Chapter 162 Tianshui 3

Chapter 162

"Hahaha, what General Gao thinks is very good for me. I will leave the matter of Tianshui, Shangbang and Jicheng guarding to you. In addition, I will transfer Song Xian to you. Help you guard the city." Lv Bu finally made a decision to guard Tianshui according to Gao Shun's arrangement.

"Lord, don't worry, Gao Shun will definitely live up to his trust." Gao Shun is also busy.

"Now it's time for us to sort out the cavalry. Let me first talk about the wolf horse. When the wolf horse first came to Tianshui, he lost a thousand soldiers and horses in the battle with the Qiang people. Later, he fought in Longyou and fell into the enemy's battle and lost 1,500 people. That is to say, there are only 2,500 people left in the wolf horse now. Speaking of this, Lv Bu doesn't feel a little gloomy. It must be that the wolf riding is his old base. Now that he suffers such a loss, even Lv Bu feels heartbroken.

"A certain 2,000 cavalrymen fought in Longyou and lost a thousand." Dian Wei said with some embarrassment. Although Dian Wei was less than Lv Bu in the number of losses, Dian Wei lost half of his own people, which was also the worst loss of the Western Expedition.

"The two of us are responsible for ambushing the enemy. According to the statistics, each of us lost 500 soldiers." Wei Xu and Song Xian replied at the same time. The two of them were even more embarrassed. They must be only responsible for the ambush, but they also lost 1,000 people, which was indeed a little unreasonable.

"In this way, our cavalry lost a total of 4,500 people, that is to say, our original 15,000 cavalry, but now there are only 10,000 left." Lv Bu thought for a little and then had an idea. Song Xian, since you want to follow Gao Shun to lead Tianshui Defense, your 2,500 cavalry will be merged into the wolf horse from now on. Lu Bu said. It must be that the current wolf horse needs to be well supplemented, and the newly collected soldiers are difficult to improve their combat effectiveness without combat practice. The Northern Army's combat effectiveness was not weak, but now after the actual battle, Lv Bu annexed it, just to make up for the wolf horse.

"It's the lord." Song Xian said with a moving face. You should know that in troubled times, the army is the foundation of the generals. If Lv Bu wants to ensure the loyalty of all the generals to him, in addition to subduing the hearts of these generals, he should also firmly control the army. It is a good way to properly replace the main generals of the army. However, this kind of thing should be done slowly, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

"In addition, Wei Xu recruited 500 sergeants by himself to make up for your people. Dian Wei, you are the same. If you lose a thousand horses, you also have to recruit yourself. Lv Bu didn't want to let the old foundation of the Northern Army disperse like this, so he said.

"General, I heard that there are still hundreds of cavalry in Tianshui County. Do you think we can do it?" Wei Xu narrowed his eyes and whispered. What Wei Xu means, Lv Bu doesn't understand. Since ancient times, big fish eats small fish, and small fish eats shrimp. Seeing that Lv Bu had swallowed 2,500 cavalry under Song Xian, Wei Xu wanted to annex the county soldiers of Tianshui County, which was also reasonable.

"Is there such a thing about feelings? Then I'm going to have a look." When Dian Wei heard that Lv Bu let himself make up for a thousand cavalry, you should know that this thousand cavalry was not a small number. At the end of the Han Dynasty, there would be only a thousand cavalry in a better county. Now let Dian Wei make up for it. With this horse alone, Dian Wei had nowhere to do it. Now when he heard Wei Xu's words, he suddenly became energetic.

"This? Ha ha, General Wei Xu is right. Among the county soldiers in Tianshui, there are indeed 500 cavalry, but those are the late princes and nobles, and most of those horses are old and weak. I'm afraid there are not many that they can be used. This time, it was Cheng Lian who spoke. Cheng Lian was from Tianshui. He knew about this matter.

"Well, I don't care what you do. What I want is the result, so that you know that it's not easy to take care of the family. When you fight in the future, you dare to have no scruples." Lv Bu's words are tantamount to acquiescence. Wei Xu and Dian Wei annexed the county cavalry of Tianshui, but compared with the difference of 1,500, it is obviously still far away.

After dealing with the military, Lv Bu began to be busy with civil affairs, which he was not good at and was not interested in. Lv Bu took Cheng Lian to a secluded and elegant courtyard, which Lv Bu didn't say that it was set up for Lu Zhi. It must be that the ancients, especially those celebrities, are still very vassal and elegant. Naturally, Lu Zhi will not be an exception. No matter what Lu Zhi thinks, at least in this way, Lv Bu will not think that Lv Bu is slow to him.

"Ha ha ha, why does General Lv Bu have leisure time? Isn't there any good news for me to come to this dilapidated place?" Seeing Lv Bu come in, Lu Zhi greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Lu Zhi, Wansheng is polite. Looking at Mr. Lu Zhi's happy appearance, I'm in good interest today. I don't know if there is anything good. Can you also tell Wansheng." Seeing that Lu Zhi was happy, Lv Bu also hurriedly said as he did. Generally speaking, Lv Bu is not good at sociable, but living in the Han Dynasty, in the era of emphaizing literature over martial arts, Lv Bu also needed to say a few words in the face of people like Lu Zhi.

