As the main general of this trip, Wu Qiuyi has set the general policy of "unifying other forces and prying out Zheng Bao's division of his troops", the rest of his subordinates can only create conditions for this strategy and make up for the shortcomings.

Li Su and Guan Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with this strategy.

It’s just that this strategy is a little more radical, but as long as you take the risk and succeed, you will make more money, which is a big risk and a big profit.

Only with such a strategy can there be a differentiation and disintegration of the strategy players who make plans outside the market, and the space for operation of one pull and one hit, and the space for imagination to achieve success is even more attractive.

After seven or eight days, Wuqiuyi inspected and selected Chu County, which bordered Guangling County and Danyang County, set up a large camp to take charge, and then sent out all the envoys to spend money to relieve Zheng Bao, while gradually sucking troops.

Chu County is located between Chaohu, Jinghu and Shanyangchi, and is within a hundred miles of the bases of the three great heroes. By the way, the Jinghu occupied by Zhang Duo and the Shanyangchi occupied by Xu Gan are generally several dozen kilometers upstream of Gaoyou Lake in Yangzhou in later generations, and south of Xuyi.

However, at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Huai River had its own estuary and was not blocked by the Yellow River. This led to the fact that there was no large lake blocking the lower reaches of the Huai River, and the water system terrain was completely different from later generations. The area of ​​the two lakes mentioned above was much smaller than that of Gaoyou Lake.

By the tenth day of May, Zheng Bao had become accustomed to Wuqiu Yi's arrival. Seeing that Wuqiu Yi's confidence in bargaining was weaker, he became more and more arrogant, and regarded Wuqiu Yi as a fat sheep who could slaughter guests.

Once, Zheng Bao even paid the money in Lu Su in a careless manner. Before he left and walked away, he chatted loudly with Liu Ye, who was forced to make a move, to celebrate that he had slaughtered a sum of money.

Zheng Bao privately commented: Wu Qiuyi is the weakest of the three imperial recruiting generals he has met in recent years! He is far inferior to Zhu Jun and Sun Jian!

Zhang Duo and Xu Gan also tried to contact Wu Qiuyi at the beginning.

They did not mention helping Wuqiuyi beat Zheng Bao, nor did they ask Wuqiuyi to make decisions for them, but just sold a small portion of the discounted source of troops to Wuqiuyi.

The "experience price" offered by Zhang Duo at the beginning was that a Danyang elite soldier who was over seven feet tall and good at using hammers was worth only 10,000 yuan!

Unfortunately, Wu Qiuyi bought only one hundred soldiers with such big promotional experience prices, and Zheng Bao got the news and sent his subordinates to Jinghu Village to threaten Zhang Duo and did not allow them to give discounts.

Zhang Duo and Xu Gan had to temporarily give up the plan to rob the business, but he became more and more angry at Zheng Bao and dared not speak out.

...

On this day, Wu Qiu Yi was in the camp as usual. Together with the 300 veterans he brought, he had a total of 1,500 people - Zheng Bao sold 1,000 people, and Zhang Duoxugan sold 100 cheap and discounted goods each.

After Zheng Bao sold so much, he still had seven or eight thousand strong strengths, and the gap between the strength of the two sides was still a bit big.

Wu Qiu Yi was worried and asked Li Su to discuss further countermeasures. Suddenly, the house was leaking and it was raining all night. A quick start to send a message from the north, bringing bad news from the court and a secret letter from Liu Yu.

Liu Yu was going to leave Luoyang and officially go to Youzhou to take office in Luoyang. As a result, in Luoyang, he heard the news of the rebellion of Xubu Guduhou, the leader of Xiutu tribes, and the Qiang Qu Shanyu was killed, and the cavalry of the former left wise king Yu Fuluo had to stagnate.

Then Liu Yu's messenger and the imperial court's residence were sent to Wu Qiuyi almost at the same time.

When Wu Qiuyi saw it, he felt his scalp numb and circulated it to Li Su to read it together:

"Don't let go, Yu Fuluo can't count on it anymore! The envoy has added more to the task we have! He said before that he would recruit 3,000 Danyang soldiers for 50 million yuan, even if the task is completed.

But now it is necessary to raise at least 4,000 to be considered a duty. If you only raise three thousand according to the original plan, you may be punished... Alas, it is hard to be a official!"

Li Su hurriedly comforted: "Since you have already bet this and you are ready to destroy Zheng Bao, four thousand can be accomplished. The court is in trouble. We should be mentally prepared to be increased at any time - the envoy is a kind person, and you must know our difficulties. You will not just punish and not reward, right? If you do it well, it may be an opportunity to stand out."

Wu Qiuyi quickly boosted morale and said, "Of course there will be rewards when you do it well. The envoy said in a secret letter that if you can raise 5,000 soldiers without additional money this time, that is, one thousand more than the newly stipulated tasks, I will be allowed to be promoted to the thief lieutenant in the future, and after the old and retired, I will replace the position of Zou lieutenant."

