Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Although the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been largely quelled.

But that's only the majority.

Although the three Zhang brothers are dead, there are still many bandits in various places who use Zhang Jiao's name and the name of Taiping Dao.

Qingzhou was the prefecture with the most remaining Yellow Turban rebels among all the prefectures and counties.

When the rebellion was quelled, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song only wiped out the Yellow Turban rebels in Yuzhou and the surrounding areas of Jingzhou.

However, the remote Qingzhou is separated from Xuzhou and Yanzhou.

When Cao Cao first took office as the governor of Yan Province, he was busy quelling the rebellion in Yan Province, while Tao Qian, the governor of Xu Province, was also busy cleaning up the internal affairs of Xu Province.

This led to the Yellow Turban army in Qingzhou growing like a snowball.

Furthermore, it has already threatened the areas of Yanzhou and Xuzhou.

At this time, Taishan Commandery, where Cao Cao was located, was a strategically important area connecting Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yanzhou.

Taishan County borders Qingzhou to the north and Xuzhou to the east.

Just after the beginning of the year, a million Yellow Turban rebels from Qingzhou swept through the Qi Kingdom and attacked Taishan County.

As the governor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao dared not delay, so he led 30,000 troops eastward from Puyang to Taishan County.

With 30,000 troops facing a million Yellow Turban rebels, Cao Cao naturally did not intend to defeat them.

Cao Cao was somewhat self-aware of this, after all, he was not Duan Yu, and the troops of Yanzhou were not the iron cavalry of Liangzhou.

Cao Cao's intention was simple: to stall.

The million Yellow Turbans needed to eat, which is why they attacked and seized cities and territories.

However, if we can hold the city and deprive them of food, it won't be long before these million Yellow Turbans scatter like birds and beasts.

And that's not all.

After seeing Duan Yu lead a million refugees into Liangzhou, Cao Cao also came up with a plan.

That is, after weakening the Yellow Turban rebels, they would absorb their strength and enter Yanzhou to establish military farms.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion led to a sharp decline in population and left a large amount of land idle.

Cao Cao's plan was to wait until these Yellow Turban rebels ran out of food and scattered, then extract their best and discard their worst, and finally integrate them into Yanzhou for resettlement.

The plan was good, but someone just had to sabotage it at this crucial moment.

This person is no one else.

That's Liu Bei.

After entering Xuzhou, Liu Bei served as a cavalry commandant under Tao Qian.

Because of his military prowess, he helped Tao Qian quell the Yellow Turban rebels in Xuzhou, thus making many great contributions.

Therefore, Tao Qian submitted a memorial to the court, recommending Liu Bei to be the Chancellor of Langya.

Tao Qian's decision to appoint Liu Bei as the Chancellor of Langya was also purposeful.

Langya is located next to Qingzhou Beihai Kingdom.

That was also the time when the Yellow Turban Rebellion was at its most rampant in Qingzhou.

Tao Qian's intention was to have Liu Bei hold off the Yellow Turban rebels in Langya, who could march south at any moment, in order to recover Xuzhou after the war.

Yuzhou, west of Xuzhou, had already been pacified by Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun and posed no threat. Yangzhou to the south also had few Yellow Turban rebels.

As long as Qingzhou in the north is not disturbed by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, with Xuzhou's strong commercial foundation and vast territory, it will not be long before it recovers its prosperity.

Under these circumstances, Liu Bei successfully became the Chancellor of Langya.

Cao Cao had to admit that Liu Bei was a talented person with outstanding abilities.

After taking office in Langya, he quickly gained a reputation for benevolence and righteousness.

Moreover, this guy would tell everyone he met that he was a member of the Han imperial family and a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, which won him a lot of support.

The people sang praises of Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness, and the gentry of Langya also gathered around Liu Bei.

With the financial and logistical support of Tao Qian, the Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou were indeed kept outside Langya Kingdom for a time.

Originally, this had little to do with Cao Cao.

You, Liu Bei, should just focus on managing your Langya Kingdom well.

However, just over half a month ago, when Cao Cao sent troops to Taishan Commandery, Liu Bei also stationed troops from Langya State to Linyi, which is adjacent to Taishan Commandery.

Moreover, they did it under the guise of recruiting surrenderers and suppressing rebellions.

They intended to divide up the Yellow Turban territory in Qingzhou.

Cao Cao emerged from the Bian County government office with an imposing aura.

At Cao Cao's command, the civil and military officials who had come to Bian County with him and were stationed in the county government building came out and began to wait for Cao Cao outside the county government building.

