Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 262 Cavalry Expansion
Everyone was reminiscing about the past, and Liu He was also thinking about how to bring the Zhen family into his camp, when suddenly someone came in with a report.

"My lord, there is someone outside claiming to be an envoy sent by General Huangfu, and he has something important to tell you!"

Liu He cheered up.

"Oh? General Huangfu sent you. Come in quickly."

Zhang Ding, Su Shuang and Zhen Yi said, "Lord Liu, General Huangfu has sent someone here specially. He must have important military information to discuss with you. We should take our leave first."

Liu He smiled and said, "No need, I can probably guess what it is about, it's not a secret."

After hearing this, several people stayed.

Soon, the messenger came in with a man.

"I meet Master Liu!"

Liu He walked forward and helped him up personally.

"I wonder what the old general wants to tell you?"

The man was flattered to be treated like this by Liu He.

"Well, the old general sent me to deliver the imperial court's reward to the general."

"Haha, good!" Cheng Liang shouted.

"Finally this dog... this court still has some conscience. Tell me, what reward did they give our eldest brother this time?"

The messenger took out two rolls of cloth from his arms.

"This is an official letter from the court, and this is a letter from the old general to you."

"Thank you, brother. Let's rest in Yanmen for a few days."

The messenger waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, thank you General Liu for your kindness. General Huangfu is very strict in his military discipline, and I have to hurry back to report. This time, the old general was appointed as the General of the Left Cavalry and went to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion of the Qiang people. I dare not delay the military opportunity, so I will take my leave. The rewards are all outside the tent, and the general can count them himself."

After saying this, he retreated respectfully.

"The old general has been promoted again, congratulations. Hey, big brother, take a quick look at what official position the court has given you and what rewards it has given you. Don't be as stingy as last time."

Zhu Ye ran over excitedly and stuck his head out to see what was written on the official letter.

"Go to hell, you have no respect for your parents."

Liu He patted his head, walked back to the main seat in the middle, stood respectfully, and opened the official letter.

Everyone in the tent began to feel a little nervous.

Liu He's expression became a little changeable, making everyone confused as to whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

"My Lord, I wonder what reward the court will give you this time?"

Cui Jun asked.

Liu He looked at everyone and suddenly laughed.

"Haha, good news, good news. We have all been rewarded. More than 20 people have been promoted. Military Advisors Guangyuan and Gongwei have been officially appointed as county magistrates. As for Yunchang and his four brothers, as well as Military Advisor Cui, they have all been appointed as prefects. In addition, the biggest gain is 10,000 war horses."

Everyone was suddenly surprised and happy.

"My lord, you have won such a great victory, and these rewards are well deserved. The court is finally not too incompetent."

Cui Jun said with some relief.

Zhang Ding and Su Shuang were even happier than they were when they received the reward. The higher Liu He's status, the brighter the future of their two sons would naturally be.

Zhen Yi stood up and said, "Congratulations, Sir Liu has made such a great contribution and deserves such a reward. I admire you!"

Zhang Yong looked at Liu He and suddenly asked, "I wonder what specific positions we have been assigned, brother?"

Everyone suddenly fell silent. Everyone wanted to know what official position they had been given, where they would be the county magistrate, or where they would be the prefect. But what they were most concerned about was what reward Liu He himself had received.

Liu He's expression became a little unnatural.

Zhang Yong seemed to have noticed something and asked, "Is there something wrong with this reward?"

Liu He let out a long breath.

"It's not a problem. My foolish brother will be appointed as the governor of Shuofang, and at the same time he will be granted the title of the commander of the expeditionary army. He will be able to control six counties in the west and north of Bingzhou, namely Yanmen, Dingxiang, Yunzhong, Wuyuan, Shuofang and Shangjun, and will be fully responsible for all military and political affairs. Among them, Yunchang will be the governor of Dingxiang, Gongyi will be the governor of Yunzhong, Mingwei will be the governor of Wuyuan, Dehui will be the governor of Shangjun, and Cui Junshi will be the governor of Yanmen. I can be fully responsible for all political and military affairs of the six counties, and I will execute first and report later." Everyone fell silent, as if they all realized that something was wrong. Cheng Liang was a little excited and was about to shout, but he found that the atmosphere around him was not right. He quickly held back the words that were on his lips, and his face turned red.

