Xu Shu said, "There are more and more refugees in Yanzhou, and the land is getting less and less. If this continues, there will soon be no land left to farm.
Sili Xiaowei is uninhabited for thousands of miles, which is indeed miserable. However, the land there is fertile. If someone cultivates the land, it will become a wealthy place again in a few years."
Xu Shu raised his hand to Lu Bu and said, "As long as you capture the Sili captain and recruit him to cultivate the land, it won't take long before you become Marquis Wen's treasure.
Moreover, Sili Xiaowei is adjacent to Liangzhou and Bingzhou, so it will be much more convenient to buy cattle and sheep from the same clan."
When Lu Bu heard these last words, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he felt a little moved.
Yanzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. If you want to buy war horses, of course you have to go through Jizhou.
But under the current situation, it is simply impossible to buy war horses from a clan through Jizhou, and Yuan Shao will never agree.
If you really occupy Sili Xiaowei, it will indeed be much more convenient in this regard.
Thinking of this, Lu Bu nodded, "Yuan Zhi, what you said makes sense. We should indeed occupy Sili Xiaowei and reorganize the northwest."
Zhang Miao suddenly said, "If we occupy Sili Xiaowei, we can capture Liangzhou and even Bingzhou."
Having said this, Zhang Miao's eyes suddenly lit up and his heartbeat accelerated suddenly. He suddenly figured it out.
Xu Shu suggested occupying Sili Xiaowei. His main idea was probably also Liangzhou and Bingzhou.
If Xu Shu's plan succeeds, Lu Bu's sphere of influence will expand a lot.
Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and if Xuzhou is captured, wouldn’t it mean that we occupy the land of five states, no, just Huainan!
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao no longer dared to think about it.
Yuan Shao occupies the land of three states and has become the largest prince in the world. If Lu Bu occupies the land of five states, wouldn't it mean that the position of the number one prince in the world will be changed!
Although the thoughts of everyone present were a little slower than Zhang Miao's, after they figured it out, their eyes when they looked at Xu Shu were filled with admiration.
Lu Bu was also very happy by Xu Shu's words. Originally, he was worried about Yuan Shao of Jizhou, but if he followed Xu Shu's method, once he succeeded, what would he have to worry about?
At this time, Lu Bu really understood that the top counselors in the world are powerful.
It can be said that if Xu Shu had defected to Lu Bu earlier and implemented this plan, I am afraid that he would have occupied Yuzhou and Sili Xiaowei and was executing the next plan.
Just because there are no talents like Xu Shu, Lu Bu and others are still here stupidly waiting for the end of the battle in Xuzhou, wasting too much time.
The most ridiculous thing is that Lu Bu actually left the two thieves Li Guo in Luoyang and did not rush to occupy it. Now think about it, why did he make such a simple mistake!
If we had driven away the two thieves Li Guo and the refugees heading for Xudu earlier, we could have gone to Sili Xiaowei as soon as possible and occupied the unclaimed land there.
Lu Bu came from there, so he naturally knows the situation there.
Countless people have become refugees and left, and a lot of land that was originally cultivated has turned into wasteland.
In comparison, reclaiming wasteland is far less troublesome than planting wasteland.
There are so many unclaimed lands in Sili Xiaowei, and I am afraid that no matter how many refugees there are, they will not be able to accommodate them.
Thinking of this, Lu Bu laughed and patted Xu Shu on the shoulder, "Yuanzhi, it's a pity that you didn't come to me earlier, otherwise, these things should have been done earlier."
Hearing this, Xu Shu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, "Marquis Wen, do you think what I'm saying is right?"
Lu Bu nodded, "Yuanzhi, now my troops are mainly used for farming. I really can't spare too many troops. If I can do it step by step, tell me, which one is more important, Sili Xiaowei or Yuzhou?"
What?"
Xu Shu frowned, "The best way is to advance both ways, but since we can only proceed step by step, in my opinion, the more important place should be Yuzhou."
At this point, Xu Shu's tone paused, and then he continued, "Yuzhou is related to the security of Yanzhou, and it is also related to the conspiracy of Xuzhou and Huainan, and taking Yuzhou can also have a buffer in case Yuan Shu of Huainan has evil intentions.
place.
Therefore, I think that we should capture Yuzhou first and then pacify Sili Xiaowei."
Hearing this, Lu Bu laughed and nodded, "Okay, in that case, I now announce that Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi will be appointed as military advisors and Sima to accompany him to attack Yuzhou."
Hearing this, Xu Shu hurriedly handed over his hands and said, "Thank you, Marquis Wen."
Hearing this, Dong Zhao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Marquis Wen, before attacking Yuzhou, do you think you should give Yuzhou a decree first?"
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said with a smile, "Gongren, do you mean to give the order for Guo Gong to surrender first?"
Dong Zhao shook his head and said, "Marquis Wen, there is no need for this. We only need to issue an imperial edict to ask Guo Gong to come to Xudu. If he agrees, Yuzhou will be easy to get. If he doesn't agree, it means he has the intention to resist and will disrespect the imperial order."
The name is Ming, go and attack it, and it will be more legitimate."
Zhang Miao laughed and said, "Gongren, you are right. Let's issue the imperial edict first, and then we will see what Guo Gong will do. If he directly chooses to surrender, we can easily capture Yuzhou without spending a single soldier." Lu Bu nodded, "Okay, let's do it this way. Issue the imperial edict first. If Guo Gong is upright, he will naturally choose to come to Xudu."
After everyone discussed some details, they left separately.
Half an hour later, several war horses left the city and headed towards Yuzhou at high speed.
Ta-ta-ta!
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Yuzhou.
"Ridiculous!"
After receiving the imperial edict, Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou, returned to his room and immediately started shouting.
Liang Ge, a counselor under Guo Gong, hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Guo, since the emperor has issued an imperial edict, do you want to go to Xudu to restore your life?"
Guo Gong snorted coldly, "Xu Du, hum!"
At this point, Guo Gong slapped the table and gritted his teeth and said, "Who doesn't know that Emperor Xu Du has been imprisoned? I'm afraid Lu Feng first issued this imperial edict. Don't you know that Yuzhou doesn't know?"
Hearing this, Liang Ge frowned, "But this is an imperial edict after all. Whether it was forced by Lu Fengxian or the emperor's sincere decree, it came from the palace. If Guo Gong does not follow it, I'm afraid Lu Fengxian will not give up."
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Guo Gong waved his hand, "It doesn't matter. My spies have already found out clearly that although Lu Fengxian has occupied Yanzhou, he does not have many soldiers and horses. If he dares to come, I will ask him to taste the power of Yuzhou's soldiers and horses." p>
Liang Ge was surprised, "Mr. Guo, do you want to resist the decree?"
Guo Gong shook his head and sneered disdainfully, "A slave with a third surname has now learned how to fake imperial edicts. How can someone still obey the orders of a slave with a third surname?"
Having said this, Guo Gong slammed the table again and said, "Send the order, and the whole army will prepare for war!"