Chapter 8: Guidance Team

  Zhuge Jun and Huang Yueying walked out of the courtyard and were also shocked by what they saw outside.

  A large crowd of refugees knelt outside the courtyard, with over a hundred people. Most of them were old, weak, women and children, their clothes were tattered, their faces were pale and thin, it was really pitiful.

  It turned out that in recent days, the Zhuge family had been recruiting people and also taking in some refugees. As more and more people heard the news and came to join them, the message reached this group of refugees, who then all came together.

  Under the obstruction of the family members, they knelt outside the yard and begged bitterly. Seeing the two people, they knew that the people in charge had arrived, and there was an even louder cry.

  A middle-aged couple knelt forward two steps, pulling along two children under the age of ten, and begged: "Kind old masters, please take us in, we can do anything, don't pay wages, just give us something to eat."

  Seeing that the two were speechless, they continued: "If it's really not possible, please take in these two poor children and let them serve the young masters and misses at home. They are very sensible and don't need wages, just give them something to eat and that's enough. We beg of you." As they spoke, they repeatedly knocked their heads on the ground.

  Kind-hearted Huang Yueying had already been crying, and was just about to bend down to help them up when Zhuge Jun grabbed her and pulled her into the courtyard.

  Huang Yueying looked at him with some surprise and said: "Xiao Jun, what's this?"

  Zhuge Jun released her hand and said: "Are you going to take them in?"

  Huang Yueying nodded and said: "With our family's income, it's no problem to take them in. We can arrange for them to do some odd jobs. They're too pitiful."

  "He shook his head and said, 'Sister, have you thought about it? Now there are wars everywhere, countless refugees. If you take them in, tomorrow thousands and tens of thousands of refugees will flood here, what can you do?"

  Huang Yueying also came to and said: "What can be done? Xiao Jun, think of a way to help them. It's really too pitiful."

  He comforted her by saying, "Don't worry, I have a plan." After that, he walked out, with Huang Yueying following behind him.

  "Friends and fellow villagers, I sympathize with your plight, but my family's power alone cannot solve everyone's difficulties. I have a plan that can resolve your problems." He paused for a moment, and the refugees all looked at him expectantly.

  He saw that they had all focused their attention, and then said: "Today, Liu Xiangsheng is a righteous and kind person. He will definitely accept you. I will send someone to take you to him, and the food on the road will be given to you." The refugees saw the situation and could only accept it.

  Huang Yueying wrote a letter to Zhuge Liang and had Li Si and several servants bring some food to take the refugees away.

  After sending away the refugees, he came to Huang Yueying's house and asked her how much grain she had purchased in total. She said that it was not good for purchasing now, and there were only 470 stones in total.

  Zhuge said, "Now my second brother is with Liu Xianggong and has not yet gained his full trust. Although Liu Xianggong is righteous and will take care of the refugees, sending them to him would still put my second brother in a difficult position. So let's offer 300 dan of grain first and see how many dan your uncle can come up with to offset the cost of the soap goods. He can send someone to deliver it to my second brother, and we'll cover the transportation costs."

  Huang Yueying looked at her younger brother with satisfaction, feeling that he was becoming more and more mature.

  After finishing all this, he returned to his own room and thought of the poor refugees, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of sadness and anger. The Three Kingdoms period spanned nearly 100 years, with warlords fighting each other to the death, severely damaging social productivity and bringing disaster to tens of millions of people. To achieve peace, one had to eliminate the warlord forces and unify the country. Since he didn't have the ability to do so himself, he could only help one of the powers. From the description in The Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei might be a good choice. Zhuge Liang was also a capable minister who could govern the world, and he was also his second brother.

  If you choose to help Liu Bei, the Battle of Red Cliffs must occur. Only the outcome of the Battle of Red Cliffs can bring strategic space for development to Liu Bei. For now, all I can do is develop my own strength and wait until after the Battle of Red Cliffs to help Zhuge Liang. Since I can travel through time, only time will tell how history unfolds.

  The mind is made up, and the mood is also clear and bright.

  Zhuge Jun had no military experience, but he believed that there was no born military genius. Most of the truly excellent military strategists in history were not from a military background. The deeds of the founding leaders of later generations are well-known to all. Even Zhuge Liang was not from a military background. War experience can only be accumulated through actual combat practice.

  Zhuge Jun took what he saw from TV dramas and learned from various materials, organized them into a set of methods, practiced them, and improved them through exploration.

  He selected 30 young and strong men from the recruits, started training, on the one hand to explore experience, on the other hand to cultivate his first batch of backbone. He called it a teaching team, imitating the name of later generations.

  Following the routine learned from military training in college, the instructor team began their training.

  Rest one day every seven days.

  Every morning, 10 kilometers of cross-country running, from starting with empty hands to tying sandbags on legs, until carrying a log. Gradually upgrading.

  In the morning they had skills training, in the afternoon they had tactical training, and at night they still had to study culture. The Zhuge army was almost always with them, increasing their understanding and deepening their feelings.

  He will divide his troops into three squads: one squad practices long spears, the second squad practices halberds, and the third squad practices archery.

  He trained the archers to only practice shooting far and accurately, the spearmen to only train in thrusting fiercely and accurately, and the swordsmen to only train in speed and accuracy. Each person only trained one move. But when combined, they were extremely powerful.

  He believes that the army does not rely on individual bravery and strength, but rather on collective coordination to win. For example, five long-gun soldiers who are not skilled in martial arts, paired with an archer who only knows how to shoot arrows, can overpower even a master swordsman.

  The training lacked weapons. Zhuge's army planned to develop its own, so it recruited some craftsmen. However, this took time, and he was still worried about how to solve the problem of the initial weapons.

  That morning, after finishing breakfast, guests arrived at home. Seeing them, Zhuge Jun felt depressed and then became excited again.