After pondering for a moment, Chen Sheng spoke: "The two generals were born in the Yellow Turban, and Zhang Jiao and the others, governing the city, and the people are also in chaos. Therefore, it is understandable that the two generals were not good at governing the city. ”

Chen Sheng's words made Liu Bi and Gong Du breathe a sigh of relief, and also made them ashamed.

"I'm ashamed." The two raised their fists in unison and said.

"It doesn't have to be this way." Chen Sheng said with a smile.

After a pause, Chen Sheng changed his words and said, "However, since the two generals have become the generals under my brother, they are responsible for governing more than ten cities and protecting one side. Naturally, we have to change it. ”

"Please also teach me, the general." Liu Bi, as the elder brother, immediately said.

Chen Sheng was even more satisfied when he saw Liu Pi's interest. So, he said solemnly: "First of all, it is the troops. You wait for the two, there are too many troops. ”

Liu Bi and Gong Du immediately pricked up their ears and listened.

"Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao and others, because of their lack of ability, their troops are insufficient. Therefore, they wantonly gathered strong men, and plundered everywhere, and it was a mess. Even though there were many troops, they were defeated in the end. In a word, the soldiers are fine, not many. Chen Sheng said in a deep voice.

Liu Bi and Gong Du are both Yellow Turban Generals, and no one often says this to them, but after listening to Chen Sheng's words, they suddenly realized something, and nodded again and again.

"Therefore, the two of you should reduce your strength from 20,000 to 12,000. Each commanded a battalion of 6,000 men and horses. ”

After Chen Sheng analyzed it, he officially explained the way to deal with it.

"No."

Liu Bi and Gong all listened to the art of war and comprehended it, so naturally they had no opinion, and they promised repeatedly.

"The eliminated soldiers can be sent into the civilian sector to replenish their strength and reclaim the fields. In this way, there will be more food in the coming year and self-sufficiency. Chen Sheng said again.

And Liu Bi and Gong all listened. I wrote it down meticulously and planned to implement it immediately.

Seeing this, Chen Sheng said, "In addition, you have too much wealth in your hands. ”

Liu Bi and Gong Du were stunned when they heard this, and Liu Bi blurted out: "The last general is willing to dedicate the mansion to the general." ”

"The last general is willing, too." Gong Du also hurriedly said.

It's going to be wrong.

Chen Sheng immediately cried and laughed when he heard this, and Wei Yan next to him was even more disdainful, thinking, our generals have always regarded money as dung.

Scatter all the wealth of the family to provide for the soldiers.

Because the general knows that in troubled times, the army is the king's way and depends on it.

And these two guys are not enlightened, and they hide in the house with money. Now, our general wants to mention it, but he thinks that my general is greedy for money, which is really a bit despiseful.

Wei Yan's surname is proud, and he really looks down on these two.

However, Chen Sheng couldn't look down on these two people, and after smiling bitterly, he had to say: "It's a good thing to have wealth, but in troubled times, it's a good thing to be able to keep wealth." If you can't keep your wealth, you will eventually be robbed of it, and not only that, but you will also lose your more precious life. What do the two generals think? ”

"Exactly." Liu Bi and Gong Du were born in a reckless manner, and they knew this very well, so they said without thinking.

"And to keep the wealth, you need an army." Chen Sheng said.

"What does the general mean?" Chen Shengdu said this, Liu Bi and Gong Du both gradually came to their senses and said.

"Count the goods and put them together. Then they were successively distributed to the soldiers, or went to Jingzhou to buy food and clothing, and gave them. In this way, the soldiers will be grateful, grateful, and will work harder. Defense, naturally, is stronger. Chen Sheng said.

"No."

Liu Pi and Gong Du suddenly understood completely, as if they had seen the sky through the clouds and mist, and they suddenly opened up.

Why didn't you think of it before?

The hearts of the two were very excited, and at the same time, they secretly regretted why they didn't expect it. I am also grateful for Chen Sheng's teachings.

"For the time being, this is the case, and the elite soldiers are mobilized to reclaim. In this way, you can keep Runan worry-free. Chen Sheng saw that the two of them listened, and he also smiled a little and said.

"No."

The two of them said yes.

