Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 218 Recruitment (third update)

When Gao Cheng and Huang Zun were talking about the new governor, the future Xuzhou Mu, the current Xuzhou governor was summoning the elites of Xuzhou's major families in Xiapi.

Among them, the Cao family is the first family in Xiapi. After hearing that Tao Qian was the governor of Xuzhou, they immediately sent Cao Bao to visit.Tao Qian's reputation spread throughout the Han Dynasty. He once served as governor of Youzhou and Yilang in the court.

Such a celebrity is not the previous governor, both in terms of means and strength, are very powerful.Tao Qian has great righteousness in his hands, and the Xiapi Cao family dare not disobey.

Besides Cao Bao, Mi Zhu was also summoned.There is also the very famous Wang Lang, who is also in the hall.

The old man kneeling on the head, with a serious expression and a hard expression, had very sharp eyes.He is Tao Qian, the new governor of Xuzhou, who is famous for his uprightness.

Beside him, there are two men dressed as scribes, one of them is Tao Qian's fellow villager Ruo Rong, and the other is Zhao Yu from Langya. Ruo Rong's appearance is slightly gloomy, and he doesn't say a word at Tao Qian's side. , while Zhao Yu and Wang Lang were talking and laughing, having a good time.

"Gentlemen, Your Majesty appointed me as Xuzhou Inspector. I hope that I can wipe out the Yellow Turban Rebels and pacify Xuzhou. However, I am new here and I am not familiar with the situation here. I wonder if you have any advice that can help me?"

As soon as Tao Qian opened his mouth, everyone who was joking stopped immediately.Wang Lang's reputation was second only to Tao Qian's, he was the first to smile and said: "The Yellow Turban Rebellion is only a disease of scabies, Mr. Tao is fair, civil and military, so he must have made a plan long ago. If Mr. Tao has an order, I will follow his orders!"

"However, I would like to say something. Xuzhou's soldiers and horses have been abandoned for a long time. If you want to wipe out the Yellow Turbans, you must first have an elite army! And you must have a general in command, otherwise it will be difficult to stop the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans pouring into Xuzhou!"

What Wang Lang was talking about was the biggest problem in Xuzhou right now.Years of comfort made Xuzhou's soldiers and horses slack and turned into a mob, which was useless at all.These people can still be useful in defending the city, but they will definitely not be able to fight the Yellow Turbans head-on.

Tao Qian frowned slightly when he heard this. If he was given a certain amount of time, he would definitely be able to recruit an elite army in Danyang, but now that the Yellow Turban rebels are about to enter the country, there is no time to send someone to recruit soldiers.

Zhao Yu is Tao Qian's most trusted staff member. He thought for a moment and said, "Xuzhou's soldiers are useless, and it's too late to recruit them now. However, I heard that Xiapi's Cao and Mi's have many elite soldiers. Do you want to temporarily act as an imperial army to suppress the Yellow Turbans? If you can pacify Xuzhou, it will be a great contribution, and His Majesty will definitely issue a reward at that time!"

Hearing this, Wang Lang was stunned. It turned out that Tao Qian and Zhao Yu had such an idea in their hearts, wanting to recruit Cao and Mi's family soldiers. Unfortunately, the family soldiers of the family are the foundation of their foothold, and they will never borrow easily. go out.

Cao Bao was not so well-bred, and when he heard Zhao Yu's words, his face turned blue and white.He wished he could punch him to death, but at this moment Tao Qian turned his gaze over and looked at him quietly.In an instant, he felt a strong pressure.

A trace of sweat dripped from his forehead, and he wanted to grit his teeth to refuse, but at this moment, a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he said hastily: "Mr. Tao, although my Cao family's soldiers are elite, they are too few in number. It is also difficult to resist hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves! I have an idea, so that Tao Gong can get tens of thousands of elites!"

Tao Qian's eyes flashed brightly, and he said, "Oh? I don't know what kind of plan it is?"

Cao Bao said: "I heard that Zang Ba, who assassinated the governor of Taishan County to save his father, now has tens of thousands of bandits in Donghai County, and the county magistrate dare not provoke him. There are tens of thousands of elites and a general out of thin air!"

