Chapter 401 Father and Son Confrontation
Normally Liu Feng would not interfere if Liu Bei was so satisfied, but the problem is that this army is too important. Once something happens in the north, they will be the first to take action.
Therefore, this department not only requires outstanding combat power, but also outstanding general ability. The most important thing is to reassure Liu Feng and his son.
Liu Bei’s arrangement was still lacking in Liu Feng’s opinion.
Although Guan Yu is good at training soldiers, you can't bully him like this and just give him some Yellow Turban followers.
Seeing the hesitation on Liu Feng's face, Liu Bei asked directly: "What do Feng'er think? If I don't say anything now, when will I wait?"
Since dad doesn't care, then Liu Bei Feng was not polite and replied directly: "Father is generous, in the eyes of a child." , Although the second uncle has the style of a general and is talented in various fields, he still needs the help of other generals. Although He Yi and Liu Pi are somewhat capable, they are not strong generals and have little resourcefulness, so they may not be able to help the second uncle. ”
After listening to Liu Feng’s words, Liu Bei began to think deeply.
Indeed, as Liu Feng said, He Yi, Liu Pi and others are indeed not talented enough, and I am afraid they will hold back Guan Yu.
Immediately, Liu Bei asked: "In your opinion, who should be assigned to Yun Chang? Do you want to dispatch him from under your command?"
When Liu Feng heard this, he became anxious and quickly refused: "The child himself lacks talents, and the father can no longer squeeze the child."
Liu Bei rolled his eyes at him angrily: "Then what do you say? Who should be transferred? "To Yunchang?"
Liu Feng reminded: "When did my father forget his two uncles Guorang and Zijing?"
Liu Bei suddenly realized that he was a good eldest son. I want to mobilize Tian Yu and Qian Zhao.
After thinking carefully, Liu Bei nodded slowly. Tian Yu and Qianzhao are both fellows from Youzhou. They are real childhood friends and fellow villagers. They have known Yunchang for a long time and get along well with each other. Their abilities are naturally far away. He Yi and Liu Pi are above, indeed far more suitable than them.
After thinking about it, Liu Bei confirmed: "Then you want Guorang and Zijing to help Yun Chang?"
Who would have thought that Liu Feng actually shook his head, and then explained: "Choose one of the two. That's it. In addition, Zang Xuangao can be transferred to the second uncle's command."
Liu Feng did not wait for Liu Bei to ask. He continued to explain: "Uncle San also needs to organize a strategic force here. The number can be smaller, but it should be around 20,000. We need one of our two uncles, Guorang and Zijing, to serve as deputy generals."
Liu Bei suddenly realized, and after careful consideration, this arrangement was indeed far better than his.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are Liu Bei's extremely trusted brothers, while Tian Yu, Qian Zhao, and Zhao Yun are second-level reserves.
Tian Yu and Qianzhao are smart and capable, both civil and military. Not only are they very suitable to serve as deputy generals for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but they can also exercise their talents and play a role at critical moments. It can be said that they serve multiple purposes with one stone.
Zang Ba is good at fighting, brave and powerful, and his ability is far stronger than that of He Yi and Liu Pi. After joining Guan Yu's command, he is the most suitable front-line commander.
In this way, the equipment of Guan Yu's strategic mobile troops is almost complete, only one suitable person is missing to join the army.
Judging from Guan Yu's unruly attitude, if this person who joins the army is not a candidate he is satisfied with, it may be the same as having him or not, and it may even have negative effects.
Liu Bei nodded and followed Liu Feng's advice and said: "In that case, let Guorang go to Yunchang's command. He and Yunchang have always been on good terms with each other, and they happened to be together. As for Zi Jing, he is also my younger brother. He can go to Yide and serve as deputy general. "
It can be seen from Liu Bei's words that his trust and closeness to Qianzhao are higher than that of Zhao Yun.
