Chapter 156: Returning Home
On the third day of the whole army, Liu Ye led his troops. The allied forces have been repulsed. The threat of leaving has been lifted. There is no need to station so many troops in Dongying. After all, the Xixiang Army stationed in Dongying has more than 2,000 people, and the daily cost is not low. Saigo's foundation is thin, so you can save a little bit.
The location of Dongying is very important, although Liu Ye led the main force of the Xixiang Army to leave, he still left a lot of elite soldiers in Dongying. Liu Shiqu, the strongest of the four major martial arts of the Xixiang Army, was retained. At the same time, Liu Ye also formed two new military detachments in Dongying (transitional units, each military detachment is composed of two military detachments). The soldiers of the two newly built military detachments were selected from the auxiliaries who had participated in the defensive battle of Dongying. They have already experienced several bloody battles, and with a little training, they can become a combatable soldier. In addition to the military guards, Liu Ye also specially left half of the longbowmen and two teams of short archers to strengthen the defense of the eastern camp.
Of course! Except for the soldiers. Liu Ye also formed the Batun auxiliary army to assist in the defense. These eight auxiliary soldiers were all composed of former Awabu slaves who had taken refuge in Xixiang. Now that it's freezing, Liu Ye doesn't have any tasks for them to do. Just throw them to the east camp and serve as auxiliaries.
Although the allied forces retreated. But Liu Ye did not relax Dongying's defenses. The total garrison of the entire Dongying has more than 1,000 people. It can be said that Liu Ye attaches great importance to Dongying. As for the defense envoy of Dongying, Sima Liu Wu of other departments still served as the envoy. After all, Dongying is too important, and it has to command more than a thousand troops. Whether it is ability or loyalty, the requirements are very high. In the entire Xixiang, only Liu Wu meets this requirement.
After instructing Liu Wu and leaving a few scribes to prepare to appease the Zhao people (i.e., Han people) who were about to take refuge, Liu Ye led the main force of the Xixiang army.
However, Liu Ye did not go back to Xixiang directly, but went to Liyu City first. The city is the county seat of the city. However, the old city has been burned down by the Hu people. The new city is the former headquarters of the Ava tribe.
Although the current city is also fortified by walls, its internal environment is too poor and it lacks enough houses. In addition, Liu Ye felt that the city was not safe enough (after all, the Hu people outside were still strong, even if there was Dongying, it was not safe enough). For the sake of insurance, Liu Ye did not move the Xixiang administrative office from Xixiang to Liyu City. Liu Ye planned to turn the city into a military fortress.
The reason why Liu Ye came to the city this time. Mainly to appease his henchman Liu Cun. After all, in the last battle with Yu Xianbu, the Saigo cavalry suffered heavy losses. As the chief general of the cavalry, Liu Cun blamed himself very much, and even had the idea of suicide for a while. Liu Ye planned to come over in person to appease his nephew and confidant. After all, in troubled times, the most trustworthy people are their own people (for this, you can refer to Cao Cao's subordinates).
Of course! This time I came to the city, in addition to appeasing Liu Cun. Liu Ye also wanted to personally observe the progress of the reformation of the cavalry. In ancient times, the importance of cavalry was self-evident. In the future, to deal with the Hu people in the field, the cavalry is the main force. Liu Ye attaches great importance to the cavalry. After Xixiang's cavalry suffered heavy losses this time, it was Liu Ye who suppressed everyone's opposition and forcibly reorganized the cavalry.
When he saw Liu Cun again, Liu Cun was not as depressed as Liu Ye imagined. On the contrary, he enthusiastically devoted himself to the reorganization of the Saigo Cavalry. This relieved Liu Ye a lot. What Liu Ye fears most is that Liu Cun has lost his self-confidence and suffers from war syndrome. In this regard, Liu Ye also breathed a sigh of relief.
Thanks to Liu Cun's selfless efforts, the reorganization of the Xixiang Cavalry went very smoothly. This made Liu Ye very satisfied. During the two days he spent in Liyu City, Liu Ye also met with a light cavalry squadron leader named Fujimatsu. It was he who discovered the traces of the remnants. Although then because of being outnumbered, he was defeated by the remnants. But his contribution to Saigo is indelible. However, it is a fact that his squadron was routed. Although there are extenuating circumstances, Liu Ye did not set a precedent for him. Liu Ye personally revoked his position as squadron leader. But he still gave him a lot of money.
