The big tent was full of people again, except for Zhang Liao, who went to Taiyuan County, Cangci and Bailidu, who went to Shangdang County, and the Wu group under Lu Bu's tent all came at this time.

Some people knew the purpose of Lu Bu's convening this time, of course, more people didn't know, but even so, they looked solemn, and they couldn't see the joy of ordinary soldiers at all.

Because they still retain their sanity, they are not carried away by the joy of defeating Zhang Yang, relatively speaking, in fact, Zhang Yang is still the weakest side of the enemy they have to face, it is this weakest opponent, they also paid the price of not less than 5,000 deaths, including the casualties in the battle of defending the city in Pingzhou, the number of casualties in the battle of the eldest son in the siege of the city, and the number of casualties in the process of sweeping the two counties of Shangdang and Taiyuan loyal to Zhang Yang, not to mention that 5,000 people do not seem to be much, but at least fifty percent of them are elite, It was a big loss for Lu Bu's army, and in comparison, the stronger strength of the other parties was still eyeing it, and there was no reason to relax at all.

Fortunately, now Cao Xing is leading these 3,000 veterans, which can be regarded as an effective supplement to the troops.

Lu Buhu looked around at everyone, these were his trusted henchmen, so he didn't beat around the bush, but said straight to the point at the beginning: "I summoned you here this time to discuss important matters. Of course, before that, I want to introduce a person to you first, some of you may not have seen it yet, Cao Xuan Cao Zijin ......" As he spoke, he pointed to Cao Xuan, who was ranked fourth in the military general sequence on the left, and said to everyone.

Indeed, such as Lu Cui, as well as the generals selected from the Black Mountain Surrender Army and Zhang Yang's Surrender Army, they have not seen Cao Xing before, and now it is the first time they have met, in order to show their attention to Lu Bu, they naturally have to introduce it first, and when they have seen each other, he continued: "Everyone knows each other, and from now on they are colleagues, and they should help each other." They are all the arms that they rely on, and if the situation changes today, only everyone can do their best together. Complicity. Only then can I make my subordinates brave and brave and defeat the enemy. I hope that everyone will work together in the future, don't welcome people with a smile in the open, but secretly they don't stop squatting. ”

"Whoa." This sound was loud and neat, and it seemed that everyone's voice was responding.

Lu Bu smiled, then his expression changed to stern, and said, "As for today's topic. But there is a ...... about this Southern Huns."

Regarding the matter of the Xiongnu, it is not the first time that Lu Bu has taken it out for discussion, but the last time it was only Lu Bu and Jia Xu, but this time it was the first time that Lu Bu solemnly took it to all the civil and military meetings to discuss.

In addition to Jia Xu, who knew the inside story before, there were also Gao Shun, Cao Xing, Lu Cui, Dian Wei, Hao Meng, Wang Cheng, Ji Zhao, Wei Xu and Song Xian, and a series of civil and military assistance under Lu Bu now.

Among them, Gao Shun, Cao Xing and other old people in the state army needless to say. They have been in Bingzhou for a long time, so they naturally know the Huns and have had a certain intersection with them, like Gao Shun, who usually looks very calm and calm, when he talks about the Huns, he will show a rare expression of hatred.

Of course, on top of the military discussion, everyone expressed their opinions, but their opinions could not be influenced by emotion, they were all veterans of a hundred battles. There is still the power to control this point.

Although Lu Bu was sure that he would definitely make a move against the Xiongnu. But exactly when, and in what way. But it still needs to be discussed with everyone.

Jia Xu has the deepest understanding of this point, although he is low-key and self-conscious most of the time, he will not hesitate when it is time to speak, "Lord, I think that this is the best time to attack the Huns." ”

"Oh?" Of course, Lu Bu knew it in his heart, and secretly praised this Jia Xu for understanding his own mind and cooperating so well, but he pretended to be puzzled on his face: "Why is this?" ”

Jia Xu said: "In fact, an important reason for saying this is that the Xiongnu are now unstable. Xu Bu Shan Yu just died, the Xiongnu Nan Dan Yu court by the Hun old king as the master, Shan Yu's position is vacant, but Yu Fuluo wants to sit firmly in the position of Shan Yu, although he has previously claimed to be in the Fuluo Shan Yu, but after all, it has not been recognized by the Xiongnu royal court, the name is not right, and the words are not good. Lao Wang may not let go of his authority, but Yu Fuluo is bound to win, and there will be disputes between them, this is an opportunity that we can grasp. Anyway, we have already had a war with the Huns, and the time is a matter of time, and if we want to fight, we will simply choose the most suitable time. Now that the lord is taking advantage of the opportunity of a big victory and publicity, and encountering such a situation as the Huns, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

Jia Xu is right, they have already had a battle with the Xiongnu, but the time is sooner or later, but the later the time drags on, it may not be beneficial to them.

Although the Southern Xiongnu have gradually recovered after many years of recuperation, and since the Zhongping Dynasty, the northern part of the state army has been wantonly plundered by it, and the total population of the Southern Xiongnu is now no less than 200,000, but the Xiongnu have a characteristic that all the people are soldiers, that is to say, although their population is only more than 200,000, but in terms of the base number, even if you remove those who are completely unable to fight, the young and strong are more than 100,000, which is equivalent to at least 100,000 people who control the strings.

