Travel through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 74

"My lord, according to reports from the scouts, Gongsun Zan has wiped out Dai Commandery's troops for several days in a row." On this day, Gao Shun came to inquire about the news with Yang Yu full of hope. county.

"Well, what's going on here?" Because Yang Yu has been dealing with Yuyang's affairs recently, he has no time to listen to some less important information.

"My lord, I have also checked the reports of the scouts in detail about this matter. It is said that Gongsun Zan is confronting Yuan Shao, and there are conflicts from time to time. Because among the cities adjacent to my army, the Youbeiping area is more important, and Dai County, in the eyes of Gongsun Zan, has become a worthless existence, so he has plans to give up this place."

This is indeed possible, because Dai Commandery is a bit remote to Gongsun Zan. Dai Commandery is now sandwiched between Youzhou City, which is between Zhuo County and Bingzhou Yanmen. Zhang Yan, the black mountain bandit, harassed him from time to time. If Zhuo was in Gongsun Zan's hands, then Yanmen would also be in Gongsun Zan's hands. Unfortunately, Gongsun Zan was driven out of Youzhou City, so for Dai County, Gongsun Zan was really Give up, still reluctant, don't give up, I don't know when, Yang Yu will take it down, or be harassed by Zhang Yan, then, well, it's better to make this place an empty city.

"Well, you should discuss this matter with Ju Sima. If the information is accurate, you can take down a few cities in Dai County. However, you must find out the information. You know, our territory is still too small, but No mistakes."

It's not that site mistakes can't be made, but that personnel mistakes can't be made. Although Yang Yu has combat personnel and staff officers now, he really has few management personnel. If he takes Daijun down, he must send a few In the past, managers like county magistrates, but if they were caught in the trap and lost, it would be difficult for him to continue to expand his territory. From this, we can see how difficult it is for a new prince to develop. Generals can accept them. Counselors can be recruited, but managers, if they don't train themselves, must rely on the old forces, so they will be influenced by these forces, and now Yang Yu has to abandon this influence, then, no matter how many cities he lays down , If you don't have your own management personnel, it will be in vain.

"What my lord is worried about is that this generation of county is easy to fight, but governance is difficult. Even if the generation of the county is full of troops, it is very easy for us to defeat it, but how about governance?"

Ju Shou walked in from the outside. He had heard the following words, and he also knew what Yang Yu meant, that is, not to use the old forces to manage, but even to use those lonely people to manage. But now, it is very difficult for Yang Yu to have people come to seek refuge. One is remote, and the other is that after passing through Yuan Shao's territory, most of them will seek refuge with Yuan Shao. After all, Yang Yu's reputation in the Central Plains is still a bit obscure.

"However, my lord, I think it's better for us to take down this generation county. In this way, my lord will have four counties, and our military strength needs to continue to expand. Also, my lord, once we take it down Daijun, we can directly connect with Bingzhou, maybe, we can recruit some talents from Bingzhou."

Instead, Jushou changed his voice and supported the capture of Dai Commandery. His suggestion was that, perhaps, there would be some famous people in Bingzhou to vote. The current Bingzhou is basically in a state of chaos, only in Hanoi, and there are court officials. The few eunuchs are managing, but their strength is also very weak, and most of the places are in a state of no management. Whether it is the Black Mountain bandits or the Huns, they often wreak havoc on this land, and they may hide in some corner. What about some great talents?

"Well, then take down Daijun, and there is no need for any covert actions. Since the nest is empty, Gao Shun," "Yes." "You can go directly with Hua Xiong to lead your trapped camp. If the information is correct, even if you appear in Dai Commandery, Gongsun Zan will not have time to return to the army. I order you to take these cities directly and stay here for a period of time to help the civil servants we send to stabilize this place. come down."

Yang Yu still has this point of determination. Since the nest is empty here, if he does any secret operations, the gain will not be worth the loss. Maybe it will make Gongsun Zan suspicious, so it's better to go straight and aboveboard.

"Well, the lower official thinks the same as the lord, just go to Daijun like this, and tell Gongsun Zan that I just want to take Daijun back, what can you do." Ju Shou nodded at the same time.

"Gao Shun leads the order."

Sometimes, a battle is so simple, it is just a matter of three or two sentences, and there is no need to go through a lot of arguments. This is mainly because Yang Yu believes in the judgment of his scouts, otherwise, he would not have sent troops so easily .

"My lord, if this generation of county is taken down again, and the population of Yuyang is added, the population under our rule will increase by 30 to [-] people. I don't know, how should the lord expand our troops?"

Fighting Dai County, whether it is Yang Yu or Jushou, is not a very worrying thing, so Jushou instead came to discuss with Yang Yu about expanding the army.

"Army expansion, I don't think there is any need to expand the camp and the light cavalry camp. Otherwise, add 500 people to the supplementary camp, but Zhao Feng can't manage it alone. I don't know if my brother can come out to assist Zhao Feng?"

Now, Yang Yu has taken a fancy to Jushou's younger brother. Both Jushou's family and Liu Hui's family have kept a low profile all along. Only the two of them work outside, and none of them work outside the family.

"Expanding the supplementary battalion is feasible, no matter, my brother, I don't think so, he doesn't have that ability." Ju Shou quickly explained.

"That's it. The rest of your family are old, and it's not easy for me to let them come out to work. And brother Ling, Juwen, let him come out to be Zhao Feng's assistant. I've met brother Ling. He should be able to handle the job."

Jushou's younger brother has poor eyesight, but he can read and write. Although Jushou doesn't agree with letting him become an official, once he becomes an official, Jushou will not ignore it and will definitely teach his younger brother , Moreover, as Zhao Feng's assistant, this position is not very important. In this way, it can also calm the heart of the professor, so why not do it.

"That's up to the lord, but if he can't do the job well, I'll call him home and ask the lord not to give him any more jobs." Ju Shou also had to compromise.

"Success, I promise you, okay, okay, don't worry, Ju Sima, I don't understand your brother, it's just that you have too high demands on him."

Regardless of Jushou's psychology, Yang Yu was right to hold on to him and not let him go. Once this person takes office, he still has a sense of responsibility. During this time, Yang Yu still recognized Jushou's work.

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"Report, my lord, General Gao and General Hua have captured the four cities of Dai Commandery." Not long after, news came that Gao Shun had successfully captured Dai Commandery.

"Okay, so, Ju Sima, our ground is relatively complete, and our scouts can penetrate into Bingzhou."

In fact, after taking Dai Commandery, Yang Yu's territory is easier to defend. In this way, among the four counties, there will be a piece of land that is completely his own, and the farmers on this land can work with peace of mind. , Just between Daijun and Shanggu, between Daijun and Zhuo, the grain of large tracts of land is often partly irrecoverable.

"Then, my lord, shall I arrange for scouts to investigate Bingzhou?" "Yes, if possible, it is best to open up a road from Bingzhou, so that some soldiers and generals can be recruited from Guanzhong."

(End of this chapter)