I don't know when it started, but the Zhang family's fifty pro-soldiers were ten less.

Xu Shu was not ready to ask, in fact, Zhang You provoked this conversation several times, but Xu Shu skillfully diverted it, which seemed to have become a hot potato, making him avoid it.

The days of incognito are not easy, Xu Shu has a deep understanding that he wants to live in the sun.

And Zhang You himself, after reading his thoughts, could only give up helplessly.

To be honest, Xu Shu is not suitable to be this spy leader, but there are only two strategists around him.

One Xu Shu, one sheep full.

And the job of spy chief undoubtedly requires a truly trustworthy henchman.

At this moment, Yang Man did not meet this condition, and in desperation, Zhang You started Xu Shu's idea, and now that Xu Shu is resistant, he will let it go.

I will hold it for a while by myself, and then I will find the right person.

It has been more than three months since Mi Zhu's 3,000 books were thrown into the Han Dynasty, and today, it has finally made the first waves.

At this time, on Mi Zhu's house, Mi Zhu sat opposite a middle-aged man.

Just looking at Mi Zhu's excited expression, the person sitting with him must be quite large.

His background is not small, Mi Zhu never dreamed that one day, he would be able to receive his post.

It's just a fluffy glow.

This middle-aged man is Hu Zhao.

Speaking of Hu Zhao, many people may not know very well that the end of the Han Dynasty, after all, was an era of war, and most of the names that could be left were related to war.

But Hu Zhao didn't, he declined Yuan Shao's invitation, and also declined Cao Cao's olive branch many times. Willing to be a true hermit, Rao is so, and his name is still included in the historical records of Huanghuang.

When he was middle-aged, relying on his reputation alone, he could make Cao Kou, led by Sun Wolf, take the initiative to swear to each other, and he would not commit any offense with Hu Zhao's tribe.

When he is old, he can even get the recommendation of hussar generals Zhao Yan, Shangshu Huang Xiu, Guo Yi, Xun Qian, Zhong Yu, Taifu Yu Wei, Hongnong Taishou He Zhen and others: "Hu Zhao is naïve in heart, noble in behavior, and the older he gets, the more determined he is." Xuanyuan is humble, quiet and simple, with the discipline of Boyi and Sihao. They should be called up and appointed to encourage the world. ”

His character and talent can be seen!

He accepted many disciples, one of whom was Sima Yi, who was on the same level as Zhuge Liang, and finally killed him.

That's right, he is Sima Yi's teacher.

This is a real titan figure, and it's no wonder Mi Zhu is so excited.

"I don't know if Mr. is here, and I hope Mr. will forgive me." Mi Zhu bowed respectfully to him.

"Uninvited, it's me who is rude." Hu Zhao replied, he didn't want to be polite with Mi Zhu for a long time, but he took out two books from his cuffs, and then asked: "Is this book written by the head of the Mi family?" ”

Mi Zhu looked at it, it was two of the 3,000 copies that Zhang You had copied before, and he was flattered for a while: "It's clumsy, let Mr. laugh." ”

For Mi Zhu's book, Hu Zhao doesn't plan to comment too much, Mi Zhu's talent may be good, but it's not worth his trip, and he doesn't care about this.

Hu Zhao then asked, "This book was copied by the head of the Mi family himself?" ”

Mi Zhu replied 1510: "No, the Mi family is a merchant after all, please don't move so many students, copying books, under the carte blanche entrusted to others." ”

Hu Zhao nodded, the difficulty of the Shangjia family to gather students is indeed not small, and he knows this: "Dare to ask who is this person's surname?" ”

"This person is Wen Hou Lu Bu's new son-in-law, Zhang You."

Hearing that Zhang You was Lu Bu's son-in-law, Hu Zhao couldn't help frowning slightly. Despite this, he still asked, "Can this person be in Xiapi City at this moment?" ”

"No. Coincidentally, I met him a few days ago. Today, he holds the position of Houqiu County Governor under the rule of Tokai County. ”

Hu Zhao stroked his beard: "It's not far, and it doesn't hurt to run once." ”

Speaking of this, Hu Zhao got up and said goodbye: "In this way, it is not early, Zhao still has to hurry, so he will say goodbye first." ”

Zhang You didn't know that the seeds he had sown before had finally begun to blossom and bear fruit, provoking a titan-level figure to rush to his side.

At this time, it was spring ploughing, and the five thousand young men sent by the gentry were selected by Xu Sheng and Shaohe, and only one thousand were left, and the remaining four thousand were all returned.

Therefore, there is no shortage of labor for spring ploughing on the whole.

Of course, the most important reason why he sent back 4,000 young men was that Zhang You did not have such high financial resources to support the armament of a full 5,000 people.

Originally, the taxes and silver paid by these gentry were enough for 5,000 people to eat for a year, but an army was far more than just food, and weapons and equipment would cost a large part of the money.

Based on this, he and Xu Shu repeatedly calculated that 1,000 people is already the limit of what he can bear at present.

Of course, the benefits are not without benefits, in the case of choosing one of the five, after a period of training, this Houqiu army is only one actual battle away from the elite.

And today, they are about to usher in this transformation, and they will face their first real battle.

Zhang You thought that at this critical moment, it was necessary for him to test Xu Sheng's achievements these days, so he came.

The military camp of the Houqiu Army was set up in a place near mountains and rivers five miles away from Houxian.

It's not just the environment that's beautiful. Near the water is a necessary condition for the barracks.

It was already Mayday, and the sun was shining warmly on people, which made Zhang You yawn unconsciously.

There were bursts of shouts of killing from the barracks.

As the saying goes, more sweat in training and less blood in wartime, whether it is Xu Sheng or Shao He, the training of these young people is strict.

Xu Sheng is in armor and stubborn, and he already has the demeanor of a general. Seeing Zhang You coming, he also stopped practicing.

It is his dream to command the army, and there are thousands of people under his hands at once, which can be described as full of energy, even in his own realm, there are signs of loosening.

"My lord."

"You're going to fight the bandits?"

"Yes." Xu Sheng replied: "An excellent army is forged on the battlefield. ”

Zhang You nodded and continued to ask, "Is there a goal?" ”

"A few days ago, General Shao and I have already discussed, less than twenty miles away from here, there is a nest of bandits, the number of which is about three hundred, and it is the most suitable to use it for training."

Three hundred bandits versus one thousand well-armed recruits is a battle with no suspense.

The losses should also be within their own affordable range.

Zhang You nodded again: "So, let's go." ”

"Yes, my lord."