"Wen Yuan, don't worry, since you have made such a great achievement, how can I treat you badly?"

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong and asked, "Mr. Gongtai, in addition to the soldiers under Fan Lihua's command, are there any extra recruits?" ”

"Nope."

"Why don't you recruit more?"

"Lord, the target you gave is only 100,000."

Luo Cheng hurriedly said: "Big brother, let's draw some young people from General Fan's army, we also need to replenish the source of troops, we can't give Fan Lihua, then we won't be alive." ”

"yes, yes..." The rest of the generals also exchanged heads and talked about each other.

Even Gao Shun pouted, and the boss was unhappy.

When Lu Bu saw it, he also frowned, and set his eyes on Fan Lihua.

Fan Lihua understood, arched her hand and said: "Lord, the first time Lihua took charge of the army, she had 100,000 people, and she was really scared in her heart. I would like to ask for a reduction of 30,000 people, and I hope that the lord will distribute these 30,000 people to other generals in the army, believing that they will be better trained than Ewha . ”

The generals looked at Fan Lihua and felt very surprised in their hearts.

Fan Lihua actually took the initiative to ask for the reduction of the soldiers under her command and replenished them to other generals in the army, which is equivalent to cutting her own flesh to make up for other people's holes.

Suddenly, all the generals threw grateful expressions towards Fan Lihua.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "Okay, since General Fan doesn't care, then I don't have anything to say." And out of the 100,000 young men, 30,000 were drawn and distributed to you. As for how much you will get, I will make a decision after consulting with Mr. Gongtai. ”

"Thank you, Lord." The hearts of the people were snickering.

"Don't thank me, General Xie Fan. If she hadn't spoken, how could there be extra recruits? ”

"Thank you, General Fan."

"You're welcome. Pear blossom is new to the city, and I hope you will take care of it in the future. Fan Lihua smiled slightly and said politely to everyone.

But no one noticed that after she said this, she and Lu Bu eyebrows exchanged eyebrows and winked at each other.

Fan Lihua thought in her heart: "Brother Fengxian is still powerful, and he was ready to divide the troops to the generals, but he gave me this credit in vain, and in the future, in the army, the generals will no longer be embarrassed by me, hehe..." ”

"The art of the emperor lies in balancing the generals, and this kind of thing will have to be done in the future." Lu Bu thought to himself.

"My lord, there is one more thing to consider now." Chen Gong suddenly stood up.

"What?"

Chen Gong said: "According to the report of the soldiers in the east, Yuan Shu's 200,000 troops have arrived at the border of Xu Yang and garrisoned in Jincheng three days ago. ”

"Leave him alone. It is impossible for him to attack Xuzhou at this time. Lu Bu is very confident in this.

Chen Gong said: "The lord is wise. The current Yuan Shu should be in a dilemma. He wanted to attack Xuzhou very much, but he was afraid that the enemy would not be able to join forces with Liu Bei, and he was embarrassed to withdraw his troops directly, so he could only stay at the border. ”

"However, everything is afraid of what if, in case Yuan Shu really calls..."

Lu Budao: "Mr. Gongtai is too worried, thinking that at the beginning, when Liu Bei was in charge of Xuzhou, we were less than 100,000 people in Xuzhou, and Yuan Shu did not dare to lead the army to attack, and now our two armies are combined, there are 170,000 people, even if Yuan Shu is bold, I am afraid that there is no such good tooth." ”

"Hahaha..." The crowd burst into laughter.

After the meeting dispersed, Lü Bu left Chen Gong behind.

Chen Gong asked, "Does the lord want to ask me how to distribute the 30,000 recruits?" ”

"Hmm. What do you think? ”

Chen Gong said: "In fact, what the generals are fighting for is the word 'reason', as long as the lord does things fairly, they have nothing to say." I suggest that General Zhang Liao be given 15,000, General Gao Shun 10,000, and General Luo Cheng 5,000. Isn't the lord worried, how to distribute the five thousand war horses he got from Liu Bei, now there is no master, and he can give them all to General Luo Cheng to form a cavalry. ”

"You distribute it like this, it's also called fairness?"

"My lord, please think about it, this distribution is the fairest."

Lu Bu was thoughtful, and after thinking about it carefully, he understood what Chen Gong meant.

There were a total of 30,000 people, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Luo Cheng, each of whom should have received 10,000, but Luo Cheng liked cavalry the most, so he replaced 5,000 people with 5,000 war horses, and these 5,000 people were handed over to Zhang Liao to make up for the hole in his lost army, and also to reward him for recovering Guangling.

In this way, the matter of 30,000 recruits was solved, the matter of 5,000 war horses was also solved, and Zhang Liao was also rewarded.

"Well, that's a good idea. Hahaha.... That's it. After thinking about it, Lu Brown smiled and praised Chen Gong's suggestion.

"Thank you, Lord."

But his face was not very good, and he always frowned: "Lord, I still want to tell you about Yuan Shu." ”

"What's wrong with Yuan Shu? Didn't you just say that Yuan Shu was in a dilemma and didn't dare to attack Xuzhou? Lu Bu smiled and sat down slowly.

He didn't believe at all that Yuan Shu would attack Xuzhou at this time.

Chen Gong said: "My lord, I was in the council hall just now, and I said that for fear of disturbing the morale of the army. In fact, Yuan Shu's wolf ambition will not give up attacking Xuzhou. Take the garrison on the border of Xuyang as an example, there are 200,000 people, once they come in, the two counties in the east of Xuzhou have no power to fight back, wouldn't they give up their territory to Yuan Shu? ”

"Mr. Gongtai, do you know what Yuan Shu is thinking about now?"

"Please teach me."

Lu Bu said: "What he has to consider is not only me Lu Bu, but also Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Let's assume that his attack on Xu is successful, will he be attacked by Liu Bei and Cao Cao immediately? and his old nest Yangzhou, which is next to Cao Cao's territory Yanzhou, if a large number of troops are invested in Xuzhou, then Cao Cao only needs 50,000 elite soldiers to take his lair. Tell me, is Xuzhou important? Or is Yangzhou important? ”

"Of course it is... Your own turf is important. Chen Gong was dumbfounded.

"That's not the end of it. I estimate that Yuan Shu will withdraw his troops in a few days, and it is not a big deal. ”

"And what if he doesn't withdraw?"

"Mr. Gongtai, you just care too much about Xuzhou, so it's chaotic to care."

Lu Bu took a deep breath and said, "I'll just tell you this, even if one day, Yuan Shu will call, I am not afraid." You know why? Because I have four generals, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Luo Cheng, and Fan Lihua, and a military advisor like Mr. Gongtai, who is considered to be a last-ditch strategy, our strength is by no means below him, so why be afraid? ”

In terms of the strength of the army, Yuan Shu is indeed strong, but when it comes to all kinds of talents, it can never be compared.

Chen Gong listened to this, and it was also very useful. Thinking that Yuan Shu wouldn't be able to get in for a while, he stopped persuading him, and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will always pay attention to the border of Xu Yang, if Yuan Shu dares to come, I will meet the attack!" ”