Chapter 11: Bai Yuekui: The captain is starting to take responsibility? Bah!

Xianyu Fu hesitated to speak.

"Speak freely!"

"Inspector, your subordinate feels this matter is too strange. I fear it is a trick by the Yellow Turbans."

Liu Yu waved his hand.

"No matter. Liu Bei is a man of great ambition; he would never submit to being a bandit!"

"Order the soldiers to kill chickens and slaughter sheep; we shall entertain Liu Bei’s victorious army later!"

"Yes!"

Ten miles outside Youzhou City,

Liu Yu gripped Liu Bei’s hand tightly, very excited.

"Liu Xuande, Youzhou City owes everything to you!"

Liu Bei was not arrogant or complacent; it was just killing a few Yellow Turban soldiers.

He was humble in his attitude.

"Inspector, your subordinate was just lucky. Under your governance, the people of Youzhou live in peace and contentment. The Yellow Turban soldiers have lost the hearts of the people, so naturally, they were defeated!"

Liu Yu laughed heartily.

"Brother Liu Xuande, do not be humble. I will report your merits!"

Hua Hua Mulan nodded. Victorious but not arrogant—this captain seems pretty good!

Zhang Fei learned secretly.

"Learned it. When I get back, I have to praise the Inspector for his good governance!"

"Big Brother is truly amazing. He can kill enemies on the battlefield and still brag and joke with these Inspectors when he dismounts!" ===== CHAPTER 23 =====

That night, after drinking the victory wine at the Inspector's mansion, Liu Bei returned to the camp.

Bai Yuekui and Hua Hua Mulan were not yet asleep; the two were tallying the gains and losses of this battle.

Liu Bei lifted the tent flap and walked in.

"Handle these things tomorrow. You’ve worked hard for two days; you should rest early."

Hua Hua Mulan shook her head.

"Our start was too poor; we must race against time. This is nothing."

Bai Yuekui picked up a bamboo slip and began to read.

"Captain, we had 78 casualties, most of them minor injuries. We captured over 15,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, seized 300 warhorses, tens of thousands of inferior swords and spears, 2,000 shi of grain, a small amount of gold and silver, and five million coins."

Liu Bei shook his head. It seems the Yellow Turban army was truly poor!

Five million coins sounded like a lot, but in reality, it wasn't worth half as much as the grain.

Cao Cao’s father spent one hundred million coins just to buy the position of Grand Secretary.

"Boss Cao is indeed from a wealthy family. Liu Bei is just a grassroots origin, his path full of bumps and turns. It’s not easy!"

Liu Bei sighed to himself.

"Alright, you two go rest quickly. We’ll discuss matters tomorrow."

Bai Yuekui and Hua Hua Mulan walked out of the tent and turned back to find Liu Bei organizing the bamboo slips.

The two smiled at each other; the captain was finally starting to take responsibility!

"Sister Hua Mulan, today was too exhausting. You should rest early."

Hua Hua Mulan’s expression suddenly changed, and she cursed directly.

"Damn it!"

Bai Yuekui: ?

She turned to look.

"Damn it!"

It turned out the lamp in Liu Bei’s tent had already been blown out.

"So he was annoyed that we were delaying his sleep!"

The livestream burst into laughter.

"Bai Yuekui and Sister Hua Hua Mulan are really having a hard time."

"The expressions on their faces seem to be a giant 'awkward' character."

"Liu Bei’s mindset is really good. Victorious but not arrogant; he didn't even strive for greatness after winning..."

"The system is going too far. I want to see Sister Bai Yuekui sleeping; why did it censor it?"

"These shots definitely won't be shown. Otherwise, if you went to a brothel inside, wouldn't it be broadcast to the whole world?"

"That's true. If Liu Bei were to meet up with them, I’d be so jealous I’d die. Better not to see it!"

Starting the next day, Liu Bei drank with every general and advisor in Youzhou City,

getting familiar with everyone.

He disposed of all the captured broken swords and spears.

Liu Bei selected 1,100 prisoners who were physically fit and relatively honest to expand his army!

Guan Yu’s cavalry unit was expanded to 500 men.

Zhang Fei’s infantry battalion was expanded to 1,000 men.

Hua Hua Mulan led 500 archers, and Bai Yuekui led a 600-man logistics battalion.

Selecting 1,000-plus men from nearly 20,000 could be considered quite an elite force.

The rest were handed over to Liu Yu, the Inspector, to handle.

Liu Yu was also very sensible. This time, Liu Bei didn't even go to cry poverty, and he proactively equipped Liu Bei’s new soldiers with weapons and armor.

Firstly, to thank Liu Bei for resolving the crisis in Youzhou, and secondly, hoping Liu Bei would come to save the day next time.

"Brother Liu Xuande, I can only appoint you as a Separate Commandant. Anything above Commandant requires an appointment from the imperial court; I will try to lobby for it."

Liu Yu looked at Liu Bei with admiration.

"Many thanks, Brother Bo'an."

Liu Bei bowed deeply.

He now had an official establishment, plus four positions for Military Military Sima,

which worked out perfectly for Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Hua Hua Mulan, and Bai Yuekui to have one each.

Actually, a Separate Commandant could normally only lead a thousand men, meaning two Military Military Sima under them, but with rebels rising everywhere, the court couldn't care less.

After half a month of reorganization, Liu Bei’s 2,000 men looked quite respectable.

Liu Yu, however, sent someone to call him over to discuss matters.

After Liu Bei arrived, he found that almost everyone had arrived. The various generals here nodded to Liu Bei one after another; clearly, they had been getting along quite well during this time.

Liu Yu beckoned.

"Brother Liu Xuande, you’ve come just in time."

"The Administrator of Qingzhou, Gong Jing, has sent a request for help. Qingzhou City is currently surrounded by 60,000 Yellow Turban soldiers and is in imminent danger. He hopes we can go to rescue them."

Liu Bei didn't hesitate and cupped his fists.

"Inspector, your subordinate is willing to lead troops to rescue Qingzhou City!"

Liu Yu praised him highly.

"Good, good! Brother Liu Xuande is truly a brave man!" ===== CHAPTER 24 =====