Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 130 Retreat

When Chen Gong heard Lu Bu's question, he frowned and didn't answer immediately.

Because his idea is to reward these people with land.

However, he now also understands Lu Bu's thoughts, he does not want to divide the land.

Through hard work during this period, the refugees have already acquired too much land. As long as these lands are harvested, they can not only supplement the food in the army, but also recruit more soldiers and horses. This is the real purpose.

But now, besides rewarding the land, is there a better way than this?

Chen Gong really couldn't figure it out, that's why he couldn't answer this simple question.

Lu Bu frowned and said, "Gongtai, is there any problem?"

Chen Gong sighed, and said tentatively, "Marquis Wen, these soldiers are willing to join us, we must not treat them badly, so this matter must be carefully considered."

Lu Bu nodded, turned to look at Zhang Junhou, and said with a smile, "Zhang Junhou, go and count everyone's contributions first, and report them as soon as possible."

Zhang Junhou hurriedly cupped his hands, "Thank you Wenhou."

After Zhang Junhou left, Lu Bu turned to look at Chen Gong and asked slowly, "Gongtai, do you mean to give them the land?"

Chen Gong nodded with a wry smile, "Marquis Wen, I believe that most soldiers think the same way."

Xu Si stepped forward cautiously and said, "Marquis Wen, if they are willing to stay in the army, they can use official positions to make up for it. If not, how about allocating some land to them and letting them go back to farm?"

Hearing this, Lu Bu frowned, "Shall we divide the land?"

If the land is distributed, it will run counter to his ideas.

However, if the land is not distributed, how should these meritorious soldiers be rewarded?

Chen Gong sighed, "Marquis Wen, this is just the beginning. In the future, I believe more people will come to join us. Now, we really should think carefully, otherwise even if we have dealt with it now, we will encounter the same situation in the future." question."

Lu Bu turned his head to look at the two, and asked with a wry smile, "Is there really only one way to distribute the land?"

Chen Gong and Xu Si glanced at each other, then nodded at the same time, "This is also what the soldiers think, the greatest expectation."

Seeing Lu Bu's embarrassed face, Zhang Miao stepped forward and said, "Marquis Wen, Yanzhou has a lot of land, so even if they share some of it, it shouldn't have any impact, right?"

Chen Gong's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, Meng Zhuo is right, there is a large piece of land in Yanzhou that is not cultivated, as long as it is reclaimed, it will be distributed to them."

Zhang Miao nodded, "Actually, even if we distribute it to them, we can still collect some taxes to supplement our military supplies, and it won't affect too much."

Hearing what the two said, Lu Bu was silent for a long time, and said slowly, "This time, we will assign it temporarily, and we will think about it in the future. What do you think?"

Chen Gong let out a sigh of relief, cupped his hands, "That's fine."

Xu Si suddenly said, "Marquis Wen, if these people are willing to continue serving in the army, if all of them are promoted to official positions, there may not be so many positions!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu frowned, "Dexian, can you do something?"

Xu Si cupped his hands and said tentatively, "In the Qin Dynasty, in order to reward military merits and custom-made titles, why not restore this method and reward those who have made meritorious deeds?"

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak when Chen Gong said with a smile, "De Xian said very well. Restoring the title can give honor to soldiers and boost morale. It really kills two birds with one stone."

Zhang Miao also laughed, "In this way, we don't have to spend too much money, and we can also give rewards to those who have made merit."

Just as everyone was talking, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

"Report to Marquis Wen, General Song has something to report."

Song Xian strode in from the door with a happy expression on his face, "Marquis Wen, Cao Jun wants to retreat."

Hearing this, Lu Bu's eyes lit up, "Really?"

Song Xian cupped his hands, "Cao Jun's camp is currently dismantling tents and fences, obviously he wants to retreat."

Zhang Miao was immediately overjoyed and said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, that's great. Cao Mengde wants to escape. Why don't we send troops to chase him and defeat him completely."

Lu Bu nodded, "Okay, pass on the order, the whole army is ready, as long as Cao's army retreats, our army will go to pursue it."

"Wait a minute."

Chen Gong hurriedly spoke to stop him, "Marquis Wen, you must not be reckless."

Lu Bu turned to look at Chen Gong and asked doubtfully, "Gongtai, what's wrong?"

Chen Gong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Marquis Wen, Cao Mengde is very cunning. Even if he wants to retreat, he should choose to sneak away secretly at night."

