More than 3,000 people rested on the Funiu Mountain Road and rushed back to Wuyuan Valley without stopping.

The large amount of grain left behind in the Wuyuan Valley is enough for 5,000 people to eat for more than a month according to the standard daily food allowance for 5,000 people. At the beginning, all the grain that Zhang You robbed was stored in Wuyuan Valley, and except for the one that was burned during Liu Qi's attack on the camp, there were still two-thirds left, which was enough. Therefore, Liu Qi did not have to worry about the food problem for the next month, and concentrated on training.

Wuyuan Valley is connected to Funiu Mountain and Juzi Mountain in the west, and Zhang You used this place as a large village to store grain, which is that he can quickly transport grain to the cottage behind Juzi Mountain. Unexpectedly, people are not as good as heaven, Zhang You did a lot of evil and died. All the stolen grain was cheaper for Liu Qi, and most of the more than 10,000 soldiers and thieves brought out by Juzi Mountain were killed or wounded.

On the way back to Wuyuan Valley, Liu Qi kept encountering the scattered Zhang You thief soldiers. Under Liu Qi's instructions, Chen Zhi, Chen Bao, Xu Chu and the three of them collected this batch of defeated soldiers, and those who were willing to join the army followed Liu Qi, and those who did not want to be dismissed were all dismissed, let them be disarmed and returned to the field, and warned not to do anything wrong.

Except for some disabled soldiers who were unwilling to join the army, even if they joined the army, Liu Qi did not want to join the army, Zhang You's original abandoned soldiers and the soldiers who fled when the camp was attacked were willing to join Liu Qi's army. Liu Qi was willing to join Liu Qi's army for the soldiers he had collected along the way, and all of them were incorporated into the Euphorbia Battalion led by Xu Chu as reserve soldiers of the Euphorbia Battalion. Liu Qi and Xu Chu also promised that if they perform well in the future, they can officially join the official establishment of Euphorbia.

With the addition of 2,000 people, Xu Chu's Euphorbia battalion has reached 4,000 people. There were more than 3,000 more soldiers than Chen Zhi's Bai Wei, and it suddenly became a barracks with the largest number of soldiers under Liu Qi.

After Liu Qi and others led more than 5,000 people to return to Wuyuan Valley, the defense of Wuyuan Valley was handed over to the Baiwei Battalion led by Chen Zhi. After appeasing the wounded soldiers, rectifying the soldiers, and giving the soldiers who had been ravaged by hunger and cold to a full meal, Liu Qi summoned Chen Zhi and others to gather in the Chinese military tent.

In the Chinese military tent, Liu Qi sat firmly in the position of the main general, and although Xun Yu was not Liu Qi's military advisor, he was sincerely invited by Liu Qi and sat on Liu Qi's left hand. Chen Zhi and the other three had no objections, in their opinion, it was only a matter of time before Xun Yu would serve Liu Qi. The three of them are side by side on the right.

"The new pawn, the grain and grass in the Wuyuan Valley are enough to survive the cold winter of the remaining month of this year, and training the pawn should be the first priority at the moment." After Liu Qi saw the people, he said, "Zhong Kang, you still need to ask Uncle Zhi a lot to train the Euphorbia Battalion, or I can do the same." ”

"The last general commands!" Xu Chu came out of the line.

"Regarding the training of the Euphorbia Battalion, there is a temporary shortage of armaments and weapons, so Zhong Kang can first practice the basic skills of the soldiers. Those who fail to pass the basic skills will be dismissed! What we need is the elite, not the waste of a cadaveric vegetarian meal. This is something that Zhong Kang needs to remember. There is another point, in the remaining month, we must let the soldiers be familiar with the military discipline of our army, if there are soldiers who know the law and break the law, Hugh will blame this son for being ruthless. Liu Qi said to Xu Chu with a solemn face: "In the matter of practicing the Euphorbia Warrior Camp, Uncle is Zhongkang at most." As for armaments and weapons, after our army returns to the Chen family, it will be equipped with Euphorbia weapons. ”

