At nine o'clock in the morning, the sky was already bright, and Liu Xiang rode out on a white horse. He was going to inspect the military camp outside the city. He was about to send out troops. He should always pay attention to the morale of the army.
Not long after he left the county office, he was stopped. A child less than six feet tall stood in front of Liu Xiang's horse. If he hadn't stopped him quickly, the guards would have killed him.
Looking at the dew that has not yet dissipated on the child, he must have been waiting outside the door in the middle of the night, right? Liu Xiang asked: "Whose young gentleman? Why are you stopping me?"
"My name is Tian Yu. I am from Yongnu. I came to seek refuge with the general and was recruited to join the army."
Looking at Tian Yu in his early childhood, Liu Xiang felt a little complicated. Would you like to come here when you grow up? Although you will be a famous minister and general in the future, this is not a children's asylum.
However, Liu Xiang was reluctant to refuse. After all, it was Tian Yu, the Tian Guorang who was both civil and military, good at conquering and fighting, but defeated Xianbei in the north and Sun Wu in the east.
"How old is Tian Lang this year? Why do you want to join the army so early? You have to know that the Anping Army only selects soldiers from the militiamen who are over twenty and under forty-five years old." Liu Xiang asked Tian Yu the reason for joining the army, thinking that he had encountered
When you are in a difficult situation, be prepared to lend a helping hand, and first settle the relationship.
Tian Yu was a little frustrated, but still wanted to work hard, hoping to join the military: "I am fifteen this year. I can ride and shoot well. I am much better than those militiamen. The general should choose me. I can help the general fight."
Liu Xiang didn't believe that Tian Yu was already fifteen years old. He looked like he was twelve or three in stature, but he spoke with ambition. It was obvious that he was in trouble, but he did not ask for mercy and used his own strength.
overcome obstacles.
Seeing the big from the small, he has good character.
After Tian Yu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xiang expectantly.
Liu Xiang admired Tian Yu's character very much, and regardless of the fact that Tian Yu was too young to go to the battlefield, he decided to keep him by his side first.
In order to take care of his self-esteem, he said: "In that case, follow me to the military camp and try shooting a few arrows."
"Okay." Tian Yuxi smiled broadly and looked very confident.
When he arrived at the military camp, it was only three quarters past three o'clock. It was still early and there was no training in the camp. Liu Xiang asked Tian Yu to choose a bow and go to the school field to test the shooting.
All the soldiers in the army had hard bows that weighed more than one stone. When Tian Yu opened the bow, he obviously felt it was difficult. He just gritted his teeth and tensed up, and shot three arrows in a row, and the arrows hit the target.
When he was about to fire the fourth arrow, Liu Xiang stopped him, fearing that he would injure his muscles and bones.
"Tian Lang is good at shooting. There is no need to try again. He is elected to the middle camp and becomes my general's knight. Please stay with me."
Tian Yu saluted with trembling arms: "Thank you, General."
Liu Xiang waved his hand, called Tian Yu to his side, and said warmly: "Tian Yu, I accept your order as my personal guard. From now on, you will be with me and you will not leave without permission. You must do your job with your heart and not be arrogant. Do you understand?"
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"I will obey the general's orders."
Liu Xiang turned around and summoned Su Weijunhou: "Take Tian Yu to the Yellow Book to choose equipment. There is no need to wear iron armor. Find a smaller set of leather armor for him."
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Tian Yu changed into his military uniform, put on leather armor, carried a sword on his waist and a horned bow on the back, and rode a green horse to Liu Xiang's side.
He looked a little bit dedicated to his duties, but the knife and the horse were a bit big, making him look like a little monkey riding on the horse.
I don’t know if the horse officer who picked the horse for him loved him or did it on purpose. He gave him a tall horse. This horse was completely green and black with a few white spots. It looked full and high-spirited. It was a rare good horse.
horse.
But Liu Xiang felt awkward, forget it, on the battlefield, a good horse can save your life, so just think that the horse officer is overflowing with love.
Now that he had obtained military status and wore equipment, Liu Xiang felt that it was time to ask Tian Yu why he joined the army. He couldn't let go of the opportunity to show favor.
