Cao Jun was stationed in Jinyang, and several days passed quickly.
Cao Cao was not in a hurry to take further action. He first attracted the Bingzhou family and gave them a few big cakes, and then used them to stabilize the situation in Bingzhou and control everything in Bingzhou. At this time, more and more counties were surrendering.
Most of Bingzhou is already in Cao Cao's hands.
What is left now is probably Yanmen and parts of northern Bingzhou.
But on this day, Cao Peng ran in excitedly and said: "Uncle, good news, Yanmen Governor Guo Jian went south and led the entire Yanmen County to surrender."
He was responsible for the arrangements for contacting Guo Mian. When he got the news, he was naturally excited and excited. In addition, this was also a great achievement, so it was hard not to be excited.
"real?"
Cao Cao raised his head in surprise and laughed loudly: "Du Zhi's plan is really powerful! Before we entered Bingzhou, he had already calculated every step below and successfully helped me persuade Guo Yu to surrender. Anmin, you lead me immediately Go and meet Guo Mian and bring him to see me!"
"yes!"
After Cao Peng finished speaking, he quickly ran out.
Cao Cao also made arrangements to meet with Guo Yu, and then asked Chen Zhou and his advisers to be found. He couldn't help but admire Chen Zhou's calculations.
After waiting for not long, Guo Yan finally arrived.
"Meet Prime Minister Cao!"
As soon as Guo Mian entered the door, he bowed respectfully and bowed in front of Cao Cao.
Cao Cao said: "Guo Mingfu doesn't need to be polite!"
"I, Cao Cao, take the place of the Emperor, pacify the world, and attack the rebels. Now that the Yuan family is dead, if the Guo Ming Mansion comes to surrender and surrenders to the light, I will definitely report to the Emperor and ask for credit for the Guo Ming Mansion."
As he spoke, he helped Guo Yao up, acting like a courteous corporal, and then arranged Guo Yao to sit down.
Guo Jian solemnly said: "As a Han minister, I should submit to Yuan Shao! I submitted to Yuan Shao before, but for the sake of the people of Yanmen. I just want to guard Yanmen and defend Xianbei from foreign enemies."
He found a valid reason for himself.
"Guo Mingfu is righteous!"
Cao Cao was greatly appreciated after hearing this. You must know that in the Bingzhou area, to the west are the Huns who were settled in Hetao, and to the north are the Xianbei people after Yanmen Pass.
As the governor of Yanmen, Guo Jian's responsibilities and status are very important.
"This is what I should do."
Guo Yan said modestly.
Next, Cao Cao introduced the counselors and generals around him to Guo Yao.
Zhang Liao and Gao Lan were also from Bingzhou before, and they followed Ding Yuan. They and Guo Miao knew each other, which finally allowed Guo Miao to find some sense of belonging.
"Guo Huai, Guo Boji, didn't come with Guo Mingfu?"
Chen Zhou was more interested in Guo Huai. Seeing that there were only followers around Guo Miao and no Guo Huai, he asked curiously.
Guo Yao asked in surprise: "Mr. Chen also knows about Bo Ji?"
Chen Zhou casually thought of a reason and explained: "Fortunately, I heard that Guo Boji is a general who can be reused by the lord."
Hearing that Chen Zhou also took the initiative to recommend his son, Guo Jian immediately bowed and explained: "I am worried that after leaving Yanmen, there will be no one to guard the pass. The Xianbei people will take the opportunity to invade after learning about the civil strife in our Han Dynasty and the military rebellion in Bingzhou, so let Bo Ji guards Yanmen Pass."
Cao Cao admired: "Guo Mingfu has paid a lot for the people of Yanmen! Since there is a recommendation for crossing, I will definitely use Guo Boji, but now Yanmen lacks guards, so I will temporarily let him stay in Yanmen until I conquer the north. , make arrangements again.”
"Thank you, my lord."
"Thank you too, Mr. Chen."
Guo Mian bowed and saluted again, showing great respect.
