Chapter 213
Cao Cao in history was indeed a hero, but he could not get the allegiance of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban. Pen ~ fun ~ Ge www.biquge.info was fine when he was still alive, and he could listen to him a little bit, and when Cao ** arrived, everything would completely change. In the three foreign battles, except for the first time to boost the morale of the Qingzhou army by allowing it to plunder, so that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban could defeat Liu Guanzhang, the remaining two times were defeated miserably. The second time caused Cao Cao to almost die, and the third time was to fall into the ground when he failed in the battle of Wancheng, which was very simple and chaotic, which also directly caused Cao Cao to completely give up on the Qingzhou army and no longer have any hope.
Yan Shao is different, not to say that Yan Shao's ability is stronger than Cao Cao. Even with the advantage of a traverser, Yan Shao didn't dare to think that he was stronger than these ancientsββββββ a pig that traveled to a thousand years ago could be smarter than the pig at that time? He's just a little more prescient than his contemporaries, and he's just a middle-class asset when it comes to resourcefulness and the like, and he doesn't dare to compare with those demons at all...
Not to mention what kind of personality charm is exerted, so that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is loyal to him.
What really gave him the confidence to control the Qingzhou Yellow Turban were the two people in front of him, who were...
Zhang Ning...
No matter how downtrodden the Yellow Turban is, it is still a religious group, and its core is the Taiping Dao as a religious existence. One can imagine how influential Zhang Jiao, as the founder, would have in this army composed of Taiping Dao beliefs.
Over the years, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans have been in dire straits, and others seem to them to be a large and unscrupulous plague of locusts. It is a man-made disaster second only to natural disasters, only they know that this huge number of rogues is just taking advantage of the chaos in the world, and the court has no intention or inability to take care of them, and the stomach is empty, and almost every day people die of complications caused by hunger or malnutrition, and it is not uncommon for them to starve to death directly if they encounter a bad situation.
In this case, in addition to the strong desire to survive, the only thing that can maintain the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is religious beliefs. And as Zhang Jiao's only daughter, Zhang Ning is no different from a living saint.
As long as Zhang Ning is in his hands, plus Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and others, it is not difficult to control the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, or even the Black Mountain Thieves...
But...
As if seeing some kind of expectation between the two, Yan Shao shook his head.
"XX does not plan to directly form an army of prisoners of war captured this time, but wants to break them up and then integrate them into the army..."
This is a good lesson, and it is worth learning from Yan Shao.
He planned to break up all the captured prisoners of war into the army, and he might be a little uncomfortable at first, but after a long time, Yan Shao believed that they should be able to integrate into it.
The reason why Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao were called was to solve another problem. There were so many prisoners captured this time that after deducting those who were seriously injured or disabled and could no longer serve as soldiers, there were still more than 30,000 left.
Yan Shao's total number of soldiers and horses is only 10,000, and even if you count the soldiers and horses left behind, there is not much more. If you really directly dismantle all the more than 30,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans into the army, then it will not be the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans integrated into Yan Shao's Beihai soldiers and horses, but I am afraid that I don't know who will integrate into whom by then!
If one is not done well, it is not impossible for all the soldiers and horses under Yan Shao's command to run to the Taiping Dao. This requires a good grasp of a scale in the middle, and at least it is definitely not advisable to simply and rudely cram tens of thousands of people into it. That's asking for trouble.
Yan Shao's idea is to first come to one belt and one belt, that is, to draw out 10,000 of the more than 30,000 Qingzhou yellow turbans and integrate them into the Beihai soldiers and horses under Yan Shao's command, and the remaining 20,000 people will be divided into two armies, each with 10,000 people, one of which will be in charge of Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, and the other will be selected under Yan Shao's account to be responsible for the future.
He never thought of handing over all 20,000 people to Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao to be responsible, he really trusted Zhang Ning and believed that he would not betray him no matter what. But he didn't trust Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshaoββββββ or it couldn't be said that he didn't trust, but he had to guard against people.
Ambition is something that everyone has, and now that Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao are loyal to him because of Zhang Ning's identity, who can guarantee that after getting 20,000 soldiers and horses, these two people will still be loyal to him?
