My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 318: Two Divisions
After receiving the imperial edict, Lu Yi immediately began to make arrangements for the expedition.

"Order Lü Bu to be the commander of Qingzhou Route, and lead 30,000 Bingzhou cavalrymen to fight against the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou. Appoint Chen Gong as the military advisor of Qingzhou Route, and Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, Zhang Liao, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Wei Xu, and Cao Xing as deputy generals."

"We will obey the Lord's orders!"

Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others immediately stepped forward to receive orders.

Now that Lu Yi has a large number of troops and a vast territory, he can no longer effectively manage and command them by himself, so dividing the troops becomes a matter of course.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao often had armies of hundreds of thousands or even millions, but they were all divided among their generals, and he was just a figurehead commander.

The organizational and communication capabilities of the cold weapon army were limited by the times. As the saying goes, to travel, you have to walk, and to send messages, you have to shout.

In such a terrible environment, it was impossible to arrange all aspects of the division of troops when setting out on the expedition. Moreover, it would take several days for the two armies to communicate by fast horses across several states, so the division of troops was imperative.

The only one under Lü Yi who had both the ability and qualifications to be a commander was his younger brother Lü Bu. Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and Zhang He were all famous generals in history, but their qualifications were there after all. If other generals were forcibly appointed, they would also be dissatisfied.

Lu Bu was not only Lu Yi's younger brother, but also one of the first veterans to follow Lu Yi. He had outstanding military achievements and was loyal. Lu Yi arranged him to be the commander-in-chief, and no one dared to complain.

"Fengxian, you are invincible and have no rivals in the world, but you are not good at strategy, so I specially appointed Gongtai as the military advisor of the army. When you encounter something on the way to the war, you should discuss it with Gongtai more often. If you disagree, you should follow the military advisor's opinion in everything."

Although the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were not difficult to conquer, Lu Yi was worried that Lu Bu would start to use his brain at a critical moment, so he assigned Chen Gong to be his military advisor. Although Chen Gong was slow in intelligence, he still had a good plan to bully the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou who had basically no counselors.

"Don't worry, brother. I will definitely live up to your trust."

Seeing how serious Lu Yi was, Lu Bu didn't dare to contradict him and could only nod and agree.

"If Fengxian can do this, it will be a blessing for our Lu family."

Seeing this, Lu Yi couldn't help but patted Lu Bu's shoulder with relief.

This time, when the troops were divided into two groups, Lu Yi, as the eldest brother, not only gave Lu Bu three-fifths of his current troops, but also equipped Lu Bu with luxurious civil and military personnel.

Except for the ungrateful Hao Meng who had been executed by Lu Yi, and the Taishan bandit leader Zang Ba who was far away in Xuzhou and had not yet surrendered, Lu basically had the Eight Strongest Generals. As for the 30,000 Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, they far exceeded the military strength of Lu Yi in his heyday in history.

Historically, although Lu Bu occupied Xuzhou and had no problem with food, fodder and money, he did not have the convenience of obtaining horses in large quantities like in Bingzhou. Otherwise, why was Lu Bu so much worse off after he took over Xuzhou than when he attacked Yanzhou before? He went from almost destroying Cao Cao to being destroyed by Cao Cao. This was the difference.

However, Lu Bu now does not have this kind of dilemma at all. For Lu Yi, who has already occupied the south of the desert, horses are no longer a problem.

As long as Lu Yi's knights and food supplies can keep up, and with the steady supply of war horses from the south of the desert, the number of Bingzhou cavalry can continue to expand rapidly.

After arranging the southern army, Lu Yi looked at Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others.

"Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Zhang Xun, obey my orders!"

"The general is here!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu and others immediately stepped forward to receive orders.

"I order you to lead the remaining 20,000 Bingzhou cavalry to follow me eastward to Youzhou to attack Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and the rebellious Wuhuan people!"

"The last general takes command!"

Guan Yu and others were excited to hear the order.

The romance of warriors always takes place on the battlefield.

This expedition can not only attack the rebels, but also conquer foreign races. Several people can't wait to fly to the battlefield now.

After arranging the two armies, Lu Yi finally looked at Tian Feng and Zhen Yi.

"We will go out to make contributions, and I will leave our hometown to the military advisor and Zhen Yi."

Lü Yi, Lü Bu, Chen Gong, Gao Shun, and Cheng Lian all have to go out on the expedition, so it would not do without an important person to look after them at home.

Tian Feng is not only the left military advisor, but also a subordinate of Lu Yi, so he is naturally the first choice.

The reason why Zhen Yi was left behind was that he was the only son of the Zhen family. Lu Yi didn't dare to take the risk of sending this God of Wealth to accompany the army. If anything happened to him, he wouldn't be able to explain to Zhen's father.

"Please rest assured, my lord. With Tian Feng here, Bingzhou will be safe."

