Cao Cao nodded and motioned for the two to continue.

Guo Jiadao: "In addition to the mistakes in decision-making, the combat effectiveness of our army is also slightly inferior to the enemy.... ”

"Feng Xiao's words, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? We have the support of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Tiger Guard, the Qingzhou Army, and the Yangzhou family, and the military strength is far superior to Lu Bu, how can we say that it is not as good? Cheng Yu retorted.

Cao Hong also rolled his eyes, and said in his heart: "So many elite troops have been put into the battlefield, and they are said to be slightly inferior to the enemy army, how can they be calculated?" ”

"Military power is military power, combat power is combat effectiveness, these are two different things!"

Guo Jiadao: "Take Lu Bu, Xiang Yu, and Li Yuanba as examples, these three people have the courage to be invincible, and they are not ordinary troops who can resist them. Our tiger and leopard cavalry and Qingzhou army were wiped out by them. ”

Thinking of the Battle of Yuzhong, the Qingzhou army was almost destroyed, and Cao Cao agreed with Guo Jia's statement.

"Therefore, the prime minister should assemble a large-scale cavalry and iron-locked chariots to defeat Lu Bu." Guo Jia added.

"Hmm."

Cao Cao said: "After returning to Xudu, I will step up the training of soldiers and prepare to eliminate the Guanxi Coalition Army, and I will take Liangzhou to prepare for the formation of large-scale war cavalry." ”

"The prime minister is wise."

Guo Jia smiled, thinking the same thing in his heart.

Before that, he thought that with the tiger and leopard cavalry and the Qingzhou army, it would be enough to eliminate Lu Bu, but now it seems that he was wrong. Lu Bu's strength is already far beyond imagination, and it is difficult to defeat unless there is a large-scale iron horse.

In the Central Plains, there was a shortage of war horses, and it was impossible to form a large-scale cavalry. Only in Xiliangzhou, there are more horses, which can be supplied to the army.

For Cao Cao now, the capture of Liangzhou has become an imminent matter.

In the middle of the lunar month, Cao's army, which was stationed in Huiji, Yuzhang, and Wu counties, received Cao Cao's order to loot the people on a large scale, and all property, grain, and iron tools were collected and transported to Yanzhou.

The people of the three counties have suffered unprecedented calamities.

Hundreds of thousands of households can't make up a grain of rice!

The wild vegetables outside the city were dug up, the bark of the trees on the mountains was stripped away, and the people left their homes to beg along the roads.

The old and infirm gradually fell ill and died.

The young and strong could not bear the hunger and cold, and dragged their composian steps, walking step by step on the official road, hoping to go to a wealthy county and beg for food.

Gao Shun's soldiers were divided into three routes and marched into Yuzhang, Huiji, and Wujun.

He personally led the camp and 10,000 soldiers to cross Pingshan and go to Nanchang, the seat of Yuzhang County, ----.

Halfway through, it snowed heavily.

Gao Shun's army camped next to the official road, buried pots to cook, and burned fires to keep warm.

In the evening, Gao Shun led a team of soldiers and horses to patrol outside the camp, and saw hundreds of thousands of people with his own eyes, wailing and screaming... Young and old walk hand in hand, from west to east.

"It's... Displaced people? Gao Shun was shocked.

After reacting, he led the patrol team and approached the official road.

The people walked past their eyes, pushing carts and taking care of the sick, and with every step forward, their feet trembled, and they were so weak that they were about to fall.

If at this time, there is a gust of wind blowing, it is estimated that few people can stand on the entire official road.

"Wow, wow, wow..." Suddenly, a little girl with a ponytail threw herself into the snow and howled and cried.

Gao Shun stepped forward and helped her up: "Are you okay?" ”

The little girl knew how to cry, and she didn't respond to Gao Shun.

A woman ran up and took the little girl away.

At this time, the people on the official road also reacted, and there were hundreds of soldiers standing in front of them, armed with spears, and murderous. And not far away, there is also an army stationed, smoky and heavily guarded.

"It's Cao Jun, run, Cao Jun is here!" I don't know who shouted first, and the people on the official road fled one after another.

Gao Shun shouted: "Don't be afraid, folks, we are not Cao Jun!" ”

He chased and shouted all the way to clear up the misunderstanding.

Then go into the crowd and get to know what happened.

Gao Shun stood on a large bluestone, lit a torch behind him, so that everyone could see him, and shouted: "People, what happened to you, I already know that we are from Xuzhou and are General Lu's subordinates. Now, Yuan Shu has been eliminated, Cao Cao has also been repulsed, and the entire Yangzhou has been peaceful. I assure you that this will never happen again. ”

"Not far from here, there is a small city in Jinyang, please move closer to Jinyang City, I will report to the lord and transfer food to the people."

It is hard for the people to believe that in this troubled era, there will be officers and soldiers to help the people?

Gao Shun continued to shout: "Rest assured, my lord loves the people the most, and is most willing to help the people, if he knows what happened to you, he will definitely come in person..." ”

Gao Shun tried his best to establish the image of loving the people like a son to Lu Bu, and gave many examples of helping the people, and finally made the fleeing people believe that they had met a savior.

As a result, hundreds of thousands of people went to Jinyang City.

Gao Shun ordered the whole army to pull out the camp and enter Jinyang.

Jinyang City, under the rule of Yuzhang County, is an inconspicuous small city, the land is narrow and the people are widowed, the city is low and the walls are broken, and it cannot accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. Gao Shun led his army and built two large camps outside the city.

In order to relieve these people, the general's food and grass were almost exhausted.

The takeover of Yuzhang County was also forced to be delayed.

County government.

In the lobby, the crowd gathered.

"The lord asked us to take over the three counties, recover the counties, and implement the new policy, but we gave food to the refugees and were trapped in this small city of Jinyang. If the lord knew, he would definitely blame him. ”

The generals have a lot of complaints.

Gao Shun said with a cold face: "Do you understand the lord, or do I understand the lord?" I don't want to talk nonsense with you right now. Immediately issued an order to go to the armies of Huiji and Wu Counties to give up taking over the three counties and resettle the fleeing people on the spot. ”

"I want to go back to Shouchun City and report the matter here to the lord, I believe that the lord will definitely support me!"

Even if many people oppose it, Gao Shun will not change his original intention.

He believed that Lu Bu could give 100,000 stone military rations and more than 40 million copper coins to the people in Shouchun City for free, and he had a heart of concern for the country and the people. If you see these fleeing people, who are about to freeze to death and starve to death, will you be indifferent?

After arranging the affairs of Jinyang City, Gao Shun returned to Huainan overnight with five hundred light horsemen, and rushed to Shouchun City at the fastest speed.

Two days later, he met with Lu Bu and informed him about the refugees.

"Good! Good! Good! Gao Shun didn't expect that after Lu Bu listened, he would say yes in a loud voice.

Gao Shun was dumbfounded, and arched his hand: "Lord, didn't you hear clearly?" Cao Cao ransacked the three counties, and hundreds of thousands of people left their hometowns and poured into Huainan, killing and wounding countless people. ”

"I heard it clearly, that's why I said yes." Lu Bu stood up with a smile.

Gao Shun didn't understand.

Lu Bu walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "General Gao, you have made a great contribution, your actions to help the people have allowed me to recover the hearts of the entire Yangzhou people at once, and laid a solid foundation for us to govern Yangzhou in the future!" ”

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