The next day, a large army was welcomed outside Pingcheng.

"Lord, there is Pingcheng ahead. Look, there are a group of soldiers patrolling on the city tower. I believe General Guan has taken this city."

Cui Jun pointed to the city not far ahead and said to Liu He.

"Haha, the You brothers wrote to me, saying that after the last battle in Yanmen, the two leaders of the Xianbei were contendered to draw warriors from all tribes that supported themselves. Therefore, the Xianbei soldiers and horses left behind in the various cities of our Han Dynasty were 60% or 70% or even more than before. With the strength of the second brother and the Zijin Dragon Cavalry, it is naturally no problem to capture a mere flat city. Let's go and enter the city."

After Liu He spoke, a huge army slowly headed towards the city.

This unit is so large that the soldiers patrolling the city tower have naturally discovered it and informed Guan Yu.

Guan Yu, Zhang Liao and others, came out of the city gate at this time.

The two sides met outside the city, talked happily, and entered the city together.

"I didn't expect that in just one day, General Guan not only recovered Pingcheng County, but also managed the place so well. I didn't know that General Guan also had such ability to manage the government in the past, haha."

Cui Jun said with a smile.

Guan Yu said a little embarrassedly: "Military advisor, don't joke with Guan. At that time, I took back this city. There were more than 5,000 people in the city, and more than 6,000 people in the mines outside the city. I didn't know much about government affairs, so I took out some military ration porridge and let the people rest for two days, wanting to wait until the elder brother and military advisor come before making arrangements."

"The second brother did a good job. According to the information of Yanmen County left by Prefect Ye, five years ago, there were more than 13,000 people in the county town of Pingcheng, and more than 10,000 people in various villages outside the city. I didn't expect that there is only half of them now. You can imagine how much they have suffered in the past few years. It is time for the people to recuperate."

Guan Yu was also very helpful after hearing Liu He's praise.

Zhang Yong said: "Brother, since you want the people to rest, it is better to send someone to Yinguan City to transfer a batch of food and some doctors come over."

Liu He did not answer, and Cheng Liang asked first: "Why do we need to transfer food? Isn't it more convenient to send these people directly to Yinguan City to settle?"

Liu He looked at Zhang Yong with a smile, and wanted to know what Zhang Yong thought.

Zhang Yong looked at Cheng Liang and said, "Pingcheng was occupied by the Xianbei for several years. It is not that people can rest and recuperate. It is not that they do nothing, but that they will rest for a while before they can resume normal work in previous years. But we will provide some help. It is about to be the season for spring planting. If they are allowed to travel back and forth from Pingcheng and Yinguan City, they will only be more tired. But if they keep resting and support them, more than 10,000 people can still be raised, but what about the other cities that will be recovered later? We will pay for these people by paying money and grain, so how can we afford them."

Cheng Liang seemed to understand a little, but continued to ask: "But we can let these people go to Yinguan City, and then let the people in Yinguan City, or the people from other counties come to work."

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Third brother, you finally settled down in one place and settled a family business. The government asked you to move away in a barren city and settle down again. You are willing to give the family business you manage to others for free. You are willing to do this? Of course, it is good for them to come voluntarily, but the government has come forward to force it, but it is not the same thing. What's more, most of these people are the original people of Pingcheng, and they are naturally more familiar with the customs here. If someone else comes, they may not be able to do better than them."

This time Cheng Liang understood completely and couldn't help but give Zhang Yong a thumbs up.

"Hey, the fourth brother is so smart, the third brother is convinced!"

Liu He looked at Zhang Yong, his eyes full of relief.

As the few people spoke, they came to a building that seemed slightly decent in this dilapidated city.

"Brother, this place is originally the county government of this city. I cleaned up yesterday to welcome the big brother."

"Yun Chang is interested, let's go in and talk."

The group walked to the county government and came to a hall with insufficient doors and windows. It should be the original meeting hall of the county government.

"Brother, will we send troops tomorrow and ask ********** Yu.

Zhu Ye also said: "These Xianbei are ineffective, and I don't know where the 70,000 or 80,000 troops were brought together before. I think, Liangcheng is afraid there are not many defenders, so my second brother will rest for two days. Tomorrow morning, I will set off with 500 Thunder God Cavalry and will definitely take Qiangyin County and take back Yanze!"

Liu He smiled and said, "I guessed this wrongly. The news came from the You brothers that there was a large tribe in the Xianbei area, and its tent seemed to be located in the Yanze area. According to his description, it should be the Yilan tribe where the second brother just killed Prince Yidun was located."

