When Mi Fang rushed to the state pastor's mansion in a hurry and reported the news that Yuan Shu had sent someone to control the Qiao family in Anhui County to Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi just nodded, indicating that he knew about this matter, and then said to Mi Fang with a calm face: "Lock up the person sent by the Qiao family to report the news, and don't let him mention this matter to others again." ”

Mi Fang couldn't understand Lu Zhi's intentions for a while, "Don't you send someone to report to Jicheng quickly?" ”

"At this time, don't let Jicheng know about it! In the past few years, Youzhou has experienced a rare drought and locust plague, and then fought a series of battles with the Hu people in the north, which has almost consumed the strength accumulated in the past few years. Some time ago, I received a secret letter sent by Kong Wenju in Beihai, saying that Gongsun Du suddenly withdrew the 20,000 soldiers and horses deployed in the Donglai area. Since the eldest prince intends to pacify Liaodong in one fell swoop, how can we cause chaos for him at this juncture? ”

"However, without the support of Youzhou, how can we deal with the 100,000 army sent by Yuan Shu this time?" Mi Fang was a little anxious.

"Just 100,000 soldiers and horses, why be afraid?" When Lu Zhi said this, his face was proud. "Zifang, rest assured to go back to the house and sleep peacefully, tomorrow's deliberations, everything can be arranged by me. As long as there is someone Lu in Xuzhou for a day, no one will want to embezzle it! ”

Mi Fang remembered her brother Mi Zhu's advice that everything must obey Lu Zhi's orders, so she returned to her residence with her head down.

At noon on the second day, Lu Zhi gathered in the governor's mansion to discuss the matter of resisting Yangzhou Yuan Shu's invasion of Xuzhou. Those who came to attend the meeting were Xuzhou Beijia, Donghai Taishou Mi Zhu, Zhizhong engaged in Zhao Yu, Dongcao Peng Wang Lang, Bing Cao engaged in Mi Fang, and Donghai Governor Zhang Min.

Langya guarded Zang Ba, Xiapi guarded Cao Bao, Pengcheng guarded Cao Hong, and Guangling guarded Chen Qi because of the journey, so they did not come, but they received Lu Zhi's notice. They all sent their subordinates who could represent themselves on time to participate in this important meeting that was crucial to the survival of Xuzhou.

Zang Ba sent his henchman Sun Guan, Cao Bao sent his chief secretary Cao Qing, Cao Hong sent his deputy general Cao Ming, and Chen Qi sent his eldest son Chen Ying.

Xu Sheng and Guan Hai, the two generals who were directly subordinate to Lu Zhi, did not show up this time, and they now commanded 15,000 soldiers, and they were the only troops under Lu Zhi that could be directly mobilized. How Lu Zhi arranges, they will act, there is no need to intrigue with these people at the meeting.

After the start of the meeting. Dongcao Peng Wang Lang was the first to speak up and said: "Yangzhou Yuan Shu used the excuse of disrupting Xu and Yang, and raised 100,000 troops to attack Xuzhou. Up to now, Ji Ling's first department has connected the four cities of Kehong County, Wen County, Xiang County, and Longkang, and now the main force has entered Xiapi, and Huailing is not guaranteed. Zhang Xun invaded Guangling from Dongcheng, and the three counties of Gaoshan, Dongyang and Tangyi along the road were lost one after another, and Xiapi and Guangling are now in danger. ”

After Wang Lang finished speaking, Lu Zhi opened his mouth and said slowly: "Yuan Shu has coveted Xuzhou for a long time. This time the troops were sent to attack, just to see that Xuzhou had just been harmed by Yanzhou Cao Cao, and now the troops were empty and weak. Cao Cao, Yuan Shu's generation. They are all thieves, Lu is not talented, fortunately appointed by the imperial court, and he is the head of Xuzhou. But you can't sit back and watch Xuzhou fall into the mouth of the jackal! Today, we are discussing the great plan to resist the enemy, and I invite you to brainstorm and speak frankly. Don't be half-hearted and say your own thing. ”

As soon as Lu Zhi's words landed, Cao Qing, Cao Bao's subordinate who was sitting in the crowd, couldn't help but speak first. "Lord Qiyu Prefecture, the defense force of Xiapi is less than 20,000, but it is just in the way of Yuan's army going north, and now the Yuan army is in full swing, and I also ask Zhoumu to send troops to reinforce Xiapi!"

