Less than a quarter of an hour after Huo Jian left, Lu Pei, who had disappeared after showing his face at the end of the Battle of Gushan, quietly entered and respectfully gave Liu Cun and Gongsun Pei a gift.

Gongsun Pei looked at Lu Pei, who was sitting opposite, with appreciation, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Liu Cun and Lu Pei were startled: "Boy, you let Zhang Rao go, did he thank you?" ”

Lu Pei once again respectfully saluted Gongsun Pei: "Sir is really a god! The juniors didn't dare to hide Mr., Zhang Rao had no contact with the juniors, but General Guan Hai wrote yesterday to thank General Zhang Rao. ”

Liu Cun sighed: "For this result, I have discussed with Lu Pei at least five times, repeatedly deducing, counting all possible factors, and the marching time is accurate to within a quarter of an hour, I thought it was seamless, but in the end, I still couldn't hide it from Mr., which is frustrating!" ”

Gongsun Pei laughed heartily: "The strategy is clever, do better!" In fact, the lord doesn't need to be frustrated, if I didn't know the connection between the lord and Guan Hai before, I wouldn't be able to see through such a subtle plan, at least not in a short time. Rupe, you have a good grasp, I was a little uneasy about you kid before, but after this incident, I am relieved. ”

"Thank you, senior!" Rupe stood up and saluted gratefully, knowing that from now on, he was truly recognized by the far-sighted and respectable Mr. Gongsun Pei.

Liu Cun handed Lu Pei a cup of tea: "What do Guan Hai want?" ”

Lu Pei was already very accustomed to Liu Cun making him tea, but he never forgot his identity, and took it with both hands and bowed slightly: "General Guan said that with the lord here, heroes from all walks of life can no longer shake Qingzhou, so they can only fight west." But the more than 30,000 brothers under his command were very short of weapons and equipment. ”

Liu Cun nodded: "What he means is that we need the Han standard leather armor and weapons in our hands, right?" ”

"Yes. Although our Langya's weapons and armor are better, Brother Guan is unwilling to embarrass you, Master. Therefore, only the Han standard weapon leather armor is mentioned. Rupe replied in a low voice.

Liu Cun calculated: "In the past few months, all departments of our army have begun to change their outfits one after another, plus the Han standard equipment cleaned up from the arsenals of the subordinate counties and counties, there are more than 50,000 sets of leather armor, a total of about 4,000 bows and crossbows, and less than 6,000 ring swords, those iron guns are rusty and cannot be used. You can arrange the transportation and handover by yourself, and it's all fine for Guan Hai, and we don't need it anyway. ”

"Big Brother Guan will definitely smile from ear to ear." Rupe laughed.

Liu Cun also smiled: "Guan Hai is very interesting, the gold and silver treasures he grabbed are quietly given to us, but as long as he has some old goods, he is not short of food, so I am embarrassed, simply, quietly get a thousand more war horses and give them to him." ”

Lu Pei couldn't help but laugh and said: "Now the heroes of Yanzhou are miserable. General Guan Hai's level of cavalry is very high, if there are another thousand cavalry, hehe! ”

Gongsun Pei shook his head again and again at Liu Cun's master and apprentice who were happy to haha: "Guan Hai's strength was originally strong enough, and now Zhang Rao has brought another 10,000 elite soldiers to him." I don't know who is unlucky next, and it's all in trouble if the new Taishou Liu Dai is not good, but it's okay. Our Qingzhou is stable, and we can concentrate on eradicating dissidents. Take a good look at the officialdom. ”

Liu Cun suddenly remembered the sick Donglai Taishou Cai Boqi: "Lord Donglai Cai doesn't know what happened, I received a letter from him in the middle of last month. After reading it, I replied to a letter and asked Mr. Zirou to transfer two famous doctors from our Langya Medical Center, but I haven't received his letter recently, so I don't know if I've been cured. ”

Gongsun Pei stroked his long beard: "In this case, transfer Xu Jicai as soon as possible, let Xu Jicai, who is conscientious and familiar with agricultural politics, serve as the Taishou of Donglai, and he will be able to open up the situation soon, and there will be chaos in the Central Plains, and there will be more and more displaced people who flee into my Qingzhou, and now only the easternmost two counties still have millions of acres of barren mountains and wasteland, as well as the benefits of salt and iron along the coast, and it is not a big problem to settle three or five hundred thousand people, and it will be difficult in other places, even if the newly reclaimed land is owned." ”

