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Chapter 414 The Purpose of Going South

"Briefly explain the purpose of this operation..." Liu Tao nodded towards Cao Cao, and began to explain, "Our goal is to attack Hedong immediately, and then destroy the entire territory of Hedong north of the Yellow River, at least several areas in the north. The county will be beaten down."

"Most of Dong Zhuo's troops are from Liangzhou, and many are from Hedong. It's not impossible for them to fight in winter, so some of their subordinates can't figure it out..." Cao Cao asked his own question.

"Two reasons!" Liu Tao compared two fingers, "Even Dong Zhuo would never have imagined that I would go south at this time, and this time, it can be used as a frontline position in the spring of next year. After all, if you want to go south, you have to climb mountains and mountains Yes, so we are very passive."

To go north from Hedong or Hanoi, you need to cross a section of mountains. Cao Cao still knows this and agrees with this statement.

"The other reason is because of Meng De!" Liu Tao looked at Cao Cao.

"Subordinate?" Cao Cao was a little curious, and it was related to him.

"With Mengde's talents, how can a captain be enough? It's just that you just came here, and you can't be promoted too high all at once." Liu Tao looked embarrassed, "After discussion... you are appointed as the governor of Hedong, the captain of Jianwei, Stationed in the east of the river!"

That's how it turned out, take down Hedong and hand it over to him to lead the military and political power.

What's more, in name it belongs to Liu Tao's subordinates, but in fact Hedong has completely become his foundation.In name it is hard to say, just like Bao Xin and Zhang Miao, to Liu Dai, they are subordinates in name.

However, Cao Cao obviously thought more about it. Was he considering whether Liu Tao trusted him unconditionally, or was he wary of him?

Putting it in Hedong means that it directly radiates Liangzhou and Sizhou, and can even go east through Hanoi to Jizhou.This is an important position, generally speaking, it must be garrisoned by cronies.

Similarly, this location is separated from Bingzhou by a mountain range, which means that there is still a gap between the two sides.If he wants to go north to rebel, he has to go over mountains and mountains. During this process, the opponent can ambush and counterattack at any time.

There should be both... Cao Cao finally came to a conclusion, thinking from his standpoint, he should have both.

But a group of people rashly came to seek refuge, if they could trust him directly and unconditionally...he would probably think that Liu Tao was stupid, at most he was a little cute.

Cao Cao has no objection to such an arrangement, and it is actually quite good to have a site.You can wait and see, you can develop, you can make contributions, and you can also show your ambitions.Perhaps, this is the best arrangement, the premise is to see how many counties can be laid down.

Liu Tao's meaning is obvious, as many counties as he conquered, there are as many counties under his rule as the 'Hedong Governor'.

"It's all up to the general's arrangement, and the subordinates will not hesitate to die!" Cao Cao immediately stated that there is no need to call him the master. After all, Liu Tao is going to be the emperor, and there is nothing more than a formality.At that time, just call yourself 'Chen' directly.

"Speaking of which, have you brought the talents I mentioned?" Liu Tao looked curiously at the army behind Cao Cao.

"They are all relatives of the subordinates, so naturally they all followed." Cao Cao said proudly.It is necessary to call Xiahou Dun and others over and introduce them.Of course, we did not forget to introduce Wei Zi, Lou Gui and Xi Zhicai.

"Ha! Are you loyal to Xi?" Liu Tao's attention quickly shifted to Xi Zhicai.

"It's Xi X... the general has heard of Xi X's name?" Xi Zhicai was very surprised, he didn't seem to have contact with this general before, why did the other party seem to know him very well?

"Wen Ruo is under my command. At the beginning, I hoped that he would introduce you to me. However, your situation was a bit special at that time, so it has been delayed until now." Liu Tao said with emotion.

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he remembered that Xun Yu had indeed planned to introduce him two years ago, when Liu Tao was only the prefect of Yunzhong.It's just that his mother was sick in bed and couldn't come here. He didn't expect that he wasted two years.

"I plan to appoint you as our army's military adviser. I don't know if Zhicai will appreciate you?" Liu Tao immediately offered the invitation.

It's okay for Lou Gui, he is not familiar with it, and he doesn't know what he can do.But Xi Zhicai, it is best not to leave it to Cao Cao!

"This time, my subordinates went north to serve under the command of the general." Xi Zhicai didn't expect things to change in this direction. He originally planned to take Cao Cao's path to see if there was room for improvement.

After all, he is a poor family, and there is not much room for the poor family to rise.Even though the world has already started to go into chaos, poor families, especially rangers or children from good families, still have very little room for improvement.

This is also Le Jin's defection to Liu Dai, and he wants to bring a thousand soldiers with him, nothing more than to improve his power of speech.Xu Chu brought five hundred clansmen with him for the same reason.

Those who were born in the clan of the Han Dynasty dared not break the rules indiscriminately in order to highlight their orthodoxy.The selection of talents still relies on the "filial piety and honesty system". Simply put, it is necessary to maintain tradition in order to highlight orthodoxy.

