"In Wenhe's opinion, how many soldiers and horses can the princes gather by then?" Lu Bu asked.

Jia Xu was silent for a long time and said slowly: "According to the information obtained by his subordinates, the soldiers and horses gathered by the princes can reach 200,000 people, and this is under the condition that Jiangdong sends troops. ”

The people in the field all gasped when they heard this, 200,000 soldiers and horses, just imagining it, made people feel terrible.

"No matter how many soldiers and horses the princes have, we can't let the princes' soldiers and horses step into the kettle." Lu Bu said loudly.

Gu Yong and Li Su's mood was also a little heavy, they didn't expect that Bingzhou would attract the siege of the princes, and Lu Bu had just pacified Xianbei and Chang'an rebels, and he was the hero of the Han Dynasty, has the Han family really reached this point, afraid of the princes everywhere to this extent, unconsciously, Gu Yong and Jia Xu no longer have the initial enthusiasm for the Han family, they only hate.

The longer they spend in the state, the more they can feel the vitality that bursts out from top to bottom, and let their talents be displayed without reservation in the state, without worrying that the superior will be jealous.

"Order Mi Zhu and Mi Fang to come to see Ben Hou." After Gu Yong and Li Su left, Lu Bu immediately ordered.

The Jinyang Chamber of Commerce in charge of Mi Zhu now has a great influence in Dahan, but all businessmen or families from all over the country are respectful to the Mi family in Bingzhou, there is no way, and Bingzhou controls what is in short supply, whether it is a family or a businessman, they will not refuse benefits.

Mi Zhu also got bad news about the merger of states from merchants in recent times, and the merchants were sometimes very well-informed in terms of news, and since the princes began to secretly unite, the number of merchants who went to the merger states has decreased significantly.

"Zizhong, maybe you have already gotten some news, and the current situation is extremely unfavorable for Bingzhou, it can be said that Bingzhou has reached the time of life and death, if Bingzhou is lost, do you think Youzhou and Chang'an, which you just got, can be held?"

Lu Bu's words made Mi Zhu and Mi Fang look at each other, they knew that the situation was not good for the state, but they didn't expect it to come to this point.

"The lord has orders, and his subordinates will never give up." Mi Zhu arched his hand.

"Zizhong, you two and Ben Hou are a family, don't say what Ben Hou said today, don't listen to others." Lu Budao: "The princes want to jointly attack the state, fortunately, there is not much damage after the state army attacks Chang'an, but the strength of the princes is not comparable to the past, what the prince wants you to do is to hold a chamber of commerce again, it is best to gather the merchants of the princes' land, and do their best to hoard grain and grass for the state." ”

"Whoa." Mi Zhu arched his hand, but also felt the weight of the responsibility, if the princes will merge the state to break through, the Mi family will become a passing cloud, since entering the state, the Mi family and Lu Bu are closely united, it can be said that it is a loss, and in order to merge the state, the Mi family has also paid a lot, he can not tolerate the current situation of the state is destroyed.

"A soldier needs three stone of grain and grass a month, a war horse needs six stones, 100,000 troops plus war horses, a minimum of 400,000 stone of grain and grass is needed in a month, and this marquis wants you to hoard a minimum of three million stone of grain and grass for the state before the princes attack and merge the state." Lu Budao.

"Whoa." Mi Zhu arched his hand and said: "My subordinates will do their best." ”

"It's not to do his best, but to be sure, Ben Hou doesn't want the soldiers in the army to starve to death because they don't have food and grass." Lu Budao: "These grains and grasses are best obtained from the rule of the princes. ”

Once the war with the princes is started, the war is very likely to be protracted, and the princes must be extremely strict in the control of grain and grass at that time, and it is very difficult to get grain and grass from the families under the princes when the war begins.

Mi Zhu said yes.

"Zifang, in recent years, you have been in charge of the affairs of the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, and it has been very hard." Lu Bu turned his gaze to Mi Fang.

Mi Fang's tone was a little excited: "My lord, for the sake of merging the state, I am willing to go to the soup and fire." ”

Historically, Mi Fang once betrayed Shu, but Lu Bu trusted Mi Fang very much, he believed that Mi Fang would not have any dissenting intentions after seeing that the state was strong, and the reason for the betrayal was also a last resort.

"Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, but when the Chamber of Commerce in Jinyang ends, all of them will be stopped, and there is no need to send the soldiers of the Dart Bureau to various places, and then the sub-party is responsible for training these soldiers and keeping them for other purposes." Lu Budao.

"Whoa." Mi Fang felt that the blood was surging, he was a military general, yearning for the battlefield, even if he was in charge of the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau for these years, he did not leave a martial arts, now the guards of the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau are full of 8,000 people, compared to the Bingzhou Army, the strength of these guards is not weak at all, they have traveled all year round, they have experienced many battles, with a little training, it is a strong army, Lu Bu needs not only these guards to transform into soldiers, but let Mi Fang be responsible for training an army that can fight against cavalry.

"After you two go back, be careful not to leak the news." Lu Budao.

After the two said goodbye and left, Lu Bu looked at the topographical map in the study, and fell into deep thought, it is undeniable that the speed of expansion of the Bingzhou army over the years has been very fast, from the initial only Bingzhou to now have Youzhou, Hanoi, Hedong, Chang'an and other places, the hardships are not known to outsiders, and most of the battles, Lu Bu is involved in them.

"All those who want to destroy Benhou should be killed!" Lu Bu slapped the table and got up.

It was already late at night when they returned to the Hou Mansion, but the women did not rest, and they got the news that Lu Bu had returned to Jinyang during the day, but after Lu Bu entered the city, he stayed in the State Governor's Mansion.

The five daughters are all thoughtful people, and they understand that something big must have happened in Bingzhou.

Lu Bu was also slightly stunned after walking into the mansion, but saw that the mansion had already prepared wine and food.

"Husband." When the five of them saw Lu Bu coming in, they hurriedly got up and saluted.

"Madies, please hurry up, there is a delay in the state pastoral mansion for the husband, but I didn't expect the five ladies to be waiting for the husband, okay." Lu Bu laughed and said, when he returned to the Hou Mansion, the breath of home came to his face, which also made his mind gradually relax after a busy day.

The banquet was also lively, and Lu Bu talked about some things he saw and heard along the way from time to time, which made several women laugh more than once.

Lying on the bed, feeling the tenderness of Yan Lan in his arms, Lu Bu could not sleep, and his thoughts inevitably returned to the situation in Bingzhou.

In fact, the most difficult thing for Lu Bu to let go is that Sun Ce actually participated in this matter, although Jia Xu's analysis is very reasonable, after occupying Chang'an, after the next step and the state army capture Yizhou, he can directly threaten Jiangdong, but Lu Bu has always been a little difficult to let go.

(End of chapter)