Seeing this person suddenly kneeling, Lu Yao was taken aback.

Lu Yao and Shi Le are old rivals, and they know how powerful this person is. Because of this, he also paid enough attention to the thieves of the "Flying Leopard" Wang Misuo, who was as famous as Shile in the Central Plains, and did not dare to ignore it in the slightest. In his mind, even if Zhao Lu, Mu Lan and the others had already put a lot of effort into the early stage, Cao Wei was different from ordinary robbers after all, and the spies sent by Lu Yao in the Central Plains had also reported how cunning and fierce this person was. Therefore, Lu Yao thought about what kind of words he should use for a long time to convince this person, and recruited his staff to plan together in advance. Everyone felt that they had to be restrained first, and then they knew it with affection, moved with reason, tempted with profit, and showed their authority, and they each prepared two or three routines.

Who knew that as soon as he made an opening statement, this person was lowered? As soon as he crossed the river, the first thief leader he captured descended like this? This person can be regarded as a giant who is deeply jealous of the imperial court, and he has no backbone at all? Lu Yao was a little puzzled for a while, and suddenly felt a wave of disdain.

Local tyrants such as Wang Mi and Cao Wei who raised banners to rebel are fundamentally different from ordinary people who rebelled because they couldn't survive. They relied on the strength of their clans, usually oppressed the place, and they didn't know how many evil things they had done that were rampant and domineering; In troubled times, they raised troops for more wealth and power, and used the power of the Hu people to make waves. Lu Yao hated this kind of style in the first place. Seeing that this person stayed until the imperial army went south, and easily bent his knees, without the slightest hesitation, his evaluation of him suddenly fell to the bottom.

But Lu Yao was still determined to surrender Cao Wei, and did not change his original plan because of this.

This is neither because this person has left records in the history books of later generations, nor because Lu Yao has taken a fancy to this person's talent. Lu Yao never thought that the people who left their names in the history books would definitely be better than the unknown people, in this troubled times, there is no line between success and failure, and I don't know how many people have turned over and down; Countless people who have fallen to the bottom have become those who call for wind and rain, and many more are just lucky. The generals like Xue Tong under Lu Yao were all promoted by him personally, so how bad are they than those famous figures?

Cao Wei's life was left for two main reasons. First, it is not easy to cross the river when the water rises in this summer. Fang Cai's forcible beaching also destroyed most of the boats and rafts that he had recently made urgently. With the remaining boats and the carrying capacity of Baimajin, I am afraid that it will not take half a month to cross the river for a large army. The great counterattack of the thief Kou of Shile was coming soon, and if he wanted to speed up the pace of his southward movement, he would need more Jindu, and several of the crossings from Baimajin to the upper reaches of the river were all in the hands of Wang Mi's subordinates. If, after the victory in the field battle, Cao Wei was used to persuade the defenders to surrender everywhere and quickly seize these ferries, then the follow-up war would of course save a lot of effort.

Second, although the world is in turmoil, the real chaos has not yet come, and Lu Yao also hopes to seize the time to expand his strength. Cao Wei and the Qingxu Hao clan he represented, after all, are different from mad dogs such as Shi Le and Wang Mi who are iron-hearted enemies of the imperial court. The Qingxu Hao clan has relatives, hometowns, and political and economic demands, so there is also the possibility of negotiation and communication. Having Cao Wei, a general who was born in Qingxu and had considerable prestige in the Central Plains thieves, took refuge in him, it may be possible to reduce the hostility of a large number of Qingxu people among the Central Plains thieves, which will not only help to divide the enemy, but will also be beneficial to the strategy of reorganizing and surrendering soldiers and nourishing the war with war in the future.

I want to think so, but Lu Yao's current city government is getting deeper and deeper, so it is not outward. He looked at the figure of Cao Wei kneeling in front of him, but laughed softly: "Knowing that I am Lu Yao, very good, I am a smart person." But I have not given you a commandment, but what have you obeyed? ”

The general Shicai said that he planned to break the reinforcements in Wenshijin, Jianjin, Yanjin and other places in the field, and then take advantage of the situation to pursue and seize these ferries. Among them, there is also a place where the villain is used...... "Cao Wei lay on his stomach in the mud, and he didn't dare to get up without Lu Yao's permission, so he had to raise his head and say: "This is the general's order." The villain had a bad relationship with the thief Shile, so most of the military power was taken away, and now he is only a white horse jin guard; However, most of the soldiers and generals guarding the many ferries south of the river and in the west of Puyang Kingdom were the old troops of the villain, and when their soldiers and horses came, the villain was willing to surrender before the battle, so as not to bother the imperial army to fight. ”

