System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

"I'm not leaving now, the reason I'm talking to you is because I'm not leaving."

“What does it matter if it’s expensive or not?”

"I'm short of this little money?"

"Tell me, what should we do next?"

Lu Bu's face turned redder and he asked angrily.

"Hehehe."

"General, since you have decided not to leave, I will have a good chat with you about the current situation."

Cui Yan chuckled twice and smiled as he sat aside.

"Say it."

"This General's patience is limited."

Lu Bu gave Cui Yan a cold look and said in a cold voice.

After such a fierce battle, even Lu Bu felt a little tired at this moment.

He now desperately wanted to go back to sleep.

Of course, let alone fighting with a beautiful woman, he really didn't have that idea now.

Brothers who often visit the No-Porn forum know that the easiest way to get rid of lust is to exhaust your own physical strength.

When you are tired enough, you don’t have the heart to direct anymore.

"Now that Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao have been killed, even if General Gao has gathered more than half of his troops, he will still need some means to truly control them."

"And the general also said that Cao Cao chose to withdraw his troops."

"I suppose he thinks the two Zhangs are dead and the general will withdraw soon."

"That gives us time to operate."

Cui Yan stroked his beard and said to Lu Bu.

"Well, you continue."

Lu Bu nodded, thinking that Cui Yan's analysis made sense.

"Shi A once said that Yuan Shu's army was on its way and should arrive in Yanzhou soon."

"By then, Cao Cao will focus on targeting Yuan Shu."

"We need to stabilize these troops first, and then go to other places to recruit some new soldiers."

Cui Yan stroked his beard and continued.

"What's the use of new recruits?"

"Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, and their troops are not even new recruits yet. You've seen their fighting strength."

"Even if we recruit tens of thousands of new soldiers at this time, it would be difficult to have any fighting power."

Lu Bu frowned and retorted.

It takes a long time for new recruits to become combat-ready. Firstly, they need to be trained in military formations, commands, etc., and secondly, they need to see blood.

Only soldiers who have undergone actual combat experience can develop good combat effectiveness.

The troops of the brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were already veterans, but in Lu Bu's opinion, their fighting ability was still very poor.

If we really have to give a score, out of 10, the Xiliang soldiers under Dong Yu can reach 9 points, while Zhang Miao and his men can only get about 5 points.

Not only practical experience, but also fighting spirit is important.

"Recruiting soldiers is not the goal."

“The purpose is people.”

"Luoyang is short of people."

"We can use the pretext of recruiting soldiers to compete for population."

"A soldier's family has at least several people. With 20,000 new recruits, that would be 70,000 to 80,000, or even 100,000 people."

A sinister smile appeared on Cui Yan's face.

"..."

"Then...how do we gather those remaining troops?"

"Their combat effectiveness is also very poor."

Lu Bu felt a little scared and lowered his voice a little.

“Give them money.”

"My lord has made a sample."

"The two mountains of gold and grain go to that pile."

"Then the general stood on the stage... and spoke... with such passion and enthusiasm... and such a loud voice, you know."

Cui Yan placed two tea bowls on the table, then gestured with his hands, imitating Dong Yu's movements when he was giving a speech on the stage.

"Ah, yes, yes, that passionate, screaming one, I know, I've seen it many times."

"But you have to recall the content and then write it down. I will try to memorize it."

Lu Bu was excited and nodded with shining eyes.

"..."

“I was just too excited at the time.”

“I may not remember the content very well.”

Cui Yan licked his lips and said with some embarrassment.

"I'm just so excited."

Lu Bu pounded his chest and stomped his feet hard.

(I understand the idea of ​​beating one’s chest and stamping one’s feet, but simply writing about it doesn’t create a vivid image.)

"Then I'll try my best."

"General, while Cao Cao hasn't noticed we're unwilling to leave, go to the nearby counties and recruit soldiers as soon as possible."

"Oh, by the way, bring Xiahou Dun along."

Cui Yan nodded with an embarrassed look on his face, and then reminded.

"Why bring him?"

Lu Bu frowned and asked in confusion.

"He is Cao Cao's man."

"General, you can recruit soldiers under Cao Cao's name, which may make things go more smoothly."

Cui Yan said with a sinister smile.