Chapter 918 The situation in the north

On this day, the south gate of Chengdu City was wide open.

The officials in Shu, headed by Zheng Du, the prefect of Shu County, were divided on both sides to welcome Kou Feng's return.

At this moment, everyone, including Zheng Du, was more or less excited. The barbarians in the south were pacified, which plagued hundreds of people in Shu and even thousands of years of racial fighting.

The end was ended by Kou Feng with bloody means.

In addition, the last time, Kou Feng led his troops northward to pacify some ethnic minorities in Hanzhong and could survive. At present, except for the Han people, there is no longer any force in Shu that can be equally matched with the Han people.

In other words, peace in Shu was made.

No matter what will happen in the future, at this moment, the great martial arts established by Kou Feng and his Chu army have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

At the beginning, Kou Feng pacified Jiangdong, but people were unstable. However, after the battle to pacify Shanyue, its popularity increased dramatically. Now, it is like a copy of the original version.

The enemy conquered the southern expedition to pacify Menghuo and stabilized Shuzhong.

Finally, when the "Chu"-shaped flag appeared, the officials calmed down their excitement and lowered their heads to greet Kou Feng.

Soon, Kou Feng appeared in the south.

Wearing armor, with Chu sword on his waist, riding on the dark clouds, he ran towards Chengdu with one horse in the lead.

"Your Majesty." Under Zheng Du's leadership, everyone bowed to Kou Fengyi.

"Don't give me a gift."

Kou Feng turned over and dismounted and helped Zheng Du up. When he saw Zheng Du again, Kou Feng was quite happy. This southern expedition seemed to be advancing rapidly along the way, and he was very imposing.

But Kou Feng knew that this was inseparable from Zheng Du's mobilization in Shu. According to Kou Feng's knowledge, the food from the southern expedition was basically not transported from Jingzhou, and it was all local food from Shu.

Under Zheng Du's dispatch, he transported hundreds of thousands of civilians to the south.

With such a huge operation and pressure, Zheng Du almost fought alone, Kou Feng was extremely satisfied and appreciated.

Isn’t this the same in Zheng Du’s heart?

When he was serving Liu Zhang, although Liu Zhang was kind and kind, he was a benevolent man, but he was not successful in martial arts after all, and he was too weak. He was also hesitant and hesitant in his actions.

This led to the surrender of a great foundation. When Kou Feng's Chu army entered Chengdu, Zheng Du's heart was crying. At that time, Zheng Du would never have thought that he would help Kou Feng stabilize Shuzhong, and even wiped out the southern barbarians from the *** force.

Today, when he saw Kou Feng returning with his energetic face, Zheng Du felt that doing so was an extremely wise decision.

Those who use key points in troubled times will achieve great things will be granted a title. For example, Liu Zhang and others are just dry bones in the tomb.

"I haven't seen each other for several months, but sir has lost weight." Kou Feng helped Zheng Du up, looked at it for a moment, and sighed a little.

"Your Majesty is not the case?" Zheng Du said with a smile.

"Hahaha." Then, the king and his minister looked at each other and laughed out loud.

During these days, they fought to kill and walked step by step. The pressure was still relatively high, so they became a little thin. Now that they have achieved success, everyone knows that it is time to enjoy a while.

After talking to Zheng Du at the gate of the city for a while, Kou Feng ordered Fa Zheng and Zhang Fei to camp outside the city to settle down. Generals who were in Chengdu could also be graceful for three days and reunite with their families at home.

In fact, it should not be given holidays to the generals, because on the one hand, the army should appease the dead or injured soldiers, and manpower was needed. On the other hand, Kou Feng also ordered the recruitment of strong men to enter the army to make up for the losses of the Southern Expedition.

The number of Chengdu troops has been increased to more than 80,000.

However, this time Kou Feng also considered human nature and did not let the generals go home without any harshness.

After giving the order, Kou Feng, Zheng Du, Zhang Song and others entered the hall of Chu Gong's beijing in Chengdu City. After sitting down with each other, Kou Feng asked Zheng Du: "Gu is far away in Nanzhong, and he doesn't know much about the situation in Shuzhong. Can you briefly explain it to Gu?"

In fact, Kou Feng was already very tired. He rode his horse for so many days and had many mountain roads. He really wanted to lie down and rest, but Kou Feng attached great importance to the situation in Shu and even the north.

Therefore, I was trying to cheer up.

"The situation in Shu is already very stable. In order to deceive Meng You, the emperor ordered the migration of families and clans of officials of all sizes and big and small, causing a lot of trouble. But later, when the emperor led his troops to the south was exposed, the officials were very supportive. The Southern Barbarians are so evil. Some people are dealing with the Southern Barbarians, which can be said to be the people's hearts. Now, the emperor returns triumphantly, and this is even more so. I believe that when the emperor is in the city, he has already experienced it."

Zheng Du said with a smile.

Zheng Du's words made Kou Feng remembered that when they entered the city, they did not come to Beppu in a flash, but slowly came back surrounded by guards.

During that journey, many people shouted at Chu Jun and showed their respect for him very enthusiastically.

