In Jixian County, Youzhou, Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, was worried. Mingguan, the prefect of Liaodong, was aggressive, and his troops had already reached Youbeiping County. Although Mingguan defeated his archenemy Gongsun Zan, Mingguan also indirectly became a strong enemy threatening Youzhou.

If Mingguan is allowed to take charge of Youzhou, he, as a Youzhou pastor, will appear to be too incompetent.

"Zhongshan Prime Minister Liu Xuande and Chief Shi Chen Xi came to ask for an audience."

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Soon, the alien military advisor Chen Xi, whom Chu Tian had met in Liu Bei's forces, came to see Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou.

"Why did Prime Minister Zhongshan send you here?"

"After Zhongshan Xiang became King Jing of Zhongshan, he and Youzhou Mu were both royal relatives. Now Youzhou is in trouble, so I am specially sent to visit you. If Lord Mu needs help, Zhongshan Xiang is willing to help Lord Mu to defend against powerful enemies.

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"Liu Xuande is newly defeated and cannot protect himself. How can he help me?"

"Prime Minister Zhongshan had many fierce generals under his command, and he was experienced in hundreds of battles. The reason why he was defeated by Yuan Benchu ​​of Jizhou was because there was no one to help him."

Chen Xi secretly accused Liu Yu, as an ally, of not sending troops to help Liu Bei in time, otherwise Liu Bei would not have lost to Yuan Shao in the Battle of Julu.

Yuan Shao had foreign lords under his command to help him, but in contrast, Liu Bei fought alone.

With Liu Bei's current power, it is quite rare for him to fight Yuan Shao back and forth. If Youzhou Mu's 100,000 troops had participated in the battle at that time, the outcome would have been unknown.

In this regard, Chen Xi was deeply dissatisfied with Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. His decision affected the pattern of Hebei.

Liu Yu was ridiculed by Chen Xi and immediately felt ashamed: "Thinking about what happened that day was very unwise. In fact, it was because he was defeated by Gongsun Zan that he did not go south to Jizhou."

Chen Xi lobbied: "Gongsun Zan is a brave and skilled general, but the governor of Liaodong Mingguan has an unparalleled fierce general Chang Yuchun under his command. If Lord Zhou Mu can't even defeat Gongsun Zan, how can you resist when Gongsun Zan is killed by Mingguan?"

It is better to worship the Prime Minister of Zhongshan to lead Youzhou Governor Shi and General Anbei. Once Mingguan attempts to capture Youzhou, Lord Zhoumu will entrust the army to the Prime Minister of Zhongshan. Combined with Youzhou and Zhongshan's troops, the south can resist Yuan Shao and the east can resist Mingguan.

This is the best strategy. If we unite, we will be strong; if we divide, we will be weak. Don't worry about it."

"It makes sense."

Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, considered that he lacked military talent, so he appointed Liu Bei as the governor of Youzhou, and the imperial court as General Anbei. When necessary, he would oversee the 100,000 troops in Youzhou and work with Liu Bei's own troops.

Liu Bei's sphere of influence covers Youzhou, and this move caused quite a stir.

The intentions of Liu Bei's forces are too obvious to outsiders.

Liu Bei took refuge with Tao Qian and worked for Tao Qian, and became the Mu of Xuzhou. Liu Bei turned to Liu Biao, worked for Liu Biao, and became the Mu of Jingzhou. Liu Bei defended Liu Zhang against Zhang Lu, and became the Mu of Yizhou.

This time, everyone could see that Liu Bei wanted to be the next Youzhou Shepherd.

Liu Bei and Yuan Shao were at a disadvantage in the battle for Jizhou. Yuan Shao and the foreign lords joined forces and had many soldiers. Liu Guanzhang and a Turkic prince were no match for Yuan Shao, so they could only change the direction of development to Youzhou.

Many of Liu Yu's retainers advised Liu Yu to beware of Liu Xuande, but Liu Yu did not listen.

Zhao Long, the prefect of Wei County, was shocked when he heard that Liu Bei had been appointed governor of Youzhou and that the four northern counties of Jizhou were connected with Youzhou.

