Chapter 510: Exterminating the Yellow Turban Cao Cao Temporarily Leads the State Pastor
Chapter 510: Destroy the Yellow Turban and Cao Cao temporarily takes over the state pastoral duties
The remaining two and three hundred thousand Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were forced by Yuan Shao to have no way out. In the end, they had to rush into Yanzhou and defeated Yanzhou counties. They killed Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. This matter was reported to Dong Zhuo in Chang'an, and Zhu Jun recommended it.
Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, was able to defeat the bandits. Dong Zhuo agreed and sent an edict to Dongjun on a starry night. He ordered Cao Cao to return to Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin to defeat the bandits together.
When the three Zhang Jiao brothers launched the Yellow Turbans Incident, the first to respond enthusiastically was in Qingzhou in the east. When the three Zhang Jiao brothers were "annihilated" by Zuo Aoran in Guangzong, there were still millions of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.
The crowd, just because of the strong wind, temporarily broke into pieces and lurked, waiting for the situation to change.
As the power of the imperial court weakened and the situation became increasingly chaotic, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou became active again and became stronger and stronger, continuing to fight against the government. Almost all local farmers became Yellow Turban soldiers because they could not stand the oppression of the government.
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Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou, died in battle. Yuan Shao took control of Qingzhou and launched an all-out siege with a tough attitude. The Yellow Turbans crossed the river in an attempt to enter Jizhou and joined the Black Mountain Party members who were crippled by Zuo Aoran. However, they were blocked by Zhu Ling, a general under Yuan Shao's command in Jizhou.
, Zhu Ling ordered the army to carry out a massacre, and the Yellow Turbans had no choice but to cross the border and enter Yanzhou.
The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, which was said to be one million, came towards Yanzhou in a mighty manner. Zheng Sui, the Prime Minister of Ren City, went out to resist. However, the Yellow Turban Army was highly motivated. The officers and soldiers were no match for them and they were quickly defeated. Zheng Sui fled.
During this period, he was chased to death by the Yellow Turban soldiers.
The morale-boosted Yellow Turban Army took advantage of the victory and marched to Dongping. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, prepared to send troops to fight against the enemy. Since Liu Dai killed Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, and took over Qiao Mao's army, he felt that he was very powerful and had long wanted to destroy him.
The Yellow Turban Army in his territory was hoping for peace. At this time, the Yellow Turban Army arrived on their own, and Liu Dai refused to let go of their territory.
When Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin heard about this, he stopped Liu Dai and advised: "The Yellow Turban Army has millions of people, the people of Yanzhou are in confusion, and the army has no intention of fighting. We cannot confront them head-on! Otherwise, we will definitely suffer.
In my opinion, it is precisely because of the overwhelming number of Yellow Turban soldiers that we feel the difficulty in supplying food and grass. We should adopt a perseverance strategy, recharge our batteries, and wait for the opportunity. When the time comes, the Yellow Turban Army will be unable to fight or attack. As time goes by,
If supplies are insufficient, the birds and beasts will soon disperse. At that time, we will select elite soldiers to attack their key points and deliver a fatal blow. Only in this way can we completely eliminate them!"
However, Liu Dai despised the Yellow Turban Army, believing that these poorly equipped and poorly trained peasant armies could not defeat his regular troops anyway, so Liu Dai did not listen to Bao Xin at all, thinking that Bao Xin was being too cautious.
Therefore, Liu Dai personally led the army and still adopted the method of confrontation with the Yellow Turban Army. However, as soon as the battle began, Liu Dai discovered that the fighting spirit of these peasant soldiers was indeed high and they were unstoppable. However, by this time he discovered that it was already too late!
The Yellow Turban Army rushed directly to Liu Dai's main army. Liu Dai's army could not resist and retreated. The Yellow Turban Army rushed into the army and completely scattered Liu Dai's army. Liu Dai also suffered several injuries in the battle and fell down. Finally, he was trampled to death by a random horse.
, turned into a pile of meat!
After the death of Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, the Yellow Turban Army became even more arrogant and Yanzhou fell into a crisis. However, although the Yellow Turban Army was large in number, they lacked outstanding leaders. Although they won the battle, they did not know how to manage the city.
