On this day, Lu Bu and Tian Feng came to Ding Yuan's mansion, and Ding Yuan received the two in the study.

Ding Yuan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Feng Xian, Tian Xing has come to sue you again today, but you are here for this matter?" I have investigated the matter clearly, that Tian Xingzhi's nephew is bullying, and I have sent Tian Xing away. ”

Lu Bu replied with a smile: "Haha, father-in-law, how can such a trivial matter bother you." Unexpectedly, Tian Xing actually had the face to come to sue, it was really a raccoon dog. ”

The reason why Lu Bu did not deal with Tian Xing was that after Cai Yong came to Bingzhou, he was placed in Wuyuan by Lu Bu, and the next year Emperor Ling of Han granted amnesty to the world and recalled Cai Yong. Wuyuan Taishou Wang Zhi saw him off, Wang Zhi is the brother of Wang Fu, usually very arrogant, when he was full of wine and food, Wang Zhi ordered Cai Yong to play, Cai Yong hated his arrogance and refusal, Wang Zhi lost face in front of the guests and then held a grudge, and then secretly accused the court of framing Cai Yong, as a result, Cai Yong was afraid of being persecuted, and under the arrangement of Lu Bu, he fled to Wu again. Since then, Lu Bu and Wang Zhi have formed a grudge, and this Tian Xing is the person who is attached to Wang Fu, so he naturally helps Wang Zhi deal with Lu Bu together.

Ding Yuan knew the contradictions between the two sides, and he also looked down on Wang Zhitian Xing and others, but the forces represented by these people were not something that Ding Yuan could provoke, so he could only say: "Let them go." ”

Lu Bu paused for a moment, and suddenly said, "That's right, father-in-law." I'm here for something else. ”

Ding Yuan said playfully: "Oh? Could it be that you agreed to marry Wei Xu's cousin? This is a happy event, if you should have gotten married and had children at this age, you promised me that your second son would be passed on to my Ding family. I've been waiting for this day for my father for a long time, if I wasn't afraid that you wouldn't like it, I would have ordered you to get married quickly, I think that little girl from the Wei family is very standard. ”

Lu Bu hurriedly interrupted embarrassedly: "Father-in-law, this is not the case. My father-in-law is grateful for my love and care for me. But this marriage, before avenging the parents' revenge, the child does not think about it for the time being. In fact, there is another reason, that is, there are still two figures in Lu Bu's heart, which have always been imprinted in his heart and cannot be erased for a long time.

Ding Yuan heard that Lu Bu moved out of his parents' deep hatred, so he had to smile bitterly and said, "Hey, you kid." Let's talk about it. ”

Lu Bu glared at Tian Feng, who was covering his mouth and snickering behind him, and after seeing the latter regain his seriousness, he said loudly: "It's still about the expedition to the grassland!" ”

Ding Yuan Zhengse said: "This matter is too dangerous, now the Xianbei tribes have been unified, and the number of troops has reached tens of thousands, while I have only 40,000 soldiers with armor and no more than 10,000 cavalry." Feng Xian, you only took thousands of elite horsemen to run long distances on the grassland, it was too dangerous and too dangerous. ”

Lu Bu stood up and said aloud: "The heart of the father-in-law's love is well understood. However, the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, and the border aliens have been in trouble for our Han for many years, especially after the unification of Xianbei by the enemy chieftain Tan Shihuai, we and other border guards can only wait for the enemy to come to attack every year, and defend the city, although they can resist a little by virtue of the strength of the city, but it will be more weak in the long run. Feng Xian often took Wei Huo and other martyrs as an example, and the method pursued by General Wei to resist the Xiongnu was also a good strategy to defend the frontier. ”

"At that time, my Han Dynasty was mighty and majestic, and all countries came to congratulate it, and the national strength was strong. Therefore, the imperial court can send a large amount of supplies to the front line. But now, alas. Moreover, a few years ago, the emperor also sent people on an expedition, but the result was. Alas" Ding Yuan shook his head and did not continue.

