CHAPTER XXXVII

In 618 of the Wushuang calendar, in just a few days, first Yang Guang was killed, then Yuwen and Dugu fought against each other, and then Lu Bu's army suddenly appeared outside Jiangdu City like a heavenly soldier and drove Dugu Valve out of Jiangdu City.

Dugu Valve retreated to Gaoyou, and the Jianghuai Army formed a corner and confronted the Jiangdong Army in the Jiangdu City, but this confrontation situation did not last long, that night, the vanguard of the Jianghuai Army was attacked, with heavy casualties, Dugu Valve was difficult to govern alone, and had to withdraw from Gaoyou, leaving only the Jianghuai Army and Lu Bu to compete.

It's just that I don't know what happened, and on the third day, Du Fuwei suddenly withdrew his troops, which disappointed some forces who were originally going to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

A series of changes only happened in just three days, which caught many people off guard, and at the same time, it also made the situation in the whole world more turbulent, Lu Bu's force, can no longer wait to ignore it, with Jiangdong as a big rear, and Jiangdu as a springboard, it is like a trapped dragon ascending to heaven, and at the same time, the relationship between Lu Bu and Du Fuwei has become more irreversible.

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly?

Whether it is Lu Bu or Du Fuwei, can not rest assured to attack other forces, Lu Bu wants to develop to Huaibei, must pull out Du Fuwei's troubles, and Du Fuwei wants to expand the territory, but also must make his rear stable and, today's Jiangdong is not as sparsely populated as at the end of the Han Dynasty, Wuhu Chaohua made many Han people flee to this side, after hundreds of years of recuperation and development, plus Yang Guang loves Jiangnan, invested a lot of manpower and material resources to develop, so that now Jiangdong population is prosperous, business is also very developed.

As long as Lu Bu stabilizes the Jiangdu, he will definitely be a major force that can influence the situation in the world, and if he can go one step further and annex Du Fuwei, it is not a lie to determine the world!

Jiangdu City, revisiting the old place, but at this moment Lu Bu's mood is different, at the beginning, he was chased and killed by Yu Wenhua and the army with the reputation of anti-thief, and almost died several times, but now, he is the overlord of one side, coming back as the lord of Jiangdu, enjoying the awe of the people.

"Why didn't you see Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling?" Walking on the street, Jiangdu City is now a little depressed, although the quality of the Jiangdong Army is good, and Yu Min has not committed any crimes, but since it is a war, it will inevitably cause some turmoil, and the people in the city will inevitably be panicked.

At this moment, Lu Bu was followed by Shen Luoyan and Wei Zheng.

Although Jiangdu is newly determined, but under the joint advice of Shen Luoyan and Wei Zheng, Lu Bu still set the capital here, first, Jiangdu City is an eighth-level city, and the entire south is the only one except for the hometown of Lingnan Tiandao Song Que, and it also means that Lu Bu is enterprising again, and he expresses his attitude to the princes of the world, and at the same time, it can also attract some talented but unambitious people to like.

"Kou Zhong has ambition and ability, this time I saw you defeat Jiangdu, I am estimated to be stimulated, in a short time, I am afraid that he will not come back." Shen Luoyan chuckled and said, although Kou Zhong tried his best to hide it, how could he hide it from Shen Luoyan's eyes.

"Yes, a good man, standing between heaven and earth, he should make a career and come to the world in vain." Lu Bu nodded approvingly.

"The lord is not afraid of raising tigers? Kou Zhong can be so praised by Shen Junshi, and in the future, I am afraid that it will be a great enemy of our army. Wei Zheng asked with a smile.

"If that day comes, I'd look forward to his growth." A flash of excitement flashed in Lu Bu's eyes: "That just proves that I, Lu Bu, didn't look at the wrong person at the beginning, besides, I have self-confidence, and no one can be an obstacle to me." ”

"It's a good thing to have self-confidence, but I think, at present, let's discuss the matter of war horses, since we want to look north to the Central Plains, the cavalry division must be formed, but there is no place to produce horses in the south, and the Pegasus Ranch seems to have always been hostile to us, and the supply of horses is very restrictive, if you buy war horses at a high price for a long time, it is definitely a big burden." Shen Luoyan frowned.

In a short period of time, I am afraid that a large amount of money will be invested in the reconstruction of Jiangdu, but in this way, the capital budget will be reduced a lot, and the war horse is an important material for the conquest of the Central Plains, but the Pegasus Ranch has always restricted them, so that there are only thousands of cavalry.

"Hmph, Pegasus Ranch has always put on a neutral face towards the heroes of the world, but it has always been very harsh on us, it seems that we are not counted as one of the heroes of the world." Lu Bu sneered, and a cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"I'm curious, war horses are the lifeblood of the princes, wouldn't anyone have the idea of Pegasus Ranch? Are princes willing to put their lifeblood in the hands of others? Lu Bu looked at Shen Luoyan with some puzzlement, this has always been the strangest thing about him.