There are many reasons for this, not only because of the youthful feelings, but also because Qianzhao comes from a higher family background and comes from a famous family in Youzhou County, and also because Qianzhao has a higher emotional intelligence than Zhao Yun.
But fortunately there is no conflict between Qianzhao and Zhao Yun. At worst, the four brothers will become five brothers.
Guan Yu, the most arrogant and difficult to deal with, affirmed Zhao Yun, and everything else was just a minor problem.
Tian Yu and Zang Ba are now both majors with 6,000 people, totaling 12,000 people. Guan Yu's headquarters has 8,000, Guanping has 2,000, Zhoucang has 2,000, Pei Yi has 2,000, and He Luan has 2,000, totaling 28,000, which is still 2,000 short of 30,000.
After Liu Feng thought for a moment, he suggested: "Father, why don't you transfer the two thousand men from Gongdu's command, which will make a total of thirty thousand people."
Liu Bei knew he was incompetent, so he immediately nodded in agreement.
Following that, Liu Feng talked about Zhang Fei's troops again: "The third uncle is stationed in the East China Sea and can support the two counties of Lu and Langya at any time. At the same time, he can also support Yanzhou via Lu and Qingzhou via Langya. . However, these two places are more likely to be secondary battlefields. I think 20,000 people are enough for them. "
Liu Bei nodded: "Yes, Yide now has eight thousand people in his headquarters. Huang Shao, Liu Jiang, Zhang Peng, Qiao Rui, Li Feng, and Lejiu can be strengthened, which can be enough. "Ten thousand."
"My father's arrangements are very good."
Liu Feng nodded in agreement and added: "It's just that compared to the second uncle, the third uncle has to worry more about arranging for someone to join the army."
Unlike Guan Yu, Zhang Fei's admiration for celebrities is deeply rooted in his bones. When Zhang Fei is paired with a tactical expert such as Xun You, Guo Jia, and Liu Ye who are keen on combat aircraft, it will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
Now that Xun You has become Liu Bei’s mastermind, he naturally cannot leave.
Guo Jia is in charge of detailed espionage operations and has a flawless avatar.
Only Liu Ye can be used.
Sure enough, the candidate Liu Bei thought of was also Liu Ye, who had the same idea as Liu Feng.
"Let Liu Ziyang take the post of joining the army."
Liu Bei made his decision and confirmed that Zhang Fei would join the army.
They are just candidates for joining the army under Guan Yu. Not to mention Liu Bei, even Liu Feng has a headache.
At present, the more suitable candidate is Lu Su.
Liu Feng asked tentatively: "Father, why don't you let Mr. Zijing take over for a while?"
Liu Bei was a little reluctant to give up, but there was no other candidate, so he finally nodded: "That's fine. , let Zijing temporarily serve as Yunchang's subordinate and join the army. "Father, the troops you personally lead also need to be replenished."
Liu Feng then made a suggestion.
Now Liu Bei's personal bodyguards have 4,000 people, plus Xiahou Bo, Zhuo Ying, and Bo Bo Ren are all 4,000 people, for a total of 16,000 people.
This force was sufficient in the past, even huge, but now it is obviously a bit weak.
At this time, Guan Yu commanded 30,000 people and served as a strategic reserve. The number of troops Liu Bei personally led could not be less than 30,000. Add Zhang Fei's 20,000 people, and there were already 80,000. The field army.
This strength has almost caught up with the total strength of the Xuzhou Army before the expansion last year.
In fact, army expansion is not something that can be done casually. There are two main reasons why Liu Feng and his son expanded the army so smoothly several times. One is that they have enough money, food and ordnance to keep up with the needs of army expansion. The second reason is that there are enough talents.
This time for the expansion of the army, Liu Feng's troops must rely on the savings of Jiangdong and the Sun family.
