In the battle two days ago, Zhang Liao led his army to defeat Niu Fu's front army, killing 2,000 of the enemy's troops and capturing more than 3,000. Zhang Fei even fought against Guo Si, the most brave general in Xiliang. This was a huge sum of money. credit.
After that, Niu Fu withdrew his troops and closed the camp. Liu Bei was also busy cleaning the battlefield and counting the battle losses. The celebration banquet has been postponed until today.
In addition to having a big drink, you also need to prepare all the materials and goods for rewards.
The way of running the army has always emphasized that rewards must be done and punishments must be trusted. There will be enough rewards when you win, and there will be no complaints when you are punished when you lose.
However, Zhang Heng's appearance still surprised everyone slightly.
As the chief secretary and in charge of the military affairs, Zhang Heng was naturally not allowed to report when he entered the camp, so no one knew about his return yet.
When everyone was surprised by this appearance, it was Zhang Fei's loud voice who spoke first.
"Ziyi, you're back! You don't know that there was a big battle two days ago, and I personally killed Guo Si, the most brave general in Xiliang."
Probably because he was too happy, Zhang Fei always talked about his contribution to everyone he met in the past two days.
"amazing!"
Zhang Heng gave a thumbs up and expressed his praise without hesitation.
"What's the point? One day when I enter Luoyang, I will cut off Dong Zhuo's head with my own hands!" Zhang Fei patted his chest and said with a proud smile, which became more and more swollen.
"Ziyi, you and Wenyuan take your seats first, we will have a banquet later."
On the main seat, Liu Bei waved his sleeves and said with a smile.
Zhang Heng nodded and looked forward, only to find that today it was Cao Cao who was sitting at Liu Bei's lower right position.
Normally, this is Zhang Heng's position.
Upon seeing this, Cao Cao quickly stood up, but was stopped by Zhang Heng with a wave of his hand.
"Cao Gong does not need to get up."
After all, Cao Cao was living here as a guest, so it was naturally difficult to treat him like a subordinate. Since he was late anyway, Zhang Heng and Zhang Liao found a remote place to sit down so that they could continue to discuss the water attack strategy.
Next, it’s a wonderful time to eat.
After all the wine and meat were served, Liu Bei raised his glass and smiled at everyone: "The victory in this battle depends entirely on the lives of the soldiers. You did not avoid the sword and fought with blood. Come, everyone, drink this bottle to thank God!"
After hearing this, everyone stood up straight and drank the wine in the cup together.
"Secondly, the first achievement of this battle must be Wen Yuan's. If Wen Yuan hadn't stayed calm in the face of danger and commanded the soldiers to defeat Guo Si's army, we would never have achieved this victory. Let us respect Wen Yuan for this second cup!"
Everyone raised their glasses again, and when they were about to drink, a dissatisfied voice came out.
"Brother, the first victory in this battle is obviously mine!"
When everyone took a look, it turned out to be Zhang Fei who was shouting angrily.
Zhang Liao was praised by Liu Bei in public and was about to stand up and say a few words of humility. Suddenly he saw that Zhang Fei was dissatisfied, so he quickly raised his hands to Liu Bei and said: "My lord, the victory in this battle is all due to Yide's contribution. If he hadn't killed Guo Si, who would have died?" How can the general gather the remaining troops and annihilate the enemy?"
"Yes, brother, you see Wen Yuan has acknowledged my contribution!" Zhang Fei quickly agreed.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "Yide, please don't mess around. Although you have made a great contribution by killing the general before the battle, you can't compare with Wen Yuan's contribution to the army."
"Brother, Guo Bang is the most brave general in Xiliang, you can't be too kind to one!" Zhang Fei couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
"It's just a false name, why should you take it seriously." Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Rewards and punishments in the army should be clear. Yide should stop fooling around."
"this……"
Zhang Fei was still a little angry, but he couldn't continue to argue with Liu Bei in public, so he could only sit down.
He sat down, but Zhang Heng stood up, waved his hand to Liu Bei and said: "Mr. But Yide’s contribution to killing generals cannot be erased and should be equally rewarded.”
"Ziyi doesn't know something. The battle the day before yesterday..."
When Liu Bei was wondering why Zhang Heng stood up to join in the fun, he suddenly saw the smile in Zhang Heng's eyes and stopped talking.
"Zi Yi's words are reasonable, then Yide and Wenyuan should both take the lead!"
"This is right, Ziyi understands the truth!" Zhang Fei shouted excitedly, wishing he could rush up and kiss Zhang Heng hard.
It doesn't matter if I give you a reward or something, as long as you acknowledge my first contribution.
Next, Liu Bei announced the contributions of everyone. For example, Cao Ren, who risked his life to stop Li Meng before, also got a lot of credit. As for the remaining generals, they all have their own rewards.
After a drink, everyone returned home happily.
Before leaving, Zhang Heng winked at Zhang Liao and Tai Shi Ci, telling them to wait for him for a while, but he got up and chased after Zhang Fei in the direction he left.
"Yide, Yide, wait for me."
