Chapter 130: Going Down the Mountain
"Youzhou has a long and narrow boundary, adjacent to Jizhou in the west and the sea in the east, I don't know where the lord wants to send people?" Wang Qing asked.
"I plan to send them to Shanggu County, which is also the place where we focus on infiltrating Youzhou, and it is more convenient to contact and support in Shanggu, and with cover, the relationship with us can be exposed later."
Shanggu County is a place that Zeng Yu decided after thinking for a long time, because it borders Dai County, Fanyang County, Guangyang County, and Yuyang County in Youzhou on three sides, as long as it has a firm foothold here, it can have a certain impact on the surrounding counties. In addition, the north of Shanggu County is the prairie, now entrenched in Xianbei and Wuhuan two major alien races, Zeng Yu heard the news of Xianbei or Wuhuan invasion and looting from time to time in Anping, this time sent two thousand soldiers over, once they have a firm foothold, they can recruit displaced people to expand the team, and at the same time, they can also train troops by resisting the invasion of foreign races, and train an iron-blooded team, rooted in Youzhou like a nail.
"I don't know if the eldest brother wants to train an elite soldier or to lay a backup hand for the future to seek Youzhou?" After Sun Hao heard Shanggu County's answer, he thought of the role that these two thousand soldiers might play in the future through the geographical location of Shanggu County.
"How?" Zeng Yu asked.
"If the lord wants to train an elite army, then it is best not to send the soldiers of the military battalion over, because once you go to Youzhou, then the training object of these two thousand soldiers must be the cavalry of Xianbei or Wuhuan, and the five hundred soldiers will not play much role in dealing with the cavalry. On the contrary, if a battalion of 1,000 sharps is combined with a battalion of 1,000 archers, as long as it relies on the favorable terrain and has sufficient arrows, it can be said that it is no problem to deal with 10,000 foreign cavalry. ”
As soon as Sun Hao finished speaking, Pei Yuanshao couldn't wait to stand up, and said angrily, "Fart, why can't my warrior battalion deal with the cavalry, lord, let me lead two thousand warriors over, and I will definitely beat those alien races, and I will never dare to invade again." ”
"Yuan Shao, don't worry, it's not that I look down on the soldiers, it's just that once the soldiers are small, it is easy to break through the defense line against the cavalry, so wouldn't it be in vain to sacrifice the lives of the brothers. As for letting you lead two thousand soldiers to fight Xianbei directly, then our division is unknown, and I am afraid that as soon as we come out of Anping, someone will soon join us in the imperial court, and you must know that the county guard of Shangdang County has always been Cui Ming. Sun Hao knew Pei Yuanshao's character, so he didn't get angry, but explained his considerations to him.
"Zijin is right, then send a thousand soldiers of the Ruishi Battalion and a thousand soldiers of the Marksman Battalion to secretly go to Shanggu County. Yuan Shao, you continue to train the warrior battalion, you will definitely be indispensable in battle, I hope your warrior can truly become the toughest shield. Zeng Yu thought about it for a while, Sun Hao's proposal was really good, and even if he used these two thousand soldiers as the backhand to seize Youzhou, with a thousand soldiers of the Rui Shi Battalion and the Shooter Battalion, it could play a huge role.
"I wonder who these two thousand soldiers plan to command?" Zhou Cang asked.
Although there were only 2,000 men and horses this time, because they belonged to the Sharp Battalion and the Archer Battalion, it was necessary to have a commander to achieve unified command. Zeng Yu looked at Wang Qing and Wu Qin, and said, "The commander who goes to Youzhou this time must be both civil and military, Yiyang, you have a calm and calm personality, and I plan to use you as the leader of this team." ”
Wu Qin had almost guessed that Zeng Yu would plan to let himself command two thousand people, so when he heard Zeng Yu's order, he didn't have any surprised expression, he stood up and clenched his fists and replied, "No!" Wu Qin will not disappoint the lord! ”
"Zhonghu, I will hand over the position of deputy commander to you, you must cooperate with Yiyang well, and discuss more things. When you two arrive in Youzhou, you can make your own decisions when you encounter things, you don't need to rush to develop, you can slowly integrate yourself into Youzhou first, I won't give you any difficult tasks in the next two years, but once you win Youzhou, you will take the lead. Qin Fen is the deputy commander of the Ruishi battalion, Zeng Yu asked him and Wu Qin to secretly go to Youzhou to develop, which almost made him lose the opportunity to participate in the next battle between Bingzhou and Jizhou.
"Thank you, lord!" Qin Fen and Wu Qin stood up together and clasped their fists and shouted.
"After Yi Yang left, Yi Yue served as the commander of the shooter battalion. This time, when people were sent to Youzhou, there was a vacancy in the Rui Shi Battalion and the Shooter Battalion, and the Wushu Battalion had only Lao Pei as the commander. Ziwu, Yi Yue, and Yuan Shao make arrangements for the three of you to select suitable generals from the army, and complete the establishment of one commander with two deputy commanders. After determining that the person sent to Youzhou would be, Zeng Yu then ordered.
