If you want to maintain your rule, you must gather the hearts of the people, and any rule without the foundation of the people is a pavilion on Shashuo, and Lu Zhe knows this better than anyone.

What ruler would not know the importance of the people's will? The problem is that Lu Zhe is not the kind of identity of the lord of the country, even if he wants to win the hearts of the people, he has to be careful not to leave a trace, and this is what he has been doing, otherwise how can he spend so much effort to plan the project for work relief, and it is better to save the food to supply the troops.

A large part of the strategy for Qianzhong County this time is also to loot grain, and the establishment of a defense line or something is just incidental, otherwise where to build a defense line is not to build, and even to establish a defense line along the Yangtze River can make a layout to attack or something.

Yan Bi sent people to advocate in Nanjun and put things that could only be carried out carefully on the table, aren't they afraid of serious consequences? !

After reading Su Lie's letter, Lu Zhe was trembling with anger, of course he was afraid of arousing Xianyang's suspicion, and this was inevitable. However, even if Xianyang is suspicious, it will be a consequence that will happen much later. Now, what he is most worried about is that Nanjun has made unnecessary waves!

No matter how you say it, Nanjun is also the territory of the Qin State, who can be sure that there are few people who are loyal to the Qin State? There is not much problem in buying people's hearts without leaving a trace, but Yan Bi's method is too intense.

"Fortunately, ......" Lu Zhe was a little afraid, more worried: "Fortunately, the control of the army is enough, even if there will be waves, it should not cause a big disaster?" ”

It can be said that Yan Bi's bold behavior has caused Lu Zhe a big trouble, and that kind of behavior is already forcing people to rebel!

Lu Zhe, whose face changed drastically, kept thinking about it, he couldn't predict what changes would happen to Nanjun because of Yan Bi's behavior, and he hesitated for a long time and shouted to the outside world, "Come on!" ", and ordered the fierce three of the inner tent to prepare to come to the battle armor.

"Go back, you must go back first!" Lu Zhe asked people to help him put on his armor, and he commanded the winged flail that came in: "Captain Chuan and Ji Bu come to see me." ”

Seeing Lu Zhe's face was very bad, he couldn't help but feel worried when he didn't know what had happened to Lu Dao. After listening to it, he hurriedly went out to give the order.

"Fuck!" Lu Zhe was extremely annoyed in his heart: "How can it be the same as a-stirring stick?" What a bastard thing! ”

All plans have been disrupted, and when the backyard is about to catch fire, Lu Zhe has no intention of staying in Qianzhong County to control the next battle. Fortunately, Linyuan County has been successfully captured, and the amount of grain looted is also 850,000 stones. The next period of time is the stage of consolidating the results of the war, the stolen food needs to be transported back to Gangneung, and the captured prisoners of war are also escorted back, and it is estimated that this process will take about ten days.

The summoned lieutenant and Ji Bu hurried over, and when they signed up for the tent, they saw the heavily armed and somewhat murderous commander.

The lieutenant seemed to have something on his mind, and he seemed a little out of shape when he came in.

The smooth running of the war gave rise to too many miscellaneous matters, and the lieutenant was assigned as the commander of the auxiliary army, not only to build roads but also to transport food. Wu Liang continuously swept the surrounding countryside and brought back many prisoners, and he had too many things to deal with.

Ji Bu, who had already made mistakes several times in a row, wanted to open his mouth to say something and then closed his mouth.

Lu Zhe didn't invite them to sit down when he saw that the two of them were coming, and said straightly: "I need to go back to Nanjun." ”

Hearing that, the co-lieutenant who came back to his senses was stunned: "Is it the rebels from other counties who invaded Nanjun?" ”

Waving his hand continuously, Lu Zhe couldn't hide the anger on his face, he shook his head: "It's not the rebels from other counties who have invaded Nanjun, it's a guy who has caused me a lot of trouble." ”

Ji Bu kept his head down and listened quietly, and when he heard someone causing trouble for Lu Zhe, Huo Di raised his head and said, "Since this is the case, why bother with the Lord going in person." The Lord will go and take his head! ”

Literally, it was a show of loyalty, but Lu Zhe could see the sincerity on Ji Bu's face, and that sentence was more of a pure expression of loyalty than a sincere statement from the heart, and the intention was to repay something.

