The next day, Liu Bei deliberately avoided Mrs. Mi and threw himself into military preparations for Jiangnan, and Mrs. Mi received Liu Bei's assurance that her position was worry-free and would no longer be disturbed. Therefore, the question of Zhang Yaner's fate was put on hold.

Mrs. Gao (Cai Zhaoji) had the heart to match, but Liu Bei was too busy to touch the ground, and she couldn't find a chance to talk.

Five days later, Liu Bei hurriedly led the Guards Corps and the newly built Southern Expeditionary Corps to embark on the journey south.

This time he went south, and the accompanying generals were Zhou Yu, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun, and the military division was Lu Su. As a general of the Guards, Dian Wei naturally had to follow Liu Bei. And Chen to Chen Shuzhi has now graduated from the military academy and passed the assessment, and this time, as Dian Wei's deputy, he also went south with the army.

At the same time, there are two more newcomers in the army: Xu Huang, Xu Gongming, Li Jin, and Li Zishan.

Previously, Xu Huang was sent by Yang Feng to Luoyang for help, and then he was pointed all the way to Guangrao by Xiao Fei of Qingzhou. After that, Liu Bei fought in the front, Xu Huang waited in Guangrao, and after Liu Bei transferred to Izumo, Xu Huang couldn't get Liu Bei's customs clearance documents, so he had to stay in Guangrao and befriended Guan Hai and a large number of middle and lower-level officers.

Xu Huang has a gloomy personality, he doesn't talk much but keeps everything in his heart, and after interacting with Guan Hai, he took the opportunity to ask to be an observer at the Qingzhou Military Academy. Guan Hai didn't know the depths, so he agreed and helped Xu Huang obtain the qualification to audit. Liu Bei returned to Guangrao, and when he saw this scene, he immediately sent a letter to Yang Feng, asking him to transfer Xu Huang to himself. Yang Fengzheng was worried that there was no place to talk to Liu Bei, so he agreed without hesitation. After that, Liu Bei sent the military intelligence ** to Xu Huang on the battlefield, rewarded him with a military knight, and officially included Xu Huang in the Guards.

And Li Jin Li Zishan killed Lu Bu's famous general, Liu Bei originally planned to let him study hard and then use it, but he didn't expect that Li Jin directly participated in the civic assessment at the beginning of this year, and easily got a good one, in order to realize his promise to him and let him accumulate military merits, Liu Bei had to agree to him to participate in the Southern Expedition.

After Liu Bei left the port, he went straight to Lianyungang, only to see hundreds of sails waving, and the momentum was pressing.

Since Liu Bei's jurisdiction, the marine fishing industry in the three states has been vigorously developed, and after several years of operation, the three states have reserved a large number of naval talents. After Wen Ping went to Nanyang, he took most of the ships with him, but he did not expect that this move stimulated the development of the shipbuilding industry in Youzhou and Samhan.

Due to the increasing demand for ships in Sanzhou, Youzhou and Sanhan rely on the timber resources of Liaodong and Lelang, and they are also in full swing in winter. In the early spring, Liu Bei conquered the Japanese kingdom again, and brought back a large number of rice and plant species as trophies. The delivery of these loot, as well as the looting of the generals, directly stimulated the demand for ships, resulting in hundreds of shipyards popping up in the land of three states overnight, and eventually reaching 1,200 historical figures.

Among these shipyards, the Izumo Shipyard, which was jointly opened by Liu Bei and Zheng Hun, was the largest. Taking advantage of the technical advantages accumulated over the years, Izumo Shipyard has designed a low-cost sailboat that can sail on both inland rivers and open seas, and is most popular with fishermen in the south.

In addition, the Izumo shipyard produced a loach boat that discarded the huge steam engine and reduced the draft, and the power equipment used manual pedaling to drive the spokes on the outside of the ship to rotate, and it walked on the water as if it were flying. However, unlike the historical loach boats in China, the outer spokes of this type of loach boat are made of all-steel, which greatly extends the service life of the spokes. Outside the spokes, there is also a wire mesh sleeve to prevent fishing nets and other sundries from being entangled. Best for inland navigation.

After the Qingzhou Senate allocated funds for the southern expedition, the newly formed southward naval army directly purchased 10 loach ships and 20 medium-sized galleys that Liu Bei placed in Qinglu Port as the main combat force, and the troop carriers all chartered civilian ships. In just five days, all the preparations were completed, and when Liu Bei set off for the south, he was followed by countless merchant ships like flies.

Since Liu Bei took charge of Qingzhou, his words must be profitable, and every time he conquers, he always has a clear purpose. Over the years, with Liu Bei's victories, countless riches have been plundered for the people of Qingzhou. This time he went south, Liu Bei made it clear that the purpose of the southern expedition was to open up the trade route to the south, so many businessmen couldn't help but move without hearing the wind and seizing a favorable position to go down with the army to find an opportunity.

