The moment he saw Jiang Yiqu being brought back, his old father-in-law smiled happily. When his son-in-law insisted on capturing these two brothers, he only wanted to enrich the army with strong generals. He never thought that they would have such ability.
Liyang City was garrisoned by 60,000 people. How much food had been eaten by him in the past six months. Lu Bu even planned how to attack Liyang. Who would have thought that these two brothers would directly bring Jiang Yiqu back.
The most important thing is that they only brought five hundred swordsmen and axemen with them. It seemed that the reputation of the Northern Admiral was well worth it.
Well, now, there are 120,000 Yuan Yuan's old troops in the North, and he has brought 30,000 to 40,000 troops. Counting the 60,000 troops in Liyang City, my dear, I actually have more than 200,000 troops.
Lu Bu just made a simple calculation, not counting the troops and horses in Guangling and Anfeng, but it was enough to make him excited and gearing up.
There are more than 200,000 people. I, Lu Bu, actually have more than 200,000 troops one day.
Liu Bei? Zhang Yan? Yuan Xi? Sun Ce? It’s simply unsightly!
Cao Cao? What a joke, I have more than 200,000 people and I am afraid of him?
"Okay, okay, you brothers did this beautifully!" Lu Bu excitedly slapped Yan Liangwen's ugly shoulder.
He had thought that this could be done, but he was afraid that it would inevitably trigger a military rebellion. Who would have thought that not a single soldier was lost? It was really a victory over the enemy without fighting.
"Marquis Wen, I would like to ask for a favor." Wen Chou spoke first.
"But it doesn't matter." Lu Bu waved his hand happily.
"After all, Jiang Yiqu has followed my brother for many years. This time, he was frightened by Marquis Lanling's drastic changes in the army, so he did not dare to come to Yecheng to resume his life. I hope Marquis Wen can be given a lighter sentence."
"Whatever I say, how to punish him, you brothers decide! Oh, by the way."
Lu Bu thought of something and added: "The army needs to be replaced. You go to the central army to select 50,000 people and replace the 60,000 troops in Liyang City back to Ye City. After that, you have to help Zilong stabilize the morale of the army. "
Probably because he didn't expect Lu Bu to agree so happily, Yan Liangwen Chou was a little confused. After hesitating for a while, he quickly bowed and said: "The general will definitely live up to his mission!"
"etc."
Lin Mo stopped the two brothers and said slowly: "I have replaced all the generals above the military rank. Take this list and replace them all. The vacant positions will be filled by you. "
There are a total of 831 people on the list, which is Gao Shun's camp.
After all, he had promised him that it would only take half a year. Although he has gone to Anfeng now, the trapped camp, as the most elite unit, of course cannot be disbanded.
Yan Liang Wenchou looked at Lin Mo excitedly, and excitedly raised his hands: "Thank you, Marquis Lanling!"
With these more than 800 positions, it will be easy to explain to the brothers.
In fact, there are only a total of more than 1,300 vacancies above the rank of military marquis. This concession is based on the reaction of all parties. The Northern Army is still very obedient to the deployment. Furthermore, the two brothers brought Jiang Yiqu back. This incident is enough to prove that their prestige in the Northern Army cannot be obliterated by replacing generals above the rank of junhou.
If this is the case, then let’s use people without question and hand over the power.
After the two left, the old father-in-law glanced at Lin Mo and said with a smile, "You are quite generous."
"Mr. Jia's letter said that when my uncle was ambushed, if Yan Liangwen Chou hadn't fought to the death to stop him, my uncle would never have been able to return to Anfeng City."
Lin Mo looked at the two brothers' leaving figures and said solemnly: "I have no reason to doubt those who can risk their lives for my uncle."
"Well said!" Lu Bu felt that Lin Mo was finally beginning to understand the camaraderie in their army.
"Marquis Wen, sir, the urgent report is here!" Xu Sheng ran in with a bundle of bamboo slips.
Weng and his son-in-law hurriedly opened it and looked at it.
After reading this, Lu Bu just let out a sigh of relief, rolled his eyes at Xu Sheng, and urgently reported that Liu Biao had died, so he thought there was some kind of war.
Lin Mo was stunned, motionless, unable to take his eyes away from the content on the bamboo slips for a long time.
When Liu Biao died, the letter stated that he died of illness. This is unreasonable. Shouldn't he have died of illness in the 13th year of Jian'an? Why did he die nearly seven years earlier?
Even if history changes, from the current point of view, the only people who are deeply affected are Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Beiguo. Liu Bei is barely affected, and it is not Liu Biao's turn.
Moreover, the changes in the wheel of history will not shorten his life.
This is probably because Cao Cao made a fuss about Jingzhou, and there must be another inside story behind Liu Biao's death.
