My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 191 The fish takes the bait
"You have been doing well these days, and I am ready to give you more responsibilities. What do you think?"

Lu Yi suddenly changed the subject and said to Hao Meng.

"what……?"

Hao Meng was caught off guard by Lu Yi's move and stood there in a daze for a moment.

"With your talent, being a mere consul is a bit of an understatement. Except for you, all of us brothers are at least commanders in charge of a hundred people."

Lu Yi continued.

"I am also going to promote you to the position of commander and add 50 more people. You must perform well in the future. Commander of the caravan is just the beginning. Now we in Luwu have the heads of 4,000 Xianbei people. This is a huge military achievement, enough for me to get an official position in the imperial court for each of you old brothers!"

"Brother... I..." Hao Meng couldn't help feeling ashamed when he saw this, but when he thought about what he was asking for, the trace of shame that had just appeared was immediately wiped out by cruelty and ruthlessness.

"Good brother, you don't have to say anything, I know it all!" Lu Yi spoke with a double meaning and patted Hao Meng's shoulder affectionately.

"I ignored you in the past, don't worry, I will make good use of you in the future!"

As he spoke, Lu Yi suddenly raised two wine cups filled with fine wine on the table and handed one to Hao Meng.

"Now that the Xianbei are rampant, although Luwu has gained a night of peace, it is still like a lone boat in the ocean, in danger of capsizing at any time. Drink this cup of wine, and we two brothers will work together to defend Luwu!"

Having said that, Lu Yi was the first to drink it all in one gulp.

"I am willing to protect Luwu together with my big brother!" Hao Meng said these words against his will, but his expression was very heroic. He also imitated Lu Yi and drank the wine in the bottle.

"Good!" Lu Yi was overjoyed seeing this.

"Now all of you brothers are separated from each other. Although Luwu has 2,000 auxiliary soldiers, we are in urgent need of generals who can take on important tasks."

"So that's how it is! Lu Yi is short of manpower, so he is willing to delegate power to me. Haha, little did he know that this would fall right into my calculations!" Hao Meng's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he immediately let down his guard against Lu Yi.

"It is really difficult to support the city by relying on Cheng Lian alone. I want to appoint you as the commander of the north gate and guard the north city day and night. What do you think, brother Hao Meng?"

Lu Yi, who had been closely observing Hao Meng's expression, saw his expression change slightly and knew that the time had come, so he pretended to be sincere and asked for help.

"Great! Lu Yi has built Luwu into an airtight place like an iron barrel. I was just worried about how to get in touch with Su Shuang amidst all the defenses. Now that I have this position, I will definitely be able to communicate with Su Shuang without any worries!"

Hao Meng was so excited that he quickly stepped out of the table and bowed in front of Lu Yi.

"It is my duty to share your worries, big brother. Don't worry, I, Hao Meng, will guard the North City and will make sure those Xianbei people never come back!"

"Haha, now I can rest assured!" Seeing that the fish had been hooked, Lu Yi smiled even more.

After Hao Meng took over the defense of the north of the city, he did so to avoid suspicion.

I performed very hard on the first day.

It can be said that he looks like a man who is devoted to his duties.

And Lu Yi also cooperated and came over to inspect several times to reassure Hao Meng.

When Lu Yi stopped patrolling the north gate the next day, Hao Meng could no longer bear it.

That night, he found an excuse to send away the fifty new men assigned to him by Lu Yixin.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, Su Shuang's spy was secretly lowered to the top of the city wall using a suspension bridge.

His actions were immediately known by Cheng Lian, who was hiding in the dark and closely watching every move of the North Gate, and he immediately reported the matter to Lu Yi overnight. "As expected, brother, Hao Meng was already impatient to release the spy and prepare to contact Su Shuang the next day!"

"Haha, it's almost dawn now. The spy will have to return tomorrow night. Nothing will happen tonight."

Lu Yi thought for a moment and then smiled.

"Although there is Hao Meng as an insider, the Xianbei people are not good at attacking cities, and night battles are definitely not what the Xianbei people are good at."

"But the Xianbei people are now running out of military rations, and they urgently need the food and fodder from our Luwu."

"So if I were Hu Tuo and Su Shuang, I would definitely order Hao Meng to open the city gate at dawn when Lvwu's defense is the weakest. Then I would lead a large group of troops into the city to burn, kill and loot. In this way, Lvwu would definitely change hands, and the Xianbei people would be doomed."

"Therefore, tomorrow morning at dawn is the time for the Xianbei people to make a comeback!"

"As long as we are well prepared, Huto will just walk into his own trap!"

"But Hu Tuo is treacherous and will definitely not attack Luwu himself. He will definitely leave at least half of his troops behind to watch. He will only join the battle when the overall situation is determined."

"You must contact Gao Shun immediately and tell him to arrive at Lüwu at dawn tomorrow no matter what. As soon as the sun rises, lead 800 cavalrymen to attack Hutuo's troops in the rear."

"Hehe, eight hundred cavalrymen are enough to defeat five times the number of light cavalrymen head-on. Hutto can only leave 4,000 men behind at most, and they will definitely not be able to stop Gao Shun's attack."

With just a few simple words, Lu Yi made a clear psychological analysis of Hu Tuo, Su Shuang and Hao Meng, while Cheng Lian on the side was stunned.

Let Cheng Lian go to the battlefield and fight for his life with the enemy. That is his strong point. Even if Lu Yi asked him to die, he would never frown.

But asking him to come up with a foolproof plan like Lu Yi in such a short time was even more difficult than killing him.

"Haha, you..."

Lu Yi couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

"A general cannot just be brave and reckless. He should be familiar with the art of war and have strategies in mind, so that he can win every battle."

"Cheng Lian, in addition to practicing martial arts, you should study hard!"

"I know..." Cheng Lian couldn't help but reveal a painful expression when he heard this. Letting him study was not much worse than killing him.

But since it is his elder brother's request, he will still study hard no matter how difficult it is.

"Oh..." Looking at Cheng Lian who left with a confused look on his face, Lu Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

As his power grew and his business expanded, the manpower he had became increasingly stretched.

Now the only one under his command who can truly stand on his own is Gao Shun.

Even his younger brother Lu Bu only knew how to show off his bravery for a moment. If he led the troops alone, he would easily fall into the enemy's trap.

However, Little Zhang Liao and Little Zhang He were still young and needed several years to grow up. At least before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, they could not be relied upon by Lu Yi.

And now no one knows where the little Zhao Yun, whom he had been thinking about so much, has gone with Tong Yuanyun.

"It seems that after this battle, we still need to put the plan of recruiting talents on the agenda as soon as possible!"

"By the way, I wonder if Master Guan has killed the powerful and started to leave his hometown...?"

(End of this chapter)