A few days ago, Lu Bu received an eight-hundred-mile rush from Chang'an Express.

It was mentioned in the letter that Song Jian, who was entrenched in Caohan, rebelled again, proclaimed himself the king of Heshou Pinghan, and openly divided hundreds of officials, which was punishable.

Ma Teng and Han Sui joined forces, but they couldn't win, so they asked the court for help.

However, the imperial court could not spare its hands at this time, and after allocating 50,000 soldiers to the customs, the troops everywhere were extremely tight, and it was difficult to mobilize them for a while.

So, Ma Chao, who stayed in Chang'an, asked to go to war, went to Dongqiang to find the Great Elder to borrow 3,000 Qiang soldiers, and went to Xiliang.

Upon learning of this, all the generals under Lu Bu's account were filled with righteous indignation and asked to send troops to recruit Xiliang.

However, in this case, it is inevitable that the class teacher will return to the court. But the purpose of this exit is to sweep the north, sweep away Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and other large and small princes, and complete the unification of the northern territory.

Now to go back like this, Lu Bu is unwilling.

Fortunately, God opened his eyes, and at the critical moment, tens of thousands of Baibo troops were sent to him.

Although these thieves have loose military discipline and generally low combat effectiveness, they have been on the battlefield after all, and they are much stronger than ordinary people.

With time to train, you will become a qualified army.

"If you want to follow Yu Wu, then first go and defeat the group of barbarians in the Western Regions of the Kushan Empire. Prove it to me, and prove it to the world, you are strong, and you have this qualification! ”

Under the gaze of 10,000 people, Lu Bu shouted loudly, and announced in public that he would form an army to go to Xiliang to quell the rebellion, called 'Zhuyi', and would only recruit 20,000 soldiers.

After hearing Lu Bu's words, the soldiers present were all excited, and the back of their hands clenched into fists was raised.

Subsequently, Lü Bu also promised in public that as a conscripted soldier, his family would get the corresponding land in Hedong, Hanoi or Bingzhou; If they unfortunately die in battle in Xiliang, the imperial court will support their parents and their children, and exempt them from taxes for three years.

It can be said that this is the best condition that the thieves have ever heard.

It was so good that it made people suspicious, and many thieves asked with awe: "Da Sima, are you true?" ”

Many of them were deserters from the barracks, and they also knew some of the specific conditions in the barracks.

I have been a soldier for a long time, but I have never heard that the imperial court will subsidize the land to their families, and they will also be exempt from taxes for three years.

How could there be such a good thing in the world, falling in front of them for no reason.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the soldiers under my command whether they are true or not."

Lu Bu said lightly, since others are willing to work hard for themselves, of course they have to give back the best to them, this is Lu Bu's idea.

Hearing Lu Bu's statement, the thieves no longer had any suspicions, and rushed to get up, raised their arms, and shouted loudly.

"I'm willing to go!"

"Count me in!"

"And me!"

For a time, the crowd was in a roar.

They joined the White Wave Thieves before, some of them were forced by life, some were for themselves, some were for their families, and some were for the little unknown dreams in their hearts.

In short, the premise is to live.

Looking at the excited expressions of the thieves under his command, a touch of consternation flashed on Yang Feng's face, and in less than half an hour, Lu Bu turned the soldiers and horses that originally belonged to him into his.

This also indirectly led to the fact that, except for a few henchmen under him, Yang Feng was reduced to a bare-bones commander with no military power.

But this is also good, at least it will not make Lu Bu suspicious of himself again.

Yang Feng looked at it very openly, and did not care about the gains and losses at this time.

The thieves in the field were all shouting and wishing, and the shouts were in full bloom under this blue sky, and they lasted for a long time.

A smile appeared on Lu Bu's face, this is the majesty that my big man should have!

Subsequently, he ordered Li Feng and Xue Lan to be in charge of recruitment and registration.

Not all of the more than 100,000 white wave thieves are young and strong, but also a certain proportion of the old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are many women and children mixed in with them.

Lu Bu wanted to screen out 20,000 soldiers from these soldiers, intensify their training, and then transfer them to Xiliang.

As for why there are more requisitions, the main reason is that the conditions do not allow it.

Once these 20,000 soldiers enter the barracks, they will definitely have to buy weapons and armor, and they must not be allowed to wear these tattered clothes to fight the traitors, which is almost no different from sending them to death.

And the amount of money to be spent on these equipment will undoubtedly be astronomical.

The reconstruction of the Liangzhou Jiaqi some time ago almost exhausted the financial resources that the state could move.

As for the imperial court, there is no need to count on it, the treasury has been in a state of negative income all these years.

Originally, I wanted to wait until Bingzhou established Hu City, and interconnected economies with the countries of the Western Regions to increase income, but now Song Jian has tossed and turned, and the trade route that he had finally established was in vain.

If safety is not guaranteed, those merchants in the Western Regions are naturally few willing to come in danger.

As for the thieves who failed to join the barracks, Lü Bu gave them land in the state and cultivated them.

Of course, these allotted lands will no longer be completely free of charge as before. Rather, they need to be tenant farmers, who have cultivated for five years and have no record of doing evil, and can only be converted to their own property after obtaining the approval of the government.

It is also an important option to increase tax revenues and stabilize the population.

Of course, if there is a woman in his family who is willing to marry a soldier under Lu Bu, she can get the privilege of a two-year exemption, and she can directly obtain land ownership without going through the approval of the government.

This is undoubtedly a great good thing for the people.

As soon as this policy came out, the soldiers under Lu Bu became a hot audience.

This also indirectly solved the problem of a large number of singles, and played a certain role in promoting the population growth of the Han Dynasty.

After rectifying the white wave thieves, Lu Bu led the three armies to the outside of Dongjun City.

Seeing the arrival of Lu Bu's troops, the soldiers on the city tower almost cried with joy, their eyes were red, and they could not hide their excitement in their hearts.

When Lu Bu came, they no longer had to worry about the White Wave Thieves coming to capture Dongjun.

Who is Lu Bu?

It is a hero recognized by the people and a god of war in the hearts of soldiers and generals.

All the soldiers on the castle tower, including the county guard, thought so.

The city gate opened, and Lu Bu turned his back to the sun, rode the royal red man, and slowly entered the city.

When he came to the county guard's mansion, the county guard Hong greeted Lu Bu and invited Lu Bu to take a seat.

Then he reported to Lu Bu about the battle situation in the past two days, and he didn't know at this time that the White Wave Thief had been absorbed by Lu Bu.

After the official report was completed, Lu Bu said to Wei Hong: "Wei Junshou, introduce someone to you, and please look at a certain face, don't be too embarrassed." ”

Wei Hong didn't think much about it, and replied politely: "Da Sima is serious, how dare the lower officials." ”

Seeing Wei Hongying, Lu Bu relieved himself and said to the outside of the hall: "Come in." ”