The commanders of the three major battalions of the Wuyi Army, Wang Qing, Wu Shi and Pei Yuanshao, hugged their fists to receive the order, and at the same time, the three of them also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. For Wang Qing and Wu Shi, the two battalions were originally 5,000 and 3,000 respectively, and after 1,000 people were dispatched, it would be even less, and Zeng Yu asked them to complete the establishment of generals, indicating that the allocation of the size of the army was not reduced, they could continue to recruit and make up the soldiers and horses to 5,000 and 3,000, and because there were many veterans before, as long as they went to the battlefield after some training, their combat strength would not be much worse than before.
For Pei Yuanshao, in fact, his position in the military battalion has always been very embarrassing. Because the Wushu battalion was originally formed on the basis of selecting the failed people of the Rui Shi Battalion, and the subsequent several replenishment of troops were also selected after the Rui Shi Battalion and the Shooter Battalion were selected. Although Wang Qing talked to him quite well, for the soldiers under him, it would definitely not be said that he would deliberately leave the excellent ones to him, so the soldiers of the Wushu battalion were one step behind the other two battalions.
If he didn't know the training plan that Zeng Yu gave him at the beginning, and at the same time told him that as long as he followed this training, he would have a chance to defeat the Ruishi Battalion in the future, and Pei Yuanshao would not have had such a great motivation and such a high passion to train them. For a rectum like Pei Yuanshao, there is no need to explain too much to them, just give him a hope, and then tell him what to do, and he will continue to carry it out, so these thousands of soldiers in the Wushu Battalion, under his training, first changed from ordinary reserve soldiers to the first combat sequence unit with official missions, and then obtained their own number - Wushu Battalion.
And now, Zeng Yu asked him to select two deputy commanders from the Wushu battalion, which shows that the Wushu battalion is completely the same as the other two battalions in status, and as long as they continue to train hard and make more combat achievements in the future, the Wushu battalion will always be an independent force. And he, Pei Yuanshao, as the first commander of this army, will definitely not be too low in Zeng Yu's forces, and will even surpass many people.
"Ziwu and Yiyang, the two of you have selected a thousand soldiers from the Rui Shi Battalion and the Archer Battalion respectively in the past few days, and told them that if they join, in addition to the normal salary and battle rewards, each soldier will be rewarded with thirty acres of fertile land. After they went to Youzhou, the government would help take care of these fields, and they would be exempted from taxes for three years, and the income would be converted into money and grain and recorded in each of their accounts. For the soldiers who went to Youzhou, Zeng Yu directly gave them land as a reward in order to motivate the enthusiasm of the soldiers.
"No, the eldest brother) is wise, I have thanked the lord for my brothers!" Wang Qing and Wu Qin shouted.
"Okay, let's talk about it here today, you all go and get busy, and settle the people who go to Youzhou before the New Year. As for the selection of deputy commanders, I will not be directly involved, just send the list to the county seat after you are selected. Zeng Yu waved his hand and said to everyone.
In the unclothed army, all people above the rank of commander need to be appointed by Zeng Yu, including the commander and deputy commander. This is also Zeng Yu's order to better grasp the military power, although he will not worry about Wang Qing and others, but there will definitely be other generals in the future, and the establishment of this system as soon as possible will also facilitate future management.
"Yes!"
Everyone left the hall one after another, and in the next few days, the Warrior Battalion and the Shooter Battalion of the Unclothed Army were very moved because of Zeng Yu's dispatch order, and because of the preferential policies given by Zeng Yu. Because of the free registration method, and the vast majority of the people in the unclothed army have not started a family, everyone has little concern, resulting in the number of people who signed up to go to Youzhou far exceeded the quota of 2,000 people.
However, this did not stump Wang Qing and Wu Qin, and twenty centurions were selected by drawing lots, and as for ordinary soldiers, they also used the method of drawing lots, and it only took a week for two thousand pairs to be selected.
Wang Qing and Wu Qin also deliberately replied to Zeng Yu, Zeng Yu didn't expect them to move so quickly, but since they had chosen, he instructed the two, "You two will explain to the soldiers what they may encounter in the future, and then give the soldiers a few days off, and then you will break up into zero, and start to set off for Shangdang County after the New Year." Although many soldiers have not yet married, some of them already have families in Anping County, so Zeng Yu deliberately gave them a few days off so that they could reunite with their families.
"Big brother, there are ten days left before the New Year, so you can stay on the mountain this time, right?" Wang Qing asked.
"I'm afraid this time, Chengyong and I came here secretly, except for Yachuan and others, no one else knows, this time on the mountain in addition to this Youzhou dispatch, is to get together with you. This is the first New Year for us to go down the mountain, and it is also the first time we haven't gotten together for the New Year. Although Zeng Yu saw the expectation in Wang Qing's eyes, he still refused, and at the same time patted Wang Qing's shoulder to comfort him.
"Big brother!" Wang Qing also shook Zeng Yu's hand on the shoulder and shouted.
"Okay, you are now the first commander of the unclothed army, and there are 5,000 tigers under your command, don't think so much, when the world is peaceful, you can gather as long as you want."
"When is the lord going to go down the mountain?" Wu Qin asked beside him.
"Now that the selection has ended, I have been up for several days, and it is difficult for the county to hide it, so I plan to go down the mountain with Chengyong early tomorrow morning." Zeng Yu thought for a moment and replied.