Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 6: Once a Hero Draws His Sword
Liu Bei had thought that the county soldiers would be very bad, but he had never thought that they would be so bad. He could only hope that after a few more days of training, they would make some progress.

Benefits are what can most move people's hearts, so let's lure them with great benefits first. Liu Bei looked at the soldiers below who were cheering and making endless noise.

There will always be brave men when there is a big reward, and it can work anywhere.

The soldiers had never encountered such a good thing before. During their normal service, they had to secretly prepare their own rations for fear of not having enough to eat.

You fight hard on the battlefield, and even if you break your limbs, you will still starve to death when you return home.

The money and property found would be confiscated by military officials, so I heard that it would be better to serve in Luoyang.

They had long heard that Liu Xuande was known for his kindness and generosity, and that everyone in the county knew him and that countless people in the streets admired him.

Unexpectedly, after Liu Bei became the Prime Minister of Pingyuan, he treated these county soldiers very well.

The soldiers' idea is very simple: they will respect whoever can bring them benefits and help them survive on the battlefield.

Time passed quickly and twenty days were gone.

Liu Bei entrusted the follow-up work of Pingyuan County to Qian Zhao and Jian Yong, and appointed them as Gongcao and Zhubu.

Before going to Gaotang, he made a special visit to King Pingyuan Liu Shuo who was still ill.

See Liu Bei coming to pay a visit.

Liu Shuo ordered his maid to help him up, straighten his clothes, and then sent someone to bring a spittoon. After a long pause, he sighed, "When Emperor Xiaohuan was alive, the whole country was obedient, so there were not so many rebellions.

Emperor Xiaoling did not handle state affairs well, which led to the two sons fighting for the throne, the Dong thief burned Luoyang, robbed the emperor's mausoleum, and poisoned the empress dowager, which was even worse than Wang Mang. "

"How did the great Han Dynasty become like this? Thinking back to when Emperor Xiaohuan ascended the throne..." Liu Shuo kept coughing, shaking his head and sighing.

Liu Bei stood by and sighed as well.

I thought to myself, "Emperor Huan is not much better than Emperor Ling."

Liu Shuo looked at his loose hands and said with some sadness: "I will not be able to see the revival of the Han Dynasty. Xuande, the Liu family's rule still depends on the support of you young relatives. Son of Heaven, sigh..."

As she spoke, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

The more I wiped, the more it came, and I didn’t have the heart to continue.

After he finished speaking, he asked Liu Bei to go back early to reorganize his army.

Liu Bei bowed and walked away slowly.

Liu Bei walked out of the palace and stopped at the palace gate. His follower Liu He came out from the side door with a grin on his face, holding pottery.

He just shouted, "My Lord, they gave me six taels of gold and put it in a pottery jar. Such a big palace is so stingy."

Liu Bei turned around and suddenly laughed.

He was almost deceived by the fact that he had never met him before, and thought he had really met a kind-hearted person from the royal family.

"Let's go back." Liu Bei patted his follower's shoulder, raised his hand and smiled.

When the newly appointed princes paid a visit to the other princes, they would receive some rewards, either money, cloth, land and houses.

The princes of the Eastern Han Dynasty had long lost their real power and only enjoyed rent and taxation.

In name, the prime minister was in charge of the military and political affairs of the fiefdoms on behalf of the princes, but in reality he was under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and the governor.

Liu Bei did not care much about Liu Shuo. The current situation was different from before. It was no longer the world of the princes.

It was not even the world of the Han emperor; all of them became puppets.

The real new nobles of the era are the descendants of three generations of dukes, the sons of the Grand Marshal, the White Horse General, and the Tiger of Jiangdong.

Compared to Liu Shuo, who had white hair and beard, he was just an old man from a wealthy family who was kept as a pampered child.

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The rivers in the northern water system are narrow and mostly have small boats.

"Splash!" The boats rowed forward, splashing large amounts of turbid water.

