Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 33 The Arrogant Second Master

Liu He asked the soldiers to continue patrolling and guarding, but the officers and soldiers still looked like they didn't know what to do, so they asked those people to relax their vigilance, and secretly increased the number of patrols in these places.

At dusk, Guan Yu led a thousand recruits into the city to assist, and dispatched together with the defenders in the city. There was another chaos in Zhuoxian County, but it was quickly put down, and the heads of thieves in each courtyard were wiped out.

The action was quick and accurate, and the thieves were unprepared. They were still discussing to continue to make trouble at night, but they were captured by the officers and soldiers who rushed in suddenly, and no one escaped.

Liu He merged the defenders of the counties and counties together, reorganized and selected the elite, led by Zhao Duwei to guard the city, Zhang Duwei was in charge of patrolling, and the recruits outside the city were trained by Guan Yu and Xu Rong, and continued to recruit recruits.

After arranging the city defense, Liu He, Liu Fang and others interrogated the Yellow Turban Bandits overnight. A total of more than forty people were captured in this operation, one of whom was Liu Qi's guard, Xiang Yuan. Liu Fang suspected that he was the one who killed Liu Qi.

Xiang Yuan confessed to killing Liu Qi and gave his real name as Cheng Yuanxiang, but he kept silent about other information. The other leaders also had a look of determination and a generous death.

Liu He ordered his soldiers to kill three people on the spot, but these people still showed no fear. They were locked in a side room and summoned one by one, and they were defeated one by one. In the end, only a few leaders were identified. As for the matters above, they knew nothing about it.

Liu Fang sighed: "I didn't expect the thieves to be so well-organized."

Liu He thought for a while, then ordered Cheng Yuanxiang to be sent to him again. He looked at him indifferently and knocked on the table with his hand. It was only when Cheng Yuanxiang looked uneasy that he slowly said: "Cheng Yuanzhi!"

"What?" Cheng Yuanxiang was shocked and stared at Liu He: "You...how do you know?"

Liu He's heart moved, and he sneered: "You kid dare to use this soldier, you are quite courageous, do you really think I don't know anything?"

"Who, who did this?" Cheng Yuanxiang yelled, "Who betrayed Qu Shuai? After death, he will go to the eighteenth level of hell, and he will never be able to stand up again."

Sure enough, there was Cheng Yuanzhi, who was also handsome Qu. Liu He also found this name from his memory, and he was similar to Cheng Yuanxiang, so he tried it out, but he didn't expect it to be a fraud.

Liu He ordered Cheng Yuanxiang to be taken into custody and beheaded tomorrow to show the public. The rest of the servants were demoted as slaves and went outside the city to build roads.

Liu Fang was confused and asked: "How do you know that the thief Qu Shuai is named Cheng Yuanzhi?"

"Recently, many heroes have come to Zhang Feizhuang, I just heard it," Liu He said perfunctorily, and then frowned: "The bandit army in Zhuo County is only a part of the remnants. The day before yesterday, Captain Zou asked for reinforcements. The main force of the Yellow Turban must be in Jicheng. Send people to report, not only to guard against bandits outside the city, but also guard against bandits inside the city to respond, if Cheng Yuanzhi can be caught, he will be beheaded immediately."

"I'll go right away!" The civil strife in Zhuo County made Liu Xin feel shocked. If the same happened in Jicheng, the consequences would be disastrous.

This turmoil also reshuffled the forces in Zhuo County, and the major families suffered heavy losses. In addition, part of the bandit army in the city was disposed of, and there were many vacant houses and open spaces where some people outside the city could be resettled.

One night later, Liu He was discussing with Liu Fang who should be placed. Suddenly Xu Rong came into the city in person. When he saw Liu He, he fell to his knees and said, "Your subordinate has high expectations, please punish him."

"What's going on?" Liu He was surprised and quickly helped Xu Rong up, "What happened? Did Yunchang bully you, or did the recruits not listen to the instructions?"

"Not at all!" Xu Rong lowered his head and said slowly, "Captain Guan...he left without saying goodbye last night."

