Besides, after Zhang He and Guo Jia cleaned up the battlefield, they asked Yan Liang and Zhu Ling to help defend the city, plus capture the Black Mountain bandits.
However, Zhang He, Guo Jia, and Wen Chou led the army to pursue the Black Mountain Army all the way to Chaoge Luchang Mountain, Yu Du's lair.
After they arrived at Luchang Mountain, apart from sporadic resistance, they never encountered any decent resistance. After all, Yu Du brought almost all his combatable soldiers to Bohai City. I originally planned to do something big, but ended up dead, just to make people laugh.
As a result, Zhang He and others, with their large army, occupied Luchang Mountain without any effort.
After the occupation, Zhang He and Guo Jia took action independently. Guo Jia was so mysterious that he didn't know what he was doing. Zhang He didn't ask any more questions and asked Wen Chou to follow him as a guard.
After leading the army, he emptied out the mountains of food and grass stored in Yudu's cellar. So he gathered the people in the village together and asked those who were willing to go back with the Jizhou army to come with them, and those who were unwilling to do so.
In troubled times, human lives are like straw. The common people are nothing but rootless catkins, moving with the wind. Of course they would like to have a place to live and settle down. Otherwise, if Yu Du was so cruel, they would still be willing to stay here and not want to leave. Isn't that why?
After listening to Zhang He's words, he was naturally very willing. Besides, they had heard about Yuan Shao's deeds of rescuing people from Luoyang, and they yearned for Jizhou. A large part of the people were originally from Jizhou, and they could be regarded as returning to their hometown.
Zhang He asked his men to count and found that there were about 200,000 people who were willing to follow him back. Others may be used to being bandits, or they may be Yu Du's confidants and do not agree to follow. Zhang He didn't make things difficult for them, so he just let them go and let them fend for themselves.
After a while, after Guo Jia settled the matter, Zhang He led the army and headed back to Yecheng to protect the people. I won’t even go back to Bohai to avoid having long nights and too many dreams. After all, the lord has just arrived in Jizhou, and his rule is not yet stable. Black Mountain bandits are often seen here, so it is better to be careful.
Guo Jia definitely had no objection to this. On the contrary, he was very supportive and silently gave Zhang He a thumbs up. It was suggested that Wen Chou inform Yan Liang and others, and after arranging the defense of Bohai, escort the surrendered soldiers to meet at Yecheng.
Wen Chou took the order and left. Zhang He and Guo Jia led the army back to Yecheng with stops and starts. Let someone notify Yuan Shao first and send someone to respond.
In this way, five days later, they had already reunited with Yan Liang and the others, joining forces. When we arrived at the boundary of Yecheng, we could see the tall towers of Yecheng from a distance. We came back victorious.
After Yuan Shao received Zhang He's message, he asked Gao Gan to lead three thousand cavalry to meet him on the road.
He and all the civil and military officials in Jizhou waited at the city gate early, quietly waiting for their triumphant return.
After a while, I heard people shouting and dust flying in front, as if there were countless people arriving.
Zhang He must have spared his life and returned. Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows and looked up, and saw Zhang He, Guo Jia, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhu Ling and others galloping towards him.
Seeing Yuan Shao and all the civil and military personnel greeting him at the city gate, they all quickly dismounted and paid homage to the ground.
"I have come to see my lord. If you have any trouble, my lord is here to greet you. We are sincerely frightened."
Yuan Shao smiled and said, "You don't have to be so humble. I should be there to greet you when you come back from a great victory."
After saying that, he stepped forward to help them up one by one and praised them again, which moved them very much.
The other civil and military ministers who were left behind took the opportunity to come forward, each said a greeting and congratulated him.
Yuan Shao saw that it was almost done and it was getting late, so he said.
"The celebration banquet has been prepared a long time ago. Please follow me to the banquet quickly."
"Yes, my lord"
"I am willing to obey the Lord's orders"
Everyone was very happy and said happily in unison.
So Yuan Shao got on his horse and went ahead, leading everyone towards the banquet hall. As for the resettlement of the people and the surrender of the Montenegro Army, they have naturally been arranged long ago.
When we arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, a servant came over, leading a horse to a bench. Yuan Shao led everyone to the banquet hall and handed the place over to them.
After a while, they arrived at the banquet hall. The fine wine and food had been prepared and placed according to Yuan Shao's wishes.
Yuan Shao came to his seat and sat down, and other civil and military ministers also found their seats and sat down.
Looking up, the original civil servants and generals of Jizhou, such as Tian Feng, Jushou, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, etc., were clearly listed. Xun Yu, Liu Ye, Gan Ning, and Zhou Tai, who had recently taken refuge, were also sitting in the same row. Zhang He, Guo Jia and other generals who went on the expedition were sitting on the other side.
Yuan Shao was very proud to see that he had so many talents under his command. He raised his glass and said happily.
"This is the first glass of wine today. I'd like to express my gratitude to those who have returned from victory. Generals, thank you for your hard work." After saying this, Yuan Shao drank it all in one gulp and drank first as a token of respect.
"Thank you, lord"
When the civil and military ministers below saw what their lord was doing, they all raised their glasses in agreement, and Zhang He and the other generals who went on the expedition were the loudest.
Seeing that the atmosphere was very good, Yuan Shao struck while the iron was hot and raised his second glass of wine.
"I would like to offer this glass of wine to all the adults who stayed behind, excluding me of course. It was you who stuck to your posts and worked hard to complete your duties without complaint, so we achieved this great victory."
"Thank you, Lord. You are so complimentary. This is our duty."
When I heard that Yuan Shao was so humble, he didn't take any credit, but instead gave all the credit to everyone else. Everyone was very moved and admired, and drank the glass of celebratory wine one after another.
Yuan Shao also drank the second glass of wine, raised the last glass of wine, and said a little tipsy.
"With this last drink, let us toast together to the new civil servants and generals who have come to Jizhou. Either they have talents to help the world or they have martial arts, they all yearn for Jizhou, ready to show their talents and serve the country and the people. Shao represents Jizhou here. Everyone is welcome, please drink this cup to the full.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the new generals, including the former Jizhou civil and military officials, were all very happy. They raised their glasses and drank.
"Thank you, Lord. I will devote myself till death to repay Lord for your kindness."
Yuan Shao was also very happy to see that everyone treated him well and drank three cups. He who has fought a victorious battle and returned victorious has many talented people under his command. At this moment, Yuan Shao was very smug and he raised his glasses frequently and started drinking with Wen Wu.
After three glasses of wine, the atmosphere was already heated by Yuan Shao. Yuan Shaoyou kept toasting, which instantly pushed the atmosphere of the banquet to the highest point.
Everyone also let go completely and raised their glasses and started drinking. Some returned wine to Yuan Shao, some offered wine to the lord, and some found friends with whom they had a good relationship to drink together, etc.
The atmosphere was very lively, everyone was drunk without knowing it, and they didn’t know how to get home.
Our pig's trotter Yuan Shao was also immersed in sweet dreams and couldn't help but fall asleep.
