In the military system of the Han Dynasty, the general was the supreme commander of the army, and the hussar general, the chariot general, and the Wei general were the same as the three dukes, and then the left and right generals were located in Jiuqingtong, but these positions were not permanent, and they were only called the generals who commanded the troops when there was a war, so the highest official position that the general military attache could obtain in peacetime was the Zhonglang general. The following lieutenant is the lieutenant, the chief of each department, the deputy position is Sima, the subordinate is set up with the song, the qu chief is the military marquis, and the qu is set up under the tun, which is the tun chief. Because the position of lieutenant is not lightly awarded (the Northern Army only has five captains, and later there are eight captains in the West Garden), the leading generals of many departments are Sima, and the subordinates of other leading battalions are Sima of other departments, and the number of soldiers led by them is appropriate and not fixed. The highest official position that Lu Zhi can appoint is Sima, and the appointment of the lieutenant and above can be through the court. Lu Zhi not only appointed Liu Ze as the Sima of other departments, but also transferred 1,000 soldiers and horses to his command, which shows his trust in Liu Ze.

"Thank you for the teacher's kindness, but this other ministry is disrespectful. However, a thousand soldiers and horses are not necessary. ”

Lu Zhi was stunned for a moment, thinking that Liu Ze was suspicious of the lack of soldiers, and said: "It is indeed a drop in the bucket for the division to know that this bit of soldiers and horses to save the Changshe, but the military situation of Guangzong is urgent, and it is difficult to draw out more soldiers and horses." ”

Liu Ze knew that he had misunderstood, and said with a smile: "The student has no such intention, he just wants to tell Teacher Sù to rescue General Huangfu, the student's five hundred light horsemen are enough, and there is no need to send any more troops." ”

Lu Zhi said worriedly: "Yingchuan's yellow scarf is not comparable to Cheng Yuanzhi and others in Youzhou, I heard that the commander of the army this time is Bocai, this person has a deep strategy, quite knows how to use soldiers, Zhu Jun is fiasco in his hands, Huangfu Song's generation of famous generals are also trapped in Changshe, Runde is going, don't underestimate the enemy." ”

"It's not a student to support the university, but the student's 500 light cavalry has been following for a long time, compatible and tacit, if you lead the officers and soldiers again, it will be difficult to integrate in a short period of time, and I am afraid that the combat power will not rise but fall, and the students are all light cavalry, although they can't travel thousands of miles a day, but they are also swift and extraordinary, and the rescue is like fighting fires, if you bring another thousand officers and soldiers, you will drag and delay, and you are afraid of losing the fighter plane."

As soon as he heard that Lu Zhi was going to send troops to him, Liu Ze refused. Liu Ze knows that there are not many soldiers but he is fine, so he has always taken the line of elite soldiers, with flexible tactics, efficient and maneuverable, and his combat effectiveness can be matched by a rabble like the Yellow Turban Army?

It is precisely because of such a short and concise team that Liu Ze has the courage to ambush Cheng Yuanzhi's 50,000 army with surprise victory, and has the courage to proudly challenge Zhang Jiao's 500,000 army. Now that Lu Zhi has sent him another 1,000 soldiers and horses, Liu Ze is very clear about the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers, not to mention that these are all arrogant soldiers of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, who are willing to obey and be under Liu Ze's control.

Lu Zhi had no choice but to say: "Okay, you must be cautious when you go, and you must not act rashly." ”

"Teachers rest assured that students will live up to their trust. It's just that the students still have something to ask for. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about anything."

"This is going to Changshe, thousands of miles away, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and other students have nothing to ask for, but the grain and grass of these five hundred people and horses are not a small number, and I ask the teacher to help."

Thousands of miles into the Changshe, the only thing that gave Liu Ze a headache was the supply of grain and grass, and if he couldn't solve the problem of eating for five hundred people, how could he fight?

Lu Zhi said with a smile: "Since Runde is already the Sima of another part of our army, the soldiers and horses under its jurisdiction naturally belong to the establishment of officers and soldiers, and the required food and salary are also paid by the court. In this case, I will sign a decree, and you will use it to ask for grain and grass from the government offices in various places along the way. ”

After that, Lu Zhi took a piece of yellow silk and wrote on it. Although paper has been popularized in this era, the quality of the paper is very rough, the color is different, and the thickness is uneven, not to mention smooth and flat, so it is rarely used in official documents, including the emperor's edict and other official documents of the court are still a large number of silk satin and the like. Lu Zhi quickly finished writing, stamped the official seal of General Beizhong Lang, and took the seal of a copper seal and black ribbon, and handed it to Liu Ze.

