What Guo Jia said gave Wang Can a wake-up call and made him wake up.
Defeating Han Sui and Ma Teng was just the beginning, and it had just opened up the situation of taking control of Xiliang. However, this process was difficult at first and then easier, and what happened next was smoother than before.
Early the next morning, Wang Can invited Guo Jia, Fazheng and Yan Xing to the study.
The four guests and host sat down, and Wang Can smiled and said: "I came to you mainly to discuss the next things in Xiliang."
With a smile on his face, Fazheng raised his hands and said: "My lord, Han Sui and Ma Teng have been eliminated, and the rest are just soldiers and generals. There is nothing to worry about. Wherever my lord's army goes, who dares not to surrender?"
Wang Can smiled and did not reply.
Guo Jia's thin cheeks were still calm and calm, as if nothing happened last night.
Yan Xing had just joined Wang Can's staff, so he was cautious and did not interrupt randomly.
Fa Zheng saw that Wang Can was silent and had a puzzled expression on his face, not knowing why.
After a while, Wang Can looked at Yan Xing and asked: "Yan Ming, you are a native of Xiliang. You have followed Han Sui in his expeditions from east to west for many years. You know the situation in Xiliang best. Please tell me carefully about the situation in Xiliang.
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"promise!"
Yan Xing nodded and cupped his fists in response.
He cleared his mind and said calmly: "As Lord Fa said, the power in Xiliang is respected by Ma Teng and Han Sui. They are the most important people. When they were alive,
, the rest of the Xiliang warlords did not dare to compete with the two of them, and could only endure it. Not only that, even the Liangzhou governor appointed by the imperial court could only shrink in power and did not dare to compete with Han Sui."
Fazheng immediately said: "In that case, what else is there to worry about?"
Yan Xing shook his head and said: "Ma Teng and Han Sui died and their entire family was wiped out. The Liangzhou governor appointed by the imperial court will definitely seize the opportunity to rectify the chaotic situation in Xiliang and become the new overlord of Xiliang."
Fa Zheng asked: "General Yan, who is the governor of Liangzhou?"
Yan Xing replied: "The current governor of Liangzhou is named Wei Duan, who is from Jingzhao. His knowledge is good, but his ability is average. He can firmly occupy the position of governor of Liangzhou because Han Sui did not dare to kill Wei Duan, so
Only then can you stay in the position of governor."
Wang Can became interested and asked, "Why didn't Han Sui dare to kill Wei Duan?"
Yan Xing said: "Wei Duan is from Jingzhao and comes from a wealthy family in Guanzhong. Wei Duan's life and death are related to the interests of the wealthy families in Guanzhong. Han Sui is afraid of offending the wealthy families in Guanzhong, so he can only make Wei Duan the governor. The general just said that Wei Duan is very important.
The sudden rise may be due to the fact that the Guanzhong clan headed by Wei Duan may help, allowing Wei Duan to occupy Xiliang and increase his strength."
Wang Can sneered: "The Guanzhong clan, what a Guanzhong clan!"
After a pause, Wang Can continued: "So, Liangzhou is secretly controlled by the Guanzhong clan."
Yan Xing nodded and agreed.
Wang Can didn't care at all and had no worries in his heart. In Han Sui's eyes, the Guanzhong clan was a giant, but in Wang Can's eyes, it was nothing.
On the surface, the wealthy families in Guanzhong appear to have great glory, but they are already yesterday's flowers.
Because the power of public opinion controlled by the Guanzhong clan is not enough to compete with Wang Can, and the private army maintained by the Guanzhong clan cannot catch Wang Can's attention.
Neither morality nor strength can compete with Wang Can.
Wang Can established a liberal arts academy in Chengdu, with Cai Yong, Pang Degong, and Sima Hui in charge. It was like an emerging academic holy land. The power of public opinion controlled by Wang Can was huge and immeasurable. In addition, Wang Can occupied Yizhou, and also
With the support of the famous Confucian scholars in Yizhou, this kind of power is unmatched by the great clans in Guanzhong.
Wang Can glanced at Guo Jia and Fazheng and asked: "If we want to pacify Xiliang, we actually want to solve Wei Duan's problem. Fengxiao, Xiaozhi, what do you two think?"
Fazheng said loudly: "My lord, since Wei Duan represents the great clan of Guanzhong, we should be polite first and then use force."
Wang Can asked: "How to be polite first and then fight?"
Fazheng replied: "The lord sent a soldier to Weiwu to convey the order and asked Wei Duan to come and pay homage to the lord. When Wei Duan arrived in Jicheng, the lord proposed that Wei Duan go to Chengdu to serve as an official, and thus appointed his confidant as the governor of Liangzhou to rectify the west.
