Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 9 Liu, Guan and Zhang
"Lingqi, what does 'the army does not govern the city, and the guards do not enter the army' mean?" Bai Tu had heard of this statement recently, so he found an opportunity to ask Lu Lingqi privately.
Hearing this, Lu Lingqi rolled her eyes and said, "How come you don't even know this? Did you come from a remote mountain forest? No wonder your accent is so weird!"
However, Lu Lingqi still explained to Bai Tu afterwards.
In fact, it means exactly what it says - the army does not enter the city to manage the people, and the city guards do not join the army to face the battlefield directly.
That is to say, the soldiers "trained" by the city princesses are restricted from doing anything harmful to the people. The city guards are the guards responsible for the security of the city. They are all real humans. They will not join the army and fight with the "soldiers".
This is also the reason why, when Bai Tu first crossed over, the city guards he met were all real people, and they had not yet chased him out of the city.
At that time, because Lu Bu's army was still wandering around, the city guards had sufficient reasons, or in other words, Bai Tu was no longer under their jurisdiction when he escaped from the city!
Once this principle is violated, forcing the "soldiers" to harass the civilians, or driving the "city guards" to join the battlefield will make the city princess extremely disgusted, resulting in a significant decrease in conversion efficiency in more aspects.
Even if Cheng Ji "leaves the city", the defensive equipment in the city will be completely ineffective. Even Cao Cao is unwilling to try it. He wonders if he can defend the city .
However, there are many second-best solutions. For example, after Cao Cao captured the city of Xuzhou, he would directly overdraft and collect military service and corvee labor.
It made it difficult for the people of Xuzhou to restore their labor force in the past few years, and even damaged the fertility rate due to excessive labor extraction...
Of course, this will also cause public resentment, but it is much better than directly massacring the city.
What's even more tragic is that there were people who were not outside the city, but had not had time to retreat into the city for refuge after the news from Pengcheng. Although there were not hundreds of thousands of people like the hundreds of thousands of people who died or were injured after the fall of Pengcheng in history, there were still tens of thousands of civilians killed or injured!
At this moment, the bald Song Xian trotted over and said, "Mr. Bai, why are you still here? The lord is waiting for you at the city gate."
"Huh? Aren't we temporarily stationing troops here?" Bai Tu thought he had misheard for a moment.
"It is true that we have stationed troops in Xiaopei, but... of course you will go to Pengcheng with the lord." Song Xian said as a matter of course.
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Am I not just a captain? Why are you treating me differently?
I can ride in the carriage and eat the meat, but I don’t want to take the blame. Is there any problem with that?
Bai Tu wanted to deny it in his heart, but his body was still very obedient and he went out of the city with Song Xian...
"Hey! Don't really stay in Xuzhou City. I heard that Liu Bei has a lot of capable people under his command! They must be much smarter than my father and the others. If you pretend to be smart with them, you will definitely be chopped off and fed to the dogs!" Lu Lingqi warned Bai Tu unhappily before he left.
Bai Tu knew that this "unhappiness" was because Lu Bu himself was not afraid of danger, but he did not want his wife and daughter to be in danger, so he let them stay in Xiaopei and be with the army.
However, Bai Tu didn't quite understand Lu Lingqi's advice: "Ah? Why should I stay in Xuzhou City?"
"I don't think you dare... I've already reminded you!" After Lu Lingqi said this, she waved her hand at Bai Tu.
At the same time, he looked past Bai Tu and glared at Lu Bu and Chen Gong outside the city gate. Lu Bu was a little embarrassed, while Chen Gong looked normal.
Bai Tu was confused. After jogging to Lü Bu and Chen Gong, he muttered, "Why should I stay in Xuzhou City?"
Chen Gong then bowed and said, "Ahem, Mr. Bai is so kind and bright, it's just the small heart of Gong."
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What's your business? Why are you all so crazy?
