Outside Dingtao City, Jiyin County, Yanzhou, the two armies lined up in two long lines, advancing quickly towards the north.

Walking on the left is less than 20,000 Liu Bian's army, after the first battle of Wude, Liu Bian's army lost two or three thousand people, although most of them are wounded soldiers sent to the city to recuperate, but after all, the wounded soldiers can not return to the army in the short term, and the proportion of combat attrition is already quite a lot.

Liu Bianjun, who was wearing a big red armor, walked with a tall posture, and the steps taken by the officers and soldiers were all on the same line.

Walking side by side with Liu Bianjun was a soldier of Cao Cao's army wearing a dark blue battle suit.

In this northern expedition, Cao Cao used almost all the strength under his command, and more than 40,000 Cao troops lined up in a dragon-shaped queue, and under the leadership of Cao Cao, they followed Liu Wei all the way to the junction of Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

"Report!" Riding forward with Cao Cao, a fast horse came from north to south, and when Liu Wei and Cao Cao approached, the knight on horseback turned over and rolled off the war horse, hugged his fists and half-knelt on the ground, and said to Liu Wei and Cao Cao: "His Royal Highness, Qiyu Taishou, Yanzhou Assassin Liu Dai led the army to encounter millions of yellow turbans in the Dongping area. Because he was outnumbered, Liu Dai died in the chaos! ”

The one who came to report the news was a scout of Cao Cao's army, because he didn't trust Cao Cao very much, after listening to the scout's report, Liu Dai still had some doubts in his heart.

"Report!" Before Cao Jun's scouts left, a Liu Bianjun scout wearing red armor rode his horse and galloped over, and when Liu Biao approached, the scout jumped off his horse and half-knelt on the ground and said: "Your Highness, Liu Dai and the main force of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban competed, were outnumbered and died on the battlefield!" ”

"Liu Dai is really dead!" Waving his hand at the two scouts who reported the news, Liu Wei turned his head to Cao Cao on the side and said, "Gong Cao, I'm afraid that you and I will have to make some adjustments for the time being. ”

"The Yellow Turban is in Dongping......" Liu Wei mentioned that the two armies should be redeployed for coordinated operations, Cao Cao frowned slightly, and asked him: "How to let the Yellow Turban run rampant in Dongping?" ”

"The disease has appeared, how to take care of the skin!" Liu Wei waved his hand at Cao Cao and said to him: "Duke Cao only needs to lead the army and this king to Puyang, and wait until Duke Cao takes the position of pastor of Yanzhou, and then it is not too late to crusade against the Yellow Turban!" ”

Knowing that Liu Wei was going to promote him as the pastor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak, when Xi Zhicai, who was following him, hurriedly glanced at him.

Cao Cao originally wanted to persuade Liu Wei to enter Dongping first, and then take the position of Yanzhou pastor after defeating the Yellow Turban. Seeing Xi Zhicai's eyes, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Dongping was due north of the army, while Puyang was in the northwest, and it was decided to enter Puyang first, and the two armies turned in one direction and advanced straight towards Puyang.

Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, died, and the post of assassin was vacant. Yanzhou is a place, and he does not obey Dong Zhuo's orders, and now the imperial court that is controlled by Dong Zhuo is impossible to insert the new assassin Shi in.

As soon as Liu Dai died, the post of Yanzhou assassin became a piece of fat that many people salivated. The county guards who participated in the Battle of Dongping, as well as Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei and others, also gathered their armies and marched towards Puyang, trying to return to Puyang first and seize the post of assassin.

Many armies have advanced towards Puyang, although it was prosperous in the past, but Puyang, which had never gathered so many officers and troops, was shrouded in a depressed atmosphere for a while.

A few days later, in the main hall of the Assassin's Mansion in Puyang City.

The county guards from all over the country gathered together, and Cao Cao also sat behind a low table in the hall in a low-key manner. Sitting next to Cao Cao was Bao Xin, the minister of Jibei who had already planned with him and wanted to promote Cao Cao as the pastor of Yanzhou.

Cao Cao governed the army well, and fought against the Yellow Turbans in the past, rarely lost, and had some connections in the Yanzhou area.

Liu Wei, who entered Yanzhou with Cao Cao, sat in the right seat in the hall, looking around at the county guards who were sitting in the hall with expectations in their eyes.

"Everyone is an important member of Yanzhou, and the imperial court is a humerus!" Looking around at the crowd, Liu Wei frowned tightly, and said to everyone: "In order to exterminate the thieves, Liu Dai of the assassination history stained the battlefield with blood, which is really singable and crying. It's just that now is not the time for us to grieve, Yanzhou is of the utmost importance, and we can't leave it without an owner for a day......"

At this point, Liu Wei deliberately paused for a moment, and then said to everyone: "Do you think it's appropriate for everyone to take over this Yanzhou place?" ”

On the same day, he repelled Zhang Ji to cross the Yellow River, left Henan Yin, and just entered the boundary of Yanzhou, Liu Wei had already opened Xu Shu's second trick.

Xu Shu's second strategy was to ask Liu Wei to assist Cao Cao in obtaining Yanzhou, and then ask Cao Cao to go to Jiguan from Cao Cao. Divided his troops with Cao Cao and marched north, handing over Yanzhou to Cao Cao, while Liu Bianjun took advantage of the situation to advance north, and took advantage of Gongsun Zan to attack the Yellow Turban Army in the Bohai Sea area and collect the Yellow Turban Army.

Yanzhou is located in the east, although it is not very far from Luoyang, but it is hundreds of miles away from Hedong County.

