The camp of the Qin army outside the city of Shouchun.

Looking at the Shouchun city wall not far away, Liu Wei quietly listened to the dragoon guards sent by Deng Zhan report to him about his discovery in Rushan.

Knowing that there were people haunting the ravine, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and asked Chen Gong on the side: "Gongtai, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

"There are three ways to deal with this!" Looking at the Shouchun city wall like Liu Wei, Chen Gong said to him: "First, Qingye, drive out the surrounding villages or move the villagers to a distant place!" ”

After listening to Chen Gong's first strategy, Liu Wei shook his head, although he didn't speak, Chen Gong had already seen that he was categorically unwilling to adopt this strategy.

"Second, fill the ditch!" Turning his head to look at Liu Wei, Chen Gong continued: "Send soldiers to fill in the ravine, naturally there are no people to send grain and grass to Shouchun!" ”

When Chen Gong said the second strategy, Liu Wei still shook his head and said softly: "Yuan Shu opened the passage, it took several months, even if it is easy to fill the ditch, it will take at least ten days, and once our army divides the troops, the Huainan army will be killed from the city, and the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

Nodding, Chen Gongcai said the third plan to Liu Wei: "The last plan, take care of it!" ”

"Attention?" Hearing these two words, Liu Wei turned his head to look at Chen Gong and asked him, "What is the heart?" ”

"Buy the hearts of the people!" Clenched his fists and bowed, and bowed to Liu Wei, Chen Gong said to him: "Although this plan is the most effective, it is also the most difficult!" ”

"I want to hear about it!" Chen Gong didn't finish all his words once, and Liu Wei asked him, "How do you buy the hearts of the people?" ”

"Thin conscription, light taxation!" Liu Wei asked about the specific method of collecting his heart, and Chen Gongcai said to him: "Your Highness can inspect the surrounding villages, personally investigate the people's suffering, and inform the people how the farmers of Daqin pay taxes!" ”

In the past, Daqin under Liu Wei only obtained benefits through official and commercial trade, but later Liu Wei listened to Wang Zhen's suggestion and made certain changes to the taxation, and still only collected taxes from merchants, and farmers and craftsmen did not have to pay any taxes at all.

Compared with Daqin, after Yuan Shu became emperor, in order to accumulate wealth, he added a lot of additional taxes, and the people worked for a year, and most of the income was paid as taxes.

If Liu Wei had made it clear to the people of Huainan that once Shouchun was attacked, the people of Huainan would not have to pay taxes, I am afraid that it would no longer be so easy for Yuan Shu to get military rations from outside the city.

"Before the army set out on the expedition, this king heard that Yuan Shu was rampant, and I don't know why, the people here are willing to send grain and grass into the city?" In his heart, he had already determined that the medicine adopted the third strategy proposed by Chen Gong, and Liu Wei turned his head to look at Chen Gong and asked him.

"It's just a rumor!" Chen Gong shook his head, a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said to Liu Wei: "Yuan Shu must have sent people to spread rumors in various villages and say countless bad things about our army!" Such a stupid plan can only be thought of by Yuan Shu's former staff! ”

Chen Gong's words revealed his disdain for Yuan Shu's former staff, Liu Wei did not answer, but said to him: "This king and Feng went to inspect the surrounding villages before, and the army was temporarily led by Ziyi, and the public platform can be left outside the city as a military advisor to guide Ziyi to use the army!" ”

"No!" Originally, he thought that Liu Wei would take him with him when he went to inspect the surrounding villages, but when he learned that Liu Wei was going to leave him outside the city to assist Tai Shici, Chen Gong hugged his fists and bowed in response.

Lü Bu was now the titular Grand Yuan Rong of the Qin army, and Liu Wei did not leave him outside Shouchun City to command the army, but decided to take him to inspect the villages.

This decision was made because Liu Wei took into account that Lu Bu was eager to make meritorious contributions at the moment, and Chen Gong was Lu Bu's staff earlier, so what he said Lu Bu might not have adopted.

The Qin army besieged Shouchun, although it was a great victory, but the total strength was still less than the Huainan army in the city, once there was a slight difference in decision-making, it would cause a complete failure in this southward movement.

Liu Wei can't afford to lose, and Qin Jun can't afford to lose.

All he could do was to take Lu Bu away from the army and put the army under the command of Tai Shici.

When this decision was made, Lu Bu happened to be beside Liu Wei.

After instructing Chen Gong and instructing Tai Shici to deploy the army, Liu Wei turned his head to look at Lu Bu again, smiled slightly and said: "At present, the Huainan army does not dare to go out of the city, and there are not many wars. ”

also thought that Liu Wei would take Chen Gong to inspect everywhere, Lu Bu didn't expect Liu Wei to choose to take him away, when he heard this arrangement, he was taken aback at first, and when Liu Wei asked him if he would like to go to the countryside together, he hurriedly hugged his fists and responded: "Your Highness brings the last general, and the last general will follow!" ”

Nodding at Lu Bu, Liu Wei looked up at the sky, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said: "It's getting late, but the situation is urgent, Feng Xian should go to the nearby village immediately with this king!" ”

"No!" Clenched his fists and bowed in response, Lu Bu turned around and commanded Liu Wei's soldiers behind: "Lead the horse for His Highness!" ”

One of the soldiers answered, and walked away quickly with the other.