Liu Cun thought for a moment: "Okay!" Lord Cai Boqi has not been accustomed to the climate of Qingzhou, always want to go back to the south, but Yuzhou and Jingzhou have no place for him, I asked Brother Mi to find Tao Qian for a favor, let Lord Cai Boqi go to the south of Xuzhou to do a Taishou, and then I recommend Xu Yi Xu Jicai to take over as Donglai Taishou, and then let the people of the Chamber of Commerce in Luoyang to do a little bit, it is estimated that the problem is not big, at this time it is estimated that no one is willing to compete for the position of the remote Donglai Taishou, and those who are willing to see my recommendation will also be interesting. ”

Gongsun Pei was very satisfied with Liu Cun's arrangement: "There is another thing, Bao Laosan and Sima Ju came to me and asked to form a special unit like the Lingshan battalion, the reason is very good, the navy is getting bigger and bigger, and the jurisdiction is increasing, Jeju, which has emigrated 50,000, and the Port Arthur you set, as well as Jiangdong Wu County, which is about to establish a branch of the Chamber of Commerce, these places are too scattered, and they also have to take into account the direction of Sanhan and Liaodong, and it is very chaotic to have no special supervisor." ”

Liu Cun nodded, after thinking about it for a long time, there is no suitable candidate, there are too many affairs of the most suitable Lu Jiu, Bao Laosan and Sima Ju are indispensable generals of the navy, and they are not suitable for the intelligence industry, I don't know who is suitable after thinking about it, and finally I still ask Gongsun Pei to recommend a person.

Gongsun Pei thought for a moment: "How is Li Mian, the governor of Jeju Westport?" Although he is not outstanding in all aspects, he is balanced and steadfast, he is the earliest batch of old people in our navy, Bao Laosan values him very much, he has done a good job in Jeju in the past two years, and the age of twenty-five is also appropriate, and then transfer two from your disciples to assist him, it should be no problem. ”

Liu Cun happily agreed: "Very good candidate, then, let's call this part of the navy 'Penglai Battalion', it just so happens that the navy has just established a transit supply base on Penglai Island, and then a training camp can be built, and I will find a few of them when I return to Linzi in a few days." Lu Pei, you recommend a few instructors of the Lingshan Battalion to the façade, the Penglai Battalion is mainly based on naval affairs, and there will be many opportunities for you to deal with each other in the future. ”

"Understood!"

Lu Pei readily agreed, the affairs he was in charge of now became more and more onerous, and the scope of his jurisdiction became larger and larger, even if the intelligence and execution departments under the Lingshan Battalion had a total of 1,000 people, and they were extremely scattered, Lu Pei gradually felt struggling.

The establishment of the Penglai battalion to take over the naval army and overseas is much easier, according to Liu Cun's army building plan. The "Qingzhou Army" will be formed by June next year, and this will begin in the near future. Recruit 50,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 cavalry in batches.

Before the formation of the Qingzhou Army, it was necessary to set up a military department directly under the jurisdiction of Liu Cun. Responsible for the training, operations, intelligence, education, and quartermaster affairs of the whole army, Lu Pei has been designated by Liu Cun as one of the two responsible persons of the military department, and the military position will also be promoted to Sima of other departments.

The matter was agreed, and Lu Pei rushed to Dongpingling overnight, and then secretly returned to Linzi to assist Lu Jiu and Ji Wei in preparing for the restless Haoqiang in various places.

Liu Cun and Gongsun Pei did not leave and continued to discuss the situation in Jizhou.

