Three Kingdoms: Everything Can Be Gamified

Chapter 326: No reserves at night
"A thief is a thief..." Xu You poured himself a drink in a Handan residence.

This improved Dukang wine from Guanzhong has a richer and softer taste, and I have become addicted to it recently.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Zhang Yan and his gang have been thieves for many years and are already notorious in Hebei.

Yuan Shao didn't dare to come forward to surrender them, but Liu Bei was quite brave.

But since you choose to recruit an army of thieves, you have to bear the consequences.

"Report!" On the third day after Taishi Ci occupied the Zhao Kingdom, cavalry from outside quickly came over to report, "There are armies under the banner of Black Mountain bandits in various parts of the Zhao Kingdom, looting everywhere!"

After a pause and a slight hesitation, he continued to report: "There are also rumors that the Black Mountain bandits hated the Han Dynasty so much that they set fire to the whole family of King Zhao..."

"Where did it come from?" Tai Shici frowned.

There was a fire here just yesterday, and there are rumors there. No matter how you look at it, there are problems.

"This is Yuan Shao's deliberate attack on General Zhang!" Xun You immediately understood Yuan Shao's plan. No wonder he left so easily.

To pretend to be a certain army, it's actually not difficult at all. Just find some common people from Changshan and just have the accent there.

As for the armor, I replaced it with something more worn. Anyway, they are all Han-style armor, so I can't tell the difference.

Finally, tie a black scarf or something, and you can pretend to be a Montenegrin bandit.

Anyway, the leader of the Black Mountain Bandits and his tribe were indeed in the State of Zhao. In addition, Zhang Niujiao had rebelled before and fought from the Taihang Mountains through the State of Zhao to Litao, where he was killed by an arrow.

In the memory of the people of Zhao State, the Black Mountain bandits are a group of brutal and unkind existences.

It's not surprising that they really looted places. I can't understand why Liu Bei, who has always been known for his benevolence and righteousness, would recruit this bandit.

Not only was public dissatisfaction boiling, but local people/rich families also had a very bad impression of Taishi Ci.

Even whether Liu Bei is truly benevolent and righteous has begun to be questioned.

You don't need to think about it to know that Zhao State is just the beginning. Through Yuan's intelligence network, the so-called Black Mountain bandits in Jizhou will spread quickly.

Slander and smear are not exclusive to cyber trolls. In any era, there are many battles in which final victory is achieved by smearing the enemy.

Let's just say that if the Qin Dynasty conquered Zhao, if he hadn't bribed Guo Kai to deliberately discredit Li Mu, he would not only have taken away his military power, but also have him killed.

As a result, Li Mu died, and the Zhao Kingdom was truly destroyed.

Yuan Shao's move was to deliberately discredit the Black Mountain Bandits, and as a joint liability, Tai Shici would also be implicated.

Not to mention here, the news will probably spread to Chang'an soon.

When the time comes, how will Liu Bei, who has always cared for the people, respond?
Starting to use off-board moves also shows that Yuan Shao is indeed extremely weak.

But the most important thing now is to stabilize the various departments of the Montenegrin Army. If things continue to ferment, they may really rebel.

"If we do this now, how should you respond?" Xu You put down his wine glass and looked at the night sky outside the window.

"However, the biggest problem with this strategy is that the opponent is active in various parts of Zhao State, but excluding Handan, we have not conquered all counties." Xun You was in a bit of a dilemma.

The city has not been captured, and the reputation of the Black Mountain bandits has been ruined. By then, the counties will defend the city, and the soldiers and civilians will resist wholeheartedly.

Even if the fight is over, public dissatisfaction has already arisen.

What just makes people headache is that the people actually don't need the truth at all. What they want is 'what they think is the truth'.

Just like in later generations, when the official comes forward to refute rumors that someone has spread rumors, some people still think that this person was arrested for the crime of "telling the truth."

After all, cold words can’t explain anything at all.

To put it another way, it’s really like ‘spreading rumors only to break your legs’.

Even when all the evidence is put on the table, people who don't believe it still don't believe it and think it is a forged result.

"Don't we do anything?" Tai Shici was dissatisfied.

"If we divide our troops to refute rumors and arrest criminals, the result will be that our troops are too scattered and the enemy suddenly attacks. How should we respond?" Xun You expressed his concerns.

People pretending to be Black Mountain bandits are committing crimes in various places. What they want is for Taishi Ci to send troops to arrest them and maintain local security.

But if they divide their forces, Yuan Jun can defeat them one by one.

After all, there were thousands of Southern Xiongnu cavalry under Yuan Shao's command.

In Jizhou, which is almost all plains, no one knows where they will come from.