And now all the troops that Lu Bu can control now add up, and it does not exceed 90,000, and among them, the 10,000 troops of Shangdang are mainly to guard against Hebei and Hanoi, and they cannot be used at will, and it is enough to leave 5,000 people in Taiyuan, plus the surrender of Montenegro and the surrender of Zhang Yang's army add up to nearly 30,000 people, who are not ready to fight, in addition to the trust in them, but also because their combat effectiveness is indeed a drag, and they need to be trained by Zhang Liao and Gao Shun. Therefore, after deducting these people, I am afraid that the people that Lu Bu can use to fight with the Southern Xiongnu are not more than 50,000, even if the 3,000 people brought by Cao Xing are worth 50,000, which still includes the more than 10,000 people in the hands of Wuyuan Chen Palace, and the total number is only half of the Southern Xiongnu army.

And also be careful of Dong Zhuo in the south, Qianghu in the west, and even the north is facing more than the threat of the Southern Xiongnu, fortunately, since the death of the Xianbei King Tan Shihuai, the situation here has not been calm, and if the internal is not calm, it will not be possible to form a unified opinion, so you can not worry about it for the time being.

Now in the territory of Bingzhou, except for the three counties of Dingxiang, Yunzhong and Yanmen in the northeast, which are occupied by Yuan Shao - among them, Dingxiang and Yunzhong two counties Lu Bu does not take it to heart, after all, a population of less than 5,000 and a population of more than 10,000 but facing Xianbei is not a good place, but Yanmen has always been a strong shield of the Central Plains Dynasty against the northern nomads, the county is the famous Great Wall of Qin and Han, of course, there is also a part of Dingxiang County, and other other places are intertwined with various forces; Although Wuyuan is in the hands of Lu Bu, there are Xianbei in the north and Xiongnu in the south, and they are in a difficult situation; Shuofang County is even more in name only, after the rebellion of Emperor Yonghe of Han Shun by the Southern Xiongnu Julong Wusi and Che New, it is more overseas Chinese in Wuyuan County, Wuyuan County, is in the north of Jiuyuan, of course, there is a large area covered by desert here, and there are not many places for people to live; Shangjun since the end of Emperor Ling frequently harassed by Qianghu, the people in the county do not exist six or seven, Xihe County is threatened by the Southern Xiongnu, the same situation is similar, and as for the Han people are mostly in the south, the north is basically occupied by the Qianghu and Xiongnu, but Shangdang, Taiyuan two counties that were originally occupied by Zhang Yang are now owned by Lu Bu.

Therefore, Lü Bu's previous plan to unify and merge states seems simple, but there are many problems to be faced, the biggest problem is the rampant situation of aliens in the state, and the reason why Lü Bu will put the expulsion of the Southern Xiongnu in the second step is because this matter cannot be delayed.

During the war with Zhang Yang, why didn't the Southern Xiongnu take the opportunity to go south and rob while the fire was fired? Don't think that Zhang Liao led more than 10,000 people to line up there and disguised himself as a 30,000-strong army as a defensive posture to stop the Huns who decided to invade the south, that can deceive Zhang Yang, but can not scare the Southern Huns, the key is that their internal opinions are not unified.

This is going to talk about the current shape of the Southern Xiongnu, you must know that before Qiangqu Shan Yu was the right king of the Southern Xiongnu, and he succeeded to the position of Shan Yu after the death of Hu Zheng, but in the fifth year of Emperor Zhongping of the Han Ling, there was a coup d'état within the Southern Xiongnu, Qiangqu Shan Yu was killed, and the Marquis of Xubu became the new Shan Yu under the support of the Xiongnu people in Nanting.

Yu Fuluo, the son of Qiangqu Shan Yu, was particularly dissatisfied with this, and he claimed to be the successor of Qiangqu Shan Yu, and then recruited the tribesmen who were loyal to his father in the name of his father; On the other hand, he also asked the Han court for help, because in the fourth year of Zhongping, the Han court had transferred troops to the Xiongnu when he was conquering Zhang Chun and Xianbei, and Yu Fuluo was one of the Xiongnu generals at that time, but at this time, the Han court was too busy to take care of himself, where could he still take care of him.

However, Xu Bu only reigned for two years, and during his reign of two years, for various reasons, the influence of Shan Yu's orders often did not exceed that of the Xiongnu Nanshan Yuting, and in fact, at that time, the iron hooves of the Xiongnu had already traveled to the east of Shuofang County, the north of Xihe County and the south of Wuyuan County.

And at this time, Yu Fu Luo was also called Shan Yu outside, and some time before the death of Su Bu Dan, Yu Fu Luo had basically completed the submission to Shuofang County and part of the Southern Xiongnu tribes in Shang County, so it can be seen that the contradictions within the Xiongnu were actually quite acute.

After the death of Xu Bu, the Nanting was vacant, and the old clan chief, that is, the old king, came to preside over the affairs of the Nanting, but Yu Fuluo took advantage of this opportunity to press step by step, in this case, the internal disputes of the Southern Xiongnu have not been resolved, for this kind of grassland people who are still linked by clan blood, the matter in the clan is the first priority, unless it is to the point of being forced to survive, otherwise in this case, in the internal stability and external invasion, of course, the former will be chosen.

However, this does not mean that the Xiongnu will not do anything to them, because the internal instability of the Southern Xiongnu will not be maintained forever, Lu Bu also clearly remembers that in the original historical time and space, in the end, the Southern Xiongnu still completed the internal unification, and then invaded the Han Dynasty in a big way.

Therefore, even if there is a big gap in the comparison of strength now, it is undeniable that now is the best time for him to send troops to recruit the Huns. (To be continued.) )