Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 166 Tianshui 7
Chapter 160 Six

The next day, while Lu Bu was resting at home, Cheng Lian had already come to Lu Bu's place.Cheng Lian came for two purposes, one was to report to Lu Bu about the preparations for the battle in Tianshui City, and the other was of course to tell Lu Bu what Lu Zhi had done and how he did it.The first point is of course business, to show Lu Bu the results of his and Lu Zhi's work, and the second point is to show Lu Bu his loyalty and let Lu Bu know that Cheng Lian always stands by Lu Bu's side.

"Cheng Lian, come here. You must have something important to do when you come here now." Seeing Cheng Lian coming, Lu Bu had already made Cheng Lian's thoughts straight. It must be that Lu Zhi was not of one mind with Lu Bu. Cheng Lian was kept by Lu Zhi's side, on the one hand, because Cheng Lian was familiar with Tianshui's affairs and could help Lu Zhi. Of course, at the same time, he wanted Cheng Lian to monitor Lu Zhi.It's just that I can't say this clearly at that time. Now that Cheng Lian came to look for Lu Bu, Lu Bu could already feel that Cheng Lian already understood his intentions.

"General Lu Bu, according to your opinion, Mr. Lu Zhi has already posted a notice in the city to borrow horses from the common people. This matter is going smoothly. As of last night, he has received [-] horses." Cheng Lian looked at it. Lu Bu glanced and said happily.Certainly two thousand horses is not a small sum, and it was a considerable amount of money at the time.However, these two thousand horses are still a drop in the bucket for the upcoming battle.Thinking of this, Lu Bu frowned.

"Is there any of this? Although you have done a good job, it is still far from what I imagined." Lu Bu said hesitantly.Seeing Lu Bu's expression, Cheng Lian's original joy disappeared in an instant.

"Uh, actually there is still room for hard work. The villain will go and do a good job." Seeing Lu Bu's expression was not looking good, Cheng Lian hurriedly said back.

"No need, borrowing like this will still fail to meet my requirements." Lu Bu said, and then asked: "Tell me, if you collect all the horses in Tianshui, how many horses can there be?" Lu Bu's eyes flickered for a while, and he asked suddenly.

"This? I haven't calculated it, but I estimate that if all the horses in Tianshui can be added together, there will be more than [-]. It must be that Tianshui is relatively remote, and there are still people who raise horses. Quite a few." Cheng Lian hesitated for a moment, and then replied in the affirmative.

"Well, go back and discuss with Mr. Lu Zhi to see if we can implement a wartime policy in Tianshui, confiscate all strategic materials, and manage them in a unified way. We should expand our strength." Lu Bu finally made up his mind. He made up his mind to help everyone in Tianshui to his chariot. Of course, Lu Zhi needed to do all of this.Only by using a great Confucian like Lu Zhi to do this kind of thing can the situation be suppressed.

"Is that so? Your subordinates are dull, and don't know what the general's wartime policy is?" Cheng Lian couldn't help asking, not feeling startled when he heard Lu Bu's words.

"Wartime policy is to collect all war-related materials and give priority to meeting the needs of the war. For example, if we are short of food now, we will collect all the food in the county for unified management, and give priority to supplying soldiers with combat missions. , and then other people, so as to prevent someone from driving up prices and causing unnecessary trouble. Of course, we now have a large number of military horses, so all the forage needs to be deployed in a unified way. After we have all the forage in our hands, those who have horses People who don’t have fodder to feed, naturally they will be more than happy to lend us their horses. Of course, like irons in the city, we also need to collect them, and make more weapons, which will be useful when we fight together.” Lu Bu said quietly.

At this time, Cheng Lian was already shocked when he heard it. Cheng Lian had been in the army for many years, and he also had some knowledge and experience about defending the city. This is the first time I have heard of the law of the city.For example, when defending the city in the past, ordinary people would organize to participate in the defense of the city and help the defenders, but that was out of a spontaneous state.But once Lu Bu's policy is implemented, the common people will not defend the city spontaneously, but will have to defend the city, because the common people have lent all their horses to Lu Bu and handed over all their food to Lu Bu. Without Lu Bu, only if Lu Bu wins can the common people's future be guaranteed and they can continue to live.Otherwise, once the city was broken, would the enemy distribute their food to the people who helped Lu Bu defend the city, and these people would die?Even if Ma Teng and Han Sui had this idea, they might not have so much food, so once Lu Bu's policy is implemented, then Cheng Lian believes that all the old and young in Tianshui City will become Lu Bu's. Soldiers will fight with all their strength for this war.

Thinking of this, Cheng Lian didn't feel startled by Lu Bu's cruelty.Rao Cheng Lian used to think that with Lu Bu's current strength, it would be difficult to defend Tianshui, but now Cheng Lian believes that even if Lu Bu has no backup, the current Tianshui City can be regarded as impenetrable.

