The final result of Emperor Ling's action was the formation of regional separatism in the future. The provincial governors, including Liu Yan, were no longer under the control of the imperial court. Therefore, this event also indicated that the Great Han Dynasty had truly begun to collapse!
The introduction of this measure also provided the conditions for Yang Rui to control Qing Province. Although Yang Rui was only a provincial governor, there were currently only three provincial governors. Moreover, whether it was Liu Yan, Liu Yu, or Huang Wan, they were all people with extraordinary backgrounds and qualifications. They were either ministers or ministers. A provincial governor like Yang Rui was far inferior to them in terms of status.
Liu Yan was a member of the Han Imperial Clan and held a high position. Liu Yu was also a member of the Han Imperial Clan and was the Zongzheng of the clan. His status was almost unmatched. Later on, he was almost made emperor by Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and the others. Although Huang Wan's background was not as good as the two of them, she was an official. At the same time, she was the representative of the nobles' power. Her status was also very high.
Thus, Yang Rui did not have any thoughts about the position of Prefecture Overseer for the time being. The position of Prefecture Overseer was a very important position. Qualifications and achievements were only one of the factors that had to be considered. Even the Spirit Emperor himself would have to consider the opinions of his clan.
However, the introduction of the measure to abolish Shi Limu provided an opportunity for provincial governors like Yang Rui. After all, other than Yi Province, Yu Province, and You Province, the other provinces did not have the position of provincial governor for the time being. This provided an opportunity for provincial governors with similar functions. Several provincial governors imitated the measures of provincial governors at this stage and gradually took control of the military and political power of a province!
Such an opportunity was placed in front of Yang Rui. The centralization of power in the Han Dynasty was already riddled with holes. They had no time to care about local affairs. This was also because many provincial governors were self-respecting. Because they were able to control the military and political power of a province step by step, in the end, the position of provincial governor in some provinces was almost equivalent to that of provincial governor.
In these troubled times, the so-called military and political power was still mainly based on military power. Only when the military power was sufficient would the county governors and county magistrates in the province obey orders. Only when one's fist was big enough would one have the right to speak!
What Yang Rui needed to do now was to establish an absolute military advantage in Qingzhou. At that time, whether it was commanding the various counties to carry out military operations, or interfering in various affairs in Qingzhou. This was the foundation for achieving great things.
Fortunately, Yang Rui had previously used the strength of the West Park New Army to establish some prestige. He could also take advantage of the current revival of Qingzhou's Yellow Turbans to continue to reorganize the power structure of Qingzhou. Therefore, the proliferation of Qingxu Yellow Turbans might not be a bad thing for Yang Rui to reorganize Qingzhou. It could be regarded as an opportunity to break the existing situation of Qingzhou and establish a new situation.
"Today the Yellow Turban Army is strong, but it is relatively scattered. Therefore, in the case of Blazing Sun's limited forces, it is best to concentrate on breaking them one by one!
Speaking of which, the revival of the Yellow Turban Army is not all bad for Blazing Sun. Blazing Sun can use the advantage of speed to rescue the various cities in danger and obtain the trust and dependence of the various counties. Then, he can gradually control the military and political affairs of the counties and is not far from the importance of being a provincial governor … "
Regarding the revival of Qingzhou's Yellow Turban Army, Cheng Yu also raised a similar opinion to Yang Rui. However, Cheng Yu did not mention the matter of using the Yellow Turban Army to weaken the strength of the various counties and counties. Yang Rui also did not expose this point. If he said it, it might cause Cheng Yu's perception of him to change. When the time came, Yang Rui could control it himself according to the situation.
However, it was just as Cheng Yu said. The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou and Xu Provinces was indeed vast. With Yang Rui's current strength, it was unrealistic to want to solve the problem in one go. Therefore, as Cheng Yu said, Yang Rui began to fight guerrilla warfare in various parts of Qingzhou. Yang Rui had the convenient flying tool, the Flying Carpet. Coupled with the storage capacity of the storage ring, it was just right for him to quickly move around and fight.
Qingzhou's territory was very narrow and long. Originally, with the Flying Carpet's flying speed, it would almost use up the effective time of a day to cross the east and west. Fortunately, Yang Rui didn't need to use the Flying Carpet all the time. He could still use the Teleportation Formations in the cities that weren't surrounded by the Yellow Turban Bandits. Only the Teleportation Formations in the cities that were surrounded by the Yellow Turban Bandits were closed. Most of the time, Yang Rui used the Teleportation Formations to rush to various places.
The open and closed state of the teleportation formations also accurately conveyed to Yang Rui whether a certain city was besieged by the Yellow Turban Army. He only needed to pay attention to the cities whose teleportation formations were closed. The cities whose teleportation formations were open were in a non-combat state.
After discovering that the teleportation formation of a certain city was closed, Yang Rui would use the teleportation formation to teleport to the nearest county or county. Then, he would use the Flying Carpet to rush to the location of the county or county. This was very convenient and efficient. As a result, Yang Rui's reinforcements were often very timely.
