Chapter 16: The Iron Law

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During this period of implementation of Tuntian, Liu Bei did not give up the actual combat training and military expansion of his new army, and divided the 10,000 people into three armies, except for the first army responsible for Tuntian and daily training to maintain law and order, the remaining two armies attacked Guangyang County and Shanggu County with Zhuo County as the center, it can be said that Liu Bei almost did not encounter any organized resistance in these two places, except for the occasional rogue and yellow turban thieves, Liu Jiajun quickly controlled these two counties, and became a force to be reckoned with in the three counties at that time.

Liu Bei's series of measures in Youzhou temporarily solved the problem of public security in Youzhou, so that Youzhou had a thriving situation for a while, and the promulgation of the tuntian system also made Youzhou expected to completely solve the problem of food shortage in the autumn harvest season after 3 months, but the biggest problem at present is that with the current grain reserves, can it be held out until the autumn harvest, and how to survive the whole three months?

In addition, Liu Bei also has his own little abacus, three months later, that is, in October, Zhang Jiao will die of illness, if he doesn't want to get enough food in these three months, then three months later Liu Bei will have a soldier who grabs the territory, but he did not call the food of this group of soldiers, he can only watch others go to make war exploits and divide the territory, which is absolutely impossible to do.

So, Liu Bei planned to intervene in the Central Plains war for his future.

In Jixian County, Guangyang County, which is now the city of Beijing, the 10,000-strong army of Liu Jiajun was ready to go, with guns and gongs and drums shaking the sky. I saw a handsome and dashing man walking to the podium in the midst of all the attention, his hand raised slightly, and a black-faced man next to him who seemed to be a ghost hurriedly handed over a weapon that everyone had never seen before, facing everyone, smiling slightly, scorching in the sun, fascinated by thousands of people, of course, it would be nice if his earlobes were not so big...

Liu Bei, who is already 23 years old, is no longer the appearance of the dwarf winter melon when he was young, from the moment he made a fortune selling straw shoes, Liu Bei's appearance has begun to deviate from the trajectory of history, and gradually every day with big fish and meat, nutrition slowly keeps up, and then from the expansion of the army to the present, it has also fought more than a dozen battles, this military career has created a resolute face and burly posture, and the whole person looks heroic and sassy It is not an exaggeration.

In addition to lamenting Liu Bei's extraordinary appearance, everyone was speculating about what kind of weapon was in Liu Bei's hand, only to see that the weapon looked like it was spliced together by two swords, just when everyone doubted, I didn't know that Liu Bei turned the weapon slightly, and the weapon was separated, Liu Bei put it in the scabbard with his left hand and his right hand, and put it into the scabbard together, and everyone complained in their hearts: "It turns out that it is really two swords!" ”

Liu Bei looked at the wooden appearance of the soldiers below, coughed dryly, paused, and said: "Soldiers, in the past three months, you have been practicing day and night, waiting for the day, fighting hard and strong, your sweat, your tears, everything you have paid will be rewarded today." Now, the Yellow Turban thieves are making trouble in the Central Plains and fighting against the Han Dynasty, and we are about to go to the front line and fight to the death with the enemy! ”

When the soldiers below heard this, their eyes showed excitement, and some even showed bright smiles, because in the past three months, in their eyes, the Yellow Turban soldiers were simply weak and incompetent, and could even be said to be useless. They could not resist even the simplest charge, and in their opinion, attacking the Central Plains was tantamount to making a contribution.

Liu Bei looked at this high morale, relieved and couldn't help but be a little worried, he continued: "It seems that all the soldiers are very confident, this is a good thing, but here I want to tell you, each of you has listened carefully to me: you can despise the enemy strategically, but you must pay attention to the enemy tactically!"

Only by strategically despising the enemy can we dare to fight against the enemy; in order to maintain a strong fighting spirit, perseverance, and move forward; Only then can we be temporarily in difficult conditions, not be confused by the phenomenon of the enemy's external strength and middle work, and not be pessimistic, disappointed, and stagnant in overestimating the enemy.

