Wang Wei was the only one left. Liu Mang did not use any emotional attacks on Wang Wei, nor did he use a disdainful expression like he did with Wei Yan! Instead, he directly wrote a thank-you letter in front of Wang Wei. This thank-you letter was signed by the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. The recipient was naturally Liu Biao of Jing Province! Liu Mang praised Wang Wei fiercely in the letter. He said that Wang Wei was an outstanding person in Jing Province and a role model for soldiers. He wanted to thank Liu Mang for sending General Wang Wei to help the Lvbu's Army maintain order and so on. In any case, he praised Wang Wei to the world!
If it was some rash general, they might be overjoyed. After all, Liu Mang's letter was equivalent to a recommendation letter! For a noble to praise someone like that, it meant that this person was capable! He was a capable person. In times of peace, Wang Wei would definitely be grateful to Liu Mang! This recommendation letter could push Wang Wei to the peak! But now, it was a chaotic time! Although Liu Biao of Jing Province and the Lvbu's Army had exchanged envoys and the envoys were very happy, they were still enemies in principle. If an enemy told you that there was a so-and-so in your army, why would it be like this? What would you think? Your first reaction would be to wonder if this kid was a traitor! If he was, you would definitely find this kid to settle the score! Even if he wasn't, you would still be on guard against him!
However, Wang Wei did not need to consider this. Because he was now in Liu Mang's Army. After this letter was sent to Jing Province, he, Wang Wei, would basically lose his footing in Jing Province. When he returned to Jing Province, he would either be imprisoned by Liu Biao of Jing Province or be stripped of his military power and be left idle forever!
If Liu Mang was more ruthless, he might have directly given a reason to kill Wang Wei! Because this was the time when Liu Mang was recruiting talents. Why would a general like Wang Wei go there when he was recruiting talents? Wang Wei was obviously trying to jump ship! He had the intention of rebelling!
This was sowing dissension, a blatant sowing dissension! Wang Wei did not know! He knew! Therefore, Wang Wei could only smile bitterly!
There were only two paths in front of Wang Wei. One was to return to Jing Province and wait for death. The other was to give up everything in Jing Province and join Liu Mang's Army. With the relationship between Liu Mang's Army and Liu Biao, Wang Wei's family would not be implicated if he joined Liu Mang's Army. But if he went back, his family would disappear! Wang Wei could only kneel down in front of Liu Mang!
The Three Mang of the Three Great Generals had already recruited Generals, Wei Yan was the only General was Yan. Liu Mang did not care about Wei Yan right now. If he does not remove Wei Yan's arrogance, it will be difficult to subdue him. Liu Mang must polish Wei Yan's unruliness so that he can be at ease to accept him as his subordinate.
Among the generals that came, Liu Mang met another person, Hao Shao. This person was not an officer from any of the surrounding armies. He was a subordinate of Zhang Liao from the Lvbu's Army, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry! Although this person's martial arts were not high, he was considered outstanding in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. After all, he had the strength of a second-rate general. However, he did not like to stay in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. The reason was not because he did not fit in, nor was it because the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry did not treat him well! Zhang Liao had planned to let him lead a thousand men team!
However, the reason why Hao Shao did not like the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was because they were too aggressive! What was the reason for this? Liu Mang looked at the recommendation letter that Zhang Liao wrote for him! If the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry did not have the aggressive nature, then how could they be called wolves! Call it a dog! This Hao Shao did not like to attack. He preferred to defend passively. To him, only by being invincible could he defeat his opponent!
This kind of belief was the complete opposite of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry did not care about defense at all. They would charge forward and tear the enemy apart. Before the enemy could retaliate, they would kill the enemy on the spot. This was the belief of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. If Hao Shao was an ordinary soldier of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, then Zhang Liao would not have such a headache. If the soldiers were disobedient, then he could just kick them to the side!
However, Hao Shao was a second-rate general! It would be a waste to kick him to the side. It just so happened that Liu Mang had issued some bullshit recruitment order! Therefore, Zhang Liao directly threw Hao Shao to Liu Mang.
