Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 162 Tianshui 3
Chapter 160 Two

"Hahaha, what General Gao thinks is very close to my heart. I think I will leave the guarding of Tianshui, Shangbang and Jicheng to you. In addition, I will assign Song Xian to you to help you defend the city. "Lu Bu finally made a decision, and followed Gao Shun's arrangement to guard Tianshui.

"My lord, don't worry, Gao Shun will definitely live up to his trust." Gao Shun also said hurriedly.

"Now it's time for us to sort out the matter of the cavalry. Let me talk about the wolf cavalry first. When the wolf cavalry first came to Tianshui, they lost a thousand soldiers and horses in a battle with the Qiang people. After the battle in Longyou, they were deeply trapped by the enemy. The loss of 500 people means that there are only 500 wolf riders left." Speaking of this, Lu Bu didn't feel a little gloomy. I also feel heartbroken.

"A certain family's two thousand cavalrymen fought in Longyou, and lost one thousand." Dian Wei said with some embarrassment. Although Dian Wei lost less than Lu Bu in terms of the number of losses, Dian Wei lost half of himself. People and horses, this is also the worst loss of the Western Expeditionary Army when it marched westward.

"The two of us were in charge of ambushing the enemy army. According to statistics, each of us lost five hundred soldiers." Wei Xu and Song Xian replied at the same time.These two people are even more embarrassed. They must be responsible for setting up an ambush, but they also lost 1000 people, which is really unreasonable.

"Calculated in this way, our cavalry has lost a total of 500 cavalry, which means that we originally had 1 cavalry, but now there are only [-] left." Lu Bu thought for a while and came up with an idea. "Song Xian, since you want to lead the defense of Tianshui with Gao Shun, the [-] cavalry under your command should be merged into the wolf cavalry from now on," Lu Bu said.The current wolf cavalry must be replenished, and it is difficult for the newly recruited soldiers to improve their combat effectiveness without combat practice.

"It's the lord." Song Xian said with a change of face.You must know that in troubled times, the army is the foundation of generals. If Lu Bu wants to ensure the loyalty of all generals to him, he must not only subdue the hearts of these generals, but also firmly control the army, and properly replace the leader of the army. A good way.But this kind of thing still has to be done slowly, otherwise it is easy to backfire.

"In addition, Wei Xu, you can recruit five hundred soldiers yourself to make up your troops. The same is true for you, Dian Wei. You have to recruit the 1000 troops you lost." Lu Bu didn't want to let the veterans of the Northern Army just like this. The foundation is scattered, so I said.

"General, I heard that there are still hundreds of cavalry in Tianshui County. Do you think we can?" Wei Xu narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.Lu Bu didn't understand Wei Xu's meaning. Since ancient times, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimps.Seeing that Lu Bu swallowed Song Xian's [-] cavalry, Wei Xu wanted to annex the county soldiers of Tianshui County, which is also reasonable.

"There's still this thing about feelings? Then I'll go and see." Dian Wei heard that Lu Bu asked him to make up for a thousand cavalry. You must know that this thousand cavalry is not a small number. There will be a thousand cavalry, let Dian Wei make up for it now. With just this horse, Dian Wei has nowhere to attack. Now hearing Wei Xu's words, he immediately regained his spirits.

"This? Hehe, General Wei Xu is right. There are indeed [-] cavalry among the soldiers of Tianshui County, but those are the horses of the late prefect king, and most of the horses are old and weak. I am afraid they can be used There are not many of them." This time it was Cheng Lian who spoke, and Cheng Lian was from Tianshui, so he knew about this matter.

"Hmph, I don't care what you do. What I want is the result. Let you know that it's not easy to run a family. Let's see if you dare to be unscrupulous when you fight in the future." Lu Bu's words are tantamount to acquiescing, Wei Xu The county cavalry that annexed Tianshui with Dianwei, but compared to the difference of [-] between the two, it is obviously still far away.

After dealing with the military affairs, Lu Bu will start to be busy with the civil affairs that he is not good at and has no interest in.Lv Bu brought Cheng Lian to a secluded and elegant courtyard, which was bought for Lu Zhi by Lu Bu's biography.It must be that the ancients, especially those famous people, were very arty, and Lu Zhi was no exception. Regardless of what Lu Zhi thought, at least in this way, Lu Bu would not think that Lu Bu treated him with contempt.

"Hehehe, why does General Lu Bu have spare time, come to this dilapidated place like this old man, is there some good news?" Seeing Lu Bu coming in, Lu Zhi greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Lu Zhi, the late student is being polite. Seeing that Mr. Lu Zhi is happy, he is in a good mood today. I wonder if there is something good. Can you tell the late student as well." Seeing that Lu Zhi was happy, Lu Bu hurriedly did his best. Well said.Ordinarily, Lu Bu was not good at communication, but living in the Han Dynasty, an era that emphasized culture over military, Lu Bu needed to speak a few words when facing a character like Lu Zhi.

