Chapter 8: After the Victory

After a pursuit, from three o'clock to noon, the Yellow Turban Army was killed ten miles away, causing its army to collapse, and Zou Jing ordered the troops to return to the camp. After the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info, the army made statistics, but it captured more than 20,000 soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, seized 100,000 stones of grain and grass, 10,000 spears, thousands of swords, and no gold and silver money, but it was a lot of seizures.

Li Qin asked Liu Bei to discuss with Zou Jing and divide the corresponding spoils. In the end, a corresponding plan was reached: most of the grain and grass went to Zou Jing, most of the gold and silver money was given to the Zhuojun Taishou, and Liu Bei and his group were given enough food and grass for two thousand soldiers for a month, a small part of gold and silver, and the right to give priority to the selection of qualified soldiers among the Yellow Turban prisoners.

This is clearly the right to let Liu Bei expand the army, according to the grain and grass Liu Bei obtained, he can at least recruit 1,000 soldiers again, so that the army in his hands can be expanded to the scale of 2,000. This is already a large amount, but at least it is quite satisfactory for Liu Bei.

However, for such a plan, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei still felt that they had lost a little too much.

"Uh...... Why do you want to divide the spoils so much? When there were only his own brothers and Li Qin, the No. 1 military division in the military tent, Zhang Fei pointed to the small cars outside the camp tent that were constantly being transported out, and said with some annoyance: "These are all shot down by us." Give so many ...... at once It's really ......."

Zhang Fei shook his head heavily, although he also understood that things had come to this point, and it was impossible for him to change, but he still felt that there was a wave of anger latent in his heart.

If it wasn't something he had beaten down, it would be distributed to others, and he would have no opinion. But the ones that are being divided out now are obviously taken down by themselves. Divide them like this, especially to the Zhuojun Taishou who stayed in the rear and didn't do anything good, he was really unwilling.

"There's no way around it. Neither Captain Zou Jing nor Zhuojun Taishou are the people we can offend now. We offered to give them the spoils of war, and to a certain extent, let them take the lion's share, which was tantamount to giving them real profits and giving them face at the same time. For the sake of this benefit and the face we give them, they will still nod and agree to some of our requests. Li Qin's face was filled with this faint smile, and he said very calmly.

"Are you saying that we have the right to pick the right men from among the Yellow Turban captives to expand our army? What's the use of this? The most capable of fighting in the Yellow Turban Army are those Taiping Road veterans. Those people are said to have been trained by Zhang Jiao, and their strength is amazing. But as veterans, they also run fast under the leadership of their respective generals. Now the people who have been captured by us are either Minzhuang who has seen blood a few times, or the people who have just been introduced by them into the Yellow Turban Army, all of them are wine bags and rice bags. Zhang Fei shouted in confusion.

For this Li Qin's special explanation of Liu Bei's rights to Zou Jing, he really didn't understand what the use of this was. Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei felt that it was better to ask for more money, food and materials than to ask for this inexplicable right.

"Don't say they're useless." Li Qin shook his head lightly and said in a deep voice: "These people are all blood men. We can pick the best of the best, and single out those who are really harmed by the Yellow Turbans and those who recognize the evil of the Yellow Turbans. These people all know that the Yellow Turbans are crazy, and they have hatred for the Yellow Turbans. As long as we harness this hatred and train them to their lives, they will soon become the elite soldiers we need. ”

This is what Li Qin really thinks, and this is what he intends to do in the next stage. He knew that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei needed the cooperation of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to achieve this matter perfectly, so he didn't make a fool of the doubts between the two, but broke the due and powerful relationship and crumpled it clearly with them.

"I see! But we don't see it lightly. "Things are so clear, if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei don't understand the benefits, they will be too stupid. At that moment, Guan Yu clenched his fists, lowered his head and admitted his mistake to Li Qin - this is also after Li Qin got his approval, he will be like this, if it is an ordinary person Guan Gong, where will he bow his head.

Even Guan Yu was convinced, and Zhang Fei naturally had no opinion, so this matter was over. The four of them immediately began to think about how to use this right.

"That'...... How many soldiers do you think we should take, sir? Liu Bei opened his mouth to ask Li Qin.

"I don't know exactly how many people are suitable for us. But I guess...... Five hundred to one thousand is acceptable to us. Any more of us and there may be problems. Li Qin gave his own answer very directly.

