Chapter Twenty-Five: Stealing Beams and Changing Pillars
Lu Bu heard that the families of all the soldiers were in Xiapi, and he really hated Guan Yu and gritted his teeth. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info If it weren't for Guan Yu's misdirection, Lu Bu and the others would definitely try their best to break through Xiapi and rescue their families first, rather than attacking Pengcheng.
Lu Bu killed Chen Qi's family, the chicken was killed, and the monkey who watched the chicken kill couldn't sit still. Before Lu Bu sent people to invite the Liu family, the Zhang family, the Zheng family and other families, I heard that Lu Bu had punished Chen Qi, Chen Fei, and Tao Chengju clans, and the patriarchs of the family were in a panic, and when Lu Bu sent people to invite them last night, Mi Fang secretly raised troops against Lu, and they wanted to see if Lu Bu could resist first, and now that Lu Bu is in control of the overall situation, they are panicked and scared in their hearts, and all the children in the family who participated in the plundering of the people and annexing the land as long as Lu Bu named all of them were tied up and personally escorted to the Lu Bu military camp by the patriarch.
hastily appeased the people, and only after showing the notice did he come to the gate.
"General Lu, old and confused, I don't know that the children of the clan are harming the people, and now I have personally escorted the children of the clan to let General Lu deal with them impartially." Before Lu Bu could come to him, a group of patriarchs surrounded Lu Bu and complained bitterly, revealing his ugliness.
Lu Bu invited them into the big tent first, and Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Mi Fang, Cao Hong, and the Zhang family, the Liu family and other families all sat in the hall.
Lu Bu originally planned to punish these big families, but now that he heard that his wife was in Xiapi City, he couldn't wait to fly over with his wings, and he didn't want to entangle with these patriarchs too much, since they wanted to give up the car to protect the handsome, then the lion opened his mouth: "Now our army is tired from afar, and has fought repeatedly, and there is no food and grass, and the weapons and armor of the last night's battle are seriously damaged, and the soldiers have died a lot, I don't know if the patriarchs can do anything?" β
"I don't know how much food and grass the general needs, how much weapons and armor, and how many strong men are?" The patriarch of the Zhang family asked cautiously.
"Do you want to redeem the children of your clan who have committed crimes, or do you not want to?"
Hearing that the children of the clan could still live, the heads of each family had a little more smile on their faces: "Yes." β
"400,000 quintals of grain and grass. General Zhang Liao told them about the damaged weapons and armor of the soldiers who died in the battle last night. Lu Bu opened his mouth to say. 400,000 loads of grain and grass were enough for 10,000 soldiers to eat for two years.
"No, more than 7,000 soldiers died in the war, more than 10,000 armor and weapons were damaged, and the cost of the bereavement of the soldiers killed in the war plus the cost of relocating their families is about one million dollars."
Hearing what Zhang Liao said, the patriarchs of the various generations gasped, where is this lion's big mouth, it is simply making them bankrupt. The patriarch of the Liu family said tentatively with a sad face: "General Lu, our Wubao of all ethnic groups is in all counties of Xuzhou, and we can't prepare so much food for a while." β
"The war is imminent, first prepare 100,000 quintals into the granary, and limit you to transport 200,000 quintals of grain and grass along the Huaishui from Xiaopei, Luguo, Rencheng, Quxian, Huaiyin and other places within three days to the granary in Pengcheng, and you will fight to the death with Cao thieves in Pengcheng."
"General Lu for three days, we can't transport grain to the dock fort far away in Lu at all, how to transport it, please be clear!"
"One hundred thousand quintals. Three days later, a certain grain and grass were counted, and if there were no 200,000 loads of grain and grass in the granary, a certain military law would be ruthless. β
"No." It was reduced from 400,000 quintals to 200,000 quintals, and several families discussed it and reluctantly agreed. As long as they don't die, they don't destroy their people, and they will be spared some food.
"The cost of resettlement of the fallen soldiers can be exempted, and letting you hand over your private soldiers to a certain is tantamount to letting your blood be released, just let you help defend the city, but five thousand weapons and five thousand armor are a lot!"
