The court realized that in the case of bandits' movements, it was difficult to succeed in the comprehensive encirclement and suppression, so it changed to the policy of district responsibility and key attacks.

In July of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Lu Xiang was promoted to the governor of five provinces, and he was dedicated to the Central Plains; Hong Chengchou was dedicated to the northwest, and each was responsible and coordinated with each other.

On the one hand, the adjustment of the strategy of the Ming Dynasty was in the face of adjustment, and on the other hand, it was also due to dissatisfaction with Hong Chengchou, and he could not put all his treasures on one person.

At the same time, they all transferred more elite soldiers and generals from all over the country to prepare for the suppression, and Liu Bu's Liu family army was also among the recruitment.

Since he became the General of Fengyang, Liu Bu has been stationed in the Yangzhou area. In the eyes of others, this is equivalent to enjoying happiness and stationed in the Yangzhou Flower World. This is the object of envy, jealousy and hatred by many people. But at this moment, his tiger will eventually be released. The court cannot forever let this tiger rest in peace and waste talents.

When the imperial court needed to use troops and people, it sent Liu Bu out without hesitation and asked him to wipe out the bandits.

Liu Bu was not surprised when he received the order from the Ministry of War. It had been five months since he took over as the General of Fengyang. It was very good for the court to give him five months to rest here. You should know that within these five months, the arrogant Cao Wenzhao was defeated and killed, and the other general Zu Kuan, who was good at fighting and dared to fight, is now a man with his tail between his tail.

Of course, the court suffered such a great loss and would not give up, so they gradually transferred more troops from the country to prepare to give a fatal blow to the bandits.

Since the Zhongdu Fengyang was broken and the ancestral tomb was dug up, the Ming Dynasty officially attached great importance to the threat of bandits, believing that they could already threaten the Ming Dynasty's country and country, so the court can only grit its teeth and do its best to wipe out the enemy. The emperor repeatedly issued imperial edicts, requiring Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and others to wipe out bandits within half a year, otherwise military law would be carried out.

The emperor issued a death order, so Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and others did not dare to neglect them, and they all ordered the troops of their headquarters to kill the bandits.

Liu Bu also knew that it was time for him to go to the battlefield.

If he was just an unknown person in the past, he would definitely not have to let him go to the battlefield. However, after he won the Battle of Anqing, he became a famous general in the world. Since he had become a famous general, he naturally had to play the role that famous generals should play. Therefore, as one of the recognized tigers in the world, he could not rest and recuperate here in Jiangnan for a long time, but would have to go to the battlefield.

Of course, this is the idea of ​​the people in the world. Liu Bu actually won the Battle of Anqing. In fact, he thought he was very lucky. The main reason why he could win this battle was that he used firearms and brand new tactics to defeat Zhang Xianzhong's army in one fell swoop. This was the proper tactics, but if the opponent fought with them in another way and asked them to chase You Kou to fight, they actually had few opportunities.

To put it bluntly, the Liu family army is good at attacking battles and frontal warfare, but is not good at mobile warfare.

The most important thing is that Liu Bu is now in a rebellion, so he naturally will not use his troops to consume the bandits.

One thing Liu Bu often thinks about is that it is better to let his army be consumed above destroying bandits than to destroy Jiannu. If he and Jiannu were replaced by Jiannu, the one who was cheaper in the end would be Li Zicheng, and the Han people would be the one who was cheaper in the end.

However, Liu Bu's thoughts can only be kept in his heart. Liu Bu has discovered the same thing now, that is, he lacks a military advisor, a person who has a global vision and can plan for himself.

Liu Bucheng can accomplish great things because he has Xiao He and Zhang Liang, and Zhu Yuanzhang can accomplish great things because he has Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, and where are Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen of Liu Bu? That's not.

Liu Bu has been looking for someone who can serve as his assistant. Such a person must have a strategic vision, a global vision, and can plan for himself. However, he has not met such a person yet, and no one can do such a thing for him, so he can only let it go.

After Liu Bu became the General of Fengyang, his status began to be greatly improved and he officially became a first-class military officer in the court. After he became a first-class military officer, he understood the same thing, that is, he would sooner or later go to the battlefield.

Liu Bu was a little hesitant about his future battle, because he understood the same thing. As a general, he could not be here for a long time, but he did not want to fight with the bandits. You should know that there were many famous officials and generals in the Ming Dynasty who died in battle with the bandits. He did not want to be one of them. Even people as brave as Cao Wenzhao were killed in battle, let alone himself.