The two received the order at the same time, and Xu Chu smiled and said: "Uncle Zhi, I am a reckless man, and it is up to you to train the soldiers." Hehe..."Chen Zhi naturally had no doubt about Liu Qi's arrangement, but seeing Xu Chu's smug face, Chen Zhi said angrily: "Zhongkang, don't blame me for being too ruthless when the time comes." ”

"How dare you! How dare you! Lao Tzu can't wait for you to help Lao Tzu train the elite of your Baiyi camp, not to mention that it is all for the sake of the lord and the well-being of the people of the world, how dare you. Xu Chu muttered, and everyone was helpless. Although this reckless man was vulgar, he clearly saw the elite of Chen Zhibai's camp, and immediately begged Chen Zhi to practice the Euphorbia camp with more heart.

Liu Qi ignored the two and said, "The three armies have not moved, and the scouts will go first." This is also the right reason, Zi Yong, the new recruits must be trained strictly, and they must meet the standard scout within three months. "The so-called standard scout is the standard stipulated by Liu Qi, who can independently go out to explore the military camp and sort out and report the other party's information according to various conditions.

"Yes!" Chen Bao took the order.

"Ziyong, you leave a few elites of the Light Feather Battalion and let them lead the newly joined scouts to practice. And you, I have an important task for you to complete. Liu Qi said.

"The last general commands!" Chen Bao asked, "Lord, what kind of task is it?" ”

"The princes of all walks of life have crusaded against Dong Zhuo's alliance to this day, and it has existed in name only. It won't be long before they will be retired. And your task is to break the Light Feather Battalion into pieces, and infiltrate Nanyang County to find out the military situation as a homeless person. Liu Qi said this, his expression became solemn, and said: "Nanyang County is my Jingzhou jurisdiction, Yuan Highway Yue Dynasty is chaotic in my Jingzhou, it's time to recover it." The purpose of your trip is to find out the situation and distribution of Yuan Highway's troops, and to lay an intelligence foundation for our attack on Nanyang. ”

"A certain will make a military order! If you can't complete the task, the light feather battalion number will be handed over from now on! Chen Bao shouted. Liu Qi advised: "You are all my elite, everything is careful for the best ......"

Chen Zhi was puzzled: "Lord, why don't you take advantage of the situation to take Runan County?" Instead, move to Nanyang County? Although Xu Chu is a reckless man, he is also puzzled at this time. Although Xun Yu guessed a few points, he didn't say anything. Liu Qi's series of actions made Xun Yu faintly see Liu Qi's general's style. Although some things have not been done perfectly along the way, it has not hindered Xun Yu's overall perception of Liu Qi.

When Liu Qi heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "Runan County is desirable, not now." After the fourth and third dukes, the Yuan family operated in the Yingchuan area of Runan for a long time, and the clans in the county were intertwined, and they could not tolerate half a grain of sand in their eyes. If we take Runan County like this, how long can we hold it out with our forces under the eyes of the wolves? ”

Chen Zhi was stunned, even Xun Yu was stunned. According to Xun Yu's original plan, Liu Qi should drive the Yuan clan out of Runan County and replace him himself. But after Liu Qi's point-to-point analysis, he suddenly woke up. Runan County really can't take it, at least not for now. Not to mention the big family, even the Yellow Turban remnants in the county are enough for Liu Qi to drink a pot of miserable troops.

Moreover, Runan County is the land of the four wars, connecting the Sun family and the Jiangdong wealthy families in the east, the Central Plains Haoqiang and Cao Cao in the north, and the land of Liu Biao Jingzhou in the south, but Liu Biaogang is based in Jingzhou and cannot send troops to help Liu Qi defend Runan. With Liu Qi's small troops, he couldn't hold Runan at all.

