"This time the yellow scarf is rising again, menacing, and the momentum is not lost in the seven years of Guanghe, although there is no bandit in the plain, but the Jizhou near the left and the Yanzhou Yellow in the south are rampant, and there is always a risk of attack, Lin Guoxiang still made plans early." Liu Ze is not alarmist, after the poisonous Yellow Turban forces were eradicated, although there is no yellow chaos in the plains, the Yellow Turban forces in the four prefectures and counties are huge, and the plains with abundant grain and grass will undoubtedly become fat in the eyes of the Yellow Turban Army from all walks of life.

Lin Hai's face was embarrassed. "This official doesn't know anything about leading the army to fight, and if this yellow scarf comes on a large scale, he has to rely on Liu Duwei."

"Protecting the territory and the people is the duty of the lower officials, but there are only 3,000 soldiers in the plain country, and there are ten counties under its jurisdiction, and the territory is vast. The number of soldiers in the Han system was 3,000, and the number of soldiers could not be increased at will without the permission of the imperial court.

"This official also knows that his country's troops are weak, and it is still difficult to deal with the fierce Yellow Turban thieves, and this time the court also ordered all localities to recruit volunteers on their own, but ......" Lin Hai said with some embarrassment, "After the chaos, the country's money and grain taxes have been unable to make ends meet, and the food and salary of the newly recruited soldiers is a big problem." ”

"Since the court has an edict to recruit volunteers, Lin Guoxiang is directly in charge of Zhang Bang's recruitment of troops, and the officials will find a way to pay for the salary." The recruitment list must be stamped with the seal of the prime minister, although Liu Ze is the military director of a country, he does not have this right. He had long been thinking about how to expand the army, and since the court had this order, he tried his best to encourage Lin Hai to recruit troops, as for the issue of army rations. He has his own ideas.

Lin Hai heard that Liu Ze had a way to solve the problem of food and salary, so why didn't he do it, he immediately ordered someone to write a recruitment list, affix the seal of the prime minister, and post it outside the four gates of Pingyuan City.

After the list was posted, there were many viewers, but there were very few people who really signed up to join the army. It's not surprising to think about it, in these days, fighting a war is like sending them to death, and who is willing to give up their lives in vain. Under Liu Ze's governance. Pingyuan County has enjoyed bumper harvests in the past two years. Compared with other states and counties that are starving, the people of the plains can be said to have no worries about food and clothing. Under such circumstances, there are really few people who voluntarily stand up and serve as soldiers.

Ding Xiancheng came up with the idea that if this list can't recruit troops, he can follow the old system. Ding three draws one. The quota for conscription will be distributed to all townships and towns. Ding Xiancheng's idea was blunt. It is to catch strong men and forcibly conscript them from house to house, as long as they meet the conditions for conscription. All are forcibly conscripted.

Liu Ze is not unclear about this, the conscription methods adopted by all dynasties and dynasties are generally like this, but such forced conscription, the resistance of the people will inevitably be great, and the soldiers recruited in this way are low, the combat effectiveness is weak, and once the war is unfavorable, the proportion of fleeing surrenders is very high. For Liu Ze, who is determined to take the route of elite soldiers, this move is the next step.

He pondered for a moment, and ordered two large bamboo baskets filled with copper coins to be carried to the place where the people gathered at the gate of the city.

"Dangdangdang......" A crisp gong sounded, attracting everyone's attention, and in an instant, a lot of people surrounded the city gate.

Liu Ze stood on a high place and said loudly to the people below: "Folks, the government is recruiting troops here today, do you know why?" ”

"Liu County Order, but is the yellow turban coming? I heard that the Jizhou Yellow Turban is very fierce? "Some people have heard about the yellow scarves.

"Not bad! Zhang Yan of Jizhou raised millions of troops, and the thieves were huge, not only Jizhou, but also Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou, all of them were in rebellion with yellow turbans. The yellow scarf is terrible or not, I believe you know it very well! Although there are no Yellow Turban thieves in our plains now, it doesn't mean that the Yellow Turbans won't come! Think about it, the plain has your fields, your homes, your parents, wives and children, if the yellow scarf comes, can this qiē still be saved? ”

The people standing below were silent.

"Folks, I, Liu Ze, have no intention of forcing everyone to enlist in the army, but the national disaster is at the head, and the husband is responsible, can every hot-blooded man watch your homeland and land destroyed, and your parents, wives and children slaughtered? If you still think you are a man, stand up and take up arms, destroy the Yellow Turbans, protect your families, and protect your land! Some people say, the yellow turban is coming, let's run for our lives! Escape? Where are you fleeing? If there is chaos today, the yellow peril is raging, and wherever you flee, it is also a dead end! Heroes, although the world is big, there is no place for it, taking a step back is no longer the sea and the sky, only bravely stand up, with our flesh and blood, to block the murderous enemy, is the only way for us to protect our homeland and protect our families!