Outside the county government gate, a burly man, nearly ten feet tall and extremely robust, stood in front of the gate, wearing heavy armor and with two short halberds hanging from his waist.

His hair on top was dry and yellow, and his pupils were also yellowish, like a tiger's eyes.

When Cao Cao walked out of the courtyard, the burly man bowed to him, his voice as deep and muffled as a tiger's roar.

Cao Cao turned to look at the burly man, and a smile finally appeared on his tense face.

After looking the burly man up and down, Cao Cao noticed that the straps on the man's boots were loose. He bent down and personally tied the straps on the man's boots.

The burly man immediately straightened his back, his expression moved.

The surrounding officials and military officers watched everything unfold with varying expressions.

After getting up, Cao Cao patted the burly man's thick arm and asked, "Dian Wei, have you eaten your fill today?"

Dian Wei grinned and then nodded.

"Good, it's good that you're full. You'll have energy, and Liu Bei's two brothers can't fight without you," Cao Cao said.

"Who are Liu Bei's two brothers?" Dian Wei shook his head, indicating that he had never heard of them.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "There aren't many people in the world who can fight Ziyi. At least his two brothers could hold their own against Ziyi for a few moves."

Duan Yu.

I've heard of this name before.

Dian Wei had heard of this name almost a year ago.

At that time, Duan Yu was still quelling a rebellion in Dongjun, Yanzhou.

If it weren't for family matters keeping him tied up, Dian Wei would have wanted to join Duan Yu's forces.

It's a pity I missed it.

"If Ziyi had known that Chenliu had a fierce general like Dian Wei, he would definitely have gone to recruit him."

Cao Cao sighed, "It's fortunate that Ziyi doesn't know, otherwise Dian Wei would be serving Ziyi in Liangzhou now, and it would be my turn."

"Your Excellency treats me like family, and I will never serve two masters in my life!" Dian Wei said in a muffled voice.

"Let's go, let's leave the city and head to the main camp," Cao Cao ordered.

...........

Inside the main military tent of the camp outside Bian County.

Cao Cao, wearing a breastplate and a red cloak, sat in the main seat.

On the left and right sides are civil and military officials, respectively.

The Cao clan's generals stood on the left: Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Dun.

In addition, there were Yu Jin from Taishan County, Yanzhou; Li Dian from Shanyang County, Yanzhou; Yue Jin from Dong County, Yanzhou; and Zang Ba from Taishan County, Yanzhou.

Standing on the right were a group of civil officials.

Yang Xu, a native of Taishan County, who is now serving as an official in Yanzhou, and Xue Fang, who was recruited from Dongjun to serve as an administrator.

Previously, when Duan Yu was campaigning against Bu Si in Dongjun, Xue Fang was serving as the county magistrate of Dong'e County.

When Cao Cao learned of this, he recruited Xue Fang to his side.

In addition, there is Man Chong from Changyi, Shanyang.

The Man family of Changyi was a prominent clan in the area.

Man Chong's father served as the Chancellor of Donghai during the reign of Emperor Huan, and his grandfather Man Yin served as the Governor of Henan Wang Diao, the Prefect of Hanyang Zhu Chang, and the Prefect of Nanyang.

In addition, there was Wei Zi from Chenliu.

When Cao Cao first took office as the governor of Yan Province, he was short of soldiers and food, and he was facing a Yan Province that had been ravaged by war.

Upon receiving this news, Wei Zi sold his family property and raised 5,000 soldiers and a large amount of grain for Cao Cao.

He then followed Cao Cao in pacifying Yanzhou and made many contributions.

Standing next to Wei Zi was Bao Xin, the Chancellor of Jibei, who had been defeated by the Yellow Turban rebels some time ago.

The Bao family of Pingyang was a clan of high-ranking officials and governors, whose members held official positions with a salary of two thousand shi (a unit of grain measure).

During the Western Han Dynasty, his grandfather served as the Governor of Yuzhou, the Grand Master of Remonstrance, and the Commandant of the Capital Region.

Bao Xuan's son, Bao Yong, served as the governor of Yangzhou and Yanzhou and the commander of the capital region.

Dian Wei, with two short halberds stuck in his back, stood like a small mountain behind Cao Cao.

In front of Cao Cao was a map of Taishan Commandery.

Cao Cao, his face dark with anger, was staring at the map.

"Liu Du'er has already led his troops into Taishan County. He is clearly here to seize people."

"If this hypocritical fellow were to gather these million Yellow Turbans and take them to Langya Kingdom, what would be the point of our land reclamation program?"

"I want to send this hypocrite back. What do you think?"