I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 416 Xuande, You Must Continue to Improve
After killing Wang Kuang, the Baimu army led by Xia Houlan did not stop chasing and killing the Taishan soldiers.

Xia Houlan firmly remembered Liu Jian's words, and used the strategy of beheading and exterminating these township troops of Wang Kuang's direct descendants.

Then Wen Chou's cavalry also arrived. He joined forces with Xia Houlan and killed Wang Kuang's army. Although they could not completely wipe out the Taishan army, they could not form an army again after fighting.

After finishing all the follow-up work on the battlefield, Xia Houlan came to Wen Chou with Wang Kuang's head in his hand.

Xia Houlan was very polite to Wen Chou. He pointed to Wang Kuang's head and said to Wen Chou: "Wen Sima led his troops in a bloody battle to chase down the national traitor. I was ordered by General Zuo to stop him here. I didn't intend to claim the general's credit. "

"Although Wang Kuang died at my hand today, it is really Sima's work, and I cannot take it for myself."

"I ask Sima to accept this head."

After hearing Xia Houlan's words, Wen Chou was a little dazed for a while, and didn't quite react.

After a long time, Fang saw Wen Chou came back to his senses.

He showed a heroic smile, and said: "Your younger brother, do you underestimate me as ugly? Do you think I am a narrow-minded person who competes with others?"

Xia Houlan hurriedly said: "That's not what I meant, that's not what I meant..."

Wen Chou grabbed Xia Houlan and said to him: "My lord treats me with a great kindness. When I broke down more than [-] famous families in Hebei, I made a great contribution to me in Liyang. I made an exception and promoted me. This has already moved me very much. How can I not do that?" Can you ask too much?"

"The pursuit and killing of the king's thief is only for state affairs, not for credit. Brother Xiahou beheaded Wang Kuang. The credit should be yours. If someone snatches him, wouldn't he become a wolf-hearted man? Absolutely not!" .”

"Brother, just take the credit back and ask for credit, don't worry too much about it. Wen, a dignified Youzhou athlete, is he the kind of narrow-minded person who competes with others for credit?"

Xia Houlan heard the words and sighed: "Wen Sima is a real hero..."

Wen Chou laughed loudly, then pulled Xia Houlan closer, and said in a low voice:
"Brother Wen's act of giving up merit also deeply admires Wen. If you don't dislike it, Wen is willing to be a pair of close friends with you in the future. In this world of great controversy, on the battlefield, we can also take care of each other! How about it? ?”

Xia Houlan said: "I'm from a humble background, I'm afraid I'm not suitable."

Wen Chou laughed and said: "Heroes don't ask where they come from, so what if they come from humble backgrounds? It seems that Lord Guan, Lord Zhang and others under the lord's command are not famous families, and now they have become a great career! Not only have they become two thousand stones, they are famous In the northern border, the barbarians are also subdued, such achievements are enough to be passed down through the ages!"

After hearing Wen Chou's words, Xia Houlan became more active.

It was rare that Wen Chou valued him so much and was willing to call him a friend. Xia Houlan was very moved.

He immediately cupped his hands to Wen Chou and said, "Thanks to Sima Wen's being so valued, I will never give up on him. From now on, I would like to do my brother's favor."

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The news of Wang Kuang's killing quickly spread back to Liu Jian's location.

At this time, Liu Bei, who was in charge of commanding the various generals on the front line, also completed the task of encircling and annihilating the Taishan Army and came to report to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian did not participate in the command of this battle to encircle and annihilate Wang Kuang. He just watched the battle from the rear and asked Xia Houlan to intercept and kill Wang Kuang at the last opportunity. He did nothing for the rest. The dispatch was arranged by Liu Bei. He commanded Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou to wipe out the Taishan Army in the front line.

Now, Liu Bei has successfully completed the task, and he is here to hand over to Liu Jian.

The two sat on the hillside, planning for the future of Hanoi County.

During the period, some military spies under Liu Jian came to report to Liu Jian.

There was no one else around the two of them at the moment, so others could not hear what the spies reported.

"After Xiahou Junhou personally beheaded Wang Kuang, he wanted to give Wang Kuang's head to Wen Sima, and wanted Wen Sima to come forward to ask for credit."

