People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 55 Strict Law
The new force Yellow Turbans was stirring up trouble, making the entire Zhuo County miserable. However, at this delicate juncture, Gongsun Zan took advantage of the opportunity to reap huge benefits. All of a sudden, he went from being a small county magistrate to the temporary decision-maker of Zhuo County.

At least before the court appoints a new prefect of Zhuo County, Gongsun Zan will have the final say in the entire Zhuo County, and this period of time should be very long.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion brought enormous damage to the Han Dynasty, and a large number of local officials were left vacant as a result. It would take a long time to fill all of them.

For example, when such an important position as the Governor of Youzhou became vacant, Emperor Lingdi in the original history did not remember to appoint the new position until several years later.

This is true for the governor of a state, not to mention the prefect of a mere county.

The damage caused by the Yellow Turbans to the grassroots political system of the Han Dynasty had not been repaired for a long time. In many cases, some local heroes filled these vacant functions on their own, and many of them became heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

Gongsun Zan's fate has changed slightly because of the appearance of Xu Chen. Now he has started this process earlier. The turmoil in Zhuozhou has actually become a stepping stone for his advancement. It has to be said that fate is unpredictable.

Unlike Gongsun Zan who was full of ambition, Liu Bei left Zhuo County sadly with Guan and Zhang, and rushed to Anxi County in Zhongshan to serve as the county lieutenant.

At that time, Liu Bei respected Gongsun Zan to take charge of the overall situation because he knew that he did not have the reputation and strength to be recognized by many powerful people, so he could only take the initiative to promote Gongsun Zan.

He originally thought that Gongsun Zan would continue to fight against the Yellow Turbans, but he did not expect that Gongsun Zan was such a short-sighted guy and actually let Xu Chen, a disaster, go unchecked.

Liu Bei was disheartened. Although he wanted to kill the enemy, he knew that he was of low status and had no ability at all.

Gongsun Zan was not worthy of being a consultant, so all Liu Bei wanted at this time was to carve out a path for himself. Only when he was strong enough could he do something when faced with this kind of situation.

The Han Dynasty court is already riddled with problems, so let me, Liu Bei, wipe out the disloyalty and eliminate the injustice!

With such an ideal in mind, Liu Bei handed over the remaining one or two hundred militiamen in his hands and resolutely left this dangerous place. He only hoped that he would never hear Xu Chen's name again, because when he heard it again, this guy would have become a real disaster.

Zhuo County settled down because of Xu Chen's departure, but this only meant that this new force went to other places.

Xu Chen led his mighty army eastward. Although he did not take any action against the counties along the way, he almost wiped out all the rural tyrants along the way.

The Yellow Turbans have now reached their peak. Having won victory after victory in Zhuozhou, they are like wolves among a flock of sheep. They have a crushing advantage over some local counties and towns. Wherever they go, there are ghosts howling and wolves howling.

Just as they were advancing, a wealthy manor on the road was being liquidated by the Yellow Turbans. A row of people were gathered on an open space in the manor and were beheaded in public in front of the villagers.

A large number of Yellow Turban troops were stationed around Haozhuang.

However, this garrison was not peaceful. There was a constant movement of personnel within the army, and it seemed that some adjustments were being made.

Xu Chen stood high on the wall of the manor, watching the changes continue.

Nearly two thousand Han soldiers were captured in the battle of Fan Yang. These were the elite soldiers under Zou Jing. Xu Chen would certainly not let them go and directly absorbed them into the Yellow Turbans, which replenished the Yellow Turbans' military strength and now has returned to a size of about five thousand.

However, this matter has its pros and cons. Although it is a good thing to absorb elite soldiers, they originally belonged to the ranks of officers and soldiers, and they are not of the same mind as the Yellow Turbans. If they are not properly planned before they are transformed and assimilated, they will easily become disasters when a major event occurs. Not to mention anything else, if someone with ulterior motives colludes to cause chaos, and encounters a dangerous time of battle, it can really cost lives.

After a long time, Wang Dang came running over to report the situation. When he came to Xu Chen, he was still wiping the sweat from his forehead and seemed to be very busy.

"After a few days of intermittent work, we have finally finished the work. Now the whole army has 1,000 corporals, 500 squad leaders, and 50 centurions.

Each squad is set up according to your instructions, with three Yellow Turbans and two captured officers and soldiers, and the squad leader, squad leader, and centurion leader are all Yellow Turbans. "

At this point, Wang Dang heaved a sigh of relief. This kind of task was really difficult for him. In comparison, he would rather fight on the battlefield which was simpler and more direct.

Seeing him like this, Xu Chen felt helpless. This was the embarrassment of having no one available.

In fact, a complete army requires not only generals and soldiers, but also civil servants to calculate military merits, logistical consumption, position changes, etc.

However, there were no such talents among the Yellow Turbans. At first glance, they were all peasants who could not even read a single word. So Wang Dang had no choice but to take on the task, working hard for several days while sweating profusely.

It seems that it is time to put the matter of subduing the Han officials on the agenda. These guys have been running for their lives, and I don’t know if many of them have died...

Anyway, after completing this work, the Yellow Turbans began to take on some shape.

Although the overall personnel composition is that the Yellow Turbans have about 3,000 people and the government army prisoners have about 2,000 people, it looks a bit dangerous.

But after such a reconstruction of the organization, all the officers and soldiers captured were dispersed, and the Yellow Turbans firmly took the initiative in every grassroots squad, so they were able to barely swallow these prisoners.

“Select three hundred soldiers from among them to serve as my personal guard. They are not only my personal guard, but also my supervisory troops.

From now on, I will continue to refine the military discipline regulations and corresponding punishment measures, and every soldier will be subject to the supervision of the military supervisory team.

If the brothers below have complaints or dissatisfaction about these, then tell them that military law and discipline come from divine revelation, and not only they must abide by them, but I, too!
If I violate military discipline in the future, I will be punished. If anyone has any objections to military law and discipline, they can come and speak to me face to face! "

Xu Chen looked at the dense military formation and began to give orders calmly. The cold and solemn tone in his words made Wang Dang's heart skip a beat.

It seems that I won’t be able to live a lazy life in the future…

Honestly speaking, Wang Dang felt a little uncomfortable. He suddenly went from being free and undisciplined to being bound by rules. It must have been a bad feeling.

However, when he came to his senses and saw Xu Chen staring at him intently, he was suddenly startled.

"Master, rest assured. As the commander, I will be strict with myself and set a good example for the brothers below!"

(End of this chapter)