In less than three months, the million Yellow Turban soldiers from Qingzhou were completely pacified by Cao Cao!
In the original history, Cao Cao had spent nearly two years fighting in various places in Yanzhou, destroying the Black Mountain Army, the Xiongnu people who had invaded Guanzhong, and the millions of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou!
But now, the Black Mountain Army's leader, Zhang Yan, and Yuan Shao had become enemies. The entire Jizhou's battle situation had also gained an additional force!
This caused Yuan Shao, who had originally easily taken down the fertile land of Jizhou, to fall into a huge passive position!
Because Yuan Shao had revealed his true motive, Han Fu had joined forces with the Black Mountain Army to fight Yuan Shao under the suggestion of the generals and Qushou!
For a time, Yuan Shao's pressure became enormous, no longer having the invincible momentum like in the early stages!
On the other hand, Yuan Shu was the opposite. Even with Sun Jian and Liu Biao as his opponents, Yuan Shu occupied the most fertile land in Yuzhou and madly recruited soldiers!
In an instant, the number of soldiers under his command reached 400,000. Sun Jian and Liu Biao could only defend and wait for the attack to take place.
As for Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, his military strength gradually increased, and Youzhou Overseer Liu Yu was forced to retreat!
It could be said that the entire world, other than Guanzhong and Yizhou, was currently in a war!
As for Cao Cao, after a few months of chaotic warfare and the surrender of a million Yellow Turban soldiers in Qingzhou, he was elected as the ruler of Yanzhou and temporarily served as the governor of Yanzhou!
Yanzhou had five commanderies and three commanderies. They were Chenliu Commandery, East Commandery, Jiyin Commandery, Shanyang Commandery, Taishan Commandery, Rencheng Country, Dongping Country, and Jibei Country!
When the dukes attacked Dong, many of the 18 dukes were also the prefects of Yanzhou!
But now, only Cao Cao was left!
However, after the million Yellow Turban soldiers were subdued by Cao Cao, even with Xun Yu's help to solve the problem of food and grass, the stock in various places was still far from enough!
Left with no other choice, Cao Cao could only send people to Xu Prefecture to buy rations from Tao Qian. He planned to last for a while!
At the same time, Cao Cao issued an order to open up wasteland and select the elite Yellow Turban soldiers to form an army. He also had these soldiers train for half a day and reclaim the wasteland for the other half!
This way, they would only need to hold on for a few more months before the rations would be able to flow into the Prefecture Overseer's Office, allowing Yanzhou to become self-sufficient!
At the same time, the Emperor's edict came from Chang 'an, saying that the Emperor had conferred Cao Cao the title of Yanzhou Overseer, Marquis of Dongchang, and General of the East!
Facing the edict from Chang 'an, Cao Cao was helpless. It was obvious that Dong Zhuo had given it to him!
After all, the current emperor, Liu Xie, was only in his teens. He was only a puppet emperor and had no status at all!
But on the surface, Cao Cao did indeed need an official position to take over Yanzhou Prefecture. Therefore, Cao Cao still accepted this edict!
After the victory, as the territory he controlled increased to an entire province, Cao Cao began to get busy!
If not for Xun Yu, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, and Cheng Yu helping him, Cao Cao would never be able to settle all the affairs in Yanzhou!
Now that the biggest problem was the rations, Cao Cao was relieved. He then gathered his subordinates and held a celebratory feast!
Among all the vassals in the world, there was only one person like Cao Cao who could quickly occupy a province from scratch!
Therefore, Cao Cao was very excited tonight. Looking at the civil and military officials standing on his left and right, he couldn't help but feel excited!
"Everyone, I was able to obtain Yanzhou because of all of you. If it weren't for all of you, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
As Cao Cao spoke up to this point, Zhang Yu also sat on the seat of honor below Cao Cao. He picked up the wine cup on the table and drank it in one gulp!
After saying this, Cao Cao stood up and walked to Zhang Yu's side with large strides. He laughed out loud!
"Mu Jun, Uncle is where he is today because of your bravery and strategy. Come, Uncle respects you!”
Zhang Yu could not help but smile bitterly when he saw Cao Cao's expression. However, he still drank with Cao Cao!
Seeing Cao Cao's reaction, the generals who were friends with Zhang Yu or had received Zhang Yu's help also came forward to toast!
After all, everyone knew that the number one general under Cao Cao was definitely Zhang Yu. Coupled with his identity as Cao Cao's nephew, he would naturally enjoy endless glory and wealth!
Furthermore, he was the person with the most authority in Cao Cao's camp!
Only Gao Shun sat there without a drop of wine!
It couldn't be helped. Gao Shun was like this to begin with. She didn't know if it was because he didn't like to drink, or if he was afraid that alcohol would numb his brain!
As for Dian Wei, because he had become Cao Cao's personal guard, his status among the generals had instantly risen. He had also come to compete with Zhang Yu in drinking!
Upon seeing this, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, and Cao Chun also joined in!
For a moment, the civil and military officials present were all toasting each other, drinking in a lively manner!
After three rounds of wine, when everyone was happy, Xun Yu was the first to stand up and speak to Cao Cao!
"My lord, you are now in control of Yanzhou and have millions of people under your command. Although the main force of the Yellow Turban army has been defeated, there are still many bandits wandering around and invading Yanzhou!”
"I think we should quickly clean up the surrounding areas and eliminate the bandits, giving the people of Yanzhou a peaceful and stable Yanzhou!”
Xun You also opened his mouth to speak when he heard Xun Yu's words!
"That's right, my lord. There's a man called Zang Ba in Taishan County. He's the leader of the bandits in Taishan. He has 8,000 rebel troops under him and they roam the borders of Yan and Xu Provinces!”
"In recent days, many of the grain purchased from Xu Prefecture have been robbed by Zang Ba. We should quickly eliminate them!”
When Xun You said this, Cao Cao could no longer sit still!
"Since that's the case, we'll send troops to eliminate them. Who's willing to go?”
As Cao Cao spoke, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong stepped forward and patted their chests, indicating that they would definitely return with Zang Ba's head!
After the four of them, Gao Shun, Le Jin, Li Dian, and Xu Rong also requested to fight!
When Cao Cao saw this, he felt a little conflicted!
Zhang Yu, on the other hand, looked down and did not jump out to snatch the credit as if he was drunk!
There was no other way. It wasn't like Cao Cao didn't have any Battle Generals under him. If he needed Zhang Yu to eliminate Zang Ba, that would be too much of a loss!
However, the matter of giving the battle generals a fair chance could be put on the agenda!
Now that the Yellow Turban Army had surrendered, Cao Cao had selected nearly 200,000 soldiers to train new recruits. At that time, the strength of Cao Cao's subordinates would definitely soar!
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