With Kong Rong's approval, officials throughout Qingzhou began to regard Cao Cao as the savior. They not only helped solve the problem of food and equipment for the army, but also incorporated their small army into Cao Cao's army, so that Cao Cao's army could
Expanded to 25,000 people!
Chief Ku, who was attacking Linzi, was deeply saddened to know that Yu Du had died in battle. He and Yu Du had known each other for more than ten years, but he did not expect that after this separation, they would be separated forever!
After the grief, Chief Ku was full of hatred for Cao Cao who had been killed by poison. He gathered the entire Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army's 70,000 elites and 200,000 refugees who followed the Yellow Turban Army, and then rushed towards Beihai County to kill!
The Yellow Turban Army and Cao Cao's army met in the suburbs of Guangxian County! The encounter between the two sides was a fierce confrontation. Chief Ku took the lead in attacking at the forefront, constantly tearing Cao Cao's army apart. The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were inspired by Chief Ku and became unstoppable. Gradually, Cao Cao
Even the army could not withstand the attack of Chief Ku!
Cao Cao himself was even surrounded by the guards led by Chief Ku. Cao Cao was slashed several times by Chief Ku. Seeing that Cao Cao was about to be killed by Chief Ku, Dian Wei led hundreds of cavalry to Cao Cao and rescued him.
Come out! But Cao Cao’s army was defeated by Chief Ku!
After the defeat, Cao Cao led his army to retreat to Beihai County. Naturally, Chief Ku would not let Cao Cao go so easily and led his army to pursue him. However, as soon as Chief Ku's army crossed the Qishui, they were ambushed here by Cheng Yu and 5,000 soldiers.
, Cao Cao turned around and came back with his army!
Chief Ku, who was charging at the front, never thought that Cao Cao would have an ambush here. Cao Cao counterattacked like this and exposed himself at the front. Dian Wei's cavalry quickly rushed to Chief Ku and killed him!
Chief Ku was killed, and the morale of the Yellow Turban Army soldiers suddenly plummeted. They no longer dared to fight against Cao Cao's army. People were in panic. The Yellow Turban Army soldiers just wanted to escape from here. But they were blocked by the ignorant water and ran into the unknown water.
Many soldiers were trampled to death, and countless others were drowned. Their fate frightened the remaining soldiers who wanted to escape. Those who knew they could not escape had no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao.
After the Yellow Turban Army soldiers west of Mishui learned that Chief Ku was killed, they fled to Mount Tai under the leadership of other leaders. This time the Yellow Turban Army attacked with the death of Chief Yu Du, and it was announced that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army had 100,000 soldiers.
The soldiers were defeated by Cao Cao. It can be said that the entire Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was completely severely damaged by Cao Cao.
The victory of the Battle of Mushui completely reversed the situation in Qingzhou. After this great victory, Cao Cao captured hundreds of thousands of refugees who followed the Yellow Turban Army and seized a large amount of food, supplies and weapons. After discussing with his confidants, Cao Cao obtained these
He organized and trained 50,000 people to become his main army.
The remaining old, weak, women and children were all placed in Taishan County and handed over to Zaozhi for cultivation. With these Yellow Turban refugees, they could not only solve Cao Cao's soldier problem, but also solve Cao Cao's food problem. It could be said that it killed two birds with one stone.
After the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou was put down by Cao Cao, the officials in Qingzhou headed by Kong Rong were very happy, and they were even more grateful to Cao Cao. It can be said that Cao Cao saved all the officials in Qingzhou!
During this period of time in Qingzhou, Cao Cao's subordinates, such as Mao Jie and Cheng Yu, kept meeting with officials from various places in Qingzhou and told them the benefits of Cao Cao's stay in Qingzhou. At the same time, Cao Cao also sent Xun Yu, Ren Jun and others to rush to Beihai County and Qi State.
The noble families from all over the country and other prefectures and counties told them that with Cao Cao in Qingzhou, Qingzhou would not be in trouble. The heads of these wealthy families also recognized Cao Cao's military ability and believed that having such a strong man in Qingzhou would indeed be good for them.
So the heads of these noble families recognized Cao Cao's rule of Qingzhou!
Through this Yellow Turban Rebellion, Kong Rong and the others also understood that Qingzhou now needs someone who can control it, and Cao Cao is the most suitable candidate. So when the time, place and people were satisfactory, Kong Rong was the leader.
The governor of Qingzhou supported Cao Cao as the shepherd of Qingzhou. At the same time, he reported it to the court!
The third year of the First Ping Dynasty of the Han Dynasty (September, 192 AD)
The news that Cao Cao defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army at Mishui and became the herdsman of Qingzhou with the support of the officials in Qingzhou reached Luoyang City. This surprised Yuan Shao. Less than a month after his army left Qingzhou, Qingzhou had changed.
Master, Yuan Shao began to pay attention to Cao Cao's growing ability for the first time!
