A day off is undoubtedly crucial for Liu Chuang.

After a series of wars, the troops needed to be reorganized. This preparation doesn't matter, which surprised Liu Chuang...

According to his idea, after a series of hard battles, the soldiers and horses will inevitably suffer huge losses.

But unexpectedly, after passing Pengcheng, Fu Yang and Bailutan fought in a series of battles, the troops in his hands not only did not decrease, but increased a lot.

When he entered Xuzhou, Liu Chuang had more than 3,000 soldiers.

In Pengcheng, Lu Dai recruited nearly a thousand civilians, and then recruited thousands of people in Tan County, with a total of as many as two thousand.

Mi Fang brought more than 1,000 children from Qu County and merged them into the army, which was 3,000... Previously, in the battles between Fuyang and Bailutan, nearly 200 Lu Bu Feixiong Army horses were collected, which also increased the strength of the cavalry. Therefore, overall calculations were made, Liu Chuang had more than 5,000 troops.

However, Liu Chuang was not happy, but was a little worried.

The troops doubled, but their combat effectiveness was far inferior to before.

Previously, Liu Chuang's troops had gone to Jiangdong and Huainan, and the battle in Ruyin, and their combat effectiveness had basically taken shape. Although he joined nearly a thousand soldiers in Xujiazhuang and the troops recruited by Shi Huan in Xiang County, it did not have much impact. Most of these people had combat experience, and perhaps they were inferior to those in marching and formation, but in terms of combat effectiveness, they were definitely not inferior to Danyang soldiers.

But now...

The number of troops increased by 3,000, but most of them were mainly refugees and civilians.

Liu Chuang was very worried that joining these personnel would not only not improve their combat effectiveness, but would have bad effects.

Therefore, after discussing with Bu Zhi Taishi Ci and others, Liu Chuang decided to maintain the original military and horse organization and organize these recruited young and strong children. Although veterans will achieve twice the result with half the effort, it depends on the person. If these recruits are an ordinary group of young farmers, Liu Chuang would not mind such changes. But these people are composed of refugees and children.

To put it bluntly, it is just a bunch of old men, but if they are not done well, they will lead the veterans.

The army these days doesn’t want any political and ideological education to come from later generations…

Burning, killing, looting and losing in victory, and defeating in failure is a characteristic of most of the army in this era.

Liu Chuang couldn't teach them national justice... because China, the country and the world during this period, was actually in a weak stage for the concept of country and nation. Perhaps in another hundred years, it would be more useful to mention these things.

Taishi Ci still commanded the cavalry, and Xiao Ling was the deputy general.

In the infantry, since Guan Hai was not there, Xu Chu temporarily controlled it.

This infantry army refers to veterans with Danyang soldiers and Xujiazhuang youth and strong men as the main body...

The new army was handed over to command Shi Huan. This was also recommended by Taishi Ci and Bu Zhi, and Liu Chuang just agreed. After all, he did not understand Shi Huan, but Taishi Ci said that Shi Huan was quite talented in commanding the army. So Liu Chuang ordered Shi Huan to be the commander of the new army and Xu Sheng as the deputy general. Then, he drew a thousand people from the new army and merged them into the baggage camp, with Liu Yong as the main general, which was enough to shock the small family and ensure the safety of the baggage.

After all the discussion was settled, everyone took the order and left.

Mi Fang and Liu Chuang made a fuss and took a group of followers to Yanzhou.

It is said that Yanzhou has a bumper grain harvest this year, so the grain prices are relatively low. Mi Fang is going to inquire about the situation and then make a decision.

Liu Chuang agreed happily about this.

He even arranged for Zhang Cheng and Li Lun to go with Mi Fang to protect Mi Fang's safety.

Ensure that all these matters are handled properly, Liu Chuang intends to visit Zang Ba.

However, Zang Ba was very careful... After receiving the news from Chang Xi, although he agreed to let Liu Chuang and others pass through Kaiyang, the city gate was closed and he was on high alert, and he was afraid that Liu Chuang would sneak attack Kaiyang. After seeing this, Liu Chuang had to dispel the idea of ​​visiting Zang Ba. His identity as the son of Zhongling Hou may be useful to some people, but it may not be of much use to people like Zang Ba.

In history, when Cao Cao conquered Lu Bu, Zang Ba was the first to surrender.

This person is very practical! Perhaps influenced by his father Zang Jie back then, he believed in strength more than simply looking at reputation.

When he is strong, he will naturally know how to choose.

Of course, Zang Ba will also vary from person to person.

During the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao also recruited Zang Ba, but Zang Ba was still very determined to stand on Cao Cao's side and did not surrender to Yuan Shao.

Perhaps it was this reason that Zang Ba became prosperous later.

Battle of Guandu?

A thought suddenly flashed through Liu Chuang's mind.

But this idea is vague and fleeting...

The Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Guandu... If he wanted to take advantage of the troubled waters and gain a foothold, the Battle of Guandu was his last chance. However, if we calculate the time, it is only the first year of Jian'an. Yuan Shao's north has not yet been settled, and Gongsun Zan still stationed troops in Yijing. Although Gongsun Zan was no longer the white horse general who dared to fight with dozens of people and ten times his Xianbei people in the Kongting Pavilion, he was still a fierce tiger, which made Yuan Shao not dare to underestimate. There were still five years before Guandu, so he could plan something.

