Yuan Yao sat in the hall of Wuhu's county government.
"Duke Qiao, I'll leave the matter of mobilizing troops to you. Quickly take over the defense of Pill Sun County and control the granaries and households of each county.
The population statistics and rations were of utmost importance. No mistakes could be allowed!
In times of emergency, I grant you the right to leave the festival!”
This was the first time Yuan Yao called himself a loner. He didn't have such a habit when he spoke normally.
"This lowly subject obeys!"
Wearing the armor, Qiao Rui cupped her fists at Yuan Yao and left.
If you have a holiday, you can kill those who violate military orders and disobey them on the spot during wartime.
His power was not small, but it was not too much. It was not as great as the power of the fake Jie Yue.
Giving Qiao Rui the power to leave the festival was to let him cut the Gordian knot and quickly pacify Pill Sun County.
"Men, quickly put up a notice in Dan Yang. In the future, taxes will be reduced by half. If there are children in the family who are willing to join the army, they will be exempted from all taxes.”
First, he used force to suppress Sun Ce's resistance, then he reduced taxes to calm the hearts of the people.
The matter of tax reduction had already sunk. Unless it was imposed by violence, the common people would not be willing to restore the previous tax rate.
Once he used violence, Sun Ce would lose the hearts of the people in Dan Yang. He would lose the foundation of the masses. The people of Dan Yang were tough, and rebellion was the only result.
When Yuan Yao crossed the river again, he would become the rebel army of the imperial army.
Following Yuan Yao's order, countless petty officials began to rush to the various counties of Pill Sun County.
"Your Highness, what should we do next?”
Yuan San asked curiously.
Old Yuan was worried about his son's expedition, so he had specially asked Yuan San to bring a thousand soldiers of the Yaksha Battalion along to serve as Yuan Yao's personal guards.
"Don't be anxious. There will be a time when you will make a contribution.”
"Where is the deputy commander of the navy?"
"I'm here."
"We don't need you on land anymore. Take all the navy soldiers and go down the Yangtze River to cut off Sun Ce's escape route. Cooperate with Lu Bu and destroy Sun Ce's forces! Let Sun Ce be buried in Jiangbei!"
"Yes, General."
The unknown navy commander accepted the order and left. Yuan Yao couldn't be blamed for this. It was really because Yuan Shu didn't have any capable subordinates!
The civil officials only had Yang Hong and Yan Xiang, and the generals only had Qiao Rui and Ji Ling.
"Quickly destroy Sun Ce and then take over his political legacy and military power. It's the beginning of the late Han Dynasty now, so it's quite common for people to jump ship.”
Yuan Yao began to calculate in his heart.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. A large number of generals emerged during this period, but their backgrounds were generally not high.
Basically, they couldn't live anymore, so they joined the army to make a living. Step by step, they slowly made a name for themselves and became the fierce generals of the current era.
Therefore, in the beginning, the generals often backstabbed, jumped ship, or surrendered, which was not a big deal.
During this period, the dukes were equivalent to bosses, and the generals were all wage earners. Even if they jumped ship, it would not damage their character or suffer moral condemnation.
Of course, Lu Bu's act of stabbing his foster father to death was another matter.
Ding Yuan: If you want to jump ship, just leave. Why do you have to kill me?
Dong Zhuo:
Cao Cao's five good generals were Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Yue Jin, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin. Other than Yue Jin, the other three were generals who had surrendered. In Jiangdong, Gan Ning had jumped ship, and Taishi Ci had surrendered. Ma Chao and Huang Zhong of the Five Tiger Generals were also surrendered generals.
However, after the three kingdoms were determined, this situation would definitely not be allowed.
This was because the general already had a country to belong to. Surrendering and jumping ship was no longer a personal act. It was directly considered treason.
The seven armies were flooded and Pang De was captured in Jin.
Pang De: I'd rather be a ghost of Wei than a general of a thief country!
Pang De died for his chastity, while Yu Jin surrendered. Although he survived, his fate was miserable.
(When Cao Cao was the Duke of Wei, there was already the State of Wei. Please don't argue.)
Therefore, it was better to recruit civil officials and generals as soon as possible. The earlier it was, the easier it was. Once it reached the later stages, it was basically impossible to recruit them.
"Yuan San!"
"I'm here!"
"Send 100 brothers from Yaksha Battalion to Yuzhang Prefecture and find a person named Hua Xin. She is the governor of Yuzhang.”
"Understood!"
Yuan San brought 500 Yakshas and immediately set off for Yuzhang County.
After taking down Pill Sun County, he would definitely need to send someone to guard it.
The general could only send Ji Ling here to hold the fort. Although Ji Ling wasn't a famous general, she could at least fight with Guan Yu for thirty rounds.
Administrative affairs also required someone to oversee it. Yang Hong was old and definitely not suitable. Yan Xiang was the only choice.
Moreover, after Jing State took down Yuzhang County, Yan Xiang, the envoy, was more familiar with the other party. Everyone was familiar with each other, so it was convenient for them to join forces to fight against Sun Ce's remaining forces.
This way, Shouchun would have no one to use as a civil official, so Yuan Yao was determined to get Hua Xin.
To be able to become one of the three dukes in Wei, he definitely had some skills. Moreover, Hua Xin was very popular in Yuzhang, even more impressive than Liu Bei in Xuzhou.
"Every step you take, you have to take three steps to prepare for the future occupation of Yuzhang!”
After taking down Pill Sun County, Yuan Yao appeared very high-spirited. His entire person's spirit was different.
In addition, Sun Ce was about to die, and the situation in River East was great. Yuan Yao was extremely happy.
Year 198, Jian 'an Third Year, end of April.
Xuchang.
Cao Cao's second expedition against Zhang Xiu was once again defeated.
On this day, Cao Cao was dealing with government affairs at Sikong Manor.
"Report!"
"Reporting to my lord, Duan Wei, Liang Xing, and Zhang Heng killed Li Jue and delivered his head to my lord, expressing their loyalty.”
"Bring it up for me to take a look."
The attendant hurriedly brought over a wooden box and opened it.
"Hahaha! Good! Very good!"
Cao Cao laughed happily. When good luck came, it couldn't be stopped. When one sat at home, good fortune came from the sky.
"Immediately draft an edict to confer Duan Wei the title of Si Li Lieutenant and appoint him as the governor of the capital. Liang Xing and Zhang Heng will be in charge of the left Feng Yi and right Fu Feng.”
"Here!"
The subordinate officials of the Sikong Residence immediately went to do it.
"Congratulations, Lord. The three auxiliary lands are all yours.”
Guo Jia congratulated.
"Haha! Let the three Western Liang thieves continue to fight each other. When they are tired of fighting, we will send someone to take them back.”
Cao Cao was in a good mood.
In the Western Liang Military Group, Dong Zhuo was still able to gather a group of killers under him before he died.
After Dong Zhuo's death, the Western Liang warlords fell apart. Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Hu Zhen, Niu Fu, Duan Wei, Liang Xing, Zhang Heng, and Yang Feng all gathered in the San Fu area, which was later known as Yongzhou. They killed each other and backstabbed each other until they all died.
Yongzhou was not one of the Thirteen Prefectures of the Great Han Dynasty. It was only established after Li Jue took control of Liu Xie.
It included the eastern part of Liangzhou and the Great Han's Si Li Wei. It was a very large area.
Now that Cao Cao had obtained Yongzhou for free, his sphere of influence had doubled. Boss Cao was extremely happy.
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