The troops and armor are sufficient, and the food and fodder are prepared. All that remains is to unify the strategy and formulate tactics.
During these days, Liu Fu also took Yangzhou's second-in-command, Biejia Jiang Ji, to Wan County to discuss with Liu Ye, Lu Su and others how to deal with the banditry.
The four of them are all talented, and they expressed their respective opinions clearly and clearly.
Liu Fu and Jiang Ji were both doves, believing that Huainan had been ruined enough by that bad old man Yuan Shu, and there was no need to start another war and make the people of Huainan suffer.
Liu Ye and Lu Su were obviously hawks, and they wanted to secure Huainan in one battle and give Huainan ten years of stability.
"The land of Huainan can no longer withstand twists and turns!"
"If we want to use force to sweep away Chen Lan and others, it will take at least tens of thousands of troops to quell them. Can the current court still send so many soldiers?"
Liu Fu spat: "May I ask how many troops Prefect Liu has now? It's easy to say if we win, but what if we lose?"
Although he is a dove, Liu Fu does not do pigeons for the sake of pigeons.
Now he just wants to do his part well - that is, stabilize the situation in Huainan and recuperate.
Suppressing chaos, suppressing bandits, or even starting a war against Jiangdong are not things he should consider!
In other words, even if he considers it, he still has to consider the risks involved to prevent a bigger trap from being created.
On the contrary are Liu Ye and Lu Su.
Lu Su, in particular, is in urgent need of a victory to get himself into Cao Cao's sight.
Accordingly, his ideas will be bold and his approach will be radical.
Lu Su was not afraid that Liu Fu was the nominal "Lord of Jiangdong" and directly responded: "The imperial court has to find a solution for everything, so why should the imperial court appoint local officials?"
"Chen Lan, although Lei Xu is powerful, he is just a withered bone in a grave, vulnerable to a single blow!"
"They are different from the feudal princes. They don't understand governance, let alone development. They just gather fugitives and turn them into bandits! Such a force only needs a big victory and the culprits are killed, and they can naturally maintain peace in Lujiang forever.
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"But what if there is no great victory?"
"How can we win a great victory if we do nothing?"
Yangzhou's special driver Jiang Ji came out to confront Lu Su: "Lu Zijing! War is not as easy as you said? Who can guarantee that the battle will go smoothly?"
"We have Marquis Shen here!"
He Yan:???
He Yan, who had been enjoying the show, was suddenly pointed out by Lu Su, which exposed He Yan very innocently to the sight of Liu Fu and Jiang Ji.
"Marquis Shen?"
"That's right!"
Lu Su even said, "With Marquis Shen here, what will happen to hundreds of thousands of thieves, not to mention tens of thousands?"
He Yan:???
At this time, He Yan wanted to go up and kick Lu Su, telling him that you are bragging and don't take me with you.
However, He Yan also saw that Lu Su was deliberately trying to drag him into trouble and use himself as a bargaining chip to overpower Liu Fu and Jiang Ji.
After all, the most elite force in Lujiang County now is He Yan's three thousand [剽Yao Camp]. If He Yan insists on a decisive battle with Chen Lan and others, Liu Fu and the others have nothing to do.
"Marquis Shen!"
Liu Fu seemed to realize that He Yan's existence was Lu Su's strong support, so he turned his attention to He Yan.
"Chen Lan and others are no better than Li Shu, so don't be careless!"
He Yan's name was as loud as thunder, and it was impossible for them not to know about it.
Whether he persuaded the enemy to surrender in front of the Guandu Formation or single-handedly captured Li Shu in Wan County, everyone was amazed.
However, neither Liu Fu nor Jiang Ji were mediocre, and they did not blindly worship He Yan like the general public.
In their view, He Yan's achievements were all based on "the use of rules."
To put it simply, it is like the "Yin and Yang of soldiers" in military circles. They move in accordance with the times, push the virtue of punishment, and attack according to the battle, so they win five times.
This kind of talent is naturally useful within the scope of the rules, but it is somewhat limited outside the rules.
No matter how powerful Li Shu is, he is still in the category of "official" after all.
Within this scope, as long as Li Shu dies, He Yan can easily use the system to control Li Shu's subordinates and capture Wan County.
But Chen Lan, Lei Xu, and Mei Gan are "bandits".
Bandits are not normal, they are different from normal.
They have left the world and embarked on a different path.
They are not engaged in production, ignore laws and regulations, and form their own sect.
At this time, the "soldier yin and yang" method is no longer useful. Only the "soldier strategy" and "soldier situation" methods can be used to completely defeat them on the frontal battlefield.
