Chapter 142 Travel

Goguryeo was afraid of Cao Mengde's military attack, so he did not dare to accept Yuan Shao. So he killed him, hoping to calm Cao Mengde's murderous intention. But his cleverness was mistaken for his cleverness, which made him self-defeating.

Although Cao Mengde and Yuan Shao are rivals, they have also been friends since childhood. Cao Mengde could kill Yuan Shao, but he did not want to see Yuan Shao killed by Goguryeo, a small country in Chuo'er. When he learned that Yuan Shao had been killed, Cao Mengde felt sad and immediately ordered an attack on Goguryeo.

After winter, the north becomes extremely cold.

But all the soldiers under Cao Mengde have practiced Five Elements Boxing Sutra for several years, and any one of them will be a master with great supernatural powers. In addition, Cao Mengde did not lack food and grass supplies, and there was no problem in keeping warm, so there was not much of a problem in the northern war in winter.

In this year's northern expedition, Cao Mengde mobilized an army of 70,000. After taking full control of Youzhou, the army was divided into three, attacking Goguryeo all the way from Liaodong, going out of Shanggu to attack Wuwan and Xianbei, and finally heading west to Yanmen in Bingzhou.

According to Cao Mengde's wishes, these three armies should obtain enough 100,000 laborers for him before the beginning of spring and March to provide assistance for the construction in the coming year and complete the conquest of the state.

To establish a dynasty, war is only a means. It is said that it is easier to conquer the world than to conquer the world. Whether it is Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan or the barbarians in the north, it is not a problem. It only took one year to achieve the strategic goal. However, after the war, what we have to face is the most important thing.

Restoring the people's livelihood in the four states of Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and even Bingzhou, which is about to be conquered, is the biggest problem.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion not only affected Bingzhou, but also Youzhou in northern Xinjiang. In particular, Jizhou and Qingzhou are still the hardest-hit areas. In the more than ten years since then, wars have continued, coupled with banditry and natural disasters in various places, Jizhou and Qingzhou, which were originally one of the most prosperous areas in the Han Dynasty, were covered in scars.

I don't know how hard Cao Mengde will work to restore it to its heyday.

To have an ambitious goal, you must have the corresponding talents to carry it, and you must be mentally prepared to devote all your energy.

Especially those who plan for eternity, their eyes are not only focused on the present, but also on the future. Cao Mengde needs to do more and more.

The complexity of human nature is fully reflected here. Sometimes Zhao Yu feels that it was a wise decision for him to choose Cao Mengde instead of ending up personally. Some people say that as a leader, you only need to grasp the direction.

However, having said that, is this actually the case?

Absolutely not.

A force is composed of countless people, and everyone has different thoughts and behaviors. As a leader, you not only have to guide the direction, but also put more energy into the personnel under your command. To achieve a smooth balance and stabilize the situation within the force, this is the top priority.

To throw away the shopkeeper is to seek death.

It is impossible to say that he was ignored in three or five years, and he did not take ten steps to implement the decree. His subordinates were obeyed and disobeyed, and then he was overthrown. All the previous efforts were in vain.

The world of humanity is infinite. And at least five thousand feet are in it.

Zhao Yu, as a bystander, watched like this and saw everything clearly. From Cao Mengde's body, it is confirmed that the changes in human destiny are becoming clearer and clearer.

The fourth year of Jian'an has arrived.

In the beginning of spring and April, large numbers of prisoners were escorted south, and then dispersed to various places to give everything they had for this new and huge force. Among these captives were Wuwan people, Xianbei people, Xiongnu people, and Goguryeo people.

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

As for Xianbei, they also suffered heavy losses. Their Gaoliu Royal Court had to move and retreat under the attack of Cao Jun, otherwise it would be defeated and destroyed like Karasuma. Moreover, the power of the eastern Xianbei was reduced by 80% during this battle, and it had to merge with the central Xianbei.

The capital of Goguryeo was destroyed and the king was captured.

As for the Southern Xiongnu, they suffered the same fate as Karasuma, and the Xiongnu royal court in Meiji was also defeated in one battle.

In foreign wars, Cao Mengde used war to support war. In other words, the supply of the army is carried out during the war. There are only 70,000 troops in total, so the logistical pressure is not great. And the rewards are huge.

Cao Mengde originally thought that having 100,000 strong laborers would be enough for the time being. However, the number of captives escorted southward from the north gradually exceeded 300,000 by June.

This is just strong labor. Women and children do not count.

As for women and children, their number is more than twice that of the strong labor force, more than 400,000. Among the more than 400,000 women and children, the best ones were selected and rewarded to the soldiers under their command. The rest were divided and resettled in Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou, and a small part moved to 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 trafficking.

Strong laborers were diverted to various projects, building roads and cities, or digging canals and ditches.

All in all, in order to place the prisoners, Cao Mengde and his ministers were busy without touching the ground.

In addition to the population, the war property also includes a large number of livestock. Whether it is Wuwan, Xianbei, or the Xiongnu, they are all nomadic peoples. Most of their wealth is concentrated in livestock. Therefore, in addition to capturing nearly a million people, they also plundered millions of livestock.

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

Once this batch of livestock is used on the ground, the benefits to the Cao regime will be unimaginable. Whether it is farming or eating.

When Cao Mengde was busy panting, when the little emperor Liu Xie was lonely in the deep palace, when this land entered the hot construction stage, at the beginning of autumn, Zhao Yu's machine speed car slowly landed in He went to Cao's mansion in Puyang.

Cao Mengde was convening his civil and military officials to discuss important matters that day. He suddenly heard that Zhao Yu had arrived. He did not dare to neglect and immediately led a group of civil servants and generals out of the hall to greet him.

Zhao Yu's motorcycle is still the same as before, and its appearance has not changed, because Zhao Yu thinks it doesn't matter.

The locomotive landed, kicking up a slight dust, and then the door opened, and Zhao Yu'e Guanbo took the lead and walked out first.

Then Zhao Ji, Mi Zhen, Xiao Qiao and Sun Ren, all dressed in dashing and neat looks, walked out.

Normally, Zhao Ji, Mi Zhen and Xiao Qiao's home attire is mainly loose and gorgeous. At this moment, just like Sun Ren, he was dressed neatly and neatly, but he had a different temperament.

Cao Mengde stepped forward, laughed, and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing, sir?"

Zhao Yu laughed and said, "Okay, there's no need to be polite between you and me. I'm very restless and plan to go out for a walk."

Later, they met with Xun Yu and others one by one. Another maid took Zhao Ji's five daughters to the backyard, while Zhao Yu and Cao Mengde went to the hall and took their seats.