This Liu family army is good at using firearms. If it is defense, it is still very powerful, but if it is in mobile warfare and siege warfare, it is hard to say whether it can play a role.

His Liu family army has just begun to grow. Although it has expanded and the number of people has become tens of thousands, its quality has declined. This is because his army has all kinds of problems during the training process. There are problems with training alone, let alone in actual combat.

After receiving the order from the Ministry of War, Liu Bu immediately summoned several of his subordinates to discuss how to deal with it.

If another army received an order from the Ministry of War and set out directly, where did so much nonsense come from? But Liu Bu and the others are different. They have their own strength, and they are all very rich, and often they don’t act according to the eyes of the court.

At least Liu Bu doesn't want to be used as a sword envoy by the court now, because Liu Bu's idea is very obvious, and it is written on his face. His subordinates also agreed to his opinion, that is, they don't agree to send troops, and they must wait until the order sent by their old lord to make a decision. To put it bluntly, this is a matter of asking Liu Yuanqiao before making a decision, because they know that Liu Yuanqiao's old Taoist will not let the Liu family army suffer a loss.

Liu Yuanqiao is a shrewd person. His best attitude is to seek benefits for himself. Only Liu Yuanqiao can ensure that the interests of the Liu family army are not violated and will not be deceived or used by others.

When Liu Bu saw everyone expressing his opinion, he had to wait for the order from his father before he decided to act, and he had no objection.

He still did not dare to openly disobey the orders of the Ministry of War. He said to Zhang Zhicheng, the messenger who came to pass the imperial edict, "Our army gathers troops immediately and sets off on a date."

This time, the Ministry of War sent a commander named Zhang Zhicheng, a family brother of Zhang Fengyi. He was very arrogant and was very dissatisfied with Liu Bu's perfunctory approach. He said: "The order from Lord Zhang Fengyi of the Ministry of War to General Liu is to send troops immediately after receiving the order, and there must be no court mistakes."

Liu Bu said: "The military situation is like fire. I will naturally follow the orders of the court and immediately send troops to wipe out the bandits. However, my general's troops are scattered in more than a dozen counties to defend and suppress civil unrest. If I can't call it up for a while, I will send troops immediately. If I go alone, what role can this play?"

Zhang Zhicheng said coldly: "This is the will of Lord Zhang, the Minister of War. You'd better implement it immediately and punish it severely without mercy." Zhang Zhicheng was used to dealing with these soldiers and knew that these soldiers were actually very cunning and treacherous. They obeyed orders on the surface, but in fact they were dragging them down again and again. If someone was playing tricks on their own, they would not obey your orders, or a drag trick. He was very suspicious about the other party's use of the drag trick. Even Zhang Fengyi had a hint of this. If the other party uses the drag trick, he would immediately order him to send troops without any hesitation.

Zhang Zhicheng is his confidant of Zhang Fengyi, the Minister of War. He is very confident in himself. He thinks he is an official in the court and has a natural advantage over these local officials. The other party actually makes these little tricks, which makes him very unhappy. Although the other party is a general, he is a confidant of the Minister of War. He doesn't take the other party seriously at all. He directly scolds him and shouts: "Do you want to resist the order and disrespect?"

This made Liu Bu dislike listening. Liu Bu was polite to the other party out of politeness, not fear, but the other party regarded his politeness as fear, which made him very upset. He said, "You are just a small soundtrack to the Ministry of War. He actually ordered me to take you seriously. You are the same thing as you. If you are an official, you will not even be a fart. Get out of here."

Zhang Zhicheng could not have thought that Liu Bu would scold him mercilessly in public, which made him very embarrassed. He was angry and anxious and said, "This is the order of the Minister of War. If you dare to refuse, you know what the consequences will be."

Seeing that the more polite he was, the more aggressive the other party rode his head, he scolded him loudly and said, "What are you? You actually ordered me to come? Get out of here immediately?"

Liu Bu actually scolded the other party loudly in this way. Liu Kang beat Zhang Zhicheng out of the big stick without hesitation, drove him out of his general's mansion, and no longer let him roar here.

This is exactly what Liu Bu said, that is, when he admires the other party, the other party is the imperial edict and the imperial officer. If he doesn't blame the other party, it's one thing that doesn't treat the other party, he will beat the other party out with a big stick and drive it out in public, embarrassing him.

Liu Bu was already very unhappy. He had delicious food and accommodation here and was ordered to go to war. If these people were polite, he could say a few more words. The other party actually ordered him directly, which made him a little unhappy.
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