Even if Lu Su has a way to divide and weaken Chen Lan and his group, can He Yan really guarantee that he will defeat his enemies several times or even ten times?
What Liu Fu and Jiang Ji fear most now is that He Yan mistakenly indulges in his positive abilities on the battlefield and goes against Chen Lan and others.
In that case, not only He Yan himself would be "unsafe", but Huainan might also be dragged into the flames of war and become a hell on earth again.
Liu Fu looked at He Yan with expectant eyes, hoping very much that He Yan would reject Lu Su and recognize himself.
But it's a pity...
Liu Fu was still disappointed.
He Yan nodded with great confidence: "Don't worry, Zijing! I dare not say that there are hundreds of thousands of thieves, but if there are only 30,000 or 40,000, then don't worry and leave it to me!"
After hearing He Yan's words, Liu Fu's face turned visibly gray.
Jiang Ji also shook his head secretly, mentally tore off the label of "Young Hero" from He Yan, and replaced it with a label of "arrogant".
arrogant!
So arrogant!
Do you really think that you are the reincarnation of Huo Qubing, that you can lead troops to defeat enemies several times your own at such a young age?
Ah!
The performances of Liu Fu and Jiang Ji were both noticed by He Yan, but He Yan didn't say much.
In fact, it is not that He Yan is arrogant.
On the contrary, he knew very well that his level on the battlefield was indeed limited and he still needed to hone and grow.
But He Yan has confidence in Lu Meng!
Even though Lu Meng was only in his early twenties, he had actually been fighting in Jiangdong for five years with his brother-in-law Deng Dang.
In these battles, although Lu Meng's ability did not grow to the level of a "famous general", he was definitely not something that a "special commander" could capture.
Now Lu Meng is stuck on the boundary between "camp captain" and "general".
What he lacks is the experience of leading large-scale troops, not the ability to attack on the battlefield.
Although Chen Lan, Lei Xu and others who are to be pacified now are large in number, they are all a mob and will not resort to legionary tactics.
The best way to defeat them is actually to attack on the battlefield, and this is exactly what Lu Meng is good at.
To sum up, He Yan felt that with Lu Meng's ability and the three thousand elites of [剽姚 Camp], he could completely deal with those thieves.
And it’s not that He Yan doesn’t have back-ups.
The 100,000 stones of grain and grass obtained from Zhou Yu were He Yan's backup.
It's true that Cao Cao's side can't tell the difference between troops and horses, but that doesn't mean that others can't tell the difference!
To the north of Lujiang County is Runan County.
Man Chong, the prefect of Runan, also had thousands of elite soldiers who often fought against Liu Pi's group of yellow scarf thieves. If He Yan informed Cao Cao and took the initiative to provide food and grass, I believe Man Chong would be happy to accept the order and go south to support.
With Man Chong and Lu Meng leading the army, plus the three dog-headed military advisors Liu Ye, Lu Su, and Lu Xun, if they still can't defeat Chen Lan and the others, then He Yan dares to twist off Cao Pi's head and throw it to Liu Fu and Jiang Ji to kick. Play.
But there is a premise for all this.
It’s just that Lu Su’s strategy needs to succeed.
Chen Lan, Lei Xu, and Mei Gan combined can muster 50,000 troops. If they unite, it will be somewhat of a troublesome matter.
It doesn't matter that Lu Su's strategy can weaken them. As long as the division is successful and He Yan can defeat them one by one, it will be considered that Lu Su has made a great contribution.
"Liu Governor, farewell Jiang."
Although He Yan decided to support Lu Su, he still treated these two people with good words and persuasion.
"I am actually aware of what you two are worried about. They are nothing more than the fear that Huainan will lose control if the battle fails, and the people in Lujiang and Jiujiang will be plunged into misery."
"But if we don't round up these big thieves and let the people live in fear every day, is this treating the people well?"
"Lei Xu and Mei Gan are better off. At least they occupy the fields and Chao Lake and have enough food to supply their soldiers. But what about Chen Lan?"
"The products in Tianzhu Mountain are not rich, which means that Chen Lan and his tribe must go out and rob people if they want to survive."
"If Governor Liu and Jiang Biejia were common people near Tianzhu Mountain, would you tolerate such thieves often coming to rob your houses?"
He Yan shook his head: "In the long run, even those people who are willing to cultivate the fields will lose their livelihood because their food is constantly plundered, and they will become bandits. Is this what Governor Liu wants to see?"
"To govern states and counties, we must not only learn to "nourish", but also learn to "remove diseases."
"Otherwise, no matter how much you do, it will only make the body more disabled and eventually become terminally ill."
