The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 342: General Zhou Yu
Many generals gathered in the Jiade Hall.

"Xu Huang, Xu Rong, and Sima Yi, lead the Black Armor Camp, and draw another 20,000 troops from Lantian, march out of Hedong, attack Shangdang, and capture Bingzhou;"

"Wei Yan, Lei Bo, and Chen Deng led the Cancer Camp out of Xuzhou and attacked Qingzhou;"

"Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Xun You led the Tiankui and Xiliu camps out of Yanzhou, forced Zang Ba to surrender, and from there crossed the river to attack Hebei. Chen Deng accompanied them as military advisor."

"Appoint Zhang He to guard Nanyang and make him the Supreme General of the Tiangang Army. Establish the Tiangang Camp to defend Jingzhou."

"Zhong Yao is stationed in Chang'an, and Gu Yong is stationed in Luoyang to supervise the transportation of grain and grass."

"The rest of the generals will follow the main army from Guandu, pass Liyang, and then go to Hebei to attack Yecheng."

Qin Shou's voice was heard in the hall, and excitement appeared on the faces of the generals.

Yuan Shao's main force had been defeated, and he was simply unable to compete with the Cavalry Army. Looking at Qin Shou now, he can be said to have a strong army.

On the other hand, the main force under Yuan Shao was defeated, and most of the remaining ones were old and weak. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were killed, Zhang He and Gao Lan surrendered, and among the advisers Tian Feng and Ju Su were killed, Xu You fled, Xin Pi and Xin Ping surrendered, and now only advisers such as Guo Tu, Feng Ji, and Shen Pei were around him.

"Yuan Shao has already sent his son Yuan Xi to lead 50,000 troops from Youzhou, and Yuan Shang to lead 50,000 troops from Qingzhou. Together with the remaining 80,000 troops, the total number is 180,000."

"However, most of these soldiers are newly recruited and not elite. Probably only the cavalry from Youzhou are a little bit impressive."

"Moreover, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are fighting each other for the succession to Yuan Shao. Although 180,000 troops are a lot, it may be difficult for them to join forces and work together."

Jia Xu spoke eloquently in the hall and recounted the intelligence about Yuan Shao.

"I heard that Yuan Shao is addicted to drinking all day in Yecheng and ignores state affairs. He no longer has the spirit of a heroic leader!" Xun You also said with a smile.

The bottom line is, Yuan Shao is no longer useful. You can attack boldly. The enemy is no match for us. As long as we are a little more serious, we can easily destroy the enemy.

"This time when we attack Hebei, our main enemy is not Yuan Shao, but foreign races, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Gongsun Kang from Liaodong."

Qin Shou swept the golden bamboo pole in his hand across the map, and the long border line of the northern border of the Han Dynasty appeared in front of them. Everyone's faces instantly became solemn.

The Xiongnu had already fallen, but the Xianbei and Wuhuan were different, especially the Xianbei.

After Tan Shihuai's death, the Xianbei split, the Western Xianbei rebelled, and the southern part of the desert from Yunzhong to the east was divided into three parts: the first was Budugen, who had tens of thousands of people and occupied the Yunzhong and Yanmen areas; the second was Kebi Neng, who was distributed in Daijun, Shanggu and other places; the third was several small tribes under the original alliance "Eastern Lord", which were scattered in Liaoxi, Youbeiping and Yuyang. Among them, Kebi Neng was the most powerful.

In the past, Sima Yi had wanted to bribe Kebineng to send troops to Youzhou to contain Yuan Shao, but was rejected by Qin Shou. These people would sooner or later become his enemies.

"The Qiang, Xianbei, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and all the tribes on the grassland are all enemies of the Central Plains. They come south every year and take advantage of the emptiness of the Central Plains to plunder the Han people. They are the enemies of the Central Plains."

"The fight between us and Yuan Shao was a fight between brothers, but with these people, it was an enemy. We fight for the world, and there are things we should do and things we shouldn't do."

