Liu Yu turned around and saw that this middle-aged man with a long beard looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
Seeing Liu Yu's expression, the man didn't care. "This is Guan Tao. I met the general when he went to Dangli to pay homage to Duke Ying a few days ago."
Only then did Liu Yu remember that at that time, three Tianshi disciples from Beihai County went to deliver letters to contact Liu Bogen, and Guan Tao was one of them.
"Sorry, sorry, it's Brother Guan." Liu Yu cupped his hands.
"Hahaha, now that the general has arrived, the brothers who are trapped here will have a way to survive." Guan Tao said happily, and then waved to a few young men, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you open the door quickly and invite General Liu in?" camp."
The other people in the camp didn't know who Liu Yu was, but they obeyed the order quickly and opened the camp door.
"This is the most powerful general under Yin Gong's account. Since the formation of troops in Donglai County, he has won the first victory in three battles. It is General Liu Jixing of Yin County." Guan Tao continued to introduce Liu Yu to the people around him.
Under the guidance of Guan Tao, Liu Yu and his party quickly arrived at the big tent in the middle of the camp.
There were many other people in the tent, and Guan Tao introduced them to Liu Yu one by one.
These people are all the leaders of the refugees. Most of the refugees from Jizhou are commoners and small clans. They are basically united by the township party, relatives and in-laws.
When everyone heard that Liu Yu was a member of the Donglai Army, they all felt that someone to support them had come, otherwise this group of more than 10,000 refugees would have had no choice but to sit back and wait for death.
Liu You asked them why they didn't revolt on their own or move to other places.
"The general doesn't know something. Although there are more than 10,000 of us, we are all raising families. More than half of them are old, weak, wives and children. There are only about 3,000 young and strong people, and we lack weapons and armor. It is impossible to fight. Officials and troops or powerful troops." A refugee commander replied.
"When we set out from Jizhou Township, there were nearly 30,000 of us in total. We suffered from hunger, cold, fatigue, and disease along the way. Now there are only more than 10,000 people left. If we continue on, we don't know how many more people will die." Guan Tao Then he said.
"Yes, even if we move again, where else can we go? The world is so vast, it is all the territory of the wealthy clans who want to annex our tribesmen and other clans and force the good people into slavery." Another celebrity civilian commander continued.
"I see. Now that the world is in chaos, I will lead everyone to find a way to survive." After hearing this, Liu Yu began to encourage everyone, "Now there are mountains of food, cloth, and arsenals in Xiami City. As long as we capture it, By going to Mi City, not only will everyone have a way to survive, but they may also have a great future of wealth and wealth in the future."
When everyone heard this, they all murmured with joy.
"How many troops did the general bring?" Guan Tao asked eagerly.
"Two thousand elite soldiers." Liu Yu replied simply.
After Liu Yu finished speaking, there were waves of surprised sounds all around.
"two thousand?"
"Including us, there are only five thousand people in total. It would be too few to attack the city."
"General, there are nearly a thousand officers and soldiers in the secret city. There are also 2,000 men from each family recruited. The total number of troops defending the city is 3,000."
A gray-haired refugee commander said, "The art of war says that the siege team cannot win quickly without ten times the strength of the city. Now I heard that the soldiers from Beihai County have arrived on the west bank of Weishui River, which is just over a day's journey from Xiami. If the city is fortified by then and there are Beihai County soldiers attacking from behind, it will put the entire army in a dangerous position."
After hearing what this respected refugee commander said, everyone else felt that it made sense. It was too risky for 5,000 people to attack a city defended by 3,000 people.
"Ban Dingyuan once said that if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. Instead of being timid and sitting here waiting for death, you might as well give me a try." Liu Yu stood up from the mat, so that with his condescending figure, his words could be heard. A little more force, "Besides, most of Qingzhou's elite soldiers followed King Qi and died in Luoyang a few years ago."
"Today's soldiers in Qingzhou are lax in their training and preparation. Most of the time they are just farmers in the fields. When I was in Donglai County, I always used less to fight more. What's so scary about the soldiers who are like chickens and dogs? Liu Yu continued to speak loudly.
"Yin Gong is currently besieging the Chengyang County soldiers in Jiaodong City. When the time comes, Yin Gong wins and leads an army of 30,000 to Xiami. These 3,000 soldiers are not enough for you. The Yin Guild has 30,000 soldiers. Are you interested in these three thousand recruits?" Liu Yu said earnestly, "The recruits can only serve as auxiliary soldiers in the army, and their status as auxiliary soldiers may not be as good as that of deregistering their citizenship and joining a wealthy family as slaves, or being slaves and maids. There is no need to go into battle and die in vain.”
After Liu made the prediction, he looked around and saw hesitations on everyone's faces.
"I came here this time with 50,000 kilograms of grain. I originally planned to share it with my fathers and brothers. After I had enough to eat and drink, I would lead my men to seize the secret and achieve great success. Then we will The soldiers are elite, the food supplies are sufficient, and the merits of occupying a city are dedicated to Duke Yin. How important that is in Duke Yin's heart."
Liu Yu snorted coldly, "Now it seems that I should take all the trouble to bring it back. It won't be too late to eat these grains when you become the auxiliary soldiers of my Donglai Army."
After Liu Yu finished speaking, he made a gesture of walking away.
Suddenly Guan Tao stood up suddenly, grabbed Liu Yu's sleeve, and said loudly: "General, wait a minute!"
"General Liu's sincere words, do you still want to be insensitive?" Guan Tao said loudly to everyone in the tent.
"General Liu, what you said makes sense. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't be able to catch the tiger's cubs. A certain Yangping Han family is willing to listen to the general's orders." A big man stood up and said.
"It's just that I really can't live this miserable life anymore."
"Yangping Weishi is willing to listen to General Liu's orders."
"..."
Soon more and more refugee commanders expressed their willingness to obey Liu Yu's orders.
Liu Yu glanced at everyone's faces one by one with satisfaction.
Finally, Liu Yu walked up to the top and announced to everyone that since everyone was united and determined to fight, they must give unified orders. During the march and combat, they only followed military laws and military orders, and could no longer regard their clansmen, villagers, and parties as their orders.
Everyone also felt that it would be better to leave the marching and fighting matters to experienced and qualified generals like Liu Yu, so they all said that they would obey General Liu's orders in everything and ensure that orders and prohibitions were followed.
Liu Yu drew his sword and said loudly: "We have entrusted the lives of our sons and daughters to someone, and someone will definitely live up to the trust."
"I swear here that from now on, I will live in harmony with everyone, and share wealth and honor. If anyone violates the oath, this will be the case!"
After saying that, Liu Yu swung his sword and slashed down, breaking a solid line into two pieces.