Bai Tu felt very confused, but now the "last line of defense" was left in Xiaopei, so Bai Tu didn't dare to be too extravagant for fear of being discovered as a fake, so... he nodded with a smile.
In fact, the reason why Chen Gong said this is very simple.
In order to move the "discouraged" Bai Tu, Chen Gong persuaded Lu Bu that he could play hard to get and tell Bai Tu clearly that if he felt that he, a defeated general, had no future, he could just surrender to Liu Bei, who was now a provincial governor!
He even took the initiative to take Bai Tu to Xuzhou City to show his sincerity.
At the same time, Chen Gong was unwilling to see Bai Tu join Liu Bei, and knowing that Bai Tu and Lü Lingqi had been on good terms recently, he asked Lü Bu to tell his daughter, and finally, when Bai Tu left Xiaopei, he tried to persuade him to stay...
Of course, Lu Lingqi's reason for "retaining" was indeed something Chen Gong had not expected.
As for Bai Tu's seemingly confused "mumbling", Chen Gong also thought that Bai Tu was warning him not to make such a test. He was unwilling to come out of retirement because he was simply discouraged...
Chen Gong lived up to everyone's expectations and once again understood Bai Tu's intentions!
In fact, Bai Tu didn’t have so many thoughts at all. In fact... he felt that what Lu Lingqi said made sense!
Liu Bei doesn't have any great advisers under his command now. Others might think that joining Liu Bei at this time would give them a good chance of success, but Bai Tu is different - without Chen Gong, a weirdo with a brain, wouldn't I be exposed in minutes?
Therefore, even though he knew that Liu Bei's potential as a heroic leader was much higher than Lu Bu's, Bai Tu had no idea about him at all, especially since that guy was just like his ancestor. Once he was defeated in a battle, he would run away quickly. In the early and middle stages, he would throw away his wife like a lighter. There was no safety index for a counselor to follow him at this time.
Xiaopei is not far from Pengcheng. Even if they are not in a hurry, they can still arrive in Pengcheng, where the plaque of Xuzhou City is hung, after two days.
We can see traces of repairs and heightening, as well as the placement of bows and crossbows on the city walls, and it is clear that Liu Bei was also diligently training his military equipment.
At the same time, it can be seen that the three leading figures have already left the city gate, surrounded by the civil and military officials and common people of Xuzhou, seemingly to welcome the arrival of Lu Bu and his party.
When he first saw these three people, Lu Bu felt a little embarrassed, but Chen Gong kept coughing beside him, and Lu Bu had been in a good mood in recent days, so he adjusted his mood, forced out a smile and greeted them.
Bai Tu originally wanted to stay at the back, but Zhang Liao, who was standing beside him, gestured to him, "Please come in, Mr. Bai."
"General Zhang, please don't call me sir... Am I not still a captain under you?" Bai Tu smiled bitterly, but it was not easy to offend Zhang Liao, so he had to walk up.
In this way, Lu Bu was walking in front, Chen Gong and Bai Tu were on the left and right, and Zhang Liao was following on the right of Bai Tu.
"Bei, on behalf of the elders of Xuzhou, I would like to thank Marquis Wen for his great kindness." As soon as Liu Bei came up, he bowed deeply to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was a man who was soft-hearted and would not tolerate tough situations. Seeing this, he could not hold back and without Chen Gong's reminder, he took two quick steps forward and supported Liu Bei.
"It's my duty, it's my duty... Cao is a cruel villain, and the people of Xuzhou have suffered innocently. What's more... I am just looking for a place to hide, and I happened to meet this opportunity, hahaha... hehe..." Lu Bu said honestly.
But as he laughed, he started to stare at the two people beside Liu Bei again, staring left and right, his expression becoming colder.
It’s not that Lu Bu has a dog-like face, but the attitudes of these two people are not very good.
It was only then that Bai Tu was convinced that these three people were the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang. Their appearance... except for Guan Erye, the others were really a bit "unpredictable" when taken alone!