However, as Yang Rui was going to encounter a large number of Yellow Turban Army, the small number of troops he brought with him was obviously not enough. The Yellow Turban Army was scattered, with no more than a hundred thousand men. However, they were often grouped together by tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers. As such, Yang Rui once again pulled out the forty thousand Fourth Grade Iron Guards that were training in Penglai.
Although these Iron Guards were only around Level 40 and were still some time away from advancing to Fifth Grade, Yang Rui was currently lacking soldiers. Apart from the ten to twenty thousand men stationed in his territory, most of his private soldiers were training in the Penglai Map. Moreover, their grades were not very high. Naturally, their combat power was not small compared to the Fourth Grade Iron Guards. Therefore, Yang Rui once again mobilized the Iron Guards.
At first, Yang Rui was in a rush for time. He wanted to bring all sixty thousand soldiers to Fifth Grade as soon as possible so that he could report back to his superiors. In truth, there was still plenty of time. There was still some time before the half-year deadline. He could not delay the extermination of the Yellow Turban Army just for the sake of efficiency.
At the same time, Yang Rui also pulled Gao Shun out of the Penglai Territory map. Now that the situation in Penglai Territory was very stable, it was not a big problem whether there was no one watching over the soldiers leveling up. Yang Rui only needed to go back every two days to distribute supplies to the soldiers.
With forty-thousand Fourth Grade Iron Guards at his side, Gao Shun's leadership, and the powerful support of Cheng Yu and Zhang Ning, Yang Rui was practically unstoppable wherever he went. Often, when the Yellow Turban Army was about to break into a city, Yang Rui would appear behind the Yellow Turban Army with his troops. With a series of swift and precise attacks, the city was no longer in danger of falling!
Yang Rui's goal was to balance the situation. He intended to wear down the forces of Green Province and County. As such, he would always seize the opportunity when the city was about to fall. Even so, it gave the impression that he was trying to turn the tide. At the same time, it fully demonstrated the extraordinary power of Yang Rui's troops. They were always able to win the battle with a single blow. They had never failed!
It wouldn't have been a big deal if this had happened once or twice. More importantly, the Yellow Turban Army of Green Province had been reinstating similar scenes in various cities! In the end, every time the Yellow Turban Army attacked the various counties, Yang Rui would be their last hope. As long as Yang Rui and his troops appeared, everyone would know that they were saved! As a result, Yang Rui's reputation in Green Province grew by the day!
Of course, not all the cities could be defended safely. In the entire Green Province, 5 of the 6 counties and more than 60 counties were attacked by the Yellow Turban Army. Among them, Yang Rui did not arrive in time. There were also 2 or 3 counties that were deliberately attacked by Yang Rui. Most of the counties involved were the most backward in paying taxes and gathering refugees. Yang Rui also used the Yellow Turban Army to teach them a lesson!
However, the five cities that were attacked by the Yellow Turban Army were not occupied in the end. Almost all of them were attacked by Yang Rui's troops. At this time, the Yellow Turban Army and the defenders were still in a chaotic battle. With the arrival of Yang Rui's troops, the Yellow Turban Army would definitely not let the Yellow Turban Army do anything.
"Alas! Although these rebels still use my father's banner, they are burning and robbing everywhere and killing other people. They completely violate my father's original intention … Alas … "
Zhang Ning sighed as she waved her hand and scattered a large amount of Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain. A large number of Yellow Turban Army fell into the sea of fire.
Zhang Ning had put in a lot of effort in the two months that Yang Rui had been fighting all over Qingzhou. However, Zhang Ning, who had always been very steady and quiet, had become a lot more melancholic during this period of time! The Yellow Turban Army was created by her father, Zhang Jiao. The current situation would make anyone uncomfortable.
"Blazing Sun, why don't you let Zhang Ning return to Mountain City or go to Penglai Territory? Now there are no large groups of Yellow Turban Army in Green Province. We are only going to the border of Green Province to further eliminate the Yellow Turban Army. There is no need to let Zhang Ning go with us."
After Cheng Yu discovered Zhang Ning's situation, he quietly said to Yang Rui.
Yang Rui just smiled and shook his head. In fact, he had done this before. After nearly a month of emergency when the Yellow Turbans were attacking everywhere in Qingzhou, Yang Rui wanted Zhang Ning to leave, but the other party refused because she wanted to save as many Yellow Turbans as possible …
Because of Zhang Ning's existence, the number of Yellow Turban Army prisoners in Mountain City had exceeded 100,000. All of them were "saved" by Zhang Ning from the Green Province battlefield. Although these prisoners were placed between the Black Dragon Pool and the checkpoint and could be engaged in a certain amount of production like the Xiongnu prisoners, they were still a burden to Mountain City.
However, these Yellow Turban Army prisoners were different from the main plot of the Yellow Turban Army. Not long after they were captured, their names turned yellow and they could accept the Yellow Turban Class Change Order in Zhang Ning's hand. In two months, 20,000 of them had been successfully converted by Zhang Ning. This was the main reason why Yang Rui was happy to keep these Yellow Turban Army prisoners. After ten months, Yang Rui would have an additional 100,000 soldiers.
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