Chapter 25: Slashing the Hair and Making an Oath
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, conscription became the main way to gather troops.
Most of these Xiliang troops were recruited by Dong Zhuo, Niu Fu is a good hand at looting money, where can he train soldiers,
The Xiliang Army under his command has the worst combat effectiveness, and the same treatment is also bad.
Hearing that Lu Bu was a general canonized by the imperial court, and promised to feed everyone, these captives were willing to follow Lu Bu.
For them, to whom is not to be a soldier. Obviously, this Lu Bu is much more powerful than Niu Fu, and he is more promising with him.
"The little one is willing to follow General Lu!"
"The little ones are willing, as long as the little ones are fed. The general asked the small ones to hit whoever was small. ”
"The general is on top, and the little one is willing to go to the soup for the general."
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Lu Bu was not surprised that these captives were willing to follow him.
Even if Lu Bu didn't come forward this time, it would be easy for these Xiliang captives to surrender.
However, now there are 30,000 or 40,000 Xiliang troops in his army, and if he defeats Li Dao, he may be able to absorb nearly 100,000 Xiliang troops.
Scattered and reorganized, it is just a reluctance to absorb them, as long as there is a slight setback, these Xiliang troops are afraid that they will flee.
As soon as they run, it will inevitably affect the whole army and cause a great rout.
Lu Bu did not just ask them to submit, but to train a strong army.
An invincible and invincible army.
so that they may be born and die with them,
It's not enough to fill in your belly.
In order to win over these people in the shortest possible time and cultivate the military spirit, Lu Bu decided to invest in it.
He shouted, "I am glad that you are willing to follow me." I assure you. As long as you fight bravely to kill the enemy, kill an ordinary soldier of the enemy, reward the same money, and behead a soldier, you can get 15 acres of land. Using the enemy's head as evidence, the more heads you kill, the higher the title you get. ”
Hearing that there is a consistent amount of money for killing ordinary soldiers, and killing an enemy general wearing armor can reward fifteen acres of land, not only the Xiliang prisoners, but even the Bingzhou army have their eyes shining.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, land annexation was serious, and a large number of people had no land.
Land has a fatal attraction for ordinary people.
They shouted: "General, what you said is true? ”
"General, you're not lying to us, are you?"
"If a general kills an enemy, can he really get the same money?"
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Seeing that everyone was still questioning, Lu Bu suddenly pulled out his sword and cut off his hair with a sword and threw it to the ground.
He held his sword and shouted loudly: "Heaven and earth are the witness, and I, Lu Bu, swear by cutting my hair." If he breaks his promise, he will not die well. ”
You must know that in this era, only slaves and barbarians are short-haired.
saw that Lu Bu actually cut off his long hair in order to show his commitment.
Everyone present was speechless in astonishment.
Cheng Lian screamed in fright. "General, why do you ...... Why do you bother? ”
Wei Yue hurriedly picked up Lu Bu's broken hair, and sweated on his forehead in a hurry.
"General, you are the Hou Ye, how can you cut off your hair like this. What can I do now? What should I do? ”
Lu Bu said indifferently: "Don't care, as long as everyone understands my Lu Bu's determination." Are you willing to believe in me Lu Bu now, and are you willing to follow me Lu Bu to fight the world? ”
Whether it was the state army or the Xiliang army, when they saw Lu Bu actually swear an oath, they all bowed down excitedly and clenched their fists and shouted.
"We are willing to follow the general and swear to the death."
Tens of thousands of people shouted almost at the same time, and the sound shook the sky and soared straight to the top of the clouds.
When Lu Bu heard this, he burst out laughing. "Hahahaha...... Good. From today onwards, there is no Bingzhou Army, no Xiliang Army, only the Lu Family Army. In the future, you will be my brother Lu Bu, sharing blessings and hardships. ”
Tens of thousands of soldiers clasped their fists and shouted. "No!"
In the barracks, when everyone gathered together in twos and threes, they couldn't help but discuss the matter of General Lu Bu's oath.
"The general doesn't need to cut his hair, how can we not believe what the general says? Ay! ”
"Seriously, if it was a former general, I really couldn't believe it?"
"You don't believe the general?"
"Letter. Of course I believe it now. The generals have shaved off their long hair, how can I not believe it. If you can cut off the head of an enemy, you will be rewarded with a consistent amount of money. Cut a few more, and you can buy a few acres of land. ”
"If you are so unambitious, I will cut down the armor and receive a reward of fifteen acres of land."
"What about you? And don't look at yourself. Can you? ”
"For fifteen acres of land, it's worth it even if I work hard."
"Fifteen acres of land, if there is, then the whole family will not have to go hungry anymore. It's worth fighting for your life. ”
"The next time I fight, Lao Tzu will cut off the head of an enemy desperately. If the general really rewards the money, Lao Tzu will sell his life to the general from this year onwards. ”
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The Lu family's military marshal's account.
Li Su, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and several of their generals looked at the general's flat head, and many people felt sorry.
Li Su sighed even more and said, "General, you ...... Sloppy. Even if you want to win the trust of the soldiers, you don't need to cut your hair. It's just going to make people laugh. ”
Cheng Lian and Wei Yue felt even more remorseful.
Why didn't you stop the general at that time.
Now I don't have a face to see anyone.
Lu Bu saw the expressions of regret and self-blame of his subordinates, and he was secretly happy in his heart.
Damn, I don't know how difficult it is to take care of this long hair.
What's worse is that there are such good conditions for this marching battle to bathe every day.
I haven't washed it for two days, and my hair is itching terribly. I didn't know that those literati were always shouting. The body is skinned, and the parents who receive it dare not destroy it, and the beginning of filial piety is also.
You can understand that you persuade people to take care of themselves.
But with such long hair and long nails, don't you itch and don't you bother?
In the past, it was not good to cut it casually, otherwise I would be scolded to death by those literati.
Lu Bu, who had long been dissatisfied with long hair, had an idea at that time, so he took this opportunity to cut off his hair.
Not only can you cut off your long hair, keep a dry little flat head, but you can also win the hearts of the military, killing two birds with one stone.
Lu Bu admired his wit a little.
When he saw that his men were all sorry and anxious about his hair, he reassured:
"Alright. Don't dwell on it. Don't you see it now, the morale of the whole army is high. As long as you can make the soldiers work together to deal with a strong enemy. Why bother with just hair. You still refer to how to solve the problem of Usuke. Don't forget that behind him there is an army of 100,000 Li Dao and them, and how to defeat Li Dao and them is the key. ”
Hearing the general mention of Li Dao's 100,000 army, Cheng Lian and they could only put down the matter of their hair, thinking about how to completely eradicate Niu Fu and defeat Li Dao and them.
Li Sugang opened his mouth and said: "General, the other three are okay to say, it's that Li Dao ......."
Suddenly, a soldier walked in. "General, there are four outside the camp, one of them claims to be Hu Chi'er, he carries the head of Niu Fu, and says that he wants to abandon the darkness and turn to the light and join the general."
When Lu Bu heard it, he suddenly remembered.
Worst. Forgot about this stubble.