The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 289 0290, The Unstoppable Dragon Army

In December 184 A.D., the Yellow Turban Uprising, which caused a sensation in the Eastern Han Dynasty and spread across eight states, was suppressed.Zhang Jiao died of illness, and Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were killed.Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers were killed, and more Yellow Turban soldiers were demobilized.Of course, there are still many people who gathered the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army and occupied the mountains as kings in their respective territories.

The Yellow Turban Army was suppressed, and Long Fei's Yellow Turban Gang had to change its name.At this time, Long Fei had more than [-] soldiers, conducting military training every day in Deyang City.There is also a military exercise from time to time, where the red and blue sides are set to be led by a general.All winners are rewarded, and all losers are punished.

The general who commanded an army was punished more severely than ordinary soldiers. This is the first time that a prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people.No matter who it is, it must be punished if it loses.The higher the official position, the heavier the punishment, even Long Fei was included.

In the past few days, Situ Yang and Zhuge Qi stayed up all night, discussing with Long Fei the important matter of changing the name of the army.This is one of their most urgent problems to solve, and the Yellow Turban Army has already been defeated.If they still follow the name of the Yellow Turban Gang, sooner or later they will be crowned by the imperial court.Moreover, the Eastern Han Dynasty was already heading for decline, and many self-respecting forces emerged in various places.

A name change is a big deal, though it doesn't matter much to the average soldier.But for Zhuge Qi and Situ Yang, this is likely to be related to the future development of this team.

After three days and nights of discussion, the three finally decided on the same name, "Long Family Army."

Not simply because of Long Fei's surname, but mainly because of the military flag they made. Five dragons of different colors form a circle, and in the middle is a dragon character written in traditional Chinese characters.

From this moment on, the Deyang branch of the Yellow Turban Gang officially changed its name to the Long Family Army, and its military flag was the Five Dragon Banner. The 2 people were divided into five legions, and five people were appointed as the supreme commanders of the five legions.

Lu Da, Wu Song, Yang Zhi, and Lin Chong each lead an army.Another legion is temporarily commanded by Situ Kong, with Zhuge Qi and Situ Kong as the left and right military advisers.

The military flag was not designed casually, but with reference to the art of the five elements.The five dragons actually represent the five elements, namely green dragon, white dragon, yellow dragon, black dragon and red dragon.

Each person leads a legion, so the name of this legion is named after the supreme commander.For example, the army led by Lin Chong was called the Lin Family Army, and the army led by Wu Song was called the Wu Family Army.This is not to let them fight on their own, but to show that everyone is brothers, and Long Fei fully trusts them.

A name change is not a small matter, so a general meeting must be held for this matter.This plenary meeting was also called the swearing-in meeting, because when this meeting was held, Long Fei would award military flags to the five legion commanders.Of course, there is also the military seal, which is the highest symbol of a legion's leadership.

The swearing-in meeting was held on the top of the Forbidden City, because only there can accommodate more than 2 people at a time.Situ Yang presided over the swearing-in meeting, and his assistants were Lin Chong and Zhuge Qi.Of course, there is also a guard team to ensure the order and safety of the venue.

The flag-giving ceremony is short, but the swearing-in session is very long.Because it is necessary to let the supreme commander of each legion speak, and to claim the members of his own legion on the spot. There are five legions with 2 people, and each legion has about 4000 people.All the official positions in the legion are appointed by the commander.

The legion not only has a famous name, but also has its own order of battle.The Long Family Army has a total of five legions, from the First Battle Army to the Fifth Battle Army.Each army has five divisions, each division has five regiments, each regiment has five battalions, and each battalion has five teams.

The battle teams are brigades, each brigade has five squadrons under its jurisdiction, and each squadron has five sub-units under its jurisdiction.The squad leader is equivalent to the corps leader, or squad leader, in the army of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

A strong army, the most important thing is to have a mature establishment.Then put everyone in a reasonable position and give full play to the strengths of each of them.In this way, the army has formed combat effectiveness, coupled with running-in and constant beating, this army will have a strong combat effectiveness.

Use me in the first battle, use me to win.This is the belief of every soldier in the Long Family Army, and it is also one of the oaths they read in front of the Five Dragon Banner at the swearing-in meeting.

At this moment, Long Fei finally had his own army.At this moment, he no longer has to hide.At this moment, these brothers will be priceless treasures of Long Fei.Because of them, Long Fei was able to go farther and farther on this road.It is also because of them that Situ Yang and Zhuge Qi can assist the protagonist in their hearts, making him the overlord of one party, and even win the world.

After the swearing-in meeting, the five legions left the Forbidden Summit in batches.According to the initial deployment, they will be placed in different places.The three states have their territories, and now it's time for them to go back and recharge their batteries.Manage their own subordinates well, develop agriculture and strengthen the team as much as possible.

With so many people following Long Fei, food and clothing are the primary issues.Food and grass are the lifeblood of an army, without food and grass, everything else is nonsense.Fortunately, their territory is large enough, and they have a good relationship with the local government.With so much land to cultivate, it's a good time to recuperate.

