To be honest, Zhao Xun didn't want to become a new military captain, once he became a new military captain, he would be pulled here and couldn't get out for the time being. But Li Yu decided that he didn't even have a chance to refuse, so he made him a captain of the first battalion of the New Army.

Forget it, take it one step at a time, maybe it's not a bad thing. Zhao Xun secretly comforted himself. But he still felt that something had changed, otherwise Li Yu should not have made himself a captain of the first battalion, but should have kept Zhao Xun away from the new army. After all, every qiē of this new army was provided by Zhao Xun.

"Wei Chen, immediately send someone to Yanzhou Mansion in the name of Zhao Yan, contact the Huolin Army, and let them support the armor and bows and arrows of three thousand people, by the way, let the Shuizi Battalion escort it, don't have any accidents. Wei Dong. Ordered all of us to keep a firm watch on Du Yuan and Gongsun Yang, and the surrounding situation should also be closely monitored. Ordered the fire word camp, don't reveal my identity, fortunately, I put on makeup, and I am a little different from me on weekdays. You five sentinels should also pay attention, here, you are not easy to expose. Zhao Xun said sternly.

The recruitment of new recruits is very easy, I heard that there is a salary, and there is a settling-in allowance of five yuan per person, and within three days, there are as many as 10,000 applicants. Of course, during the registration period, Zhao Xun paid for everyone's food and accommodation, which is also the reason for the continuous flow of young and strong people.

If it is said that it is three thousand, there will be no more recruits, and there are not many soldiers, this truth is still very clear to Zhao Xun. Three days have passed, except for some people with special abilities, Li Lingfeng is not continuing to recruit. The next is a five-day emergency training, from which 3,000 capable people are selected. Of course, everyone can only stay after verification, which is also what Li Lingfeng has been strict with Li Yu.

The uncomfortable military posture every morning, noon, and night, and the messy training such as long and short runs, so that these recruits are eager to live and die, and they are secretly scolded. On the first day, nearly 1,000 people quit, and Li Lingfeng was not reluctant, and after giving them 1,000 yuan and 10 catties of coarse grain, he let them go home. Let these deserters be moved and ashamed.

The next day, hundreds of people couldn't bear it, and they were still thousands of dollars and more than ten catties of food, so they were sent home. During the training, six lieutenants accompanied the training, and the officers from top to bottom of the Shunzhou army also watched from the sidelines. From the beginning of the disapproving Tao and later secretly surprised, the meaning of which is naturally not for outsiders. The arrangement of the Huolin Army to treat these young and strong people also made some officers secretly broken. The people under Li Yu also gradually learned that the Shunzhou Army had a new army with a relatively benevolent and righteous army. Why is he said to be righteous? The new soldiers bought the people's belongings, not a lot of money, and even helped the people in difficulty. This is actually the most basic requirement that must be met when training recruits of the Fire Lin Army. I don't want you to be great, but you must not harm the people, and you will never be spared.

"I might as well too! The Shunzhou army is not as good as it! Knowing the expression of the new army, Li Yu said with a lonely expression to the others.

Five days later, the new army only had 7,000 people, but Li Lingfeng still only needed 3,000, and after a series of assessments, 3,500 people were finally left, and the rest were all let go home, and each person was given two yuan of money and 20 catties of food. Although they were reluctant, these defeated young men still returned home separately, but the benevolence and righteousness of the new army were also spread.

The reason why there are more than 500 people is that you need 500 scouts, war horses? When Zhao Xun came, he seized 400 horses, and later seized a lot, although most of them were given to Li Yu, but some of them fell into his own hands. These five hundred people are the candidates for scouting.

Presumably, Zhao Xun's actions in the Shunzhou Army and Zhao Kang's actions in the Qingyang Army were much more convenient. With Li Muzhi's wealth and the assistance of Li Muzhi's internal personnel, Zhao Kang soon established a new army of 3,000 as Li Muzhi's Li family, which was also well treated and strictly trained, and these 3,000 soldiers were allocated by Bao Shuyang. After Zhao Kang saw it, he kicked out two thousand old and weak, and recruited two thousand to reorganize himself. In addition, the 13,000-strong Qingyang Army, among the people installed by Li Muzhi, controls 3,000, and Bao Shuyang holds 10,000 people. Of course, after handing over three thousand to Zhao Kang, there are still seven thousand in his hand.

The Qingyang Army is different from the Shunzhou Army, the Qingyang Army is composed of mountain bandits, and they all obey Bao Shuyang's orders, but Bao Shuyang, who was born in this mountain bandit, although he can't say that he loves the people, he doesn't harm the people. In short, it's okay to treat the people. What makes Zhao Kang a little unclear is that this Bao Shuyang has no sense of the overall situation, and is completely the idea of a mountain bandit leader. I only know how to occupy a place and live my own small life in peace. Even Zhao Kang couldn't convince him in the name of Li Muzhi. Fortunately, Bao Muyang also knew that many of his materials needed to be purchased or obtained in Li Muzhi's hands, and he knew Li Muzhi's energy very well, and he didn't dare to be presumptuous. In the end, Bao Muyang agreed with Zhao Kang's opinion and joined forces with the Shunzhou Army to resist the Yan Army in the south and the Black Snake Army in the north. Bao Muyang is not stupid, he also knows that once the Shunzhou Army is finished, he will not be good. So he handed over this kind of thing to Zhao Kang with full authority, and he still lived the life of the master of his own side.

