After haggling with Mi Zhu for a long time, they finally reached an agreement on twelve jars of wine a month, plus some extra meat as a reward.
Mi Zhu also didn't expect that Zhang Fei, a gangster, would actually learn clichés, and she didn't expect that Zhang Yuanchang, who looked quite honest, turned out to be with that gangster.
Mi Zhu himself said that he would be rewarded ten altars at a time, but who knew that these two guys would actually try to trick him on the number of rewards.
You must know that the lord Liu Bei only conducts military exercises twice a year and gives two rewards to the entire army. The total number of rewards each time will not exceed fifty jars of wine... Can these two guys really not understand this rule? ? !
Mi Zhu had no choice but to add two more jars of wine to keep these two guys from going too far... The Chinese New Year was just around the corner, and money was needed everywhere, so how could he have the time to fight with these two guys? Forget about these things.
Zhang Fei and Zhang Xi are already very satisfied.
That is to say, Zhang Fei listened to Zhang Xi this time, first spoke loudly, and then Zhang Xi helped with the tricks, otherwise there would be no gain today.
After having wine, Zhang Fei suddenly felt that he had enough confidence, and the next day he called six primary schools for a meeting to discuss this matter of having fun in the army.
When several small schools heard about this, not only did they want to divide the rankings, but there were actually rewards, and the rewards were actually related to alcohol... Who wouldn't be interested in this matter? !
Just one ranking made several small schools gear up to prepare for a big fight.
For the soldiers at the bottom, their ranking may not be as important as a piece of meat, but when they reach the level of a small school, what they want is to move up a level... If you are always at the bottom of the ranking when playing in the army, you have Do you have the confidence to compete with me for promotion? !
So for small schools, it doesn't matter whether they are drunk or not, ranking is the key.
For the soldiers under their respective command, not only wine, but also other meat rewards are the motivation for their efforts.
Now that all the requirements are met, what else can we say? Let’s start practicing.
Those who have conditions, such as Kou Feng and Zhang Fei's Buqu Primary School, naturally prepare gifts and either ask Zhang Xi or Zhang Fei to ask for tips on this play.
Everyone saw the first Cuju competition. The two teams were able to perform so cruelly because they were taught privately by two people.
Zhang Xi and Zhang Fei were also happy to see this happen. After all, their purpose was not only to train troops, but also to train generals.
Neither Zhang Fei nor Zhang Xi would tell them how to train and arrange their troops in detail. Even if Kou Feng begged Zhang Xi, Zhang Xi wouldn't say anything.
If you say so, you will not achieve the goal of training generals.
Both of them just told these small schools that the football field is just like the battlefield. Each player is a member of their team. This is essentially a game of siege and defense.
How to break through the "city gate" or defend the "city gate" is something that these small schools have to consider. Therefore, in the next competition, the assessment and ranking will be based on small schools. Each small school will You must stand next to your team and direct.
In this way, a group of people prepared for five days, and finally met in the school field.
Some people believe that when two armies meet, the brave will win, such as Kou Feng. He just let his team rush and fight fiercely, gain the advantage before the opponent could react, and then besiege him.
Some people believe in risking death and surviving. For example, Zhang Fei's team first allows the opponent to attack, and then finds the opponent's flaws and kills them with one blow.
Of course, there are also people who are more balanced, develop in a balanced way, and try to win through a strong formation, while there are also people who only go on whichever road is strong and rely on slant attacks.
The final result is of course a victory and a defeat, the winner is proud, the loser is unwilling to die... And this time the reward finally belongs to the small school of Zhang Fei's troops.
The reason is also very simple. Zhang Fei's troops have superior physical fitness. In addition, those who can serve as Zhang Fei's troops also have certain commanding abilities. After understanding the principles of formation, it is normal to win. matter.
There is no hidden commander-level talent in Zhang Fei's army, who can offset his physical advantage with formation and command alone. There is also no one with advanced tactical vision who can see through the opponent's offensive routine immediately and take action immediately. Respond.
In the end, what we compete for is the physical fitness and willpower of the soldiers on the field, and what we compete for is the command ability of the small school. It is reasonable for Zhang Fei's small school to win.
As for what will happen next...it's really hard to say.
Although Zhang Fei's Bu Qu has superior physical fitness, the gap between the two is not too big, and it is not completely impossible to overcome such an enemy on the battlefield. These small schools know it well.
As for the command level...including Kou Feng, there are six small schools in total, and no one thinks that the other party is much better than themselves.
After all, this is play, not a frontal battle.
You don't get another chance to fight on the battlefield, but for fun, it happens every five days. If you lose this time, you just have to find a way to win it back next time.
If there are any shortcomings in our team, we should find ways to avoid them. If we make any mistakes this time, we should correct them next time... This is the purpose of training generals.
In this way, the army drills every five days, and after the drill is the highlight - playing Cuju.
The army lives like this every day, playing games if there are games, and preparing for games if there are no games, so much so that a group of soldiers almost forget that the Chinese New Year is coming soon.
Zhang Xi and Zhang Fei have not forgotten that before the Chinese New Year, Liu Bei always returns to Xinye from Xiangyang.
As soon as Liu Bei comes back from Xiangyang, he will definitely bring back new news and make corresponding new arrangements.
As expected, Liu Bei returned to Xinye in mid-December, and as soon as he came back, he summoned his subordinates and began to discuss the response plan for the new year.
