Chapter 192: Changing Guards

Perhaps it was God's blessing that the locust plague in Qinzhou did not spread to the Guanzhong region, and after raging in these places for a while, it actually turned to Liangzhou in the west. This time, it will be the turn of those people in Liangzhou to have a headache.

After learning the news, Li Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and took advantage of his free time to inspect Lao Ma's craftsman camp.

Today's artisan camp has already expanded a lot, and compared to when it was first formed, it is really a world of difference. Not to mention that there are already many more departments, even the personnel are far more than the size of a battalion.

However, Li Xin did not change the idea of this title for a while, and now, the weapons produced by the craftsman battalion have gradually been equipped to the whole army. The weapons and things that were eliminated by the front-line troops were all equipped with the guards in various places.

"How's that going?" In the workshop of the craftsman's camp, Li Xin watched as he walked.

"That's a lot of work, especially when you're asking so much, and we've only been able to hit less than eight hundred in so long. That's all, it's already a lot of materials! If you want me to say, these materials are enough to build an army of 5,000 renda! The old horse said on the side, looking a little unhappy.

"Don't just play a small game! When these things are on the battlefield, they are the winning things, as long as they can win the battle, are they afraid that they will not be able to return to their roots? Although the quantity is a little less, it is enough if it is used well. By the way, what about the rest of the stuff besides that? You should be pretty well prepared, right? Seeing his appearance, Li Xin shook his head helplessly.

"It's much easier, fifteen hundred of them, all in storage. I have sealed my mouth to the death, and no one dares to say it! However, my general, you have to tell me the truth, are we going to completely solve Fu Qin this year? The old horse glanced around, got closer, and said with a bit of a thief's eyebrow.

"Sooner or later, it's always right for us to prepare earlier! If there is really going to be a war, if I don't tell others, will I not tell you? After all, you have the weapons and equipment of our Huashan Army here, and if the army moves, it is absolutely indispensable! Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help laughing and said lightly.

"That's right, if you don't say it in advance, I won't be able to arrange it here!" The old horse nodded proudly and said as a matter of course.

"Let's not talk about that, in a few days, I'll send someone to transport those things away, and you're ready to hand them over!" I'll have to try these things first, and if not, I'll let you improve them in a hurry! After the inspection, Li Xin explained to him.

"Don't worry, I'll personally check this matter!" The old horse hurriedly replied.

After returning from the craftsman's camp to the official office, Li Xin immediately issued an order, which was addressed to the garrisons in various places. During the period from mid-February to early March, there will be a large rotation of troops in various places.

After all, the soldiers who are now stationed in various places have basically not returned to Guanzhong since the Great War last year. Now that the weather is warming, it's time to make good on their promise and let them come back to reunite with their families.

Hu Tian and others, who were originally staying in the pass, immediately led their soldiers to rush to Longguan and Fuyuan Pass and other places after receiving the order. The defenders from all over the country changed their guards in turn, and the superior officers would stay until the last before returning.

After a period of recuperation, the wounded at the time of the war have basically recovered and returned to the team. Except for those who are disabled or too seriously injured to heal, the total strength of the Huashan Army today has reached an astonishing more than 33,000 people.

Moreover, these are combat units, and do not include garrisons everywhere.

Although this army seems to be a little too small compared to the separatist forces in other places, even some of the recent grass kings seem to have more troops than the Huashan army. But when it comes to quality, it's completely incomparable.

After all, the soldiers of the Huashan Army do not have old and weak soldiers, and they are basically young and strong men who have been selected. Especially after training for many major wars, such an army is enough to compete with them compared to many surrounding forces.

As soon as the army moved, it was naturally impossible to be silent, especially this time when the guard was changed, Li Xin did not hide it. As a result, as soon as the army moved, it immediately alarmed the surrounding forces, and the most worried among them was naturally the Qin court in Qinzhou, which immediately strengthened its vigilance.

The generals of the armies defending the Huashan Army along the line were nervously patrolling day and night, for fear that the Huashan Army would attack directly. And the other person who is more worried is probably Yang Qun in the east of Tongguan.

Since Fu Qin was expelled from Guanzhong, this guy has become a helpless person, and he originally planned to join the Murong clan! But what he didn't expect was that Yin Chi in the north just wanted to take refuge in Yao Xiang, but he was directly connected to the pot by the Huashan army.

In this way, even if Yang Qun had an idea in his heart, he didn't dare to implement it for a while. Under the current circumstances, he had to drag it for the time being, and he could not be offended.

