The Xianbei army is an extremely heavy boulder, a boulder that presses on the hearts of everyone in Liaodong and Xuansu, and when they retreated, everyone let out a long breath, eager to lie on the ground and breathe in the fresh breath fiercely, relieving the depression in their hearts.

Gongsun Du and others took the city for a few more days, and got the news that Gřidoro had retreated hundreds of miles, and after making sure that he didn't want to kill a horse pistol, he led the army to leave, and still left Huang Zhongzhen to guard the city.

It's just that Gongsun Du's mood did not become lighter because of this, but became more and more heavy, because at this time he completely figured out that the strategic purpose of Tanshihuai had been achieved, although he did not take Xuansu and Liaodong, but I believe that it has definitely been made up for in other states and counties in Dahan.

Moreover, now that the connection between Liaodong and the Central Plains has been severed, in Tan Shihuai's view, Gongsun Du is already the turtle in the urn, and sooner or later it will be taken down.

Gongsun Du had the heart to discuss with Zhang Hong, but firstly, Zhang Hong was not around, far away in the Central Plains, and secondly, he had also handed over other tasks to Zhang Hong before.

had to retreat to the next best thing and find Wei You, in fact, Wei You is not bad, and he is also a famous strategist in history. However, Wei You's ability is more inclined to governance, and in the military, even if Zhang Hong is still young, it is only similar.

After returning to Xiangping to enjoy Wei You and other civil and military affairs, as well as the welcome of tens of thousands of people, and after a simple celebration, Gongsun Du pulled Wei You to the study and talked about business.

After listening to Gongsun Du's words, Wei You's heart was also heavy, but he didn't have any good advice, so he could only say: "My lord, maybe the best way is to shrink his forces and avoid being broken by each one." ”

Whether it is Gongsun Du or Wei You, it is clear when Xianbei will come again, it is uncertain, but if Xianbei comes again, it will not be Gřidoro, nor an army of 80,000, but Tanshi Huai himself, an army of 100,000, and the war will become extremely difficult at that time.

Concentrating troops will help strengthen the defense and reduce the degree of difficulty to a certain extent.

Therefore, this suggestion is very pertinent.

However, Gongsun Du did not agree, but asked: "Do you think Tanshi Huai didn't do it directly before, how likely will it be to do it next year?" ”

Wei You suddenly realized.

"Yes, since we didn't do it this year, the likelihood of doing it next year has become very low. So, at least for almost two years, two years? That's a bit long! ”

"Hmm!" Wei You nodded and said, "Does the lord mean that he wants to do something to them?" ”

They? Who?

Gongsun Du nodded and did not speak. I didn't mean to do it before, just because the strength was too weak at the beginning, and I really wanted to match, and it wasn't certain who would win and who would lose, and then I was attacked by Xianbei one after another, and I didn't dare to be distracted.

Right now?

The side of the couch does not allow others to snore! Although they have no intention of doing anything in the past two years, who knows what they really think? Just like this Xianbei attack, Gongsun Du transferred most of Xiangping's men, but still left 4,000 people behind, and Xinchang simply did not transfer men. Whether they wanted to or not, they all restrained a considerable part of Gongsun Du's energy and strength.

Since Xianbei can't do it in a short time, in order to have a chance to fight with all his strength in the future, it is time to take action against Zhuzhu and other cities to eliminate future troubles. As long as you take these places, not to mention the strength of the great increase, even if you can't stop the Xianbei attack in the future, you can have a way out.

Wei You thought about it and felt that this was a rare opportunity, so he asked, "When will you do it?" ”

"Two months later."

Two months later?

Wei You frowned and said, "Lord, will the time be too tight?" ”

It's mid-to-late June now, and two months later, but it's mid-to-late August, and it's estimated that it won't be long before the temperature drops down, and even snowfall, so it's going to be a bit difficult to win in a short time.

Gongsun Du shook his head and said: "Start in the middle of August, and collect troops at the end of the month or early September, the time is just right." ”

Wei You finally understood that Gongsun Du was going to hit the other party by surprise, and I believe that no one would have thought that when the middle of winter was approaching, he would be attacked, and his defense would inevitably be greatly reduced, so maybe a surprise attack would be able to take it down.

However, Wei You didn't expect one thing, that is, he had just been beaten by Xianbei, and the morale of the army was greatly affected, and it also took time to adjust.

