The feast lasted until dawn, and everyone was drunk, and did not wake up until noon the next day; Of course, except for Wang Xu, because the alcohol content in this place is too low, it is not as good as modern beer, and there is also a taste of bitter lotus, which is really unpalatable, after drinking more than 20 glasses, Wang Xu didn't feel the slightest feeling, and he spilled a lot of urine.

The next day, Wang Xu made a thorough distribution of all the soldiers in Yuncheng, a total of 35,000 soldiers, and selected thirty-five captains, each of whom commanded 1,000 troops.

Sun Yu served as the commander of the cavalry, leading 5,000 soldiers.

Huang Quan served as the commander of the infantry and led 20,000 soldiers.

Zhang Meng also selected two thousand elite sword and shield hands, which can be regarded as Wang Xu's personal soldiers.

There are still 8,000 foot soldiers left, which are the troops of Li Zhi and Qin Shuang, Wang Xu did not disrupt their formation, but let them lead, Li Zhi and Qin Shuang are grateful for this

On this day, Zhou Yi was dancing the sword in the palace, and rode from the flying horse outside the palace, and this rode straight through several palace gates without any scruples, and when he came to Zhou Yi, the soldier turned over and dismounted, and hurriedly said: "Lord, it's not good, General Li has surrendered to the enemy." ”

Zhou Yi's long sword shook in his hand, he put away the sword and stood back: "What did you say?" Li Zhi dared to defect to the enemy? Is this the case? ”

The soldier nodded, and went through all the military information he had discovered.

Zhou Yi was furious when he heard this, and immediately shouted: "Order, all ministers, generals, Cheng Qiandian is deliberating!" ”

"No."

Two hours later, all the people gathered in the Chengqian Palace, waiting for Zhou Yi to come.

At this time, Zhou Yi walked out of the back hall, his face was cold, and his heart seemed to have soaring anger.

Zhou Yi clenched his teeth, and said word by word: "Li Zhiqin was defeated outside Wanling County, and lost my 9,000 elites, and the next day he pursued Wang Xu and lost more than 10,000 of my elite cavalry, and then Li Zhi rebelled, Qin Shuang rebelled, and now all the soldiers under them have been owned by Wang Xu, and since then the army of thieves has been defeated." ”

Zhou Yi slapped his fist on the table: "This king hates the most rebellious people in his life, I have to kill them!" ”

Agu Che snorted coldly, and said: "Lord Wang, the last general asks for life, please give me 20,000 elite soldiers, do not break Wang Xu, and swear not to return to the teacher!" ”

Although Zhou Yi was annoyed, his mind was still clear, although Aguche was strong in martial arts and loyal, he could never lead an army alone, even Li Zhi was not Wang Xu's opponent, how could Aguche achieve great things, he waved his hand and signaled him to retreat.

At this time, Wen Qing came out and said: "Lord Wang, the minister thinks that he can't fight with Wang Xu anymore, after surrendering Li Zhi, his strength is not what it used to be, and it is better for us to stick to the party." ”

Another civil official said: "Lord, what Lord Wen said is a little inappropriate, I want my Guxi County to be fertile for thousands of miles, with 100,000 armor, how can I let thieves run rampant?" “

Zhou Yi thought for a while and said: "Wang Xu must be defeated, because His Majesty the Emperor has already issued an order, if I support the army and do not crusade against Wang Xu, it will be a rebellion, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"It's not that you can't beat it." Aguche said again: "Lord, the last general will ask for battle, if he is not victorious, he is willing to be a military lawyer!" ”

Zhou Yi ignored him, calmed down a bit, and said: "Now there are 60,000 elite soldiers in Wangcheng, and it is more than enough to destroy Wang Xu, but these elite soldiers will be used to defend Lu Yang in the west, so they can't move at all, otherwise Lu Yang will definitely go north." ”

In Zhou Yi's heart, Lu Yang is his henchman, the combat power of the army over there is no joke, although Wang Xu is also very strong, but it is all a mustard disease, compared to Lu Yang.

