"After the envoy returned to Yangzhou, Dai Benhou greeted General Yuan." Lu Budao.

"It's nature." Yang Hong arched his hand.

"If the envoy has any other matters, he can discuss with the military advisor." Lu Budao.

Yang Hong understood, said goodbye and left.

After the Xuzhou officials left, there was also a lot of discussion about what happened in the governor's mansion, and Chen Qi, the minister of Peiguo, was a member of the Chen family, and when the Xuzhou army fought against the Yanzhou army, Peiguo's soldiers and horses gave the Xuzhou army some help, although there was a reason why Liu Dai occupied Pei County.

Officials with brains are naturally able to see things clearly, Lu Bu has occupied Xuzhou for a short time, and swallowing so many cities will cause a gap with Yuan Shu, and the loss of a powerful ally because of Peiguo will be even more detrimental to the future development of Xuzhou.

Yang Hong is also a smart person, and he knows that before this incident, there must be a wise person who gave advice to Lu Bu, and this person is either Jia Xu or Chen Deng.

Yangzhou is prosperous, Xuzhou is not bad, and Yangzhou and Xuzhou are close, after Yuan Shu and Lu Bu reach an alliance, there will be more benefits to future actions.

Among the princes, the one who regarded Yang Hong as a great enemy was Yuan Shao, who occupied Jizhou.

Although Yuan Shao said that he was the concubine of the Yuan family, his means of performance were not ordinary, and he made friends with three sects and nine streams in Luoyang City, leaving a good reputation, in this regard, Yuan Shu was not as good as Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shu was the son of the Yuan family after all, and he occupied a great advantage in terms of identity.

And the most important junior of the Yuan family is not Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shu, otherwise when Dong Zhuo was in charge of the dynasty, Yuan Shao could only go to Jizhou, but Yuan Shu returned to Runan.

Runan is the foundation of the Yuan family, so Yuan Shu can easily form a team of soldiers and horses without relying on people.

Subsequently, Yang Hong had a conversation with Jia Xu.

Entering the Xuzhou army, Yang Hong felt the hot training atmosphere, which was not reflected in Yuan Shu's army, from this point it can be seen that Lu Bu has outstanding points in training soldiers, Yang Hong secretly regretted that if he knew that Lu Bu had the idea of betraying Dong Zhuo, and took advantage of the situation to pull a fierce general like Lu Bu into his command, why worry that Yuan Shu's strength could not go further.

Xuzhou's wealth is also in Yuan Shu's plan for future development, but Lu Bu entered Xuzhou with a strong attitude, and Sun Jian, who was in alliance with Yuan Shu, died on the battlefield, Yuan Shu could only temporarily end his thoughts about Xuzhou.

"The elite of the Xuzhou army, it really deserves its reputation, I don't know where the cavalry is trained?" Yang Hong set his sights on Jia Xu.

"Messenger, please." Jia Xu gestured.

Cavalry, a sharp weapon on the battlefield, a war, if there is cavalry involved, the result may change dramatically, when the princes' army crusaded against Dong Zhuo, the role of cavalry was reflected.

After entering the cavalry camp, the most direct feeling was the strong killing intent.

After a series of wars, the Xuzhou cavalry is like a sword out of the sheath, and the power it exudes is terrifying.

"The elite will also be invincible on the battlefield." Yang Hong praised.

Jia Xu said: "It's just that the consumption of cavalry is very large, and a good war horse will cost tens of thousands of dollars." ”

"That's true, the war horses are the most sophisticated in Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou, if it is a horse outside the Saiwai, it is better, this official sees that among the cavalry, many of the war horses must be from outside the Saiwai." Yang Hong carefully glanced at the cavalry team that was training, and said slowly.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "The envoy really has good eyesight, Wen Hou attaches great importance to cavalry, and does not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy the excellent war horses in the hands of merchants. ”

"Wen Hou has gained a lot of benefits from Dong Zhuo's old thief, right?" Yang Hong asked instead.

Jia Xu said: "The war consumes a lot, and there is not much left, but there are not a few precious things looted by Dong Zhuo's old thief, and when Wen Hou learned that the envoy was coming, he had already prepared two boxes and gave them to General Yuan." ”

"Wen Hou has a heart." Yang Hong nodded and said, "General Yuan wants to form an elite cavalry, I wonder if the military advisor can ask Wen Hou if he is willing to send some cavalry to the Yangzhou army to help?" ”

"I'm sure to ask." Jia Xu said.

Yuan Shu had such a thought, in Jia Xu's expectation, after seeing the strong combat effectiveness of the cavalry, the princes would definitely yearn for it, and they didn't want to have an elite cavalry that could dominate the battlefield.

"There's a labor division." Yang Hong said with a smile.

After watching in the army, Yang Hong returned to his residence.

When Jia Xu relayed Yang Hong's words, Lu Bu asked, "What does Wen He think about this matter?" ”

&nbs; "In the opinion of his subordinates, this is Yuan Shu's desire to form elite cavalry, and there is no other intention, if the lord sends a hundred cavalry to the Yangzhou army, in this way, Yuan Shu is more at ease with the lord." Jia Xu said.

"Yang Hong is a shrewd person, taking Peiguo from Ben Hou, instead of expressing it, he wants to take away the cavalry from Ben Hou's command." Lu Bu sneered.

Jia Xu said: "After all, Yuan Shu is the concubine of the Yuan family, and his behavior is more arrogant, which is also reasonable, and the lord should be patient." ”

"In Wenhe's words, don't slack off on the information of the princes, this matter will let Mi Zhu help, with the help of merchants, it will be easier to set up a place to explore intelligence in various states and counties, and the cost of money will be drawn from the treasury." Lu Budao.

"The lord is wise." Jia Xu arched his hand.

The accuracy and timeliness of the information can help the strategists more accurately analyze the next steps of the princes, and if the monarch lacks the support of intelligence, he will face many difficulties in development.

Lu Bu handed over the matter of forming intelligence to him to be responsible, it is enough to see that Lu Bu attaches great importance to him, and after showing loyalty to Lu Bu, Jia Xu's power in his hands is getting bigger and bigger, in fact, this is not in line with Jia Xu's strategy of dealing with the world.

But Jia Xu also knows the current situation in Xuzhou, there is no shortage of fierce generals in the army, but there are not many literati who are worthy of reuse and trust.

"Pass on the order of the Marquis, the counties of Xuzhou and the country of Lu, supplement the soldiers and horses for 3,000 people, in terms of grain and grass, each county is responsible for itself, and the training is handed over to the captain, Zhang Liao of Taishan County depends on the situation, the army of Pengcheng is replenished to 20,000 people, and the cavalry team is selected from the elite soldiers of each department, and the same is true for the camp." Lu Budao.

Jia Xu said yes.

Xuzhou under the jurisdiction of Donghai County, Xiapi, Guangling, Pengchengguo, Langxi, after this order was issued, Xuzhou's soldiers and horses will increase to 32,000 people, and the military power is in the hands of the captain, the power of the Taishou has been divided.

&; Coupled with the soldiers and horses of Taishan County and Lu State, the army under Lü Bu had nearly 40,000 people, which was much more than the soldiers and horses that Lü Bu could mobilize when he was in charge of Xuzhou.