"Hao Shao?!" Liu Mang racked his brains but could not remember where he had seen this person in the Three Kingdoms. To Liu Mang, those who had an impression of him were all great talents. For example, Liu Mang, Guan Zhang, Boss Lu, Old Man Chen, Boss Cao, Guo Langzi, Zhao Yun, and Wei Yan. These were all famous people.
As for this Hao Shao! Liu Mang had never heard of him before. It did not mean that he did not have the ability. Even if he did, he was just a small fry. Therefore, Liu Mang did not pay attention to these kinds of people. However, this Hao Shao was introduced by Zhang Liao. If he threw him down to be an ordinary commander of a hundred men or a general of a thousand men, would this Zhang Liao have a problem with him?!
One must know that Zhang Liao had never begged him before! However, in this letter, he praised Hao Shao to the skies. Liu Mang did not understand. If this person was so good, why didn't you use him?!
Liu Mang thought for a while and shook his head. "That's the only way!" Liu Mang opened the map. In addition to Gushi, Anfeng, Hefei, Shouchun, Lujiang, Chengde, Liu Mang had conquered the cities of Guangzhou. Originally, Guangzhou was prepared to be abandoned by Liu Mang because it was located beside the Huai River. However, it did not have the natural barrier of the Huai River. Ordinary people could cross the Huai River. Moreover, there were not many people in this place. Gushi was not far away. Gushi had a large population and was surrounded by natural barriers. Instead of dividing the troops to defend Guangzhou, it was better to unite the troops in Gushi.
Therefore, Liu Mang's first thought was to abandon Guangzhou. As for the other places, Liu Mang was prepared to arrange for the prefectural governors and protectors to go.
Now, there was an extra Hao Shao! After arranging him in the army, Liu Mang had a lot of generals. Hao Shao was not many. Xu Sheng's Black Flag Army lacked a deputy general. However, Liu Mang was prepared to insert Wang Wei or Wei Yan!
Chengyu's City Guard already had a deputy general. That was Huang Xu! As for Gan Ning's water army, Hao Shao was also a non-swimmer! Liu Mang was prepared to form a cavalry. However, the commander was Deputy General Zhao Yun! He did not have a candidate. However, the matter of cavalry horses was not settled yet! Cavalry was just an idea! Even if it was formed! With Hao Shao's personality, a defensive cavalry! Then it would be over!
Why didn't this Zhang Liao and Wen Yuan throw Hao Shao to Gao Shun! For the Formation Breaker, didn't they want to defend?! Hao Shao was suitable. The Formation Breaker had a huge shield and a long blade.
Liu Mang thought that Zhang Liao did not think this way! He also wrote a letter to Gao Shun. However, Gao Shun's reply was only two words! No! Because Gao Shun's subordinates were full! There was already a commander for a few thousand people! It was impossible for him to give up his position just because of a recommendation letter from Zhang Liao! This was impossible for Gao Shun. It was not beneficial for him to train the Formation Breaker!
In the end, Zhang Liao could only kick it to Liu Mang. Alright, alright! Liu Mang smiled and said to Hao Shao, "Bodao! Your general recommended you to me! I should have given you a general position. Even if I don't have a general position, I would still be a deputy general. However, you also know that I don't have many soldiers! Almost all of them are elites. Their general and deputy general have already been decided! Changing the general at the last minute is not possible! Therefore! "
"Shao understands!" Hao Shao's eyes were a bit dim. He had been to Gao Shun's place and it was the same. Hao Shao already knew! These generals were used to using old people. How could they let a new person lead their own elite troops! Originally, Hao Shao was very excited when he saw the recruitment notice. Liu Mang's reputation in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was very high. It was only second to Lü Bu and Zhang Liao. This was because the warhorses they rode were brought back by Liu Mang. Hao Shao originally thought that he did not need to go to Liu Mang's place. He only needed to enter the City Guard. The City Guard also had huge shield soldiers! Hao Shao believed that defense was the principle of being undefeatable. Only by being undefeatable could one fight against the enemy.
