Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 43
Liu He broke through [-] Yellow Turbans with [-] new recruits, beheaded Cheng Yuanzhi, the commander of the Yellow Turban Canal, and wiped out the bandits in Youzhou in one fell swoop. The news spread and shocked the states and counties.

In the past few days, the number of Xiangyong who came from all over the country to join the army has more than doubled. Liu He guessed that there must be many escaped Yellow Turban soldiers.

But that doesn't matter. They were originally forced to helpless people, but they were bewitched by the three brothers Zhang Jiao. If they were Liu Bang or Zhu Yuanzhang and his ilk, maybe the Yellow Turban Uprising would be successful.

From the perspective of a bystander, the Yellow Turban Uprising was a just act of desperation after being oppressed by the government, but it used the banner of religion to deceive the people and confuse people's hearts, and it was doomed to fail.

The common people believe that after death, they will go to the world of Huangtian peace. The rebel army has actually become a cultist. In the end, when the Zhang Jiao brothers died, the rebel army became headless chickens and robbers who burned, killed and looted, harming others and themselves. .

Cults are malignant tumors in any dynasty, they are only for selfish desires!
First oppressed by the government, then encountered natural disasters, and then bewitched by the three Zhang Jiao brothers, except for those who deliberately did evil, the rest were poor people, reduced to the ashes of war.

Liu He never blamed these people, and all those who came to surrender, stayed and resettled. Whether they were farming or joining the army, they just obeyed the government's orders. As long as most people were stable, even if some bad apples got in, they could be eliminated in time.

In addition to the refugees and those who surrendered to the army, supporting soldiers from various places also rushed to Zhuojun. Unlike the new recruits, these officers and soldiers were basically veterans. Liu He did not want to stay in the army.

Since they all respond to Zou Jing's order to support, let them all go to Jicheng to help Zou Jing stabilize Guangyang County. Guangyang is short of people and troops, and urgently needs a large number of troops.

One day before departure, Liu He summoned Guan Zhang, Xu Rong, and Liu Fang to discuss matters in the government office. Can lead a thousand soldiers.

The Yellow Turban Army in Hebei was concentrated in Julu County, not far from Zhuo County. Liu Fang suggested that instead of bringing food and supplies, he would send people to raise funds from various counties along the way to reduce the pressure on the march.

Fan Yang in Zhuojun is naturally fine. Going further into Jizhou is the Zhongshan Kingdom, and the bandit army is in the nearby Julu. Liu He led the troops to help them suppress the bandits. Based on his reputation of defeating bandits in the first battle, he raised money and food from the local area. Should not be difficult.

Liu He thinks this plan is very good, the bandit army can enter Zhongshan country at any time, they must panic day and night, hearing the arrival of reinforcements, if they don't support the officers and soldiers, when the bandit army arrives, it will not be a matter of paying money and food, but annihilation disaster, this point of morality must be understood by them.

In this way, a person who is the first to raise food and grass is needed. This person must be able to lead troops, be able to speak well, and be good at negotiating with the government and local wealthy families.

Guan Yu is too arrogant, Zhang Fei is too violent, obviously they are not suitable. Liu Fang has to deal with state and county affairs and resettle the people. Now it is the spring planting period, which is related to long-term plans and cannot be careless.

After much deliberation, only Xu Rong was able to do the job at this time. Originally, he wanted to keep him to continue conscription training and help defend Zhuo County.

While several people were discussing, Wei Dun came forward to report that some reinforcements from Youbeiping did not want to go to Jicheng, claiming that they were here to conquer the Yellow Turban Army, and wanted to see Liu He. The soldiers went to Jizhou.

Zhang Fei was furious when he heard this, "Who is so arrogant, I will deal with him."

Liu He stopped him and said: "The imperial court recruited soldiers from all over the country to fight for thieves. What this man said is not wrong. He can come to Zhuojun, and he is really giving Zou Xiaowei and me face. How can he be rude?"

All the reinforcements sent by the counties went to Guangyang County according to the dispatch, but this team insisted on the goal, such an assertive general, Liu He felt that it was necessary to meet, and ordered Wei Dun to bring in the future.

