"Zimou, I was fortunate enough to not fail your mission. I got Zilong and Guorang from my brother and borrowed two thousand elite soldiers!”Seeing Xia Cheng come forward to welcome him, Liu Bei stepped forward and laughed loudly.
He couldn't be dissatisfied.
For this trip to Youzhou, Gongsun Zan had lent Liu Bei 2,000 elite soldiers, Zhao Yun, and Tian Yu on account of their old friendship.
This was something that could not be obtained unless they were absolutely close friends.
Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong had been severely injured during the Battle of the Realm Bridge.
Although they had slowed down in the past two years, they were still the trump card troops under Gongsun Zan.
Moreover, as Gongsun Zan annexed Youzhou, the conflict between him and Yuan Shao became more and more obvious.
Under such circumstances, they could still lend Liu Bei 2,000 cavalrymen, all of whom were experienced veterans and elites, including the ace troops like the White Horse Righteous Soldiers.
It was enough to prove the deep friendship between Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei.
"General Gongsun is really…honest to my lord.”Xia Cheng sighed.
"That's right, Brother Bogui has always taken good care of me…"
Liu Bei sighed.
It was a pity that he still had nothing to repay Gongsun Zan. He could only remember in his heart,"If you are rich, don't forget each other."
Just as Xia Cheng and Liu Bei were reminiscing about the past, Zhao Yun and Tian Yu had already consciously mobilized their troops and arranged their tents in an orderly manner.
Guan Yu went to the military camp to complete the handover with Zhang Fei.
He had even specially walked around the various battalions and saw that the Yellow Turban soldiers, who were in a mess and completely out of order in his impression, were now neatly lined up and advancing and retreating in an orderly manner. He couldn't help but look at Xia Cheng in a new light.
Along the way, he had heard Mr. Xia's name from the soldiers several times.
Presumably, the other party had already cultivated prestige in the Yellow Turban Army.
His recognition of Xia Cheng had once again increased by a lot.
"By the way, my lord, this is the letter that Kong Beihai sent to you previously. I have already gone over and read it. He has already set out with his army and joined forces with the Qingzhou governor, Tian Kai.”
After Liu Bei returned, Xia Cheng returned the military command.
Some of the problems that he could not handle were handled by Liu Bei.
"Next is to reorganize the army and send troops to Xuzhou.”Liu Bei nodded with a solemn expression.
Now, including the two thousand cavalry he borrowed from Gongsun Zan, he had more than ten thousand soldiers.
When the horse and horse stance worked together and the army set off, they also needed to make some preparations.
Fortunately, Liu Bei was the Prime Minister of Pingyuan appointed by the Imperial Court, which meant that he was the military officer with the highest authority in Pingyuan Commandery.
Since the Yellow Turban rebellion, the imperial court had issued an edict that allowed all regions to recruit their own soldiers to resist the Yellow Turban army. In this way, the original chief executive of a region had become the highest military and political chief.
The ranks of military officers in the Han Dynasty were divided into three levels: General, Zhonglang General, and Lieutenant.
A general was the highest ranking officer in a combat unit. It was usually only set up during wartime, and the commanding officer was usually the Great General.
Generals were ordered to set out, all set up shogunates, set up subordinates, and form a combat command organization.
Each army usually had five divisions, front, back, middle, left, and right, which could be increased or decreased according to the needs of the battle.
As the general was not often placed, it was only when there was a war that it was crowned with the title of general. Therefore, the highest official position that ordinary military officers could obtain was Zhonglang General, and the rank was " 2000 stone."
For example, the five senses Zhonglang General, the left Zhonglang General, the right Zhonglang General, the Huben Zhonglang General, the Feather Forest Zhonglang General, etc.
However, in the late Han and Three Kingdoms period, as more and more people had military merits, many of them were given the title of miscellaneous generals and middle-ranking generals. Instead, they gradually became middle-ranking and lower-ranking officers.
Under the Zhonglang General, there was the Lieutenant, the Military Sima, and other Qu Bu systems. Under normal circumstances, they were divided into left, right, front, back, and middle five Qu, or increased or decreased according to needs.
Each song was divided into two groups, left and right, with more than 200 soldiers, but sometimes as many as 500.
Therefore, the total number of troops was 6,000 to 7,000 at most, and 1,000 to 2,000 at least. Generally speaking, 1,000 to 2,000 people were the norm. The troops under their command generally had the ability to fight independently.
Below them were the commandant, the duke (military marquis), the village chief, the tenth chief, and the fifth chief.
Liu Bei's current military position was Military Commander, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both commandants.
On the other hand, Liu Bei was the Prime Minister of Pingyuan Country, and he was ranked at two thousand stones.
He had the power to govern the region, appoint and dismiss local officials, and control the local army. In terms of real power, he was not much weaker than a prefect.
One had to know that if it wasn't for the chaotic times, an official like Liu Bei, who wasn't a filial and honest official, would be at most a prefect.
Not to mention the official position above the prefect, that was almost impossible.
However, the times were different now, and there were endless possibilities.
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