The most widespread and densely distributed area of the Taiping Daoists was divided into war zones by the three Zhonglang.

And the general He Jin, as the direct boss of the three lieutenant generals, commanded and led the three of them.

Now that the initial military preparations have been made, the next step is the specific division of responsibilities and the formation of the army.

The difference between the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty is that at the beginning of the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, out of practical considerations and the rise of local separatist forces, Liu Xiu ordered to stop the formation and training of the county soldiers in the Western Han Dynasty, and did not allow the local government to have county soldiers.

The Eastern Han Dynasty court only set up the central army in Luoyang, and set up battalions in the border passes and local key places, and was more accustomed to temporarily recruiting and forming an army in the event of war, filling it with the central army of Luoyang as the backbone, and then conquest, and then cutting it after the battle, so as to save military expenses.

Not to mention whether the temporarily recruited army can fight, the army controlled by the central court of Luoyang is a professional army, and its professional skills are still leveraged, and it is not weak at all.

Moreover, although the machine of the Eastern Han Empire is old and decaying, if it really wants to operate, it can still move a few steps forward.

On the first day of the third month of the seventh year of Guanghe, Liu Hong, the son of heaven, took the stage to pay homage to the general, and took Yin Hejin of Henan as the general, and ordered him to put down the Taiping Dao rebellion.

He Jin was grateful and expressed his willingness to die for Liu Hong.

So He Jin personally led the five battalions of Yulin to stay in the capital pavilion, ordered weapons, and guarded the Beijing division.

He also ordered the establishment of a garrison of Duwei at the Eight Passes of Luoyang to further strengthen the defense of the Beijing Division, and prevent the Yellow Turban Army in the Kwantung region from flowing into the land of Gyeonggi in case of emergency, so as to threaten the heart of the Eastern Han Empire.

At the same time, the three Zhonglang who were going to go to the battlefield were about to divide the army of the Luoyang Imperial Court.

General Lu Zhi, the general of Beizhonglang, led the five soldiers of the Northern Army to take charge of the Hebei battlefield and confront the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army, which had already started an incident, and strive to eliminate it and pacify Jizhou.

In addition, Nanzhonglang General Zhu Jun and Dongzhonglang General Huangfu Song each led an army, commanding the Five Colonels, the Three Rivers Knights and the newly recruited elite warriors, who were respectively responsible for the two theaters of Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

In terms of the distribution of troops, the strength of the three commanders is not far apart.

The five schools of the Northern Army led by Lu Zhi together have more than 3,500 people, plus the soldiers recruited during this period, there are about 20,000 soldiers who can command Lu Zhi, and the soldiers under the command of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are about the same number.

It is equivalent to three Zhonglang generals each leading an army of 20,000 people, and will face the Taiping Road Yellow Turban Army all over the country.

Lu Zhi, as a Confucian general with rich combat experience, completed the reorganization of the army as quickly as possible.

He dispersed the elite of the Fifth School of the Northern Army as grassroots officers among the newly recruited recruits, erected the skeleton of the army, conveyed military orders, and let the recruits study military orders and conduct emergency drills.

However, it is said that it is a new soldier, but these horses recruited by the imperial court in the Luoyang and Sanhe regions cannot be regarded as recruits in the strict sense, because most of them are not recruited for the first time.

Recruit once for training, recruit for training once, they themselves are actually more like reserves, military skills and military order slogans have not been forgotten.

It's not difficult at all to train them.

As long as the loot is enough and the food is full, the combat effectiveness they can exert is definitely not to be underestimated.

And in this tense and exciting preparation process, Liu Bei only did one thing.

Take the initiative to ask for help and fight for the big man.

Lu Zhi refused.

"Xuande, your wife and concubine are pregnant, this battle will not be finished for a while, you go to the battlefield with me, in case it is delayed for a long time, you may not be able to be present when the child is born, this is not good."

Lu Zhi was reluctant to let Liu Bei follow him on the expedition.

But Liu Bei has already made a lot of preparations for this.

He not only called Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Yong, Liu Sheng, and some of the sturdy men in the cottage to join the Han army in the early morning, but also wrote to his best friend again, hoping that he could come to Luoyang to join the army and make contributions.

Before, he was still thinking about whether he should come to Liu Bei after all his studies were graduated, but this time, he couldn't help it, he said goodbye to his teacher Le Yin and came to Liu Bei.

It can be said that everything is ready and only the east wind is owed, how can it suddenly be weak at this time?

"Teacher, all the wives and concubines in the disciple's family have been sent to the father-in-law's house, and the father-in-law will take care of them on his behalf, and he will watch them all day, but he can be safe, and his family is safe, how can the country be uneasy?"

Liu Bei said this lightly, but it was not easy to persuade Han Ning and Han Xiaodie to accept the fact that he was going to go on the expedition while pregnant, and Liu Bei himself was a little reluctant.

