Chapter 183: Expand the army and prepare for war
Lu Bu discussed with Lu Zhi and Chen Gong until the second half of the night, and basically sorted out many matters related to the expansion of the Tiance Army and the relocation of the Tiance Mansion to Jinyang. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
First of all, the Tiance army expanded from the current 20,000 horses to 50,000, including cavalry to 15,000 and infantry from 12,000 to 35,000.
The number of flying cavalry battalions increased from 3,000 to 8,000, and the main general was still Lu Bu himself, and the deputy generals were Yang Feng, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, and Song Xian. Among them, there were 500 armored cavalry, 500 attendant knights of Lu Bu, and 7,000 elite light cavalry.
In the First Battle of Yuanyin, although more than 200 armored horses were damaged, the armor and armored cavalry remained on the battlefield, and after the battle was collected and repaired by craftsmen, they could still be used.
Both Lu Zhi and Chen Gong believed that Lu Bu had an advantage and talent that others could not match in leading cavalry into battle, and that the Flying Cavalry Battalion, as the sharpest sword in the Tiance Army, had to be held by Lu Bu himself in order to exert its greatest power. The two military divisions supported Lu Bu so strongly, and it was only natural that the Flying Cavalry Battalion should be increased from 3,000 to 8,000 people.
Because Yang Feng has made great contributions, although it is inconvenient for outsiders to speak out, in order to reward and appease him, he is directly under Lu Bu and ranks ahead of several others. Lu Bu was going to personally take Yang Feng with him, and when the time was ripe in the future, he would release Yang Feng alone, give him a soldier and horse, and let him personally seek revenge from Guo Yan and Fan Chou.
The middle battalion was expanded from 6,000 to 10,000 people, and the main general was still Gao Shun, and the deputy generals were Xue Lan and Pan Feng. Among them, the number of siege soldiers was increased from 2,000 to 3,000, the number of light cavalry was increased from 1,000 to 2,000, and the number of infantry was increased from 3,000 to 5,000.
In the future, the middle battalion will be stationed in the area of Yuanyin and Yuanyang for a long time, because it is very difficult to guard against the Qianghu and the Southern Huns at the same time, and the Lu manor is built in Yuanyang, so Gao Shun can only sit in charge for a long time, and try to equip him with sufficient troops.
Pan Fengshan uses a big axe, which can just be arranged to enter the trapping camp, and in the future, he will charge into battle with the trappers and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. Xue Lan is most familiar with the Lu family, and he is mainly responsible for the safety of the Lu family's manor, Lu Liang and the Huang family are satisfied, and Lu Bu himself is more at ease.
The left battalion was expanded from 4,000 to 8,000 people, and Xu Rong was still the main general, and the deputy generals were Cao He and Han Wei. Among them, the cavalry increased from 1,000 to 2,000, and the infantry from 3,000 to 6,000.
The expansion of the left battalion is the easiest, and it is enough to directly merge the left battalion stationed in Yanmen with the shadow left battalion stationed in Taiyuan.
Cao He and Han Wei have a stable temperament and are suitable for serving as deputies, and Xu Rong is also easy to use.
The expansion scale and cavalry ratio of the right battalion were the same as those of the left battalion, and the main general was still Zhang Liao, and the deputy general was Li Feng. Zhang Liao has extremely strong personal ability, and he is naturally handsome, and Lu Bu now has limited available generals, so he is only assigned a general, Li Feng.
The rear battalion originally led by Xu Huang was changed to the front battalion, and the scale of expansion was the same as that of the left and right battalions, and the deputy general was Chen Tao. The general configuration of the front battalion is a little thin, but Xu Huang is a person who can suffer, even if he is only sent a Chen Tao, Xu Huang will not have any complaints, and will still do his duty to the party.
The 5,000 infantry brought by Zhao Yun to Yanmen merged with the county soldiers under Guo Yi, the Taishou of Yanmen, to form a new rear battalion, with Zhao Yun as the chief general of the rear battalion, and Fang Yue, Guo Da and Xia Houlan as deputy generals respectively.
