Cao Cao coveted Xuzhou for a long time, and the murder of his father this time just gave Cao Cao a reason to send troops. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Jia Xu pondered.

Lu Bu was noncommittal, he knew that Cao Cao would soon raise troops to attack Xuzhou, and when Yanzhou was empty, could he take the opportunity to attack Cao Cao and recapture the Son of Heaven?

"Regardless of whether Cao Cao is attacking Xuzhou by the death of his father, Yanzhou will be empty at that time, I intend to take advantage of Cao Cao's troops to conquer Yanzhou and recapture the Son of Heaven, I don't know what Wenhe thinks?"

Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu, expecting Jia Xu to agree.

Jia Xu nodded in agreement: "The lord is right, Cao Cao has coveted Xuzhou for a long time, and this time he just gave him the opportunity to send troops, whether it was because of his father's death or not." Recently, Cao Cao killed Yanzhou assassin Shi Bian Rang, deposed Wang Yun and others, and controlled the Son of Heaven, and then he will inevitably free up troops to attack Xuzhou. If Cao Cao wants to capture Xuzhou, he must fight hard, and Yanzhou will be empty at that time, and if the lord wants to attack Yanzhou, he will definitely be able to fight a battle. ”

Lu Buxi said: "Wen He also agrees that Ben will take advantage of Cao Cao's eastern expedition to Xuzhou to attack Yanzhou? ”

But Jia Xu's next words, the choked Lu Bu didn't know what to say about Jia Xu.

However, Xu did not approve of the lord's attack on Yanzhou.

"Uh, why?"

Jia Xu said: "My lord, although Yanzhou is easy to go, the goal of our army is not Yanzhou. There are many families in Yanzhou, not like the Guanzhong family withering, nor like the desolate and barren state of Bingzhou, and the family is withering, what if the lord captures Yanzhou? Do you want the Yanzhou family to support yourself and improve your strength? Jia Xu shook his head and said: "The origin of the lord is destined to make it difficult for the family to support the lord, and they would rather support Cao Cao, who was born as an official eunuch." ”

Lu Bu said deflatedly: "It is true that thinking about Dong Zhuo, when he entered Luoyang, the family made it difficult, Dong Zhuo had to win over the family in order to occupy Guanzhong and control the imperial court, but these families still rebelled against him behind his back, although it was related to his own brutal character, but I have to say that the family will be born in the family, which is the same as Dong Zhuo." ”

Jia Xu showed a look of approval in his eyes, and continued: "Now that Si Li is newly determined, the lord has put down the rebellion of Niu Fu, Li Dao, and Guo Yan successively, and then fought with Ma Teng, Han Sui and Meixian, our army has consumed a lot, and it is appropriate to rest and recuperate at this time, and then use troops to the north. ”

"North? Wenhe is talking about merging states? ”

"Yes, there is no owner in Bingzhou, Hedong and Hanoi are too guarded by one side, and they do not obey the lord, now they should accumulate strength, and then eliminate Baibo Valley and Montenegro, and move the displaced people to Bingzhou, so as to consolidate our strength."

Lu Buwei said unwillingly: "In this way, I watched Cao Cao capture Xuzhou, and his strength rose further, but the general couldn't do anything?" ”

Jia Xu said suspiciously, "Why is the lord's eyes always at Cao Cao, although Cao Cao has eloquence, his strength will eventually be great in the future, and he is really a strong opponent of our army, but not now." At present, even if Cao Cao occupies Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, Cao Cao will inevitably face Yuan Shao in the future. Yuan Shao is now fighting with Gongsun Chan in Youzhou, and there is no time to go south, and once Gongsun Chan falls, Yuan Shao will definitely go south, and when the time comes, a war with Cao Cao will be inevitable. With Cao Cao to compete with Yuan Shao, why should the lord go to Yanzhou. Although Yanzhou is a good piece of fatty meat, although it is delicious, it is not easy to swallow, and the lord might as well put it first, and then eat it when the time is ripe, it is not too late. ”

How did Jia Xu know that Lu Bu was so jealous of Cao Cao because he dreamed of the defeat of Xuzhou in his dream and was besieged by Cao Cao in Xiapi City. So all the time, Lu Bu was paying close attention to Cao Cao's forces.

Although Jia Xu did not approve of sending troops to Yanzhou, Lu Bu was still afraid of Cao Cao in his heart. Jia Xu is right, although Yanzhou is delicious, but it is not easy to swallow, the north of Yanzhou is the Yellow River, and across the Yellow River is the boundary of Hebei, which is Yuan Shao's power. Yuan Shao came from the fourth and third dukes, was appointed as the Taishou of Bohai, and in just one or two years, he swept Hebei, and fought against Gongsun Zhan, the northern hero, and now he is suppressing Gongsun Zhan in Youzhou, which shows that Yuan Shao's strength is strong.

If Yanzhou is occupied, Yuan Shao will inevitably bear the brunt of the southward movement at that time. As Jia Xu said, it is better to let Cao Cao fight directly with Yuan Shao.

Although Jia Xu was reasonable, and Lu Bu nodded in agreement, he still asked Jia Xu to pay close attention to Cao Cao's movements in Yanzhou.

Jia Xu was helpless in his heart, he knew that Lu Bu was definitely still thinking about sneaking up on Yanzhou.

"Next, when we step up the training of soldiers and horses, and take advantage of Cao Cao's eastern expedition to Xuzhou, we should send troops to Baibo Valley to recover Hedong and Hanoi."

Lu Bu said in a deep voice.

