Lu Bu, who was handsome and heroic, took the lead, galloped over, and saw Su Cun getting off the horse at a glance, Liu Cun, who was clasping his fists and saluting, did not have any weapons on his body, laughed at the moment, waved his hand, and the heavy halberd "poof" was easily inserted into the frozen snow, and jumped off the red rabbit horse very chicly, strode forward, and greeted Liu Cun.

After the two finished greeting each other, Chen Gong and more than 100 generals and guards hurriedly arrived.

"The good wine is in the camp, if Brother Feng Xian doesn't mind, how about we go hand in hand?" Liu Cun took Lu Bu's big hand and asked cordially.

Lu Bu didn't expect Liu Cun to really invite him to the east camp for a drink, and he hesitated a little to agree, but Chen Gong took the lead and proposed loudly: "I think it's better to set up a banquet in the long pavilion in the north, what does General Zijian think?" ”

Liu Cun glanced at the gray pavilion shrouded in mist in the north, laughed and immediately agreed: "It's okay, you can enjoy the snow scene by the way when you drink the wine, it's good!" Brother Fengxian, please! ”

"Please!"

Lu Bu took the reins handed by the guards, turned over on the horse, and walked side by side with Liu Cun, looking extremely leisurely.

The generals of both sides hurriedly finished saluting, and they all got on their horses to follow, and the two clever Langya military captains listened to Wang Qi's instructions and immediately returned to the camp to prepare wine and food.

The distance of about two miles was quickly completed, and the guards of both sides who arrived in advance quickly cleaned up the inside and outside of the long pavilion, Liu Cun and Lu Bu surrounded the long pavilion side by side, talking quietly while walking, like old friends who had been reunited for a long time.

Chen Gong, who was full of vigilance, followed closely behind the two, remembering every word Liu Cun said, and quickly analyzing the meaning of Liu Cun's words while listening. Always be ready to speak up when it matters most. Never let Lu Bu, who has no city government and scheming, suffer.

Who knew that the object of Liu Cun and Lu Bu's discussion turned out to be the first emperor who had been dead for a long time. After saying a lot, the two sighed in unison, and soon the topic turned to the Chang'an court, which is still tightly controlled by Li Dao and Guo Yan, and the young emperor Liu Xie, without a word about the current confrontation between the two armies and their respective situations.

After a circle and a half, Liu Cun and Lu Bu stopped between two snow-capped cypress trees, and Chen Gong naturally stepped forward. With a smile on his face, he listened carefully to Liu Cun's answer to Lu Bu's inquiry about the current situation in Jizhou.

Liu Cun briefly reported the process of the Battle of Jizhou and the outcome of Yuan Shao's 10,000-strong remnants fleeing and annexing the state, and finally said something sincerely:

"Now the overall situation of Jizhou has been decided, there will be no recurrence, but the war in the past few years has caused the population of Jizhou to drop by half, and there are less than 1.2 million people in the full battle, more than 30 cities have been razed to the ground, hundreds of thousands of fathers and villagers are homeless, more than sixty percent of the fields are barren, if it is not for the grain of Bohai County and Qingzhou Plains County, I am afraid that at least nearly half of the people will starve to death this winter!"

"In order to restore the livelihood of the people in Jizhou as soon as possible. Before I went south, I convened officials at all levels to discuss countermeasures, and finally had to make a decision to disarm 50,000 people. All the 50,000 soldiers who have been laid off will be transferred to the cantonment, and the reclaimed land will be fairly distributed among each soldier, hoping that 3 million mu of cultivated land will be restored before the beginning of spring...... Only in this way can the famine end next summer, and Xuzhou is good in comparison. ”

"What? Does Brother Xian really plan to disarm 50,000? Lu Bu asked with a surprised face.

Liu Cun nodded: "Before I left Yecheng, I had already disarmed 30,000, and I had already played the imperial court, and it is estimated that I will be able to complete the task of disarming 50,000 in another half a month...... After the Spring Festival, Qingzhou will also disarm 50,000, and veterans over 30 years old will be discharged, otherwise they will not be able to raise it! ”

Chen Gong was also stunned, thought for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "Regarding Xuzhou, what are General Zijian's plans?" ”

Liu Cun looked at Lu Bu, who was staring brightly, and then turned to Chen Gong, who was waiting with a smile, and said truthfully with a little hesitation: "I hope that the two brothers can give up Pengcheng as soon as possible, lead their troops to Luoyang to rest, and wait for the imperial decree......

"Before the imperial decree is officially issued, I am willing to bear the food, grass and daily expenses of your army's 40,000 soldiers, and I can even hand over the defense of Luoyang to the two, and our army will give up the two large camps in and out of the city, and at most only 30,000 soldiers will be left to take on the defense of the surrounding areas of Luoyang."

Lu Bu's face changed slightly, and he smiled and asked, "What if we don't want to go?" ”

Liu Cun stared at Lu Bu's eyes with a smile: "If I really make up my mind to attack Pengcheng, the two of you will not be able to defend it...... To be honest, I have already transferred 5,000 heavy cavalry from Xiao County, and I plan to draw another 30,000 rangers from the 120,000 soldiers and horses besieging Pengcheng, which is enough to offset the 20,000 Xiliang iron cavalry that your troops rely on...... Once they lose their cavalry advantage, do they think they can still fight? ”

Lu Bu laughed, pointed to the gray sky, and then pointed to the remnants of snow on the ground, and asked proudly: "The grain and grass in the city can meet the consumption of our army for at least a year, can the more than 100,000 troops under your command last for a winter in the ice and snow?" ”

Liu Cun sighed faintly, and asked Chen Gong, who looked solemn, "There are still more than 60,000 innocent people in the city, right?" ”

Chen Gong lowered his head a little uneasily, and replied helplessly: "Almost seventy thousand, more than six have become old and weak women and children, if you really want to fight, I'm afraid no one can take care of these people!" ”

Liu Cun turned to Lu Bu, who looked displeased: "If Brother Feng Xian has to fight, can he send 40,000 old and weak women and children out of the city?" Don't worry, I don't mean anything else, I just don't want to hurt the innocent...... As long as Brother Feng sends people out, I will accept as many as I want, and as long as I have a bite to eat, I will not let an old and weak woman or child starve. ”

"It seems that General Zijian has already made up his mind to fight me to the death?" There was no longer a smile on Lu Buyingwu's face, and Liu Cun's seemingly polite but non-negotiable words annoyed him, and also aroused his ambition to put aside everything to decide the winner.

Liu Cun didn't want to break up unhappily, pointed to the long pavilion that had been arranged, and invited him kindly: "Brother Fengxian, the banquet has been set up, let's talk while eating...... I have always believed that anything can be resolved peacefully through negotiation. ”

Chen Gong was just about to raise his feet and move forward, but Lu Bu had already raised his hand resolutely: "No! Lu couldn't afford this banquet, since General Zijian was going to drive our army out of Pengcheng, Lu had to accompany him to the end! ”

"Don't worry, within two days, Lu will send all the old and weak women and children in the city out of the city, so that someone will have to detain the notoriety of disregarding people's lives on Lu's head...... Farewell! Hum! ”

After Lu Bu finished speaking, he raised his feet and left, and the generals under Lu Bu, who had been nervously watching not far away, immediately left the long pavilion, hugged Lu Bu and turned over his horse, and walked away cleanly in a blink of an eye.

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