Gao Yan said: "General Peng, don't worry. Although Li Yun frequently mobilizes troops and horses, he doesn't know who the leading general is, and the number of troops and horses is not clear. What's more, the Wei army has not invaded our country. If we rashly send out troops, our army will suffer a disadvantage in terms of reputation, after all Duke Han and Duke Wei are Zhou ministers, so His Majesty the Great Zhou Emperor is still in Chenliu."

Peng Yue was a little dissatisfied and said: "Now that we have learned that the enemy country is going to attack us, what reputation do we have to care about? Do we really have to wait until the enemy hits the doorstep before we can't fight back? By then, we have already missed the opportunity, and if we want to win, we may have to lose more Too many soldiers and horses! This is a joke with the lives of the soldiers!"

Liu De asked Mi Zhu, "How much money and food is in the treasury now? Is it enough to support the loss of World War I?"

Mi Zhu reported to Liu Dehui: "His Royal Highness, half of the money and food in the treasury will be used to support Beizhou, and the remaining food and grass are only enough for 2 people in March. However, it is now the autumn harvest, and it should be enough when the food is harvested in various places. Half a year's expenses for an army of [-]."

"Is that enough boat?"

Liu De asked Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi came out and replied: "Your Highness, although we have a large number of ships now, if we want to send troops to cross the river, there are not enough ships at all!"

Liu Dedao: "The river is thousands of miles away, and there are many places to cross, but we don't have enough ships and soldiers. If we just stick to it, we may be at a disadvantage."

Xun Yu thought for a long time, and suggested to Liu De: "My lord, I think that Wei Gong and Li Yun have been fighting for years, and Danzhou and Jinzhou are in the fourth war. Now that the south is plagued by epidemics, I think if we can't defeat them all, Duke Wei's soldiers and horses will not last long!"

"But we have few soldiers but enough food, so we can concentrate our forces, guard the key passes, focus on defense, wait for work at leisure, and strike later!"

Liu De thought to himself, and compared the pros and cons of the Han and Wei. There was a plague in the south of Wei, and now it was the autumn harvest, and the harvest in the south was bound to be poor. Therefore, Li Yun wanted to transfer a large amount of grain and grass to the south for disaster relief. There is chaos.

And Li Yun took the little emperor to Chen Liu. Although a large number of talents served Wei, it actually caused internal injustice in Wei.

Therefore, Li Yun must sit in Chenliu, and it is impossible to lead the troops there in person. Without Li Yun, the victory rate of the Han army will increase by one point.

On the other hand, although there are few soldiers, there is sufficient food and grass, and all the soldiers are high-spirited and united, Xun Yu's plan is feasible!

At this time, Liu De Fang said: "Li Yun is lonely and arrogant, and he is coercing the emperor to order the princes. If he sends troops, he will issue a statement to occupy the righteousness, but people in the world don't know Li Yun's ambition, and he will issue a statement denouncing Li Yun's disobedience. , and call on the states and counties of the whole world to jointly crusade against Li Yun!"

"Now our army has few soldiers, but the false emperor occupies Luanzhou, leaving the lonely as a thorn in his throat. We must send troops to defend against the false emperor's soldiers, so the soldiers we can use are only 3 horses. I am willing to adopt Xun Shangshu's plan, concentrate our forces, and strike later! "

"Gu is going to lead the army in person, and ordered Chen Shuo and Xun Yu to take charge of the rear, support food and grass, and build military equipment. Order the left Jinwu guard, the left and right Qianniu guards, the three guards to follow Gu, and the right Jinwu guard to station in Beiping. Order the servants Xun You, Zu Na, Liu Yu, and Zhang Cheng are on the left and right, serving as staff officers."

"The last general (minister) waits to take orders!"

Now that Liu De had given the order, all the generals and ministers agreed one after another.

Liu De then told Yan Nan: "The selection of the Qimen army will continue. Don't stop it because of the war. Instead, it must be stricter!"

Yan Nan cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, I understand!"

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The generals did not dare to neglect, and went to the garrison one after another to command the troops, and Gao Yan also quickly dispatched officials to carry the ordnance, count the military registries, and check the number of generals and soldiers.

As the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass go first, and the Ministry of Households is also sorting out granaries in various places and mobilizing grain and grass.

The Ministry of Industry builds ordnance, assigns artisans to accompany the army to go out, and orders craftsmen to build ordnance to enrich the arsenal. If the war lasts too long, the military supplies must be replenished in place, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

The Ministry of Rites also participated in it, looking for a sense of presence. The monarch led the army to go out, and there must be an swearing-in ceremony. For this expedition ceremony, the Ministry of Rites searched through ancient books, and finally found a rather cumbersome ceremony, and submitted it to the Before Liu De's case.

