Xu Chu thought in his heart that Liu Bei had nothing to do when he first came, so he gave him the opportunity to recruit soldiers and gave him the position of Qu Junhou, which was already quite a good treatment. After Guan Yu and Zhang Feishu made meritorious contributions, in order to reward Guan Zhang, they mentioned Liu Bei's military position again, of course, the soldiers and horses they led remained unchanged.

Thinking about it, Xu Chu felt that Liu Bei seemed to be really a little hungry.

It's only been a few days? Are the soldiers you recruited ready to go into battle and kill the enemy? I thought about expanding the team again.

"Xuande, ......" Xu Chu then said: "There are not many soldiers, but in the essence." Now that all departments are training their non-commissioned officers from the rank of lieutenant to the corporal level, in my opinion, it is better for you to focus on training the troops first. But don't worry, I heard that you once served as An Xiwei, and now there are few people like you who have experience in governing a county like you. ”

Xu Chu's words were not completely fooling Liu Bei, he still hoped that Liu Bei could shine under him, and he was also confident that he could firmly control Liu Bei, who had not yet made a career. Besides, there are indeed not many talents under him who can govern the people, and Liu Bei can always get the support of the people no matter where he goes, and he must have more than enough to govern a county at the moment.

Liu Bei couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said sincerely: "Thank you for your kindness." ”

Although I don't know how Xu Chu learned that he used to be An Xiwei, Liu Bei has always regarded himself as a 'hero', or that sentence, how can a hero be useless? A county, neither big nor small, is just right for him now.

......

Liu Bei was sent away, the tent door was opened, and Guo Jia's thin figure came in.

"Lord, Yuan Zhi has sent a letter."

"Really? Take it to me. ”

Xu Chu read the letter, but what Xu Shu said was that some scholars in the county, the children of the powerful faction, and the disciples who came to join the army. At first, there were not many people who came to join the army, but after a few battles, the number of people who joined the army gradually increased. In Yangzhai City, the Xin family of Xinbi and the Fei family of Fei Liang are the most enthusiastic; In addition to Yang Zhai, the rest such as the Zhong family and the Xun family also had people to come, Zhong Yan and Zhong Jin even went to Xu Shu in person, and Yun said that he would wait for Xu Chu to return triumphantly and set up a banquet for Xu Chu to celebrate his achievements.

Xu Chu handed the letter to Guo Jia and said, "Xin Jun and Fei Jun are the captains of the military academy for me, and the other is the captain of the grain school for me, and I am not surprised that people from their families have joined the army." Why did the Zhong family and the Xun family also come? ”

Guo Jia replied: "It's just three holes of cunning rabbits." Xun Wenruo and Xun Youruo are now officials under Yuan Benchu's account, and Zhong Yuanchang is now going to Chang'an with the Son of Heaven to the west, and they also need to have friends like the lord. ”

Xu Chu smiled: "In this case, presumably they also pressed the stakes with General Cao?" ”

"The Lord is wise. By the way, there is one thing to discuss with the lord? ”

"What?"

"The matter of recruitment. After several battles, all the departments were damaged, and the lord had ordered Yao Jun and Xin Jun to use local materials to replenish the source of troops. But Liang County is so big, not only are we recruiting, but also Generals Cao and Sun Er are also recruiting, I'm afraid it's not enough. ”

Xu Chu thought about it, and said: "I am afraid that there will be some time to wait for the second time to discuss Dong, so it is better to send someone to Yingchuan to recruit troops." ”

Guo Jia nodded, and then said, "There is also the matter of teaching war." ”

Xu Chu motioned for Guo Jia to continue.

"The orders in the army are complicated, and the newly recruited soldiers don't have time to learn in a short time, so it's better to see that this is not as good as this, the lord can simplify the order of the golden drum and only teach a few important things."

"Which ones?"

"When you hear the drum, you advance, when you hit the heavy drum, when you hear the gold, you stop, and when you hear the gold, you retreat."

