Another World Super Dimension Summoner

Let's talk about Jizhou first. Originally, Yuan Shao was thinking of finding a way to replace Han Fu before encircling Qingzhou. But the world changed too quickly. Not long after the second, third, and fourth corps of the Qin army went to war, Yuan Shao had to give up his plan to replace Han Fu. Together with Han Fu, Gongsun Zan, and Liu Yu, he sent troops to Pingyuan County in Qingzhou to support the battle in the Central Plains.

The result was good. Yuan Shao's 200,000-strong army was vulnerable and was defeated dozens of times by Guo Ziyi's Fifth Legion. They were then counterattacked, resulting in half of Bohai County being occupied. Han Fu also lost Qinghe and Anping in Jizhou.

In fact, Yuan Shao and Han Fu were both good. They only lost tens of thousands of soldiers, most of whom were defeated and captured, and lost some territories. However, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu's armies were completely wiped out, and the two of them became prisoners of the Qin army.

However, this was also a good thing for Yuan Shao, because after retreating back to the northern part of Bohai, he led his men directly into Youzhou and began to integrate Youzhou's power for his own benefit.

As for Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu, first of all, Yuan Shu instigated Zhang Miao, Wang Kuang, Liu Dai, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, etc., with a total of 300,000 troops, ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 and from 3,000 to 5,000. Not long after they gathered in Yanzhou, they were chased out by the Qin army. After being defeated from Dongping State in Yanzhou all the way to Sili and Nanyang in Jingzhou, the total number of remnants of the defeated troops in the hands of each tribe was less than 50,000. Among them, the people on Yuan Shu's side suffered the greatest losses. The reason was that they lacked horses. Unlike Li Jue, when he saw that the situation was not right, he ran away with 5,000 cavalry. In the end, he lost less than 1,000 soldiers and fled back to Zhongmu.

But even so, when the Qin army stationed in Chenliu and Yingchuan, Dong Zhuo and others were really panicked, fearing that the Qin army would take advantage of the situation and attack Luoyang.

The same was true for Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others in Nanyang. They were all confused and helpless, not knowing what to do.

But at this time, Qingzhou openly sent an envoy, carrying enough treasures, money and food, to Luoyang to meet the emperor.

As soon as this gesture was made, everyone in the world understood that perhaps the Qin army was a little full after taking over three states in one breath and needed time to digest it. In any case, it seemed that the Qin army had no intention of mobilizing troops for the time being.

After Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu and others relaxed a little, they could not help but worry again, because even a fool would know that safety is only temporary. Once the Qin army digested Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou, their appetite would definitely become bigger. What would the next step be to attack Hebei? Or to attack Jingyang? Or even to swallow up the entire Han territory?

No matter which one it is, it is something that Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu and others are unwilling to see, but have no choice but to do.

Because they were all frightened by the terrifying combat power of the Qin army, especially those on the front line, such as Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others who had truly witnessed the power of the Qin army, their fighting spirit was almost destroyed.

Faced with such a powerful enemy whose soldiers and generals could defeat the elite troops of the Han army, they really had no choice. Should they fight to the end and eventually die on the battlefield? Or...

Not long after the Qingzhou delegation entered Luoyang, the emperor's edict was issued, appointing Qin Bin as the general and the governor of Qing, Xu, Yan, and Yu. Then Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others in Nanyang, Han Fu, Yuan Shao and others in Jizhou and Youzhou, from themselves to their staff and subordinates, all had their own ideas...

Rest today～～

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Chapter 358: The Trend - Part

Time gradually passed to the late May of the first year of Chuping. Since Qin Bin was conferred the title of general and the governor of Qing, Xu, Yan and Yu, the strategy of the three states of Xu, Yan and Yu, which lasted for about three months, was basically perfectly achieved.

During this period, Qin Bin also led a group of civil and military officials to absorb the new population.

Yanzhou and Yuzhou were populous provinces in history, and Xuzhou was slightly inferior to the other two provinces. According to the household registration statistics at that time, before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yanzhou and Yuzhou both had a population of four to five million, while Xuzhou had a population of only more than two million.

In this world, the population of these three states has increased several times to about 50 million. However, due to successive natural disasters and man-made tragedies, the population of the three states has dropped sharply. After the Qin army completely controlled the three states and made a rough population census, it was found that the total population of the three states was only nearly 30 million.

Excluding some people who recently went to Qingzhou or fled to other states and counties, the total population loss of Xu, Yan and Yu states from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the present has exceeded 10 million.

Among this population of 10 million, the actual number of casualties due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion is probably less than half. According to the county chronicles of this world, natural disasters have never ceased in Yan and Yu states since the end of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Several consecutive years of drought, locust plagues and rampant epidemics have led to successive famines and ultimately to the emergence of large amounts of wasteland.

