Army of the Undead in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 159 Dealing with Zuo Xianwang

Because Hongnong City accepts refugees from all over the world, the number of people in the city has increased day by day, so compared to when Liu Bian left, Hongnong City is much more prosperous, and now there are about [-] people.Fortunately, because of the proximity of the water source of Mingjing Lake, the land on the edge of the city has been reclaimed and used, and there is no idle population in the city. In addition, because Yu Ji has a deeper understanding of "Taiping Yaoshu", under the use of water, he will be infected with the plague again. All the people in the city were expelled from the city. At this time, the plague and disease in the city were basically under control, presenting a peaceful scene, which is extremely rare in this troubled world.

Liu Bian lived back in his Hongnong Palace.The population has increased, and the number of guards and servants in his palace has naturally increased accordingly. It is no longer the original appearance of more than a dozen people, and there are probably around a hundred people in front and back. The rockery pool inside has also been repaired, and the green water It looks magnificent under the lingering.As for Liu Bian's former bedroom, the study in the small courtyard with an ancient well, Yu Ji deliberately enlarged it a lot, and it was cleaned up by the servants. At first glance, he almost thought he had entered the wrong door.

After two days of settlement, the four thousand civilians and two thousand soldiers that Li Su brought from Xingyang were all arranged by Yu Ji. After being trained as soldiers, Hongnong City now has a total of [-] horse infantry soldiers, which can be compared to a town of princes.And Xu Rong is there to defend the city, and Yu Ji is in Anmin. At this time, with the addition of Li Su's strategy, it would be perfect if there is another fierce general.

After seeing how powerful Yu Ji is, Li Su no longer dared to underestimate this seemingly easy-going old man. Seeing that Liu Bian also intended to delegate power to him, he was like Xu Rong, vaguely taking Yu Ji's opinion as the leader, and agreeing with him.

At this time, in the commander's mansion of Hongnong City, Liu Bian was sitting on the chair in the middle, and Yu Ji, Xu Rong, and Li Su were sitting below, and they were discussing every morning.

This was originally a rule established by Yu Ji after he took charge of Hongnong City. Every morning, he must listen to the spies from various places in the commander's mansion, and then issue various orders. The handsome chair in the middle is also reserved for Liu Bian. It's a pity that Liu Bian It is rare for him to live in this Hongnong City for a few days since his resurrection, and even if he lives in the city, he rarely goes to the commander's mansion to participate in the discussions, so the handsome chair is empty most of the time.

"Young master, the four thousand people have all settled down, and the two thousand new recruits have all been handed over to General Xu Rong for training. Hongnong City is basically considered stable. The remaining thing now is how to deal with the Xiongnu Zuo Xianwang .” Yu Jiyan said.

"Why, the Xiongnu Zuoxian King has been captured by Yu Gong?" Before Liu Bian could speak, Li Su stood up in surprise and asked Yu Ji with his hands clasped.

Liu Bian had already learned about this matter from the scout who reported the news. He heard that it was the Xiongnu Zuoxian King and General Fuluo who led the troops to invade Hongnong City, but they were defeated by the cooperation of Ji Zhangjiao. Almost the whole army was wiped out, even King Zuo Xian was captured alive by Yu Ji, leaving [-] cattle and sheep for nothing, saying that they were waiting for Liu Bian to come back and deal with it, isn't that what happened?

Seeing Yu Ji nodding his head, Li Su couldn't help being overjoyed: "The Huns have repeatedly violated our borders, and Yu Gong unexpectedly captured their prince. If this Zuo Xianwang is used as a threat, the Huns will definitely pay a great price. Don't dare to offend the border lightly, Yu Gong's actions will really benefit the people!"

Although Li Su helped the tyrant in the past, he was always a Han official. No matter how he fought among himself, his attitude towards the Xiongnu was unanimously hated. These nomads on the grasslands burned, killed and looted as soon as they entered the Han soil. Carrying women is really hateful.

Yu Ji had already learned from the captive Huns about the current situation of water shortage and drought of the whole Huns.Humans can survive on a little water and food, but cattle and sheep can't. They need to eat grass and have vast pastures. Once the grassland is seriously short of water, it will transform into desertification as a whole. How can cattle and sheep survive?The Xiongnu lived on cattle and sheep, so Yu Ji naturally knew that the Huns were in danger of annihilation of the whole family at this time, but because Li Su was new and didn't know his confidants, he didn't tell these things in advance.

"General Li, does it mean that he intends to ask the Huns for property in exchange for Zuo Xianwang, and to discuss conditions?" Liu Bian wanted to see Li Su's ability, so he asked immediately.

"My lord, the Zuoxian king is worth a little while alive, but he is worthless when he dies. And the good horses raised by the Huns, in terms of quality, are probably not inferior to the horses used by Dong Zhuo's Xiliang iron cavalry. Why don't my lord ask the Huns for thousands of well-trained horses? You know, the cavalry of the Huns have always been known for their brisk raids. Losing thousands of horses must have a great impact on them. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? Take a step back and say Even if the Xiongnu Khan is unwilling to exchange high-quality war horses for the Zuoxian King, he can still ask for some cattle, sheep and livestock." Since Li Su entered Hongnong City, he no longer called Mr. Liu Bian, but called him My lord, I followed Liu Bian wholeheartedly.

What Li Su said was exactly the method used most of the time when there were captives on the battlefield. They could exchange people or things, and even the heads of corpses of some generals were included in this exchange.

"General Xu, according to what you see, how should the Zuo Xianwang deal with it?" Liu Bian did not immediately reply to Li Su's opinion, but turned to ask Xu Rong.In fact, he already knew in his heart that Yu Ji must have his own opinion, and he didn't bother to guess, but suddenly remembered some books he had read in his previous life, which contained records about superiors, and Liu Bian vaguely remembered one of them. He listened to the opinions of his subordinates and collected the opinions of many people, so he asked Xu Rong casually.

This Xu Rong has always been taciturn, he said he was honest but he was a bit cunning, otherwise he would not have been able to take refuge in Yu Ji after the loss of Hangu Pass, he was good at defending the city but not good at attacking, he was extremely cautious, when he saw Liu Bian asking about it, he immediately laughed Said: "My lord, Lao Xu is really not that kind of material to give advice, you should ask Lao Yu, I think he already has a plan in mind."

"It's okay, let's talk about your opinion." Liu Bian saw that this guy wanted to push and play Tai Chi, but he didn't say anything, just insisted.Although Xu Rong clearly recognized his master, it was because of Yu Ji's deterrence. Once Yu Ji was gone, Liu Bian couldn't guarantee that this guy would fully obey his orders, and more than half of Hongnong City's current troops were in his hands. , so right now, I also want to take the opportunity to see his position.

Hearing Liu Bian's insistence, Xu Rong took a deep breath, stood up suddenly, and bowed to Liu Bian: "Since the lord asks, then I, Old Xu, will say the last sentence: The Huns have repeatedly violated the frontier over the years and plundered my people. Wan? Right now, it’s better to use this little life of the wise king of Zuo to exchange those innocent people who were captured by the Khan of the Huns and who have suffered in other places and cannot return to their hometowns to settle in Hongnong. I think those people must be grateful and praise the lord."

(End of this chapter)