Hedong County has been one of the seven counties in the capital since the Han Dynasty. It was directly supervised by the Sili School Commander. It belongs to the "Three Rivers". The land in the territory is fertile and has become the granary of Guanzhong and Luoyang. It also has strategic materials such as salt ponds and iron ore, so it is extremely important. However, compared with Henoi and Henan, the status of Hedong County is more prominent in the military. []

Judging from the terrain, Hedong County and Guanzhong Chang'an and Luoyang are in a triangular direction. Whether it is the capital Chang'an or Luoyang, Hedong is a frontline defense line and is at the hub of the world. To the west are Guanzhong and Liangzhou, to the north, to Bingzhou and Youzhou, to the east are entering Jizhou and Yanzhou, to the south are Hongnong, Luoyang and Yuzhou, and Jingzhou. Moreover, the mountains and rivers are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since ancient times, it has been a must-fight for military strategists.

Now it is even more behind Dong Zhuo. Once there is a mistake in Hedong, Dong Zhuo will cut off his retreat and it will be difficult for him to return to Guanzhong, so he has always kept his most trusted son-in-law Niu Fu in Hedong to guard him.

As for the position of Hedong prefect, he has always attached great importance to the position of Hedong prefect since the Han Dynasty and appointed him as an important minister. Zhang Liao's former prefect of Hedong was Dong Zhuo himself, appointed by Emperor Ling of Han. After Emperor Ling passed away, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing to take power and served as the three ministers. Until now, the prime minister was no longer the prefect of Hedong, but he did not appoint anyone else to allow him to rank in a position because there was no suitable and trustworthy candidate.

Therefore, Zhang Liao was also very lucky to be the prefect of Hedong this time. In addition to Li Ru's recommendation, more importantly, he saved Dong Zhuo's life and gained Dong Zhuo's trust, otherwise he would have no chance at all.

At this time, Zhang Liao walked in Dayang County, the southernmost tip of Hedong County. He crossed the river from Yan County to the north, went ashore at Maojin Ferry, and entered Dayang County.

After leaving Dong Zhuo and having his own territory, Zhang Liao suddenly felt that the sky was wide and his whole mood was relaxed. It was always inconvenient to restrain and plot under Dong Zhuo. Moreover, he had great differences in political views with Dong Zhuo, and he still couldn't see it now, but the more he went, the more serious it became, so he would rather leave early to avoid breaking up in the future.

As the saying goes, he is planning his own politics in his position. Now that he is the prefect of Hedong. When he reaches his own territory, he will of course subconsciously pay attention to the terrain and people's livelihood. He observes and inquire along the way and has some preliminary understanding of the situation in Dayang County.

Dayang County is the ancient Yu Kingdom. It is located in the middle of the north and connected to the Yellow River in the south. Since ancient times, it has been the grain transport, salt transport and military route between Hedong and the Central Plains. There are two ancient ferries, Maojin Ferry and Dayang Ferry. In addition, several small ferries in Hongyang and Jinjin, facing Yang County, Hongnong County, opposite the Yellow River. Because it is located in the Yang of the Dahe River, it is called Dayang. The story of the fake road attacking Guo, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the Bole meets the horse, and the search for horses according to the map all happen here.

Zhang Liao had long heard that Hedong County had a complex terrain, but he did not feel this more deeply until he entered Dayang County.

Along the way, they had crossed seven or eight gullies, most of which were hundreds of feet deep and several miles wide, and were not seen at the beginning and end. It was more than ten times wider than the Zhangfanggou in Luoyang and the Hungou in Xingyang. It was extremely difficult for vehicles to go uphill and downhill.

According to locals, there are more than 3,000 large ditches and small ravines in Dayang County alone, which makes Zhang Liao shocked his tongue.

No wonder Dong Zhuo's most elite flying bear cavalry could not completely defeat the Baibo army for more than a year in the Hedong expedition. Under such terrain, the advantages of cavalry were difficult to exert, but the Baibo army could attack and defend. Once it failed, it could retreat into mountains or gullies at any time. The mountains and gullies were mostly connected, and they were not afraid of Dong Zhuo's troops chasing him.

Now that he has become the prefect of Hedong, it is probably a difficult problem to eliminate Bai Bo and Xiao Jishan's bandits, and they need to be carefully planned and thoughtful.

