Hedong County is one of the seven counties of Gyeonggi since the Han Dynasty, under the direct supervision of the commander of the Sili School, belonging to the "Three Rivers", the land in the territory is fertile, it has become the granary of Guanzhong and Luoyang, and there are strategic materials such as salt ponds and iron ore, so it is extremely important, but compared with Hanoi and Ha Nan, the status of Hedong County is more prominent in the military aspect. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

From the topography point of view, Hedong County and Guanzhong Chang'an and Luoyang are in a triangular trend, whether the capital Chang'an or Luoyang, Hedong is the frontier defense line, and is in the hub of the world, to the west is Guanzhong and Liangzhou, to the north to reach Bingzhou and Youzhou, to the east is to enter Jizhou and Yanzhou, to the south is Hongnong, Luoyang and Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and the mountains and rivers are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, since ancient times it is the place where soldiers must fight.

Now it is Dong Zhuo's rear, once Hedong is lost, Dong Zhuo will be cut off from the back road, and it will be difficult to return to Guanzhong, so he has always left his most trusted son-in-law Niu Fu in Hedong to guard.

As for the post of Hedong Taishou, the two Han Dynasty have always attached great importance to it and entrusted it to important ministers. Zhang Liao's previous Hedong Taishou was Dong Zhuo himself, appointed by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Ling, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing to take power, successively served as the third duke, until today's Xiangguo, he is no longer the Taishou of Hedong, but he did not appoint anyone else, and let him be in vain, just because there is no suitable and trusted candidate.

Therefore, Zhang Liao's appointment as the Taishou of Hedong this time is also a great luck, in addition to Li Ru's recommendation, more importantly, he saved Dong Zhuo's life and won Dong Zhuo's trust, otherwise there would be no chance at all.

At this time, Zhang Liao traveled in Dayang County, the southernmost part of Hedong County, and he crossed the river from Shaan County to the north, and went ashore at Maojindu, and then entered Dayang County.

After leaving Dong Zhuo and having his own territory, Zhang Liao suddenly felt that the sky was wide, and his whole mood was comfortable, and it was always inconvenient to hinder and plot everywhere under Dong Zhuo. And he has a big difference in political views with Dong Zhuo, which I can't see now, but the more I go to the back, I'm afraid it will be more serious, so it's better for him to leave early, so as not to make trouble in the future.

The so-called seeking his own government in his position, now he is the Taishou of Hedong, and when he arrives at his own territory, of course, he will subconsciously pay attention to the terrain and people's livelihood, and he has made several observations and inquiries along the way, and has some preliminary understanding of the situation in Dayang County.

Dayang County is the land of the ancient Yu country, the north leans on the middle strip, the south is connected to the Yellow River, since ancient times it is the grain transportation, salt transportation and marching artery of the east of the river and the Central Plains, there are two ancient ferries of Maojin and Dayang in the territory, plus Hongyang, several small ferries of Xijin, face the Hongnong County on the other side of the Yellow River, because it is in the Yang of the big river, so it is called Dayang. Stories such as the False Dao Felling, the Death of the Lips and the Cold Teeth, the Bole Soma, and the Suoji according to the map all take place here.

Zhang Liao had heard that the terrain of Hedong County was complicated, but it was not until he entered the territory of Dayang County that he felt this more deeply.

Along the way, they have crossed seven or eight ravines, most of which are hundreds of zhang deep, several miles wide, long and not far from the head to the end, more than ten times wider than the gap between Zhangfanggou and Xingyang in Luoyang, uphill and downhill ditches, and the road for vehicles is extremely difficult.

According to the locals, there are more than 3,000 large ditches and small gullies in Dayang County alone, which makes Zhang Liao smack.

It is no wonder that the most elite flying bear under Dong Zhuo's command has been fighting in Hedong for more than a year and it is difficult to completely defeat the Baibo army, under this kind of terrain, the advantage of the cavalry is difficult to play at all, but the Baibo army is able to attack and defend, once lost, it can retreat into the mountains or ravines at any time, and the mountains and ravines are mostly connected, and they are not afraid of Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses to chase them.

Now that he has become the Taishou of Hedong, to exterminate the bandits of Baibo and Xiaoju in the mountains and forests, I am afraid that it is also a difficult problem, and I need to plan and think carefully.

