I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

Liu Xie said to the crowd: "Most of the people left in Yunzhong, Shuofang, Dingxiang and Wuyuan are old and weak, women and children. The population of Bingzhou is poor. I want to recruit the remnants of the Yellow Turbans from the East County of An'an, the Baibo Army, and the Heiyan Army from Shangdang. Move them to Bingzhou." Most of these remnants of the Yellow Turbans are young and strong peasants who lost their land, and they can just fill the vacancies in the local area.Otherwise, there will be no youth, and even if the territory is regained, there will be no one to guard it.

Xun You looked worried: "Your Majesty, both Baibo and Heiyan are desperate desperadoes. They even believe in the cult Taiping Sect. They have always been hostile to the imperial court and are difficult to tame. It is better to move directly to the tenant farmers in Silizhou and Yuzhou. manage."

Chen Gong also said: "These thieves are uneducated, difficult to recruit, and they will not be able to farm with peace of mind. It is better to lure their leaders with officials and gold, silver and jewels, and order them to send troops to fight against the Huns, so that they will suffer from both losses, and consume the Huns' resources. new force."

Tian Feng shook his head and sighed: "Brother Gongtai, these thieves have no credibility, let alone serve the country. I'm afraid they won't send troops because they got appointed officials and got money."

"Since the death of the thief's first horn, the yellow scarf thieves who have lost their backbone have been torn apart. Even the Baibo and Heiyan thieves are not monolithic internally, and there must be divisions. If the rewards are generous but the number of places is limited, they will not worry about their internal division. Receiving the reward will naturally drive some people to follow us to fight against the Xiongnu." Chen Gong said to himself, "I am willing to share your majesty's worries and go to Shangdang to persuade the black swallow bandits."

Liu Xie refused without hesitation: "No, the trip is dangerous. If Aiqing suffers a loss, how can I bear it?"

Receiving the emperor's straightforward attention, Chen Gong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled with relief: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have practiced swords since I was young, and my skills are nimble, even if the situation is not right, I can escape."

Liu Xie still shook his head: "If the thieves saw the court ordering the officials, they would immediately surround them and fight and kill them. Even if they are as brave as Lu Bu and Jie Ruoqingji, it will be difficult for them to break through the encirclement. Aiqing is an important minister of the country, and there is no room for loss."

Chen Gong was very moved, and even wanted to share the emperor's worries: "Your Majesty, although there are tens of thousands of black swallow thieves, they are scattered on several hills. I will definitely not bump into them recklessly when I arrive in the local area. I will definitely investigate carefully with the local officials. , find someone to lead the way and then go to negotiate, I hope His Majesty will not worry about me."

Liu Xie still frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.His eyes wandered among the crowd: "Who among your subordinates is worthy of this job?"

"Brother Gongtai felt that going with the imperial edict in person was enough to show the sincerity of the court, and he expected that the other party would not dare to take action against high-ranking officials of the court easily. But these thieves are very unreasonable, and sometimes they want to kill the high officials for revenge. Brother Gongtai going there is no different The risk is too high." Tian Feng got up and bowed respectfully to the emperor: "Brother Gongtai is not a good candidate. After Feng was lucky enough to be recruited by His Majesty to Beijing, he killed at least dozens of corrupt officials. People in Bingzhou have also heard of Feng's reputation. Because of this relationship, it must be easier to talk. I implore Your Majesty to send my ministers to go."

Liu Xie sighed helplessly: "No, Aiqing is also an important minister of the country, and the Overwatch Council cannot do without you. For this thief, it is not worth losing the humerus minister of my big man."

Although Tian Feng heard the words, he was moved, but he still insisted: "There are many thieves in the Black Swallow. Although they were suppressed by the Shangdang forces before, they were scattered. But the total number of people is the largest among the remnants. Now the imperial army is going to attack the Xiongnu , if they are left alone, no matter whether it is allied with the remnants of other ministries or colluded with Yuan Shao, the chaos will be out of control." Seeing Liu Xie's expression of approval, he continued: "The Overwatch Council has comprehensive rules and regulations, and the deputy's ability If you don't give in to your subordinates, it will be fine for you to leave. Your Majesty is the best candidate. He has been to Shangdang a few years ago and is very familiar with it. Your Majesty does not need to worry."

Liu Xie had no choice but to agree, and then asked several people from Ce and the state's next plan.The battlefield is changing rapidly, and Xun You believes that Lu Bu and Taiyuan County should be given enough trust.

Chen Gongdao: "It's just that General Lu's temperament is quite aggressive, I don't know if the supervising army can restrain him."

The corner of Liu Xie's lips twitched: "It shouldn't be a problem, except for the two supervisors watching, I also gave Gao Shun my Lingbao bow. If Lu Bu doesn't listen to the advice and does whatever he wants, seeing the emperor's bow is like seeing the emperor. , when you can hold him down."

Afterwards, Chen Gong, Tian Feng and others discussed in detail how to write the Zhaoan edict.On the contrary, Liu Xie gave Tian Feng enough trust, and there were several blanks in the column of the names of officials appointed by the Black Yan Army, leaving room for Tian Feng to play.

At this time, Lu Bu was on the grassland, lost in thought to the flickering bonfire.The dozens of riders who followed him were all followers of Lu Bu who had rushed to kill him since Bingzhou, and they were very close to him.Several night watchmen gathered around the bonfire and roasted dry food. Someone caught a deer with a noose and called out to him, "General, you haven't eaten much all day. Come and eat some food."

