Chapter 130: Taking in domestic slaves to become elites
Within a few days, the horses Tao Qian needed were ready. Mi Zhu took Mi Zhen and drove the horses to Xuzhou. Liu Zhang and Mi Zhu discussed it and all the horses were exchanged for grain. Mi Fang went to Zhang Fei
Under the leadership of Liu Zhang and getting familiar with everyone, he will integrate into Liu Zhang's group in a short period of time. However, due to Mi Fang's limited ability, Liu Zhang put him in the same position as Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao. Of course, Mi Fang and Liao Hua have more prospects than Pei Yuanshao.
, because they are only fifteen or sixteen years old, youth is capital!
"Brother, what are your plans?" Mi Zhen asked Mi Zhu on the way back to Xuzhou.
"What else can we plan?" Mi Zhu shook his head but showed a happy smile. He smiled at Mi Zhen and said: "Little sister, I used to make the choice for you and Zifang, but now Zifang seems to have made the choice for me.
Yeah! However, Zifang’s choice this time was not bad, perhaps the wisest choice in his life!”
"It seems that eldest brother is very optimistic about the champion! Then when we return to Xuzhou this time, we will transfer some of our properties to Bingzhou to avoid being late in the future!" Mi Zhen looked at Mi Zhu with a smile. In fact, she knew that Mi Zhu was reluctant to leave Xuzhou.
"This..." Mi Zhu thought for a while and said, "First, transfer your and Zifang's share. As for mine, keep it in Xuzhou for the time being in case of emergency!"
"Alas!" Mi Zhen asked helplessly: "Brother, can't you let go?"
"Is there anything I can't let go of..." Mi Zhu smiled and looked calm, but Mi Zhen knew that he still had a longing in his heart. This longing was not, as Mi Zhu said, but his gratitude to Tao Qian.
It's just a trace of love. Unfortunately, if nothing unexpected happens, Mi Zhu is destined to keep this feeling in her heart for the rest of her life!
Just when Mi Zhu and Mi Zhen were heading to Xuzhou and preparing to transfer their wealth to Bingzhou, Mi Fang was incorporated into the new army by Liu Zhang and was undergoing training.
"Zifang, how have you been these days?" Mi Fang joined the New Army for training for a few days. Liu Zhang went to see him almost every day and asked him if he could stand it. Liu Zhang failed to win over Mi Zhu, but Mi Zhu's younger brother
Come on, if Mi Fang can't be tempered, Liu Zhang will feel a little sorry for Mi Zhu.
"Lord, don't worry! I, Mi Zifang, am not a person who can't endure hardships!" Mi Fang flexed her sore arms. He really didn't expect that there was a huge difference between studying martial arts in Xuzhou and serving as a soldier under Liu Zhang.
In the past few days, he finally understood a word, that is, hellish torture.
"As long as you can bear it!" Liu Zhang smiled and patted Mi Fang on the shoulder and said, "Mencius said: When heaven assigns a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his muscles and bones and starve his body and skin..."
"Stop!" Mi Fang became more and more familiar with Liu Zhang and got to know Liu Zhang's character. When he saw Liu Zhang wanted to teach him again, he couldn't help but interrupt: "Lord, I understand all these principles. Can you tell me something that I don't understand?"
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Liu Zhang chuckled and said: "Train well, you are better than ordinary soldiers, otherwise how can I use you! If you want to go to the battlefield, you have to ensure that you will not die. You must first broaden your horizons and ask more advice from Yide, Yun Chang and others. One day,
If you can withstand a hundred attacks under their full attack, I can rest assured that you can go into battle!"
"Thank you, my lord!" No matter what Liu Zhang's purpose was in recruiting Mi Fang, Mi Fang was moved by his heart. You know, many princes do not regard their younger brothers as human beings.
Seeing that Mi Fang, a rich man, could withstand the rigorous training in the army, Liu Zhang was relieved. In fact, he really wanted to recruit Mi Zhu directly, but with Mi Zhu's character, he would definitely not be able to recruit Tao Qian before his death. In this case
, he recruited Mi Fang and used Mi Fang as the link between him and Mi Zhu. If Mi Fang could not stand the harsh training of the Bingzhou Army, Liu Zhang would rather drive him away than use him. Liu Zhang was not willing to mislead his disciples.
He didn't even bother to do it! Of course, if Mi Zhu was willing to defect, Liu Zhang wouldn't mind raising an extra family!
As time passed, Jinyang's population became more and more abundant, and Jinyang's troops also reached 20,000. Most of them were domestic slaves of the Mi family. To be honest, Mi Zhu was really generous. After the first batch of horses were shipped back,
, he immediately transferred more than half of his family property to Jinyang, and 50,000 domestic slaves arrived at the same time. According to Mi Zhu, his younger brother and sister were all in Bingzhou, so Bingzhou could not be put in danger.
Liu Zhang selected young people from the 50,000 slaves of the Mi family to form an army, and selected those in the prime of life to form an army. The young people were strengthened for training, while the mature people served as the city's defenders. As for those who were brushed off, Liu Zhang filled them into the army.
Minzhi went to work in the fields. Although the grain output in Bingzhou was not high, he had to plant some, otherwise Liu Zhang would not be able to bear just buying grain.
In order to thank Mi Zhu, Liu Zhang allocated a thousand men from the Tiger Guard to guard Mi Zhu. These thousand men had gone through hundreds of battles and could be used as at least three to five thousand men. It is said that after these thousand men arrived in Xuzhou, they and Xuzhou guard Cao Bao
There was a conflict, and they rushed into Cao Bao's military camp and beat Cao Bao to death. However, Cao Bao's troops were killed by them as if they were in an uninhabited country. Old Tao Qian was so angry that he almost couldn't get up.
