I have to say that writing is a time-consuming and brain-consuming job.

It took three days for Lu Bu to complete the creation of the first issue of Yanhuang Bao.

At this time, the messenger from Xuchang arrived.

What surprised Lu Bu was that he was still a big man.

Comer, Xun You.

You know, this is one of Cao Cao's top strategists.

After some politeness, he got to the point, which was to form an alliance to fight Yuan Shu.

"Wen Hou, what do you think?" Seeing that Lu Bu was silent, Xun You asked again.

Although Lu Bu was reluctant to use a large army, there was a territory that had to be taken back, which was Guangling County.

Guangling County was originally subordinate to Xuzhou, but in Chen Deng's war against Lu Bu, it was occupied by Yuan Shu.

Only by taking Guangling County can Xuzhou be considered complete. Only by taking Guangling can Lü Bu be considered to have the Yangtze River defense line and a series of future development plans.

According to history, Yuan Shu will not live for three months. And according to history, it was Cao Cao and Sun Ce who fought Yuan Shu together and carved up Yuan Shu's territory. But now, there's one more of him.

And if you don't take this opportunity to get Guangling County back, there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the future.

After thinking about it, Lu Bu smiled and said, "Okay, let's fight Yuan Shu together." I have only one goal, Gwangling County. ”

Seeing Lu Bu's agreement, Xun You couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Guangling was originally under the rule of Xuzhou, so it is natural for Wen Hou to take it back." Then let's decide, after spring ploughing, we will fight Yuan Shu, the traitor! ”

"Hahahaha, that's it!"

The alliance was signed quickly, and Lu Bu naturally understood the reason for this military strategy very well.

If he did not sign such an alliance and he did not send troops, Cao Cao would not be able to feel at ease.

Because in the era of hegemony, everyone will be wary of those around them. At any time, I am worried about being taken advantage of by others, and I am worried that the praying mantis will catch cicadas, and the yellow finch will follow.

Moreover, Xuchang and Pengcheng are only 300 kilometers away. Battles can happen at any time, so everyone will be on guard.

After sending Xun You away, Lu Bu also had to discuss military strategy with Chen Gong.

But the situation is not optimistic.

Now there are 120,000 soldiers and horses under Lu Bu's command, and 80,000 of them are pure recruits.

You know, these recruits are still recruited from these millions of poor people. If he hadn't been a soldier alone, the whole family wouldn't have been hungry, and so many soldiers would not have been recruited.

It can be said that this is completely reckless. Basically, the youngest and strongest men under his rule were concentrated in his army. Moreover, from now on, he could no longer recruit troops from Xuzhou. In other words, these 120,000 soldiers and horses are the only soldiers and horses he has to dominate the world.

There is Yuan Shao in the north, and Yuan Shao has no worries about exterminating Gongsun Zhan, and he will only go south in the future. Therefore, in the area of Mount Tai, the Tibetan tyrant soldiers and horses cannot move at all. And Lu Bu has 50,000 heavy soldiers here, and most of them are veterans.

Pengcheng is the gateway to Xuzhou, and it is also a top priority. Who dares to guarantee that Cao Cao will not sneak attack ruthlessly, so Pengcheng must have at least 20,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city.

Xiapi is the foundation of governance, and it cannot be lost. The city sergeant's family and local tyrants did not belong to him, and there was considerable resistance. In this way, at least, it will take 20,000 soldiers and horses to be able to hold it.

In addition, the cities in various places also need to divide a part of the soldiers and horses to defend the city and maintain law and order, so that he can only use 20,000 soldiers and horses at most. And basically all of them are recruits, infantry.

20,000 soldiers and horses captured Guangling, with Yuan Shu's current strength, it can indeed be done. But in the same way, Lu Bu will also lose a lot.

As soon as he thought that he would lose a lot of soldiers and horses, Lu Bu felt a little unhappy in his heart.

But I have to think of strategies as much as possible.

And when Lu Bu told Chen Gong about his plan, he was strongly opposed by Chen Gong.

In his opinion, Xuzhou has now stabilized, and there is no need for Lu Bu to take risks in person.

If Lu Bu loses, then everyone can only be like birds and beasts, what to fight, and what to develop.