Wu Qiuyi is now the chief lieutenant, which is a little lower than the thief-defeating lieutenant Zou Jing. Zou Jing was older and didn't have long been able to lead troops. In history, Zou Jing was mainly active during the term of governor Guo Xun and Tao Qian, and Liu Yu retired shortly after he took office.

Wu Qiu Yi is now in the lieutenant of the county troop in Youzhou, and his qualifications are originally mediocre. If the lieutenant is missing, Wu Qiu Yi and Jiao Tuo and Zhang Nan will basically have the possibility of competition.

Liu Yu used the bargaining chip to "priority promotion rights" and exchanged with Wu Qiuyi for "salary of my worries, and recruited one thousand Danyang soldiers without adding more money."

Although this is not a direct promotion, those who have been in the officialdom know that this kind of promise is also valuable.

It’s like a top leader in a bureau is about to retire, and there are several deputy bureaus next to him staring at him. At this time, you say to one of the deputy positions: After completing a certain task, you will be promoted to executive deputy and you can take over the team in the future. This is already very tempting.

It is not necessary to directly remove the sub-word to be promoted. Adding a "master" is also promotion.

After Wu Qiuyi explained the chips that Liu Yu gave him, in order to boost morale, he hurriedly said to Li Su: "Of course, everyone has a share of the reward for "excess recruitment" promised by the envoy. As long as I help me complete it over, the envoy will give you other benefits first. As for Sima, as long as he performs well, he can add the "Yellow Gate Supervisor"."

The level of "Yamen Governor" is the same as that of Jun Sima, but the power is slightly different.

Because there may be four Simas under one captain, and even six of them may be.

The "Left and Left and Teeth Gate Supervisor" is the two Simas who are closest to the Yaqin of the Duwei Army. They have a hidden power on the battlefield that other Simas do not have, that is, if the Duwei died in battle, or is injured and lost command ability, the Duwei Army can be replaced in turn to replace the commander of the Duwei.

Moreover, if you want to promote the commander from Sima, you will be promoted first from the left and right wings.

Therefore, Yamen Governor is a "executive deputy commander with the title of Military Sima".

Li Su thought about it in her mind: It seems that there is no way out. Although the challenge is even more difficult, the credit and temptation of promotion are greater.

Did it!

Risk and opportunity coexist!

After taking over Zheng Bao and being promoted, the extra appreciation from the provincial governor will be included!

He cheered up and continued to discuss strategies with Wu Qiuyi.

...

However, this time, they didn’t talk for a long time, and someone came back outside the account. This time, the turn of things brought good news!

When Li Su heard the movement, he looked up and found that Lu Su, who was sent to Hefei, Lujiang and other places to inquire about the news, rushed back on a night of Fengfeng and Mars.

"Guowei! Don't go, there is good news this time! When Su went to trade with Brother Ziyang, he found an unexpected military situation! There was a Zongshuai who had been active in the Lujiang area before, named Zulang, who was driven away by the Lujiang County government and forced to pay taxes. They could not stand the government's levy, so they went further north and entered the surrounding area of ​​Zheng Bao's Chaohu nest.

Then Zulang is likely to have a conflict with Zheng Bao and compete for territory. But his strength is not as strong as Zheng Bao. If we can win over, maybe a big arm will come from the sky to help him!"

Wu Qiu Yi was a little overwhelmed by Liu Yu's increase task. He suddenly felt excited when he heard this:

"If there is any such incident? Where is Zulang from? Do you think he is the 'Zongshu'? Not the 'Haocheng'? Then what he is leading Han refugees, not the Danyang Shanyue?"

At the end of the Han Dynasty, in Yangzhou and Jingzhou, there were several words that refer to local tyrants appearing very frequently.

Generally speaking, if you call it "Zongshuai" or "Zongshe", it is the leader of the Han people, or local forces who built a dock and resisted the government's collection of corvee labor and tax payment. For example, when Liu Biao was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou in history, an important task he did after taking office was to "eliminate the thief". (Strictly speaking, those who built a dock and resisted paying taxes and serving were also considered thiefs)

If it is called "HaoShi" or "HaoShi" it means that he is not leading the Han people. It must be the existence of Zheng Bao, the Shanyue Army lord, or the Marquis King Shamoke, the Marquis King of Wuling.

Lu Su immediately gave a positive answer to Wu Qiuyi's verbal words:

"Yes, the leader of Zulang was Han refugees who came to exile from Jiujiang County. The reason was that when Sun Jian suppressed the Xing Rebellion in the District, he was affected by the war, so he took a boat to go east along the Yangtze River to avoid the conscript.

