Guo Peng traveled his promise and arranged a convoy and army to escort the wounded soldiers and their families to the Guo Manor to arrange their livelihoods. He wrote to Guo Dan, asking Guo Dan to make proper arrangements.

The uninjured soldiers were touched, trained harder, cohesiver, and implemented orders more resolutely. The army gradually developed in the direction of the Iron Army that Guo Peng remembered.

Guo Peng treated his soldiers as well as always, and had a simple battle meal with them when he had time, sat on the ground and chatted with them, and exchanged some interesting stories in military life and interesting stories in his hometown.

Liu Bei, who witnessed this situation with his own eyes, sighed quite a bit.

"Zifeng treats his soldiers well, and the soldiers are willing to work hard for him, so he can defeat the Yellow Turban thieves and the Xianbei people. The military spirit of the Wuwan Camp is high. At this time, no matter how many Xianbei people go south, as long as Zifeng gives the order, the entire camp will be willing to die with him."

Guan Yu asked from the side: "Lord, so if you lead the troops, do you have to treat the soldiers well and make the soldiers feel grateful for their kindness?"

Liu Bei shook his head.

"It is not enough to just make the soldiers feel grateful. Yun Chang, look at the military rules set by Zifeng, everything is iron rule, and everything must be strictly abide by. If there is a slightest punishment, the punishment must be extremely strict. Therefore, the military rules and regulations must be strict, and then the kindness can be given, so that the army can be ruled."

Guan Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Zhang Fei touched his head aside.

"Lord, how can Shi En cast spells to make soldiers feel grateful for their kindness? Compared to Shi En, as long as there are strict military rules, can't you control the army?"

Liu Bei continued to shake his head.

"Yi De, what you said is wrong. It is just that the military rules are strict and not to show kindness to the soldiers. Even though the soldiers are afraid, they are also angry. Such an army cannot exist for a long time. If it lasts for a long time, there will be problems."

"But it's too difficult to do what kind of kindness to the soldiers."

Zhang Fei looked puzzled: "How much do you need to reward money and goods? How much reward do these soldiers have to receive to serve us like General Guo?"

"Yi De, it depends on various situations."

Guan Yu said, "In short, you must treat the soldiers well. Strict punishment and strict laws are needed, but treating the soldiers well is just as important. If you cannot treat the soldiers well, the soldiers will not really serve you."

Guan Yu's statement was very satisfied with Liu Bei. Liu Bei patted Guan Yu's back and said, "Yun Chang's words are very heart-warming."

Zhang Fei lowered his head and said nothing. After thinking about it, he still felt that this was not something he could do.

It’s just a harsh punishment and strict law to drive the soldiers. Isn’t it just to treat the soldiers severely and let them fight?

Is there any other meaning?

Zhang Fei couldn't imagine it.

Similarly, he tried it as Liu Bei and Guan Yu chatted and laughed with their subordinates over the years, but he couldn't do it well, and instead made the mistakes backfire, making the soldiers even more scared, so Zhang Fei simply gave up.

Zhang Fei really can't do it.

He decided to command the troops according to his own style. He didn't have to do what Liu Bei and Guan Yu could do. Isn't it enough to have them do it?

Time flies very quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the two years of Zhongping end.

At the end of the second year of Zhongping, Guo Peng learned that the Qiang chaos in the northwest was becoming more and more serious, and Han Sui and Bian Zhang had the upper hand and put the Han government forces at a disadvantage.

Originally, Emperor Ling sent Huangfu Song to the expedition, but Huangfu Song was alone and lonely. As the Grand Marshal, Lu Zhi recommended Dong Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou, to lead troops to help. Emperor Ling appointed Dong Zhuo as the general of defeating the enemy and fought under Huangfu Song with the general Zhou Shen of the bandit.

In May and June, the situation of the battle changed. Huangfu Song defeated Han Sui and Bian Zhang's troops several times, achieved some victories, and gradually reversed the situation. As a result, the eunuch group did some tricks.

Huangfu Song had the same problem as Lu Zhi and was unwilling to bribe.

So the new generation of ten eunuchs Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong joined forces to impeach Huangfu Song, who could advance but did not move forward, and had bad intentions, and asked Emperor Ling to punish Huangfu Song.

Emperor Ling thought that this matter was not right, but considering that Huangfu Song had made great contributions, if he made great contributions this time, how should he reward him?

He, a county marquis, Huaili, rewarded 6,000 households with fiefs, and was the highest-level marquis. Going further, would he be the king?

Liu Bang took the oath to kill the white horse and said that he would not be granted the title of king unless the Liu surname was. Everyone abides by this regulation. How could he make an exception for Huangfu Song?

Emperor Ling was naturally not smart either. He heard Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong say that the Han army had the advantage and could defeat the enemy in one battle, so he became concerned.

After thinking about it, Emperor Ling took Huangfu Song on the grounds of "fear of fighting", stripped him of the position of General Left Cavalry, stripped him of the title of Marquis of Huaili, and demoted him to Marquis of Duxiang like Guo Peng.

Of course, we still need to reduce the sealed households more vigorously, cutting off the 6,000 sealed households for 4,000, leaving only 2,000.

Huangfu Song was inexplicably affected by the disaster and was taken away from the military camp. His face was ruined, which greatly shocked the morale of the Han army.

The one who succeeded Huangfu Song to lead the troops was a civil servant, Zhang Wen. He once said good things to Zhu Yan. He was promoted by Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng. He belonged to the eunuchs' own people, so he was recommended.

Zhang Wen didn't know how to lead troops. He usually talked about military tactics and knew that he was just talking about military tactics on paper. Fortunately, he knew himself well and was willing to follow the advice of Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian, who understood military affairs.

However, even so, the Han army was still hit by losing Huangfu Song's command.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui were afraid of Huangfu Song, but not Zhang Wen. When they heard that Huangfu Song was replaced, they were very happy, so they stepped forward and attacked the Han army with confidence. Zhang Wen was inappropriate in response, and the Han army did not receive effective command, and were defeated and frustrated.

However, in November, one night, a meteor suddenly passed over the battlefield where the Han army and the chaotic army fought. It was as popular as fire, more than ten feet long. The light emitted illuminated the military camps of Han Sui and Bian Zhang. Han Sui and Bian Zhang and others thought this was an ominous sign, and the morale of the army was very stirring and wanted to withdraw their troops.

At this time, Dong Zhuo noticed this and was overjoyed. So he ignored Zhang Wen and joined forces with Bao Hong to attack the chaotic army in a panic, and won a great victory and beheaded more than 10,000 people.
Chapter completed!