When the night passed and the sun was about to rise, Cai Mao and others finally arrived at Nanyang County, which was under the rule of Yuan Shu.

"You, hurry up and inform the lord that General Cai is here."

"promise"

Ji Ling immediately asked his soldiers to notify Yuan Shu, and then, within a quarter of an hour, Yuan Shu hurried over.

"Cai Mao has met Duke Ming. Thank you very much for saving your life!"

As soon as he saw Yuan Shu, Cai Hao immediately clasped his fists and saluted to express his gratitude. Yuan Shu also lifted Cai Hao's arms and said

"General, why do you need to be so polite? This is what I should do. How many sergeants did the general bring with him this time?"

After hearing Yuan Shu's question, Cai Hao also sighed and said

"Alas~ I originally brought a thousand warships and one hundred thousand soldiers, but I was attacked on the way here. There are only 800 warships left and 70,000 soldiers. If it hadn't been for Ji Ling,

, two generals Zhang Xun rescued me, I am afraid Cai Mao will die today..."

"I see, it can only be said that it is better to come early than to come... Well, the general and the soldiers have been running around all night, and they must have been exhausted. I immediately ordered people to cook porridge and rice, so that the soldiers can have a full meal first.

A meal, and then some rest, what do you think, General?"

"Fortunately for the great kindness of Duke Ming, I would like to express my gratitude to Duke Ming on behalf of all the officers and men. From now on, we will definitely serve as pawns for Duke Ming, and we will do our best to repay Duke Ming's kindness today!"

Hearing Cai Mao say this, Yuan Shu felt happy in his heart, and there was an uncontrollable smile on his face. Then he coughed, adjusted his posture, and said to Ji Ling, Zhang Xun

"Ji Ling, go arrange a place to stay immediately and take the general down to rest. Zhang Xun will inform the kitchen to prepare food."

"promise!"

"General, please come with me."

"Thank you Ming Gong, thank you General!"

After that, Ji Ling and the other two people walked away, and when Yuan Shu saw that nothing happened, he also walked away, but instead of going back to sleep, he went to a family's home.

"Quickly, go inform your master that Yuan Gongli is here."

The servant who opened the door saw Yuan Shu coming, so he didn't dare to neglect. He first invited Yuan Shu in, and then ran quickly to tell his master. Yuan Shu sat in the room for a while, and then a man hurried over.

, seeing Yuan Shu, he immediately bowed and saluted.

"My lord is coming, but Chen Gong is far away to welcome me. I still hope that my lord will atone for his sins!"

"I came here uninvited and asked for a drink. What crime do you have, sir? Please take a seat."

"Thank you, lord"

After sitting down, Chen Gong looked at Yuan Shu and saw a look of joy that could not be concealed on Yuan Shu's face, so he joked:

"My lord is overjoyed. Could it be that he has fallen in love with a young girl from a certain family and added a new concubine?"

Hearing Chen Gong's teasing, Yuan Shu also laughed and then replied

"This is thousands of times better than taking concubines! Just now Cai Mao brought people to join me, and overnight, I gained 800 warships and 70,000 soldiers."

"I would like to congratulate my lord."

"I really want to thank you sir for this. Without your advice, I'm afraid this good thing wouldn't have happened to me. I just have a question. Can you answer it?"

"Lord, please speak."

"How did you know that Cai Mao would flee to Nanyang?"

"It's simple

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, Cai Mao's little thoughts can be seen even by a mediocre person like me, and naturally they cannot be hidden from the world. Since Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, has a good personal relationship with Liu Biao, he must not dare to go down the river and pass near Jiangxia. Let's talk about Yizhou.

Liu Yan, the leader of Yizhou, sent Zhang Lu to occupy Hanzhong. Zhang Lu cut off the traffic. From then on, the road between Yizhou and the central government was blocked. Not to mention whether Cai Mao could enter Yizhou. Taking a step back and thinking about it, Liu Yan and Liu Biao had the same roots. Even if they had little contact with each other,

Young Master, he also had to consider whether Liu Yan would care about the family and bring him to justice and return him to Liu Biao. Neither of these two roads was open, so Cai Hao could only consider going upstream, regardless of whether Cai Hao would

Anyone who wants to take refuge with the lord has to pass through Nanyang County, so I would like to suggest that the lord go ahead and wait for Cai Hao at the front. In times of crisis, if the lord sends troops to rescue him and treats him with courtesy, then he will be successful."

After listening to Chen Gong's explanation, Yuan Shu also understood the meaning and saluted Chen Gong.

"Sir, don't be humble. If you are a mediocre person, wouldn't I be a brainless person? I would like to thank you again for your support. I hope that in the future, you can give me some advice and help you achieve great things."

"

Facing Yuan Shu's gratitude, Chen Gong also hurriedly replied

"When I was passing through Nanyang, I was lucky enough to see my lord come to greet me and become one of his counselors. I will definitely serve my lord like a dog and a horse in the future."

Hearing Chen Gong's affirmative answer, Yuan Shu stood up excitedly, ran to Chen Gong, and saluted him.

"Thank you for that technique, sir! But now I have the last question. Now I have as many as 130,000 soldiers and more than a thousand warships. It can be said that I have enough troops and food. What should I do next? Go south.

Jingzhou?”

"Absolutely not! This is a fool's opinion! There are so many soldiers in Jingzhou. Even if my lord has 70,000 new soldiers, they are only on par with Liu Biao. My lord, please don't forget that Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, has already occupied

The three counties of Yangzhou must have added tens of thousands of new troops. If they fight, our army will suffer heavy losses!"