At this time, Tian Feng suddenly walked out from behind Lu Bu, and respectfully saluted the two of them: "My lord, can you listen to the next word?" ”

Ding Yuan has always respected Tian Feng, and when he heard Tian Feng speak, he hurriedly said, "Sir, please speak up." ”

Tian Feng nodded and said: "There are four things that adults are worried about, one of which is that our army does not know the situation of Xianbei, the military situation is unknown, and it is not conducive to combat; Second, a few years ago, our army's expedition failed, and the army's morale was sluggish. Tian Feng paused, and after seeing Ding Yuan nodding in agreement, he continued: "Third, it is difficult for the labor division to go on an expedition to supply; Fourth, the enemy is outnumbered, and there is a huge disparity in strength. ”

Speaking of this, Ding Yuan said, "That's right." ”

Tian Feng shook his head, walked to the middle of the study and continued: "However, in Yuan Hao's opinion, these four points are not to worry about. ”

Ding Yuan frowned and asked, "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

Tian Feng smiled and said: "My border merchants have been trading with the Hu people outside the Saiwai for a long time, and the caravans are all aware of the situation of the foreign tribes, so this worry can be eliminated. Second, the failure of our army is not in the army, but in the general, Tian Yan, the commander of the first army in Yunzhong at that time, is the brother of this Tian Xing, and he is also a flatterer. In the past few years, the state army has been recuperating and recuperating, and under the leadership of Captain Lu Du and other generals, there have been many victories and defeats, and the morale of the army has been greatly boosted, and the morale of the army is available. Speaking of this, Tian Feng paused and waited for Ding Yuan to digest the previous words and continued: "As for the last two points, the guerrilla tactics mentioned by Captain Lu Du before, using war to nourish the war can not only solve the supply problem, but also avoid eliminating these two unfavorable factors without contacting the main force of the enemy. ”

"But Xianbei is powerful after all, even if our army can attack and harass on the grassland, it is difficult to eradicate the scourge of the grassland tribes." Ding Yuan said in a deep voice.

Tian Feng smiled slightly and said, "Fight raze with raze." ”

"Raze to raze?" Ding Yuan was puzzled: "But now that the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Liaoxi and other tribes and subject countries are all suppressed by the Xianbei tribe, how can they be used by me?" ”

Tian Feng replied: "If it was a few years ago, when Tanshi Huai was alive, the other alien races would naturally not dare to act rashly. However, at this time, the news of Tanshi Huai's death spread throughout the Saiwai grassland, and the successor and Lian were not as good as their fathers, and they could not suppress the other tribes in Xianbei, which was also a fact, so the other tribes were ready to move. If at this time, the lord sends an envoy to lobby him, the tribes will definitely move. When our army has achieved results on the grassland, it will be time for the Saiwai tribes to counterattack the Xianbei Alliance. ”

After listening to Tian Feng's explanation, Ding Yuan clapped his hands happily and said with a long smile: "Sir's words, really made me pause!" ”

Tian Feng said humbly: "The king is praised." ”

After impressing Ding Yuan, the matter of going on the expedition became much simpler.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Bu proposed to improve the cavalry equipment, the cavalry at this time was equipped with unilateral stirrups, and there was no farrier under the horse's shoe, so that the cavalry's combat power could not be fully exerted. Ding Yuan was also an expert in cavalry warfare, and was overjoyed at first sight, and immediately ordered the craftsman battalion to design and build these equipment according to the drawings.

Immediately afterwards, Ding Yuan ordered all departments in the state to reorganize their armaments for war in accordance with Tian Feng's suggestion, and allocated 5,000 elite cavalry to be completely handed over to Lu Bu for training and command, and including the bilateral stirrups, horseshoes and other equipment that will be equipped will also be given priority, and these 5,000 people will also be the main force for the next year's expedition. At the same time, he ordered other troops to train diligently to guard against the Xianbei invasion after the autumn harvest, and selected several eloquent envoys to envoy to other foreign races outside the Saiwai.

