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And on the edge of the Tuojiang River, five miles southeast of Shudu, there stands a large camp, and the outside of the camp is full of horse and deer antlers, and the armor soldiers patrol endlessly.

And inside the camp, shouting and killing, drums and horns, a hot scene.

"Bo Gong, Shu Heng, there are 19,000 barbarian soldiers, but they haven't fought for a long time and need training, so this matter will be handed over to the two!"

Originally, Liu Chen was still worried that although the meritorious soldiers under his command had been promoted, they had no soldiers to bring, but now Lu Xiang sent nearly 20,000 soldiers for free, which made him very satisfied.

Liu Chen discussed with Zhang Yi and Huang Chen to let the 5,000 meritorious soldiers with official positions enter the barbarian army and serve as the chief of the army and the chief of the army.

And Zhuge Jing wanted to protect himself, so he transferred fifty elite people as personal guards, and Huang De became a partial general.

Of course, Liu Chen would not be too ruthless, causing the disgust of the barbarian army, and he retained one-third of the original generals, all of whom had a good reputation and were capable enough to do the job.

After explaining to Zhang Yi and the others, he first inspected the training a few times supervisingly, and then walked quickly to another wide open space that was isolated.

Looking at those tall and strong elephants, running back and forth under the command of the elephant soldiers, or rushing in formation, or charging alone, it is the sound of drums, so that the elephant soldiers can get used to the rhythm of battle.

"Stop!"

A general commanding on the high platform, turned around and caught a glimpse of Liu Chen, hurriedly waved his hand to stop training, and then ran over quickly.

"Report to the general, the elephant cavalry battalion Dubergul has come to listen to the order!"

Liu Chen looked at this dark-skinned man with a resolute face, stepped forward and patted his strong arm, and said with satisfaction:

"General Gu Li works hard, work hard, this general will not treat meritorious men badly!"

Gu Li is the leader of the original elephant soldiers, and Liu Chen once considered changing to someone he trusted to lead, but considering that his subordinates are all laymen, he can't get it for a while.

When he saw Gu Li, Liu Chen was relieved to hand over the newly built elephant cavalry camp to him to continue to lead.

Moreover, Liu Chen gave these people special treatment, not only isolated from other armies, but also treated them specially.

On the surface, Gu Li is the centurion Dubo, but his Yulu is the same as the commander of the thousand, and similarly, the lowest ordinary elephant soldier also has the treatment of the captain, which suddenly made these barbarians ecstatic, and Liu Chen was dead.

Originally, the elephant soldiers were one elephant and two soldiers, one controlling the elephant and one attacking, but Liu Chen thought about it for a while and gave each elephant two more soldiers, both of whom were crossbow soldiers, holding Yuanrong crossbows.

In this way, there were 30 elephants, and there were 120 soldiers, so Liu Chen asked Gu Li to train these new recruits.

Although there were only thirty elephants, Liu Chen had told Zhuge Zhan when he was already in Yuncheng that he would bring back at least seventy professional war elephants.

Moreover, Liu Chen also recruited elephant farmers in more than 20 counties in Shuchuan, for no other reason, the Three Kingdoms period was not like later generations, although the elephant herd left the Central Plains, but there were in Shuzhong and Jingzhou, and naturally there were many elephant farmers.

Before leaving, Liu Chen said to Gu Liling:

"Time is pressing, since there is only one way to familiarize themselves, then they will eat and stay, all on this!"

Although many soldiers were shocked, Liu Chen Houlu was the first, and no one refuted.

Out of the camp, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, it should be time for dinner, Zhuge Jing saw Liu Chen rushing to the west, and hurriedly went up and said:

"Brother, it's meal time, where are we going?"

Liu Chen smiled back and said mysteriously:

"We are all military people, of course the meal is in the camp, let's go, take you to a good place!"

After driving the horse west for half an hour, he almost bypassed the entire southern city wall and came to the edge of the Minjiang River, where there was a heavily guarded camp.

When Zhuge Jing saw this big camp, he immediately frowned and complained:

"Brother, didn't you say that you would go to the barracks, what are you doing in this workshop?"

Yes, this is a famous workshop in Shudu, because it is heavily guarded, it is not known to the world, but there is one person, but even Sima Zhao knows it.

That is the maker of the Hundred Refining Knife, the famous weapon master - Pu Yuan.

You must know that the Hundred Refining Sword is on par with the Yuan Rong crossbow, and Zhuge Liang is known as a magic workman, and Pu Yuan is also a first-class grandmaster.

"Stop, please show proof!"

As soon as they approached the barracks, Liu Chen and the dozen or so people accompanying him were surrounded by soldiers and soldiers who poured out, and the cold spears were pointed at Liu Chen and the others, and they actually entered the combat state directly.

