After more than half a year, Yanzhou has basically completed the reorganization of its army.
After taking out the 300,000 Qingzhou soldiers who surrendered when they entered Yanzhou, after excluding the old, weak, sick, disabled and young, there were only 80,000 elite soldiers left.
Including the 20,000 direct troops brought by Cao Jun from Dongjun and Juancheng, as well as the original 30,000 soldiers from Yanzhou, Cao Cao now has a total of 130,000 troops!
However, the military strength of Chenliu and Yingchuan County is not calculated here.
Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others understood clearly in their hearts,
Chenliu and Yingchuan were the two places that Cao Cao left for Lu Yan to fiddle with.
Although Lu Yan did not stay by Cao Cao's side all the time, Cao Cao's trust in Lu Yan basically exceeded that of everyone around him, except for those clan brothers.
Moreover, after the last battle with Yuan Shu, no one would doubt Lu Yan's ability.
Judging from the way Chen Liujun defeated Yuan Shu cleanly and neatly before,
Chen Liu and Yingchuan should be the places that Cao Cao has least to worry about at the moment.
Moreover, after Liu Biao occupied Nanyang, he constrained each other with Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.
Since Liu Biao and Cao Cao remained neutral, they would not easily start a war.
Therefore, Cao, Liu, and Yuan were on guard against each other, forming a triangle, and the situation here was relatively stable.
Excluding the nearly 50,000 troops left by Chen Liu in Yingchuan, Cao Cao still had 130,000 troops in hand.
Although it sounds like a lot, Yanzhou is located in the Central Plains, and the army needs to be dispersed and deployed everywhere.
Therefore, the army he was able to mobilize in the end was actually only about 60,000 to 70,000.
In the north, Yuan Shao is sharpening his sword against Gongsun, so this ally is relatively reliable for the time being.
Luoyang to the west is still in ruins,
Farther away in Chang'an, Li Jue and Guo Si seemed to have some unpleasantness due to certain things, and a rift gradually developed between them.
It's just that they were blinded by the desire for power, but they didn't realize that the military advisor Jia Xu, who they had always relied on very much, seemed to be invisible recently.
Qingzhou to the east is relatively quiet. The governor of Qingzhou is Gongsun Zan, so Taishan County also has heavy troops deployed, ready to guard this direction at any time.
Zhang Miao, who was a factor in internal instability, was appointed by Cao Cao as a special agent and was always kept by his side under close supervision.
Everything seems to have been arranged properly,
So in February of the fourth year of Chuping,
Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, wept bitterly and accused Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian of secretly instigating his general Zhang Kai to rob and kill his father!
Although Mr. Cao narrowly escaped death, he was extremely frightened and is still bedridden. It is very likely that he will not survive the winter and fly away.
"To avenge my father!
I, Cao Mengde, am determined to raise an army to attack Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian!
However, the people of Xuzhou are not guilty. I, Cao Cao, have mercy on the innocent people and will give the people of Xuzhou one month to leave the Xuzhou battlefield!"
In order to make myself famous as a teacher,
Cao Cao also asked people to collect and list Tao Qian's several crimes, and then wrote to the court to prepare to attack Xuzhou!
Although the current imperial court has long lost its majesty in the hearts of the Guandong princes, you still have to work hard to save face, otherwise the world will always look at you with displeasure.
Cao Cao's attitude toward the court controlled by Li Jue and Guo Si was: Anyway, I've given you the things. Regardless of whether you agree or not, I, Cao Mengde, will have to send troops...
As soon as the news came out that Cao Cao of Yanzhou planned to launch an army to attack Xuzhou, the world was shocked!
After Tao Qian's crime was reported to Chang'an, Li Jue sent people in the name of the emperor to reconcile the conflicts between Yan and Xu.
It was just that the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. How could Cao Cao give up?
During this month, Cao Cao summoned his general Xiahou Dun, the governor of Dongjun, to
Cao Ren, the governor of Yingchuan,
Xia Houyuan, the governor of Rencheng,
As well as Dianwei, the military commander who became notorious after the First World War in Yingchuan, and others gathered in Juancheng to prepare for the invasion of Xuzhou!
