Emperor Road of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 163 Prefect Banquet ([-])
Shangcai City, in the school grounds.

The cold wind was bitter, the lead clouds were thick, and the military flags planted everywhere were blown straight.Although the environment is so harsh, the soldiers are still carrying out daily training unshakably.

Running exercises, drills, gun training, etc., every item of the soldiers must be completed carefully.If not completed, or completed unqualified.Liu Yu said: You don't need to punish you for not eating or anything, just guard the camp gate for a few more hours.

Guarding the camp gate, this is Liu Yuxin's idea.Because of the cold weather, Chen Dao specifically told Liu Yu that it is best to suspend training.But Liu Yu not only did not adopt it, but increased the intensity of training.Especially that one requirement - to adopt a rotation system of guarding the camp, and every soldier must guard the camp.

Keeping the gate of the camp, in this cold winter, one can imagine how torturous it is, especially Liu Yu forbids them to be lazy to keep warm.

There is no way for Liu Yu to do such a strong training.He knew that there must be a big war in the coming year, and it might be a series of wars.The geographical location of Runan, the strong neighbors around Runan - Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, and Liu Bei, doomed Liu Yu to have no peace, and the war in Runan was destined to continue.

Of course, with such intense training, the soldiers will naturally complain, and even fight back.Therefore, Liu Yu has adopted a set of Huairou policy, or in other words, it is more suitable to give a sweet date with a stick.

For example, in terms of food, every meal must have meat.At that time, it was very luxurious to have meat in every meal.Let’s just talk about Yuan Shu. According to historical records, his troops had to look for food by themselves, and they ate wild fruits if they couldn’t find it.Therefore, this move alone made the soldiers grit their teeth and persist in training, and there was not a single deserter.But after thinking about it, I feel that it is true. Common people have nothing to eat, so how can it compare to military camps?
In addition, there is a real system of rewards and punishments. Liu Yu deliberately used money to stimulate the soldiers.In order to convince the soldiers, he moved to the barracks to eat and live with the soldiers after he became the master of Du Ji.Not to mention, the effect of this move was amazing, and all the soldiers were convinced by him.

"Uncle Zhi, how is the training of the soldiers?" Back in the tent, Liu Yu wiped the sweat off his face, panting and asked Chen Dao who was behind him.

Regarding the training, he delegated power to Chen Lai to take care of it, so he didn't know much about it himself.However, he trained with him, and felt that the effect should be good.

Sure enough, when Chen Dao heard his question, he immediately replied excitedly: "My lord, we originally had [-] soldiers, but now we have [-] soldiers. A few days ago, we cooperated with Master Du to rectify other counties, and recruited [-] soldiers. In other words, now we have [-] soldiers. As for the results of the drill, the [-] soldiers trained before are already good enough, but the [-] soldiers who have been drilled later are much worse."

"Seventeen thousand is not enough!" Liu Yu sighed, shook his head and said, "Cao Cao will conquer Zhangxiu in Nanyang next year, and he probably won't let me go. And Yuan Shu in Huainan, Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and that Even Liu Bei is not the master of peace, I guess they will definitely take action by then."

"A few days ago, I discussed with Bohou. We planned to let Zhongkang go to Ruyin, Bogu to Gebei, and Uncle Zhi to go to the ancient city. With our strength, I guess you can only lead 3000 people.

Regarding Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, I'm not sure what they will do yet.But Cao Cao will definitely march south, so the pressure on you is very high.But you don't have to worry, I will let Zilong be with you when the time comes.And I am in Shangcai, so I can support you at any time. "

Ruyin, located on the west bank of Yingshui, is an important place to defend against Liu Bei, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu.But Liu Yu was unable to send more troops, so he could only let Xu Chu lead 3000 troops to defend the city.However, Ruyin is not far from Shangcai, and the news is transmitted quickly, so it is easy to support if there is anything.

Gebei is located on the north bank of the Huai River, obliquely facing the Lujiang River.Liu Yu sent Xia Houlan to guard against Yuan Shu.As for the ancient city, it is the ancient city where Zhang Fei was located in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.This place is far away from Nanyang, and it was Liu Yu's front line against Cao Cao, so he sent two generals there.

"The general understands, but that Zhang Xiu?" Chen Dao naturally understood that the situation was not optimistic, but he still had doubts about Zhang Xiu.Judging from Zhang Xiu's various actions, Zhang Xiu didn't look like a person who desperately resisted, except for trying to rescue Liu Yu.

In fact, this is indeed the case. In history, Zhang Xiu did not resist at all, and directly surrendered to Cao Cao.If Cao Cao hadn't slept with his aunt, he probably wouldn't have rebelled.From this point, it can also be seen that Zhang Xiu is just a military commander and does not have the courage to be a master.If Liu Bei's wife was slept by Cao Cao, Liu Bei would never be so reckless.

"Hehe, Uncle Zhi, don't worry, I'm afraid Zhang Xiu won't surrender to Cao Cao willingly. But I can't help it. How about this? At the banquet in a few days, I'll find out what Zhang Xiu's envoy has said. Well, go get busy. Later, I will go back to the mansion to discuss with Bohou." Although Liu Yu told Chen Dao not to worry, in fact he himself was not sure, after all, Zhang Xiu had indeed surrendered to Cao Cao in history.

Do you want to discuss with Du Ji?
In fact, they had already discussed about the same. Liu Yu just asked Du Ji when he went back to see how he was handling the matter.

Since they had a long talk that night, Du Ji began to deal with the political affairs of Runan.He first solved the crime in Runan in order to further win the hearts of the people.Of course, this move also deterred the tyrants of the gentry, making people dare not despise Du Ji any more.

The handling of criminals is not only trivial things like theft, but also includes the gentry tyrants in various counties who have colluded with other forces, especially the counties such as Ruyin and Gebei that are relatively close to Yuan Shu, Liu Bei and others.Of course, Du Ji didn't dare to delve into this matter, but it was just a thunderstorm and a little rain, to frighten the powerful gentry.Of course, it was also to prepare for Liu Yu to send troops to Ruyin, Gebei and other places.

After handling the criminal case, Du Ji resolutely rectified the political affairs that had been accumulated for a long time.After that, he began to deal with finances with Zhang Rong.Finances, this is the top priority, but it is also the last thing to worry about.Because this is related to the interests of many people and cannot be easily touched, Du Ji just simply checked and rectified after the big banquet.

Chen Dao withdrew from the camp and went on to train the soldiers.And Liu Yu thought for a moment, and then went back to the mansion on horseback, and went to find Du Ji to understand the situation.

"Bohou, what have you been up to these days?" Du Ji reported to Liu Yu what he had done before.No, it should be said that it is a business cut, so Liu Yu knows it all.But in the past few days, he has been in the barracks, so he doesn't know what Du Ji has done.

Doing so is actually very dangerous.If Du Ji cheated or did something, he would have no way of knowing.Of course, he believed that Du Ji would not do that.In addition, it is also a "career" that has just started, so there are flaws in all aspects.When he gets through this difficult period, he will definitely have to clean up.

Although Du Ji was busy, when he heard Liu Yu's voice, he stopped, turned around and bowed to Liu Yu, ready to speak.

(End of this chapter)