Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 9 Joint Military Order

At this moment, Liu Bei, who was leading his team to leave the city, looked at the blocked city gate and felt very anxious in his heart.

After deciding with Li Ji to place the battlefield at Daxing Mountain, the sooner Liu Bei could arrive at Daxing Mountain, the more advantage he would be able to gain in advance.

Being stuck here and wasting time now really made Liu Bei's gentle face look a little helpless.

However, these wealthy landowners who fled the city for refuge ranged from five or six cars to more than a dozen cars, and their accompanying servants ranged from hundreds to hundreds, and some wealthy families even had as many as a thousand people.

Although the rebel army led by Liu Bei also numbered 2,000 people, their shabby appearance from top to bottom made them look down upon by some of the surrounding wealthy landowners.

"Zikun, if these wealthy landowners are willing to devote all their strength to resist the Yellow Turban thieves, why should the Yellow Turban thieves be afraid?"

Liu Bei said with a somewhat complicated tone.

It turns out that in the huge Zhuo County, it was not that there was no power to compete with the ragtag group of Yellow Turban thieves, but they simply had no idea of ​​resistance.

At this moment, Li Ji, who was riding on a white horse, was carefully holding the reins with both hands.

Although Li Ji went to the equestrian club for a period of time out of interest in his previous life, compared with his previous life, the protection measures were sufficient and he also had stirrups and saddles.

Horses in this era didn't have that kind of thing. They needed to rely entirely on riding skills to control the horses. If they accidentally fell, it was no joke.

Fortunately, the white horse under Li Ji's crotch was quite docile. After trying to control it for a while, Li Ji's nervousness relaxed a lot, and he turned to look at Liu Bei, who had a complicated face.

Li Ji can quite understand the complexity in Liu Bei's heart at this moment.

It was simply that in order to protect the villagers and elders in Zhuoxian County, Liu Bei risked everything with his two sworn brothers and prepared to stop the Yellow Turban thieves outside Zhuoxian County.

However, as the prefect, Liu Yan decided to stick to the city out of many concerns.

But these local wealthy landowners in Zhuoxian County also wanted to escape, which inevitably made Liu Bei feel a gap in his heart.

Perhaps, at this moment, Liu Bei's psychology was as complex as Cao Cao's heart when he roared "Shu Zi is not enough and there is no strategy" when facing the feudal princes.

"Brother Xuande, this is actually very understandable..."

Li Ji glanced at the group of wealthy landowners and said.

"Given the choice between staying in Zhuoxian County and living and dying with the lower class people at the expense of their family property, or temporarily abandoning part of their property and moving to a safe place, there are only a few romantics who are willing to sacrifice for the sake of justice."

Romanticism is desirable, but it is also a minority.

Obviously, Liu, Guan, and Zhang can be regarded as representatives of romanticism in this era. "Righteousness, benevolence, and rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty" ran through their lives.

This is also the main reason why Li Ji recognized and planned to choose Liu Bei.

Compared with Cao Cao, who slaughtered cities eight times in his life, the most questionable thing about Liu Bei's life is that he was a hypocrite, seeking personal gain in the name of "reviving the Han Dynasty".

However, Liu Bei, who had been wandering for half his life in history, finally established the Shu Han regime, but he was willing to risk the fate of the country and raise an army for revenge in order to avenge his sworn brother, until he died of illness in Baidi City.

Throughout his life, Liu Bei has never been greedy for power, and he has also been recognized by Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong in the name of benevolence, which shows that he is not a so-called hypocrite.

"Romantic?"

Listening to this somewhat weird term, Liu Bei was slightly startled for a moment, and then he roughly understood the meaning of the term.

"What about Zikun?" Liu Bei asked.

"Gee, he's also a romantic."

Li Ji said with a smile.

"However, it is obvious that these wealthy landowners are not romantics, or perhaps their romantic pursuits are not about protecting the people, but about revitalizing their families."

"A bunch of short-sighted people." Guan Yu said proudly.

"Yun Chang doesn't need to be so extreme. This is the vast majority of human nature. Just use profit to drive it away."

In this regard, Li Ji's attitude was obviously quite calm.

After all, the wealthy landowners are in different classes from the lower class people. In times of crisis, the lower class people have no chance to escape, but there is no point in specifically resenting the instinct of these wealthy landowners to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

In comparison, decisions similar to those made by Liu Guanzhang are undoubtedly precious.

Liu Bei pondered for a long time and let out a long sigh. He seemed to understand something. He seemed to be more calm. He no longer blamed these wealthy landlords, but waited patiently to leave the city.

