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Chapter 323 Cao Cao’s rise to prominence

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With the help of Chen Gong, Xun Yu and others, and with the recommendation of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao took office as the governor of Yanzhou.

After successfully winning the official position of Yanzhou Governor, Cao Cao, with the help of Xun Yu and others, completely secured this position.

Subsequently, under Xun Yu's call, a large number of scholars entered Chenliu from Yingchuan and joined Cao Cao's command.

And as Cao Cao was promoted to the governor of Yanzhou, support from the Cao family and the Xiahou family gradually came into place.

Many aristocratic families from the Yanzhou family also showed their goodwill at this time, either providing people, food, or both.

In this case, Cao Cao's position was very stable. The entire Yanzhou, except Taishan County, the other eight counties, completely surrendered to Cao Cao's feet.

As the information from Taishan came, Cao Cao was overjoyed.

The Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were completely defeated in Qingzhou and had no time to look west, so naturally they would not run around.

As for Yanzhou, which is one of the grain-producing continents, it is the quietest place when war is about to break out or has already broken out all around.

"Reporting to my lord, relying on the grain provided by Yuan Benchu ​​and the donations from the aristocratic families, this spring plowing, according to the newly established military settlement system, was carried out in Chenliu County, Jiyin County, Shanyang County, Rencheng County, Dongping County, Dongjun, and Lu County , Jibei Kingdom, can be implemented." Zao Zhi stood up directly and reported his work preparations and the results to be achieved.

"It's hard work, Zao Zhi, and I have traveled all over the counties to explore the situation." Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and comforted him at the same time.

As a traditional grain-producing continent, under normal circumstances, as long as normal farming can be carried out in Yanzhou, the food that can be obtained is enough to sustain the entire Yanzhou.

However, Yanzhou is unlucky. It is located in the Central Plains, with enemies on all sides, so the probability of being destroyed is very high. Even if the land is mature, once a large-scale war breaks out, it will basically be destroyed.

However, now, when Yuan Shao from Jizhou in the north wants to attack Gongsun Zan from Youzhou, he will naturally not look south. He even sent Cao Cao a large amount of grain to help him keep an eye on Taishan County to avoid future troubles.

Yuan Shu of Yuzhou in the south wanted to send troops to Yangzhou and had no time to visit the north.

As for Yongzhou in the west, there are natural barriers and internal chaos. Dong Zhuo has also died suddenly. There is no one to unite, so naturally they will not send troops to the east.

In Taishan County in the east, although the defeat of a million Yellow Turbans in one battle was truly terrifying, in the end they were only defeated, not annihilated.

And it only has one county. Although it has sufficient force, it has no time to look west.

Looking around, Cao Cao suddenly discovered that Yanzhou, where he was, had become a pure land in the world, so quiet that it was chilling.

Cao Cao looked at the many civil servants sitting there and felt quite satisfied.

Even if most of them were called by Xun Yu, the civil servants who chose to come would obey Xun Yu's orders more than they would obey Cao Cao's orders.

But Cao Cao didn't care at all, he had enough confidence in himself.

Even if these civil servants were summoned by Xun Yu, Cao Cao was confident enough to make them completely surrender to him. "Reporting to my lord, there is a large army in Yanzhou. They came out from Yongzhou and displayed their flags. They want to go to Taishan County. They pass through many states, counties and cities along the way. Do they need to send troops to stop them?" Cao Hong took the lead and was about to reach his destination. The information I knew was revealed.

Cao Cao looked into Cao Hong's eyes and could understand what Cao Hong was thinking. After thinking for a moment, he said to Cao Hong, "Zilian, do you know how many people there are in this army?"

"Reporting to my lord, this army comes from Yongzhou, with no less than 5 infantry and cavalry. If we want to carry out an encirclement and suppression, we will need to use more than [-] soldiers to forcibly encircle and suppress the Shanyang area." Cao Hong directly told the number of troops and The result you want to achieve.

"I think this matter is inappropriate." Cheng Yu stood up and expressed his opinion.

After Cao Hong saw the person who got up, he opened his mouth, then sighed and sat down directly.

If this bunch of terrifying civil servants object to my ideas, there is a high probability that my suggestions will not be passed.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Hong, who sat down directly, and nodded in his heart, then turned to look at Cheng Yu.

"My lord, this army came out from Yongzhou. The number of troops is not small, and the banner is clear. If too few soldiers and horses are used, it will be difficult to tell who will win. If too many soldiers and horses are used, unless they can all be annihilated, they will be left alone. Moving around, Yanzhou, which has just stabilized, will cause a lot of trouble." Cheng Yu looked quite calm and expressed his opinion.

Cao Cao thought for a while and nodded. Yanzhou had just secured this position, and this army had made it clear that they were from Taishan County. People who had returned from delivering tribute to the emperor, so a rash attack would not be tenable in name.

Moreover, there is a shortage of food in Yanzhou now. This spring plowing must not have any accidents. Only if the food cultivation continues this time, will Cao Cao have enough food to conquer all directions, conquer the world, and bring peace to the Han Dynasty.

For Cao Cao, it was not worth taking such a big risk for a future threat.

During spring plowing, assembling more than 5 troops for encirclement and suppression basically meant that Cao Cao had to give up spring plowing in several counties. Such a loss would be too great.

Moreover, even if this army is surrounded and suppressed, Cao Cao will not gain much benefit.

The effort and reward are completely out of proportion. It is simply a business that will lead to loss of blood and cannot be done at all.

"Zhongde, what you said makes sense. Zi Lian needs to think more and don't be blinded by the immediate interests and threats." Cao Cao expressed satisfaction with Cheng Yu's suggestion, and at the same time turned his head to Cao Hong and gave it. Prompts and stated expectations.

After Cheng Yu saw Cao Cao agreeing to the suggestion, he immediately sat down and looked at Cao Cao's eyes, becoming more and more satisfied.

After hearing Cao Cao's suggestion, Cao Hong nodded directly in agreement without any hesitation.

"Since this army is going to Taishan County, I don't know who will lead it. How is its combat strength?" Although Cao Cao did not want to fight this army, he still knew what he should know.

You can't let others take advantage of you, just kill him Cao Cao.

Just in case, it is still necessary to understand this passing army and prepare for special situations.

After all, he has now sat in the position of Yanzhou governor. In name, he is the boss of the Taishan County Sheriff. In theory, Taishan County is still under the management of Cao Cao.

Of course, the actual situation, Cao Cao also knew that with the merits of defeating the Yellow Turbans, Liu Bei was about to be promoted to Qingzhou Mu, and he no longer had the right to govern.

(End of this chapter)