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Chapter 40 Yanzhou Encounters the Enemy

"I didn't say I was going to Guangzong before..." After hearing Zhang He's words, Liu Bei was a little overwhelmed at first, but then he understood.

It’s easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help when it’s time.

The situation in Changshe is not optimistic. It will be easier to make achievements if you go to support yourself.

Guangzong's situation is relatively stable, and there is no possibility of a fight in the short term. In the past, he and Lu Zhi were glaring at each other.

"If we go to Changshe, we might be able to stop by Yanzhou and deal with the Divination Tribe!" Zou Jing said with a smile upon hearing this.

"Won't the captain go with us?" Liu Bei asked.

"I am going south this time because I was ordered to do so. Now that the rebellion in Qingzhou has been put down, I should go back and resume my duties. Sometimes I envy Xuande because he doesn't have any worries about where he goes." Zou Jing said with a smile, but he was not joking at all.

meaning.

Since you are in the official establishment, you cannot run around without military orders, otherwise you will be in vain and you may be punished.

Although Liu Bei is a commander in another department, he is essentially a righteous hero and can go wherever he wants.

Unless restricted by imperial decree or officially appointed as an official.

"I brought more military rations with me this time when I went south..." Zou Jing thought for a while, "I will give the extra part to Xuande. I wish you victory in every battle!"

"How does this make..." Liu Bei quickly gave in.

"How can I prevent it? Even if I take this batch of supplies back, there won't be any losses on the way?" Zou Jing said with a smile.

A cart requires four to five peasants, and their rations will also be deducted from this batch of grain.

How much food will be lost on the way from Linzi back to Jixian?

This is still a situation where I didn’t take action.

Zou Jing's idea is also simple. Liu Bei will definitely become a great weapon, so it doesn't matter if he pays him in advance. Anyway, it will consume the government's money and food...

Liu Bei couldn't refuse, so he could only say thanks for winning the game.

Before setting off for the expedition, Gong Jing heard that Liu Bei was going to Changshe to provide support and sent some supplies over.

Everything else is fine. I have more than 200 crossbows, so I am really good at being a good person.

"Ziyi, you are a military lord!" Liu Bei took the supplies and immediately promoted Taishi Ci to a military lord, commanding five hundred archers and crossbowmen.

"Here!" Taishi Ci accepted the order, and the first thing he thought of was how to train these five hundred crossbowmen.

It's easy to say that a crossbowman is a crossbowman. After all, it's not a powerful crossbow. As long as you practice your strength and shoot a few times, you can basically shoot accurately.

But archers are different. Their strength needs to be improved, and their accuracy must also be improved. Normally, it takes half a year of training to become an archer.

"Yun Chang, Yide, and Da Dao, you are also military princes, but you will gradually add more soldiers later." Liu Bei immediately announced.

Along the way, whether it was Guan Yu, Zhang Fei or Zhang He, they all made a lot of contributions.

Now that he has been promoted to a military lord, no one is dissatisfied.

Liu Bei did not expand his army. The number of combat troops was still 1,500, but the logistics equipment was expanded to 800. After all, there were too many supplies.

The reasons for not expanding the army are: firstly, against opponents like the Yellow Turbans, 1,500 elites are enough; secondly, blind expansion may arouse the fear of the imperial court.

"Brother, it would be great if we could add more war horses." Guan Yu expressed his opinion for the first time.

There are only a hundred cavalry in the army, but there are actually more than 130 horses, and originally there were even nearly 200 horses.

But as long as there is a battle, horses will inevitably suffer casualties.

Thanks to the lack of blind expansion, otherwise at least dozens of soldiers would have no horses to ride.

"Brother, marching alone is boring, let's sing a song!" Zhang Fei shouted after the army marched westward for several miles.

"Okay!" Liu Bei nodded and began to sing "History" in time.

This song has now become a military song and is basically sung during the march.

For ordinary soldiers, "History" is easy to understand and catchy and can be easily learned, so naturally they like it very much.

"Qin Feng Wu Yi" has few words and is straightforward, but the soldiers can sing it smoothly and clearly, otherwise what is the point of being gorgeous?

Even Zhang He felt that "History" was not down-to-earth and straightforward enough.

On the other hand, Wang Xiu and the others had never heard of this song. They were somewhat curious, but not surprised. It was straightforward and the dialogue was not neat. There was even one sentence with eight characters, so they couldn't help but secretly shake their heads.

