In the Battle of Yecheng, as Cao Cao withdrew his troops, Yuan Shang was defeated and came to an end. The worst loser in this battle was probably Yuan Shang. Not only did he lose the city, but the only elite around him were exhausted after this battle. Even if

Even if they retreated to the river and recruited another group of soldiers within a short period of time, it would be difficult to have the previous combat power to compete with Chen Mo.

To make matters worse, Ma Chao had already led his troops to capture Handan, and Pang De and Zhang Xiu also led their cavalry to block Yuan Shang's return. In the following days, Chen Mo ordered Xu Huang to raise troops to capture Anping and advance to Hejian. Yuan Shang fled again and again.

, and finally fled to Youzhou to join Yuan Xi, preparing to defend Youzhou and wait for the opportunity.

"Now that all Jizhou except Qinghe and Bohai counties has been captured by our army, Yuan Shang fled to Jixian and is now unable to compete with our army. In addition, Qian Zhao has also surrendered to our army. General Taishi Ci is on his way to Yecheng

, Xiu believes that our army should take advantage of the situation to pursue and capture Youzhou." Yuan Shang's general mansion has now become Chen Mo's residence in Yecheng, and Yang Xiu respectfully reported the latest battle report to Chen Mo.

This battle lasted for four months from last winter to the present. Except for the troops from Xiliang, Chen Mo mobilized almost all his forces. It has come to an end. Although Qinghe and Bohai counties were captured by Cao Cao, at the moment

At this point, Chen Mo didn't want to continue fighting. His goal had been achieved. At this point in the war, he had already gained an advantage. Next, he and Cao Cao continued to fight. No one was ready. Once the war started, it would be protracted.

, no one can bear it.

Until now, Chen Mo has basically conquered one area, then managed it, and then expanded outwards after the area is almost managed.

"Youzhou is not in a hurry, let's eat Jizhou first." Chen Mo said with a smile: "This is the land vacated by the gentry in Yecheng. We have already made calculations and measurements, and arranged for people to work on the vacated fields in each county as soon as possible."

The country is based on agriculture. Now the spring plowing has passed, but many fields have been abandoned due to the war. Chen Mo must have people replant them as soon as possible. As for Youzhou, taking Youzhou means another piece of border defense. Although this battle

We have collected a lot of Jizhou's surrendered troops, but firstly they have not completely returned to their mission, and secondly, there are no suitable generals for the time being. It is better to let the Yuan family hold it first to help block it, otherwise even if you capture Youzhou, if the border pass is taken advantage of by the barbarians,

If it is broken, the people of Youzhou will be in dire straits.

Yang Xiu nodded. Now he has learned well and will not make decisions without authorization.

"My lord, Ziyi also sent someone to deliver a letter." Xun You on the side handed a letter to Chen Mo and said with a smile: "I heard that General Ziyi has found a good general in Zhending this time, and he specially brought a recommendation."

"Oh?" Chen Mo heard this and reached out to take the bamboo slips, and said with a smile: "I think he is quite capable to be recommended by Ziyi."

In fact, Yian Zhao's ability is not bad, but because he is a surrendered general, Chen Mo has recently been thinking about bringing Qian Zhao, Gao Lan, these surrendered generals, and Zhang He, Han Qiong, who have not yet had their avatars, back to Luoyang to give them some advice.

Opening the bamboo slips, the person recommended by Taishi Ci was called Zhao Yun, a very unfamiliar name, but according to Taishi Ci's letter, this Zhao Yun was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also extremely courageous. However, he seemed to be a little repelled by Chen Mo in his heart. This time he brought

, I hope Chen Mo can convince him.

"Do you know who Zhao Yun is?" Chen Mo put down the bamboo slips and looked at everyone and asked. This name was a bit unfamiliar to Chen Mo.

The generals shook their heads in confusion when they heard this. Gao Lan, who had been standing at the end of the generals, thought for a while and saluted Chen Mo: "I have heard of this person before."

"Oh?" Chen Mo said with a smile: "How is this person?"

"The last general only knows that this man once followed Gongsun Zan. When Yuan Gong defeated Gongsun Zan at the boundary bridge, when Gongsun Zan was defeated, a young general fought to the death and rescued Gongsun Zan. This man was Zhao Yun, and General Wen Chou praised him quite a lot.

, is General Baima Yi Cong. After Gongsun Zan's defeat, General Wen Chou recommended this person to Duke Yuan, but he was unwilling to become an official and later ignored him." Gao Lan bowed and said.

With Yuan Shao's arrogance, most of the people who invited people from Zhao Yun's family had a love-or-come-nothing attitude. If Zhao Yun refused, it would be impossible for Yuan Shao to invite him again.

Chen Mo nodded, and he probably had an image of Zhao Yun in his mind. He stopped caring about the matter at the moment and only waited for Tai Shici to come back before he went to see him in person.

At that time, we discussed with everyone how to govern Jizhou. Jizhou is very important to Chen Mo, but its governance is not easy. This time Chen Mo killed many aristocratic families in Yecheng. The wealthy families in these aristocratic families have their own problems with each other.

Most of the good in-laws are related to each other. Except for the Zhen family who first took the lead in leaning towards Chen Mo because of their relationship with Zhen Mi, the rest of them are mostly repulsive to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo is not in a hurry. He will not leave in a short time. This time he comes to Jizhou not only to occupy the place, but also to make Jizhou fully available for his own use. People from Skynet have begun to secretly inquire about the information and background of officials at all levels. At the same time, Chen Mo

He transferred Mi Heng to prepare to open an academy here. As the battle of Jizhou came to an end, the matter of the Three Studies must also be put on the agenda.