Liu Wei knew that the reason why Xu Shu did not suggest that he use the identity of King Hongnong to occupy Yanzhou, but supported Cao Cao to sit in the position of Yanzhou pastor, was because Hedong and Yanzhou were far away, and even if they got here, it would be difficult to control it, so they wanted to cultivate a strong alliance here, although this alliance may be very unstable in the future, but it is now a strong barrier for him to obtain the greatest benefits from his northern expedition.

Everyone in the hall heard Liu Bian's question, and a greedy look appeared on their faces, but no one dared to stand up and pick out the vacancy of Yanzhou Mu.

"Since everyone is silent, this king will nominate one!" Looking around at the people in the hall, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Liu Wei's mouth, turned his face to Cao Cao, and said to Cao Cao: "Meng De governs Yingchuan and Chen Liu, his political achievements are outstanding, and the army and the people are all praised. ”

Since Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo in the name of sacrificing a sword, and returned to Chenliu to recruit troops to defeat Dong Zhuo, his fame has increased day by day in various places. Although it has not yet reached the level of salty clothing in the world, it is more than enough to be a Yanzhou pastor.

Liu Wei recommended Cao Cao as the pastor of Yanzhou, and everyone in the hall looked at each other one by one, although many people were unwilling, but they did not dare to stand up and oppose on the spot.

"What His Highness said, he has a certain heart!" After the words of promoting Cao Cao were finished, the hall fell into silence, Liu Biao was looking around at everyone with a cold face, and Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei who was kneeling beside Cao Cao, stood up, hugged his fists and bowed to Liu Biao and said: "Today, His Royal Highness recommended Cao Gong as the pastor of Yanzhou, who is not convinced?" Just stand up! ”

As he spoke, Bao Xin turned around, pulled out the long sword at his waist in half, and shouted to everyone in a cold voice: "If someone disobeys, it is disrespectful to His Highness's orders, first taste the sharp edge of this sword!" ”

As soon as Bao Xin drew his sword, the already awkward atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Seeing this, Liu Wei pressed his hand twice at Bao Xinxu, and said to him: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, everyone doesn't speak, I think I have agreed to the king's proposal......"

On the surface, Liu Wei was saying this to Bao Xin, but in fact he was saying it to all the Yanzhou officials present. Without waiting for the officials in the hall to come back to their senses, Liu Wei shouted outside the hall: "Come here, grant Cao Gong Yanzhou Mu the Great Seal, and from today on, Cao Mengde will receive the post of Yanzhou Pastor." ”

Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin drew his sword in the hall, but Liu Wei did not reprimand him in the middle of the hall, but climbed up the pole and simply announced that he would award the Great Seal to Cao Cao.

The officials sitting in the hall are all old foxes who have been polished in the officialdom for several years, how can they not know that Cao Cao's leadership of Yanzhou Mu is a matter that has already been decided, and when Liu Wei shouted out to grant Cao Cao Yanzhou Mu the Great Seal, all the officials stood up, hugged their fists and bowed to Liu Wei and said: "Your Highness is wise, Cao Gong leads Yanzhou Mu, I will wait for Xianfu!" ”

Looking around at the people in the hall, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Liu Wei's mouth, he stood up, didn't say anything more, and walked out of the hall with his feet raised.

As he left, all the officials bowed with their fists in their fists and watched him walk out of the main hall.

As soon as he left the main hall, Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, who were waiting outside, greeted him, and looked at Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, Liu Bin did not delay at all, and walked straight towards the backyard of the Thorn Mansion.

After walking a few steps, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and ordered a soldier who was following him: "You stay here until Duke Cao has received the Yanzhou pastor, and invite him to come to this king's house!" ”

"No!" The pro-soldier who got the order stepped aside sideways, hugged his fists and bowed in response, and watched Liu Wei and Zhao Yun and others enter the backyard.

As soon as he entered the backyard, Zhao Yun frowned slightly, and glanced back at the main hall of the front yard where he was paying homage to Cao Cao Yanzhou.

Liu Wei, who was walking in front, turned his head to look at Zhao Yun, and asked him in a low voice, "Zilong still remembers Wang Kuang?" ”

"Your Highness!" Hearing Liu Bian's question, Zhao Yun quickly followed, lowered his voice and said: "Wang Kuang is loyal and righteous, and he has no two hearts for His Royal Highness, this Cao Cao ......"

"Cao Cao is also quite loyal!" Before Zhao Yun finished speaking, Liu Wei interrupted him and said to him: "Yanzhou is located in a critical area, Hebei Gongsun Zhan, Jizhou Yuan Shao and even Xuzhou Tao Qian all covet this place. No matter who falls into the hands of this place, it will be a hero long ago. You have to have a strong man in charge to keep it safe......"

Having said this, he glanced at the outer courtyard and said to Zhao Yun: "At present, there are many wars, and the powerful and powerful in various places divide one side, although this king is a Han family lineage, and he has been the emperor of this great Han, but he has no prestige among the ministers......

Listening to Liu Wei's words with a bit of helplessness in his tone, Zhao Yun didn't say anything more, but there was a slight hint of anger on his face.

Dian Wei, who was standing on the other side of Liu Bian, had a much more extensive temperament, and he didn't like to think about this kind of intrigue the most on weekdays, seeing that Liu Bian and Zhao Yun were only talking, he had already stopped, and said to the two: "Your Highness, General Zhao, think about what you are doing, Your Highness said that you want to fight whom, and a certain family will go up!" ”

As soon as Dian Wei said this, Liu Wei and Zhao Yun glanced at each other, smiled at each other, raised their feet and continued to walk towards the study in the backyard.

At this time, in the main hall of the front yard, Cao Cao, who had already received the Great Seal of Yanzhou Thorn History, and received the post of Yanzhou pastor, was sitting proudly on the first seat, accepting the congratulations of Yanzhou officials.