200,000 quintals of grain and 5,000 weapons and armor are also very large amounts, but compared to the conditions opened by Zhang Liao, the family family reluctantly accepted it. The matter was discussed, and Lu Bu asked these big families to quickly send people to prepare. Lu Bu copied Chen Qi and Mi Fang's homes in Pengcheng, and there was no shortage of money and food for the time being, making a look of hoarding materials in Pengcheng and defending Pengcheng to fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao, but in fact, he secretly transported the grain and grass in the north of Huaishui to Huaiyin in the south through Huaishui.
After Lu Bu hastily solved the things that needed to be solved, he immediately summoned people and summoned all the people who had just been left in Lu Bu's army to discuss the matter.
"If Bujin knows the whereabouts of the generals' families, what do you think?"
"I wonder if Cao Cao has returned to the army?" Zhang Liao was the first to ask. There are probably more families in the hall than they know, and the blood outside the tent has not dried up, so I am not afraid that they will be dishonest.
"The subordinates know that Cao Ren led three thousand tigers and leopards as the vanguard, and he will arrive in Xiapi in a few days, and Cao Cao's army is expected to arrive in Xiapi in three days." As soon as Zhang Liao finished speaking, the head of the Li family hurriedly stood up and said, he was afraid that he would not be able to protect his head if he said it was too late.
"Do you have a good plan to defeat Xiapi before Cao Ren arrives?" Lu Bu resisted Cao Cao's army in Xiapi for several months, and although the fortified city of Xiapi was broken through many places by Cao Cao's army, it was a dream to break Xiapi with the current strength in his hands.
"Under Pijian City, it is not advisable to storm it, it should be outwitted." Cao Hong continued.
Everyone in the hall knows that Picheng is high and deep, and what Cao Hong said is nonsense.
"I have a plan, but I don't waste a soldier to take Pi." Approaching the last seat, the soldier who stood up with a thin hat in a Confucian shirt said loudly.
"Bu Yujian, happy to be a big name? Is there a good way to teach someone? Lu Bu exaggeratedly quickly came to the last seat from the main seat and bowed. He just deliberately showed the appearance of a corporal of Lixian, so that the big talent who was watching before he came out of office could see his Lu Bu's attitude towards talented people.
"Zheng Kai, a grass man, a member of the Kangcheng clan, and a classmate and friend of Sun Qian, a former strategist of the Xuande Public Account." Zheng Kai said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"It turned out to be a senior apprentice of Kang Chenggong." Kang Chenggong's name Lu Bu still knows, that is, Zheng Xuan, a master of scripture. Zheng Kaiqi Lu Bu had never heard of it, and seeing that he was now looking like a hanging man who was selling his head, Lu Bu resisted the urge to smoke him: "Mr. is talented, can you have a good plan to teach you?" β
"It's easy. I and the Xiapi guard general Che Zhou is a friend of life and death, to wait for me to leave a letter, threatening that I am Pengcheng Neiying, saying that it will be attacked by the Xia Pi army, and the Che Zhou must not be guarded against fraud. Che Zhou left the camp of Pi Bi, Peng Cheng was lost again, and he added Xuzhou Assassin Shi Yan has no reason not to save it. At that time, the general only needs to choose a dangerous place to ambush the army, and he will definitely capture the chariot and the chariot. In this way, the general only needs to send someone to waive the banner of the chariot, and he can open the gate of Picheng without much effort. Zheng Kai was proud of his clever plan.
What Lu Bu hates most in this life is the betrayal of his friends, and he has been a man in both lives because of the betrayal of his friends, and he forcibly held back the murderous intent in his heart: "Mr. is highly talented, it is really Chen Ping who is alive, how can there be an undefeated reason if he has a gentleman's plan." I wonder if Mr. is willing to be efficient in front of a certain account? β
"I wish you would do what you want."
Hearing Zheng Kai's answer, Lu Bu almost vomited blood on the spot, and secretly decided in his heart to find an opportunity to get rid of this kind of villain who betrayed his friends, no wonder Sun Gan, who was Zheng Xuan's clansman, was still unknown, but now that Zheng Kai had just made a plan, Lu Bu turned his face and denied it, which would only make those talents who wanted to defect to him stop.
