"Does anyone know him?" Shi Sun Rui said loudly, his voice as loud as a bell.
Liu Biao was more than eight feet tall. Even if his legs were injured and he couldn't stand very straight, he was still half a head taller than Shi Sun Rui. His facial features were upright, outstanding appearance, and exquisite clothes attracted the attention of the soldiers.
Soon, someone asked loudly: "Is it Liu Jingsheng, one of the eight lords?"
Before he finished speaking, a commotion broke out in the crowd.
Shi Sun Rui looked back at Liu Biao and smiled and said, "Jing Sheng’s name is really well known to everyone in the world."
Liu Biao smiled, and his chest and back were unconsciously straightened again.
Shi Sun Rui turned his head and signaled the soldiers to be quiet again. "Yes, he is Liu Jingsheng, one of the eight masters. Some people may still remember him. Ten years ago, he served as the Central Military Officer."
All of a sudden, everyone became a little excited.
Liu Biao's heart also hopped a lot, and he was filled with passion.
"Today, he was ordered to go to Luoyang to recuperate and see the Northern Army to practice. Everyone should work hard and not lose the face of the Northern Army."
"Here!" Thousands of soldiers roared in unison, and the earth shook.
Liu Biao looked at Shi Sun Rui in surprise, not knowing what this means. He did not make an appointment in advance, but made a temporary decision after receiving the emperor's edict. Why did Shi Sun Rui seem to have prepared for it?
Could it be that he and the emperor agreed on?
Just as Liu Biao was speculating, Shi Sun Rui commanded the soldiers of the Northern Army to start the drill.
Although Liu Biao was not very interested in martial arts, he had some contact with some of his years in Jingzhou. When he saw the formation of the Northern Army trained, he knew that the Northern Army in front of him and the Northern Army when he was in charge of the Northern Army.
Very different.
The equipment and tactics of these people have far exceeded that of the Northern Army back then, and far exceed that of the elite troops in Jingzhou led by Kuai Yue.
The biggest change is morale.
When he was in the Northern Army, the Northern Army was already a mess, filled with wanderers, playboys and Hu Qi soldiers around Luoyang were also infected with the bad habits of the Han people and had no intention of training. Every time the proofreading was a formality, let alone the practice, let alone the drill
Exquisite tactics, even the queues are loose and untidy.
But the Northern Army soldiers in front of them were not like this. They were all dressed in bright armor and had a loud sound of killing. Each operation was meticulous. It was not like an exercise at all, but in actual combat.
And it is a life-and-death battle.
This is probably because I am stationed in Taiyuan and ready to attack Jizhou at any time.
Liu Biao secretly speculated.
Liu Qi, who was standing aside, was also fascinated by the sight and unconsciously compared it with Liu Bei's training. In comparison, the Northern Army's clothing and armor were more neat and the movements were more standard. But for some reason, they did not have the murderous aura of the soldiers under Liu Bei's command.
.
Although they shouted loudly and went all out.
Perhaps it was because they were stationed in Taiyuan and had never experienced actual combat. In contrast, Liu Bei's subordinates first stood firm in Pengcheng, and then entered Langya. They fought with Yuan Xi for more than a year and never left the battlefield.
The recent large-scale battle of the Northern Army should be the Battle of Huayin four years ago.
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After the drill, Shi Sun Rui drank with Liu Biao on the stage.
"Jingsheng, how do you think the Northern Army compares to that year?"
Liu Biao raised his wine glass with emotion. "Jun Rong is ten times better than me. Today's Northern Army is the real elite, worthy of the name of the country's Gancheng."
Shi Sunrui smiled, raised his wine glass, touched Liu Biao for a while, and then drank it all in one go.
"I would like to say that the Northern Army is ten times better than that of the past, but this is not a comparison between you and me, but a different situation. If you were not the Northern Army, but me, the Northern Army would still be a mess and would not be able to be elite.
The name."
Liu Biao pondered the implication of Shi Sun Rui and remained silent.
When he was appointed as the Central Commander of the Northern Army, it was Yuan Shao, Wang Yun and others who wanted to control the Northern Army, rather than letting General He Jin do whatever he wanted.
