Before Liu He left Luoyang, he did three other things.

The first thing is that he deliberately rode a war horse around the head of Luoyang City, expressing his sincere gratitude to the poor people who came to block the gate to prevent him from leaving, and then said some very "demagogic" remarks.

Liu He told the people in the city that he would return to Youzhou to rescue his father this time no matter what, because a son who didn't even save his father would definitely not be a virtuous lord. In other words, Liu He finally admitted for the first time that he was also the lord of the people in front of thousands of people.

Liu He also told the people in the city that although he had left Luoyang temporarily, his heart would always be with the people of Luoyang, and tens of thousands of disciplined soldiers under his command were still with the people of Luoyang.

The people in the city heard that Liu He only took away the Youzhou cavalry, and the heroic and warlike Shen Xi Army and the strict military discipline of the Dragon and Tiger Guard still stayed in Luoyang, and their hearts were much more steady. They could understand Liu He's feelings, and they also recognized Liu He's statement of "saving the father first, and then saving the people", so they dispersed one after another, no longer preventing Liu He from leaving.

When the people were about to leave one after another, Liu He did a second unbelievable thing. He asked Zhao Yun to open the weapons warehouse and distribute all the long and short weapons that were taken from Dong Zhuo's dock to the people!

At the same time as distributing weapons, there are also trained soldiers to serve as "propagandists" to encourage the common people to fight to the end with the bandits when they come to loot in the future, and resolutely not bow to any "underworld" forces!

The third thing Liu He did was to let Li Yan personally take charge of it, organize and set up a regimental training organization in various counties in Luoyang, gather all the people who received weapons, and conduct regular tactical training for them in the future.

These are the few things Liu He did for the poor people of Luoyang before leaving.

The first is to stabilize the hearts of the people;

the second, to strengthen the courage of the people;

The third piece. Teach the people to be strong.

When they want to get their hands on Luoyang someday in the next year, they will taste the hardships of the three things Liu He did when he left, and at the same time experience the real people's war......

Guo Jia had been silently watching Liu He do these things, and finally couldn't help but remind Liu He: "Shiren, if you instigate and arm the common people like this, it will cause great trouble to other forces that intend to occupy Luoyang in the short term, but have you ever thought that one day when you return to Luoyang, they may also be armed with knives and guns against you?" ”

Liu He smiled, his face relaxed. He told Guo Jia: "This kind of thing will never happen!" As long as I come to Luoyang, announce the land that I will lease to them. In the future, it will be cultivated by them indefinitely, and the people of Luoyang will definitely carry me into Luoyang City with gongs and drums! ”

"However, you have given all the land to the common people, what will you use to support your tribe and family in the future?" Guo Jia was a little puzzled.

"Hehe, believe it or not, I have a hundred ways to make my family and subordinates rich without seizing land?" Liu He said proudly.

Guo Jia rolled his eyes and no longer dwelled on this matter.

Five days later, an army of more than 10,000 men and a mixture of infantry and cavalry left at noon from the east gate of Luoyang City. There were also dozens of fully enclosed luxury carriages in the procession, and there seemed to be some noble figures sitting in the cars.

Among the marching processions, there was a particularly wide carriage, drawn by four horses side by side. On both sides of the cart, there were two military generals wearing bright light armor, riding two horses, one black and one yellow, wearing tiger heads and shackles that concealed their faces, and followed the carriage with murderous vigour.

Spies hidden inside and outside Luoyang. Recently, he has focused all his energy on Liu He's whereabouts, and at this time, he saw tens of thousands of troops suddenly leaving the city and heading east, especially the appearance of the two military generals guarding the left and right of the two luxurious carriages. It is exactly the same as Zhao Yun and Zhang He, who raided Chang'an at the beginning, so he firmly believes that Liu He is finally going to return to Youzhou. They sent fast horses to quickly relay this important information to the outside world.

Qu Meng sat in the luxurious carriage, looking left and right from time to time through the hidden lookout hole, to prevent Deng Hai and Chen Gui, two turtles, from being lazy on horseback and showing a lazy appearance. Qu Meng was too worried this time, even if he didn't supervise Deng Hai and Chen Gui in the car, the two would complete the task of pretending to be Zhao Yun and Zhang He with heart.

In the past year or so, Deng Hai and Chen Gui have seen with their own eyes Zhao Yun's fierceness and invincibility when fighting on horseback, and Zhang He's methods when commanding the army to set up camps. Now that they have the opportunity to pretend to be two idols to escort the same fake eldest prince to attract the attention of the enemy, they naturally have to spare no effort to do this errand solidly.

Not only did Qu Meng, Deng Hai and Chen Gui undertake the task of cameo impersonation, but not a single soldier in this eastward army would really leave Luoyang from beginning to end!

Among the 10,000 infantry mixed army, 5,000 infantry can pretend to be, but 5,000 cavalry are all on horseback, this can also be faked?

It's really fake!

Didn't Li Yan transport 5,000 horses from Luoyang from Youzhou? Although the horse is not suitable for being incorporated into the army as a war horse, as long as it is not a charge in front of the formation, after being neatly draped, it can still carry the soldiers on the march.

