"My subordinates are preparing to personally infiltrate Youzhou and help General Ju resist Yuan Jun!"
"oh!"
Xian Yufu's statement made Cao Zhi happy, and then they also reported to Cao Zhi the foreshadowing and hidden forces left behind by a group of Liu Yu's old ministers in Yuyang and other important towns in Youzhou when they left Youzhou to join Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi is eager to get the help of these old Youzhou people at this critical moment. He also knows how old local snakes like Xian Yufu and others who have half-life business in Youzhou can't have any lurking influence in the old territory.
The Chinese tradition is that fallen leaves return to their roots. No matter how barren the place is, when conditions are ripe, Chinese people are willing to return to the land they are familiar with and absolutely have family affection for.
As Xian Yufu, Yan Rou and others who served as several officials in Youzhou back then, they were well prepared to return to their hometown sooner or later. Especially after the young master Liu He was secretly killed by Yuan Shao the year before last.
, they were forced to leave their homeland and defect to Cao Zhi, and they have been looking forward to the day when they can return home in glory.
In response to the statements of Xian Yufu and others, Cao Zhi also based on his performance after surrendering to him during these days, appointed Xian Yufu as General Jianzhong and governor of Youzhou, and others were also awarded to senior officials in Youzhou.
Expected.
Of course, these are just empty positions at the moment. If Xian Yufu and others want to truly ascend to high positions such as the governor of Youzhou, they must also work hard to overthrow and drive away the current Youzhou pastor Yuan Xi, as well as the existing high-ranking officials appointed there by Yuan Shao.
They are also mature and stable people. Of course, they know that it is still unlikely to truly take over Youzhou right now, but the future is still bright. Xian Yufu and others immediately expressed their gratitude to Cao Zhi for their promise.
"I am ordering all the generals to not think that just because we have won the victory at Guandu, we can sit back and relax. We must cooperate sincerely and work together in every subsequent battle. We will strive to enter the General's Mansion in Yecheng during the Chinese New Year next year!"
"Okay, okay..."
Cao Zhi's final words of encouragement brought the atmosphere of the meeting in the big tent to a climax. Everyone stood up and followed Cao Zhi's encouragement, and the crowd was excited and excited.
When the meeting was almost over, Zhang Jia led Gao Lan to Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi and Gao Lan were actually old acquaintances, but he didn't follow Cao Zhi so early. Although he surrendered to Cao Zhi at the last moment in Guandu, he had not yet specified Cao Zhi's arrangements and rewards for him.
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As soon as he saw the tall and heroic Gao Lan, Cao Zhi immediately remembered that he had never met Gao Lan alone because he was ill and had just recovered Guandu and Yangwu.
The apologetic Cao Zhi immediately got down and came to Gao Lan, who had just knelt down in front of Cao Zhi's case. He opened his jaw and shouted: "Two generals, please get up, please get up..." Then he turned to Gao Lan and said specifically: "
I was slightly ill recently, so I neglected General Gao, I neglected General Gao!"
Cao Zhi was so polite as soon as he came up. Gao Lan was touched and immediately knelt down again, calling out, "How dare you, the guilty minister? How worthy!" As he said this, it brought back all kinds of sad memories in Yuan Jun, and he couldn't help but make this man laugh.
The tall and powerful general choked up with sobs.
"In those days, Wu Zixu often served Wu King Fu Chai, but Fu Chai could not wake up in time, which caused him to fall into a trap, which made future generations sigh. But General Gao is not the Wu Zixu of that year. Now he has abandoned the light and turned to darkness as soon as possible. We should
I’m just happy that we can do something together in the future!”
"Yes, yes!"
Gao Lan, who was encouraged by Cao Zhi, wiped away the tears in his eyes with Zhang Zhi at this time, and held hands with Cao Zhi, with the glory of heroes cherishing heroes and heroes valuing heroes flashing in their eyes.
Cao Zhi then worshiped Gao Lan as a partial general and granted him the title of Marquis of Pavilion. He also immediately gave Gao Lan the command of a troop of soldiers and horses, and he would go to the front line as a vanguard that day.
The arrangements have been made, the general direction has been determined, and Cao Zhi's first meeting after recovering from illness has come to an end.
When Xun You announced the end of the meeting and everyone stood up and walked out, Cao Zhi suddenly stopped Jia Xu and asked him to stay.
####### "My lord still decided not to let him go?"
After everyone left, Cao Zhi ordered people to place food and wine on a table under the chief seat, and he and Jia Xu were drinking there, but both of them seemed a little dull. At first, no one spoke, and it was Jia Xu.
After drinking for himself and sighing three times, he couldn't help but speak first.
"Yes, I will go back to Xudu in a while, and you have to go back with me!" Cao Zhi said expressionlessly.
When Jia Xu heard that Cao Zhi wanted him to return to the court with his troops, the hand holding the wine suddenly trembled.
"I'm here today to ask my lord to resign. I'm old and want to..." Jia Xu, who put down the wine glass in his hand, finally summoned up the courage to speak out to Cao Zhi the words he had been holding in his chest for a long time.
