Lu Bu finally got his wish and entered Wan County. Since the defeat of Liu Xun was a crushing battle, all the counties were basically obedient and came to the governor's office to go through the process of enthroning the emperor.
According to the statistics of Wei Yue and others, this trip to Lujiang can be regarded as another surge in strength after winning Jiujiang.
They received 200,000 dan of food and grass, 20,000 prisoners, excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, and 12,000 elite soldiers. In addition, the Wan County government's cash inventory was as high as 30,000 dan, which made Lu Bu smile from ear to ear.
You must know that this trip only consumed 10,000 shi of military rations and more than 40 cavalry. It was an unprecedented victory.
The good news doesn't stop there. Liu Ye's recruitment was much smoother than Lu Bu imagined. Lu Su approached him three times, and then saw that he was shaken. Lu Bu came to visit him again, and it was basically done in one go.
Lin Mo was not surprised. It was true that he was from the royal family, but he was reduced to being with Liu Xun. It would be hard not to be moved by Lu Bu's such a sincere attitude.
Lu Bu was also very sensible and wrote a report in front of Liu Ye, in which he represented Liu Ye as Yangzhou counselor as Xuzhou Mu.
At this time, the role of the imperial court is actually not big. Lu Bu is just following a procedure. If you agree, he will be the legitimate counselor of Yangzhou. If you don't agree, he will serve as counselor.
Most people took their own official positions, such as Lu Bu's Xuzhou Mu and Yuan Shu's Yangzhou Mu, both of whom took their own posts.
Liu Yao was a Yangzhou shepherd who was personally granted the imperial title. As a result, he did not dare to go to Jiujiang for fear of being killed by Yuan Shu, so he ran to Jiangdong, but he did not escape the little overlord's spear.
Therefore, when it comes to official positions, it is who has the final say who holds the territory.
But for Liu Ye, it was very useful.
He led a group of people to defect to Liu Xun, and he only held the position of county magistrate of Wan County. Now as a surrender, Lu Bu invited you to Yangzhou counselor as soon as you met him. In terms of job level, he was even lower than the prefect. How could he If you are not moved, you should express your feelings immediately.
"May I ask Marquis Wen, how do you plan to solve the banditry problem in Chaohu Lake?"
"I know there are quite a few of them, but bandits are bandits after all. Just let Xuan Gao go, he is an expert in this field." Let Zang Ba, who was a bandit, deal with Zheng Bao and the others, focusing on a person who knows himself and his enemy.
This is what I did when I was in Jiujiang.
Lu Bu has almost formed a habit now. After acquiring a land, he will win over powerful families internally and eradicate bandits externally. On the one hand, he will stabilize himself and on the other hand, he will unite the people's hearts.
But Liu Ye shook his head, "Marquis Wen, in Lujiang, in addition to Zheng Bao in Chaohu, there are also Chen Lan and Lei Bu in Tianzhu Mountain. The bandits on each mountain have dozens of people and hundreds of thousands of people. If tough measures are taken, I'm afraid it will Counterproductive.
I would like to suggest that you should be gentle and persuade you to surrender. "
Counterproductive? A large number of people? Don’t you know that if I want to hit you, I’ll hit the hardest and biggest one? Lu Bu cursed in his heart, but still asked patiently: "How to persuade him to surrender?"
"Marquis Wen is not as powerful as Liu Xun. Bandits such as Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo dare not show off. However, they have tens of thousands of bandits on hand and have been entrenched in Chaohu for many years. A strong attack will inevitably cause casualties."
Lu Bu's reputation was earned by fighting with real swords and guns. Not to mention the bandits, all the princes were very afraid of him. "If Marquis Wen writes a letter to express his great righteousness, I would like to go to Chaohu to meet Zheng Bao in person. Xiao Yi If there are interests or dangers, please persuade them to come and surrender."
Alone in a den of thieves?
Lu Bu wanted to refuse instinctively. There are only a few bandits who have the right to do anything. There are more bandits who act according to their own likes and dislikes. If Liu Ye has any shortcomings, it will be unworthy. He subconsciously looked at Lin Mo.
"Brother Ziyang, please go there with full confidence. Let's just wait for the good news."
"You want to go to Chaohu in person, I have no objection, but let Chu Nan accompany you. I can rest assured that he is here." Back then, Wei Yue was a powerful general who followed him and defeated Zhang Yan's tens of thousands with dozens of horses. Zheng Bao is nothing to mention.
"Thank you, Marquis Wen." Liu Ye swept his sleeves and bowed his hands to express his gratitude.
