Liu Bei is from Zhuo County, Youzhou, and is not only good at using cavalry to fight, but also good at understanding horse nature.

At that time, Cao Cao gave Liu Bei more than 100 horses to choose by himself, and Liu Bei took a fancy to the skinny Lu at a glance among the horses, thinking that he was a good horse.

As Liu Bei saw it, under his careful care, Lu had a strong body, amazing bones, and powerful limbs. And with Liu Bei's southern expedition to the north, crossing the river and going up the mountain, as if walking on flat ground.

In order to ensure the spirituality of the war horses, Liu Bei would often let the horses go out to eat when they were stationed, so that they could eat grass normally to keep them active, and also to save grain and grass.

If there is no time for the horses to graze during the march, it is necessary to provide grain and grass and war horses to eat. After all, food provides more energy than grass, and it will not lose weight easily on long marches.

But Liu Bei never imagined that one day his beloved war horse would not die on the battlefield, but would be eaten by a group of ragged Shanyue barbarians.

Liu Bei angrily walked out of the camp and came to the place of the incident under the guidance of Tai Shiheng.

I saw Liu Feng leading more than 100 cavalrymen with bows and guns, and surrounded seventy or eighty Shanyue barbarians in ragged clothes, with broken hair and tattoos, shouting loudly.

"Phew!"

Liu Bei rode his horse and galloped over, and said angrily: "What the hell is going on, who killed my horse?" ”

Liu Feng greeted him from the side and arched his hand and said, "Father, I led the horses to graze in the mountains and let the war horses eat on their own." However, out of nowhere, they killed a group of Shanyue people from Han, drove the horses into danger, and shot them with bows and arrows, and several war horses were hunted by them, and Lu was among them. ”

After a pause, Liu Cover looked hideous and said: "Er is asking where their tribe is, if they have a tribal residence, they should lead troops into the tribe to kill them, and they think that Lu will take revenge." ”

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang held the reins, frowned and said, "Lord, just deal with it according to the law, and don't hurt the innocent." If innocent people are injured, months of hard work of our army will be burned. ”

Since Zhuge Liang joined Liu Bei's army, he has constantly emphasized the importance of the people's will to Liu Bei. When the soldiers entered She County, in order to win the hearts of the people of Shanyue, Liu Bei killed the old soldiers, deterred everyone, and awarded Zhuge Liang the military discipline in the army. Under Zhuge Liang's governance, the army did not plunder, the people dared to plow the fields, and the army and the people were in harmony.

Now Zhuge Liang is worried that Liu Bei will be angry and go on a killing spree, thus destroying the long-term united front work.

In Zhuge Liang's plan, when Danyang County is taken, if these tens or 200,000 Shanyue people are properly appeased, at least 10,000 elites can be selected, and tens of thousands of people can be obtained.

Liu Bei's face was displeased, and he raised his hand to signal Zhuge Liang not to say more.

"Boom~"

Liu Bei rode his horse to Shanyue Barbarians, looked at their frightened faces, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect to kill the sons, I don't know why the sons killed my horses?" ”

The leader of Shanyue, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head and said in Chinese: "Since the beginning of autumn, my people have no rice to eat, and they have fed their hunger with grass and fruits. To this day, the people of the tribe are so hungry that they eat the horses when they see them. If the nobles are resentful in their hearts, they can kill me You Qian, and I hope that the nobles will please let me and others go. ”

Liu Beishun went to the prestige, and saw that this person had yellow muscles and thin muscles, a wide physique that could be seen with muscles and bones, a stubbled beard on his face, and traces of being beaten.

Liu Bei was silent, and then looked at the Shanyue barbarians behind him, his heart was touched, and he asked: "A certain sergeant under the tent has never stepped on rice, nor has he taken rice without permission, why don't you have rice to eat?" ”

You Qian lowered his head embarrassedly, and said in a muffled voice: "Sun Quan's soldiers have bullied us and others, and the rice fields on the banks of the mountains and rivers have been cut away by them, how can we still have rice to eat." ”

Liu Bei's heartstrings were plucked, he raised his hand, sighed and said, "You wait and go!" ”

"Father!"

Liu Feng rode up, frowned and said: "The barbarians do not obey the king, and they are afraid of power but not virtue. If it is easily indulged now, the prestige of our army may be lost. ”

Zhuge Liang's gaze swept over Liu Feng and he couldn't help but shake his head secretly. Fierce temperament, shallow vision, although courageous, but not king. In the future, if the lord has an heir, he should establish the lord of benevolence and righteousness as the king, so that he can rule the world and the people.

Liu Bei raised his hand to stop Liu Feng, and said in a deep voice: "Compared with livestock, people should be the first and animals second. There is no distinction between the importance of humans and animals, how can they become humans! Confucius said that a gentleman should not harm people with animals. If you kill them now, you have no virtue; And they were tired of our war, and had no rice to eat, so they had to hunt horses to eat. If you kill them now, it is unrighteousness. ”

After a pause, Liu Bei said earnestly: "Feng'er, don't take the good as small, don't take the evil as small." ”

The horsemen spread their mouths and let these mountains go away. Seeing that Liu Bei was so benevolent, You Qian showed gratitude, kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, if you have the opportunity, you should repay you with your life." ”

Liu Bei looked at the backs of You Qian and the others, hesitated for a while, and shouted: "Since you are the patriarch, I don't know how many people are in the clan?" ”

"There are more than 2,000 men and women in the tribe." You Qian replied.

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Wait here for a while, and then send another seven days of rations and grass and wait." After seven days, the fighting will cease. ”

"Nobleman!"