Liu Jian nodded slowly, without interrupting the other party, and continued to listen.

"Wen Sima never wanted Wang Kuang to be the leader, and he had a very happy conversation with Xiahou Junhou, and they called each other brothers."

Liu Jian laughed when he heard this.

"really."

Then, he waved his hand and let the spies go down.

Liu Bei sat beside Liu Jian, picked up a handful of weeds from the ground, and threw them on the ground one by one.

"Deran, as you said, the bigger this business is, the more factions will be divided into more and more subdivisions."

Liu Jian smiled lightly: "This is all normal. Where there are people, there are factions. No matter, this is something that everyone is doomed to avoid, and it cannot be reversed by human power."

In Liu Jian's view, when a collective power develops to a certain level, the following people will naturally be divided into factions based on their relationship, background, status or place of origin.

Not to mention the current era, isn't it the same after 800 years?

The beautiful country thinks its system is the most advanced and free in the world, but it is still divided into two factions in its country.

These are all normal things.

"Wen Chou, Yan Liang, Xia Houlan...these people are not from Confucianism families, they can be regarded as military generals, and at the same time, they are all locals from Jiyou, and they have many heroic personalities, so it is not accidental that they can get together. They are not different today. Let’s get together, we will do it tomorrow.”

Liu Bei suddenly said "oh".

"However, the original situation in Hebei was relatively complicated. The prominent families in Hebei and Youzhou, and the gentry clans were intertwined. They intermarried and married each other, forming strands of power. It will affect the rich and the poor."

Liu Bei played with the grass and said: "Back then, Deran, you came to Jizhou as a herdsman. You combined strength and softness, and gave both kindness and strength. Only then did you break the situation of the various ethnic groups in Hebei. Inadvertently, there are signs of being a faction, and will the other real powerful and powerful families reunite with each other on weekdays?"

Liu Jian replied: "This is an inevitable thing. Even if there is no faction now, after a few years, when the distribution of interests becomes more and more difficult to balance, factions will eventually appear."

"It's still the same sentence, this kind of thing can never be eliminated. From the standpoint of our Han family clan, what we can do is to control the highest interests."

"As long as the highest interests are in our hands, no matter how the people under us are divided into various factions, we can use them freely, and even some factions can still be used by us."

"Deran, you are really thoughtful." Liu Bei said with emotion.

Liu Jian reached out and patted Liu Bei's shoulder, and said, "How is it? There are a lot of people commanding this battle, how do you feel?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei heaved a long sigh, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Deran, to be honest, I used to follow you all the time, and I used you as the main force, and I listened to your dispatches more when I used soldiers... Over the years, I have fought many small-scale battles with less than [-] people, and I can be regarded as handy, but this A battle involving more than [-] people... Sigh, it is still a bit difficult for me."

Liu Jian reached out and patted Liu Bei's shoulder, saying: "You are my elder brother, I know your strengths and weaknesses best, and small-scale battles are your specialty, but once there are more soldiers and horses, your vision on the battlefield You will be limited if you have a view of the overall situation, which is determined by your innate conditions and abilities."

Liu Bei sighed: "Don't say it, you really know me better than myself."

"This time commanding these 3 troops to fight against Wang Kuang's army is really tiring for me... To be honest, Wang Kuang let you figure it out."

"If the two armies are fighting in front of the formation normally, I will fight against the Taishan army for these tens of thousands of soldiers. Although they will not lose, it will definitely not go so smoothly. I am afraid it will take a lot of trouble."

Liu Jian laughed loudly: "So, brother, you still need to practice a lot and accumulate experience. Don't worry, I will find an opponent for you in the next battle, and I guarantee that you will be satisfied."

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the words: "Still looking for it?"

Liu Jian said: "Of course you have to look for it. Since you already know your shortcomings in using soldiers, you have to constantly sharpen your shortcomings. The way to use soldiers, apart from talent, the rest depends on experience." accumulated."

"Your ability to command a large corps to fight is not good, it depends on the continuous accumulation of experience in actual combat."

"That's the only way to make progress, isn't it?"

Liu Bei smiled wryly when he heard the words: "Then tell me, who is the opponent you are looking for?"

"Cao Cao!"

(End of this chapter)