This was a benefit that Liu Feng had not considered before, and it was also an unexpected surprise. The surrender of the Sun family brought all the generals to Liu Feng, from senior generals such as Sun Ce, Wu Jing, and Sun Bi to mid-level generals such as Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Zhu Zhi, and then to the middle- and lower-level officers below. .
The inheritance of the Sun family alone was enough for Liu Feng to expand his army to more than 40,000 people without any shortage of officers.
In addition, Liu Yao, Zuo Rong, Xue Li, the four major surnames of Wujun, Danyang Haoqiang, Yan Baihu and other small warlords also provided a lot of manpower. In addition to Liu Feng's original team, As well as newcomers from Xuzhou and Yuzhou, these weights are enough to break up and digest Sun Jun's legacy.
For this reason, Liu Feng ultimately did not transfer some of the backbone of Sun's army to Liu Bei's command.
After all, Sun Jun's backbone is indeed much more capable than Yuan Shu's men and the Runan and Yingchuan Yellow Turbans.
"Father, is it possible to transfer He Yi, He Man, Zhang Xun, Liang Gang, Ji Ling, and Qi Ji to your command?"
Liu Fengjian said: "Father's command is now There are only about 10,000 people, which is really a small number. Some. Besides, this part of the force is under the direct control of my father, and can also be used as a general reserve force."
He Yi has four thousand people under his command, and He Man has two thousand people under his command, all from the Yellow Turban Army. Carefully selected elite.
Zhang Xun, Ji Ling, Liang Gang, and Qi Ji were all generals of Yuan Shu's army. They fought hard against Cao's army in the original time and space and persisted for more than half a year. It can be seen that although they were defeated and died in the end, But the strength is quite a bit.
After all, their opponent was a powerful general of Cao's army, and their commander was Cao Cao.
Although these people are not very capable, they are more than enough to serve as captains of the first battalion.
And Yuan Shu's army also has their old subordinates. Even though the elite have been taken away and the organization has been disrupted, they always have some advantages in terms of running in.
As a result, the legion led by Liu Bei personally reached the standard of 30,000 people. Coupled with Guan Yu's legion two hundred miles away, Liu Bei suddenly had a heavy army of 60,000 people in the Central Plains.
Liu Bei undoubtedly listened to Liu Feng's suggestion. In fact, he himself had already thought about expanding his army.
Now that the good old man is taking the initiative to propose, it can be said that it speaks to his heart.
Liu Bei just remembered something and hesitated: "If that's the case, wouldn't Yide and I overlap?"
Liu Feng laughed, his father was over the top. , he thought this legion would be placed in Tancheng.
Tancheng was his residence before, because Liu Bei only had one and a half counties of Donghai and Xiapi at that time.
At present, Tancheng is no longer suitable to continue to operate as Liu Bei's main city.
Tancheng is just fine in Donghai County, but it is obviously a little out of the way in Xuzhou. From the perspective of the entire southeast, Tancheng is too close to the border, and there is no danger around it. It is still in Xuzhou, the place where the Fourth War was, and it is definitely not qualified. Main city.
Liu Feng had long thought of persuading Liu Bei to move the main city. Moreover, Liu Bei had not been back to Tancheng for more than half a year when he came out this time. Today, Tancheng is mainly guarded by Zhang Fei, while Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others He assisted Zhang Fei and acted as an agent in political affairs.
Liu Feng currently has several places that he likes. The first is Qiao County.
Although Qiao County is not the county seat of Pei State, it is the state seat of the entire Yuzhou. Not only does it have developed land transportation, it is also an important town on the Lao River.
From the overall geographical location, Qiao County is connected to Liang and Chenliang in the north, Xuzhou in the east, and Huai River in the south. It is located in the middle, has a developed economy and a large population, and has many advantages.
On the contrary, Qiao County actually has very few shortcomings, but it has one very prominent and huge flaw, that is, it is too close to Xiaopei.