Without saying anything all the way, Liu Bei sailed to Lianyun and landed ashore, slightly replenished supplies and fresh water, and despite the retention of Zhang Zhao, Mi Zhu and other officials who came to greet him, he resolutely resigned on the same day, preparing to go straight to Wujin Port at the mouth of the Yangtze River (at that time, the sediment of the Yangtze River had not yet hit out of Shanghai, Nantong and other cities. The later Nanjing City, now Jianye City, is not far from the mouth of the Yangtze River).

At the time of parting, Zhang Zhao reminded worriedly: "Lord, Sun Quan's attitude is unclear, there are still 100,000 soldiers under Yuan Shu's command, and the lord only takes nine brigades and regiments to the south, will he be too careless?" ”

Liu Bei replied with a smile: "Zibu, the water network in the south of the Yangtze River is dense, and the development is not yet complete, if I fight with a large army, the supply will be huge." As you said, there are enemies everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, and if anyone wants to cut off our army's supply lines, our army will be defeated without a fight. Therefore, in this operation, our army must have few troops but be fine. Nine brigades, that's enough.

As soon as I occupy a piece of territory, the civil officials accompanying the army will immediately begin to govern, and I believe that after my policy management, the peasants will obtain property rights and tax exemptions, and the people will surely return to their hearts, and in the autumn it will be a natural supply ground for our army.

As long as the people begin to awaken, once they gain benefits and know the skills of resistance, no one can take away the hearts of the people from me. Sun Quan wants to fight me, then don't blame me for inserting this steel knife in his henchmen, under his rule there are these awakened people, I think he dares not to rely on us to complete the political innovation of the rule of officials.

The southern expedition, obtaining land is not the goal, what I need to conquer is the hearts of the people. ”

Zhang Zhao did not relent: "Despite this, the soldiers brought by the lord are still too few." Yuan Shu's combat power is not strong, Sun Quan's soldiers did rely on the clan power to establish, those soldiers are all clansmen with the same surname, and their combat effectiveness is extremely tenacious, and the lord must not ignore it. I suggest that the lord wait here for reinforcements and then try to go south. ”

Liu Bei sneered. If Sun Quan's soldiers are tenacious, the 200,000 army will not be cried wolf by the ghosts killed by Zhang Liao's hundreds of people in Xiaoyaojin. Zhang Liao entered at night from the Doumen of Sun Quan's field barracks.

"I'm in Luoyang, I have to be reminded by Lu Shi", Liu Bei sneered and said: "He said: The sky is not complete. It dawned on me. Yuan Shu and Sun Quan are both children of the family, and they are very knowledgeable, but this kind of scholarship is the art of destroying the country. As far as military law is concerned, what they learn is the so-called 'three missing one' and 'the sky is not complete'. Field battles actually leave the enemy with defensive gaps and dead ends. This kind of tactics is resting on the battle of the army armed with the metaphysics of the I Ching, and naturally it will not suffer a loss. However, if they encounter an army that does not know what the 'I Ching' is, they will inevitably be defeated (this is why we have fought with foreign armies and have been defeated repeatedly).

I am different, I not only know the absurdity of the profound metaphysics of the I Ching, but also the weaknesses of adhering to the metaphysical theory. The cavalry I lead, there will never be a hoof nail on the horseshoe, long-distance running, fighting with each other, and the cavalry of Yuan Shu's power is by no means inferior to me. Camping in the wilderness, the other party shows flaws, I will never dare to attack because of softness, and the gods placed in the Dou Gate are by no means an obstacle for our soldiers who believe in the Father. Zibu, whoever dares to be my enemy, you can see me criticize and destroy the withering and decaying. ”

Liu Bei was still unsatisfied, and said hatefully: "Who dares to 'besiege three and lack one' to me, I will let him see how the soldiers with firm beliefs in Qingzhou can get supplies continuously through the gap, and they will attack the other party and defeat the other party's siege."

What I am afraid of when I go to the south this time is that I am afraid that Yuan Shu and Sun Quan will not learn and have no skills, and the more they do not learn and have no skills, the less they will be able to destroy the country, and the more they like to engage in strange and obscene skills, then I really want to fight one city after another. Fortunately, these two people are the best in the family, and the more they study, the more idiotic they become. Fight with two idiots, nine brigades are not enough? ”

Liu Sun's competition is no longer at the same level.

I think that back then, the Japanese were very aware of the military weakness of China's I Ching thought armed, and for this reason, for many years, the Japanese always preached to China the breadth and profundity of the I Ching thought, but they never implemented it themselves. Just to let the Chinese put their weaknesses in the clear, so that they can have another Sino-Japanese war. Liu Bei's other purpose of going south this time was to completely destroy the metaphysical ideas of the I Ching in Jing and Yangzhou. Therefore, the absolute disparity in strength can bring them absolute shock. Therefore, Liu Bei deliberately loudly declared his claim in public.

Four days later, the Qingzhou navy sailed into the river and landed in Jianye City, at that time, Sun Quan's city was Wuchang, Lujiang County, Moling had not yet been renamed Jianye, no one recognized the importance of Moling's geographical location - there is a winter ice-free river that runs through central China, and it is adjacent to the sea, which is of course the meeting place of materials from north to south of China, and the commercial location is extremely important.