"What?" Liu He stared at Xu Rong in disbelief. How could Guan Yu leave without saying goodbye?

Xu Rong replied: "Guan Duwei asked someone to leave a message. He only said that he would not forget the oath of alliance. It could be three years at least, five years at most, and he would come back. There was no other news."

"This Yunchang-"

Liu He let out a long sigh, already guessing Guan Yu's intention. He was running to learn skills.

After sworn in, Tong Yuan took Zhao Yun away and rebuilt it, and left a big gift bag for Liu He before leaving.

Zhao Yun has a famous teacher to guide him, and he will definitely improve his martial arts after he returns, and he will become Liu He's right-hand man.

Zhang Fei was not only powerful, but also rich in assets. He helped Liu He recruit talents in the village, and even used his own wealth to recruit soldiers and horses to form a cavalry.

Only Guan Yu came here in desperation and had to be rehabilitated by Liu He, and he didn't know how to fight on horseback. It seemed that not only was he not helpful to Liu He, but he became a burden.

Guan Yu was still the arrogant second master. He felt deeply about his own shortcomings. Now that Xu Rong could train troops, he left without saying goodbye that night.

Three to five years is the time when Tong Yuan said Zhao Yun would go down the mountain, and Guan Yu also wanted to improve himself during this period.

Xu Rong clasped his fists and said, "If Captain Guandu leaves because of his subordinates, I would rather leave Zhuo County immediately. Please send someone to chase after Captain Guandu immediately."

As soon as he came, Guan Yu left. In the eyes of outsiders, didn't he crowd out Guan Yu?

Now everyone in Zhuo County knows that Liu He is closely related to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others. As an outsider, he naturally has self-knowledge.

"This matter has nothing to do with you!" Liu He patted Xu Rong's arm, and sighed: "Yun Chang's nature is like this, he is going to learn art, and the recruits outside the city have to work hard for Xu Rong to train."

"This..." Xu Rong was taken aback, unexpectedly Liu He still trusted him.

Liu He said with a smile: "How come Xu Zhuangshi is afraid of just two thousand recruits?"

Xu Rong puffed up his chest and said proudly: "Don't say two thousand, I can practice even with twenty thousand."

"That's great!" Liu He said with a smile: "Currently there are not enough defenders in the city, and the number of recruits will be increased to [-]. If Yun Chang is not here, you will be the captain!"

This is the largest military attache he can appoint as an acting county magistrate, and he even exceeds his authority a bit.

"Yes!" Xu Rong was not a hypocritical person. Seeing Liu He being so frank with each other, he was moved and followed the order.

Guan Yu left without saying goodbye, which caught Liu He off guard. Historically, Liu, Guan, and Zhang recruited troops in Zhuoxian County, and then participated in the Yellow Turban War. Now only Zhang Fei is left.

Probably at that time, Liu Bei was also a down-and-out straw sandal seller, and Zhang Fei was considered a rich man, which Guan Yu could accept. Now that Liu He and Zhao Yun both had famous teachers, and Liu He was from a famous family, his bottom position was difficult for the proud second master to accept.

I thought that the brothers were hesitant and worked together, but in the blink of an eye they went their separate ways, which is really sad.

Fortunately, Xu Rong came again, otherwise he would have become a polished commander.

Liu He reluctantly comforted himself and sent some new soldiers into the city to integrate with the city's defenders. The people recruited by Zhang Fei were also sent outside the city to lead the construction of fortifications to hone their abilities.

In addition, after some deliberation, Liu He decided to place the newly recruited soldiers in the city first. Those with family members will be assigned to the big house first, and the soldiers without family members will be assigned to small yards.

After they were resettled, they were given wives. The women were selected from the refugees outside the city and the family members of those wealthy families. They were first allowed to choose freely, and the remaining ones were matched by officials.

When these soldiers settle down, get married, and have a sense of belonging and settle down, they will work harder in battle. At least they will perform meritorious service in every battle and know how to use the rewards.

When the news spread, some people even voluntarily gave their daughters in marriage, because Liu He distributed land to all the soldiers, and the number of meritorious services would increase in the future. Who wouldn't be tempted?

(End of this chapter)