"Zi Ming, you're too anxious."

After dinner, Xinpi and Lu Meng walked up to the city wall, mentioned the meeting not long ago, and couldn't help but sigh.

When Lu Meng remembered that scene, he was also very regretful. He was indeed a little anxious. Even Wang Yi understood such obvious truths, but he ignored them. Although Guanzhong was determined, the power of the Liu clan clan was still there, especially in the army, which could almost stand with the Liangzhou and Guanzhong people. In a hurry, Yang Xiu could not uproot them and needed time to replace them slowly. Whether these people were really convinced, no one could say, and it was impossible to guarantee that there would be a few people who were unstoppable and wanted to restore the Han world. If they colluded with Liu Bei and led them into Hedong would be a mistake and shoot themselves in the foot.

Even if the people from Guanzhong enter Hedong, Yang Xiu should be the leader of the selection of suitable candidates instead of suggesting him. This not only made him compete with Lu Su, but also made Yang Xiu embarrassed, but also urged Yang Fu and Zhao Ang to offend countless people at once.

"I must have learned the right criticism from the military advisor."

"Zi Ming, you are still young, and the king admires you again. Don't worry about your future, and don't worry about it for a while. Duke Lu is also a general valued by the king. The king arranges you under his command to protect you. If someone else is replaced today, can you tolerate your presumptuousness? How should the king deal with you with him? The king has many things to worry about now, and you should not let him be distracted anymore."

Lu Meng nodded repeatedly, sweating profusely.

Xinpi didn't say anything more. He turned around and held the battlements, looked at the platform in the north of the city, and was fascinated for a moment. "Zi Ming, you just analyzed the terrain of Hedong very well, but you didn't see far enough, you should see a little further."

"Please give advice from the military advisor."

Xinpi raised his hand and pointed to the endless mountains in the north. "Hedong is not only the gateway to Bingzhou, but also the place where Tang Yao and Yu Shun became emperors. Over the past thousands of years, how many dynasties have occurred here, and how many wars have occurred that determine the fate of the dynasty. Do you know that?"

Lu Meng kept silent and felt very uncomfortable. He respected Xinpi, but he didn't like Xinpi's tone of teaching people. He didn't read much, but this was not his fault. His family was poor, and he joined the army for a young age. Making achievements was his only chance to make a name for himself. All his thoughts were on military tactics. How could he have time to read ancient history that was difficult to distinguish between true and false?

Without hearing Lu Meng's response, Xinpi knew that he was too anxious. When he encountered the pain of the boy, he sighed secretly. [ . ] He thought for a while and said, "Zi Ming, do you know the battle of Shang Tang to destroy Xia's Mingtiao?"

"A little bit of it."

"Do you know where Mingtou is?"

Lu Meng shook his head. He had just heard of this story, but had not studied it carefully, so how could he know where Mingtiao was?

Xin Pi smiled and stomped her feet gently. "It's here, Anyi is the former Xia capital, and the Battle of Mingtiao is between the mountains west of Anyi. If you have studied the nearby terrain, you might as well guess where the specific battlefield will be, how the two sides fought, why Shang Tang won, and why Xia Jie lost." Xin Pi turned around and looked at Lu Meng. "If you understand these, it may be beneficial to you. It must be noted that the King of Wu and Shang Tang also prospered between Wu and Chu, first gaining Jizhou, and then advancing to Hedong in the west."

Lu Meng was surprised. "Are you really that?"

"Of course, these are all recorded in the book." Xinpi's eyes flashed and he smiled: "The King of Wu and Shang Tang have many similarities, and there are many truths here, which are worth pondering. Taking history as a guide, this is what the king admires the most. As a general whom you have high hopes for, you should follow it."

"Here." When talking about King Wu, Lu Meng did not dare to behave himself anymore and bowed to the teachings.

Xinpi got off the city and came to the government where Lu Su lived.

Lu Su was not asleep yet, wearing clothes, holding a lamp in one hand and gently moving on the large map drawn by Lu Meng with the other. Hearing Xinpi's footsteps, Lu Su looked back at him and smiled and said, "The military advisor will definitely succeed."

"Young man is so angry, just coax it a few words." Xinpi walked over and looked at the map. "The governor is still thinking about the war?"

"Although Ziming is energetic, he has the ability. This map is very good." Lu Su took a few steps back, looked at the map carefully, and said, "It is not as difficult as those of you who join the army, it is probably difficult to arrange military advisors for him in the future. Most people cannot get into his eyes."

Xinpi smiled. "That's what the king has to worry about, so I don't care. Governor, the Guanzhong army cannot be called for the time being. How do you plan to resolve the war in Hedong?"

"I can't find a better solution than Ziming for the time being, so I think about it and maybe I should wait."

"oh?"

"Think about it, is it better to fight Liu Bei in Hedong, or to fight Liu Bei in Bingzhou?"

"Of course I want Hedong." Xinpi blurted out, and then realized Lu Su's meaning. "It's just... the governor, this will be cheaper for Shen Zizheng and the others."

Lu Su put down the lamp, sat down after the desk, lifted up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Xinpi, and then poured a cup for himself, holding it to his mouth, but didn't drink it. He lowered his eyebrows and looked at the tea leaves rolling and floating in the tea soup, and felt a little bit. "If you can capture Liu Bei, why not take advantage of someone. Such a great contribution is not something you and I can only take."

Xin Pi was stunned, then suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly. "The governor is right. Capturing and killing Liu Bei is the first contribution, and Bingzhou is not enough." He tilted his head, looked at the map on the wall, pondered for a moment, and said, "That's it, you have to work hard for the Baibo army to let them intercept Liu Bei's retreat."

