Kong Ling's death also directly led to most of Yuzhou becoming Cao Cao's territory, and finally he garrisoned Yu Zaishui and threatened Wancheng.

Wancheng, which is no longer in history, although Zhang Xiu is still in charge, the military division has already been replaced by Chen Gong through Jia Xu.

Chen Gong, the word Gongtai. He was the commander of Zhongmu County, caught Cao Cao, who failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and abandoned the official and went with Cao Cao because of Cao Cao's ambition. Because he saw Cao Cao's brutality, he indiscriminately killed Lu Bohao's family and abandoned him, and swore not to stand with him.

Later, he was exiled to Wancheng and became Zhang Xiu's chief staff. This time, for Cao Cao's attack, he has always had the mentality of fighting must.

However, Zhang Xiu was a little afraid of Cao Cao's strength, and actually rebelled and led the crowd to surrender.

Zhang Xiu actually fell, and after the news was transmitted back to the ears of Zhang Chao, who was in charge of the internal affairs of the Tianyan Organization, he actually smiled at Guo Jiadao, who came to deliver the news: "Fengxiao? Can you gamble, Cao Agui's time to suffer a big loss is coming. ”

When Guo Jia was puzzled, not long after, another news came back, saying that Cao Cao had accepted Mrs. Zou, the widow of Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji, as a concubine, and Zhang Xiu felt annoyed. Cao Cao also sent gold and silver to Zhang Xiu's subordinate Hu Che'er, and when Zhang Xiu learned about it, he was uneasy and decided to turn back.

Under the sudden counterattack, Cao Cao's army defeated Wancheng and lost his eldest son Cao Ang's nephew Cao Anmin.

The news came so that Guo Jia had been in front of people several times, and the lord was a god and a man, and he could see the heavens thousands of miles away.

Zhang Chao just smiled at these after hearing this. He knew that as time went by, his advantage was gradually shrinking, and he would have to rely more on these advisers and generals in the future. And now, while Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are both using troops, seizing the time to sort out internal affairs and improving their strength is the most important thing.

The first thing Zhang Chao did was to reform the military, and according to the strength he now had, he unified and divided the army into five legions. In addition to the fixed strength of Xu Huang's troops guarding Huguan and Xu Rong's troops guarding Hedong, the first, second, and third infantry corps were set up respectively, all of which were 50,000 people, and two cavalry corps.

Zhang Chao, the commander of the First Legion, served as himself, which is also the most elite infantry corps in the infantry, and is the most powerful existence in the siege and land grabbing.

The commander of the Second Army was Huang Zhong, with 50,000 subordinates, stationed in the area of Yanmen Pass to prevent the possible counterattack of some Xiongnu and Xianbei alien remnants.

The commander of the Third Army Corps is Tai Shici, with 50,000 subordinates, and cooperates with the military advisor Jia Xu to be responsible for the security in Youzhou.

The 1st Cavalry Corps is the vanguard army of Lu Bu, with a command of 50,000 troops, stationed near Jinyang City, as a mobile force to support any emergency in the two states at any time.

The Second Cavalry Corps was Zhao Yun's Dragon and Tiger Army, commanding 50,000 troops, and cooperating with the military division Jia Xu to be responsible for the security of Youzhou.

In addition, there is a boot camp, in which there are 30,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry are being trained day and night, and once these people are trained to become real warriors, they will enter the five major legions according to their performance.

Of course, in addition, there are 100,000 Xianbei cavalry led by Zhang Liao and Gui Ni, who are entering the Hulian Mountains to attack some other unsubdued Xiongnu and Xianbei forces, and among them are Kebineng's brother Tho Luo Hou and Suli Mijia Danyu and others.

While the reform and reorganization of the armed forces is in full swing, the relevant economic reforms are also developing rapidly. During this period, except for the Jizhou region and Hanoi controlled by Yuan Shao, Zhang Chao sent caravans under the influence of other princes, and they took a large number of well-brewed heroes to walk among the various forces, trade with these people, and earn the money needed for the development of Bingzhou and Youzhou.

Sending these caravans, Zhang Chao didn't think about how much money he had to make, and some of these forces were still in a very chaotic situation, even if they were doing business, they would also face certain dangers. But he did it anyway, but he was expanding his influence infinitely. Although he now has his own power, it is mainly in the north, and there are still very few people in the Central Plains or even in the south.

If the caravans sent to the Central Plains were only used to expand their influence and not to develop the economy, then the caravans sent to the north were really used for economic gain.

Just when Youzhou was occupied by Zhang Chao, on the third day after he returned to Jinyang City, he went headlong into the forbidden area of the Houhua Courtyard of the General's Mansion, and did not come out for five consecutive days, that is, he slept in the room in that area.

