With the previous lessons learned, this time, Liu Bei planned to bring three battalions into Shu.

Before entering Sichuan and Shu with great difficulty, it turned out to be a fish bombing bureau, destroying all the enemies in waves, and it was not fun at all, it was completely diamonds and bronze, which was overkill.

This kind of waste of money, although Liu Bei is very rich, although Liangzhou is very rich, he can't always do it.

So this time Liu Bei didn't bring many soldiers and horses, just three battalions, but this time he didn't bring new soldiers, all of them were elite.

This time the enemy is different.

Last time the enemy was a rabble, this time the enemy is a fighting nation.

Known as the Ban Yu Barbarians by the Han Chinese, this people have lived in the Ba County area for a long time, and are very strong and good at fighting.

It is said that they sang and danced in the battle of Muye, rushed to the merchants, defeated the merchants, and made great contributions to the victory of the Wu Dynasty.

In the two Han Dynasty, the people were known for their loyalty to the imperial court, provided a large number of soldiers for the imperial court, and repeatedly enjoyed preferential treatment of tax reductions and exemptions.

Liu Bei had not witnessed the battle with his own eyes, but he had heard of it when he was in the court.

He heard that the combat method of the people is to pay attention to combat skills, pay equal attention to attack and protection, attack power is strong and light and agile, and compared with the ordinary mountain people, Ban Yuman is more disciplined, better at fighting in formation, and has the demeanor of a professional soldier.

This alone can reflect the difference between the money and the average opponent.

They can fight in formation, they can fight in formation, which is something that no number of armies can do, at least it is difficult for the ordinary peasant rebel army to do this within a year or two of the uprising, but the people can.

Array is discipline, and discipline is combat effectiveness.

What's more, Liu Bei also heard that in terms of equipment, the people also have quite good smelting skills, and are good at using swords and other fighting weapons, and most of them are made of iron.

In terms of defense, most of them wear leather armor for the lightness of mountain warfare, but they are good at using wooden shields to improve their protection ability.

It is also said that this group also has the advantage of being good at archery, and they also hold annual hunting events to learn from each other.

Such a group of enemies who are good at fighting, ordinary recruits can't deal with it, and recruits still have to experience a little bit of fighting with some weak enemies, little by little to enhance their strength, accumulate experience, and step by step.

As soon as you come up, you will deal with a strong enemy, and the losses will be relatively large, and it is not worth it.

Liu Bei has worked hard to train recruits, and the various investments are staggering, which is unimaginable for those guys who use big-headed soldiers as cannon fodder, so he cherishes the lives of every soldier very much.

This time, Liu Bei did not use new soldiers, directly dispatched elite troops, and personally commanded the troops to come to Shuzhong again, intending to have a good fight with this group of people in the shortest possible time and completely subdue them.

Then, take it for your own use.

That's right, Liu Bei decided for the first time that after this battle, he would build an army in Shuzhong.

Since Liu Hong wants him to defend in Shuzhong, it is natural and normal for him to establish an army in Shuzhong, how can he guard the place without soldiers?

As for the cost......

Liu Bei planned to go to Hanzhong to have a good chat with Liang Hu, and strive to finalize this matter, so that Liang Hu could use the funds of Sichuan and Shu to help him raise troops and handle some affairs, and then take this opportunity to open up business and trade between Shuzhong and Liangzhou.

Since Liu Hong is so generous, he wants to completely hand over Sichuan and Shu to himself to manage, then Liu Bei feels that he will definitely not be able to live up to his expectations.

The insects are dancing around the sun, vying for power and profit, giving everything for their own selfishness, completely ignoring the fact that they are about to pull a kingdom into the abyss.

Since they were unceremonious, Liu Bei felt that he had no need to be polite, and being polite to them was digging a grave for himself.

At the beginning of August of the fifth year of Zhongping, Liu Bei reorganized the strength of the three battalions, left Yan Zhong and Jian Yong to take charge of the government affairs of the state government, and took the team from the previous campaign to Yizhou again, and arrived at Wudu County by Qishan Road.

But this time he didn't go directly to Guanghan County, but crossed the mountains and mountains, passed through Yangping Pass, entered Hanzhong, and then directly attacked Bajun from Hanzhong.