Guan Yu's troops have been stationed in Xiaopei. Thirty thousand people are a very huge legion. In non-war times, not all hedgehogs will even be gathered in one place, whether it is for supplies or for The garrison will be dispersed to surrounding cities and stationed separately.
According to the standard of a 30,000-man army, even Qiao County will be within this garrison range.
If a new regiment of 30,000 people is placed in Qiao County at this time, it will undoubtedly bring a huge and heavy burden to the local area, and once war breaks out, it will also affect the mobilization efficiency.
After all, there is an upper limit to the people and materials that a local area can provide, and there is also an upper limit to the number of boats, vehicles and horses that can be used on rivers and roads.
In fact, there is a place that is far more suitable than Qiao County, and it is quite perfect.
That is Shouchun City where he and Liu Bei are currently.
Shouchun can be said to be connected in all directions. You can enter and exit Runan, Guangling, and Xiapi at will through the Huaihe River. Compared with Qiao County, Shouchun is closer to the center of Liu Bei's territory.
Shouchun not only has a huge city, but also has independent palace cities and branch cities. Yuan Shu is able to gather tens of thousands of troops in Shouchun City all year round because of the guarantee of these infrastructures.
But the problem is that Shouchun was attracted by Liu Feng himself.
Liu Bei wanted to expand his army, and Liu Feng also wanted to expand his army.
And Shouchun has an excellent geographical location. A main army is stationed here, and not only can it go north to support Liu Bei or even Cao Cao at any time. At the same time, he could reach the coast of the Yangtze River at any time and go upstream to conquer Jingzhou.
Besides, Shouchun is located in the north of the Yangtze River, and the climate is much more comfortable than that in the east of the Yangtze River. There are also rivers such as the Huaihe River connecting Peiguo and Pengcheng, and a large amount of ordnance supplies can be obtained from the latter.
If this place is given to Liu Bei, then Liu Feng will really have to retreat across the river.
After careful consideration, Liu Feng finally suggested: "My father is now the shepherd of Yuzhou, so he should be in charge of Yuzhou Prefecture and govern Qiao County."
If Liu Bei personally takes control of Qiao County, he must disperse Guan Yu's army.
Liu Feng then said: "Zang Xuangao's troops can continue to be in charge of Rencheng, while uncle Guorang will be transferred to Lu State to replace Zi Jing's uncle and return to Tancheng. At the same time, the second uncle's troops can also be divided into Guanping and Guanping. Zhou Cang and others were stationed in Pengcheng and Feng County, forming a close relationship. "
Feng County is only two and a half days away from Pei County, and it only takes half a day to reach it by water. Pengcheng is far away, a full five or six days away, but it is also connected by the Surabaya River. It can take one day or two days by water.
There is another advantage to this, that is, although Qiao and Pei are not far apart, there is no major waterway connecting them.
With this arrangement, the previous flaw can be barely eliminated.
"Father, when I get back, I can write a letter to His Royal Highness King Chen and Prime Minister Luo, asking them to allocate several counties for our army to branch out."
Qiao County is located in the northwest corner of Pei State. Above the Laishui River, not to mention the other two corners, even the counties around Qiao County such as Jianping, Dan County, and Fuxian County are only connected by land.
On the contrary, Chengfu in Runan, Ku County, Fule, Yangxia, and Wuping counties in Chen State are not only close to Qiao County, but also on the Laishui River. The transportation is very convenient, and even more The important thing is that, except for Chengfu in Runan, all the cities are in the upper reaches of Qiao County.
As a result, Liu Bei's army's logistics supply line will undoubtedly be more stable and strong.
If Liu Bei can get help from Chen Guozhi, the problem of being too similar to Guan Yu's army can be alleviated to a certain extent, and he will also have the advantage of forming a group.
Considering the current relationship between Liu Chong and Luo Jun and Liu Bei and his son, it shouldn't be very difficult.
Even if it is only given to one or two counties, it can disperse a lot of pressure.
(End of this chapter)