You know, Kou Feng defeated Liu Zhang, who was very popular with the people, and he occupied Yizhou for only a few months. The people's hearts had already reached Chu.

This is really a miracle.

After thinking about it, Kou Feng sighed and said, "In fact, it is really simple to win over the hearts of the people. Just know what the people need."

As he said that, Kou Feng looked up and said, "When you are poor, you need food. When you have food but foreign enemies, they need strong troops to support you. Regain your self-esteem in front of foreign tribes."

"Now the people of Yizhou do not have to worry about food and clothing, but are troubled by foreign enemies. I led my troops to pacify them and follow the people's hearts."

"Yes." Zheng Du nodded and said.

From Zheng Du's mouth, Kou Feng had already learned that Shuzhong was already very stable. It would be meaningless to study this topic further. Kou Feng turned around and asked, "What about Hanzhong, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others? What's the situation?"

"The generals in Hanzhong have begun to build a plank road to lay the groundwork for the future Northern Expedition. As for the people's hearts, under the rule of Yan Taishou, they have also gained extraordinary gains. Everything is on track."

After saying this, Zheng Du paused, showed a solemn look on his face, and said, "As for Ma Teng, Han Sui, Cao***, you will be in a lot of trouble."

"Oh?" Kou Feng was a little surprised. Trouble? What trouble?

"For these days, Cao Cao has been supporting Ma Teng and Han Sui. Not only did he hand over the Wei sword manufacturing technology to Ma Teng and Han Sui, but he also supplemented their military rations, and even sent an experienced Diannong Captain to organize Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops to carry out large-scale military farming to build Ma Teng and Han Sui's combat endurance. He also personally formulated the borders and divided the country very clearly. He also fundamentally resolved the contradiction between Ma Teng and Han Sui." Zheng Du said solemnly.

"Have you dug out your heart?"

Kou Feng really found it difficult to hear this.

Kou Feng was no longer surprised by Cao Cao's move to deliver Wei sword manufacturing technology like broken jars. After all, Cao Cao first supported Liu Zhang, and then Liu Zhang supported Meng Huo.

Kou Feng spent a lot of effort.

However, Cao Cao supported Liu Zhang in the past just wanted to use Liu Zhang to relieve him for a little while. He did not mean that Liu Zhang was truly powerful.

But today is different.

According to Zheng Du, Cao Cao was the skeleton of the strong Ma Teng and Han Sui. As we all know, Ma Teng and Han Sui were both strong and strong, but they had fatal shortcomings, that is, they were not under the rule of the people and did not have outstanding civil officials to govern.

The grain produced every year is only enough for the expenses, and even Ma Teng is difficult to produce and sell on his own. This is like a person, who seems tall, but his bones are not good.

If you put in a little force, you may fall apart.

Now Cao Cao not only supports food and weapons, but even sent officials to help manage it. Obviously, he really wanted to strengthen Ma Teng and Han Sui, and relied on Chu's expansion in the West.

Now Kou Feng knows why Zheng Du feels solemn. If Kou Feng let Ma Teng develop with peace of mind, Han Sui might have ruled Daxing in a few years.

With sufficient food and supplies, the soldiers and horses are strong.

The two families joined forces with hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and they would definitely fight against Chu State on the plains.

That's why Kou Feng said that Cao Cao was determined to work hard and wanted to use the sincere cooperation of the three families to resist the current aggressive situation of Chu.

And, there is another benefit.

Ma Teng and Han Sui can be separated. Kou Feng knew that the hatred between them had lasted for decades and could not be eliminated in ordinary ways.

Both of them are suspicious. It can even be said that they are easy to disagree, but it is different with Cao Cao's joining. It is impossible to reconcile a person like Cao Cao's.

This situation is that whether it is the attack of Huang Zhong's troops arranged by Chu in Yangzhou, or Xu Shu in Wancheng, or even Pang Tong in Hanzhong, attacking the north.

Cao Cao, Ma Teng, and Han Sui could defend one side, while the other side used attack instead of defense, besieging Wei to save Zhao. Or simply the entire Chu army attacked the Central Plains in the north.

Most of them will be stopped by Cao Cao, Ma Teng and Han Sui.

It was a headache, and Kou Feng also felt it was a headache.

However, Kou Feng couldn't understand why Cao Cao was determined to let Ma Teng and Han Sui develop, rather than being half-hearted, that is, to let Ma Teng and Han Sui resist Chu, but could not let Han Sui and Ma Teng grow stronger?

Kou Feng raised this question to Zheng Du.

Zheng Du smiled bitterly when he heard this and said, "I'm afraid it's still the matter in Yanzhou in the north, which will have a lot of stimulation to Cao Cao."

Yanzhou?

Kou Feng suddenly realized when he heard this. In the battle today, Chu State had already gained the upper hand. The large tracts of land south of the Yangtze River belonged to Shu State.

The situation of confrontation between the north and the south has been formed. It was nothing. But the key is that the establishment of Yanzhou has made the victory and loss more inclined to the Chu State.

Yanzhou is not only an enclave for the State of Chu, but also a base that can be attacked and retreated and defended.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Cao Cao finally made up his mind to support Ma Teng, and Han Sui competed with him.
Chapter completed!