Chapter 32: Trade-offs
The training of the soldiers in the school field did not stop because of Lu Bu's departure, even if it was just training, the invisibly exuded killing aura on the school field still made Zhao Yun speechless. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
When I first heard Lu Bu's name, I had just learned from my teacher, at that time, General Baima of Youzhou and General Lu Bu of Bingzhou were the objects of Zhao Yun's childhood worship, no matter what happened later, but these two people were indeed protecting the territory and the people, because of their existence, so that the alien races in the north did not dare to be so unscrupulous.
After Zhao Yunyicheng became a citizen, he voted for Gongsun Zhan, and he still admired Lu Bu at that time, but as a native of Changshan, he naturally preferred Gongsun Zhan, and then there, he got acquainted with Liu Bei, and then, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, and Lu Bu's reputation began to be stained from that time.
Although Zhao Yun has his own opinions and will not blindly follow, but the news that keeps coming back from the Central Plains, although Lu Bu has been famous all over the world, but most of them are notorious, and then Liu Bei took Lu Bu in but was robbed of the foundation by Lu Bu, and it was also from that time that Lu Bu completely lost his brilliance in Zhao Yun's heart, and people will be more or less dominated by feelings, obviously, between Lu Bu and Liu Bei, Zhao Yun is more emotionally inclined to the latter.
However, when he really faced Lu Bu now, Zhao Yun was occasionally a little dazed.
It doesn't seem to be as bad as I thought.
From the Western Regions all the way to here, he had heard different versions of Lu Bu from many people, but even Pang Tong, who was not eye-to-eye with Lu Bu, did not criticize Lu Bu's practices in Yongliang and even Hetao too much, but more in the natural opposition of positions.
"How can you miss this opportunity? If this battle can be won, not to mention far away, within ten years, Xianbei will not have the strength to go south! Lu Bu said with a smile.
"The lord should think twice." Jia Xu rubbed the corners of his forehead, he had been playing too high recently, his spirit was a little sluggish, and he looked at Lu Budao seriously: "The victory and defeat between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao should be revealed soon, if you look at the overall situation, our army should not move lightly at this time, and we should wait and watch Yuan Cao compete for the best interests for our army." ”
The battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is now white-hot, and a large amount of information will be sent to Hetao every day, almost all of which are about the intelligence between Yuan and Cao, Jia Xu has a hunch, the number of victories and defeats, maybe not too far, Cao Cao is okay if he wins, but if he loses, Bingzhou and Heluo must be won, otherwise in less than a year, Lu Bu may have to face Yuan Shao's million-dollar army!
This is not an imaginary number, but a real army of millions, Yuan Shao's Hebei heritage plus the population of the Central Plains, if Yuan Shao wins the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's forces will show a blowout outbreak, Yuan Shao is fully capable of setting off a million-scale battle within a year!
"The big picture?" Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu and said with a smile: "Has Wen He ever thought about how to take care of the overall situation of my Han people?" ”
Picking up the parchment scroll brought by Zhao Yun in his hand, on it was the Xianbei population, the people who controlled the strings, the material logistics and even the hierarchy of the Xianbei people recorded by Pang Tong in the past six months.
"If it weren't for Pang Shiyuan's ugly ghost, I really don't know, the Xianbei people are already so powerful without us knowing, not counting the internal filth, the three Xianbei combined, there are already three million people, my Yongliang Sanzhou plus the Hetao that has been taken down now, the total population is less than half of the people, and Wenhe has not found that these Xianbei people are following the system of our dynasty! That's the scariest thing! ”
Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu, raised his sword eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Maybe it seems a little stupid to Wen He, but in life, you can't always think about your own overall situation. ”
"It's okay if I don't know, I know, if I don't see it, I can't do it." Lu Bu raised his head, exuding a momentum that Jia Xu and others had never seen before: "The territory is gone, we can fight again, when the five hundred cavalry turned to the Central Plains, I didn't see the Central Plains princes can withstand me, the Huns' 100,000 army Koubian, the same dead race that we beat exterminated, as long as our people are still there, what is lost, one day we can get it back, but if even the country is gone, even if it is the emperor, it is also the king of the country." ”
The words were very coarse, and even Zhao Yun sounded a little rebellious, but at this moment, an indescribable resonance rose in his heart.
Jia Xu was silent when he heard this, he didn't like to keep up with the head, when his own ideas were contrary to the sovereign, Jia Xu usually chose Mingzhe to protect himself, but this time, he really had some regrets, from the beginning of Lu Bu's capture of Nanyang, Jia Xu almost watched Lu Bu grow step by step, to now, Yan Ran has become one of the princes in the world, quite a powerful prince, in Jia Xu's view, as long as Lu Bu is alive and does not make a mistake, this momentum will become stronger and stronger, if you can take advantage of the battle of Guandu, in one fell swoop to occupy Heluo, and Zhou, then Lu Bu's forces will complete a qualitative transformation, and it may not be impossible to win the world.
It's a pity, whether it's emotional, or the overall situation of the world, Lu Bu's decision at this moment is destined to miss an opportunity to reach the top and become the overlord of the north, but it can't be said that Lu Bu is wrong, after all, the root of the contradiction between the two people is caused by the different angles or starting points of looking at the problem, but it is also this decision that makes Jia Xu think a little higher about Lu Bu in the depths of his heart, because Lu Bu looks at this matter from the perspective of the whole world, in other words, Lu Bu treats the people of the world as his own people.