Liu Biao's death will cause chaos in Jingzhou, and Cao Cao will not turn a blind eye. Liu Bei is also in Jingzhou, and Zhuge Liang has also come out. There will definitely be a contest between the two sides.
So, has the opportunity come?
"What's wrong, Yunwen, are you familiar with Liu Biao?" Lu Bu joked with a smile, seeing Lin Mo unable to recover.
Not only did Lin Mo not respond to him, but he ran directly to the handsome case, pulled out the map, and started drawing on it in a decent way.
Lu Bu was certainly familiar with Lin Mo's devoted look, but he didn't understand what Liu Biao's death had to do with him.
Want to take advantage of Jingzhou’s ownerless civil strife to fish in troubled waters?
It's impossible. There are Yanzhou and Yuzhou in the middle. Can Cao Cao be kind enough to lend you a road?
However, when Lin Mo was so devoted, no one dared to say anything, for fear of disturbing his thoughts.
Including Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and Xu Sheng just looked at him and waited quietly.
I don't know how long it took, but Lin Mo's hand that was supporting the table suddenly clenched into a fist. When he raised his eyes to look at Lu Bu, his eyes were firm, "Master-in-law, the fighter plane has arrived. This time, I will conquer the four states of the Northern Kingdom in one go. Eat it!"
"What did you say?" Lu Bu took out his ears, a little confused.
He even wondered if his son-in-law had just been drunk and had not woken up. Bingzhou was now in the hands of Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun led an army of 40,000 to garrison, and Youzhou was in the hands of Yuan Xi, who still had 50,000 or 60,000 people.
Yes, I have an army of more than 200,000, but I don't have the ability to divide the troops into two groups to conquer Youzhou and Bingzhou at the same time.
What's more, Cao Cao of Xuchang will not sit idly by and ignore it. When the time comes, he will fight on three sides if he makes more troubles.
Since ancient times, dividing troops to fight has been the way to defeat. What's more, dividing troops into three groups, isn't that asking for death?
"Once Liu Biao dies, the throne will inevitably fall into the hands of Liu Cong, but the military and political power is held by Cai Mao. These two people are no match for Cao Cao. As long as they use some tricks, Jingzhou will definitely fall into Cao Cao's pocket."
Lin Mo couldn't analyze his own reasoning for Lu Bu from a historical perspective, so he could only start from the overall situation, "If I guessed correctly, it won't be long before Cao Cao will definitely gather an army and march to Jingxiang. At that time, it will be the best opportunity to attack Bingzhou." !”
Lu Bu listened for a while, but was confused. He could not fully understand what Lin Mo meant. He just subconsciously asked: "If this is really the case, why not attack Xuchang directly? As long as Xuchang is lost, the emperor will have it, and Yan and Yu will The state will be in chaos."
Lin Mo smiled indifferently and shook his head, "The Northern Army wants to move to the Central Plains quickly. Baima City is a point that cannot be bypassed. This place is not so easy to attack. Even if we can barely capture it by force, it will give Cao Cao enough time to react.
What's more, Yuan Xi from Youzhou, Xiahou Dun from Bingzhou, and even Zhang Yan from Taihang Mountain may take advantage of this opportunity to launch an attack.
If there are fewer people going, we may not be able to get an advantage. If there are more people going, the rear will be unstable.
Now, we either don't start a war, or we must win once we start a war. Otherwise, the overall situation of the Northern Kingdom, which has finally been stabilized, will be overturned in an instant. "
These aristocratic families are just outsiders. Once the Northern Army is dragged into the quagmire of war, no one can say what they will do.
Judging from the current situation, although our side has occupied Jizhou and Qingzhou, from a strategic analysis, we have fallen into an ambush on three sides.
Only by breaking this deadlock can we send troops to the Central Plains. This cannot be changed.
"Then what exactly do you plan to do?" Lu Bu thought for a while and felt that attacking Xuchang was indeed not a good choice.
"In the past, we had few people and not many strategies to choose from. Now that we have more soldiers, we should fully mobilize them and perform a great show for Cao Cao!"
After Lin Mo finished speaking, he took his old father-in-law, Zhao Yun, and Xu Sheng to the sand table aside to start the deduction.
The map was very large and dazzled several people. In the past, they had not seen Lin Mo use troops, but this time, they couldn't help but laugh. "Okay, okay, Yunwen, what are you doing?" The whole Central Plains is going to be in commotion!"
"Hahaha, young master's brilliant idea, I am willing to lead the troops back to Xuzhou!" Xu Sheng took the opportunity to ask for orders.
Hearing this, Lu Bu looked at Lin Mo and said nothing, but his eyes clearly showed he disagreed.
Xu Sheng had fought some fierce battles, but he was far from being able to take charge of an army on his own.
"You go ahead, but when the time comes, Uncle Gao will be transferred back from Anfeng to cooperate. He will be the coach."