"On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, I Liu Ze can't guarantee the safety of everyone's lives, and similarly, when I Liu Ze stands on the battlefield, I also have the determination to die. The death of people is heavier than Mount Tai, there is lighter than the feathers, for the people of the plain to die, for the plain land to die, that is heavier than Mount Tai, you will be a worthy hero, the people of the plain will always remember! Fleeing from the enemy, lingering for a long time, starving to death on the road, this way of dying is lighter than a feather, and will be spurned by the people of the plains! Manly husband, which is more important, you must also know which is better.

"From today on, as long as you are willing to follow me Liu Ze to kill the enemy and serve the country, it is my Liu Ze's robe, and everyone will take the same money to settle down, and in the future, in the army, as long as I have a bite to eat, I will never starve everyone. Every credit of everyone, Ze will also be remembered in his heart! Fame and wealth are in your own hands, strong men, are you willing to become Liu Ze's robe? ”

Liu Ze's words were impassioned, and the listeners were also enthusiastic, and as soon as his words fell, several young and strong men immediately stood up.

"Liu County Order, we are willing to follow you to kill the enemy and serve the country."

"We do."

"We are willing to ...... too" more people stood up.

For a while, there was a tide of applicants, Liu Ze showed a look of approval, and arched his hand to the surroundings: "Liu Ze, thank you, if you are willing to enlist, you can go over there to sign and receive the money, and report to the barracks tomorrow." ”

The flow of people rushed up, Jia Xu and a few scribes were busy, the long queue of registration could not be seen at a glance, and those who had signed or left their handprints were happy to get a string of copper coins.

The two large baskets of copper coins quickly bottomed out, and Liu Ze ordered a few more baskets to be carried to meet the needs of conscription, and at the same time required Guan Hai and Chen Zhi to strictly control the pass, requiring both quantity and not ignoring quality.

Within a few days, Liu Ze recruited six or seven thousand people, plus the original three thousand county soldiers, Liu Ze's command had tens of thousands of men. However, although it seems that the soldiers are strong, the combat effectiveness is so-so, and these recruits will not be able to pull on the battlefield in any case without training.

Guan Hai and Chen Zhi were still in charge of the training of recruits, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led 500 archers and 3,000 soldiers to cruise the border of the plain to prevent the Yellow Turban Army from invading and infiltrating the plain.

The richness of the plains naturally attracted the covetousness of the Yellow Turban Army in the neighboring states and counties, and they repeatedly crossed the border to attack the plains, but they were all small troops, ranging from 35,000 to 120,000. Without exception, these Yellow Turbans suffered from it, and the five hundred archers alone became their nightmare. Zhang Fei was even more murderous, if it weren't for Liu Ze's death order, Zhang Fei would have been eager to pursue across the border and go straight to the Yellow Turban Army's lair.

After eating a lot, the Yellow Turban Army also learned wisely, and they had to take a detour through the plains, and they were not willing to provoke the two evil gods standing on the border of the plains, even if they knew that the plains were rich in grain and grass, no one wanted to lose their lives for this. After the autumn, the training of the newly recruited troops on the plains was initially completed, and Liu Ze also sent them to the border in shifts to conduct actual combat exercises.

Until the end of the fifth year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Army has never been able to break through the defense line and enter the plain country, in the chaos of the world, the plain country can maintain a stable situation, it is a miracle of miracles.

By the spring of the sixth year of Zhongping, in addition to the Montenegrin Army in Hebei, some of the Yellow Turban Army in other places were cut off, and some were dormant, and their momentum had been greatly weakened.

Huang was defeated, everyone was jubilant, but Liu Ze was worried, Zhongping will be an unquiet year at the end of the sixth year, and the prelude to the Three Kingdoms will also begin here.

A carrier pigeon came from the capital, bringing Liu Ze the news that he had already expected - Emperor Ling of Han was seriously ill and was afraid that he would die soon. In recent years, the carrier pigeon has been cultivated a lot, Liu Ze has set up a communication group within the Jinyingwei, which is responsible for the cultivation management and communication of the carrier pigeon, Luoyang, Jizhou, Qingzhou, these branches have taken the lead in equipping the carrier pigeon and using the carrier pigeon to communicate with the plain General Administration, the news of Beijing and other places, Liu Ze can get it within one day.

According to historical records, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty died in April of this year, but after Liu Ze learned the lesson of the Zhang Jiao incident, he did not dare to judge based on historical records, after all, this history has quietly changed.

However, after getting the accurate news of the capital, Liu Ze concluded that Emperor Han Ling would indeed die in these few days. The death of Emperor Ling will inevitably lead to a baptism of blood and fire within the court, the stupid He Jin will completely become the laughing stock of history, the powerful Ten Standing Servants will also be wiped out in an instant, and the clown-like Dong Zhuo will appear on the stage, and the wheel of history will slide towards the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms with an unstoppable trajectory.

It's over, the era that belongs to Emperor Ling of Han is over, and the end of the old is a new beginning. (To be continued......)