Lu Zhe looked at Ji Bu seriously for a while. found that this originally high-spirited warrior had become a little haggard, and it was obvious that there had been a change in temperament, and it seemed that he had become more mature and introverted?

With a move in his heart, Lu Zhe walked in front of Ji Bu and suddenly scolded. Not only did he bring up the mistake he made in Lishui a few days ago, but he also said that during the attack on Wuling, more than 2,000 soldiers were killed and nearly 1,000 soldiers were seriously injured because of pride, and he was even punched and kicked.

It was the first time that the lieutenant saw Lu Zhe doing something to his subordinates, and he subconsciously wanted to go up to persuade him, but was stopped by the wing flail next to him. I couldn't help but say anxiously: "Let me pass!" ”

Wing Flail, who had been with him for more than a year, really knew Lu Zhe's personality too well, and he explained to the lieutenant: "The main general is angry, and now I am afraid that he will be angry in the past." Furthermore, the Lord will really be the commander of Ji Bu, which is why he is so out of shape. ”

The lieutenant, who understood it, suddenly felt a little envious of Ji Bu, who was pressed to the ground and beaten painfully, and thought, "It seems like this? The main general has been cultivating Ji Bu, and he has even arranged a school of soldiers against public opinion. This time Ji Bu was defeated too badly, the Lord will be angry and angry? ”

Ji Bu naturally didn't dare to fight back when he was beaten, and he didn't even dare to block. Although he was being beaten at the moment, he was happy in his heart, his idea was actually quite simple, since Lu Zhe would beat him, it meant that he did not give up. What he was most afraid of was to disappoint Lu Zhe and abandon him because of a few mistakes, which was even more uncomfortable than killing him.

As if he was tired, Lu Zhe stopped his hand and stood straight and asked Mengsan and Wing Flails to come over to help sort out the messy armor, and said, "Making mistakes is not something that can be made up for by being beaten." ”

Jibu stood up in pain, saluting respectfully and not daring to speak.

Lu Zhe glared at Ji Bu with eyes that hated iron and steel: "Now is the time to employ people, I will postpone your punishment." He looked at the lieutenant again, "The road from Linyuan City to Wuling should be repaired as soon as possible." Grain from both places was also brought back to Gangneung day and night. ”

The lieutenant replied: "Hey! ”

The armor was tidied up, and Lu Zhe walked to the wooden frame next to him where the map of mountains and rivers was hung, and beckoned the two to approach: "There are many rivers in Qianzhong, and mountains and forests are also all over. After I returned to Nanjun, the lieutenant was still in charge of the auxiliary chores," he pointed to Wuliang, Qianguang, Lingshan and other places, "Ji Bu, you are going to send scouts to investigate these three places. Be sure to check the terrain along the way and find out if there are any garrisons of Baiyue people along the road. Pointing to the Qianzhong Mansion, "The garrison here must be investigated as soon as possible, and if the garrison inside does not exceed seven thousand, report it to me as soon as possible." ”

The lieutenant seemed to be thinking about something, and was in no hurry to ask questions or speak.

Ji Bu, who was beaten but was even more grateful to Lu Zhe in his heart, looked very respectful, and he asked, "These places are at least one hundred and fifty miles apart at most. It's only been thirty miles lately. Dare to ask the commander, can you tell Wei Lu what is in a hurry to investigate? It's also good to let the job know in mind. ”

Lu Zhe repeated Luo Shao's words, and expressed all the speculations and worries in his heart.

"There are nearly a million stone grains and grasses in Wuliang, Qianguang, Lingshan and other places?" The lieutenant was very surprised, "There may only be less than 7,000 garrisons in the Qianzhong Mansion, and there are even millions of stone grain in it!?" ”

Ji Bu was also very shocked, but he was not thinking about food and grass, but about the fact that Yi Hu Song would not use troops after this autumn but chose next year. He was silent for a while: "Luo Shao is also known as Luo Shao or Su Shao, called Mu Yu, and people usually call him Sha Mu Yu. ”

Lu Zhe's expression became focused: "Oh!? Do you know him? ”

Ji Bu shook his head: "I have heard of it slightly." I heard that he has been committed to returning to Surabaya and the East China Sea to restore the Yue Kingdom, and he has never forgotten to re-establish the Yue State Ancestral Hall. He asks you to grant a fief when he can? Cloth guesses. It may be true that the shake will be refuted. ”

Lu Zhe looked at Ji Bu strangely, wondering if this guy was in his old ways again, but looking at his serious appearance, it didn't look like he was lying. He hesitated: "How can you decide?" ”

Ji Bu spoke a little slowly: "Shao Mu Yu is the eighth grandson of the last Yue King, and the reason why he raised his clan to join the Ouyue Tribal Alliance was because Yi Hu Song promised to give him a fief. Everyone in the South knows this. ”

Lu Zhe looked at the Lieutenant, but saw that the Lieutenant shook his head in embarrassment.

