Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 9 Liu Guanzhang

"Lingqi, what does 'the army does not govern the city and the guards do not join the army' mean?" Bai Tu heard this statement recently, so he found an opportunity to ask Lu Lingqi privately.

When Lu Lingqi heard this, she rolled her eyes and said, "How come you don't even know this? Did you come from a deep mountain forest? No wonder your accent is weird!"

But then Lu Lingqi still explained to Bai Tu.

In fact, it means literally - the army will not enter the city to manage the people, and the city guards will not join the army to face the battlefield.

That is to say, the Ji Zao soldiers "trained" by Cheng Ji are restricted from directly doing harmful things to the people. The city guards refer to the guards responsible for public security in the city. They are all real human beings. They will not join the army and compete with " Soldiers" fight.

This is also the reason why when Bai Tu first traveled through time, the city guards he met were all real people, and they had not yet pursued him out of the city.

At that time, because Lu Bu's army was still wandering around, the city guards had sufficient reasons, or in other words, Bai Tu was no longer under their jurisdiction after he escaped from the city!

Once this principle is violated, "soldiers" are forced to harass the people, or "city guards" are driven to join the battlefield, Cheng Ji will be greatly disgusted, which will lead to a great decrease in transformation efficiency in other aspects.

Even once Cheng Ji "leaves the city", the defensive equipment in the city will be completely ineffective. Even Cao Cao is not willing to try to see if he can defend the city and protect the ground when Cheng Ji is extremely disgusted.

However, there are many second best ways. For example, after Cao Cao captured the city of Xuzhou, he would directly draw military service and corvee overdraft.

It has been difficult for the people of Xuzhou to restore their labor force for several years, and the fertility rate has even been damaged due to excessive extraction of manpower...

Of course, this will also cause public resentment, but it is much better than directly massacring the city.

What's even worse is that they are not outside the city, and after the summons in Pengcheng, the people who had not had time to retreat into the city for refuge. Although there are not as many as the tens of thousands of civilians after Pengcheng was breached in history, there are still tens of thousands of civilian casualties!
At this moment, the bald Song Xian trotted over: "Mr. Bai, why are you still here? My lord is waiting for you at the city gate."

"Huh? Aren't we temporarily stationing troops here?" Bai Tu thought for a moment that he had heard wrong.

"It is true that the army is stationed in Xiaopei, but...of course you will go to Pengcheng with my lord." Song Xian said matter-of-factly.

Bai Tu:? ? ?
Am I not just a captain?Why treat me so differently!
You can ride in the carriage and eat the meat, but I don’t want to take the blame. Is there any problem with this?

Bai Tu felt confident and wanted to deny it, but he was still honest and went outside the city with Song Xian...

"Hey! Don't really stay in Xuzhou City. I heard that there are many talented people under Liu Bei! They must be much smarter than my father and the others. If you pretend to be smart with them, you will definitely be cut off and fed to the dogs!" Lu Lingqi Before Bai Tu left, he warned somewhat unhappily.

Bai Tu knew that this "unhappiness" was because Lu Bu was not afraid of danger, but he did not want his wife and daughter to be in danger, so he let them stay in Xiaopei with the army.

However, Bai Tu didn't quite understand Lu Lingqi's instructions: "Ah? Why should I stay in Xuzhou City?"

"I'm sorry you don't dare...I told you before!" After Lu Lingqi finished speaking, she waved her hand to Bai Tu.

At the same time, he crossed Bai Tu and glared at Lu Bu and Chen Gong outside the city gate. Lu Bu was a little embarrassed, but Chen Gong's expression was as usual.

Bai Tu was confused. After trotting to Lu Bu and Chen Gong, he muttered: "I'm so good, why do I stay in Xuzhou City?"

Chen Gong then bowed his head and said: "Ahem, Mr. Bai's glory and beauty are the heart of Mr. Gong."

Bai Tu:? ? ?
What's the matter with you?Why are you all so nervous?