Wen Qing said: "Lord, the only way to do this is to recruit troops immediately, our soldiers and horses have lost 40,000, and it is reasonable to recruit these 40,000 troops, and I won't say anything if I want to come to the imperial court." ”

"This plan can temporarily solve the urgent need." Zhou Yi thought about it and responded: "Immediately post a notice and recruit 40,000 soldiers." ”

Looking at Aguche, Zhou Yi said: "These 40,000 recruits will be handed over to you for training, and you must form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time." ”

Aguche's eyelids rolled, and he replied with a lack of interest: "No." ”

At the end of the hall stood two men, their heads bowed and their faces decrepit.

They are Guan Qing and Guan Hua!

Since they took refuge in Zhou Yi, the two have been worshiped by General Longwei and General Huwei, although they are only miscellaneous generals, but they have real power, which is much better than other miscellaneous generals in the past, which shows that the two are still very important.

When he heard that Wang Xu was getting stronger and stronger, and even Li Zhi had been defeated, Guan Qing suddenly felt like a sword piercing his heart, and Guan Qing regretted it! Repentance! He didn't want to surrender in the first place, but

Oh, I didn't resist the temptation!

Guan Hua whispered in the back: "I didn't expect Wang Xu to be so powerful, I regret not being at the beginning." ”

"Don't say it, since you have taken refuge in the prince, then you must be determined and unshaken, now we can only defeat Wang Xu, and we will have a good life in the future, otherwise" Guan Qing glanced back: "Then I don't need to say what the consequences are, right?" ”

Guan Hua pouted, and now he had to do that.

The two whispered below, on the throne, and they didn't hear what Zhou Yi said later.

The discussion of the Chengqian Palace did not end until noon, and finally Zhou Yi set several countermeasures.

First, immediately put up recruitment notices in Guxi counties, recruiting 40,000 soldiers.

Second, go to Hexi County to buy a large number of war horses in case of emergency.

Third, all counties and counties were strictly ordered to hold on to the city and not to give the thief army an opportunity to take advantage of it.

These three countermeasures were all formulated by Wen Qing, Zhou Yi greatly agreed, and the full palace of civil and military affairs had no objections

The next day, Yuncheng County.

Wang Xu had nothing to do and practiced swordsmanship in the inner courtyard of the mansion, but after practicing for a while, he threw the long sword aside, the sword was too light and could not play any role on the battlefield at all.

Looking at the weapon rack, he picked out a large knife and danced it twice, but it still didn't fit, it was too heavy! The dance movement is too slow, I'm afraid I haven't hit others yet, and I was cut by others first.

Jia Hui was also fine, standing beside Wang Xu, and said: "Lord, you still use a spear, you see Sun Yu's spear dancing, no one can beat it; The spear is heavier than the sword and the sword, and lighter than the sword and hammer, so it is suitable for the lord to use. ”

Casually taking off a spear on the weapon rack, Wang Xu smiled: "On the battlefield, it is an inch long and an inch strong, and this spear is indeed much better than using a horizontal knife." ”

Speaking of this, Wang Xu had an idea in his heart: "Mr. Jia, I think we can replace the sword and shield hand with a spearman, the power will definitely be much greater." ”

Jia Hui shook his head: "Sword and shield bearers, pikemen, and archers all have their own strengths, and battlefield battles are indispensable, spears are much heavier than horizontal knives, and soldiers need two hands to hold, and in this way, they can't carry shields." ”

"There is no sword and shield in front of the archers, and the casualties are too great, so I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses."

Wang Xu thought about it, so he said casually: "Then don't change it." ”

Wang Xu was casually dancing with spears in the courtyard, Jia Hui paused and said: "Lord, I counted all the soldiers yesterday, Li Zhi's department has 2,000 sword and shield men, 2,000 archers, and 4,000 spear warriors, all of whom are elite soldiers in a hundred battles, and the 20,000 recruits we just recruited are relatively weak, but the equipment is quite complete, equipped with 5,000 spear warriors, 2,000 archers, and 13,000 sword and shield men, and the overall strength is not bad." ”

Saying this, Wang Xu's spear shook and stopped: "Thirteen thousand sword and shield hands? So much? ”

Jia Hui said: "The lord ordered to send troops to attack the surrounding counties tomorrow, and it will not work without a sword and shield hand, so Huang Quan will replace most of the pikemen." ”

Wang Xu nodded, that's exactly how it should be! After all, there is no one to climb the ladder with a spear, and besides, there are weapons that can be changed at any time, so it doesn't matter, if there is a large-scale battle, all the sword and shield hands can be replaced with pikemen.

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