Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 435 Expansion of the Army
"Zhang Liao, why are you here? Don't tell me?" Seeing Zhang Liao's sudden appearance, Ji Ling felt a strong chill run down his body in an instant. Ji Ling and Hua Xiong had been entangled in this Wancheng for a long time, and they had never been together. I have seen Zhang Liao before, but the information shows that Zhang Liao is the main general of Lu Bu's army going to Wancheng this time. Thinking about it this way, Zhang Liao and Ji Ling also understand that Zhang Liao must be in charge of the situation at the barracks, and Zhang Liao appeared here at this time , but there is still no trace of the soldiers and horses he sent out, so the situation is already very clear after thinking about it.

"How? You finally figured it out, do you want to surrender immediately and serve General Lu Bu with me?" Looking at Ji Ling's shocked face, Zhang Liao chuckled lightly, and said with a half-smile.

"Zhang Liao, Hua Xiong, you wait, this matter will not be left like this, I Ji Ling will come back." Looking at Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong in front of him, and Lu Bujun behind them, Ji Ling gritted his teeth and jumped up. After uttering such a sentence, he waved his hand and turned around, leading his soldiers and horses towards the outside of the city without any hesitation.

"General, I'm going to kill Ji Ling." Hua Xiong licked his tongue and said when he saw Ji Ling turned and left, and Yuan Shujun receded like the tide.

"No need, General Hua Xiong has worked hard today. Fossils should take a break. After dawn, we will repair the damaged areas." After a night of fighting, Zhang Liao understood that his [-] troops had reached their limit and needed a good rest. After all, after Yuan Shu lost Wancheng, he might not let it go.What's more, although Wancheng wasn't damaged much during the night's battle, since we don't know how many Yuan Shu troops we will face in the future, we still have to prepare for the battle as soon as possible.

"Are you going to let him go like this?" After hearing Zhang Liao's words, Hua Xiong asked a little puzzled.

"The Ji family is very important in Yuan Shu's army. Even if Ji Ling is defeated this time, he will not be punished in the first place. There will be a chance to deal with him in the future." Zhang Liao said looking at the direction Ji Ling was going.However, seeing that Hua Xiong didn't understand what he meant, Zhang Liao went on to say, "Don't you think it's a good thing to have Ji Ling as our opponent? Ji Ling is not very outstanding in terms of force and resourcefulness, but as long as Ji Ling is alive , then he is the chief general of Yuan Shujun, which is not harmful to us, if Ji Ling dies and Yuan Shujun is replaced by someone else, maybe it won't be so easy to deal with." Zhang Liao smiled strangely as he spoke.Recalling what Jia Xu said to him before the expedition.

Just when the dust in Wancheng had settled, there were figures busy in the ruins of Luoyang City.Since occupying Sizhou, Lu Bu has been considering whether to rebuild Luoyang. Although Lu Bu already owns the land of the three states at this time, he has to face more enemies and a more complicated situation. It is because he has always maintained a cautious attitude on the issue of military expansion, not to mention the rebuilding of Luoyang City.So Lu Bu decided to clean up the ruins of Luoyang first. Although there is no way to rebuild Luoyang for a while, but it can be done bit by bit, and the benefits of rebuilding Luoyang, Lu Bu also thought very clearly, that is, he can win Higher fame, and better fame.

"Lord Taiwei, Mr. Xun Yu has sent documents, please take a look at them." At this moment, a soldier suddenly came to Lv Bu and reported to Lv Bu.

"Oh, show it to me quickly." As he spoke, Lu Bu took the document from the soldier and read it carefully.

"Hehe, does Mr. Xun Yu suggest that the Lord should expand his army?" Seeing the smile on the corner of Lu Bu's mouth after receiving the document, Jia Xu asked with a light smile.

"Hehe, sir, if you say that, do you think that we should expand our army?" Hearing what Jia Xu said, Lu Bu also realized what Jia Xu meant, turned his head and asked with a smile.

"After the general won Yongliang and Liangzhou last year, he worked hard to govern. I think there should be enough food and grass in Yongliang and Liangzhou. Judging from the current situation, Sizhou has not caused too much damage. Although the general wants to let the people recuperate, but in the future The general's current army is a bit stretched to cope with the situation in the world, so why not expand the army and prepare for war in order to make a big splash in the Central Plains." Jia Xu first talked about the military rations, obviously hoping that Lu Bu would take this opportunity to expand his army.

