Xuande

Chapter 219
I have made great achievements, and I am happy to be happy, but Liu Bei's tradition of leading the army cannot be changed.

In this world where human lives are worthless, although Liu Bei will not be kind enough not to kill people, he always cares about human life, and he will not regard other people's lives as indifferent like other people.

Therefore, after the battle, the army he led would always hold a collective mourning ceremony for the soldiers who died in battle, and then process their bodies with lime, send their bodies back to their hometown, and transfer the pension and the soldier's inheritance Give it to the family.

If the soldier has no family, Liu Bei will personally be responsible for the cremation, and then find a suitable place to build a cemetery on the spot.

The old subordinates who have followed Liu Bei for a long time are used to Liu Bei's approach, but Sun Jian, who followed Liu Bei to fight for the first time, is a little strange about it.

"If there are too many soldiers killed in battle, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. It is good for you to be kind, but it will also consume too much material."

Sun Jian was still used to the old routine in the army, so he suggested to Liu Bei that he would not spend so much money and reward the living instead of the dead.

Liu Bei, who had always been kind to Sun Jian, showed seriousness at this moment.

"If a general treats soldiers who died fighting for him with indifference, how many soldiers will be willing to die for the general? Once the general is successful, the general will get rich by virtue of his soldiers' service, but even such a behind-the-scenes He is unwilling to do anything for the soldiers, and I think such a general has no conscience."

Sun Jian was puzzled by this.

"The greatest significance of a general is to gain military merit by winning battles. It is enough to treat soldiers with strict military laws. Why do you need a conscience? Soldiers will not be able to die and win battles just because the general has a conscience, right?"

Liu Bei shook his head.

"Wentai, if you want to achieve success, you can strictly enforce the military law, but if you want to start well and finish well, you can't do without conscience. It's the same whether you are a court official or a general."

Sun Jian felt that what Liu Bei said made sense, but he didn't take it very seriously.

He feels that Liu Bei is no longer a simple general, so he pursues more, but he is a general who urgently needs credit to improve his military merit and treatment, so military merit is more important.

Liu Bei has already made great military achievements. He admires Liu Bei's bravery and courage, but he is not satisfied, because he also wants such achievements, so that he can prove himself and get rich!

He brought the Jiangdong disciples from the southeast to the northwest all the way, not because of any conscience.

Sun Jian wanted to get merit, and Zhang Wen also wanted to get merit, but besides getting merit, Zhang Wen had other thoughts.

Zhang Wen was amazed by Liu Bei's bravery and excellent command ability on the battlefield.

He knew that Liu Bei didn't need to go to the battlefield in person. With his current status, he had the opportunity not to go to the battlefield, but to do comfortable things in a safe place and win easily.

Even if Liu Bei doesn't do anything, as long as he lives in peace and stability, he will definitely be able to ascend to a high position in the future.

But he didn't, he resolutely chose the most arduous and dangerous path to fight physically, risking his life to rush to the front line, in exchange for solid military achievements that no one can question.

This kind of real military function has brought Liu Bei a very generous return, that's for sure.

The elites of the empire pay attention to a general and a good figure, and it is only natural that the best elites have this pursuit, and such talents can often achieve the cause of the Sangong in the end.

What's more, Liu Bei is still a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Such a relationship makes Zhang Wen feel that Liu Bei's future is limitless.

Zhang Wen has always felt that entrusting himself to an eunuch is not a long-term solution after all.

Eunuchs can protect him, and they can also devour him in turn, and they can give him things to make him, and they can also make him fall into a situation where he cannot be restored. Eunuchs are such a group of realistic political creatures.

They have no feelings.

So if he doesn't make two-handed preparations, I'm afraid he will regret it one day in the future.

So Zhang Wen wrote a good report to the court, and at the same time began to think about how he should take the next path to be safer.

But thinking is all about thinking, Zhang Wen will not slack off what he should do, he knows what he is here for.

On the second day after the heavy rain, it cleared up again, the sky was clear, the sun was shining brightly, and Zhang Wen was so angry that he scolded the thief in his heart for not giving him the opportunity to let him do his best in the first battle.

If it didn't rain at that time, no matter what, he would allow Liu Bei to lead his men to charge again. Even if the casualties were a little higher, no one could give up the temptation of doing their best in the first battle.

Pity……

However, due to Liu Bei's activity in the previous battle, the rebels must have been severely damaged. According to the latest pursuit of the army, Zhang Wen learned that the rebels were fleeing all the way to the northwest. The speed of the rout was so fast that infantry could run and scud It seems that there is no queue at all, just like a group of refugees fleeing.

This is a real failure, or the kind of failure that has no backup.

The goal set before the first military operation to expel the rebels from Youfufeng has been achieved, so the next step is to update the military goals and start a new military operation.

Earning military merits cannot be delayed!

