Lu Xuan led his army slowly toward Pingyu County. Wherever he passed, most of the land in Pingyu County was barren, the farmland was barren, overgrown with weeds, no one was cultivating it, and no people were around.
This area of Runan was ravaged by Yellow Turban thieves, making it difficult for the people.
Some local county towns have not been breached, and there are still county magistrates appointed by the imperial court. However, the county magistrates in these places dare not even leave the county town, and can only stay in the county town, so that the whole area of Runan County is full of chaos.
When Lu Xuan was on his way, he was thinking about the arrangements for Runan County and even Yuzhou.
The situation here is worse than in Xuzhou.
Under Tao Qian's rule, Xuzhou was able to maintain stability and become relatively prosperous. Although Tao Qian allowed his Danyang soldiers to plunder, generally the people of Xuzhou could still live and maintain a peaceful environment.
Yuzhou is completely different. Although there was once a governor of Yuzhou, no one could really gain a foothold and no one could really wipe out the local bandits. It was always a messy situation.
Lu Xuan was thinking as he walked.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier ran back from the front, came to Lu Xuan's side, and reported: "Report to the Marquis of Wu, General Zhang Liao has sent back the news that Gong Du and Liu Pi have been killed, and Pingyu County has been captured. "
"knew."
Lu Xuan nodded and answered.
Lu Xuan gave the order to speed up the advance, and the army headed towards Pingyu County at full speed. This section of the journey is no longer a waterway. Although it is a land route, it is smooth.
The army rushed at full speed and arrived at Pingyu County in less than a day.
When Lu Xuan arrived, Zhang Liao and Chen Dao met him hand in hand. They welcomed Lu Xuan into the city and stationed their troops.
Inside the Chinese army's tent.
Zhang Liao stood solemnly and reported: "My lord, in the current execution of Gong Du and Liu Pi, more than 1,200 Yellow Turban thieves were killed and more than 7,300 were captured, and some of them escaped. "
"After this battle, our own casualties were less than twenty, and we were able to kill them all the way. During this battle, General Chen killed Liu Pi, and he humbled himself and killed Gong Du."
Lu Xuan's eyes showed approval. After praising him, he asked, "Is there any food and grass in the city?"
Zhang Liao replied: "I have made an inventory and found that there are 10,000 stones of grain and grass in the city."
Lu Xuan said: "With the size of Gong Du and Liu Pi, it is not bad to have so much food and grass. The captured Yellow Turban thieves should be reorganized, and those who do not meet the conditions should be reorganized into households and arranged to live in local areas. . After we have captured Runan, we will cultivate Runan and we must consider the long term."
"Here!"
Zhang Liao answered immediately.
Lu Xuan then asked about the general situation in Pingyu County, and Zhang Liao reported them one by one. Moreover, before Lu Xuan arrived, Zhang Liao arranged for people to issue peace notices and soldiers to maintain order. Everything was being restored in an orderly manner.
After Lu Xuan listened to everything, he asked Zhang Liao and Chen Dao to retreat. He sat alone in the tent. After thinking for a while, he arranged for someone to invite Zhou Yu.
After Zhou Yu entered, he saluted and said: "My lord!"
Lu Xuan waved his hands and said: "Gong Jin, there is no need to be polite. Sit down and talk."
Zhou Yu lifted up his robe and sat down, still sitting upright and extremely rigorous. This was his style of doing things.
Lu Xuan said: "Gongjin, after I entered Runan, I was thinking about the future arrangements of Runan County and even Yuzhou. We captured Pingyu County, which is equivalent to capturing Runan County. The remaining counties only need to If we sweep them up step by step and recruit them to surrender, there won’t be much of a problem.”
Zhou Yu smiled and said: "My lord, what you said makes sense. Gong Du and Liu Pi are destroyed, Pingyu County is captured, and the stability of Runan County is just around the corner."
Lu Xuan continued: "Runan County goes south, and Yuzhou is next. Although it will take longer, capturing Yuzhou should not be a big problem. The key is that the geographical location of Yuzhou is also critical. Yanzhou is in the north, Jingzhou is in the southwest, and Jingzhou is in the southeast. It’s Yangzhou.”
"Once we control Yuzhou, in the future, if there is a conflict with Cao Cao, Yuzhou will be the key place."
"The geographical location of Nanyang County and Yuzhou is very critical."
"So here in Yuzhou, I need someone who is absolutely trustworthy and capable enough to guard the place. After much thought, there is no one else who is qualified for the job except you."
"Actually, I can rest assured about Taishi Ci's qualifications and loyalty, and Taishi Ci was also the first general to serve me. However, Taishi Ci has no problem running the army and running Jiujiang County. He must be responsible for a state. Operation is still lacking a bit.”
"As for other people, I don't think about it at all."
Lu Xuan looked at Zhou Yu and said in a deep voice: "My idea is to let you take over as the governor of Yuzhou. What do you think?"