Liang Hu, the assassin of Yizhou appointed by the imperial court, is staying in Hanzhong, waiting for Liu Bei to lead troops to escort him into Shuzhong to take up his post.

The elite Liangzhou army moved quickly, and Liu Bei, because he had something to do, took the lead with his personal guards, and arrived in Hanzhong on August 12, where he met Sugu, the Taishou of Hanzhong, and Liang Hu, the assassin of Yizhou.

For Su Gu, Liu Bei just talked and laughed symbolically for a while, and had no ideas, for Liang Hu, Liu Bei really had a lot to say.

When he was in Luoyang, Liu Bei had a very good relationship with Liang Hu, and asked him to help Gongsun Chan get a position, and later I heard that he helped Gongsun Chan to get a position as the governor of Liaodong, and asked Gongsun Chan to lead troops in Liaodong.

In these years, he corresponded with Gongsun Chan occasionally, and Liu Bei learned that Gongsun Chan was more satisfied with this position, because from time to time he could catch some invading Hu cavalry, so Gongsun Chan roared up with the cavalry and beheaded them in exchange for a reward.

But the situation in Youzhou has been stable in recent years, and Gongsun Zhan, a guy who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, is still useless, and he can't make great achievements, which makes him a little depressed.

Liu Bei remembered that it seemed that a rebellion was about to break out in Youzhou, and some people claimed to be the Son of Heaven to do things, but I don't know why, until today, the rebellion in Youzhou has not broken out, and now the overall situation is still stable.

Moreover, it may be affected by Liu Bei's big victory in counterattacking the Xianbei in the west, and even the Xianbei people in the north of Youzhou have reduced the number of plunders in the south, and Youzhou has become more stable.

It's interesting.

Gongsun Zhan's matter aside, after Liang Hu saw Liu Bei, he had a feeling of seeing an umbrella, and immediately greeted Liu Bei and shook hands tightly, looking at Liu Bei with tears in his eyes, making Liu Bei think that he had done something to Liang Hu......

Later, Liang Hu explained that this time he went south to Yizhou to have a task, the task was to help Liu Bei open the Shudi market, and then help Liu Bei sell salt and make money.

"Before I left Luoyang, His Majesty and Zhang Changshi both met me and told me that they wanted me to pay attention to the primary responsibility of this appointment as the Yizhou Assassin, but I don't know the bottom of this matter, and I want to ask you how to operate this matter."

Liu Bei shook his head with a smile.

"It's best to put this matter aside first, don't rush to operate, there are many other aspects that can be operated, but the matter of salt should be slowed down a little in Yizhou."

Liang Hu was a little surprised.

"Why do you think that?"

Liu Bei told Liang Hu about his previous considerations.

The land of Sichuan and Shu is full of well salt, and the local clans are basically inseparable from the salt industry, and all the businesses that can develop and grow have salt have inseparable interests in selling salt.

If Liangzhou salt is introduced into Sichuan and Shu and seizes their market, it will almost be against the powerful clan of the entire Sichuan and Shu.

Before they can gain a firm foothold, they will all turn them into enemies in one go, not only will they not get the support of the big clans, but even those low-level people who rely on well salt to eat will not like them, they will feel that they are here to grab jobs, and when the time comes, the slightest carelessness will cause a civil uprising.

Once the people revolt is triggered, the chaotic people attack the prefectures and counties, and kill the officials, does he, the Yizhou assassin, still want to retreat?

The next Xi Jian is him!

"I see, you have this consideration."

Liang Hu thought about it for a while, felt that what Liu Bei said made sense, and said slowly: "You are right, if Liangzhou salt is forcibly introduced in this case, it will not only cause the big clan to revolt, but the people may not be happy, I am afraid that it will also be chaotic, and the situation will not be easy to clean up at that time......"

"We sell salt in Liangzhou, Sanfu and Sanhe, also because there are not so many salt wells in the local area, and in the same situation, in Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places, we can't do things smoothly."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "So it's better to slow down a little bit, think of other ways, don't compete with the locals for power and profit first, and make the relationship with the locals so bad as soon as you come, Xi Jian is not so easy to be." ”

(End of chapter)