Yuanmen discussion, others are all ordered to come, only Lu Zhibei, Dong Wen wants to be a teacher, so according to Jingkang's respect for the teacher, he personally invited.

Lu Zhibei lived in a courtyard in the southeast of Xingyuan.

The owner of the mansion here is a well-known local gentry, since the fall of Longshang, Cangzhou is a great depression, the owner left his old housekeeper to watch the door, and his family moved to Changyue, and has not returned. Valued its grandeur and convenience, he asked the local officials to borrow it for Lu Zhibei to live in, showing his own deference and courtesy. But then again, Lu Zhibei once served as the governor of Cangzhou, and then hung the post of prime minister, and he was a person who went out and entered the prime minister, according to the dignity and humility, there is no reason to hang a sacrificial wine to go to the expedition, change the role and change the person, even if the emperor issued an edict, people will feel that it is a great insult.

Even the emperor privately told Dong Wen that it was Dong Wen's luck to be able to invite Lu Zhibei, and it was also Lu Zhibei's own deep understanding.

Therefore, Dong Wen did not dare to slack off a little because he was popular.

He found the best house around Xingyuan, invited the doctor from the Tai Hospital to serve with him, and asked for cold and warmth for three meals a day.

But in the eyes of some newcomers to the family, what followed was an old man who occupied the thatched house and didn't.

A group of families joined the army and waited for the meeting, but the general Dong Wen was still waiting for Lu Zhibei to dine at Lu Zhibei, which was a lot more slanderous.

However, Lu Zhibei did not know about this qiē.

Dong Wen also did it deliberately, he was anxious about the content of the discussion in his heart, but when he arrived at Lu Zhibei, he covered it up completely, never mentioning that everyone was waiting, drove away the next person, pushed Lu Zhibei's wheelchair, and came to the dining table.

The meals in Lu Zhibei are also very simple.

He is old, his legs are sick all the year round, and he can only eat some egg custard and bird's nest porridge, and when he arrives at the dining table, his nephew Lu Zhonglian is also serving on the side, bringing him a newspaper and jade lenses.

This jade piece is not owned by Di Atian's family, in fact, hundreds of years ago, someone made zuò out to relieve the eyes of the old magnates.

He took it slowly, hung the two pieces of jade on his thin cheeks, looked at the newspaper, and made a short panting sound, because Dong Wen was there, quietly serving on the side, and others didn't dare to make a sound, and the room was full of only him panting.

Lu Zhonglian is also over forty years old, and he was brought by Lu Zhibei to his side, and he was also deliberately cultivating, after all, the disaster of the Lu family made his family almost extinct, if there is no shrewd and capable son to come up, the future of the family will be even bleaker.

Dong Wen also understands.

He whispered, "Zhonglian." Why do you have to collect the newspaper yourself, I have found you a position, and I will give the matter of collecting the newspaper to others, and you still rush to the post. ”

Lu Zhibei slowly raised a dry finger and stopped him, "General." This is really difficult for others to do. It's not that the old decay doesn't let go of Zhonglian, and it will take a while. ”

He gently raised the newspaper in his hand, and asked in turn: "This is all the newspaper from five years ago." The old man saw some clues from these newspapers, and he had to let him look for clues according to these clues. Sending individuals to do these things indiscriminately will make outsiders guess our strategy. ”

His voice was chaffy and sandy, very slow, but it had a unique charm that people did not dare to ignore.

Dong Wen asked: "Is the teacher collecting these old newspapers to find out something from them?" ”

Lu Zhibei said: "Yes." That's a big idea. Great General. The old man has never doubted that you are fulfilling your duties, and I can trust you in your character and character. The only thing I'm worried about is that strategically you can't hold it down. He suddenly turned his face and asked softly, "General." There is a question, the old man has always felt rude, and he didn't dare to ask, if you don't think there is anything abrupt about the old man, just explore the big strategy with the old man, right? The playing style of the imperial court and the playing style of the Chen Dynasty are all clear at a glance. ”