At this moment, Moling City is just a small town, there are not many garrisons, and there are not many residents, watching the Qingzhou soldiers landing one after another, Liu Bei showed a faint smile on his lips: "With my powerful Qingzhou naval army, after this sudden landing, it is estimated that if Sun Quan does not do a good job in the relationship between Qingzhou in the future, he will never dare to move the capital to Moling." ”

On the bank of the river, the landed Qingzhou soldiers kept the search formation surging forward like a wave of waves, the first row of soldiers held a heron-shaped shield and stepped forward, ten steps and a rest, into a squatting posture, behind the shield, on the left side is a fighting soldier holding a round shield, on the right side is a crossbow soldier, two people rise and fall with the shield, squatting. The soldiers in the second row, from the gap in the heron-shaped shield, walked forward ten steps, and remained in a crouching position. The third platoon of soldiers crossed the ...... again So repeatedly, the entire Qingzhou army was like undulating waves, rolling forward.

At the Moling City Gate, the soldiers guarding the gate calmed down from the initial shock, and then shouted hoarsely: "Enemy attack!" Enemy attack! Close the gates! ”

A Moling lieutenant was stunned for a moment, then immediately stepped forward and scolded the soldier who sent the warning signal with the back of his knife, "What are you shouting, didn't you see that the other party is playing a bear flag?" In the land of the Central Plains, except for Xuande Gong, who dares to play the bear flag? Ladies and gentlemen, line up to welcome Xuande Gong into the city. ”

The soldiers at the city gate hesitated, and stood in two columns, waiting for the Qingzhou soldiers to enter the city with their heads down. A city gate soldier muttered unwillingly: "I used to look at the Qingzhou merchants and thought they were arrogant enough, but when I saw the Qingzhou soldiers today, I realized that the Qingzhou merchants were really humble - what is dragging, these Qingzhou soldiers are called dragging." ”

The advancing Qingzhou soldiers were full of murderous spirit, and they all looked like wolves and tigers in front of the Moling guards. The guards of the city gate watched the Qingzhou soldiers advance with envy and jealousy, and they had no intention of resisting at all - after all, Liu Bei was still an ally of Sun Quan in name, and the mustard at the top was clear to the soldiers at the bottom.

After a while, the Qingzhou soldiers began to enter the city in order, Liu Bei rode a red war horse to lead his subordinates into the city gate, just now the Moling lieutenant who scolded the city gate guard snapped a straight upright, hit the chest with his right hand, and performed a Qingzhou military salute: "Salute to you, my lord." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he reined in the reins of the horse, looked the lieutenant up and down, and asked slowly, "Qingzhou people?" Application! ”

The lieutenant straightened up, gave a military salute again, and responded loudly: "Beihai County, Qingzhou, regards it as a meritorious citizen, Zhang Gou'er, and salutes the envoy!" ”

After making meritorious contributions in Yangzhou, after returning to his hometown to register according to Liu Sun's agreement, the people who were recognized as meritorious citizens by Qingzhou were also called citizens and quasi-citizens, and enjoyed the same class treatment as local citizens of Qingzhou, but did not have the right to be elected.

Liu Bei slowly looked at the guards at the city gate one by one, and ordered: "Zhang Gou'er, take Chen to the general to take over the defense of Moling City, from today on, Moling City is under my jurisdiction, and the Moling soldiers are weak and strong, and they are incorporated into the Qingzhou army." ”

The guards at the city gate let out a suppressed cheer, and immediately remembered the strictness of Qingzhou's military discipline, and tried their best to stop and maintain their military appearance.

The generous treatment of Qingzhou soldiers is famous all over the world, and the continuation of Qin's "Law of Military Merit Reward and Punishment" is the fastest way for ordinary people to get rid of their lowly status. Only in Qingzhou did the samurai be treated equally to the scribes, and even had more opportunities for promotion than the scribes most of the time. There is no problem with not being able to read big characters, as long as you have a good body, enter the army, fight and eliminate illiteracy, after the end of the service, as long as you pass the assessment, you will become an official, on the contrary, the promotion path of a scribe is extremely narrow. Which soldier in the world does not aspire to become a sergeant in Qingzhou.

Liu Bei entered the city proudly, and Lu Su hurriedly took over the reorganization of the soldiers of Moling City. Liu Bei drank a cup of hot tea in the Moling City Mansion, and then greeted the generals: "People often say: under the thunder, it is too late to cover the ears, our army's action must be fast, Lu Zijing can be trusted, leave him in Moling to build our army's logistics base, and the accompanying caravan is all left, here, in the future, it will be the transit station of my Qingzhou goods." After replenishing the supplies, take a good rest tonight, get up anchor early tomorrow morning, target Wuchang City, no longer stop along the way, notify you to go down, transfer the guards to Moling, and let the veterans of Wujin City recruit mercenaries to help defend the city. The troops had to move quickly, and immediately ordered the whole city to be closed and ships were forbidden to leave the city. ”

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