After Liu De took a look, he felt a headache, so he called back and ordered the ceremony to be kept simple.

Of course, the large-scale actions of the government cannot be concealed from those who are interested, and the people in each government have a lot of chatter, and soon the news of the war quickly spread to the ears of the aristocratic family and the common people.

Because the welfare of the Han army is very high, some young men and knight-errants rushed to various army garrisons to join the army.

The generals of the guards did not have Liu De's order, so of course they could not recruit troops, but in fact the number of guards now is far from the 3 guards that Liu De originally envisaged.

Why did Liu De use the Zuo Jinwu Guard, the Left and Right Qianniu Guard, and the left and right Huben Guards led by Guan Yu, the five guards add up to only 3 horses, and they are actually limited by money and food.

After all, it is easy to recruit a new soldier, but does the armor need money? Does it consume an extra amount of food every day?

What's more, if you win, the reward will cost more.

The three prefectures of Yan, Ji, and Bei have been in turmoil these years, with a declining population and insufficient taxes, and they cannot afford to support so many soldiers and horses. Therefore, 3 people per guard is just Liu De's idea now.

The guards reported the matter to Liu De, and Liu De knew that it was actually a good thing for Qing Zhuang and You Xiaer to actively join the army, which showed that the Han Kingdom had gradually gained the approval of the people of the three states.

The political significance is higher than the military significance, so it must not be refused, but if these people are recruited, they are all recruits. The war is imminent, and these recruits will not be able to go to the battlefield at all, and they will not be able to help for a while.

After thinking for a while, Liu De directly appointed Li Siye as the recruiter to recruit soldiers uniformly, but he only gave Li Siye a quota of [-]. If it exceeds, those candidates who are weak in physique, unstable in will, too old or too young will be eliminated .

Then these 5000 people were distributed to other guards in a unified way.

Li Siye's force was so strong, it was very easy to restrain these recruits.

Afterwards, Liu De ignored the recruits.

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At this time, Chen Shuo, the chief minister of the cabinet, also ushered in a person.

This person paid homage to Chen Shuo in the lobby, and Chen Shuo said humanely: "Brother (Chen He), once asked His Highness to bring a letter to this old man. I just met you now!"

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Chapter 4 Chen Qun, Chen Qingzhi, the selection of the Qimen army begins (two in one)

"I hope my uncle will forgive me. My grandfather died of illness, and my father also passed away due to excessive grief. The family was in a state of panic, so Qun could only settle down at home and keep a filial piety for my grandfather and father. I didn't meet my uncle until today."

The man in front of Chen Shuo was about thirty years old, tall and handsome, he could be called a good-looking talent.

His name is Chen Qun, he is the grandson of Chen Hezhi, one of the three princes, the third generation of the Chen family in charge of the army, Chen Shuo belongs to the side branch of the Chen family.

Chen Shuo asked him, "Is the family settled down?"

Chen Qun clasped his hands and said, "Uncle, don't worry, Qun has already bought a mansion in Beiping and settled the clansmen in it."

"That's good!"

Chen Shuo nodded, "You are the son of the Chen family. You are knowledgeable, resourceful and worthy of great responsibility. Tomorrow you will follow the old man into the Duke of Han's mansion to pay homage to His Highness the Duke of Han. With your ability, you will definitely be used!"

"Yes!"

Chen Qun bowed respectfully to Chen Shuo again.

Chen Shuo left Chen Qun in the mansion for a banquet to show his closeness. During the dinner, Chen Shuo tested Chen Qun again. Chen Qun talked very well and everything he said was insightful. Chen Shuo couldn't help but praise everyone at the banquet. Said: "Chen Qun is the talent of Zaifu!"

On the second day, Chen Qun accompanied Chen Shuo to the government office of the Han government to pay respects to Liu De.

Liu De heard about it and gladly received him.

Liu De also tested Chen Qun in the palace. Liu De agreed with Chen Qun's way of governing, but Liu De also found that Chen Qun was biased towards the aristocratic family in handling certain issues. This made Liu De a little vigilant.

Chen Shuo was only an offshoot of the Chen family back then. When he was in his twenties, he left his clan and accompanied Liu Shang to Dongyu to defend the frontiers. Therefore, his way of governing was deeply influenced by his grandfather, and he abandoned the bad habits of those aristocratic families. Loved by the people.

Although Chen Qun also proposed to love the people like a son, he inevitably had the arrogance of a family, like giving alms, which made Liu De dissatisfied.

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