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He Jin had no choice but to look at Lu Zhi. After all, as the commander who had just defeated the Yellow Turban bandits, although most of the credit was due to Lu Qing, Lu Zhi's ability was still there.
Lu Zhi stood up and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, perhaps it's because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion that the grassland tribes feel that we Great Han are easy to bully.”
"They have raised 400,000 troops this time. This is definitely a situation where they will not rest until one of them dies.”
"Because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, our Great Han Dynasty is in a state of chaos everywhere. With our current military strength, unless all the armies of the world come to our aid, we won't be able to stop these 400,000 cavalry.”
Hearing Lu Zhi's words, everyone present was shocked. They still believed Lu Zhi's words.
"This, what should we do? Does Minister Lu not have a chance?”
Liu Hong was really anxious. Since he had become the Emperor, he would never be willing to give up this position. If the Great Han Dynasty was really gone, not only would he not be able to face his ancestors, but most importantly, his throne would also be gone!
Lu Zhi thought for a moment, and his eyes finally lit up.
"There's still a chance of survival. The Youzhou governor, Lu Qing, has powerful Youzhou cavalry under him.”
"The Imperial Court can order him to defend himself. As long as he can hold out for a month, the Imperial Army and all the other garrisons will be sent to Youzhou to defend.”
"This way, there should be a chance to survive this crisis.”
Lu Zhi said. After all, not many people in the world knew about the strength of Youzhou.
After all, Lu Qing had only brought 50,000 cavalrymen with him when he exterminated the Yellow Turban bandits last time.
In the eyes of the common people, Youzhou was a poor and remote place. At most, they could only raise so many cavalrymen. Therefore, even Lu Zhi did not think that Lu Qing had a chance of winning.
"No, no!"
At this moment, a voice rang out. It was actually Grand Tutor Yuan Kui.
He said in a deep voice.
"That is the 400,000 strong army of the four tribes of the grasslands, all of which are elite cavalrymen who grew up on horses. May I ask what the chances of winning are that Lu Zhonglang spoke of?”
Hearing Yuan Kui's words, Lu Zhi fell silent. He had to admit that Lu Zhi was right. In his heart, the chances of winning this battle were really not high.
However, according to the generals present, they had to fight even if their chances of winning were slim. After all, the burly man had never cowered in front of these foreign races.
Back then, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expelled the Xiongnu and unleashed the might of the Great Han Dynasty. If they retreated today, the Great Han Dynasty would really not be far from destruction.
"Your Majesty, I have a good idea.”
Yuan Kui said in a deep voice. Immediately, Liu Hong's eyes lit up as he looked at Yuan Kui with anticipation.
Yuan Kui said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, you can order the Youzhou Governor Lu Qing to lead the troops of Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and Youzhou. We must guard the four armies outside the three provinces.”
"After that, I will announce to the world that the soldiers and horses will come to the rescue of the king and set up a line of defense in Jizhou. If they are prepared, the four grassland cavalry, which are all cavalry, should not be able to enter the Central Plains.”
The moment these words were spoken, the entire place fell silent. There were no fools in the Imperial Court, so how could they not understand Yuan Kui's words?
He was giving up Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou.
He would use this as a strategic advantage and sacrifice Lu Qing, the Duke of Liaodong, in exchange for time for the imperial court to prepare.
As long as the three provinces could hold on for a month or two, the Imperial Court would be able to organize a large army to set up a trap in Jizhou and other places. At that time, the four tribes of the grasslands would be unable to advance any further.
"Yuan Kui, you old bastard! You're ceding territory and paying compensation!"
Lu Zhi was furious. His eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Yuan Kui. Huangfu Song, Zhu Rong, and the others were the same.
At this moment, Cao Cao was still a good man who served the country and the people. He looked at Yuan Kui angrily.
However, what made Cao Cao's heart turn cold was that 90% of the officials in the court were interested.
Facing Lu Zhi's curses, Yuan Kui could be said to be extremely indifferent. Although he had his own thoughts, this was indeed a good idea that he had thought of.
The current reality was that the Great Han had suffered heavy losses because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. They were indeed unable to resist the 400,000 cavalry of the four tribes of the grasslands.
Therefore, if they gave up the three frontier fortresses, they could indeed save the fate of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, his plan was based on the premise that Lu Qing would not be able to stop the four tribes of the grassland.
However, it was normal for them to think this way. How could a prefecture stop the four tribes of the grasslands? Even if they had the same number of soldiers, they did not think that Lu Qing's Youzhou Army would be stronger than the four grassland tribes.
Yuan Kui looked at Liu Hong. He knew that Liu Hong would definitely agree.
First of all, this was indeed a chance of survival.
Secondly, was Liu Hong not afraid of Lu Qing?
Fifty thousand cavalry could chase hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban bandits during the Rebellion of the Yellow Turban. Their battle achievements were even more brilliant than the two hundred thousand imperial court troops.
Which emperor was not afraid of such a provincial governor? Moreover, the imperial court didn't know about Lu Qing's recruitment order and the nine years of compulsory education?
The Imperial Court was probably the most aware of how much prestige this had brought to Lu Qing.
He had a strong army, a reputation, and seemed to not lack money. Which emperor would not be afraid of such a provincial governor?
This method could not only solve the crisis, but it could also get rid of the Youzhou Provincial Governor who had made great contributions. With Yuan Kui's understanding of the Emperor, he would definitely agree.
As expected, Liu Hong's eyes flickered as he slowly nodded.
"Grand Tutor Yuan, you are right."
Hearing this, Lu Zhi's face turned pale and he almost lost his balance.
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