A cold situation.”
Guo Jia nodded and said: "Xiaozhi's suggestion is good. Be polite first and then attack with troops. It is enough to show the benevolence of the lord. The lord has given Wei Duan enough face. If Wei Duan does not accept it, he will send troops to attack Weiwu and sweep Xiliang. General Huang and General Gao
Lead the troops to guard Chang'an. If the big families in Guanzhong don't stop, just send troops to clean them up."
Yan Xing also said: "My lord, I will finally agree with Master Fa's suggestion."
After Wang Can thought about it for a while, he said: "Okay, let's adopt the strategy of courtesy first and then attack, and see what Wei Duan plans to do?" After saying that, Wang Can picked up the pen and paper, drafted the order, and then handed it to Fa Zheng for him to
He sent soldiers to Weiwu and sent a message asking Wei Duan to come to Jicheng to pay homage to Wang Can.
The three of them got up and left the study, busying themselves with their own affairs.
After Fazheng sent the messenger, Wang Can did not stop.
Wang Can led some soldiers to sit in Jicheng, but sent Yan Xing, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao and Zhang Ren to the northwest to pacify the counties around Longxi County. Not only that, Wang Can also asked Lu Meng, Dianman and Huang Xu to lead alone
An army crossed the Wei River, swept the territory north of the Wei River, and captured all the Qinchuan, Didao, Jincheng and other counties north of Hebei City.
All of a sudden, two armies marched straight in, approaching Wei Duan's Liangzhou government office with great force.
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When Wang Can conquered Xiliang, the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was coming to an end.
Cao Cao fought against Yuan Shao and still won.
Although Cao Cao did not have such a powerful lineup in history, and the top counselor under his command was only Xun Yu. However, without the suppression of Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Xun You, Cao Cao's many counselors such as Chen Qun, Liu
But Ye was reused and shined brightly.
Liu Ye, courtesy name Ziyang, was born in Chengde, Huainan, and was a descendant of Fuling King Liu Yan, son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.
In the novel, Cao Cao and the Liu family are at odds with each other.
Because Liu Ye was born in the Liu royal family, he was jealous of Cao Cao and failed to be reused by Cao Cao. He was almost in a state of silence. However, after Wang Can came out, Liu Xie died early, and Cao Cao's subordinates also suffered from a lack of counselors.
, which allowed Liu Ye to be reused by Cao Cao and became the arm that Cao Cao relied on.
When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were at war, Liu Ye was always at Cao Cao's side giving advice.
The two sides first fought at Baima. Later, Cao Cao withdrew his troops and Yuan Shao advanced, and both sides finally stationed troops at Guandu.
The trajectory of history has strangely returned to its original position.
Yuan Shao behaved as usual, and Cao Cao personally led his troops to burn the grain and grass stored in Wuchao. When the two armies were fighting, Yuan Shao learned that Wuchao's grain and grass had been burned, and retreated directly. However, when Yuan Shao withdrew his troops, he still left behind
After killing Zhang Jia and Gao Lan, the only remaining generals under his command, he bought time for him.
However, after Zhang Jia and Gao Lan stayed, they immediately rebelled and surrendered to Cao Cao.
Not only that, the counselor Jushou who was abandoned by Yuan Shao was also captured by Cao Cao.
In this battle, nearly all the hundreds of thousands of troops led by Yuan Shao were wiped out and fled back to Yecheng in embarrassment.
Even though Cao Cao did not have enough counselors, and even though Cao Cao did not have a tiger general like Zhang Liao, Cao Cao still won the Battle of Guandu by relying on his own strength. Cao Cao won, but history changed slightly. Because Ju Shuo in history was
The prisoner preferred to die rather than surrender, and was eventually killed by Cao Cao, but now he survives.
The reason was that Cao Cao lacked counselors, so Cao Cao patiently tried to persuade Ju Shou again and again.
In the end, Cao Cao persuaded Jushu to surrender and got another counselor. In addition, Xu You also defected to Cao Cao. In this way, Cao Cao got two counselors, Xu You and Jushou, plus Liu Ye, Xun Yu, and Mao under his command.
Jie and other talented people, his and Yuan Shao's strength has undergone fundamental changes.
Cao Cao led his army to pursue the victory and went all the way to the north, forcing Yuan Shao to retreat again and again. In the end, Yuan Shao only had Bingzhou, Youzhou and part of Jizhou left.
In contrast, Cao Cao gained the entire Qingzhou and part of Jizhou, which greatly increased his strength.
Ps: The fourth of the fifth update, this chapter was written very hard, almost picking out the words. I originally planned to write about Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in detail, but finally decided to skip one chapter to avoid consuming a huge amount of space to write several or even a dozen chapters.