Chapter 41
Zhang Fu had just returned to Guangyang County with his men, and he handed over the 100,000 Yellow Turbans he brought back to Xu Wei and others for arrangement. Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and Mao Jie were very capable.
But Xu Wei, as an old man in Guangyang County, was the most familiar with them, so this arrangement was the best.
At the same time, the young and strong were screened, and finally 30,000 people were left, of which 20,000 were directly handed over to Guan Hai for command, named Taiping Army.
The other 10,000 were handed over to Taishi Ci for command, named Xuanwu Army. Zhang Fu's positioning was also very clear. It was dispensable now, but it would definitely become a navy in the future.
Liao Hua, Li Jin, and Li Qian were arranged into the Taiping Army to serve as deputy generals to Guan Hai.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou were arranged into the White Tiger Army to serve as deputy generals to Shan Xiongxin. As for Dian Wei, he was left by Zhang Fu's side and served as a guard temporarily.
This was also Dian Wei's own request. Although Zhang Fu's strength was already top-notch now, there might be accidents, so he agreed.
Now the military strength of Guangyang County has reached 62,500 people, and the population has reached nearly 300,000.
You should know that the entire Youzhou has only 1.08 million people now, and Guangyang County alone is equivalent to one-third of the population of Youzhou.
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"My Lord, in the past month or so, several surrounding counties have sent troops to attack us, but we have repelled them all."
"But a big event happened in the neighboring Yuyang County. Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju from Yuyang County started a rebellion."
"And Zhang Ju called himself the Son of Heaven, while Zhang Chun called himself the General Mi Tian and the King of Anding, and claimed to replace the Han Dynasty!"
"And these two people have joined forces with Kolodun and A Luo Pan from the Wuhuan tribe, and now have more than 100,000 troops under their command!"
"But now these two people have not started their rebellion, but have sent people to contact you to form an alliance with you to fight against the Han Dynasty."
Shi Qian also reported the intelligence during this period. Except for the incident in Yuyang County, nothing big happened in Shanggu County and Zhuo County.
The only thing may be that after sending troops to attack Guangyang County, they were annihilated and then became honest.
"In that case, what do you think we should do now?" Zhang Fu set his sights on Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu.
"It is definitely impossible to form an alliance with them. What we have to do now is to destroy these two idiots first!" Cheng Yu spoke first.
The Yellow Turban Army has spread all over the world, but no one has come out to claim the throne. Well, you, who colluded with Wuhuan in the middle, have claimed the throne first. Such a person is a complete idiot in Cheng Yu's eyes.
Forming an alliance with an idiot is just asking for trouble. I don't know when I will be killed by such an ally.
"My lord, Zhong feels that what Brother Zhongde said is reasonable. Forming an alliance with them will lower the lord's status. Instead of forming an alliance, it is better to destroy them directly!"
Xi Zhicai spoke second, and his meaning was the same as Cheng Yu's, but he said a little more than Cheng Yu.
"Jia also agreed to send troops to attack Yuyang County, firstly because their claim to the throne is a rebellion that must be punished, and secondly because Yuyang County is adjacent to Bohai Sea."
"Since the lord has the intention to build a navy, then Yuyang County must be captured. This kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later."
"The sooner the naval force is captured, the sooner the navy can be built. After all, building a navy is also very time-consuming."
"We need to build warships, train their water and water combat capabilities, and other training. Now that we have no shortage of money, we can arrange it directly!"
Guo Jia has already understood that the lord has no shortage of money and food for the time being, and the money copied from those noble families cannot be spent in a short time.
So just start it directly, there is no reason to hesitate.
"Okay, since we have decided to attack Yuyang County, let's assign the tasks." Zhang Fu smiled.
Since it has been decided, he has no reason to hesitate, but he still has to unify Youzhou within a year.
Now more than a month has passed, which is one-twelfth of the time.
"My lord, the Taiping Army under my command has just been established, so it is better to stay in Guangyang County!"
Before Zhang Fu gave the order, Guan Hai took the initiative to step forward and ordered the task of guarding Guangyang County.
Zhang Fu took a look, and Guan Hai also responded with a look, which made Zhang Fu very moved. He was worthy of being his good uncle Guan.
"Well, this time I am going to go on the expedition myself, and the Qinglong Army, White Tiger Army, Yellow Turban Warriors, and Beiwei Army will all accompany me!"
Zhang Fu immediately decided to take this group of old brothers with him.Go and attack Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun.
"Yes, lord!" Shan Xiongxin, Huang Chao, Fu Cunshen, and Yang Zaixing, the four main generals, all accepted the order.
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Zhang Fu only rested in Guangyang County for one day, and the next day he set out with the 30,000 troops and headed straight for Yuyang County.
Because Zhang Fu's marching speed was very fast, Zhang Ju and his men did not receive the news.
By the time they received the news, Tong County had been captured by Zhang Fu.
"What should we do? Zhang Fu is coming to attack us. He killed Huangfu Song and defeated Zhu Jun's fierce generals!" Zhang Ju worried.
Zhang Fu's reputation in Youzhou was too loud. Zhang Ju was instigated by Zhang Chun to declare himself emperor and rebel, and now he regretted it a little.
But Zhang Ju knew very well that it was too late to regret. He had already declared himself emperor, and the Han court would never allow him to live.
And now, before the Han Dynasty's reckoning, they have already confronted Zhang Fu, the Saint Son of the Yellow Turban Army.
In Zhang Ju's opinion, Zhang Fu is more terrifying than the Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, don't panic. We have more than 100,000 troops, while Zhang Fu only has 30,000 troops. This several-fold difference means we have the advantage!"
Zhang Chun was confident. In his opinion, with such a difference in military strength, Zhang Fu could not win at all.
"Haha, King Anding is right. What's more, we have our Wuhuan cavalry here. Zhang Fu is just asking for trouble!" Kou Loudun laughed.
Although A Luopan on the side did not speak, his expression had betrayed his meaning, that is, he also looked down on Zhang Fu.
"Then it all depends on you!" Zhang Ju was very helpless. He was like a puppet. Kou Loudun and A Luopan had the final say in the army, and Zhang Chun had the final say in government affairs.
He had no other power except the title of the Son of Heaven. He was just a shield they put forward.
So the following things were discussed among Zhang Chun, Kou Loudun and A Luo Pan. Others, including Zhang Ju, could only listen and could not say a word.