The counties in southern Hebei were in panic. Yuan Shao was even depressed and did not eat much for three consecutive days.

Liu Bei controls four counties in Jizhou, and Liu Yu controls five counties in Youzhou. Once the two forces are completely merged, Liu Bei, who has nine counties, can sweep away Yuan Shao's power, which only has five counties.

Liu Bei's forces used the strategy of reviving corpses to change the situation in Hebei, giving Liu Bei the opportunity to catch up with Mu Chu Zimou of Xuzhou.

Beihai Kingdom, Yingling County, after large-scale destruction by the army commanded by Le Yi, the city was basically destroyed, and a section of the city wall collapsed.

Guard general Tai Shici was captured alive by Zhao Yun and Yan Jia, and he was unwilling to do so.

"The Lord has an order to send him to Xia City. At the same time, his family will also be sent to Xia City."

Le Yi received Chu Tian's order.

Taishi Ci originally planned to try to escape on the way, but when he heard that his family had been captured and transported to Xiacheng, he could not just sit back and watch, so he had to be sent to Xiacheng.

In Jiaodong County, Xu Sheng and Zheng Zhilong did not waste much time in capturing the city. The defenders had no fighting spirit and surrendered.

"Escort Kong Rong and Wu Anguo to Xiacheng."

Xu Sheng received the order and sent a group of soldiers to transport Kong Rong and Wu Anguo to Xiacheng.

Now the defenders of Beihai Kingdom and Donglai County not only surrendered in despair, but also scrambled for the first place. Kong Rong had no use value anymore.

As for Beihai Wushuang Iron Hammer Wu Anguo, he is only suitable to be a deputy general or a guard. It is really difficult for him to do his job alone.

Chu Tian led a group of generals to use the teleportation array in Jixian County to return to Langya Kingdom. At the same time, he mobilized the main army to go south and changed the direction of attack.

Those left behind in the two counties of Qingzhou were the Leyi Offensive Army and the Fubo Army.

The rest of the main force gradually withdrew from Beihai Kingdom and concentrated on dealing with other princes.

Shouchun may be the next target.

"Order Chen Deng to train the Guangling defensive corps. If he goes to Shouchun, his defensive corps will attack Jiujiang County along the Yangtze River."

Shouchun belongs to the scope of Yangzhou, and occupying Shouchun is equivalent to seizing a bridgehead to peek into Yangzhou.

Chu Tian returned to Xia City and temporarily ended the conquest of the four directions. As for the Taishan Army of Li Guang and Du Ruhui attacking Jinan, Chu Tian allowed them to do whatever they wanted freely.

This is a kind of experience for them, and at the same time Chutian does not intend to let the Qingzhou governor develop well. Li Guang and Du Ruhui launched a war against Jinan, which will undoubtedly drag the Qingzhou governor into the abyss of war.

The five counties of Xuzhou, which are the basic base of Chutian, are not under the pressure of war.

The ones currently at war are Taishan County, Beihai County, and Donglai County, three counties in other states, which have little impact on Xuzhou.

After the crusade against the Quartet came to an end, Chu Tian needed to consider everyone's merits and promote them to win over people's hearts.

Le Yi participated in the national war, attacked several cities in Taishan County, and destroyed Beihai State's Gaomi and Yingling. He was promoted by Chu Tian as a partial general and led the Beihai Prime Minister. After all, Le Yi was not a veteran, but a subordinate general, and for a time he gave Chu Tian a lot of power.

Given the trouble, giving such an official position is already preferential treatment.

Zhou Yafu has always held back Cao Cao's main force and did not give Cao Cao any chance to develop his power. Although he has not appeared in front of Chu Tian recently, his contribution is no less than that of other generals who attacked the city. In addition, when Chu Tian was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou,

Zhou Yafu had already been promoted to the rank of partial general, so Chu Tian went to the court to request that Zhou Yafu be made the general of the bandits.

Dangerous generals are more interesting. Zhou Yafu wants to deal with Cao Cao, so he treats Cao Cao as a bandit.

