Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

When Guan, Zhang and Zhao reported the results of the battle, Liu Yu was not surprised at all, but nodded slightly.

Zhang Fei was a little confused.

"Uncle, did you know from the beginning that we couldn't capture Lu Bu?"

"Lü Bu is the bravest general in the world. How can he be captured so easily? If he really faces a life-or-death situation, he will definitely know one or two tricks to save his life."

Zhang Fei was a little surprised. Although his uncle was not there, it was as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

The situation at that time was indeed as the emperor's uncle said. The three surrounded Lü Bu and were about to capture him, but Lü Bu used a move at the last moment. The power of this move was so strong that the three people were forced to take a step back at the same time. Lü Bu took advantage of this gap and rode away on his Red Hare.

The three wanted to catch up, but it was too late.

Although he failed to capture Lu Bu, Liu Yu had achieved his goal by making Lu Bu taste failure once again.

This was the second time that Lu Bu was defeated. Successive failures would not only undermine his confidence, but would also gradually reduce Dong Zhuo's trust in him.

In Dong Zhuo's eyes, Lu Bu is the undefeated god of war and the barrier that enables him to sit firmly in Luoyang and watch the world. If this barrier disappears, there is no doubt that Dong Zhuo will start making a new choice.

Lu Bu knew this, so from the beginning, his ultimate goal of breaking the camp was himself. Liu Yu naturally did not give Lu Bu this opportunity. With his limited troops, facing the tens of thousands of soldiers led by Lu Bu, it would not take long for them to be completely wiped out. The team he had finally assembled would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Even though he dodged Lu Bu's first wave of attacks, Liu Yu lost half of his combat power in the subsequent battle.

He originally had few people, and after this incident, his power seemed even weaker.

After settling the issue of the dead and wounded soldiers, the issue of captured spoils was also put on the agenda by the princes.

Everyone had the same goal of dividing the captured weapons and other strategic materials. As for how to divide them, everyone expressed their opinions and finally reached a consensus. As for how to assess the contribution, Yuan Shao asked each prince to nominate one person to complete it together with the people in their own camp.

But when it came to the issue of prisoners of war, there was a huge disagreement among the people. The reason for the disagreement was not how to distribute them, but whether to distribute them.

Yuan Shao's attitude was very clear. These Xiliang soldiers had strange temperaments and were difficult to truly subdue. Even if they pretended to surrender now, it was difficult to guarantee that they would not rebel in the future. If they harbored disloyalty during our confrontation with Dong Zhuo, the consequences would be disastrous. His suggestion was to kill them all, which would not only eliminate worries, but also deter Dong Zhuo.

Liu Yu did not expect Yuan Shao to have such an attitude. In his memory, prisoners of war in this era should be treated very tolerantly. After all, at this time, there was a shortage of personnel, and those who could take up weapons and fight were even more scarce. How could they be killed at every turn? He really thought he was Bai Qi.

What Liu Yu did not expect was that Yuan Shao's attitude was supported by everyone except himself and Cao Cao. Even Kong Rong, who was always known for his kindness, quoted classics to prove Yuan Shao's point of view. In the end, he came to the conclusion that those who are not of my race must have different hearts, which won applause from the whole room.

Liu Yu could see that when it came to reasoning, Kong Rong was really good at arguing, but the key point was that after he wrote a long speech, you couldn't find any point to refute. Isn't that infuriating?

Liu Yu turned his gaze to Cao Cao and felt the heat in his eyes. Liu Yu understood that Cao Cao had the same idea as himself and wanted to recruit these surrendered soldiers for his own use.

Cao Cao suffered heavy losses in this battle. He had brought 12,000 men with him when he attended the meeting, but after this battle, he had less than 5,000 men, which meant he lost more than half of his fighting power. He had wanted to use the surrender of the soldiers to replenish his strength, but Yuan Shao immediately asked to kill them all, which gave Cao Cao a headache.

"Alliance Leader Yuan, these surrendered soldiers can fully replenish our strength, so we cannot kill them easily."

Yuan Shao smiled faintly, he brought 30,000 troops, and with the wounded, the number was less than 10,000. However, Yuan Shao had no plan to use these surrendered soldiers to replenish the troops. The reason was very simple. It was already the critical moment to defeat Dong Zhuo, and he was unwilling to take risks. Another reason was that the 50,000 troops he transferred from Bohai had already arrived at the camp. Although he suffered the greatest losses, he was still the strongest force among the princes.

"Meng De cannot only care about the immediate benefits and ignore the overall situation. As I said just now, these people are unstable and it is hard to believe that they are truly loyal. If they still have evil intentions, they will definitely become a hidden danger for the allied forces."

When Cao Cao heard Yuan Shao say this, he felt helpless. People’s hearts are hidden, and who can prove that these people are truly surrendering?

"Benchu, what if you can prove that you are truly loyal to me?"

"How to prove it?"

Liu Yu smiled slightly.

“You’ll know when Benchu ​​arrives.”

"If the uncle can prove that these people are truly loyal, then we can recruit them."

Liu Yu didn't expect Yuan Shao to agree with his idea so readily. He felt that Yuan Shao was a little strange today, but Liu Yu couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

No matter what, just take it one step at a time.

Liu Yu led Cao Cao out of the tent and asked, "Uncle, do you have any plan to make the Xiliang soldiers sincerely submit to you?"

"Meng De is also a man who knows military affairs. There is no quick way to make them truly submit. It is just a matter of combining kindness with severity, and combining leniency with strictness. That's it."

These methods all need time to be verified slowly. When Liu Yu was about to accept the surrender of the soldiers, he had thought about these issues. Compared with potential risks, Liu Yu saw more tangible benefits.

He has three great generals, Guan, Zhang and Zhao, as well as Liu Bei and Wang Yue, to assist him. It should not be difficult to subdue these surrendered soldiers. Even if they surrender and then rebel again, with these few enemies of ten thousand men in the army, how much trouble can they cause?

If this deal is done well, it will be a big profit. If it is not done well, it will be a small loss at most. Liu Yu will naturally not let go of such an opportunity.

With just eight words, he described the way to rule subordinates so thoroughly. The talent of the emperor's uncle is far superior to mine. Cao Cao secretly admired him.

"Uncle Emperor's words are profound. I appreciate your teaching."

Liu Yu knew that Cao Cao must have some motives for these surrendered soldiers. After all, in history, he relied on conquering the Yellow Turban soldiers in Qingzhou to consolidate his foundation, which enabled him to rise step by step in the chaotic times when the princes were fighting for hegemony.

"Meng De, how many of these surrendered soldiers do you want?"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment.

"Five thousand is enough."

Liu Yu was not modest either. After Cao Cao took away the 5,000 surrendered soldiers, he returned to the camp with the remaining 7,000 people.

Guan and Zhang were very happy to see so many more soldiers.

Liu Yu assigned these surrendered soldiers to Guan, Zhang, and Zhao. Each of them led 2,000 men, and the other 1,000 men were incorporated into his own guard, temporarily led by Liu Bei.

"My dear brother, these people have just surrendered and their temperaments are unstable. It would be inappropriate to hastily include them in the guards. If you want to be the guards, you can select a thousand men from the soldiers you brought with you before."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Brother, I asked them to come and protect me in order to win them over and make them submit to me completely."

When Liu Bei heard this, he understood the meaning of Liu Yu's actions.