"Then what should we do?" Taishi Ci really had no choice. He knew how to fight. Thinking about such conspiracies gave him a headache.

"Whoever did it will solve it..." A voice came, "Since it happened because of us, we will solve it!" Taishi Ci and Xun You looked back and saw that Zhang Yan had arrived without knowing it.

"General!" Zhang Yan came to Tai Shici, "Those who deliberately smear the general will be dealt with by the general. The stigma of the Black Mountain Army will also be washed away by the general!"

"Okay, leave it to you!" Tai Shici nodded.

If you trust someone, there is no need to talk nonsense.

The main reason was that after Zhang Yan petitioned, Xun You thought for a moment and nodded secretly towards him.

So Zhang Yan's men took the name of the Black Mountain Army and began to build bridges and pave roads in Handan. They patrolled carefully at night and arrested Xiao Xiao.

Public security around Handan became very good for a while, although it did not have a great impact on the reputation of the Black Mountain Army.

It's easy to turn from a fan to a black fan, but it's not easy to turn from a black fan to a fan. Maybe everyone is waiting for the day when the Black Mountain thieves collapse and reveal their true colors.

Ma Chao was not idle during this period, patrolling everywhere, especially near the place where the accident occurred.

Since the thief committed a crime here and then disappeared, there is a high probability that he is someone around him.

"General, there are hundreds of people coming outside!" On the fifth day, soldiers outside came to report, "Yan Ye did not accept the reserve soldiers, and was ordered to come to support."

"Let them in!" Tai Shici immediately ordered.

There is no doubt that only Zhang He can come up with the title of reserve force.

100 people came in in plain clothes, carrying at most one relatively large suitcase.

Ye Bushou doesn't need armor. Rather, their armor is the close-fitting chain mail under their coats.

"Chen Dao, the commander of the reserve camp at night, was ordered to come to support!" Chen Dao came forward.

He was born in a collateral line of the Chen family in Runan, and was of the same clan as Chen Fan and Chen Yi.

Chen Yi once planned to assassinate Emperor Ling under Yuan Shao.

Chen Dao participated in the imperial examination held by Liu Bei and entered the military service after passing the martial arts examination.

Zhang He established the army at night and selected elites from all over the country. He signed up to participate and was demoted from a military prince to an ordinary soldier.

With his outstanding ability, he was promoted to reserve commander.

When Chen Laiye refused to accept registration here, Zhang and He both thought they had the same name, but upon closer inspection they found out it was really him.

Said to recommend to Liu Bei, as the commander of the personal guards, Chen Dao was very interested in Ye Bushou, mainly because he could learn a lot here.

Just the experience of studying at night can quickly improve your knowledge.

Mainly because I feel that I am still young and can study for a few more years and accumulate experience.

"So, when you come here, how are you going to support us?" Tai Shici quickly got to the point.

"We are not only good at assassination, lurking, camouflage and environmental warfare, but we have also received training in tracking and investigation. Although we have not met the graduation standards, it is not a big problem to deal with a group of gangsters." Chen Dao replied.

The main reason is that after Zhang He learned the news here, he sent a hundred reservists over, saying that he would give them an internship opportunity.

It just so happened that Chen Dao also wanted to know how far he could achieve after studying for so long.

"It's great that you can come!" Tai Shici was a little excited. He had been troubled by this problem.

　How could Chen Dao not recruit this Shu Han faction?He is from Runan, Yuzhou, but since he can go to Xiaopei to join Liu Bei, it means that he will not stay in Runan.

　　So I assumed that he came to take the imperial examination, and even assumed that he was a collateral line of the Chen family in Runan, which he should be.

　　Speaking of the Chen family in the Han Dynasty, there were several famous ones, including the Runan Chen family, the Yingchuan Chen family, the Xiapi Chen family and the Guangling Chen family.

　　The Runan Chen family is Chen Fan, and Chen Yi is the representative. I don’t know whether Chen Dao counts.

　　The Chen family in Yingchuan started from the generation of Chen Ji and ended up in the lineage of Chen Qun.

　　The Chen family in Guangling was Chen Lin, and of course Chen Duan, Sun Ce's early military advisor, was also from Xiapi.

　　The Chen family in Xiapi is Chen Qiu, and his descendants are Chen Yu and Chen Cong, as well as Chen Gui and Chen Deng/Chen Ying.

　　Therefore, it was not a big problem for Chen Deng to serve as the prefect of Guangling, even though Guangling County was right next door to Xiapi.

　　Maybe it’s just one chapter today, I’m feeling drowsy after taking anti-inflammatory and painkillers...

　　I feel like I'm half asleep and half awake all day long, and my brain can't concentrate, so I'm sorry.

　　
　
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