Qin Shou's voice rang out in the hall, and everyone's faces straightened when they heard it.

In fact, everyone was only touched by Qin Shou's words. In the eyes of people like Sima Yi, it was enough to defeat a strong enemy. If they could bribe Ke Bineng with money and use the opponent's troops to attack Youzhou and tie down Yuan Shao's troops, it would be a very cost-effective deal.

Zhuge Liang had done this before. In order to contain the military strength of Cao Wei, he had sent someone to contact Ke Bineng and asked him to send troops to attack Liangzhou and Youzhou. It must be said that even Cao Cao had never done this before.

Qin Shou would naturally not do that. He would even do the same as Cao Cao, marching north to the desert and defeating these foreign tribes.

"May I ask, my lord, how should we deal with these foreigners?" Sima Yi asked hurriedly.

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy. Anyone who surrenders will be relocated to the Central Plains, granted land, allowed to cultivate the land, and learn Han culture. From now on, they can completely integrate into Han culture." Qin Shou said indifferently.

When everyone heard this, a look of horror suddenly appeared on their faces.

Asking these herdsmen on the grassland to farm is as impossible as asking military generals to embroider.

"As long as they have enough time, they will learn everything sooner or later." Qin Shou said calmly, "I think if they don't have enough food, they can learn anything faster, right?"

Everyone's faces turned pale after hearing this. If they thought about it carefully, maybe it was really like this. Under the pressure of reality, what is impossible to happen?
"My lord, what you said is very true." Everyone spoke out.

However, he sighed in his heart that the Han Prime Minister in front of him was really not easy to deal with, and it was also the bad luck of those foreign tribes on the grassland.

"I heard that Liu Bei is relocating the people from Xinye and Fancheng towards Yuzhang. The big-eared thief is trying to escape!" Qin Shou said coldly.

"My lord, I think we should send troops south to stop Liu Bei from migrating. Even if we cannot destroy him, we must disrupt his action this time." Sima Yi said immediately.

"Let Gan Ning's navy go and blockade the Han River." Qin Shou suddenly thought of someone and chuckled, "It's been a while since the navy was formed. It's time to take it out for a stroll."

"My lord, although the navy has been formed, it is still a little inferior to the navy of Jingzhou. At this time, it seems inappropriate to let the navy go up the river. I am worried that Cai Mao will take action." Sima Yi said with some concern.

"Zhongda, Cai Mao may not agree to Liu Bei's relocation of the people, but he is not in a position to stop it. But if we take action, Cai Mao will definitely ignore it." Jia Xu comforted.

Qin Shou nodded. Cai Mao and Liu Bei were not on good terms with each other. If he sent troops to stop Liu Bei from relocating the people, Cai Mao would be happy to see it happen. After all, once Liu Bei gained a foothold in Yuzhang, the next step would be to deal with Jingzhou, which Cai Mao did not want to see.

"Then let Gan Ning block the Han River and send someone to secretly tell Cai Mao and Kuai Liang." Qin Shou made a decision immediately.

"promise."

Sima Yi quickly agreed.

"My lord, Sun Quan recently wrote a letter to the emperor, requesting to be the governor of Jiaozhou and help the court pacify the various tribes in Jiaozhou." Jia Xu said.

"Why can't you defeat Cao Cao? Do you want to temporarily avoid Jiaozhou and seek justice from the court? Or, do you want to use my reputation to force Cao Cao to stop?" Qin Shou instantly understood Sun Quan's thoughts and sneered in his heart.

"My lord, I guess Sun Quan has probably already started planning to seize Jiaozhou. It doesn't matter whether you have given me the order or not." Yang Xiu said, "If that's the case, we might as well let him seize Jiaozhou and contain Cao Cao."

"Sun Quan is still a little bit short, let Zhou Yu go, let Zhou Yu be appointed as Jiaozhou Mu and Cangwu Hou." Qin Shou suddenly laughed and said, "Appoint him as the General of the Southern Expedition."

"My lord is wise." Everyone's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)