Liu Bei didn't know what Zhang Wen was thinking, but with Cao's intervention, Zhang Wen obviously wouldn't wear small shoes for himself.
After the superior's problem was solved, Liu Bei began to mess with his own affairs.
This attack is not only a time to gain merit for oneself, but also a time to exercise with his subordinates.
It just so happened that as a Cavalry Commander, it was very reasonable for him to lead the elite Northern Army to attack. It was also natural for people like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Dun to follow him on the expedition.
If there is any difference between this time and last time, it is that Liu Bei is planning to let members of the Ministry of General Affairs also join the war.
He planned to use Zhang Wen's relationship to allow members of the General Affairs Department to join in the work of providing logistics for the army as logistics co-workers, so as to exercise their practical abilities.
There are many things that military logistics have to do, from food and clothing to sewing and mending. Logistics is responsible for many, many trivial things, which directly affect the combat effectiveness of frontline soldiers.
If it is done well, the army will be distracted and its combat effectiveness will be doubled. If it is not done well, the army will be distracted by chores and its combat effectiveness will be affected.
Therefore, if the logistics of an army can be managed well, then the main person in charge will definitely be a master in handling practical matters, and his ability to handle affairs will definitely be at the level of the elite among the elite.
When a large corps fights, those who do logistics can even leave their names in history.
The most powerful figures in this regard are Xiao He and Zhuge Liang.
Liu Bei does not expect that there will be a few people like Xiao He among his subordinates, but he will be very satisfied if they can handle things down-to-earth and become "capable officials" and "doer officials".
Among the five main leaders of the General Affairs Department, Jian Yong, Zhen Yan, Han Hao, Ruan Yu, and Yin Da, Liu Bei only left Jian Yong to stay at the headquarters, and the other four all led the attack.
Of course, it counts as a business trip, with bonuses and performance.
The members of the General Affairs Department were also inexplicably excited about this attack. They had benefited a lot from participating in such a major event and learning a little something.
I am extremely grateful to Liu Bei for providing them with this opportunity.
Liu Bei was dealing with the expedition here, and he had to appease his family there.
Han Ning and Han Xiaodie had just given birth, and their children were only a little bit older, so Han Rong, their mother-in-law, and Liu Bei's mother were all dissatisfied with Liu Bei's initiative to fight.
Liu Bei had to spend a lot of time explaining his reasons to the three elders, and finally gained understanding, but he had to face the sadness and reluctance of Han Ning and Han Xiaodie.
Liu Bei naturally felt a lot of reluctance.
But if you are reluctant to let go now, you may have to part ways in the future. Your reluctance now is for the sake of staying together in the future.
He did not want his mother, wife and children to live in a turbulent and troubled world.
Uncle Liu Huang has faced several separations from his wife and children during his decades of military career, which he does not want to experience again.
He didn't even want to try the pain of losing his family in every war. He could only do his best to rebuild a world where they could live a stable life and grow up healthily.
"The separation now is so that we can stay together forever and never be separated in the future, believe me."
He held the hands of Han Ning and Han Xiaodie, pulled them gently, hugged them into his arms, and smelled the fragrance on their bodies. Liu Bei slowly closed his eyes.
Many people, including family members, don't understand why Liu Bei, a winner in life who can win easily, has to go to dangerous battlefields.
But Liu Bei will use time and practical actions to tell them that his efforts are valuable.
The higher your status, the more you pay, and the more you get in the end, the rewards that exceed everyone's psychological expectations.
All this is worth it!
Two days before the expedition, Liu Bei held a banquet at the headquarters of the Ministry of General Affairs. He called together all the core subordinates who were going to attack with him for a mobilization banquet. Everyone had a lively meal, ate some meat, and said some words to encourage morale, and they were ready to go on the expedition.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone left one after another. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei held Liu Bei's hand and talked for a while before leaving one after another. Then the two met to compete with each other on the number of beheadings they would go out on this expedition, full of murderous intent.
