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On July 28, the Yuzhou camp was filled with banners, which read: "Loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but hungry and cold, and the heart of the helpless soldiers is chilling." How about "I have been fighting on the battlefield and serving as a soldier for ten years, but I have been left penniless." "Wen", as well as all kinds of strange words such as "Repay the traitorous officials and return my blood and sweat".
To sum it up in one sentence: I want money!
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for us!"
"Your Majesty, please be kind to me. I am hungry in my belly, and my family is still suffering from cold and starving. Your Majesty, please lower the curtain and pay me!"
"The emperor's grace is so great that I am willing to serve your majesty and fight on the battlefield for the great man!"
Under the banner, thousands of soldiers shouted in unison. Under the command of officers at all levels, they rehearsed how to express their intentions after seeing Liu Ce.
Hu Tianli, who was standing in front of the school grounds, was very satisfied and was thinking about how much money Liu Ce, the emperor, would give him so that he could enrich his own pockets.
Suddenly, a scout rolled up to Hu Tianli and said breathlessly: "Here they come, your Majesty's men are almost at the camp."
Upon hearing this, Hu Tianli immediately led a group of officers towards the camp gate: "Quick, come with me to meet the Holy Spirit!"
However, before he could reach the gate of the camp, Liu Ce arrived at the Yuzhou camp first.
Before the guards at the door could shout slogans, a group of guards and a group of spearmen armed with muskets entered the camp first.
Seeing the queue filled with murderous intent, the guard's Adam's apple suddenly rolled and he completely forgot about the rhetoric he had rehearsed before.
Then, more guards and two soldiers and horses of Liu Qi's army entered the camp. They didn't even glance at the officers and soldiers gathered on the school field, and directly dispersed them from the middle to the two sides.
Everyone in the Yuzhou camp was at a loss at this moment. They were suppressed and unable to move even if they had no idea of resistance.
This is the army, this is the warrior, and it is not something that lazy subordinates like them can match.
After confirming that there was no hidden danger in the camp, Liu Ce entered the camp under the attack and defense of the remaining ranks and central generals at all levels.
Behind him were three thousand Guards, as well as a thousand heavy troops and a convoy dragging several large carts of money, which slowly drove into the military camp.
Along with him, there were also the local garrison generals who had been ordered by Yu Jie to come to see the saint, as well as Wang Jian and Zhang Gui.
At this time, the officers led by Hu Tianli also rushed to Liu Ce.
Seeing that the situation did not develop as he expected, and there was no noise from the soldiers, his right eyelid instinctively twitched, and he immediately knelt down subconsciously: "General Hu Tianli, pay homage to your majesty, long live your majesty, and may this man live forever!"
The other generals of the military camp also knelt down to greet the holy driver.
However, Liu Ce did not take a second look at them, but looked up at the various banners.
Then he walked to a piece of wooden military regulations sign that had been trampled to pieces, leaned over to pick it up, patted it casually, and blew away the dust on it.
Seeing this, Yu Jie hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, such a dirty thing has stained your body of thousands of gold. This..."
"Am I so delicate?" Liu Ce straightened the wooden sign engraved with military regulations. "Back then, in order to survive, I could find something to eat in the mass graves full of corpses, let alone the dust?
Also, you said this is a dirty thing? Military regulations and rules are the basis for restraining the army, don’t you know it? "
Yu Jie: "Your Majesty, calm down, it was an old minister who made a mistake!"
Liu Ce looked back at the generals kneeling on the ground and said casually: "Stop kneeling, don't you want to give me a blow?
Okay, I'll give you a chance. Everyone, including the soldiers, must gather at the school grounds. I want to personally review the officers and soldiers of Shu! "
After saying that, he walked towards the reviewing stand at the school ground without looking back.
A layer of sweat broke out on Hu Tianli's body. He was annoyed that the officers and soldiers were useless, so he could only get up and follow the civil and military personnel to the school grounds.
Sitting on the reviewing stand, Liu Ce asked directly: "I want troops. Let's start now. Get the military books!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Tianli hurriedly ordered his clerk to take out a thick stack of military books and place them in front of Liu Ce.
Liu Ce did not look at the military register immediately, but asked Yu Jie: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the Yuzhou camp?"