After Lu Zhi arrived in Xuzhou, he appointed Cao Bao as the Taishou of Xiapi and the commander of the county, which was equivalent to handing over the military and political power of Xiapi County to Cao Bao, Cao Bao got such a big benefit, naturally he could not continue to stay in Tancheng, so he led 10,000 soldiers and horses to Xiapi to take office, and after more than a year, he pieced together 10,000 horses in Xiapi. This time Yuan Shu sent troops to attack Xuzhou, the first to bear the brunt of Xiapi and Guangling, Cao Bao did not have the slightest confidence to defend Xiapi, but he was unwilling to let Xiapi go out of Xuzhou, so he sent Cao Qing to Tancheng to complain, hoping that Lu Zhi could send troops to reinforce Xiapi.

As soon as Cao Qing finished speaking, Cao Hong's subordinate Cao Ming hurriedly said: "There are still 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xiapi, but there are only 10,000 in Pengcheng, and if you want reinforcements, you should first reinforce Pengcheng!" ”

Chen Ying saw that the people sent by Cao Bao and Cao Hong were complaining, and he couldn't care about it, so he stood up directly and said: "Guangling is lonely in the south of Xuzhou, guarding the danger of the Yangtze River, if the Yuan army is allowed to occupy Guangling, the geographical advantage of Xuzhou will be lost, and the Yuan army will have a foothold on the north bank, so Guangling cannot afford to lose." Before coming, my father asked me to transfer to the state pastor, the Chen family has lived in Guangling for generations, and is willing to live and die together with Guangling, and also ask the state pastor to have mercy, so that the Chen family will be slaughtered! ”

Chen Ying is from a family in the end, and this opening of his mouth shows the gap between Cao Qing and Cao Ming and him, Chen Ying's words are clear and reasonable, and he does not mention half a sentence to let Lu Zhi send troops to Guangling, but it is more convincing, making people more willing to support Guangling emotionally.

Lu Zhi sat quietly on the main seat and watched the performances of these people from all sides, neither interrupting nor promised, as if he had long expected this to be the case.

Sun couldn't get used to the noisy appearance of the three people in front of him, got up and said loudly: "General Zang asked me to transfer to the state pastor, and the Langya soldiers and horses are ready to send troops at any time, and everything obeys the orders of the state pastor!" ”

Lu Zhi was very satisfied with Sun Guan's statement, and motioned for Sun Guan to sit down first and wait for his dispatch.

Seeing Sun Guan's statement, Mi Fang immediately got up and said loudly: "The soldiers and horses of the East China Sea and the private soldiers of the Mi family are all dispatched by the state pastor, and once they are sent, they will not retreat!" ”

The Mi Zhu noodles on the first place on the left did not change color, but he was quite satisfied with his brother's statement. Mi Zhu is very sure in his heart now, he has already thought about it, even if he kills all the Mi family's private soldiers this time, as long as he holds Xuzhou, he can recruit a large number of them in the future. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Xuzhou is lost, the Mi family now has the support of the Liu family in Youzhou, and they can retreat to the north by sea, and then return to Xuzhou with Liu He's army in the future.