Shi Tao was the first to speak: "Such a reward obviously has ill intentions!"

Meng Jian nodded and said, "Yes, my lord, you should report to the court and refuse to accept such an appointment."

"You two are joking. Although the world is in chaos now, many people have their own troops and are showing signs of resisting the imperial court, but as a relative of the Han Dynasty, such behavior is absolutely unacceptable to me."

Seeing Liu He's attitude, Zhang Yong became a little anxious.

"Brother, this imperial edict is clearly intended to trap us to death in this borderland of the Han Dynasty. If we don't take back all these counties, the court will not only not transfer you back to the Central Plains, but may also punish you for failing to command the troops. Among these six counties, except for Yanmen County, most of the land is still under the control of the Han Dynasty. The rest are all controlled by foreign races. If we want to take them all back, I'm afraid it will take more than ten years to do it."

Cui Jun shook his head. "It's more than that. The imperial edict said that all military and political affairs of these counties are decided by the lord, including taxation. This is actually no different from the counties. According to the convention, it is very likely that the food and wages that should have been provided to our army will be cut off in the future. In addition to the salaries of court officials like us, all military supplies must be raised by ourselves."

"What? Which son of a bitch came up with this stupid idea? Isn't this just starving us to death?"

Cheng Liang immediately became angry.

Liu He was relatively calm. He knew that complaining at this time would not solve the problem.

"Here is a letter from General Huangfu. Let me see what he says first."

Liu He unfolded the letter. There was not much content in it, but it was concise and to the point, so he finished reading it quickly.

"Brother, what does the old general say?"

Guan Yu asked.

Liu He put away the letter and said, "The old general said that His Majesty originally intended to summon us to the capital to receive the title, but was opposed by many important officials in the court. They raised one thing that made His Majesty change his mind."

"what's up?"

Liu He looked at everyone and said, "They said that I am also of royal blood, and now I am in my prime, with nearly 100,000 soldiers. Your Majesty is not in good health, and the princes are young. If you rashly summon me to the capital, I am afraid..."

Having said this, Liu He stopped talking.

"What they mean is that they are afraid that the Lord will threaten the Crown Prince and plot treason?"

Cui Jun added.

Although Liu He did not express his opinion on this, his meaning was very clear.

"Damn, these bastards, I'm going to skin them alive sooner or later!"

"What a bunch of idiots! How despicable!"

Zhang Ding, Su Shuang, Zhen Yi and others didn't know what to say. They could only sit aside awkwardly, unable to get a word in.

An imperial edict of reward that should have made people very happy, instead plunged the camp into endless silence and anger. Even Liu He himself began to feel a little angry.

"It seems that my attitude towards local bullies and tyrants over the years has made those big families feel that I am their enemy. They have repeatedly made trouble in the court. I am afraid that they want to use these high-sounding reasons to kill me with a borrowed knife and put me to death."

A hint of murderous intent began to flash in Liu He's eyes.

Zhang Yong continued to ask: "I wonder what else General Huangfu said?"

Liu He woke up from his anger and looked at the letter again.

"The old general did mention something very important. He said that after discussing with Lord Lu Zhi and Lord Cui Lie, he believed that if I wanted to escape from the predicament and even establish great merits comparable to Wei Huo, this matter was of utmost importance to our army at the moment!"

"What's the matter?" Everyone stretched their necks and looked at Liu He.

"Expand the cavalry and create a cavalry team that is large enough and strong enough!"

Everyone's eyes lit up at the same time, and even Zhang, Su, Zhen and others realized how significant this matter was.

"The old general hit the nail on the head. With our army's current strength, if we advance steadily and step by step, we can indeed recover the lost territory. However, due to the shortcomings of the infantry, the efficiency of finding and pursuing the enemy will be very low. But if we also have a cavalry of tens of thousands, it will be completely different."

Cui Jun quickly figured out the key.

As a cavalry commander, Guan Yu naturally understood the importance of cavalry fighting on plains and grasslands.

"Brother, tell me what we should do. We must accomplish this goal even if it means risking our lives!"

(End of this chapter)