You Qian looked shocked, tears appeared in the corners of his eyes, and said: "The noble man doesn't care about our revenge for killing horses, and pities us and other sufferings, how will we repay the barbarians?" ”

Liu Bei held the reins and said with a smile: "Don't you wait to repay the favor, you can wait not to harm my war horse." ”

"Haha!"

After speaking, Liu Bei laughed and left.

Zhuge Liang rode a horse to follow, and praised and said: "The Lord is benevolent and righteous in the world, and he has the virtue of Mu Gong's dead horse." Today's righteous deeds of the Lord will surely make the people of Shanyue grateful. ”

Liu Bei sighed with nostalgia and said: "The war is chaotic, the people are hungry, how can you bear it. The great affairs of the husband must be people-oriented, how can you harm the good because of livestock. ”

When Liu Bei rode his horse slowly to the camp gate, he saw Zhuge Jin, Bu Qi, and Yan Jian standing in front of the door. Worried that the three of them had the intention of leaving, Liu Bei turned over and dismounted, stepped forward, and asked, "The three of them are here, can they have something important?" Whether the hospitality is not well prepared makes the three want to leave the army. ”

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, Zhuge Jin took the lead and praised him: "The general is benevolent and virtuous, and he attaches great importance to both military and strategy." If the general does not give up, we are willing to serve the general. ”

"If the general does not give up, we are willing to work for the general." The three of them answered.

"Congratulations, my lord!" Zhuge Liang arched his hand and said.

Liu Bei smiled from ear to ear, and said in a loud voice: "The three gentlemen are talented, and they are willing to help, and they are very happy in their hearts." ”

"Prepare three gentlemen to serve, and set up a banquet to celebrate it."

"The general doesn't have to, when the victory breaks Sun Quan, it's not too late to have a celebration banquet." Zhuge Jin stopped and said.

"Good!"

Liu Bei took the hands of Bu Qi and Yan Jian and went straight into the camp. Zhuge Liang comprehended Liu Bei's meaning, held Zhuge Jin's hand, talked about brotherhood, and then entered the camp.

……

Jiangdong Barracks, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Sun Quan was worried about the decisive battle, and in order to boost the morale of the army, he invited Jiangdong military generals. At the banquet, the Jiangdong military generals were quite interested, intertwined with chips, guessing fists, and it was not lively. After all, since the war, these Jiangdong warriors have been ordered by Sun Quan three times that they are not allowed to drink, which makes them feel quite restrained, and now that they have the opportunity, they naturally want to drink and have fun.

Looking at the generals who were drinking and enjoying themselves, Sun Quan suddenly cried, tears flowing down his cheeks, and his clothes couldn't stop.

"Why is that?"

Cheng Pu, who was sitting in the lower seat, said with a shocked face: "When you are happy today, how can your subordinates suddenly cry!" ”

As Cheng Pu spoke, all the generals in the tent fell silent, and they all turned their eyes to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan wiped his tears with his sleeve, choked up and said, "Quan Si's father and brother too!" ”

"My father fought in the north and south, galloped all over the world, but unfortunately died in Jingchu, when Quan and his brother were lonely and had nothing to rely on; Fortunately, the elder brother was brave and powerful, entered Jiangdong, and surrendered the six counties, and shocked the world, but unfortunately died at the hands of the assassins. ”

"When my brother was dying, he handed over Jiangdong to the power, and entrusted Gu to you, wanting to sit and watch the success or failure, thinking that he would protect himself. However, a certain person has few talents and virtues, and he cannot take on his responsibilities alone, which causes Liu Bei and Liu Qi to enter the Kou and repeatedly lose their territory. If the battle is defeated and Danyang is lost, the power will have no face to see his father and brother! ”

The generals also showed shame, as the generals left behind by Sun Jian and Sun Ce, they swore to help Sun Quan keep the foundation, but now when Liu Bei and Liu Qi entered the Kou, they drank and punched here.

As he spoke, Sun Quan burst into tears and said, "If my father and brother are here, how can I bear Liu Bei's evil in Jiangdong and annex the territory." ”

Zhou Tai stood up and said loudly: "Tai is deeply resented and greatly favored by his subordinates, so he should be loyal to his subordinates to serve his death." ”

Jiang Qin angrily threw his wine glass and said: "Qin is a lowly person, he is a lowly person, he is favored by Sun to rebel, and he does not dare not repay it, and he will fight to the death to break the enemy today to protect the foundation of Jiangdong." ”

Dong Xi held the long sword in his hand and said excitedly: "Attack on the heavy responsibility of General Sun, tomorrow's battle will be closed except for death, if there is a betrayal, attack and behead it." ”

Cheng Pu, as the person with the highest prestige in the army, led everyone to kneel down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "The words of your subordinates are ashamed of Pu Ye." Receiving the grace of the general for three generations, it is the sin of our generals to lose their teachers and land, and tomorrow we can only fight to repay the general's kindness. ”

"The only way to repay the general's kindness is to fight!" The crowd shouted.

Sun Quan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and secretly sighed that the army's heart was available, so he hurriedly got up, helped Cheng Pu, Dong Xi and others, and said: "Tomorrow's war, there will be Lao Zhujun." Jiangdong is owned by one person, and there is also a share of the monarchs. ”

"Don't dare!" Everyone said modestly.

I have to say that Sun Quan has abundant resources. The political resources left by Sun Jian and Sun Ce, as well as Jiangdong Junjie's civil and military affairs, under his words, will have to fight to the death to repay the favor.

Of course, Sun Quan will also be a man, and he knows that he can't just talk about it. In front of everyone, Fengyi was immediately rewarded, Cheng Pu and Zhou Yu were each awarded one county, and the rest of the generals were awarded to hundreds of households or hundreds of households according to their status, which greatly stimulated their morale.

Military heart is available also!

(There is no one today, and tomorrow the third watch will start)

(End of chapter)