Um!

Liu Wei knew that since Yao Guangxiao trained this team of Imperial Guards in Shanwu, in addition to gathering intelligence on the Xiongnu and Xianbei people in the four prefectures of Yunzhong, they had also sent people deep into Youzhou and Bingzhou to gather intelligence.

Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo were locked in a fierce rivalry over the governorship of Bingzhou, and they were also spying on the news of Zhang Yi's assassination by the Xiongnu.

This intelligence played a crucial role in Liu Wei's decision to cooperate with Dong Zhuo and establish Bingzhou as a buffer zone.

Everyone's expression turned serious.

Compared to the foreign tribes beyond the Great Wall, the movements of the Han Dynasty court are more worthy of attention.

Liu Wei's current strength is not yet sufficient, and he is walking on thin ice.

On the one hand, they were nominally constrained and could not openly oppose the Han Dynasty;

On the other hand, he had to secretly accumulate strength, as he would be in grave danger if He Jin and Empress He decided to target him.

With the strength of three prefectures and a population of less than 200,000, they would never dare to establish a separate court and contend with the Central Plains.

Moreover, Wuyuan and Shuofang are still in the process of being recovered.

"Dong Zhuo left Li Jue with 3,000 troops to guard Shanwu, while the majority of his troops withdrew to Yanmen Pass and sent his trusted men to take over the troops in Bingzhou!"

"Their troop strength suddenly increased to 50,000."

"Ding Yuan received the imperial edict in Shaling and took up his post as the governor of Liangzhou to quell the rebellion. Zhang Yang and Lü Bu, along with a thousand of their troops, followed him."

Upon hearing the information about Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan, the situation unfolded exactly as Yao Guangxiao had predicted.

However, Ding Yuan killed a thousand of Liu Wei's garrison soldiers in Tongguo, and this grudge must be remembered for now.

Dong Zhuo's power was growing, and Liu Wei's gu poison was doing quite well. He looked forward to the day Dong Zhuo would enter Luoyang.

Lu Bu was quite loyal at this time, but Dong Zhuo must have secretly tried to tempt him.

But he still followed Ding Yuan to Liangzhou.

The current situation in Bingzhou is somewhat expected!

"The intelligence in Bingzhou must not be relaxed. I need to know about any of Dong Zhuo's movements immediately!"

"What about Youzhou?" Liu Wei asked.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, in Youzhou, Kebineng's tribe has occupied Yehuling and moved south to Dai and Shanggu counties, where they have clashed with Gongsun Zan's cavalry multiple times!"

"Gongsun Zan's cavalry were brave and fierce, and every man rode a white horse, known as the White Horse Righteous Cavalry."

"The two sides are evenly matched!"

"In addition, Zhang Chun of Yuyang raised an army in rebellion and joined forces with the Wuhuan people, repeatedly invading Youbeiping and other places."

It turned out that there was a rebellion in Liangzhou. When Ding Yuan was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou to quell the rebellion, Zhang Wen, the Minister of Works, proposed to conscript three thousand elite Wuhuan cavalry from Youzhou to go to Liangzhou.

This is essentially hiring foreign mercenaries to fight wars.

Ding Yuan left most of his troops in Bingzhou to Dong Zhuo, but now he has been appointed to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou.

It is estimated that Ding Yuan approached Duan Jiong and Zhang Wen to request reinforcements.

Zhang Chun, a man from Yuyang, requested to command this army, but Zhang Wen certainly disagreed and wanted to hand over the three thousand cavalrymen to Gongsun Zan. Zhang Chun was dissatisfied.

That's how things were supposed to be.

But the imperial court acted recklessly, deliberately withholding military rations and delaying military pay.

Before Gongsun Zan could even take command of the three thousand Wuhuan cavalry, they all defected and returned to their own country.

Zhang Chun seized the opportunity to persuade the Wuhuan people to rebel.

Upon hearing this information, Liu Wei simply smiled, neither confirming nor denying it.

By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt and decadent, with powerful relatives of the empress and eunuchs holding sway, land annexation was rampant, and the common people were suffering terribly.

If everyone has enough to eat, who would want to cause trouble?

Now, Liangzhou is in turmoil, Youzhou is in turmoil, and there are remnants of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in various places, as well as the White Wave Army, the Black Mountain Army, and so on rising up one after another.

The people in the Han Dynasty court are going to be busy again.

"With unrest everywhere, the imperial court will no longer focus on us!"

Yao Guangxiao said with a deep and meaningful expression, "It's just that the people of the world are suffering!"

"Everything must be destroyed before it can be built up. In this bright and clear world, in this vast Central Plains, we truly await a wise ruler!"

He was constantly reminding Liu Wei that he must not forget to seize the throne and become emperor.

"Since there is no intelligence from Youzhou and Bingzhou that is unfavorable to us for the time being, then I ask General Xue to use troops to completely eliminate the foreign tribes in Wuyuan, Shuofang and Yunzhong."

"Strategist and Prefects, please manage the key locations in the three prefectures well. I, the Marquis, will also be heading to Wuyuan City in Shuofang to rightfully assume my fiefdom!"

Liu Wei said half-jokingly, "That's my private property, so please take good care of it, Wen Yuan!"

According to the map, Wuyuan City is located next to Wuliangsuhai Lake, in the Yellow River bend, with Yinshan Mountain to the north and the Yellow River to the south. The land is fertile and stretches for thousands of miles.

To the west are Langshan Mountain and Gaoque Pass, while to the east are Wuyuan County's Wula Mountain and Manyi Valley as natural barriers.

His plan was to establish his fiefdom in Wuyuan City as his residence, thereby governing the three prefectures.

It is both a Jiangnan region beyond the Great Wall and a grain-producing area, and it also has a vast and deep landscape.

The emperor is far away and the country is high!

The Central Plains court already knew that Liu Wei was a powerful military leader, so even if he ceded territory and became a king, what could they do to him?

Zhang Liao, who had been appointed as the governor of Shuofang Commandery, hurriedly stood up and said, "How dare I, how dare I!"

Then, Xue Rengui ordered the deployment of troops.

Zhang Xun and Huyan Gu remained in Yunzhong, while 5,000 sword and shield battalions and 5,000 spear battalions were stationed at Wujin and Shaling.

At the same time, troops were stationed at three fortresses leading to the desert in the Daqing Mountains.

The 3,000-strong battalion was assigned to Zhang Liao as the vanguard and headed straight for Shuofang to join forces with Pugu Huaiyu!

Xue Rengui led his cavalry battalion to Manyi Valley to meet with Li Su and drive out Dugu Xin's troops in Wuyuan.

Finally, Liu Wei, Yao Guangxiao, the Xuanjia cavalry, Liu Du's three guards of Duoyan, their families in Yunzhong City, a thousand boy scouts, and fifty thousand Xianbei tribesmen set off.

After discussing it for a while, the group prepared to leave.

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