To the east of Anhui County, there is a road that can be extended to Shu County.

To the east, you can approach the pass, and after a few passes, you can exit to Huainan County.

At the border gate, many homeless people were put in, and Xu Zhen went out for an afternoon.

At sunset, he saw the border villages full of hunger, and immediately asked Xu Chu to lead people to Anhui County first.

He and Zhao Yun rested here for a while, gathering among the homeless people.

At this time, the two of them each took a sip of water with a water bag.

Zhao Yun sighed in a deep voice, "Junhou, most of these displaced people have fled from Huainan, and there are still so many people in Lujiang, Huainan is afraid that it will be even more miserable." ”

Speaking of this, a look of worry suddenly appeared on his face, and he looked at Xu Zhen with concern, and said, "Junhou, there are so many people, if we keep storing them, it is likely that the military rations will not be enough." ”

Xu Zhen put down the water bag, his face softened slightly, and his face gradually became much rudder, and he smiled at Zhao Yun: "At this time, accepting the homeless people is actually already at war with Yuan Shu. ”

"Why?"

Zhao Yun was quite stunned, he didn't understand the meaning yet.

Xu Zhen continued: "Yuan Shu established himself in the name of usurping the Han, but he could not take care of the people and displaced them. ”

"And we are holding the banner of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, gathering the displaced people, and condensing the hearts of the people of the world, with these people's hearts, the benevolent and righteous people will lose their strengths, and Yuan Shu will lose his power even more."

"His Huainan section, whether it is the people or the soldiers, will be even more complaining."

"As early as last year, before the New Year's Pass, I had already sent spies to Huainan to release rumors, and rumors of Cao's internal commandments, self-discipline, and the benevolence and love of the people of Cao's army were spread in his territory."

"Ke Zilong, do you know that although this plan is called a rumor, what I say is true, there is no lie, and the Han people in the world are not in their eyes."

Zhao Yun nodded silently, this is a good statement, what is really in the eyes will make the people more moved, and the people of Huainan know that the officials under the Cao family are so popular.

Cao's army is benevolent and loves the people, and compared to Yuan Shu's tyrannical expedition and recklessness, regardless of reputation, naturally the internal military morale is low, and after the thieves and soldiers lose the battle, internal troubles will breed, and it is unknown what the outcome will be.

Unexpectedly, the prince had already made arrangements a few months ago.

"I understand, prince, it is precisely because of this that we must accept the homeless people and sincerely pursue this matter."

Zhao Yun hugged his fists, and he had a deeper understanding of the matter of collecting the hearts of the people.

Xu Zhen nodded slightly, immediately pulled the war horse to the side, found a relatively clean and round stone, and squatted on it.

He Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Wait for Xu Chu to come back, and then go to the waterway to investigate." ”

"When investigating, by the way, see if there is a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, there are hermits living in seclusion, if I remember correctly, in places like southern water towns, hermits like music, such as bamboo forests, there will be beautiful sounds coming out."

"Haha!" Zhao Yun had a different color in his eyes at this time, this prince is too interesting, in addition to such a tiring and tired military affairs, there is a lot of leisure and elegance.

Or, his mind was to recruit local hermits out of the mountains, so that they could settle the hearts of the displaced people everywhere.

The politics of various localities should be adapted to local conditions.

Of course, the local strategists understand better, and the government of the north may not really be implemented when it comes to Lujiang, for example, the policy of Tuntian may have a completely different effect because of the soil quality.

"Good!" Zhao Yun nodded solemnly, "I am willing to rely on the guidance of the prince." ”

……

In the evening, Xu Zhen returned to the camp.

However, it is a pity that he did not find a place for the hermit to live, and returned to the camp to rest for a while, and after dinner in the evening, he prepared to train the soldiers.

At this time, in Lujiang, because of the opening of the warehouse to release grain, the people's attachment to the Cao family was even greater, and the reputation and reputation were rising.

It is also quite easy to recruit soldiers, and it responds to every call.

"When the people know the evil of Yuan Shu, they are even more grateful to us for their benevolence, and those who win the hearts of the people win the world, this must be the truth," Xu Zhen and Cao Ang and other civil and military officers walked on the road of the camp.

Cao Ang nodded hurriedly, and sped up his pace to follow Xu Zhen's side, but he was also a little unable to keep up with his brother who was striding like the wind.

"Brother, it's better to rest for a while, and leave this matter to Dian Wei."

"Dian Wei, Zhong Kang and other generals can train troops."

"No," Xu Zhen thought about it, the armor and stirrups, as well as the iron-smelting and wrought iron of Pu Feng and the others were all personally supervised, only Zhuge Liang had half of the command power, and he couldn't teach others casually.

"Things must be done by themselves, they are indispensable, and they cannot be left to others to do."

At this time, Jia Xu glanced deeply at Xu Zhen's back, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said to Cao Ang: "Eldest prince, they have other responsibilities, and now the only one who can follow the prince and the prince is Zilong." ”

"However, Zilong has just entered the camp, and he may not be able to win the admiration of the soldiers under his command, so he still needs to be brought by the prince first."

