Chapter 27 Hidden Danger

Juping is a county in Taishan County bordering Jibei Kingdom. It was occupied by Cao Mengde. The main force of Cao Mengde is now stationed here.

On this day, Cao Mengde was discussing with Bao Xin, Cheng Yu and others in the camp how to weaken the main force of the Yellow Turbans entrenched in Bo County and Liang Fu.

The Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have a population of more than one million, but the number of young people is more than 400,000. As for Cao Mengde's current military strength, including the troops he merged with Liu Dai after his death, as well as the military strength of Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, there are only more than 20,000 troops in total.

Even if he continues to covet these millions of people, Cao Mengde must find a way to weaken his main force to a certain extent before he can surrender with peace of mind.

"The key is that we have few troops."

Bao Xin frowned and said: "We can defeat the Yellow Turbans in ten battles, but only scratch the surface. We have to divide our troops to prevent the Yellow Turban bandits from entering Yanzhou and harming the people. What can we do?"

There are only a few troops, and we have to divide our troops to guard the key points. Even if we fight ten times and fight ten times, what can we do? After defeating the Yellow Turban bandits, they ran around in a swarm and entered Yanzhou. I don't know how much land was about to be taken away.

Cao Mengde also had a headache because of this.

"This matter really gives me a headache." Cao Mengde rubbed his eyebrows: "Brother Yuncheng, what I mean is, can you subdue them? If we kill all the millions of people, I'm afraid..."

Hearing this, Bao Xin shook his head directly: "Meng De, you don't know the nature of the Yellow Turban thieves. If millions of people are contained, we don't know how much trouble there will be. What's more, if we want to subjugate them, it will take at least half a year before they can rely on themselves. You and I have to provide food and grass, there are millions of people, Mengde, where can we get food and grass?!"

Bao Xin and Cao Mengde were close friends and knew Cao Mengde's abilities well. Now that Liu Dai was dead, Bao Xin directly contacted the prefectures and counties, and with his prestige, he promoted Cao Mengde to the position of governor of Yanzhou.

Zhao Yu doesn’t know about this yet. When Dian Wei returned to Puyang, this incident had not happened yet.

Cao Mengde also knew that what Bao Xin said was extremely true, but he knew deeply that talent was the foundation.

In troubled times, there is strength in numbers. Only with more people can he create more wealth and provide more soldiers to support him in conquering the world.

After taking charge of Dongjun before and having an in-depth understanding of the counties in Dongjun, Cao Mengde found that the population was too thin. Now that he had such an opportunity, he really didn't want to give it up.

Bao Xin said: "Meng De, you are not a womanly person, why are you hesitating at this time? The Yellow Turbans are very traitorous. All the counties and counties in Qingzhou east of Mount Tai were almost wiped out by these thieves. Except for Kong Wenju's Beihai, and Donglai, which is blocked by Beihai, where else can there be a good place? What use will these thieves have if they don’t kill them and leave them alone? Is there cholera in the world? "

It's not that Cao Mengde didn't know the seriousness of this, but when he thought about Zhao Yu, he always felt that there was still hope.

Said: "Brother Yuncheng, how many days can you stay? Let me think of a solution."

Bao Xin sighed and shook his head: "That's all, Meng De, you are not wrong to pity the life of the Yellow Turban, but... Hey, I'd better go to Chengxian County. I think Yuan Rang is much more decisive than you." ." Cao Mengde couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At this time, a personal guard came to report: "My lord, Lord Dianjun is back!"

"oh?!"

Cao Mengde stood up with a bang and ran to the tent door in a few steps: "Mr. Zhao, can you come?"

The guard was stunned for a moment: "Come here." "Okay!" Cao Mengde laughed loudly, turned around and said, "The great sage who defeated the Yellow Turbans has arrived! Brother Yuncheng, are you willing to come with me to greet him?!"

Bao Xin was quite surprised: "Who can break the Yellow Turban!?"

Immediately, the group of people came out of the tent. After walking a few steps, they bumped into Dian Wei and Zhao Yu.

