"It doesn't hurt to tell you." Lü Bu said: "I am ready to start a war against Cao Cao in July. You shadows must be prepared to cooperate, and the information of the states and counties must be sent to me immediately, and it will not be like the battle of Yizhou. ”

"Yes."

Nie Zheng replied in surprise.

He really didn't know about the war against Cao Cao in July.

Thinking that Lu Bu was about to dominate the world, and the shadow would be rewarded at that time, Nie Zheng's heart was also very excited and expectant.

Lu Bu said: "After the war against Cao Cao, the task of your shadow can be said to be very arduous. Not only do you have to spy and deliver news, but you also have to plot against the enemy's generals and officials. Especially the county lieutenants and county lieutenants who are stationed in the states and counties. As long as they are willing to surrender, I will accept them all. ”

"Don't worry, the lord will do a good job."

"Hmm."

Lu Bu waved his hand.

Nie Zheng left.

Just when Cao Cao was attacking the two prefectures on a large scale, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, and Jingzhou under the rule of Lu Bu were also in full swing to recruit troops. Chen Gonggang gave orders to the states and counties. All men over the age of fifteen and under the age of fifty must join the army!

This command is different from what it used to be.

In the past, the Military Aircraft Department and the Military Department never gave death orders to the people. Those who are unwilling to join the army are definitely not reluctant. But this time, the word 'must' was added!

It can be seen that the Military Aircraft Department is determined and expected to launch a unified war.

Time passes...

The people of various prefectures and counties enthusiastically joined the army, which made the strength of Xu, Yang, and Jing grow rapidly.

Mid-April.

Chen Gong came to the Assassin's Mansion to report to Lu Bu: "After several months of recruitment. The three prefectures of Xu, Yang, and Jing recruited a full 900,000 recruits. Now they are all assembled in the state offices. Luo Cheng and Fan Lihua sent people to send them one after another, asking for instructions on how to arrange these recruits. ”

"What are you going to do?" Lu Bu asked.

Chen Gong replied: "We are going to send three generals to lead the recruits of the three states respectively, and then classify them into the military department reserve and the 2nd and 3rd group armies. First, it can fill the strength of the military department and facilitate the support of various battlefields. Second, the 2nd and 3rd armies were also strengthened. By the time the war with Cao Cao began, their offensive would be stronger. It can be used as the vanguard and main force of the attack. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Bu nodded: "I agree with the decision of your Military Aircraft Department. Who are the three generals? ”

"Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, Hao Meng."

The three people Chen Gong said were the earliest generals who followed Lu Bu. Counting the time, there have been more than ten years. From Xiliang to Luoyang, Chang'an, and then to the Central Plains, it has experienced a great war of life and death.

It can be said that they are the most loyal to Lu Bu.

However, Lu Bu shook his head, and didn't seem to be optimistic about these three people.

"Public station. The three people you mentioned are indeed very good. But.... It should be used only in quantity. Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Hao Meng, they are still acceptable to be deputy generals, commanding hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, I am afraid that they do not have that ability. Lu Bu said.

"What does the lord mean?"

Lu Bu thought about the generals in Bai Qi, Zhang Liao, Wei Yan, and Han Xin's army, and then said, "Li Jing, Yang Lin, and Xue Rengui." ”

"Isn't General Li Jing a general in the new army?"

"Wouldn't it be okay to transfer him out of the New Army?" Lu Budao: "And Li Jing's ability to command the army is far beyond your phenomenon. I am going to let him take command of the 4th Army in Yangzhou and follow me straight to Cao Cao's lair. As for Yang Lin and Xue Rengui, they went to Jingzhou and Xuzhou respectively. ”

"Uh... Lord, why is there a 4th Army again? Isn't there only 3 army groups? Chen Gong couldn't keep up with Lu Bu's thinking rhythm.

Lu Bu replied: "Take Liang Hongyu's Yangzhou army with 100,000 soldiers and horses, plus the newly recruited nearly 300,000 Yangzhou recruits, plus Xiang Yu's broken military camp, and Gao Shun's border guards, to form a heavy army group of nearly 500,000, called the 4th Group Army." ”

"I see..."

Chen Gong said: "To start a war with Cao Cao, these four group armies are the main force. ”

"Hmm."

Chen Gong inadvertently thought of the unknown Xue Rengui, who was named by Lu Bu to lead hundreds of thousands of troops, and felt surprised, worried, and very puzzled: "Lord, Li Jing and Yang Lin are both competent. But Xue Rengui has never commanded troops, although he is also strong in martial arts, but he has no talent to command troops... ”

"I have a lot of faith in him!" Lu Bu blocked Chen Gong's mouth with a word. seemed to think of something again, and then said: "Oh yes, then transfer Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin and Cheng Yanjin to Xue Rengui's army and serve as the vanguard." ”

"Yes..."

Chen Gong really didn't know Lu Bu's criteria for employing people. Xue Rengui, Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin, and Cheng Yanjin are all just warriors of Wuyingdian, and they have no skills and have never fought. Dare to hand over hundreds of thousands of troops to them.

After the debriefing.

Chen Gong went to Wenxian Pavilion and found Zhang Liang, who was busy in Wenxian Pavilion.

Zhang Liang is a professor at the Military Academy.

The students of the last military academy included Xue Rengui, Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin, and Cheng Yanjin. He had to figure out, what is so special about these people? What about graduation grades?

"Mr. Gongtai, why do you have time to come to me?" Zhang Liang welcomed Chen Gong in and asked someone to serve tea.

The two sat down.

Chen Gong said straight to the point: "I just went to the lord and asked the lord who should choose the generals of Jing, Yang, and Xu Sanzhou, who should be chosen?" Who do you guess the Lord elects? ”

"Li Jing, Yang Lin, Wu Yunzhao." Zhang Liang blurted out.

"Huh? You guessed two correctly. Chen Gong exclaimed.

"It's only two? So which one didn't guess right? ”

Wu Yunzhao didn't guess right. The lord wants to reuse Xue Rengui. I don't understand, what is Xue Rengui's ability? You are his teacher, you must tell me well, can he command hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses? ”

Zhang Liang chuckled...

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Gong asked.

Zhang Liang said: "Don't you know the main public servant, it's all prescient." Do you think that since the Battle of Xuzhou, to now, the lord can miss a person? Although Xue Rengui is not well-known, his academic performance is not the best. But I believe in the Lord's vision. If he commands hundreds of thousands of troops, he will definitely be able to build great achievements. Besides, the army under the command of Xue Rengui still has to be under the command of the 2nd and 3rd Group Armies, what are you worried about? As long as Bai Qi, Zhang Liao, and Wei Yan can make the right decisions, isn't it okay? ”

"That's right..."

After listening to Zhang Liang's words, Chen Gong didn't bother with this issue anymore, and said, "Okay, I'll go and write the order." ”

.......................

Two months later.

Cao Cao occupied Hebei and returned to Xudu.

He already knew about Lu Bu's recruitment, and he knew that Lu Bu had an additional 900,000 troops! This made Cao Cao feel very frightened, for fear that Lü Bu would start a war against him. So he sent someone to contact Liu Bei in Xiliang, hoping to share the same hatred.