Of course, it is still necessary to use it, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao are both more senior in the Yellow Turban, and they have a great influence on the Yellow Turban. Zhang Jiao is dead, but the influence of Taiping Dao is very deep, there are Taiping Dao figures in the entire northern part of China, but the depth is different, if it is used well, the power of Taiping Dao will become one of Yan Shao's most useful help.
"Of course, if it's not used well, I'm afraid I'm going to fall hard..."
Looking at the back of Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao leaving, Yan Shao muttered.
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Walking out of the tent, Pei Yuanshao didn't seem to have recovered from what he had just said.
He never thought that he had just demoted Yan Shao and was entrusted with such a heavy responsibility, which made him a little unimaginable. Zhou Cang thought a little more than he thought, but he didn't say much, just patted him on the shoulder twice with his big hand.
"Okay, now that the eldest lady is deeply favored by the lord, I will work well under the lord's account..."Unlike Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang has been under Yan Shao's account for a longer time, and his recognition of Yan Shao is also higher, if Zhou Cang is asked to choose a lord in the troubled times, he will definitely choose Yan Shao...
Pei Yuanshao nodded, but he still couldn't believe it.
It stands to reason that as the biggest hero of this battle, it is certain to get some fashion, but as the predecessor of the Yellow Turban, and the person who betrayed his own handsome, it is inevitable that he will be suspicious, but he didn't expect everything to go so smoothly.
Fortunately, he didn't plan to think about it so much, maybe Pei Yuanshao was already a smart person in the yellow scarf. But in the world of the wise, his mind is much more stupid, and these things are not for him to think about...
After the two left from Yan Shao's side, they soon began to carry out the task assigned to them by Yan Shao, that is, to select 10,000 strong men from the surrendered yellow turbans to form a separate army.
Of course, at least at this time, Zhou Cang has not revealed his identity, and when forming a new army, everything needs Pei Yuanshao to use his qualifications and connections in the yellow scarf and even various other influences.
Needless to say, there are various obstacles during the period, Pei Yuanshao's reputation in Qingzhou Yellow Turban was still good in the past, but now it is completely stinky. Especially the betrayal and killing of Xu He with his own hands, so that many people in the Qingzhou Yellow Turban hated himββββββ no matter what his ability, Xu He was deeply loved in the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.
However, after Pei Yuanshao betrayed him, he personally cut off Xu He's head, how could others give up?
If it weren't for the current predicament, I was afraid that I would have to avenge Xu He.
Pei Yuanshao was also very helpless about this, but he wouldn't say anything more.
As for the other generals under Yan Shao's account, of course, they didn't know Zhou Cang's identity, and they didn't think there was anything inappropriate about Yan Shao's arrangement.
According to Zhou Cang's qualifications and military exploits, it is no problem to barely receive 10,000 people. As for Pei Yuanshao, there are many people who have some opinions about Pei Yuanshao's position in such a high position when he just defected, but considering Pei Yuanshao's influence in the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, it is indeed an appropriate move to do so.
There are more than 10,000 other people to mention here, but this more than 10,000 people Yan Shao handed over to Huang Zhong and Gan Ning. Among them, Huang Zhong served as the coach, and Gan Ning was Huang Zhong's deputy.
Gan Ning's ability is not to mention, he is brave and strategic, and it would be better if his personality was not so brutal. The only problem is that Gan Ning can't take charge on his own for the time being, and he is not good at land warfare.
However, it is okay to give some time, after all, according to Gan Ning's ability, it is only a matter of time before he learns to fight on land.
Huang Zhong is the same, he lacks experience, but considering that he only needs to face a few other counties in Qingzhou or a small number of Yellow Turban remnants in the near future, this time is enough for Huang Zhong to learn.
And Gan Ning's ability is not bad, but he is unruly, if he gets a person who is not as capable as him as his boss, I am afraid that he will not be convinced. Even if you don't say anything on the surface, you won't cooperate secretly. But Huang Zhong is different, and he steadily presses Gan Ning in martial arts.
In the face of the warriors who outnumbered him on the Yangtze River, Gan Ning could only obey orders no matter how unruly he was.
