It is undoubtedly a bit premature to discuss from where the Xianbei people will go south.

For the current Yellow Turban Army, the most important thing they need to do is to first quell the rebellion of the 3,000 Wuhuan Tu cavalry in Youzhou.

The Wuhuan people are not the same as the Xianbei people.

The current Wuhuan people are still nominally the people of the Han Dynasty, and they respect the Han Dynasty as the main people. What's more, there are hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan people living in the territory of the Han Dynasty? This is definitely a force to be reckoned with.

"The lord sent troops this time to make the people of Youzhou live a better life. In order to achieve this goal, we should try to alleviate the war as much as possible, and focus on deterrence and pacification of the Wuhuan people. ”

"If you insist on suppressing it, not to mention that it may cause disgust from other Wuhuan tribes, even these three thousand Wuhuan cavalry are not easy to deal with. You know, our biggest enemy this time is the Xianbei people, not the Wuhuan people. ”

The appearance of the cavalry of the Nine Thousand Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou was undoubtedly very great for the local officials.

Fortunately, the Yellow Turban Army waved the banner of 'expelling Hulu', and did not have the slightest intention of attacking the city. In addition, Youzhou has been harassed and plundered by the Hu people for a long time, and the officials here are undoubtedly much better than other states and counties.

So until now, there have been no cases of local officials abandoning the city and fleeing.

The Yellow Turban Army marched eastward, crossing Dai County and Shanggu County to the border of Gwangyang County.

Suddenly, Tang Chen and Li Guo came back with some scouts, came to Chen Xu and said, "Lord, we have detected some situations, those rebellious Wuhuan cavalry have actually returned to Youbeiping now!" ”

When Chen Xu and the others heard the news, they were speechless for a while. They came to fight the Hu people with great fanfare, but they didn't want those Wuhuan people to run back to their hometown.

If Chen Xu led his troops into Youbeiping at this time, he would probably not be facing a mere 3,000 Wuhuan cavalry.

In the final analysis, those Wuhuan cavalry rebelled because the imperial court did not issue them and were discriminated against. After they rebelled, it makes sense to plunder everywhere.

It was precisely because of the inaction of the imperial court that this rebellion was prolonged. Now that Chen Xu is sending out to Youzhou with 7,000 cavalry with great fanfare, those Wuhuan cavalry may have already gotten the news.

Although they are Hu people, they have been under the rule of the Han Dynasty for a long time, and they are still in awe of the Han family. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Chen Tang, the strength of the Han Dynasty has been famous.

These rebellious Hu people have been looting in Youzhou for nearly a year. Over the course of the year, each of them has grabbed enough wealth.

Now I heard that a cavalry wanted to come and destroy them, and although they were not afraid, they naturally did not want to die in vain. That's why they ran back to Northland and hid among their tribes.

Three thousand cavalry is a great asset for every tribe. Even if the Han family wanted them to hand over these people, it was absolutely impossible.

Moreover, the Yellow Turban Army does not represent the orthodox Han family, and they are not qualified to forcibly come out. So the current Yellow Turban Army is in a bit of a dilemma.

"Lord, do we want to continue to march to Youbeiping now?"

When the generals heard Tang Chen and Li Guo's reports, they all thought of the embarrassing situation of the Yellow Turban Army now, so someone asked out loud.

Chen Xu frowned and thought for a long time, did not speak, but set his eyes on Tian Feng's body.

Although he has his own ideas, as a superior, he has to give his subordinates more room to play. Only in this way will they think that their talents can be displayed here in Chen Xu.

Tian Feng was quite moved when he saw that his father-in-law valued himself so much.

But he didn't say what he thought, but said to the generals present: "If you have any ideas, you can say them, and share the worries of the Lord together." ”

Chen Xu wanted to give Tian Feng the opportunity to perform, and Tian Feng, as a strategist, hoped that all the generals of this group would be able to give full play to their due talents.

The success of a group does not depend on one or two people, but requires the efforts of everyone. Just like the Shu State during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang monopolized power, and the generals in the country obeyed him.

Over time, Zhuge Liang's actions suppressed the space for the rest of the talents to play. This made it so that after Zhuge Liang's death, there was no more available talent in Shu.

Although Tian Feng didn't know Zhuge Liang's deeds, many times he would subconsciously give opportunities to others and cultivate their abilities. His humble character is even more appreciated by Chen Xu.

Among the generals, Zhao Huang fought with the Hu people in Youzhou for nine years, but he had the most say on this issue.

He thought for a moment and said, "Wuhuan cavalry, since they have returned to their tribe, they will no longer harm the people of Youzhou. ”

"In addition, the Wuhuan people are definitely not easy to deal with, so I think our army can't crusade against them anymore."

As soon as Zhao Huang finished speaking, the rest of the generals also spoke in response.

Zhao Yun is too young and not qualified enough, so he almost never expresses his opinions when deliberating.

However, he is now the commander of the first army, although because the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army is too small, and Chen Xu is in the army, the supreme commander of these 7,000 cavalry is still Chen Xu.

