The king-conferring ceremony was held grandly by the Zhang River in the south of Yecheng.

After the ceremony, Cao Cao was granted the title of king, given to the king of Wei, and added nine tins, so that the emperor's guard of honor would be the same as the emperor's in and out.

And officially established the fiefdoms previously divided when proclaiming the duke as the territory of Wei:

Hedong County, Hanoi County, Wei County, Zhao Kingdom, Zhongshan Kingdom, Changshan Kingdom, Julu County, Anping Kingdom, Ganling County (formerly Qinghe Kingdom), and Pingyuan County.

It has jurisdiction over more than ten counties in total, and Yecheng under Wei County is the royal capital of Wei.

The story of proclaiming the king spread quickly.

There was an uproar and heated discussion among the various states in China.

The soldiers and people in various states and counties all fell into waiting and watching.

The pattern of the world continues to this day and is extremely clear.

Even though the Cao family held high the emperor's flag to challenge disobedient ministers,

But to this day, the only ones who still refuse to obey the constraints of the imperial court are the Sun and Liu families who are entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Gongsun family in the Liaodong Peninsula.

Liu Bei in the land of Xichuan was also said to be the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he was holding an edict against thieves on clothes and belts handwritten by the current emperor Liu Xie.

Therefore, since setting up an altar in Hanzhong to represent the Queen of Hanzhong, the conflicts between Cao and Liu have intensified and become antagonistic, with almost no room for reconciliation.

Now Cao Cao is intimidating the emperor, violating the ancient precepts of the Han Dynasty, and calling someone with a different surname king. This can be said to be tightly suppressing the prestige of the Han Dynasty.

Scholars and people all over the world are excited and looking forward to...

In view of all that happened, what should the King of Hanzhong, who claimed to be the emperor of the Han Dynasty, do and how should he respond?

Will he raise an army out of anger, gather a large army to march north to the Central Plains, and destroy the Han traitors?

This news gradually spread,

Wudu, under the jurisdiction of the county.

Governor's Mansion.

Ever since Zhenwei General Zhao Tong was recommended by the late Governor Huo Jun and took over the two counties of Wudu and Yinping, he has not dared to show any slightest neglect during this period.

On the one hand, he not only patrols the army from time to time to win over the hearts of the soldiers under his command, but also

This tribe is originally an elite group formed by Huo Jun, and there are also tribes from the Huo family.

Zhao Tong knew very well that if he could not demonstrate his talents, even if he took charge of the two counties naturally, he might not be able to truly impress the officers and soldiers under his command.

Simply speaking, in recent years, his military experience and reputation have been increasing day by day, with consecutive battles and victories.

From the initial Dingding Nanzhong, he used the strategy of seven captures and seven verticals to conquer the Southern Barbarians King Meng Huo, who had great prestige among the barbarians.

And as if he had no idea, he led his troops ahead of time along the Zanggao County in Nanzhong to cross the mountains and pass through the Wuximan's station, and rushed to Lingling County in advance, thwarting Jiangdong's plan to sneak attack Jingzhou.

Immediately afterwards, he was ordered to go north along Jiangling and pacified the Shangyong counties in one fell swoop.

There was also the Qiang Road where the army was stationed at the northernmost point. Even when faced with Cao's army, which was as powerful as a wolf and a tiger, it still fought continuously without falling behind.

On the contrary, he can frequently gain the upper hand and achieve impressive results.

With the support of these achievements, even the soldiers under Huo Jun's command had heard about it, and their hearts were filled with admiration for Zhao Tong, a young general who was only in his early twenties.

Again, after Zhao Tong took office recently, he also visited the army one after another, constantly mingling with the soldiers and generals.

Showing his friendly side,

Until now.

Zhao Tong has completely convinced Huo Jun's subordinates.

In the first step, after taking control of the army, his next focus was also on the Qiang Dao.

He himself was transferred from garrisoning Qiang Road, so he was naturally very aware of the strategic significance of this place to his own side.