However, there are many mountain springs and streams in these ravines, and the bamboo forests are rich in grass and trees, which are also an important reliance for the people to get water and raise cattle, and from the perspective of people's livelihood, these ravines are also extremely advantageous.

In addition to the terrain, Zhang Liao also saw a lot of forts, and the number of them made him frown.

Most of these forts were built by Haoqiang, but many were also built by the imperial court. Since the Later Han and Qiang Rebellion, the Qiang people have advanced eastward and southward several times, once entered the east of the Kou River, until Hanoi, which posed a great threat to the capital Luoyang, the Han Dynasty had weak troops and was unable to resist, so they could only build forts and docks on a large scale, set up drums, and formed a defensive belt in the east of the river and Hanoi, and defended Luoyang.

If Zhang Liao wants to completely control Hedong, first of all, these forts are a big problem in front of him, Haoqiang recruits troops in them, privately collects tenant farmers, collects their own taxes, and gets out of control.

However, the fort dock also has disadvantages and advantages, it is a cancer of the county and township, but it can also protect the people from foreign races and bandits.

Therefore, in order to demolish and eliminate the fort, it is first necessary to pacify the alien races, Baibo and bandits everywhere in the territory, so that the east of the river can be stabilized, and the people's hearts can be stabilized, and then the action can be carried out, otherwise it is likely to provoke a popular uprising and be counterproductive.

Zhang Liao grinned, he still had to take it step by step, nothing could be done overnight, and he had to deal with it properly. Sure enough, a Taishou is not so easy to do.

However, he is very confident in himself, otherwise he can't even govern a state and county, so how can he talk about the world?

Because there were family members, Confucian teachers and students in the team, and thousands of books had to be transported, the journey was slow, and it was difficult to reach Anyi on the same day, so Zhang Liao rested in Dayang County for the night.

That night, he met Guo Jia.

When Zhang Liao was still in Luoyang, he first asked Zhang Jian to take the Shadow Division into Hedong first, inquire about the news, and dock with Guo Jia in the place that had been designated a long time ago, so as soon as he arrived in Hedong, Guo Jia got the news and came on horseback.

Compared with more than a month ago, Guo Jia has lost a lot of weight, but his spirit is better.

"Hehe," Guo Jia took a long look as soon as he saw Zhang Liao: "Jia has seen the envoy, congratulations to the envoy, the lord led the Hedong Taishou in the year of the weak crown, which has never been seen in ancient times." ”

"Haha!" Zhang Liao patted Guo Jia's shoulder fiercely and laughed: "I dare to make fun of me." ”

"How dare you, how dare you." Guo Jia hurriedly said: "Harvest didn't expect that the lord would be able to lead the post of Hedong Taishou, and he is really happy. ”

Zhang Liao smiled, he understood what Guo Jia meant, with the position of Hedong Taishou, it can be justified to control Hedong, whether it is military or political affairs, he can be in charge, and there will be a lot less constraints and troubles in acting.

He groaned and asked Guo Jia: "What is the situation in Hedong now?" ”

Guo Jia said leisurely: "Yang Sima's scouts have gone to various counties to inquire about information, and Dian Sima has taken five hundred fierce tiger warriors and Jia to pretend to be bandits, and has entered the Baibo Qu Shuai Han Xian's men. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Liao's heart moved: "This time in the white wave, Han Xian raised troops?" ”

"Not bad." Guo Jia said leisurely: "It was Jia who instigated him to unite with Li Le and take advantage of the situation to attack Niu Fu. ”

"Good!" Zhang Liao couldn't help but praise, Guo Jia was indeed flexible, and he even mixed up with Bai Bo with Dian Wei pretending to be a bandit, which was undoubtedly good news for him, and he had a great advantage in dealing with Bai Bo.

"Where is Guo Tai, the leader of the White Wave Thief?" Zhang Liao asked again.

Guo Jia shook his head: "Guo Daxian died of illness last month, Bai Bo had a secret fight, Yang Feng returned to Li Dao, and several other Qu Shuai fought on their own. ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but be more happy, the civil strife in the Baibo Army was undoubtedly good news for him, and he asked Guo Jia: "What should I do now?" ”

Hedong has become his own territory, and he will not allow others to make trouble in it. (To be continued.) )