The weather in the early morning was slightly cool.
It started to rain lightly early in the morning, and the cold wind blew, adding a hint of chill. Autumn has just begun, but it seems to be the beginning of winter already.
After doing morning exercises in the morning, Lu Xuan had breakfast and went to visit the injured soldiers yesterday in person. After a busy circle, it was almost noon. After lunch, Lu Xuan did not order the troops to march.
Cao Cao has escaped.
If Cao Cao was determined to leave Hanzhong, Lu Xuan would never be able to catch up. If Cao Cao's army did not leave for the time being and chose to station at the entrance of Ziwu Road, Lu Xuan would not need to rush on his way.
Anyway, I have arranged for a sentry to go find out, and we will wait for the news.
Restoring the military's combat effectiveness is now key.
After dinner in the afternoon, Gan Ning came to report that all the corpses of Cao's army had been burned and all the soldiers who died in Wu's battle were buried. After all, a large army was mobilized and all the soldiers were buried soon.
Lu Xuan personally took people to worship before returning to the military camp to rest.
But at this moment, the sentry came back.
The sentinel entered the camp and saluted: "Informing the King of Wu, Cao Cao led his army northward via Ziwu Road and returned to Guanzhong."
"I know, let's explore again."
Lu Xuan ordered.
The sentry turned around and retreated. Lu Xuan called Fazheng and Jia Xu over and talked about Cao Cao's departure before continuing: "Now that Cao Cao has retreated, what do you think about the governance of Hanzhong?"
Fazheng replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, regarding Hanzhong, Zhang Lu resigned as the governor of Hanzhong. I had a conversation with Yan Pu when I was planning to rebel against Yan Pu. Later, I worked with Yan Pu during the defense of Nanzheng."
"This man has great management skills."
"The Hanzhong Five Dou Rice Road inherited by Zhang Lu was able to govern the place, and he played a great role in governing the place. Now that Hanzhong has surrendered, Yan Pu is needed to slowly weaken the influence of the Five Dou Rice Road and allow the people to farm with peace of mind and live a stable life."
Fa Zheng said: "I suggest that Yan Pu can be appointed as the prefect of Hanzhong."
Lu Xuan did not express his position directly, but looked at Jia Xu and said, "Wen He, what do you think about it?"
Jia Xu said: "I have no objection."
Lu Xuan said: "In that case, I will directly send an order to let Yan Pu serve as the prefect of Hanzhong and be responsible for governing Hanzhong."
"Great King Shengming!"
Fazheng spoke quickly.
Lu Xuan thought for a while and continued: "Yan Pu serves as the prefect of Hanzhong, and at the same time, he is responsible for the supply of grain and grass. Our army will rest for a day or two before slowly heading towards Ziwu Road."
"It's not easy to go north to Guanzhong from Ziwu Road. However, we must make this momentum so that Cao Cao's army is still in Guanzhong and unable to rush to Yanzhou."
"Here!"
Fazheng answered immediately.
Lu Xuan further said: "For the news from Hanzhong, you quickly arrange for someone to be sent to Yanzhou to tell Zhou Yu the news so that Zhou Yu can arrange it. As for Qingzhou, there is no need to send news for the time being."
"Here!"
Fazheng answered again.
Lu Xuan, Fazheng, and Jia Xu discussed the next strategy and continued to garrison and rest. The soldiers responsible for delivering the message first moved east along the Han River into Jingzhou as quickly as possible, and then went north to Yanzhou.
When the news of Lu Xuan's victory in Hanzhong was sent to Chenliu County, Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci and Gao Shun attacked from a flank and defeated Xiahou Dun of Chenliu, forcing Xiahou Dun to Dongjun in the north of Yanzhou.
Xiahou Dun retreated into Dongjun. After Zhou Yu captured Chenliu, Chenliu and Yingchuan were connected. Zhou Yu still stayed in Chenliu County, but asked Gao Shun to lead troops east to Jiyin County, and asked Taishi Ci to enter Shanyang County to further capture Yanzhou. area.