Hua Mulan, Xue Rengui, and Zhao Yun participated in the national war and contributed to the defeat of the Forbidden Army and Tian Ji Army, and were promoted to generals by Chu Tian.

Li Guang participated in the national war, conquered Taishan County, marched into Jinan Kingdom, and moved with General Pi.

Zang Ba and Sun Guan stood firm in Zhucheng County, worked hard and achieved great results. They were promoted from Duwei to Fenwu Xiaowei, and then to Xiaowei. After accumulating more merits, they could become generals.

Mi Fang was originally a school lieutenant. Because of his participation in the battle to pacify Guangling County and the Battle of Pengcheng, he was promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General, not far behind the rank of general.

Xia Liang still served as Langya Prime Minister, and was appointed as a partial general at the same time. He had a high status and was at the same level as Zhou Yafu and Le Yi among military ministers. Li Xiuning was attached to Xia Liang and participated in the national war and the Battle of Pengcheng at the same time, so he was moved to General Pi.

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Chutian also made a series of appointments for the military generals who had recently taken refuge, taking into account not only their abilities but also their qualifications.

Yang Ye defeated Yuan Shu many times in Pei State, which shocked Pei State and was directly promoted from Cavalry Captain to Zhonglang General.

Xu Rong followed Zhou Yafu to deal with Cao Cao and repeatedly attacked Cao Cao's grain road. He was also promoted from Cavalry Captain to Zhonglang General.

Hua Xiong served under Xu Rong during this period and was promoted to captain.

Chen Qingzhi had just pledged his allegiance and had not made any military exploits, so he only served as the Cavalry Commander.

Xu Sheng, as the commander-in-chief of the Fubo Army, was barely considered a veteran and was promoted to Zhonglang General. Zheng Zhilong was promoted to Xiaowei.

Yin Li and other reserve generals who participated in a series of battles were also promoted.

What is special is that among Chu Tian's promotion list is Joan of Arc from France.

Joan of Arc participated in the crusade against Mount Tai, the Battle of Pengcheng, and defeated Tian Ji's army. Chutian appointed her as Captain Yingyang. Captain Yingyang was Hua Mulan's previous official position.

In addition to military attachés, Chu Tian also made appointments to a group of civilian officials.

Zhang Hong was appointed as the chief minister of Langya, Du Ruhui was appointed as the chief minister of Mount Tai, and Lu Su was left by Chu Tian to serve as a secretary and staff for cultivation...

"Captain Yingyang? What is this?"

Joan of Arc was inexplicably appointed to an official position in the Han Empire. She was a little confused and did not understand the Eastern official system at all.

Chu Tian expressed his encouragement: "In the future, I will make more military exploits and strive to become a general as soon as possible."

"I just want to get back as soon as possible..."

"You can go down now."

After Chu Tian informed her of her appointment as Captain Yingyang, he drove her away and never mentioned letting her return to France.

Mi Zhu led the fleet to trade with the Japanese city of Pinghu, but before he returned, he was appointed by Chu Tian as the "Dongdu Colonel". This was Chu Tian's self-proclaimed miscellaneous captain, and he later specialized in trade with Japan. Mi Zhu was the first

Appointed as the captain of Dongdu.

"Send miners with the skills to explore for mineral veins to the Jiaodong area to explore for gold mines. Jiaodong should have rare gold resources."

Chutian seemed to have an impression that the Jiaodong Gold Mine has been very famous since the Song Dynasty and can produce a large amount of gold every year. Corresponding to "Lord", that is a high-end gold resource.

Langya Kingdom's third-level gold mine resources are as insignificant compared to the Jiaodong gold mine. The third-level gold mine resources are completely insufficient for Chutian's current power.

If a high-grade gold mine can be discovered in Donglai County, preferably a level 7 or 8 gold mine, the benefits that Chutian's forces will gain from it will be unimaginable...

"Anyone who discovers special resources in each county must report them immediately. They are not allowed to hide or exploit them privately, otherwise they will be punished."

The Lord's Mansion sent a large number of miners to Donglai County to explore for gold veins.

In addition to the Jiaodong gold mine, there should be many copper mines, iron mines, and silver mines in the territory.
To be continued...