Du Qi said, "I'm all ears."
Ma Yuan said seriously, "Your Highness, this humble one's best plan is for Your Highness to arrange for someone to pass down a decree. Whoever controls Fulu County and sweeps out the bandits there will be the County Magistrate of Fulu County. His Highness will recognize his official position as legitimate."
"There are more than ten different groups of bandits in Fulu County."
"The bigger ones number eight to nine hundred."
"The smaller ones number a hundred."
"Even within Fulu County, there are some bandits who have taken up residence there. The entire county is divided into regions. Whoever occupies a region will not invade the other. "
Ma Yuan also had a general understanding of the situation in Fulu County. He continued, "Once His Highness gives the order, the temporary balance will be broken. The bandits will definitely attack each other. No one is willing to be a bandit for the rest of their life. Thus, when bandits attack each other, only one group of bandits will survive, while the rest will be wiped out. This is the simplest and most convenient plan. "
Du Qi's eyes lit up.
This plan was not bad.
It was like killing three soldiers with two peaches. It was to offer a profit and attract everyone to attack each other. Just as Ma Yuan had said, no one was willing to be a bandit for the rest of their life. Thus, once bandits attacked each other and became suspicious of each other, it would be the prelude to a massacre.
Du Qi could win without a fight.
Of course, although this plan was not bad, the timing and timing were still uncontrollable.
It would take a very long time.
Du Qi asked, "What's your second best plan?"
Ma Yuan continued, "Your Highness, my second best plan is a bit more complicated. Your Highness will arrange for people to search for bandits you can rope in and use them to coordinate with you. Because there are bandits familiar with Fulu County, they will cooperate with you, and Your Highness's army. It will be easy to achieve victory. "
"In fact, even without Your Highness's army, we can use the bandits we rope in to achieve a breakthrough."
"We can also wipe out the bandits."
Ma Yuan said, "After all, although there are many bandits in Fulu County, they are just a mob."
Du Qi asked, "Is your plan to attack directly?"
Ma Yuan nodded and said, "Your Highness is wise. This lowly subordinate's plan was indeed to attack directly. Because if His Highness attacked the bandits of Fulu County, it might cause the bandits of Fulu County to join forces, which would affect His Highness's attack. That's why your humble servant said that this is the worst strategy, the worst strategy. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Not bad. I didn't expect to meet a capable person in Jiuquan County."
At this point, Du Qi looked at Huang Shi and said, "Huang Shi, I'll give you credit for this."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Huang Shi quickly expressed his gratitude.
Speaking of Huang Shi, Du Qi introduced Huang Shi to Liu Zhengxi, Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi. He told them what Huang Shi was responsible for. After all, Huang Shi was responsible for the secret operation and intelligence.
This was an extremely crucial official position.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Ma Yuan, you are now in the army. This Prince will allow you to form an army of eight hundred men. Xiao Yuanqi and Xue Rengui will each lead an army of eight hundred men. "
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Hearing this, Ma Yuan was very excited.
He didn't expect that he would be able to lead an army all of a sudden.
This was a heaven-shaking opportunity.
In fact, the reason why Ma Yuan could have such an opportunity was because of his luck. It wouldn't take long, at most a year, for the various teams under Du Qi's command to be fully developed.
At that time, those who came to join Du Qi wouldn't receive the same treatment as Ma Yuan.
Du Qi lacked talents, so Ma Yuan could lead an army all by himself.
If Du Qi formed three armies, and each of them formed their own army, then Du Qi's strength would have a certain foundation.
Of course, the lack of actual combat wouldn't do.
He still needed to train the soldiers in actual combat.
This wasn't urgent for the time being.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Ma Yuan, you are the youngest in the army, and also the newest to join. If you don't understand something, ask more and ask more. "
Ma Yuan cupped his fist and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured. This humble one understands."