Ji Bu was stunned for a moment when he saw that the co-lieutenant who was also a Chu person shook his head, and a lot of sweat appeared on his forehead in a short period of time, and his expression was not only embarrassed but also a little nervous looking at Lu Zhe, wanting to explain something but not knowing how to explain it.

It turns out that once a person reaches a certain age. Even if you want to get rid of some problems, if you don't control it for a while, it will still be exposed. Lu Zhe now doesn't know what to say about Ji Bu.

"This ...... This、The cloth is not talking nonsense, the south ...... In particular, people who were born in Surabaya and Donghai counties know such a thing. Ji Bu was particularly afraid to see the disappointed expression on Lu Zhe's face, and his words became a little stammering: "The Lord will not believe it, and when he asks someone from the two counties, he will know that Lu Daobu is not talking nonsense. ”

Lu Zhe couldn't cry or laugh in his heart when he saw that Ji Bu was so nervous, he felt that it was true or false. Anyway, he wouldn't easily divide his troops to attack those places because of Luo Shao's words.

The first priority now is to bring back the captured grain, and the roads must be repaired as soon as possible, and there is no urgency at all to attack those places where there may be grain stockpiles.

Besides, if the scouts ran to investigate for dozens of miles, it would only be delayed for two days. Compared to making a mistake, just two days is not a delay at all.

"Roads, transporting grain, exploring." Lu Zhe raised his hand and stretched out three fingers: "When I go back to Nanjun, you will do these things." After thinking about it, I hesitated in my heart. He added, "Ji Bu, if the scouts report that there are indeed granaries in Wuliang, Qianguang, Lingshan and other places and there are no defenders, you can take care of Luo Shao and go with you." If Luo Shao really deceived or lured the granary, you must not drive all the soldiers in, and you must leave troops outside to avoid being ambushed. ”

Ji Bu felt ashamed in his heart, he felt that Lu Zhe was a little uneasy about him, and thought that this time he must be cautious and not make mistakes again. At that moment, he didn't dare to take care of it anymore, but just responded respectfully: "Hey! ”

Seeming a little uneasy, Lu Zhe said: "After I return to Nanjun, I will mobilize 20,000 soldiers to come to Linyuan." The defenders of Linyuan City cannot be less than 10,000 in any case, and at the same time, the lieutenants on the Wuling side must also step up the repair of the fortifications, which is a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and I will arrange 5,000 garrisons to form a defensive chain that echoes Linyuan from afar. ”

After thinking about it for a while and remembering something, Lu Zhe added: "The road from Nanjun to Linyuan, the three thousand defenders there should not be moved lightly until they have to. If Wu Liang returns to the city on an expedition, Gongwei, you let him no longer have to sweep the countryside, and he will lead 5,000 auxiliary soldiers to guard the road from Linyuan City to Wuling. ”

A burst of instructions in detail, not only Ji Bu was extremely embarrassed, but the lieutenant was also speechless when he heard it. One of them makes mistakes again and again, thinking that they are repeatedly reminding themselves. What about the other? It was a little loud to hear, and I really never thought that my lord would be as verbose as a woman.

It's still the same sentence, the war is dangerous, and the slightest mistake will make you lose everything. Lu Zhe can't lose now, he can't afford to lose at all. He didn't know what Xianyang would do to him, and he couldn't withstand the attacks of the rebels of the three counties and Baiyue when the defense system of Nanjun had not yet been built. He didn't want to do this, but he didn't have a bottom in his heart, so he was naturally a little verbose.

Properly accountable. The flail that had gone out to prepare earlier also came back and reported that the soldiers and the two thousand rattan armor soldiers had been assembled.

Lu Zhe stood in front of the map and looked at it repeatedly for a while, wondering if there was anything missing.

As a pro-soldier general, the wing flail and the fierce three, who has been promoted to the leader of the pro-soldier team, stared at each other wide-eyed.