Speaking of this, Chen Gong paused, and said with a puzzled expression, "But it's daytime, and the tents are being demolished in such a big way, and preparations for retreating are made, if my expectations are correct, there must be a reason for this. "

Zhang Miao was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Gongtai, do you mean that Cao Mengde did this because he had already set up an ambush?"

Chen Gong shook his head with a wry smile, "Although I'm not sure, but thinking of Cao Mengde's character, we have to guard against it."

Hearing these words, Lu Bu couldn't help becoming cautious, and turned his head to Song Xian and said loudly, "General Song, send someone to investigate carefully. Tan will come back and report immediately after hearing clearly."

Song Xian hurriedly cupped his hands, turned and left in a hurry.

Lu Bu stood up and paced back and forth in the big tent. After a while, a flash of eagerness flashed in his eyes.

"Gongtai, why don't we go and have a look, maybe we can find something?"

A group of people left the camp and walked towards Cao Jun's camp.

Came not far from Cao Jun's camp, and carefully checked the situation ahead.

Although I can't see it clearly, as Song Xian said, the soldiers of Cao Jun are dismantling the tents, and some soldiers even moved the antlers and other things outside the camp to the car, ready to take them away.

In fact, most of the various materials used to build the camp during this period were not obtained locally, but were pulled by carts.

Even if there are forests around the camp, it is absolutely impossible to build a camp quickly with these trees.

Just like the antlers used to intercept the cavalry outside the camp, they can only be transported from a distance, and it is impossible to make them from the trees in the forest. This will not only waste time, but also make them rough and even useless.

Seeing Cao Jun soldiers dismantling the camp in an orderly manner, Zhang Miao said with a smile, "The camp has almost been dismantled. It seems that Cao Mengde really wants to escape."

Chen Gong frowned, looked at the other side with burning eyes, and murmured, "Under such circumstances, it is not uncommon for Cao Mengde to retreat. The point is, shouldn't he retreat in such a big way?"

Zhang Miao waved his hand, pointed at the big camp opposite, and said with a big smile, "Marquis Wen, why don't we lead our troops to attack while they are dismantling the big camp, and we can definitely defeat them easily."

"No."

Chen Gong smiled wryly and shook his head, "Meng Zhuo, if this is Cao Mengde's trick, maybe he just wants to use this illusion to confuse us, and then let us rush into the camp rashly, in case we fall into his trap Ambush, but you will regret it later."

Hearing this, Zhang Miao was taken aback, squinted his eyes, looked at the opposite side carefully, but shook his head, "I didn't find any trap!"

Song Xian led people over from a distance, "Marquis Wen, the last general has brought people closer to have a look. It is indeed dismantling the camp, there is nothing suspicious."

Zhang Miao smiled and said, "Look, Cao Mengde just wanted to retreat and did not set a trap."

Lu Bu took it seriously, turned his head to look at Chen Gong, but saw that his brows were still frowning, and asked tentatively, "Gongtai, is there anything wrong with it?"

Hearing the question, Chen Gong shook his head with a wry smile, "Marquis Wen, I can't say that, if it was someone else, there shouldn't be any danger, but Cao Mengde's behavior really makes people feel uneasy."

Zhang Miao said impatiently, "Are you just watching them dismantle the tent and prepare to leave?"

Chen Gong turned his head to look at Cao Jun's camp again, cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead, and after a long time, he said with a wry smile, "I don't know what Cao Mengde is doing, but I always feel that there is something wrong in this issue."

Speaking of this, Chen Gong paused, and after a long time of contemplation, he said slowly, "It's better to wait, after they finish tearing down the tent, the situation should be clear, and it won't be too late for us to attack again."

Hearing this, Lu Bu nodded, "Alright, let's take this opportunity to let everyone rest."

Everyone returned to the camp and continued to wait for news.

The spies who went to inquire about the news continued to send back news.

"Report to Marquis Wen that Cao Jun is dismantling the camp."

The news that came back was almost the same. After waiting until the sun went down, the news that came back finally changed.

"Reporting to Marquis Wen, the soldiers of Cao Jun began to load the dismantled things into the carts, and then gathered together."

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Chen Gong, "Gongtai, do you think it's time to attack?"

At this moment, Chen Gong turned his head to look at the sky outside the big tent, murmured with a puzzled expression.