"I hope you will consider the truth carefully and save the people of Huainan from the fire as soon as possible!"
He Yan's words made Liu Fu and Jiang Ji stunned on the spot.
They only thought about taming the thieves, but they did not realize that the thieves also needed to eat.
If thieves want to eat, they will definitely not farm the land honestly, but will definitely choose to rob other people's property.
This way.
Before it was too late to persuade the original bandits to be good, some people could not stand the plunder and became new bandits. It is really strange that Huainan can be stabilized!
"Is this battle necessary?"
Liu Fu seemed to be asking someone else, but also seemed to be asking himself.
"This battle must be fought!"
He Yan also doesn't like war, because war often means death.
But war can often guarantee the lives of other people.
I can only say that the laws of the world are really disgusting and outrageous.
Jiang Ji still had doubts on his face: "But if we lose..."
"It doesn't matter, I will take action when the time comes."
He Yan looked serious.
If Man Chong's backup is not enough to defeat Chen Lanleixu and his gang, then He Yan will have no choice but to cheat!
Remember hearing an old man say that there seems to be saltpeter and sulfur in the Dabie Mountains?
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With He Yan's firm support, Liu Fu and Jiang Ji finally relented and planned to listen to Lu Su's plan.
Lu Su's plan was to first win over Chen Lan, who was born in the regular army.
Regardless of whether Chen Lan agrees or not, the news that [Chen Lan has accepted the recruitment and will join the imperial court in attacking Lei Xu and Mei Gan] must be released.
Chen Lan is an outsider, and his relationship with Lei Xumeiqian is not harmonious. If this news reaches the ears of the two of them, they will definitely have concerns.
Once Lei Xu and Mei Gan become suspicious, the government can send people to recruit them again.
Recruitment is false, differentiation is true.
The government can tell them in front of each other that the government can only recruit one person, and then cause cracks between the two of them.
As long as these three families fall into suspicion, regardless of whether they are stupid enough to join the government, He Yan will have the opportunity to break them up.
There is nothing novel about this plan. The key is that the envoy who wants to divide the three families must be smart enough to turn the three families around.
Since Lu Su proposed this plan, the task of being the messenger naturally fell on him.
"If you don't succeed here, you will be punished! Either I, Lu Zijing, will be chopped down by that bandit and my body will be dumped in an unknown corner; or I will succeed immediately and bring ten years of peace to Huainan!"
Lu Su said to Liu Fu and Jiang Ji: "Although I was born in Xuzhou, I am still half Huainan. Naturally, I don't want the people here to be abused by big thieves again."
"If you believe me, give me a chance. I, Lu Zijing, will bet the life and death of millions of people in Huainan!"
After this sentence, Lu Su silently added in his heart -
"At the same time, I, Lu Zijing, am also betting on my own future!"
Liu Fu and Jiang Ji were moved by Lu Su's righteousness.
"Since Zijing is willing to sacrifice his life for peace, how can we dare to stop him?"
Liu Fu was from the state of Pei, and Jiang Ji was from the state of Chu.
Like Lu Su, Huainan is half of their hometown.
If there is nothing you can do, who doesn’t want to see your hometown peaceful, peaceful, and worry-free?
Now that Lu Su and Liu Ye are determined to do it, they also agree to start planning the matter.
Among the four,
Liu Fu was evaluated by later generations as "his mastery of affairs and his power and kindness, so he was able to conquer thousands of miles" and was a model of capable ministers.
Jiang Ji was already the second-in-command in Yangzhou at a young age, and later became the Third Duke of Cao Wei, replacing Sima Yi as the Taiwei.
Lu Su, the future governor of Soochow.
Liu Ye was a talented person who helped the world.
The four savvy people combined have hundreds of people working together to figure out how to deal with a group of bandits. It can only be said that these bandits are lucky.
For ten days, the four of them were collecting intelligence and formulating tactics, but they did not notice that a person had mysteriously disappeared into the house.
"Huh? Where is Marquis Shen?"
Jiang Ji found that He Yan was missing and felt a little outrageous.
"Marquis Shen is so clever and scheming, why doesn't he come and join us in making plans?"
"Marquis Shen?"
Liu Ye then remembered that He Yan seemed to have said something casually before leaving: "It's enough for the four of you to discuss it! Unless Fengxiao is called here, we will definitely not be able to formulate a better plan."
This sounds okay, but Liu Ye always feels that there is something hidden behind it.
really!
When he asked He Yan's current little secretary Lu Xun, Lu Xun was also surprised: "The prefect doesn't know?"
"During the past ten days...hasn't Marquis Shen been staying with Mrs. Marquis Wu?"