Dian Wei has a big body and a fierce tiger, while Zhao Yu has a light breeze and walks leisurely in the courtyard.

"Lord!"

Dian Wei cupped his fists and bowed, then stepped aside.

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "Mengde, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"

"not good."

Cao Mengde held Zhao Yu's arm and laughed and said, "Sir, I'll be fine."

Cheng Yu also stepped forward to greet Zhao Yu and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao came just in time. The Lord just has a headache."

Bao Xin looked on at this moment and saw that this 'great sage' was young and had a simple and unpretentious demeanor. If he were on the street, he would probably be no different from all other living beings.

Can such a person be a great sage?

Cao Mengde introduced at this time: "Mr. Zhao, this is my best friend, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin and Bao Yuncheng. Brother Yuncheng, this is my nobleman Cao Mengde, Mr. Zhao Yuzhao!"

Bao Xin was doubtful and said, "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "It is really an honor for me to meet Prime Minister Bao."

Then another person was introduced, a capable general who accompanied Bao Xin, who turned out to be Yu Jin Yu Wenze.

Yu Jin, named Wenze, was a native of Taishan. He first followed Bao Xin, and after Bao Xin's death, he followed Cao Mengde. He was strict in self-discipline, good at fighting, and was a first-rate general.

After greeting each other, they entered the tent and took their seats.

Cao Mengde said: "The Yellow Turbans have a large number of troops, but we have few soldiers. We also need to guard against the Yellow Turbans taking advantage of the opportunity to enter Yanzhou, so it will be difficult to defeat them in one battle. Sir, I intend to subdue them. What do you think?"

Bao Xin frowned. He still disapproved of the surrender.

But Zhao Yu said slowly and calmly: "It's not difficult to surrender the Yellow Turbans."

Bao Xin frowned even more and said, "Why does Mr. Zhao say such big words?"

Zhao Yu smiled slightly: "It's really hard to talk about things here. The Prime Minister will wait and see."

Then he said: "But Meng De, it is easy to subdue his people, but it is difficult to subdue his heart. When Zhang Jiao started the rebellion, he might be motivated by ambition, or he also had the intention of compassion for heaven and man. In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the world has been in decline and the people are in hardship. Zhang Jiao It’s possible that Jiao doesn’t want to gain prosperity for the people.”

"Treasonous!"

Bao Xin interrupted Zhao Yu and shouted: "Zhang Jiao, a rebellious minister and traitor, how can he be compassionate and compassionate?!"

Zhao Yu waved his sleeves and said seriously: "Prime Minister, please listen to what I have to say."

"Even if Zhang Jiao had a compassionate heart when he started the rebellion, he was motivated and incompetent. The Yellow Turbans were filled with filth and evil, and thieves and bandits from all walks of life suddenly became Yellow Turbans. In this way, the nature of the Yellow Turban thieves was determined early. After Zhang Jiao's death, , the Yellow Turbans collapsed, and everyone in the world punished them. Even if the remaining Yellow Turbans have good intentions, they can't be good and can only go to darkness. They are not engaged in production, specializing in plunder, and have a deep thieves' nature. If millions of people are surrendered, they will be placed in It will definitely cause a lot of chaos locally. Does Mengde have a solution?"

When Cao Mengde heard this, he said seriously: "His thief nature is due to the fact that he cannot eat enough to satisfy his hunger, and his clothes cannot cover his body. If he could be rich, who would be willing to be a thief? Sir, there is no need to say more, I have made up my mind." "Okay!"

Zhao Yu put his palms on his hands and smiled and said: "Since Meng De is determined to do so, I will help you subdue the Yellow Turbans. Early tomorrow morning, I will go to the Yellow Turban camp and I will definitely be able to subdue them."

Bao Xin listened to the conversation between the two and felt it was ridiculous. He stood up angrily: "I just want to see how Mr. Zhao subdues the Yellow Turban."

Then he said to Cao Mengde: "Mengde, I will lead the troops to Cheng County."

Without waiting for Cao Mengde to reply, he left the tent and left.

Yu Jin bowed to everyone with fists in his hands and hurriedly chased them out.