However, just when it was finally the turn for the rebels led by Liu Bei to leave the city, a large number of county soldiers surrounded them from the left and right, vaguely on guard.

This newly established rebel army suddenly became a little more turbulent.

"Calm down."

Liu Bei shouted loudly, briefly calming down his military morale, and then looked up towards the top of the city gate.

Liu Yan and Zou Jing were standing on the city gate, looking down coldly at Liu Bei below.

Immediately, Liu Bei turned over and dismounted, bowed in the direction of Liu Yan and raised his hands, saying.

"Uncle, what does this mean?"

Previously, Liu Bei visited Liu Yan once in the name of forming a rebel army. In view of Liu Bei's status as a clan clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yan tried to win over Liu Bei by calling him his "righteous nephew".

Now, even though Liu Bei respectfully calls him "uncle", Liu Yan's eyes are still cold as he looks down at Liu Bei below and says.

"Xuande, where do you want to go?"

"Bei, we are about to lead the rebel army out of the city to fight against the thieves."

"Huh? What kind of thief?"

"Yellow Turban Thief."

As soon as Liu Bei's voice came out, the entire city gate suddenly fell into silence for a moment, and then bursts of laughter began to sound from time to time.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Amidst the laughter that seemed to be mocking Liu Bei for not overestimating his abilities, Liu Bei remained calm, but the palms hidden in his sleeves clenched unconsciously.

Even Liu Yan's originally majestic face had a slight smile on it, and then he waved his hand and said.

"Okay, Xuande, my uncle also knows that you have the desire to serve the country, but the Yellow Turban bandits are powerful, so we need to think about it in the long term and don't make any moves lightly. You can lead the rebel army back to the base, but if you are needed to help kill the enemy, my uncle will do it." Summoned you."

Liu Bei once again bowed his hands and said. "Uncle, Bei knows exactly what he is doing." After being retorted by Liu Bei in public, Liu Yan's slightly smiling expression turned cold again, and then he glanced around at the two thousand rebels behind Liu Bei and said.

"Xuande, your two thousand rebels have no armor and few bows and crossbows. How can they kill any thieves?"

If it weren't for Liu Yan who still needed to stabilize the people's hearts in Zhuo County and couldn't tell the public the number of Yellow Turbans he knew, otherwise Liu Yan would have directly said that Liu Bei's two thousand so-called rebels were just mantises blocking the car.

Liu Bei naturally understood the meaning of Liu Yan's words, and Liu Yan was even questioning whether Liu Bei was leading the rebels out of the city not to beg for thieves, but to preserve his strength, and was even preparing to lead two thousand men to turn into bandits.

However, before Liu Bei could retort and explain, the corner of his clothes was quietly tugged by Li Ji, and then a sentence was passed into Liu Bei's ears.

"Military order, asking for identity..."

This sentence made Liu Bei calm down instantly and understand what Li Ji meant.

Ask for identity!

This is the most important point.

You know, both Liu Guanzhang and Li Ji are just white bodies now.

Even though Liu Bei claimed to be a "clan member of the Han Dynasty" and had become the leader of the rebel army, he still could not change the fact that he was still a mere white man.

In this day and age, the importance of identity is extremely important.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, among the large and small separatist princes, they often started out as governors of one side. Even Cao Cao, who was said to be born in a poor family, actually had his father Cao Song as one of the three princes.

Although the value of the three nobles at the top of the pyramid of the official system in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was greatly reduced, it is enough to show that the Cao Cao family is also much more prominent than the real humble family.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Cao Cao was directly promoted to the Prime Minister of Jinan, which was equivalent to the position of governor, with jurisdiction over more than ten counties.

In addition, Sun Jian, who also only led more than a thousand people to follow Zhu Jun in the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, was also promoted to Sima of another department, and then was appointed as the prefect of Changsha by the imperial court three years later.

And Liu Bei, who conquered the Yellow Turbans as a rebel, was only a county captain in his original trajectory, and he didn't even get a county magistrate. The huge gap can be imagined.

Therefore, Li Ji specifically reminded Liu Bei to seize this opportunity and get an official position from Liu Yan now.

Of course, Liu Bei was far from what Li Ji thought. He just thought that Li Ji was reminding him that he could gain Liu Yan's trust through a "military order" and leave the city.

"Uncle, I know that the Yellow Turbans are coming, and the people in Zhuoxian City will not be harmed by the Yellow Turbans in the short term, but there are countless fellow villagers outside the city, how can I ignore them?"