Wing Flails was Lu Zhe's friend when he was in Tunchang, but now the identities of the two can be distinguished by the world difference. To tell the truth, the wing flail was almost impossible to find the shadow of Lu Zhe when he was still a tun chief.

It's not that Lu Zhe's attitude towards the flail has changed, the flail asks himself if Lu Zhe has not put on any shelf with him as before, but the gap in identity is there, even if Lu Zhe's attitude has not changed, the flail doesn't dare to think about it as big as before.

"Will the Lord always be like this?" The flail asked quietly.

"Yes, yes, after coming to Nanjun and becoming the lord of Yiling, many times I will stand in front of Yutu. One stop is a whole day. Mammoto also lowered his voice. He was a little curious, "I heard that the Lord is going to be friends with you?" ”

Yifeng nodded, as if he had thought of something funny before, and a happy smile appeared on his face: "At that time, he, Li Liang, and Xu Yang would drink in the tent every night, and when they got drunk, they would dance and dance to some songs with strange tunes. ”

"Li Liang? Xu Yang? Meng San secretly wrote down these two names, thinking that since they were friends of the main general, it was always right to remember them. He looked at the wing flail with some envy and recalled, "There was a person named Su Qiao before. He was Santong's personal soldier recruited by the main general in Xianyang, but unfortunately he couldn't survive the Yiling turmoil. Died in turmoil. The third is to follow the main general for half a year, and now it is already the rate of the pro-soldier team, and if the lord is verified, it is also on the top. However, Su Qiao also received a very generous pension, and he wanted to come to his family......"

The whispering of the two was interrupted by the sound of the armor that Lu Zhe turned around.

Lu Zhe didn't turn his ears. Of course, he heard the words of the two, but he didn't plan to say anything, he glanced at the wing flail, and then looked at the fierce three who seemed to have been born and died with him since he arrived in Nanjun. With a smile he said, "Let's go." "Be the first to take the lead.

Five hundred personal soldiers and two thousand rattan armor soldiers escorted all the way, and Lu Zhe also set off.

On the way back to Nanjun from Linyuan, Lu Zhe saw a convoy of auxiliaries transporting grain back and forth. The dirt road has been run over by the wheels with two very clear rut marks.

Although the auxiliaries who carried the grain back and forth were hard, they were all smiling from their expressions, and when they talked, they were admiring the achievements chosen by the main general, and they were more happy to capture the grain.

When passing through Lishui, Lu Zhe found that the pontoon bridges here had been increased to three, except for one that used boats as buoyancy, the other two were cut down to tie up thick logs as buoyancy.

When we arrived at the Yangtze River, the number of pontoon bridges was increased to five, and here they were all boats as buoyancy, and the width of each bridge was about five meters.

When Lu Zhe went to the Bingbao and the beacon tower, he had just put into use, and when he went to Qianzhong County, he did not stop to inspect in detail, and now he will stop to inspect it.

The structure of the fort is not very complicated, and the walls are in the shape of a six-pointed star. The defensive power of this form is stronger than that of a boxy wall, and the inverted "V" shaped wall will constantly reduce the range of enemy attacks, and the crossbowmen on the wall can easily form a coverage range.

There is a heightened tower at about 15 meters apart from each protrusion of the six-pointed star, and some rotating scythes are also loaded on the city wall with iron chains and some grooved turning devices, so that the defenders can rotate the spiral scythes by pulling the chains in the event of an enemy attack.

After inspecting the fort, Lu Zhe went to look at the beacon tower again.

Compared with the well-defended forts, the defensive measures of the beacon tower are much worse. However, the beacon tower, which can only accommodate ten people, also serves as a beacon fire warning, and it is really not necessary to build complex fortifications.

Standing on the shore, Lu Zhe looked at the left and right banks of the Yangtze River, where there were dense crowds of people busy, looking at the costumes of those people, it could be seen that the number of auxiliaries was small, almost all of them were newly recruited people during this time.

Lu Zhe specially went to see the construction of the caissons, but after more than a month, three caissons had been completed, and the aerial canal that extended into it was only built to build the foundation. The construction of the canal has not yet begun. Halfway through his inspection, Yan Bi came.