Dong Wen sighed and said: "From now on, it is clear at a glance that Chen Chao must be taking an offensive on the outside line to affect the entire battle situation, but this Cangzhou is their breakthrough point." ”

Lu Zhibei nodded slightly, and said slowly and softly: "The fist of the imperial court is in the north, you don't have enough strength in your hands, and the battle line is long, so you are worried." ”

Dong Wen hurriedly said: "The teacher is discerning, and the student is just having a headache about this matter." ”

Lu Zhibei whispered, "Yes." If the Tuoba clan is defeated on the periphery, we will be defeated without defeat, they will invade Cangzhong, force Guanzhong in the east, and our army will flock to Chenzhou, it will not make much sense. But we must concentrate our superior forces to attack, and we can't divide a large number of troops to defend Cangzhou, if that happens, how can we recover the lost territory? And forcing us to do so is exactly what Tuoba Weiwei intended. Tuoba is majestic and clever. Fighting against a clever general, then you can't follow the routine he envisioned, you are worried about the front, afraid of insufficient troops, it is precisely in the routine of others, people come over, coerce us, the court is forced to withdraw troops from Chenzhou. ”

Dong Wen felt that he had been taught a lot, and with a burst of respect from the bottom of his heart, he simply served the egg custard himself and begged, "Sir, let's eat first." The rice is going to be cold. ”

Lu Zhibei waved his hand and said, "My stomach is still full, I've eaten all my life, why are you still in such a hurry, let's take the opportunity to clear it up for you." ”

He also said: "The old man is looking for these newspapers to analyze the changes in state affairs after the defeat of the Zhujia Army. If you look at the army, you may look at its number and distribution, but when I look at the army, I look at the past, some armies, it is used, the number is not small, there is no fear, there is inheritance, there is military discipline, there is history, even if people are scattered, but it can still be used, some armies, that is, a group of rabble, it does not work. The old man and Diao's father have worked together, and you have enabled some people...... This is a way of employing people. ”

Dong Wen's eyes tightened: "Promote the generals of the original Bamboo Armor Army?" ”

Lu Zhibei shook his head lightly and said: "If you are promoted, you will fall behind, and you will be selected before the war, and you will be brought to your army and put on everyone's heads, and it will not be of great use." The old decay means that the Bamboo Armor Army has been scattered and a part of the tun, and you can find some former generals here and send them over, so that they can organize themselves locally to guard the countryside around them...... Not only the Bamboo Armor Army, but also some Fish Scale Army. This is a way of employing people, the first to tell the people of Cangzhou, everyone has the responsibility of defending the land, and the people are all soldiers. But this must need your appointment and signature, otherwise after the war, Cangzhou will not be divided by warlords? If you have a base and talent, you will promote him and let him do it, and after the war, according to your own background, you will take back the people you have scattered, and take back the people who have done great deeds, and become officials, and then disband their army. ”

Dong Wen nodded.

Lu Zhibei said: "What is the purpose of this? You don't have to divide your troops to guard many cities and villages, but you give the Chen Dynasty the illusion that in fact, the troops are still concentrated in your hands, which is enough to launch a big campaign. ”

Dong Wen praised and said: "This strategy is very good. ”

Lu Zhibei said: "This strategy just prepares enough troops for you. What do you do if you have these forces? Because of the large number of nomads' cavalry, you are still quite passive and cannot go around fighting fires. You have to collect the treasury from all over the country, concentrate it in a few key cities, and then garrison heavy troops. Because of the large number of troops and the large number of hoards, it will force Tuoba Weiwei to attack these important towns, and you will not be mobilized by them, but you will wear down their forces. When they lay down a small city, and when they saw that the treasury was empty, they were gathered in a big city, and they wanted to create conditions for their war, so they had to come and grab these supplies, not to mention that the troops hoarded in these important towns could attack them from behind, and they would be consumed under the fortified city. ”