However, there are many mountain springs and streams in these gullies. In addition, the lush bamboo forests and grass trees are also an important support for the people to obtain water and herd cattle. From the perspective of people's livelihood, these gullies are also extremely beneficial.

In addition to the terrain, Zhang Liao also saw many forts, and the number of them made him frown.

Most of these forts were built by powerful people, but many of them were built by the imperial court. Since the Later Han Qiang Rebellion, the Qiang people advanced eastward and southward several times, and once invaded Hedong and reached Henoi, posing a great threat to the capital Luoyang. The Han Dynasty had weak troops and was unable to resist, so they could only build forts, set up drums, and form a defensive belt in Hedong and Henoi to protect Luoyang.

If Zhang Liao wants to completely control Hedong, first of all, these fortresses are a big problem in front of him. The powerful recruited troops, privately occupied tenants, collected taxes, and levies them without restraint. Zhang Liao had long planned to compile households and people, so how could he let them go, and would not allow the powerful to recruit private soldiers themselves.

However, the fortress has its disadvantages and advantages. It is a cancer that the powerful people occupy the county and township, but it can also protect the people from robbery by foreign races and bandits. Yu Fuluo was unable to rob Hedong because of the fortress protection.

Therefore, to demolish and eliminate the fortress, we must first pacify the alien races in the territory. Baibo and the bandits everywhere, so that the Hedong and the people can be calmed down, so that they can do so. Otherwise, it may arouse civil unrest and backfire.

Zhang Liao grinned and still had to do it step by step. Nothing happened overnight and it had to be properly handled. Sure enough, a prefect is not so easy to do.

However, he is very confident in himself, otherwise he can't even manage a prefecture and county, so how can he talk about the world?

Because of family members, Confucian scholars and students in the team had to transport thousands of books, they were slow and it was difficult to arrive in Anyi on the same day. Zhang Liao rested in Dayang County for a night.

That night, he met Guo Jia.

When Zhang Liao was still in Luoyang, he asked Zhang Jian to take the Shadow Department to enter Hedong first to inquire about the news and connect with Guo Jia in a place that had been designated long ago. So as soon as he arrived in Hedong, Guo Jia got the news and rode a horse to come.

Compared to more than a month ago, Guo Jia lost a lot of weight, but he was more energetic.

"Haha," Guo Jia bowed a long time when he saw Zhang Liao: "Jia has met the envoy and congratulated the envoy. The lord led the prefect of Hedong in his old age, but it has never been seen in ancient times."

"Haha!" Zhang Liao patted Guo Jia's shoulder fiercely and laughed: "I dare to make fun of me by filial piety."

"How dare you, how dare you?" Guo Jia hurriedly said, "Jia Shi was very happy that his lord could take over the position of Hedong Prefect."

Zhang Liao smiled and understood what Guo Jia meant. With the position of Hedong Prefect, it was legitimate to control Hedong. However, both military and political affairs can be managed, so there will be less constraints and troubles when doing things.

He pondered for a while and asked Guo Jia: "What is the situation in Hedong now?"

Guo Jiayouran said: "Yang Sima's scout has gone to various counties to inquire about information. Dian Sima brought five hundred tiger soldiers and Jia to act as a fake bandit, and has invaded the subordinates of Han Xian, the commander of Baiboqu."

"Oh?" Zhang Liao's heart moved: "Is Han Xian's uprising in the white wave this time?"

"No," Guo Jiayouran said: "It was Jia who encouraged him to join forces with Li Le and take advantage of the situation to attack Niu Fu."

"Very good!" Zhang Liao couldn't help but praise. Guo Jia was indeed flexible and actually mixed with Dian Wei as a bandit and intervened in Bai Bo. This was undoubtedly great news for him, and he had a great advantage in dealing with Bai Bo.

"Where is Guo Tai, the leader of the White Bo,?" Zhang Liao asked again.

Guo Jia shook his head: "Guo Daxian died of illness last month, Bai Bo had a secret fight, Yang Feng returned to Li Jue, and the other coaches Qu each fought for their own battles."

Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel even more happy. The civil strife of Bai Bo's army was undoubtedly even better news for him. He immediately asked Guo Jia: "How should we do now?"
Chapter completed!