Li Zongyao naturally has his own considerations in his heart, this Li Hong said that he borrowed 2,000 soldiers, but in fact, Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou and did not pay it back.

Moreover, these 2,000 soldiers are not recruits, they are veterans with guns.

It's easy to recruit 2,000 recruits, but it takes a lot of time and effort to train them.

Of course, 2,000 combat soldiers is actually nothing at all for Li Zongyao, but he has some other worries.

After a short period of consideration, Li Zongyao replied: "Li Hong, the battle of Taierzhuang is imminent, and the front-line troops need to replenish their troops, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to send out soldiers with combat experience for a while, and this matter has to be ......discussed in the long run."

Li Zongyao's attitude was very vague, neither saying that he would borrow, nor that he would not borrow, but Li Hong heard the other party's voice.

Since the other party was not very willing to borrow troops, Li Hong could only go back and recruit new soldiers by himself.

"Commander Li, that humble resignation!"

Li Hong saluted, turned around and left the headquarters.

Not long after Li Hong left the headquarters, Bai Wenqing returned from the front line.

Li Zongyao saw Bai Wenqing come back, and he invited Bai Wenqing to his office alone.

Bai Wenqing is Li Zongyao's partner, and the two have a certain tacit understanding, Bai Wenqing knows that the other party is willing to discuss matters with him.

As soon as he entered the office, Bai Wenqing didn't sit down, and asked directly: "Brother Zong Yao, you can say whatever you want." ”

"Wen Qing, just now Li Hong asked me to borrow 2,000 combat soldiers, but I didn't agree for the time being, do you think I should borrow soldiers?" Li Zongyao asked Bai Wenqing's opinion.

Bai Wenqing thought quickly for a while, and said slowly: "Brother Zong Yao, you have lost your grace to prevaricate Li Hong like this, Li Hong has made great contributions to the war zone, since he wants to borrow troops, you can even lend him a gun." ”

"Brother Zong Yao, a thousand armies are easy to obtain, and a general is hard to find, now that the principal is eyeing him, we should win him over, but it's better for you to refuse him thousands of miles away."

Bai Wenqing did not simply speak for Li Hong, he suggested borrowing troops from Li Hong, because he wanted to have a wise and brave general under him.

Looking at the entire 5th Theater, the elite Central Army units are basically ruled by the principal himself, and there are only a handful of generals in the rest of the troops who can be of great use.

If a general like Li Hong, who is one in a million, does not win over at this time, it will really lack the foresight of a theater commander.

"Wen Qing, listening to your words, I almost missed a good general!" After listening to Bai Wenqing's words, Li Zongyao suddenly patted his head.

In fact, Li Zongyao didn't want to win over Li Hong, but he knew Li Hong's ambitions, not to mention the small temple in the 5th War Zone, and even the principal's palace, he didn't go to it, and the rapid development of the security regiment was really worrying and terrifying......

There is a good saying, if you are not in his position, he will not seek his own government, Li Zongyao is in a high position, if he promotes and cultivates Li Hong, all the treasures will be pressed, and in the future, Li Hong will become an ungrateful person with full wings, what should he do if he flies alone?

As a war zone commander, you must not only learn to employ people, but also be able to control this person, if you don't even have this means of the city government, you are a fool.

Bai Wenqing knew what Li Zongyao was worried about, and he said bluntly: "Brother Zongyao, with all due respect, even if you don't borrow troops, Li Hong will soar sooner or later, no one can control such a person, Li Hong will not be willing to succumb to us." ”

"Since, Li Hong is going to get up sooner or later, why don't we add fuel to the fire at this time, Li Hong is a righteous person, and he knows how to repay his kindness, it is impossible for him to forget what we cultivated, I believe in his character, you and I are obvious to all!"

The reason why Xiao Zhuge is called Xiao Zhuge is not only that he has a strategic vision and can fight, he has always been far-sighted, and his vision of people has always been very accurate.

Li Zongyao understood Bai Wenqing's voice, which meant that he boldly used Li Hong, and Li Zongyao himself made up his mind and was ready to use Li Hong.

"Wen Qing, how about I say that I will arrange a theater combat senator for Li Hong?" Li Zongyao asked what Bai Wenqing meant.

The title of operational staff officer has a certain right to speak in the headquarters, and the lowest position in the position is the rank of major general or lieutenant general.

Li Zongyao thought about it, giving Li Hong such a title, his seniority and military rank are not suitable for this position.

Bai Wenqing shook his head, obviously not agreeing with Li Zongyao's arrangement of this title for Li Hong.

It is true that Li Hong can fight in the war, but the span of this position is too large, and if Li Hong's hand is stretched out so long all of a sudden, the generals in the theater may not be convinced, and Li Hong will have fewer opportunities to fight on the front line in the future.

"Brother Zong Yao, let's do it, arrange a temporary title for Li Hong as a special adviser in the war zone, so that the generals in the war zone will not worry much about a temporary title, and Li Hong can participate in the decision-making of the war zone, and Li Hong himself will have time to manage the security regiment."

"Wen Qing, what you think is very good, when Li Hong establishes meritorious deeds in the future, it is not too late to promote him as a combat senator."

Li Zongyao immediately picked up a pen and drafted two official edicts.

One was to temporarily appoint Li Hong as a special adviser to the theater, and the other was to secondment 2,000 soldiers to Li Hong.

……

Li Hong returned to the regimental headquarters in Nanfeng Town, and the next day began to gather all the officers of the regiment to plan and recruit new recruits.

With the prestige of the security regiment, it is not difficult to recruit new soldiers, but the difficulty is that it is difficult to train a group of veterans with combat experience in a short period of time.

The meeting had just begun, and the communications corps received a telephone report from the company: "The regimental commander's department has sent people here, and they have brought a lot of soldiers. ”

"Oh? Someone from the War Zone Commander's Department? ”

Li Hongjue is quite strange, what orders can be directly transmitted by telegram in the war zone, why do you have to mobilize the people so much?

After thinking about it suspiciously, he took the officers of the command to greet him.

Out of the headquarters, he was greeted by Li Zongyao's adjutant Chen Dinghan.

"Adjutant Chen, why do you need to make a trip in person?" Li Hong hugged his fists, walked up to the other party and said hello.

Chen Dinghan replied, took out two copies of the edict from the document bag, and read them out.

"The Theater Command has appointed Li Hong, head of the Security Corps, as a special adviser to the 5th Theater, who can assist the Command in exercising front-line operational command, and this order of the Theater will take effect immediately from now on......"

After Chen Dinghan read out the appointment, he handed over all the two warrants to Li Hong.

"Commander Li, I have brought the handwritten order, and I have also brought 2,000 soldiers, okay, the task is complete, I should leave and return to the headquarters to resume my life."

After listening to the contents of the warrant, Li Hong seemed to be a little unable to believe that these news were true, he carefully looked at the two warrants in his hand, and it was indeed an order signed by Li Zongyao himself.

(End of chapter)