It was not Chen Gong who let Cao Cao go, but a small Gong Cao, who persuaded the county order to say that "the world is chaotic, and it is not appropriate to detain the world's heroes" It can be seen that Cao Cao's fame was already very great at this time, so the county order released Cao Cao, so that he could escape back to his hometown Chen Liu.

After returning to his hometown of Chenliu, Cao Cao immediately scattered his family wealth to recruit villagers, and Haoqiang Weizi also helped him with his family money, which started his life of Cao Cao. And the reason why he chose to return to Chen Liu, instead of his hometown Peiguo, may be that he was invited by Chen Liu, who had a very good relationship with him, to guard Zhang Miao. And his act of recruiting soldiers was also approved by Zhang Miao, otherwise how could he recruit soldiers in Chenliu?!

At the same time, Changsha Taishou Sun Jian, Jizhou Mu Hanfu, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin and other local forces are all gearing up and preparing for this future war.

The time has entered November, and any of these Kanto local forces have thousands or tens of thousands of troops. For the future battle against Dong, we have made good preparations. The reason why it is a good preparation, rather than a perfect preparation, is that the time for them to face up to their military training is still too short, and it will only take a few months or half a year to complete the battle.

How can an elite man be trained in such a short period of time? In addition, there are the early recruitment of soldiers, the preparation of recruitment, the preparation of armor, etc., all of which take time.

And the elite of their opponent Dong Zhuo's strength is not comparable to them, because Dong Zhuo's strength is a force that has been fighting all year round! Not to mention the battle and resistance of the northern nomads, but the crusade against the rebels of Xiliang in recent years, such as Han Sui, Ma Teng, Wang Guo, etc., are all large-scale battles!

So it's a good preparation, if it's three or four months to prepare. There will be a big difference. However, with the passage of time, the Kwantung armies will certainly not coexist harmoniously for a long time, because the expansion of military power and military power will inevitably make people's ambitions greater, so there will be a group of heroes and conquests against each other in the future. This is a historical necessity that cannot be changed by human will.

In addition to these local forces in the Kanto region, which will be part of the Dong Alliance in the future, are vigorously expanding their forces and combat power. In other places, there are also some forces that are taking advantage of the chaos in the divine capital Luoyang, and either privately or by order to expand their own power.

Among them, the most representative and the most influential on Wen Chou is Youzhou Erxiong.

Liu Yu, as the pastor of Youzhou canonized by the first emperor Liu Hong, naturally has great influence and high prestige in Youzhou.

Militarily, when Liu Yu arrived in Jicheng, he adopted strategies such as streamlining troops and giving favors extensively, and also sent envoys to sue King Qiao and others for leniency. They can be exempted from the responsibility for the crimes they committed, and a reward is offered for the wanted Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun.

It was Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju who fled to the outside of the Saiwai, and the rest also surrendered or fled. Soon Zhang Chun was killed by his subordinate Wang Zheng, and the head was sent to Liu Yu, so the rebellion of Zhang Chun and Zhang Juzhi, which had caused trouble in the secluded land for two or three years, became history forever. Such a merit made the first emperor overjoyed, and sent an envoy to promote Liu Yu to the rank of lieutenant and seal the Marquis of Rongqiu.

In politics. Youzhou was originally a poor state, and in the past, both Qingdao and Hebei prefectures needed to subsidize official expenses. However, in the past two years, due to the war, transportation has been cut off, and it is impossible to dispatch money. Liu Yu obtained income from trading with foreigners in the open market of Shanggu and mining the salt and iron ore in Yuyang, so that more than one million people from Qingzhou and Xuzhou went into exile here and lived and worked in peace and contentment. This is similar to the caravan promoted by Wen Chou in the south of Changshan.

Now. Dong Zhuo's dictatorship, he also attached more importance to Liu Yu, and sent an envoy to grant Liu Yu the Great Sima and enter the title of Marquis of Xiangben.

Liu Yu is so credited and has such prestige in Youzhou. Naturally, it also affected the existence of another Youzhou boss. The so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, how can Youzhou have Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan at the same time? Their rupture and hostility are inevitable in the development of history.

Moreover, at first, it was Gongsun Zhan who was ordered to conquer Wu Huan, Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju and others, and in a sense, he was still subject to Liu Yu's temperance. However, Gongsun Chan only paid attention to the strength of his own troops and allowed his troops to harass the people, which was very different from Liu Yu's policy of focusing on benevolent government and caring for the people, so that contradictions would gradually appear between them.

Gongsun Zhan's battles in Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju, and Qiu Liju were also fruitful, making his prestige resounding throughout the land of Youzhou and spreading among the nomadic clans. His exploits were also rewarded by the imperial court, and the imperial court ordered Gongsun Zan to be the captain of the captive school, the marquis of the capital pavilion, and the governor of the country. Gongsun Chan then commanded the soldiers and horses to guard the border.

Every time he heard that the enemy was coming, Gongsun Chan immediately spoke violently, as if he was beating his own enemy, and even knocked down the night in the middle of the night. From then on, Wuhuan was afraid of Gongsun Zhan's bravery and did not dare to attack again. Gongsun Chan often rides white horses with dozens of people around him who are good at riding and shooting, and they are the left and right wings of each other, and they call themselves "White Horse Righteous Servants".

However, even though Gongsun Zhan's soldiers were strong and brave, they did not completely resist the soldiers of the nomadic clan outside the pass, Qiu Liju and they were still able to break through Gongsun's defense line from time to time with the advantage of many cavalry, so as to go south to disturb and plunder You, Ji, Qing, Xu and other places!

This is where Gongsun's failure lies, his bravery can temporarily deter foreigners, but it cannot deter them permanently. However, Gongsun Zhan's military strength has indeed developed by leaps and bounds, and can it be powerful on the Youzhou side, so that the nomads cannot act too recklessly.

After the arrival of Liu Yu, it was mainly to pacify, to open trade, intermarriage and other means, to solve the crisis of the northern nomads repeatedly going south.

After Zhang Chun was killed by his disciples, Liu Yu was awarded the post of Taiwei for his meritorious service in pacifying the nomads, and was named Marquis of Xiangben. Soon, Liu Yu was moved to the Great Sima, and Gongsun Zhan was the general of Fenwu and was named the Marquis of Ji. In this way, the existence of Youzhou Erxiong was created.

In this way, in the entire Youzhou, Gongsun Zhan's military strength is outstanding, but based on Liu Yu's strong prestige and appeal, Gongsun Chan is still inferior. However, Liu Yu really has no comparison with Gongsun Zhan, who has led the troops all year round, in military construction, and it is too much worse. (To be continued......)