Tian Feng looked serious.

"I will do my best to ensure the food and fodder for the two armies."

Zhen Yi also added.

"very good!"

Lu Yi nodded with satisfaction, and then drew the sword from his waist.

"Swear to go to war!"

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials responded in unison.

The day Lu Yi gave the order.

The two armies then split up and acted separately.

Lu Bu led 30,000 cavalrymen to rush to Qingzhou at night, preparing to catch the Qingzhou army off guard.

However, Lu Yi did not immediately head east to Youzhou, but instead took a detour to the border.

"My lord, why did you take a detour through the border instead of sending troops to Youzhou to join Gongsun Zan?"

The soldiers, not knowing what was going on, asked Lu Yi questions one after another.

"Haha, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun have tens of thousands of soldiers, so they are nothing to be afraid of. Not to mention my 20,000 Bingzhou cavalry, Gongsun Zan alone can suppress the rebellion, it's just a matter of time. What I'm worried about is not Zhang Ju and the others, but the Wuhuan forces behind them!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi immediately smiled and explained to everyone.

"Wuhuan?"

Guan Yu and others were all famous generals of the time. They immediately grasped the key point after hearing what he said, and waited quietly for Lu Yi's next words.

"Not bad!"

Lu Yi continued.

"The Wuhuan people were originally a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, just like the Southern Xiongnu. The Han Dynasty saw that they were suffering from the oppression of the Xiongnu and Xianbei, so they not only showed mercy and allowed some of the Wuhuan people to come to the Han Dynasty to guard the border, but also rewarded them with hundreds of millions of money every year."

"But the Wuhuan people are ungrateful. Not only do they not care about the kindness of our great Han, but they have repeatedly colluded with the Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Xiongnu outside the country to invade the Han territory, killing our compatriots, occupying our homes, and enslaving our people. Their evil deeds are simply too numerous to list. They are simply wolves that have broken into the house."

As Lu Yi spoke, he couldn't help but reveal an angry look on his face, and Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others were also furious when they heard his words. As for Zhang Fei, who had the most explosive temper, he was even more furious, and kept shouting that he was going to take the heads of Zhang Ju and others right away.

"Today this hungry wolf has instigated Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and others to rebel against the court. If there was no hungry wolf Wuhuan behind them, how dare the two thieves Zhang Ju and others openly rebel and declare themselves emperors? This is intolerable!" Lu Yi said with a sudden serious expression.

"Today, I intend to wipe out the two thieves Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun along with the Wuhuan rebels in one fell swoop!"

"However, it is easy to eliminate Zhang Ju and the other two thieves, but the Wuhuan people behind them come and go like the wind. It is easy to fight them, but difficult to eliminate them."

"So, my lord, you want to find some foreign aid?"

Zhao Yun, who was standing by, couldn't help but ask subconsciously when he heard this.

"Zilong is right. Now the Xiongnu have surrendered to me. Although the Xiongnu's fighting power is far inferior to that of my Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, they are perfect for containing the Wuhuan."

Lu Yi looked at Zhao Yun with praise and continued.

"The Wuhuan are the weakest among the three tribes in Mobei, with only 200,000 to 300,000 people in the tribe. With 100,000 Xiongnu ambushing behind them, the Wuhuan will undoubtedly be destroyed this time!"

Guan Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"And what's even better is that, if we get rid of the Wuhuan, all the Youzhou grasslands will belong to you, and you can gain a thousand miles of land. It's really killing two birds with one stone!"

After Zhang He thought about the conversation among the crowd, he couldn't help but speak excitedly.

"Haha, I guess this is why the lord gave Fengxian 30,000 soldiers and horses, but we only brought 20,000!"

Zhang Fei on the side also came to his senses and said with a look of sudden realization.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone was amused by Zhang Fei's silliness and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Yun Chang, Zi Long, you guys are laughing at me again. Let's not talk about fighting Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun first, let's fight first!"

Zhang Fei couldn't help but get angry when he saw this.

"Okay, stop making trouble, Qin Han and Hatler are here!"

Seeing the dust rising in the distance, Lu Yi couldn't help but shout to stop everyone from fighting and said seriously.

"I wonder why the lord has called us here?"

Qin Han took the lead and came to Lu Yi and asked Lu Yi.

Ever since Lu Yi supported his stepfather-in-law to take the throne, all the power in Mo Nan has been under his command. Although his stepfather-in-law is old, he is not foolish. He did not monopolize power but took the initiative to give power to Qin Han, who was acting as Lu Rong Zuo Xian Wang, on the grounds of old age.

Therefore, Qin Han transformed himself from a Hu slave into the most powerful man in southern Mobei.

Even Hatler had to take a back seat.

Lu Yi immediately revealed his plan.

But he added one more sentence at the end.