If we do not count the powerful families in Yan and Yu states, and only talk about the lower-class people in the two states, before the arrival of the Qin army, their lives were not necessarily better than those in Qingzhou before.

But no matter what, the arrival of the Qin army, especially the relief food and various resettlement institutions that came with it, gave most of the lower-class people in Yan and Yu, who were on the verge of collapse, hope to survive. They soon became grateful to the Qin army for truly treating them as human beings, and naturally soon became supporters of Qin Bin.

The situation in Xuzhou was relatively better, with natural disasters and man-made calamities being much less severe than those in Yan and Yu provinces. Tao Qian was also quite capable, having pacified the remnants of the Yellow Turbans using a combination of soft and hard tactics two years ago. At the same time, natural disasters in most parts of Xuzhou were alleviated, allowing Xuzhou to remain relatively stable for more than two years.

But even so, only the wealthy and powerful families can truly live in comfort and stability, while people at the bottom of society can barely survive.

This was due to the aftermath of natural disasters, the greed of powerful families, and the underlying reason that normal food production could not feed such a large population.

Therefore, the lower-class people in Xuzhou easily accepted the rule of the Qin army.

At this point, with the population of Yan, Yu, Xu and Qingzhou now totaling nearly 20 million, as well as half of Jizhou and several counties in Yangzhou, the population under Qin Bin's command has reached 60 million. It can be said that he has basically taken over nearly one-third of the population of the Han Empire and most of the core Central Plains land.

With the experience of Qingzhou's transformation, Qin Bin's transformation of Xu, Yan and Yu states also seemed to be going smoothly.

Especially the lower-class people. After Qin Bin became the great general of the Han Dynasty, they basically accepted all the reforms of the Qin army without any resistance.

However, the transformation of the aristocratic and powerful class was not very smooth. In Yan and Yu states, many aristocratic and powerful families did not accept the new laws, and there were even some cases of open violent confrontation.

The main reason for this is that there are very few, no, absolutely no examples of aristocratic families and powerful people being killed by the Qin army after the war in Qingzhou, while the aristocratic families and powerful people in the Han territory are the most powerful and complicated in Yan and Yu states. This makes the aristocratic families and powerful people in these two states feel lucky, thinking that the leader of the Qin army will not dare to kill the aristocratic families and powerful people in order to gain the world, which leads to chaos.

However, it didn't take long for people all over the world to realize that the Qin army lived up to its name. In less than a month, 31 major families in Yan and Yu states were successively expelled from the list.

This kind of expulsion does not mean direct killing, but confiscation of all land and property, and then bringing the person to public for trial and settlement.

The Qin army also presented evidence in front of the people and encouraged the lower-class people who had been bullied by these big families to come forward to testify. In one fell swoop, they tore off the veneer of the glamorous aristocratic families and made public all the harm they had done to the people. Then, amid the applause of the people, they executed some of the most heinous children of the aristocratic families in public, and the rest were sent to labor reform for a minimum of three years with no upper limit.

This was not the end. After each purge, the Qin army would also report all the causes and consequences by posting court reports on official bulletin boards in various places, and then have people take turns to read them to the people, doing their best to let the people understand why those powerful families were killed and expelled.

After this operation, not to mention that the noble families and powerful people in the four states under the jurisdiction of the Qin army were at a loss and could only become obedient citizens in fear, even some noble families and powerful people who were extremely loyal to the Han Dynasty would use self-comfort such as "the great general of the Han Dynasty will restore the country" at this time, and thus gradually obey the Qin army's reforms.

Even outside the jurisdiction of the Qin army, in the remaining states and counties of the Han court, all the well-informed aristocratic families could not help but feel uneasy at this time. In the end, many heads and clan leaders of the Han court aristocratic families near the jurisdiction of the Qin army began to strictly restrain their own people and try their best to avoid the continued occurrence of those things that oppressed the people and harmed the countryside.

After all, there are not many fools among the noble families and powerful people around the Qin army. They have all seen that the possibility of this great general replacing the Han Dynasty is extremely high, and it is even a foregone conclusion.

If we don't restrain ourselves now, and wait for the Qin army to expand again, will we be used as an example by this great general?

No one dared to bet that the Qin army would no longer be "brutal" in the future, so they could only restrain their own people and be as restrained as possible.

As a result, for a time, in the prefectures and counties adjacent to the Qin army's jurisdiction, such as Sili, Jing, Ji, and Yang, the evil tendencies of aristocratic families and corrupt officials oppressing the people and harming the countryside were greatly reduced. This also allowed the lower-class people in these prefectures and counties to take a breath under the high pressure of years of natural and man-made disasters, which was an unintentional benefit.

