Chapter 23

That night, after finishing the victory banquet at the Inspector's mansion, Liu Bei returned to the military camp.

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

Liu Bei lifted the tent flap and walked in.

"Handle these matters tomorrow. You have both worked hard for two days, so get some rest early."

Hua Mulan shook her head.

"Our starting point is too poor; we must race against time. This is nothing."

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

"Captain, we have 78 casualties, most of them minor injuries. We captured over fifteen thousand Huang Jin soldiers, seized 300 warhorses, tens of thousands of low-quality swords and spears, 2000 shi of grain, a small amount of gold and silver, and five million coins."

Liu Bei shook his head; it seems the Huang Jin army is really poor!

Five million coins sounds like a lot, but in reality, it's not even worth half the grain.

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

"Boss Cao is indeed from a wealthy family. Only Liu Bei comes from a grassroots background, with a journey full of bumps and twists; it's not easy!"

Liu Bei sighed to himself.

"Alright, go get some rest. We will discuss matters tomorrow."

Bai Yuekui and 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 has finally started to take responsibility!

"Sister Mulan, today was too exhausting; get some rest early."

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

"Damn it!"

Bai Yuekui:?

She turned to look.

"Damn it!"

It turned out that the light in Liu Bei's tent had already been blown out.

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

The broadcast room burst into laughter.

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

"The two of them have expressions that look like a giant 'embarrassed' face."

"Liu Bei's mindset is really good; victorious but not arrogant, and he didn't strive for greatness after winning..."

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

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

"That's true. If Liu Bei were to get together with them, I'd be so jealous I'd die. Out of sight, out of mind!"

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

getting familiar with everyone.

He disposed of all the broken swords and spears they had seized.

Liu Bei then selected eleven hundred captives who were physically fit and relatively honest to expand his army!

Guan Yu's cavalry unit was expanded to five hundred men.

Zhang Fei's infantry battalion was expanded to one thousand men.

Hua Mulan led five hundred archers and crossbowmen, and Bai Yuekui led a supply battalion of six hundred men.

Selecting one thousand-plus men from nearly twenty thousand can be considered quite elite personnel.

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

Liu Yu was also very accommodating. This time, Liu Bei didn't even have to cry poverty; he took the initiative to equip Liu Bei's new recruits with weapons and armor.

Firstly, to thank Liu Bei for resolving the crisis in Youzhou, and secondly, in the hope that Liu Bei would come to the rescue next time as well.

"Brother Xuande, I can only appoint you as a Separate Commandant. Anything above a Commandant requires an appointment from the imperial court, but 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, along with four positions for military officers,

which was perfect for Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Hua Mulan, and Bai Yuekui to have one each.

Actually, a Separate Commandant can normally only lead a thousand men, which is the number of men under two military officers, but with rebels rising everywhere, the imperial court couldn't care about that anymore.

After half a month of reorganization, Liu Bei's two thousand men finally looked like something.

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

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

Liu Yu beckoned.

"Brother Xuande, you've come just in time."

"The Governor of Qingzhou, Gong Jing, has sent a request for help. Currently, Qingzhou City is surrounded by 60,000 Huang Jin rebels and is in imminent danger. He hopes we can go to rescue them."

Liu Bei did not hesitate and cupped his hands.

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

Liu Yu praised him highly.

"Good, good! Brother Xuande is truly a brave warrior!"