The Huashan army was mobilized, and he thought that Li Xin was ready to solve himself, and he sighed in his heart with anxiety.

"Envoy, now that the situation is no longer under our control, no matter how worried you are, it won't help!" His confidant butler stood by and watched for a long time, and finally couldn't help but persuade.

"Alas, the old man is helpless! That Li Xin likes to surprise the most, and the sound is striking! That Hedong Yin Chi, isn't this how he was eaten! We are now facing Tongguan in the west, and the Huashan army there is eyeing each other. Originally, if Yin Chi was in the north, at least he would be able to get along peacefully, and maybe he could even be used as reinforcements. But now Yin Chi is finished, and Hedong in the north has become the world of the Huashan Army. Shangluo County in the south has already fallen into the hands of Li Xin again! In this way, the place where we are is already surrounded by the Huashan Army on three sides, and life and death are all in the hands of others! Yang Qun sighed with a sad face.

"Although it was said that the envoy wanted to take refuge in the Murong clan before, but we have not provoked it for so long, so if you think about it, then Li Xin should not be targeting us. Besides, we and Huashan Army are just a stone's throw away, if he wants to deal with us, I'm afraid he would have made a move a long time ago, where would he wait until now? Please calm down and wait and see! The butler thought for a moment before he spoke.

"The only way to do it now is that! I hope his target is someone else, not us! Otherwise, with the 8,000 soldiers and horses in our hands, we are afraid that the destruction will be in the mundane! Yang Qun said helplessly.

Regarding the reaction of these forces around him, Li Xin soon learned the news. This was all expected by him, after all, if anyone didn't react at all, either the person was too smart, or the person was too nervous.

Being able to deter these surrounding forces is naturally one of the purposes of Li Xin's change of guard. After all, the Huashan Army is going to do business with these people around them next, and if these local snakes are not suppressed, I'm afraid this business will not be good.

And when the news that the Huashan Army mobilized troops and horses this time purely for the purpose of changing the guard spread, the surrounding forces were finally a lot more relieved.

It's just that what they don't know is that changing guards is not the main purpose! Li Xin's real idea was actually to prepare for war, to prepare for the possible battle to destroy Qin in the future.

In mid-March, Zhou Tong and Li Erhei rushed back, and the line of Longguan is now in charge of Hu Tianzai, and Li Erhei's side is in charge of Sun Tie. As for the Hedong side, Liu Xiaohai and Liao Chuan and other generals were not transferred back, firstly because they had been in Hedong for a relatively short time, and secondly, because Li Xin had other plans.

Some time ago, Li Xin just promoted three generals, namely Hu Tian, Sun Tie and Peng Lin!

Because Peng Lin commanded 3,000 cavalry, although it was not enough to meet the standard of 5,000 schools, he was also promoted to a general. Basically, at this time, the team leaders who were in a group with Zhou Tong and them had already become generals at the level of generals.

Today's Huashan Army has three heavy army groups, namely the direction of Longguan and Fuyuanguan and the direction of Hedong. Basically, this time the change of guard, the entire Huashan Army moved.

"Brother Yuanping, since Fu Qin was expelled from Guanzhong, it seems that this is the first time we have met, right? I haven't seen each other for more than half a year, and I'm really worried about you for my brother! In the official office, Li Erhei and Zhou Tong, who came to see Li Xin, ran into each other, because Li Xin had not yet arrived, and the two began to chat.

Zhou Tongzi Yuanping, this is the word his father gave him last year.

"Don't come to this set, you guy, I'm afraid you're holding some bad water in your heart!?" When Zhou Tong heard this, he couldn't help rolling his eyes, looked at the smiling guy in front of him, and said lightly.

"Look at what you said, my brother really misses you! I heard that this time Han Tang intends to redeploy the military, or let's switch the two of us! I'll go to Longguan, how about you go to Xinping? Hearing his words, Li Erhei's eyes rolled and he said.

"I know what the hell you're up to, look, the fox's tail is out now, right? If you don't change it, you won't change it if you kill me, you still stay in Xinping County honestly! Hearing this, Zhou Tong immediately understood his thoughts, and couldn't help but turn his face and refuse directly.

"Don't! You see that you have been in Longguan for so long, and you have only come back once, so you have to accompany Uncle Zhou and them, don't you? Xinping is close to Hedong, and it is easy for you to come and go! Let's change it this time! At the end of the year, how about we switch back? I'm thinking about you, if it were someone else, why wouldn't I do this loss-making deal? Li Erhei hurriedly said.