The next day, before he left, Zheng Hun asked Liu Heng to bring his disciples over. Liu Heng agreed to help him arrange everything, which moved him for a while!
After returning to the government office, Liu Heng immediately began to work on the necessary teaching materials for the military's ideology education-the military manual.
Combining the relevant regulations and system standards of ancient and modern countries, the main contents of the new army military manual written by Liu Heng were as follows:
1. After a soldier was captured, he could only reveal his name and hometown. Any other information leaked would be treated as treason.
2. It was a soldier's duty to obey orders. However, if the order was to ask the army to lay down their weapons or fight against their own country, the soldiers had the right to refuse to carry it out.
3. No civilians or captives are allowed to be harmed, unless they resist.
4. They were not allowed to rob the people's property or rape women. If they violated the law, they would be executed on the spot. The officer one rank above them would be convicted of dereliction of duty, demoted by one rank and one rank of nobility, and fined to compensate the victim.
5. All the spoils of war should be turned over and converted into a corresponding amount of money according to the market price. Four-fifths of the converted money should be turned over to the treasury, and one-fifth should be awarded to officers and soldiers below the regimental level according to their military achievements. If there are any unsatisfied with the distribution, they can report to their superior officer and apply for a new approval.
After writing it, Liu Heng handed it to Gao Shun, Ju Shou, and Xun Yu for review. After the three of them expressed their approval, they immediately typed and printed it. Every soldier had a book in their hands and had to remember it by heart.
Liu Heng had just finished with the manual when he received Wu An's secret message. Gongsun Du, the prefect of Liaodong, went north to Xuantu.
Liu Heng knew Gongsun Du very well. In history, he had used the geographical advantage of Liaodong's borders to increase his strength by killing heroes. After that, he had used his strength to subdue the Three Hans and Goguryeo in a few major wars. He had also taken advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to gradually break away from the control of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He had relied on the high mountains of Liaodong to become a small emperor, becoming a veritable local duke.
If Liu Heng didn't come, history would have continued and Gongsun Du would have successfully taken over Xuantu and Liaoxi…But everything had changed unknowingly. No one could predict the future, especially around Xuantu…
Ever since Xuantu Prefecture Liu's request for troops was rejected, Xuantu's connection with Liaodong became less and less. Other than the merchants who came from Xuantu to buy goods, no one else came from Xuantu.
The hungry people who used to migrate in groups disappeared without a trace. On the contrary, the poor people in Liaodong fled to Xuantu after hearing that Xuantu had reduced taxes.
Gongsun Du knew the importance of human resources, if he let the poor escape, it would only weaken Liaodong and strengthen Xuantu.
Thus, Gongsun Du immediately sent troops to set up checkpoints on the official road to capture all the refugees.
However, this method did not solve the root of the problem and instead caused resentment among the officials and the people.
Therefore, Gongsun Du decided to visit Xuantu personally to ease the conflict between the two sides.
Secondly, he would take the opportunity to investigate and prepare for the next step.
Because in Gongsun Du's original plan, Xuantu and Liaodong should have been taken over together.
According to the laws of the Great Han Dynasty, the prefect of a neighboring county only needed to report to him and he could move freely in the surrounding counties. In addition, at that time, the military was lax and the guards were weak. The border counties were almost free to come and go, and even reporting was exempted.
Gongsun Du, who was familiar with this, didn't raise his flag and only led fifty guards disguised as servants into Xuantu.
However, they encountered an unexpected predicament, they were stopped by Xuantu County soldiers who had set up a blockade here.
Looking at the spear pointed at him, Gongsun Du frowned and said unhappily,""I am Gongsun Du, the Governor of Liaodong. Quickly make way and report to your Governor, or else…"
Before he could finish, the leader of the team held a knife in his hand and looked at Gongsun Du, saying,""Who would believe empty words? They had to show proof before they could be allowed to pass. Otherwise, even if you call yourself the God of Heaven, you won't be able to step into Xuantu!”
After he finished speaking, he let out a low roar. A soldier behind him immediately blew the horn, and the sound of the horn gradually spread into the distance.