Liu Ze took a look, and this seal ribbon was the seal of Sima from other departments. There are four levels of seal ribbons in the Han Dynasty: the three princes are gold and purple ribbons, the Jiuqing and 2,000 stone officials are silver and blue ribbons, the two dry stones are below the copper seal black ribbons, and the 400 stones and below are the copper seal yellow ribbons. What was written on the yellow silk was an official document ordering local governments to provide grain and grass to Sima Liu Ze of other departments.

Lu Zhi's Beizhonglang General had great power during the war, and because of the heavy responsibility of exterminating the Yellow Turbans in Hebei, all prefectures, counties (countries), and counties were under his control, and all troops, personnel, and materials, as long as they were needed for the war, could be directly dispatched.

Liu Ze put both things in his arms, and with these two things, he didn't have to worry about supplies anymore when he traveled thousands of miles south to Yingchuan. Then Liu Ze saluted Lu Zhi and said: "Saving soldiers is like fighting a fire, there is no room for delay, so the student will resign and set off overnight, hoping that the teacher will cherish it." ”

Lu Zhi nodded and said, "Runde be careful all the way, no matter whether this rescue succeeds or fails, you must give me back alive." ”

Liu Ze's heart sank, although Lu Zhi's words were close to an order, but his concern was beyond words, Liu Ze said respectfully: "No! Students obey the teacher's instructions. ”

Lu Zhi waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." ”

Liu Ze retreated slowly. Suddenly, he thought that after this separation, Lu Zhi was already in prison when they met again, and he glanced back at Lu Zhi, wanting to tell him something, but when the words came to his mouth, he didn't know how to say it. It is an unchangeable fact that Zuo Feng came to Guangzong's army, and asking Lu Zhi for bribes is even more certain, so what's the use of saying this now? With Lu Zhi's character, even if he knew that Zuo Feng was going to ask him for a bribe, he still refused righteously and solemnly. Since there is nothing to change, there is no point in reminding Lu Zhi now. Liu Ze sighed secretly in his heart and withdrew from the tent.

Back at the camp, everyone was having dinner. Because of today's victory, the three armies were rewarded, although there was no wine, but a large number of pigs and sheep were slaughtered, but the meat was enough. Zhang Fei was gnawing on a leg of mutton in his mouth, and when he saw Liu Ze coming back, he picked up another leg of mutton and threw it at Liu Ze from a distance.

Liu Ze smiled, took it in his hand, this leg of mutton is quite fat, to say the least there are four or five catties, roasted to the outside is charred and tender inside, and it is sprinkled with salt and pepper, star anise and other spices to grind the powder, the aroma is attractive, to be honest, Liu Ze is also hungry, and eats honestly and unceremoniously.

Zhang Fei leaned over, his mouth was full, and he said vaguely: "Big brother, the food of this officer and soldier is really good!" "This foodie, never knew not to eat when talking? However, Liu Ze didn't mean to correct it, and there was no need to let Zhang Fei pay attention to these subsections, Zhang Fei was open-minded by nature, and he often did things spontaneously, this is his true temperament, and living happily and freely is better than anything else.

Liu Ze smiled and said, "Then you can eat quickly, we have to hurry after eating?" ”

Zhang Fei glared and said excitedly: "Another war?" Are we going to attack Zhang Jiao's lair tonight? ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Sneak attack, General Huangfu Song was besieged by the Yellow Turban in Changshe, and asked Duke Lu to send reinforcements, and Duke Lu ordered us to go to the rescue." ”

Guan Yu also leaned over at this time, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but say worriedly: "Yingchuan is thousands of miles away from here, and our army is alone in the depths, and it is bound to be difficult to provide food and grass. ”

"Yun Chang's worries are also my concerns, but Yun Chang can rest assured, this matter has been resolved." Liu Ze said and took out the official letter given by Lu Zhi and showed it to them.

Guan Yu looked at the official document asking the local government to support the grain and grass, and nodded: "In this way, our army will have no worries." ”

Sima of the other department was snatched by Zhang Fei, he looked at it, laughed and said: "Big brother, it's still your teacher's real name, and I'll give you an official as soon as I come, and we didn't catch it after a big victory in Zhuo County." ”