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Zhang Liao already believed that Dong Chen was really sent by the immortals, but he still had a trace of doubt in his heart. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lu Bu stopped Zhang Liao's question: "Okay, General Zhang Liao, don't doubt General Pan Feng, if General Pan Feng is an enemy, he has no reason to waste precious divine water to heal the wounded more than 300 cavalry of our army." ”

Zhang Liao stopped talking, he glanced at Dong Chen, and finally chose to believe Dong Chen temporarily, silently retreated to the ranks of the generals, Lu Bu asked Dong Chen again: "General Pan, how many prisoners do you want?" ”

Dong Chen thought for a moment, and then reported a number: "Three thousand strong prisoners!" ”

"Three thousand!"

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll give you 3,000 people, but now that there are limited horses in our army, I'm afraid I can't let you form 3,000 cavalry." ”

Dong Chen said: "No, I don't need to form 3,000 cavalry, I only need the original 500 cavalry of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion is enough, and I want to train them into infantry for these 3,000 prisoners." ”

Lu Bu frowned and said, "Infantry? Deploy infantry in the cavalry battalion, this infantry is difficult to command at the same time, let's fight together! ”

Dong Chen shook his head and said, "My lord, I think so, I want to send out five hundred cavalry plus three thousand infantry to form another army. ”

"Another army?"

Lu Bu was not good, he was very strict with his army, and immediately asked fiercely: "What do you want to do?" ”

Dong Chen was not afraid of Lu Bu's suspicious gaze, he straightened his waist, and said in a full tone: "My lord, I heard from my soldiers that Yuan Shao choked our supplies, and did not replenish our troops, so the size of our army has been reduced by hundreds of people in just a few days, if our army can't take measures, in the end, our army can only go one way!" ”

Lu Bu's eyes were grim, and he said coldly: "What way?" ”

Dong Chen said with sorrow: "Perish! ”

Lu Bu stopped speaking and fell silent.

Dong Chen continued: "And I learned that since we left Bingzhou, our Bingzhou army has rarely been able to be replenished above the army, for no other reason, just because most of our army is composed of Bingzhou people, and our army, whether it is cavalry, infantry or trapped camps, is very xenophobic, and the captured prisoners or strong men are at most only used as auxiliaries, and even most of them are just coolies, and they have never been replenished above the soldiers." ”

Lu Bu's expression softened, obviously moved by Dong Chen's words.

Dong Chen said again: "Therefore, although the soldiers of our army are all veterans of a hundred battles, and their combat effectiveness is getting stronger and stronger, they have never been replenished in terms of quantity, and the future is worrying if it continues like this!" ”

Lu Bu raised his head, stared at Dong Chen with his eyes like lightning, and said: "And the soldiers of each battalion of our army are very xenophobic, so you have to form another army to expand the power of our army." ”

Dong Chen said: "That's right, because the soldiers of each battalion of our army are very xenophobic, so we can only form another battalion of people, and when my team is successfully formed, I can also form the second battalion and the third battalion of the new battalion in my way." ”

Lu Bu fell into thought, and his majestic face was full of gloom.

Dong Chen didn't bother Lu Bu at this time, he said everything he should have said, whether Lu Bu could be tempted next, whether he would support himself, and whether he would give himself power only depended on Lu Bu's thoughts.

The tent was so quiet that you could hear the needle falling to the ground, Lu Bu thought for a long time before he made up his mind, he looked at Dong Chen, and said very seriously: "Okay, I will give you this power, and I will give you the greatest support, nearly 10,000 captives are at your disposal, let you pick up 3,000 of the strongest captives, and I will also give you enough weapons, grain and grass, I will also give you all the 500 cavalry directly under the 2nd Cavalry Battalion, in addition to my own 1,000 pro-army will also give you 200, I will also ask the men of each battalion to fully assist you in forming the new first mounted mixed battalion. ”

Dong Chen was overjoyed and hugged his fists and thanked: "Thank you, lord." ”

Lu Bu said solemnly: "Don't be busy thanking you first, the power I gave you is unprecedented, and it has never been seen in the previous history of the Bingzhou Army, your new First Cavalry Mixed Battalion is almost independent of my Bingzhou Army, so you must remember, don't live up to my expectations, make every effort to form a new First Cavalry Mixed Battalion, and firmly grasp the power of the New First Mixed Cavalry Battalion, and don't let the new First Mixed Battalion have any instability." ”

Dong Chen also said solemnly: "Please rest assured, I will definitely live up to the trust of the lord and successfully form a new first step cavalry mixed battalion." ”

Dong Chen promised well on his lips, but in his heart he said, don't worry, when my people are formed and controlled, I will be the first to cut off your head.

After hearing Dong Chen's promise, Lu Bu felt a little relieved, and said to Zhang Liao: "Zhang Liao, you are my loyal subordinate, and you have worked hard with me for so many years. ”

Zhang Liao immediately clenched his fists and said: "It is Zhang Liao's honor for Zhang Liao to die for the lord. ”

Lu Bu said with a smile: "Zhang Liao, I know that you are very loyal, and I also trust you very much, now General Pan Feng is going to form a new first cavalry mixed battalion, the second cavalry battalion has no command, and the second cavalry battalion has suffered heavy losses in this war, almost disabled, and the remaining five hundred cavalry directly under it will also form a new first cavalry mixed battalion, Song Xian Hou Cheng has made a big mistake again, and he is overwhelmed, so I want to revoke the number of the second cavalry battalion, and the cavalry commanded by Song Xianhou Cheng will be merged into your first cavalry battalion, Does General Zhang Liao think you can take on this great responsibility? ”

Zhang Liao hadn't replied yet, Song Xian and Hou Cheng first exclaimed, and Lu Bu immediately shouted angrily: "What are you two making noise? ”

Although Song Xianhou Cheng was reluctant in his heart, he didn't dare to say more, Zhang Liao thought for a moment, and immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Lu Bu and said: "Please rest assured, a certain general will definitely live up to expectations and lead the cavalry battalion." ”

Lu Bu frowned, and he said: "Okay, well, in the future, our army will only have one cavalry battalion, and there will be no distinction between the first cavalry battalion and the second cavalry battalion." ”

Although Lu Bu's words were very relaxed, he was still faintly uneasy in his heart, he led the army to oppose Ding Yuan first, and then Dong Zhuo, but now he made such a decision, not only to give Dong Chen power first and let him completely form a group of men and horses that almost completely belonged to him Dong Chen, but also abolished the second cavalry battalion, and most of the cavalry in the army was led by Zhang Liao alone, this decision made Lu Bu's heart feel very tired.

A burst of fatigue hit, Lu Bu couldn't help but want to rest, he ordered Zhang Liao to accompany Dong Chen to select prisoners, and let all the generals in the tent withdraw from the tent, after everyone left, the messy tent suddenly quieted down, Lu Bu, who was alone, leaned on the tiger chair and closed his eyes, forgetting everything, and slowly fell asleep alone.

(To be continued.) )