Chen Gong, who was guarding Pengcheng, heard that Lu Bu was coming back and hurriedly came to greet him.

When he saw Lü Bu, the army had already entered the city.

Stopping the horse, Lu Bu instructed Zhang Liao: "Wen Yuan will bring the soldiers back to the barracks first." ”

Zhang Liao received the order, and Chen Gong stepped forward.

Chen Gong witnessed the soldiers walking by: "When the soldiers went out, their clothes and armor were torn, but when they came back, their clothes and armor were bright and their morale was high, and Wen Hou really brought them out." ”

"No matter what kind of soldier it is, as long as it is in my hands, there is nothing that cannot be brought out." Lu Bu responded very confidently: "When I set off with my army, Pengcheng was still poor. In just a few days, the public station has managed this place in an orderly manner. I have a public station, and I am still worried about Xuzhou? ”

"Wen Hou is too praised." Chen Gong humbly said.

Lu Bu then instructed Zhao Yun: "Zilong will go first, arrange for the room to prepare a banquet, and I will drink a few glasses with Yuan Rang." ”

Xiahoudun came to Pengcheng, whether it was Chen Gong or Lu Bu, they all knew what he wanted to do.

Chen Gong glanced at him, but only symbolically arched his hand.

Zhao Yun took a step forward and arranged a banquet.

Lü Bu returned to the official palace accompanied by Chen Gong and Xiahoudun.

Pengcheng was once the capital of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and its city was grand in scale, but it was a pity that Liu Bang deliberately suppressed the development of this place in the world, so that in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, Pengcheng has always been a dispensable place.

Four hundred years have passed, although the people of Pengcheng have been deliberately preserving, but the military camp left by Xiang Yu finally only survived a dilapidated Dianjiang platform.

Lu Bu rebuilt the old site of the barracks.

Although it is impossible to be the same or even similar to Xiang Yu back then, for this city that once witnessed the great achievements of the overlord of Western Chu, it also regained some honor.

Although the distance between the government and the barracks is very long, standing at the main gate of the government mansion, you can still see the barracks that have just been built.

Accompanying Lu Bu to the gate of the official mansion, Xiahoudun looked at the military camp in the distance: "Wenhou built a military camp in Pengcheng?" ”

"If the barracks are not built, where do the soldiers live?" Lu Bu responded calmly.

"Taizu once ordered that the Pengcheng military camp should not be renovated, and this holy decree has been passed down for hundreds of years." Xiahoudun said: "From the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there was no decent barracks in Pengcheng......"

"It is precisely because there is no decent military camp that this place will become a killing ground for Liu Xuande's slaughter." Lu Bu replied: "No matter where they are, the soldiers defending the city are the backbone of the people and the strong shields to protect the people. At the beginning, Liu Xuande easily broke through Pengcheng, but Cao Gong led the army to besiege Xiapi but was delayed, isn't it because there is no military camp here? ”

Xiahoudun was stunned, he didn't know how to respond.

Liu Bei did not have any special strengths in the war, and he lost a lot of soldiers and horses in the attack on Pengcheng.

But he really didn't spend much effort to capture Pengcheng.

Under Liu Bei's attack, Pengcheng was so fragile at the beginning, like a dead leaf fluttering in the cold wind, and a little greater force could tear it off the trunk.

"Xuzhou is adjacent to Yuzhou, and it is also adjacent to Huainan, and Wen Hou built a military camp in Pengcheng, who is it to prevent from whom?" Xiahoudun said unceremoniously.

"Cao Gong believed me and handed over Xuzhou to me. Of course, I have to work for him wholeheartedly. Lu Bu grinned: "Pengcheng has a military camp, I can leave the army here." Once Cao Gong needs it, my soldiers can immediately go out to fight and achieve immortal achievements for Cao Gong's territory! ”

"Wen Hou is really loyal to his lord." Xiahoudun said with ridicule.

Lu Bu didn't seem to hear it at all: "Of course, General Yuan Rang still doesn't know much about it, and I've always been the most loyal." Cao Gong doesn't believe me, but it's okay. Since he is willing to believe in me and handed over the Qingzhou Army to me, what reason do I have not to worry about Cao Gong? ”

He took the initiative to mention the Qingzhou Army, and Xiahoudun took over: "The Qingzhou Army is actually ......"

Xiahoudun wanted to say that the Qingzhou Army was actually lent to Lu Bu by him privately.

But Lu Bu didn't give him a chance to speak at all: "I know that the officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou Army are very troublesome, and their background in the Yellow Turban makes many people think that they have no military discipline and are difficult to get rid of. Although I did not spend much time with them, I could see that the soldiers were eager for military success. Exploits can change their fate, can change their lives, not only allow them to support their families, but even turn them from bandits to real soldiers. They don't really want much, they just want to be recognized. ”

Lu Bu didn't say how aggrieved the Qingzhou soldiers had been in the past, but Xiahoudun's face had become very ugly.

Judging from the analysis he has done, he has given the soldiers everything they wanted.

The soldiers returned to Lu Bu, even if they were forcibly taken away, they were afraid that the Qingzhou army would still make trouble with Cao Cao in the future.

After all, the Cao family did not treat the Qingzhou Army like Lu Bu at the beginning.

"I'm actually here to ......" Although he felt that the Qingzhou army was likely to refuse to return to Cao's house, Xiahoudun still wanted to explain the purpose of his visit.

From the position of the Cao family, he would rather let the Qingzhou Army be idle as it was back then, rather than sit back and watch Lu Bu use them, so as to achieve a great cause and compete with the Cao family!

Of course, Lu Bu understood what he meant, and he also knew that it was impossible for Xiahoudun to consider the problem from the standpoint of the officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou Army.

Without waiting for Xiahoudun to explain his words, Lu Bu said: "Let's not talk outside the door, we are all here, let's enter the official mansion first!" ”

was interrupted by Lu Bu again, and Xiahoudun was full of black lines.

Considering that there were many opportunities to mention to Lu Bu about the Qingzhou Army at the banquet, Xiahoudun held back the fire in his heart and dismounted and walked into the official mansion with him.

The newly built Pengcheng military camp is magnificent and covers a vast area, while the government has only strengthened some of the original foundation.

Compared with the military camp he saw, Xiahoudun felt that the official mansion was really shabby.

Looking around, he asked Lu Bu: "Marquis Wen has built a military camp on a large scale, why don't you renovate the official mansion as well?" When Liu Xuande broke through Pengcheng, this place was also plagued a lot! ”

"The military camp can invest more, but the government doesn't need it." Lu Bu replied: "The soldiers must practice and live in the barracks, they live comfortably, and the training grounds are wide, so that they can have the mind to learn more about killing the enemy." And the government is just dealing with local affairs, Pengcheng is poor but has an extremely luxurious government, if all parts of the country do the same, don't they throw all the money in the most unnecessary places? ”

He then smiled at Xiahoudun: "Yuan Rang may not know, I am very poor, and spending an extra copper coin in an unnecessary place will hurt for a long time!" ”