Food, fodder, soldiers and equipment were gathered in Gaotang, and Liu Bei was ready to board the ship and set off. Yin Jun came to see him off, and after a while of tenderness with his wife, Liu Bei resolutely set out on his journey under her tearful gaze.

Water transportation is much faster than land transportation, and it only takes half a day to reach the destination.

This is because the ship has a deep draft and is pulling a lot of objects, otherwise it would be even faster.

After arriving in Gaotang, Liu Bei took the account book handed over by the military officer and checked it carefully to prevent falsification.

After collecting all the food and grass, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the army has not moved yet, but the food and fodder must be sent first.

Food is the top priority. Only after ensuring sufficient military rations did he dare to lead nearly 5,000 people to Jinan. Otherwise, he would not dare to force a march.

In addition to food and fodder, Liu Bei also checked the number of troops.

The combat troops integrated by the counties and prefectures could barely employ more than 900 people, plus his own two groups, there were more than 1,400 people, and 3,000 auxiliary soldiers.

The other horses that could run were incorporated into Zhao Yun's scout cavalry, and a total of 300 cavalry were obtained.

In addition, there were farmers who transported food, equipment and arrows, as well as people from all over the country who forged arrows, swords, spears and halberds.

There were also artisans and women who weaved armor plates, almost all of them were mobilized.

In addition to food for people, war horses also consume food and fodder. Not only do they need to requisition hay and straw, but they also need veterinarians to accompany the army to take care of the horses.

Many times, horses are more valuable than people.

During the conscription, Liu Bei discovered many problems that were difficult to deal with.

Only after the war can we clean it up thoroughly and transform it according to his way.

After finishing all this, Liu Bei ordered the military officials to summon Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, as well as other military marquises, military commanders, and colonels.

There were quite a few people on this expedition. Liu Bei temporarily served as general, and many of his county lieutenants were transferred to become Sima.

Guan, Zhang and Zhao were all colonels.

In the Han army, five people formed a group with a group leader. Two groups formed a ten with a group leader. Two tenths formed a team with a team leader. Two teams formed a garrison with a garrison leader.

Five garrisons form a Qu, with a military marquis appointed; two Qus form a Bu, with a military Sima appointed; five Bu form a Ying, with a colonel appointed; two Yings form an Jun, with a general appointed.

Before every battle, Liu Bei liked to convene a meeting of military officers for discussion, allowing everyone to express their opinions, striving to fill in the gaps and finally making the final decision.

Pre-war discussion and post-war summary.

In his previous life, he had read "Dialogue between Li Weigong". In the book, Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Jing talked about the art of war, avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, and transforming the normal into the strange, which benefited him a lot in suppressing bandits and robbers.

Therefore, Liu Bei often told Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun that there are three types of military operations: the best type is to defeat the enemy without fighting; the middle type is to win every battle and capture every city; the worst type is to dig deep trenches, build high fortifications and defend oneself with a strong formation.

When learning the art of war, one must proceed step by step, from the bottom to the middle, and from the middle to the top.

Don't try to imitate Han Xin when you are just starting out, because his methods are too risky and very dangerous.

It is not advisable to just memorize the art of war, because the purpose of war is to protect yourself and not be defeated by others.

The most taboo thing for a commander is not being able to measure his own weight, thinking that he is on par with Sun Wu, Bai Han, and not even being able to control the lower ranks.

He thought that he had many ingenious plans, but all ended in failure and was laughed at by the world.

Famous generals emerge gradually. Currently, there are almost no famous generals in Kanto, let alone Qingzhou, which is full of good-for-nothings.

Cao Cao, who was known as the best military commander, had just suffered a defeat at the hands of Xu Rong. He was saved by Cao Hong who sacrificed his horse to save him.

Liangzhou and Bingzhou were mostly war-torn areas, with a mixture of Hu and Han people. Even women were skilled in archery and horse riding. Their military skills were much higher than those in Guandong.

After a few years, when the princes of Guandong have gained experience in countless fierce battles, the situation will be different.

But at this moment, Liu Bei was still half a step ahead, at least he thought so.

(End of this chapter)