Lu Su nodded. "Baibo Valley has a good location and the Baibo army also has a certain amount of troops, but the equipment and training are too poor, and the ability to fight head-on is not enough. They alone are far from enough. It is best if someone can help them, just like Ziming broke into Anyi and helped Zhao Ang defend the city."

Xinpi's heart moved slightly. "The governor planned to let Ziming go?"

"What do you think?"

"Ziming only has more than two thousand people, so it's not enough."

Lu Su took a sip of tea and looked slightly. "Yes, so I'm thinking about whether to increase troops for Ziming or let Shiping (Gao Shun) go. George, what about your suggestions?"

Xinpi met Lu Su's gaze and smiled silently. "Shiping is a general, and it's more than enough to defend Baibo Valley. It's a pity that he is General Zhe Chong and has a camp of traps under his command. Naturally, Zhe Chong should be trapped in the battle and conquer the strong in order to gain a foothold in our Great Wu court. Otherwise, others would think that General Zhe Chong was the result of the recommendation of the governor."

Lu Su smiled slightly. "Since that's the case, let Ziming go. Contact Baibogu to see how many available soldiers they have, how many people they lack, and what supplies they need. Then let Ziming bring them with you."

Xinpi was overjoyed. If Lu Meng could bring supplies to Baibo Valley, it would be much easier to gain a foothold in Baibo Valley. After this battle, not to mention the additional troops he had, he could pick out one or two battalions of troops from Baibo's army alone. Lu Meng would soon be promoted to general who commanded ten thousand people. Recently, news came from Jianye that the King of Wu was intending to adjust the general and add a general to the theater superintendent. If Lu Su was promoted to the commander of the war zone, the freed up of the theater superintendent would naturally belong to Lu Meng.

"The governor's mind is admirable."

Lu Su smiled, raised the teacup, and signaled to Xinpi. The two of them smiled similarly.

Lu Su soon held another meeting to discuss the situation in Hedong.

Xinpi explained the latest plan. Lu Su moved town Anyi and personally confronted Liu Bei, Gao Shun as another subordinate and Jiang Qin as deputy, captured the counties downstream of the Wei River, then went north along the Yellow River, entered the Fen River basin, and then went upstream and went straight to Linfen.

Lu Meng added 2,000 troops, and a total of 5,000 people from the headquarters. Zhang Liao and Pang De led the cavalry to carry the corresponding supplies and rushed to Baibo Valley. He joined forces with Baibo Army to capture Pingyang and Xiangling at the right time, and then attacked Linfen with Gao Shun, cutting off Liu Bei's retreat to Bingzhou.

Zhao Ang remained as the prefect of Hedong, and seized the time to arrange spring farming and count household registration. According to the Wu system, the prefect did not take charge of the troops, and another county magistrate was appointed as the commander of the troops. The Hedong County magistrate was temporarily appointed by Jiang Qin, and the Hongnong defense, which was originally under the responsibility of Jiang Qin, was transferred to Deng Dang, who had made contributions to defending the subjugation of the Republic.

After assigning the tasks, Xinpi focused on explaining the issues that need to be paid attention to in various departments, especially the cooperation between Lu Meng and Gao Shun. Gao Shun should fight fiercely, the greater the momentum, the better, but the progress should not be too fast, so as to attract Liu Bei's attention to the west. Lu Meng should pay attention to concealment and try not to alarm Liu Bei as much as possible, reach Baibo Valley safely, and complete the task before Liu Bei reacts. The better the confidentiality work is done, the longer the time is maintained, the more sudden the attack is, and the greater the hope of success.

After listening to the arrangement, everyone was a little surprised.

Gao Shun could not believe that he would have the opportunity to fight independently so quickly, and he also regarded Jiang Qin as his deputy general. Like Lu Meng, Jiang Qin was a young general trained by the King of Wu himself. He raised objections, hoping that Lu Su would take Jiang Qin as his general and he was the deputy general, but Lu Su firmly rejected it. Jiang Qin also expressed in a timely manner that he would firmly implement the orders of the governor and cooperate with Gao Shun's battles with all his might.

Lu Meng did not believe that he could get such a heavy use. He looked at Xinpi, but Xinpi shook his head and glanced at Lu Su again to show that this was Lu Su's decision, not his influence. Lu Meng was ashamed and expressed passionately that he would follow the instructions of the governor and complete the task without fail.

The only thing that was lost was Lu Xiaohuan. The planned war ended in vain. She just followed Zhang Liao for a while and ended without a few battles. She was really not satisfied. She wanted to ask Lu Su for a fight, but was dissuaded by Wang Yi. Wang Yi said, how could Lu Duke be idle if he can use General Gao so much? The reason why he didn't make arrangements is that he had ulterior motives.

Sure enough, Lu Su said that Wuqiu Xing and Zhang Xiu were about to arrive, and according to the orders of the King of Wu, they would become cavalry directly under the governor. With an independent cavalry battalion, our governor still needed a personal guard and cavalry supervisor to fight Liu Bei with our governor. I wonder if Mrs. Lu would like to surrender temporarily?

Lu Xiaohuan was so happy that he couldn't stop talking and agreed repeatedly. "I'm willing, I'm willing."

Seeing this, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao immediately expressed their willingness to select more than a hundred elite knights to give to Lu Su for Lu Su to form a personal guard cavalry. These people are knights on the northern border of Bingzhou, proficient in cavalry and shooting, and admire Lu Bu's bravery, and will definitely obey Lu Xiaohuan's orders.
Chapter completed!