It is indeed easy to make a fortune by encircling and exterminating rebels, especially in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the early Three Kingdoms period when rebels were as numerous as dogs and rogue bandits roamed the land.
Cao Cao wiped out hundreds of thousands of Qingxu rebels and gained not only tens of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers, but also hundreds of thousands of civilians. From then on, he had both soldiers and food, and he began to kill all directions.
The number of people Liu Bei suppressed bandits this time was not comparable to that of Cao Cao's bandit suppression, so the final result was completely inferior to Cao Cao's bandit suppression.
But for Liu Bei's current strength, this harvest is still very big.
In this round of encirclement and suppression of rebels, Liu Bei's side seized a total of 30,000 hu of grain, 10,000 bows and arrows, 100 war horses, and countless other spears, spears, farm tools, etc.
Compared with the above, another big gain is the two thousand soldiers and horses. These two thousand people are young and strong men who are very fighting among the rebels. With the joining of these two thousand people, Liu Bei's strength is
It has increased a lot.
In this bandit suppression, Liu Bei's casualties were higher because most of them were new soldiers. According to the final statistics, nearly 1,000 soldiers and horses were injured or killed.
However, compared with the losses, the gains were still greater. After the bandit suppression, Liu Bei's soldiers increased by 1,000, reaching 7,000. Liu Bei gave all of the newly added 1,000 troops to Zhao Yuntian and Yu.
After Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others returned to the plains, Chen Meng's long-awaited wedding to Liu Yingmai, which had been prepared for many days, was finally completed.
When Chen Meng sat by the bed and saw Liu Yingmai's face through the flickering candlelight, he couldn't help but be fascinated and drunk.
On the wedding night, with the beautiful woman around, candlelight becomes the biggest obstacle.
When Chen Meng extinguished the candle and turned back to bed, he didn't know why, but something suddenly tripped his feet, and then he fell on Liu Yingmai, who was sitting beside the bed.
They all fell on the bed.
(You can figure out the rest of the plot on your own!)
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I would definitely take part in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, but which general to send and how many troops to send became a hotly debated topic.
When Liu Bei proposed to take only two generals to Luoyang to attack Dong Zhuo, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Tian Yu argued fiercely in front of Liu Bei for most of the day.
Each of the four people had their own reasons, and the reasons stated were all hard to refuse.
Chen Meng sat next to him, quietly watching the four people arguing, feeling very comfortable.
Chen Meng had been sitting and looking at the four people, while Jian Yong had been lying down and looking at the four people. If he hadn't occasionally seen Jian Yong's eyes blinking a few times, Chen Meng would definitely believe that during this period, Jian Yong
He must have been sleeping.
Not having to join in this argument that would never come to a conclusion made Chen Meng admire his elder brother even more.
Compared with Chen Meng's comfort, Liu Bei was troubled a lot at this time, the troubles of happiness.
It may be that Liu Bei finally had enough of the four people's argument, and Liu Bei must have known that he could only end the argument by himself.
The reason why Liu Bei never ended the argument between the four of them, Chen Meng could completely believe that his eldest brother must have done it on purpose, because Liu Bei had been watching the argument of the four of them with a smile from the beginning to the end.
"Okay, okay. We have been arguing for a long time. You four are not tired. I am tired of watching here." Liu Bei said.
"Brother...brother, tell me! You...whoever you say goes, we will go." Zhang Fei said breathlessly.
For most of the day, Zhang Fei had the loudest voice and talked the most. It was quite normal to have some asthma.
"You all know that Pingyuan County is our first territory, which is very important to us. We must use people with the highest ability and the highest defense level to defend Pingyuan County to ensure the safety of Pingyuan County."
After the four of them heard this, they all knew that Liu Bei would announce who would defend Pingyuan County next, so they all stared at Liu Bei.
"Yun Chang, Yide."
After Liu Bei finished speaking, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were suddenly stunned.
"Brother..." the two of them shouted hurriedly.
"You two... follow me to Luoyang to attack Dong Zhuo."
Sure enough, joy and sorrow are in a moment.
"Zilong, Guorang. I will leave Pingyuan County to you two. We must guard it and we must not let the rebels enter our Pingyuan County."
"No!" Zhao Yuntianyu responded at the same time.
"Pingyuan County is our root, and these people who have gone out are the branches and leaves. Where the roots are, the branches and leaves will remain. If the roots are destroyed, the branches and leaves will not survive. Zilong, Guorang, my lord has left the most important things to you two.
Yes. But don’t betray your lord’s trust.”
What Jian Yong said is very correct and very level. He deserves to be a great commentator in Liu Bei's account.
The two people who were originally a little frustrated because they could not go to Luoyang were no longer depressed at this time. Jian Yong's words were still very effective.
The military commanders have been decided, and the only question left is how many troops and horses to bring. When Liu Bei said that he planned to bring 5,000 troops to Luoyang, Chen Meng became uneasy.
Chen Meng knew that the crusade against Dong Zhuo was just an opportunity to make a name for himself. It was not for you, Liu Bei, to defeat Dong Zhuo. Furthermore, even with five thousand soldiers, you couldn't defeat Dong Zhuo. Since you knew you couldn't defeat Dong Zhuo, what's the point of bringing five thousand and three thousand soldiers?
What a difference!
It's just that Chen Meng couldn't tell Liu Bei the result of the heroes' crusade against Dong Zhuo. Liu Bei needed to feel and experience it himself. Chen Meng believed that after participating in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, the few expectations Liu Bei had for the heroes of the world would disappear completely.
"Brother, February and March next year will be the most difficult time for ordinary people, and it will also be the time when there are the most rebels. By then, thousands of rebels may come to Pingyuan County to plunder. It will be difficult to defend Pingyuan with only two thousand soldiers and horses.
From the county seat.”
"Brother, now that troubled times are coming, we should still preserve our strength."
"Brother, we can recruit some soldiers and horses along the way."
As a hero of his generation, Liu Bei could naturally understand Chen Meng's intentions. However, his desire to serve the big man still told Liu Bei that he should do more for the big man.
"Well...if that's the case, then bring four thousand soldiers and horses!"
Four thousand is just four thousand! After all, my eldest brother is also a very independent person. And if there are too few soldiers and horses, he may be despised by those princes.
"Second brother, third brother, you two must step up your preparations for the next two days, and set out for Luoyang the day after tomorrow to attack Dong Zhuo."
"promise!"
"Xianhe, during the days when I am not in Pingyuan, some of the government affairs of Pingyuan County will be left to you. You must always pay attention to the 30,000 people outside the city. When there is not enough food next year, you can take some from the granary in Pingyuan County.
food."
"If the food is not enough, Zilong, Guorang, you two can bring some soldiers and horses to assist Xianhe and borrow some food from those powerful people first."
"promise!"
In December 189 AD, Liu Bei responded to the call and launched an army to attack Dong Zhuo.