Chapter 42: A Smart Woman Can't Cook Without Rice
Is Yingchuan awesome here?
Xun Yu didn't understand its meaning.
"Lord, what does 'awesome' mean?"
Liu Qing knew that he was too excited, so he immediately smoothed things over, "Awesome means it's not a big problem. It's my hometown dialect. If I leave Yingchuan to you, it won't be a big problem."
"That's it! Don't worry, my lord, I will be awesome in Yingchuan!" Xun Yu said confidently.
"Not bad, not bad." Liu Qing laughed and passed by.
System: Congratulations to the lord's subordinate Zhao Yun for killing [Liao Min]
Income: Force 0.33, current force 75.2
System: Congratulations to the lord's subordinate Zhao Yun for killing [Xu Song]
Income: Force 0.41, current force 75.61
System: Congratulations to the lord's subordinate Zhao Yun for killing [Cai Bing]
Income: Force 0.44, current force 76.05
Liu Qing: "..."
Zilong must have taken over Zhang Mancheng’s lair!
At the same time, Liu Qing also realized a problem. In the Yellow Turban Army, not only a few generals whose names were left had the panel. He had not met them before. It was because they had been carrying out beheading operations. When the enemy generals died, they all surrendered.
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This time, Zhao Yun almost stabbed Zhang Mancheng's lair, killing the strong men around him in one fell swoop.
Therefore, among the Yellow Turban soldiers, there should be many people with low attributes. Their combat effectiveness is far superior to ordinary people, but they have not been developed. If they can be found and formed into an army similar to the imperial guards, their combat effectiveness will undoubtedly be invincible.
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"Wen Ruo, the selection of troops to be sent down is a priority. Also, pay more attention to some of the guys with good endurance and strength. I will be of great use!"
"Does the lord want to form an invincible elite army?" Xun Yu guessed what Liu Qing was thinking.
"You have also seen the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards, but the number is too small. We can only wait for our army to expand and then slowly add more."
"Here! I'll make arrangements right away!" After Xun Yu finished speaking, he got up and went to do it.
"What a dedicated person!" Liu Qing looked at the gradually tilting sun, shining on the green grass, and couldn't help but think of a poem -
"The spring grass is green every year, and the kings and grandsons will never return."
The next day, the meeting hall of the Prefecture.
Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Cao Cao, Liu Qing, and the prefect Yang Biao gathered together because the imperial edict had arrived.
After the discussion, several people gathered around, first looked at each other, and then all looked at Liu Qing, who was sitting aside and did not come to join in the fun.
Being stared at by four pairs of eyes, Liu Qing felt very strange.
"Why do you guys look at me like this? Could it be that this battle report has something to do with me?" Liu Qing asked.
Cao Cao frowned in thought, narrowed his eyes even more, and asked, "Master, why don't you come to consult the imperial edict?"
"It has nothing to do with me, why should I refer to it?" Liu Qing replied without thinking.
"Hiss!" Huangfu Song and others gasped and looked at each other again: He actually knew this!
Because the imperial edict did not contain any information about Liu Qing, it really had nothing to do with him. Not only did Huangfu Song's great achievements not include any reward for his position and title, he did not mention it at all. Instead, all the credit was divided among them, and
The next step was arranged, and there was no plan for Liu Qing's subsequent actions. It was as if this person did not exist at all.
What does the court mean by this?
What's even more amazing is that the deployment described in the edict is exactly the same as what Liu Qing said before!
He ordered Huangfu Song's troops to march into Puyang, East County, and destroy Bu Si's main force.
He ordered Cao Cao's troops to cooperate with Huangfu Song in fighting, and then the Qing Dynasty suppressed the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou.
Zhu Jun's troops were ordered to take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely wipe out the remaining Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan, Chenguo and Runan counties.
Regarding Nanyang, the imperial court already had three hands to deal with it, and they did not need their support, just as Liu Qing expected, it was exactly the same.
"I am not lying. Young Master Liu Qing's resourcefulness is rarely seen in the world. If you can help me in this battle, our army will surely win!" Huangfu Song said as he walked to the seat next to Liu Qing and sat down silently.