Jia Xu said: "It is not difficult to subdue these two places, but the so-called name is not right, if the lord wants to send troops to Hedong and Hanoi, he needs to have a reason." ”

Lu Bu naturally understood the reason in Jia Xu's mouth, and this reason was the reason for sending troops. Although Lu Bu is a lieutenant, he can't attack all places for no reason, not to mention that Hedong and Hexi are all under the rule of the imperial court, and without the permission of the imperial court, sending troops for no reason will only give people a handle and give others a reason to attack Chang'an.

Of course, this is not to say that this reason can be invincible, but at the very least, it can boost the morale of your own soldiers, and at the same time weaken the enemy's resistance mood.

"What does Wen He think?"

Lu Bu naturally advocated powerlessness, so he didn't care too much about this reason for sending troops, but Jia Xu thought of it.

"The White Wave Thieves previously colluded with the Xiongnu and attacked Chang'an, which is a good reason. As a lieutenant of the imperial court, the lord sent troops to suppress the bandits, which naturally justified his name, and after eliminating the white wave thieves, he could take Hedong by chance. Hedong Taishou Wangyi is just a civil servant, not familiar with military affairs, so that the white wave thieves can ravage Hedong, how can they be the opponent of the lord. ”

"Haha!"

Lu Bu said with a smile: "Wen He is still resourceful, so he will follow Wen He's plan." Taking advantage of this time, Ben was going to train the soldiers himself. Then Lu Bu thought of something again and asked, "How did Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping go to Bingzhou to buy grain?" ”

Chang'an did not have much grain and grass, and in order to be able to send troops to annex the state in the future, Lu Bu had to use the gold and silver collected from Dong Zhuo and let Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping go to Jingzhou to buy grain and grass. Jingzhou is rich and has a lot of money and grain, and it is not difficult to buy it by means of doing business with the two of them.

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Although Liu Biao is incompetent, food is a necessary thing in the army, if someone buys a large number of things, it will inevitably arouse Liu Biao's vigilance, so the two of them have to disperse the purchase of grain." ”

At present, it can only be like this, although there is not much grain and grass in Chang'an, it can still support it for a while. After discussing some details with Jia Xu, Jia Xu took his leave and left.

Lu Bu was left alone, and he was in the study to sort out the details discussed with Jia Xu. At this time, Yan Xin took a maid and stepped into the study.

Lu Bu frowned, seeing that it was Yan Xin, it was not easy to get angry, but he thought in his heart that no matter who it was in the future, he would have to report it if he came in, even if it was Yan Xin. The study is a heavy place, and it is not permissible to come in at will.

Yan Xin took a bowl of black chicken soup from the maid's hand, handed it to Lu Bu and said, "Husband, I have been in Cao Cao's military for several days, and I am fortunate to have suffered so much that I drank this bowl of soup." ”

Lu Bu turned the soup and asked, "Why haven't you gone to sleep yet?" ”

Yan Xin said resentfully: "Husband, the concubine has been in Chang'an for a long time, and the husband has been busy with the military, so he rarely comes to see the concubine. ”

After Lu Bu finished drinking the soup, he said, "Madam, there are so many things now, and it is true that I have neglected Madame. Today, when the matter is almost settled, I will go to my wife's place and go to bed. ”

Yan Xin raised her eyebrows, took the empty bowl from Lu Bu's hand, handed it to the maid, and then came up to hold Lu Bu's arm.

Yan Xin is also a beauty, because of marriage and having children, coupled with her graceful figure and graceful posture, she has a mature charm on her body, smelling the faint body fragrance like an orchid, the passion that has been suppressed for a long time in Lu Bu's heart burns like fire. That night, Lu Bu rested in Yan Xin's room, and the night was full of spring and tenderness.

The next day, Lu Bu came to the barracks early, and as usual, he was still training cavalry.

Since the implementation of the army reform, Lü Bu has reduced the strength of Chang'an from the original 50,000 to only 20,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry.

Although the number of troops is small, the combat effectiveness has been raised, and this is only the first step, and the second step is that the number of the army has been changed.

The Red Guard Cavalry was Lü Bu's close cavalry, numbering five hundred, temporarily commanded by Dian Wei and Qin Yi. The Red Guard cavalry is the elite of the cavalry, and the equipment is naturally the best, and this army is trained by Lu Bu himself.

The remaining three cavalry royal forest cavalry, tiger cavalry, and Pixiu cavalry each had 1,500 people, all of which were temporarily under the command of Lu Bu, and only in wartime would Lu Bu authorize his generals to command.

As for the infantry, the Praetorian Guard is responsible for guarding Chang'an and consolidating the palace, of course, now that the palace is empty, the main responsibility is to protect Chang'an. This part has a strength of 5,000 troops, but although the number is large, it must be absolutely loyal.

The Tiger Army, the Yulin Army, the Tiger Guards, and the Garrison Guards were soldiers who were eliminated from these cavalry and infantry troops, and the main task of such soldiers was to Tuntian, and they had to train when they were slack.

Of course, Zhong Xuan was in charge of the eliminated soldiers, and some of them were assigned to various places to go to the tuntian, and the imperial court provided farming tools and seeds, and some of them were assigned to various counties and counties, engaged in the arrest of thieves.

This will not only improve the combat effectiveness of the army, but will not chill the soldiers who have been eliminated. In the future, Lu Bu plans to continue this model, replenish the elite when he fights in various places, and then eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled.

The barracks is a huge barracks, and there are hundreds of military tents scattered throughout the barracks. There is a huge school field in the east, west, north and south. In the early morning, a ray of sunlight rises from the east, coating the heavens and the earth with a thin veil of veil. At this time, in the barracks, a day of crazy training tasks has begun.

On the school ground, the cavalry and infantry were each training in full swing under the leadership of the general.