Dong Wen suddenly had a feeling of seeing the sky. Lu Zhibei still refused to give up, and said: "You still have to take advantage of the many ditches in Cangnan to prepare ships, the war is scorching, and it will become our big rear, and no matter how many enemy iron cavalry there are, it will be difficult to get down to the beach...... And we, on the other hand, can use these ships to support our front line and attack the enemy's rear. It's not even that, general, have you thought about it, once you succeed, you hold Cangzhou, and the imperial army recovers most of the land in Chenzhou, what should you do with Tuoba Weiwei? The strategy at that time was how to release Longshang to him, use the water army, use the Tongtian River, and use the Shanghai River to transport 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of troops to Cangxi, completely cut off his retreat, gather and annihilate him, or force him to spend the price and go north from Longshang to a decisive battle with our main force. ”

Dong Wen exclaimed: "In this way, the big thing can be decided." ”

Lu Zhibei shook his head and said: "It's not so simple, the old man can see the strategy of Tuoba Weiwei, and once we lay out, Tuoba Weiwei can also see through our strategy, for strategists, they will not fall into the enemy's strategy lightly, so the battlefield is still twists and turns, and you can't think that everything is fine." ”

He thought for a while, and then said, "There is very interesting news in the Di newspaper, and the general might as well take advantage of it." ”

Dong Wen hurriedly said, "Teacher, please speak." ”

Lu Zhibei said: "When the Bamboo Armor Army swept Cangzhou, it was because a nomadic tribe suddenly came to the territory. This tribe is not familiar with water and soil, common sense, does not understand the language, is tall, and ...... in battle."

He sighed and said, "The battle is extremely crazy, flying war horses, wading through rivers. At that time, we all wondered what if this army, plagued by hunger and disease, had such fighting power, and that they had enough to eat. Later, you should know that they repeatedly made overtures to the Central Plains court and were willing to submit, the court subsidized their food, taught them to farm, and they acted as mercenaries and fought for the court. ”

Dong Wen remembered it and said: "How they fight, the students have never seen it, it must have been falsely rumored." And their messenger came to me the other day, and said that they wanted the land of the bay, and that there was their thorn tree...... What a nonsense, saying that as long as they live there for generations, they are willing to be loyal to the court forever. Teacher, it's Changyue, Changyue can often see Jing slaves who have been captured and sold there...... The woman is delicate, the man is strong, haha, the price is expensive. Does the teacher want me to take advantage of them? ”

Lu Zhibei thought for a while and said, "Use is the next policy." There may be some secrets that few people know. ”

He sighed and said, "When Di * Jun, that is, Di Bird's father, expelled them, he once caught some of them, and one of the nobles was domesticated by him as a slave and taken with him. The reason why they are called Jing people should have started at that time, I have seen the domesticated slave, and later, Di * Jun was guilty, and the Jing people ran away. ”

Dong Wen said with a smile: "A Jing person, just run." ”

Lu Zhibei shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if he runs away." Lao Yu has always suspected that there are some people from the Bamboo Armor Army, especially those with heavy weapons, who are afraid of being implicated, and follow him into the Jingren tribe. Over the years, the table of its tribe has been unexpected. They knew that they would ask to be hired, ask us for food, and ask someone to help them farm, whereas before, the language was different, the customs were very different, and it was difficult to communicate. Now they are showing us as if it were a kind of friendliness and strategy...... If the slave raiders come in and out of their place, they will come back and tell you that if their people are captured, they will not retaliate on a large scale, and if the slave raiders are caught, they may be able to be released. It's like a strategy, a national policy, and the national policy is to surrender to us, to get our support, to get familiar with the land. ”

He added: "Back then, I was actually worried...... I'm worried that something will happen to this enchanting tribe. Di * Jun told me that we Yong people are powerful, if there is tolerance, these people will be integrated into the Yong people, but no matter what, they now have a request for the imperial court, they want to settle down for generations, they hope that the huge empire will not trouble them, they are friendly like slaves of the empire, you can use them well. Their fighters will surprise you. If they choose the right time to attack the Tuoba clan from Cangxi, they only need 10,000 people to subvert the entire battlefield. ”