However, Lu Bu still used the authority of the lord to forcibly suppress Chen Gong's opposition.

Guangling is too important and must be taken back.

In this way, Lu Bu summoned Gao Shun over.

After Lu Bu's death in history, Gao Shun would rather die than vote. Therefore, Lu Bu's loyalty to Gao Shun has no doubt at all.

In this way, Lu Bu expanded the number of trapped camps to 5,000 people.

And these 5,000 people are selected from these 120,000 elite soldiers.

Special forces, so to speak.

These 5,000 camps do not need military cantonments, only training, and it is extremely high-intensity training.

The treatment of the trapped camp is naturally the best in the whole army.

It's just that only 500 of the 5,000 trapped camps are the original veterans. The remaining 4,500 are recruits, and their combat strength is still very weak.

Gao Shun soon arrived, clasped his fists and saluted: "Lord! ”

"Hmm!" Lu Bu responded: "After spring ploughing, I plan to recover Guangling, and you will pick three hundred skilled swordsmen from the trapping camp to give me." ”

Gao Shun's eyebrows frowned, but he immediately responded: "No! ”

Gao Shun didn't ask much, and Lu Bu was very satisfied.

Then, Lu Buti drew a picture of weapons and hurried to the weapons factory.

Since we have a war plan, of course, we must make all military preparations in advance.

In addition to conscripts, there are also various logistics. Weapons, armor, grain and grass, grain farmers, etc., etc.

These must be prepared one by one in advance. To fight a war is to fight logistics.

Fortunately, Guangling County is next to it, which is only one or two hundred kilometers. This is under the rule of Xuzhou, so it will not consume too much manpower and material resources.

As long as this battle goes well, the benefits of recovering Guangling are huge.

And when Lu Bu returned from the weapons factory, he saw that a group of scholars and local tycoons had sent their families to open up wasteland and farm.

Lu Bu knew this information, and Lu Bu was also very clear about what these people thought.

That is, to open up as much land as possible, even if there is no ownership of the land. But if you occupy the land first, if Lu Bu wants to take it back in the future, I am afraid that the Shi family and the local Haoqiang will also ask for compensation.

Or after Lu Bu's death, other princes occupy Xuzhou, and these lands will directly become their lands.

For this kind of conspiracy, Lu Bu is also helpless.

Fortunately, he now wants to diversify the land and store more grain, but it doesn't matter.

But in the same way, it also strengthened Lu Bu's determination to dominate the world.

In this world, scholars and local tycoons only care about the interests of their families, and do not care about the interests of the country at all.

A scholar is a person who is an official, and a local tycoon is a landlord. They are the moths of the country.

It is with these moths that the country has no tax revenue, and it is difficult to develop. And the tax is all on the poor people, how can the people not suffer.

Coupled with backward technology and low production efficiency. A year of famine means that many people starve to death.

The origin of the Yellow Turban Uprising is exactly this.

But even if Lu Bu knew this, with his current strength, he couldn't change anything at all.

What he can do is only to develop science and technology first, strengthen the country and enrich the people, and then use a series of reforms to return all these lands to the state.

However, to Lu Bu's surprise, he actually saw the people of the Elk family.

The Elk family has been in business for generations, and there are tens of thousands of slaves in the family, which can be described as rich and rivaling the country.

It is precisely because of the help of the elk family that Liu Bei was able to recruit troops and have a place.

Similarly, if you want to survive in troubled times, all major forces will choose one side to rely on.

But Lu Zhu chose the down-and-out Liu Bei, not only provided a lot of property, 2,000 strong slaves, and even married his sister Lu Zhen to Liu Bei.

Although the two brothers Lu Zhu and Lu Fang followed Liu Bei to fight the world. But the Elk family is still in Xuzhou, and there are still nearly 10,000 slaves in the family.

Moreover, the Elk family has been in business for generations, and if it can be collected for its own use, it will have a huge role in promoting Lu Bu's industry and commerce.

Moreover, it can also reduce one resistance force at the same time.

Well, it is necessary to get the elk.

Lu Bu must be in his heart, and his heart is instantly cold and fire.

Ice is ruthless, fire is burning.

The target, the former Liu Bei's wife, Elk Zhen.