He summoned his close advisers and said: "Will Mengde's occupation of Qingzhou be beneficial or harmful to us? Should we take Qingzhou back again?"
In Yuan Shao's view, the Thunder Lord is very powerful. If he wants to deal with the Thunder Lord, he not only needs to occupy Sili, but also needs the support of the entire Central Plains. Without these forces, it is impossible for him to defeat the Thunder Lord who occupies the desert!
Xun Kan asked: "Do you have detailed information about this battle? How could Cao Cao become so powerful? You must know that a year ago, Yu Du needed the strength of our entire Central Plains to suppress them, but now Cao Cao only has tens of thousands of troops.
, can actually defeat the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou alone?"
Feng Ji said: "From the news coming from Qingzhou, although Cao Cao defeated Chief Yu Du, his victory was very lucky. In the first battle, he unexpectedly attacked Yu Du and killed him directly among the rebels.
In order to help Yu at the second station, Chief Ku was beaten very hard. Cao Cao himself was stabbed several times and almost died on the battlefield! These two battles caused more than half of Cao Cao's men to be killed or injured, so that now Cao Cao had to recruit 50,000 strong men from the Yellow Turban Army to become his
Soldiers, the consequences of doing this are very great, but Cao Cao still does it, obviously his losses are not small!"
"However, with this group of soldiers, Cao Cao has more than 70,000 troops. Although their combat effectiveness is not strong yet, as long as Cao Cao continues to train, these soldiers will become elites sooner or later. His subordinates think that they should be curbed immediately
The development of Cao Cao's power will prevent us from raising tigers in the future. By then, our territory in the Central Plains will be in danger!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But Xu You stopped him and said: "Meng De has just defeated the Yellow Turban Army, and his reputation among the noble families has increased, and his reputation in Qingzhou is at its peak. It only depends on the reason why Kong Rong recommended Meng De."
De became the shepherd of Qingzhou, which shows that Meng De has a high reputation in Qingzhou now. You must know that Kong Rong is a descendant of Confucius and has always looked down on Meng De, who was a eunuch. Now he is actually willing to become Meng De's subordinate. If we now put
If Meng De drives out of Qingzhou, I'm afraid it will affect your reputation at Benchu and even cause dissatisfaction among the major county guards in the Central Plains!"
Xun Kan also said: "Ming Gong, we have now occupied half of Sili, and Chang'an City is also in our plan. If we don't even let go of Yanzhou and Qingzhou, we will have to fight thousands of miles along the Yellow River in the future.
It can even be said that we have become the first line of resistance against the Lei Gong of the Tengjia Army. This situation is very unfavorable for us, especially the terrain of the Central Plains, which cannot stop the cavalry of the Tengjia Army at all. We need to
Cao Cao is an ally. The stronger he is in Qingzhou, the more advantageous it will be for us to deal with Lei Gong in the future. As far as the current situation is concerned, Cao Cao's occupation of Qingzhou will be of great benefit to us without any harm!"
"Thunder Lord!" Being reminded by Xun Kanyi, Yuan Shao also thought of the formidable enemy he would face in the future. Indeed, if he did not give up Qingzhou, he would become the first line of defense against Thunder Lord in the entire Central Plains. When he thought that he would
Yuan Shao felt uncomfortable when he led an army to resist Thunder Lord's cavalry in the Central Plains. He was simply looking for death!
Chen Lin also followed up and said, "We have just entered Luoyang, Guandong is not yet stable, and the matter of Yuan Shu in Yuzhou has not been resolved. The Battle of Guanxi also needs continued attention. It can be said that military operations in these directions determine our hegemony, and Qingzhou
They are just branches and leaves, which are insignificant to our hegemony at present. As long as Lei Gong occupies Jizhou, he will definitely capture Qingzhou and Yanzhou next. If Cao Cao can really occupy Qingzhou, he can also become our ally against Lei Gong in the future! Not only can we not now
To weaken Cao Cao, we should strengthen Cao Cao's power."
Yuan Shao nodded after listening to Chen Lin's words and said: "Yes, for us, the most important thing now is the outcome of the Guanzhong War. Only by completely occupying Guanzhong will we have enough strength to deal with Lei Gong!"
The Battle of Guanzhong can be said to determine the future direction of the Han Dynasty!
Dong Zhuo was accidentally killed, which no one expected. Now Dong Zhuo's Central Army forces have split into Niu Fu, Li Jue and other Dong Zhuo's old troops. These Dong Zhuo's old troops united with Xiliang to rebel against Han Sui and Ma Teng, with 10
With tens of thousands of elite troops, facing this powerful force, even Yuan Shao now can only rely on the favorable terrain of Luoyang City for defense.
Another force is Zhu Jun's King Qin's army. Together they number more than 100,000, and are only slightly less elite than Niu Fu and others. Then they joined forces with Liu Bei's King Qin's army. Now the total number of this army is close to 200,000.
