Although the Pingyuan Commandery only had nine counties and was not very large, it had fertile land, a large population, and abundant grain production. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were nearly 200,000 households with a population of more than one million. It was a famous grain-producing county. Even after several wars, there were still nearly 100,000 households and more than 600,000 people. With the light tax collection method of one in ten, it could collect more than 1.5 million stones of grain every year. If there was sufficient grain in the bumper harvest years, It was not difficult to purchase another million dans from the people. It could be said to be a granary, and the North Sea could not compare to it in terms of food production.
From a geographical point of view, the plain spanned the two states of Qing and Ji. Within the territory was the famous Gaotang Port, which was a very important port across the Yellow River. Its strategic location was very prominent. It has also been changed several times in history and is now under the rule of Jizhou. Occupying this place is an important springboard for our army to plot against Jizhou in the future. Just from military considerations, we definitely can't lose this strategic location. Xun Yu's vision was far-reaching. When I was in the capital, I traveled everywhere to find such a strategic place for my army. Now, the military and political power of Pingyuan is in the hands of Beihai. It is no less important to the future development of my army than Beihai in Qingzhou and Dongjun in Yanzhou. I am so lucky to have such a talented person like Xun Yu to work for me. I can find such a strategic county without spending a single soldier.
However, Pingyuan is hundreds of miles away from Beihai, where our main force is located. It's difficult to rescue them immediately in case of trouble. It will take me a lot of effort to protect Pingyuan. I know that Yuan Shao will force Jizhou soon after the crusade against Dong. I know that only heavy troops can stop Yuan Shao's ambition for Pingyuan. Even so, when Yuan Shao has the righteousness to lead Jizhou, Pingyuan will be isolated outside. It will be difficult to prevent Yuan Shao's attack.
If only the entire Qingzhou was in my hands. I sighed in my heart. Dong Zhuo, that old fox, gave me the title of General of the Right for nothing. It would not be easy to subdue the provincial governors and county governors of Qingzhou and completely control Qingzhou. Thinking about Yuan Shu and Liu Bei in the original time and space, although they also had the same title as me, they had to go through painstaking efforts to gain a foothold. General Right, if it weren't for Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and the others, and if Taishi Ci, Xu Sheng, and the other generals didn't help, who would have thought that the governors and provincial governors of Qing and Yan would give me a hard time? I slowly calculated in my heart that if I kept Pingyuan Prefecture as the granary, perhaps my army would not have to worry about food problems for the time being. After all, buying food from Xu Prefecture would mean that my weakness was in the hands of others. Therefore, even if it was just food, the plains would not allow any losses.
"Lord Ming, for now, our army is limited. Lord Ming can lead an army to form an alliance with the fierce generals, while the rest will take this opportunity to reorganize the military affairs of Qingzhou. When Lord Ming returns, we will first destroy Guan Hai's troops, then move south and defeat Zang Ba, Sun Guan, and the others.”Xun Yu said after Second Xun and Guo Jia had finally made up their minds. "Now that the world is in turmoil and the overall situation is unknown, we should first establish ourselves in Qingzhou, collect the Yellow Turban, open up wasteland, accumulate food, and train elite soldiers to consolidate our foundation. When the time is ripe, we will take Yanzhou. As for Pingyuan County, Gongda was legitimate, but he needed strong soldiers to control the situation. It was better to send a strong general to lead the 2nd Battalion of the City Defense Army. On one hand, they could suppress the local tyrants, and on the other hand, they could reorganize the county's military affairs. They could recruit soldiers, buy horses, recruit talents, and expand their strength to protect Pingyuan County.”Xun Yu suggested.
While the three great sages were planning for my future, my thoughts were wild and unrestrained. From the bottom of my heart, I really wanted to take action when Yuan Cao had just risen and formed an army. If we could suddenly launch an attack when they were about to attack Dong, we might be able to swallow Qing, Yan, and Hebei in one go. That would be too beneficial for our army's next development. However, I could only think about it. Putting aside the fact that my current talents and military strength were insufficient to carry out such a large-scale attack, I might soon be regarded as Dong Zhuo's level in politics and become the public enemy of the world.
