Chapter 379: Expanded to 40,000 people
Gao Shun led the army to retreat from Runan County, so that Li Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, relying on Pingyu City to block the attack of the Xuzhou army, he naturally has confidence, but there are many elite soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, if Lu Bu attacks Runan County, just with thousands of soldiers and horses in Pingyu City, can he stop the wolf-like Xuzhou army.
The defeat on the battlefield of Xuzhou made the officers and men of the army inevitably have a sense of fear when facing the Xuzhou army, because the Xuzhou army won on the battlefield, and they were the defeated generals of the Xuzhou army.
Once an army's vigor is lost, the consequences are extremely serious, and even when facing the enemy, there will be a scene of desertion and desertion.
Ordinary training trains not only the ability of officers and men in the army to kill the enemy, but also their morale and fighting spirit.
Now the army under the command of Yuan Shu has been defeated in the hands of the Xuzhou army, this is an out-and-out fact, and the soldiers under the command of Yuan Shu will be more cautious in the face of the Xuzhou army in the future, and it will not be said that there is a phenomenon of despising the Xuzhou army.
When the war did not start before, the soldiers under Yuan Shu's account had absolute confidence in victory, whether it was in the influence among the princes, or in terms of troops, Yuan Shu was far superior to Lu Bu, but the result of the war made Yuan Shu fall into a more critical situation.
Even if Yuan Shu can't get out of this confrontation, the consequences will be even more serious.
Sent to the forbidden town to guard Chen Liu, sent Gao Shun to guard Peiguo, Lu Bu felt a lot more relieved, whether it was Yu Ban or Gao Shun, they were outstanding in leading the troops to fight, and the tempering of the war made the ability of the two people have been greatly improved, which is of great benefit to the overall strength of the Xuzhou army in the future.
War requires not only elite soldiers, but also good generals to lead them to victory.
"In a battle with Yuan Shu's army, our army has won, this is a gratifying thing, and the performance of the officers and men in the army is also remarkable. Lu Bu said with a smile.
When the generals in the tent heard this, they burst into laughter, and the joy brought by the victory made the officers and men in the army excited, and they fought on the battlefield, not only to protect the safety of Xuzhou, but also to get credit.
The system in the Xuzhou army determines that if you want to have a higher status in the army, you must make more efforts.
is also a soldier in the army, in ordinary training, the performance is worse than others, but anyone who has this bloody soldier, will not easily admit defeat, the atmosphere of competition in the Xuzhou army is also one of the keys to Lu Bu's training of soldiers.
An elite soldier needs the experience of war, and it also needs strict training.
"The soldiers who died in the battle, after the statistics are done, the state pastoral government will do a good job of follow-up pensions, and the generals of each department will be responsible for sending pensions to the families of the soldiers who died in the field, and if they are soldiers in the Yanzhou army, the Yanzhou army will be responsible." Lu Bu said in a deep voice.
When it comes to the fallen soldiers, the cheerful mood of the generals seems to be a lot more depressed, the former robes died on the battlefield, their hearts will always be a little uncomfortable, and the state minister's pension is also an affirmation of these fallen soldiers, if it is placed under the command of other princes, I am afraid there is no such thing.
"The soldiers of the Yanzhou army are about to return to Yanzhou, and when the time comes, Pengcheng's army will be sharply reduced to more than 10,000 people, and Benhou has decided to expand Pengcheng's army to 40,000 people." Lu Budao.
"Whoa." The generals said in unison.
As generals under Lu Bu, they only need to act according to Lu Bu's orders, the past has been well illustrated, following behind Lu Bu, there is no worry, since Lu Bu entered Xuzhou, how many battles have been experienced, but Lu Bu is still standing among the princes, and it has become a difficult thing to defeat Lu Bu.
This is also the pride of the soldiers under Lu Bu's command, all they need to do is to obey Lu Bu's orders and act according to Lu Bu's orders.
In the army, there are also children of families, but they have little influence in the army, as for wanting to mobilize military forces against Lu Bu in secret, I am afraid that as long as Lu Bu appears in front of the soldiers, these soldiers will put down their blades.
This is also a manifestation of Lu Bu's influence in the army, victory, so that the officers and soldiers in the army have more respect for Lu Bu, and they want to follow behind such a military general to make contributions.
The enemy is not terrible, and when they face difficulties on the battlefield, they will not be afraid of death, because they are soldiers in the Xuzhou army.
"The recruitment of soldiers is a major event of our army, and the generals with outstanding performance on the battlefield will be promoted, and they will be rewarded as Zhonglang generals, and there are many Zhonglang generals under the command of other princes, so we can't let the generals under the tent of this marquis still bear the title of captain." Lu Bu said with a smile.
"Whoa." The general's tone was a little excited.
There is a big difference between the lieutenant general and the lieutenant, although their status has been improved, the power in their hands has not changed, just this kind of promotion, can make the generals in the army have a higher cohesion, and the princes have so far rewarded the military generals under their command Zhonglang generals, only need to inform the imperial court.
Although the princes are busy with their own interests and have no time to worry about the affairs of Chang'an, it is simply impossible to make them recognize Guo Yan and others as orthodox, and what they need is to ask for official positions from the court.
The imperial court has become a tool for the princes to obtain official titles, if it was said that in the past, it was necessary to pass the powerful princes, but now the changes in the imperial court have allowed the state pastors of various states to directly recommend talents.
The change of the system has given the princes more power, and the promotion of the officials under their command needs to pass through the princes, not the imperial court, and even the same is true for the county taishou.
In this way, the officials under the princes' command were grateful to the princes, not to the court, and if it were not for the princes who promoted them, the court would know who they were.
"Where are the prisoners that our army got after the confrontation with the enemy?" Lu Bu asked.
"I am following the orders of the captain of the agricultural school and cultivating the fields." Li Dian hugged his fist.
Lu Bu nodded slightly, and had a plan in his heart, these soldiers who were captured for the army had experienced wars, and there was no shortage of elites among them, after becoming prisoners, although there was no fear of life, it was still unbearable for soldiers who really had skills.
At this time, Lu Bu wants to let them see hope, at present, there are more than 10,000 standing soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and if they only rely on recruiting soldiers from the young and strong to enter the army, they will need to train for a longer time.