With the previous experience and lessons, Liu Bei planned to lead three battalions into Shu this time.
The previous effort to enter Sichuan and Sichuan turned out to be a fish-explosion game. All the enemies were destroyed in one wave. It was not fun at all. It was a complete game of diamonds and bronze, overqualified and underused.
Even though Liu Bei and Liangzhou were rich, they couldn't always do this kind of waste of money.
So this time Liu Bei did not bring many soldiers and horses, only three battalions, but this time he did not bring new soldiers, but only elites.
The enemies are different this time.
Last time the enemy was a mob, but this time the enemy is a fighting nation.
The Jin people are called Banchen barbarians by the Han people. This nation has lived in the Bajun area a long time ago. They are very strong and good at fighting.
In the legend, when King Wu conquered Zhou, the Jin people had already made great contributions to the Zhou Dynasty. It is said that in the Battle of Muye, they sang and danced, rushed towards the merchants, and defeated the merchants, laying the foundation for King Wu's victory in conquering Zhou. Great contribution.
In the Han Dynasty, the Zi people were known for their loyalty to the imperial court, providing a large number of soldiers for the court, and also enjoyed tax exemptions and exemptions many times. There were also many Sinicized Zi people who were able to serve as officials in the court because of their military exploits.
Liu Bei had never witnessed the fighting of the enemy with his own eyes, but he had heard about it when he was in the court.
He heard that the Banzhen people's fighting style focused on fighting skills, paying equal attention to offense and protection. They had strong attack power but were light and agile. Compared with ordinary mountain peoples, the Banzhen barbarians were more disciplined, better at fighting in formations, and had professional skills. Military style.
This alone can reflect the difference between a man and ordinary opponents.
They can fight in formations, and they can fight in military formations. This is something that no number of armies can do. At least it is difficult for ordinary peasant uprising armies to do this within one or two years of their insurrection, but people can.
Array is discipline, and discipline is combat effectiveness.
What's more, Liu Bei also heard that in terms of equipment, the people also have very good smelting skills and are good at using swords and other fighting weapons, most of which are made of iron.
In terms of defensive means, most of them wore leather armor for the convenience of fighting in the mountains, but they were good at using wooden shields to improve their protective capabilities.
And it is said that this ethnic group is also good at shooting. They also hold hunting activities every year to compete with each other on their shooting skills.
Such a group of enemies who are good at fighting cannot be dealt with by ordinary recruits. The recruits still need to experience battles with some weak enemies, strengthen their strength bit by bit, accumulate experience, and progress step by step.
If you deal with a powerful enemy right from the start, the losses will be huge and it's not worth it.
Liu Bei put in a lot of hard work in training new soldiers, and the investment was staggering, which is unimaginable to those guys who treat big soldiers as cannon fodder, so he cherishes the life of every soldier very much.
This time, Liu Bei did not use new soldiers, but directly dispatched elite troops, and personally led the troops back to Shuzhong, intending to have a good fight with this group of people in the shortest possible time and completely defeat them.
Then, take it for your own use.
That's right, Liu Bei decided for the first time to build an army in Shu after this battle.
Since Liu Hong wanted him to guard the city so much, it was natural for him to establish an army in the city. How could he guard the place without troops?
As for the cost…
Liu Bei planned to go to Hanzhong to have a good chat with Liang Hu, try to finalize the matter, and let Liang Hu use funds from Sichuan and Shu to help him raise troops and handle some affairs, and then take this opportunity to open up business relations between Shuzhong and Liangzhou. .
Since Liu Hong is so generous and wants to completely leave Sichuan and Shu to his own management, Liu Bei feels that he can never live up to his expectations.
The insects were dancing wildly in Luoyang, fighting for power and profit, giving everything they had for their own selfish interests, not caring that they were about to drag a country into the abyss.
Since they were not polite, Liu Bei felt that he had no need to be polite. Being polite to them would be digging his own grave.
In early August of the fifth year of Zhongping, Liu Bei reorganized the troops of the three battalions, leaving Yan Zhong and Jian Yong to take charge of the state government affairs. He took the team from the last expedition south to Yizhou again and took the Qishan Road to Wudu County.