"Don't worry, general, the subordinates will do it now, but I'm afraid that Mr. Lu Zhi will not agree to this matter easily." If Cheng Lian could see Lu Bu's intentions, then Lu Zhi would definitely be able to see it.For Cheng Lian, as long as Lu Bu said something, Cheng Lian would do it, but Lu Zhi was different, Lu Zhi was not something that Lu Bu could order.

"Hahaha, please discuss it with Mr. Lu Zhi. Mr. Lu Zhi is a person who has fought in war and is very familiar with war affairs. I believe that as long as you explain the difficulties we encountered, Mr. Lu Zhi will definitely agree. Yes." Lu Bu stood up, patted Cheng Lian on the shoulder and said.

"Young master, since food and fodder can be regarded as strategic materials and be dispatched by the government, why can't war horses be dispatched as strategic materials?" Ma Yunlu asked as soon as Cheng Lian left.

"What? You heard it all. You are a girl from every family. Why do you ask these things?" Seeing that it was Ma Yunlu, Lu Bu asked instead of answering her question.

"Although Yun'er is a girl, she also knows how to fight. If the general doesn't believe it, you can test Yun'er." Ma Yunlu said with a small mouth.

"Really? I didn't see that." Lu Bu shook his head with a smile when he saw Ma Yunlu, and ignored Ma Yunlu. He must be sure that although women in this era are often regarded as victims of politics, they are insulated from war. of.

"General, just tell Yun'er." Although Ma Yunlu had learned the art of war since childhood, he still didn't understand what Lu Bu said just now.

"Hehe, you will understand later." Lu Bu said with a haha.Lu Bu didn't want to show Ma Yunlu his sinister side.In that case, Ma Yunlu will have a burden when he meets Lu Bu in the future. "By the way, when I talk to the generals in the future, it is not a good habit for you to stay away and eavesdrop on what others are saying." Lu Bu suddenly thought that Ma Yunlu could not help admonishing him after hearing the conversation between himself and Cheng Lian.

"Hmph, I'm too lazy to listen." Ma Yunlu stuck out his tongue, and he just walked away.But I was muttering in my heart: "If I was not afraid that you would fight with my father and brother, I would not bother to listen to what you have to say."

"Did I indulge her too much?" Lu Bu watched Ma Yunlu go away, shook his head, and secretly smiled bitterly.

After Cheng Lian returned to Lu Zhi's place, he told Lu Zhi what Lu Bu meant. After hearing this, Lu Zhi sat silently for a long time.

"General Lu Bu's strategy is indeed a good plan, and it has indeed helped us a lot in our current predicament, but General Lu's intentions are doubtful?" Lu Zhi finally said after a long silence.

"What does Mr. Lu Zhi mean? I don't understand." Hearing what Lu Zhi said, Cheng Lian asked with some trepidation.

"In order to win this war, is it right to forcefully tie all the people in Tianshui to your chariot?" Lu Zhi said thoughtfully, unable to make up his mind for a while.

"This? Cheng Lian is stupid and doesn't understand these reasons. But Cheng Lian understands that if the Qiang people are allowed to enter Tianshui, the people of Tianshui will be ruthlessly slaughtered and robbed. Instead of being ravaged to death by foreign capital, Cheng Lian thinks The people may be more willing to fight and die for the country." Cheng Lian said cautiously.After Cheng Lian left Lu Bu, he had been thinking about how to persuade Lu Zhi. It was not until this matter that Cheng Lian finally summed up what he thought was the most convincing words.

"Oh, did General Lu Bu tell you that too?" Hearing Cheng Lian's words, Lu Zhi's heart suddenly moved and he asked.

"Uh, hehe, sir agree?" Cheng Lian didn't answer Lu Zhi's words, but looked at Lu Zhi's relaxed expression, knowing that Lu Zhi must have made a decision.

"Yes, you are right. This battle is a desperate battle between our army and the enemy, and it is also a desperate battle between the people of Tianshui. Only the victorious people have hope." Lu Zhi said affirmatively.

"Haha, it's good that sir agrees." Cheng Lian's hanging heart finally fell to the ground. "However, there is one small thing that I don't understand. Since the food and fodder can be collected and managed in a unified way, why can't the horses be confiscated, or should they be borrowed?" Cheng Lian was a little confused about this point, but he didn't want to ask Lu Bu, showing his ignorance , then asked Lu Zhi.

"Hehe, food is a strategic material, and it is easy for the common people to understand that it is dispatched and bought by the government. Forage is a strategic material that is dispatched by the government. Although the common people are a little puzzled, it must be only fodder, which is not worth a lot of money. It is dispatched by the government. The common people Although they will complain, they can't cause much trouble. But horses are different. Many people have only one horse in their families for a lifetime, and they regard it as a treasure. If even the horses are dispatched by the government for free, the people There will be resentment towards the government, and even rebellion is possible. So the horses can only be borrowed, and now that the people have entered the city and there is no fodder to feed the horses, the government is willing to help them raise them, and they will naturally be happy. This is "borrowing" benefits." Lu Zhi said to Cheng Lian with a chuckle.

(End of this chapter)