I am happy to have accomplished great achievements, but Liu Bei's tradition of leading troops cannot be changed.
In this world where human life is nothing, although Liu Bei is not so kind as not to kill people, he always cares about human life, and he will not treat other people's lives as insignificant like other people.
Therefore, after the battle, the army he led would always hold a collective memorial ceremony for the soldiers who died in the battle, then treat their corpses with lime, send people to send their corpses back to their hometown, and send the pension and the soldier's inheritance to their hometown. Leave it to the family.
If the soldier has no family, Liu Bei will be responsible for the cremation himself and then find a suitable place to build a cemetery on the spot.
The old subordinates who had followed Liu Bei for a long time were accustomed to Liu Bei's methods, but Sun Jian, who was fighting with Liu Bei for the first time, was a little novel about this.
"If too many soldiers die in battle, this will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. It is good that you have a compassionate heart, but this will also consume too much materials."
Sun Jian was still accustomed to the same old routine in the army, so he suggested to Liu Bei that he should not spend so much money and give more money to the living instead of spending it on the dead.
Liu Bei, who had always been kind to Sun Jian, looked serious at this time.
"If a general is indifferent to the soldiers who died for him, how many soldiers will be willing to die for the general? A general's merits and deeds will be withered, and the general will get rich and rich by getting credit for his soldiers' death. I think a general who is unwilling to do anything for his soldiers has no conscience."
Sun Jian was puzzled by this.
"The greatest significance of a general is to win battles and gain military honors. It is enough to treat soldiers according to strict military laws. Why do we need a conscience? Soldiers will not be able to die and win battles just because a general has a conscience, right?"
Liu Bei shook his head.
"Wentai, if you want to achieve great achievements, you can strictly implement military laws, but if you want to start well and end well, you must have no conscience. It is the same whether you are an official or a general."
Sun Jian felt that what Liu Bei said made sense, but he didn't take it to heart.
He felt that Liu Bei was no longer a simple general, so he pursued more, but he was a general who urgently needed credit to improve his military merit and treatment, so military merit was more important.
Liu Bei has already achieved great military achievements. He admires Liu Bei's bravery and courage, but he is not satisfied yet, because he also wants such achievements, so that he can prove himself and gain wealth!
He led Jiangdong's disciples all the way from the southeast to the northwest for the sake of his conscience.
Sun Jian wanted to gain meritorious service, and Zhang Wen also wanted to gain meritorious service, but besides gaining meritorious service, Zhang Wen had other thoughts.
Zhang Wen was amazed by Liu Bei's bravery and excellent command ability on the battlefield.
He knew that there was no need for Liu Bei to personally take risks and go to the battlefield. With his current status, he had the opportunity to not go to the battlefield, do comfortable things in a safe place, and win easily.
Even if Liu Bei doesn't do anything, as long as he lives peacefully, he will definitely be able to reach a high position in the future.
But he didn't. He resolutely chose the most difficult and dangerous path, fighting physically and risking his life on the front line, in exchange for solid military achievements that no one can question.
This kind of solid military performance has brought Liu Bei very generous rewards, this is for sure.
The imperial elite pays attention to a general and a prime minister, and it is natural for the best elites to pursue this pursuit, and such talents can often achieve the careers of the three princes in the end.
What's more, Liu Bei is still a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Such a relationship makes Zhang Wen feel that Liu Bei's future is limitless.
Zhang Wen has always felt that relying on eunuchs is not a long-term solution after all.
Eunuchs can protect him, but they can also devour him. They can give him things to achieve success, or they can put him into a situation that will never be recovered. Eunuchs are a group of such realistic political creatures.
They have no emotions.
Therefore, if he does not make two preparations, he may regret it one day in the future.
So while Zhang Wen was writing a victory report to the court, he began to think about how to take the next path that would be more secure.
But thinking is thinking, Zhang Wen will not slack off on what he should do. He knows what he is here to do.
The next day after the heavy rain, it cleared up again. The sky was clear, the sun was shining brightly, and the scenery was beautiful. Zhang Wen was so angry that he cursed in his heart that God didn't give him a chance to do his best in one battle.
If it hadn't rained at that time, he would have allowed Liu Bei to lead his macho men to charge again no matter what. Even if the casualties were a little greater, no one could give up the temptation of doing everything in one battle.
Pity……
However, the previous battle must have severely damaged the rebels due to Liu Bei's activity. According to the latest military pursuit information, Zhang Wen learned that the rebels were escaping all the way to the northwest. They were escaping so fast that the infantry could run away with Scud. It seemed like there was no queue to speak of, just like a group of refugees fleeing.
Is this a true failure, or the kind of failure that has no backup plan?
The goal set before the first military operation to expel the rebels from Youfufeng has been achieved, so the next step is to update the military goals and launch a new military operation.
You can’t be slow to earn military merit!
