Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 184 Disarmament
Chapter 180 Four

"Pound? You mean that Pound is injured and needs to recuperate in Fufeng for a few days?" Lu Bu said in surprise when he heard Pound's name.

"That's right, brother Lu Bu, how troublesome this matter is to you." Ma Chao looked at Lu Bu with a surprised expression.I found it strange that it was impossible for Lu Bu to know Pound, but when he thought that maybe Lu Bu had heard of Pound's reputation, he didn't ask any more questions.

"Brother Ma Chao, don't worry, I will take good care of Pound with me." Lu Bu hurriedly agreed.Generals like Pound, Lu Bu couldn't wish for more, so how could he not take good care of them? Thinking of building a good relationship with the two now, there will be more opportunities in the future to take Ma Chao and Pound as subordinates. Lu Bu's heart blossomed.

"General, what do you think is the purpose of Yan Xing and Ma Chao's visit this time?" Seeing Ma Chao and Yan Xing leaving in a hurry, Zhang Liao asked thoughtfully.

"Hehe, what purpose do they have? It's just that we are afraid that we will cause trouble for them after we destroy Beigong Boyu, so we send Beigong Boyu's head here to curry favor." Before Lu Bu could answer, Zang Ba is the first to speak.

"Although Ma Teng and Han Sui also intended to befriend us, they also had other intentions. Didn't you see that Ma Chao and Yan Xing came together? Moreover, the letter was also signed by Han Sui and Ma Teng. This is what Han Sui and Ma Teng are telling our army not to be enemies with them, because the two of them have formed an alliance." Lu Bu said with a smile.

"Haha, son, what's so great about their alliance? The two of them formed an alliance with Beigong Boyu, didn't they also be defeated by us? Now the alliance between the two of them is useful." Dian Wei didn't care Said.

"Nowadays is different from the past. Although Han Sui and Ma Teng also cooperated with Beigong Boyu, the conflict between them is even greater. These years, the Qiang people are powerful and rampant in Liangzhou. Han Sui and Ma Teng want to use our help to eliminate It is also reasonable to lose the Qiang people. Besides, the benefits brought by Beigong Boyu's death are enough for Han Sui and Ma Teng to share for a while. At this time, Han Sui and Ma Teng will naturally unite. They won't understand the reason why lips are dead and teeth are cold." Lu Bu said after thinking for a while.

"General, what shall we do now?" Zhang Liao asked after hearing Lu Bu's words.

"It goes without saying that the next thing we have to do is to reorganize our armaments. After these days of war, our cavalry has almost been lost, and only 5000 people are left. Next, all our remaining cavalry will be dismantled. In addition, Wei Xuqi went to Tianshui to train [-] cavalry for me." Speaking of armament consolidation, the first thing Lu Bu thought of was cavalry, and in this great battle, Lu Bu's cavalry played a vital role , also suffered huge losses, especially this last battle against Beigong Boyu, which caused the loss of more than half of Lu Bu's cavalry, and the wolf cavalry alone lost more than [-] men.

"Yes, the last general takes orders." Wei Xu answered happily when he heard that Lu Bu asked him to train the cavalry.

"In addition, you inform Gao Shun that he will streamline Tianshui's infantry and leave [-] elite troops for me." Lu Bu glanced at Wei Xu and continued.

"This? My lord, should you think about this matter? When General Gao Shun went to Tianshui, he brought 1 people in his headquarters. These people had almost no losses. It's a pity to simplify like this." It is unbearable to reduce [-] horses all of a sudden.

"Yes, General, these soldiers are all well-trained. They are either our Bingzhou Army or the former Northern Army. It's a pity to cut them off like this." Hou Cheng also hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.Although the other generals didn't speak, they were full of doubts, apparently having the same views as Wei Xu and Hou Cheng.Only Zhang Liao looked thoughtful at this moment.

"Do you know why the General asked us to go to Xiliang?" Lu Bu said with a dark face when he saw the expressions of the crowd.

"This, the villain doesn't know." Wei Xu shook his head and said.

"One of the reasons is because we are not direct descendants of the great general. Some people are worried about our stay in Luoyang." Lu Bu simply pointed out the reason behind it.

"What? How did this happen?" The generals were surprised, and looked at each other a little at a loss.

"That's why we have to streamline our troops and reassure them." Lu Bu nodded.

"But general, the war is not over yet. Once we reduce our troops, Ma Tenghan calls, what should we do?" Wei Xu still asked worriedly.

"Hahaha, what do you think Ma Teng and Han Sui are doing together with us to deal with Beigong Boyu? Are they afraid of us? Let me tell you, what Ma Teng and Han Sui are really afraid of is the ten people behind us. Wan Dajun. With Niu Fu and Guo Si in Chang'an, Ma Teng and Han Sui, no matter how courageous they are, dare not take the idea of ​​attacking Yongzhou lightly. The reason why they came this time is because of the courage of Beigong Boyu's [-] troops , but even so, once Ma Teng and Han Sui saw Beigong Boyu's failure, they still resolutely chose to turn against Beigong Boyu." Lu Bu explained the reason word by word.

