His Majesty's intention is that these barbarians should be appeased and subjugated, and excessive killing should be avoided. Therefore, there are no plans to launch a southern expedition; they can simply be relocated to Jing and Yang provinces to cultivate the land.
Huang Zhong couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that General cut off their food supply in order to force them to come down the mountain?"
Huangfu Gui smiled and nodded: "That's right. The barbarian lands are mostly mountains and forests. Even with an army of 100,000, it would be difficult for us to completely subdue them. Therefore, we can only start with the people!"
Then Huangfu Gui stood up and said, "Therefore, I have decided to divide the 100,000 troops into three routes, stationing them in Lingling, Wuling, and Guiyang prefectures respectively, and then subdue them after they have all come down from the mountain!"
Because this is a defensive battle, Huangfu Gui said he wouldn't send out a vanguard.
After understanding Huangfu Gui's intentions, the generals in the tent felt bored, but they had no choice but to obey orders.
"General, if the enemy general comes to challenge us, shall we accept the challenge?"
Before leaving the tent, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but ask.
Huangfu Gui smiled and said, "Okay!"
"That's more interesting!"
Upon hearing that they could challenge the opposing general, Dong Zhuo and his generals nodded in satisfaction.
Soon, the 100,000-strong army stationed in Changsha marched out of their camps one by one.
Huang Zhong, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and several others led 5,000 Imperial Guards and 20,000 troops from various prefectures and kingdoms to garrison Guiyang.
Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo, Gao Shun, Dian Wei, and several others led three thousand Imperial Guard trainees and thirty thousand soldiers from various commanderies and kingdoms to Lingling to garrison the area.
Huangfu Gui, Zhu Jun, and Xu Rong led 35,000 Chang'an soldiers to garrison Wuling.
As for Tian Feng, Zhang Zhao, Ju Shou, and others, they went to various counties in Jingzhou to organize local powerful families, gentry, and merchants to prepare for the reception of the barbarians.
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