Although there are Xiahou Dun in Dongjun and Yu Jin in Taishan County in Yanzhou, Yu Jin is currently restrained in Taishan County. Because the army led by Kuai Liang continued to capture the Qingzhou area.
Once Yu Jin leaves Taishan County, Kuai Liang can easily send troops into Taishan County to harvest.
Chenliu County, Suanzao County.
This is where Zhou Yu garrisoned his army.
Zhou Yu led his army to garrison here. The reason why he chose this place was because in Suanzao County, he could threaten Dong County and also threaten Hanoi County to prevent Cao Cao's troops from Hanoi County from coming over.
Zhou Yu's current goal is not to rush to attack Xiahou Dun.
What's more important for him is to contain Xiahou Dun. As long as Xiahou Dun doesn't move, Taishi Ci and Gao Shun can gradually encroach on the area east of Yanzhou. After taking over the counties of Ren Chengguo, Dongping Kingdom and Jibei Kingdom to the east of Yanzhou, the connection between Dongjun and Taishan County can be cut off.
By then, the connection between Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin would be cut off, allowing him to further isolate himself from Yu Jin.
With Jizhou at his back, Xiahou Dun could seek help from Yuan Shao in the north. However, the Taishan County guarded by Yu Jin would be flanked by Kuai Liang and Zhou Yu.
In the military camp in the city, there is a large tent of the Chinese army.
Zhou Yu is looking through the situation of Chenliu County and Jiyin County one by one. These places have been captured, but here, Zhou Yu not only needs to capture them, but also control them. Therefore, the appointment of local officials is very particular.
This is what Zhou Yu was doing during this period.
Zhou Yu has been trying to appease the people, win over people's hearts, and win over the wealthy families from all over Yanzhou.
Although Lu Xuan has been training children from poor families, countless children from the Five Classics Hall have emerged. However, the Kingdom of Wu is rapidly expanding and its territory continues to become vaster. At this stage, the Five Classics Hall has trained a few children from poor families, and even the Kingdom of Wu cannot satisfy it, let alone the place it has captured now.
For the control of these places, the first choice is still the local big families, and they can use these people to control the place.
Next, adjust slowly.
This is a long process.
Zhou Yu single-handedly suppressed the dissatisfied people, and then gave up part of the benefits to the local wealthy families. He used both kindness and power to win over the local wealthy families in a short period of time, and achieved control of Chenliu County and Jiyin County.
While Zhou Yu was flipping through the information, a soldier came in and bowed: "Grand Governor, the messengers arranged by the king have arrived."
"Bring people in quickly."
Zhou Yu suddenly became excited.
Last time, he learned that Lu Xuan had entered Yangping Pass and entered Hanzhong.
Now, it is definitely another situation.
After a while, the messenger came in, saluted Zhou Yu and handed over the letter.
Zhou Yu took it and looked down at it. He was very excited when he saw that Cao Cao was defeated in Hanzhong and another Cao Chun was lost. Cao Cao retreated from Hanzhong into Guanzhong, Ma Teng was killed, Han Sui surrendered, and Han Sui returned to Xiliang, Cao Cao was in an extremely passive situation.
Under the current situation, Jingzhou, Yizhou and Yangzhou are connected together, plus the areas of Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Qingzhou, Lu Xuan's power has been further strengthened, surpassing Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
"Report!"
At this moment, another soldier entered and quickly reported: "Grand Governor, there is an urgent report sent by General Tai Shici."
"Send it up."
Zhou Yu's eyes lit up, and his eyes became more expectant.
Taishi Ci sent troops to Shanyang County. If Taishi Ci captured Shanyang County, he could further cut off Yujin's troops in Taishan County and further block Yujin. As long as Taishi Ci wins, Zhou Yu will make arrangements easily.