This area belongs to the forbidden land, and even the three ladies rarely come here on weekdays, and others are not allowed to enter without permission, otherwise they will be punished very severely.

Zhang Chao has been in for five days this time, if it weren't for the fact that Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who followed, would often come out to serve Zhang Chao's food, I am afraid that everyone would be worried about whether there was something wrong in it.

But even though the two guards said that the lord was very good, Cai Yan was still very uneasy, and he was still sitting in confinement, so he asked the second lady Bai Tong to enter the forbidden land to have a look.

Bai Tong was originally the housekeeper of the Second Prince's Mansion in Chen Liucheng, and after arriving in Jinyang City, she was also the housekeeper of the Shepherd's Mansion, and she is still the housekeeper of the General's Mansion. After getting Cai Yan's request, he entered the forbidden land alone, and then saw Zhang Chao, who was busy shirtless, and some extremely loyal guards.

"Second son." After seeing Zhang Chao from afar, Bai Tong shouted anxiously.

"Hehe, Tong'er is here, wait for me in a while, and it'll be almost over." Seeing Bai Tong appear, Zhang Chao was not surprised at all, but after grinning, he got busy again.

About half an hour later, Zhang Chao changed into white clothes and walked out of the room that few people entered, and then saw him turn back to Dian Wei and Tie Wei on duty and said, "Wrap up these things, remember to do what I ask." ”

"Yes, my lord." Dian Wei agreed, and then he got busy with the guards. Zhang Chao walked to Bai Tong's side and said with a smile, "What? Worry about me. ”

"Hmm. Sister Yan and Sister Zhen Mi are worried about you, so they let me come over and take a look. Bai Tong replied very honestly.

"Haha. It's okay, I'm fine, you saw it too, didn't you? Zhang Chao was still smiling, then reached out and took Bai Tong into his arms, and said with a smile.

was hugged by Zhang Chao, Bai Tong was blushing. It's just that she enjoys this feeling very much, so naturally she won't resist, but obediently burrowed into Zhang Chao's arms and said, "Second son, what are you doing here." ”

"Well, you're right, I'm doing big things, I'm making something called opium 0, this thing can improve mental power after people smoke it, make people excited, and it will also cause addiction, after a long time, it will be difficult to quit, when I am going to sell these things to the territory of foreign races, I will give them a heavy blow mentally and financially before conquering them with iron hooves."

When Zhang Chao said these words, he seemed to think of a lot of things, and his eyes looked straight into the distance.

In history, Western countries opened the door of the Qing Dynasty with opium, and while constantly earning real money, it also made the soldiers' bodies hollowed out, and once the war started, the army had no fighting spirit. If they can do it, why can't they themselves? Zhang Chao wants to repay the other way, and he wants to use the method of thousands of years later to take revenge on the alien race and expand Greater China from Er.

Hearing Zhang Chao's narration, Bai Tong's face couldn't help but be shocked: "Isn't this thing harmful?" ”

Knowing what Bai Tong was worried about, Zhang Chao's face gradually became serious and said, "Yes, this thing can indeed harm people." But when people live in this world, don't they face being harmed by others all the time? It's like us, if we didn't have enough strength, I'm afraid we would have been destroyed by Yuan Shao a long time ago, at that time, would he consider whether we were good people in the first place? At that time, it will not only be us, but also our relatives and children will be affected together. By the way, didn't you say you wanted a child? When all these things are loaded into the car and shipped away today, we will go to fulfill this ideal. ”

When Zhang Chao first came back, Bai Tong said when she was resting with him that she also wanted to have a child like Cai Yan and Zhen Mi, and Zhang Chao also agreed at that time.

As soon as he heard that he wanted a child, Bai Tong's face immediately turned red again, "Well, it's just the second son, you can promise me that once the alien race also surrenders, we will treat their people as well as our parents, okay?" ”

"Hehe, I promise you." Zhang Chao said and touched Bai Tong's cheek. He knew that this woman was kind, and he was not an evil person, and he made all kinds of actions, and many times he was helpless. If you don't want to die, you don't want your family and friends to be harmed, so you can only kill others.

Bai Tong left the backyard with a satisfied face. Soon after, Zhang Chao also returned to the front yard and summoned Zhang Qiang, a member of Tianyan.

Zhang Qiang killed Guo Xin that day, so that Wuhuan had no other choice, which can be described as a meritorious service. Zhang Chao also saw this person's ability to adapt to changes, so he came over, in order to give him a heavier task.

"Zhang Qiang, I have a task to hand over to you, I hope you can complete it well. Of course, you can express your opinion after listening, even if you don't want to go, I won't embarrass you. After calling Zhang Qiang, Zhang Chao said bitterly.

"Zhang Qiang's life was given by the second son, but whatever the second son ordered, Qiang will definitely do a good job." Zhang Qiang did not hesitate at all and agreed.