Chapter 572: Killing without teaching is called cruelty
In this battle, Lu Bu underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. He was almost defeated and suffered heavy losses. The Bingzhou cavalry suffered thousands casualties and suffered a loss of morale. His general Zhang Yang was also injured.
Lu Bu felt very frustrated by this, so he did not advance further, but stayed in Yangle County to rest and reorganize his troops.
Zhang Fei did not continue to march, but sent people to report the matter to Liu Bei, and then sent people east to continue to explore the movements of the Wuhuan people and launch a search for the enemy.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Bei led the main force to Yangle County and met Zhang Fei and Lu Bu, who took the initiative to apologize.
Liu Bei was dissatisfied with Lu Bu's underestimation of the enemy's adventurous advance and almost defeat.
"Feng Xian, the most taboo thing for a general is not to know yourself and the enemy, being blind and impulsive, sending troops hastily without preparation, hoping to defeat the enemy with blood and courage, but once the enemy counterattacks effectively, even if the blood and courage are exhausted, it will not
If you win, your army will inevitably be defeated. Don’t you understand this truth?”
Liu Bei looked at Lu Bu seriously, while Lu Bu looked ashamed.
"The last general failed to fight effectively, underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, which almost led to a big mistake. I still ask the general to punish him!"
"This is not a matter of punishment or not. It is your underestimation of the enemy and the losses you have brought to the army. You must reflect and know your mistakes. How many people died in battle and how many were injured and disabled!"
Liu Bei said sadly: "To you, they are just soldiers, but to their families, they are irreplaceable sons, husbands, and fathers. Without them, how would you let their families think about it?"
Fengxian, you also have a family. Have you ever thought about how sad your family will be after hearing the news that you died in battle? Have you ever thought about how your family and your descendants will be treated properly after you underestimated the enemy and risked your life in battle?
Will they be taken care of? Will no one bully them?"
Lu Bu looked up at Liu Bei with a look of astonishment on his face.
It seemed like he had never thought about these issues.
"General, this..."
"I know that you may have never thought about such a thing before, and you have not taken their lives to heart, but I must tell you that from now on, you must start thinking about it."
In front of the generals, Liu Bei said slowly: "From the first day my direct subordinates join the army, I will tell them the meaning of joining the army, the meaning of going to the battlefield, and the meaning of protecting yourself and your companions. You may also listen
I said that every promotion of my direct subordinates must pass a written examination.
I think you, as well as everyone present, must have some opinions on my regulations and feel that they are too complicated, but what I want to do is to engrave these four words of respect for life into each of you.
In the human head!
The soldiers under your command are not a series of numbers, but living people with flesh and blood and families! You have the identity of husband, father, and son, and they also have the same identity. Human beings are not grass and trees. Who doesn’t have a family?
If you die in battle, your family will be sad. If a soldier dies in battle, won’t their family be sad? I take them to the battlefield and I can’t guarantee that each of them will leave alive, but I will do my best to the best of my ability.
Do it all!
Food, medicine, living supplies, strategic tactics, equipment, I have to do it all! In this way, even if there are casualties, I have a clear conscience, it is inevitable! It is beyond human power, but what people can do, I
We must do it all! Liu lives his life with a clear conscience!"
Liu Bei looked at Lu Bu seriously: "Fengxian, let me ask you, do you have a clear conscience about the outcome of this matter?"
Liu Bei's voice boomed in Lu Bu's ears like thunder, making Lu Bu stunned and stiff, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
Some of the generals sighed, some sighed, and looked at Lu Bu and then at Liu Bei.
To be honest, most people who followed Liu Bei didn't quite understand why Liu Bei valued human life so much at the beginning.
Most of them have good backgrounds, at least they are not pure commoners, so they naturally look at the world from the perspective of common people and have an indifferent attitude toward their lives.
And as far as this era is concerned, human life is really not that important.