Bai Tu felt very confused, but now the "last line of defense" remained in Xiaopei. Bai Tu didn't dare to be too promiscuous, lest he be found to be a parallel import, so... he nodded with a smile.

In fact, the reason why Chen Gong said this is very simple.

In order to impress the "disheartened" Bai Tu, Chen Gong persuaded Lu Bu that he could play hard to get in the future, and clearly told Bai Tu that if he felt that he, the defeated general, had no future, he could seek refuge with Liu Bei, who was now a feudal official!
He even took Bai Tu to Xuzhou City to show his sincerity.

At the same time, Chen Gong didn't want Bai Tu to really surrender to Liu, and knowing that Bai Tu and Lu Lingqi had a good relationship recently, he asked Lu Bu to tell his daughter, and finally expressed his hope to stay when Bai Tu left Xiaopei...

Of course, Lu Lingqi's reason for "retaining" was indeed something Chen Gong had not expected.

As for Bai Tu's seemingly confused "murmur", Chen Gong thought it was Bai Tu warning him that he didn't need to do this kind of temptation. He didn't want to go out, but he was simply frustrated...

Chen Gong lived up to expectations and once again figured out Bai Tu's thoughts!

In fact, Bai Tu didn't think so much at all, and even... on the contrary, he felt that what Lu Lingqi said made sense!

Liu Bei doesn't have any great counselors at the moment. Others may think that joining Liu Bei at this time will give them a good chance of getting ahead, but Bai Tu is different - without you Chen Gong, I would have been exposed in a minute. Already?
So even if you know that Liu Bei's potential as a hero is much higher than that of Lu Bu, Bai Tu has no idea about him at all, especially that guy, like his ancestor, is a fast runner when he loses a battle, and loses his wife in the early and mid-term Just like throwing a lighter, there is no safety factor for the counselor to follow him at this time.

Xiaopei is not far from Pengcheng. Even if I didn't rush too much, I would have arrived at Pengcheng where the plaque of Xuzhou City hangs high two days later.

It can be seen that on the city wall, there are traces of repairs and heightening, and the arrangement of bows and crossbows. It is obvious that Liu Bei is also diligently cultivating military equipment.

At the same time, it can be seen that the first three people, surrounded by Xuzhou civil and military officials and people, have already left the city gate, seeming to welcome the arrival of Lu Bu and his party.

When he first saw these three people, Lu Bu was a little embarrassed, but Chen Gong kept coughing next to him, and Lu Bu was in a good mood in the past few days. At this time, he also regained his composure and managed a smile to greet them.

Bai Tu originally wanted to stay behind, but Zhang Liao at the side had already gestured to him and said, "Please, Mr. Bai."

"General Zhang, don't call me sir...am I still your captain?" Bai Tu smiled bitterly, but he couldn't refute Zhang Liao's face, so he had to walk up.

As a result, Lu Bu was walking in front, Chen Gong and Bai Tu were on the left and right, and Zhang Liao was still following Bai Tu on the right.

"Bei, on behalf of the elders of Xuzhou, I would like to thank Marquis Wen for his great kindness." Liu Bei bowed to Lu Bu as soon as he came up.

Lu Bu is a man who is soft but not hard, and he can't hold back when he sees this situation. Without Chen Gong's reminder, he quickly went up two steps and supported Liu Bei.

"It should be, it should be... Cao's thief is unscrupulous, and the innocent people of Xuzhou have been robbed. What's more... I'm also looking for a place to stay, and it's just the right time, hahaha... haha..." Lu Bu said honestly.

However, he smiled and started to look at the two people next to Liu Bei again. Their expressions turned cold as they stared at each other.

It's not that Lu Bu is a dog-faced person, but the attitude of these two people is not very good either.

It was only at this time that Bai Tu was convinced that these three people were the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang. This appearance...except for the second master Guan, it was really "caught off guard" when taken out alone!
(End of this chapter)