Send Troops

Time, in a blink of an eye, it is almost September.

The scent of sweet-scented osmanthus in August should have been a good time for the crisp autumn air. However, it rained heavily in Hailing for more than ten consecutive days, making everyone feel very depressed.

This year is another disaster year for Xuzhou!

It has been five years since the first year of Xingping. In other words, Tao Gongzu has been dead for five years, and Xuzhou has been in turmoil during these five years. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lu Bu... just sing.

I appear on the stage, and every time I change, Xuzhou will be filled with bloodshed. In just five years, the population of Xuzhou has dropped sharply. I think when Tao Gongzu took control of Xuzhou, it had a population of more than one million. But now, it is only more than 500,000. In five years

Over time, the population halved and large areas of land were barren, making Xuzhou increasingly dilapidated.

The land that used to be rich in money and food now cannot even supply military rations.

After two years of farming in Yuzhou, Lu Bu could not help but be moved by his remarkable achievements.

After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Bu decided to start farming in Xiapi in the coming year. Xuzhou's fertile land is thousands of miles away. Is it not as good as Xuzhou?

But how should we spend this winter?

Lu Bu regretted it... Yuan Shu had made an agreement with him before to attack Xiaopei and Liu Bei. But after Liu Bei was beaten away, the rations and equipment promised by Yuan Shu were nowhere to be found. If he wanted to start a war with Yuan Shu, he would have to wait until next year. The most urgent task was to solve it.

Food shortage.

At this time, Zhang Liao came up with a plan.

Farming in Haixi this year also produced a bumper harvest.

Over the past year, Haixi County has developed steadily. Especially after absorbing 30,000 Hainan residents, the population of Haixi County has increased dramatically. The area under its jurisdiction has a tendency to be integrated with Yilu Township in Donghai County.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Haixi County harvested nearly one million dendrobium this year, why not borrow grain from Haixi?"

"oh?"

When Lu Bu heard this, he immediately became interested. The gloomy look on his face earlier disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Haixi, there is so much stored grain?"

Song Xian said: "In this case, why do you need to borrow food? Your Majesty, I am willing to take an army and horses to conquer Haixi County. If you think about that small area, it will be effortless. When the time comes, Haixi County will be captured.

A million bushels of grain and grass will all return to the king, why not do it?"

Lu Bu's heart was pounding.

Zhang Liao was furious, "Ziyuan, why did you say this? Do you mean to put the king to death?"

They are both eight strong generals, but Zhang Liao's identity and status are obviously higher than Song Xian's. Not only because Zhang Liao has strong martial arts and outstanding military skills, but also because of his birth, he is much higher than Song Xian. I think when Dong Zhuo was alive, Zhang Liao was the North

The prefect of the land was far from being comparable to Song Xian. Therefore, when Zhang Liao got angry, Song Xian immediately stopped talking and looked confused, not knowing how to answer.

Wei continued: "Where did Wen Yuan say this?"

"Haixi is under the rule of Guangling; Deng Ji is appointed by the imperial court. If we capture Haixi at this time, wouldn't we offend Chen Deng and even turn against the imperial court? Besides, Deng Ji has a high prestige in Haixi, and he is also in conflict with the princes.

He has never had any malicious intentions. He can turn a remote small county into the situation it is today. It’s fine if the princes don’t recruit him, but instead send troops to attack. Wouldn’t it chill the hearts of the people in the world? Think about when the princes first arrived in Xuzhou, Xuzhou

What does it look like? What is the situation in Xuzhou now? I think the king should have a long-term plan instead of just conquest."

After Zhang Liao said these words, he felt a little nervous.

He really couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to vomit. It had been four years since he came to Xuzhou, but Xuzhou was getting more and more tired and weak.

If things go on like this, it will be difficult for them to continue to establish a foothold in Xuzhou.

Lu Bu's face was gloomy and he didn't speak.

Wei Xu said angrily: "Zhang Wenyuan, you are so brave."

"I'm just telling the truth."

"Tell me the truth? In my opinion, you clearly have your heart set on something."

"Everyone shut up!"

Lu Bu shouted angrily and stood up.

He suddenly looked towards Chen Gong, and saw that the old god Chen Gong was there, as if he had not heard the argument just now.

"Gongtai, what do you say?"

