Last time, Lu Bu sent Gao Shun to pacify the Baibo bandits in Hedong County. However, Yang Feng and other troops entrenched in the south of Shangdang have not yet been eliminated. Lu Bu also planned to clean up these people after the autumn harvest this year, but he did not expect that he would not take action yet.

, the other party is preparing to cause trouble first.

Zhang Mo stopped writing and asked doubtfully, "There are only a few Baibo troops left over there. At this time, if you don't just stay obedient or take the initiative to vote, how dare you jump around?"

Lu Bu said, "Perhaps Yuan Shao promised some benefits to this group of people and wanted to prevent me from taking over Hanoi County before the autumn harvest. Han Lai said that Hanoi has shipped a lot of food to the Xuans recently."

Although there was no agreement on when to hand over Hanoi County, Lu Bu asked Wang Kuang's army to withdraw from Hanoi before the autumn harvest. Yuan Shao had a son in Lu Bu's hands, so he had no choice but to agree if he didn't want to agree. The reply he gave was when the new governor would come to Hanoi to hand over.

, when will his garrison retreat?

The soil in Hanoi County is fertile and the harvest is excellent. If Yuan Shao imposes another tax, the 500,000 grains and grass promised to Lu Bu will be almost enough. Therefore, it is not impossible that he deliberately seduces Bai Bo, who is in the party, to cause trouble.

Zhang Mo said, "If we let him delay it until after the autumn harvest, doesn't that mean giving us our own food and grass to give back to ourselves?"

Lu Bu snorted coldly, "He has a good idea. Han Lai and Yu Fuluo are already ready to send troops. Tomorrow I will bring more troops and horses, and ask Gao Shun from the east of Hedong to pass by Zhi Guanxing in the west. This situation can be leveled in a few days.

Point someone."

"You want to go in person?"

Lu Bu put down the bamboo slips and took her into his arms, raising his eyebrows, "What? You don't want to be your husband?"

"Uh... I'm a little reluctant, but I don't think you need to take action personally on this matter."

Lu Bu thought about it. He had few civil servants but plenty of generals. There was no need for him to compete with his subordinates for credit.

"Why don't you let Zhongming go?" Lu Bu thought for a moment and said.

After Xu Huang came back from escorting Xiao Baozi, Lu Bu promoted him to Army Sima and allocated 2,000 soldiers and horses to him from the 3,000 Baibo troops that Cao Xing temporarily commanded. They were also under the command of Gao Shunping and the Kou army.

Zhang Mo shook his head, "That's not right. Zhongming used to be Yang Feng's man, but he switched his allegiance to me after I captured him. Yang Feng even attacked Tulou to save him."

"Are you afraid that he will miss his old relationship or switch sides in the face of battle?"

"You definitely won't defect to the enemy in the middle of battle, for fear that he will be in trouble. I know you want to give Zhongming a chance to make a contribution so that he can be justified as a Sima Neng. However, Ping Baibo is really not suitable, so you should send someone else there. He

Stay in Taiyuan to guard against Zhang Yan. If Bai Bo moves, Heishan may also take action."

Speaking of Montenegro, Lu Bu had another headache. This group of thieves lived by plundering, either robbing Jizhou or annexing the state. Moreover, there were many thieves and they were widely distributed and difficult to guard against. Even if they formed an alliance with Zhang Yan, they could only restrain Zhang Yan's headquarters.

Soldiers, horses, and other bandits will still come to attack the city and seize territory if they are short of food.

"Here in Montenegro, Madam, do you have any solution?"

"I have been thinking about this problem on the way back from Jizhou. There is a way, but I don't know if it is feasible."

"Let's talk about it." Lu Bu twisted a strand of her hair and twisted it around his hand.

Zhang Mo did not directly tell the solution, but asked, "You said that Zhang Yan has millions of thieves under his command, and the total number of troops in each department should be no less than 100,000. With such strong strength, there was no army in Bingzhou last year

When he was stationed, why didn't he take the opportunity to seize Bingzhou? He was originally a general who was awarded by the late emperor to relieve the situation. After taking Bingzhou, he turned a thief into an official. Wouldn't it be unpalatable to become a prince? Why didn't he do this? "

Historically, Bingzhou was more chaotic than it is now, but Zhang Yan has stayed there since he occupied Taihang and never expanded his territory.

