The surrender of Nanyang is a big deal. It is not just a matter of Lu Bu nodding his head. The transfer of military power and the deployment of generals must be settled well. Some of the generals under Lu Bu must go with Lu Bu, and some will continue to stay in Nanyang. Who will stay?

Who leaves is a question. In addition, according to the rules set by Chen Mo, the families of soldiers and soldiers must move to Guanzhong. All aspects of matters need to be coordinated, the most important of which is the migration of family members.

In official terms, it is not to threaten the family, but the land rewarded by the imperial court to meritorious soldiers is mostly in Guanzhong, and there is also the issue of children enrolling in academies. Nanyang Academy prefers professors of military, military art and martial arts, not all

Everyone wants their children to continue to follow the old path of military generals.

In addition, some veteran generals under Lu Bu will be promoted, such as Zhang Liao, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Cheng Lian, Cao Xing, Wei Yue and other generals who have followed Lu Bu for many years. They will have some promotions in their official positions, which can be regarded as appeasing Lu Bu.

human heart.

As for who left with Lu Bu and who stayed, Chen Mo gave Lu Bu great respect. Except for Zhang Liao, who Chen Mo personally wrote to Lu Bu for, everyone else's decision to go or stay was made by Lu Bu.

Lu Bu is very comfortable. What he needs is the feeling of being valued and recognized.

"Wen Yuan is the garrison of Nanyang appointed by the lord himself. General Feng Pingnan will guard Nanyang. This is the handwriting of the lord." Lu Bu showed Chen Mo's letter to everyone. He had nothing to be embarrassed about recognizing Chen Mo as his lord.

Holding the letter, he even felt a little proud in his heart. Then he looked at the crowd and said: "Beyond Wenyuan, whether you will continue to stay in Nanyang or follow me to Luoyang to meet the lord is up to me. You have been with me for many years, and you are willing to follow me."

Those who want to leave can follow me to Luoyang, and those who don't want to leave can stay and help Wenyuan."

"After all these years of wandering with the lord, I finally want to go back with the lord to have a look." Hou Cheng grinned. When they followed Ding Yuan to Luoyang, they were in the prime of life. Now, more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. They can also be considered

With some identities, I now want to go back and see how my hometown is doing.

"I've been with my lord for half my life, and now I'm working under Wen Yuan. I feel bad." Wei Xu shook his head. Although his ability is not as good as Zhang Liao's, he was on the same level as Zhang Liao before, and could even beat him. Now Lu Bu has voted for Chen Mo, and he relies on his ability.

If you can't compete and don't want to be inferior to Zhang Liao, you should follow Lu Bu.

Song Xian and Cheng Lian had the same idea. They each bowed to Lu Bu and were willing to follow Lu Bu.

Cao Xing and Wei Yue finally chose Lu Bu. They didn't have much idea. They were just used to following Lu Bu. They would inevitably feel uncomfortable following Zhang Liao.

"Zhou Cang (Hu Che'er) is willing to follow the lord!" Zhou Cang and Hu Che'er on the side suddenly saluted Lu Bu. They came here because of Lu Bu's reputation.

Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu with a wry smile. All of a sudden, Nanyang's backbone was gone. Fortunately, Nanyang did not lack military generals, and many of them could be promoted. Otherwise, if Lu Bu left like this, Nanyang's army would probably be in chaos.

"Don't call me lord from now on." Lu Bu saw that these old subordinates and two personal guards were willing to follow him, and he felt happy. He shook his head and said, "Just call me general."

"Here!" The generals bowed and agreed.

Lu Bu turned his head, looked at Xu Shu and said, "Yuan Zhi, do you have anything else to do?"

"Nanyang and Jizhou are the areas where our army is bordering Cao's army." Xu Shu nodded, looked at Zhang Liao and Surong said: "Especially Nanyang, with Yuzhou to the east and Jingxiang and Liubiao to the south, is most vulnerable to attacks from both sides. Our army

There will be a battle with Cao's army sooner or later. Wen Yuan can try to form a good relationship with Liu Biao of Jingzhou and try not to cause any conflict. If there is a war in the future, Nanyang is the key point for our army to conquer the Central Plains. Wen Yuan should train his troops and horses diligently and prepare for the main force of our army at any time.

"

"The last general takes orders!" Zhang Liaosurong said.

"General Wenyuan, don't be anxious. There are still many things that have not been done in Nanyang. This time I will return to the court to discuss with the lord. After a few days, I will start to move the soldiers and their families when I return. At that time, a group of people will be transferred." Xu Shu.

Smiled.

Nowadays, Chen Mo and Cao Cao can be said to be on a full border. The forces of the two sides are intertwined. Border conflicts will occur from time to time. A war is inevitable. This is why Chen Mo left Zhang Liao. In a short period of time, there is no one more suitable for Chen Mo than Zhang Liao.

The person to guard Nanyang.

"General, take your orders!" Zhang Liao stepped in and saluted, saying solemnly.

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Luoyang, General Mansion.

"My lord, even if Marquis Wen has always been on good terms with my lord, Zhang Liao is a subordinated general after all, so I will let him guard Nanyang directly. I'm afraid..." Li Ru looked at the list of Nanyang guards. Chen Mo only sent one Cui Geng to be the governor of Nanyang.

All other military matters were left to Zhang Liao for deployment. It would be too risky to employ people in this way.

