Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

After entering the city, Li Gui did not plunder, but instead inquired about the residences of Qu Yi, Yan Liang, Tian Feng, Ju Su and others. He took away all the civil and military officials under Yuan Shao who had families in Yecheng.

In order to avoid Yu Du's suspicion, Guan Hai and others did not leave the city after robbing people. Instead, they found a house and kept these people under guard. They would leave the city together after the Heishan people finished looting.

Xu You originally thought that Guan Hai was going to defect to Yuan Shao, but after seeing him rob so many family members, he suddenly realized that this man was most likely sent by some force to take hostages.

However, even if he knew, he would not dare to resist at this time. The other party might not kill Yuan Shang, but they would kill one of his advisers without blinking an eye. The result of resistance would be death. He could only cooperate with Guan Hai obediently, because if Yu Du knew about them, the result would also be death. At present, at least his life safety was guaranteed by following Guan Hai.

After Yu Du had attacked the government office and led his troops to Yuan Shao's mansion, he found it completely looted. Except for some charred corpses, nothing was left. Yu Du assumed that Yuan Shao's family had been killed by another group of men, so he gave up.

I have to say that Tao Sheng was indeed a character. In order to prevent Yu Du from finding Yuan Shao's family and searching the city, he made the maids and servants in Yuan's house dress up as ladies and gentlemen, and then killed them to conceal the truth.

The bandits looted the city for two days, cleansing out the government offices, officials, and wealthy families. Fearing that Yuan Shao would return with his army to suppress them, the various groups prepared to return. Guan Hai also pulled dozens of carts of things and several women, looking like he was returning with a full load, and followed them back to the Taihang Juyi Village.

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"Next, Yuan Benchu ​​will definitely send troops to wipe out Taihang!"

When he heard the news that Ye City had been broken, Lu Bu's first reaction was that Yuan Shao, Zhang Yan, Yu Du and others were about to start a fight, and his chance had come again.

"He is trapped in the battlefield of Yanzhou right now. The war there is not over yet, so I'm afraid he is too busy to deal with it." said Chang Lin, who took over the position of Chief Secretary of Du Ji.

Jia Xu said, "The Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou may seem numerous and powerful, but they are actually a mob. They are not strong enough to withstand a fight, and Yuan Gonglu is no match for Yuan Benchu. The outcome of the Yanzhou battle will soon be decided."

Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu excitedly and said, "If Yuan Shao sends troops to attack Black Mountain, how about we unite with Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zan to destroy Yuan Shao?"

"My lord, what is your reason for raising an army?" asked Jia Xu.

"No matter what the reason is, we will fight when the opportunity comes." Lu Bu said nonchalantly. In his dream, he never found any reason whether he was trying to seize Yanzhou or Xuzhou.

He is indeed a reckless one!

Jia Xu couldn't help but roll his eyes. "If that's the case, then the opportunity at Jie Bridge a few months ago was even more valuable. Why didn't my lord simply join forces with Gongsun Bogui to defeat Yuan Shao and seize Jizhou?"

Lü Bu said, "At that time, the White Waves had not yet been destroyed, the Black Mountains had not yet formed an alliance, and Bing Province had not yet been fully understood. Even if we seized it, we would not be able to govern it."

"So if I take you away now, I'll have a solution?"

"It's still difficult, but as long as we can get rid of Yuan Shao first, it doesn't matter how difficult it is."

Jia Xu shook his head and sighed softly, "We can't do this!"

"Why?"

Jia Xu said, "To send troops without a reason is to be unjust. The reputation that the lord has built up will be destroyed overnight. This is the first reason."

"Secondly, even if you can eliminate Yuan Shao, can you possibly eliminate all of Jizhou's counties? Although you now command a powerful army and govern with benevolence, your prestige and authority are far from enough to command the entire Jizhou population's obedience. Even regarding the current takeover of Henei County, if Wang Kuang hadn't previously abused the people of the county, gradually losing their support, and if your wife hadn't used Black Mountain as an example to scare the monkeys, we wouldn't even be able to take over Henei."

Lu Bu said, "Then I can follow Hanoi's example and kill a chicken to scare the monkeys in Jizhou."