"Bold, this is a hussar general, dare you point a spear at him?"

Zhuge Jing has always been so hot-tempered, in his opinion, today's Liu Chen can walk sideways in Shuchuan, where can he tolerate others like this.

Liu Chen stopped Zhuge Jing, then took out his seal ribbon with a smile on his face and handed it to the cold armorer.

The armor soldier took the seal ribbon, and when he saw that Liu Chen was really a hussar general, he immediately bowed down and said:

"I'm sorry general, the last general has offended a lot, and I hope to forgive my sins!"

Liu Chen helped him up and said sincerely:

"Where the responsibilities are, I will save them, do a good job, you have a very good future!"

And only then did one of the soldiers enter the camp.

The young general behind him was stunned and muttered in a low voice:

"I heard that His Royal Highness King Qi fought very well, I thought he would be very strict, but I didn't want to be so gentle, it's strange."

The soldiers around them all nodded in agreement, but then again, compared to the awe of the stern commander, they did not have the love for a general like Liu Chen, which was more cordial.

Entering the camp, there are just some ordinary workshop areas outside, nothing more than making some ordinary objects, and the more you go inside, the sound of ping-pong is overwhelming.

Looking at the thick column of smoke, Liu Chen frowned, but he didn't know if this ironmaking workshop was still using simple equipment.

"General, Master Pu is in the innermost place, please come with me!"

Walking all the way, Liu Chen saw a lot of stoves, burning with blazing fires, and next to him, there were blacksmiths with naked bodies, bulging tendons, and golden skin, holding huge hammers, smashing down again and again.

Dangdang!

When I entered the innermost exit, I found that it was much quieter, and it was not as simple as the outside, but there were living quarters, reception areas, and, of course, the intermittent and powerful sound of gold and iron.

"General, you wait here, I'll go and ask the master."

Liu Chen hurriedly stopped the soldier and said in a low voice:

"The master is happy to be quiet, especially when he is concentrating, especially not to disturb, go down, I will be waiting here."

Hearing this, the soldier was taken aback and hurriedly retreated, but he respected Liu Chen even more in his heart.

Liu Chen asked the guards to stay outside the door, while he and Zhuge Jing sat in the guest seats, waiting for the master.

Seeing this, the pain on Zhuge Jing's face, as if he had suffered a great grievance, swayed back and forth there.

"Really, if he doesn't get well at night, won't we starve for a day?"

"Xingzong come and sit down, don't complain, be patient when you do big things!"

Liu Chen was also very hungry, but he still sat upright and looked around curiously.

"Goo!"

Half an hour passed, Zhuge Jing couldn't stand it anymore and had already run out, and Liu Chen was also a little drowsy and looked sluggish.

But at this moment, a sound of footsteps came from the inner room, and as soon as Liu Chen heard the steady footsteps, he knew that someone was extraordinary, and hurriedly got up and stood up.

What came out was an old man with bronzed skin and coarse cloth clothes, probably just coming out of a hot place, still wiping the sweat from his face.

"Hey, who is this general?"

Seeing Liu Chen, Pu Yuan was stunned at first, he really didn't know that there was a guest visiting, so he hurriedly asked.

Liu Chen bowed his hand and said respectfully:

"Master Pu Yuan is fine, I am General Liu Chen, I suddenly visited today, but it was a bit rude, rude!"

Hearing this, Pu Yuan was stunned at first, feeling that this person's name was very familiar, but he was here, he never went out, and he didn't remember it for a while.

"Ah, you are His Royal Highness the King of Qi, Liu Chen, the general of the expedition to the north?"

After searching for memories for a long time, Pu Yuan remembered that someone had told him about Liu Chen during small talk, and Liu Chen was still fighting in Hanzhong at that time.

"Zu Yin is the king, a rough martial artist, I can't stand such a big gift from the master!"

Liu Chen hurriedly stepped forward to support Pu Yuan, who had not received this gift, Pu Yuan looked at Liu Chen appreciatively, and said sincerely:

"The old man is a dozen iron old peasants, how can he stand the king's waiting?"

Liu Chen laughed and replied:

"The so-called master is the teacher, Master Pu Yuan can be said to be the pinnacle in building troops, and it is not impossible to give the gift of a disciple!"

Although Liu Chen claimed that he had just arrived, the shrewd Pu Yuan also saw Liu Chen's embarrassment and hurriedly called his attendants to serve the meal.

Liu Chen not only ate it himself, but also asked Pu Yuan to give one to the guards.

Seeing that Liu Chen not only did not dislike this coarse tea and light rice, but also ate very sweetly, and was even more sympathetic to his subordinates, Pu Yuan also nodded appreciatively.

"This son is an extraordinary person, spread his wings and will soar to the sky!"

…… (To be continued.) )