But before he finished speaking, Cao Zhi had already waved his hand to interrupt, and said without comment: "No! You can't go there now, you can only accompany me through this journey... No matter what the result will be, I will
It has been decided that you will be the most suitable person to handle this matter!"
Jia Xu's heart sank with Cao Zhi's words. When he looked at Cao Zhi again, Jia Xu only felt that he saw a pair of eyes that did not allow him to compete or object. Jia Xu had also followed Cao Zhi.
It has been many years, but at this moment Jia Xu suddenly felt that he did not know him and could not see through this young lord more and more.
A coercion that only an emperor should have, pounced on Jia Xu's body and mind. He weakly gave up his attempts to resist, and even sighed and closed his eyes weakly.
"I know that you have a very good personal relationship with him, and you are also like-minded people in terms of political views. But I think you also understand that my career has reached this point and there is no room for failure, so..." Looking at Jia Xu
Cao Zhi, who suddenly became decadent, took two steps away from the table where they were sitting together, and said coldly with his hands behind his back.
"Yes, my lord has become more and more open-minded about the art of emperors, and he can no longer rub a grain of sand out of his eyes." Fortunately, there were only Jia Xu and Cao Zhi in the big tent at this time, so Jia Xu didn't dare to come.
This comment on Cao Zhi as having "the mind of an emperor" is clearly mocking Cao Zhi. If these words were made in public in the hall, Cao Zhi would probably be executed on the spot.
But Cao Zhi seemed to frown at Jia Xu's disrespect and did not blame him. Jia Xu did not take the offending Cao Zhi and inappropriate beheading remarks to heart, but followed up excitedly.
He said: "Please, my lord, since he has served your two brothers for many years and has made a lot of contributions to my lord's current foundation, please let me go. Everyone is confused sometimes..."
...." Jia Xu almost begged, half straightened her body, looked at Cao Zhi miserably, and made her last effort.
But Cao Zhi, who was determined, would never give up just because of Jia Xu's words of advice.
"Do you think I don't miss my old relationship? Isn't my illness this time caused by my disappointment in him? I never even thought that he would do such a thing behind my back... The most painful thing is Actually, it's me..." Cao Zhi still turned his back to Jia Xu, but when he finished speaking, tears were streaming down his face.
Then the big tent fell into silence again.
"Of course, I still have to have a good talk with him when I go back this time, and he will definitely be as cruel and ruthless as you think!" Cao Zhi finally explained to Jia Xukuan.
"well……"
Endless sighs finally sounded melancholy in the big tent...
In July of the fourth year of Jian'an, rebellions against the Yuan family's rule broke out in Yenan, Lubei, Baima, Nanpo and other Jizhou areas. After the Yuan family's group was defeated in Guandu, everyone thought that only Cao Zhi's army would march northward at this time. The Yuan family's foundation in the north was about to fall apart.
But after all, Yuan Shao was not only an arrogant man, but also a man with certain abilities. After the defeat of Guandu, there were many rebellions in Jizhou within a month. Yuan Shao sent his son Yuan Tan regardless of his injuries. With the assistance of a group of civil servants and generals such as Guo Tu, Feng Ji, and Xin Ping, they went north to put down the rebellion in Youzhou.
In Jizhou, Yuan Shao personally took command and quickly put down sporadic rebellions in various parts of Jizhou. Not only did he quickly find Zhang Yan's hiding place, he also captured the commander behind many rebellions in Jizhou in one fell swoop, and quickly went out to wipe out all the rebels. Head north. Yuan Tan also frequently delivered good news during the quelling the rebellion in Youzhou. He not only defeated Ju Yi in one fell swoop, but also massacred more than 2,000 of his tribesmen, quickly wiping out the largest rebel force in Youzhou.
This series of thunderous military tactics not only greatly boosted the morale of Yuan's army, but also forced Cao Zhi, who was approaching from behind, to stop.
After Cao's 100,000-strong army crossed the river, the four-pronged army won great victories on three fronts. A total of 22 cities were captured in Hebei Province, and 22 cities in Qingzhou were surrendered. Yuan's army of nearly 20,000 people from all over the country surrendered. However, Yuan Shao was able to quickly kill them. Zhang Yan, after defeating Ju Yi, disrupted Cao Zhi's original plan.
At this time, Cao Zhi had to stop. Many counselors around him, such as Xun You, thought that it would be difficult for them to advance further at this time. Since they quickly lost their "internal responders" and the fact that they were short of food and grass, it would be difficult for them to make a sudden advance. Chiya accepted this proposal and prepared to wait for a better opportunity before advancing towards Yuan Shao's hinterland.
At this point, both sides of Cao and Yuan entered a brief stalemate. Cao's army could not carry out long-range operations due to lack of food and grass, so they had to stop. Although Yuan Shao had successfully suppressed the rebellion in succession, the army and Yuan Shao's self-confidence was extremely high. Yuan Shao recovered, but Yuan Shao's military, financial, and political influence at this time were far less than before, and his health was also in a state of decline. He could only lie on the bed listening to reports and giving instructions from his subordinates. Therefore, he could only concentrate his troops and wait and see. The movement of Cao's army is to stick to Yecheng and its surrounding radiation areas. There is no way to talk about counterattack and regain the lost ground in the short term.