Qingzhou Yellow Turbans gathered 300,000 people, attacked the city and plundered the land, plundered the good people, and now they have controlled the imperial court, Li Dao and Guo Yan listened to the advice of the servant Zhu Jun, and issued an edict ordering Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun, to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

However, the 300,000 Yellow Turban thieves in Qingzhou seemed to be premeditated and did not cause chaos in Qingzhou. The 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was divided into three routes, one to attack Yanzhou; the other two 200,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turban troops crossed the Yellow River, and the Gaotang soldiers were divided into two routes, one through Qinghe and Guangping two counties, and directly killed Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou; the other road set out from Gaotang and went all the way north, and was expected to attack Youzhou through Bohai County.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was divided into three routes, each with 100,000 horses. However, when they acted, the yellow turbans or other thieves in Youzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou echoed from afar.

All of a sudden, the five northeastern states of the Central Plains were in flames.

But it is said that the 100,000 Yellow Turban Army that invaded Yanzhou is like a bamboo, and no one can stop it. The Yellow Turban thieves who also responded locally joined in, and when the 100,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans attacked Dongping County, on the border between Yanzhou and Qingzhou, there were already 300,000 people. Combined with their relatives, the scale has reached a staggering two million.

Of course, the relatives of the Yellow Turban Thieves naturally did not go to the battlefield, but just stayed in the city captured by the Yellow Turban Thieves to rest, which can be regarded as having a base.

At the beginning, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army attacked Yanzhou, and Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, planned to send troops to meet it.

Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, dissuaded: "Now there are many enemies, the people are afraid and uneasy, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, obviously our army cannot immediately fight the enemy, according to the observation of subordinates, there are many family members of the enemy, and the army is extremely short of food and grass materials, and relies on looting to maintain supplies." Now the countermeasure, instead of rushing to attack, it is better to let the troops recuperate, first take the defense, the enemy can not seek battle, and the strong attack will only increase the casualties, and when its momentum is low, we can defeat them by sending elite attacks. Besides, the imperial court has also ordered Cao Cao to beg for thieves, so we can wait and see what happens. ”

Liu Dai is a relative of the Han family, his father Liu Yu was the Taishou of Shanyang, and Liu Dai's younger brother is Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou.

Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun, is also Liu Dai's subordinate, and the imperial court ordered Cao Cao to beg for thieves, instead of letting him, the Yanzhou assassin, beg for thieves, obviously looking down on him, Liu Dai must be unhappy in his heart. Moreover, now that the imperial court is under the control of Li Dao and Guo Yan, Liu Dai will naturally not obey the orders of the imperial court. Liu Dai didn't want Cao Cao to sit big and affect his prestige, so he didn't listen to Bao Xin's dissuasion and insisted on leading his troops to battle, but the army was defeated and killed.

Liu Dai died, and the position of Yanzhou Assassin Shi certainly cannot be empty all the time.

At the time of Emperor Ling, there may still be a little prestige in the imperial court, and the appointment of officials in various states and counties can still be spoken. However, since experiencing the destruction of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, and Guo Yan, the prestige of the imperial court has dropped to the extreme. Therefore, the officials of Yanzhou did not wait for the appointment of the imperial court, and at the suggestion of Bao Xin, they directly elected Cao Cao as the assassin of Yanzhou.

Of course, this is not the first time this has happened. Just like Han Fu, the assassin of Jizhou at the beginning, he didn't want to do it, so he gave way to Yuan Shao, and he didn't need the consent of the imperial court. It only needs to be conveyed to the imperial court, and there is no need to care whether the imperial court agrees or not. Even if there were appointed officials in the imperial court, no one would pay attention to him.

Therefore, at such times, the imperial court generally agrees to the recommendation of the local official.

Li Dao and Guo Yan also knew this, and they also asked Cao Cao to help them pacify the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, so when they received the official letter from the Yanzhou officials, they agreed without hesitation. Directly let the envoys bring the seals, scepters and other items of the Yanzhou Assassin History to Yanzhou, and Cao Cao became the Yanzhou Assassin History.

Yanzhou Governor, Puyang City under the rule of East County

Cao Cao sat on the main seat, and the first person in his right hand was Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei.

Bao Xin was Cao Cao's friend and has always unswervingly followed Cao Cao's steps. Moreover, Cao Cao was able to become the assassin of Yanzhou, and Bao Xin also contributed to it, he stood at the top of the officials, and no one had an opinion. As for Bao Xin, behind him are the original officials of Yanzhou, and Cao Cao has just taken the position of Yanzhou's assassin now, and these officials are still appointed. As for the guys who are indiscriminate, Cao Cao will slowly eliminate them.