While Qin Bin and his civil and military subordinates were working in full swing to carry out an all-round transformation of Xindezhou County, at the front line of Nanyang County, near Ye County, not far from the junction of Nanyang and Yingchuan, in a military tent in the anti-Qin coalition camp.

Cao Cao sat on the main seat with a slightly anxious look, looking towards the entrance of the military tent from time to time.

Cao Ren, Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun beside Cao Cao were also waiting in the same way. These days, like Cao Cao, they were all waiting for news from Xiahou Yuan.

Originally, I thought Xiahou Yuan would not be able to come back today, but not long after, I heard a noise coming from outside the tent. Before Cao Cao had time to call someone to ask, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming to the tent, and then saw a dusty strong man walking quickly into the tent.

Chapter 359: The Trend - Part

Cao Cao and others looked closely and found that the person coming was Xiahou Yuan.

When they saw Xiahou Yuan coming in with a happy look on his face, Cao Cao and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because if the news he brought back was bad, Xiahou Yuan would not have done so.

Cao Cao and others hurriedly stood up to greet him, and Cao Cao personally handed the wine to Xiahou Yuan.

After Xiahou Yuan drank a bowl of wine, Cao Cao asked, "Is the trip going well? How is Qiao County doing?"

Xiahou Yuan wiped the wine from his mouth with one hand and said with a smile, "It went smoothly. As long as I abide by the rules and apply for the travel voucher for visiting relatives, the Qin army will not embarrass me. My lord, brothers, don't worry, everything is fine in the village. The Qin army did strictly abide by the eight major rules and regulations they set themselves, and did not disturb the people when entering Qiao County. The old Taiwei (Cao Cao's father) is now negotiating the Qiao County Farmland Reclamation Company with the Minister of the Farmland Reclamation Department sent by the Qin army. The elders of our two families have also unanimously agreed to support the general to reform the country."

Cao Cao and others were delighted at first, but then they couldn't help but look a little complicated. They had just fought with the Qin army, but now they heard that their relatives all supported the general. One can imagine how they felt.

Seeing Cao Cao and his men like this, Xiahou Yuan had no choice but to say, "My lord, the Qin army is powerful, and they are carrying out reforms with knife-pointing. Recently, many Yan and Yu families have refused to obey, and the result is not only the destruction of their families, but also a place of infamy for eternity. The old general and the elders of the clan are deeply trapped in the jurisdiction of the Qin army, and there is no other way but to obey reluctantly."

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, and could only sigh and say, "I understand the helplessness of the elders, but I suddenly feel that the world is unpredictable."

Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and the others nodded slightly. They were the same. They were not too surprised by the clan's decision. They just felt uncomfortable with the rapid changes in the world.

At this time, Xiahou Yuan hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My lord, perhaps we should also make plans early."

"What do you mean?" Cao Cao frowned.

Xiahou Yuan said, "Yuan entered Yingchuan from Kunyang eight days ago, and then from Yingchuan to Chen State and then to Qiao County of Pei State. He took the official road all the way and passed by dozens of cities, but he didn't see any chaos. No, there were some chaos, but the only chaos was the noise made by a small group of Qin troops when they were suppressing bandits... My lord, the general's troops took over the entire territory of Yan and Yu in just three months... This is no longer something that human power can defeat..."

Cao Cao looked solemn. He pulled Xiahou Yuan to sit down and poured wine himself. "Miaocai, please tell me the details of this event."

"Yes." Xiahou Yuan described the whole matter in detail.

Cao Cao, Cao Ren and others were more and more surprised as they listened, but gradually they felt relieved.

The main reason was that they had some understanding of everything in Qingzhou before the war. A chaotic place like Qingzhou, which had basically lost order, could be brought into order in a short period of time. It was reasonable that Yu and Yan, where order was still there, would be easier to bring into order.

After listening to Xiahou Yuan's description, Cao Ren on the side couldn't help but say, "My lord, the Han Dynasty has already..."

Cao Ren didn't finish his words, he just shook his head.

Of course Cao Cao and others understood what Cao Ren meant.

Xiahou Dun on the other side suddenly asked Xiahou Yuan, "Miaocai, did the clan ask you to deliver a message?"

These words reminded Cao Cao and others, and they all looked at Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "The old general said that we can't do it, so... let us go back home and make other plans... The general is broad-minded and will not care about the past... We can either seek opportunities for advancement, or wait for the imperial examination... It is also a good future for us..."

After saying this, Xiahou Yuan lowered his head.

