Zhang He still didn't have a war horse to travel with, and a village commander didn't need a war horse. It would be good to have a horse to travel with him.

Hundreds of war horses were organized into a cavalry unit, commanded by Guan Yu.

It's normal. The Qinglong Yanyue Sword that Zhang He built for him weighs eighty-four kilograms.

If you use this thing to fight on foot, your stamina will be exhausted quickly. However, the shield/armor breaking effect is very good, and its power can be further exerted in mounted combat.

"Basically speaking, the second brother led the army into the enemy's position and opened a gap with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. The cavalry followed closely and drove straight in, tearing open the enemy's position." Since no one knew how to practice cavalry, Zhang and this

Give half-baked advice.

"Hmm..." Guan Yu nodded when he heard this: I see, the main purpose is not to kill the enemy, but to break the formation.

Back at the camp, Zhang He was really tired.

No wonder when Liu Bei started to raise his troops, he basically encountered obstacles at every turn.

Only the two war gods Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had little ability to command operations at first.

The progress is too slow if we only rely on actual battles on the battlefield for accumulation!

"Brother, the Gongsun family should have a lot of books. I wonder if I can borrow some military books out of the relationship?" Zhang He found Liu Bei.

"Dadao wants to read the Book of War?" Liu Bei obviously misunderstood, "It's just that other books are fine, but the Book of War is difficult to borrow."

As long as you have money, you can buy other books. After all, there are specialized booksellers.

However, the circulation of military books is prohibited and cannot be purchased outside. Naturally, aristocratic families carefully preserve this knowledge to prevent it from being leaked.

"Forget it, I'll try to write one another day..." Zhang He shook his head. I really don't have time to read ordinary books.

"Oh, Dadao actually plans to write a book?" Zhang Fei immediately came over after hearing this.

"Writing some vernacular nonsense, as for finishing and polishing... How about Xianhe help me, you will be the second author after the book is completed!" Zhang He found Jian Yong. After all, he did not study much classical Chinese, and he was struggling to learn it when he was in school.

Passed.

"That's what you want!" Jian Yong was naturally interested.

No scribe these days can resist the temptation of writing books.

In the previous battle, five hundred Yellow Turbans were captured. According to Zhang He's request, Liu Bei selected the best one hundred and added them to the army, while the others were sent to the government office.

The prefect calculated the heads and prisoners, and the battle report increased the number of enemy troops to 20,000, with Liu Bei as the main force and supplemented by officers and soldiers. At the same time, Liu Bei's bravery and skill in battle were highlighted.

"Dadao, brother, I can't understand. It's obviously our contribution..." Guan Yu found Zhang He, but he couldn't understand why he gave up the bulk to the government, when they clearly had no contribution.

"Because we don't have the strength and influence to monopolize the credit yet." Zhang He shook his head helplessly.

Liu Bei often hangs out in the circle, and he vaguely understands his intentions, but the other three brothers are completely confused.

"Yun Chang, if we fight abroad for a long time to gain credit, but the officers and soldiers have no performance, what will the imperial court think? What will the prefect think?" Liu Bei stepped forward to explain, "As Dadao said, we are still too weak.

Sometimes you must take the initiative to give up some credit."

Only in this way will the government actively cooperate with Liu Bei, provide information and various conveniences, and relieve some worries.

Besides, even if the imperial court took more than 70% to 80% of the credit for defeating 20,000 enemy troops, Liu Bei's losses would not be much.

"Xuande!" Jian Yong smiled and came over, "We have reached an agreement, one military bow, five crossbows, and arrows/crossbow arrows cost ten cents each!"

The price is a bit high! Zhang He murmured secretly. As far as he knew, a military bow cost 500 to 600 yuan and a crossbow had two piercings, which is the market price of arrows/crossbow arrows.

If we say that it is indeed a war period, is it okay to double the price?

Unfortunately, there was no place to buy something before. This is also the benefit that comes from having good dealings.

Theoretically, Zhang He can also do it, but traditionally speaking, forging is forging, bow making is bow making, and crossbows are another craft.