"The eldest prince doesn't have to worry, the busiest is only the next two days, when the defense route is determined, the soldiers and horses arrive at the pass, and the camp is set up, the prince can naturally rest."

"Okay, good ......" Cao Ang was a little relieved at this time, and said to Xu Zhen: "Brother Bowen, if you feel unwell, you must not brace hard, although you want to make contributions, but you can't let your brother work so hard, what if you are sick!" ”

Xu Zhen paused, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you Zixuan for your concern, but I'm not tired." ”

"Brother has worked hard." Cao Ang bowed deeply, bowed and bowed, and now he has thrown himself to Xu Zhen's five bodies, full of reverence.

"To serve the people."

Xu Zhen threw down a word and walked directly to the front, without the slightest hesitation or hesitation, in Cao Ang's eyes, his broad shoulders seemed to hold up the sky at this time.

The sunset sprinkled on Xu Bowen's body looked very moving.

Several people felt a little emotion in their hearts.

And at this moment, Zhao Yun suddenly realized more clearly in his heart, in this world, if there is a deeper benevolence than loving the people like a son, it is this sentence.

He is willing to plough cattle for the people, he really thinks about military and political affairs, and thinks about the people everywhere.

At this time, guarding the realm of the Lujiang River can keep the displaced people from all over the country, but it is actually very dangerous.

It is easy to be attacked by Yuan Shu.

If this is the case, then it is to use the lives of soldiers to protect the people, but the duties of officers and soldiers in the army are like this, and they are duty-bound.

Bowen persevered day and night, never stopped, and the charm of this moment could impress the whole camp.

After all, whether it is a general or a strategist, if you want to cry and cry tired, and think about the prince who is many times busier than himself, he will not be able to speak.

At this time, Jia Xu and Zhao Yun followed.

Together with Xu Zhen, he went to the new barracks, and during this day, there were more than 2,000 strong men among the displaced people who were willing to enter the camp as new soldiers.

Xu Zhen first took Zhao Yun to the training ground, introduced the generals to the recruits, and made it clear that he would come to accompany them to practice tonight.

After Zhao Yun began to practice as a team, Xu Zhen asked Zhuge Liang to accompany him here, and if there was something to offer for training, he asked him to assist Zhao Yun to start the reorganization as soon as possible.

Go to the blacksmith alone.

But Jia Xu was also even better, and the two galloped side by side.

Xu Zhen tilted his head slightly, and he could feel that Jia Xu's steps were extremely fast, and he could really keep up with him when he was a lot older.

It is worthy of being pulled by Dian Wei to run every day.

Xu Zhen turned his face sideways and said softly, "Thank you, sir." ”

Jia Xu's expression moved, and he habitually smiled behind his back, it's been a year...... This is the first time that the prince has said a word of thanks.

I don't know why, my heart is indeed still mixed, I was slightly moved, and just about to speak, I found that Xu Zhen did not slow down, but still strode forward.

So he snorted, and let go of the hand behind his back to speed up his pace to catch up, "Junhou, the old man already knows the will of Junhou, and he will definitely follow him in the future." ”

"I can pour my energy and plan for the prince, so I will definitely advance and retreat in a certain way, and I can withdraw from the waves."

Xu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then stopped and stared at Jia Xu, his face full of doubt.

"Why?"

Jia Xu was also stunned, and the two looked at each other.

Wide-eyed staring.

Jia Xu smacked his lips and asked suspiciously: "Take the land of the Lujiang River, get the water town ferry, raise water conservancy to enrich the people, slowly change the army in this realm, and then recruit troops and horses, you can continue to grow, and Tuyang has Huainan." ”

"In this way, can we rely on the Cao family, and can we resist the troops of Jiangdong and Jingzhou, or go south to fight for the male first, and fight against the lord, and each has something to take, so that the world can be decided?"

"What do you mean...... Self-reliance? Xu Zhen asked tentatively.

Jia Xu's face turned pale immediately, and he immediately waved his hand: "I didn't say self-reliance!" ”

"What you mean by that is self-reliance!" Xu Zhen's face was serious, and he suddenly froze, "Jia Wenhe, I really didn't expect that you would follow me for so long, and you still have this kind of thought!" I would have set my heart on the bright moon! How could you think so!? ”

"You are thinking about the world!! Is it true that the peace of the people is as light as a feather in your heart!? ”

Jia Xu's face was pale for a while, and he was a little stunned.

What's going on, what's wrong with this, what did I say?

Don't you think so?!

I thought I knew what you were thinking, but that's a ......

"However, the strategy is right," Xu Zhen suddenly smiled, which made Jia Xu's heart suddenly relieved.

"Good strategy," Xu Zhen pondered for a moment, then nodded in affirmation, "Good strategy." ”

After speaking, he left directly, and he didn't say whether Jia Xu could follow, so Jia Xu thought about Xu Zhen's words in place.