!However, Tao Qian's two sons were very interested and pestered the Tiger Guards to train together every day.
Not to mention, Tao Qian, an old boy, is not very good, but his two sons can endure hardships quite well. The only pity is that these two boys are good at martial arts, but have no potential to practice martial arts. In addition, they don’t like reading, have no brains, and are just pure
If you are a high person, you will not be a low person. Perhaps this is the reason why Tao Qian would rather give Xuzhou to Liu Bei than let his son inherit it!
With the troops, Liu Zhang's thoughts began to come alive. Troops that have never seen blood can never be called elite! However, if the recruits are sent to fight against foreigners, the chances of winning are not good. You know, when Liu Zhang was in Youzhou
, Dare to use new soldiers against foreigners, that's because of the fierce folk customs in Youzhou, and the blood feud between Youzhou and foreigners. Nowadays, most of Liu Zhang's troops are slaves of the Mi family. These people are used to groveling, as for bloody and Biao
Not much courage.
If he were in other states and counties, Liu Zhang could still lead troops to suppress bandits, but most of the robbers in Bingzhou acted alone. Even if they were entangled together, there would only be one or two hundred people at most. No matter how many more, there would be no more.
When the troops went to suppress bandits, they used anti-aircraft cannons to fight mosquitoes, overqualifying their talents and underutilizing them! As a result, troop training became a worry for Liu Zhang!
What does it mean to be sleepy and meet a pillow? Liu Zhang feels this way now! It turns out that Liu Zhang has been having a headache about military training, but there are no bandits, and there is nothing he can do even if Zhuge Liang comes. This morning, Liu Zhang was discussing government affairs with Guo Jia and others
, suddenly a small school rushed into the meeting hall, saying that a group of Qiang troops rushed into Shangjun. Judging from the situation, they should have been defeated and fled here.
Liu Zhang quickly took a map and opened it. It turned out that Shangjun bordered Liangzhou, and it might be Beigong Boyu in Liangzhou. Li Wenhou's troops were forced by Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song to have no way to retreat, and they broke into Bingzhou. However, Chuang
The Qiang people who entered Bingzhou have suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck.
"Where is this place?" Beigong Boyu panicked all the way and rushed into Bingzhou. Looking at the desolate scenery in front of him, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. No matter how few people there were in Liangzhou, there were still common people, but how many people had he led his troops to?
For ten miles, I haven't seen a single person so far, it's like I'm in a dead zone.
After a Qiang man opened the map and looked at it, he reported back to Beigong Boyu: "Your Majesty, this should be Shangjun!"
"Shangjun?" Li Wenhou, who was next to Beigong Boyu, said in confusion: "I have been here in Shangjun, how long ago, why is there no one there?"
"Uh..." Everyone was stunned. You know, Li Wenhou, as a Qiang marshal, has the same status as Qiang King Beigong Boyu. He didn't know what happened. How could others know?
"No matter!" Beigong Boyu was a little tired after running for two days and two nights. He waved his hand and said, "Let the troops disperse to look for food and grass!"
It turned out that Beigong Boyu was chased and beaten, and as a result he lost all his food, grass and livestock. After finally getting rid of Dong Zhuo and others, of course he had to find something to satisfy his hunger. As for finding a way, he could only rob the people. However, soon Beigong Boyu
Yu was stunned. All his subordinates searched for more than ten miles. Not to mention food, they didn't even see a single person. Even if they found a village, it was either in ruins or empty of people!
"What's going on!" Beigong Boyu, who got the news, looked into the distance and murmured: "Doesn't God want to kill me?"
"Your Majesty, don't be discouraged. We only need to enter Shuofang from Jingbian. Are we afraid that we will have no food?" Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu rebelled together. They were also close friends. Seeing that Beigong Boyu was a little distracted, Li Wenhou immediately spoke to comfort him.
"Yes!" Beigong Boyu suddenly stood up and ordered: "The whole army listens to the order: mount the horse and march quickly, the target is Shuofang!"
After receiving Beigong Boyu's order, the Qiang people immediately mounted their horses and headed for Shuofang, regardless of their fatigue and hunger. Their biggest hope now was to meet some common people on the road for them to grab! But Liu Zhang could
Did their wish come true? The answer is no!
Dong Zhuo, Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen and the Qiang people have been fighting for more than a year. It is not the first time that Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou have entered Bingzhou. Why were Dong Zhuo and others thrown away this time? Could it be that the Qiang people have become better or better?
Did Dong Zhuo and the others become stupid because of water in their heads? Of course not! Because there was no governor or governor in Bingzhou before, and even if there was one, Dong Zhuo and the others were not afraid. But now the governor of Bingzhou is Liu Zhang, and without Liu Zhang's consent, even if he is as domineering as Dong Zhuo,
They didn't dare to enter Bingzhou without permission! What's more, Dong Zhuo and others knew that Liu Zhang had no good impression of these foreigners.
"Your Majesty, look!" Beigong Boyu led his men on horseback and galloped away. Suddenly Li Wenhou reined in his horse and pointed forward in horror. Not far away, he saw a troop standing there quietly in formation, about 100 meters long.
Thousands of people.
After ordering the troops to stop, Beigong Boyu led the generals forward and asked, "Who is blocking the way?"
"Bingzhou Mu Liu Zhang!" Liu Zhang stood in front of the Qiang army like a god, wearing armor and a helmet, holding a Overlord's Spear, and an elephant dragon on his hip.