Lu Gui nodded with satisfaction: "This is a good idea. As long as I lead a small number of troops and horses to advance to Yongzhou, and the army behind also wears the banner of the Yongzhou Army, the Qin Army will not dare to act rashly. In the past few years, this They taught me a lot about the border war during the Autumn Harvest Friction. Now there are any changes. It’s just because our father and son are leading troops outside and want to take advantage. I really don’t dare to say that the army will attack Yongzhou. of."
Lu Zongzhi pondered for a moment and said: "Yes, our insiders in the Later Qin Dynasty also said that the last time the Qin army sent out a large army, stationed troops in northwest Henan, joined forces with rebels like Sima Guofan and Sima Chuzhi, and made it look like they were going to march in a large scale , but then they retreated, and Sima Guofan and others also retreated to the territory of Hou Qin."
"It is not ruled out that people like Sima Guofan and Sima Chuzhi want to take the opportunity to seize some border areas of Yongzhou. They are traitors of the Jin Dynasty. They have attracted some Huanchu remnants of the Jin Dynasty who are dissatisfied with the imperial court. It is possible that Advantage, I'm not afraid of the Qin army's attack, but I'm a little worried that Sima Guofan and the others will build a few nails like they did in northwest Henan and station them for a long time to disgust us."
Tan Daoji nodded: "It is possible, but the Huan family and the Sima family have a big hatred. It is not very likely that the remaining members of Huan Chu's party will defect to these rebellious clans of the Sima family as you mentioned."
Zhu Chaoshi waved his hand: "Daoji, I don't think so. The clan princes of the Huan family and the Sima family are competing for power and wealth. It's because they want to compete for control of the world and the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. But now, Huan After the fall of Chu, the clans of the Sima clan also rebelled against the country and abandoned their family, and fled to the Later Qin Dynasty to live in exile. Both sides are frustrated people, and there is no possibility of fighting for power, so it is possible for them to join forces and get together."
"Just like the demon thief, he once cooperated with Huan Qian, Gou Lin and the others. At that time, they were heading towards Jingzhou. But after the demon thief defeated Brother Wuji, he marched eastward in an attempt to seize Jiankang and overthrow him in one fell swoop. In the Jin Dynasty, the two thieves Huan Qian and Gou Lin fell out with them and went their own way. It can be seen that these bad guys and rebels will break up and even turn against each other once they have no common goal. But if they have a common goal, they can joint."
Liu Daogui took over the conversation: "Xiao Shitou's words won my heart. It is possible for the thieves to unite. These traitors of the Jin Dynasty will not be liked much by the Later Qin Dynasty. If they stay in the territory of the Later Qin Dynasty, they will consume their food and grass." , occupying their territory, they may even be unable to lose their power in the future and become independent, so they definitely want to drive these people to the territory of Dajin as soon as possible so that they can consume Dajin."
Having said this, he looked at Lu Zongzhi: "Lao Lu, what you are worried about is that this time the Yongzhou Army is out for a long time, it may give Sima Chuzhi and others the opportunity to capture some territory, and then recruit various bandits within Yongzhou. From now on, with Qin as the backing, we can separatize one side, and the tail will not be lost."
Lu Zongzhi looked solemn and nodded: "Exactly, if you just come to thresh grass and grain, grab some autumn grain, or even rob some people, I don't need to care too much, but if you occupy some border counties, especially those occupying If we go to places like Shangyong and Shaanxi in the Wuguan area, they will block the passage for the refugees from Guanzhong to go south to join us, and even attract people from here to join them, which will be troublesome."
Speaking of this, Lu Zongzhi said in a deep voice: "If these rebels steal our autumn harvest grain, occupy the prefectures and counties, use this grain and grass as hotels, let rebels and bandits from all over Yongzhou, and even some Yongzhou In Wubao, the rich manor, those villagers and tenants who were bullied and wanted to leave, all went to join us, and their power would be strengthened."
Liu Daogui nodded thoughtfully and said: "Yes, if there is collusion between the inside and outside, it will be troublesome. Here in Yongzhou, there are rebels within the Jin Dynasty who want to go north to join the Hulu, and refugees and righteous people from the Hulu who want to go south. As well as powerful village owners from various places, there are many powerful clans in Wubao with fierce and fierce folk customs. Many of them are stragglers who have been scattered in various places and come here to establish themselves as mercenaries. Only a fierce man like Lao Lu can control them. "
Lu Zongzhi sighed: "I myself was a refugee who went south from Guanzhong. I know this very well. People here don't pay much attention to loyalty to the country. They only value strength. They will join whoever has soldiers and food. Before I I have been leading troops to guard whoever comes to fight, so that the locals can be convinced. This time I have been out for more than half a year, and there are already some noises in Yongzhou, saying that I have been unfavorable in the war in Jingzhou, and I have even been taken as a hostage and the troops have been annexed. ”
"Some of my subordinates in other places are actually powerful people in the local area. Even they are quietly asking me how they are doing here in Jingzhou and whether they will never be able to go back. In fact, they have never had their own harvest this time. I want to take action and send troops to protect and collect grain. I also want to see if I, the governor, and the general, really don't care about them."
Zhu Chaoshi took a breath of air: "Why is there such a troublesome thing? They are all soldiers and officials of the imperial court. It sounds like it is a fake wharf."
Lu Zongzhi said seriously: "Because the land of Yongzhou itself is located at the junction of the Central Plains, Jingzhou, and Guanzhong, and the people are complex. Since ancient times, there has been a saying of Qin, Qin, Mu, and Chu. Which country the people here are loyal to depends on your strength. Rather than talking about the great interests of the family and the country."
"To be honest, even when I fled south from Guanzhong, I had a grudge against a local powerful man and couldn't stay any longer. The other reason was because the Huan family was so powerful in Jingzhou at that time that I publicly advertised for heroes from all over the world. , and often sent troops to protect the refugees going south from Guanzhong, which made me make up my mind. Most of the people who come to Yongzhou now are like this. If you can't even protect the local people in Yongzhou, then no one will come to defect."
Liu Daogui nodded: "Then Lao Lu, do you still insist on taking the entire army to Yongzhou to stabilize the situation?"
Lu Zongzhi pondered for a moment and said: "Since you said that you can use Dangyang's garrison Yi Ban to replace it with armor, this is also a way. However, it is easy to see that Lu Gui is only allowed to take more than a thousand people back. The flaw, I want, I will take 5,000 people back and leave 10,000 people to garrison Dangyang. Lu Gui will lead the team to stay here. I will tell the soldiers and people of Yongzhou that the partial division is encircling and suppressing the local bandits and is marching to the west. What do you think? Woolen cloth?"
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "I will do as you say, Lao Lu, but you have to come back soon."
A hint of joy flashed across Lu Zongzhi's face: "Thank you Zhengxi for your help. I will definitely return with an army of 20,000 within a month!"
