Chapter 117: Recruiting Wandering Samurai
Su Yi led Li Hun into the side hall, and as soon as he entered the door, Li Hun said with a smile: "Brother Su, you are famous in Dongyang County this time. ”
Seeing Su Yi looking at him with a puzzled expression, Li Hun continued: "Brother Su made this scene today, and the people of Dongyang County will not be able to see those wonderful performances in the future. ”
"Oh?" Su Yi frowned and said, "Brother Li also knows about today's matter?" ”
Li Hun nodded and said: "Yes, I also have some friends in Dongyang County, but any disturbance in the city can't be hidden from their eyes. ”
Su Yi said a little helplessly: "I just recruited a few gangsters, as for causing such a big sensation?" Brother Li is exaggerating? ”
Li Hun hurriedly shook his head and said: "It's not an exaggeration at all, Brother Su doesn't know, these Jianghu artists are unusual Jianghu people, they are all tyrants on the streets of Dongyang County, they seem to be performing on the street on weekdays, but in fact, there are often conflicts in secret, and in order to grab the land, there are a lot of people's lives." Most of these cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods were recruited by you at once, do you think it will cause such a big sensation? ”
Speaking of this, Li Hun said with some embarrassment: "The younger brother has never taken these people in the rivers and lakes in his eyes, but the current situation is chaotic and talents are rare, although these people are all rabble, but they are also stronger than ordinary people, their martial arts are not bad, and they can also play some role when they are pulled to the battlefield." ”
Su Yi said disapprovingly: "These rabble really don't play a big role, they have always been free and casual, the battlefield is disciplined, although their martial arts are good, but they are only limited to fighting alone or jungle fighting, if you expect them to charge into battle, Brother Li is afraid to be disappointed." ”
Li Hun said lightly: "Yes, although they can't compare to the army of the imperial court. But Brother Su has thought about it, those bandits and red-clothed thieves who are entrenched in various places are really disciplined and elite soldiers in a hundred battles? I'm afraid it's not as good as these people in the rivers and lakes, at least these people have traveled south and north and practiced martial arts. Brother Su's actions today also reminded those sons of families who live in the city that I am afraid that many rich children will run to the streets tomorrow to recruit those so-called heroes of the rivers and lakes. ”
Su Yi saw Li Hun sighing, his heart softened, and said, "Brother Li." Those street performers do have some martial arts, but they are not suitable for recruiting them to form an army, they can only be your bodyguards at most, or you can pick out some martial arts masters to serve as the leader or head of the soldiers. ”
"If you really want to train an elite army, you should recruit some peasant men, these people have been farming for a long time, and have developed a good physique, and what is even more rare is that they have a simple personality, after some training. You can train into a disciplined warrior, and then after the baptism of the battlefield, you can become a real soldier. ”
Su Yi continued: "Although the warriors and wandering warriors are strong in martial arts, most of them are unruly. On the battlefield, these people are not easy to command, most of them wander the rivers and lakes, and know how to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages. On the battlefield, they are even more greedy for life and fear death, and once they are defeated, it will cause psychological pressure on the soldiers in the rear. It will even crush the rear army, and the result will be out of control. ”
Li Hun's eyes lit up, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Thank you Brother Su for reminding me, I have heard that Brother Su was born in Jiangmen, and it is really unusual to see it today." ”
Su Yi was slightly stunned when he heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he asked in a low voice, "Where did Brother Li hear this?" ”
Li Hun didn't know what Su Yi was thinking, so he replied casually: "I have some friendship with the son of Lord Thorn Shi, and today Brother Su is making a fuss on the street, so Liu Gongzi told me something about you." ”
Speaking of this, Li Hun glanced at Su Yi with some meaning, sighed softly, and stopped speaking.
Liu Yu's son once told him that this Su Yi is greedy for life and afraid of death, and is an incompetent waste, but Li Hun doesn't think so, after some contact, he found that Su Yi is not only thick and fine, but also quite strategic, but unfortunately this person offended Pei Wen and King Qi, although he has the ability, I am afraid it will be difficult to do anything in the future.
"I don't know if Brother Su can tell my junior brother about some experience in military training."
Su Yi glanced at Li Hun and continued: "The people in the rivers and lakes have gone to the battlefield, if their own side has the upper hand, they will snatch the spoils of war in all directions, only care about the immediate interests and do not know how to reorganize the military formation, and charge the enemy. ”
Li Hun nodded, and seemed to agree with Su Yi's statement.
"If you are at a disadvantage, then these people in the rivers and lakes will be the first to flee, they have been wandering in the rivers and lakes, and those who can survive know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but the battlefield is not comparable to the rivers and lakes, once a soldier is scattered, it will cause a chain reaction, and then trigger a large-scale rout, and the result is often a complete defeat."
This is the case with most of the bandits in the mountains, when they encounter the enemy, they charge and kill in a scattered formation, and once the enemy flees, they will snatch the spoils of war in all directions, and even fight each other.
Su Yi smiled: "Otherwise, will it be my turn to recruit the people from Dongyang County?" Lord Liu probably saw through this, so he didn't recruit these knights into the army. ”
Li Hun said: "Having said that, but my Li family is in urgent need of manpower, these people in the rivers and lakes are also considered to be strong in martial arts, much stronger than ordinary farmers, it is not a secret, I used to look down on military generals, I want to be among the courts, become a clear and famous man in the court, but if there is a big chaos today, Wenchen is afraid that he will not be able to do it, if this counterinsurgency can get some military merits, and there are soldiers and horses under him, it is not too late to train the troops again, now I just want to recruit some people as soon as possible, even if there are many hidden dangers in recruiting these people in the rivers and lakes, I can't take care of that much." ”
Su Yi nodded, it is still possible to recruit these knights and wandering warriors to supplement their strength.
At the beginning, the heroes of all parties in Shangjun County attacked Qingyun Village together with the official army, and spent a lot of money to win over many people in the rivers and lakes, although these people did not play a role in the siege war, but their jungle fighting skills are much more powerful than ordinary bandits.
Su Yi and Li Hun drank wine all night, and made an appointment to go to the streets together the next day to recruit people from the rivers and lakes, although Su Yi was not very happy to go with Li Hun, but for the sake of Li Hun revealing a lot of Youzhou insiders to him, he still decided to take him with him. (To be continued.) )