After listening to Liu Cun's introduction, Gongsun Pei frowned slightly: "Is the Korean Festival too anxious?" Although Gongsun Bogui conscripted troops and collected taxes in more than ten counties in Jizhou, his purpose was also to defeat Zhang Ju's army. Regardless of whether Gongsun Bogui eventually served as the Taishou of Liaoxi or sought the assassination of Youzhou, at least for the time being, he and Han Wenjie have the same purpose, that is, to defeat or even eliminate Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, Han Wenjie did not drive away Zhang Ju's army of more than 100,000 people, and he was eager to squeeze out Gongsun Bogui, which is obviously unwise. ”

Liu Cun agreed with Gongsun Pei's opinion, but suggested a possibility: "You say, will Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun take the initiative to return to Youzhou?" ”

Gongsun Pei pondered for a moment: "Very likely! Winter is coming. The winter clothes of hundreds of thousands of soldiers can make him unable to sit still. Secondly, the Wuhuan people have been out for more than half a year, and their homesickness is even worse than that of the Youzhou soldiers. Moreover, the strength of the Jizhou Army of Han Wenjie and the Youzhou Army of Gongsun Bogui has increased exponentially, and Zhang Ju has no advantage in the comparison of troops. In addition, we are staring at each other, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun are probably most afraid that they will be accidentally pounced on and bite him by my Langya cavalry. Now that Zhang Rao's tens of thousands of Taishan troops have been defeated by you, Zhang Ju must be worried that you will free up your hands to lead the army north! Under the trade-off. There is a good chance that he will be retiring. ”

Liu Cun nodded thoughtfully: "If Zhang Ju withdraws his troops, the situation in Jizhou will become clearer." As the captain of Youzhou, Gongsun Chan has no reason to continue to stay in Jizhou, with Gongsun Zhan's pride, he will definitely chase Zhang Ju's ass and beat him, so that we can also relax and run Hebei Plain County well. ”

Gongsun Pei suddenly smiled and asked, "How will that guy from your old Liu family choose?" ”

Liu Cun was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Don't think about it, he must follow Gongsun Zhan to the north, I gave him so many things, but he has not made an inch of merit for such a long time, he must be anxious, with his current situation, if he wants to get ahead, it will definitely be too late to be a celebrity, there is only one way to win military merits, and there are only two ways to win military merits, one is to go south to fight the Yanzhou Yellow Turban, and the other is to follow the strong senior brother to fight Zhang Ju in the north, how to choose is not a problem." ”

Gongsun Pei laughed, gave Liu Cun a rare thumbs up, and was just about to say a few happy words, when he saw Xu Yan, the chief of the guard, leading a herald who was steaming all over his body, walking in quickly.

The herald from the pro-guard battalion didn't wait for Xu Yan to speak, knelt down on one leg and presented Tai Shi Ci's urgent letter: "Report to the lord, there was an abnormal movement of the Wuhuan cavalry after the round, General Taishi judged that Zhang Ju's army was likely to retreat north, and decided to take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the rebels were unable to respond to each other on the whole line, and led the cavalry under his command to attack suddenly, and teach the inhuman Wuhuan beast soldiers a hard lesson!" ”

Liu Cun and Gongsun Pei glanced at each other, took the letter and read it carefully, handed Tai Shici's letter to Gongsun Pei and instructed Xu Yan to greet the commander who came to deliver the letter day and night.

Gongsun Pei was quite surprised after reading it: "Taishi Ziyi's choice of timing is very good, monitoring this Wuhuan cavalry for several months, and it is impossible to say that it is impossible not to fight, but I think it is a little strange, Taishi Ziyi, who has always been upright, when did he learn such a sinister and ruthless method?" ”

Liu Cun pondered for a moment: "It is estimated that it is the battle plan formulated by Zhang He, although Zhang He does not speak much, but he is bold and careful, and he is very familiar with the area where the Wuhuan cavalry is stationed, and he has been closely monitoring it for several months, it is estimated that they have figured out the reality and combat habits of the Wuhuan cavalry, otherwise with the strong combat effectiveness and rapid reaction ability of the Wuhuan cavalry, which has increased to 5,000 after the convergence of the two forces, only Ziyi and Zhang He, who have 5,000 cavalry, will not be so fearless and dare to cross the border and attack deep into the hinterland of the enemy, and it is estimated that Xu Sheng will also be involved. ”

Gongsun Pei nodded slightly: "If it is really the same as you expected, then this battle is exciting, if you can severely damage the Wuhuan cavalry who does all kinds of evil, it will definitely greatly encourage the hearts of our army and the people, and win a greater reputation for our army, Ziyi and Zhang He may also be famous all over the world because of this, haha!" (To be continued......)

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