Chapter 237: The New Army is formed
Sure enough, as soon as the drill ended,
Lu Bu immediately found Xiahou Lan to talk about it.
Lu Bu must have meant to recruit him to work,
In fact, this is also Xia Houlan's own thoughts,
After being defeated by Yuan Shaojun,
He had felt depressed,
I am proud of the white horse who has been in Youzhou for many years,
In a very short period of time,
Annihilated by an infantry unit,
Although there are many factors that influence it,
But as he just said,
A win is a victory, a defeat is a defeat, there are not so many objective reasons.
But after thinking about it, Xia Houlan's heart rose again with an anger that did not admit defeat,
He longs for revenge,
He longs to be on the battlefield,
Wash away your shame with the blood and defeat of your enemies,
That night, he thought about it for a long, long time,
Eventually, after much deliberation,
He made up his mind to come and find Zhao Yun,
There is an idea of wanting to serve Lu Bu.
Therefore, Lu Bu asked this question at this moment,
It's just within Xiahoulan's expectations,
And this question,
He had also thought about it for a long time.
After defeating Dong Zhuo,
Lu Bu became the veritable first prince of the world,
Although it was a rebellion before it,
made the vitality of the state greatly damaged,
But no one dared to ignore the strength of the state.
Now Yuan Shu of Yuzhou is the emperor, and he has recruited a lot of people under the banner of the pseudo-emperor.
Since Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, his strength has also risen sharply.
His mortal enemy Yuan Shao, after defeating Gongsun Chan and annexing Youzhou,
It's also a leap in strength,
With Xia Houlan's ability,
No matter which prince he serves,
will be reused,
After all, the white horse is famous,
That's what will be killed in the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood,
Such a talent,
No prince would be stupid enough to bury it.
But Xiahoulan chose Lu Bu,
On the one hand, because of his childhood friend,
Zhao Yun is under Lu Bu's account,
On the other hand,
Lu Bu's deeds of pacifying the grassland,
Let Xiahou Lan, who has been fighting against aliens in Youzhou all the year round,
Feel the adoration from the heart,
Therefore, he finally chose to come to Bingzhou to join Lu Bu.
Lu Bu is also very confident,
Since Xiahoulan has come to Bingzhou,
Surely they came to themselves,
So he was very sure and affirmed,
Xiahoulan will sincerely take refuge in herself,
But before the dust settles,
There will also be some apprehension in his heart.
Until Xia Houlan stood up,
Slowly knelt down on one knee towards Lu Bu,
Bow your head high,
Respectfully spoken:
"Xiahou Lan, the general of the defeated army, I implore Lord Wen Hou to take him in. From today on, I, Xiahoulan, am willing to serve Lu Bu as the lord, and the lord is above, please accept the villain's worship. ”
Without the slightest hesitation,
There is only unshakable firmness.
Seeing that now, Xiahou Lan is really in front of her,
and bowed respectfully to himself,
The word of the mouth that desires to worship himself as the Lord's father,
Lu Bu felt how cool it was.
Xia Houlan is a person,
Although it has not left too much ink on history,
But in the distant past,
I don't know how many stars should be bright in the dust,
As the leader of the White Horse,
is also Zhao Yun's childhood friend,
And under the examination of several times,
all answered the answer sheet that satisfied Lu Bu,
For Xiahoulan's ability,
Lu Bu still attaches great importance to it.
took two steps forward, stretched out his hand to help Xia Houlan up,
Lu Bu opened his mouth and said:
"General Xiahou please hurry up, it is really my blessing to be able to get the general's effect."
Xia Houlan hurriedly opened her mouth and didn't even dare to say it.
Zhang Yan and Zhao Yun beside him,
At this time, he also hurriedly stepped forward to congratulate.
After everyone sat down again,
Only then did Lu Bu speak again:
"General Xiahou, what do you think of the cavalry battle of the Peerless Army?"
Xia Houlan turned her head sideways and thought,
Only then did he slowly speak:
"The main purpose of the cavalry units trained by General Pan was to cooperate with the infantry. This is very different from a purely cavalry unit. ”
Lu Bu nodded and motioned for Xia Houlan to continue.
"Pure cavalry units are known for their high mobility and lethality, but the cavalry units of the Musou Army are mainly flexible in formation. According to the last general, this should be the biggest difference between the two. ”
Lu Bu looked at Xiahoulan with a smile,
Apparently very satisfied with his answer.
"Then General Xiahou, what do you think of being trapped?"
"The military appearance is neat, the formation is flexible, and the soldiers are elite, which is a rare elite division in the world!"