Most of the rebels were honest farmers who wanted to go home and farm after the war. However, there were not many people who really had the political strategy and foresight like Zhang Jiao and others. Therefore, the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou killed Prime Minister Ren Cheng.
Zheng Sui and Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, did not think about how to rule, but continued to advance with their troops.
The Yellow Turban Army came all the way, and the first one to bear the brunt was Cao Cao, who was stationed in Dongjun. Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, was training troops and horses in Puyang under the rule of Dongjun. He had just heard the news that Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, had been killed, and he started planning in his heart.
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In order to rebuild Yanzhou's defense, Cao Cao immediately invited officials from nearby counties and convened an emergency military meeting. Cao Cao had a new adviser who was from Yingyin, Yingchuan (now Xuchang, Henan).
The world called him: "The talent of Wang Zuo!" Later, he was called by Cao Cao: "My son's wife!"
Xun Yu's grandfather was Xun Shu. Xun Shu had eight sons, known as the Eight Dragons. Xun Yu's father Xun and his uncle Xun Shuang both turned to Cao Cao, so he sent Xun Yu to surrender to Cao Cao. Now Xun Yu is Cao Cao's general and Cao Cao's subordinate.
's counselor.
Xun Yu offered advice to Cao Cao: "Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, was killed in battle, and now the court cannot appoint a governor immediately. Xun Yu plans to contact some prominent figures in the state, try his best to persuade the governor's staff, and secure the appointment of acting governor for Duke Ming.
If we can win this territory, we can use it as the basis for world hegemony."
What Xun Yu said made Cao Cao very moved. Cao Cao was very grateful to Xun Yu for his advice, and immediately agreed with Xun Yu's opinion, and asked Xun Yu to make a hard trip in person. Xun Yu accepted the order and went to Cao Zhen (Qin)
The two brothers Zhen) and Cao Bin (Qin Bin) were protected.
When the governor of Yanzhou was fighting for the death of Liu Dai and was panicking because of the imminent attack by the Yellow Turbans, Xun Yu arrived under the protection of the two brothers Cao Zhen (Qin Zhen) and Cao Bin (Qin Bin). Xun Yu took the opportunity to travel and said: "Now
The country is divided, and there is no leader in this state. It is easy to be annexed by others, and everyone will lose the official position of leading the people of the state. It is better to welcome Mr. Cao, the governor of Dongjun, and let him lead him. Not only can he fight against the turbulent Yellow Turbans, but also
It can protect the people of this state and enable them to live and work in peace and contentment."
Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei Province, has always thought highly of Cao Cao and placed great hopes on him. He once advised Cao Cao to return to the south of the Yellow River and wait for the opportunity. At this time, Bao Xin also listened to Xun Yu's words and expressed his full agreement with Xun Yu.
And used this to incite the officials present.
Bao Xin helped Xun Yu to contact other officials. Those officials were worried that the Yellow Turbans would have trouble with them. Now someone could take the lead and support the situation. They could not only protect life and property, but also continue to be officials. How happy would it be?
Why not? So they all agreed to let Cao Cao succeed Liu Dai as the governor of Yanzhou.
So, under Bao Xin's instigation, officials of all sizes in Chongzhou submitted their names to the list, saying that the Yellow Turbans were powerful, Yanzhou's governor Liu Dai died, and Yanzhou might not be safe! Chang'an received the report, and the imperial servant Zhu Jun recommended him.
Cao Cao naturally took over the military and political power of Yanzhou temporarily.
After receiving the order, Cao Cao conscripted troops and prepared for war, while waiting calmly and contentedly for Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Ji Bei. Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Ji Bei, encouraged the officials from Yanzhou to cross the Yellow River and go to Dongwuyang to meet Cao Cao.
The defense forces are preparing to fight to the end with the Yellow Turbans who are in full swing.
However, after all, the Yellow Turbans had a large number of people and strong combat capabilities. They had just won a battle and were very powerful. Cao Cao had few troops and weak strength. How could he withstand such a strong Yellow Turbans? The two armies had just come into contact.
, Cao Cao immediately felt that the disparity was too great to win. Sure enough, he lost the first battle, and Cao Cao decisively withdrew his troops and stood firm.
