Manbo County, the first county seat set up in the Western Han Dynasty, was originally intended as one of the fortresses to resist the invasion of the Hu people in the north. However, with the annexation of the Xiongnu, Manbo County gradually became a place where the Xiongnu lived. Later, with the transfer of the Xiongnu royal court to Xihe County, and the general Duliao was often placed in Manbai County, gradually Manbai County was transformed into a county seat that existed purely for the Duliao camp.

This is not an exaggeration at all, because the population of the entire Manbo County is actually less than 3,000 people, most of whom are veterans and their families who retired from the former Duliao Battalion, and the local industry is more of a blacksmith, horse breeder and other types of work that cooperate with the troops.

Therefore, the current county magistrate of Manbo is more like helping General Du Liao solve some non-military problems, so that General Du Liao can train troops and defend one of his subordinates on the frontier with peace of mind.

"Although there is no nominal relationship between superiors and subordinates, all the county magistrates of Manbo County treat the previous generals of Duliao with the same attitude as their own direct governors." Cai Yong's explanation made Li Yi suddenly realize, originally he thought that he had finally met the legendary flattering villain, but it turned out that even if he was a subordinate of half of General Duliao, his attitude should be enthusiastic.

Early the next morning, Li Yi took Lu Bu and others to the Duliao camp, and Wei Zhong was still by his side.

"Jun Hou, because since the departure of the former Duliao general, the imperial court has not sent a new Duliao general, and later the imperial court's order to the lower officials is to maintain the establishment of the Duliao camp as much as possible, and wait for the next Duliao general, just ......" Wei Zhong said helplessly.

"Well, that's ......" Li Yi nodded when he heard this, he had guessed a little about what the imperial court meant. That is, the imperial court is likely to be because of the strength of Xianbei before, and some people want to give up some places in the north of the state. After all, there are not many Han people living in these places such as Wuyuan, Shuofang and other places, all of them are Xiongnu, Wuheng, Xianbei, and Qiang people. Even if you lose it, it doesn't seem like there's anything to lose.

But because he didn't make up his mind, although the imperial court did not send a general to Duliao, it still maintained the existence of the Duliao camp first. It's just that I'm afraid the court didn't expect that 12 years would pass after this delay.

"However, since the imperial court has not sent a new general Du Liao since Gongzu Gong, will the use of degrees and equipment be sent on time?" Li Yi looked at Wei Zhong with some confusion.

"The gentleman waits, the usage and equipment are issued on time." Hearing this, Wei Zhong said unhurriedly, "All the new equipment is stored in the warehouse, but because there is no war and training, according to the order of the imperial court, the soldiers are given a reduced salary. As he spoke, Wei Zhong took out a brief policy from his sleeve, "This is the monthly usage and the roster of soldiers. ”

Hearing this, Li Yi casually took it and glanced at it, and nodded with satisfaction, because he found that Wei Zhong's simple policy was quite detailed. Although it is not an outstanding ability, this carefulness is enough to make Li Yi look at Wei Zhong with admiration.

"Do the soldiers have any opinion on the reduction in military pay?" Li Yi asked again, this was the question he was most concerned about. Now that the imperial court has given him an establishment of 5,000 people, he is ready to train all these 5,000 people into elite cavalry. You must know that it has been 5 years since Guanghe, and to paraphrase a famous saying that Li Yi often heard in his previous life, there is not much time left for Li Yi......

"This ......" Wei Zhong's expression suddenly became a little flustered and helpless when he heard this.

"County Magistrate Wei don't have to worry, after all, in this case, it is very difficult for you to maintain a Duliao camp by yourself. And it's been 12 years since my grandfather left, so even if the entire camp runs out, it's within my expectations. Li Yi was relieved to see this.

People in this era are soldiers for nothing more than two kinds, survival and life. There is nothing to say about survival, and life was mentioned earlier, if a child from a poor family wants to get ahead, worshipping a famous teacher is the best choice, such as Li Yi. But obviously, not everyone can be favored by famous teachers, so joining the army has naturally become the choice of the vast majority of people.

In the military system of this era, five people are a team, there is a captain, ten people are a tithe, there is a chief, fifty people are a team, there is a captain, one hundred people are a tun, there are tun chiefs, two hundred people are called a song, there are military marquis, and a thousand people are a group, which is commanded by Sima.

Although most of the time, joining the army as a small soldier is basically the top of the army, but this identity is already a very satisfactory result for an ordinary poor child, both in terms of identity and treatment.

After all, the strong or genius are only a few, and the general public is the one with the most.

It's just that although Li Yi had already prepared in his heart, when he really saw the Duliao camp and the soldiers standing in the training ground waiting for him, he still couldn't help but express his disappointment. Because, today's Duliaoying is really too bad and too bad......

Duliao Camp, although from the surface, the setting of Duliao Camp itself should not be very good, after all, it is just a simple camp. It's just now...... The crumbling fences, the worn armor and weapons, were dirty, like a military flag that had not been cleaned in years......

If it weren't for the patched military tents and these soldiers in front of him, Li Yi would have believed that there would have been no one living here for several years or even longer.

"Junhou, because there is no war and training, the subordinate officials make their own decisions and do not issue new equipment to the soldiers. Here, I also hope that you will forgive. Wei Zhong explained apologetically, "In addition, because the military salary is too small, some of the soldiers who are old and have families ......."

"So some people just fled, and most of those who stayed found some livelihood on their own, right?" Li Yi continued Wei Zhong's words. Although it has not been counted, Li Yi roughly estimated that there are still 2,000 people left here.

"Yes, most of them have started their old trades, and some of them have learned to hunt under the guidance of veterans," Wei Zhong nodded and said, his tone full ......of helplessness. He has been the magistrate of Manbo County for more than 20 years, and it can be said that many of these people in front of him have been seen by him, and they have entered Duliaoying with dreams and passions, but now they have become like this.

In this regard, Li Yi was silent and speechless, he didn't know what to say, because there was nothing wrong with these soldiers. 12 years! How many 12 years are there in life? Especially in this era when the average life expectancy is only 4 to 50 years.

Walking forward, Li Yi glanced around at everyone, and from their eyes, Li Yi saw fear, worry, doubt, unwillingness and hope, which made Li Yi's mood full of complexity.