Lu Bu then asked:
"And what about the Camp compared to the Euphorbia who fought against you before?"
Xia Houlan was stunned when she heard this,
The look became a little complicated.
Seeing this, Lu Bu opened his mouth and said:
"General Xiahou, please don't be surprised, I don't mean anything else, just talk about things, I want you to evaluate it."
Xia Houlan shook her head with a wry smile and said:
"Don't get me wrong, the last general is just thinking about comparison."
After pondering for a while, Xia Houlan slowly spoke and said again:
"It's more fitting that the Euphorbia are not so much an army as a group of trained madmen."
Speaking of this, Xia Houlan's face couldn't help twitching slightly,
"It was a bunch of madmen worthy of the name, and in their minds, not only did they not have the safety of their enemies, but they did not even care about their own lives."
Xia Houlan's voice was a little dry,
The excitement of that battle was too great for him.
Ever since he joined the army,
has been participating in the battle with the steppe barbarians,
The combat style of the steppe barbarians has bordered on madness,
That's why over the years,
has been suppressing the Han officers and soldiers who are much stronger than them in all aspects.
Fighting against the barbarians of the steppe all year round,
Xia Houlan felt that she had adapted to that kind of savage, fearless way of fighting,
Even when you are fighting,
I will also unconsciously be contaminated with some of that style.
However, during that battle with the Euphorbia,
He knew what madness was,
The halberds are all infantry,
The white horse is a cavalry unit,
When the infantry faced the cavalry,
has a natural disadvantage,
But those euphorbias,
In the face of the white horse righteous obedience,
not only fights more with less, but even with an arrogant attitude,
did not put the world-famous white horse in his eyes at all,
It is such contempt,
So that at that time, whether it was a white horse or a righteous servant,
It's still Xia Houlan, and the flames of anger are burning in her heart,
Without hesitation, they charged at each other,
In the face of the fierce cavalry charge,
The halberds are still relaxed,
Until the cavalry rushes near,
When everyone thinks that the opponent's formation will tremble under the iron hoof,
Only then did he suddenly burst out, picked up the strong crossbow in his hand and launched an attack on the white horse righteous servants.
And in the end, the White Horse Righteous Servants were wiped out.
Xia Houlan still remembers,
The eyes of those halberds in front of him at that time,
That kind of madness is not something that normal people can have.
Elite soldiers, Xia Houlan has not seen it,
There are many soldiers who are in danger, and Mount Tai collapses in front of them without changing their color.
That's calmness, that's self-confidence, that's the obsession with victory,
But those are completely different from madness,
It was impossible for Xia Houlan to confuse them.
Lu Bu looked at Xiahoulan deeply,
Slowly spoke:
"General Xiahou, it seems that the Euphorbia army has left a very deep impression on you."
Nodding heavily, Xia Houlan did not answer.
Lu Bu continued:
"I don't know if General Xiahou knows, that the commander of the Euphorbia Army, Ju Yi?"
"The last general only learned about this man after that battle."
Xia Houlan hurriedly replied.
"That Ju Yi, I've dealt with him a few times, and that guy is a madman himself, so it's not surprising that the troops trained are all madmen. But what I want to tell you is that Ju Yi also has a unit called Xiandeng Camp in his hands. If the Euphorbia are a bunch of madmen, then the first camp is a bunch of mad dogs, mad dogs that even madmen tremble. ”
Xia Houlan's eyes widened,
He looked at Lu Bu in disbelief.
Lu Bu looked back at Xiahou Lan with a normal expression,
He said: "The walls of Panhe City are thick, and all kinds of defensive equipment are sufficient and sophisticated, but this army can break through. ”
Xia Houlan's lips trembled, and she said:
"Difficult, is this true? I, the general, have always thought that this was a false rumor. ”
Shaking his head, Lu Bu sighed and said:
"Well, I also wish it was just a rumor, but ......"
Xia Houlan's gaze slowly dulled,
He stared blankly ahead and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Seeing this, Lu Bu's heart moved, and he secretly thought:
It's not going to scare the kid too much.
Turning his gaze, he looked at Zhao Yun next to him.
Zhao Yun was always paying attention to the conversation between the two,
At this moment, I saw Lu Bu looking at himself,
Zhao Yun, who already has a deep tacit understanding with Lu Bu,
I immediately understood what he meant.
Zhao Yun coughed lightly,
Xia Houlan came back to her senses from her daze.