Liu Qing thought to himself: You want to win over me when you fight Nanyang, and you want to win over me when you fight Dongjun. Did the battle with Bocai make you feel better?
Doesn’t the Dog Emperor give you half a cent of the reward, and you still want me to work for you?
Liu Qing thought for a moment and activated the characteristic [The Way of Producing Goods].
"Alas!" Liu Qing sighed, "I don't want to be loyal to the country, but it costs a lot of money to move my troops and horses. I am not like other generals. I have the court to provide food and grass, so I just sell my property and recruit volunteers. Those who have quelled the chaos have long been exhausted in Yingchuan, and now they are relying on the Xun family for support. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it is difficult for an elite soldier to fight a war without food! The trip to Dongjun is really difficult!"
"I thought it was a big deal. Mr. Liu Qing only has 600 men and horses. He only needs to allocate grain and grass from our army. Song can just report the military supplies." Huangfu Song said generously.
"Instead of 600 men and horses, there are still 2,000 in Yuxian County. It is precisely because of the lack of food and grass that we only sent cavalry to aid Yingchuan." Liu Qing acted accordingly.
"There are two thousand more?" Cao Cao was also surprised and said, "I didn't expect that the young master Yiqi has so many followers, Cao Cao admires him!"
Huangfu Song thought for a while and said to Zhu Jun, "Gongwei, I propose to allocate five thousand stones of food and grass from your and our armies to Mr. Liu Qing. Meng De rushes to help in a hurry and the food and grass are limited. What do you think?"
"I have no objection!" Zhu Jun said. When it comes to food and grass, Zhu Jun has the most abundant supplies now. When he fought with Bo Cai, the front army suffered a setback and almost half of the casualties were lost. However, the food and grass were safe and sound, which meant that the loss was much less.
"Master Liu Qing, what do you think?" Huangfu Song said.
"General Huangfu and General Zhu generously donated their money, and Liu Qing should do his best." Liu Qing thanked the two of them and moved his mouth, saying that he had received the benefits, so he should not forget the etiquette.
"Haha! Okay! Meng De, with Mr. Liu Qing helping us, we have nothing to worry about!" Huangfu Song raised his head and smiled happily, his gray beard flying again.
"Young Master Liu Qing is the only one I have ever seen in Cao's lifetime to assess the situation. Our army will win this battle!" Cao Cao was in high spirits, as if he was already on the battlefield.
Just when the two of them were satisfied, Liu Qing suddenly said: "But-"
The smiles on Huangfu Song and Cao Cao's faces suddenly froze, and they listened with their ears pricked up.
"I am very interested in Bu Si, and I hope the two generals can entrust his life to me."
"Oh? What does the young master want from this thief's life? Could it be that divination has other uses?" Cao Cao said.
For them, the function of divination is to exchange for credit. For me, it can be exchanged for achievement points instead of credit. Therefore, Liu Qing takes his life and they take the credit. This is a win-win situation.
Liu Qing was just giving them a warning to avoid being killed by mistake.
"The thieves are useless. I just want to kill them with my own hands. Then the heads will still belong to you. I don't care about your contribution to quelling the chaos!" Liu Qing said.
I just want real benefits!
"Hahaha!" The two laughed again,
"Young Master is truly a man of your temper! Now that the edict has arrived and our army has been fully prepared, I think we can start today. What do you think, Young Master?"
"General Huangfu and General Cao can start the journey first. They are all cavalry, so it will be easy to catch up."
Mainly waiting for Zhao Yun.
"That's right. In that case, Meng De, let's take the first step, Gongwei!" Huangfu Song handed over to his old partner Zhu Jun, then to the prefect Yang Biao who was left aside, and finally to Liu Qing to say goodbye.
Cao Cao is like this.
Looking at the backs of these two generals, Liu Qing's thoughts wandered, and he started a two-pronged attack. One of them was completed, and now the other one was about to be launched!
Soon, things will go wrong here, and they will return to Jizhou and face Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.
Chapter completed!