Moreover, Ji and Yan were also filled with talents and cities, and most of the cities were well-equipped with soldiers and food. For example, Ju Yi, Gao Lan, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and others were not ordinary people. It's really not something I can obtain just by saying so. Speaking of talents, I have sent messengers to search for famous generals in Ji and Yan, but there has been no reply. I think it is because they have not found the famous generals on the list I gave them. There was no news from those who went to Changshan to search for Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong. Perhaps I was already a step too late. Zhao Yun had already joined Gongsun Zan's army like history. The few famous people I could find living in Jizhou, such as Ju Shou and Tian Feng, have already joined other armies and rejected my invitation.
As for Yanzhou's famous Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde, they had disappeared and no one knew where they had traveled to. Although Yu Jin and Yu Wenze had found the messenger and didn't reject our invitation, they didn't immediately reply whether the messenger would come or not. It seemed that they were still waiting to see. I asked Xun Yu to personally invite his friends in Yingchuan, where the talents are the most concentrated. However, these talents usually travel around the Jianghu to look for the wise lords of the four directions, so they can't be contacted at once. It seemed that these famous people who had been passed down in the future weren't people who I would easily hire just by sending two envoys. Although I was mentally prepared when I sent the envoys, I was still a little disappointed.
It seemed that even after two great victories, I was still not the ideal choice in the eyes of the reclusive celebrities. After all, my reputation in moral articles far exceeded my performance in literature and martial arts. To be fair, if Kong Rong was not the same Kong Rong from the original time and space, there would be very few people who could see my North Sea from the perspective of an observer.
It seemed that it would be impossible to deal with those famous figures who had left their names in history without me personally touching their hearts and striking the weakest part of their hearts. However, how could I have the time to recruit talented people from all over the world? Right now, I wished that I could split myself into a few people to complete many things.
Perhaps I need a better method. The recruitment hall has been running for two months, and its results are mediocre. Other than Sun Qian, who I secretly instructed the manager of the hall to pay attention to, no other outstanding talents have come to seek refuge. Although there are dozens of people coming every day, most of them are local scholars of Beihai. After passing the initial test, the manager of the recruitment hall will send them to various counties to serve as subordinate officials. There is not a single talent that can be entrusted to the provinces.
Perhaps it was because I couldn't do it in terms of popularity. My thoughts couldn't help but run wild." Popularity." I suddenly had an idea about this modern term that flashed in my mind.”，This thought led to the birth of the first advertising plan in history. However, when people in later generations re-examined this period of history, they did not agree to use such a vulgar name as advertising. Instead, it was the second saint of Confucius, a strange plan that affected the world. At the same time, the first chapter novel in history was also born. Of course, it was a few days later.
" As I didn't have the slightest confidence, I didn't discuss this matter with Xun Yu and the others. Instead, I told the story to Kong Heng and recorded it. Then, I secretly organized a group of scholars to explain the story of the Beihai Army's victory over Zhang Baiqi in the tavern and teahouse of Tongshang Dayi. The story was told in my later generation's almost vernacular storytelling method, and it was made up by me to be full of suspense. Moreover, the subject matter was something that had just happened not long ago. This kind of vivid story that had never been seen before moved those people who were struggling in their difficult lives. The martial arts competition on the drill ground, the burning of Jilong Mountain, the story of Ziyi going to the disaster, breaking into the camp alone, and the story of defeating Zhang Baiqi caused a sensation in Qingzhou within ten months. The aftermath even spread to the surrounding provinces. Some scholars who were secretly hired by Kong Heng saw that the response was so good and could even receive extra rewards in some wine shops and tea houses. They took the opportunity to start their part-time career as storytellers. He continued to deepen the story that I had written, even exaggerating it to the point of having a mythical color. The main point was that I lacked the reputation of being a scholar and a soldier, and that I respected the wise and respected the corporal. I didn't care about my background and valued talents. There were even some storytellers who began to use Zhao Qingnan's story as a blueprint and imitated it to write "Zhao Qingping Nan". It seemed that even the ancients had endless creativity once they had someone to start with. As the initiator, I was somewhat surprised by the popularity and influence of this wave of storytelling.
When I left the Qingzhou Alliance, these rumors spread like wildfire and made me the savior of the people of Qingzhou. After these legends spread everywhere, my recruitment hall was no longer a deserted decoration.