Liu Bei went to Xiangyang. Not only did he successfully let Guan Yu guard Fancheng, but he also established a good relationship with the Jingxiang family. He was in a good mood after returning.
At one point, Cao Cao in the north was always the biggest threat.
Although Cao Ren's army was repelled, it was only a partial force after all. Once Cao Cao freed up his hands from the north, he would sooner or later move south to Jingzhou.
Not only Liu Bei knew this, but Liu Biao also knew it, otherwise he would not have agreed to let Guan Yu guard Fancheng.
Guan Yu can be said to be the most famous and capable commander-in-chief in the entire Jingxiang area. There is no one more suitable to guard Fancheng than him.
Although Guan Yu is Liu Bei's man, Liu Biao is willing to temporarily cooperate with Liu Bei if he considers the strong threat from Cao Cao.
It's hard to say who is using whom. After all, the common enemy of Liu Bei and Liu Biao is Cao Cao. At least until Cao Cao's threat is removed, Liu Biao will not only not harm Liu Bei, but will also try his best to meet Liu Bei's needs.
Liu Biao, although his level is a bit low, is still the Eight Horsemen of Jingxiang, and he is a person who has established a foothold in Jingzhou as a migrant. He cannot be stupid, nor can he not be aware of the gang under his command. The thoughts of the Jingxiang family.
But Liu Biao didn't want to surrender. At least he never thought about surrendering to Cao Cao when he was alive. Otherwise, he would have plenty of opportunities, so why wait until now.
Now Liu Biao also knew that his men were unreliable, so he asked them to defend Fancheng. Maybe one day Cao's army would appear at Xiangyang City, so he and Liu Bei reached a tacit understanding to cooperate with each other to fight against Cao Cao.
But Liu Biao also had Liu Biao's difficulties, that is, the number of troops he could actually control was not large, and he needed these people to suppress the ambitions of the Jingzhou aristocratic families, so he could not support Liu Bei too much in terms of military strength.
On the other hand, Liu Biao also wanted to prevent Liu Bei from taking advantage of this opportunity to become bigger, so he was only willing to give Liu Bei a limited degree of support, such as support in terms of grain and grass.
There is also an advantage to doing this, that is, Liu Biao can more effectively control Liu Bei's army.
Xinye is a small town with limited food production, and Fancheng is similar to the concept of a semi-military zone. It is surrounded by preparations for war, and the cultivated land has long been abandoned. Therefore, Liu Bei's army's food and grass supplies must be provided through Liu Biao's subsidies.
If Liu Bei makes any changes, or wants to take the opportunity to expand, Liu Bei will be very uncomfortable if Liu Biao cuts off the food and grass.
Liu Biao thought well, but Liu Bei was not a person who would sit still and wait for death.
On the one hand, he asked Guan Yu to organize people to reclaim wasteland as much as possible while holding on to Fancheng.
On the other hand, his purpose of making friends with the Xiangyang family is also to gain the support of the Xiangyang family and obtain a stable supply channel of food and grass from the family.
But among the aristocratic families of this era, who is not an old fox? Who would bet the fate of the family on a person who doesn't even have his own territory? !
The Huang family in Jingzhou is the closest aristocratic family to Liu Bei, but even so, the Huang family still has no intention of completely cooperating with Liu Bei. It only gave a symbolic amount of money and food to Liu Bei in the name of Jiangxia Huangzu. .
Therefore, after Liu Bei returned to Xinye, on the one hand he began to take charge of Xinye's defense issues, and on the other hand, he also came back specifically to discuss with Zhang Xi and Xu Shu about the pursuit of Jiangxia.
Don't look at it with Fancheng in hand, it seems that Liu Bei already has a relatively wealthy area... Actually, he is not.
Fancheng has always been Xiangyang's barrier. It has been operated by Liu Biao as Xiangyang's defense line for many years. Basically, the people here have been moved to Xiangyang by Liu Biao, and those stationed here are basically the army.
It was not until Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou and captured Xiangyang that Fancheng achieved a certain degree of development with the strong city of Xiangyang blocking the south... But even so, the nature of Fancheng as a military fortress was not affected. Change, otherwise Cao Ren would not have been able to rely on it to hold on to Guan Yu's attack for a year, giving Xu Huang a chance to defeat Guan Yu.
It is inappropriate to regard Fancheng as a development base at any time. It is not a stable rear area and does not have enough people to cultivate it.
The only advantage of Fancheng is that relying on Fancheng, you can go south along the Han River and quickly communicate with Xiangyang, Nanjun, and Jiangxia.
Don't think about Xiangyang and Nanjun. Unless Liu Biao is dead in these places, there is absolutely no room for Liu Bei to intervene.
On the other hand, Jiangxia... Without Fancheng, Xinye would have to travel a long land route to communicate with Jiangxia, and might have to pass through Xiangyang in the middle. But now that there is Fancheng, Jiangxia's supplies only need to go north along the Han River to reach Fancheng. .
Although it is also very troublesome, the section from Jiangxia to Fancheng is considered to be going upstream, but it is always much more convenient than taking the secretive land route.
Now Liu Bei is beginning to be attracted to Jiang Xia.
What's more, Liu Bei also talked with the Huang family in Jingxiang. There are many people in the Huang family who are dissatisfied with Jiangxia Huangzu... If this is the case, there is no need to worry as long as the operation is better. If the Huang family in Jingxiang falls out, they might be able to gain support from the Huang family in turn.