The composition of the soldiers in the rear battalion is the most complicated, and there is no foundation before, and there is no way for Lu Bu to pull Zhao Yun to such a height at once. In order to let the rear battalion take charge as soon as possible, Lu Bu equipped the rear battalion with a large number of lieutenants, second only to the flying cavalry battalion.
Except for the left battalion, which was relatively easy to achieve, the rest of the battalions suffered from serious shortages. This problem can only be solved through a new round of recruitment, training, and the use of old to bring in new ones. I'm afraid the camp owners will be busy for some time to come.
The 3,000 Wuhuan cavalry that Lu Zhi brought back from Youzhou was split into three thousand troops by Lu Bu and assigned to the middle battalion, the right battalion and the rear battalion respectively.
The middle battalion has the most serious shortage of personnel, and the defensive task is the heaviest, so Lu Bu should take care of the middle battalion. The right battalion was going to enter Hedong in the future and confront the Western Liang army for a long time, so it was in urgent need of cavalry, so LĂź Bu gave Zhang Liao a thousand Wuhuan cavalry. The rear camp was the most pitiful, there was no cavalry before, so Lu Bu assigned the remaining 1,000 Wuhuan cavalry to Zhao Yun.
With Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun's talent in the use of cavalry, the two of them are the most suitable candidates to take over as the commander of the flying cavalry battalion in the future, so Lu Bu will give them more inclination and care in terms of cavalry.
In addition to expanding the army, Lu Bu also arranged important positions for several talents brought by Lu Zhi from Jizhou.
Liu Hui was recruited by Lu Bu as the left Zhonglang of Tiance Mansion to assist Changshi Lu Zhi in managing the affairs of the Fuzhong. When Liu Hui was under Han Fu, he was Han Fu's big butler, and he was younger than Lu Zhi, and he was the most suitable person to serve as Lu Zhi's deputy.
The left servant of Tiance Mansion shot Chen Gong was promoted to Sima, and he succeeded Chen Gong as the left servant shot. After two years of experience, Chen Gong gradually became old in military scheduling, and this time he decisively sent Zhang Liao to Hedong when Lu Bu went out to fight, which made Lu Bu very satisfied. Fu Zhu is also a rare strategic talent, but after all, he is a newcomer, in order to show his attention, Lu Bu asked him to take over Chen Gong's position, which can be regarded as giving enough face.
Min Chun served as the governor of the state of Mu Ding Yuan. Geng Wu served as the chief secretary of the Tiance Mansion. Wei Qi is now a driver in the state, mainly responsible for the communication and coordination between the Tiance Mansion and the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, and sometimes one person is not busy at all. Lu Bu sent Min Chun to Ding Yuan, which not only allowed Min Chun to be properly resettled, but also gave Wei Qi a helper. The arrangement for Geng Wu is a bit up and down, but there are so many good positions, and it is impossible to cover everything and make everyone satisfied.
News of new personnel appointments and military expansions was sent out at the same time from the Tiance Mansion. This time, in order to play a deterrent role, Tiance Mansion deliberately spread the news on a large scale, so it quickly spread to Youzhou, Jizhou, Hanoi, Hedong and northern counties adjacent to Bingzhou.
After Yuan Shao received the news, he was in a very unhappy mood, and called Gao Ran, who was ineffective, and scolded him fiercely. Like Liu Hui and Min Chun, Yuan Shao didn't plan to requisition, but he didn't think about cheapening Lu Bu, and now they are all Lu Bu's subordinates.
After Dong Zhuo received the news, he was also very unhappy. Originally, he thought that Lu Bu had suffered a big loss in Yuanyin, and after Yang Feng was cleaned up by his subordinates in Hedong, Lu Bu would be honest for the time being, but Lu Bu actually announced the expansion of the army in a high-profile manner, which made Dong Zhuo feel deeply uneasy.
After Yu Fuluo received the news of the large-scale expansion of the Tiance Army, he hurriedly transferred Nandan Yuting to the north, and the fear of Lu Bu in his heart could be seen.