"Cao Cao had a bad start and his generals were injured. In view of the low morale, he retreated on his own and is now stationed in Xingyang."
Lu Bu sat there. After hearing the scout's report, he closed his eyes and asked softly: "Is there any movement in the direction of Xuanyuan Pass and Hangu Pass?"
"Not yet. Since Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were repulsed by Wen Chou, they have been guarding Hangu Pass and dare not leave lightly. Xuanyuan Pass is guarded by General Gao. Although Liu Biao and Yuan Shu's armies are stationed outside, they have not been able to escape.
There has been no movement for a long time, it seems that he is waiting and watching."
Lu Bu suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the scouts in front of him like lightning, and asked sharply: "What are the movements of the Yan army in Hebei?"
"The generals of the Yan Army, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Pang De, Xu Huang and others, have blocked the coastal crossings since they occupied Hanoi. There is no sign of any attack for the time being."
Lu Bu was most worried about Gao Fei. After hearing this, he calmed down and turned to Guo Jia: "Commander, Cao Cao has retreated. Ma Teng, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Gao Fei have not made any movement. Our army has already formed a confrontation with him."
, it seems it’s time to send
I sent an envoy to explain it to all the princes. In addition, from now on, our army will recruit strong men from several counties near the old capital of Luoyang to join the army. Our army has too few troops. If we want to defend this place for a long time, we must have
Enough troops..."
"Cao Xing, I'll leave this matter to you. You and your entourage will go to various counties. All young men between the ages of sixteen and forty will be recruited into the army. You will
Responsible for training, just train archery." Lu Bu glanced at Cao Xing and immediately ordered.
Cao Xing clasped his fists and said, "No! I obey, but I don't know how many people my lord wants to recruit?"
"Do you need to say this? As many as you have!" Veins popped up on Lu Bu's face. Seeing that Cao Xing's brain was not flexible enough, he roared.
Cao Xing was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head, said yes, and left the hall obediently.
"My lord, I'm afraid that such a large-scale compulsory conscription will be counterproductive. If it causes a civil uprising, wouldn't it be like shooting yourself in the foot? I would like to ask my lord to think twice..." Guo Jia saw that Lu Bu wanted to recruit troops.
, and hurriedly offered advice.
"I have thought twice. The area I control now cannot be called Sili at all! Except for the abandoned old capital of Luoyang, the only ones left are Gongxian, Yanshi, Pingxian, Pingyin, Henan, and Gucheng.
There are only seven counties in Fengshi, such as
If we want to defend this place, it is not enough to rely solely on the current military strength. We must conduct a large-scale recruitment and train an army mainly focusing on bows and crossbows in the shortest possible time to strengthen the defensive strength of the four-sided passes.
"
"But..." Guo Jia saw a bit of displeasure on Lu Bu's face, so he quickly changed the subject and asked, "But the newly recruited soldiers do not have weapons. Judging from the current situation, this is for
The most disadvantageous factor for our army."
"I have already thought about it. There will always be some weapons and equipment in the treasury of each county government. If you really don't have them, don't worry. Luoyang is the center of the world, and there is a craftsman's workshop nearby that specializes in producing weapons for the imperial court.
, although now abandoned, as long as
Weapons and equipment can still be produced by using the bow again. Now that the world is in chaos, who doesn't have a weapon for self-defense? Even if there are no weapons, there are always farm tools. Put all the iron farm tools into the furnace and smelt them, and they will be made.
Come out as weapons."
After Guo Jia heard this, he felt that Lu Bu seemed to have changed. He was so thoughtful that he could not find any flaws. In desperation, he had no choice but to hand over his hand and said: "Then... leave this matter to my subordinates.
Let's do it. My lord just needs to guard Hulao Pass. My subordinates will go back to Henan City first, distribute the food and grass reasonably, and then ask General Wei to cooperate and start to build weapons, and strive to give the lord the best in the shortest time.
Good support.”
Lu Bu said happily: "Haha, even if you don't mention it, I am still going to send you. You can set off now!"
"I would like to report to my lord, there is one more thing I would like to ask your lord to agree to!"
"you say!"
"My subordinates want to take my newlywed wife Caris and the thousand wolf cavalry back to Henan City to prepare for any eventuality."
"Okay, you newlyweds... Then you can lead them there and let Wei Xu lead troops to reinforce Hulao Pass. I'm worried that Cao Ah Man is accumulating strength and preparing to launch a fierce attack." Lu Bu didn't think too much and went directly.
Agreed.
Guo Jia cupped his fists and said, "No! Then my subordinates will go pack their bags now."
…
Yanmen County, Mayi City.
Gao Fei came to the city wall again and looked out from a distance, but he saw a huge crowd of people outside Mayi City. Hundreds of thousands of people were scattered in all directions. At first glance, the Xianbei people were spread out in extremely large numbers.
They are loose and messy, but upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that the Xianbei people have their own set of rules for gathering and living. They all gather together in a tribal manner, with the small ones surrounding the big ones, and the big ones surrounding the golden ones.
