The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 9 Military Reform
Military Reform
Chengdu, "Your Majesty, Liao Hua begs to see you" A small official in Liu Bei's palace rushed quickly

"Quick pass" Liu Bei spoke, and then he was very surprised. Liao Hua was the general of the second brother, and the second brother was still fighting against Cao Cao in Jingzhou. Why did Liao Hua come? Could it be that something happened in Jingzhou; it is impossible that the second brother was flooded Soon after the Seventh Army, it is impossible for Cao Cao to move so fast. Could it be a good news.

"My lord, Jingzhou has been lost. The princes are also trapped in Maicheng. There are not many troops left. Shangyong, Liu Feng, and Meng Da will not send troops. Please send troops to rescue quickly, my lord." He knelt down and said in a voice almost crying.

Yi Ji and Ma Liang also rushed over at this time, "The lord Jingzhou has been lost, and Guan Junhou sent a letter of help, explaining the situation in Jingzhou."

Zhuge Liang rushed over when he heard the situation, "You can explain the recent situation in Jingzhou in detail," Zhuge Liang said anxiously, because if Jingzhou lost, then Zhuge Liang's Longzhong partner would have no hope.

Liu Bei was still wondering if there would be any good news just now, but the news at this time dragged him into the abyss, "If something happens to Yun Chang, I can't live alone. I will lead an army to rescue my second brother tomorrow." 'The word is too important, perhaps it is because of this reason that led to his achievements, but it is also the reason that led to the end of Shu Han.

After Liao Hua explained the situation, Liu Bei was furious, "Sun Quan Shuzi, I will eat your flesh and drink your blood...

On a winter night in Chengdu, the cold wind gusts, whistling the branches of the trees that have been washed long ago; but people have fallen asleep early, and Liu Bei in the palace has not fallen asleep for a long time, thinking about how to rescue Guan Yu ; It's midnight, Liu Bei finally couldn't resist the severe cold and drowsiness of this winter, ready to fall asleep "Yunchang is waiting for me"

Chou Shi is the time when people are sleeping most soundly, but there is a military horse galloping in the city of Chengdu, letting him go wherever it goes.After entering the palace, the guards escorted him to Liu Bei's bedroom; who would this man be able to open the city gate of Chengdu at night, and let the guards escort him.

"Your Majesty has fallen asleep, let's report tomorrow." The gatekeeper stopped him and said
"This is an urgent report from Jingzhou. Something serious happened in Jingzhou. Hurry up and wake up the king, otherwise you will not be able to bear this responsibility." The soldier who had just entered the palace said seriously.The little official seemed to be frightened too, and was wondering whether to wake Liu Bei up.

But seeing that there are guards here, he went in to report without any suspicion.After going in for a while, Liu Bei came out quickly.

"My lord, Guan Junhou was trapped in Maicheng. He saw neither reinforcements nor food, so he broke through and came to Xichuan, but he was ambushed halfway and was captured by Wu general Pan Zhang. After that, Sun Quan beheaded the prince." Quickly report the message he wants to send;
But Liu Bei didn't accept this fact so quickly "Yun Chang,,," Liu Bei fell down and passed out when he heard the news, and everyone helped him to bed

The next day, Zhuge Liang, Xu Jing, Ma Liang and others came to the palace. Liu Bei told them to prepare troops and horses, and he wanted to attack Soochow himself.

Zhuge Qiao's barracks; "The head of the village heard from the person who transported the grain and grass that Jingzhou was lost. I don't know if it's true or not." Sha Qiong, the captain of the second team, came to tell Zhuge Qiao

"I'll go back to Chengdu." After Zhuge Qiao finished speaking, he was ready to get on his horse and run to Chengdu, although he knew this would happen.

When I came to the city, I heard everyone talking about the matter of Jingzhou. Argumentative said.

When he came to his home, the servant told Zhuge Qiao that Zhuge Liang had gone to the palace early in the morning and had not come back. In fact, Zhuge Qiao knew very well that Jingzhou was lost and Guan Yu was dead. Everything is still developing according to the process of history. But he still wanted to meet Zhuge Liang and see what instructions or arrangements Zhuge Liang would have; Zhuge Qiao went back to his room after seeing Huang Yueying, picked up the military book and began to read slowly.

After several hours, a servant finally came to tell Zhuge Qiao, "Master is back and is waiting for you in the lobby."

When I came to the lobby, I saw Zhuge Liang sitting there with dim eyes, probably because he was troubled by the affairs of Jingzhou, and there was nothing left of Longzhong from then on.

"Father, you are back!" Zhuge Qiao stepped forward
"Jingzhou is lost, I think you already know it, what do you think about it?" Zhuge Liang immediately asked Zhuge Qiao, and he knew it was a test.

"Jingzhou is of course the most important, but it is more important to form an alliance with Wu. Jingzhou has already been lost. If we raise an army to take Jingzhou, no matter whether we win or lose, we will lose both. Cao Cao will benefit, so we have to form an alliance with Wu at this time. Contain Wei and we go out of Qinchuan to take Guanzhong to resist Cao Cao," Zhuge Qiao said one by one according to Zhuge Liang's policy in later books.

