After listening to Liu Bei's words, Chen Mu had to admire him.
If someone is determined to be sick or weak, he can give his horse to someone else and walk on his own. If he is a deserter, he will kill him decisively without hesitation.
The former is that things happen for a reason, and Liu Bei responds with benevolence and righteousness. The latter is a matter of principle that cannot be compromised.
No wonder the world was divided into three parts later, and Liu Bei, who started from a humble beginning, became the founding king of the country. He could distinguish right from wrong very clearly, and he could make decisions at critical moments. He really had the style of a king.
What's funny is that many people in later generations thought that Liu Bei, the emperor, came from tears, but they didn't know that those who could be the founding emperors were all talented and strategic.
Even Cao Cao Qingmei Zhuojiu admitted that the only heroes in the world were Shijun and Caoer. If you are not from this era, how can you judge the heroes of that time?
Liu Bei set out again with his troops and more than a thousand prisoners, and began to accelerate the rapid march.
Modern people can run a 42-kilometer marathon in 3 hours, with an average time of 7 hours. This is because modern people's physical fitness is actually much better than that of ancient people. They eat a lot of fish and meat and have better nutrition.
However, the ancients did not have enough food and clothing, so they mostly ate grains to satisfy their hunger. The conditions for eating meat were not very good, and their endurance was poor. According to the selection methods of many famous generals, if they can reach a traveling speed of 3 kilometers per hour while fully armed, they are considered elite.
soldiers.
For example, "Xunzi·Yi Bing" mentions that during the Warring States Period, the conditions for Wei soldiers to be selected by the Wei State were: "Wear armor with three attributes, wield a twelve-stone crossbow, bear fifty arrows, put a spear on top, wear a crown and carry a sword, and win for three days."
The grain will reach hundreds of miles in the middle of the day, and in the middle of the day, the households will be restored and the fields and houses will be benefited."
To translate, it means wearing three layers of protective armor, wielding a twelve-stone crossbow, carrying a quiver with fifty arrows on the waist, carrying a pingo on the shoulder, wearing a helmet on the crown, and carrying a sword on the body, and carry it for three days.
He had to travel a hundred miles in half a day with rations of food.
During the Warring States Period, one mile was similar to one mile in the Han Dynasty. One was 380 meters and the other was 400 meters. One hundred miles was equivalent to about 38 kilometers. In ancient times, half a day was 6 hours or 12 hours.
Therefore, this shows that the famous Wei soldiers of the Wei State, even when fully armed, could only travel at a speed of 3.16 kilometers per hour.
Although there is also a relationship between weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing, if you compare it with our modern army, an individual soldier can bear a weight of 13 kilograms and 27 minutes is the passing mark for 5 kilometers. 10 kilometers with light equipment is generally completed within 50 minutes. You can know that modern excellent soldiers
Compared with the excellent soldiers of ancient times, they are actually much stronger.
As for why many modern people think that the physical fitness of ancient people is better than that of modern people, the reason is because most modern people do not exercise and like to lie at home and be fat, and their physical strength has become worse.
These captives of He Liang's tribe were originally civilians and suffered from malnutrition all year round. Although they ate slightly better after the rebellion, they could not become fat with one bite and were no match for the 500 strong soldiers carefully selected by Liu Bei.
Soon, after running for more than 20 minutes, hundreds of people fell behind and fell behind the team.
This was the result of Liu Bei's army being heavily loaded with weapons and armor, while these prisoners were advancing with bare hands and without any weights on them. This shows how weak most of the malnourished ancients were.
"Go quickly! If you delay the opportunity, behead them all!"
Zhang Fei thought the prisoners behind him were too slow, so he raised his whip and prepared to whip a middle-aged man who accidentally fell.
Two young men beside the man immediately fell on him and shouted: "Don't hurt my father."
"Yide stop!"
Liu Bei stopped Zhang Fei and got off his horse.
The middle-aged man's face was pale and he was sweating coldly. He was obviously suffering from illness and was moving slowly. As for the two young men, it was probably because they were taking care of their father that they couldn't keep up with the team.
"What's the matter?"
Liu Bei asked.
The middle-aged man answered with difficulty: "General, I'm just weak, nothing serious."
He was afraid that Liu Bei would regard him as a plague carrier and kill him.
Now that the world is in chaos, these people followed He Liang and were just making a living. Now they were captured by Liu Bei's army. According to Meng Zhen's wishes, they should have been killed, but Liu Bei insisted on taking them with him.
Although they don't know what their fate will be in the future, they have food to eat now, and it's better to live than to die, not to mention he has two sons.
"You seem to have a fever."
Liu Bei knelt down and reached out to touch the man's forehead. He felt that the man's forehead was hot and he couldn't help but frown.
"I'm afraid it's typhoid and febrile disease." Chen Mu led the horse over and watched coldly.
"It's not typhoid, it's fatigue, just tired."
The man explained quickly.
Typhoid fever is a general term for all fever diseases. Because plague can also cause fever, plague is included in typhoid fever and is collectively called typhoid fever.
From Chen Mu's modern point of view, the reason for illness and fever is that the body's immune system raises the body temperature in order to kill the virus, resulting in fever symptoms.
It's just that this is ancient times, and without the help of modern science, even a cold can cause a fever, so it is difficult to judge whether this person has a serious infectious disease or not.
If Chen Mu's selfish character was followed, he would definitely have abandoned this man on the roadside to fend for himself.
However, Liu Bei's approach was obviously different from his. He hesitated for a moment and said to the man: "Sit on my horse and follow the team. Don't fall behind."
The man was surprised and said: "General, no, how can a villain like a pariah ride on the general's horse?"
