Xuande

Chapter 713 Five Generals

On the specific issue of the military leaders of the major military regions, there were many differences at the meeting.

Some people recommend themselves, some advocate recommendation, some question certain candidates, some people are not happy with anyone, and they just see themselves as more suitable.

In the end, Liu Bei gave his own opinions on the leaders of the five military regions except the Central Military Region, taking into account military capabilities, achievements, moral character, and Liu Bei's close relationship.

He believes that Zhang Fei should be the military leader of the Northwest Military Region.

The reason is that Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei very early. He has sufficient military and administrative experience and foundation, as well as a cultural foundation. He is loyal to Liu Bei and has outstanding military exploits.

And Zhang Fei is very good at using cavalry to fight. The Northwest Military Region is facing many known and unknown challenges such as the Qiang people, the Western Regions and the Xianbei people. A tough military leader will have a good deterrent effect on the local area.

Zhang Fei once served as the prefect of Longxi County, fought with the Qiang and Xianbei people, and is also very familiar with some military threats and political ecology in the Northwest.

This opinion was put forward by many people before Liu Bei, and after Liu Bei finally put forward his own opinion, there was no controversy, so the person in charge of the Northwest Military Region was basically determined to be Zhang Fei.

Then came the person in charge of the Northeast Military Region, and this person in charge, Liu Bei's suggestion was to recruit.

The reason is also very simple. Qianzhao is also one of the earliest cronies who followed Liu Bei. He has a very close relationship with Liu Bei and a high degree of loyalty. Moreover, he came from the surrounding area, lived in Youzhou, and fought in Bingzhou. He has a rich frontier He has military experience and has excellent military exploits, as well as certain political experience.

Although Liu Bei's intensive cultivation has basically eliminated the threat of the Xianbei and Wuhuan people in this area, there are still countries and ethnic groups such as Goguryeo, Fuyu, Woju, and Donghui in the area east of Liaoze. There are various competition and cooperation relations between ethnic groups and Liaodong Han people.

Prior to this, Liu Bei had no time to take care of this place, so he appointed Gongsun Du to lead the area east of Liaoze, and take full responsibility for the development and military warfare of this area.

In the past few years, Gongsun Du led this area, recruited troops to form an army, and pulled an army of about 2 people. The combat effectiveness was quite good, and he launched attacks on Goguryeo, Fuyu and other regimes, and stabilized the survival status of the Han people in Liaodong.

But that doesn't mean everything will be fine from now on.

Liu Bei doesn't trust Gongsun Du, nor does he trust the Gongsun family. The current command of the Gongsun family over the Liaodong region is more like a semi-independent command. This semi-independent tendency far exceeds the separation tendency of the Central Plains states and counties.

A special method in a special period. At that time, Liu Bei was out of reach, but now, he has enough strength to extend his rule to Liaodong. He believes that this area must be included in the rule of the central government of the Han Empire and carry out some preliminary construction. .

If it is handed over to the Gongsun family, it will easily develop into the future "Yan regime", so Liu Bei intends to hand over this place to Qianzhao, who will be responsible for establishing central rule over this area.

He believes that with the ability to lead Zhaozhao, it should not be a problem to get Gongsundu and stabilize Liaodong, and Xiahou Dun, who is the governor of Youzhou, can also provide sufficient logistical support for Zhaozhao.

If Gongsundu is dissatisfied with this arrangement, or has any intention of opposing it, Liu Bei believes that they will be able to solve Gongsundu together without his own intervention.

As for the future, it is also Liu Bei's goal to wipe out Goguryeo, Buyeo, Woju, Donghui and other countries and ethnic groups, and complete the complete purge of this area. Recruiting is definitely not a magistrate without a mission. In the past, he was To fight.

Then came the Central Plains Military Region.

In addition to the Central Military Region, this is the most populous and economically prosperous area, and it is also one of the areas where Liu Bei predicted that the resistance in the Dutian operation was more intense.

The daily law and order here is still good, and it is also the area with the best economic development, so Liu Bei arranged for the regular troops of the four armies to garrison.