Deng Hai and Chen Gui, two turtles, had never seen a large-scale cavalry battle in Nanyang, and later after coming to Chang'an, they saw Zhao Yuntong leading 10,000 cavalry and Li Dao commanded the cavalry to fight head-on, the scene of 10,000 horses neighing and galloping, deeply shocked them. So they began to dream in their hearts that one day they could lead thousands of troops and horses and show their strength on the battlefield.

When Li Yan returned to Luoyang with 5,000 horses, Deng Hai and Chen Gui were so hot that they came to pester Liu He three times and twice, wanting Liu He to distribute these horses to Shen Xijun. Of course, Liu He couldn't agree, not to mention that these horses were used to fund the farmers in Luoyang, even if they were not used by the farmers, these horses could not be used as war horses.

However, Deng Hai and Chen Gui also had their own ideas, and the two suggested that Liu He gather the horses allocated to the farmers during the slack season, and then feed them by the soldiers of the Shenxi Army, which can not only reduce the burden on the farmers, but also allow the soldiers from Danshui to practice riding and marching, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

After Liu He listened to Deng Hai and Chen Gui's suggestions, his eyes lit up, and he felt that although the two guys from mud legs were serious in their thinking as small farmers, this suggestion was really not bad. So he nodded in agreement.

Now, among the troops pretending to be Youzhou cavalry marching are 5,000 soldiers of the Shenxi Army who have learned to ride horses. It may be difficult to let these soldiers gallop like real cavalry, killing the enemy on horseback, but it is not difficult to get them out of a column in order. After all, these goods have also received hands-on training from the Youzhou cavalry for half a year, and their "guest coach" is the invincible Zhao Zilong, so they have learned some real skills.

This time, Liu He gave Qu Meng the task of pretending to be himself and leading 10,000 people of the Shenxi army from the east gate of Luoyang to the territory of Yangwu County, which is close to Yanzhou. Then he lingered there for a few days, and then led the army back to Luoyang along the same road.

Dispatching such a large army to act as a false target for feints, although it is a bit of a toss-up, is not meaningless for the Shenxi army. Deng Hai and Chen Gui took the army back and forth to such a trip, not only to familiarize themselves with the terrain around Luoyang, but also to improve the experience of the troops in mixed marching and combat.

More importantly, this time it was Qu Meng, Deng Hai and Chen Gui who acted alone without anyone's guidance and guidance, which was of great significance to their growth.

On the night of the day when Qu Meng left Luoyang with an army of 10,000, it was the third watch. Liu He, with the team that really returned to Youzhou with him, quietly set off from the North Palace, withdrew from Luoyang City from the Xia Gate next to the North Palace, and then rushed west along the southern foot of Beimang Mountain. Soon came to the Mengjin ferry on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Wei Qi, who rushed to the front station one step in advance, had already used the Wei family's relationship in Hedong to raise nearly 100 ferries for Liu He, and after Liu He's team arrived, he immediately organized the boatmen to ferry. Nearly 10,000 Youzhou cavalry were transported to the north bank of the Yellow River.

The Youzhou cavalry were all experienced elites, and none of them were blindfolded, and none of them were afraid to cross the river by boat. Even the war horses of Youzhou have long been adapted to crossing the river by boat. When Liu He led his army south, he crossed the river from north to south from the territory of Dongjun, and the river surface there was wider than that in the Mengjin area.

In order to avoid the bloody incident of being attacked in the middle of the army, Liu He did all kinds of homework before leaving, he not only sent Tian Chou and Jia Kui to personally follow Wei Qi to the east of the river to step on the point, to prevent Wei Qi from secretly having any bad intentions, but also sent a large number of well-trained scouts distributed on both sides of the Yellow River, monitoring the movements on both sides of the river at any time, and warning his companions around him at the first time when encountering any abnormal situation.

Jia Kui is a native of Jiangyi, Hedong, and once served in the army in Hanoi, so he is more familiar with the situation in Hedong and Hanoi counties than Wei Qi.

After the first wave of troops crossing the river organized a beachhead defense position on the opposite bank, Liu He's heart finally put it in his belly. He hugged a princess, hugged the delicate Cai Meizi in his arms, and then got on a large ferry boat and left Mengjindu in the night.

Cai Yan buried his head in Liu He's arms and whispered to Liu He: "Shiren, or you will ask for the body of a slave on the ferry." ”

Liu He was so excited that he almost fell into the river with his legs weak.

The idea of a young woman in literature and art is really not something that ordinary people can understand, and Sister Cai's proposal is too romantic and bold, right?

Liu He thought that someone would play car shock in the car in the car in the future, if it was compared with Sister Cai's proposal to play "boat pendulum" on the ferry, it would be really weak!

Although he felt a little unbelievable, Liu He was very moved in his heart, he hugged Cai Yan's somewhat thin body, and said in his ear: "Have a little confidence in your man, okay?" No matter who is blocking the road in front this time, I will bring you back to Jicheng, marry you openly, and then let you see the power of grinding a shot for three years for your husband! ”

Cai Yan was quite moved when she heard Liu He say "grinding a shot in three years", she opened her mouth and bit Liu He's chest fiercely, and while she bitten, she scolded vaguely: "Hooligans!" ”

Liu He endured the pain and made a loud laugh on the boat, indescribably happy and heroic. (To be continued......)