"I'll wait for you to come back and celebrate your success." Lu Bu nodded, his eyes full of determination.
Lin Mo never dared to forget his powerful enemy Cao Cao, and Lu Bu began to no longer care about the gain and loss of food and grass in his city, and instead focused on the preservation of superior troops.
Being able to get tens of thousands of bandits to surrender without a fight would not only quickly solve the situation where Lujiang is infested with bandits, but it might even get a group of elite soldiers.
Of course, the number of soldiers and horses is actually more often limited by food and grass, and it does not necessarily mean how many people surrender.
Especially now, Lu Bu has to raise 5,000 war horses in addition to 40,000 to 50,000 people, which is a huge pressure.
After Liu Ye left, Lu Bu remembered something and hesitated, "Lujiang hasn't had time to care for the people yet. If Ziyang takes care of it, it will be much smoother."
"Indeed, Brother Ziyang is quite famous in Yangzhou. With him here, we can get twice the result with half the effort."
Lin Mo turned around and said, "But we can't delay this matter. Let's start from Wan County first."
"That's okay. I heard from Zijing that Duke Qiao of the Qiao family is very prestigious among the scholars in Wan County. How about going to the Qiao family first."
"Qiao's family?"
Dongfeng refuses to cooperate with Zhou Lang, and Tongquechun locks Erqiao's Qiao family?
Lin Mo seemed to have just remembered that these two men were from Wan County.
According to the course of history, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu married Er Qiao after the surprise attack on Lujiang, which was in 198.
In other words, Er Qiao is indeed in Wan County at this time.
As for a man, it's obviously not normal to say that he doesn't react at all to a beautiful woman, let alone a first-class beauty who is famous in the Three Kingdoms.
Just when Lin Mo said he wanted to accompany him, a sergeant ran in and said, "Marquis Wen, there is a man outside the mansion who claims to be Zuo Rong's servant and wants to see the chief registrar."
Lu Bu looked at Lin Mo, a little confused, "Why are you so happy?"
"Maybe good things are coming."
Lin Mo looked excited and said directly: "Bring him in."
When the sergeant saw Lu Bu also nodded, he turned and left.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in gray cloth came in. After bowing to Lu Bu, he said: "I have seen Marquis Wen. My master ordered me to come and report to the master registrar. The things you ordered have been completed." , please come to Wankou on the 28th of this month."
"Well done. Go back and tell him that this matter has been completed. Marquis Wen will have his own reward."
Lin Mo waved his hand, and the servant thanked him profusely and left.
"What's going on?" Lu Bu asked with a frown.
"I asked Zuo Rong to resume the waterway business just to see if I could catch the Jinfan thief Gan Ning. Unexpectedly, I actually succeeded." Lin Mo paced back and forth excitedly.
After Xu Sheng poached the Sun family again, the Twelve Tiger Ministers no longer exist.
Moreover, Gan Xingba is definitely the toughest among the Twelve Tigers. The most rare thing is that his water fighting skills are unparalleled in the world. He is an extremely important chess piece in the development route planned by Lin Mo.
"Gan Ning, can a water bandit be said to have allowed Zuo Rong to make atonement for his crime?" Lu Bu had heard of the Jinfan bandit, but he didn't think there could be any big fish here.
"My father-in-law, you don't know something. This person is extraordinary. He is a talent that our army is in urgent need of."
Lin Mo counted the days and found that it was already twenty-six. It was not far from Wankou. One day's journey was enough. However, a team of cavalry was needed, so the time was a bit tight. He immediately cupped his fists and said:
"I will explain this person's situation to my father-in-law in detail on the way. Time is running out now. Please ask your father-in-law to lead a team of cavalry to go to Wankou with me and capture Gan Ning."
"It's just a water bandit, can Bo Ping go?" Lu Bu felt that at this time, he should first appease the people, otherwise his attitude would not be sincere enough.
"General Gao, you really can't do it." Even in a land battle, Gao Boping couldn't defeat Gan Xingba.
If you want to recruit this kind of person who has a flamboyant personality and acts according to his heart, you can't just rely on the army. The best way is to conquer him.
"Do I have to go?"
"I have to go!" Lin Mo's answer was affirmative.
Seeing this, Lu Bu didn't give in to him anymore. This kid sometimes thought of things as they happened, but he often gave people unexpected surprises in the end.
"Forget it, you can just do whatever you want. As for a group of cavalry, we don't need to do it. Everyone is busy now. It's enough to bring ten cavalry." Your father-in-law, my square-shaped painted halberd can hold up a group of cavalry.