But in the future, sooner or later, he will have to lead an army alone. Although Zhao Yun's ability to lead troops in history is good, it was all honed by him after countless battles.

The current Zhao Yun is still too immature, so Chen Xu wants to cultivate him more: "Zilong, do you have any suggestions." ”

Named by Chen Xu, Zhao Yun first saluted him, and then said: "Lord, our army is all lightly armed, and the grain and grass they bring are very limited. ”

"We used to fight for the purpose of feeding the war, preparing to snatch food and grass from the enemy. But now, the rebellious Wuhuan people have returned to the tribe, and we have lost our goal, how can we solve the problem of food and grass? ”

Zhao Yun's words made everyone wake up.

Yes, the grain and grass brought by the Yellow Turban Army now are less than ten days. If supplies cannot be found, these 7,000 cavalry will probably be in danger.

Tang Chen said suddenly: "Since we are called anti-thieves, if there is not enough food and grass, why don't we go to the people and plunder?" ”

The 3,000 cavalry led by him and Zhao Huang did not deliberately plunder the people in the process of fighting with the Xianbei people. But sometimes, when there is really no food and grass, they don't have too many scruples.

Tang Chenxin joined the Yellow Turban Army and didn't know what the Yellow Turban Army did, so he made such a proposal.

As soon as Tang Chen's words fell, everyone's faces changed suddenly. Chen Xu said sharply: "Although my Yellow Turban Army is called a thief, we would rather starve to death than rob the people. ”

Chen Xu stared at Tang Chen, and said with a somewhat gloomy face: "I don't care how you acted before, but since you have joined my Yellow Turban Army, you must abide by the rules of my Yellow Turban Army." ”

"Otherwise, I, Chen Xu, know you, but the military law of my Yellow Turban Army will not recognize you."

Since Zhao Huang and Tang Chen defected to the Yellow Turban Army, they have always felt that Chen Xu is very talkative. But until now, they didn't know that this person was definitely a figure who came out of the sea of corpses and blood.

The murderous aura exuded by Chen Xu's body, even if they were battle-hardened generals, they were also shocked. Of course, they will always feel that it is not unrelated to the root of serving under Chen Xu's account.

Zhao Huang hurriedly pulled Tang Chen to kneel on the ground, and said with sincere fear: "I am waiting for the first time to cast the yellow scarf, and I still don't know much about many things in the cottage. ”

"If there is any offense to the younger brother, please ask the lord Haihan!"

Tang Chen was also overwhelmed by Chen Xu's sudden anger. After hearing Zhao Huang's words, he kept telling forgiveness.

Chen Xu saw the movements of the two, his face looked a little better, and he said to the two of them in a serious tone: "The reason why my Yellow Turban Army rose up is because I was an ordinary person before. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that he was forced by the Han family to live, who would have embarked on this path?"

"Although we raised troops to rebel, we hope to build a peaceful world, so that all the people in the world can have land to plant, food to eat, and clothes to wear."

"The belief of our Yellow Turban Army is 'to die in battle without flinching, and to starve to death without disturbing the people'. Ziliang and Hideyoshi, since they are now members of my Yellow Turban Army, they should keep these things in mind. ”

Both of them knelt on the ground and said, "We should remember the order of the lord." ”

When Chen Xu heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled up the two of them and said: "The people are like water, and the rivers and mountains are like boats; Since ancient times, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat. ”

"If our Yellow Turban Army wants to achieve great things, it must win the hearts and minds of the people in the world. That's why I was so angry when I heard Hideyoshi's words. ”

After hearing Chen Xu's words, not only Zhao Huang and the others, but even others felt that this analogy was very appropriate.

"Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat." Tian Feng muttered in a low voice, stroked his palms and laughed, "The lord's words are really incisive!" ”

After this little episode, naturally no one dares to talk about robbing the people anymore.

Chen Hu, who had never expressed his opinion, suddenly said: "Aren't there still some Xianbei people who went south to plunder in Youbeiping and Liaoxi County? Why don't we send troops against these Xianbei people? ”

Zhao Yun on the side shook his head and said, "According to the scout's report, the Xianbei people who went south to plunder are all small groups of people and scattered in various places. ”

"If our army is encircled and suppressed by a large army, it will be exhausted, and the gains will outweigh the losses. If it is broken into parts, with the courage and skill of the Xianbei people, we may not be able to gain the upper hand. ”

"Therefore, in my opinion, it is not advisable to send troops to fight the Xianbei people in Youbeiping."

Chen Xu also nodded and said, "Zilong is right, let's not talk about anything else." If we send troops to Youbeiping and Liaoxi County, those Wuhuan cavalry who have fled back to the tribe will probably think that we are going to hunt them down. ”

"In this way, we will once again provoke the great enemy of the Wuhuan people."

After Chen Xu finished speaking, everyone was silent.

The sudden return of the 3,000 Wuhuan cavalry to the tribe put the Yellow Turban Army in a difficult situation.