A bright light suddenly flashed in Wei You's mind, and said: "Lord, in this case, is it ...... that Le Lang and the Belt Party?"

The words were not finished, but Gongsun Du completely understood what it meant, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and he actually forgot about these two counties. Although Lelang and Obifang have lost a lot of population, there are still many people, and the most important thing is that the city is still there, and the territory can be expanded.

Gongsun Du nodded and praised: "Very good, these two counties are also counted, and they can increase the strategic depth, but we have to wait for next year." ”

"Next year? That's fine. Wei You pondered for a moment and agreed, "Judging from the situation of the Eastern Zhucheng, it will take a lot of time to really 'take' them. ”

Gongsun Du nodded.

Although the cities of Dongyu belong to Liaodong, they are only nominally, even if they are brought to their knees by force, it is only temporary, and if they are a little relaxed, they may rebel, and if they want to really subdue them, their difficulty may not be much worse than that of Buyeo, Lou Ru and other foreign races. However, I believe that it will take a few months to maintain stability for a while.

The fate of Le Lang and Obifang was thus decided.

It's not that Gongsun Du is sloppy, it's really easy to take these two counties, and the real difficulty is Dongyu and other cities.

"How's the spring planting? Has every piece of land been planted? Has the number of military cantonments expanded as planned? ”

Food is the top priority, especially in the current situation of food shortage. If it weren't for the Mi family to help them, maybe the people under the rule of Gongsun Du would have started to flee the famine.

Wei You understood Gongsun Du's eagerness and worry, and he had already made preparations, so he replied without thinking about it: "Except for Houcheng, the original land in the rest of the cities, and tens of thousands of acres of land have been reclaimed, and now the seedlings are almost half a person high. (Thanks to Yuan Da's efforts, tens of thousands of Zhongguo people were saved, and the old-fashioned rice was about the height of Qi people, but the yield was very low.) ）

"The number of tuntian fields in the army has also increased a lot, reaching the expected goal, mainly concentrated in the three cities of Liao, Xiangping and Xinchang, but some fields were reclaimed late, and the yield may be slightly lower during the autumn harvest."

Gongsun Du waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, it's not used this year, it won't be used next year, it's a little late, it's a little late, I believe it's enough." ”

After a pause, he said, "How is the warehouse built?" It must be completed before the autumn harvest, but you can't let the grain wait for the warehouse, once the snow falls, there will be a lot of grain damage, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Wei You frowned and said, "This ...... Maybe the time is a little tight, and there are really not many people in the busy farming season now, so the speed is a bit slow. ”

"Is that so?"

Gongsun Du pondered for a moment and said, "There are no men, and women can do it, but the wages can be reduced a little. ”

Wei You couldn't help but hesitate. It's not that he looks down on women, it's that there has never been a precedent for women to work before. Doing so, but it breaks the convention, and if it spreads, I'm afraid it will have a big impact.

"This ...... Is it appropriate? If it reaches the ears of those great Confucians, I am afraid that it will tarnish the reputation of the lord! ”

Gongsun Du said without hesitation: "Suitable!" How is it not suitable? Without women, where are men! Moreover, the current situation is special, so it is natural to treat it specially, and dare to break the convention. ”

Wei You still felt that it was inappropriate, but he persuaded him twice, but Gongsun Du still insisted that it should be.

After that, Gongsun Du and Wei You discussed some other things, and the official duties accumulated during this period of time were dispersed later, and at this time, it was already past the time of the child.

However, at noon the next day, not long after Gongsun Du got up, Hu Yan rushed over.

"My lord, why do you want women to come out to work?" Hu Yan asked with an angry face.

Gongsun Du frowned, he didn't expect that what Wei Youcai said yesterday might cause some people's dissatisfaction, and now the nonsense jumped out. Very dissatisfied, he said: "Are you looking down on women?" ”

Nonsense.

Gongsun Du didn't give him a chance to speak, and said, "Including your mother?" Including you women? ”

"Oh, you don't have a daughter, but you have a mother! Do you look down on her too? ”

Hu Yan's face was ashamed.

Gongsun Du hit the railroad while it was hot: "What if there is no man in the family, or if there is no man in the prime of life?" Do women have to wait for death? ”

Hide your face and walk away!