Yanzhou has jurisdiction over eight counties: Dongjun, Chenliujun, Shanyangjun, Taishanjun, Jiyinjun, Jibei Kingdom, Renchengguo, and Dongpingguo.
After the Yellow Turban Army invaded Yanzhou,
He was the first to conquer Rencheng State and killed Zheng Sui, the Prime Minister of Rencheng State.
Then he moved north and occupied Dongping State, and finally killed Liu Dai and stationed here.
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were so powerful that they fought fiercely with Gongsun Zan but were suppressed rather than completely eliminated.
After Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, refused to listen to Bao Xin and insisted on sending troops, he was beheaded by the Yellow Turban leader Xu He.
Facing the Yellow Turbans' troops and threats,
The counties in Yanzhou, which had few troops, seemed to be in chaos and panic.
In the end, it was Ren Chengguo Prime Minister Bao Xin who suggested sending a distress signal to Cao Cao, who had taken over Dongjun.
I hope Cao Cao can enter Yanzhou and become the governor of Yanzhou.
In fact, seeing that Cao Cao's military strength was strong and he was the only one among the prefects of Yanzhou who could deal with the Yellow Turbans, everyone decided to welcome Cao Cao into Yanzhou and deal with the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou.
Although Cao Cao had just occupied Dongjun at this time, he was the most powerful among the remaining prefects in Yanzhou.
After learning that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban killed Liu Dai,
Xi Zhicai immediately told Cao Cao that the opportunity to take over Yanzhou had come!
But if you want to take control of Yanzhou peacefully,
Then someone had to go and convince other county guards, and this candidate finally fell on Xi Zhicai.
But to Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai's surprise,
Yanzhou, headed by Bao Xin, also hopes that Cao Cao will take over Yanzhou.
As soon as the two parties finally came into contact, they hit it off immediately.
With the help of people sent by Bao Xin, Xi Zhicai immediately set off for Juancheng, the capital of Yanzhou, to discuss specific matters with Bao Xin and others.
Cao Cao was not kept waiting for too long.
Xi Zhicai, Bao Xin and others quickly reached an agreement. Finally, Xi Zhicai, Bao Xin and others came to Dongjun to welcome Cao Cao into Yanzhou!
After Cao Cao took control of Yanzhou, he naturally could not sit back and watch the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans cause trouble in his own home.
In Dongjun, only Xun Yu and Xia Houyuan were left in charge of civil and military matters. Cao Cao himself led Xiahou Dun, Zhao Yun, Le Jin, and Bao Xin to attack the Yellow Turbans.
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Xu He, one of the Yellow Turban commanders in Qingzhou, suddenly received a report from a spy today, saying that an army was coming to attack him, so he hurriedly asked: "Who is coming?"
The spy reported: "Looking at the flag, it is Cao Cao. I heard that Bao Xin led Cao Cao into Yanzhou. I think it must be Cao Cao who personally led the troops."
After Cao Cao occupied Dongjun,
First, they replenished the cavalry under Zhao Yun and Le Jin to 10,000 people.
This cavalry is powerful in combat, comes and goes like the wind, and has performed many extraordinary feats for him. Therefore, it can be said that Cao Cao gives priority to this cavalry in everything.
Cao Cao still has 30,000 infantry under his command.
Because Chenliu County is developing well, there is a high probability that the warehouse will be full of food this year.
So Cao Cao simply recruited more soldiers from various places and expanded the infantry from 15,000 to 30,000.
These 30,000 infantry were led by Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun.
The information from the Yellow Turban spies was accurate, but Xu He did not know the details of Cao Jun.
However, although he didn't know it clearly, some of the other leaders present knew it very well, and even experienced it personally...
At this time, someone heard that Cao Cao was leading his army.
Then he began to ask Yu Du angrily: "Commander Yu, you have dealt with Cao Cao and suffered a lot of losses.
Why don't you tell me what this Cao Cao is capable of?
Can you defeat hundreds of thousands of your Montenegrin Yellow Turbans with just over 20,000 soldiers?"
When Yu Du heard this, he felt angry in his heart,
Although he is now one of the leaders of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans,
But he only has the men who escaped with him at the beginning.