"I'm happy, of course, for the general. I heard that the general went to Longxi to fight against the Qiang people, and gained a lot. It greatly increased my prestige, so I'm naturally happy." Lu Zhi said with a smile, but in fact, Lu Zhi had another meaning Didn't say anything, that is, Lu Bu came to see Lu Zhi as soon as he returned to Tianshui. The bright Lu Zhi was very happy. Arrogant but not impetuous, he came to visit Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi naturally felt very honored.Although Lu Zhi also understood that Lu Bu must have something to ask for in this trip.Otherwise, the battle is imminent, how could Lu Bu have time to talk to him?

"Hey, sir, I was joking. Although I went to Longxi to do something and saved some people back. But now the people from Longxi are still outside the north gate, and they can't be settled for a while. That's all, as long as the people in the city It would be good if the people crowded together, but once so many people come, the food supply in Tianshui City will become a problem, I am afraid that if the enemy does not need to attack the city, we will have to fight for food first." Lu Bu said. It’s not alarmist, it’s certain that the war will last for an unknown amount of time, and it’s not impossible to take out the military rations to save the people, but this only relieves the urgent need, but it doesn’t change the situation of food shortage.Lu Bu sighed, but also secretly observed Lu Zhi's face. Lu Zhi was a person willing to do things for the people, and Lu Bu believed that Lu Zhi would not ignore the life and death of the people.

"That's it." Lu Zhi said after a little thought, "Does the general mean that he wants me to come forward to help you solve the food problem? If that's the case, I already have a countermeasure, and the general just needs to do it." Alright." Lu Zhi said with a confident look.

"Hahaha, it's really good to know things now, such things can also be predicted, and Lu Bu is willing to hear the details." Lu Bu laughed, and heard that Lu Zhi was bothering Lu Bu, which made Lu Bu confused. There is a solution to the food problem, can this make Lu Bu happy? "General, although there are a lot of people in Tianshui County, there must be a lot of landlords and wealthy households. Why don't you use their food to save the people? Anyway, the war is imminent, and their food is piled up at home. It's better to conscript it for military use." Lu Zhi said with a smile.

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Lu Bu said lightly.It's not that Lu Bu has never thought of this method, it's just that Lu Bu has done a lot of work in order to change the bad image he left for the world, but it didn't help. Now Lu Bu has just rescued many people in Longyou and snatched Deng Fan's body back , I was just thinking about changing the world's view of me. If this is the case now, if the landlords and rich people's food is forcibly expropriated, it will not cause complaints. Lu Bu's hard work will be in vain again. Thinking about Lu Bu like this Naturally hesitant.

"What? Does the general have a better solution?" The recording watched Lu Bu think, and poured a cup of tea. He was not in a hurry for Lu Bu to answer, but just said quietly.

"Mr. Lu Zhi's words are true. Wansheng also thinks it's a good idea. However, Wansheng is busy with military affairs, and all the generals under him are rough people, and they are all busy with the upcoming war. I really don't have the ability and time to deal with these civil affairs. Therefore, I am late to be bold and ask you to come out and handle Tianshui's civil affairs with full authority. I wonder if you can help the people of Tianshui through this embarrassment?" Although Lu Zhi couldn't solve a big problem, Lu Bu was not a kind person. Lu Zhi is about to be called in.Although Lu Bu could not bear the notoriety of confiscating the people's food, he was not willing to bear it.But this matter is a trivial matter for Lu Zhi who is famous outside.Maybe Lu Zhi really confiscated these people's food, and people still praised Lu Zhi.It must be that Lu Zhi is already well-known all over the world. People will only think that his collection of food and grass is donating to the war and seeking the well-being of the people.And Lu Bu has a bad reputation. If Lu Bu came forward, others would think that he was corrupt and broke the law to seize people's wealth.So Lu Bu thought of letting Lu Zhi preside over the civil affairs. Anyway, Tianshui's civil affairs are nothing good now. It is nothing more than providing the army with food, grass, and even military salaries, and doing all the logistical work. It can be said that Lu Zhi's remaining value has been squeezed out. come out.

"Well, the old man naturally empathizes with the general's difficulties, and also sympathizes with the suffering of the people of Tianshui. However, the old man is a criminal minister, so how can he take up such an important position? I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate." What Lu Bu said, Lu Zhi felt that he was a rare commodity to live in, so he turned around and said something ironic.The implication is: Isn't Dong Zhuo going to kill me?Want to punish me?Why do you come to beg me now that you can use me? Do you think that I, Lu Zhi, am such a casual person who comes and goes at any time?

"Mr. is a great talent and is popular all over the world. At this moment of righteousness of the family, it is natural to step forward. Although Lu Bu is a common man, he also knows how to stand up for the Han people and kill the Tartars. Why should you stick to your momentary spirit, sir. What's more, what you do today is for the people of the world, for the Han court, and for the safety of the Han side, not for the general Dong Zhuo. How can you abandon the people of the world because of the general?" Lu Bu's words were righteous , It's admirable.

(End of this chapter)