"It's pretty much the same as I thought. It seems that you are very understanding when you are asked to lead the army recently, but the lord may not be able to listen."

Zhuge Liang appreciated it.

"And a few days ago I picked out two soldiers from the army. Seeing that you are capable of training them now, take them with you when you return to the camp."

"Boys will live up to father's expectations, and they will be trained to be elite soldiers," Zhuge Qiao said sincerely, clasping his fists
"Let me introduce you to a man who is 19 years old and has great strategy and sword skills. He was recommended by others a few days ago; please help me in." A handsome young man walked away. He was more than seven feet tall and was very heroic.

"Meet the military division" sentence
"I will help you follow my son Zhuge Qiao from now on, would you like to?" Zhuge Liang asked
"I,, willing" Gou Fu replied, in fact, Gou Fu might be thinking, I came to join the army to serve the country, why do you want me to be with a son-in-law now, but Zhuge Liang had to listen to what Zhuge Liang said.

Seeing Jufu's answer, Zhuge Liang also knew what he was thinking, but said that he was upset now, and didn't say much, "You all go out, I want you to be quiet." Zhuge Liang waved his hand and said
Zhuge Qiao also understood his thoughts, so he left the mansion with Gou Fu without stopping to lead his soldiers.

This time his army was different from the previous ones, it was divided into a group of sword and shield soldiers and a group of long spear soldiers; he immediately understood that Zhuge Liang wanted to practice the arrangement and changes of the army formation by himself, and he himself was promoted to Qu Chang without knowing it. Although not fully compiled yet.

When Zhuge Qiao returned to the camp, he called everyone together. At this time, there were already [-] soldiers in the audience of his general, and he watched them line up. "Soldiers, I have some very unfortunate news for you. Jingzhou is lost, and the Second General Guan is also dead; the lord is brothers with Guan and Zhang Yi. Now that the Second General Guan is dead, should we take revenge?" '"We want to take revenge, but we can't be in a hurry, now we have to wait for the King of Hanzhong to order;"

"From now on, two hundred new brothers have been added to our barracks. From now on, everyone will have to train together as brothers, and from now on they will all be robes on the battlefield. I would like to announce the composition of the army formation in the future, with twenty knives and shields and forty The long guns form a team, which is divided into five teams; the captain of the first team is still Wu Tong, the captain of the second team is also Sha Qiong, the captain of the third team is still me, the captain of the fourth team is the new long gun village chief Xue Liang, and the fifth team is composed of Zhou Lin, chief of the Daodun village, is in charge; Qin Hong is outstanding in marksmanship and is recognized as the best marksmanship, so he will serve as the marksmanship instructor of the entire army, what do you think?" Qin Hong also stepped up, pointing to the general platform and clasping his fists at everyone.

"Vice Captain Qin should be the head coach," a loud voice from the first team shouted.

"Tun Chief, I express my dissatisfaction. I have been a soldier for seven years. How could I not be a young man's opponent? I would like to fight him, okay?" Xue Liang, the spear captain who just arrived, shouted.

"The head of the village agrees to him, and I am willing to fight him too." Qin Hong was so excited now that his hands were already itchy.

Zhuge Qiao also acquiesced, so he vacated a big circle for them in the formation. Both of them held guns, and they "started" and fought with each other as soon as the order was given. Qin Hong held a long gun and shot at Xue. Liang stabbed, but Xue Liang didn't dodge, but stabbed at his gun at the same time. Just when he was about to reach the door, Xue Liang swept Qin Hong with his gun tail, Qin Hong raised his gun to block, but because Xue Liang's moves were all accumulating strength just now, so it was an explosion, which caused Qin Hong to be repelled several steps, and Zhuge Qiao was dumbfounded; at first, due to experience, Qin Hong was somewhat lost. After ten moves, Qin Hong Hong then began to counterattack, relying on his own strength to compete with Xue Liang, Xue Liang was slowly defeated, No.20 move Xue Liang fell to the ground, Qin Hong won;

Qin Hong stretched out his hand to pull Xue Liang up, and Xue Liang was not unreasonable, and the friendship between the two became stronger and stronger.

Zhuge Qiao was also thinking to himself, "If the person I have worked so hard to find is taken care of by a village chief, then I might as well commit suicide by jumping into the river."

"Qin Shan was transferred to the third team, and Jufu will fill in the vacancy of the second team." Saying this, Jufu walked out and clasped his fists at everyone.

"From now on, it will still be the same training and competition as before, except that the three teams will withdraw from the competition and have other training. In the future competition, No. 1 will still eat meat for five days and double the military pay, No. 2 will eat meat for five days, and No. 3 and No. 4 will reduce the military salary." Half; have you ever understood?" Zhuge Qiao asked loudly

"Understood" is also an enthusiastic answer from the soldier, as if the victory belongs to his team.

(Jufu, courtesy name Xiaoxing; originally a general in the later period of the Shu Kingdom, from the rank of General Zuo, here he is brought forward)
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