People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 307

Only one day later, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, Hu Zhen, and Bei Gongli set out to lead their troops to Bajun, Qianwei, and Shujun respectively.

It wasn't that none of the Yizhou officials swore to resist, but more of them, including Pang Xi, chose to surrender to Li Yao at this time, and Li Yao had to let others surrender.

Just after these people completely fell to Li Yao, Li Yao also got a whole set of management team. First, he arranged for the Zhang brothers, Zhang Su and Zhang Song, who had voluntarily surrendered and were more trusted by him, and then began to issue orders through them to restore the management of Chengdu, Shu County, and Yizhou.

The first thing to be solved is the strong men of the people. They were arrested and guarded the city. Not only were they arrested, they were even robbed of food, so they had a lot of resentment towards Liu Yan.

So Li Yao did the opposite, and began to release them in batches one by one, thousands of people each time, not only releasing them, but also giving them a bag of food.

Now Chengdu is rich and has millions of dollars in grain, so Li Yao can give it and spend it hard. Comparing the two, he can easily win the hearts of the people, thanks to Liu Yan.

In addition to these strong men, there were also real Dongzhou soldiers. When Li Yao sent troops into the city, these people resisted the most fiercely.

However, when the incident happened suddenly, they were scattered all over the place, and some of them were still resting in the barracks, so most of them became prisoners in the end.

It was impossible to kill them all, but they committed too many crimes, so Li Yao arranged for the people in Chengdu to identify them, and all serious crimes would be executed on the spot. In the end, more than 3000 people were killed, and a large part of them were military officers.

This once again gave Li Yao a wave of popular support. As for the remaining Dongzhou soldiers, because they adhered to the principle of non double punishment, they escaped the identification of the people, so they were pardoned.

Liu Yan's Dongzhou soldiers are mainly refugees who escaped from Guanzhong, Jingzhou and other places. Because Liu Yan provided food and clothing, they fought for Liu Yan.

So after careful consideration, Li Yao came up with the most suitable candidate for the army leader. He is innocent and dignified, does not drink alcohol, and is very self-disciplined. He will definitely be fine in training Dongzhou soldiers.

They found Gao Shun, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, and when they came to Li Yao, they all saluted and said:
"General!"

Li Yao looked at them and said:

"You know why I asked you to come here?"

Hao Meng and Cao Xing looked at each other, feeling a little apprehensive, so they shook their heads and said:

"The end will not be known!"

Gao Shun didn't know the reason, but he was more calm, and said without being humble or arrogant:

"Please tell the general!"

Li Yao looked at them and said with a smile:

"Calculate carefully, you and I have been together for more than a year, and I know your abilities and temperaments well, and now I have decided to reuse you..."

"Liu Yan's Dongzhou soldiers have been identified by the people in Chengdu. Now all the people who should be killed have been killed. The remaining 1 people have been pardoned. I don't intend to disband them. I want to hand them over to your commander..."

"Gao Shun, in the army, you are innocent and dignified. I also see this. I want you to train this Dongzhou soldier into a really elite team. They have experienced wars and have a good foundation. Don't let me down!"

Gao Shun's eyes flashed. Although he didn't fight or snatch, he also hoped to build a career. Although this was adapted from captives, there were more than 1 people, enough to fulfill his ambitions:

"Follow the order, but general, if you want to train elites, it is better to carefully select 1 strong and strong men from these [-] people, wearing three layers of iron armor, and using halberds, shields, knives, and crossbows as weapons. If you go to the battlefield like this, you will be invincible!"

Hearing this, Li Yao nodded with interest:
"Soldiers are good but not many. You are right. You can choose 1000 or [-] strong men, increase your food, and train them strictly. As long as you can catch my eyes, I will prepare armor and weapons for you!"

When Gao Shun heard this, a sense of arrogance surged in his heart. He was confident that he could train an elite soldier:
"Follow the order!"

At this time, Hao Meng and Cao Xing were eager to see through.

Li Yao also noticed the two of them, Hao Meng, the name is a bit strange, but he is also very capable. He is from Hanoi, not from Bingzhou, so he is not favored by Lu Bu. Under Yuan Shu's instigation, he rebelled against Lu Bu, and he was helpless for a while.

Cao Xing, after Gao Shun suppressed the rebellious Hao Meng, it was Cao Xing who made a contribution and beheaded Hao Meng in one fell swoop.

It's actually quite interesting for these three people to get together, so Li Yao said with a smile:

"Hao Meng and Cao Xing are both brave generals. Hao Meng is brave and good at fighting, and Cao Xing is proficient in riding and shooting. But I think that your abilities are more than that. It's just that you lacked opportunities in the past and didn't make many achievements. This time, you have to work with Gao Shun to train this Dongzhou army well. I will never begrudge rewards for your meritorious service on the battlefield in the future!"

After all, there are more than 1 people, and he will not give them all to one person. The three will each receive one, but Gao Shun is the main one, Hao Meng, and Cao Xing are the assistants.

Li Yao valued Gao Shun's character, Hao Meng was somewhat rebellious, Cao Xing might be able to restrain himself, that's why Li Yao chose so.

Hearing Li Yao's evaluation of them and Li Yao's expectations for them, Hao Meng and Cao Xing looked at each other and said loudly:

"I will live up to the general's kindness!"

"It must be worthy of the general's attention!"

Li Yao nodded, finally looked at the three of them and said:

"Yizhou is rich and prosperous, so you train in Yizhou. When the new governor and prefect arrange it, they will provide you with food and clothing. You only need to train soldiers and don't care about other things!"

The three said in unison:

"Follow the order!"

Afterwards, Li Yao gave them the note, asking them to take away some cronies from the central army and, as officers, reorganize the disordered Dongzhou soldiers into an army.

During the establishment process, Li Yao occasionally went to check. The original Dongzhou soldiers had been completely disrupted, and many of the officers had been killed. The ordinary soldiers became more active when they learned that as long as they were reorganized into an army, they could continue to provide food and clothing.

Then one day, Hu Zhen sent back a message that the Nanzhong barbarians showed signs of gathering, but they didn't seem to plan to go north.

If they only gather and don't transport food, they can't fight far at all. That's why Hu Zhen thinks that the Nanzhong barbarians don't seem to plan to go north.

When Li Yao heard the news, he felt a little troublesome. He really went north. It was easy to say that the Chengdu Plain was suitable for cavalry, but the south was mountainous and forested, so it was not suitable for cavalry combat, but more suitable for infantry combat.

The key point is that he has some understanding of Nanzhong. Even the government is not as good as the Han people. They are handsome and influential.

Even the basis of the rule of the Han Dynasty was the big Han clans. In theory, the stronger the Han clans, the more handsome they were, the weaker they were. Conversely, the weaker the Han clans, the stronger they were.

If the Han clan is eliminated, then Nanzhong will return to Manshuai and Yishuai, but if the Han clan is not eliminated, they do not seem to be very obedient.

To break the situation, perhaps the only way to bring it under control is to cultivate a Nanzhong force by yourself.

(End of this chapter)