"Sir, would you like to succumb to the position of a certain military advisor?" Lu Bu looked at him disgustingly, and originally planned to put him in Xiapi Kingdom to disgust Cao Cao, but suddenly calculated that the victory or defeat of the final battle with Cao Cao after the capture of Guangling may require him and Mi Fang to help and keep him by his side for the time being.
In just a short time, Zheng Kai turned into the number two person in Lu Bujun, and Chen Gong hurriedly gave up the first place to Zheng Kai. Zheng Kai also sat down unceremoniously and wrote a letter to Che Zhou on the bamboo slip sent by Lu Bu himself.
"Listen to my general's order, Zhang Liao will garrison Pengcheng, and the rest of the generals can order troops to go to Xiapi to set up an ambush." Cao Cao's army must be blocked to the east of Huaishui, otherwise won't Cao Bing know about the transportation of grain and grass to Huaiyin?
After LΓΌ Bu's final order, the various families hurriedly went home to prepare private soldiers to help Zhang Liao defend the city, plus the 1,000 soldiers left by LΓΌ Bu himself to Zhang Liao, a 4,000 army to defend the city came out.
After everyone dispersed, Lu Bu sent someone to invite back Zhang Liao of Chen Palace, who had just left, and Lu Qiling and Gao Shun, who did not participate in the discussion.
"The lord really wants to listen to Zheng Kai's strategy?" Zhang Liao had some elements of grievances for Chen Gong in his heart, and it was very dangerous for Lu Bu to obey him as soon as he defected.
"Zheng Kai villain, I just want to borrow his hand to arrange troops and fight to the death with Cao Cao after capturing Guangling. His talents are five miles away, and he can plan for an army. β
"The lord will be admired for his foresight and knowledge."
Gao Shun and Lu Qiling listened to the general's orders. With Lu Qiling and Gao Shun, he went to the camp prostitute camp to select two hundred strong women to escort the four soldiers who were wounded in the camp and the five female soldiers who survived the siege, infiltrated Guangling City in disguise, recruited and trained more female soldiers in the city, and cooperated with me to recapture Guangling when I fought a decisive battle with Cao Cao and Mi Fang Zheng Kai betrayed. Lu Bu didn't explain much, he concluded that Mi Fang Zheng Kai must have rebelled when he was weak, and when Cao Cao was in the middle of the plan, he led the army to pursue Lu Bu and ambush him, after a pause, Lu Bu thought about it and continued: "Take Cao Chun with you, don't let him escape." β
When Lu Bu came into contact with this troubled world, he knew how difficult it was to ambush the other party, and the other party was not a fool, the army would send countless scouts along the way to wipe around, and thousands of people were ambushed in one place, and others were not blind, so it was easy to be discovered. In order to ambush Cao Cao, Lu Bu planned for a long time to come up with this suicidal strategy, and the key to success or failure lies in Lu Qiling and Gao Shun.
"The last general commands." Gao Shun and Lu Qiling came out of the queue and were ordered to go to Guangling in disguise.
"Gongtai has transported grain and grass to Huaishui in the past three days, and has been hoarded in Huaiyin along Huaishui for a stalemate with Cao Cao. Remember not to leak the rumors, how much can be transported, once Cao Cao knows that we are waiting to transport grain and grass to Huaiyin, he will definitely guess that we want to seize Guangling, and then everything will be over. β
"I will not fail in my mission." Lu Bu has already arranged that the grain and grass in the Lu country and Xiaopei in the upper reaches of Huaishui can be directly transported to the Huaiyin area downstream, and the family only thinks that Lu Bu is transporting grain to Pengcheng in Huaiyin, and they will not know that Lu Bu is transporting grain and grass from all over the place to Huaiyin.
"Wen Yuan was stationed in Pengcheng, creating the illusion of wanting to defend Pengcheng, and when Cao Bing arrived, Wen Yuan burned all the grain that had not been transported in the city and the 100,000 quintals of grain donated by the family in the granary, and then abandoned the city to join me."
"The last general commands."
Lu Bu stepped down from the main seat and patted Zhang Liao: "Wenyuan, have a good rest these days, you see that you are tired, and there are still several big battles waiting for us in the future." β
"Thank you for your concern, the general will definitely take care of yourself."