Chapter 849

Duan Yu reached out and took the 'Book of Life and Death' handed over by Liu Bai Tu, then flipped to the page marked with the Youzhou Camp.

It roughly recorded the conversation between Cheng Zhiyuan and Deng Mao just now.

The composition of the Huang Jin Army was extremely complex, and its discipline and loyalty were not as solid as those of officials or great aristocratic families.

Within the Huang Jin Army, as long as you had ability, you might be a refugee today, but tomorrow you could become a great general under a Qu-commander.

This was mainly because the Huang Jin Army lacked talent and had formed for too short a time.

Such a power structure was simply like a sieve to a professional intelligence agency like the Military Secret Service, which had been established for over a year.

To infiltrate such a Huang Jin Army, one only needed to use methods like bribery, planting agents, and threats to easily achieve it.

"My Lord, the main force of the Huang Jin Army is currently divided into several branches. Although they nominally obey Zhang Jiao's orders, in secret, everyone has their own plans."

Li Ru spoke slowly: "If Zhang Jiao were to die, these people would likely be even harder to control."

"With the Saintess's prestige, I fear it is not enough to control all the Huang Jin Army."

Duan Yu nodded while flipping through the 'Book of Life and Death'.

Afterwards, he returned the 'Book of Life and Death' to Liu Bai Tu.

What Li Ru said was unavoidable.

People all have selfish motives.

Everyone is the same.

Duan Yu had always believed that no one who could leave their name in history, leaving their name in the vast thousands of years of history, was a simple character.

These were all people, individual human beings.

Even if these people submitted or were loyal to a certain power or a certain individual.

They would still consider things for themselves.

People all have seven emotions and six desires; there are few who are completely tool-like.

And betrayal is not a strange thing under any power.

Who in the Three Kingdoms dares to say they have never encountered betrayal?

No one.

Not to mention the Three Kingdoms, even throughout the various dynasties, such things were not rare.

Take Cheng Zhiyuan for comparison.

He had over one hundred thousand men under his command.

Although the vast majority were refugees, with only about ten thousand who could be counted as soldiers capable of fighting, they were still far stronger than Zhang Niujiao of the Heishan Camp.

Duan Yu could understand why Cheng Zhiyuan felt unbalanced at such a time.

But...

Being able to understand and being indulgent and unconcerned are not the same thing.

"We are currently at a critical moment; killing is not the first choice."

Duan Yu, dressed in black casual attire, rested his hands on the battlements, looking at the Huang Jin Army generals below the Heaven-Worshiping Platform in the distance.

Although the Huang Jin Army from Yuzhou and Yanzhou had not come yet due to the imperial court's blockade.

But at this time, the number of the Huang Jin Army had already reached fifty or sixty thousand.

Each commandery had its own small Qu-commanders, and each province had its own major powers.

There were also Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, as well as the previous remnants, and Zhang Jiao's own troops.

Adding these together, over a dozen forces, one move affects the whole situation.

If not handled well, I fear that once Zhang Jiao dies, they will immediately scatter like birds and beasts.

"Wenhe, Zhongde, what do you think about this matter?" Duan Yu asked Jia Xu and Cheng Yu behind him without turning his head.

The two looked at each other.

"This subordinate thinks we should wait until the vast majority of the refugees have entered Liangzhou, and then carry out differentiation and processing; only then can we minimize the changes," Jia Xu said.

Cheng Yu nodded from the side and said: "This subordinate seconds that."

Duan Yu nodded and continued: "Although there are fewer than a million refugees, and we have already made a great deal of preparation for the response."

"But preparation is, after all, just preparation; there will still be many unexpected events."

"As well as the specific settlement methods and locations after the refugees enter Liangzhou."

"You two negotiate and come up with a concrete plan: how to settle these six hundred thousand refugees, where, and land planning—the more detailed, the better."

"Before the refugees arrive in Liangzhou."

"Although the general problems are solved now, regarding the matter of the refugees moving into Liangzhou, the imperial court will certainly have obstructions and arguments."

"I estimate... it is very likely that I will need to make another trip to Luoyang."

"Therefore, this migration of refugees into Liangzhou will be divided into three parts: from Jizhou to Bingzhou, and then to Liangzhou."

"And the most important part is the route from Bingzhou to Liangzhou, which must also pass through the Sili Colonel's department; this is the top priority and absolutely cannot have any problems."

"Bai Tu."

Duan Yu turned his gaze to Liu Bai Tu and said: "Closely monitor all the generals within the Huang Jin Army. I want to know what they are thinking, and I want to know what they are doing."

"Even what they eat every day, what they wear, who they meet, and what they say—I want to know all of this."

Liu Bai Tu nodded seriously: "Rest assured, my Lord."

Duan Yu took a deep breath.

Managing a region is not just about fighting and killing.

The collapse and chaos of the world is a matter of time; relying solely on killing will not bring about a peaceful world.