Sometimes, Lu Buzhen feels that there are too many unreasonable places in this world, not to mention the inhumans who can be constantly reborn and resurrected, such as the previous Haisha Gang, Dongming Faction and Pegasus Ranch, as well as the Giant Kun Gang, which respectively master sea salt, weapons, war horses, and intelligence trading.

No matter which one it is, for any prince or even the emperor, it is something that no outsiders can interfere with, in the previous life, Emperor Ling was also mediocre, and he could sell the officials as items, but for these four things, he still firmly grasped them, because these are the lifeblood of a country, once in the hands of civil forces, it is easy to strengthen the enemies lurking in the dark.

Let's not say whether Yang Guang is mediocre or not, but the first emperor Yang Jian is recognized by the people as a Ming Jun, since he is a Ming Jun, can't he even see this little thing?

"If you don't want to, you can't!" Shen Luoyan sighed helplessly: "Pegasus Ranch is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it has good strength in itself, and there is also Domination of the Mountain Villa as an ally, watching and helping each other, and the previous owners have been well versed in the way of neutrality, wandering between the princes of all parties, reaching a delicate balance, not offending any of the princes, plus it has good strength, so that the Pegasus Ranch has been preserved until now." ”

"Then why is it so us?" Lu Bu sneered.

"I think it's someone who is fighting the Pegasus Ranch, and there should be an internal response in the Pegasus Ranch, and the identity of this internal response should not be low, at least he can influence the number and money of the Pegasus Ranch to sell war horses to the outside world." Shen Luoyan summed it up carefully before continuing: "The amount we spent on buying war horses is ten times that of other princes, if you imagine it from another angle, if at the beginning, the amount given to us by Pegasus Ranch was not a few hundred but thousands, but someone did something from it, so that we could only buy hundreds of war horses. ”

"Could it be that the owner of Pegasus Ranch is a fool? It's so plain, so many war horses will no one know? Lu Bu didn't believe it.

"It's hard to say." Wei Zheng shook his head: "Shen Junshi's words reminded me, what if the people who did tricks in the middle transferred the war horses that were originally going to be sold to us to other princes?" Since it is said that there is an internal annihilation, I am afraid that it must be bought by any force, and with the surname of the lord, I believe that this dumb loss will not be swallowed, and when the time comes, it is bound to go to the trouble of Pegasus Ranch, if it is at this time, someone comes to the rescue, and you will not be able to get the entire Pegasus Ranch. ”

"So, haven't I been wronged for so long?" A terrifying murderous intent flashed in Lu Bu's eyes, and he said coldly, Shen Luoyan and Wei Zheng couldn't help but shudder, knowing that Lu Bu was really angry this time, but who else was, I'm afraid no one would be calm when they got this conclusion, let alone Lu Bu?

"This is just our speculation, whether it is true or not, the information in hand is limited, and there is no way to confirm it." Shen Luoyan looked away, and then said: "But the most important thing at the moment is to disconnect the deal with Pegasus Ranch first, and wait until the matter is clear." ”

"Okay, I'll go to Pegasus Ranch myself this time, and I don't mind uprooting Pegasus Ranch if I don't give me a satisfactory explanation." Lu Bu snorted coldly and strode in the direction of the palace.

Shen Luoyan and Wei Zheng glanced at each other, and they could see the wry smile in each other's eyes, whether Lu Bu could wash the Pegasus Ranch in blood, they did not doubt that although they were thousands of miles apart, even if there was only Lu Bu alone, it was not impossible to kill all the high-level leaders of the Pegasus Ranch, but from the perspective of a strategist, it was not in Lu Bu's interests.

Once Lu Bu bloodbathes Pegasus Ranch, it will only be someone else who is cheaper, after all, if Lu Bu really washes Pegasus Ranch with blood, I'm afraid that the people in the ranch will not take refuge in Lu Bu.

And this matter may be the result that the people behind the scenes are happy to see, if you look at it from Shen Luoyan's point of view, it is better to take the plan and subdue the Pegasus Ranch easily.

"Looks like I need to go with him to Pegasus Ranch this time, and I'll have to leave the matter to you." Looking at Wei Zheng with a wry smile, Shen Luoyan said.

"Madame can rest assured, but I heard that the owner of Pegasus Ranch is a delicate beauty, if, uh, I mean if, what ......happens to the lord and this owner, please Madame, for the sake of the overall situation, if you can get Pegasus Ranch, it will definitely be a big help for our army." At this moment, Wei Zheng's expression was a little unbeaten.

Shen Luoyan nodded speechlessly and said, "Don't worry, does Mr. Xuancheng think that I am such a person who doesn't know the general situation?" ”

"It's hard to say." Wei Zheng said secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it, and said with a natural look on his face: "It's just a reminder below, besides, this kind of thing may not happen, well, there is a banquet tonight to celebrate our occupation of the big city of Jiangdu, don't let the lord wait for a long time." Before Wei Zheng finished speaking, the person had already run seven or eight feet away, and at that speed, it could not be seen that he was a weak scholar who did not know martial arts.

(To be continued)