, and had little equipment, and would break it when attacked. He persuaded Cheng Yu and other generals to cross the river to attack the senior officials, and broke it up, opening up the waterway to the main force of the Cao army. At that time, Li Dian was only a little in his early twenties. He had such courage and keen observation skills, and was already a talent for a good general.

There was a famous Bowangpo Battle in the Romance of the Romance, and there was indeed such a battle as a prototype in history. However, the protagonist was not Zhuge Liang, but Liu Bei. The one who won the battle was Liu Bei's army. But it can be said that if Li Dian led the troops instead of Xiahou Dun, the one who won might be Cao's army. Liu Bei invaded the north, and Li Dian followed Xiahou Dun against Liu Bei. When Liu Bei saw the army arrive, he burned the barracks and retreated. Xiahou Dun led his troops to pursue him. Li Dian saw that there was a deception and advised: "The thief retreated for no reason, and there must be a hidden place. The southern road is narrow and the plants are deep, so you should not chase after it." Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin, another famous general in Cao's camp, could not see such a simple truth. They thought they could defeat Liu Bei's army by using a big stone to kill the crab, so they chased him foolishly. So they were ambushed without any suspense, and in the end, Li Dian took the troops to rescue Xiahou Dun.
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