Lu Zhi saw that the representatives of each county had spoken, so he looked around at the people in the hall and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"I have heard what you said just now, resisting the invasion of Yuan's army is the common responsibility of all levels in Xuzhou, so each county cannot do its own thing. Yuan's army attacked this time, divided into east and west, judging from the current advance route of these two troops and horses, the goal of Zhang Xun's department was to occupy Guangling first, and the goal of Jiling's department was to occupy Xiapi, and after they swallowed these two counties, they would converge in the area from Liangcheng to Houqiu, and then besiege Tancheng. Now that Xuzhou's troops are weak, in my opinion, the soldiers and horses of Pengcheng and Xiapi should gather in the area of Pugupi and block Ji Ling with the help of Suishui. There are many rivers and muds in Guangling, and after Zhang Xun enters, his actions will inevitably be slow, and he also asked Chen Taishou to try his best to delay time, and Lu will lead the army to reinforce at the appropriate time. ”

After Lu Zhi finished speaking, everyone in the hall looked at each other, because everyone heard that although Lu Zhi said the Tao, he didn't mention how the soldiers and horses in the East China Sea and Langya were assembled, how to mobilize, and how to reinforce, and it was actually Cao Bao, Cao Hong and Chen Qi who were all in a position to fight with Yuan Shu's army.

"Lord Governor, this is the ...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? Cao Qing said with some difficulty.

"Oh, what's wrong?" Lu Zhi asked knowingly.

"There are 20,000 soldiers and horses in the East China Sea, and 30,000 soldiers and horses in Langya, why don't you transfer and send them to the south to fight Yuan's army together?"

"Don't worry, how can the soldiers and horses of Pengcheng, Xiapi and Guangling be besieged, but the reinforcements that can be mobilized in the state are also limited, and I can send about 30,000 soldiers and horses to reinforcements at most, so I can't tell you the exact route of transfer now, so as not to be probed by Yuan's army."

was patiently appeased by Lu Zhi, and Cao Qing and Cao Ming finally calmed down. Subsequently, several civil officials reported to Lu Zhi about the state's money and grain savings, population and other internal affairs in the past year, and Lu Zhi listened carefully and patiently, and then assigned specific tasks to several civil officials.

After everyone dispersed, Lu Zhi asked Sun Guan to stay.

"General Sun, please tell General Zang when you go back that against the Yuan army this time, Benzhou Mu needs him to provide at least 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he also has to send two capable generals to help in the battle!"

"The subordinates understand that they must live up to the trust of the adults!"

A few days later, Chen Ying returned to Guangling and carefully reported the results of the meeting in Tancheng to his father, Chen Qi. After hearing this, Chen Qi thought for a moment, and then showed a smile that he had gained. "Lu Zigan, this old fox, this time even I calculated it together!"

"The child is reckless, and I ask my father to make it clear." Chen Ying didn't understand Chen Jue's words.

"Lu Zigan hopes that I can drag Zhang Xun's soldiers and horses, and let Cao Bao and Cao Hong intercept Ji Ling in the Suishui area, and then he can lead all the soldiers and horses from the lower prime minister to the rear of the Ji Ling Department and defeat Ji Ling in one fell swoop. After Ji Ling retreated, Lu Zigan would lead all the soldiers and horses to Guangling for reinforcements, leaving Zhang Xun's soldiers and horses in Xuzhou. ”

"Lu Zhoumu's arrangement is very clever, why does my father say that he even counted you?"

"Hmph, Zhang Xun brought an army of 50,000 this time, and if he wants to trap it in Guangling, the loss of our Chen family is definitely not small. Lu Zhi intends to take advantage of Yuan Shu to attack Xuzhou this time to weaken the forces of the defenders of the counties, and our Guangling is the side he wants to weaken the most! As long as he defeats Ji Ling first, then he can sit and watch us fight with Zhang Xun in Guangling, and the time he chooses to come to Guangling for reinforcements must be about the time when the strength of our Chen family is consumed! ”

"Now that my father has seen Lu Zigan's scheme, I don't know how to deal with it?"

"It's a matter of confidentiality, you don't have to ask, and you'll know when the time comes." (To be continued......)