"It's getting late now, do they want to retreat at night?"

Zhang Miao stamped his feet angrily, "That's definitely the case. They want to escape when the moon is dark and the wind is high. They can't go wrong."

Lu Bu looked outside the big tent, slammed the table, and roared, "We can't wait anymore, we will attack now, we must not let Cao Mengde escape."

As soon as the words fell, Song Xian hurried in from the door, "Marquis Wen, they're gone, they're all gone."

Speaking of this, Song Xian took a few breaths, calmed down, and said loudly, "Marquis Wen, they don't even want the tents that have been dismantled, they just ran away like that.

And their number is not large, it seems that there are only a few thousand people. "

"what!"

Chen Gong's eyes widened suddenly, he stared at Song Xian closely, and asked in a trembling voice, "General Song, do you think their number is not large?"

Song Xian nodded, "Mr. Gongtai, I'm afraid we have been fooled. Maybe their main force has already left, leaving these people here to fool us."

Lv Bu was taken aback, and roared angrily, "Send the order, and the army will pursue immediately. Cao Mengde must not be allowed to escape."

After saying this, Lu Bu strode out of the tent.

Zhang Miao was about to rush out when he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly turned his head to look at Chen Gong. Just as he was about to speak, the pale Chen Gong suddenly roared angrily, then raised his neck and spit out a mouthful of fresh snow.

"Cao Mengde, you are so cunning. I fell into your trap. How shameful."

Up to now, Chen Gong has completely figured it out.

Why dismantling the tent and removing the antlers there is obviously delaying time, and Cao Jun may have already left.

Chen Gong is conceited and resourceful, unexpectedly, he fell into the trap of Cao Mengde today and missed this opportunity to eliminate him.

Zhang Miao understood Chen Gong's mood, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him, "Gongtai, the matter has come to an end, there is no point in thinking about it. Now I just hope that Marquis Wen can catch up with Cao Mengde."

Chen Gong smiled wryly and shook his head, "Meng Zhuo, it's impossible. If I'm right, I'm afraid Cao Mengde would have taken him away from the camp after the battle. So far, how could it be possible? Can catch up."

Speaking of this, tears flashed from the corner of Chen Gong's eyes, "It's all my fault, I thought I was smart, but in the end, I fell for Cao Mengde's tricks, it's all my fault!
If we had listened to you back then, we might have had a chance to catch up with Cao Mengde, but now, it's too late! "

In the beginning, Zhang Miao was indeed the first to propose to pursue him, but he was stopped by Chen Gong.

If he pursued at that time, it might really be possible to catch up with Cao Mengde.

Following Lu Bu's order, the army that had already prepared immediately left the camp and rushed towards Cao Jun's camp.

After everyone rushed in, they found that there was no one in the camp.

During the day, everyone saw the dismantled tents and antlers, and they were placed neatly on the path of their pursuit. If they wanted to pass, they had to push these things away first.

Everyone was busy pushing the cart and pulling away the antlers, and wasted some time. By the time they chased them out, the escaped Cao soldiers had already traveled fifty or sixty miles, and it was impossible to catch up again.

Looking at the empty Cao Jun camp, although Lu Bu was furious, he had no choice but to order the troops to withdraw and at the same time, order people to clean up the battlefield.

Although Cao Jun retreated, in order to confuse Lu Bujun, many things in the camp were not taken away, and even, for more authenticity, some food was left behind.

In this battle, although Cao Mengde was not wiped out, a lot of luggage was harvested, such as camp tents and antlers, and some materials for building camps. The thing that pleased Lu Bu most was a lot of cattle.

To transport the baggage in the army, because many goods are heavy, it is inconvenient to push and pull by manpower, and precious war horses cannot be used, so ox-drawn carts can only be used.

Although the ox cart moves very slowly, the ox is very powerful and can pull a lot of things at one time, so the army collects oxen to transport supplies.

Because the cattle moved too slowly, when Cao Jun fled, he did not take the cattle away, and he could not kill them. This would make Lu Bu suspicious, so he could only do this to make Lu Bu cheaper.

"Marquis Wen, it's great that there are 32 cows."

Cheng Lian opened his mouth wide, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Haha, Marquis Wen, why don't you let everyone eat meat and eat some beef?"

Lu Bu snorted coldly, "If you go to pull the plow in the future, I will promise you."

(End of this chapter)