Wei Muleng was on the spot, never expecting that King Qin would let him recruit the homeless.

After so many years of turmoil in Guanzhong, the people starved to death, those who moved away, and the rest also fled to the mountains and forests, living in seclusion.

Although the Guanzhong Plain is fertile for thousands of miles, it is now barren and no one dares to cultivate it.

Let yourself recruit homeless people, where will you recruit yourself?

"The king, I'm afraid that I don't have enough ability to complete the important task entrusted by the king," Wei Xuan bowed his head.

Liu Ping thought about it, sighed softly, and said: "The war in Guanzhong has been in turmoil for a long time before, so that the people are not able to make a living, and the people have long been afraid in their hearts.

The only way to do this is to let the people living in seclusion in the mountains and forests move out.

Although the number of people is small, it is hard work, and eventually the barren land will be cultivated.

Otherwise, how can there be a reason to guard such a fertile land for thousands of miles, but let it be barren, and transport grain from elsewhere? ”

"But...... The king, now that the people have already become frightened birds, since they have been hidden in the mountains, how can they easily say that they can go out of the mountains to farm? ”

As Wei Mu's sister-in-law, there are naturally many guests in the family who specialize in teaching him the truth and the general trend of the world, so he also has insight.

This is one of the reasons why the family of gate lords has become a major political force.

These sons of these families, in terms of knowledge, far surpass the children of the poor family, and the ruling class wants to rule over the people, and they do not rely on this group of people to execute, and there is no other way to choose.

Wei Mu continued: "In the past, there were decades of war in Guanzhong, even if the people planted food and worked hard for a year, they were robbed by the rebel army at the time of the autumn harvest.

But now that the planting is imminent, the time is pressing, and this season is probably going to be short. ”

Wei Mu saw exactly where the problem was, and if he wanted to solve the current situation of no people in Guanzhong, he had to regain the confidence of the people and make them believe that the King of Qin could protect their personal and property safety.

In this way, the people can have no worries and cultivate with confidence.

But is it possible to build trust overnight?

And farming is imminent again, so Wei Mu has left a way back for himself, don't think about it this year, wait until next year to see how it happens.

Liu Ping rubbed his temples, what Wei Xuan said was the truth, but he really didn't want to see the fields barren.

He paused and said: "The people are hidden in the mountains and forests, and they must also live in groups, so let's go and find out the location of these mountain villages first, and then I will have my own way to let them go out of the mountains to cultivate." ”

"No!"

Wei Mu answered, but there were doubts in his heart.

His family has lived here for generations, and it is not difficult to find the villages hidden in the mountains, but finding them does not mean that they can come out with confidence.

When the time comes, even if you send troops to forcibly arrest them and guarantee that they all escape in one night, you will never find them again.

What can you do to get the people to trust you in a short period of time?

……

Yangping County is located north of the Yellow River and close to Yecheng.

The smoke and dust on the battlefield had not yet dissipated, and the walls were lying all over the city, lying with mutilated corpses, and the blood breath in the nose was soaring.

Cao Cao rode on a horse, led the generals, and entered the city victoriously.

In this northern expedition, he deliberately brought Cao Ang to experience.

Otherwise, Cao Ang, as the prince, will always sit in the rear, and he will not be able to serve the people in the army, and his position will not be stable after taking his place in the future.

Cao's army captured Yangping County very smoothly, at this time the people of Hebei Zhucheng were panicked, and the Yangping defenders defended for only one day and one night, so they abandoned the city and fled.

Cao Cao led the army into the city, and his own officials methodically went out to settle the people, and counted the harvest and sealed it.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, led the civil and military forces into the garrison general's mansion, and found a public house to discuss the next military plan.

"Our army conquered Yangping this time, and the next step is to naturally move north and smash Yecheng, then Jizhou can be fully entered into my hands."

Cao Ang carried a sword at his waist, stood in front of the map, and said his thoughts, which was also Cao Cao's deliberate experience for him.

Cao Cao nodded, this is an established strategy, and it does not mean how advanced his son's knowledge is.

At this time, Xun You frowned beside him and said: "Yecheng is an important town in the north, it has been operated by Yuan Shao for many years, the walls are high and the ditches are deep, and the grain and grass in the city are abundant, I am afraid that it will not be able to be captured in October." ”

"That's true, Yuan Shang is in Yecheng at this time, and it is said that Yuan Xi, the lord of Youzhou, is also in Yecheng, and his defense must be tight, and if you want to conquer it, I am afraid it will not be an overnight effort."

Jia Xu also chimed in.

In fact, there is no need for them to say it, everyone knows that Yecheng is Yuan Shang's base camp, of course, it is not easy to fight.