He Jin was incompetent. Although he wanted to fight against Emperor Xiaoling and to protect the position of the eldest son of the emperor Liu Bian, he had no long-term plans, had no rules and was hesitant. Sometimes he listened to Yuan Shao, and sometimes he took his own initiative.
, which made Yuan Shao very angry.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Emperor Xiaoling's establishment of the Xiyuan Army, He Jin was overwhelmed by the opportunity to be in trouble, Yuan Shao and others recommended him to serve as the Marquis of the Northern Army and control the Northern Army.
The Xiyuan Army was built, but it was in name but not in reality. The Eight Crown Captains, except for Emperor Xiaoling, who claimed to be the supreme general, and Jian Shuo, who was nominally in charge of all schools, were all from Yuan Shao.
The Northern Army was also the most irreplaceable force in the capital, and it was in the hands of Liu Biao.
But unfortunately, when Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, all his plans became jokes.
Faced with the brutal Xiliang border army, the Northern Army was vulnerable. Yuan Shao fled in a hurry, so he could only bow to Liu Biao. Later, he accepted Dong Zhuo's order and became the governor of Jingzhou.
If the Northern Army had the combat power that it is today, would Yuan Shao still escape?
If Yuan Shao does not escape, will Dong Zhuo still have the opportunity to disrupt politics?
The situation is likely to be another situation.
Shi Sun Rui showed me these things, could he remind me that the situation collapsed back then and the responsibility lies with me?
Shi Sun Rui poured another glass of wine. "Jing Sheng, what is the reason for the military discipline of the Northern Army that year, and the combat power is low and weak?"
Liu Biao came back to his senses, glanced at Shi Sun Rui's face, but he did not notice that Shi Sun Rui was teasing. He thought for a while and sighed.
"Of course I'm incompetent."
Shi Sun Rui raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "You don't have to be as modest as you. As I said just now, even if I was the one who served as the Northern Army back then, I wouldn't be able to change anything."
He took a sip of wine and held it in his mouth. He didn't swallow it for a long time, as if the wine was bitter and difficult to swallow.
After a while, he swallowed the wine into his stomach. "The gentleman's virtue is a villain's virtue is a grass. When the scholar's style was declining, he was full of talk and despised practice, how could he expect the soldiers to train carefully, and how could he expect the Northern Army
Can you defeat Dong Zhuo with great use?"
Shi Sun Rui sighed. "As early as Dou Wu and Chen Fan were in charge, we knew that the Northern Army was useless and was not a match for the border army. But what did we do? For twenty years, we did nothing, even
There are no people like Li Ying.”
Liu Biao's heart skipped a beat and suddenly understood what Shi Sun Rui meant.
After the failure of Dou Wu and Chen Fan, the eunuch party became more and more arrogant, and the party members became more angry. It became a consensus to use force to fight the eunuch party.
But what changes did they make?
Twenty years of hard work have been all stuck in my mouth, but in the end it is still vulnerable.
Compared with Li Ying and others, Yuan Shao, who regarded himself as Li Ying's heir, did not even have the courage to fight, and fled in a hurry.
And those party members who held heavy troops and usually thought that the whole world was in my hands also held their breath in front of Dong Zhuo. With a forgery of the imperial edict, he gave up the military power of the Northern Army and rushed to Jingzhou.
Is the Northern Army incompetent or the Party members incompetent?
If it is the latter, even if Dong Zhuo did not in chaos and Yuan Shao took control of the court, would the result be good?
Actually, there is no need to guess, the result is right in front of you.
Suddenly, Liu Biao became extremely depressed. He held the wine glass tightly, clenched his teeth, and his face turned pale.
"Jun Rong means that the situation is not the collapse of Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, but the scholar-officials?" Liu Biao raised his head and stared at Shi Sun Rui. "So should I submit a memorial and apologize for guilt like Benchu, just like Benchu.
?”
"You are different from Benchu. He did it intentionally, and he also acted on his own, crossing the bottom line. Are you considered an unintentional mistake and still has a chance to correct it."
Shi Sunrui drank the wine in the glass in one go. "Lu, I'll tell you. How to choose is your own business."