Cao's army besieged the city for several months, and once led the Si River and the Yi River poured into Xia Pi.

The city was filled with countless casualties and wounded, and the ruins were broken everywhere.

Riding on the Red Rabbit, Lu Bu walked along the street accompanied by Chen Gong and others.

After a fight, perhaps Chitu recognized his courage and was no longer as anxious as before.

The Cao army besieged Xia Pi withdrew, and the military and civilians who had been tense for several months finally relaxed.

They cleaned up the collapsed houses and searched for useful things in the ruins.

In the battle of Xia Pi, Lu Bu was lucky enough to win, and the gloom that permeated the city was still extremely heavy and lasted for a long time.

"Wen Hou." Along with him, Chen Gong said: "Although we have guarded Xia Pi, Pengcheng, Xiaopei and other places are still in Cao Cao's hands. Once they have prepared enough food and grass, they will still come to Xuzhou."

"What should I do if I follow you?" Lu Bu asked.

"The Cao army's food and grass are burned, and it will take some time to re-raise it." Chen Gong replied: "Wen Hou can just use this period to recover lost territory and stabilize Xuzhou."

"We only have two thousand men, and the soldiers have been exhausted long ago." Lu Bu said: "There are not enough personnel to retake Xiaopei, Pengcheng and other places."

"Even if there is insufficient manpower, you must do it." Chen Gong said: "If you don't take down those places, Cao Cao's march into Xuzhou again will be like entering a state of no one. At that time, I'm afraid that Wen Hou will not even be able to keep a foothold!"

"Do you have a plan to seize the city?" Lu Bu asked.

"Cao Cao broke through Pengcheng and massacre, and it had become an empty city. Although he did not leave anything for Wen Hou, he also cut off the retreat of Cao's army guarding Xuzhou." Chen Gong said: "Wen Hou burned their military rations. As long as he trapped the Pengcheng defenders and did not give them a chance to leave the city, he would surrender soon."

"Pengcheng can be trapped to death, what should Xiaopei do?" Lu Bu asked.

"How to seize Xiaopei depends on Cao Cao." Chen Gong said: "We can make targeted arrangements when we know who he will keep."

"Then wait until Cao Cao goes far." Lu Bu agreed and then said: "Xuzhou is a place of several battles. Since Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian, there have been constant wars here. In addition to regaining Pengcheng, Xiaopei and other places, we have another important thing to do."

"Wen Hou is talking about..." Chen Gong asked.

"Recruiting troops and horses to strengthen Xuzhou." Lu Bu said: "In addition to recruiting soldiers, you also have to recruit merchants to communicate with each other. You need to recruit soldiers, train soldiers, and build local governments. Money is very important no matter when."

"After years of war, Xuzhou has long been poor." Chen Gong said: "Even if there are merchants, what should we sell to others?"

"I will find a way." Lu Bu said: "The Gongtai was responsible for rebuilding Xuzhou. Nowadays, most of the villages in various places are abandoned, so we must find ways to let the villagers go home. No one cultivates the land, so sooner or later we will starve to death. Gongtai first hand over military affairs to General Gao and General Zhang, and must devote themselves to government affairs."

In front of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, Lu Bu seized Chen Gong's military power and allowed him to take charge of government affairs in various places.

Of course Chen Gong was unhappy.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were also very puzzled.

"General Gao." Looking at Gao Shun, Lu Bu asked, "How many people are there in the trapped camp?"

"Only more than 300 people are left." Gao Shun replied.

"All the strengths are put into the trap camp. I want you to restore this powerful team in the shortest time." Lu Bu said: "As for the number of people, it is no longer limited to 700 people, but 5,000 people!"

Gao Shun was stunned: "There are only two thousand people in the city..."

"There are not so many people now, there will definitely be them in the future." Lu Bu interrupted him: "You will be the one who will be the one who trains the trap camp. Except for me, you will not listen to anyone's orders."

"As for the order of warmth, please wait!" When Gao Shun responded, he felt mixed feelings in his heart.

Lu Bu did not trust him so much.

He trained the trap camp, but was handed over to Wei Xu by Lu Bu.

Even most of the soldiers and horses under his command were divided into Chen Gong.

Now he has not only been ordered to reorganize the camp, but also has the promise to command this team in the future.

More importantly, from now on, the camp will only obey Lu Bu's orders.

If he hadn't regarded him as his confidant, Lu Bu would never have made such a decision!

The moment he received the order, Gao Shun felt that the distance between him and Lu Bu was closer, and he was no longer alienated and slowed down like before.

"Wen Yuan." Looking at Zhang Liao again, Lu Bu said: "From now on, you will be my deputy general. Except for the camp, you will take care of all the affairs of the army."

Although Zhang Liao has never been reused in the past as one of the eight powerful generals under Lu Bu.

He looked at Lu Bu in surprise and actually forgot to pay the order to lead the army.

Gao Shun pulled the corner of his clothes and gave him a wink.

Zhang Liao, who came back to his senses, replied: "I will do whatever Wen Hou wants me to do, even if it is broken into pieces!"

He patted his arm lightly and Lu Bu said, "The soldiers in the army will worry much about Wen Yuan in the future."

As the lord, Lu Bu was able to gently pat Zhang Liao's arm, which was undoubtedly a sign of closeness.

Zhang Liao, who was once not valued like Gao Shun, suddenly felt a warm current surge in his chest.

"Does Wen Hou feel that I can't use troops?" Gao Shun and Zhang Liao were satisfied. Chen Gong, who had been deprived of military power, asked bluntly with some annoyance.

"Of course not." Lu Bu said: "I kept thinking about why I was unable to resist during the days when Cao's army besieged the city, and finally I finally figured it out."

"What did Wen Hou figure out?" Chen Gong looked confused.

"The reason why Cao Cao was strong is because he separated the military and government, and some people were responsible for government affairs, and the local government was managed in an orderly manner. The treasury was enriched with countless money and grain. He could use troops whenever he wanted to use troops." Lu Bu said: "At the beginning, we had a lot of soldiers but were not opponents of Cao's army. The fundamental reason was that he simply focused on military affairs, but he ignored local government affairs. The poor and poor confrontation with the wealthy family was of course not enough to consume them."

He grinned at Chen Gong again: "There are not many people available around me. Apart from you three, who else can I trust now? Who else can I believe? Gongtai is more intelligent than others. If you don't make up the rules, who else can take on the heavy responsibility?"

Lu Bu's words were sincere and there was no sign of artificiality at all.

Although he was still a little unhappy, Chen Gong understood what he did.

"Since Wen Hou can trust me, I'll give it a try." Chen Gong replied.

He had seized military power from Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, and his relationship with the generals was very tense.

Lu Bu's arrangement invisibly eliminated the hostility of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun towards him.

It's really not a bad thing to think about it.
Chapter completed!