Since Lu Bu led the troops, he moved the training method that he had been exposed to in later generations to the daily drills of the Bingzhou army, which was quite effective, when the Han Dynasty army drills were only to make the soldiers practice simple killing actions and rehearse some formations, the training method implemented by Lu Bu not only required the soldiers to exercise their physique, but also carried out ideological education on the generals and soldiers, and imperceptibly taught the soldiers to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism and obey orders, and also a variety of training methods, the most effective of which is the actual combat exercise, The officers and men are full of great interest in this new training method, this kind of exercise can not only test the results of various training in peacetime, but also supplement Lu Bu with various rewards, so that the soldiers can participate in the training more actively, and Lu Bu himself also shares weal and woe with the soldiers, which has increased the cohesion of the entire army and improved the morale. This is also one of the important reasons why Lu Bu has been able to face the Xianbei wolf after the new defeat of the expeditionary force in the past few years.

Ding Yuan saw that Lu Bu's new training method was quite effective, so he ordered Lu Bu, Tian Feng and others to slightly improve it and make it suitable for different branches of the army, and then implement it throughout the state.

Since he became a cavalry lieutenant, due to his busy schedule and the fact that his daily training has been on track, there are other good generals who can train in strict accordance with the new training method. Therefore, Lu Bu naturally did not have to stay in the barracks all the time as before, and lived a rare regular life.

Speaking of which, I have to mention a few people, first of all, Cheng Lian and Gao Shun. These two have joined the Bingzhou Army, the relationship is good, the two became military marquis because of the courage to accumulate military merits, Lu Bu entered the Bingzhou Army after them, but as soon as he joined, he became a military marquis, Cheng Lian was very dissatisfied with this, so he looked for Lu Bu to learn, but was put down by Lu Bu in a few moves, and then Gao Shun came to take revenge and was easily defeated, the two were convinced by Lu Bu, and ran to Lu Bu when they had nothing to do, and Lu Bu was also happy to make friends with these two.

And Zhang Liao, another famous general Yanmen that Lu Bu paid attention to, was only a teenager at this time after investigation, a few years younger than Tai Shici Zhao Yunjun. Knowing the whereabouts of the famous general, Lu Bu naturally would not let go, and after Ding Yuan's consent, he took Xiao Zhang Liao to the mansion, and practiced martial arts with Tai Shici, the two little guys were of the same age, temperament and temperament, and they became inseparable good friends within a few days.

Every morning, Lu Bu would take Zhang He, Chenglian, Gao Shun and the two little guys to practice martial arts, during the day, Zhang He and others went to practice soldiers, and the two little guys followed Tian Feng to continue studying. As for Lu Bu, he took care of some official business, and then went around, taking the greedy wolf out to hunt, and his life was not easy.

But Lu Bu also knew that this kind of carefree life would not last long, and in two years, the Yellow Turban Uprising, the last straw that crushed the entire Han Dynasty, was about to break out, and what followed was the era of chaotic times. Lu Bu couldn't tell anyone about these things, otherwise he would only be treated as a psychopath.

For the coming era, Lu Bu must seize the time to strengthen the state, but the state is located on the border, the land is barren, the materials are not abundant, and there are Xianbei Xiongnu and other foreign races are constantly intruding, if you want to develop with peace of mind, you can have the power of self-protection in the near future, and even occupy a place, you must relieve this worry. This is also the main reason why Lu Bu is advocating the raid on the grassland now, and he also understands that this is not the best time to go on the expedition, but the course of history will not change because they are not ready, so Lu Bu made great efforts to persuade Tian Feng, and let Tian Feng come forward as a lobbyist, and finally made Ding Yuan make up his mind.