But now, listening to Liu Mang's tone, this plan was ruined. He had to go back to Shucheng and return to the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. This was also good! He was also happy to be with those familiar brothers. It was also good to follow the general! Wasn't it the same everywhere? "Then Shao won't disturb you anymore." Before Hao Shao could finish his sentence, Liu Mang's words came from the other side. This made Hao Shao's heart jump again!
"But!" Liu Mang suddenly changed the topic. Liu Mang also knew that Hao Shao's mood was definitely not good. After all, he came with hope! If it wasn't for Zhang Liao's recommendation letter, Liu Mang could really give him a position in the City Guard! However, with Zhang Liao's recommendation letter, it was troublesome. If the position was too high, there would be no position. If the position was too low, he was afraid that Zhang Liao would have objections. Therefore, Liu Mang was in a difficult position!
"Bodao, look over here!" Liu Mang pointed at Guangzhou and said to Hao Shao, "Bodao, Guangzhou is also a place that belongs to our army. It can be considered as the western border of our army. The other cities have candidates, so I need you to be stationed in Guangzhou!" Guangzhou was the only position that Liu Mang could give Hao Shao! Let him be in charge of military affairs! A real war didn't need him! As long as he could warn the enemy when they entered, it would be enough! After all, Liu Mang wouldn't use Guangzhou as a place to defend!
"Defend Guangzhou?!" Hao Shao's eyes flashed. Defend! This word was the most sensitive to Hao Shao. Hao Shao liked to defend! There were very few defensive battles in the field. However, there were many defensive battles in the city! Therefore, Hao Shao's eyes flashed!
However, the general who was stationed in the city was a general or a governor. Hao Shao had always followed Zhang Liao and rarely had the chance to command. He was always ordered to defend the city! Now, Liu Mang actually wanted to give him such a border city. Hao Shao couldn't help but look at Liu Mang with a strange gaze.
"What's the situation?" Liu Mang was scared by Hao Shao's gaze. What kind of gaze was that? He was so excited that he almost wanted to eat Liu Mang. Liu Mang also had such a gaze before. However, that was when he looked at the campus belle and the models on the stage. Now, a man was looking at him with such a gaze. Liu Mang couldn't help but feel scared.
"I will give you 500 grain! No, 1000 grain! I will give you another 500 gold! I will transfer 500 men from the army to you! " Liu Mang gave Hao Shao 1000 grain. Originally, he only intended to give him 500 grain because Guangzhou wasn't important. It was enough to feed a few hundred people! At most, it could be used as a forward outpost! However, when he remembered that Hao Shao was recommended by Zhang Liao and that Liu Mang couldn't arrange a good position for him and even sent him to such a place, he felt very guilty. Therefore, he raised the price to 1000 grain. Liu Mang also gave Hao Shao 500 gold. One must know that Liu Mang only had a total of 20,000 gold. He gave him 1/40th of that amount! Five hundred men was the limit! These men weren't Liu Mang's army. They were only recently recruited by Liu Mang. Only the leader could be the old Lvbu's army! The rest were all new!
"It's enough!" Liu Mang still felt guilty! If Hao Shao was in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, he could be a deputy general or a commander of a thousand men cavalry. One must know that on a normal battlefield, the ratio of casualties between infantry and cavalry was 10: 1! In other words, a thousand cavalry was equivalent to ten thousand infantry! And Hao Shao was the commander of a thousand cavalry! However, now that the thousand cavalry was gone and became 500 infantry. They were all new recruits. Liu Mang really felt guilty! He was afraid that Hao Shao wouldn't be satisfied. If that happened, Liu Mang's face wouldn't look good!
However, who knew that Hao Shao's face was filled with excitement. The 1000 grain, 500 gold, and 500 soldiers didn't seem like much. However, don't forget that there was still Guangzhou! This was the reason why Hao Shao couldn't extricate himself! He was now a general stationed in a place! With Guangzhou, he, Hao Shao, could also be of use! Magnolia, falling wood, falling stones, and kerosene! Fire arrows! Hao Shao couldn't wait to go to Guangzhou. He wanted to decorate his city. He wanted to decorate his city! Hao Shao didn't say anything. This made Liu Mang feel even more guilty! He couldn't help but increase the bargaining chip!