Not long after, he saw a calm-looking military general in his thirties walking in after Wei Dun. Although this man's body was not as strong as Guan Zhang's, he was similar to Xu Rong, with thick eyebrows and beard, and looked quite dignified.

The visitor came in, bowed and clasped his fists and said, "I'm in Beiping, Cheng Pu, and I'm going to pay a visit to County Magistrate Liu."

"Cheng Pu?" Liu He's eyes widened suddenly, he was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Which Cheng Pu are you?"

Isn't Cheng Pu from Jiangdong Sun's family? Why did he come to Youzhou?

The visitor was startled, and replied again: "I am from Tuyin, Youbeiping. My surname is Cheng, my name is Pu, and my courtesy name is Demou. I am currently working for Youbeiping. I have been ordered to recruit the brave men of the village to hunt down the bandits."

"Hahaha, good time!" Liu He burst into laughter after being stunned for a moment, stepped forward and grabbed Cheng Pu's arm, and asked eagerly, "Why did you come to Zhuo County?"

Cheng Pu was a little confused by Liu He's surprise, so he took a step back and replied: "Your Majesty, I heard that the states rebelled, and the imperial court ordered to recruit rebels to fight against the thieves, so I asked for orders to put down the rebellion. Originally, I wanted to go to Jizhou from Nanpi, but I heard that Liu He Mr. Shi Jun recruited rebels here, and defeated the Yellow Turban bandits in Guangyang, so he came here because of his reputation."

"So that's how it is, it's a good time, it's a wonderful time!" Liu He was so excited that he hit his palm with his fist.

At this time, I suddenly remembered that when Sun Jian challenged Dong Zhuo, he had four generals under him: Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao. Zu Mao was from Sun Jian's hometown, and Huang Gai was also in Jiangnan. Only Cheng Pu and Han Dang were Youzhou people.

Many people were very puzzled, how the two of them ran from the far north to the Jiangdong camp. Now it seems that it was probably time to ask for the yellow scarf, and they were transferred to Sun Jian's subordinates.

Sun Jian already had some reputation at this time, and was invited by Zhu Junzuo to be the commander of the army. With his charisma, it was not difficult to subdue Cheng Pu who had no leader.

Cheng Pu is the veteran minister who laid the foundation of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. He is the highest military general who followed Sun Jian. His qualifications are even older than Huang Gai. He ranked first among the "Twelve Tiger Ministers of Jiangbiao". Soldiers, it can be seen that the status is high.

The most valuable thing is that Cheng Pu is a wise general who can be described as both civil and military. He has many strategies and strategies, and is good at responding to arguments. He advised Sun Jian many times in the early days.

Youzhou was already short of talents, and this time there was no loss. Liu He secretly rejoiced. It seemed that the decision to recruit rebels was not wrong a while ago, and Liu Yu's name probably played a huge role.

Cheng Pu saw that Liu He was young and his expression was uncertain when he saw him, thinking that he was still unwilling to accept it, so he cupped his fists and said: "If you don't want to take me in and go to Jizhou to hunt for thieves, I can go alone."

"No, no, it's a misunderstanding!" Liu He quickly waved his hands, took a deep breath to calm his mind, and said, "We plan to dispatch troops tomorrow, but we are worried about the lack of manpower. Since De Mou is interested in hunting for thieves, we just go together."

"Oh?" Cheng Pu didn't expect Liu He to agree so readily. Looking at Guan Zhang and Xu Rong, he knew that they were rare warriors. He cupped his fists and said, "It's my luck to be able to kill thieves with you!"

Liu He nodded, and smiled at Liu Fang and the others: "It seems that we have no shortage of manpower to raise food and grass. Captain Xu will stay in Zhuo County to continue to recruit troops. Let Demou handle this matter, and it will be safe. "

Xu Rong has an honest temperament, he is a person who does not fight or grab, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "May the son win the flag and return in triumph."

It's the first time we meet, so you've made arrangements for him clearly?
Cheng Pu was puzzled and hurriedly asked, "Young master, what do you want me to do?"

(End of this chapter)