After Zhuang Shaoyou led the army to defeat the Bingzhou army under the command of Lu Bu in the valley of the Bishui Pass, he set off again after a short rest, crossed the Bishui Pass, went down the river, passed through Guandu Port, and after a three-day trek, finally entered the boundary of Yanzhou, which was still dozens of miles away from the target Puyang City.

Puyang is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, the river here is vertical and horizontal, the Yellow River branches, tributaries up to more than a dozen, here impact a huge plain, the land is fertile, the amount of water is sufficient, has always been a high-yield grain area, the only disadvantage is to rely on the sky to eat, whenever the river is raging, Puyang is definitely the first place to suffer.

However, the floods in recent years are not too frequent, and the people have no worries about food and clothing, but this year is very different, the flood at the end of the month and the beginning of July will be all submerged in Puyang within a radius of hundreds of miles, and even the city has been blistered by water for half a month, and the victims gather in Puyang City to live by relief, but the number of refugees is too much, and the city is not in good condition, so three or four out of ten people starve to death!

Along the way, Zhuang Shaoyou was in a very heavy mood, starving people could be seen everywhere on the roadside, and the withered spring grain could be seen in the fields, and there was a miserable scene everywhere. Originally, it was planned to reach Puyang in two days, but it actually took three days, because the road was difficult to travel, and the corpses of starving people who had died of starvation along the way had to be collected and incinerated, so it took a lot of time.

At noon in early August, Zhuang Shaoyou led his troops to Puyang City, East County, Yanzhou, Lejin and Tian Feng had a smooth journey, and they came here two days ago to rest and wait, Lejin, Tian Feng and Qiao Mao, the Taishou of East County, all went out of the city to greet them.

This time, Zhuang Shao swam out of tolerance, and he was ordered to go on the expedition! The name is justified, and the title looks like a mess: General, Young Master, Qingyan Suppression and Pacification, General Secretary to fight against the rebellion, act cheaply, and all the counties along the way obey the command! In fact, Zhuang Shaoyou's control over the Qingzhou region is tacitly acquiesced, of course, the premise is that you can control it, and give you this righteous name, how to do it is your business!

According to the plan, after the whole army arrived in Puyang, it would gather the intelligence of Yan and Qingdao Prefectures for operational deployment, and then proceed to the next step, and, according to Tian Feng's suggestion, it would be best to actually control Puyang, a strategic point connecting the two banks of the Yellow River.

There are 10 counties in the Qingyan region, with a total of 10 county-level administrative units, all of which are located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and Hebei is Jizhou. Qing and Yan two states to Mount Tai as the boundary, mountains, rivers, lakes are numerous, the terrain is complex, not only the remnants of the yellow turban are raging, and the forces of all parties are intertwined, the relationship between the local heroes and the powerful is complicated, although under the unified leadership of the Han court, but in fact each does its own thing, each has its own territory, and it is vertical and horizontal with each other, and the things that attack each other occur from time to time.

In a word, the cut is still messy!

In the case that Zhuang Shaoyou could not be killed, He Lian could only send Zhuang Shaoyou away from Luoyang, and then use Dong Zhuo's name to suppress the opposition by thunderous means, monopolize power, and then deduct all the charges on Dong Zhuo's head, and conspire with Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo and achieve independence. As for the relationship with Lu Bu, it is a matter after defeating Dong Zhuo!

The situation in the Qingyan region is in a mess, and it has always been a headache for the Han court, so it is just the right time to send Zhuang Shaoyou to pass the time, it is best to weaken his strength and make him fall into the quagmire and unable to extricate himself!

It's a pity that He Lian miscalculated, Zhuang Shaoyou fell in love with Qingzhou when he was in southern Liaoning, so he was sent here to suppress bandits, Zhuang Shaoyou is still very, very satisfied, this is a springboard for southern Liaoning's march into the original, although it is more complicated, but there is no single force to obstruct it, as long as you are willing to spend some effort, you will be able to straighten out the relationship here, and take Qingyanzhou, which will become the first step for Zhuang Shaoyou to dominate the world!

Far away, Puyang City is already close at hand, Zhuang Shaoyou gave an order, the whole army accelerated forward, for a while, thousands of horses galloped, the earth shook, the distance of several miles was instantaneous, and hundreds of figures could be seen outside the south gate of Puyang City.

Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he didn't know whether he was shocked by the sun or by the vibration of Fang Cai's iron horse, so he leaned over to Le Jin and asked respectfully: "General Le, do you think it's time for us to go up to greet you?" ”

Le Jin bowed slightly, led by the two of them, followed by hundreds of officials and hundreds of soldiers, all of whom were heading towards Zhuang Shao. From afar, he solemnly saluted and said, "My subordinates greet the general!" ”

Qiao Mao and other Puyang officials also followed suit and saluted: "Xiaguan Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao meets the general!" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou turned over and dismounted, first bowed slightly towards Le Jin, and then walked over quickly and helped Qiao Mao up: "Qiao is too guarded and quickly exempt from courtesy!" Excuse me! ”

Qiao Mao glanced at Zhuang Shaoyou carefully, and couldn't help but praise: "The general is really a hero and a young man, and the officials admire him so much!" The remnants of the Qingyan Yellow Turban have been raging for many years, for the disaster of the place, the lower officials are incompetent, and they are really powerless to eradicate it, fortunately, the general personally commanded the army to quell the rebellion, and wanted to come to the place where the general went, the thieves will definitely be invincible, and the Qingyan Erzhou Dading is just around the corner! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou smiled: "Qiao is too good at keeping the award!" There are still many matters to rely on Qiao Taishou on this trip! ”

Qiao Mao also smiled: "The general is sent, and the subordinates dare to disobey their lives?" General, please enter the city first, the officials of the Eastern County have already set up a banquet for the general! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou refused to resign, but Qiao Mao and other Puyang officials were all extremely enthusiastic and persuaded each other, but they couldn't refuse, so they had to agree.