"hehe."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just because of the unrest in the world and the natural and man-made disasters. You just turned to the thieves in a single thought. Since you are originally a good family and have not done anything harmful to nature, what's wrong with just wanting to survive? When you get to Yiyang
, after I met with General Lu of the Northern Army and interceded for you, I will provide you with the means to make a living on your own."
The man burst into tears on the spot. He took his two sons and said to Liu Bei: "General Renyi, I am originally a villager in Wu'anluo City. Jing Jing died early and left his two children behind to cultivate a few acres of land to make a living.
How can we bear the constant disasters today? My hometown has been ruined for a long time, and now I have nowhere to go. If the general is willing to take in my father and son, we are willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses, and we will be so kind and kind that we will never forget it."
"Please take me in, General."
The two sons quickly knelt down in front of Liu Bei.
Liu Bei sighed: "In that case, just follow me."
The surrounding soldiers' eyes widened, and the smart ones immediately followed and knelt down, shouting: "Please take him in, general."
He knelt down for a long time.
Chen Mu praised 666 on the spot in his heart.
It's really not for nothing that he has become a sworn sworn brother. When it comes to ways to win people's hearts, Cao Cao and Sun Quan may not be able to keep up with him even if they flatter him.
Sun Quan didn't say much. If his father and brother hadn't helped him lay the foundation, it would be strange for him to win the hearts of Jiangdong.
Although Cao Cao was also able to win people's hearts, he often turned against him afterwards.
A typical example is Xu You. When he heard that Xu You was coming, he ran out to greet him without even wearing shoes, which made Xu You very moved. As a result, Xu You was beheaded by Cao Cao not long after the Battle of Guandu.
On the other hand, Liu Bei's routine is much deeper. The rebels of these captives are not important in themselves. If you want to release them, you can release them. If you don't want to release them, just cut them all.
After all, in Meng Zhen's eyes, those 8,000 shi of food were much more valuable than the more than 1,000 captives. Moreover, if the captives were captured, they would have to take care of the food. Meng Zhen was unwilling to do so, but Liu Bei insisted on it under Chen Mu's instigation.
Keep these people.
Now Liu Bei publicly said that when he met Lu Zhi, he would intercede for these people, let them go, and give them the money to go home. All of a sudden, the more than 1,000 people were grateful and shouted benevolence and righteousness on the spot.
Nowadays, Jizhou is in such chaos that these people have long been homeless. Where else can they go? It is already a great kindness to be able to give them food, let alone take them in.
Liu Bei acted as fiercely as a tiger, and immediately gathered the more than a thousand surrendered soldiers and became his loyal fans.
Some people may wonder, since they are also recruiting soldiers and horses, and they can just recruit these people, why does it have to go to so much trouble?
This is about loyalty.
People who are directly recruited just want to serve as soldiers and have food to eat, and they are not very loyal. If they encounter a tough battle, they are likely to become deserters and run away to save their lives. They cannot be called elites.
And after Liu Bei's operation, he won over people's hearts. Such soldiers will be very loyal. When fighting for the general, they will not be afraid of death because of their loyalty.
In this era of cold weapon warfare, it is very important to have a group of soldiers who are not afraid of death. One can be equal to ten on the battlefield.
For example, Xiang Yu burned the cauldron and destroyed the boat, leaving the soldiers with no way to retreat. The 30,000 Chu army defeated the 200,000 elite Qin army. This is a typical result of being brave and not afraid of death.
In addition to giving soldiers the spirit of not being afraid of death, there are also believers who devote themselves to their faith. Some fanatical believers will do anything for the so-called gods they believe in.
Therefore, if the loyalty is high enough, the more capable the general will be in sacrificing his life, and the stronger the soldier's combat effectiveness will be. Although the circumstances are different, the truth is actually the same.
Liu Bei was very happy, but he still had a troubled expression on his face. He hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Originally, the imperial army has a lot of strength. I only have a few men under my command, and I have no power to increase the number of sergeants. But it's really pitiful for you to wait, so it's up to me."
Let me serve as auxiliary soldiers in the lower army."
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were already terms such as the upper army, the middle army, and the lower army. This is also the origin of the term "three armies." The upper army is the soldiers who fight, also known as war soldiers. The middle army is the soldiers responsible for guarding and defense tasks, known as the "three armies".
For garrison troops. The lower armies are soldiers engaged in engineering, transportation and logistics support. They are generally called baggage troops or auxiliary troops.
"Thank you, General."
The surrendered soldiers were overjoyed and thanked him one after another.
Set off again, with motivation and motivation, everyone's enthusiasm was high, and the marching speed also kept up.
Of course, Liu Bei didn't move forward by running. He came to ride with Chen Mu.
There is no way, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are eight feet tall and nine feet tall.
According to the measurement of a bone ruler unearthed from a Han tomb, a ruler in the Han Dynasty was 23 centimeters. Both men were 1.81.9 meters tall and weighed more than 200 kilograms. Liu Bei himself also weighed a lot, and a horse could not bear it.
I can't handle this weight.
On the other hand, compared to his three brothers, Chen Mu is a second-class disabled person. He is only 7 feet 4 inches tall, barely 1.7 meters tall, and weighs only about 100 kilograms. If you don't ride with him, who will you ride with?
Although Chen Mu tried his best to resist, Liu Bei used the euphemistic name of enhancing "brotherly friendship" and forced his way forward.
Considering that he would have to continue eating with Liu Bei in the future, Chen Mu could only agree with tears. The prerequisite was that Chen Mu would sit behind and hold Liu Bei, and he did not want Liu Bei to hold him. It was easy to find an excuse, so he just said that he was good at riding.
No, I'm afraid it would be difficult to control the direction with two people sitting there.