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"The general's eyes are like torches, and in terms of obedience, the villain is indeed inferior to the elite soldiers you recruited." Xu Meng found a gap and came to Cai Ying's side and said.

Cai is still so sophisticated, as soon as he heard Xu Meng's words, he immediately knew that Xu Meng had something to say later.

Really!

Xu Meng's tone immediately changed, looking at the ten Jinwu Army recruits who were about to laugh because of their promotions, and said: "It's true that villains can't become soldiers like them, but they can't replace villains." ”

Cai still didn't speak, but quietly waited for Xu Meng's next words.

As soon as Xu Meng saw the door, he immediately promoted himself and said: "The army naturally needs soldiers with high obedience, but it also needs some special soldiers, the general is familiar with military books, he must know how to step on white, the villain is skilled in arching and horses, and he is also a little anxious, and he has also read some military books, and he recognizes himself as competent to step on the white ......."

"Step", that is, to check, is the meaning of surveying and searching.

"Bai" is a fake borrowed word for thin, and the sound of white and thin is similar to that of thin (now some places in the Wu dialect area are still white and thin with the same sound); The meaning of thin is "overgrown with vegetation, intertwined, and inaccessible", because the vegetation is dense and the enemy is easy to ambush, so it has gradually become a synonym for "the enemy is ambushed".

Therefore, the word "stepping on white" together means "inspecting the enemy's lurking".

One of Tabai's tasks is to search and explore the way, prevent the enemy from setting up an ambush, and ensure that the Zhengda army can move smoothly, slightly like the top soldiers of later generations.

In the battle at this time, the first step of the army's sequence is the White Army, followed by the team with the names of "Destroying the Front", "Guiding the Vanguard", and "Youyi", which shows that the White Army is ahead of the vanguard team.

For example, the Huangchao rebel army crossed the river from Hezhou and marched south to Chizhou, first sending the cavalry of the Tabai Army to explore the way.

The second task of Tabai is to find out the enemy's situation.

For example, Li Si'an of Houliang often galloped behind the enemy's position in the battle to reconnoiter the number of enemies, and when Zhu Wen needed intelligence, he always asked him to take the lead and go alone to understand the situation, and Li Si'an was often able to successfully complete the task and create conditions for the victory of the war.

Another example: Hou Liang's left Tabai commander Wang Tan, he followed Zhu Wen to attack Qingzhou Wang Shifan, in the battle to recover Mizhou, he first led the Tabai army outside the city to reconnoitre, saw the flag fluttering on the city, and did not dare to enter the city, after a few days, after finding out that it was an empty city, let the large army enter.

The third mission of Tabai is a military raid.

For example, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Cundang, the general of Qin Zongquan, took advantage of the chaos to occupy Luoyang, which was ruled by Zhu Wen, and Zhu Wen sent Wang Tan to lead dozens of death soldiers into Zhang Cunkang's camp, seize his baggage, and force Zhang Cunkang to flee the city - this is actually an incidental task, and their main task is actually to reconnoiter the enemy's ambush and find out how far and near the enemy is.

To put it simply and bluntly, Tabai is equivalent to the scouts of later generations, and Tabai Army is the scout force of later generations.

The structure of this kind of reconnaissance unit can be large or small, it can be a team, about equal to a platoon or company in later generations, or it can be a command, about equal to a battalion in later generations; It can also be an army, equivalent to a reinforced regiment in later generations.

And those who can become white, most of them are some shrewd, strong, wise and brave people, such as Li Si'an and Wang Tan.

Xu Meng said that he was capable of stepping on the white, so it was impossible for Cai to not be moved.

Moreover, Cai still values Xu Meng, not only because he can become a stepping white.

At the time of the competition, Cai still found that Xu Meng's sense of direction and distance was surprisingly good, and such a person, as long as he trained a little, was a first-class gunner, which was a rare talent - although Cai still had never built artillery, Cai still knew the basic principles of artillery, and Cai still knew an important component of artillery, explosives, in addition, Cai still had seen his comrades-in-arms, one of the best demomen make the simplest artillery, that is, the conscienceless cannon with a great reputation, So sooner or later, this Xu Meng will come in handy.

In addition, Xu Meng can ride a horse, which is also a talent that Cai still needs - the importance of mobility in war is needless to say, and in this era, mobility is mainly created by riding, and Cai still has a hundred war horses in his hands, so Cai is still ready to establish a cavalry, but Cai still can't train cavalry, so the matter is suspended.

Cai still looked at Xu Meng and asked, "Do you understand cavalry?" Will cavalry be formed? ”

Xu Meng hesitated for a moment and said, "Villain...... Understand some, if the general does not have a suitable candidate, the villain can try. ”

Hearing Xu Meng say this, Cai still couldn't help but be a little disappointed!

Although there was not much contact, Cai still could see that this Xu Meng was not a modest person.

Therefore, Xu Meng said that he knew something about himself, so Xu Meng would never be the talent who Cai still wanted to help him form a cavalry.

As soon as he saw Cai Ying's expression change, Xu Meng, who was excited, could see that Cai still would not let him form a cavalry.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Meng said: "The villain has an elder brother, who is courageous, strong in martial arts, superb in horsemanship, and takes the enemy's head in the army like a bag, and what is even more rare is that he is proficient in the way of leading troops, if the general wants to find someone to help the general form a cavalry, he will definitely be competent." ”

As soon as he heard that "taking the enemy's head among the ten thousand armies is like probing for something", Cai still smiled and said, "Your brother really has such a great ability?" ”

What Cai still didn't expect was that Xu Meng said very seriously: "If the villain has half an exaggeration, he is willing to be punished by the general...... The general didn't know that the villain's superficial skills were learned from the villain's brother, and for various reasons, the villain only learned from the villain's brother for less than three months, and he didn't even learn his ability. ”

Hearing Xu Meng say this, Cai still really had some interest in Xu Meng's brother, and he said, "Then you can bring him over to have a look." ”

Xu Meng hesitated slightly, and said: "The villain's brother is very angry, and the villain can bring him to see the general, but the villain's brother can serve the general, but the villain doesn't dare to guarantee whether he can serve the general." ”

As soon as Xu Meng said this, Cai was still more interested in Xu Meng's brother, and he said: "It's okay, you can just bring him, if he really has the ability you said, I have my own way to accept him." ”

After Cai Ying's words, Xu Meng had a bottom, and he said: "Please rest assured, the villain's brother is now a guest in the villain's house, and the villain will bring him over tomorrow." ”

Cai still nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Cai still suddenly thought: "Could Xu Meng's brother be a famous general?" Surname Xu? It seems that there are no famous generals with the surname Xu in this period, right? ”

Out of curiosity, Cai still asked casually: "Who is your brother's surname?" ”

Xu Meng replied: "The villain's brother's surname is Wang, his name is De, and his friends in the rivers and lakes call him Wang Yasha." ”

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