This time, Cao Cao was still prepared to lead the army in person,
Playing Zhicai, Cheng Yu will follow Cao Cao to conquer Xuzhou.
As the second-in-command in Yanzhou, Xun Yu naturally took charge of Xuzhou after Cao Cao left.
Cao Ren, the governor of Yingchuan, was transferred away.
So Yingchuan County was handed over to Lu Yan, the governor of Chenliu County, and Cao Hong served as captain to assist Lu Yan in defending Yingchuan.
Some local gangsters in Chenliu thought that Dianwei, the evil star, was gone and they finally got through it.
Little did they know that the person appointed by Lu Yan to replace Dian Wei was the real terror!
In the governor's mansion of Chenliu County,
Lu Yan said to Man Chong: "Man Chong, I order you to be in charge of justice. You can arrange your own affairs. The security of Yingchuan and Chenliu County will be left to you!"
Man Chong didn't expect that Lu Yan would lift her up so high, and she was flattered and bowed her hands:
"Thank you to the prefect for trusting me. I will enforce the law impartially and return it to Chen Liu. Yingchuan will have a bright future!"
A generation of cruel officials finally took over from Lu Yan.
I just don’t know who will happen to bump into the muzzle of Man Chong, the new official, when he takes office?
Mao Jie waited until Lu Yan had arranged everything, then stood up and said to Lu Yan:
"My lord raised an army to attack Tao Qian, and Xun Biejia sent a letter, wishing to levy grain and grass from my Chenliu County."
Lu Yan believed that Xun Yu's request was reasonable.
Besides, he, Lu Yan, had saved so much food just so that Boss Cao would have food to eat when he went to war, so he would not kill people or even eat human breasts.
Lu Yan's tone and demeanor were normal. He nodded to Mao Jie and replied:
"If Wen needs as much food as he needs, give him as much food as he needs.
If our grain reserves in Chenliu County are not enough,
Then let’s use money to buy it from Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, or even Bashu!
I will leave the logistics to you, Boda, and you must fully cooperate with Xun Biejia's logistics support work."
Lu Yan assigned this matter to Ren Jun,
Ren Jun felt that the burden on his shoulders was extremely heavy, but he still stood up, raised his hands, and responded with a firm tone: "Here!"
Mao Jie saw that Lu Yan was not hiding and tucking him away.
Instead, he fully supported the actions of Cao Cao and Xun Yu. He nodded and sat back in his seat.
The old guy has always admired Lu Yan's abilities.
I just feel that Lu Yan is so careless and unreliable sometimes.
Especially after the prodigal Guo Jia came back, the two of them had similar personalities and often did stupid things that made people's blood pressure soar.
Mao Jie was afraid that Lu Yan would go astray, so it was inappropriate to remind or even beat Lu Yan.
Lu Yan was rather nervous and did not understand Mao Jie's good intentions, but Mao Jie was really kind to him and was one of his assistants that he could completely trust.
February of the year has arrived again,
This year's spring plowing is about to begin, and according to the plans made in advance, the scale of spring plowing and the reclamation of fertile land will continue to expand.
Coupled with the upcoming war between Yanzhou and Xuzhou, the leisurely and peaceful atmosphere before Chen Liu finally began to slowly change.
General Yamen Zhao Yun,
At Lu Yan's request, he stayed in Chenliu because Lu Yan secretly needed to be wary of Lu Bu and Chen Gong.
Cao Cao agreed to Lu Yan's request,
But in order to make up for the lack of top-notch generals in the army, Dian Wei was pushed out by Lu Yan.
Dian Wei's evil reputation had already made Cao Cao so anxious that he could not wait to go to Chenliu in person to see what kind of evil person Dian Wei was.
Now Lu Yan recommended Dian Wei to Cao Cao, which just relieved Cao Cao's lovesickness, and Dian Wei was finally able to follow Cao Cao on the battlefield.
Although Dianwei is very likely to beat the dog with meat buns and never come back,
But Lu Yan felt that he now had Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Man Chong and Yu Jin.
Coupled with the newly formed special army,
Even if Lu Bu really comes, he will not be afraid at all, and even go up to him forcefully!