In this era, no one shouts that human life is at stake, and no one has ever proposed this concept.
In this era, everyone's eyes are fixed on the sky and they are afraid of the sky above their heads. The sky is supreme. No one dares to say that their own life is as important as the sky. Few people have a deep understanding of the concept of human life.
People in this era generally don't care about other people's lives. Some people don't even care about their own lives. When people die, they die. It's quite strange that we don't see a few dead people every day.
But in this era when no one cares about human life, Liu Bei appears who cares about human life very much.
Regardless of whether they were those who held positions among his subordinates or those who did not, as soon as they joined his group, he would tirelessly repeat the concept of human life over and over again, telling them that they should value human life and care about human life.
Talking without practicing tricks is enough. Talking alone won’t work, it also depends on actions.
Liu Bei also acted seriously.
Among all the armies in the world, only Liu Bei has established a large-scale military medical team.
There are skilled military doctors and skilled battlefield first responders who will spend a fixed proportion of military expenditures on medicinal materials and medical equipment. There are even medicinal material bases dedicated to growing medicinal materials to produce medicinal materials exclusively for the use of the military.
When recruiting soldiers, those who are not physically fit but are hardworking and willing to work are included in the army and serve as battlefield first aiders.
The existence of this large-scale battlefield rescue team suppressed the injury and death rate in Liu Bei's army to the lowest point that could be achieved in this era, and also made the number of veterans in the army very large.
On the one hand, this makes the army's combat effectiveness extremely strong. On the other hand, a kind of respect for life and caring about human life that is very different from this era have also taken root, grown and spread in this army.
From the beginning, everyone thought it didn't matter and was unnecessary. In the end, everyone recognized it and even took it for granted. From top to bottom, everyone believed this.
And more importantly, in the eyes of Liu Bei's subordinates, he is a very humane and trustworthy leader.
Because he cares so much about the life of a soldier, and cares so much about the life of a villain whose status is hugely different from his own, he will naturally cherish their lives and not regard them as "consumables" in the struggle for power.
Therefore, mutual trust between the top and bottom of the Liu Bei Group was also established.
His subordinates did not think that Liu Bei was a ruthless leader who would use them as consumables for profit. They trusted Liu Bei, so they had no unnecessary doubts about Liu Bei's orders.
Orders are simple orders. Unless otherwise specified, they are literal orders. Just follow them. Don't worry about anything. If something goes wrong, Liu Bei will protect them.
This rare mutual trust between the top and bottom makes the internal losses of Liu Bei Group far lower than other groups, and also makes people who join from the outside feel a special atmosphere.
For example, Lu Bu did not expect that Zhang Fei, who would not deal with him no matter what, would lead his troops to rescue him and save his life, which also saved the entire Bingzhou Corps from being wiped out.
Therefore, in the face of such a situation and Liu Bei's stern questioning, Lu Bu, who was fearless and fearless, could not even utter a word of rebuttal. Instead, he believed from the bottom of his heart that he was wrong and should be punished.
He lowered his head and pursed his lips.
"The general has a guilty conscience. The general taught me a lesson, so I ask the general to punish him!"
Liu Bei looked at Lu Bu and was silent for a while.
"Fengxian, you and your subordinates are not my headquarters. I have never trained or taught you. Confucius said that killing without teaching is cruelty. I don't want to be a violent person, nor do I want to do violent things.
You have to resolve this matter yourself, face your subordinates and soldiers, properly arrange them, and restore their morale. Before that, don't go to war.
Also, I have informed you and taught you this time, and I will not punish you, but if there is another time and you follow me to fight and make the same mistake, then the military regulations are strict and I cannot spare you."
"The last general will obey the order, the last general will not dare to forget..."
Lu Bu accepted Liu Bei's order in a low mood, took two steps back, turned around and left Liu Bei's military tent.
Afterwards, Liu Bei no longer dwelled on this matter, but continued to hold meetings to discuss further strategic arrangements.