Lu Bu was not polite, he took a long leg and sat down lazily among them.

The sound of howling wolves was faintly heard in the distance. It was almost a lullaby for a night in the grassland. There was a bonfire anyway, and the wolves did not dare to approach. Everyone continued to roast delicious venison.

One person asked: "General, we have almost killed all the Hun cavalry in a radius of a hundred miles. Will you return to the camp tomorrow?"

Lu Bu nodded: "Go back."

The other person sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that I haven't saved enough ten heads." The land here is full of wars and wars.Most of the people born here have blood feuds with Hu people.The Bingzhou Army was not afraid of the Huns, but hated not killing enough Huns.

"It's a pity that Xiangzi can't go back with us." The speaker touched Xiangzi's belongings with a sad expression.

Just yesterday, Xiangzi was still a living person, but today he was shot by an arrow from the Huns and died on the spot.Everyone was very sad when they mentioned Xiangzi: "A few days ago, our soldiers marched to his house. Xiangzi found that his parents, brother and sister-in-law had died at the hands of thieves, but he didn't cry. He just counted on his fingers every day, and only told us You have to kill at least ten times the Xiongnu before you can comfort your relatives under the spring.

Lu Bu comforted him: "Since he returned to Bingzhou, he has killed 22 Huns, which is enough effort."

Everyone was silent for a while, and someone couldn't help asking: "General, when are we going back to Wuyuan?"

Lu Bu shook his head: "I won't send troops for the time being. When I go back, I will gather the troops that were scattered in order to regain the towns. You should also be more careful. These days, pay more attention to the movements of the Huns in the north."

"General, now we are close to the northern part of Bingzhou. The Huns have only three thousand troops in the northernmost city. Wouldn't it be a pity not to attack?"

Another person punched him unceremoniously: "You are really stupid. Didn't you hear a Hun spies caught today say that they are gathering a large army to go south? Go to attack the city at this time and make yourself tired It’s unbearable, what should I do if I’m caught between inside and outside?”

Lv Bu nodded and said with a smile, "Exactly. The Xiongnu Shanyu is old. If he really comes, let him go and never return."

In the next few days, Lu Bu kept sending people to spy on the news and arrest the Huns and torture them.The Huns are fierce, and torture is very troublesome.But there is no shortage of idiots who can't stand the provocative method and confide key information.Then use this news to discourage the hard-talking people and make more words.

Gao Shun was in charge of this, and reported all the news to Lu Bu: "General, it is very likely that the old Chanyu led the elite of the royal court to the south to be true."

Lu Bu sneered: "This old man, I'm afraid that he won't be able to sit still when he hears the news that the Huns on both sides have been defeated. This is because he wants to fight for his people before he dies, and wants to occupy most of the state and pass it on to future generations . ” In the eyes of the Central Plains people who are sitting on rich canal fields, Bingzhou is barren.Bingzhou is a good place for the Huns.Most counties and counties such as Wuyuan, Yunzhong, and Dingxiang are built along the water, and the water and grass are abundant, suitable for animal husbandry.In terms of planting, there are also ready-made reclaimed fields and farm tools.

Zhang Yang said: "The Huns did not come here with kindness, and with the lessons learned from the past, I am afraid they will not be easily fooled."

Immediately, a person answered with great enthusiasm: "If you fight hard, we Bingzhou men will not lose."

Lu Bu pondered for a moment: "When I was in Beijing, the emperor mentioned many times that if a tragic sacrifice is exchanged for victory, the price is too high. Along the way, the mountains and rivers are broken and devastated, and the young and strong of Bingzhou suffer from this. There are already too many losses in the catastrophe. Soldiers, do you have a good plan to minimize the damage to our army?"

Someone said coolly: "General, how can there be such a thing as defeating others without fighting?"

Gao Shun frowned and looked, seeing that he was a young general from Shangdang County, he looked rather unconvinced.This cool tone seems to be insinuating that the lord killed Ding Yuan and the prefect of Shangdang County.

Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, and he knew it was forced by the situation when he went out with him.But after Lu Bu returned to Bingzhou, he would still be questioned.Although Ding Yuan was not a great figure, and he had only served as governor of Bingzhou for only a few years, he had not won the love of the local people, but the matter of killing the lord was criticized by people after all.

When Lu Bu arrived in Shangdang, he directly killed the prefect of Shangdang County who insisted on defending the city and refused to fight.Although it was a way to establish prestige in an extraordinary period, the prefect of Shangdang had always been lenient as an official and had a good reputation in the army. Therefore, the generals assigned by Shangdang had an extremely indifferent attitude towards Lu Bu.Although in the face of the country's righteousness, he would not do things like betrayal or pick a pick, but his rebellious attitude is all here.During the war, having such subordinates is also a considerable hidden danger.

Gao Shun fell into melancholy, but Lu Bu didn't take it seriously.

Another general said: "The Shan Yu of the Xiongnu is getting old, if something goes wrong in the chaotic army and the morale of the army is in chaos, our chance will come."

Lu Bu's slender fingers tapped on the table, and he said thoughtfully: "When I was in Wuyuan, I once fought against the son of Lao Shanyu, Zuoxian King Yu Fuluo. The old Chanyu had only one son, if we took the old Chanyu's life before the battle, he would definitely be supported to become the new Chanyu in a hurry."

The author has something to say: I have gone on a business trip thousands of miles away, and today I am meeting you with the Manuscript Box.