Attaching importance to the enemy tactically is a realistic guarantee for defeating the enemy. Only by attaching importance to the enemy tactically can we avoid underestimating the enemy and having the idea of paralyzing and underestimating the enemy; Only then can we adopt a cautious attitude and pay attention to the art of struggle in every specific struggle; In order to keep a clear head, not to be reckless and reckless, to complete the battle. If you incur unnecessary losses because of your underestimating enemies, or even lead to defeat! Punish severely, do you hear clearly!"

"Hear me clearly!"

"Yun Chang, you read to them our new military regulations"

"It's sir!" Guan Yu waved at Liu Bei, and then said to the bottom: "I've pricked up my ears to hear clearly, if you want to be a soldier of the Liu family's army, you must have the rules of the Liu family's army, and this military rule is called "Iron Law"

One of them: Hearing the drum does not enter, smelling the gold does not stop, the flag cannot be raised, the flag is not subdued, this is called rebelling against the army, and the offender is beheaded.

Second: the name should not be called, the time is not enough, the time is not violated, and the law of the teacher is changed, which is called a slow army, and the offender will be beheaded.

Third: Spread the battle at night, neglect and do not report, and even more plan to violate the slow, the voice is unknown, this is called slackness, and the offender is beheaded.

Fourth: complain more, anger its main general, do not listen to constraints, and teach it to be difficult to control, this is called forming an army, and the offender is beheaded.

Fifth: Laughing and laughing, defying the forbidden covenant, and rushing through the military gate, this is called a light army, and the offender will be beheaded.

Sixth: the weapons used, bows and crossbows, arrows without feathers, swords and halberds are unfavorable, and the flag is withered.

Seventh: Rumors and sophistry, fabricating ghosts and gods, pretending to dream, wanton heresy, and bewitching sergeants, this is called an adulterous army, and the offender will be beheaded.

Eighth: Good tongue and sharp teeth, acting in vain, transferring sergeants, making them discordant, this is called slandering the army, and the offender will be beheaded.

Ninth: Wherever he goes, he abuses his people, and if he persecutes a woman, it is called an adulterer, and the offender is beheaded.

Tenth: stealing people's property, thinking it for its own benefit, taking people's heads, thinking it as their own merit, this is called stealing the army, and the offender will be beheaded.

Eleventh: The army and the people gather to discuss matters, enter the tent privately, and listen to the military aircraft, which is called visiting the army, and the offender is beheaded.

The twelfth: or hear what is planned, and hear the order, leak it out, so that the enemy knows, this is called betraying the army, and the offender will be beheaded.

Its thirteenth: When calling, the tongue should not be stammered, the eyebrows are bowed, and the face is difficult, this is called a ruthless army, and the offender is beheaded.

Fourteenth: out of the army, before and after, noisy speech, do not obey the forbidden training, this is called a chaotic army, and the offender will be beheaded.

The fifteenth: to use the wound to avoid the expedition, pinch the wound and fake the death, so as to escape, this is called the fraud of the army, and the offender is beheaded.

Sixteenth: The master is in charge of money and food, and when he gives rewards, he is a private relative, so that the soldiers and soldiers have a grudge, which is called a bad army, and the offender is beheaded.

Its seventeenth: the observation of the thief is not tried, the thief is unknown, to the point of not speaking, more is less, less is more, this is called the wrong army, the offender is beheaded. ”

After reading this series of military regulations, every Liu Jiajun felt frightened, and a very small number of people who have read the book know that this is the most severe military order, Han Xin's seventeen prohibitions and fifty-four beheadings, Han Xin relied on this set of strict military orders to fight for Liu Bang's Han family, but when Han Xin was executed by rebellion, few people dared to mention this set of military orders again.

Liu Bei looked at the embarrassed expression below and sneered: "This is afraid? The last one: if one person retreats, one person will be beheaded, if the whole team retreats, the captain will be beheaded, and if the captain dies and the whole team retreats, the whole team will be beheaded! Are you all--listening--clear-------?--?-?- “

"Hear me clearly!!" The coercion caused by Liu Bei's gloomy voice to the soldiers made everyone feel that there was a thousand catties of burden on them, and everyone's heart felt heavy.

And the most ruthless is the last one, which tightly binds the relationship between the captain and the soldier of each team once, and it is inseparable no matter what.