Tao Qian once heard about Zang Ba's reputation, and when he heard that this person is now in Donghai County, his eyes lit up. If it was true what Cao Bao said, he could make this person a general under his command, and he would be sure to deal with the Yellow Turban.

Zang Ba was born in a small family in Taishan County. It is understandable that he became a bandit in order to save his father.Tao Qian immediately agreed to this strategy.

Mi Zhu on the side lowered his head slightly to hide the coldness in his eyes. He had already secretly investigated the fact that his second brother and younger sister were intercepted and killed by bandits. The leader of the bandits was named Sun Kang.He has a younger brother named Sun Guan.

And Sun Guan is Zang Ba's capable subordinate, and his strength is not weak.

The behind-the-scenes man who drove Sun Kang to intercept and kill his second brother and younger sister was the Cao family, known as the number one world in Xiapi.If Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others are called Xuzhou generals now, then Sun Guan will seek revenge for killing his brother from the Mi family in the future.It's hard to resist just relying on Mi's family soldiers!
His thoughts turned, and he went forward and cupped his hands and said, "I want to report to Lord Tao, and I also recommend someone. He is Huai'an County Wei Gaocheng. This person wiped out the water thieves in Baima Lake and wiped out all the bandits in Huai'an. Some of his generals are extremely brave. , if he can be transferred to the state capital, he will definitely be able to help Tao Gong!"

Tao Qian thought for a while, and said: "Huai'an Gao Cheng, I've heard of this man, he is also a hero in Xuzhou, good! Yuan Da, you come to write the edict of expropriation and pass it on to Zang Ba, and then call Huai'an Gao Cheng to lead the county brave Go north and listen to it!"

Then he issued orders again and again, enlisting Wang Lang to be in charge of Zhizhong, Mi Zhu and Zhao Yu to be in charge of Biejia, and Cao Bao to be the captain of Xiapi, responsible for guarding and defending the city.Ruo Rong was responsible for transporting grain and grass from Guangling and Pengcheng for military use.

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A few days later, Gao Cheng was practicing swordsmanship in the mansion, when he suddenly received a message from Mi Zhu via a merchant ship, saying that the governor of Xuzhou was going to let him lead Xian Yongbei to attack the Yellow Turban rebels!
"This is an opportunity!"

Gao Cheng was overjoyed, Tao Qian was quite famous at this time, if he could make meritorious service under his command, based on his merits in pacifying the Yellow Turban, it should not be a problem for him to recommend him to be the prefect of a county.

Well, it would be best if he could be called the sheriff in Yangzhou. In this way, he would be able to manage the foundation well and develop freely.

It didn't take long for the state government's official recruitment document to be delivered through the official post.

After Gao Cheng received the order, he asked Gao Tai and Zhang Chen to take care of the family property with their soldiers, while Lu Dai continued to sit in the water village.He took Jiang Qin, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao, mixed with a hundred elite soldiers and three hundred county braves, and went north by boat.

On the way, Gao Cheng kept receiving news from Mi Zhu that hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves had passed through Yanzhou and poured into Xuzhou, and the gang of rebels attacked Wubao, the county seat along the way, and many small families and cities were looted.Even Zhang's Wubao near Pengcheng was breached, causing heavy casualties.

Among them, Zhang Zhao, the most outstanding son of the Zhang family, broke through the encirclement with a long bow, but disappeared.

"Pengcheng Zhang Zhao? He was almost killed by the Yellow Turban rebels?"

After Gao Cheng heard the news, he couldn't help jumping in his heart. Zhang Zhao, one of the two Jiangdong Zhangs, was not inferior to Xun Yu's prime minister.It would be a pity if he died!

The merchant ship turned to Surabaya via the Huai River, and Gao Cheng saw a large number of refugees displaced by the war on the shore. Pengcheng is the seat of Xuzhou, and there is no room for loss.Under the attack of the Yellow Turban rebels, the officers and soldiers in the city were very tightly defended.

Unable to attack repeatedly, the Yellow Turban began to wreak havoc on the surrounding cities for food and grass. A large number of strong and strong people were kidnapped, and only some old and weak escaped by chance. They wanted to cross Surabaya and go to Xiapi to survive.

(End of this chapter)