Although the generals responded, they still didn't understand, why did they underreport? Generally speaking, others are eager to report more, and they have to kill good people for this.

"Military advisor ......" Lu Bu had to find Chen Gong and ask him for advice, after all, this one seemed to understand immediately.

"One can't be too jealous on the Luoyang side, without any casualties, just leave the five thousand Xianbei cavalry, which rarely appeared in the past, and more when defending the city." Chen Gong explained.

The imperial court has not been so good at dealing with the Hu people's clansmen for a long time, and how Dong Zhuo started in the first place is to be able to pacify the attacks of the Hu people. Therefore, generals who are good at dealing with the Hu people generally attract the attention of the imperial court.

"Isn't that what the lord needs?" Lu Bu still couldn't figure it out.

"The last time we reported 2,000, it turned out that just a month later, we reported 5,000 again, what did the court think? It is estimated that we will wonder if we are killing good people and risking merit......" Chen Gong reminded. As it is now, the imperial court is probably going to wonder how much water there is.

Yes, the interval between the two wars is too short, the key ancient communications are insufficient, and Luoyang, who does not know the situation on the front line, is probably thinking: Is this Liu Tao eating marrow and knowing the taste, deliberately killing the good and risking the merit to cheat the reward?!

"Then you can not report it at all......" Lu Bu thought about it and thought it was the same, and then replied.

"But in the end, it's a real credit, if you don't report it, it is estimated that the soldiers below will also be unwilling." Chen Gong shook his head, it was really that simple. When the number of people increases, many things become very troublesome.

Especially those who came from Jizhou, many good families defected to Liu Tao in order to make meritorious contributions.

"The lord reported the number of two thousand in order to appease those people?" Lu Bu probably understood.

"At present, I can only think like that, and at the same time, in order not to let the people over there suspect me, I have to report the battle damage. I calculated that according to the calculation of 2,000 men, at least 300 soldiers would be killed in battle, and the total casualties would be 2,000, which is more safe. Chen Gong said after some calculations.

"It's also so troublesome to fight...... Obviously, even if they came to investigate, they couldn't find anything. Lu Bu teased.

"Who to send to investigate?" Chen Gong retorted, "Eunuch? At that time, it is estimated that the bribes that need to be paid are more than the rewards received, and if the service is not good, there may be no merit. The most important thing is that the lord should not want the court to know his truth and truth. ”

"............" Lu Bu suddenly understood that this politics was indeed something he could not afford to play.

"As for the other reason...... Chen Gong said this, looking at Lu Bu with a smile, "If the world is in chaos and the lord raises troops, then the rewards and appointments of the imperial court will be of little significance to the lord." ”

"This is ......" Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and then he was relieved. At that time, the general will be free to Liu Taofeng, and the reward will be rewarded by him, and there is no need to worry about the court at all.

What is especially important is that at that time, what kind of status you can achieve depends on how far you can fight. As long as you are willing to fight and can fight, then it will not be a problem to become a hussar general in the end.

"Perhaps, the lord also intends to use this victory to provoke His Majesty." Chen Gong tasted the product carefully, and then muttered in a low voice, "It's like satirizing Your Majesty, and you don't go to Liangzhou exclusively......"

When Lu Bu heard this, His Majesty dared to openly provoke, and after deducting the lord, there was no one left, and he was a little admired in his heart.

"So, what is my brother's actual thoughts?" Zhang Fei came to Liu Tao's side, "All 5,000 Xianbei cavalry were annihilated, but only 2,000 were reported." ”

"How can you say this......" Liu Tao looked left and right, "On the one hand, there are only three thousand war horses captured, and I don't want to give so much to the imperial court, after all, there seems to be a great demand for horses over there." According to two thousand, five or six hundred horses are about the same. In addition, there are many casualties, so maybe you can apply for a basic bereavement pension or something......"

It's also thanks to Chen Gong not being here, otherwise he would probably cry and faint in the toilet after hearing this.

The main force began to return to Yunzhong County, but Liu Tao was escorted by Zhang Feibu and went to Dingxiang County. Guan Yu gives people the feeling that he is a little more mature, in the end, he is in charge of the military and politics of a county, and he has a little more temperament of a superior.

"Yun Chang, are you still used to it here?" Liu Tao asked.

"I was really unaccustomed to coming here at first, but now I'm trying to get used to it." Guan Yu replied, "Since my brother has come here, it means that all the thieves have been defeated. It's a pity that Guan can't be involved. ”

"There will always be opportunities in the future, although Xianbei is also fighting internally, but their combat power is much more than ours. Being in this place in the clouds, we are not destined to be lonely. Liu Tao sighed.

Some of Guan Yu's subordinates were soldiers under Liu Tao's original command, and some of them came from Jizhou. But in the end, it's still the main pawn. If you use foot soldiers to go out of the city to fight cavalry, then it is not that your brain is broken, but that your brain is gone.

Follow Guan Yu into Dingxiang County, which is completely built according to a military fortress, and there is not much infrastructure. According to Guan Yu's introduction, most of the supplies here need to be purchased in Yuanyang County.

Of course, it was an urgent situation, and normally, there would be caravans coming from Yuanyang's side to trade with them. Most of the items can be bought, and thanks to this, the residents of Beiyu and Dingxiang counties, which are purely military fortresses, do not have difficulties in living.

"Originally, the people here still had hundreds of horses, including three hundred war horses, and the foolish brother was planning to rely on this to form three hundred Xianbei righteous servants." Guan Yu also said his idea by the way, if there are cavalry, at least it will not be so passive.

"Is there a horse farm here in Dingxiang?" Liu Tao also asked casually.

"This is what I want to report, and in the near future I plan to build a horse farm to increase the number of horses." Guan Yu hurriedly reported that around Dingxiang, there are mountains more than ten miles away, and if you want to raise horses, you can only find a place to build to the west.

If you really want to calculate, between Yunzhong County and Dingxiang County is Yuanyang County, and twenty-five miles below Yuanyang County is where Chengle County is located, and that area is indeed suitable for raising horses.

In other words, from Chengle County to Shaling County, that area is very suitable for raising horses. At the same time, the beans planted in winter can also be used to feed the horses to increase the physical strength of the horses. You can also consider cutting grass in the mountains and forests as a reserve.

"Wujin County, where it has not yet been built, and the rear is not yet stable, is not suitable for the formation of large-scale farms." Liu Tao thought for a while, "Small-scale ones can be formed, and then slowly expanded in the future." ”

"Whoa!" Guan Yu nodded.

"Next year, I will successively allocate 500 cavalry to Beiyu and Dingxiang counties respectively. Wujin County, and even Wuquan County, I plan to rebuild it, and then send people to defend it. I hope you can governor these four counties as if, can you have confidence? Liu Tao asked.

"Absolutely!" Guan Yu nodded, and was even a little excited.