Liu Bei bowed down and said, "Thank you Xun Peng for mentioning it." "Liu Bei is really grateful to Xun Yu, if it wasn't for Xun Yu's proposal to let him go to the county together that day, Xu Chu might not have let him serve as the commander of Anhui, and now Liu Bei, although he only has to show his strength in a county, he is already very happy.

With Anhui County as a basis, Liu Bei was happy at the same time, but he was even more worried about the thieves in Dabie Mountain, because he asked: "Xun Peng, General Gan, after finding out that the Qin clan in the nest entered the mountains, they ran around to make contact, gathered nearly 10,000 people, and resisted in one place in Anhui County, will it not be safe enough?" ”

The thieves of the late Han Dynasty were often composed of evil teenagers in nearby counties, heroes with bad intentions, and poor people who were in danger, so the news between the enemy and us was actually exchanged, and the thieves could find ways to know the movements of the government, and the government also had the means to obtain some useful information.

After Xun Yu and others entered the county, they began to do everything possible to oppose some of the Haoyou and small people who had anything to do with the thieves, so that they would not be completely ignorant of the thieves' movements.

Gan Ning sneered when he heard this: "They don't practice the military, scatter the sand, last year Le and Li Erjun drove these rabble back without much effort, in my opinion, there is no need to make any plans, just wait for the thieves to arrive, the captain of this school can lead the headquarters of two thousand elites, and they can be defeated!" ”

Xun Yu shook his head and said: "I know that the captain is brave and crowns the three armies, but today the thief will be repulsed, and tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the thief will resurge, which is very unbeautiful." He also said: "This time I went south to the county, and all the counties were arrested and imprisoned by lawless heroes and officials. ”

Gan Ning, Liu Bei, Jian Yong, Guan Yu and others frowned and pondered.

Jian Yong said: "Could it be that Xun Peng wants to wait for the thieves to come to the city and show the heads of these thieves to the public to deter the thieves?" ”

Xun Yu shook his head, "Definitely." ”

Liu Bei said: "Is that to take the thief's family and friends as hostages and mess with his heart?" ”

Xun Yu still shook his head.

Seeing that no one guessed it, Xun Yu had no choice but to say: "There are many officials in Anhui County who are colluded with thieves, and I will not deal with them for the time being, not to forgive their sins, but to find out these people one by one and get rid of future troubles forever!" ”

Liu Bei was stunned, but he asked: "How can you get rid of future troubles forever?" ”

Xun Yu said with a smile: "Liu Jun is now the county commander, so please ask Liu Jun to convene the county officials immediately, and say that the department of Captain Gan will go out of the county in three days to attack the lair of the Dabie mountain thieves." ”

"And then?"

"And General Gan didn't actually go to Dabie Mountain, but went to Pengze first to cut off the water in Pengze."

"Oh?"

"Liu Jun still doesn't understand?"

Liu Bei clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I understand, Xun Peng is asking me to pay close attention to which people among the county officials have fornicated with thieves!" ”

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According to Xun Yu's method, Liu Bei summoned the county and township officials to discuss the matter, saying that Gan Ning would go to Dabie Mountain in three days, and ordered them to gather the people of the township and the village to gather in the west of the city as a precaution.

After the discussion, as Xun Yu expected, Liu Bei found that all Cao Xiaoguan had disappeared inexplicably, and after writing down the names of these people one by one, he released another rumor and said: "General Gan has been in poor health for the past few days, so he will not leave the city for the time being." ”

Less than half a day after the news spread, those colleagues who disappeared inexplicably returned to their posts one by one with nervous expressions, Liu Bei looked at their colors, and was even more sure that they had ghosts, so he asked Xun Yu: "Do you want to arrest these people immediately?" ”

Xun Yu said lightly: "Liu Jun doesn't need to hesitate, he will kill them all." ”

Liu Bei is sympathetic to the people, what he wants is fame, and he has always been ruthless to the stolen officials, and when he heard the words, he only hesitated for a moment, and then turned to leave.