Gongsun Du's face darkened. Ever since he became an official, he had only met such an arrogant soldier in Luoyang. He was just a person who bullied the weak and feared the strong for money. He didn't expect to encounter the same thing in Xuantu. A small county soldier could be so arrogant.
Gongsun Du's right hand unconsciously reached for the hilt of his sword. Before he could reply, a man behind him jumped out and shouted,"Glycosides! Blind dog, how dare you behave atrociously in front of the Liaodong Prefecture Governor!”
This person was a new general that Gongsun Du had recruited from Liaodong. He was quite famous in Liaodong and Lelang.
His surname was Zhang Hu, and he was a hunter. He could kill a black bear alone. His nickname was the Left Tiger General. He and Na Yuan were known as the Tiger and Wolf Generals of Liaodong.
The ten-year-old had never seen such a fierce and stocky person before. Not only did his eardrums hurt from the shock, but he was actually scared back two steps by his imposing manner.
Seeing this, Gongsun Du sneered and thought,""He is no different from the Luoyang Royal Guards. On the surface, he is arrogant, but he is actually as timid as a mouse.”
"Zhang Hu!" The prosecutor pretended to be angry. This was Xuantu territory.”
Zhang Hu didn't care about this. He shouted,"Draw your saber and get ready to fight!" Kill all these blind things.”
"Get ready for battle! Don't let any of them escape!" The squad leader shouted as he came back to his senses.”
"Ha!" The other nine people immediately gathered together and formed a small formation in the middle of the official road. Their eyes were determined and there was no fear in them.
Gongsun Du's servants drew their weapons and surrounded him. Zhang Hu urged his horse forward slowly, his spear swinging up and down along with his horse stance.
The officer was quite nervous and could only cheer him up."Brothers, in the battle with the Wuhuan, we have walked through the gates of hell. There is nothing to be afraid of.
Prefect Liu once said,"Since ancient times, who has not died? But if there is a horse leather wrapped corpse, it will be returned."”
The other nine people replied in unison,"I swear to live and die with Brother Liu!"”
Hearing this, Gongsun Du, who had been scornful just a moment ago, praised,"
He didn't expect that the baby prefect would have such a charm, making the soldiers face death unflinchingly.
At this moment, a cloud of dust rose up from the northwest official road. A group of men and horses galloped over with the sound of a horn.
The ten-year-old looked up and said excitedly,""Reinforcements are here, let's see who dares to behave atrociously in Xuantu!”
Gongsun Du snorted coldly and looked around. He saw a dozen cavalrymen leading the way, followed by fifty infantry.
Zhang Hu reined in his horse and approached Gongsun Du for instructions. Gongsun Du nodded slightly. "Get into formation!" Zhang Hu immediately ordered. Protect Governor Gongsun!"
The cavalrymen rushed forward and the commander reported the situation. The general cupped his fists and said," We must strictly check the people who enter and leave Xuantu territory. The soldiers will follow the military order, please forgive us if we are negligent! I'm Wei Hong, a lieutenant of Xuantu County. May I ask who you are?”
When Gongsun Du first saw Wei Hong, he felt that this person was not an ordinary lieutenant. He spoke and acted like a general, so he immediately returned the greeting,""I am Gongsun Du, the governor of Liaodong. I don't know why the patrolling soldiers suddenly appeared at the border of Xuantu, so I came to visit Governor Liu.”
Then he took out a document with the official seal of the Liaodong prefect and handed it to the soldier.
Wei Hong took the document and read it carefully. He knew that he was the real prefect, but he still pretended to be enlightened and apologized,""Damn it! Damn it! He didn't recognize Governor Gongsun. The few of you, hurry up and make way. You blind bastards, I'll teach you a lesson when we get back!”
The squad leader didn't say a word and obediently ordered the soldiers to move the roadblock to make way.
Zhang Hu spat as he walked past them. Wei Hong protected Gongsun Du as they headed towards Xuantu County City. After everyone left, a soldier mumbled,""Brother Liu, this is too infuriating! It's fine if we weren't chosen, but this time, we clearly didn't do anything wrong. Why are we still being insulted?”
The rest of the people were also depressed and did not have the courage and heroism from before.
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