Zhu Ye didn't care: "What's the problem? If the second brother killed their prince, I will kill their king or leader together. Wouldn't it be a pleasure?"

"You're just thinking simple," said Liu He.

"According to the news from the Feiying Guard, this Yilan tribe has 70,000 to 80,000 people, and there are nearly 20,000 regular cavalrymen. Ten thousand of them advanced north not long ago. I guess they should be helping one of Bu Dugen or Qian Man. The remaining 10,000 people led a few months ago to Luo County and Zhongling in Dingxiang County, a few months ago, and plundered some of the supplies and population, and returned to Yanze. Although your Thunder God Cavalry has strong combat power, it is still extremely dangerous to go forward with 50 to 10,000."

Although Zhu Ye was careless, he was not stupid. After hearing Liu He's description, although he was a little unwilling to accept it, he knew that this battle was not so easy to fight. His eyes couldn't help but feel a little lonely. He opened his mouth and finally stopped talking.

Ye Xiang said: "The number of people is not a problem. Our army set out. Not to mention the other side's 10,000 people, even if there are 10,000 people, we are sure to defeat it. But the army attacked, and the food consumption was far better than usual during training. Now we are rushing to the long distance. Although Yanze is still in our Han territory, there is a vast grassland further north. If the people from other Xianbei tribes are alarmed, we may fight with the Xianbei for a long time in Yanze, which is very unfavorable to us."

Guan Yu also said: "Yuan Qing was very considerate. When he arrived in Qiangyin County, it was six or seven hundred miles away from Yinguan City. Although the road was quite flat, it would take at least ten days to reach the baggage team. Moreover, the grassland was vast and the distance between the cities was far. No one knew which direction the Xianbei cavalry would attack. If they attacked the food and grass team, it would be a big trouble."

Just as everyone was worried about the long-term battle in the future, Cui Jun suddenly spoke.

"Lord, Jun has an idea."

Liu He hurriedly asked, "What are the good strategies for military advisors?"

"It's not a good idea, it's just four words: fight to support the war."

Liu He seemed to see a light flashing in front of his eyes, and asked hurriedly: "How can you use war to support the war?"

"First, the lord can transfer a batch of grain according to what the four generals said to support the rescued people. At the same time, the transports must also include farm tools, seeds, oxen plowing, and even a group of talents who are good at farming."

"Secondly, the lord is fully in control of all affairs in the six counties. This is certainly because the people in the court want to use this to trap the lord, but at the same time, it also gives the lord great convenience. The lord can order that starting from Pingcheng, each Han territory recovered from the Xianbei will be exempted from land tax within two years, and will be re-tuned, calculated, and tutor tax, and at the same time, the lord will be reduced to a certain extent."

"After doing these two things, many counties under the rule of the lord have already exceeded the land's capacity, and many people will flock to these newly recovered cities. Many caravans will also bring the materials needed for these cities with all kinds of waste, which will drive the revival of various industries in the past, and even the surrounding Jizhou and Youzhou, there will also be refugees, and some people who have not lived a happy life. In this way, these cities can naturally recover their vitality in the shortest time."

Liu He was overjoyed and nodded frequently.

"The military advisor's plan is indeed very good!"

Cui Jun continued: "With these two, we can implement the subsequent strategy. The Xianbei people make a living by grazing. There are many cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock in their tribes. During the war, we must have seized more of these livestock. Horses can be filled in the army, and cattle can be lent to the people for cultivation. Sheep and other livestock will naturally become the food for our army."

"Not only that, there will be new cities to recover. As long as the above preferential policies are issued, I believe that Anhan Trading Company will be happy to set up branches in these cities. Our army exchanges these livestock and other Xianbei production materials with those merchants and caravans in the trading houses, saying that they only exchange food and grass. Whether cattle, sheep or horses, their value exceeds grain. One hundred kilograms of sheep can be exchanged for at least three hundred kilograms of grain. In this way, it is equivalent to letting those merchants transport the grain to our mouths for us. At the same time, it can also expand the business of the trading house and attract more caravans to come."

"Wonderful, your head is really useful!" Cheng Liang shouted.

"Haha, I was just inspired by the lord. If the lord hadn't proposed to start Anhan Business and achieved such great results, I would never have thought of using this business to do business to solve the problem of food and grass. After all, doing business is a cheap business. In the past, Jun would not have thought of anything related to it."

Cui Jun said modestly.
Chapter completed!