The melody is pretty good, but the lyrics are too straightforward.

"Haha, this game is beyond the realm of elegance..." Zhang He was not blind, he could see the disdain in the three people's hearts, and took the initiative to apologize.

"Oh? This song was actually written by Dadao?" Sun Qian was surprised, "This song is already very good. With a little polish, it may become a classic."

"Why polish it?" Zhang Fei was dissatisfied, "It is said that this song has been included in "Yuefu" and His Majesty likes it very much."

Sun Qian just smiled, His Majesty has always been a weirdo.

Not to mention setting up a market in the West Garden, it also elevated the authority of the Chancellor, making the three ministers and nine ministers dispensable.

In the early years, Hongdu School was established, specializing in teaching poetry, novels, rulers, calligraphy and painting to ordinary people.

Most of the students who graduated from Hongdu Sect were highly valued by the eunuchs, and became governors and governors, ministers and ministers, and some were even awarded the title of marquis.

From then on, the students of Hongdu School were naturally classified as eunuchs and were opposed by the scholars.

With His Majesty's boldness, it is absolutely normal to record "History" into "Yuefu" or something like that.

This doesn't mean anything. Just because the next emperor won't ascend the throne, "History" will be removed.

The three of them didn't say anything, but Zhang Fei could feel the contempt of the three of them and was very dissatisfied.

How can I allow myself to take a peek at my little brother’s masterpiece?

I also know in my heart that these three people are all rare talents, and generally they will not work for volunteers like them, and it is not easy to beat people.

"Singing, everyone singing, why haven't you eaten?" I felt unhappy, so I vented my anger towards the soldiers.

The soldiers below were afraid and had to raise their voices. Their originally good mood became not so good.

"Brother, you can't torture your soldiers just because they are humble." Zhang He frowned. Does Zhang Fei have this problem now?

It will probably get worse in the future, and he will even whip people when he is unhappy.

"I... am..." Zhang Fei was about to retort, but when he saw Zhang He's expression was not kind, he immediately gave in.

"Haha, the one who can control Yide in the world today is probably Da Dao." Liu Bei laughed.

Zhang Fei's character has always been very irritable, and he showed it when he was in Zhuoxian County.

With this character, Liu Bei is really afraid that he will cause trouble in the future, but now it seems that he is no longer afraid.

"Hmph..." Zhang Fei turned his head away angrily.

When it was time to rest in the evening, Master Liu Bei had no choice but to find Wang Xiu and the other two people to greet them.

After all, it is the first time for the three of them to join the army, so they may not be used to many things.

It should be said that the three of them are not pampered people. Since they have chosen to join the army, they will naturally not complain about hardship.

However, Liu Bei's sincere attitude made the three of them feel a little emotional.

Especially Guoyuan and Sun Qian, when Zheng Xuan asked them to serve under Liu Bei, they were still a little reluctant.

On the one hand, he still wanted to study with Zheng Xuan, but on the other hand, Liu Bei's starting point was too low and unstable.

Liu Bei naturally felt the reluctance of the three of them, but if the other party was like this, he would treat the three of them more sincerely.

Since then, the three of them have felt a little guilty, gradually corrected their attitudes, and gradually integrated into the army.

The army arrived at Dongjun. Along the way, they occasionally encountered one or two scattered groups of thieves.

It is said that Guan Yu can solve it, but Liu Bei lets each department take turns to attack to exercise everyone's actual combat ability.

One after another, thousands of thieves were wiped out.

At Zhang He's suggestion, he handed it over to the prefect of Dongjun. The latter also recognized the interest and sent a batch of money, silk and supplies to reward the army.

There are thousands of thieves, and the prefect is considered to be "responsible for guarding the land." Even if he is not promoted, at least he will not be accused.

Zhang Fei must be unhappy. More than 6,000 heads were sent out as soon as he was told. These are all achievements in war and cannot be bought with money and materials!

This question was suggested by Zhang He, and he could only mutter dissatisfiedly in private.

"Brother, stop complaining. Who has nothing to do with marching with thousands of heads? Not to mention cutting them off and finding materials to make them. How much time will this delay?" Upon seeing this, Zhang He took the initiative to explain.
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The most important thing at the moment is to go to Changsha to join the officers and soldiers. These small fish and shrimps might as well be replaced with material supplies!
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