On the left-hand side, there is a military general.

Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Yu Ban, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, etc. Except for Yu Ban, who is a general under Bao Xin, the other four are brothers of the Cao Cao clan.

Bao Xin stepped forward and reported: "Lord Assassin Shi, the Yellow Turban thieves have now gathered 300,000 people, and Dongping County has also been conquered by thieves. If they follow their marching route, they will attack Puyang next. ”

"Hmm!"

Cao Cao nodded lightly, as a military strategist, the hero who can write the "New Book of Mengde", Cao Cao's strategic vision is naturally not bad. When there were no strategists in the early stage, Cao Cao commanded the battle with his own ability. Even if there were strategists in the later period, Cao Cao's military ability did not become an ornament, and he could still negotiate with his strategists. At this point, Liu Bei and Sun Quan are obviously incomparable.

"The thief is fierce, we should think of a good plan to break it!"

Cao Hong was impatient, and immediately shouted: "Lord, the Yellow Turban thieves are just a group of local chickens and dogs, and the Lord will give the last general 5,000 men and horses, and the last general will definitely kill the Yellow Turban thieves." ”

"Nonsense!"

Cao Cao glared at Cao Hong and shouted, "Although the Yellow Turban thieves are weak, they also have 300,000 horses. Even if it is 5,000 elites, if there is no good way to defeat the enemy, it will be difficult to repel it. Stand down, and wait for me to think of a good plan, and then we will deliberate. ”

Cao Hong sneered and returned to his position, Cao Hong's temperament was impatient, and he was greedy for money, and his relationship with the civil and military forces under Cao Cao was not good. Even Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Ren have an average relationship with Cao Hong. They did not sympathize with Cao Hong being scolded by Cao Cao, but felt that Cao Hong was not calm enough.

Speaking of which, the three of Xiahoudun and Cao Hong can also be regarded as brothers. Cao Hong's family has a lot of money, but he is extremely stingy. Sometimes everyone is not able to turn around, so they go to Cao Hong to borrow money, but Cao Hong does not agree. It is precisely because of this that Cao Hong's relationship with the civil and military forces is not good.

However, although Cao Cao often scolded Cao Hong in front of everyone, he was quite good to Cao Hong in private.

After all, Cao Cao was chased and killed by Xu Rong, and it was Cao Hong who fought with his life to save him. Although Yuan Chang gave him his horse at that time, Cao Cao did not have much gratitude to Yuan Chang, and counted his kindness for being able to escape on Cao Hong. Cao Cao's subordinates also knew about this matter, so although they were dissatisfied with Cao Hong's character, they did not have any conflict with him.

Cao Cao looked at the civil and military officials below, with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "Most of the Yanzhou soldiers are recruits who have not been on the battlefield, if they are allowed to resist the Yellow Turban thieves, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed." For today's plan, we can only transfer soldiers from all over Yanzhou to guard the Yellow Turban thieves. However, when the soldiers from all over the country arrive, I am afraid that the Yellow Turban thieves have already attacked Puyang, so how can everyone have a good plan?"

Hearing Cao Cao's questioning, most of the civil and military officials below looked at each other.

Some people are okay with political affairs, but they can't do anything if they are asked to give advice. Moreover, the original officials in Yanzhou also had no shortage of waste eating and drinking, and it was impossible to have a good strategy.

As for Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren and Cao Hong, it is okay for them to lead the troops to fight, and it is also not good for them to give advice. In the middle and late stages of Cao Cao, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren were all generals who could sit on one side, because they were all taught by Cao Cao. It was precisely because of Cao Cao's teachings that they studied diligently and finally sat on the side. And now, the three of them have obviously not been taught by Cao Cao. Therefore, at this moment, he can only stare at those Wenchen with big eyes.

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and there seemed to be a light flashing in his eyes.

In fact, Cao Cao already had a plan. Moreover, this ploy is also related to one of his conspiracy. As a last resort, Cao Cao did not intend to bring it up himself. Otherwise, it will inevitably be guessed by those who are interested in the future.

Just when everyone was silent, it was Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin who offered advice.

"My lord, my subordinates have a plan, I don't know if it's feasible. ”

"Yuncheng has any good plan, just say it!"

Cao Cao's face suddenly showed joy, and he secretly said that the target was hooked in his heart.