"Hey! I have a heart! Lu Yao looked at Cao Wei for a long time. Seeing that cold sweat was dripping on the back of his neck, he waved his hand and told him to get up: "Look...... Can our soldiers be tough? ”

As soon as Cao Wei got up, he heard Lu Yao's question, and hurriedly bent down and bowed his head: "They are all bears." ”

"So, is our army well-armed? Can morale be high? ”

"The sharp blade of the helmet is unprecedented for the villain; Crossing the river in one fell swoop shows that the spirit is even more high-spirited. Cao Wei praised repeatedly.

Lu Yao sneered: "Exactly! The Youzhou army was ordered by the imperial court to go south to fight for thieves, and the soldiers were fierce, the weapons were excellent, and the morale was high, and everyone was eager to fight. Do you think we need you very much? ”

Cao Wei pouted and knelt on the ground again. He was indeed a rebellious person, but he was only intimidated by the feat of the Youzhou army bravely crossing the river, so he had to surrender. But no matter how tough and fierce the character is, once he has the idea of being greedy for life and afraid of death, he will no longer be able to be tough, this has been the case since ancient times, and this is not Cao Wei's problem alone. Hearing Lu Yao's sharp tone, he said in a trembling voice: "The villain is stupid, I don't know what else the general commands?" But if there is an order, the villain will obey it! ”

Lu Yao was about to say something more, and someone pulled the corner of his clothes behind him. Lu Yao was slightly stunned, and immediately reacted: In any case, Cao Wei is an important commander with a high status and prestige among the thieves in the Central Plains, and this kind of treatment is almost close to humiliation, and it is not a way to employ people.

He exhaled deeply, deliberately slowed down his tone, and said, "Get up...... As long as you serve the court wholeheartedly, the court will naturally have something to rely on. ”

Cao Wei retreated with gratitude, Lu Yao clasped his hands over his shoulders, stared at the Youzhou troops who were rectifying the queue under the low-hanging thick clouds, and was silent. Although he successfully crossed the river today and captured Cao Wei, the general who relied on Wang Mi's arm, Lu Yao's mood was not very high.

During Fang Cai's forced crossing, at least seven boats were capsized by the rushing river. Considering that the people of Northern Xinjiang are usually not accustomed to water, once the ship crashes, it is equivalent to the immediate death of 200 soldiers. These sacrificed soldiers are all elites that Lu Yao has been undressing and eating for months, and a considerable number of them are recognized by Lu Yao. There are also five officers and four non-commissioned officers, who are the backbone of the meritorious service after joining the army in Daidi, in order to show their affection, Lu Yao even went to their newly built family in Youzhou to be a guest. They died before they even saw the enemy; And these sacrifices are just the beginning.

The Han regime, which unified the five Xiongnu, and the thief Shile who shook the Central Plains, were all strong enemies that took advantage of the momentary situation. If it weren't for the Youzhou Pingbei Military Mansion being born, Wang Jun of Youzhou, who he had defeated, and Liu Kun of Jinyang, who had followed, would have been defeated by them one after another. And the curtain of the history of China's sinking and blood and tears in the next hundred years was also opened by the joint efforts of these two parties. Lu Yao had no doubt that in the process of going south to King Qin, it would inevitably start a fierce battle with these two great enemies, and there would inevitably be more loyal and brave soldiers to lose.

In Lu Yao's heart, he has always been the military master of the state from the beginning. And he treated every subordinate as he did with the robed brothers who lived and died together in the past. It was a well-planned policy for King Qin to establish meritorious deeds in order to expand his influence in the center of the imperial court and further stabilize the position of the Pingbei military government in northern Xinjiang. In order to achieve the goal, the general who used the army should have the determination to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers without hesitation, but Lu Yao could not be completely relieved of this.

In fact, since he decided to wave his army south, Lu Yao has not been in a good mood.