Seeing a hint of disappointment on Xu Sheng's face, Lin Mocai smiled and said: "Don't worry, you can take the lead and take an important position."
"Thank you, sir!" The sunny boy smiled from ear to ear.
Zhao Yun didn't speak, didn't ask for orders, and didn't even take his eyes off the sand table. He was always so calm.
In fact, among our own troops now, apart from Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, only Zhao Yun can truly take charge of an army on his own.
It's a pity, he is a natural pioneer general, and his spear is indispensable in conquering Bingzhou.
"Then, when can I set off?" Xu Sheng seemed impatient.
"When generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others have filled up the vacancies, you can lead the troops and set off."
"Here!"
Replacing generals is a very troublesome matter. If you follow the rules of the army, you will have to compete on the martial arts field.
However, if Yan Liangwen Chou comes forward, this matter will be much easier. There should be many people in positions above military marquis, and they all know the details and know who to use in which position.
I estimate that more than half a month will be enough.
Lin Mo also explained the remaining details to Xu Shu clearly and in detail, but there should not be any major problems. After all, the coach is Gao Shun. He is a calm type and will not be as reckless as Liao Shen. In addition, there are Military advisor Xu Shu is here, so this should be enough to handle.
After arranging everything properly, a few people walked out of the hall and met the servants of the Yuan Mansion. "Marquis Lanling, there is a woman outside the door who calls herself Xuzhou and wants to see Marquis Lanling."
Xuzhou? Lin Mo's eyes lit up, "We're finally here!"
"Just your maid?" Lu Bu curled his lips.
Seeing Lin Mo nodding in agreement, the old father-in-law didn't say anything anymore. It seemed that life in the North Country was really depressing. As a man, it's always hard not to have a woman by your side.
Lu Lingqi may have given birth now, but the news hasn't spread yet. Of course, it's inconvenient for her to come to the north. Her old father-in-law said it was understandable for her to have a maid come over to replace Kong Kong.
When he saw Guo Zhao, Lin Mo's eyes lit up. He hadn't seen him for more than half a year. He had become so much more energetic, taller and bigger.
"Sir." Guo Zhao was obviously very happy and took the initiative to join him.
"Let's go!" Lin Mo couldn't wait to lead him towards his room.
"The young lady gave birth to a big fat boy. The young lady asked me to bring you a message. The baby's name is Lin Chuan. The young lady and the baby are waiting for your return in Pengcheng." After entering the room, Lin Mo was about to pounce on him like a hungry wolf. Guo I'll hurry up and explain the most important thing first.
"Ling'er gave birth?"
Lin Mo was startled, a little dazed, and murmured: "I'm a father, I have a child."
Having a child means that you truly have a home in this world, and you have an oil lamp that is always waiting for you to go back and illuminate your way home.
Of course Lin Mo was very happy, and even had the urge to go back to Pengcheng immediately to meet Ling'er and his fat boy Lin Chuan.
It's a pity that the war is coming and I really can't get away now.
"Is Ling'er okay?" Lin Mo asked hurriedly after being excited for a while.
"Don't worry, young master, the ladies are taking care of you. The lady is fine." Hearing what Guo Zhao said, Lin Mo was completely relieved.
Theoretically speaking, now is of course the time to inform the old father-in-law and make him happy too.
However, the body fragrance of Guo Zhao in his arms was so refreshing that Lin Mo, who had been holding it in for several months, could not move. He directly picked up Guo Zhao and walked towards the bed.
As the bed curtains swayed, and after a burst of clouds and rain, Lin Mo lay weakly on Guo Zhao's body.
"Young Master, you must be in such a hurry to summon me here because something is wrong, right?" Guo Zhao's cheeks were flushed and he was dripping with sweat, but he didn't forget about business. He was really a qualified maid.
"I miss you, is this a big deal?" Lin Mo gasped, letting their sweat mix.
"Master said that, of course I will be happy."
Guo Zhao bit his lower lip. I felt pity for him, and then he said softly: "But the Red Sleeve Move is the master's hard work. The young lady is not in a physical condition now. Now that I am leaving, the Red Sleeve Move must be shelved. It must not just be to see the slave." .”
Lin Mo then looked at Guo Zhao with a smile and kissed her nose, "You want to go to Qinghe."
"Qinghe?" Guo Zhao frowned.
"There is a girl from the Cui family named Cui Xian who is married to her father-in-law, but I always feel that this matter is not that simple."
Lin Mo said the most serious things and did the most unseemly actions, and continued: "I sent people to investigate, but nothing was found. You can manage the hidden clues of Hongxiu Zhao in an orderly manner. If you investigate a woman, you should It’s no big deal.”
Recently, updates have been done at night, so we can only guarantee it will be before twelve o'clock.
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