In the afternoon of this day, Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to take people into the county temple, escort all the officials who were thieves out, and abandon the city.

Hundreds of people watched the execution, and they remembered the deeds of Xun Yu who came from Juchao County - drove into the county, and in less than half a day, he asked the county magistrate of 600 Shi to resign himself, and at the same time punished many Juchao Haoyou and officials. At that time, thousands of people outside the temple in Juchao County cried with joy and shouted: "Parents are wise, and the post supervisor is wise!" ”

The parents refer to Xu Chu who is too guarded, and of course the post supervisor is Xun Yu.

There are many people in Anhui County who are good with thieves, but most of the people still do their duty and keep to themselves, they don't want to be associated with the robbers, they just want to rely on their own efforts to let their families live a worry-free life. After a group of thieves and officials abandoned the city, many people who had been bullied by these officials in the past suddenly rushed up and spat on the heads of those rolling on the ground. More people wept bitterly on the ground like the people of Juchao County, chanting the names of Xun Yu and Liu Bei.

Seeing this, Liu Bei said with emotion: "Xun Peng, this time I will go to the county with you, I will die here, and I have no regrets!" ”

At night, Gan Ning selected five hundred elites, quietly left the county seat, and went south to Pengze Lake, a hundred miles away.

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On Xu Chu's side, Xin Bi was escorted by the military marquis Zuo Heng to Guangling by boat, and on the same day, he received a note from Anhui County.

The note was written by Liu Bei, not only about the events before Gan Ning's midnight march that night, but also about the tactical plan formulated by Xun Yu on it.

After reading the documents sent by Liu Bei with the strategists, Zhou Yi sighed: "If Wen Ruo eliminates harm for the people and does not spare his own life, I might as well do it." ”

Everyone nodded.

On the one hand, Haoqiang is deep-rooted and not easy to move, on the other hand, there are also considerations for Xinbi to cherish his own body. The two Han people are still martial, and all the heroes will be kind to the dead, and some of these people who are willing to become dead soldiers admire the demeanor and righteousness of the great assassins in ancient times, such as Jing Ke, Zhuzhu, and Yaoli. In addition, during the two Han Dynasty, it was very common for scholars to die as confidants, and even in the early period of the Three Kingdoms, there were still cases like Sun Ce who were assassinated by Xu Gongmen after sweeping Jiangdong. Not everyone has the luck of Liu Bei in history, and the assassin who can be said with just one mouth throws himself to the ground, and he is ashamed to leave. It is conceivable that Xun Yu's trip to the county this time has offended almost half of the powerful surnames in the south of the county, and for a long time to come, he will have to keep the matter of guarding against assassins in his heart.

Therefore, Zhou Yi, including others, was very emotional and admired by Xun Yu for this trip to the county.

Later, when it came to military affairs, Xu Shu was one of the few Chinese officials who had military experience, and he first said: "Captain Gan crosses the river at night to attack Peng Zeshui Kou, and he will return victorious." What I am worried about is the battle plan formulated by Xun Jun against the bandits in Dabie Mountain. ”

Xu Chu looked at the words in the document: Don't attack it, wait for the thief's food to be messed up, divide and get rid of it.

This sentence is not very detailed, but Xu Chu also wants to get Xun Yu's meaning: There are two main reasons for the thieves' 'weeds are inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows and grows', one is that there are mountains and bad waters as the backing, and they cannot be eliminated; In this case, why not block the thieves in the mountains when winter is coming, when there is not much food and grass left, and those who resist stubbornly and would rather die than surrender, not to mention, are willing to repent and reform, and those who have not committed many crimes will be sent to the Iron Official Camp and other places to serve hard labor.

It's easier said than done.

Xu Chu knew that Xun Yu was talented, and he was able to govern civil affairs and give advice, but if he only had the troops of Gan Ning and Liu Bei, it would be difficult not to let the group of thieves find a gap and flow to the counties.