With the rapid expansion of Lu Yao's Youzhou military government, the internal composition of the military government has become increasingly complex, such as the Jin people in northern Xinjiang, the local forces in Youzhou, the military groups in Bingzhou, the Hebei group of thieves, the servant tribes of the Hu tribe on behalf of the Di, the Xianbei allies of the Duan tribe on the Liaohai line, and the members of the civilian system who have gradually become the climate...... Although these forces are all united under the military government, they all have their own interests and demands, even Lu Yao himself, many times they can only reconcile and cannot ignore them. The problem is that this time the army is Qinwang, in the final analysis, it is due to the full promotion of Lu Yao himself, rather than the unanimous choice of Youzhou's civil and military forces.

No matter how much Fang Qinzhi talks about lotus flowers, he can't hide the fact that Lu Yao needs the fame and merit brought by King Qin in the south, but many people in the military government have no special desire for this. The current situation that Northern Xinjiang has been almost isolated from the center of the imperial court for so many years, and they have little interest in saving that waste imperial court, but they are very reluctant to waste the strength of the Youzhou military government for the sake of King Qin. Being able to raise troops south despite public opinion is already due to the overwhelming prestige established by Lu Yao's victory in a hundred battles.

With Jizhou Li Yun's intelligence about the Youzhou Military Mansion, it is because Lu Yao has already felt this idea of self-preservation strength and sitting and watching the situation change. But at that time, he mistakenly attributed this mentality to the performance of the generals and schools to the imperial court, so he even had some rejoicing. But after the Youzhou Army and the Jizhou people converged, in just more than ten days, some generals and colonels in the military government even connected with each other, and some people privately said to Lu Yao: It is not easy for the Youzhou Army to be entangled, and it is the descendant of the generals to live and die, so this time to fight in the south, you might as well use the Jizhou Army to undertake those difficult tasks, so that the Youzhou headquarters can take military merits without spending military effort.

It was only at this time that Lu Yao clearly discovered that this idea had even spread to the army, and its impact was far worse than he imagined!

The person who spoke was not a newcomer to the military government, but one of Lu Yao's grassroots subordinates when he was in Jinyang. Since this person is like this, it is inevitable that a future with a higher status will be involved behind him, which can't help but make Lu Yao furious. But after the anger, he had to admit that it was inevitable that the warriors would have such thoughts. In the memories of his previous life that Lu Yao is familiar with, Yuan Xiangcheng's small station Xinjun and Chang Kaishen's Huangpu children are all like this; At the beginning, he licked his blood with a knife, and he had the courage to ignore it, but with a little status and wealth, he immediately became corrupt and degenerate, and became the scum of the friendly army. And the generals of Youzhou are not like this!

Lu Yao was deeply frightened by this, and he imagined the attitude of those generals: after going through countless births and deaths, he won a status and wealth that he dared not imagine; If you die in battle, won't all those things that should be enjoyed slowly be empty? In that case, it is better to let others die! Lu Yao asked himself again and again: Even though he has created elite soldiers through rigorous training, if middle-level officers even have the idea of pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages, can such a team still fight? Do you still dare to fight? In the past few days, in addition to arranging military affairs, he has been thinking about this issue for most of the time.

At this time, dense raindrops suddenly poured down from the sky, and the summer rainstorm that had been accumulating in the clouds for half a day was finally about to unleash its full power. At the same time, Lu Yao keenly felt that in addition to the roaring sound of the rushing river, there was another heavy sound that was getting closer and closer. It was the sound of cavalry hooves stomping on the ground, and enemy reinforcements arranged at the other crossings arrived in large numbers.

Good come, good come. Lu Yao said to himself. Perhaps it is that too much attention has been paid to conspiracy and civil rule these days, so that some soldiers also plan to enjoy wealth and prosperity from now on. That being the case, let me personally remind everyone with fighting and blood that we still have a long way to go!

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Lu Yao's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the situation he is facing is becoming more and more complicated. But before the end of the year, I was busy like a nervous disorder, and I had one worry after another. The recent update is really unsightly, and the crab can only ORZ. I can only look forward to getting through this for a while.

In addition, the chapter name of this chapter is taken from Mr. Zhao Ziyue's "Ant Thief", thank you seniors. By the way, I reposted a Weibo of Mr. Zhao on the Memorial Day: Today is the first National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, my China has a long history, there is brilliance, glory, darkness, and fall, but "it means that it is poor for salary, and the fire is passed on, and I don't know the end", even if there is only one person left, my Chinese glorious civilization will not be broken. I have a wish, I hope that one day, all countries in the world will not know about Christmas, in the Chinese New Year.

Finally, I would like to thank many readers and friends for their urging...... Your urging is all motivation, thank you, thank you.