All around the big tent are interlocking.
It was already the fourth day. In these four days, the Xianbei people suddenly increased their strength by 50,000, which made Gao Fei feel very uncomfortable.
The sun sets in the west and the sky is filled with sunset.
"My lord, you haven't eaten for a whole day. My subordinate asked me to prepare some food that my lord likes. Please..." Xu You walked up from the bottom of the city tower. When he saw Gao Fei still standing on the city wall, he bowed and said
.
"I have no appetite and can't eat!"
"But..." Xu You wanted to say something else, but seeing the sad look on Gao Fei's face, he changed his tone and asked, "My lord, are you still worried about the Xianbei people?"
"There are now a full 150,000 people outside Mayi City, which is 50,000 more than I originally expected. Although everything is ready, unfortunately our troops are still a small number after all. Can we successfully fight this battle?
It is directly related to the peace of our Yan country’s border in the next few years.”
Xu You said: "I believe that our army can fight this battle well, and can also severely injure the Xianbei people in one fell swoop. That Kirby can do it is really hateful. I must kill him this time."
As soon as he talked about Kirby, he couldn't help but touch his arm that had just recovered. His heart was full of hatred, and he gritted his teeth with hatred, thinking secretly: "This damn barbarian actually dares to throw me away, and he also...
My arm is broken, I must make you look good this time..."
Gao Fei suddenly took a deep breath, showed a smile, patted Xu You on the shoulder, and asked: "Join the army, our army has done everything well, and Qiu Liju must have led his troops out of the country by this time.
Now, we have a two-pronged approach. We should be more confident in dealing with the Xianbei people who can only shout and kill. I firmly believe that this time we will be able to teach the Xianbei people a heavy lesson. Let the Xianbei people know that we Han people cannot
Intrusive."
Seeing that Gao Fei suddenly became energetic, Xu You nodded heavily. He was also affected and said, "We will definitely defeat the Xianbei people! My lord, what about this meal..."
"Eat! I'm starving to death. There's nothing more important than filling my stomach right now. Come on, you go down with me for a meal and we'll discuss some countermeasures by the way!"
"promise!"
…
Outside the city of Mayi, in the golden-domed tent, Budugen and Fuluohan were sitting in the upper seats. The leaders of the tribes were sitting on both sides. Kirby could twist his huge body and stand in the middle and give orders.
Everyone is all ears.
After finishing his instructions, Kirby walked back to his seat and sat down on the stool he had woven with skulls. He made a "clucking" sound from the friction between bones, which was very harsh.
.
As soon as Kirby Neng sat down, he said loudly: "Today is already the fourth day. The army has been resting here for four whole days. Why?"
"Robbing money! Robbing food! Robbing women!" The chiefs of all the tribes present responded in unison, and the crowd was excited.
Bu Dugen was sitting in the big Chanyu's seat and saw a row of new chiefs from several tribes on the left, namely Suli, Jueji, Mika, Yadan and Yueji. He saw that these five people were all
They were very young, only in their early twenties, but they had already served as the chiefs of the tribe. It was incredible, and he asked: "Kirby, these five chiefs are all very young, and I have never seen them before.
I’ve seen it before, but have you seen your tribe in the west?”
Kirby Neng said: "Great Chanyu, these are the warriors I recruited on the grassland. Each of them is a man of extraordinary skill. Suli, Jueji, and Mika are all from Xianbei in the east, and Yadan is from Xianbei in the east.
It belongs to Xianbei in the central part, but Yueji belongs to Xianbei in the west.”
After hearing this, Bu Dugen felt ashamed. He looked at Su Li, Jueji, and Mijia. They were all hunky-backed, and their muscles were many times more developed than his. He thought secretly: "No.
Thinking that there are also these three warriors in Xianbei in the east, why have I never heard of them?"
Fu Luohan also looked ashamed. He and the Budugen brothers jointly ruled the eastern Xianbei, but there were such warriors in the eastern Xianbei, but they didn't know that this was tantamount to a slap in the face. However, he was ashamed.
Ashamed, he still didn't understand, so he asked: "Since you are from the eastern Xianbei, why haven't I seen it? And it seems that the entire eastern Xianbei has never heard of the three tribes..."
"That's because the tribes they lead were all assigned to them by me!" Kirby seemed to understand what Fulohan was thinking, so he interrupted Fulohan and said forcefully, "They are not nobles, they are just ordinary people.
Even though the herdsmen have great strength, they cannot be taken seriously. I gave them the opportunity and assigned each of them to five people and a tribe. In my eyes, as long as they have the ability, they will definitely be able to achieve great things!
"
Budugen and Fuluohan both heard the implication, and even the chiefs of other tribes present also knew the implication of Kebi Neng’s words. Kebi Neng was from the Xianbei race and was not considered a noble, but compared to ordinary herdsmen.
A little bit more noble. The implication is that what he wants to get cannot be judged by blood.
Everyone in the tent was silent. Kirby could see this, so he stood up and said loudly: "Tomorrow morning, all the army will attack Mayi. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."