"If the plan goes well, after we defeat the Xianbei, all of their people will become slaves of your tribes, and their livestock, cattle, horses, and pastures in the eastern grasslands of Youzhou will all be given to you as rewards!"

After all, the Han people were not good at nomadic life, so after the Han dynasties conquered the grasslands, they could only grant the grasslands to the Hu people for governance again. Even if Lu Yi destroyed the Wuhuan, he could not completely occupy the grasslands, so it would be better to be generous and use these lands and populations as carrots to dangle the Huns. Anyway, the Huns were now just a dog raised by Lu Yi, and throwing a few bones to his own dog was not too cheap for outsiders.

"Don't worry, sir. We Xiongnu have long been fed up with the vicious dog Wuhuan. In the past, we were powerful and begged for mercy from us Xiongnu. Later, when the Xianbei became powerful, the Wuhuan immediately turned to the Xianbei. Don't worry, sir, we Xiongnu have long wanted to get rid of this vicious dog!"

Sure enough, the chiefs of various Hun tribes, including Hattera, became excited when they heard this.

The Hu people have always been bullies of the weak and fear of the strong, and they will fight to the death when the wind is favorable. In their view, with the Bingzhou cavalry led by Lu Yi leading the charge, the Wuhuan people would basically lose. Therefore, in the face of such a sure win with many benefits, the Xiongnu people were ecstatic and couldn't wait to rush forward and divide up the Wuhuan people's population territory.

After seeing that he had mobilized the enthusiasm of the chiefs of various Xiongnu tribes, Lu Yi began to wave his stick again.

"But having said that, if anyone or any tribe dares to play tricks under my nose and does not serve with all their heart, then Jiang Qu's past experience will be your future. Don't say I didn't warn you!"

As soon as Lu Yi finished speaking, the clan leaders of various tribes, who were originally smiling and extremely excited, became frightened and said they dared not to.

"Brother, rest assured. If anyone dares not to obey your orders, you don't have to do it yourself. I, Hatler, will be the first to lead people to wipe out his entire clan."

Upon hearing this, Hartler looked at everyone coldly, as if he had become the little fanboy with eyes full of admiration and respect for Lu Yi again.

But Lu Yi knew that under power, even the greatest family ties and friendships would gradually deteriorate.

Only a very small number of people can withstand the huge temptation of power and stick to their original intentions.

Hatler was clearly not one of them.

However, Lu Yi did not point it out clearly. It was enough that Hartler could take the initiative to approach him now.

Therefore, Lu Yi returned to being the kind elder brother who admired and loved his younger brother. He walked up to Hatler, patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

"I am naturally relieved that I am here. Your sister always misses you. After the war is settled, you can come to Pingcheng to see your sister and your nephew."

"I will!"

Upon hearing this, Hatter said with some excitement that he and his sister had not seen each other for almost ten years, and he had never seen his little nephew Lu Rong even once.

After pacifying Hatter, Lu Yi issued combat orders to everyone.

"This time, all the Xiongnu tribes must contribute their manpower. When we have 100,000 soldiers, Qin Han will lead them. You don't need to attack head-on. Just lurk behind the Wuhuan people, lead me to defeat the Wuhuan, and then rush forward to attack the Wuhuan together!"

Lu Yi's plan took into account the habits of the Huns and did not allow them to attack the Wuhuan by force, so it was unanimously supported by the chiefs of all tribes.

After arranging the Hun ambush, Lu Yi parted ways with Qin Han, Hatler and others and headed towards Youzhou.

Gongsun Zan, who was defending Zhuo County and was in a stalemate with Zhang Ju and others, was overjoyed when he heard the news and immediately went out of the city ten miles to meet them.

"Haha, I was still worrying about how to quell the rebellion of Zhang Ju and Wuhuan yesterday, but I didn't expect Sixiao to come to help today. With Sixiao and the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and others are nothing but dry bones in the grave. Even if Wuhuan is added, they will definitely be defeated!"

Gongsun Zan has worked hand in hand with Lu Yi several times. No matter how difficult and arduous the war was, it seemed that as long as Lu Yi appeared, even the most difficult situation could be easily solved.

Now that Lu Yi is here, Gongsun Zan can finally sleep peacefully.

"Haha, Bogui, don't be so modest. I know your talent very well. Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun are like fireflies compared to Bogui. Even if I don't come to help you today, the two thieves will be killed by Bogui in the future."

Although it was for commercial purposes, Lu Yi was not exaggerating casually. In the end, Gongsun Zan made great efforts to the downfall of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. If it were not for Gongsun Zan, the two villains would be difficult to contain and might have become a serious threat to the Han Dynasty.

"Hahahaha, hearing Sixiao's words is better than drinking fine wine. It makes people drunk without realizing it. This is not the place to talk. I have prepared some wine for Sixiao to welcome him. Please do me the honor of attending the appointment!"

"That's what I wish for..."

(End of this chapter)