"Soldiers are more valuable than they are many. But right now I have 18 million soldiers with the original soldiers in my hand and Zhang Ji's [-]. I don't know how many more soldiers I should expand. Horses?" Naturally, Lu Bu knew that the current army and horses were going to be deployed in the Central Plains, but there were not many, but Yongliang and Liangzhou had just received a year's recuperation at this time, and Sizhou was the place where the Fourth World War was fought. Lu Bu didn't think about it. It is necessary to rely on the production of Sizhou, not to mention that Lu Bu has always followed the path of elite soldiers. This time when Lu Bu invaded Sizhou, the [-] soldiers and horses he brought were Lu Bu's elite soldiers and horses. The ten thousand soldiers and horses were the food storage soldiers that Lu Bu had promised to Xun Yu at the beginning. Wan Nai is Zhang Ji's army. These soldiers belong to Lu Bu in name, but they can only be regarded as friendly troops in fact. As for Lu Bu's [-] elite soldiers, they are of course strong in combat power. Of course, these people are the basis for Lu Bu's future hegemony in the Central Plains. , but now the [-] soldiers and horses are still responsible for the defense of Sizhou, which seems a bit insufficient. Once the enemy's attack is fainted, it will be difficult for Lu Bu to pull them out to fight the enemy, which requires the expansion of soldiers and horses.Besides, in the face of the future situation, Lu Bu didn't want to always occupy the territory first and then expand the army as before. The strength of the troops expanded in this way must be limited.

"Hehe, although the general's 18 soldiers and horses seem to be a lot, there are actually not many available soldiers. I think the general should add another 12 soldiers and horses, and there are 30 soldiers and horses. I think it should be enough for the general to use for a while. .” After Jia Xu thought for a while, she said a number that surprised Lu Bu.

"30 soldiers and horses?" Lu Bu frowned and looked at Jia Xu who was smiling in front of him. What kind of pain, but Lu Bu believes that Jia Xu must have his reasons for saying this, and he will never say it casually.

"General, please think about it. At this time, Liu Biao in Jingzhou has 20 troops, and Yuan Shu in Yuzhou has more than 40 troops. Cao Cao in Yanzhou has more than 20 troops, and Yuan Shao in Jizhou has more than 30 troops. Even in Bingzhou Ma Teng and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou also have between 20 and 30 troops. The general owns the three states of Yongzhou, Liangzhou and Sizhou. If there are no [-] troops, everyone will think that the general is the biggest in the world. Fat meat." At this time, Jia Xu said with a serious face.However, these words sounded like Hong Zhong Dalu in Lu Bu's ears, which shocked Lu Bu inexplicably.

In today's world, it is the era when the weak prey on the weak and the strong are annexing each other. Lu Bu owns the land of the three states, but he has only 18 soldiers and horses. It is indeed easy for other princes to think that Lu Bu is the weakest prince in the world. If it wasn't that Lu Bu had a bad reputation, the emperor was in his hands, and the other princes had their own ghosts, I am afraid that other princes have already begun to attack Lu Bu.

"Sir, what you said is reasonable. It's just that our army's rations will become tense again." Lu Bu frowned and said with a sigh. It seems that he will never be a prince who has no worries about food and clothing. .

"If the general finds it difficult, there is no need to rush to gather the 30 soldiers and horses." Seeing Lu Bu's face full of embarrassment, Jia Xu persuaded.Certainly 30 soldiers and horses is not a small number, and it is impossible for Lu Bu to expand his soldiers and horses to such a number in a short time.

"Order Xun Yu to expand his army by 30 in Yongliang and Liangzhou." Lu Bu also understood that [-] soldiers and horses could not be acquired at once, so he decided to expand the army in Yongliang and Liangzhou first. The problem is completely self-sufficient.As for the matter of Sizhou's military expansion, Lu Bu felt that he should find an opportunity to discuss with Zhang Linger.The best way is to be able to recruit the Yellow Turbans to come to Sizhou, which can not only expand the population of Sizhou, but also expand the soldiers and horses of Sizhou. Moreover, the Yellow Turbans are the common people. Give them a land where they can live and work in peace. I believe they will also be loyal Yu Lu Bu fought to protect the land they had finally obtained.

"General, there is a man who claims to be Yuan Shu's envoy, named Yang Hong, and wants to see the general." As soon as Lu Bu had made up his mind, he heard the soldiers come forward to report.

"Yang Hong? Yuan Shu's envoy? This is interesting. Let him in." Hearing that Yuan Shu actually sent an envoy to meet him, Lu Bu smiled slightly, showing a playful expression.

"Your Majesty, Yang Hong, I have met the Taiwei." Not long after, a middle-aged scribe in Tsing Yi came in and saluted Lu Bu. This person was Yuan Shu's counselor, Yang Hong.

"I don't know why you came to see me?" Looking at Yang Hong in front of him, Lu Bu asked casually.

"As an important minister of the imperial court, why did you send troops to attack Wancheng? Don't you know that Wancheng is also a city of the imperial court? Please take back your orders and stop this kind of mutual attack as soon as possible." Listen to Lu Bu When asked, Yang Hong straightened his body and said confidently.

"Hmph, did Yuan Shu send you here to question me? Since you know that Wancheng is the land of the imperial court, why is it wrong for the imperial court to send troops to garrison it? And I heard that Yuan Shu has sent troops to Wancheng. Confronting the imperial court, is there such a thing?" Seeing that Yang Hong came up and wanted to fight Tai Chi with him, how could Lu Bu be afraid of this little Yang Hong, so he retorted and asked sharply.

(End of this chapter)