"That being the case, the lord should send a general to sit in the Western Regions, at the moment Miss only occupies the six cities of the Western Regions, and all of them are small cities, no more than 5,000 soldiers, this big battle, since the lord is determined to eliminate the Xianbei vitality, the land of the Western Regions, is an important chess piece, although the lady has courage, but after all, it is only willful, lack of overall situation, although Pang Tong has a scheming, good at internal affairs, but too adventurous, when there is a general who is good at unifying the army, the overall situation, before the Xianbei Civil War, occupy the land of the Western Regions, you can respond to the lord from the side." Now that Lu Bu has made a choice, although it is not consistent with his own opinion, at this moment, as a strategist, Jia Xu can only cooperate with Lu Bu and try to fight this battle beautifully.
"General?" Lu Bu frowned and pondered, "What does the military advisor think of Wen Yuan?" ”
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun can be regarded as the choice of generals that Lu Bu can now hold in his hands, but in comparison, Lu Bu is more willing to believe in Gao Shun's loyalty, but if it comes to leading an army alone and making decisions on the spot, Zhang Liao is superior, as for the others, Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan, Xu Sheng and the like, now no matter the prestige, ability, or vision, they do not have the qualifications to be independent.
"Although General Zhang Liao is competent, the two generals Zhang Liao and Gao Shun have the heavy responsibility of guarding against Zhang He and deterring Xiliang Qianghu, so they cannot be moved lightly." Jia Xu shook his head.
Lu Bu couldn't help frowning a little when he heard this, counting all the generals under his command, except for Zhang Liao Gaoshun, there doesn't seem to be enough people to take charge of themselves, with the continuous expansion of Lu Bu's territory, this kind of handsome talent who can take charge of himself has become a talent that Lu Bu is in short supply, and before Wei Yan, Ma Chao, Pang De, Xu Sheng, these young generals have not fully grown up, the handsome people who can be used in their hands have begun to be stretched.
"The lord seems to have forgotten someone." Jia Xu smiled and said: "Jincheng guards Xu Rong too much, and thinks that he is the best candidate, with this person, coupled with Pang Tong's strategy, the courage of Miss Lingqi and General Zilong, can level the Western Regions." ”
patting his head, Lu Bu shouted in his heart that he had made a mistake, and let such a general farm in the rear, but he shouted here that no one was available: "If it weren't for Wen He's reminder, I forgot that there is such a handsome talent in our army, speaking of which, after my army pacified Xiliang, I was a little snubbed by General Xu." ”
"Lao Xiong!"
"In!" The burly body of the majestic sea appeared in the doorway.
"You personally went to Jincheng, passed on my military order, promoted Xu Rong to the protector of the Western Regions, and ordered Zhang Liao to allocate 5,000 soldiers and horses under the Western Regions Lingqi account, a total of 10,000 people to listen to his orders, pacify the countries of the Western Regions as soon as possible, expel the Xianbei forces, and send another order to Chang'an, transfer the North Palace to the Western Regions, and assist Xu Rong."
Beigong Li is a fierce general, and he is no longer under Pang De and Wei Yan in terms of bravery, and more importantly, he is convinced by Xu Rong, Xu Rong first arrived in the Western Regions, and he needs someone to help him, Pang Tong was pulled into the chariot by Lu Lingqi, that is a master who can open a dyeing workshop with a little color, Lu Lingqi's personality is just restrained, and he can be used, and other people's words may not be able to control him.
As for Zhao Yun, there is a desire to defect to Liu Bei in and out of his words, and he can't be counted as his own person for the time being, Beigong has no plan, but he is the most convinced Xu Rong, others can't use it well, but Xu Rong will definitely be able to use it well.
"Whoa!" The rugged voice of the majestic sea shouted, and after receiving the order, he ran out.
Lu Bu looked at Zhao Yun and said in a deep voice, "Zilong." ”
"What does Wen Hou command?" Zhao Yun got up and arched his hand.
"I know that you have other ambitions and don't want to work for me, but this battle is not about my Lu Bu's personal integration, but about the future of Huaxia, I hope that Zilong can help me return to the Western Regions!" Lu Bu said solemnly: "After this battle, I can guarantee that Zilong will go or stay, and he will not stop him." ”
"Wenhou Gaoyi, dare to disobey his fate!" Zhao Yun said angrily: "The last general will lead his troops back to the Western Regions. ”
No matter what kind of prejudices he had in his heart before, Lu Bu's previous words were enough for Zhao Yun to put aside some personal prejudices and do his best to help Lu Bu finish this battle.
Looking at the back of Zhao Yun leaving, Jia Xu raised his eyebrows lightly and said with a smile: "The lord wants to subdue this person?" ”
"I have this idea, but this person has very strong ambitions, and it is not easy to say and move, so let it be." Lu Bu shook his head, Zhao Yun, if you want to say that you have no idea, it is fake, but unlike when he was almost self-made, Lu Bu is now a fierce general, and Zhao Yun is not that kind of handsome general, at least not at the moment, so for Zhao Yun, in addition to the famous general collecting habit in his heart, he does not attach much importance to Zhao Yun to stay.
"The eldest lady hasn't married yet, I think she and Zilong are a couple." Jia Xu touched his beard and smiled a little******** If Lingqi has this idea, then let him stay. Hearing this, Lu Bu looked at the direction in which Zhao Yun left, and said thoughtfully, counting it, her cheap daughter is already an old girl in this era, and if she wants to do something, then even if she is strong, she must leave Zhao Yun behind.
When Jia Xu heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching a few times, and he laughed dryly and said, "This matter is still planned by Xu." ”
Glancing at Jia Xu strangely, Lu Bu nodded: "It's okay." (To be continued.) )