"Bei also knows that the Yellow Turbans are powerful, but he is not afraid of death. He is only afraid that the people will be harmed by the Yellow Turbans, so he is determined to lead two thousand rebels out of the city to fight against the thieves!!"

Liu Bei's words were so touching and touching.

For a time, not only the powerful landowners who were waiting to leave the city looked at him with suspicion, but the rebels also felt a surge of emotion.

Liu Yan, who was standing on the city wall, also frowned, somewhat doubting his judgment and whether he had misunderstood Liu Bei's intentions.

However, when Liu Yan thought about the shortage of troops in the city, he still shouted.

"His intentions are commendable, but his reckless actions not only cost your life, but will also implicate the two thousand rebels. As the governor of Zhuo County, how can I let you do what you want?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he gritted his teeth and said. "Uncle, I am ready to issue a military order."

Military order?
  When these words came out, Liu Yan was quite shocked.

Generally speaking, the consequences of violating a military order are extremely serious. In the allusion "Beheading Ma Su with tears", the reason why Zhuge Liang had to kill Ma Su was because Ma Su had issued a military order in advance.

Throughout the entire late Han Dynasty, Xiahou Dun was the only one who used military orders as toilet paper. Not only did he lose the battle, but he was promoted in his official position.

"Xuande, you are so naked, what can you do to establish a military order? Can you alone bear the lives of two thousand rebels?" Liu Yan asked leisurely.

The contempt revealed in these words made Liu Bei's face blush slightly.

Perhaps others would take a high look at Liu Bei's status as King Jing of Zhongshan, but Liu Yan, as a Han clan member who was officially recognized by the imperial court and held the position of prefect, would not pay much attention to the white Liu Bei.

When Guan Yu saw this, his slightly narrowed eyes showed a trace of murderous intent, and then he took a step forward, instead of bowing his hands to Liu Yan, he said loudly.

"Guan, I am also willing to jointly establish a military order with my eldest brother."

"Who are you?"

Liu Yan asked again, obviously not taking the unknown Guan Yu seriously.

However, what Liu Yan didn't expect was that his series of words would invisibly anger the two thousand rebels.

Almost every one of these two thousand rebels was recruited by Liu Bei personally. Maybe Liu Bei could not be said to know the soldiers well, but Liu Bei had an indescribable personal charm, which made these two thousand rebels feel very fond of Liu Bei. Respect.

The current debate under the city gate not only exposed the shamelessness of the prefect Liu Yan as a foreign official, but also highlighted Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness.

In the eyes of these rebels who were born in Zhuoxian County, Liu Bei did everything to protect the villagers and elders in Zhuoxian County. For this reason, he did not hesitate to spend his family wealth and risk his life to issue a military order.

However, despite Liu Yan's awe-inspiring words, the wealthy landowners were able to leave the city unimpeded, but they hindered Liu Bei, which undoubtedly had ulterior motives.

"I am also willing to follow Mr. Liu and issue a military order."

First there were one or two rather sporadic sounds, and then the words became louder and louder among the rebels.

The loud voice erupted by the last two thousand people completely resounded through half of Zhuoxian County, shocking the cowardly people who witnessed this scene and turned pale.

When Liu Bei heard this, he was extremely moved, turned around and bowed to the rebels.

"What virtues and abilities do I have for you to show my love to me like this? I swear here that I will live and die with you all."

Responding to Liu Bei, the rebel soldiers spontaneously knelt down on one knee one after another, expressing their determination to follow Liu Bei in defending Zhuoxian County.

Seeing this scene, Li Ji's heart was trembling, and he secretly sighed that the military spirit is available.

At the same time, I can't help but admire Liu Bei's unique personality charm.

Although the reason why Liu Bei gathered the hearts of two thousand rebels so quickly was because of the advantages of friendship with his fellow villagers, and everything Liu Bei did was to protect Zhuoxian County, it also showed Liu Bei's personal charm.

In contrast, Li Ji believed that he was far from having such charm and appeal. It is no wonder that Liu Bei suffered repeated defeats in history, but he always had a group of monarchs and soldiers following him.

All the rebels, including Liu Bei and Guan Yu, were willing to issue military orders, which forced Liu Yan into a quite embarrassing situation.

If he gives in, Liu Bei, a mere white man, would dare to disrespect Liu Yan's orders as the prefect. What dignity will Liu Yan have in the future?

However, he insisted on leaving these two thousand rebels. Seeing that these two thousand rebels were willing to follow Liu Bei to share military orders, Liu Yan also understood that not only could these two thousand rebels no longer be used by him, but even staying in the city might be a hidden danger.

(End of this chapter)