This year, the Eastern Han Dynasty used a large number of generals.There is Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, Lu Zhi, and of course some local forces.But all this has nothing to do with Long Fei, because Long Fei has never done a bad thing.His men never did a bad thing, they did good things.

The local people like them, and so do the local rich businessmen and officials.Because of their strong combat effectiveness, wherever they are stationed, wealthy businessmen don't have to worry about bandits and robbers.The business is getting more and more prosperous, no one talks to them at all, and they will take the initiative to send a large sum of money every month.

It is a gift in name, but it is actually equivalent to a transaction.The Long family army kept them safe, and they gave part of the profits to the Long family army.

Each team has a captain. Under the leadership of the captains, these soldiers all work together with local farmers to cultivate the land.Helping the common people work harder than each other, and the local government even deliberately advertised for the Long Family Army.Farmers who cultivate the land need to pay taxes, and if they have no money, they will naturally use food to offset the money.

Long Fei handed over all the gold and silver that the rich merchants gave him to the government, which was regarded as paying taxes for the common people.Then take away the grain at a price [-]% higher than the market price, as much as there is.At that time, the grain and grass of the Long family army were hidden in many deep mountains, and in some places even the caves were full of grain and grass.

Zhuge Qi and Situ Yang were puzzled, but they didn't stop Long Fei from doing this, they just reminded Long Fei kindly.Now that the Yellow Turban Uprising has failed, the Eastern Han Dynasty will definitely regroup next.At that time, the world will be peaceful, and food and grass will become very worthless.

But Long Fei told the two of them whether they dared to make a bet with him.Within five years, the price of these grains will increase tenfold.If it doesn't rise tenfold by then, Long Fei will do whatever they want.

Seeing Long Fei's confident appearance, Situ Yang and Zhuge Qi did not choose to make this bet with him.Because they both felt the confidence exuded by Long Fei when he said that, the kind of confidence that made both of them feel depressed.Not only self-confidence, but also mixed with a strong domineering.

In 185 A.D., the Long family army actively developed agriculture in the three areas.The soil quality problems of many local cultivated land have been improved, so that more people have land to grow and eat.He even helped the people build schools so that more children can learn knowledge.Many people treated the Long family army like their own family, and when they returned home from the field at night, they would scramble to let the Long family army come to their home for dinner.

In 186 AD, the territory of the Long family army doubled and spread to the center of the three states.They did not take the initiative to expand the territory, but the local people spontaneously asked to join them.Every family wants to develop together with the Long Family Army, no matter men, women or children, they all want to join the Long Family Army.

For those males who intend to join the army, the Long Family Army welcomes them at any time.Of course, Zhuge Qi's girlfriend Hu Lan was not idle either, and recruited a large number of aspiring girls to form the first women's army in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

In 187 AD, there was a severe drought that had not happened in a century.The drought spread to more than 20 counties in five states, and many people starved to death on the streets that year.But this does not include the nine counties where the Long family army is located, and the radius of two hundred miles centered on Deyang City.A total of eight counties are among the hardest hit areas.

In the eight counties and towns that were the hardest-hit areas, no one died of starvation due to the severe drought for two full years.They all had the Long Family Army to provide them with protection. At the end of the autumn of that year, Long Fei ordered his soldiers to take out the stored food and distribute it to all the victims in the area under his jurisdiction.At that time, Yang Zhi questioned Long Fei, didn't he lose money by doing so?

These things should have been done by the imperial court, and now Long Fei paid out of his own pocket to help the victims, but in the end the imperial court still refused to accept it.At that time, Long Fei didn't explain to Yang Zhi, but only said a word to Yang Zhi. "As long as I, Long Fei, are here, no one is allowed to starve to death."

This word was widely circulated among the people, and many people built a shrine to Long Fei.In order to repay their kindness, many people rushed to join the Long Family Army, and they had to do their part for Long Fei first.

From 187 to the end of 188, the Long Family Army, which originally had only more than 2 people, increased several times within two years.Because the five legions had never assembled, Long Fei didn't know how many people he had under his command at this moment.But according to Situ Yang and Zhuge Qi's inference, the number of people now is at least double that of before.

The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou was wiped out, but the regular army of the imperial court did not stay in Qingzhou for too long.After conquering Qingzhou, it withdrew to Sizhou, which is where the imperial palace of the Eastern Han Dynasty was located.The reputation of the Long family army is getting bigger and bigger, but Long Fei is still the same as before.

Time flies and never returns, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.Long Fei had turned from 15 years old to 20 years old, and the Long Family Army had rapidly grown from [-] when it was first established, becoming a force that even the regular troops of the nearby imperial court would not dare to offend easily.

If they harmed one side, the regular army of the imperial court would have come to suppress them.But they happen to be a good army, they treat the people better than the current emperor, and they try their best to develop the local agriculture and economy.In places where there were very few tax revenues in the past, the current tax revenue is almost catching up with the prosperous counties.

The former fifth-tier and sixth-tier cities now have the potential to become second-tier and first-tier cities.This will make those officials unhappy. If anyone dares to trouble the Long family army at this time, it will be difficult for them.Cutting off one's fortune is like killing one's parents, how can one not repay the revenge of killing one's father.

(End of this chapter)