He almost kept in touch with Ma Zhong and Zhang Yi, two generals who stayed behind, for several days to keep abreast of the local situation.

Zhao Tong also specifically warned in his reply that he must always maintain his relationship with Shenlang Qiang.

This point about Prince Ni Er was something he spent a great deal of effort to win over during his time stationed in Qiang Road.

Now he has successfully ascended the throne,

Not only did the threat to the southwest of the Qiang Road flank suddenly disappear!

The next time Cao's army invades or when our own side advances north again, this will be a powerful boost.

It is essential to maintain the friendship between both parties!

Of course, Zhao Tong was very relieved to leave it to Ma Zhong. After all, when the condemned army came to help Prince Ni Er, he was the one who led the knight army there.

There are many interactions between Ma Zhong and Prince Ni.

As for the third step.

Zhao Tong also personally led the bodyguard general Huo Yi and the bodyguards who returned from offering sacrifices to his father to the border defenses around Wudu and the territory to continuously explore, so that any loopholes could be found and filled in a timely manner.

After a round of inspection,

Zhao Tong already knew the terrain of the defense lines under the neighboring Cao family very well!

The main one is Sanguan Road in the northeast of Xiabian, which is the only land bordering Chencang, the transportation hub of Guanlong and Longxi.

But around Sanguan, there are steep mountains and difficult roads.

After some thought, Zhao Tong decided to modify the defense deployment of former governor Huo Jun.

Replace the garrison stationed on the south side of Sanguan Road with regular soldiers patrolling, and build beacon tunnels on every mountain.

Since the surrounding area is surrounded by mountains, the terrain is quite high.

As long as the beacon is lit on the top of the mountain, it can be noticed by people dozens of miles away.

Later, a camp was built again on the flat terrain to the south of Sanguan, with the beacon tunnel in the north as a warning, and the south in contact with Xiabian at any time.

This move not only greatly reduced the defensive pressure and logistics supply lines.

It also allowed Zhao Tong to mobilize a lot more mobile legions.

With soldiers, operability will increase by several points.

This is the defense of Sanguan Road.

Next, we will patrol all the way to Qishan Fort.

Through conversations with the garrison stationed here, we learned that the passage to the north of this place is the gateway to the important town of Hanyang County.

"There is a town in the north called Lucheng, and further north there is a dangerous place called Mumen Road. After passing here, there is a flat land with an unobstructed view ahead."

When the guard general saw that it was the newly appointed governor Zhao Tong who came to patrol various places in person, his face suddenly became serious and he truthfully told the surrounding situation.

Obviously, this general is not someone who neglects his duties, and has done a lot of research on the surrounding geography.

However, if he was really a mediocre person, he wouldn't be able to stand in front of Zhao Tong and report now. I'm afraid he would have been beaten down by Huo Jun long ago.

Since the guard general recognized by Governor Huo now felt that his conversation was extraordinary, Zhao Tong nodded slightly in his heart to show his approval!

He then asked verbosely, "Seeing as you are stationed at Qishan Fort, you have a very deep understanding of the surrounding geography."

"Can you tell me that my general's name is unknown?"

Hearing this, the young guard looked calm and did not feel anything was wrong. He simply said, "General Qi, the last name of the last general is Fu, and the courtesy name is Xiaoxing."

"Um?"

As soon as he said this, Zhao Tong, who had just asked casually and didn't take it seriously, suddenly had a strange look on his face.

Jufu?

This is a famous general from the late Shu Han Dynasty in original history, a general on the same level as Wang Ping.

But, why did he come here to guard Qishan?

"Well...work hard, I think it won't be long before it's time to make great achievements."

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Tong suddenly patted his arm solemnly and said.

Seeing this, Jufu was a little at a loss as to why his own governor's eyes showed great respect after hearing his name.

But this was considered good news, so he quickly agreed.

Finished all these things.
Chapter completed!