Zhang Fei, who was drunk and hazy, turned around and said in surprise: "Ziyi, what's the matter with you?"
"Of course something happened." Zhang Yi took two steps to catch up, with a more serious look on his face, "Yide, you were too ignorant just now, how could you refute Mr. Xuande in public and let Cao Mengde and him The generals under my command saw it and thought we had no rules at all."
"This..." Zhang Fei blushed and said, "Ziyi, you don't know. The day before yesterday, I fought with blood and finally cut off Guo Si's head, but my brother listed Wen Yuan as the first contributor. I I couldn't hold it back, so..."
"Then you can't be so rude." Zhang Heng frowned, "In terms of merit, you must be greater than Wen Yuan, and Mr. Xuande knows this very well."
"Then why did brother list Wen Yuan as the first contributor..." Zhang Fei wondered.
Zhang Heng explained earnestly: "That is to boost morale. Now most of the soldiers under our command are newly surrendered soldiers. Xuande Gong did this to tell everyone that no matter what their origins, as long as they have merit, they can achieve success." You are highly rewarded. As my brother, can't you be humble just once?"
"Ah, so there is such a reason!"
Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he said with surprise.
"Otherwise." Zhang Heng said angrily.
"How do I know this? My brother didn't tell me." Zhang Fei said a little aggrieved.
"If I don't tell you, you shouldn't know. What do you do with your brain? How can you let Mr. Xuande entrust you with such an important task if you are so reckless?"
"This..." Zhang Fei was speechless and turned around and said, "No, I have to go see my brother quickly and confess to him..."
"No need, Mr. Xuande will still be as knowledgeable as you." Zhang Heng waved his sleeves and said, "It's just that you must not be so reckless in your future actions."
"Thank you Ziyi for reminding me, I understand." Zhang Fei nodded seriously.
"That's good. Let's go and rest early. Keep your spirits up. We will take the initiative to attack in a few days. Don't let your guard down then."
"okay!"
Zhang Fei readily agreed, turned around and strode away.
Looking at Zhang Fei's leaving figure, Zhang Heng couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
Before, the three Liu Bei brothers had two or three big cats and kittens, and getting along with each other was based on brotherly loyalty.
But now that he has tens of thousands of troops under his command, and there will be more in the future, he needs to use a kind hand to break them off.
No matter how good the relationship is, it must be maintained. If you forcefully test human nature, you will only lose miserably in the end.
As the chief bookkeeper, I naturally have the responsibility to help Liu Bei check for deficiencies and make up for them.
Turning back to the tent, Zhang Heng was a little surprised to find that Liu Bei was also here.
"Ziyi, you came just in time. I was just wanting to discuss it with you." Liu Bei waved and smiled, "Ziyi came to fight against thieves. Since he is with us, he should be entrusted with important tasks. Do you think what position is appropriate? ?”
Hearing this, Zhang Heng smiled.
"You have to ask Ziyi himself about this matter. In order to let Duke Xuande know, when we were outside Suanzao City, I had appointed Ziyi as the Sima of the army. As for his duties... I appointed Ziyi as the guard of the central army. What did Duke Xuande think? ?”
"The Chinese Army Guards...could it be that they are overqualified?" Liu Bei frowned.
The so-called guard of the Chinese army is also a subordinate officer, one of the assistant officers of the commander-in-chief.
In the Han Dynasty, there was a guard captain, whose function was similar to that of Zhi Jinwu, one of the nine ministers. He was responsible for the jurisdiction of the Imperial Guards in the capital. Later, he changed many times and became a shogunate of the general's palace.
In fact, the bodyguards in the army are not permanent, because the soldiers and horses commanded by this official position are the commander's personal soldiers, which are the so-called personal bodyguards, so Liu Bei said that they are overqualified and underused.
But Zhang Heng's intention was not that. What's wrong with having a leader's personal bodyguard? Being able to do this means that the leader fully trusts you. Taishi Ci was in such a position, and his ears and temples were polished over time, which was also convenient for Liu Bei to conquer him.
Furthermore, Taishi Ci was entrusted with important responsibilities as soon as he joined, so it was inevitable that he would be criticized. If you stay with Liu Bei for a while and then be transferred to an important position, it will be enough to stop Youyou's mouth.
"Thank you, Master, for your appreciation!"
Taishi Ci was such a smart man. He immediately understood what Zhang Heng meant and quickly thanked him.
"Okay, that Ziyi will be a guard by my side from now on." Although Liu Bei still felt a little pity, he nodded and agreed.
Taishi Ci quickly clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Heng again, "Ziyi, let's continue talking about your water attack strategy. Just now you said that the time has come, can you take action?"
"Yes, Mr. Xuande, do you know where I went this morning? It's the south bank of the Yellow River." Zhang Heng smiled and sighed, "The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and the rivers are thawing. It's a scene where everything is competing!"
Having said this, the smile on Zhang Heng's face did not diminish, but he changed the topic, and a trace of murderous intent burst out in his eyes.
"Under this beautiful spring scenery, both sides of the Bian River will definitely be full of life, and they will be the burial place for enemy troops!"