In this military meeting, Liu Bei was invited by Zhang Wen to sit in the first place on the lower left of him to show his importance to Liu Bei, and Zhou Shen, who was sitting here before, also expressed that he was happy to give up this position to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei expressed his thanks to Zhou Shen, took the first seat on the lower left, looked up, and saw Dong Zhuo on the opposite side smiling at him with bared teeth, that appearance reminded Liu Bei of Ji Jian who followed him the first time. Some smiles.

The attitude of the arrogant soldiers towards Liu Bei has completely changed.

That was the appearance of being convinced.

feel good.

After everyone was seated, Zhang Wen began to talk about the current military situation, saying that the rebel army was fleeing in embarrassment, the first phase of the army's combat mission had been completed, and the next thing to do was to pursue the rebel army.

The army needs to enter Liangzhou, launch a comprehensive crusade against the rebels based in Jincheng County, and strive to wipe out all the rebels in one go, and everyone will make great contributions together and return to the court to be rewarded.

There is no doubt that Zhang Wen is also good at drawing big cakes.

And this victory also invisibly increased Zhang Wen's prestige, so everyone agreed with Zhang Wen's view that the army should enter Liangzhou and completely wipe out the rebels in Liangzhou to do their best.

Zhang Wen also made arrangements for how to deal with the rebels.

He decided to send Zhou Shen to lead [-] troops to pursue the rebels directly to Jincheng County, in order to destroy the remaining main force of the rebels. He also arranged for Dong Zhuo to lead [-] troops to cross Hanyang County and march towards the Longxi Army to wipe out the Qiang who followed the rebels. The human tribe first zeroed Qiang.

Then he made arrangements for You Fufeng Bao Hong who participated in the battle, and asked Liu Bei to lead the elite cavalry of the headquarters to follow him as the strategic general reserve.

The whole is divided into four action.

Regarding this arrangement, the generals discussed a lot, and then Dong Zhuo still put forward some opinions of his own—compared to the complete contempt before, Dong Zhuo was much more polite this time.

"At present, the situation in Liangzhou is very chaotic. Although the rebel army has suffered a big defeat, Liangzhou is the lair of the rebel army, and there must be more support. If only 3 people crusade against Jincheng County, I am afraid that they will not be able to do it. If you Order me to discuss Jincheng County together with General Zhou, and great things will be accomplished."

Speaking of it, Dong Zhuo didn't think it was a good thing to crusade against Xianling Qiang at all. The Qiang people were rough and good at fighting, and they often lived in no fixed place. Moreover, they were just people who followed the rebels. The leaders of the rebels in Jincheng County were the most powerful. important.

If you take them down, you will have great military merits, and there will be greater benefits. If you can't take them down, even if Xian Lingqiang is successfully defeated, it will be nothing more than a foil in the military merit list.

So Dong Zhuo also wanted to go to Jincheng County.

Zhou Shen suddenly became a little unhappy.

"General Dong, Xian Ling Qiang is a traitor. He is a big rebel and full of evil. This time our army is not only going to crusade against the rebels, but Xian Ling Qiang is also going to crusade. You and I divide our troops to fight. Why not? The Jincheng rebels just suffered a disastrous defeat. My army is enough!"

Good boy, are you playing sloppy with me?

Are we talking about the same thing?

"Although the rebels in Liangzhou were defeated, they were not wiped out. They still have the power to fight. Liangzhou is full of wolves, tigers and leopards. General Zhou went deep into the rebel lair alone. If nothing else, the road ahead may be dangerous! "

Dong Zhuo stared at Zhou Shen with staring eyes, not concealing the threat at all.

Zhou Shen didn't give Dong Zhuo face at all.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes, what are you playing with me?
How dare a mere Liangzhou native be so arrogant?

What a great old official of the Yuan family?

"The rebel army has just lost two generals in a row. Their morale must be low and their morale shaken. At this moment, our army is attacking. It must only have the power to protect itself. How can it resist? General Dong is too worried!"

The two of you stare at me and I stare at you, neither of them is a fuel-efficient lamp.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Wen felt a little headache again.

In good time, Liu Bei stood up.

"What the two generals said is reasonable, but in my opinion, General Zhang's arrangement is appropriate. General Dong is from Liangzhou and has many years of experience in fighting the Qiang people. This is something that General Zhou does not have. Therefore, General Dong has an advantage, and the crusade against Xianling Qiang is the most suitable candidate.

Of course, General Dong’s worries were not unreasonable. The rebels had already offended the imperial court and had no way out. Because of the small loss, the fighter opportunity was delayed. "

Liu Bei stood up to smooth things over, Zhou Shen and Dong Zhuo couldn't ignore his face, they had to give it to him.

So Zhou Shen sat back in his original position and stopped talking.

Dong Zhuo sighed, although he was still upset, he didn't dare to blatantly refute Liu Bei's face.

"The problem of the lone army going deep is always a problem. Dare to ask Liu Duwei, how to solve this problem?"

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PS: I ate delicious egg fried rice this morning, so I didn’t add more~~
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