After the entertainment, when I returned to the house arranged by Qiao Mao, it was already afternoon.

After a short rest, he convened his subordinates to discuss the meeting.

This time, Zhuang Shaoyou planned to use Puyang as a base to quell the rebellion in Qingyanzhou, and take the two states as his own, Zhou Tian and Ronghua returned to southern Liaoning to take care of business, and Wu Liang, the director of the intelligence department, had already arrived in Puyang, and the role of the intelligence department was not obvious when he was in Luoyang, but this time he went to the two states, and the intelligence work was extremely important, especially the relationship between the local forces in the two states needed to be found out in advance, and he could only let go after trying the depth of the water.

Zhuang Shaoyou sat at the top, Tian Feng, Xun You, Le Jin, Sun Gan, Wu Kuang, Wu Liang, and Ink A total of seven people attended, and Tian Feng, Xun You, Le Jin, and Wu Kuang were newly recruited subordinates in Luoyang, and Sun Gan, Wu Liang, and Ink were old men in southern Liaoning.

Zhuang Shaoyou took a sip of tea, glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "When General Ben was in southern Liaoning, he was poor and white, and Director Mo and Director Wu knew this matter best, but they almost couldn't even eat at the beginning, but thanks to the full support of the Mo family, they barely survived the difficulties." I never thought that today not only solved the problem of food and clothing, but also gathered together with talents! General Ben was very pleased! ”

"The general is wise!"

Everyone shouted in unison, although there was a bit of meaning in the scene, but more from the bottom of their hearts!

Zhuang Shaoyou stood up and said with great ambition: "Okay! Previously, we solved the problem of eating for 200,000 people in southern Liaoning, and next, let's work together to solve the problem of eating for millions of Li people in Qingyan Prefecture! This is the premise and tone of this Qingyan strategy, as for the rest is just a means, this is the real goal! I hope you all know what! ”

Under the somewhat stunned gaze of everyone, Zhuang Shaoyou looked as usual, did not explain much, and said to Wu Liang after sitting back in his seat: "Master Wu, you can talk about the situation in Qingyan Erzhou first!" ”

When Wu Liang heard this, he was immediately flattered, except for him and Ink, all of them were senior officials of the imperial court above a thousand stones, they were all outstanding scholars, and they were also the goals that they dreamed of back then, and it was already an honor to be able to sit here and have an equal dialogue today, and now Zhuang Shaoyou actually let him speak first, obviously deliberately elevating him.

"General, colleagues, I am ashamed to say that the intelligence department has been going deep into the banks of the Yellow River since the year before, but there are still frequent turmoil in the area, and it was only last year that an intelligence network was established in county-level units, and the information collected is very limited!

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There are countless large and small forces in Qingyan Erzhou, and the number of them is Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, who is only 100 miles away from Puyang, with 10,000 soldiers and horses, combat effectiveness, etc.;

Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, for the late Taiwei Qiao Xuan's family, the station is in Puyang City, there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and the combat effectiveness is low.

Yuan Yi of Shanyang County, Yuan Yu was born in the Yuan family of the third prince of the fourth generation, is the cousin of Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao has always had a good relationship, and is stationed in Changyi City, Shanyang County, more than 200 miles away from Puyang. Because of the prestige of the Yuan family, most of the nearby heroes and powers are attached to Yuan's legacy, with a total of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the combat effectiveness is uneven, with complex internal factions and many problems;

It is worth mentioning that Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, this person is extremely capable, the prestige is very strong, the station is located at the west foot of Mount Tai, there are many capable people under his command, although there are only 3,000 people and horses, but Bao Xin fights with the thieves of Mount Tai all the year round, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses under his command is extremely strong! Tarzan thieves don't want to provoke this person easily!

Yanzhou Yellow Turban remnants of the majority of the collection in Mount Tai, its predecessor is Mount Tai thieves, a large number, its largest bandit leader is called Sun Guan, the population of more than 100,000, secluded in the valley of Mount Tai, its combatable soldiers more than 20,000, combat effectiveness and so on! This person often colludes with local tycoons, plunders places, and is occasionally hired to intervene in disputes between local tycoons.

In addition, there are several bandits on Onozawa, a hundred miles away at the southwest foot of Mount Tai, and most of them are people who can't survive nearby, and they flee to the island in Onozawa to live in seclusion with their families, and make a living by fishing and looting.

The above is the situation in Yanzhou, and the Qingzhou area is relatively simple, because most of Qingzhou is relatively sparsely populated, and the land in Qingzhou is relatively barren, the people are relatively strong, the people have no food and clothing, and there are many thieves!

Although there are many local forces in Qingzhou, most of them are not on the stage, only Beihai Taishou Kong Rong has thousands of soldiers and horses, combat effectiveness, etc.

The biggest force in Qingzhou is the Yellow Turban Army! The leader of the bandits, the Yellow Turban thieves under his command are known as 300,000, and the momentum is amazing! This person was originally Qingzhou Donglai Xiangma, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he raised troops in the name of the Yellow Turban Army and became the commander of Donglai, but his troops were too weak and did not attract the attention of the imperial court, but since the beginning of the previous year, the power under Guan Hai began to skyrocket, and the appeal was amazing, and it was rumored that Zhang Jiaozhi fled to Qingzhou and merged with Guan Hai! The remnants of the Yellow Turbans who were scattered in Qing, Yan and Hebei rushed to take refuge in Guanhai! It's not for nothing to think about it. ”

"Zhang Jiaozhi? Zhang Jiao has only one daughter, no children at all! ”