As for Zhao Yun, who is more senior, he was appointed by Yan Shao as Tai Shici's deputy.
followed by Guan Hai and Wu Anguo, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici's martial arts are extraordinary, but they also need some fierce generals who can charge into battle, right? However, Guan Hai, as a general who has followed Yan Shao for the longest time, although his ability cannot take on too many responsibilities, but his treatment is the highest one, and almost all the direct soldiers and horses under his hands are elite, and all kinds of use are also the top of the whole army, from a certain point of view, this is also to compensate for the person who has followed him for the longest time...
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In Le'an County, Wang Xuan was eating in the study.
During this time, he has been waiting for news from the front, almost to the point of not thinking about it. After such a period of time, he didn't go into battle to fight, but the whole person lost more than one lap, which is amazing.
After a few bites, Wang Xuan put the dishes and chopsticks on the table.
"What's going on with the previous news? Is there any progress in Xu He? β
"There is no news for the time being..."Hearing Wang Xuan's inquiry, the strategist who was accompanying him hurriedly replied, but his face was sad. However, judging from the previous signs, I am afraid that Xu He has already begun to consider the issue of withdrawing troops..."
In any case, it is also constantly transporting grain and grass to the front, and it is impossible not to know anything about the situation ahead. During this period of time, the news of Xu He's defeat has been spreading to the back, and Wang Xuan and the others are not surprised by this, Yan Shao's huge name, how can he not even deal with a little Xu He...
"Isn't this something we expected? What is the current situation more concerned about now? In fact, what Wang Xuan wants to ask more is, Yan Shao and Xu Heke have fought to the point of losing both?
For Wang Xuan and the people of several other counties, neither Yan Shao nor Xu He's victory can be regarded as good news.
What they are looking forward to more is the news that Yan Shao and Xu He will fight to defeat each other, otherwise if Yan Shao wins, they will inevitably continue to conquer the city, and their position will not be guaranteed. If Xu He wins, I'm afraid they will continue to poison Qingzhouββββββ in fact, they would rather Xu He win, so that at least their status can be ensured, no matter how much the people below suffer, they have a penny to do with them?
Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road, of course, this poem has not yet been born.
But the truth is the case, for those who are high, as long as their power and status are not affected, no matter how many people below die, it is no problem.
This is probably why Liu Bei is so popularββββββ in such an era, it is really difficult to have an official who treats the people well. So it doesn't matter whether it's true or good, or whether it's good or not.
"This..."Hearing Wang Xuan's question, the strategist also hesitated.
Judging from the news fed back earlier, Xu He's casualties were extremely large, but Yan Shao's casualties were not small. It's just that the losses of both sides are probably far from being severely damaged.
This time, Xu He wanted to retreat, the bigger reason was to avoid losing all his money, and they didn't have any fundamental contradictions with Yan Shao, there was no need to fight with Yan Shao to this extent, and there was no need to fight with Yan Shao for Wang Xuan and these people.
Wang Xuan: They did support a lot of food, but food was used to eat and survive. If everyone runs out for food, wouldn't they put the cart before the horse?
Wang Xuan himself seemed to understand a little, but he also sighed deeply, not knowing what to say.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.
At first, Wang Xuan and the strategist hadn't noticed it, but after a while, the two of them heard the voice. Glancing at each other, Wang Xuan and Xu He both had a hint of foreboding.
At this time, I saw an official break in from the outside, and he didn't even have time to knock on the door, so he shouted loudly to Wang Xuan and the strategist.
"Lord, the big thing is not good, there is news from the front, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban has been defeated, and most of them have surrendered to Yan Shao!"
Hearing this news, Wang Xuan's body shook a little, and his face turned pale instantly, and the strategist was better, but his face was also ugly. Finally gaining a foothold, Wang Xuan pushed away the strategist and yelled at the official.
"Xu He!"
"Xu He was defeated and died!" The official didn't dare to raise his head.
At this time, Wang Xuan couldn't hold on any longer and sat down on the ground.
"Xu He!" Almost resentful, Wang Xuan gritted his teeth and read the name.