The battle of Gushan, in which the hostile sides invested more than 100,000 horses, ended because Zhang Rao led more than 10,000 remnants to flee south, and the fly in the ointment was that Zhang Rao fled too fast, and Lu Pei and more than 2,000 elite soldiers who bypassed from the southern foot of Yuhuang Mountain only had time to intercept more than 3,000 old and weak rear troops of Zhang Rao's remnants.

Despite this, the Battle of Gushan achieved an excellent record of destroying more than 7,000 enemies, capturing more than 16,000 enemies, and rescuing more than 23,000 old and weak women and children who were coerced, completely removing the threat of Taishan Yellow Turban to Qingzhou.

The victorious Qingzhou army was overjoyed, and the generals such as Jiao He, Zhao Rong, and Han Yi, who had been overwhelmed by the Yellow Turban army for several months, finally raised their eyebrows, and the imperial relatives and local tyrants of Jinan and Beihai were so happy that they danced happily, and thanked the heavens for their mercy one by one.

When the news came out that Liu Cun was temporarily staying in Zhu'a, the royal relatives of Jinan, the famous lords and the major merchants quietly discussed, and respectively sent a large amount of grain, horse material and various materials as much as 300 gold to Liu Cun and Langya Army, and Liu Zhang, the king of Jinan who loved money like his life, also generously sent 2,000 stone of grain and 300 sheep to the newly recognized brother Liu Cun to reward the Langya army.

Liu Cun received the greetings with a smile on his face, and warmly thanked every landlord Haoqiang who gave food and materials, but he did not have the slightest good impression of the landlord Haoqiang, who was a relative of the emperor and the emperor who was crazy about annexing land and living an arrogant and lascivious life. It was a pity for Liu Cun and the chief strategist Gongsun Pei to wait until Liu Cun became the assassin. I don't dare to gamble on my career, until I get conclusive evidence. Liu Cun didn't dare to do anything about these family valves immediately.

Liu Cunliu had a lot of affairs in Zhu'a, first of all, he needed to select young elite soldiers from the captured Yellow Turban soldiers to join Qin Yi's command, and secondly, he waited for the master craftsman Huo Jian to come, and used the captured Yellow Turban captives and more than 20,000 women and children as labor, on the basis of the pass built by Zhang Rao, expanded a permanent Gushan Xiongguan, and sent two battalions of Langya soldiers to garrison this strategically important choke point for a long time.

When these things are completed, Liu Cun must also come up with a complete plan for the defense of eastern Qingzhou. Only then can he return to Linzi and launch a merciless attack on the family gate valve who may initiate turmoil at any time.

A few days later, the lieutenant of Jinan, Han Yi, the lieutenant Tian Xi, and the lieutenant of Qi County, Zhao Rong, arrived at the Zhu'a Chengnan military camp together, respectfully thanked Liu Cun, thanked Liu Cun for the great honor and valuable military knowledge brought to them in the months-long war against the Yellow Turbans, and finally humbly told Liu Cun that the three of them would rush to Luoyang in the near future at the call of the lord Yuan Shao to serve in the Xiyuan Army, the pro-army of the Son of Heaven. He served under the lord Yuan Shao.

After sending Han Yi and the three of them away, Liu Cun began to consider the reorganization of the officers and soldiers of Qi County and the candidates for the leading lieutenants, which was a tacit agreement that he and Qi County Taishou Jiaohe had already reached, and Liu Cun initially planned to let Qin Yi, the general of love, take on this important task. After all, his assassin's mansion is in Linzi, and he must be a trusted general and army to guard him.

Compared with the lieutenant of Qi County, Liu Cun has more headaches about who will take over as the lieutenant of the leading army of Jinan?

The various feudal states of the Han Dynasty have been weakened to the greatest extent. The monarch of the county state no longer has any real power, and even the nominal food is gradually taken back by the imperial court. The ministers who held the executive power under the monarch and the lieutenants who held the military power were appointed directly by the emperor. But if there is turmoil today, the emperor is too busy to take care of himself, the court is in a mess, and the emperor and the court have no ability or energy to manage the trivial matters of the feudal states, Liu Cun, who is the assassin of a state, recommends a person to take over as a lieutenant, and the emperor and the court will not disagree.

But Liu Cun is worried that Liu Zhang, the king of Jinan, and the local Haoqiang have other ideas, and if they don't get it right, they will offend these people and cause unnecessary trouble to their overall plan, and then affect their noble background of the "royal lineage" that the world has finally tacitly accepted.

While Liu Cun was struggling to figure out how to deal with it, Liu Zhang, the king of Jinan, together with the local famous valve, jointly submitted a written request to Liu Cun, the assassin:

Due to the heavy losses of the Jinan army, the original conscription soldiers have exceeded the service period and need to return to their hometowns, the lieutenant of the kingdom Han Yi has resigned, and the Jinan army has only 800 soldiers left, which can no longer guarantee the safety of one city and ten counties of Jinan.

When Liu Cun received Liu Zhang's letter, he couldn't believe that this was their true intention, and after thinking about it for a long time, he replied: "This matter is very important, and it needs to be reported to the emperor and the imperial court for decision." ”

The next day Liu Zhang sent someone to invite Liu Cun to the banquet, Liu Cun rushed to the Dongpingling palace at noon on the third day, Liu Kang warmly set up a banquet to entertain, and invited thirteen landlords of Jinan to accompany him, a group of people continued to praise Liu Cun's noble character and great military exploits, and finally asked Liu Cun again with a sad face to form an army to protect the territory and the people.

Seeing that Liu Cun was still reluctant to reply, Liu Zhang simply gritted his teeth and promised: "The widow and the thirteen families present here are willing to bear the cost of purchasing weapons and equipment for the formation of 5,000 soldiers, on the premise that it must be filled by the soldiers of the Langya Army who are brave and good at fighting and fighting with strict discipline, otherwise no one will be at ease!" ”

Liu Cun's goal was achieved, so he had to reluctantly agree, proposing that it would be better for Qin Yi, the commander who made the first contribution in the Battle of Gushan, to serve as the lieutenant of Jinan, after all, he had been stationed in Jinan for so long, and he had fought a battle, so he was familiar with the local situation.

Liu Zhang and the others were very happy, and they all said that the fierce general Qin Yi was the best candidate in their minds!

Liu Cun finally let go of a big stone in his heart, for Liu Cun and his army, controlling the Jinan country connecting Yanzhou and Jizhou is equivalent to having a springboard and advance base into the Central Plains, its strategic position is too important, Liu Cun has always dreamed of building a city in Jinan, the fundamental purpose is to compete in the Central Plains in the future!

A few days later, the master craftsman Huo Jian and Changshi Gongsun Pei arrived in Zhu'a together, and the two henchmen congratulated Liu Cun together, and then sat down relaxedly.

Huo Jian, who was concentrating on construction, didn't have the heart to discuss any military affairs, so he took the sketch of Gushan Pass designed by Liu Cun and looked at it carefully, and only asked about the size of the army stationed in the pass, and whether it was necessary to build a ditch and suspension bridge outside the north and south gates of the pass, so he took the drawings and went to the Dongyuan study to revise the accounting. (To be continued......)

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