But this is an opportunity to complete the battle, as long as Yecheng is conquered and Yuan Shang is captured, Hebei will no longer have the strength to fight, and Cao Jun naturally cannot let go of this opportunity.

Even if it is a difficult bone, you have to gnaw it yourself.

"According to the report, Hedong Taishou Guo Yuan has led an army of 20,000 troops to approach Guanzhong, and its purpose is naturally to go around Tongguan to attack our rear flank." Cao Ang continued: "The defender on the opposite side is Zhang Liao, the younger general of Liu Pingxian, and his soldiers only have 2,000 foot soldiers, and they can be said to be outnumbered by the enemy ......."

Zhong Wenwu was silent, and Cao Ang deliberately glanced at Guo Jia.

Previously, Cao Ang had always suggested that Liu Ping should be given more troops to stabilize the Guanzhong and protect the safety of the rear, and then slowly advance north.

However, Guo Jia rejected his suggestion, believing that Liu Ping could hold Guanzhong with weak forces, and they should concentrate their forces and sweep Hebei.

Now the drawbacks have appeared, in the face of Yecheng, a difficult bone, it may not be able to attack it for a while, but Guo Yuan's conspiracy to sneak attack has also become a conspiracy, Zhang Liao is difficult to resist, and he is about to attack his rear.

At this time, Cao's army will be in a dilemma.

"Ahem," seeing that the scene was a little dull, Cao Cao coughed twice, and livened up the atmosphere and said: "It's obviously a victory, why is it like a losing battle?" ”

Everyone's tense faces relaxed slightly.

Cao Cao Zhengse said: "Zhang Wenyuan is a powerful general in the world, since Ping'er sent him to defend, even if he can't win, he won't be defeated in a battle."

As long as he can defend me against Guo Yuan for seven days, I will be sure to conquer Yecheng. ”

In fact, this is a matter of time difference, Guo Yuan is going to copy Cao's back road, why are they attacking Yecheng copying Guo Yuan's back road?

As long as Yecheng is taken and Yuan Shang is captured, Guo Yuan will collapse without a fight.

"Zhang Wenyuan is a wise and brave general, knowing that he is invincible, will he retreat to Xiling Pass?" At this time, Jia Xu suddenly said loudly.

"Impossible," Cao Ang frowned and said categorically: "The reason why Zhang Wenyuan led the army to leave Chang'an must be on the orders of Liu Pingxian's brother to resist Guo Yuan, not just to defend Chang'an.

Wen Hegong's words are too underestimated that Liu Pingxian's brother is a person. ”

Cao Cao also frowned, glanced at Jia Xu, and affirmed: "Gu Nai Ping'er's father-in-law, now entrusts the rear to him, Gu believes in Ping'er, and he must not withdraw his troops like this to protect himself." ”

Everyone can see that if Zhang Liao withdraws to Xiling Pass, he is actually making way for Guo Yuan, and his purpose is naturally to ignore the interests of the Cao family and separate Guanzhong to stand on his own.

"Wenhe, I'm too worried," Cao Cao glanced at the poisoner, but suddenly remembered many things in his heart.

When the emperor was jointly controlled by Li Dao and Guo Yan in Chang'an, some people offered advice to the emperor and used the hand of Yang Biao, the chief lieutenant, to drive a wedge between Li and Guo, so that the two of them fought with their own troops and broke up completely, so that the emperor was able to escape from Chang'an smoothly.

Previously, he was also separated from Liu Pingweng's son-in-law, but now that I think about it, how similar is the situation to Li Dao Guo Yan at that time?

It's just that Liu Ping was flat and took the initiative to stand in the rain to show his loyalty, and his son and daughter endorsed Liu Ping, plus he also believed that Liu Ping would not betray, so this turmoil did not lead to a big event.

If no one behind this gave the emperor an idea, he wouldn't believe it.

Come to think of it, these two identical provocation incidents occurred, whether it was in Chang'an or Xudu, Jia Xu was not far from the emperor......

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and stared at Jia Xu, this person seems to have harmed the emperor, could it be that he is a person who has a heart for the Han family?

Facing Cao Cao's fierce gaze, Jia Xu couldn't help but shudder, his heart was seen through, and he lowered his head and stopped talking.

However, at this time, Cao Cao did not chase and fight, and the first priority at hand was to take Yecheng as soon as possible.

"Give Ping'er an order, let him order Zhang Wenyuan to resist Guo Yuan for seven days," as he spoke, Cao Cao stood up, glanced at all the civil and military forces, and said in a deep voice: "The order goes down, the army does not need to be repaired, and marches directly to Yecheng, and within seven days, Yecheng must be taken, and there must be no mistake." ”