This area is basically a plain area with few hills and mountains, which is very suitable for joint operations of large corps. Everyone argues and argues, and it is difficult to agree on opinions. Some people recommend themselves and want to fight for this position.

In the end, everyone's opinions gradually turned to Xu Huang.

Xu Huang was not the first general to follow Liu Bei, but Xu Huang has good military exploits. He is good at leading many troops to perform more difficult tasks, can fight tough battles, and has a strong psychological quality.

He is now one of the few generals in the Han army at this stage, and he is above many old people in terms of military position.

In terms of cultural literacy, Xu Huang is also among the best in the army.

There is an interesting thing.

It was since Liu Bei determined that military officer promotion must take a culture test in addition to merit, in every promotion test, Xu Huang ranked first in the same period, and his ability to do the questions was quite good.

Moreover, he is good at mathematics and likes mathematics very much. It is said that the way he usually uses to relax his nerves after leading troops to train is to take a book of mathematics exercises to study and do problems. He can be called a master of learning among generals.

In addition, he has always had a reputation for calmness in commanding troops. He is meticulous in marching and fighting, and is very rigorous. He always implements orders. He is one of the few generals who can achieve "a large army passes through the border and the people don't know it".

Therefore, some senior senior officers in the military department of the general's mansion commented that Xu Huang has the style of Zhou Yafu, a general who can entrust important affairs and has a strong ability to withstand pressure.

Liu Bei's important senior senator Xun You especially appreciates Xu Huang. He has repeatedly praised Xu Huang in front of Liu Bei for being able to entrust important tasks. Don't despise him because of his lack of qualifications, but give him enough room for development.

Based on this, Liu Bei followed the good advice, and based on everyone's opinions, he identified Xu Huang as the chief of the Central Plains Military Region.

Next is the Xishu Military Region, equipped with three armies, and the main combat area is Shu.

Because of the complex terrain and poor traffic environment, as well as the large number of Nanman tribes in the southern part of Shu, it is generally considered to be the most likely area where a new round of major battles will break out in the next two to three years.

In the war in Shu, the cavalry is not the most important army. The general who is good at mountain warfare and water warfare is the best candidate. Moreover, considering the special traffic conditions in Shu, this guard is really important.

While everyone was discussing intensely, Cheng Yu suddenly mentioned something.

"Yu once heard that when the general conquered Shu and returned to Liangzhou for rebellion, there was a majestic article, which has been spread all over the world. There is a sentence in it, the guard or bandit relatives turned into wolves and jackals. Yu thought that this would be very important for Shu. Quite rightly so.”

Cheng Yu pointed out that since ancient times, rebellions in Shu have been very serious, and the most worthwhile reference is the separatist regime in Shu led by Gongsun Shu.

The occurrence of that incident fully shows that if there is no absolutely trustworthy person to guard the land of Shu, there will be a separatist regime, and there will be a separatist regime, which will cause chaos.

Therefore, Cheng Yu advocated that Liu Sheng, a general of the Liu Bei clan who is currently serving as the general of the Shence Army and the prefect of Bajun, should be the person in charge of the Xishu Military Region.

Judging from his identity as the Liu clan and Liu Bei's relatives, it is most suitable to be the head of the Xishu Military Region.

In terms of military ability, Liu Sheng is not considered the best among Liu Bei's earliest subordinates, but he is not considered bad either. Can't get along.

In his tenure as the prefect of Berkshire, Liu Sheng did a good job and got along well with the people. When there was a rebellion in Berkshire before, he quickly suppressed the rebellion and handled it properly. He is a competent general.

Sufficient ability, clear identity, and long-tested loyalty, so after comprehensive consideration, Liu Bei nodded and decided to appoint the clan general Liu Sheng as the person in charge of the Xishu Military Region.

Finally, there is the Jiangnan Military Region.

As for the person in charge of the Jiangnan Military Region, Liu Bei already had a candidate in his mind, so he directly named the candidate.

Guan Yu.

Everyone was quite puzzled about the candidate proposed by Liu Bei.

Guan Yu was born in Hedong County and grew up in Youzhou. He was one of Liu Bei's earliest team members. .

But how could he be suitable for fighting in Jiangnan?
(End of this chapter)