Even if the situation on Lu Bu's side is a bit special, Zhang Liao is still a surrendered general. He will use a subordinate to guard an important town, and it is also an important town that is likely to become the focus of all parties in the future. Not to mention the first time under Chen Mo's command, looking at the world and even the past and present,

These were rare exceptions. Even though Li Ru rarely opposed Chen Mo's decision, this time, Li Ru still believed that someone else should be chosen as the defender of Nanyang.

"Who do you think Wen You can do?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"This..." Li Ru was also a little troubled when he heard this. Chen Mo had many powerful generals, but there were only a few who could stand alone. Xu Rong was suppressing the Qiang and Hu in Xiliang, and Taishi Ci had returned to Yunzhong to guard the area.

At the border, Xu Huang and Yu Sheng were stationed in Hebei.

As for the generals who were demoted from Jizhou to Gaolan, Han Qiong, and Zhang He, they have the ability to recruit these people, but they are also demoted generals. Gao Shun and Wu Yi, one will stay in the capital, and the other will be responsible for the training of troops in the rear. This is Luoyang and Chang'an.

The defense force cannot be used lightly, nor can it be handed over to others.

As for people like Ma Chao, Pang De, and Zhang Xiu, although they have shown their methods, they all have their own shortcomings. After all, they are still inferior if they act alone.

"Firstly, there is no one available in the urgent situation. Secondly, Zhang Liao has been stationed in Nanyang with Fengxian for so many years. As far as I know, almost all military and political affairs have to be managed by him. In terms of being familiar with things in Nanyang, no one is more suitable than him.

And I have seen this person's previous achievements. He is brave and resourceful, and can be a general." Chen Mo put down the bamboo slips, looked at Li Ru and said with a smile: "As for loyalty, nothing in this world is certain. Wen You should see it this way.

If Zhang Liao can guard Nanyang for me, then I will have one more loyal and capable general under my command. Even if he can't, Nanyang was gained in vain, and we haven't lost anything at all."

Can you still think so?

Li Ru didn't know whether to admire Chen Mo's mentality or be speechless.

"This is how things in this world are. If you expect to take something, you must give it first. Zhang Liao's talent, Wen You, you should know clearly. You are a general. You have to let others do things for you, and you must also be careful to prevent them. No problem.

It's not like this for employees to force you into problems." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Don't trust those who use them, and don't trust those who doubt them. This is bullshit. No one can do it, but the balance between gains and losses is good. As long as you can bear the loss and give some trust to your subordinates, if the other party has counter-intentions, it is useless to guard against it, but

If not, using it like this will win the hearts of a great general.

Loyalty is something you don't get for nothing. If you don't trust people, why should they be loyal to you?

Nanyang is naturally useful to Chen Mo, but to say it is the key to victory or defeat is a bit too much. The loss will not have a great impact on Chen Mo himself. If Lu Bu had not handed over the memorial, Chen Mo would not have even been able to do so at this time.

Taking Nanyang was undoubtedly an attempt to stir up Cao Cao's nerves.

If Zhang Liao can withstand this test, then Chen Mo will have another general who can be used with confidence. If not, Chen Mo will not suffer any losses at all, so why not?

Li Ru nodded speechlessly. It really makes sense, but I'm afraid that's not what most people think about first, right?

"Now that Youzhou is newly acquired, Youzhou's garrison has not yet been decided. Bao Geng is only asked to be the general who protects Wu Wan, which is a bit weak. The choice of general has not yet been decided. At this time, if we distract Nanyang, it will inevitably have some shortcomings. Try

Trust him." Chen Mo said with a smile: "Fengxian will come back in a few days, and Yuan Zhi wrote to say that he has found a famous craftsman in Nanyang who can teach Yuan Zhi to appreciate it. I think he is not weak when the time comes.

Ask Ma Jun to come and see what this person is like."

Regarding the issue of Nanyang, Chen Mo did not want to talk too much. Chen Mo admired Zhang Liao very much. Chen Mo still had some confidence in using him as the guard of Nanyang.

"Then I will arrange the reception here. I wonder how we should treat Marquis Wen when he returns to the court?" Li Ru asked.

"The courtesy of the three princes, this is the first prince in the world to take the initiative to surrender to the imperial court, so we should not treat it lightly." Chen Mo said with a smile, personal feelings aside, Lu Bu surrendered to the imperial court as a prince, which is of great significance to Chen Mo

, when it comes to etiquette, there must be no mistakes.

"Understood." Li Ru nodded. He had a similar idea. Although the courtesy of the three princes was a bit high, Lu Bu was worthy of it regardless of his status as a prince or his official title. This was not what Chen Mo said casually.

"In addition, winter is coming, and it is bitterly cold at the border. There must be no mistakes in the winter supplies for the soldiers at the border." Chen Mo stood up and walked out with Li Ru as he said.

"Ru understands, the first batch of supplies has been sent." Li Ru nodded, especially in the direction of Youzhou. Now Youzhou's defense is relatively weak. If you want to replenish your troops, you have to wait until next year, not to mention that you have to choose a man who is strong enough to garrison the border.

General, this is not easy.

"Let's have a meal together?" Chen Mo looked at the sky and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Lord." Li Ru nodded.

"Thank you, it's rare to have peace and quiet." Chen Mo smiled and shook his head: "Go and call Gongda and the others, we will eat Gudu cooking today."

"Lord, I'll call you!" Dian Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and Zhao Yun, who was left with a confused look on his face, ran away as fast as a galloping horse.

"Zilong, go get a dog!" Chen Mo looked at Zhao Yun and said with a smile, "I want a big one, let's get together later."
Chapter completed!