For a moment, I was a little absent-minded. I didn't even hear what Xun Yu had said clearly. Xun Yu and Guo Jia thought that I was thinking about important issues. My accurate judgment of the future situation had given them a strong confidence in me. At this moment, they stopped and looked at me. Seeing everyone's affectionate gaze, I suddenly woke up from my lost mind and smiled awkwardly. I had a major plot in my heart, but it seemed difficult to speak. I asked them what our current countermeasures were. I have already pointed out the general situation to these peerless wise men. They are the experts in how to make use of the situation to make decisions that are most beneficial to the future development of our army.
So Xun Yu told me again, and I agreed. Since everyone agreed that the war against Dong was not going well, our army naturally did not have to go all out. However, we still had to have enough strength to wait for an opportunity to act and protect our safety. Pingyuan was an important place, and we had to have strong generals to deal with it. It was still difficult to decide whether it was Taishi Ci or Xu Sheng. Originally, according to Xun Yu's point of view, Taishi Ci, the fierce general, had better go with me to attack Dong. However, the North Sea and Pingyuan in Qingzhou were of great importance now. The war against Dong lasted for a long time, and no one could predict the changes in the middle. If the proud soldiers and valiant generals of the other counties in Qingzhou did not have a fierce general to lead them, how could they be reorganized?
I know that even if Yuan Shao wanted to occupy Jizhou, it would be after he had dealt with Dong. In that case, the Pingyuan Prefecture was relatively less urgent. The main thing was to recruit soldiers and horses and reorganize the army. These things should be enough with Xu Sheng and Xun You's overall planning. The military affairs of the prefectures in Qingzhou were more difficult and urgent. After all, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou still had a large number of people. The combat strength of the prefectural armies other than Beihai could be described as weak. The pressure of reorganization and defense was much greater than that of the Pingyuan Prefecture. Taishi Ci should be more suitable.
I made up my mind and this matter was settled. Xun You and Xu Sheng would lead 2 battalions of the City Defense Army to Pingyuan to recruit soldiers, buy horses, stock up provisions, stabilize the Pingyuan political situation, and expand the Pingyuan military strength. Bing Yuan and Tong Gao Qi were sent to lead the 2nd Battalion of the City Defense Army to reorganize Donglai Prefecture's military affairs. They were prepared to recruit soldiers and buy horses in Donglai Prefecture according to the selection criteria for the City Defense Army. They were to expand the Donglai Prefecture City Defense Army to eight battalions of 20,000 soldiers to prepare for war.
Xun Yu led Taishi Ci to reorganize and expand the military affairs of Jinan, Qi, and Le 'an in Qingzhou as the commander of the Right General's Office. He ordered Taishi Ci to concurrently serve as the commander of Qingzhou. According to the selection criteria of Beihai, the new city defense army of four to eight battalions would be established based on the survival of the fittest and the gathering of refugees.
Zong Bao, who was originally stationed in Linzi, would lead his troops back to Beihai. Wang Xiu, Sun Shao, and the others would continue to train the Beihai City Defense Army according to our current military training standards. At the same time, they would pay attention to recruiting talented people and guard the Beihai City. With the support of Taishi Ci's military forces in the surrounding three prefectures, there should be no problem in defending the Beihai City.
For a moment, the people under my command were forced to take on multiple roles. The lack of generals under my command could be seen from this. How I wished that I had the same domineering aura as those transmigrators who had risen to the top and shouted for help from all directions. But I didn't, so I could only bring along Wu An Guo, the Tiger Infantry Battalion, the Dragon Stallion Battalion, the Vermillion Bird Battalion, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry Battalion, a total of 5500 elites, and the 1st Battalion of the City Defense Army, a total of 8000 people, to go on this fated journey in history. It's just that this time, there's a peerless celebrity Guo Jia planning for me. At the same time, I'm mixed in with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Shandong alliance, so I think it shouldn't be a problem for me to protect myself. Would Wu Anguo be able to escape his fate in history?
I was faced with the most significant change in my life. However, this time, the ripples caused by the butterfly's flapping had begun to expand. At least in Qingzhou, I had reversed the absolute disadvantage I had against the Yellow Turban in the original space-time and gradually had the capital to resist the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou. Because in the original space-time, the powerful alliance to attack Dong finally had a voice from Qingzhou-I, the Right General Kong Rong, led the North Sea Army to join the alliance! Although I just accepted Dong Zhuo's appointment as the Right General and Commander-in-Chief of the Qing and Yan armies. Then would the future still develop like the original space-time? I felt uneasy about the unpredictable future. Just like that, with a heart full of worries, he set foot on the journey to get rid of Dong.
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