Yu Jie replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, the Yuzhou camp has a total of 285,433 people, 6,280 war horses, and 841 pack horses."
Liu Ce: "Then let's start with the war horse. Bring the war horse over to me for a look."
At this time, not only Hu Tianli and the generals who drank the blood of their soldiers, but also the accompanying Shu generals also had their eyelids twitching.
Strategic materials such as horses have long been sold privately to noble merchants. Now, let alone war horses, there are not even a few pieces of horse shit to be found in the Yuzhou camp.
Hu Tianli hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, horses and other animals have no humanity. If so many horses are frightened and disturb your Majesty, the general will not be able to bear it."
Liu Ce: "What you said makes sense. In that case, Jiao Luo, you can lead a team to the stables to check out the situation and bring in as many horses as you like."
"Here!"
Jiao Luo immediately took a hundred Guards soldiers and called a quartermaster to go to the stables.
At this time, everyone was dumbfounded. It seemed that the emperor's inspection of the military camp was not just a formality, but a serious matter!
Hu Tianli also secretly complained in his heart that the development of the plot was completely beyond his expectation. He thought that Liu Ce would get along with the suffering soldiers, and then he would show his loyalty and fool him into drinking soldiers' blood and secretly selling soldiers, armor and horses. Maybe you can still gain trust.
But now, how could things become like this?
Just when Hu Tianli was thinking about how to deceive this matter, Liu Ce asked again: "General Hu, can the number of soldiers in this army list be enough?"
Hu Tianli hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the army roster and the resources are all right. It's just that it's the busy farming season, and the general has ordered some of the soldiers to go home and farm."
"Oh? General Hu is really considerate of his soldiers." Liu Ce smiled gloomily.
This laughter made Hu Tianli's sweat drip directly down his cheeks and onto the sand in front of him. He could only bite the bullet and reply: "This is the last general... he should fulfill his duty, and he does not deserve such praise from your majesty!"
Liu Ce's face sank slightly: "General Hu, let me ask you again, why have I not seen many people wearing armor since I entered the military camp?
According to the military register, the headquarters of Yuzhou Camp has a total of 20,000 sets of iron armor and iron helmets, 35,000 sets of leather armor, and two sets of military uniforms for each soldier.
Where are these armors? "
Hu Tianli was sweating profusely, lowered his head and continued: "Your Majesty, because the weather is too hot, the general is afraid that the soldiers will suffer from heatstroke, so they don't let them wear armor. This is the general's negligence, and the general is willing to accept the punishment."
Liu Ce nodded with a smile but not a smile, pressed his palm gently on the military register, then stood up slowly, looked at the 100,000 troops in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "I came to the Yuzhou camp today to review our Han Southwest garrison!
However, I was very disappointed when I saw your military appearance. If I tell you something you don’t like to hear, even if it is my surrendered army, I will kill five thousand of you without leaving any trace!
With your appearance, what qualifications do you have to stand here and talk about defending your home and country? What do those banners and white flags you hang up want to express to me?
Show off your power or show your incompetence? How ridiculous! "
Liu Ce's words didn't leave them any room at all, and Chi Guoguo tore their share of the plan into pieces.
Zhang Maocai, who was standing in the front row, couldn't stop trembling. Is this an imperial aura? It felt so oppressive that I almost fell to my knees.
"I don't want to say anything more to you people. This time I came and brought some things that you will like to see!"
As soon as Liu Ce finished speaking, those carriages were pulled under the reviewing stand. Four heavy soldiers lifted one of them with force. The moment they opened it, a silver light suddenly hit their faces.
"Silver! A lot of silver!"
Zhang Maocai and other soldiers in the front row suddenly had their eyes lit up, and they instinctively wanted to rush forward and grab them.
But when I saw those ferocious and heavy troops, I didn't dare to make a mistake.
Liu Ce said: "I will make it clear to you now. I have paid back the salary that the military camp has owed you for the past few years on behalf of your general and superiors.
And no one will take an extra month. It will be considered as funds for your retirement. After taking the money, go back and live a good life.
Of course, if you still want to stay in the camp, you must come up with some military qualifications. As long as you stay, your future treatment will be the same as that of the new army.
Now, those who are willing to retire should come forward and leave the camp after taking the money. Those who are not willing, stay behind after taking the money and wait for my test! "