Cao Cao and others had even more complicated expressions, because Xiahou Yuan's words were equivalent to saying that their families not only became obedient subjects of the Qin army, but also acted as lobbyists for the Qin army. And from Xiahou Yuan's behavior of lowering his head, it was clear that this was most likely not a request from the Qin army, but a spontaneous act of their families.

After a moment of silence, Cao Hong on the other side spoke up, "My Lord, at this point, we might as well--"

Cao Cao raised his hand to interrupt, "Zi Lian, stop talking nonsense."

"My lord..." The impatient Cao Hong wanted to say something, but was pulled back by Cao Ren beside him.

Cao Cao sighed and said, "Hey, we have hundreds of soldiers at hand, and we all rely on others for food and drink. And we are in the military camp. How can we get out easily?"

After hearing what Cao Cao said, Cao Hong's eyes lit up, but before he could speak, he heard Cao Cao sigh again.

"The general's combination of kindness and severity is really amazing..."

Cao Hong didn't understand, but Cao Ren beside him explained in a low voice, "The foundation of the noble families lies in the land and clans. Most of the noble families of the coalition army come from Yanzhou and Yuzhou. Now they are in a hurry to retreat, and most of their clansmen have fallen into the jurisdiction of the general. The general is now holding the lifeline of many leaders of the coalition army. Once the clans are submissive, Yuan Gonglu and others will be like us, becoming rootless duckweed."

Cao Hong nodded suddenly, "So, it is indeed to hit the snake at its weakest point, using both kindness and force..."

At this time, Cao Cao said, "Zixiao is right. At this time, the elders of our clan have supported the general. If we do something wrong again, the village elders will definitely cut off their relationship with us in order to protect themselves. Not only will we become rootless duckweed, but we will also be in a difficult position in front of those who are determined to resist Qin. Loyalty and filial piety... are the two dilemmas..."

Cao Ren and others nodded, agreeing with Cao Cao's words, and their expressions were extremely complicated.

Cao Hong understood this time, but he suddenly said, "How can being loyal to the great general of the Han Dynasty be considered disloyalty?"

"..."

Cao Cao and others were speechless. Although they said that, everyone knew what was really going on.

"Lord——"

Seeing Cao Cao and others like this, Cao Hong wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by Cao Cao again.

"Don't be impatient, and don't say that kind of thing again... Yuzhou Runan is the land of the Yuan family. If the elders of the Yuan family are like my father and his family, then we will see how Yuan Gonglu handles it before making any plans."

"promise."

Since Cao Cao said so, Cao Hong had no choice but to give up.

Cao Cao looked at Xiahou Yuan again, "Miaocai, when you came back, did you hear any news about the Yuan family in Runan?"

Xiahou Yuan nodded and said, "No, I think the Runan Yuan family and the elders like us are on the same page, otherwise there would be details of the Yuan family being expelled from the court newspaper."

Cao Cao nodded slightly. "In that case, we just need to wait quietly and see how Yuan Gonglu and Luoyang react. Even if we still have to fight in the end, we have few soldiers and generals, and it is not shameful to surrender if we are defeated."

Xiahou Yuan and the others nodded in agreement, but soon became like Cao Cao, looking a little lonely.

After all, if there is still a glimmer of hope, they would want to give it another try.

However, in the face of absolute power, they really don't even have the hope of luck anymore...

Chapter 360: Untitled

While Cao Cao and others were talking, in another larger military tent, Yuan Shu was looking at the secret letter from Runan with a puzzled look on his face.

The content of the secret letter was not complicated. It was just asking Yuan Shu to find an opportunity to offer Nanyang County, or even the entire Jingzhou, to see if it could be used as a means of advancement.

It goes without saying how eye-catching this secret letter was to Yuan Shu, who was arrogant and always thought highly of himself.

But soon, Yuan Shu's expression was filled with helplessness.

As someone who came from a prominent family, he knew better than anyone how the prominent families survived.

He was sure that if he turned a blind eye to the secret letter, the Yuan family of Runan would cut off ties with him.

Once he loses the support of his family, the remaining 30,000-strong coalition forces under his command will likely disintegrate within a few days.

Although he can still rely on anti-Qin slogans to unite some people loyal to the Han Dynasty in the future, it is needless to say what the result will be if he loses the human and material support of his family.

What to do?

Yuan Shu, unwilling yet helpless, really didn't know what to do at this moment.

At this time, Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and others also didn't know what to do.

They were all helpless in the face of the supreme combat power of the Qin army, and felt desperate because of the Qin army's ridiculously strong "assimilation" ability.

The only thing they could be thankful for was that they also saw clearly that they were still safe until the Qin army digested the newly acquired territory to a certain extent.