But he still didn't know what it meant, so he could only trot up and follow, leaned closer and whispered: "Junhou, what does a good strategy mean?" ”

"You're not going to turn around and tell the eldest prince, are you? You won't go back and tell Sikong, will you? ”

Xu Zhen frowned and leaned back slightly, "What kind of person am I?" ”

"Maybe—no, absolutely not!" Jia Xu was immediately determined, bowed and bowed.

What does that mean exactly?

Don't hang me, I can't sleep at night like you!

"I'll talk about it later, and I'm not allowed to say it again in the future."

Xu Zhen said lightly.

took Jia Xu into the blacksmith camp.

Pu Feng and others hurriedly greeted them, and yesterday they had already built a melting pot, and they melted the useless iron tools of the original Lujiang soldiers and horses day and night, and changed more than 100 pairs of battle armor.

They already had their own molds for their blades, using about twice as much iron as half of their blades.

But the shape is pretty much the same.

So in terms of weight, the knives they created were already different from ordinary military blacksmiths.

Even a knife used by a recruit is much harder and sharper.

"Prince, that thing ......"

Pu Feng glanced at Jia Xu.

Xu Zhen immediately said calmly: "It's okay, just say it." ”

"We can't do it for the time being, and our craftsmen can't solve the problem of machine expansion, but the device structure of the force has almost been solved."

"How about a box-top structure?" Xu Zhen thought for a while and said.

"Mr. Kong Ming also came to it, but the structure of the top box and the internal structure are estimated to require fine craftsmen, give us a few more days."

Xu Zhen breathed a long sigh of relief and sighed: "It has to be like this." ”

"Let Kong Ming come, he should have a way."

Xu Zhen firmly believes it, because what he wants to suffer is the Zhuge Repeater, this thing forces Liangzi to think, and with the talent of the Pu family, there may be a way.

After three years of getting along, Xu Zhen has a deep understanding of the Pu family, they are not a traditional blacksmith family, but a inherited craftsman's craft, and many delicate jobs must also be understood.

"Good! Next, the villain must speed up the work and cast a sharp blade for the prince and the thief! ”

The blacksmith battalion is a small battalion of its own, everyone is equipped with war horses, and the money Xu Zhen gives them from the military is equivalent to that of a school official, which is a favor for Pu Feng.

Not to mention that Xu Zhen occasionally teaches Pu Yuan in person, treating him like a nephew.

The Pu family and the more than 60 craftsmen led by him are also happy and convinced of Xu Zhen.

"Good work."

"It's not hard!"

Pu Feng immediately turned around and went to the scorching stove to continue working, since the progress of this device was blocked, Xu Zhen did not need to supervise the work anymore, and immediately turned back and left.

Jia Xu hurriedly followed, and said softly in his ear: "Junhou, can I pretend that I didn't hear it, didn't see it?" ”

"Why?" Xu Zhen asked without looking back.

"This kind of thing...... Why are you showing me? ”

"You're going to follow up on it yourself."

Research and improve armaments...... Jia Xu knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, of course, this kind of thing could only be done in secret, and after the soldiers and horses made meritorious contributions to it, they might not be able to be known.

Otherwise, if it leaks out in advance and is imitated, it will be a great crime to leak military aircraft!

This kind of thing can only be known to true henchmen, such as his apprentice Zhuge Liang, or these craftsmen who have followed the prince from the beginning.

Although the prince took me as a confidant, I was very moved.

But the old man didn't want to know about it......

"I ......"

Jia Xu was speechless for a while, and his face was suddenly extremely ugly, and then he said: "Then if this matter is leaked out, can the prince be sure in his heart for the first time, it is definitely not what Jia Xu said?" ”

"What do you think?" Xu Zhen stared at him.

Jia Xudeng sighed: "I really shouldn't have spoken today. ”

In the past, he was secretive and kept his mouth shut...... But I don't know what's going on today, I should have known that I couldn't be moved by the prince.

Touching this emotion really shouldn't be what a strategist should have.

"Then if the prince wants to blame, how will he punish him?"

Xu Zhen was speechless: "Let Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Zhao Zilong take you to run together." ”

Jia Xu: "......"

"Gone!" Xu Zhen glanced back at him, and when he mentioned running, the little old man's face was full of sweat, and he smiled and patted Jia Xu's shoulder a few times, "Alas, how can a person in the army march without strength?" Do you see if you're much tougher now? ”

"Yes, yes, yes......"

Jia Xu nodded hurriedly.

"Okay, don't think about it, if it is a few days later, when I have leisure, I will have a deep conversation with my husband, at this moment I still have to go to the water town mist, the land of good sound and rhythm, there must be a hermit."

"Huh?!" Jia Xu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in a daze: "Then, if I know this place, can the prince be that I haven't been here today?" ”

It's coming, it's coming! I was called out early in the morning to run errands, and I just got home, and I was creating with passion!! There will be three more soon! Love you, Momoda

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