Not to mention the separatist forces of the local gentry, why do others support you to the top, of course they hope to share the cake.So the big ones can be given to you, but the small ones must belong to us, poor families and good family children, at most eat some leftover butter.

In the whole world, there is probably only one Liu Tao. As a member of the Han family, he can reform if he can say reform.

In fact, he sees it most clearly: any tradition, any distribution of benefits is shit, and strength is the last word!

He has been preparing for the monopoly of talent that is the biggest threat to him for three years, and in two years at most, he can start to recruit talents through examinations, and in the future, he will be self-sufficient in talents, and he does not need to expect those outside talents to work.

What crouching dragon and phoenix chicks, you can't say that you can't use the talents you have not cultivated yourself.Even if there is one or two, there is no way to compare with them, then pile up a hundred, a thousand, and see whose brain can't bear the explosion first!

"Meng De, don't you mind sending someone over here?" Liu Tao looked at Cao Cao with a smile.

"The subordinates are under the general's command. The general transfers anyone away, and the subordinates have no objection." Cao Cao expressed his opinion, but he was a little heartbroken. After coming and getting in touch with him all the way, he also knew that Xi Zhi was really capable, and his strategy was even higher than Lou Gui's. .

It's just that he didn't expect that Xi Zhicai was on Liu Tao's watch list from the very beginning.According to this calculation, he and Xi Zhicai should belong to the same level.

"I will not move the others, and continue to belong to your subordinates... Come to think of it, they just came, and they still don't accept me." Liu Tao looked at Xiahou Dun and others behind Cao Cao.

Liu Tao's words were indeed what everyone was thinking, but they were also very embarrassed to be said so bluntly.

"You are the prefect, so the officials below the prefect can arrange it as you like." Liu Tao added immediately.

"Of order!" Cao Cao nodded, in this case, he can also control the affairs of the governor and captain.Among other things, Jun Cheng can actually give it to Wei Zi, and then Chang Shi can give it to Lou Gui.

Of course, he has not forgotten what needs to be done first to obtain these actual powers.

"Okay, let's wait until we have laid down a few cities!" Liu Tao smiled, "However, let's have a good meal tonight!"

Chapter 415 Don't dare to fight

"Listen to the defenders on the city wall!" The messenger sent by Liu Tao under the city of Zizi County shouted to the defenders on the city wall, "Bingzhou Mu is going south to seek rebellion. A minister, or a traitor?"

"Don't go to war, don't go to war!" The county magistrate, a 50-year-old middle-aged man, immediately shouted, "I am a Han minister, and the terminal city is the city of the Han court!"

"Since you are Hanchen, why don't you open the door and surrender?" the orderly shouted.

"The lower officials didn't know that it was Bingzhou Mu who went south in person. He thought it was Dong Zhuo who sent troops to plunder. What an offense, what an offense!" The county magistrate immediately apologized, "Open the door, open the door!"

"Xianzun, open the door now, if they come in and loot..." The county lieutenant was a little worried.

"Others don't guarantee it, but Bingzhou Mu can trust it. Since the army started four years ago, it has never done anything wrong to the people. Even when it is stationed and resting, it will not requisition the houses of local gentry or people. It is a real rebel army!" The county magistrate immediately retorted. Said, "The key point is this menacing one, let's neglect it for a while, let alone looting, it is possible to massacre the city!"

In fact, this is what you are most worried about, right?The county lieutenant muttered something in his heart, and then he could only obediently open the door.

Terminal City is at the foot of Taihang Mountain. It can be regarded as a city that must pass through after coming out of Shangdang County.There are only two hundred county soldiers in the city, but it is obviously not enough.

With this little force, the magistrate felt that he couldn't beat it and didn't want to take risks.I would rather take the risk of being robbed than be forcibly broken into the city by the other party.Generally speaking, after the city is broken, he, the county magistrate, must bear the brunt of it.

Fortunately, he made the right bet. Liu Tao did not do anything to him. He just pulled Cao Cao over and introduced him: "This will be the new Governor of Hedong from now on, and he will be your direct boss."

"The next official pays homage to the prefect!" The county magistrate heaved a sigh of relief, and it seemed that his position as county magistrate had also been preserved, so he hurried forward to pay respects.

"Then next..." Liu Tao looked at Wei Zi, "Zi Xu, you stay here first, and the follow-up supplies will be delivered one after another. Cao Ren and Cao Chun will stay and cooperate with you."

"Your Majesty!" Weiz immediately took the order, but he was actually somewhat dissatisfied.He didn't want to stay in Hedong, he just wanted to follow Liu Tao back to Bingzhou to develop.Just looking at the current situation, there is a high probability that Liu Tao will keep him.

"Logistics supply is the most important thing. It directly involves the election of directors next year, so don't neglect!" Liu Tao seemed to sense something, so he said solemnly, "If you perform well, after the election next year, you will naturally be rewarded."

"General, you can rest assured that as long as Wei is still alive, the supplies will be safe and sound!" Wei Zi understood it, and immediately expressed his opinion, completely red-eyed at the word "reward".