Lu Su suggested not to hold those who had followed Cao Cao accountable. When these people followed Cao Cao, they had more or less done things to be enemies with Xuzhou.

Now that Xu Du has been taken, a large number of people have not followed Cao Cao to escape. Now this group of people is in panic and I don’t know if they will be liquidated.

Among them are Guo Jia's family, Cheng Yu's family, and some are merchants directly under Cao Cao's sect, caravans, etc.

Lu Su proposed: "The lord should issue a notice on the people's peace as soon as possible to announce that the past will not be blamed. In addition, even the people detained in the prison cell must be reviewed again. Because those who cannot pay taxes will be allowed to come in, those who oppose Cao Cao's coming in, those who are guilty of being less serious will be released."

Xu Shu also meant this. Now that Lu Bu has taken Xu Du, it is of great significance. At this critical moment, the people need the most are safe. You must never learn from Cao Cao to kill innocent people.

Lu Bu immediately agreed and relieve the people first.

Several decrees were announced, and agricultural tax remained unchanged, and commercial tax still implemented thirty taxes. Some people who had followed Cao Cao did not blame him before.

Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Lu Su, Xu Shu, Wang Lang and others went to Guo Jia's cemetery to worship.

Guo Jia is a big family, but his family is not in Xudu.

When Guo Jia died, the Xuzhou army attacked the city. In the years of chaos, he could only be buried in the south of Xudu City.

Lu Bu brought people to worship, which surprised the people of Xu Du.

You should know that Guo Jia was Cao Cao's military advisor and gave advice to Cao Cao. Almost every plan to deal with the Xuzhou army was credited by Guo Jia.

Xuzhou's new crops and new agricultural tools were all stolen from Xuzhou by the intelligence system mastered by Guo Jia.

Lu Bu personally poured wine to pay tribute and comforted Guo Jia's family.

At the same time, it was also announced that Kong Rong would be rehabilitated, and Wang Lang presided over and led the great scholars in the city to commemorate Kong Rong.

After a series of operations, Xu Du's literati and strategists began to come out to do things.

Xudu's government was full of chaos, and the original important civil servants were taken away by Cao Cao, and now they are in need of manpower to maintain their operations.

Retreat for five days.

Gao Shun suggested: "Lord, we can't stop here. Then we fight south and take Runan down, so that we can connect with Nanyang County."

"Zhongda's words make sense, strike while the iron is hot. The soldiers should have recovered during the rest of the day. Keep all the wounded soldiers in Xudu. You can continue to go south. Cheng Lian will help you from the direction of Nanyang, but don't be anxious, advance slowly, be careful of the cavalry of Cao's army. Cao's army has at least 10,000 elite cavalry, and this cavalry is very difficult to deal with."

"Yes, lord don't worry."

Gao Shun led more than 40,000 troops from the Second Army to continue southward and attack Runan.

The Central Plains marching was really good. The road was flat and the Iron Horse Army ran openly, and the speed was faster than that of the cavalry.

The marched quickly and headed straight for Runan.

After marching for more than 300 miles in three days, on the fourth day, the army could not be stationed, and there were another ten places ahead of him that were Runan City.

I found a place that was facing the wind and facing the sun, and camped in places that were easy to defend and difficult to attack, digging trenches, and burying horses. It seemed that I was preparing to fight a tough battle.

The cavalry of Wen Chou and the cavalry of Gao Shun were jointly trained, and the cavalry of tens of thousands of cavalry teams were in a mighty manner, especially suitable for fighting on the plains.

Infantry that has not formed a formation can only be beaten when encountering a cavalry. If you want to deal with the cavalry, then you can only form an infantry or an equally elite cavalry.

Gao Shun, Lu Su, Wen Chou, Cao Ping and other core generals gathered in the central army to watch the sheepskin map for a small meeting.

"According to the current information, Runan only has about 8,000 troops. We attacked each other on both sides, and Runan had no chance of defeat. What needs to be prevented now is Cao Zhen from Huainan. Cao Zhen's army should now have 20,000 to 30,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. This powerful force is so powerful that our Second Legion will struggle to resist head-on."

Wen Chou thought something: "Why don't you apply to transfer Yan Liang here."

Lu Su quickly shook his head: "Then the western part of Jizhou will be empty, absolutely not. Let's defend here and wait for the arrival of Cao Zhen's army. This place is only ten miles away from Runan. If you take Runan, Huainan will become an isolated island."

Two days later, Cheng Lian and Lei Tong led 10,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry surrounded from the south.

But at this time, Runan had already had an empty city plan, and the main force had already retreated to Huainan. Only Le Jin led 8,000 new recruits who had recruited for more than ten days to defend on the city wall.

As soon as Cheng Lian's army arrived, Le Jin actually led hundreds of people to escape from the east gate.

Lei Tong led three thousand cavalry to chase after him, but was ambushed in a trap and had to withdraw, losing more than two cavalry.

The soldiers and horses in the city were in chaos, Cheng Lian followed the south gate and Gao Shun followed the north gate.

The two armies attacked each other and conquered Runan's riots and successfully captured Runan.

Gao Shun was happy when he saw Cheng Lian: "Good brother, I haven't seen each other for three years."

"No, you went to Jizhou and I was in Nanyang, how could you meet? Thank you for giving me this credit."

Gao Shun shook his hand: "Neither of us deserves this credit. It is mainly to judge Cao Zhen's intention. Now look at this situation. Cao Zhen in Huainan has to develop in Huainan for a long time. This area is mountainous and has many steep places. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It may take a lot of effort."

Two days later, Lu Bu and Xu Shu led 10,000 Xuzhou cavalry to Runan.

There is no accurate judgment on the current form, Lu Su suggested: "We should first take the brunt of it or develop westward, pursue Cao Cao, block Cao Cao in Shu, and not allow them to come out."

Xu Shu had a different view: "Huainan is the biggest concern, which is equivalent to a knife stabbed in our stomachs, so we must first take Huainan."

Everyone discussed it all day, but there was no result.

Lu Bu ordered Zhuge Liang from Jiangxia to call over.

A few days later, Zhuge Liang arrived.

After not seeing each other for half a year, Zhuge Liang became more and more handsome. After all, he was twenty-four or twenty-five years old and was so handsome.

"Kong Ming is becoming more and more romantic. How should he deal with the current situation? What are your suggestions?"

Zhuge Liang circled around the map, pointed at Bingzhou with a fan.

"Whether it is Cao Zhen in Huainan or Cao Cao in Shu, they all enter the alleys of poor alleys. From soldiers to generals, they are already very impatient and impatient. At this time, they are too anxious to catch up and they will fight to the death. As the saying goes, poor and poor, barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes. Now we are wearing shoes, Cao Cao is barefoot. Let's fight Bingzhou first, let them cultivate and rest for a few months, and we will fight again at that time."

It makes sense to think about it carefully, and the dog is eager to jump over the wall. It is better to let the dog rest for a while before hitting it.

"This is the reason. Bingzhou is the hometown of our general. It has the richest horse resources and can develop farming in the Central Plains to the maximum extent. That's it. Gaoshun's cavalry expanded by 10,000 and infantry expanded by 20,000. Return to Jizhou to train troops, and sent Youzhou's cavalry to attack Bingzhou. Yan Liang's cavalry accompanied him and assisted."
Chapter completed!