Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 415 Jinyang City

There are many riders on white horses, and iron spears will turn black after a long time of use, but Cao Ren can see the deep meaning in his brother's eyes.

"You mean, the murderer may be that person?"

"uncertain!"

"Did the checkpoints in the south find white horse riders coming from Hanoi County?"

"Never!"

"..."

Cao Chun suspected that the man was Liu Yu, but there was not enough evidence.

However, Cao Ren, as the chief general of the Xihe County military camp, could not settle the case based on a single guess, let alone involving the Regent of the Great Han Dynasty.

It is not yet possible to determine who the murderer is, so Cao Ren can only guard against the adverse effects of the result.

As a result, Liu Bao died, not far from Cao Ying in Hexi, and the Huns would definitely come to trouble him.

"Send an envoy to send Liu Bao's body to the court of the Huns, and find an eloquent person to explain the matter clearly."

"Inform Cao Xiu to lead the archers to strictly defend the city, and Zihe's tiger and leopard cavalry are also ready to prevent the Huns from taking the opportunity to attack the city."

The Xiongnu and Cao Cao were clearly allies, but they were secretly wary of each other. Otherwise, Cao Cao would not have arranged for his most powerful deputy, Cao Ren, to camp in Xihe County.

"Don't worry brother, I'll do it now!"

Just as Cao Chun was about to get up and leave, Cao Ren called again to wait.

"Whether it is the person who killed Liu Bao or not, let's report to Mr. Jinyang Jijiu for the time being."

It is related to the Regent of the Great Han Dynasty. Without evidence, Cao Ren dare not speak nonsense, but necessary speculations should be reported in time.

So in the end Cao Ren ordered hundreds of smart scouts to search for the man on the white horse near the Sili area.

Cao Ren felt that if the person Cao Chun met was really Liu Yu, then Liu Yu would definitely return to Luoyang immediately after killing the man.

It's a pity that both of them guessed wrong, and Liu Yu didn't go directly south.

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After killing Liu Bao, Zhang Xiu proposed to go south and leave Bingzhou immediately, so as to prevent Cao Jun from guessing their identities and making the same decision as Yuan Shao.

But Liu Yu went in the opposite direction, turned his head east, and headed to Taiyuan County.

Of the nine counties in Bingzhou, Taiyuan County is the richest.

Six months ago, Cao Cao came to Bingzhou for a conquest. The original small warlords were annexed or eliminated, but Cao Cao's military strength not only did not decrease because of this, but nearly doubled.

To feed more than [-] soldiers, at least a million people and a large area of ​​fertile land are needed, and Taiyuan County is one of the important sources of supplies for Cao Cao's army.

"This place is completely different from Naxihe County. There are fertile fields outside the city, but the city is bustling like a city. There are many caravans coming and going on the official road, just like a big city in the Central Plains."

As soon as he entered Jinyang City, Zhang Xiu couldn't help feeling emotional.

"I didn't expect there to be such a big city near the Great Wall. It seems that this Cao Cao is really as the lord said, a hero who is not weaker than Yuan Shao."

Jinyang City was not so prosperous before. It was the vigorous development of agriculture and commerce after Cao Cao came that made the city even more majestic.

"Look, my lord, the city wall has obviously been newly widened, and the city gate has also been reinforced with new wood."

Widening the city wall can increase the strength of the defending troops, and thickening the city gate can resist more fierce impacts.

However, what Zhang Xiu said did not cause Liu Yu too much shock. After all, Cao Cao's ability lies there. He is proficient in everything, let alone governing Jinyang City. well organized.

"This trip was worthwhile. In Xihe County, we found out that Cao Cao is forming a cavalry drill. The prosperity of Taiyuan County and the city defense of Jinyang are all things we need to beware of and deal with."

Although it is not surprising, Liu Yu has to pay attention to it. Cao Cao is such a hero, he cannot be allowed to become bigger and stronger.

Cao Ren, Dian Wei, and Xiahou brothers were the only people in Cao Ying who had seen Liu Yu's appearance. It happened that these people had missions and were not in Jinyang City, so Liu Yu simply put on a disguise and got married with Zhang Embroidered together on the Jinyang Street.

The two of them walked around Jinyang City along the street, stopped and walked, pointed, and sometimes took out a pencil to draw records.

Both of them were very proficient in on-the-spot surveys, and after a round of work, they actually sketched out a general layout of the entire Jinyang city defense.

Next, the two were going to check the situation in front of the mansions of Bingzhou officials. When they came to one mansion after another, they were attracted by the long queue here.

"This courtyard seems to be the residence of local officials, but why are there so many... civilians lined up in front of the door?"

Liu Yu was very puzzled, so he asked Zhang Xiu to rush forward to ask.

After a while Zhang Xiu came back.

"Reporting to my lord, this is the residence of Guo Jia, the army commander of Bingzhou, and the people lining up outside the gate are all scholars and scholars who were recruited."

Cao Cao cherishes talents and likes to recruit advisers the most, and there are indeed many notices of recruiting talents posted in the city, but what Liu Yu didn't expect was that the person responsible for recruiting talents for Cao Cao turned out to be the ghostly talent Guo Jia.

"I have sent people to look for Guo Jia in many ways, but I didn't expect to meet here. It's a pity that it's still a step too late!"

Guo Jia's word is Fengxiao, needless to say his ability. In history, it was his advice to help Cao Cao defeat Lu Bu, settle Hebei, destroy Wuhuan, and pacify Liaodong.

Therefore, in history, Guo Jia was one of the most powerful military advisers in Cao Cao's camp. If you rank the entire counselors in the late Han Dynasty, Guo Jia can definitely be ranked in the top five.

Xun Yu is a good friend of Guo Jia. He once wrote a letter to recruit Guo Jia for Liu Yu, but unfortunately the letter was sent to Yingchuan, but he left long ago. This also made Liu Yu miss the best opportunity to recruit Guo Jia.

"Wen Ruo found out that Guo Jia went to Jizhou before, but unexpectedly he became Cao Cao's military adviser after going around. The affinity between these historical figures is really strong. It's just a pity that I missed the ghost."

Liu Yu knew that a famous person like Guo Jia would not change hands for no reason, especially when Cao Cao regarded him so highly, he was appointed as a military adviser to sacrifice wine, and he was entrusted with the important task of recruiting talents.

The so-called sacrificial wine is the chief, the top spot among the military divisions.

Being in charge of recruiting and selecting talents is equivalent to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who has the power to select and appoint and dismiss officials, and will surely be full of peaches and plums in the officialdom in the future.

Cao Cao trusted and used Guo Jia so much, so Liu Yu felt that it might be difficult to invite him to Luoyang to play for him when he had the opportunity.

Although Guo Jia couldn't be recruited, since he met him in Jinyang, he had to go meet this genius among the counselors for a while.

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Now Guo Jia is the number one military adviser in Bingzhou Cao Yingli, it is not so easy to see him, not to mention that the mansion is heavily guarded, even Guo Jia is protected by a large group of soldiers when he goes out, and Liu Yu still wants to have a few drinks with him at close range.

Things are difficult but not without solutions, and right now there is a good opportunity to meet Guo Jia.

The notice in the city stated that all applicants who passed the assessment and obtained an excellent rating would be interviewed by Guo Jia in person.

"Since I can't go to meet Guo Jia in the open, it seems that I have to go to the recruitment in his mansion under a false name!"

Thinking of this, Liu Yu found a post house and asked Zhang Xiu to rest there first, while he changed into a scholar's uniform and prepared to line up at Guo Jia's mansion to accept the recruitment.

(End of this chapter)