Advance, hit, stop, retreat. These four things are the most important and must be learned, the new pawn has limited ability to accept, and the time for training is not very sufficient, Guo Jia is right. After Xu Chu's head was over, he remembered his hard military training career in his previous life - although military training was hard and there was no improvement in combat, it could greatly improve the discipline of the newly recruited soldiers, so Xu Chu drew a gourd in the same way and said to Guo Jia: "What Feng Xiao said is reasonable, since the golden drum order can be simplified, in terms of queues, I think it can also be simplified." ”

Then he told Guo Jia about the set of military training in later generations, such as standing still, turning left and right, lying down, running around the school field, etc. Guo Jia wrote them down one by one, polished them into military orders, and issued them in the army.

Guo Jia walked on the front foot, and Xi Zhong on the back foot entered the tent again, also holding a letter in his hand.

Xu Chu squinted his eyes and said strangely: "Zhicai, is it possible that the letter in your hand is also sent by Yuan Zhi?" ”

"Exactly." Xi Zhong's face was full of seriousness, and he said, "Lord, Kong Yuzhou is going to return to the state capital with troops!" ”

Xi Zhong was panicked because of the knight who sent the letter, so he guessed that something might have happened to Yang Zhai, so he opened it on the road after getting the letter, so it was easier to deal with it when Xu Chu asked for a plan.

Xu Chu was shocked when he heard this.

"How did he choose this time to return to the state capital?"

"Kong Yuzhou's illness has not improved, and he has no intention of currying favor with Dong, so it is not strange to want to return to the state capital at this time. Strangely, Yuan Zhi said that after the rumors of the general, the general's people came to see Kong Yuzhou. ”

"Yuan Shu?"

Xu Chu stood up, there is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention that Xu Shu sent some capable men to monitor every move in Kong Ling's army at all times according to his own instructions, but if there is anything unusual, report to Xu Shu at any time. Every time Xu Shu received a report, he handled it carefully, and really discovered the secret contact between Yuan Shu and Kong Ling. However, this is also the reason why the envoy sent by Yuan Shu is too conspicuous.

In order to 'show sincerity' to Kong Ling, Yuan Shu appointed his younger brother Yuan Yin to come to Yangzhai to meet Kong Ling. Although Yuan Yin's fame is not as big as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, he is also a lineage of the Yuan family in Ruyang, and many people in Yangzhai City have dealt with him. Yes, Xu Shu learned about it.

After hearing that Yuan Yin and Kong Ling had met, Xu Chu's first reaction was the same as that of Xi Zhong: Yuan Shu was afraid that he had something in his heart.

Now is a sensitive period, Liu Biao arrived in Yicheng, Cao Yin abandoned his official position and fled, and Cao Cao was listed in Yingchuan County, all three things are related to the overall situation of Jing and Yu. So it was easy for Xu Chu to guess - Yuan Shu wanted to join forces with Kong Ling.

But even if he thought about it, Xu Chu couldn't do anything about these two people for the time being, before Dong Zhuo went to Chang'an, he didn't want to confront the 'Dong Yijun' sword soldiers.

"Zhicai, quickly send someone to the Yangren gathering to find General Cao, I have something important to discuss with him."

"The military situation is urgent, and I will send someone here." Xi Zhong walked out of the tent, but was hit head-on, stumbled a few steps, and almost fell.

"Cao Zixiao?" Xi Zhong said strangely.

It was Cao Ren who almost knocked him over, and Cao Ren smiled embarrassedly, "Xijun, a certain request to see General Xu, is the general in the tent?" ”

"Yes." Xi Zhong nodded, and he was not in a hurry to leave at the moment, and entered the tent with Cao Ren.

After seeing the ceremony, Cao Ren explained his intention, it turned out to be Luoyang, Dong Zhuo sent someone to send a letter of persuasion, and now it is on Cao Cao's side. And this person is also Xu Chu's old acquaintance - Yin Xiu.