But this situation really can't allow him to indulge in the private affairs of his children, so he can only endure his worries and ask his father-in-law and mother-in-law to take care of Han Ning and Han Xiaodie on his behalf.

Of course, there is no problem for the old man and mother-in-law to take care of Han Ning and Han Xiaodie, but in this matter, they are also worried about Liu Bei's choice.

It was difficult to convince them, but they were persuaded in the end.

Lu Zhi had nothing to say in the face of Liu Bei's invitation, so he could only pat Liu Bei on the shoulder.

"Xuande is dedicated to the country, and there are people in the Han Dynasty."

So Lu Zhi accepted Liu Bei to join the sequence of the crusade against the Yellow Turban Army, as he did a few years ago, and according to Liu Bei's ability and previous military exploits, Liu Bei was appointed as the military commander, commanding an army with a number of 1,000 people, and following him left and right.

After Liu Bei took the military position, he packed his team and stuffed all the 107-person Liu family's personal soldiers into this thousand people, becoming his own military team.

But in addition to Liu Bei's own original forces, after learning the news of Liu Bei's expedition, many people became agitated.

For example, Zhen Yan, who was able to take up a position in Shangshutai because of Liu Bei's care and promise, was very anxious after learning the news that Liu Bei was going to fight, and directly asked for battle.

After getting permission, he put aside his position, then put on his armor, and joined Liu Bei's army with twenty skilled knights brought from the family with their own weapons and equipment, and wanted to personally serve as Liu Bei's personal soldiers, guarding the left and right, and swearing to protect Liu Bei's safety.

"You will never be in any danger until you die in battle!"

He gritted his teeth and swore to Liu Bei.

In addition, there are also the children of the six families who have a good relationship with Liu Bei and have been promised by Liu Bei, the Zhao family, the Li family, the Wang family, the Zheng family, the Yin family, and the Han family, and they are also collectively restless.

If the future has been promised, how can the present threaten the future?

When Liu Bei went to the battlefield, they had no reason not to follow.

They reported to their families and parents one after another, brought their own weapons, war horses, bows and crossbows, and led several or more than a dozen family soldiers who were brave and good at riding and archery, and joined Liu Bei's army, willing to protect Liu Bei desperately.

In addition to the inner circle around the Liu family in Zhuo County, Zhuo County, Zhuo County, in the future, more than 100 heroes who admired Liu Bei's prestige in the Luoyang and Sanhe regions also came to Liu Bei's mansion one after another, asking Liu Bei to follow him to fight, willing to protect his safety, and did not hesitate to fight for his own life.

They all said that if anyone wanted to harm Liu Bei, they would step on their corpses, and before their entire army was annihilated, Liu Bei's life was unshakable!

So back and forth, Liu Bei relied on his own appeal and influence to directly pull up a team of more than 400 skilled knights who joined the army just to protect him, and more than 100 of them were even good at riding and archery, and mastered the high-end skill of riding and archery.

These people did not join the army to crusade against the Yellow Turban Army, their highest or only mission was to protect Liu Bei so that he would not even have to be injured by a single hair.

Lu Zhi was of course happy about this, and thought that it was a good thing that Liu Bei had the protection of so many people, so he accepted their entry into the army, prepared rations for them, and provided logistical help.

In addition to these people who were willing to follow Liu Bei to the battlefield in person, Yuan Shao, as Liu Bei's [close friend], quietly sent Liu Bei a number of excellent swords and bows and crossbows, and gave ten good horses, hoping to add help to Liu Bei's going to the battlefield.

"These things are not enough for outsiders, but if you don't give Xuande, I really can't rest assured, Xuande must cherish his body, and when Xuande triumphs, I will definitely hold a celebration banquet for Xuande."

Yuan Shao looked reluctant to let Liu Bei leave.

Of course, he was indeed a little reluctant to let Liu Bei leave, because although the battle was to be fought, the political whirlpool in Luoyang City was still violent, and Yuan Shao felt that he was a little unable to grasp the lack of Liu Bei's counselor.

But Liu Bei had to leave, and he had no choice but to quietly get these contraband through his own channels and hand them over to Liu Bei, so that he could protect himself.

Liu Bei expressed his deep gratitude for this - look, I will say that it is useful to have a good relationship with Yuan Shao, although he is not particularly rich now, but how can he get some wool from him.

Compared with Yuan Shao, the Cao family, which directly received Liu Bei's favor and could change the fate of the next generation of the family, was even more direct.

When Liu Bei was nervously preparing for the expedition, Cao Cao directly took two strong men to Liu Bei's mansion.

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PS: Because I got up this morning and rubbed my eyes with my left hand, I added a more chapter, and by the way, I asked for a ticket~

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