"I'll give you 1000 soldiers! I can't give you more. If you give me more, I'll have to use my original manpower! " The 1000 soldiers were all selected from the commoners. The people who came weren't just scholars! There were also many commoners' children! They also wanted to make a name for themselves or to eat more! Moreover, some of the generals who came to join him couldn't be considered as generals! They could only be considered as having a skill that allowed them to live longer than others on the battlefield! These people were all taken in by Liu Mang. From the moment he placed the chests of gold in front of the Qiu Ba on the stage, they had already surrendered. Liu Mang's words were very straightforward! Follow me! There's status, gold, and food. If you don't follow me, you can go back to where you came from! I only promote talent. Liu Mang took out a postgraduate entrance exam. You can choose any position in the army!
If you think you're suitable to be a squad leader! Then you can challenge the squad leaders in the army. As long as you win, you'll be a squad leader! The original squad leader will give up his position and let him be the deputy. If you want to be a hundred squad leader or a thousand squad leader, you can go up and challenge him. If you win, you'll be a hundred squad leader or a thousand squad leader. If you lose, you'll be a small soldier! If there's a chance in the future, I'll promote you!
In this way, many Ten-Man Commanders and Hundred-Man Commanders were replaced. However, the Thousand-Man Commanders did not change much. After all, those who could become Thousand-Man Commanders were all third-rate martial artists, such as Chu Zhongtian and Buttface.
The Black Flag Army changed more people. The City Guard was filled with Danyang ruffian soldiers. They were a one-on-one dragon and their fighting skills were first-class! They didn't change much. They were all new soldiers. The Black Flag Army only had 1000 soldiers left after the battle of Wan Cheng! The rest had died in battle! It could be said that more than half of them were new soldiers. Naturally, there were a lot of deputies. These deputies were left behind by Liu Mang! This was because they were waiting for the expansion of the army in the future! These deputies could immediately become regular soldiers. There wouldn't be a problem of not having basic officers in the army.
"Enough, enough!" There were 500 more people! Hao Shao was even happier. Many of the ideas that he wrote in his mind could be put into practice. What could make him happier than this?
"Good! Then you can go and look for Military Advisor Xu Shu. He will allocate your men and resources to you! "Liu Mang finally sent Hao Shao away. It was really difficult to deal with people with connections! Liu Mang didn't care about Hao Shao. However, the men that he gave out out of guilt brought a huge surprise to Liu Mang! This was a story for another time!
Liu Mang's tent was opened again. Yang Hong walked in, "Family Head!"
"Uncle Hong, how is it?" Liu Mang looked at Yang Hong and asked.
"They are still unwilling to join!"
"How many people are there?"
"A total of 12!"
"Twelve!" Liu Mang closed his eyes and thought for a while. Then, he opened his eyes and said coldly, "Then kill them all! Do it cleanly! "
"Yes!" Yang Hong looked at Liu Mang and retreated.
The twelve people that Liu Mang and Yang Hong mentioned were those who were unwilling to join Liu Mang. There were really famous people among them! Wang Can's name was Zhong Xuan. Everyone might not know this name! However, he had another name. He was one of the Seven Sons of Jian 'an! He was rarely known for his talents and was recognized by the famous scholar, Cai Yong. In the second year of Chuping (192), because of the Guanzhong riots, he went to Jingzhou to rely on Liu Biao. He stayed in Jingzhou for more than ten years. He had aspirations but did not stretch out. This time when Liu Mang issued a recruitment order, he came!
Originally, he was prepared to join Liu Mang's army. However, Liu Mang's words made him feel extremely disgusted with Liu Mang. He originally wanted to leave and expose Liu Mang's ugly face to the world or people in Jingzhou!
However, he didn't expect to be controlled by Xu Shu! Liu Mang visited them one by one and asked them to join. However, they all said that they weren't willing to join the Lvbu's army! Since they didn't want to join! Then, he could only ask them to die!
Instead of everyone becoming enemies in the future, it was better to let them die now! Just like how Liu Mang treated Wei Yan. If Wei Yan didn't surrender, then he could only ask him to die!
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