Jia Xu shook his head. "Jizhou is different from Henei. Henei is just one county, and it was Yuan Benchu ​​who voluntarily gave it up, and his forces voluntarily withdrew, allowing Madam to invite the bandits to invade. Jizhou, on the other hand, is a province with nine counties and ninety-nine prefectures. My lord, inviting the bandits to slaughter a few counties is like a mosquito biting an ox, just scratching an itch. The more you invite the bandits to invade, the tighter the defenses of Jizhou's counties will become. My lord, if you want to control Jizhou, you can only take it down one county at a time. Not to mention whether you can take it down, even if you do, you will end up with nothing."

Hearing this, Lu Bu's eager heart slowly cooled, but he still had some hope. "If I spread the word that anyone who resists will be killed after the city is captured, maybe he will be scared and surrender?"

"If you truly disregard your reputation and massacre the city, not to mention whether the counties in Jizhou will be afraid to surrender, the newly settled Henei will be thrown into chaos first. My lord, don't forget that the emperor is still in Chang'an, and the world still belongs to the Liu family. You can send troops to Hedong to suppress Bai Bo, and you can take over Henei that Yuan Benchu ​​gave up, but you cannot launch an attack on Jizhou without a reason."

At this moment, Lu Bu's heated mind completely cooled down. He almost forgot the end of Cao Mengde's slaughter of Xuzhou in his dream. If he had not been too weak in the dream, he could have completely eliminated Cao Mengde in one fell swoop after cutting off his retreat.

Because he knew in advance that the Han Dynasty would fall, Lu Bu subconsciously did not care about the emperor in Chang'an. He only wanted to eliminate other princes and occupy territories, but he forgot that all the territories still belonged to the Liu family.

Seeing that the fire of war in Lu Bu's eyes had completely died out, Jia Xu nodded with great satisfaction. Although this lord would be confused from time to time, he could wake up quickly and listen to what others said. He was a talented person who could be cultivated.

"It's a good thing for my lord to have great ambitions, but don't forget that trying to get rich overnight will only lead to death. A state or a county is not the most important thing for my lord right now. What I need to do now is to lay a solid foundation for Bingzhou, prepare my troops, and spread my virtue. As long as I do these well, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

Lu Bu nodded, "Wenhe is absolutely right. I appreciate your advice!"

He actually knew that Bingzhou was not suitable for external expansion at the moment. It was only because Yuan Shao's life and the fertile land of Jizhou were too attractive that he was so eager to move.

"Since Jizhou is temporarily unavailable, why don't we form an alliance with Gongsun Bogui first?" Lu Bu asked again.

Jia Xu pondered, "Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, who suppressed the Zhang Chun and Yellow Turban Rebellions, fought numerous battles against the Wuhuan, and commanded great power beyond the Great Wall, was a truly remarkable figure! However, his relentless military spending and lack of concern for the people contradicted the lenient policies of Youzhou Governor Liu Yu. A conflict between these two men was bound to erupt sooner or later. Although Liu Yu, as the ruler of Youzhou, was miles ahead of Gongsun Zan in terms of local governance, he was no match for Gongsun Zan in terms of warfare. In my opinion, Youzhou will sooner or later fall completely into Gongsun Zan's hands!"

"Yuan Shao is sandwiched between Bingzhou and Youzhou, with Black Mountain blocking Bingzhou's way. If Yuan Shao can eliminate the Black Mountain bandits along the Baixing, Fukouxing, and Jingxing roads and open up the roads to Bingzhou, then his future strategic goal could be Youzhou or Bingzhou. Gongsun Bogui's strategic focus is mainly Jizhou, but Youzhou and Bingzhou also border Dai County, so he might ally with Yuan Shao to take Bingzhou first."

"Now, my lord, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan are the three great powers of the north. They could become enemies regardless of whether their interests align or conflict. Furthermore, last time you helped Yuan Shao ruin Gongsun Zan's plans, he is vindictive and may not be willing to form an alliance."

Lu Bu snorted coldly, "If he doesn't want to, I will join forces with Yuan Shao to destroy him first."

"My lord, you are speaking in anger again!"

Jia Xu looked at him helplessly and said, "Let's try to make peace with Gongsun. We can ask Liu Da'er to be the middleman."