"General, Niu Fu and Guo Si are just two mediocre people. Why do Han Sui and Ma Teng care so much about them?" Zhang Liao frowned and asked.

"Haha, General Zhang Liao is very accurate at seeing people. Although Guo Si and Niu Fu are not very powerful figures, they have expert advice, so we have to be careful." Lu Bu laughed, but did not make a deep answer. . "Okay, the matter of disarmament is settled like this. Tianshui will leave [-] infantry, [-] cavalry, and Fufeng will leave [-] infantry. In addition to my [-] wolf cavalry, our army officially The number is [-]. As for the soldiers and horses dismantled from the two places, they will retain their elite and form the army of the two counties." Lü Bu hesitated for a while before finally deciding.

"Yes." As for Lu Bu's final decision, winning the lottery did not have any reaction, because in this way, Lu Bu had compiled the most elite soldiers and horses under his own hands, and re-selected the abolished ones into counties. Soldiers, most of the soldiers and horses that were cut out in the end were the soldiers of the two counties.In this way, although the Western Expedition army has decreased a lot above the name, the actual combat effectiveness has not decreased but increased.Of course, the cavalry is an exception. The loss of the cavalry must be too great to recover for a while.

"Dian Wei, Zang Ba, you two will be incorporated into my wolf cavalry from today, and you will serve as the left and right thousand households respectively." Lu Bu then said to Dian Wei and Zang Ba.

"Yes." Dian Wei and Zang Ba smiled at each other. They had long wanted to follow Lu Bu, but they never had the chance, and now they finally did.

"Zhang Liao, I ordered you to draft our army's battle report and submit it to Chang'an and Luoyang respectively. It said that our western expedition army consisted of 5000 people. The army also suffered heavy losses, and now there are only 10 troops left, Han Sui and Ma Teng have already withdrawn from Yongzhou, and agreed to return Longxi, and ask for instructions on the next step." Lu Bu gave an overview of the battle situation.

"General, isn't this too general?" Zhang Liao said after hearing the report Lu Bu asked him to write.

"Haha, I think someone will report the detailed situation to them. As for the loss situation, who knows except us? As long as we say what it is." Lu Bu laughed and didn't care.

After completing various military affairs, Lu Bu sent Wei Xu to Tianshui to train the cavalry, and let Zang Ba take the wolf cavalry to rest.He brought Dianwei to Pound's camp outside the city to visit Pound. The reason why he brought Dianwei was because Lu didn't think Dianwei and Pound had many similarities. We can talk and pave the way for ourselves to get married with Pound.

"Excuse me, this is General Pang's camp. I am General Dian Wei, and my son, General Lu Bu, came to visit General Pang De, so don't report right away." Lu Bu and Dian Wei arrived outside Pound's camp, and Dian Wei immediately went to report to Pang De. The soldier guarding the gate snorted.

Lu Bu raised his eyes and saw that the huge camp was silent, and there were traces of the great war everywhere, all of which showed the sufferings the camp had suffered. There were ruins everywhere, and some wounded soldiers were leaning against the dilapidated fence to bask in the sun No, he groaned, turning a blind eye to Lu Bu and Dian Wei.A huge camp now looks dilapidated, and in the camp, only a few dozen strong soldiers can be seen walking around.

"It turns out that General Lu Bu and General Dian Wei are here, please come in." Hearing Dian Wei's yell, the soldier didn't mean to stop him, but took a step back and let the road clear, obviously there was no questioning mean.

"Why do you know us, kid?" Dian Wei felt strange, thinking that the soldier knew him and asked.

"No, no, the younger one is just a soldier. There is no fate to know the general. It is just that General Ma Chao told us when he left that General Lu Bu would take care of us, so the younger one knows." The soldier hurriedly bowed and told the whole story out.

"You have quite a few injuries here, why is there no treatment?" Lu Bu asked with some doubts as he looked at the injuries howling in the sun.

"This is because Fufeng County sent all the people to Fufeng City, and all the doctors in our own army died, and we couldn't find a doctor to treat the brothers, so the brothers can only bear with it." The soldier said helplessly.

"That's weird, then why don't you go to the city to find the doctor?" Dian Wei was stunned and asked a little puzzled.

"Our general refused, saying that the war has just ended, and there must be many wounded soldiers in Fufeng City who need to be treated. It is impossible to estimate us, and it will be of no use if we go, but it will only increase trouble. The army in the city is paralyzed, and the whole army may be in danger of being wiped out." The soldier broke down in tears, knelt down to Lu Bu, and said, "General, you are here now, you have to save us brothers. We have people dying here all the time, the brothers can't last long, and the general is also seriously ill." The soldier was sobbing.

(End of this chapter)