The Three Kingdoms

His face became resolute, and he began to analyze the situation: "Great Governor, we can barely control Yecheng now, but the other counties, even Cao Pi could not control them at the beginning, and it is difficult for us to give orders in a short time, and some of them are falling apart. What should we do if we don’t respect the order of the governor’s office, and the counties are self-governing?”

"Let me ask you, can you deal with the garrison in Yecheng?" Li Nie asked.

"There should be no problem!"

Cui Zhouping pondered for a moment, and then said: "There is a division led by Zhang Wei of the Black Mountain Army in Yecheng, and the only thing to be afraid of is the direct descendants left by Cao Pi. Yang Ren, a general under the command of Zhang Lu, the king of Hanzhong, is one of them. The mighty general, with [-] elite soldiers in his hand, stationed in Nancheng, ignores me, he should be left by Cao Pi to supervise me!"

[Chapter 94 of Jizhou Yiqi in the text]

"Governor, the Wei Dynasty ruled Jizhou for a short period of time. In fact, they have not really unified Jizhou. In the end, they only ruled Jizhou in the face of these years. There is not enough time to sort out the remnants left by the Jin State. Although Cao Pi now He ruled Jizhou under the banner of the Wei Dynasty, but his name was not justified, and he lacked convincing power. Even if we raise the Great Wu War Banner, we want all the counties in Jizhou to respond and change flags at the same time. This is a big problem!"

Cui Zhouping thought for a while, and said with a serious expression: "And if it is not done well, it will be self-defeating. In the end, the whole Jizhou will fall apart, and we can only send troops to attack one by one. The gain outweighs the loss!"

Jizhou, one of the thirteen prefectures planned by the previous dynasty, is also the richest and most populous prefecture and county, with nine counties under its jurisdiction. During the previous dynasty, the population reached more than 600 million. It belongs to the center of Hebei and the core of the Central Plains.

After the Suanzao League disbanded, Han Fu was the head of Jizhou Mu in Jizhou, but Han Fu's prosperity did not last long, and he was soon rebelled by Yuan Shao of Bohai County. country hinterland.

In the first battle of Guandu, Jin was destroyed by Cao Wei, and Jizhou changed hands.

But in just a few years, the environment in Jizhou, which has changed hands several times, has also become complicated.

On the surface, the Wei Dynasty was in charge, but the economic war launched by Soochow directly broke the rhythm of the Wei Dynasty's smooth takeover of Jizhou, destroyed the land of Jizhou a lot, and also allowed many old ministries of the Jin Kingdom to survive. .

If Cao Cao calms down and cleans up, it will bring Jizhou back to his heart.

But he was in a hurry to move the capital to Luoyang, so Jizhou was naturally neglected, so in fact, under the rule of the Wei Dynasty, this place was filled with the old Ministry of Jin and the forces secretly developed by Soochow. This was a melee zone.

"You're right, if you want to complete Jizhou's change of flag in a short period of time, without fighting with swords and soldiers, and successfully make Jizhou the territory of the Great Wu Dynasty, this must be difficult!"

Li Nie heard the words.With a serious face, he nodded.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about it in his heart, he could understand the difficulties Cui Zhouping was facing now.If you want to stabilize this stable situation, if you want to change the big yellow flag at the top of the city in a hurry, you will inevitably encounter certain backlash.

But he is also aware of the situation in the country, so far, they can only fight.

"Zhouping. When Han Tao was the commander of Jinyiwei's dark guards, he sneaked into Jizhou many times. Using his identity as the son of Han Fu, he instigated many aristocratic families in Jizhou and returned to Wu!"

Li Nie thought for a while, and gave Cui Cuizhouping a little confidence: "They have always been the foundation of our Great Wu in Jizhou. It was because of their assistance in the economic war that year that we could achieve a good result. This time, if you Put them to good use. They'll be a great help!"

"Jizhou family?"

When Cui Zhouping heard this, his gloomy eyes suddenly became brighter: "According to me, since the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the Jizhou family has been continuously suppressed by the Wei Dynasty, and Cao Mengde is also a person who will not compromise with the power of the family. He can't Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao was born in a family, relying heavily on a wealthy family, and can tolerate the rampant family, but Cao Mengde is different. Under the suppression of the Wei Dynasty, the Jizhou family has long since disappeared, but it is undeniable that this is a certain strength after all. If you can get their help, it will indeed be a very good help!"

"I'll contact them personally. For other counties, we shouldn't think too much. To capture a thief, you need to capture the head, and to defeat the enemy, you need to kill the general. If you want Jizhou, you must first solve Yecheng!"

Li Nie said in a deep voice: "In Jizhou, Yecheng has always been a core city. Although the sheriffs of the other counties have disrespected the orders issued by the governor's office, they are actually just following the wind. Their fists are big, and they will listen to whoever they choose. Regardless of Bohai, Qinghe, Hejian, and Julu, the prefects of these counties are all elected by the local wealthy families. They don’t have a lot of troops. If we directly take the land of Weijun, the wind vane of the whole Jizhou will change. Now that they have reached the point where they don’t respect the order of the governor’s office, they will naturally not have much loyalty to the Cao Wei court. In addition, we have already settled in Hejian County. The strength of the two divisions of the Wild Lion Legion will have a good deterrent effect!"

If you give them a year or two, these people can slowly return to their hearts, but now they can only use the power of deterrence to force the counties to surrender.

"What the governor said is even true!"

