"People who cannot afford to eat and displaced people."
"Then what is their main purpose in joining the army?"
"To have enough to eat and enough to wear."
Lu Tu laughed: "What if we didn't make them risk their lives to earn a living, yet they could still have enough to eat and wear?"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood what Lü Tu meant: he intended to directly incorporate Zhang Chengyan's troops into his own ranks!
"But brother, they're not that easy to fool, are they?"
Lu Tu waved his hand and said, "What do you mean by easy or hard to fool? Sincerity is the surest way to win. We have plenty of food right now, and we can always ask the princess and Prince Duan to order the major grain producers in Wuchuan City to donate grain to us. Isn't that enough to feed this small number of people?"
"But brother, these guys who just surrendered aren't trustworthy."
Lu Tu nodded: "I didn't believe them either. I just wanted to anger Zhang Chengyan so that he would send a large force to besiege me."
"Huh?" Everyone was stunned by these words. They never thought that such a terrible idea would come out of Lu Tu's mouth, but they still waited for Lu Tu to continue, maintaining their respect for him.
Lu Tu smiled wickedly: "At Luanshigang, I only need to send a hundred men, equipped with enough detonators and explosives, and I can hold off ten thousand. If Zhang Chengyan dares to turn around and attack me with a large force, the garrison commander of Longcheng will surely seize the opportunity to strike!"
Nie Yun raised the most crucial question: "What if the defending general is an incompetent fool who dares not take the initiative to attack?"
Lu Tu waved his hand dismissively: "That doesn't matter. Longcheng is Jiang Lingfeng's hometown, so he can't possibly not save them. Besides, Prince Duan and the Second Princess are missing, so the court can't just ignore them. As long as we hold out for ten or fifteen days, once the court's troops arrive, these Red Turban Army will only have one path left: defeat!"
Finally, Lu Tu picked up his teacup and took a sip: "After the government troops are defeated, I've opened up Luanshigang. Where will they run to? Right here! We'll make a fortune just by taking in the surrendered soldiers!"
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