In the following half a month, Chen Sheng was busy, helping Liu Pi and Gong Du to be concise, counting their wealth and goods and distributing them to the soldiers.

In addition, a caravan was organized to go to Jingzhou to buy grain.

Runan is scarce, while Jingzhou is rich. And the Wancheng forces are inextricably linked with the Jingzhou forces, and it is best to buy food, clothing, etc. from Jingzhou.

In addition, Chen Sheng also helped those eliminated soldiers and sent them to the people. In addition, publish the list to appease the people.

These things kept Chen Sheng's busy feet from touching the ground.

But Chen Sheng didn't feel tired, but full of energy, as if he had endless energy.

Because with the continuation of these measures, the spirit of the people in the city suddenly changed, and the army became more and more elite and more morale-high.

Needless to say, it only takes a year or two for these dozen cities to be digested.

More than a dozen cities, 12,000 elite soldiers. In addition, Chen Sheng advanced to Jiang Guang first, won five cities, and expanded the number of elite soldiers under his command to 6,000, plus Zhang Xiu's original 14,000 elite soldiers.

Combined, there are 32,000 elite soldiers. There were also twenty-six cities.

I remember that when I was granted the right to fight, my brother's strength was only 15,000 elite soldiers. And now, in just a few months, the strength of the army has increased to 32,000 elite soldiers.

Moreover, the number of cities was enlarged to twenty-six.

The increase in troops, forces, eventually turned into a thing.

My capital to contend with Cao Ying has increased again.

Chen Sheng's heart was heartily happy.

After another half a month, more than a dozen cities became more and more orderly, and the soldiers were more and more elite.

There is one more thing, Chen Sheng passed the first year after coming to this era.

That is to say, the time has entered Jian'an for three years.

In the third year of Jian'an, that is, when Cao Ying went south again. Therefore, Chen Sheng planned to go back to Guangcheng and prepare to meet Cao Ying.

However, there is one more thing, Chen Sheng is very uneasy.

That is the war ability of Liu Bi and Gong Du.

This day, the sky was clear and cloudless.

It was the time when Chen Sheng led his troops to leave.

Liu Pi and Gong Du also rode horses to send each other, and they sent them for five or six miles along the way.

"Just send it here."

Chen Sheng said.

"No."

Liu Bi and Gong Du promised to say.

Chen Sheng looked at Liu Bi and Gong Du, after a month of tempering, these two have grown a lot, and they have become more calm and reliable.

So, Chen Sheng said his last worries.

"You and the other two have some ability, but the strong have their own strong players. This Li Tong in the west of Runan, this person is very capable, and he is a famous general of the Cao army. You and the other two are definitely not the opponents of this person, so if there is a battle, you must remember not to meet the attack, just defend the city. If you really can't hold it, you can send someone to Wancheng to ask for help, and I will lead the troops to respond. ”

At the table, Chen Sheng said very solemnly.

"No." Liu Pi and Gong Du also solemnly responded.

"Alright, take care, two generals." Seeing this, Chen Sheng said.

"Take care, General." Liu Bi and Gong Du responded in unison.

After that, Chen Sheng rode the horse and left. led Hu Che'er, Qian Chong, Chen Feng, Wei Yan, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua and other generals back to Nanyang County.

And Liu Pi and Gong Du watched Chen Sheng completely disappear from sight before they went back.

In this way, Chen Sheng defeated Jiang Guang to the west and obtained five cities, and Liu Pi to the east, and Gong Du obtained thirteen cities.

Eat the big with the small, open up the borders, and increase the power greatly.

This speed of expansion naturally attracted the attention of many princes. Among them, the most concerned are naturally two people, Cao Ying and Yuan Shao.

Between Cao Ying, Zhang Xiu, and Chen Sheng's brothers, it goes without saying that they do not share the hatred of the sky.

And what about Yuan Shao?

You must know that Jiang Guang, Liu Pi and others defeated by Chen Sheng were all Yuan Shao's generals.

And during this time, something big happened in the north.

Yuan Shao completely defeated Gongsun Zan and unified Hebei.

Will these two let Chen Sheng go?

It's stormy again

Today's strong push, first three chapters.

The next chapter is in the wee hours of the morning.