"Then please teach me, sir"

"In my opinion, your lord should capture Yuzhou. First of all, Yuzhou is definitely a populous state. Among them, Runan County in Yuzhou and Nanyang County under the lord's rule are the only two among the dozens of counties in the Eastern Han Dynasty that have more than two people.

It is a large county with a population of one million, and the reasons for Yuzhou’s large population can be summarized as follows. First of all, from a historical perspective, Yuzhou is located in the Central Plains and was one of the earliest areas where agricultural civilization was developed. There are complete water conservancy and irrigation projects here.

The degree of land utilization is extremely high; secondly, geographically speaking, Yuzhou is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. When the Yellow River passed through the Loess Plateau in the middle reaches, it carried a large amount of sediment, which settled in today's Henan Province, forming fertile soil.

For farming. At the same time, except for the northwest and northeast, including part of the Funiu Mountains and the hills of Shandong, Yuzhou is a large plain area, which is very suitable for large-scale farming. In addition, there are many water systems in the plain areas.

It has several tributaries of the Huaihe River, such as Ru River, Ying River, Wo River, Sui River, and Sishui.

In terms of climate, most areas in Yuzhou have sufficient sunshine, hot and rainy weather at the same time, relatively high temperatures, and abundant water resources, making them suitable for planting multiple crops.

Furthermore, there are not only descendants of the Liu surname in Yuzhou, but also many aristocratic families gathered here, such as Runan County, the Yuan family represented by Yuan Shao, Lord; Yingchuan County, the Xun family represented by Xun Yu and Xun You

, the Chen family represented by Chen Qun, the Zhong family represented by the great calligrapher Zhong Yao; Peiguo, the Xiahou family represented by the brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, now the Xiahou family, the Xun family, and the Chen family are all devoted to Cao Cao

, the lord is fighting against his brother Yuan Shao again, now it is time to seize Yuzhou and control the remaining aristocratic families in his own hands.

Finally, Kong Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, is a boastful person. He really has no military talent. In addition, he has been in office for a short time. Until now, he has not gathered the power of the counties in Yuzhou. He only has the name of governor. Such a treasure land, the lord does not take it.

When will we wait?

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?”

After listening to Chen Gong's explanation, Yuan Shu's eyes shone and he clapped his hands, but suddenly he remembered something and asked Chen Gong.

"But, now that the emperor is still here, if I act like this, wouldn't I be called a rebel?"

Yuan Shu expressed his worries, but Chen Gong did not feel embarrassed.

"Simple, the lord only needs to let tens of thousands of soldiers dress up as yellow turbans and bandits to besiege Kong Ni. Then the lord will secretly remove Kong Ni under the guise of suppressing bandits, and then go to the emperor to admonish Kong Ni to entrust the lord to represent him before his death.

He was in charge of Yuzhou, and there was no evidence of his death at the time of his death. In addition, there were often yellow scarves and bandits in the territory. If you can't be without an owner for a day, the emperor should also grant the lord the position of governor."

Chen Gong gave his advice, and the dark clouds on Yuan Shu's face disappeared.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Just follow your instructions! I don't know when to start planning?"

"Just wait for two days and let Cai Mao rest for a while. Then let him act out the Yellow Turban. It will be his certificate of surrender. Moreover, if we plan, it will be convenient for us to push him out as a scapegoat."

"Sir, your thoughts are indeed very thoughtful. Please come with me and explain to Ji Ling and others how powerful it is, so as to avoid unforeseen consequences."

"The public station obeys the order"

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In Yanzhou, Liu Dai, who had almost lost his life before and was seriously injured and comatose, finally woke up at this moment.

"Lord! Are you awake?!"

Along with the sound, several figures appeared in front of Liu Dai's eyes. After blinking, he saw clearly that it was Bao Xin.

"Yuncheng..."

"Lord, Bao Xin is here!"

"Taishan...Taishan County...how is it?"

"Reporting to my lord, we have fallen into the trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. Taishan County... Taishan County has been occupied by bandits..."

Bao Xin couldn't speak, but Liu Dai closed his eyes and muttered to himself after hearing the news.

"I'm stupid, I'm stupid... I regret that I listened to what you said and attacked rashly, which is why I ended up like this. It's better to let this arrow shoot me to death and be done with it."

Seeing Liu Daiyan's death, Bao Xin hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"My lord, why did you say this? Victory and defeat are common matters in the military. How can you admit that you will die just because of a single defeat? Now Cao Cao has returned to Yanzhou and stationed troops in Jibei. He is always monitoring the movements of the bandits in Taishan County.

If his soldiers rest for a few days, they will definitely be able to wipe out this group of thieves in one fell swoop!"

Following Bao Xin's words, Liu Dai finally opened his eyes.

"Cao Cao is back?"

"That's right, Wen Ze is stationed with him in Jibei now."

"I heard that Cao Cao has many civil servants and generals. This time he can definitely avenge his shame! Cough cough cough..."

The overly excited Liu Dai kept coughing, and Bao Xin in front of the bed hurriedly advised him

"Lord, don't be excited, just take a good rest."

"Yuncheng, please go there in person and inform Cao Cao. Tell him that Liu Dai is very grateful to the general for his help. He will thank you deeply in the future. Also, remember that when the alliance was fighting against Dong, I saw that Cao Cao was

This person has great ambitions, you and Wen Ze must be careful about this person and never let him control Mount Tai."

"Bao Xin remembers this and will go to Jibei immediately!"

After receiving the order, Bao Xin explained some minor matters and immediately led his troops to join Cao Cao...

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Chapter completed!