After a while, the two soldiers each brought a war horse.

turned over on horseback, and Liu Wei didn't forget to say to Tai Shici: "Whenever you use soldiers, Ziyi should follow the advice of the public platform, and never act recklessly!" ”

"Your Highness, rest assured!" Knowing that Liu Wei wanted him to hold the camp tightly and not rashly attack Shouchun, Tai Shici hurriedly hugged his fists and bowed in response.

After explaining to Tai Shici, Liu Wei gently clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and rode his horse to the slope of the Xiangling Mountain behind the barracks.

Liu Wei rushed out, and Lu Bu hurriedly followed.

Behind the two of them, dozens of fast horses followed closely, for fear of being left behind.

Leading Lü Bu and dozens of cavalrymen, Liu Wei jumped up a hillside, intending to cross the hillside and find the nearest village.

On the hillside, Lu Bu rode his horse to catch up with Liu Biao and asked Liu Bian: "Your Highness, now that the sky has ended, Your Highness does not take the right path, why did you choose to march on the hillside?" ”

"Deng Zhan found an exit!" Turning his head to look at Lu Bu, Liu Wei said to him: "This king is thinking, the Lingling is long, and the passage opened by the Huainan army must not have only one exit, and when we enter the mountain, although we may be able to find a new exit, we can also find some clues!" ”

After listening to Liu Wei's explanation, Lu Bu didn't say more, but looking around at the surrounding forests, he was not optimistic that he would be able to find a new secret exit.

The mountains of the Lingling Mountains are quite different from the mountains of the Yellow River Valley.

In the past, some of the mountains that Liu Wei had visited were lush with vegetation, trees and trees were closely connected to each other, and the shrubs were also densely clustered, and many shrubs grew particularly luxuriantly, and it was not realistic to ride a horse through the mountains.

Located in Huainan, the mountains are different from the mountains that Liu Wei used to climb on the Yellow River Valley.

Although the vegetation is also lush here, the shrubs are not so dense, and even where there are many shrubs, the growth is not particularly high, and the war horse only needs to step on the bushes.

After entering the mountains and forests, the sky was getting darker and darker, and Liu Wei and the others rode their war horses slowly, and their eyes were patrolling the surrounding forests.

As he was marching, Lu Bu, who was walking behind Liu Bian, suddenly raised his arm, pointed ahead and whispered to Liu Bian: "Your Highness, look, what is that?" ”

Hearing Lu Bu beckoning him to see what was ahead, Liu Wei looked forward, only to see pairs of green dots appear in the darkness in front of him.

"Wolves!" Seeing the pair of small dots jumping back and forth with a green light, Liu Wei blurted out a word.

Hearing that there was a wolf in front of him, Lu Bu pulled the corner of his mouth and said to Liu Wei: "The sky has just darkened, and I met such a group of beasts, Your Highness will stay away, and the last general will go and pinch all these wolves to death, and give wine to the generals and soldiers in the army!" ”

As he spoke, Lu Bu turned over and was about to jump off the horse.

Liu Wei hurriedly whispered to him: "Be the first and slow!" ”

Having already stepped one leg over the saddle, and hearing Liu Wei let him slow down, Lu Bu sat back on the horse, turned his head to look at Liu Bian, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

"When wolves hunt, they will lie dormant! Otherwise, you've already attacked your prey! Turning his head to look at Lu Bu, Liu Wei lowered his voice very low, and said to him: "Feng Xian, look at the wolves, the wolves are running, obviously hunting. People have a way, and wolves have a wolf way! As long as they don't come to harass us, why bother with a pack of wolves? ”

When Liu Wei said this, Lu Bu smiled slightly, nodded and said, "What His Highness said is not bad, but the last general is abrupt!" ”

"Let's go!" Stopped by Liu Wei to fight the wolves, Lu Bu waved behind him, beckoned to the dozens of soldiers who followed behind, and as Liu Wei changed the path of travel, he rushed towards the other side of the mountain forest.

Riding a horse up the gentle hillside and walking straight up the hillside is much closer than taking the official road.

It didn't take long for Liu Wei and the others to come to the top of this hillside.

The top of the mountain is also full of trees and weeds, but the view is not completely obscured by the grass and trees.

Looking around, Liu Wei from a distance saw the starry fire under the mountain, raised his hand and pointed to the place where the fire was bright, and said to Lu Bu: "There is a village under the mountain, I will settle in that village tonight!" ”

Also seeing the fire under the mountain, Lu Bu asked Liu Wei: "This place is far away from the mountain, how does Your Highness know that it is a village, not a bonfire of the army?" ”

"The fire is messy!" Smiling slightly, Liu Wei said to Lu Bu: "And the bonfire is lit in the wilderness, there are many barriers, and it looks red and bright from a distance. Feng first looked at the fire under the mountain, but it was so red? ”

After listening to Liu Wei's words, Lu Bu looked down the mountain, and sure enough, he saw that the fire was dim, not like a bonfire.

"Down the mountain!" Before Lu Bu could understand the difference between the bonfire and the fire in the village, Liu Wei had already ridden his horse and walked down the mountain.