With sufficient troops and supplies, and the help of a valiant general, Cao Cao was not like the person in history who had nothing and was not afraid of Liu Dai at all.
"I just led my troops to resolve the crisis of Ji Bei, so there's no need to thank me, Provincial Governor Liu!”
Liu Dai was in an even worse mood. Bao Xin was your good friend, so wouldn't he want to join forces to rebel against this provincial governor?
Although Liu Dai was the governor of Yanzhou, he only had jurisdiction over Shanyang County. The other seven counties might not care about him.
Unwilling? He definitely wouldn't be willing to do anything for others!
But if they fought, looking at the other party's valiant cavalry, then looking at his mediocre infantry, forget it, they couldn't win.
Cao Cao continued," When I came here, I heard that the Yellow Turban Army was heading towards the State of Dongping. That is the vassal state of Liu Kai, the King of Dongping. If anything happens to him, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for Provincial Governor Liu to explain to the court, right?"”
Liu Dai's expression changed immediately. Although the current Han Dynasty princes were not worth much, their status was high. If something really happened in your territory, at least you would be accused of not protecting them well. Liu Dai could not afford it!
When the vassals attacked Dong Zhuo, they used the slogan of cleaning up the side of the emperor. The prestige of the imperial court was still there. No one would jump out and openly resist. That would be a traitor!
"Thank you, Meng De, for informing me.”
He felt aggrieved, but Liu Dai did not want to stay here any longer. It was more practical to save the Prince of Dongping.
"Take care, Provincial Governor Liu!"
Cao Cao only heaved a sigh of relief after Liu Dai had led his troops far away. After all, Liu Dai was a high-ranking official of the border. If he had a conflict with him, it would be bad for his reputation. He might even be labeled as a traitor.
"If it wasn't for the fact that his name wasn't legitimate, I would have killed this fellow and annexed Yanzhou!”
Cao Cao laughed and said,"Don't worry, Liu Lang. Yanzhou will be ours sooner or later."”
Li Dian hurried over and recounted what had happened.
"Good, Mancheng has the demeanor of a general. If it wasn't for your cautiousness, I'm afraid we would have suffered a lot of losses this time!”
"This is the duty of a general and does not deserve your praise. However, there is a general that I would like to recommend to you.”
"Oh? General?"
Li Dian quickly pulled Xue Rengui over and told Cao Cao about his story of suppressing the enemy with three arrows.
"Good, good, good. General is very brave. This time, you and Man Cheng will be the first to record the credit!”
If he was remembered by Cao Cao, it would be easy for Xue Rengui to stand up for himself.
"Rengui, why didn't you come and join me directly? Why did you become a cook instead?”
Xue Rengui smiled shyly. Wouldn't it be suspicious if he went to the general directly?”
Cao Yu was speechless.”
Cao Cao was curious. Do you know each other?"
"Eldest Brother, we are old acquaintances. Xue Li's martial prowess is not inferior to Dian Wei's, and he is even more skilled in the art of war.”
Shuai Cai! This wasn't something any general could do. Among the generals, only Cao Ren had the ability to lead an army.
"Really?" Cao Cao was overjoyed.
"Haha, big brother will know in the future."
"Alright, then I'll look forward to Ren Gui's performance!”
"Now, all of us are heading to East County. That will be our first territory!”
During the march, after a conversation, Cao Yu learned that Xue Rengui had brought his own equipment with him. They were the Sky Shaking Bow and the Flood Dragon Sky-Turning Halberd.
It was just that he was missing a good horse. It seemed that he had to think of a way to get him a mount. How could a fierce general not have a good horse?
The Cao army had settled in East County, and now they had their first base. They could recruit soldiers, train soldiers, arrange for refugees, open up wasteland, and plant crops. Everything would develop in a good direction.
Cao Yu brought a few thousand cavalrymen back to Chenliu to bring his family. Unfortunately, his father, Cao Song, had already moved to Xuzhou's Langya with his mother and the others.
On this day, Cao Yu packed the potato seeds into a dozen carts and came to the county office.
"Liu Lang, is this the divine item you mentioned?”
"Yes! Eldest brother will arrange a fertile land and water it well. We will know the results in two months.”
"Good!"
Cao Cao was filled with anticipation for the potato that Cao Yu had mentioned. If there was such a high yield, would there be a need to worry about food in the future?
After leaving the government office, Cao Yu went to the barracks.
Xue Rengui was training the new recruits in full swing. He had selected 17,000 strong recruits from the more than 20,000 Yellow Turban soldiers who had surrendered.
Adding on the original soldiers, the Cao army now had 20,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantrymen. It was enough to defend a prefecture, and they were still recruiting soldiers. Once the situation stabilized, it would be time to expand the territory.
Cao Cao had given Xue Rengui all seventeen thousand soldiers to train. After all, he was new and the soldiers had already been distributed to the other generals. Alright, go and train. Train an elite soldier to prove your ability. When the time comes, I'll give you the command of the army.
"Rengui, how is it?"
"General!"
After the greeting, Xue Rengui said with satisfaction,""They have a good foundation and have seen blood on the battlefield. After getting rid of their ruffians, they can become elite soldiers in half a year.”
"Yes, I'm confident in your ability!"
Xue Rengui laughed and said," In the beginning, there were a lot of soldiers who refused to be disciplined. I made an agreement with them. As long as they could beat me in any of horse combat, infantry combat, riding and shooting, I would make them lieutenants.”
"How can they compete with you in martial arts?" Cao Yu laughed. Aren't you bullying me?"
"General, why don't you compete with me?" Xue Rengui suddenly provoked. Let them broaden their horizons!"
There was no number one in martial arts. Cao Yu was praised as the number one in the world. Xue Rengui was naturally unconvinced, even if this was his master!
This had nothing to do with respect. It was completely the competitive heart of a martial artist.
"Haha... Since Rengui was not convinced, then let's have a competition!”
Xue Rengui was overjoyed and stopped the soldiers who were training to arrange the relevant matters.
The competition this time was divided into archery and martial arts.
After the preparations were complete, the two of them left the stage. The generals who heard the news also ran over to join in the fun. Even Cao Cao rushed over to take a look!
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