"I'm happy. Naturally, it's for the general. I heard that the general went to Longxi and fought against the Qiang people. I gained a lot. I'm naturally happy to have a lot of prestige." Lu Zhi said with a smile. In fact, Lu Zhi still has a layer of meaning that he didn't say, that is, as soon as Lv Bu returned to Tianshui, he came to see Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi was very happy. He must have defeated the Qiang people today, which is different from the past. It can be regarded as winning glory for the country. In other words, he can not be arrogant or impatient. When he comes to visit Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi naturally feels very Face. Although Lu Zhi also understands that Lv Bu must have something to ask for this trip. Otherwise, when the war is approaching, how could Lv Bu have time to deal with him?

"Oh, sir, I'm joking. Although I did something to Longxi, I saved some people back. But now the people from Longxi are still outside the north gate and can't be settled for a while. That's all. As long as the people in the city are squeezed out again, as long as the people come, the food supply in Tianshui City will become a problem. I'm afraid that we don't need the enemy to attack the city, and we have to fight for the food first. Lv Bu's words are not alarmist. He must not know how long the war will take. It is not impossible to take out military food to save the people. It's just that this only solves the urgent need, but it does not change the situation of food shortage. Lv Bu sighed, but he also secretly observed Lu Zhi's face. Lu Zhi was a person who was willing to work for the people. Lv Bu believed that Lu Zhi would not ignore the life and death of the people.

"That's it." After a little pondering, Lu Zhi said, "Does the general mean that he wants me to come forward to help you solve the food problem? If so, I already have a countermeasure. The general just need to do it. Lu Zhi said with a confident look.

"Hahaha, it's really like a god now. Such a thing can also be unknown. Lv Bu wants to hear more about it." Lv Bu laughed and heard that Lu Zhi had troubled Lv Bu, which made Lv Bu confused have a solution to the food problem. Can this not make Lv Bu happy? General, although there are many people in Tianshui County, there must be many rich landlords. Why don't the general use their food to save the people? Anyway, the war is approaching, and their food can't be transported at home. It's better to use it for military use than to take advantage of the enemy. Lu Zhi said with a smile.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate." Lu Bu said lightly. It's not that Lv Bu hasn't thought of this method, but Lv Bu has done a lot of work in order to change the poor image he left for the world. Now Lv Bu has just saved many people in Longyou and snatched Deng Fan's body back. He is thinking that he can change the world's view of himself. If this is the case, The forced requisition of the food of the landlord and the rich is full of complaints. Isn't Lv Bu making so many efforts going to be wasted? Thinking about it, Lv Bu naturally hesitated.

"What? Is there a better way for the general? The recording looked at Lv Bu thinking, pressed a cup of tea, and was not in a hurry to answer, but said quietly.

"What Mr. Lu Zhi said is very true. Wansheng also thinks it's a good way, but Wansheng is obsessed with military affairs, and his generals are all rude people, and they are busy with the upcoming war. I really don't have the ability and time to deal with these civil affairs, so I have the courage to ask you to deal with the civil affairs of Tianshui. I wonder if you can help the people of Tianshui get through this dilemma? Although Lu Zhi didn't give a big problem, Lv Bu was not a good person and was about to ask Lu Zhi out. Although Lv Bu can't afford to bear the bad reputation of confiscation of the people's food, he is not willing to take responsibility. But this matter is a small matter for Lu Zhi, who has a good reputation. Maybe Lu Zhi really confiscated the food of these people, and people praised Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi must have become famous all over the world. People who collect food and fodder will only think that it is a donation war for the well-being of the people. And Lv Bu has a bad reputation. If Lv Bu comes forward and others think about it, they will say that he is greedy and corrupted the law and plunders the people's money. Therefore, Lv Bu thought of letting Lu Zhi preside over civil affairs. Anyway, there is nothing good about civil affairs in Tianshui now. It is nothing more than providing food and fodder for the army, and even military salaries, and doing all the logistics work well. This can be said to squeeze out all the surplus value of Lu Zhi.

"Well, I naturally empathize with the general's difficulties and sympathize with the suffering of the people in Tianshui. However, I am a criminal, and I'm afraid it's not appropriate to take such an important position." After listening to Lv Bu's words, Lu Zhi felt that he was a strange person, and unexpectedly shook his body and said the opposite. The implication is: Isn't Dong Zhuo going to kill me? Do you want to treat me? Why do you use me now and come to beg me? Do you think I, Lu Zhi, am such a casual person who comes and goes?

"Mr. Da Cai, the hope of the people in the world, at this moment of the righteousness of this famous clan, naturally we should stand up. Although Lv Bu is a man, he also knows that he should be the Han people and kill the Tarans. Why do he have to stick to the moment's anger? What's more, what he did today is for the people of the world, for the Han court, and for the safety of the Han Dynasty, not for the general Dong Zhuo. Sir, how can you abandon the people of the world because of the general? Lv Bu's words were solemn, which made people admire him.