Yan Bi, who was hugging each other, was wearing a Shu brocade robe, his face was full of red light, and the robe that showed his nobility looked like a master. Before he could get closer, he raised his hand and saluted, and when he got closer, he asked in a low voice, "Why did the Lord come back?" ”

The people who followed Yan Bi over saluted Lu Zhe respectfully, and everyone's mouth was talking, so that they couldn't hear what they said at all.

Lu Zhe looked at those people with different looks and postures, these people were either rich or expensive at first glance, and they could see that they were some wealthy gentry or county officials in the compilation.

"Lord, these are all the fathers and elders of Nanjun," Yan Bi introduced the past one by one, just as Lu Zhe thought. They are really just some gentry and officials. After he finished the introduction, he looked at Lu Zhe with some smugness, as if he was asking for credit: "They are all indispensable help for the Lord General to rule Nanjun. With them, the Lord will recruit men, issue orders, and pass unhindered. ”

Lu Zhe, who had been patient and did not have a seizure, kept smiling and nodded frequently to those people, and asked Yan Bi with words in his words: "This is the result of these days?" ”

It seemed that he noticed that the tone of the main general was a little wrong, Yan Bi was slightly stunned and then continued to introduce the situation of Nanjun, because of the support of Nanjun's fathers, the human resources are quite abundant. The shallow minerals that have been unearthed have already begun to be excavated, and nearly 1,000 acres of land have been sorted out, not to mention that the section of the city wall of Xinchengchi, which everyone attaches great importance to, has begun to be built.

"Lord, he asked privately. The patriarchs and gentry are very much looking forward to the early completion of the new city, and they will respond to the call of the main general to move over," Yan Bi looked excited, "In addition. The patriarchs and gentry who had wealth and food, they took out their wealth, grain, and domestic servants, and "took out a box from their bosom." After opening it, he took out a piece of Bai Juan with words written on it, "This is the record they dedicated, please consult it." ”

Lu Zhe took it and wanted to take a cursory look, but he was attracted when he saw the number recorded on it. The records in it are very detailed, almost covering the names of the patriarchs and gentry of the Nanjun clan who he knows, and the things he contributed are even more dazzling, from manpower to food, wealth, and many people have donated a lot of valuables such as curiosities.

"Huh? The total amount of wealth is 364,660 taels and a half, 4,400 taels of gold, 1,370,000 stones of various grains, and 74,000 ...... of slaves" Lu Zhe was surprised or shocked, and he looked up at Yan Bi: "Is it a voluntary donation, or is it a ......?!" ”

Yan Bi said with a smile: "Naturally, it is a voluntary offering, and he definitely did not force anyone." ”

At this time, Lu Zhe was really shocked, he was a wealthy gentry in Nanjun County, who knew that he had money and food, and for the sake of the stability of Nanjun, he didn't plunder when it was difficult, and he thought that if he didn't get anything in Qianzhong County, he would have to shoot them, but he didn't expect Yan Bi to be able to let them take the initiative to donate.

Taking the initiative to give and being forced to give are two different things, and Lu Zhe knows this very well. He was both happy and confused in his heart: "Yan Bi's behavior not only did not make them afraid, but everyone had money and some people contributed money. So in other words, they agree with Yan Bi's idea? ”

What's the idea? It is nothing more than the idea of breaking away from the Qin State, after all, after Yan Bi's advocacy, as long as he is not a fool, he knows that Lu Dao has the heart of rebellion or self-reliance.

Lu Zhe looked at Yan Bi seriously: "Is there anyone who is indifferent or crazy?" ”

Yan Bi understood what it meant, and he nodded: "There are supporters, and there are those who are stubborn." However, compared to those who are willing to cooperate, there are only a few cases of those who are reluctant to work. Even if they don't pay tribute, it's just out of ignorance of the times and stinginess, not ......", he showed a strange smile when he said this, "Lord, to say a bold word, the inclusion of Nanjun into the Qin State is only a matter of recent years, the laws of the Qin State are harsh, and the taxes and conscriptions are extremely heavy, and they were forced to resist before, but now the seven southern counties are in turmoil, and there are constantly people in Qidi, Zhaodi, and Wei who are constantly raising troops against Qin, and the Qin State is no longer able to take care of the ...... of Nanjun."

Hearing this, Lu Zhe interrupted: "In the seven southern counties, there are people in Qidi, Zhaodi, and Wei who have raised troops against Qin!?" "It's only been a long time, why is this like this? (To be continued......)