The last one to leave was Dong Huang. When Liu Bei was about to leave, the spirited young man Dong Huang happened to relieve himself and ran into Liu Bei who was about to leave. Liu Bei gave him a ride on the way.
On the way back, Liu Bei and Dong Huang chatted.
"In this expedition, your uncle holds the position of General Polu, which is higher than mine. Do you want to fight with your uncle? If so, I will contact you."
Dong Huang shook his head repeatedly.
"I am your subordinate now, not uncle's subordinate. Uncle has his own subordinates, not least of which is me."
"That's good. I'm worried that since you're from Liangzhou, you won't get along with people like us."
Liu Bei smiled and patted Dong Huang on the shoulder: "It seems like you are quite happy these days?"
"really."
Dong Huang grinned and said: "I thought at first that I would be acclimatized, but I didn't expect that. It's not that my uncle is not good at all. He just fights and kills every day. After following you, I feel that I fight and kill every day. It’s also quite tiring.”
Liu Bei smiled.
"Really? I thought that since you grew up in such an environment, you would be more accustomed to such a rough life, and that you would be uncomfortable with the life in Luoyang."
“After seeing the lives of people in Luoyang, I felt that I didn’t even live like a human being before.”
Dong Huang smiled bitterly and said: "We Liangzhou people have been skilled in wielding swords and guns since we were very young. Not to mention us men, even the women in the family, my sisters, have been wielding swords and guns all year round, and they have to specialize in it." Practice your shooting skills in case you get into a fight with the Qiang Hu at any time.
Ever since I can remember, I have slept with a knife in my arms. I could not separate myself from my knife day and night. Adults have taught us that we must not forget to clean the knife even if we forget to eat, and we must ensure that we can fight with the knife at any time, because We never know when the Qiang and Hu robbers will appear in front of us.
Sometimes, while eating, the Qianghu robbers came, and the whole family, old and young, men and women, immediately drew their swords and prepared to fight. After finally killing the Qianghu robbers, when they came back, they found that the food was cold, dirty, and inedible.
Sometimes while we were sleeping, the Qiang Hu came, and we drew our swords and prepared for war. We didn't even have time to put on our shoes. We formed a battle with the elders in the family barefoot. After they retreated, the soles of our feet were worn out.
Our family is pretty good, and we haven’t had many deaths. Some of our relatives and friends were killed in a battle, and half of them died. Just now we were having a reunion dinner. After the battle, we just put out the dishes and offered sacrifices without lighting a fire. It’s time to eat.
Later, my uncle became a high official, and our family also became rich, but we still danced with swords, guns, horses and horses every day. For a long time, I would sleep when I closed my eyes, and fight when I opened my eyes, killing and killing. It seems that there are always endless enemies to kill.
After arriving in Luoyang, it took me a while to realize that I actually don’t have to sleep with my knife in my arms every day. Even if I put the knife under the bed or outside, I don’t have to worry about a Qiang Hu suddenly coming to kill me in the middle of the night. My life, it’s been too long now, I really don’t want to go back to Liangzhou. "
This spirited young man obviously opened up his heart to Liu Bei. He spoke everything from his heart, with a look of unbearable regret on his face. He shook his head repeatedly, as if he was unwilling to talk about these childhood experiences.
After hearing what he said, Liu Bei also sighed very much, because he had never heard of the daily life of Liangzhou people before.
He never expected that the daily life environment of Liangzhou people would be so bad, that they would wander on the edge of battle and life and death day and night.
Not only adult men, but also women and children must learn archery skills, wield swords and guns, in preparation for war at any time.
I have been struggling to survive in such an environment for a long time, and I am used to seeing life and death. I was eating just a moment ago, and I will be eating in the next moment.
If things go on like this, it is no wonder that many people in Liangzhou do not pay attention to friendship, but pay more attention to interests, so they are looked down upon by the Central Plains people.
In a place where survival is a problem, it is indeed unrealistic to pay attention to friendship.
After all, survival is the first need of human beings.
(End of chapter)