With Guo Yao's surrender, Yanmen was also captured.
The remaining counties and towns that were still waiting and watching, people came to seek refuge one after another. Cao Cao's control over Bingzhou was thus stabilized.
The day after Guo Mian surrendered.
Cao Cao planned to leave Bingzhou, but before attacking Youzhou, he discussed the next plan and said, "How about we cross over first?"
From Guandu to Bingzhou.
Two-thirds of the strategies they used were given by Chen Zhou, and Chen Zhou's strategies were very effective. Cao Cao wanted to know what Chen Zhou had to say about attacking Youzhou.
The other counselors looked at Chen Zhou after hearing this.
They are not jealous of Chen Zhou. They really can't be jealous. After all, the strength and ability are right in front of them. There is nothing to be jealous of. They all admit that Chen Zhou is very powerful.
"Wait a minute, let me guess."
Guo Jia first said: "If I'm not wrong, Du Zhi's plan is to instigate rebellion, right?"
Chen Zhou laughed and said: "Those who know me are filial piety!"
At the beginning of dealing with Yuan Tan, his plan was basically to instigate rebellion and then incite rebellion.
However, he has been instigating rebellion, and the results are pretty good. Yuan Tan was captured, and the gates of Yecheng were opened. He did a good job in instigating rebellion.
"How to do it exactly?"
Cao Cao listened and asked with interest.
"It's very simple. The lord is so powerful that no one can stop him. That's it for the Yuan family. There must be someone around Yuan Shang who doesn't want to fight anymore."
Chen Zhou thought for a while and said: "I recommend two people to my lord who can instigate rebellion, namely Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu. They are both Yuan Xi's subordinates and generals in Youzhou. They are more likely to instigate rebellion. In addition, There are also two people named Tian Yu and Qian Zhao, they are from Youzhou and can also instigate rebellion."
It was due to Zhang Nan Jiaochu's rebellion that Yuan Shang took Yuan Xi to Wuhuan.
Tian Yu and Qianzhao are still generals of the Yuan clan, but they will become generals of the Cao clan in the future. They surrendered to Cao Cao. Their main achievement is to deal with foreign enemies. They are good at defeating the Xianbei and Huns. Hu people other than Han people doubt life.
It’s most appropriate to start with them.
Especially Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu, who were instigating rebellion. These two people must have rebelled against them. If someone pushed them from behind, they would definitely rebel.
"Zhang Nanjiao touches."
"Tian Yu leads the way."
Cao Cao wrote down the names of these four people and sent people to contact them later.
Chen Zhou continued: "We sent people to instigate them and asked them to kidnap the two Yuan Xi brothers and wait until we get to Youzhou to take over. If everything goes well, Youzhou will be captured like this. If not, the Yuan Xi brothers will probably We can run, but Youzhou is still ours."
It has long been the general trend that Cao Cao will take over the four northern states, and there is no way to change it.
Guo Jia said: "Under normal circumstances, it goes smoothly."
Cao Cao agreed: "Fengxiao is right. I have decided to use Duzhi's plan to instigate rebellion all the way to the end. I will lead the troops to leave Bingzhou tomorrow. At the same time, I will have people contact Zhang Nan, Jiao Chu, and Tian Yu to lead Zhao."
The plan was finalized and today's discussion ended quickly.
Chen Zhou had a certain foreknowledge of the future, and it was easy to help them plan.
The internal affairs of Bingzhou were almost settled. Cao Cao was ready to pursue the victory and would not let go of the Yuan brothers. Early the next morning, all the army gathered. Except for leaving some people to Guo Mian to continue to guard Bingzhou, the rest followed Cao Cao.
Leaving Bingzhou and heading to the east of Taihang Mountain, the first thing you come out of is Changshan, which is Zhao Zilong's hometown. Going a little further north is Zhongshan Kingdom.
Arriving in Zhongshan Kingdom, Chen Zhou felt his eyes brighten up and thought to himself, Zhen Mi is finally coming.