As for how to plan?

Liu Chuang is not particularly clear about it now.

Anyway, he vaguely felt that he should be able to get some benefits in the Battle of Guandu, but what are the benefits?

Liu Chuang began to envy Cao Cao. There were many capable ministers around him who could give him advice... And now, although he now has Huang Shao, Bu Zhi and Lu Dai, he is obviously insufficient. Whether it is Bu Zhi or Lu Dai, he can stand alone, but he is unable to coordinate the overall situation...

As for Huang Shao, he may be good at conspiracy, but if he wants to dominate the side, he will never achieve great things by relying solely on conspiracy.

Plan the master!

Perhaps judging from the current situation, Liu Chuang's plan is enough.

But from a long-term perspective, he still lacks a person like Xun Yu and Guo Jia, or Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang.

But such talents may have already become famous and have a master, or have not yet come out of the mountain.

If Liu Chuang wants to find a better planner, he not only needs enough strength and fame, but also depends on his opportunity.

Opportunity!

Liu Chuang couldn't help but sigh: This thing is really too ethereal...

However, it may be difficult to find a leader, and you can think of some solutions to strength and fame.

"I want to send someone to Yingchuan again."

Liu Yong frowned and said softly: "Meng Yan, what's the matter with going to Yingchuan?"

"I don't believe that Zhong Yuanchang is really ruthless and unrighteous... So I want to send someone to Yingchuan again to meet Zhong Yao; if Zhong Yao still refuses to help me, then go to Xun's family and Chen's family... I don't believe that in the huge Yingchuan, can't even find a kind person?"

When Liu Yong heard this, he immediately lowered his face.

He really didn't want Liu Chuang to find Zhong Yao again, but when he thought of Liu Chuang's identity, it would be difficult to win the trust without Zhong Yao and others' proved it.

"Who are you going to send?"

"I am also considering this matter... If you talk about virtue and talent, Zishan is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

But now Zishan is not well-dressed, so it is unlikely that Zhong Yao will be entertained; and I can’t live without Zishan, so I have a headache."

"How about letting the second master go?"

"Mi Fang?"

Liu Yong nodded and said softly: "Speaking of this, Mi Fang and you are now a family, so they will definitely not change their families.

He put everything on you and will definitely do his best for you. Besides, he is going to go to Yanzhou to explore the way, so he can go to Yingchuan. He is a merchant, and he will not be suspicious... More importantly, he is not good at anything else, and he is good at eloquence."

That's right, it seems that Mi Fang is the most suitable candidate at the moment.

"In addition, I also want to find someone to go to Jiaozhi."

"Do you look for Shi Xie?"

Liu Chuang nodded and said, "If Yingchuan cannot help me, only Jiaozhou Shixie can correct my name."

"Then...who are you going to send?"

Liu Chuang scratched his head, looked at Liu Yong, and laughed.

Liu Yong also laughed.

He nodded, "To be honest, even though I was a master, I had seen Shi Xie once... and it was thousands of miles away to Jiaozhi, and the journey was quite dangerous. If it were a weak person, I would probably lose his life before he arrived at Jiaozhi. I'd better go."

"uncle……"

"Don't worry, that Shi Xie should be a kind person, and he will never be like Zhong Yuanchang.

Let me prepare now and take Zhang Chao to Jiaozhi... But in this case, the baggage camp may have to find another commander. I think, let Wen Xiang take over the baggage camp. This person is loyal and straight, not the kind of person who is half-hearted. And his martial arts are good enough to shock those guys... Speaking of which, Wen Xiang is also his own person, why don't you train him well?"

"But the new army..."

"Ziyi and Zishan both praised Gong Liu's ability.

If Gong Liu can’t even hold back the power, what’s the ability? I think you’ll let Wen Xiang be the deputy general of Gong Liu!”

Liu Chuang suddenly discovered what was the biggest difference between him and Liu Yong.

He likes to think about things in a complicated way, while Liu Yong will try to think as simple as possible.

What is Shi Huan's ability?

Liu Chuang didn't know it, and Liu Yong wasn't very clear either.

It was Taishi Ci and Bu Zhi who believed that Shi Huan had this ability, so Liu Chuang entrusted important tasks. However, in Liu Yong's eyes, no matter how powerful Shi Huan was, he was a foreigner. Xu Sheng's situation was different. Although Xiao Douzi had a bad background, he was indeed loyal to Mi Feng.

After experiencing the troubles of Haixi, Liu Yong even took Xiao Douzi as his goddaughter and named her Liu Qi.

Xu Sheng will sooner or later marry Xiaodouzi, so he will be his own.

This made Liu Chuang unconsciously think of a plot in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. After Cao Cao built the Tongque Platform, he competed under the Tongque Platform, allowing the Cao clan members to confront the foreign generals. At first glance, this seemed to be an unintentional act. But when you think about it carefully, it may be that Cao Cao had a kind of power trick. The Cao generals and the foreign generals competed with each other and restricted each other, forming a balance without realizing it.

Well, this is a development idea.

People like Taishici can be regarded as military generals from other surnames.
To be continued...