Since you can't hold it, it's better to move away, and staying behind will only bring about your own destruction.

"The Admiral understands." Chen Zhi is not a pedantic person, although Runan is his hometown. However, the situation forced it, and there was nothing to be done. Xun Yu instantly flashed a series of thoughts, and there was already a look of appreciation in his eyes when he looked at Liu Qi. Being able to make trade-offs and letting go is the characteristic that a prince should have! I couldn't think of what Liu Jingsheng, the general of Zhennan in Jingzhou, couldn't do or didn't dare to do, Liu Qi did.

Liu Qi's explanation made everyone suddenly pause. Xu Chu suddenly seemed to remember something, and made a suggestion: "My lord, the Euphorbia battalion has less than 5,000 people, and I want to return to Qian County to recruit villagers for the lord once. ”

"This ......" Although Liu Qi was happy in his heart, he was very worried that going back and forth from Qian County would make the princes snipe, so he hesitated: "If you leave your hometown, the villagers may not do this." And there are many dangers along the way......"

"The lord is too worried." Xu Chu replied: "The men are ambitious in all directions, and the yellow turban thieves in the county are rampant, and they will agree to join the lord with a certain one." Besides, Mrs. Chen's kindness to a certain township is as heavy as a mountain. This time, he planned to bring a batch of war horses, and then bring them together to give to the lord. ”

Liu Qi pondered for a while and said, "In this way, everything on the road should be done carefully." I will let Shu Zhi take over the Euphorbia Battalion, and hand it over to you when you return. ”

Xu Chu was overjoyed and said: "Thank you Lord for your success." There was another reluctant invitation from the last general. Liu Qi said with a smile: "I already know that after I get Nanyang County, I will set aside a piece of land for your Xiangyong family to live in." ”

Xu Chu said: "The last general thanked the lord for them!" Liu Qi made this promise, but Xun Yu's heart moved, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yingchuan's hometown, not knowing what to think.

"I have left this time, Uncle has worked hard for you at most. When I come back, I'll invite you to drink. Xu Chu said to Chen Zhi. Chen Zhi has a reassuring expression.

"Ziyong, An is waiting to return to the Chen family, and I ordered the Chen family's blacksmith to build five thousand halberd weapons, and told Uncle Zizhen that it will take more than a month for me to return to the Chen family." Liu Qi commanded.

"Yes!" Chen Bao turned around and went out to arrange matters. Liu Qi said: "Zhongkang, meet at Chen's house in a month." Take care! ”

Xu Chu was about to say goodbye and return to his hometown, but Chen Bao returned, with a happy face.

"Report to the lord, the Chen family scout has good news!"

"Oh? Let's talk about it! "In the past three months, Liu Qi has been using scouts to convey information to the Chen family in the base camp.

"The lord has obtained all the jurisdictions of Jingzhou except Nanyang County, and the imperial court has promoted the lord to lead the political and military affairs of Jingzhou, and all officials in the state can be appointed. With the support of the Kuai family, 100,000 soldiers have been recruited and are actively practicing. Chen Bao paused for a moment and continued: "Appoint the lord as the Taishou of Yiyang County, recruit soldiers to defend Runan County, and cooperate with Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu to resist Sun Jian's attack, and secretly plan to take Nanyang County. ”

Liu Qi was overjoyed and asked, "Really?" Xun Yu and the others were shocked and couldn't believe it!

Chen Bao nodded excitedly and said, "The master asked Uncle Zizhen to go to Yiyang County with the letter of appointment to garrison, and all matters will be discussed after the lord is stationed." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xun Yu and the other four looked happy, Liu Qi was fifteen years old and could serve as a county guard! Liu Biao's approach is undoubtedly under great pressure, and at the same time, it shows that Jingzhou Mu Liu Cheng is beginning to make every effort to cultivate Liu Qi as a successor!

The sudden unexpected joy made everyone in the Chinese military tent stunned.