The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

Time quietly came to the second year of Chuping (191). In the original history, the princes of Shandong were still blocked in Hulao Pass at this time, and Dong Zhuo was busy preparing to move the capital.

Because of Liu Han's entry, the feudal princes' fight against Dong was not only ended hastily, but also became a laughing stock, and is now licking its wounds within its own territory.

Let’s talk about Cao Cao first. Cao Cao was beaten by Dong Zhuo first, and then he was pressed to the ground and rubbed once by Liu Han. It can be said that all his capital was lost.

Cao Cao has been living an idealistic and serious life in these years. He wants to be a famous official who will be remembered forever. He has been brainwashed by the gentry theory since he was a child. He wrote letters to the party to punish the disasters, defeated the families of the eunuchs, and served the country on the battlefield during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. In Jinan, he stopped the obscene rituals to save the common people. Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor and he joined the rebels and risked his life to fight against them.

However, the princes' actions against Empress Dong chilled Cao Cao, and the King of Hejian's purge of powerful nobles frightened him. He completely sensed the changes of the times.Luoyang became a buffer zone between Dong Zhuo, King Hejian and the princes of Shandong. Guandong was given away. The next step was to divide the territory. The heroes fought for hegemony and raised their own troops to attack Dong. Some nobles and powerful people already supported them and they became members of a community of interests. Spokesperson.

And now he is not only weak, but also surrounded by heroes, especially the King of Hejian. He will never let him go again.

I have mentioned the advantages of Danyang soldiers before. Although they are not as good as Liangzhou iron cavalry, Bingzhou wolf cavalry, and Youzhou sudden cavalry, they are still elites that a big man can use.

The current governor of Yangzhou is Chen Wen, whose courtesy name is Yuan Ti. In the first year of Chuping (190), the governors of various counties in Guandong raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Chen Wen and the governor of Danyang Zhou Xin provided [-] troops to the vigorous general Cao Cao.

Chen Wen was able to take the position of governor of Yangzhou, all thanks to the favor of Cao Cao's father, Cao Song. After all, Cao Song had spent a lot of money to buy a Taiwei, so the Cao family and Chen Wen formed a kind of disciple relationship invisibly.

As for Zhou Xin, the prefect of Danyang, whose courtesy name is Taiming (surnamed Zhou in Kuaiji, brother of Zhou Ang and Zhou Zhe), Zhou Xin traveled to the capital when he was young and became a disciple of Taifu Chen Fan. He was appointed the Grand Administrator of Danyang, and similarly, the Grand Lieutenant at that time was also Cao Song. (In the early days, when Cao Gong promoted the righteous army, he sent people to ask for Zai. Zai immediately gathered his troops and got 2000 people, who served as military advisers.) Zhou Xin, as the prefect of Danyang, also recruited more than 1 Danyang soldiers to support him. (Dong Cao revolted and sent more than [-] troops to help him in his conquest)
That's why Cao Cao was able to recruit another two thousand Danyang soldiers in Danyang so smoothly. This made Cao Cao extremely happy, and he had the capital to start a business.

However, good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly. Cao Cao is a typical player who pops champagne at halftime. Danyang soldiers are "good at martial arts and fighting, and have high strength." Cao Cao recruits easily, but it is another thing to convince them.

The soldiers from Lujiang and Danyang who had just been brought back mutinied at night and burned all Cao Cao's tents.

The situation was critical. Boss Cao took a sword and killed dozens of people before finally escaping from the camp. A final count showed that there were only more than 500 people who had not defected. Later, he gradually recruited more than 1000 people near his hometown and brought them with him. For the last part of the Cao family's wealth, Cao Cao gathered a total of 3000 people. He once again had bargaining chips and sat on the table.

This journey was bumpy, and Cao Cao's mentality also changed greatly.

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When Cao Cao recruited troops from Yangzhou and returned to the Central Plains, the remaining princes who were still alive in the coalition against Dong were also licking their wounds, and what followed was the emergence of internal conflicts within the coalition.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes.

As the base camps of the coalition forces fighting against Dong, Jizhou and Yanzhou are now in a mess.

Let’s talk about Jizhou first, which is more chaotic than ever before.Han Fu has been working as a Jizhou herder for more than a year, and he has basically taken root.But when Yuan Shao first left Luoyang, he fled directly to the border of Jizhou.

The Central Plains is constantly falling into wars, and only Jizhou is a relatively stable area. Jizhou not only has convenient transportation, but also has a very large population.Because many people in the Central Plains could not bear the impact of the war, they tried their best to escape to Jizhou, which directly brought excellent development potential to Jizhou.

It was precisely after Yuan Shao saw this that he chose to stay in Jizhou and tried every means to seize control of Jizhou.

Han Fu can also feel this atmosphere.

After Yuan Shao was defeated and retreated to Wei County, Cao Cao defected to Yuan Shao instead of Han Fu, the actual provider of military rations and supplies.

Cao Cao raised troops from Chenliu, why didn't he return to Yanzhou and find his old friend Zhang Miao?You must know that Chen Liu is a large county, and Zhang Miao is the most famous among the jujube coalition (one of the famous "Eight Chefs" of the gentry, Liu Biao is also one of the "Eight Chefs"), and Chen Liu is close to his hometown in Qiao County. , why should we let go and follow Zhang Miao?
Cao Cao thought about it for a long time, but finally did not return to Yanzhou for two reasons.

First, Zhang Miao and Cao Cao were not that good. Zhang Miao was on guard against Cao Cao, who was shouting to kill. Otherwise, Zhang Miao would not have expressed his anger after Cao Cao was used as cannon fodder, and Cao Cao would have to trek again. He traveled thousands of miles to his hometown and Yangzhou to recruit troops.

If he returns to Yanzhou, he will inevitably encounter greater hostility from Zhang Miao.

Secondly, Yanzhou is now in chaos, and the war has emerged. The people in Yanzhou have already started fighting. Cao Cao will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire, but he only has this capital in his hand. If he loses it, he may really Can't turn over.

Han Fu had a strong opinion of Yuan Shao, and had been secretly reducing the supply of military rations to Yuan Shao's front army. (Fu Yi is still deeply suspicious of Shao, and wants to separate him every time he cuts off military rations)

冀州三郡六国99县（魏郡15县、巨鹿郡15县、常山国12县、中山国13县、安平国13县、河间国11县、清河国7县、赵国5县、渤海郡8县）。

Among them, it goes without saying that the Hejian Kingdom belongs to the King of Hejian. Even if he is the shepherd of Jizhou, he can't control it. The Hejian Kingdom is connected to Zhuojun, and the prime minister is Huang Zhong's son Huang Xu. He can't command it at all.

Let’s talk about Bohai County. The governor of Bohai County, Gongsun Zan, seems to be inextricably connected with the King of Hejian. To be sure of defeating Gongsun Zan, it's best to turn a blind eye and pretend you can't see him.

However, I’m not completely sure!In Jizhou, except for the Hejian Kingdom, Gongsun Zan has five thousand cavalry, including three thousand fine cavalry. He has the biggest fist now, and he has been very restless recently.

There are also Zhongshan Kingdom and Changshan Kingdom. One is adjacent to Youzhou and the other is Bingzhou. They have long been on good terms with the King of Hejian. Han Fu can only regard these two countries as buffers with the King of Hejian.

In this way, four places have been given away, and the remaining five are under their own control. But Wei County is different. It is a state government. If Wei County is lost, should I still be regarded as the shepherd of Jizhou?
Yuan Shao's wolf ambition was obvious, and Han Fu had trouble sleeping and eating. (End of chapter)