"Wouldn't it be too little if it only added so little?" Liu Bei felt a little pity: "I've seen those people, and their physical fitness is still good." ”

"That's all there is to it." Li Qin stretched out his hands helplessly: "We are all novices, and we all need to learn such things as leading troops to fight." The more people we are, we're afraid it's going to bring problems. And...... We recruited too many soldiers at once, but I was afraid that Liu Youzhou would be uneasy. ”

"Uncle Liu?" Liu Bei was slightly taken aback when he heard this. He was a little puzzled at first, but then it dawned on him.

At this time, there were only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Youzhou, most of which were still guarding against the Wuhuan people on the northern border, and the remaining soldiers and horses that could be controlled by Liu Yan were only five or six thousand.

These people are an important force that Liu Yan used to suppress the ground in Youzhou. Liu Yan was able to control Youzhou in his hands because of the existence of these forces, and if he expanded his army and increased his strength to thousands, he would almost become the strongest force under Liu Yan. This force must be controlled by itself. This is a good thing for himself, but for Liu Yan, he will be worried.

And as soon as he worries about himself, maybe something bad will happen. Liu Bei didn't think that his small arms and legs could resist Liu Yan's back hand.

"Then we really have to choose the best of the best and pick out the most elite people." Liu Bei sighed and nodded, indeed agreeing with Li Qin's suggestion.

"Alas...... It's boring! Seeing that the eldest brother agreed with Li Qin's opinion, although Zhang Fei felt that this was a helpless inevitability, his mouth still muttered.

After all, every ambitious general wants as many troops as possible under his command.

"Boring?" When Li Qin heard this, he raised his eyebrows, "If you think this is boring, then I'll find you something interesting to do." ”

Li Qin said with a smile, but he took out a book from his arms and spread it out and placed it in front of Liu Bei and the others.

"What is this?" Looking at what Li Qin solemnly took out, Liu Guanzhang and the three of them were curious, they rushed over, surrounded Li Qin, and then whispered the words written above: "Suggestions on carrying out ideological education in the army...... 1. The ...... of the Grievance Conference"

"This is ......" Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei slowly read the thousands of words written by Li Qin, and their eyes suddenly widened. The plan written by Li Qin is the same as the plan he used to tell Liu Bei in the vernacular, and many examples are given, which makes people understand it at once. Although Liu Bei and the others only took a cursory look at it and did not delve into the reasoning, but after this time, they already understood how much convenience this plan could provide for themselves.

"If this plan can succeed, I am afraid that the army under the command of the eldest brother will be monolithic, and everyone will fight to the end for the eldest brother. With such a heart, and after some hard training, I am afraid that our army will be more fierce than those Yellow Turban veterans. After reading this, Guan Yu looked at Li Qin with admiration and said approvingly.

"You guy's head really wants." Zhang Fei looked at Li Qin as if he was looking at a monster, full of surprise and admiration.

Liu Bei put away the book with a solemn expression and handed it to Zhang Fei: "Yide, you should take the time to copy a few copies of the content and hand it to Yun Chang and me." The content of this record is very important, and you and I must keep it close to our bodies, so that others cannot see it. Liu Bei solemnly admonished Zhang Fei.

"Yide understands!" Zhang Fei nodded heavily, took the book from his brother's hand, and put it in his arms.

In this way, it can be regarded as another thing.

After that, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were busy with the affairs of the army. Liu Bei was left behind by Li Qin. After getting along for a while, Li Qin has a better understanding of this big-eared lord, and he knows that there are some things that he can explain to this lord, but he can't be known by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Lord!" Li Qin solemnly bowed his hand to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei was taken aback.

"What's wrong?" Liu Bei looked at Li Qin very strangely.

"I want to draw four thousand taels of gold from the army." Li Qin said his request openly: "And this time, I don't want to be known by the two generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei." ”

"Why? Why do you want so much? Liu Bei was really taken aback when he heard this, he looked at Li Qin in disbelief, it was hard to imagine that this sentence came out of his mouth.

Four thousand taels of gold is not a small amount, thinking that the one thousand taels of gold left to Liu Bei by Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, the two wealthy businessmen, was enough to support Liu Bei to arm an army of 500 people, not to mention the number of 5,000 taels.

