Chapter Twenty-Nine: Liu Bei Recruits the Army, and the Great Merchants Donate

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After discussion: Zhang Fei was responsible for raising funds, Liu Bei was recruiting people, and Guan Yu was responsible for the training of Xiangyong.

After negotiating, Zhang Fei found the housekeeper and told him that he planned to sell all the family property to raise funds and form a village warrior.

The housekeeper was shocked: "This is the hard work of the ancestors of the Zhang family for several generations, how can they be sold at will?" ā€

Zhang Fei said: "Please don't say more, I have made up my mind, you have worked hard for our Zhang family for decades, and there is still a set of shops in the city for you to retire for!" As for the others, there are those who are willing to follow me Zhang Fei to join the army, and they will be rewarded for their merits. If you don't want to give a little living allowance to each person, let's live on your own! ā€

Liu Bei found Zhang Ping, Zhang Xiang and other ordinary rangers, let them spread the word, he Liu Bei responded to the call of the Son of Heaven, and planned to form a righteous army to fight against the Yellow Turban thieves and defend his hometown. Welcome all neighbors, heroes and heroes to join us.

In less than ten days after the news came out, more than 300 people gathered, and strong men kept coming.

Although popular, Liu Bei was in trouble.

Zhang Fei sold all his family property, plus his own money, just enough to form 300 people, but the enthusiasm of the neighbors did not change, and they still came to meet one after another, faintly more than 500 people, and they couldn't bear to refuse.

On this day, Liu Bei and the other three brothers were sitting in Zhuang Yuan and were trying to find a way to raise funds again.

Liu Bei said: "I'll sell the shop that I was going to leave for my uncle!" You can raise a little bit of it. Then I went back to the village and borrowed some grain from my uncle, so that I could collect a little more people. ā€

Guan Yu nodded and said, "That's the only way!" ā€

Zhang Fei said: "Just do what the eldest brother said!" ā€

At this moment, Zhang Ping, the leader of the horse exploration that had just been formed, came in and said: "Sue the lord, there is a team of people, driving dozens of horses to the village, and the leaders are called Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, saying that they are here to meet the lord." ā€

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said: "God help me!" The money is gone. After speaking, he laughed and took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's hands and walked out.

Seeing Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang from a distance, he hurriedly greeted them: "Brother Zhang and Brother Su, why do they have time to visit us?" ā€

"Xuande Gong did a big thing, and he didn't notify us, although Brother Su and I can't follow Xuande Gong to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, we should also be given a chance to congratulate us." After that, the two of them arched their hands to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei said: "I am happy and happy, and now I need the help of Brother Zhang and Brother Su!" After that, he stepped forward and took Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang's hands, and several people walked into the hall and asked people to set up wine.

During the banquet, Zhang Shiping said: "I have nothing to do with Brother Su, and I heard rumors that Brother Xuande wants to respond to the call of the Son of Heaven to form a righteous army to fight against the Yellow Turban thieves and relieve the people from hanging upside down." We raised 100 catties of gold and silver, 50 good horses, and 1,000 catties of good iron. ā€

When the three of them heard this, Liu Bei said: "Brother Zhang and Brother Su are really our lucky stars!" In the past few days, we are anxious about funds and weapons, and Brother Zhang and others have sent them over, Liu Bei is grateful! Thank you on behalf of the people! With that, he pulled Guan and Zhang to stand up and looked at Zhang Su and the others deeply.

Several people drank for a while, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang said goodbye and returned, and the three brothers Liu Bei kept sending Zhang and Su outside the village.

At this time, another person came in and reported: "Uncle Lord, I have sent 1,000 stones of corn, 100 pieces of cloth, and 10 good horses." ā€

Liu Bei and the three of them were overjoyed when they heard it and said, "Today is really a good day. ā€

With iron, grain, gold and silver, the hearts of Liu Bei's three brothers can be regarded as all relaxed.

Liu Bei hit a pair of double-strand swords, Guan Yu asked for an 81-pound Qinglong Reflecting Moon Knife, and Zhang Fei hit a Zhangba steel spear, and each played a set of fine iron armor.

Now that the money is sufficient, Liu Bei expanded the righteous army to more than 500 people, and the military horses plus the dozen or so horses that Liu Bei had obtained from the previous bandits, a total of more than 80 horses.

Liu Bei selected 80 strong men who were good at controlling horses and riding and archery from the strong men he received, of which 30 were the personal guards of the three brothers, and the other 50 were the vanguard elite, and Chen Jun, the former leader of the mountain bandits, was the captain.

After Liu Bei exterminated the mountain bandits, according to the prior agreement, Liu Bei took in Chen Jun and lived in seclusion in Liuzhuang, Zhuo County.

This time Liu Bei got into trouble, Chen Jun agreed to help.

Among the remaining more than 400 people, 300 were selected as infantry and divided into three teams, and the three hundred teams were captained by Zhang Xiang, Zhang Ping, and Liu Yong.

Each of the three brothers led a team. The last one hundred and twenty people served as logistics auxiliaries, led by Li Er.