After arriving in Lujiang, Zulang heard that Zheng Bao was very powerful, and the governments around Chaohu never came to collect taxes and levies corvee. Zulang wanted to bring his tribe members to a piece of land south of Hefei to support the people, but Zheng Bao was unwilling to give it to Zulang for farming even if there was a barren and unreclaimed vacant land. Recently, the grievances have become increasingly deep."

Wu Qiuyi nodded frequently after hearing this, and was ready to rub his hands.

Li Su also felt emotion when she heard this: Zheng Bao and Zulang, local Han tycoons, will gradually grow like snowballs in the next five or six years, and will eventually even compete with Sun Ce, who just started his business.

Unexpectedly, I was still in this state of displaced five or six years in advance.

Although these forces were still quite large in Wuqiuyi's opinion, Li Su knew that they were at least four or five times weaker than when they challenged Sun Ce later.

If they both lose both sides, they can take the opportunity to make a fortune. I just don’t know if the butterfly effect will be cheaper, which will lead to the fact that Sun Ce will lose some resistance from the civilian armed forces in the process of conquering Jiangdong in the future?

But I can't care about that much anymore. Li Su believes that if you sweep away a Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo or Xu Qian will definitely grow up and replace Zheng Bao's status in the martial arts world.

Similarly, if Zulang fire disappears, the ecological niche he vacated will not remain empty. As long as the source of the Han refugees is still there, a new leader will definitely be elected.

At present, he has completed Liu Yu's task by exceeding the amount, further making contributions and promoting his position, and is the highest priority.

After understanding these principles, Li Su made a quick decision and stood up and bowed to Wu Qiuyi and asked: "Guiwei! We are worried that things will be urgent and cannot be broken. How can we not use such a good opportunity?

Although I don’t know the soldiers, I am quite fond of words. I am willing to bring elite soldiers to guard 100 times, and keep Sima and others to lobby Zulang, explain the pros and cons, and attack Zheng Bao.

At that time, Xu Zulang, the land of Chaohu, was named in the court, so that his tribes could military farmland and defend themselves without being subject to taxation by the government. And we would have annexed Zheng Bao tribes and each took their needs, wouldn’t it be wonderful?

If the commander is willing to follow this plan, he should calculate the date and contact Zhang Duo and Xu Gan three days after I set off, and prepare to send troops together. At that time, the messenger contacts and confirms the advance itinerary. It is best to arrive at Chaohu Lake on the same day and attack from north to south!"

Wu Qiuyi was also a little excited and suddenly became excited.

As long as he attacks Zheng Bao and orders Zhang Duo and Xu Gan to send thousands of troops to help the battle, there will definitely be no problem. If Zulang's help and the court's great reputation, there will be a great chance of victory.

When we have been ready to this point, the time is ripe.

"You only need a hundred elite soldiers to guard? We don't know Zulang's temperament, so there will be no danger, right?" Wu Qiuyi was still a little worried about Li Su's safety.

Although Li Su's official position is low, Wu Qiu Yi knew that Li Su was favored by Liu Yu now. If Li Su was in danger, he would not be able to pay attention to him.

Li Su laughed at him: "What's the danger? Zulang is just a refugee and his subordinates, and he has not betrayed the court. How dare he betrayed me openly? Besides, with Yun Chang and Dian Wei escorts, even if he secretly creates an accident, he can escape. As long as the commander allows me to give me a reward and cheat, I can deceive Zulang's confidants one by one."

Wu Qiuyi was speechless and promised: "Forget it, for a big deal, you can make a small official below 300 stones, and you should take the opportunity to make a offer. The envoy will naturally recognize it at that time. Even if there are no court procedures, the state will declare it."

The official appointed by the court may involve paying the money for the palace repair to complete the formal procedures. However, if Liu Yu is just asked to "report" an official to those who have made meritorious at that time, but the court will not issue the post, and will not approve or reject it, it will be convenient.

Although the value is low, it is not completely deceitful. If you have poor people, you can fool them.

Li Su was authorized and immediately began to prepare his troops, bringing Guan Yu, Dian Wei, 20 personal soldiers, and 80 Danyang soldiers to contact Zulang.

Wu Qiuyi cooperated with him very much and specially squeezed out an additional 80 horses from the army to ensure that everyone in Li Su and his party had horses.

So much so that after Li Su left, the remaining horses in the Chu County camp were not as good as those left.

...

After two days of rushing around, Li Su bypassed Zheng Bao's sphere of influence near Chaohu Lake and arrived at Zulang's temporary camp between Hefei and Lujiang.

This is a camp where refugees govern themselves, and they dare not resist the government. When Li Su and his party arrived there, there were only some strong militias at the door to stop the inquiries, but after Li Su showed the tokens and orders of the imperial officials, they immediately let them go.

Guan Yu tightened the Qinglong Sword and always followed Li Su. His pair of phoenix eyes quietly glanced left and right, ensuring that Li Su would not be in danger when he entered the camp of thousands of people. Dian Wei also tightly protected Li Su's other side.

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Chapter completed!