Although Liu Beijun had just divided a share from Cheng Yuanzhi, the most captured was only seven thousand taels. The newly arrived 7,000 taels of gold, plus Liu Beijun's original remaining 500 taels, a total of 7,500 taels - this is all Liu Beijun's military resources.

Liu Beijun had a total of this money, and Li Qin asked for more than half of it when he opened his mouth, so it was no wonder that Liu Bei was taken aback.

"In today's battle, the lord can be regarded as a great achievement. Meritorious service must be rewarded, and the lord can't always go on in vain. Whether it is for the sake of the lord himself, or for the development of our power in the future, or even for the protection of the people in the future, the lord must obtain an official position as soon as possible. Therefore, I am ready to use these four thousand taels of gold to obtain a decree for the lord, and it is best to be able to show filial piety, if I can't do this, then I have to become a first-class Sima of another department...... In short, the lord must be given a name. Li Qin calmly stated his purpose.

"Isn't that going to ...... was said to be a traitor. Hearing Li Qin say this, Liu Bei was suddenly a little excited. Who wouldn't want to be an official? It's just that unlike others, Liu Bei was excited for a while and then fell silent. He loves his reputation, and he is even more afraid that he will be gossiped about if he doesn't do this thing well.

"Don't worry. Lord, you have made such a contribution, and you have given Captain Zou and Lord Taishou such a face, and the rest of the things only need to be operated, in the people, in Shilin to create a momentum, and then in the friendship with Lord Assassin Shi, then this matter is almost the same. You must know that whether it is Lord Taishou or Thorn History, they are all qualified by recommending filial piety. The key now is to get closer to them and spread your reputation. Li Qin said with a smile.

"Well...... Liu Bei nodded clearly when he heard this: "Then I'll leave this matter to you." ”

"Good!" Li Qin nodded down, and then took the order to go, preparing for the completion of this matter.

Having just experienced a big battle, Li Qin thought that he would have ten days and half a month for the party to rest and recuperate, so that he could train the army well and make it more powerful. But he didn't want to find Liu Bei with a panicked face on the second day after the battle, and informed Liu Yan of his latest order: "Go to Qingzhou immediately and rescue Gong Jing, the assassin of Qingzhou who was besieged by the Yellow Turban Army!" ”

"What? Uncle Liu asked me to send troops immediately? Liu Bei was a little surprised.

You must know that he only selected 2,000 good seedlings from among the captives of the Yellow Turban Army last night, and assigned them to his own army, ready to conduct some training and then pick out the best elite. It's a long thing, and it's not easy to interrupt from the start. But right now, Liu Yan gave such an order, but it made Liu Bei a little embarrassed.

"Qingzhou's Gong Thorn History has reached the most dangerous time, and Lord Thorn Shi has no choice." Although Liu Bei was very embarrassed to know this, as someone else's subordinate, Zou Jing still said good things for his boss.

In fact, what he said was not wrong, there were more and more Yellow Turban troops going to Qingzhou, and Gong Jing, the assassin of Shi Shi, was already shocked three times a day, and he couldn't wait for the soldiers and horses in Youzhou to fly, and they would arrive under his city immediately.

"It's a nuisance." Liu Bei looked embarrassed: "It's best to have a few days of grace!" ”

"How many days does Xuande take?" Zou Jing frowned: "If it's too long, I can't help it." ”

"Well...... " Liu Bei groaned, he thought for a moment and was about to speak.

But Li Qin, who didn't want to be on the side, preemptively said to Zou Jing: "Three days! Your Excellency, you just have to buy us three days. ”

"Good!" When Zou Jing heard this, he thought that three days was not a lot, so he nodded and agreed.

After all, he knew that this time Liu Yan sent all the five thousand Youzhou soldiers in his hands in order to rescue Gong Jing. Youzhou's soldiers and horses totaled more than 10,000, and now half of them were sent in one go, and Liu Yan had to make some transfers. Even these 5,000 Youzhou soldiers need to be mobilized from all over the country. This mobilization also takes time. Zou Jing estimated that it would take two days for the head of the family to complete all this at the earliest. Since two days have passed, it is not impossible to delay another day with his face.

"Then it's going to be a hassle for the captain." Although I don't know why Li Qin preemptively agreed with Zou Jing for three days, Zou Jing has already agreed, so Liu Bei naturally won't say anything back. Now, this matter is so certain.