Cui Zhouping nodded, his eyes flicked fiercely, and his killing intent became awe-inspiring: "If we want to take down Yecheng, we must first deal with some people. Either they don't move, or they move as fast as thunder. We have to be quick." The battle will be decided quickly. In this way, I thought of a way. I will personally post a post under the name of the governor of Jizhou, and let Yang Ren come to the palace for a banquet. At the same time, I also invite Yecheng Ling, Weijun Sheriff, these people with real power in Jizhou, they all They are the confidants left behind by Cao Pi, and we will catch them all. When the time comes, we will control the palace soldiers and horses, wait outside the palace with swords and axes, negotiate in person, throw cups as a sign, and die if we don’t surrender!"

"Yang Ren is guarding against you now, will he come to the banquet?"

A doubtful light flashed across Li Nie's eyes.

"Should come. After all, I am still a majestic governor of Jizhou. Now the land of Jizhou, at least in name, is my head. Although he is Cao Pi's confidant, he must obey orders. It may be difficult to let him surrender, but let him come. Going to a banquet can still be done!"

Cui Zhouping thought about it, and he was sure that Yang Ren could enter the palace for a banquet. He thought for a while and said: "Just wait until he enters the Jin Palace, close the palace city immediately, and then let Zhang Wei lead the Black Mountain Army and rush to Nancheng." , Collect his soldiers and horses, side by side, take him down, and take down his soldiers and horses at the same time!"

"it is good!"

A gloomy killing light flickered across Li Nie's eyes, nodded and said, "Just do what you said, and I will keep an eye on Yecheng for you. As long as you can take Yecheng, you can start killing and accomplish great things." Those who do not want to do without killing!"

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In the southern city of Yecheng, in an open military camp.

"kill!"

"kill!"

Under the scorching sun, the soldiers sweated and fought hard on the battlefield of training.

The chief general, Yang Ren, a strong man in his early thirties, sat quietly in the Chinese army camp, constantly flipping through the rosters of the soldiers: "We must further strengthen the training!"

In fact, all the elite soldiers and horses under Cao Pi's command have been led by Cao Pi to return to Luoyang, and now the soldiers and horses left in Yecheng are all young and strong soldiers except for the Black Mountain Army.

Although the [-] soldiers under his command are basically the first-class elite among the young and strong in Jizhou recruited at the beginning, all of them are tall and strong, and they have also experienced the Battle of Julu.It's a bit of fighting power.

But it's not that simple to really fully train this army.

"These soldiers have no experience, no fighting power. It's not easy to train them to be comparable to Wu Jun soldiers!" Yang Ren sighed helplessly, and closed the roster of soldiers under his command.

He is the general of Zhang Lu, the king of Hanzhong.

In the past in Hanzhong, Dingyuan Army Town fought a battle.Zhang Lu and Zhang He besieged Zhao Zilong, the God of War of the Eastern Wu, and the scenes of that battle seemed to be imprinted in their minds. The Hanzhong soldiers led by Zhang Lu were killed by Zhao Zilong, almost killing their courage.

Later, he entered Luoyang with Zhang Lu, and the Hanzhong Army was naturally disintegrated. He was loyal to Zhang Lu, but Zhang Lu was placed under house arrest in Luoyang, so he could only be an idler by Zhang Lu's side.

Later, the prince Cao Pi suddenly asked to go north, and he borrowed a master to protect himself from Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu was just an idle king of the Wei Dynasty at that time.In order to win over the prince Cao Pi, he did not hesitate to lend a few masters around him and Cao Pi to protect him, and he even lent him a mighty general.

Cao Pi had no generals at that time, so he still trusted him. Unfortunately, he trusted Cui Zhouping even more. When they were in Zhuojun, when they fell into the empty city plan of the Wu army, he offered to defend to the death, but he did not accept it. the current situation.

But that's why.Later, after he was stationed in Yecheng, Cao Pi regarded him even more highly, and handed over all the elite troops under his command to him.

Speaking of which, although Cao Pi's ability is not very good.However, his skill of employing people has learned Cao Cao's four or five levels of skill, and he is still somewhat accomplished in the method of balancing.

Cao Pi trusted Cui Zhouping very much, but he also took precautions. He put himself in Yecheng to suppress Cui Zhouping.It is a good practice not to let one party dominate.

"General, the envoy of Governor Cui Jun sent an invitation!"

The voice of a soldier, Hong Zhong Dalu, brought Cui Zhouping back to his thoughts.

"Invitation?"

Hearing this, Yang Ren squinted his eyes, looked at the red invitation card handed over by the guards, took it, spread it out, and there was a playful smile on the corner of his mouth: "Emissary Cui intends to hold a banquet in the Jin Palace, and invite everyone in Yecheng The aristocratic family, we are discussing the matter of Jizhou, he wants to invite me to a banquet? What kind of medicine is sold in your gourd?"

"General, according to the information I got back from my inquiries, this time Mr. Cui not only invited you, but also the governor of Wei County, the order of Yecheng, and the heads of some wealthy families in Jizhou!"

The guards clasped their hands and reported in a low voice: "His momentum is very loud. If the general does not go to the banquet, I am afraid that he will be regarded as unconventional, hypocritical, and he will gain more than he loses!"

"That's true!"

Yang Ren nodded in agreement, his eyes became darker: "But if I go to the banquet and he, Cui Zhouping, beheads me, wouldn't I be in danger?"