He called Tian Yu to his side and asked, "Tian Yu, if you come to join the army, will your family be settled well?"
Tian Yu lowered his head and said, "My mother didn't know that I would join the army."
"You are still young, so your elders may not allow you to join the army, right?"
Tian Yu said in fear: "General, don't drive me away, I can kill the enemy for you."
Liu Xiang waved his hand and said warmly: "Don't panic, I won't kick you out. Can you tell me why you hid it from your elders?"
"The flood hit me the year before last, and my father was troubled. He looked for doctors everywhere but couldn't find a cure. After my father passed away, all the property in the family was taken away by his relatives. My mother could only make a living by knitting. She worked hard day and night, and her health became worse and worse.
, so I want to join the army and receive food and salary so that I can support my mother."
Liu Xiang felt a little distressed. The life of orphans and widowed mothers was difficult. Let alone ancient times, even in modern times, such families would still be angry and bullied.
He patted Tian Yu on the shoulder and comforted him: "Regular soldiers receive a full military salary of two dan per month, and military families also receive preferential treatment. Life will be better in the future.
I remember that there are still a few shops in Lu County. I can allocate one to your family. Bring your mother here and start a small business in the county. It will be enough to make a living.
If you don't have enough capital, you can register with the Cao Shu office in the county, get some goods on credit from various workshops, and then pay for them after selling them."
"Thank you, General." Tian Yu was delighted. His mother no longer had to work so hard at home. He was very grateful to Liu Xiang for saving him from the predicament.
Liu Xiang turned to the guard next to him and said: "Find a few people to go home with Tian Yu, help him deal with all the things in the countryside, and then take his family to Lu County for resettlement. He is now a military commander, you can do whatever you want.
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"General, don't worry, someone will vent his anger on Tian Xiaolang. These relatives must be taught a lesson."
"Know the severity of your actions and don't violate military regulations."
Several of the guards responded with smiles: "Follow the general's order and we must not be gentle."
Tian Yu said hesitantly at the side: "I can just go home and pick up my mother. I don't dare to work for the general's personal guards."
Liu Xiang said hurriedly: "You are also my bodyguard, can you be a master of labor?"
"Ah? I...I can go again at a later date."
"I know what you are worried about." Liu Xiang grabbed Tian Yu's shoulders with both hands, looked down at his eyes, and said solemnly:
"Clan etiquette is indispensable, and you have to respect it in many cases. However, do not be bound by these etiquette. You must know clearly what you want to do and how far you can achieve it, otherwise you will be lost to everyone.
Become a slave bound by etiquette."
Tian Yu nodded as if he understood. No one had ever told him this kind of thought before, and he still couldn't understand it.
Liu Xiang let go of his hand and patted his back: "Go ahead, settle down your family first." Then he said to the guard next to him: "Choose a better shop, settle it and then come back. If anything goes wrong, I will
I only look for your faults."
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Watching Tian Yu and others riding away, Liu Xiang thought to himself: "While you are still young and your ambition is not yet mature, hurry up and increase your favorability. This is a good deal."
No longer worrying about a few people, Liu Xiang went to the Chinese army's tent and checked various military reports.
Yuguan is progressing smoothly and is expected to be completed in September.
Yunfanying established a water village and dock on the coast near Yuguan to ensure smooth transportation of materials.
The right army has already moved out and will arrive at Changping County in three days.
The 10,000 militiamen of the Chinese Army will be assembled tomorrow, and the next 5,000 are still on the way and will arrive in two or three days.
Two hundred thousand stones of grain and fodder are already in the Lu County treasury, specially prepared for this battle.
Zhuojun's soldiers and horses were replenished many times, and there were seven to eight thousand people at the gate of Ji County. They also recruited more than 10,000 civilians to serve in Guangyang.
The number of Yellow Turbans in Ji County is unknown.
This time, they will face the battle-hardened veteran general Zou Jing, the fierce generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who have just joined the army, and the charismatic Liu Bei.
The feeling of competing against the heroes of the Three Kingdoms who were familiar to later generations made Liu Xiang feel heavy in his heart.