Goguryeo was afraid of Cao Mengde's soldiers, so they did not dare to accept Yuan Shao. So he killed him, wanting to calm Cao Mengde's murderous spirit. But being clever is mistaken by cleverness, and it is self-defeating.

Although Cao Mengde and Yuan Shao are rivals, they are also friends from childhood to adulthood. Cao Mengde could kill Yuan Shao, but he didn't want to see Yuan Shao killed by Goguryeo, a small country of Yuer. Upon learning that Yuan Shao had been killed, Cao Mengde was saddened and immediately ordered an attack on Goguryeo.

After the onset of winter, the north is unusually cold.

But the soldiers under Cao Mengde's command have all practiced the Five Elements Fist Sutra for several years, and any one of them is pulled out, and they are all good at strengthening their divine power. In addition, Cao Mengde did not lack food and grass materials, and it was not a problem to keep warm, so there was no big problem in the northern war in winter.

In this year's northern expedition, Cao Mengde mobilized an army of 70,000. After the whole seizure of Youzhou, the army was divided into three, all the way from Liaodong to attack Goguryeo, all the way out of the upper valley, attacking Karasuma and Xianbei, and the last way to the west, Ben Bingzhou Yanmen.

According to Cao Mengde's meaning, these three-way army should collect 100,000 strong laborers for him before the beginning of spring and March, provide assistance for the construction of the coming year, and complete the strategy and annexation of the state.

To build a dynasty, war is only a means. The so-called fighting the world is easy and difficult to sit in the world, whether it is Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan, or as for the barbarians in the north, it is not a problem, and it only took one year to achieve the strategic goal. However, after the war, it is the most important thing to face.

Restoring the livelihood of the people in Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and even the four states that are about to be conquered is the biggest problem.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion, in addition to merging states, even Youzhou in northern Xinjiang was also affected. In particular, Jizhou and Qingzhou are still the hardest hit areas. For more than ten years, wars have continued, coupled with bandits and frequent natural disasters in various places, as one of the most prosperous areas of the original Han Dynasty, Jizhou and Qingzhou, are covered with bruises.

To restore to the peak, I don't know how exhausted Cao Mengde will be.

To have an ambition, you must have the corresponding talent to carry it, and you must be mentally prepared to give all your energy.

In particular, those who seek the world should not only focus on the present, but also see the future. Cao Mengde needs to do more, more.

The complexity of humanity is evident here. Sometimes Zhao Yu felt that it was a wise decision for him to choose Cao Mengde instead of going down in person. It has been said that as a leader, you only need to grasp the direction.

But that being said, is this actually the case?

Definitely not.

A force is made up of countless people, each of whom has differences in ideas and behaviors. As a leader, you should not only guide the way, but also focus more energy on the personnel under your command. It is necessary to play a smooth balance and stabilize the situation within the forces, which is the most important thing.

Throwing away the shopkeeper is self-defeating.

It is impossible to say that it will be set aside in three or five years, and the government decree will not be taken in ten steps, and the yang and yin will be disobeyed, and then it will be overthrown, and all the previous efforts will be in vain.

Humane red dust, there are thousands of feet. And at least 5,000 zhang are in it.

Zhao Yu, as a bystander, watched it like this and saw it clearly. From Cao Mengde's body, it is confirmed that the change of humanity's luck is becoming clearer and clearer.

The fourth year of Jian'an has arrived.

At the beginning of April, a large number of captives were escorted south, and then diverted to various places, giving everything for this huge new power. Among these captives were the Karasuma people, the Xianbei people, the Xiongnu, and the Goguryeo people.

Of these four components, Karasuma has perished. His royal court was wiped out by Cao's army, and the remnants retreated to the north, where they were swallowed by Xianbei.

As for Xianbei, they also suffered heavy losses, and their Takayanagi royal court, under the front of Cao's army, had to move and retreat, otherwise it would be broken and destroyed like Karasuma. And the forces of the eastern Xianbei, in this battle, were reduced by eighty percent, and had to merge with the central Xianbei.

The kingdom of Goguryeo was destroyed, and the king was captured.

And the Southern Xiongnu, they ended up almost with Karasuma, and the Xiongnu court in Meiji was also broken by the First War.

In foreign wars, Cao Mengde's tactics were to nourish war with war. That is, the replenishment of the army, carried out in the war. There were only 70,000 troops in total, so the logistical pressure was not great. And the harvest is enormous.

Cao Mengde originally thought that 100,000 strong laborers would be enough for the time being, but by June, there were more than 300,000 captives escorted from the north to the south.

And that's just the labor. Women and children are not counted.

As for women and children, the number is more than double that of the able-bodied laborers, more than 400,000. These more than 400,000 women and children were rewarded to the soldiers under their command according to the best of them. The rest were diverted and resettled in Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou, and a small part moved into Guanzhong. For this reason, Cao Mengde issued a decree to sell it to the people under his rule at a low price based on the situation of selling.

The strong labor was diverted to various projects, or to build roads and cities, or to dig canals and canals.

All in all, in order to settle the prisoners, Cao Mengde and his ministers were busy with their feet not touching the ground.

In addition to the population, there was also a large number of livestock. Whether it is Karasuma, Xianbei, or Xiongnu, they are all nomadic people. The vast majority of their wealth is concentrated in livestock. As a result, in addition to capturing nearly a million people, millions of livestock were plundered.

In order to transport livestock, Cao Mengde issued several decrees, mainly official, and mobilized the merchants under his rule, turning the border of Youzhou into a huge livestock market.

Once this batch of livestock is used in the field, it is unimaginable that the benefits to the Cao regime will be unimaginable. Whether it's farming, farming, or eating.

When Cao Mengde was busy panting and had to take time, when Liu Xie, the little son of heaven, was lonely and lonely in the deep palace, when this land entered the hot construction stage, just in autumn, Zhao Yu's flying car slowly landed in Cao's mansion in Puyang.

Cao Mengde was convening his subordinates to discuss major matters this day, and when he heard that Zhao Yu had arrived, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately walked out of the hall with a group of civil and military generals and came to greet him.

Zhao Yu's machine car is still the same as before, and the appearance has not changed, because Zhao Yu feels that it doesn't matter.

The machine car landed and kicked up a slight dust, and then the car door opened, and Zhao Yu'e walked out first.

Then Zhao Ji, Mi Zhen, Xiao Qiao and Sun Ren, all dressed in heroic and neat appearances, followed out.

Usually, Zhao Ji, Mi Zhen and Xiao Qiao's home attire is mainly loose and gorgeous. At this time, like Sun Ren, he is dressed neatly and neatly, but he has a unique temperament.

Cao Mengde stepped forward, smiled, and said, "I haven't seen you for many days, Mr. has always been good?"

Zhao Yu smiled: "Okay, why be polite between you and me." I'm thinking about it and going out for a walk. ”

Later, I met Xun Yu and others one by one, and another maid took Zhao Ji's five daughters to the backyard, and Zhao Yu and Cao Mengde went to the hall and sat down together.