But this time they did not go directly to Guanghan County, but crossed mountains and ridges, passed Yangping Pass, entered Hanzhong, and then directly attacked Bajun from Hanzhong.
Liang Hu, the governor of Yizhou appointed by the imperial court, is stationed in Hanzhong, waiting for Liu Bei to lead his troops to escort him to Shuzhong to take up his post.
The elite Liangzhou army moved quickly, and because Liu Bei had something to do, he took the lead with his bodyguards. They traveled day and night and arrived in Hanzhong on August 12th. They met Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong, and Liang, the governor of Yizhou. swan.
For Su Gu, Liu Bei just chatted and laughed for a while, without any ideas. For Liang Hu, Liu Bei really had a lot to say.
When he was in Luoyang, Liu Bei had a good relationship with Liang Hu, and he even asked him to help Gongsun Zan find a position. Later, I heard that he helped Gongsun Zan get the position of captain of the Liaodong vassal state, and asked Gongsun Zan to lead troops in the Liaodong vassal state. .
Over the years, he and Gongsun Zan occasionally corresponded. Liu Bei learned that Gongsun Zan was quite satisfied with this position because he could catch some invading Hu cavalry from time to time. Gongsun Zan would lead the cavalry roaring up and cut off their heads in exchange for rewards.
However, the situation in Youzhou has been stable in recent years. Guys like Gongsun Zan, who is afraid of the world being unstable, have little use and cannot achieve great achievements, which makes him a little depressed.
Liu Bei remembered that a rebellion seemed to be about to break out in Youzhou, and some people claimed that the emperor was causing trouble. But for some reason, until today, the rebellion in Youzhou has not broken out, and the overall situation is now stable.
Moreover, perhaps influenced by Liu Bei's great victory against Xianbei in the west, even the Xianbei people in northern Youzhou reduced the number of raids southward, and Youzhou became more stable.
This is interesting.
Let’s not talk about Gongsun Zan for the moment. After Liang Hu saw Liu Bei, he felt like he was seeing a protective umbrella. He immediately went up to him and shook hands with Liu Bei tightly. He looked at Liu Bei with tears in his eyes. How is the bird doing...
Later, Liang Hu explained that he had a mission when he went south to Yizhou this time. His mission was to help Liu Bei open the Shu market, and then help Liu Bei sell salt and make money.
"Before I left Luoyang, His Majesty and Chang Shi Zhang met me and told me that they wanted me to pay attention to my primary responsibility as the governor of Yizhou. However, I am not sure about this matter and would like to ask you for advice. How to do this."
Liu Bei shook his head with a smile.
"It's best to put this matter aside first and not rush into it. There are many other aspects that can be handled, but the salt issue still needs to be slowed down a little in Yizhou."
Liang Hu was a little surprised.
"Why do you think so?"
Liu Bei told Liang Hu his previous considerations.
Well salt is everywhere in Sichuan and Sichuan, and the local wealthy families are basically inseparable from the salt industry. Everyone who can develop and grow has a salt business, and they have inseparable interests in selling salt.
If Liangzhou salt is introduced into Sichuan and Shu and seizes their market, it will almost be against the powerful families in Sichuan and Shu.
Before they could even gain a foothold, they turned them all into enemies in one fell swoop. Not only did they not get the support of the wealthy people, but even the lower-class people who relied on well salt for their livelihood would not like them, and they would all think that they were here to steal their jobs. A little carelessness can lead to civil unrest.
Once a civil uprising breaks out and the mob invades prefectures and counties and kills officials, does he, the governor of Yizhou, still want to escape unscathed?
He is the next Xi Jian!
"I see, you have such considerations."
Liang Hu thought about it for a moment, and felt that what Liu Bei said made sense, and said slowly: "You are right. If Liangzhou salt is forcibly introduced under such circumstances, it will not only cause resistance from the rich, but the common people may not be happy, and I am afraid that it will also There will be chaos, and then the situation will be difficult to deal with..."
"We sell salt in Liangzhou, Sanfu Land and Sanhe Land because there are not so many salt wells in the local areas. If the same situation were in Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places, we would not be able to handle things smoothly."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "So it's better to slow down a little and think of other ways. Don't fight for power with the locals first. If you make the relationship with the locals so bad in the first place, Xi Jian is not so easy to be the second."
(End of chapter)