After spending two days in the city, Liu Ye led his troops to leave. But Liu Ye left the other half of the longbowmen and Xu Jiqu in the city. At the same time, three detachments of warriors were formed in the city. However, all three detachments were made up of new soldiers who had been formed after the capture of the Ava tribe. It already has a certain amount of combat effectiveness. Liu Ye planned to amass heavy troops in the city as a backup for the eastern and northern camps.
After arriving in Xixiangli, Liu Ye rewarded the auxiliaries with some food, and then disbanded them. Tang Juequ of the martial arts and Su Qing's strong crossbow team were stationed in Xixiang. As a mobile force commanded by Liu Ye himself. And Liu Ye's pro-army white-robed guards are still stationed in the Xiangjun's Mansion.
Two months have passed, and two months have passed since Liu Ye left the Xiangjun Mansion. In his dreams, Liu Ye dreamed of this place several times. After all, this is his home. After settling the army, Liu Ye rushed into the backyard of the township monarch's mansion with the goblin in his mouth. Because there are his real relatives in this world.
Love is a poison that can drive people crazy. When Liu Ye walked into the room with the little goblin. The little wife, who has always been quiet and polite, actually threw herself directly into Liu Ye's arms.
"Woo! Woo! ”
"It's great that you're finally back, husband!" Yang Ying, who threw herself into Liu Ye's arms, cried with joy.
Although the little wife usually always looks like an adult. But she's only sixteen years old after all, and she's just a growing girl (although someone has already given her an arch). After not seeing Ailang for a long time, she finally let go of the reserve in her heart. showed her truest side in front of Liu Ye.
"Baby, isn't the husband back? Don't cry! Liu Ye, who was holding his little wife, comforted him with some distress.
"Hmmm! Well! Today is a day of great joy! Ying'er can't cry! The little wife wiped her tears and said softly.
"That's a good Ying'er." Liu Ye gently scratched his little wife's nose and said dotingly.
"Nasty! As soon as the husband came back, he bullied the concubine! What a nuisance! After Yang Ying gently hammered Liu Ye's chest, she embarrassedly buried her head in Liu Ye's arms and said coquettishly.
"I'm going to bully you only in the future!" Liu Ye touched his little wife's hair, smelled the body fragrance emanating from his little wife, and said softly.
"Nasty!" Yang Ying, who buried her head in Liu Ye's arms, gently hammered Liu Ye's chest again, and said coquettishly.
Looking at the two people who showed affection for each other in front of them, Cui Bai, the little beauty on the side, was extremely envious. However, she was born in a famous family and received a good family education, but she is not as bold as Yang Ying. And the relationship between her and Liu Ye is not as deep as Yang Ying. So at this time, although she also wanted to throw herself into the arms of her husband, she told her how much she missed in the past two months. But the reserve in her heart has been preventing her from doing so.
But what Cui Bai didn't know was. At this time, another person in the room stared at her.
I saw someone quietly touching the side of the little beauty. When the little beauty is not paying attention, she sneaks up from behind. went directly to the second base of the little beauty.
"Bai'er, Sister misses you so much! Let my sister have a good check to see if you have lost weight. Someone climbed up to the two fat bunnies on the little beauty's chest from behind and said veryly.
"Don't! Sister, let go of the concubine! Don't pinch there! The little beauty who was attacked by Tutu immediately struggled.
However, her strength is someone's opponent, but it adds to someone's fun.
"Bai'er, give up! Sister misses you very much, so you just follow me! Someone who was playing with the little beauty Fat Bunny said excitedly.
"Husband, help! Take care of your sister! Faced with someone's attack, Xiao Meier had no choice but to ask Liu Ye for help.
'Boom! ' sounded. Seeing someone's old mistakes again, and still bullying their little wife. The angry Liu Ye directly punched someone's cute little head.
Someone who was hit hard immediately held his head in his hands, and the little beauty also took the opportunity to break away from someone's clutches. ran directly into Liu Ye's arms.
His left arm wrapped his arms around his little wife, and his right hand gently comforted the little beauty. A faint sense of happiness rushed straight to Liu Ye's heart. Perhaps this is the reason why he has been working hard in this troubled time, because there is a presence here that he needs to protect.