"Wenhe, what you said is too light, right? Will Lu Bu agree? Cheng Yu didn't believe it.

Xun You also said: "This plan is difficult to achieve. It's better to delay the dispatch of troops for a year. ”

Guo Jia was silent.

On the one hand, he wanted Cao Cao to send troops to defeat the aliens, regain lost territory, and stabilize the latter forces. On the other hand, he was worried that the rise of Jia Xu would affect the interests of the Yingchuan family. Therefore, as the chief strategist under Cao Cao, he is really not good at expressing his position.

Cao Cao looked sad and said, "Wenhe, if Lu Bu knew that Xiliang was in turmoil, it would be good if he didn't fall into the well, how could he agree to help?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Prime Minister, of course Lu Bu is unwilling, but we can force him through some means, and we have to be willing." If the prime minister trusts him, he will hand over this matter to me, and I promise that within two months, Lu Bu will personally lead an army of 50,000 to Xiliang. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked!

Even Guo Jia didn't have such a strategy, Jia Xu actually did, and he spoke wildly.

As a member of the Yingchuan strategists, Xun You didn't want to lose power, so he asked Jia Xu: "There is no joke in the army, do you dare to make a military order?" ”

"Dare!"

Jia Xu replied confidently and calmly.

As long as anyone who knows him knows that he never jokes about life and death, since he joined Cao Cao, he has made a military order and successfully captured Chenliu. Now it's the second time.

Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Guo Jia all have nothing to say.

Cao Cao said: "Okay, this matter is handled by Wen He with full authority." But there are two things that must be noted. First, the remuneration paid to Lu Bu cannot be too much, and the integrity of our land must be guaranteed. Second, Lü Bu's army went to Xiliang, which could not exceed 100,000, but could not be less than 50,000. It is best to go to Xiang Yu and Li Yuanba, with 50,000 iron horses. In this way, it will not only weaken Lu Bu's strength in the Central Plains, but also strengthen our ability to fight outside the Guan. ”

In addition, he ordered Yu and Sili to recruit 200,000 troops and go to Chang'an to standby. As soon as Lu Bu's soldiers and horses arrived, they went to Xiliang. ”

"No."

All civil and military forces responded.

At the beginning of April, many handwritten newspapers appeared in various counties of Yangzhou, which fell into the hands of the people one after another, causing the people to discuss. Especially in Shouchun City, there are traces of newspapers on the streets of all sizes.

Military Aircraft Division.

Zhang Liang, Xu Shu, Chen Gong, and Liu Bowen are all there.

"These newspapers are written with a brush, and they are definitely not from our Shouchun printing house." Chen Gongdao.

After reading the newspaper, Lu Bu guessed: "It must be Cao Cao's ghost." He wanted to use foreign invasion and brutality to arouse the anger of the people. ”

"What the lord said is very true."

But what is Cao Cao's intention in doing this? Do you want to disturb Yangzhou so that we have no time to attack Yanzhou? Zhang Liang and Xu Shu guessed.

Lu Bu put away the newspaper and asked, "Berwyn, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Liu Bowen has been in office for more than half a month, and he knows a lot about the Military Aircraft Department, the Wuying Palace, and the Ministry of War, especially about the distribution of newspapers, because this matter is likely to involve Cao Cao.

Liu Bowen arched his hand and said: "The minister thinks that Cao Cao will not do thankless things, he not only sent people to distribute newspapers to vent his dissatisfaction with foreign races, but also stood at the highest level of morality to arouse the anger of the people, which has a certain purpose." ”

"You mean, Cao Cao wants to provoke the people and force me to help him?"

"Yes."

This statement is also new.

Lu Bu didn't believe it all, and said: "Cao Cao should know the combat effectiveness of our army, if he goes to Xiliang, won't he make a big fuss?" Will Xiliang still be his Xiliang at that time? ”

Liu Bowen smiled: "The lord doesn't know anything. Cao Cao will definitely give a lot of restrictions. For example, the troops going to Xiliang cannot exceed 50,000. The accompanying generals cannot have Yuan Ba and Xiang Yu. There can be no siege troops and so on. In this way, we can not only weaken our strength in the Central Plains, but also enhance their combat capability outside the Guan. Let us neither attack Yanzhou nor capture Xiliang. Besides, Cao Cao owes us too many bad debts, if our army captures Xiliang, won't it be a self-deprived way to make money? Therefore, there is a certain amount of security when cooperating with us. ”

Lu Bu sneered: "Cao Cao is too whimsical, why does he think that I will help him?" I'll write a letter to him now, telling him that even if the two states of Xu and Yang fall out, I will never send troops. See what he can do? ”

"Then order Shouchun to order Yin Mansion and county governments in various places to confiscate foreign newspapers, and search and arrest the detailed work of distributing newspapers."

In front of Lu Bu's aisle bookcase, he picked up the pen and wrote.

Zhang Liang said: "Lord, can this matter be slowed down, wait for a while." Maybe Cao Cao can come up with something that will make the lord happy? ”

"What are you waiting for, he wants to force me to send troops, can I send troops? Even if I am given a million stone of grain as a reward, I will not go. Lu Bu wrote a letter, handed it to Chen Gong, and instructed: "Send someone to Xu Du, so that Cao Cao doesn't bother." ”

"No."

Chen Gong knew that Lu Bu ate soft rather than hard, and if Cao Cao sent a messenger to talk about it, there might be hope. Forcing Lu Bu to send troops now is tantamount to looking for death.

"The matter of the newspaper, let Ling Yin Fu keep an eye on it more, so we don't need to worry about it. Now let's talk about the garrisons in various places. Fan Lihua wrote that Xuzhou already had 150,000 troops. Yue Fei received 30,000 and stationed in Pengcheng. Qi Jiguang received 20,000 and stationed in the East China Sea. The rest are all in Xiapi and belong to Fan Lihua. In the Yangzhou area, Gao Shun garrisoned Yuzhang and expanded the army to 30,000. Zhang Liao garrisoned Jiangxia and expanded his army to 40,000. Wei Yan served as the lieutenant of Jiangxia County and led 10,000 county soldiers. Coupled with Shouchun's soldiers and horses, there are no less than 450,000. With such a strong army, even in the face of the joint attack of the princes of the world, I am confident of victory. ”

"Now it's the construction of the water army, which worries me. Zhou Yu's navy ran rampant on the Yangtze River, repeatedly attacking Lujiang, Huiji, Jiangxia and other areas. And our water army, nominally there are 30,000. But they were all new recruits, and there were no warships, so they were basically the same as the army. If you can't control the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, you won't be able to dominate the world. Even Liu Bei has 60,000 sailors, so we can't even be inferior to Liu Bei, right? ”

"So I decided to build a good warship, no matter what the cost! You tell the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, give them a year, and in a year, I will see 100 building ships and 1,000 fighting ships. If you can't do it, you will be severely punished and dismissed from your post if you are still in the book! ”

"No."

After Lu Bu finished speaking, everyone gave up.

After more than a month of hard work, the Academy of Science and Technology has made new progress. Ma Jun tested the amount of gunpowder and told Zhang Feng.

Science and Technology Institute.

Lu Bu came over in a hurry and asked, "Where is the gunpowder?" Where's the gunpowder? ”

"Lord... Later, my horse... Immediately call for someone to bring it. Ma Jun sent someone to the storehouse and fetched a lump of black cotton cloth. At the top of the cotton, there is a white lead.

Lu Bu took it in his hand, looked at it over and over, and checked it again, about two catties.