Chen Gong pondered for a moment and smiled slightly, "Xuzhou has suffered from continuous disasters, and now it is even more lacking in money and food. Wenyuan, you are right, the king should have a long-term plan. But the problem is, if we don't attack Haixi, if we don't have enough

How can we sustain the food and grass we have in the coming year?”

"This... we can borrow food."

"What if Haixi doesn't borrow it?"

"us……"

Chen Gong said: "Haixi is becoming more and more powerful now. It is located on the north bank of the Huai River. It has become a looming climate. Sooner or later it will become a trouble for the king. From Haixi to Xiaxiang, it is only two days' journey. As soon as Cao Cao sends troops

, Haixi will attack Xiapi, what should we do then?

Therefore, Haixi must fight. Not only must we fight, but we must also win. Otherwise, there will be no benefit to the king at all."

"But……"

Zhang Liao still wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Lu Bu.

"Wenyuan, stop talking. What Gongtai said is true. If Haixi is allowed to develop, it will become a serious problem sooner or later. Well, I heard that Xu County seems to be uneasy recently. Chen Deng is recruiting troops in Guangling. It seems that

If you are disloyal, station yourself in Xu County and keep an eye on the movements in Guangling. As soon as Chen Deng makes any changes, you will immediately cross the Huaihe River, annex Xuyi, and attack Dongyang at any time."

Wei and Song Xianhou became three people, and they took pleasure in others' misfortune.

Zhang Liao, on the other hand, looked ashen and lowered his head slumped.

Why was Chen Deng under surveillance? To put it bluntly, he was sent out. It was obvious that what he just said might have offended Lu Bu.

He sighed and intervened: "I will obey your orders."

Marquis Wen, if you pay for these millions of grains today, you will be killed sooner or later.

"Then who is willing to send troops to attack Haixi for me?"

"I will go there eventually."

Before Lu Bu finished speaking, Song Xian stood up.

"The last general only needs to lead his troops and order Song Guang to come, which will be enough to conquer Haixi."

"In this way, the hard work will be far away."

Lu Bu smiled and nodded, then ordered everyone to disperse.

Wei Xu and the other three left happily. Zhang Liao, on the other hand, lowered his head and looked gloomy.

"Wenyuan!"

Someone called his name from behind, and Zhang Liao turned around to look. Seeing that it was Chen Gong calling him, his face darkened and he snorted coldly.

"Wen Yuan stays."

"What are the military advisor's orders?"

Speaking of which, Zhang Liao had a good relationship with Chen Gong before. But Chen Gong made him lose face today when they were discussing matters. For this reason, Zhang Liao felt very unhappy, so he would not give Chen Gong a good look. Chen Gong

He is not a fool, how could he not know what Zhang Liao was thinking.

"Wenyuan, don't blame me for refuting your words today.

I know you have good intentions and want to recruit talents for the king. But have you ever thought about who Deng Ji is? He is a subordinate of Cao Cao, how can he be recruited by you and me? Even if he cannot be recruited,

That is a threat. He may be very capable, but the more he is like this, the sooner he has to take action. Haixi County is expanding too fast. If this continues, sooner or later he will definitely have a fight with us."

Zhang Liao stared at Chen Gong and said after a while: "Haixi is a sleeping tiger now. Although it is weak, you can still eat people after you wake it up. A million dendrobium grains and grass will make you forget yourself. Gongtai,

You hate Mr. Cao, but you shouldn’t bring your personal grudges into it.”

Chen Gong's expression changed, "Wen Yuan, what do you mean?"

"You and I know what it means."

After Zhang Liao finished speaking, he turned around and strode away.

Chen Gong stood in the courtyard, his expression changing unpredictably, looking at Zhang Liao's back, a terrifying murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Hailing, barracks.

Groups of soldiers lined up neatly in the school grounds, shouts of killing echoed across the sky.

They either held spears or swords and shields in their hands, and followed the orders, making various fighting movements. The spears were all wrapped in hardwood at one end and did not match the spearhead. The swords and shields were also made of wood.

, the chopping becomes more fierce and sharp...

"Spearman, draw your spear!"

Zhai Juan was wearing Zha armor and roaring loudly.

A row of spears stabbed out fiercely and pierced the wooden target in front of them.

Puffing noises continued to be heard. Along with orders, and the faint sound of war drums and trombones, the whole barracks was extremely lively.
To be continued...