This feeling of being dependent on others has always made Yu Du feel very aggrieved.
The battles between power factions are not limited to the official court.
Wherever there are people, there will be fights,
There are all kinds of cliques and infighting in a small workshop, not to mention the Qingzhou Yellow Turban army, which claims to be worth millions.
Yu Du is still aware of the general situation and knows that his emotions cannot affect the cause of the Yellow Turban.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Xu He:
"Commander Xu doesn't know that Cao Cao's army is very elite. Although he only has more than 20,000 men, he has 10,000 elite cavalry."
"Ten thousand fine cavalry?" Xu He was surprised. Liu Dai, the governor of the state, didn't even have that many cavalry. How could Cao Cao afford it with only Chen Liu in his county?
That's because Xu He didn't know how much money Boss Cao harvested from the alliance of princes when he was fighting against Dong, and how much supplies he got after being the first to enter Hulao Pass that Dong Zhuo had no time to withdraw...
Yu Du was also surprised when he saw Xu He, and finally felt that his defeat was excusable. He continued:
"Senior Cao's soldiers are elite, and his general is even more brave."
Having said this, Yu Du looked around at the Yellow Turban commanders.
Then without leaving a trace, he stared at the leader who had crowded him before, and then continued:
"Cao Cao's cavalry commanders Zhao Yun and Le Jin,
One beheaded my Black Mountain Yellow Turban Three-Headed Leader Bai Lao,
The other one beheaded me, Sui Gu, the second leader of the Black Mountain Yellow Turban."
Then, Yu Du told the story of how Cao Jun and the Xiahou brothers led 10,000 infantry and fought to the death with his 50,000 elite soldiers.
After the second appearance, everyone finally had a general understanding of Cao Jun's strength.
"It seems...this Cao Cao is quite strong?!"
"Anyway, he is much stronger than Liu Dai."
"Don't let other people's ambitions destroy your own prestige!
In my opinion, some people deliberately exaggerated the strength of Cao's army in order to cover up their own incompetence, right?"
"Afraid of a bird, how can we, a million-strong Yellow Turban army, be afraid of a mere 30,000 to 40,000 people?"
"That's right, one of us can drown them all just by peeing in our urine!"
Yu Du saw that among these leaders, only Xu He's eyes showed solemnity, and the others began to mock him overtly and covertly as they talked, so he snorted coldly and simply returned to his seat without saying anything.
He just looked at the group of clowns jumping up and down around him with a cold eye.
...
When Zao Zhi arrived in Puyang, it was the day before Cao Cao left for the capital of Yanzhou.
Cao Cao was very happy about Zao Zhi's service.
After all, being able to be valued by Yuan Shao and trying every possible means to recruit him speaks volumes about his ability.
Moreover, Zao Zhi is a descendant of an aristocratic family,
His recognition was equivalent to Cao Cao once again being recognized by the family after Xun Yu.
Cao Cao did not immediately appoint Zao Zhi to take over the farming affairs in the hands of Lu Yan.
He is about to take over Yanzhou now,
By then there will be many new territories and a large number of personnel changes involved.
So Cao Cao simply temporarily appointed Zao Zhi as his official, and then took him to the Yanzhou capital with him.
Zao Zhi brought Cao Cao a message from Lu Yan,
It seems that he is looking for someone named Ren Jun who works under him.
Cao Cao still had some impression of Ren Jun.
I remember that when he raised troops in Chenliu, Ren Jun resolutely brought hundreds of clan guests to join him, and it was Cao Cao who personally received him outside the camp.
In Cao Cao's opinion, Ren Jun was of average ability.
Therefore, Cao Cao has always appointed him as a logistics official. It is not a neglect, but it is not too important.
Cao Cao didn't know why Lu Yan was looking for Ren Jun, but he knew that the person who attracted Lu Yan's eyes must be someone who was good at something.
Ren Jun did not hold an important position here, and he was usually neither impressive nor showy. Cao Cao did not know what his specialties were.
Since Lu Yan wants this person now,
Cao Cao also happily assigned Ren Jun to Lu Yan and asked Lu Yan to discover his true talents.