Cao Mengde sighed: "Brother Yuncheng is worried about what Mr. Yuncheng said before and opposed the acceptance of the Yellow Turbans." "He wants to go to Cheng County, so let him go." Zhao Yu said nonchalantly: "Bao Yuncheng also has good intentions."

Cao Mengde nodded.

Zhao Yucai said: "The Yellow Turban is a thief. I said it before, but I was actually just trying to remind you, Meng De. It's not difficult for me to say it."

Several people in the tent cheered up.

Zhao Yu said: "The old, weak, women and children are insignificant. As long as they have enough food and clothing, it is not a problem. The key is the hundreds of thousands of young people."

Cao Mengde nodded his head: "I think so too. If these hundreds of thousands of young men make a living by looting, if they are released back to their hometowns, they will definitely cause chaos. If they are taken back to the army, they are afraid that they will not be able to suppress them. After all, I am a soldier. A few, and the sudden increase is hundreds of thousands. Let’s not talk about how we can’t afford it. If the Yellow Turbans make up the majority, I’m afraid they won’t be obedient.”

Cheng Yu also added: "I have discussed with my lord before that if we want to surrender them, we must give the Yellow Turban leader some treatment. If we directly deprive them of the right to lead troops, I am afraid there will be a riot immediately. Is there any solution, Mr. Zhao?" Is this trouble?"

In fact, the solution to the hidden dangers of the Yellow Turbans lies in the leader of thieves. As long as the thieves can be made to obey, everything can be solved. So what if he is a traitor? As long as the military laws in the army can be implemented, even if he is a heinous person, he must be submissive. But he was afraid that the Yellow Turban leader would not be obedient even if he surrendered because he thought he had many soldiers at hand. Instead, he put Cao Mengde on the rack to bake.

In fact, this was exactly what caused Cao Mengde's trouble after he surrendered to the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in the original history.

In order to subdue them, Cao Mengde was forced to make no promises, and at the same time organized the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans into a more independent Qingzhou Army, which was self-contained and even Cao Mengde had difficulty controlling it. Because the bandit nature has not changed, they are good at fighting against the wind when fighting. Once the wind goes against them, they will easily collapse. There are also many acts of harassing the people.

On the premise that Cao Mengde's own strength has not developed to a certain level, he needs to rely on these Qingzhou soldiers, so he can only turn a blind eye.

Zhao Yu naturally saw it clearly and had his own solution in mind.

For him, there is no need to make any promises to solve these Yellow Turbans. He said: "Meng De will just leave it to me to handle this matter. As for the leader of the thieves, I will let him be my attendant and isolate him from his soldiers. Meng De Virtue can be easily reorganized. If he dares to explode the assassin, I will make his life worse than death."

Cao Mengde and Cheng Yu looked at each other, and both felt reassured.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Zhao Yu left Juping and headed for Bo County, where the main camp of the Yellow Turbans was located. Cao Mengde and Cheng Yu sent him ten miles outside the camp and said worriedly: "Sir, you only have one man and ten cavalry. If your safety is dangerous... why not let Dian Wei guard you?"

Zhao Yu shook his head and laughed: "It's just a yellow scarf, what does it matter? With a million troops, I can come in and out as I wish, they can't hurt me. Don't worry, Meng De. If they weren't used to send messages, I wouldn't take these ten horses with me." "

Then he got on his horse and bowed: "Just wait for my news."

Amidst the sound of horse hoofbeats and the billowing smoke, Zhao Yu and Shi Qi headed straight for Bo County.

However, at the same time, Cheng County.

Bao Xin led his troops to Cheng County overnight yesterday. After a short rest, he was about to send troops to attack Liang Fu's Yellow Turbans. Xiahou Dun could not persuade him no matter what.

But it was Bao Xin who was provoked by Zhao Yu. He felt that Zhao Yu was speaking arrogantly and did not agree with surrendering the Yellow Turbans, so he wanted to attack the Yellow Turbans.

So early in the morning, he and his general, General Jin, led eight thousand troops and attacked Liang Fu.