Gongsun Zhan sent Liu Bei hundreds of spears and a hundred sets of armor, plus the unused fine iron of Liu Bei and the three of them to create some weapons and armor. Spears are sufficient, but armor, shields, bows and arrows are much worse.

This kind of equipment is much worse than the elite of the Han Dynasty, but it is much stronger than the Yellow Turban Army.

In this way, Liu Bei's Xiangyong can be called elite.

Zhang Fei said: "Big brother! How can this be defended without a bow and arrow? ā€

Guan Yu said: "I can only add it slowly." ā€

Liu Bei said: "That's the only way, let's think of a way when we see Taishou!" ā€

The matter of this weapon made Liu Bei unhappy, but another thing made Liu Bei happy, there was originally a lack of a scribe in the righteous army.

Unexpectedly, Jian Yong, a childhood friend, a natural lobbyist, and a wealthy man, came to him at this time.

Liu Bei greeted the door, "Jian Yong! What are you doing here? ā€

Jian Yong smiled: "Big ears! Are you worried that I will drink your wine and not do things? ā€

Liu Bei smiled: "You Jian Yong are here, and I Liu Bei welcomes you!" If you want to drink, make sure you drink enough. ā€

Jian Yong smiled: "That's what you said!" The two of them joined hands and laughed.

The people of the frontier have experienced foreign invasions, and in order to defend their homeland, they have practiced martial arts, and the people are fierce. Most of the people recruited by Liu Bei were regular soldiers who had served through the border passes, and after Guan Yu's short training, they had begun to take on the appearance of an army.

Liu Bei was also satisfied when he saw it.

At this time, Tan Malay reported: "After the Yellow Turban Army broke through Zhongshan, Changshan and other places from Jizhou, most of them turned to Zhuojun. ā€

After Liu Bei received the report, he invited Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jian Yong to come to the meeting, and everyone unanimously decided to go to the county seat immediately to assist Liu Yan to defend the city.

Liu Yan heard the report from Tanma: 'The Yellow Turban Army has come to Zhuo County', and he was anxious.

The Son of Heaven has commanded that all cities have the duty to defend their lands, and they must not evade it. After the city of Zhongshan in the neighboring county was breached, it was bloodied by the Yellow Turban Army, with heavy casualties, and the city gate was hung by the corpse.

After receiving the news, he hurriedly asked the commander Zou Jing to come to discuss, and at this time someone came to report: "Liu Bei of Zhuo County led a new group of rebels to report. ā€

Liu Yan was overjoyed and said, "Please come in." ā€

Liu Bei came into the county government, Liu Yan saw that he was burly and extraordinary, he was happy in his heart, and asked about his family background.

Liu Bei said: "My surname is Liu Mingbei, and my name is Xuande." After the ancestral residence of Liu Zhuang in Zhuo County and King Jing of Zhongshan, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, his grandfather Liu Xiong had raised filial piety and was appointed as the commander of Fan County in Dong County, and his father Liu Hong was a small official in Zhuo County. ā€

When Liu Yan heard this, he said, "You are Liu Bei, and you have heard a lot." So we're a family, and I've seen your grandfather. Therefore, I will call you a virtuous nephew! Do you think so? ā€

Liu Bei hurriedly said, "Uncle." ā€

In this way, the atmosphere is much more dissolved.

Speaking of how to resist the Yellow Turban Army, Liu Bei said: "Uncle, don't worry, I still have two sworn brothers, named Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. These two people have the courage to be unstoppable, and with the help of these two people, I regard the Yellow Turban Army as a chicken and a dog. ā€

Liu Yan hurriedly asked people to come in and take a look.

Guan Yu and Zhang Xi were restraining the rebels outside, and when they heard the legend of Taishou, they entered in full clothes and stood by Liu Bei.

Liu Yan saw that these two people were really extraordinary, with strong bodies and strong bodies.

Daxi said: "I have a good nephew and two strong men to help, and I don't have to worry about it." ā€

At this time, another Tanma reported that "the Yellow Turban Thief has been less than twenty miles away from the city."

Liu Yan asked again: "How many thieves are there in the army?" ā€

Tanma replied: "Look at its momentum, there are no less than 50,000 people. ā€

Liu Yan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly discussed with Liu Bei and others how to resist the enemy.

Liu Bei said: "The Yellow Turban Thief is just a group of grass people who have just left the ground, uncle, don't be nervous, I and my two virtuous brothers will lead troops outside the city to block the enemy, and my uncle will watch in the city." ā€

Liu Yan was overjoyed: "Okay! Good! I waited in the city for the good news from my nephew. ā€

Liu Bei paused for a moment, and said a little embarrassed: "It's just that the army I brought is quite insufficient, and the weapons are quite insufficient, for fear of affecting the combat strength, I don't know where my uncle is, but I have extra weapons, lend me a little, so that the soldiers can better kill the thieves." ā€

Liu Yan glanced at Liu Bei and laughed: "It is inevitable that the weapons of the Xiangyong Army will be insufficient, since the virtuous nephew mentioned it, it is all for the court, you take my order arrows and go to the warehouse to extract them." After speaking, he took out an arrow and handed it to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei took the arrow, said goodbye, and led Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to the weapon warehouse.