It’s not surprising that you have dabbled in something. There really isn’t any craftsman who can specialize in everything.

"Ziyi, this is the best bow. Take a look..." Liu Bei picked out the best bow and gave it to Taishi Ci.

"Thank you, brother!" After getting the long bow, Taishi Ci already knew that it was just an ordinary military bow, so it was just fine.

However, Liu Bei personally selected him, and he was still very touched.

"I want to form a crossbow unit of 100 people and give it to Ziyi to lead it. How about that?" Liu Bei struck while the iron was hot.

Among the five brothers, Taishi Ci has the best archery skills, and the crossbow team he trained must also be very elite.

"Good!" Taishi Ci immediately agreed.

"Yide, I also purchased a batch of spears and gave them to you to form a pike army. How about it?" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei.

"Okay!" Zhang Fei nodded, and it was just right to match his Zhangba Snake Spear.

It should be said that Zhang He can also make long spears, but the hundreds of spears are not bad, and there is no way to build them in batches in a short time.

Besides, what would ordinary soldiers do with such good weapons?

Liu Bei has already positioned Zhang He to specialize in building and repairing weapons for officers above the rank of Marquis.

In other words, ordinary weapon maintenance does not require him to personally go out. This is also a good thing for Zhang He, and he does not want to be held back by forging.

Being a general is your main job, and forging is a side job in your spare time.

In the next ten days or so, Liu Bei went to battle frequently. Through the information provided by the government, he took the initiative to find the Yellow Turban skirmishers or vanguards. He won every battle and relieved the siege of various counties and villages.

More and more families, in order to thank Liu Bei, gave a lot of material supplies and even money.

There are also many young people who hope to join the rebel army.

Even a fool can see that this is the shortcut to success!

"Brother, two thousand is almost enough, no more." Seeing that the team had reached two thousand troops, Zhang He took the initiative to stop.

Judging from the size of Zhuojun, there are 1,500 soldiers and 500 logistics personnel. This is already the limit, not to mention the 150 horses, which also require grains to feed them.

If you want your war horse to be strong, you must have beans and salt.

"Yes, I think so too." Liu Bei nodded. In fact, he was just waiting for Zhang He's words.

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Otherwise, if there are so many families that allow you to join but not others, it will inevitably be considered as favoring one over the other.

"But if you are literate, you can recruit a few clerks. Brother Xianhe and Bian Bing can't hold on any longer!" Zhang He added.

There is really only one civilian official in the army, Jian Yong, who was appointed as the military chief. Bian Bingtong calculated that he is now studying with Jian Yong, acting as a support and also serving as grain officer.

With just one and a half civilian officials managing an army of 2,000 people, it’s really hard to hold on.

Zhang He was talking about Shuli earlier, but in Jian Yong's state, how could he have the nerve to waste his time?

Liu Bei also reacted immediately and quickly discussed with the wealthy families in several surrounding counties, and finally recruited three or four collateral descendants.

They are all proficient in writing and can only learn while following the army.

"How much military exploits have we earned so far?" Guan Yu asked casually during the break.

It's already May, and the official campaign is still more than a month away.

During this period of time, I have been in a state of nervous tension, and it is rare to take a break.

Also because we have been fighting, no one has time to care about the outcome.

"We defeated more than 200,000 thieves, captured more than 10,000 heads, and captured more than 10,000 prisoners." Liu Bei replied, he was also very concerned about this.

"What two hundred thousand? We can defeat seventy or eighty thousand enemy troops even if we fight to the death." Guan Yu shook his head. The official battle report was getting more and more outrageous.

"The problem is with this outrageous military exploits. The prefect will definitely be promoted, and maybe Gongsun Zan will be promoted as well. If we can go to Luoyang as an official, then we can be considered a member of the court." Zhang He shook his head, "Besides, we are a group of volunteers.

If you casually defeat tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops, how will those regular troops fare?"

Facts are facts, but if you prevent others from stepping down, they will also prevent you from being promoted. This is also a fact.

"Dadao, why do you feel so familiar with officialdom?" Liu Bei looked at Zhang He in surprise.
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