Zhou Yu said: "My lord, I have no experience in governing local areas. Is it appropriate to serve as the governor of Yuzhou?"
Lu Xuan said loudly: "I know your ability. If you are not suitable, who is? In addition to serving as the governor of Yuzhou, I will appoint you as the governor-general and the governor of Yuzhou's military and political affairs. You have full authority to decide on Yuzhou's affairs. Things can be dealt with first and later."
Zhou Yu was extremely shocked when he heard this.
You know, when Kuai Liang became the governor of Xuzhou, he was only responsible for government affairs. The army was controlled by Huang Zhong, and it was Huang Zhong who had the final say in leading the troops in war.
There was only one governor under Lu Xuan's command, Kuai Liang.
Although Lu Xuan is now a Hussar General and a Marquis of Wu, as a Yangzhou Mu, in fact, Lu Xuan has not lost his identity as Yangzhou Mu. He still serves as Yangzhou Mu and still personally presides over the military affairs of Yangzhou.
Zhou Yu was the first official to gain the title of Governor-General and Governor of Yuzhou, and to hold military and political power.
Zhou Yu felt moved in his heart.
This is trust.
He couldn't live up to it.
Zhou Yu stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will do my best to govern Yuzhou well and live up to my lord's high expectations."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Gong Jin has both civil and military skills. I am not worried about governing Yuzhou. However, Yuzhou is barren and has many bandits, so everything is not easy. If you have any requests, just ask them, whether they are civil servants or military generals. No matter what you ask for, I will satisfy you one by one and bring them all to you."
"really?"
Zhou Yu suddenly became excited.
He looked at Lu Xuan and asked, "Does the Lord really allow me to impose conditions?"
"Of course it's true!"
Lu Xuan answered firmly.
Zhou Yu gave a thumbs up and said: "Lord, there are not many conditions for a humble position, only three people."
Lu Xuan asked: "Which three people?"
Zhou Yu replied: "The first person is Guoyuan, he is good at farming, and his humble position is to let him take the post of a special commander, responsible for farming affairs; the second person is Gao Shun, he is good at training soldiers, and his humble job is to let him train soldiers; the third person is The individual is Zhou Tai, he is a tiger general who charges into battle, and we need him to fight on the battlefield."
Lu Xuan chuckled lightly and said, "Gong Jin, are you asking Zhou Tai to come over because you are worried that I will be suspicious of you, so you want to keep Zhou Tai by your side?"
Zhou Yu said resolutely: "My lord has misunderstood. In fact, I wanted to use Guan Yu, but I couldn't bear it, so I left it to my lord to make arrangements. Apart from Guan Yu, my lord doesn't have any tiger generals under his command, so it can only be Zhou Tai."
Lu Xuan knew in his heart that Zhou Yu asked Zhou Tai to go just to avoid suspicion.
Zhou Tai has always been Lu Xuan's personal guard.
This is someone who is absolutely loyal to Lu Xuan.
Zhou Yu transferred Zhou Tai over to clearly tell Lu Xuan that he would never have any selfish motives.
This is Zhou Yu's magnanimity.
Of course, although the military generals under Lu Xuan's command may appear to be many on the surface, in fact, they are really lacking in real tiger generals. Huang Zhong is one and Guan Yu is another. However, Guan Yu is compromised here and needs to be slowly integrated.
Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, and Tai Shi Ci were also good people. However, Tai Shi Ci was in Jiujiang County and Gan Ning went to Liaodong.
There are still few generals available to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan said: "Gong Jin, in fact Chen Dao is not bad. Chen Dao is from Runan and is familiar with the situation in Runan. In addition, Chen Dao is not weak in strength. It is most suitable for such a person to stay in Runan. "
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "I think Zhou Tai is very good in my humble position. My lord has already said that he will meet my conditions, so why do he regret it again?"
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Okay, I agree."
"Thank you, Lord!"
Zhou Yu had a bright smile on his face.
Lu Xuan immediately called Zhou Tai in and told Zhou Tai about his arrangements for being transferred to Yuzhou to assist Zhou Yu. Finally, Lu Xuan ordered: "Follow Gong Jin this time, do your job well, and obey Gong Jin's arrangements in everything."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Zhou Tai answered with clasped fists.
Lu Xuan nodded before asking Zhou Tai to step back.
Lu Xuan and Zhou Yu continued to discuss the follow-up management of Runan County and Yuzhou. The two chatted. Near evening, Lu Xun entered the camp and reported: "My lord, another group of people came outside the camp. The leader's name is Xu Chu. He said he came to submit to the Lord."
After Lu Xuan heard this, his eyes were frighteningly bright. He stood up immediately, strode out, and said loudly: "Gong Jin, we will talk about the matter in Yuzhou later. I will go to meet my tiger general first. This time, The real tiger general is here."
He strode outside.