In addition, who should be in charge of the governor of Jizhou also needs to be considered. Just like the original Guanzhong, the governor of Jizhou is also very important. This is not only Chen Mo's future granary, but also the main area bordering Cao Cao. The next battle with Cao Cao

, if nothing else happens, we will start from Jizhou.

Three days later, Taishi Ci arrived at Yecheng with Qianzhao and Zhao Yun to pay homage to Chen Mo.

"Ziyi, I haven't seen you for several years, and we have gone through a lot of vicissitudes." Chen Mo looked at Taishi Ci, gave him a punch, and said with a smile: "This time I came back to Luoyang and took a look at Yuanfu. The bitter cold in the north is hard to bear.

Don’t suffer too much.”

"Although the Northland is bitter, it is the gateway to our Han Dynasty. My lord is right. The Hu people have indeed been growing in strength over the years. I am willing to guard the country for my lord." Taishi Ci bowed his hand and said, obviously very happy to see Chen Mo again.

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"Lord, this is Zhao Yun, but he has caused the general to suffer a lot." After the two reminisced for a few words, Taishi Ci introduced the two people behind him to Chen Mo: "This is Zhao Yun, the general is here at Zhending Palace.

Encountered, quite brave."

Qian Zhao is over forty years old. He is a middle-aged man. His appearance is not very outstanding, but he gives people a calm and fierce look. Chen Mo nodded and looked at Qian Zhao.

"Zhao Zhao meets my lord." Zhao Zhao bowed and saluted.

"General, don't be too polite." After Chen Mo accepted the other party's salute, he stretched out his hand to help him up and said with a smile: "General, drive Wuhuan to the north and reject Gongsun's clan to the east. If it weren't for our different positions before, I would have had the intention to make friends today. I can see the general today.

, I am quite pleased that the general does not need to be restrained."

Qian Zhao is a good general. In Chen Mo's opinion, in terms of ability, Qian Zhao should not be inferior to those four pillars.

"My lord has made a serious statement. I am summoning a general to surrender. You should not be mistaken for your lord's love." Qian Zhao bowed and said.

"Surrender?" Chen Mo shook his head: "General, what you said is wrong. This life in this world is like a boat that is not tied to it, ups and downs. Many times, it is out of control. The general is willing to stay useful and serve for the people.

In my opinion, the people in the world who work for the people of Li are stronger than many foolish and loyal people. Moreover, Yuan Shang's defeat was not due to the general. The general wanted to protect the Yuan family and fought hard for Ziyi. He was loyal to the Yuan family and did not owe Yuan anything.

Family, do you have to die in battle to show your loyalty?"

These words could be regarded as an excuse for many Jizhou generals to be demoted, and naturally they made Qianzhao feel comfortable. He immediately felt a sense of confidant in Qianzhao, and almost bowed his head again.

After some consolation, Chen Mo looked at Zhao Yun again. Zhao Yun is now nearly forty years old, nearly ten years older than Chen Mo, but he does not look older. He is handsome but not weak.

He has a masculine spirit, not to mention his ability, but his appearance can easily make people fall in love with him.

Seeing Chen Mo, Zhao Yun just bowed slightly: "See Changling Marquis."

"Well, Changshan Zhao Zilong, Ziyi said in a letter before that Zilong said that the general is the best general in the world. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that he is quite extraordinary." Chen Mo smiled and nodded. Zhao Yun has a very high destiny, so he must be a capable person.

However, he did not show allegiance to Chen Mo. Being too close to him would make people uncomfortable, lower himself in vain, and make people look down on him. Therefore, Chen Mo just smiled and praised him a few times.

Chen Mo is very good at controlling emotions. Although he speaks casually, he can make people feel sincere.

"The general has been praised too much, and Yun is too ashamed to deserve it." Zhao Yun quickly said with his hands in hand.

"Don't be too modest. Ziyi and I have known each other since childhood. He is very proud. If you didn't have enough ability, he wouldn't have said that." Chen Mo waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have ordered someone to prepare a banquet.

, one is for Ziyi to pick up the wind, the other is to add another general to my command, and the third is to be able to meet a Jizhou hero like Zilong, I will definitely have a good drink today."

Although he had no intention of being loyal to Chen Mo, he had never mentioned any intention of recruiting him from the beginning until now, and he was also quite friendly to him, without being overbearing as he had imagined. Zhao Yun naturally found it difficult to refuse, and he accepted it happily at the moment.

I want to know more about Chen Mo as a person.

Chen Mo immediately ordered a banquet and invited the lieutenant generals Xu Huang, Gao Shun, and Gao Lan, which was enough to give Tai Shici the respect.

During the banquet, Chen Mo did not talk about political affairs or recruit Zhao Yun. It was just an ordinary banquet, where he drank with the generals and talked about some interesting things in the army. He was born in the army in his early years and was quite familiar with many things in the army.

Now speaking, it was not as if the atmosphere was cold. Many of the Jizhou generals present also gradually relaxed. The guests and hosts enjoyed a banquet that lasted until midnight.

Zhao Yun found it quite strange that he actually felt like he still had unfinished thoughts?

"Zilong, my lord is not as cruel as you think, is he?" Taishi Ci put his arm around Zhao Yun's shoulders and smiled.

"The Marquis of Changling has an extraordinary bearing and is kind to others, which is indeed different from what Yun thought." Zhao Yun shook his head. He had been running around all his life, with ups and downs, and he had not made a name for himself until now. To be able to participate in such an event today

Considering Zhao Yun's current status, the banquet was considered a high level.

"Are you willing to surrender?" Taishi Ci smiled and asked.
Chapter completed!