Lu Bu said, "Maybe he likes to be a thief? Or he has no ambition? Or maybe he feels that he is not capable enough to be a prince?"

"If he likes to be a thief, why would he ask for the title of General? As for ambition, if he is too big, he should not have it, but if he is smaller, he is certainly not lacking. His ability is insufficient, but it is not impossible."

"So? What does this have to do with the solution you came up with?"

"Wait while I go get a map."

Zhang Mo stood up and suddenly paused. The hair on the back of her head was pulled. She turned around and glanced at Lu Bu angrily, "Why are you pulling my hair if you have nothing to do?"

Wearing a loose nightgown and her hair disheveled, she had a lazy beauty. This slightly resentful look made her even more charming. Lu Bu pulled her back, hugged her and sat sideways on his lap, bringing his lips to her ear and whispering.

Blowing hot air, "I'll rub it for you..."

As he spoke, both hands moved.

"Let's talk about business!"

Zhang Mo's ears felt hot. He grabbed his dishonest hand and was about to stand up, but his waist was tightly held by his other hand.

"This is also business..."

The feeling is coming, and it’s in the bedroom again. Why do you care?

"You..." As soon as Zhang Mo said one sentence, the rest of the words were blocked in his mouth.

…………

The next day, the genius Meng Mengliang and the two of them got up. After washing, Zhang Mo cooked a pot of tea. The two of them sat on the patio, drank tea, and continued the topic that was interrupted last night.

"I'd better get you an office next door."

"How wonderful it is to add fragrance to red sleeves. If I don't, I will go with you."

"Heroes' Tomb of Gentle Township!"

"I'd rather be broken into pieces!"

"That's all nonsense!"

Zhang Mojiao glanced at him and got to the point, "The demands of the Black Mountain bandits are actually very simple. They don't want to capture the city and occupy territory, and Zhang Yan doesn't have enough ability to become a prince. Most of them just want to have enough to eat."

, can survive.”

"I know it too, but we have no food to feed them at all. In two years, there will be a severe drought in the Central Plains and then an insect infestation. We will have to stock up on more food in the past two years."

If everyone had enough food, there would be no Yellow Turban Uprising.

"If there is no food, let them grow it themselves."

Zhang Mo asked Juxiang to go upstairs to get a map, pointed to several places close to or in Taihang and said, "I learned about it from Bohou. Due to the frequent activities of Heishan, many people in the county have fled these places."

Yes, outside the city

Much of the land has become wasteland. Among them, Zhan County in Shangdang County, Lucheng in Yanmen County, and Guocheng were occupied by thieves and turned into dens of thieves. Shangai, Sheguo, Linli and other counties in Jizhou were also occupied by thieves.

Same, completely occupied by Montenegro."

"We in Bingzhou are not short of land, but we are short of people. Why not recruit some thieves to reclaim and cultivate the wasteland in counties like Taihang?"

Lu Bu disagreed and said, "If they wanted to be farmers, they would not have become thieves in the first place. Now that they are used to freedom, they are completely disappointed with the government, and they will not be willing to be good."

"It's not about asking them to be good, but about cooperation."

Zhang Mo first pointed to the area from Luxian County in Shangdang County to Huguan, "This is located at Fukouxing and Baixing on the eighth pass of Taihang County. This section is in the shape of an inverted C,"

She drew a C on the map along Fukouxing with her index finger, "The front section is in Jizhou, the middle section is in Bingzhou, and the bottom section is in Hanoi County. Bandits are already rampant in the eight counties of Taihang, Lu County, and Huguan

Even if we arrange for people to reclaim this area in the future, we will still need to send heavy troops to defend it. Why not simply use this area as a buffer zone between Bingzhou and Heishan?"

"What is a buffer zone?" Lu Bu asked confused.

"Just recruit some Montenegrin bandits, and we will send some soldiers and horses to garrison with them. The ownership of these lands belongs to the government, and the right to use them belongs to them. We provide them with agricultural tools and seeds, build ditches and set up water trucks for them, and they move their families.
Chapter completed!