Zhao Yun saw Xia Houlan looking at him,
Then he spoke:
"Whether he's a madman or a mad dog, he's just a bunch of ordinary people after all. The stronger the enemy, the more I will feel my blood boiling. ”
Zhang Yan also opened his mouth at this time and said:
"Maybe the halberd warrior led by Ju Yi or the first camp has its own uniqueness. But the Erlang people in our merger state are not vegetarians, and now we not only have wolf warrior special forces, but also trapped camps and unequaled armies, not to mention the world-renowned greedy wolf iron horsemen, I don't believe that no matter how strong those crazy people are, how strong can they be? ”
After listening to the words of the two,
Xia Houlan's eyes gradually regained their agility.
Seeing this, Lu Bu also opened his mouth and said:
"It's not terrible to fail, it's just to get up from where you fall. Don't be intimidated by past failures, that's the worst nightmare. ”
Xia Houlan's fists clenched slowly,
A faint flame slowly appeared in his eyes.
Seeing this, Lu Bu nodded slightly to Zhao Yun,
Zhao Yun hurriedly stood up,
Walked up to Lu Bu and bowed down and said:
"Lord, the last general asks for his life!"
"Zilong, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"
Zhao Yun paused and said:
"The last general begs the lord for permission to build up a cavalry force."
"Oh? Why is that? ”
Zhao Yun deliberately glanced at Xiahou Lan,
attracted Xia Houlan to look at him as well,
Only then did he speak loudly:
"There are two reasons, one is out of public and the other is out of selfishness."
Xia Houlan's heart moved when she heard this,
A faint thought appeared,
The thought instantly turned into an impulse.
But he felt a little trance at this time,
At the same time, I feel a little unbelievable,
Leng Zai looked at Zhao Yun blankly on the spot.
Lu Bu looked at the change in Xiahou Lan's expression,
A smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth,
He asked, "Zilong, let's listen to it." ”
Zhao Yun then spoke:
"Yu Gong, although the cavalry unit of our army is now strong, there is no light cavalry unit in the true sense of the word among the cavalry units of our army, so the last general hopes to set up such a unit and do his best for the great cause of the lord."
Lu Bu pretended to ponder,
Only then did he nod and speak:
"This is a valid reason, and I am indeed considering the formation of such a cavalry unit. What's another reason? ”
Zhao Yun glanced at Xiahoulan from the corner of his eyes,
Lang Sheng replied:
"For those who are private, the last general can't bear to see Xiahou Lan so decadent. Although he has experienced a blow, the last general firmly believes that as long as time passes, he will definitely impress the lord, so the last general wants to set up a new army, hoping to make Xia Houlan cheer up and not sink down. ”
When Lu Bu heard this, his face showed anger,
shouted: "You are so daring! ”
Slammed the small table in front of him,
"You Zhao Zilong can't treat the affairs of the military state as a child's play? The formation of the new army was actually for such a reason? ”
Xia Houlan was angry when she saw Lu Bu for the first time,
Hurriedly ran to Zhao Yun's side,
Immediately knelt down and said:
"And please calm the wrath of the Lord. Zhao Yun was just confused for a while, all blamed on the last general, if the lord wants to blame, please blame the last general. ”
Lu Bu glared at Zhao Yun angrily,
Then he turned his head and looked at Xiahou Lan next to him,
He snorted coldly but didn't speak.
Zhao Yun knelt on the ground, his lips pursed lightly but he didn't say a word.
Xia Houlan looked at Zhao Yun,
looked up at Lu Bu in anger again,
His heart moved, and he hurriedly spoke:
"Lord, why do you bother to provoke me so much with Zilong."
"Hahaha!"
Lu Bu finally couldn't hold it back and looked up to the sky and laughed.
Zhao Yun also raised his head at this time and looked at Xia Houlan with a smile.
Fang Cai Lu Bu and Zhao Yun played a double reed,
I want to arouse Xia Houlan's fighting spirit in this way.
Xia Houlan also understood,
Moved in my heart, I sincerely said: "Thank you, lord!" Thank you Zilong! ”
Lu Bu waved his hand and said:
"Xiahoulan, don't be in a hurry to say thank you first."
After a pause, Lu Bu said with a solemn expression:
"Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan obey orders!"
"The last general!"
"The two of you immediately select soldiers and set up a new army, with a new army of 20,000 people, as light cavalry, and the military number is 'go to worry'. Zhao Yun is the main general, and Xiahou Lan is the auxiliary! You can train like the old White Horse Followers, but I ask you to train them to be an army within a year. Can you be confident? ”
The two replied in unison: "Command!" ”