At this military meeting, Liu Bei was invited by Zhang Wen to sit first on his lower left to show his respect for Liu Bei. Zhou Shen, who was originally sitting here, also expressed that he was happy to give up this position to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei expressed his gratitude to Zhou Shen and took the first seat on the lower left. When he looked up, he saw Dong Zhuo across from him smiling at him with his toothy teeth. That look reminded Liu Bei of the face of Ji Jian, who was the first to follow him. Some smiles.
The attitude of the proud generals towards Liu Bei has completely changed.
That was a look of heartfelt conviction.
feel good.
After everyone was seated, Zhang Wen began to talk about the current military situation, saying that the rebels were fleeing in panic. The first phase of the army's combat mission had been achieved, and the next thing to do was to pursue the rebels.
The army needs to enter Liangzhou, launch a comprehensive crusade against the rebels based in Jincheng County, and strive to wipe out all the rebels in one go. Together, everyone will achieve great feats and return to the court to be rewarded.
There is no doubt that Zhang Wen is also good at drawing big cakes.
This victory also invisibly enhanced Zhang Wen's prestige, so everyone agreed with Zhang Wen's view that the army should enter Liangzhou and completely eliminate the Liangzhou rebels to complete their efforts.
Zhang Wen also made arrangements on how to deal with the rebels.
He decided to send Zhou Shen to lead 30,000 troops to directly pursue the rebels to Jincheng County to eliminate the remaining main force of the rebels. He also arranged for Dong Zhuo to lead 30,000 troops to pass through Hanyang County and advance towards the Longxi Army to eliminate the Qiang who had followed the rebels in rebellion. The human tribe first had zero Qiang.
Then he made arrangements for Bao Hong, the right-hand Fufeng who participated in the war, and asked Liu Bei to command the elite cavalry of his headquarters to follow him as a strategic general reserve.
The whole force was divided into four directions.
Regarding this arrangement, the generals discussed it a lot, and then Dong Zhuo put forward some opinions of his own - compared to the previous outright contempt, this time Dong Zhuo was much more polite.
"At present, the situation in Liangzhou is very chaotic. Although the rebels have suffered a major defeat, Liangzhou is the nest of the rebels, and there must be more support. If there are only 30,000 people to attack Jincheng County, I am afraid that it will not be able to do it. If you Order me and General Zhou to attack Jincheng County together, and then great things can be accomplished."
Speaking of which, Dong Zhuo didn't think that the crusade against the Xianling Qiang was a good thing at all. The Qiang people were rough and good at fighting, and often had no fixed abode. Moreover, they were just people who followed the rebels to cause rebellion. The leader of the rebel group in Jincheng County was the most powerful. important.
Only by capturing them can one achieve greater military success and gain greater benefits. If he cannot capture them, even if he successfully defeats the Xian Ling Qiang, he will be nothing more than a foil in the military merit book.
So Dong Zhuo also wanted to go to Jincheng County.
Zhou Shen suddenly became a little unhappy.
"General Dong, the Xianling Qiang are thieves. They are treasonous and full of evil. This time our army not only wants to attack the rebels, but also the Xianling Qiang. Why can't you and I divide our forces to fight? The Jincheng rebels have just suffered a disastrous defeat. My army is enough!"
Good boy, why are you trying to be careless with me?
Are we talking about the same thing?
"Although the Liangzhou rebels were defeated, they were not completely wiped out. They still have the strength to fight. Liangzhou is full of wolves, tigers and leopards. General Zhou went deep into the rebels' lair alone. If nothing else, there may be danger on the way back! "
Dong Zhuo stared at Zhou Shen with his eyes wide open, his threatening look completely undisguised.
Zhou Shen did not give Dong Zhuo face at all.
We are both thousand-year-old foxes, why are you playing with me?
How dare a mere Liangzhou person be so arrogant?
Are the old officials of the Yuan family great?
"The rebels have suffered a new defeat and lost two generals in a row. Their morale must be low and their morale shaken. At this moment when our army attacks, it must only be able to protect itself. How can it resist? General Dong is worrying too much!"
You and I are glaring at each other, but neither of us can save money.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Wen had a headache again.
At the right time, Liu Bei stood up.
"What both generals said makes sense, but in my opinion, General Zhang's arrangement is still appropriate. General Dong is from Liangzhou and has many years of experience fighting the Qiang people. This is something General Zhou does not have. Therefore, General Dong has an advantage and is the most suitable candidate to conquer the Xianling Qiang.
Of course, General Dong's worries are not unreasonable. The rebels have offended the imperial court to death, have no way out, and are trapped beasts that are still fighting. This cannot be taken lightly. Although General Zhou has courage, he must also pay attention to the rebels' desperate counterattacks to avoid A small loss leads to a loss of opportunity. "
Liu Bei stepped forward to smooth things over. Neither Zhou Shen nor Dong Zhuo could ignore his face, and both had to give it to them.
So Zhou Shen sat back down and stopped talking.
Dong Zhuo sighed. Although he was still unhappy, he did not dare to blatantly refute Liu Bei's face.
"The problem of a lone army going deep is always a problem. I dare to ask Liu Duwei, how to solve this problem?"
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PS: I had delicious egg fried rice this morning, so I won’t update it~~
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