He used to live at the bottom of society. He knew that pretending to know something when he didn't know would lead to nothing in the end. Asking questions when he didn't understand was nothing. The most useless thing in the world was face. Face was the least worth keeping.
Du Qi asked, "Ma Yuan, when can you join?"
"Now!"
Ma Yuan answered without hesitation.
Anyway, he didn't have anything to worry about. After all, his sister was married to Huang Shi. With Huang Shi around, he didn't have to worry.
Du Qi thought for a while and said, "I will give you a day to prepare. Tomorrow morning, go to the barracks and find Xue Rengui. He will tell you about the formation of the army."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Ma Yuan turned to Xue Rengui and said, "Sorry to trouble you, General Xue."
"It's no trouble, no trouble at all."
Xue Rengui shook his head and replied.
He was happy that Du Qi recruited Ma Yuan. The stronger Du Qi was, the brighter the future would be for those who followed Du Qi.
Ma Yuan thought for a while and suddenly said, "Your Highness, this humble one has something else to tell you."
Du Qi said, "Let's hear it."
Ma Yuan said seriously, "Just now, this humble one told you the plan to deal with Fulu County. Actually, this humble one thinks that the plan is the best. This humble one knows a bandit from the south of Fulu County. "
"His name is Zhu Youtian."
"The reason I know him is because Zhu Youtian used to be from Jiuquan County. He used to be the county magistrate there. Later on, Zhu Youtian was persecuted by Jiang Zhengdao. He brought his men and fled Jiuquan County to infiltrate Fulu County. "
Ma Yuan continued, "Zhu Youtian used his own strength to form a team in Fulu County in a short time. There are about five hundred people, and they are very strong."
"Zhu Youtian tried to recruit this humble one several times, but I rejected him every time. Even so, Zhu Youtian would occasionally arrange for someone to deliver letters to me, hoping that this humble one would work for him. "
"Because Zhu Youtian used to be an official, he didn't kill the innocent. If Your Highness wants to attack Fulu County, you can start with Zhu Youtian. This might be a breakthrough. "
Ma Yuan proposed his idea.
When it came to Fulu County, he directly said it.
Du Qi smiled and said in a low voice, "Ma Yuan, if I give you full authority to take charge of this matter, you will personally make a trip to Fulu County. Are you confident that you can persuade Zhu Youtian to submit? At the same time, you can borrow his strength to wipe out the bandits in Fulu County. You must understand that I won't give you a large army for this plan. You can only rely on yourself. "
Ma Yuan's eyes flashed when he heard this.
Chance!
This was his chance!
Ma Yuan knew that going to Fulu County, especially when he had to persuade Zhu Youtian, would not be easy. However, if he could do this well, he would be as stable as Mount Tai under Du Qi's command. Only then would he have a real foothold.
In other words, this was Du Qi's test.
He spoke with certainty and understood the art of war. However, it would not be so easy to implement.
Ma Yuan said seriously, "Your Highness, this humble one is willing to give it a try."
"Good!"
Du Qi said, "However, you can't go alone. This Prince will have Huang Shi accompany you to protect your safety. At the same time, Huang Shi will listen to your arrangements and assist you. In addition, this King will also dispatch 30 elite troops to accompany you. "
Ma Yuan thought carefully and said, "Your Highness, there is no need for soldiers to accompany you. If there are soldiers, Zhu Youtian might have other ideas. With Huang Shi accompanying me, it's enough! "
In front of everyone, he did not address him as brother-in-law. Instead, he called Huang Shi by his name.
Du Qi looked at Huang Shi and said, "Huang Shi, what do you think?"
Huang Shi said, "This humble one has no objections."
Du Qi said, "Alright, that's how it will be. This Prince will wait for your good news in Jiuquan County. On the day of your triumphant return, this Prince will personally come out of the city to welcome you. "
"We will not disappoint Your Highness."
Huang Shi and Ma Yuan replied in unison.
Du Qi did not say anything else. He waved his hand and everyone withdrew.
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