, it can be said that with such a large army in the hands of the imperial court, it can still suppress the world. If this army is intact, even if Yuan Shao is in a good situation now, he can only leave Luoyang City in despair.
It can be said that the situation that Yuan Shao hopes to see the most is that the coalition forces of Zhu Jun and Liu Bei and the rebels of Niu Fu and others will fight and lose both sides. At that time, he can rely on the strength in his hands to take over the power of the Han Dynasty, and as long as he controls the emperor, he will
You can mobilize the strength of the entire Han Dynasty to deal with Thunder Lord!
Yuan Shao looked at Feng Ji and asked: "What is the situation in the Guanzhong war now? Who wins and who loses on both sides?"
Feng Ji said: "Now the imperial court, with Zhu Jun as the commander-in-chief, leads an army of 200,000 to fight against 100,000 Xiliang rebels in Maoling. The commanders of both sides are veterans of many battles. Although the Xiliang army has no rear, it is because they looted the entire
Guanzhong, so there is no shortage of food and grass. Judging from the current situation, it will only take until after the autumn harvest to end this war, but now it is the imperial army that has the upper hand!"
"Although the Xiliang army is elite, it is precisely because they looted the entire Guanzhong that Han Sui and Ma Teng's men no longer want to continue fighting. They want to return to Xiliang with their loot! If it weren't for Zhu Jun and Liu Bei If we attack them fiercely, I'm afraid this war will be over long ago!"
Yuan Shao looked ugly when he heard this. This is not a good thing for him. If the imperial court still has 200,000 elites, even if half of them survive, it will still be 100,000 elites. Guanzhong has been destroyed, and the imperial court will probably have to move the capital by then. If he returns to Luoyang City, then all of this is not just for the imperial court. This is something Yuan Shao cannot accept!
Xun Kan looked at the map of Guanzhong, and then said: "If Duke Ming wants to revive the Han Dynasty, he needs to rely on the imperial court. Why Dong Zhuo can suppress the world is not because the Xiliang army is brave, but because the imperial court is standing behind him, and the imperial court can help Dong Zhuo mobilized the power of the entire Han Dynasty to suppress the world, and now why Zhu Jun and the others can command 200,000 elite troops to attack the rebels? It is not because Zhu Jun is powerful, but because the court is standing behind Zhu Jun! These 200,000 elite troops are all soldiers of the court. horse"
Ming Gong wants to deal with Lei Gong, and Lei Gong's current strength has far exceeded the Yuan clan's power. Even if Ming Gong unites the entire Yuan clan's power, he is nothing more than a mantis in front of Lei Gong's power.
But now that we have to deal with Thunder Lord, we can only use the power of the imperial court to unify the strength of the noble families in the world. Only in this way can we have a chance to defeat Thunder Lord. So now for us, King Qin is not only expanding our sphere of influence, but also a necessary step to survive. the way.
Xun Kan looked solemn and said: "We have only a few soldiers and weak strength. We are no match for Lei Gong, even if we occupy the three states of Sili, Yanzhou and Yuzhou.
Even if Dong Zhuo mobilized all the strength of the Han Dynasty, he could not defeat Lei Gong. With the power of the three states, we cannot be Lei Gong's opponent! So we must rely on the power of the court so that we have the strength to fight against Lei Gong. Ming Gong must lead the army to go King Qin of Chang'an restored the imperial court to Luoyi, and then Duke Ming could use the power of the emperor to command the world and punish those who refused!"
Obviously, Xun Kan’s plan was to coerce the emperor to control the princes!
Yuan Shao and his counselors were silent after hearing this!
As the most powerful clan in the world, the Yuan family was powerful. Both the Yuan brothers wanted to replace the Liu family in the world. Therefore, Yuan Shao had always been disgusted with the imperial court. He did not want to replace Dong Zhuo because he really relied on the power of the imperial court to strive for hegemony. world, then it will be difficult for him to break free from the shackles of the imperial court.
It can be said that when Yuan Shao becomes a powerful minister, he will get greater power than Dong Zhuo, but when he wants to go further, the obstacles he encounters will be 10 times, or even a hundred times stronger than Dong Zhuo, because Yuan's disciples and former officials are also The Liu family has talented ministers, and the Liu family's court is the best political system for them. They are all beneficiaries of the Liu family's political system. But when Yuan Shao wants to replace the Liu family, his disciples and former officials will all oppose Yuan Shao.
And this is the reason why Yuan Shao has always wanted to split the imperial court, because only by smashing the Liu family's empire can his Yuan family's empire be established! Everyone else in the world can hold the emperor hostage to order the princes and emperors, but only Yuan Shao in the world can The first clan cannot do this! Because he holds the emperor hostage to order the princes and the emperor, and the emperor also holds him hostage as a powerful minister!
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