Chapter 42: The Oath of Departure
Liaodong County, Xiangping City.
Early in the morning, Liu He led the generals to the military camp in the city.
In the large military camp in the city, Liu He has received the holy decree sent by Liu Bowen, and Wei You has also successfully united with Yuan Shao to attack together.
Now Liu He is about to go to Youzhou, and as soon as he arrives at the military camp, Wen Zhong has already prepared an army of 50,000 to wait.
Liu He was also wearing eight treasures of bright silver armor and a vermilion bird cloak, striding to the highest stage, ready to start the oath of the army.
As soon as Liu Hegang walked up, he looked at the 50,000 troops wearing armor and weapons in his hands, and his heart was excited.
These 50,000 soldiers are the most elite soldiers of Liu He, Liu He looks at them and is only 20-35 years old, but they are already soldiers who have survived many wars.
"Meet the Lord!"
The 50,000 troops knelt down on one knee at the same time, shouting in unison, looking up at Liu He one by one, their eyes full of worship and faith.
If it weren't for Liu He, the current border would not be so peaceful, foreign races did not dare to invade in recent months, and Liaodong was also developing rapidly.
They can protect their families and the country as soldiers, they can not only undergo high-intensity training, but also get a monthly salary, change the poverty of the family, even if they die in battle, they will not worry about the family, Liu He will help.
These are all done by this young man on the stage, so they are willing to die for him, and they are willing to fight for him.
Liu He was also very excited when he heard the voice of the 50,000 army, and even the lines that had been prepared were forgotten in their shouting.
Liu He squinted his eyes, looked at them, and shouted with all his strength: "Soldiers, if there is chaos today, and the heroes are competing, now only war can calm the world and let the people live a good life!"
"It is often said that a soldier in the army goes out for military merit, and a monarch goes out to seize the territory of others!"
"But I tell you now, not all the kings and soldiers of the world are like this. There are some people who are for their own ambitions, and some people who are for the sake of pacifying the world, but this is not the case with me and you! ”
"Although we say that we are to pacify the world, our ultimate goal is to fight for the people, fight for the peace of the world, and fight for the survival of the people!"
In the last few words, Liu He's voice reached the ears of the officers and soldiers in the army like a heroic righteousness.
The soldiers also listened with enthusiasm, they did not fight for individuals, but for the people of the world, for the progress of mankind.
This spiritual sublimation made them understand that the current war is not a simple recovery of Youzhou, but the first step to conquer the world.
This first step, for Liu He and them, is a key step, which can only succeed, not fail!
So they will burst out with 100% strength for this time, and they must take down the entire Youzhou!
As Liu He spoke, he thought of a famous quote by Zhang Zai, a great Confucian in the Song Dynasty, which is known to the world.
"Now, our purpose is: to establish a heart for the world, to establish a life for the people, to continue to learn for the saints, and to open peace for all generations!"
As soon as these words came out, not only the soldiers in the army, but also Wen Zhong, Ran Min, Wang Meng, Wei You and others were very shocked.
Wang Meng hurriedly recited in his mouth: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth...... Open peace for all generations! ”
Liu He saw that everyone was stunned, and his face was also a little flushed, so he hurriedly shouted: "Go on the expedition!"
Everyone reacted to Liu He's last words, and then turned their heads directly and walked out of the barracks.
Seeing this, Liu He took a deep breath and walked down quickly.
Wang Meng also pulled Liu He in great strides, and hurriedly said: "I didn't expect that the lord has both civil and military skills, and he can say such profound words, which really makes me sigh!"
Wen Zhong on the side also hurriedly said: "Lord, if today's words are spread, they will definitely shock the world, I am afraid that it is a sentence, it can be compared to Confucianism, in the future, the lord will definitely be able to ascend among the literati and ink writers with his literary talents!"
Liu He smiled and said modestly: "It's just a basic quotation, it's not worth mentioning."
When everyone saw Liu He's smile, they also smiled in their hearts, and felt that Liu He was too modest, and that sentence was enough to overwhelm the Confucian scholars in the world.
Wang Meng saw that Liu He didn't pay attention to it, as a military advisor, he should consider the lord, so he decided to find the Xuanmiwei and let the Xuanmiwei spread this sentence.
Wang Meng believes that soon, Liu He will become famous all over the world because of this sentence, so that even if you conquer Youzhou and Qingzhou, you can also have great talents to come to take refuge.
The people in the city also knew that Liu He was going to Youzhou today, so they waited at the city gate early.
As the sound of horses' hooves and strong footsteps came out, some sharp-eyed people hurriedly shouted: "They are coming, look, they are coming."
As the army of 50,000 passed, the people stood aside and hurriedly cheered, and some of the older generation even took out some eggs and fruits and handed them to the soldiers.
Seeing this, Yan Rou hurriedly reminded: "The officers and soldiers in the army must not directly take the things given by the people, and they must not disobey the order!" It's not easy for the people, have you heard? ”
Originally, some soldiers didn't want to refuse the kindness of the people and wanted to accept it, but when they heard Yan Rou's words, they hurriedly shouted: "I heard it!"
In this way, although the people took out a lot of things, the soldiers of the greedy wolf army did not dare to take them, but wanted to comfort the people.
Liu He saw that the army was about to leave the city, and hurriedly ordered Wang Meng: "Jingluo, I will hand over this Liaodong to you, the 30,000 troops in the city, Xianbei, Goguryeo, etc., should not come."
"And you have to ensure that the grain and grass are delivered safely, and there can be no negligence."
Wang Meng nodded, indicating that he knew.
Liu He left Wang Meng behind, naturally he was very relieved, and now the counties can organize tens of thousands of county soldiers to defend the city in time, which is enough to support the arrival of reinforcements, and the county guards are also very high commanders.
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Yuan Shao also took the oath today, decided to take Qingzhou, and sent Yan Liang as the commander, Zhang He as the deputy commander, and the military division to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to Qingzhou.
This time, Yuan Shao was very well prepared, and the elite soldiers under his command were also gathered here 50,000, but several generals.
On the other hand, Qingzhou Tian Kai, since Liu Bei went south to help Tao Qian in Xuzhou, there are no generals around him, and none of them have become famous, and defeat is a foregone conclusion.
Tian Feng even wanted Yan Liang to quickly defeat Qingzhou, and then wave his army to the north to compete with Liu He for Youzhou, and Yuan Shao naturally agreed.
However, Liu He, Wang Meng and others also know that after all, they also want to get involved in Qingzhou, and now it seems that it is the first to benefit.
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And Gongsun Zhan also received the news that Yuan Shao and Liu He attacked him at the same time, and immediately smashed his beloved vase.
Then gather the generals under his command and discuss how to arrange a retreat from the enemy.