Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 150 Occupying Qingzhou

Zhang De took Linzi, and Le'an County and Jinan Kingdom were hit the hardest.When Jiao He was here before, Zhang De would not do anything to them, but now only Le'an County and Jinan Kingdom in Qingzhou are not under Zhang De's control.In the past, when Jiao He was not dead, everyone still had a backbone, but now that Jiao He is dead, Linzi City was captured by Zhang De in only five days. Next, Zhang De will definitely reach out to himself!

Now there are two ways to go, one is to resist to the end, and the other is to surrender the city like Chengyang County.Therefore, the governor of Le'an County and the Prime Minister of Jinan wisely chose the latter, prepared the household registration register long ago, and waited for Zhang De to come.

After Zhang De captured Linzi, he rested for three days and ordered Zang Ba to lead his troops into Le'an County. , Zhang Debing occupied the whole territory of Qingzhou without bloodshed.

Later, Zhang De ordered Tai Shici to lead [-] soldiers to guard Linzi, while Zang Ba returned to Langya with his Qingzhou soldiers, and Chang Xi, who performed outstandingly in this battle, was sent by Zhang De to guard Jinan.

With the occupation of Qingzhou, Zhang De is also facing a lot of problems.Bear the brunt of the soldiers.Originally, Zhang De had 2 troops under his command. Of course, 2 of them were newly recruited soldiers, [-] were Beihai veterans, and [-] were Zang Ba's elite Qingzhou soldiers.Now Linzi, Jinan, Le'an, and Chengyang have been confiscated, and more than [-] people have been obtained, but these [-] people are scattered among the four places, each with only [-].So Zhang De simply transferred Donglai's Zongbao to Chengyang County, and transferred most of Donglai's defenders to Chengyang, while Donglai only sent a thousand defenders.Donglai was backed by the sea and surrounded by his own territory, so Zhang De didn't worry about it, and in this way, Chengyang County could be considered to have put together an army of [-], echoing Kaiyang Zang Ba.

Zhang De is not worried about Le'an County. Le'an County is not rich, and it is located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, with the Yellow River's natural danger as a barrier. Zhang Decai does not believe that someone will cross the river from the lower reaches of the Yellow River to attack Qingzhou. Let's not talk about this How many ships did they get? At that time, the north did not have such a powerful navy. (The estuary of the Yellow River in the Han Dynasty was norther than the current estuary, and was basically located at the boundary between Qingzhou and Jizhou. Later, the Yellow River changed its course many times before it became what it is today).

So Zhang De just ordered Pei Yuanshao to guard Le'an County with 5000 people.As for Linzi, which is very close to the Beihai Sea, it can come from morning to evening, and there is Tai Shici in charge, so Zhang De is not worried.The location of Jinan is particularly important to the northern part of Qingzhou.

Zhang De let Chang Xi guard Jinan after careful consideration. Zhang De has also known Chang Xi these days. The [-] soldiers who should have been distributed to Linzi were also given to Chang Xi. In this way, Chang Xi had [-] troops in his hands. Facing the threat of Jizhou on the back and Yanzhou on the west, at least he could fight again.

The problem of recruiting soldiers was solved. Next, Zhang De ordered people to carry out civilian settlements throughout Qingzhou, and the matter of farming was handed over to Guoyuan.When it comes to farming, Guoyuan is much smarter than Wang Xiu. Although both of them are in their 20s, there is a saying that "there is a specialization in art". Wang Xiu is quite familiar with matters such as salt and iron and weaving. , but Wang Xiu is not as good as Guoyuan if he is really asked to manage the farmland.Since Guoyuan came to Beihai, he has played a great role in the farming in Donglai and other places in Beihai, and specially drafted and formulated laws and regulations on farming. Therefore, Zhang De handed over the farming to Guoyuan.

However, Cui Yan, Zheng Xuan's other apprentice, did not let Zhang De worry about it, for the same reason, this Cui Yan was too upright.

Even though Cui Yan is nearly [-] years old this year, he is still an "angry youth" and always takes care of injustice.Since being appointed by Zhang De as an officer, Cui Yan has reported several corrupt officials, and he investigates wrong and unjust cases everywhere, and he never refuses any common people who come to him.So there is a local folk song in Beihai called "Guoyuan is here, the granary is abundant, Cui Yan is here, and the case of injustice is clear".

So Zhang De simply let Cui Yan be in charge of the criminal law, and gave Cui Yan a lot of power. It was exactly like this that the "King Cui Yan", who was frightened by officials all over the world, was gradually born under Zhang De.

Due to Zhang De's arrival, history has changed a lot. For example, the original battle against Dong Zhuo was moved forward by more than half a year, so Zhang De is really not sure whether Wang Yun's serial plan will happen and when it will happen.But Zhang De prayed at the same time that Dong Zhuo would not die so soon. After all, he had just won Qingzhou, and he still needed to stabilize people's hearts and develop with peace of mind.At the same time, Zhang De also knew that he won Qingzhou, but after all, it was not a good name, and I am afraid that the princes of the world will criticize this.

So Zhang De simply went to the court, saying that Jiao He died of a sudden illness, and hoped that the court would immediately appoint a new governor of Qingzhou.Of course, people with a discerning eye can see that the biggest warlord in Qingzhou is Zhang De, who has [-] troops under his command (the [-] soldiers Zhang De hid in Langya County are unknown to everyone), no matter who is the governor of Qingzhou, I am afraid that he will be "severely ill" like Jiao He. and die".

At the same time, this time Tai Shici responded in Linzi and called the city gate, which also made Zhang De ignore a very important thing, that is the spy!
As Zhang De, who used to be a liaison officer of the underground party, he naturally knew the importance of spies.So the first thing Zhang De did after returning to Beihai was to prepare to form a spy force.However, spy training cannot be completed overnight. A spy not only needs to undergo professional training, but also needs to be absolutely loyal to his master, and a spy needs a special person to command. Zhang De is absolutely loyal.Such a candidate would be difficult to damage Zhang De.

Zhang De counted his subordinates with his fingers.Huang Zhong was loyal to him, but it was a pity that it wasn't that material; Chen Gong didn't say anything to himself, but Chen Gong was a military adviser after all, and he was going to fight with Zhang De in the future, so he must be busy with his affairs, so it was not suitable.Cui Yan and others followed him for too short a time, and Zhang De still didn't dare to entrust them with such an important matter.However, the establishment of a spy force is urgent. After all, it will take several years to complete from selection to training. That is to say, a spy force cannot be formed in a short period of time. Even if Zhang De sets up a spy force now, it may take a while. It will take a few years to come in handy.

Helpless, Zhang De had no choice but to tell Chen Gong about this matter. According to Zhang De's intention, he hoped that Chen Gong would take care of the espionage unit for the time being, and wait for a suitable candidate to speak, but Chen Gong shook his head and said: " My lord, in fact, I already have a suitable candidate in my mind!"

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