"You say, how did this Bao Muyang become the leader of a faction?" Zhao Kang shook his head and said.

Lu Ziliang said with a smile: "Most of the Qingyang army is composed of mountain bandits from Shunzhou Mansion, you must know that this Shunzhou Mansion is bordered by the Khitans in the north, and there are many horse thieves in the border area. And Bao Muyang used to be heroic and righteous, so he became famous on the road. With the support of Li Huaiyuan, he responded to every call. That's what reputation does, and sometimes, it's more useful than anything else. ”

"By the way, Captain Zhao, now you can send someone to the Shunzhou Army to liaise and reach an alliance. At the same time, let our people also establish commercial channels, we can't just rely on Li Muzhi's materials to raise the army, once Li Muzhi has a problem there, we will be in big trouble. ”

"In addition, Lord Metropolitan said that all battalions of cavalry must be expanded, and I think the expansion of the army here, except for the Nufeng battalion, the rest of the battalions will have to wait for a while." Lu Ziliang said.

"What does Master Strategist mean is that the place where we expand our army is in this Shunzhou Mansion?" Zhao Kang said thoughtfully.

"Yes, you must know that our Huolin Army now has a lot of soldiers, in addition to more than 13,000 prisoners of the Martial Army, all of whom are good material for cavalry. With the current situation of the two prefectures, they can no longer afford to raise too many soldiers and horses for the time being, and the Shunzhou Mansion is the hope of expanding the army. The area of Shunzhou Mansion is half larger than that of Yanzhou Prefecture, and the northern part is a grassland, which is convenient for raising horses and the development of cavalry. In the same way, in order to defend against the northern forces, we also need a strong cavalry army. Therefore, the cavalry expansion is just after the Shunzhou Mansion. Therefore, we try to recruit as many young people as possible who can ride horses, or start training them in horsemanship, so that they can only be incorporated into the armies in the future, so as not to be in a hurry. ”

"By the way, when we set off, the lord said that in addition to educating our subordinates on the military regulations of the Huolin Army, we should also unify the standard equipment, what do the military advisors think?" Zhao Kang asked. Zhao Xun explained to him, if you have something, just ask Lu Ziliang, this person is a smart person.

Lu Ziliang smiled: "My lord is so calculating! This is also to facilitate our reign in the future, and to make us famous first. In this way, the unity of the Huolin Army is black armor and red inside, and so are we, no matter what the armor is, but the inner bottom must be red. But don't play the banner of my Huolin Army, this must be explained to the people below first. What the adults mean this time is to quietly move down the Shunzhou Mansion to deal with the reaction of Youzhou and the imperial court. ”

Zhao Kang said with some worry: "Could it be that the imperial court wants to attack us?" But have they forgotten that we have regained lost land? ”

Lu Ziliang sneered: "The imperial court? In the eyes of the imperial court, not to mention the land of several mansions, even if the land of a state is lost, they will not care, those big people value their own interests more. However, even if we want to do it, we will not do it until we defeat the Tatar army in Weizhou and Shunzhou. Now, they're waiting to see us fight the Stadiers. ”

Ten days later, the equipment of 3,500 people arrived, and as for the underwear bottom village, Zhao Xun paid for the people of Gaoling County to cut it, which was also a red shirt. During the Warring States Period, the land of Yan and Zhao in the north was still red! For this reason, the people of Gaoling County also earned a handicraft fee, and their lives were a little better.

The Shuizi battalion transported the materials outside the boundaries of Gaoling County, and after the handover of the Shunzhou army, they turned and left. Several military advisors of the Huolin Army took advantage of the internal discord of the Beihai tribe to establish the new city of Beifeng City, fifty miles northwest of Yanzhou Mansion. The Water Battalion and the Zhongzi Battalion are responsible for patrolling the surrounding safety.

Because Zhao Xun deliberately put back the soldiers of the Beihai tribes, some of the actions of the Beihai King were passed out, coupled with the Beihai King's handling of more than ten tribal territories, the Beihai tribes all knew the secret meaning of the Beihai King, and suddenly they began to disagree with the Beihai King, and some military orders were implemented without speed at all, and even directly shirked. In this regard, the North Sea King was furious, but there was nothing he could do, so he had to deal with it slowly.

The planned Beifeng City is more than 600 meters long and is a military fortress, more than 50 miles away from Yanzhou Mansion in the southeast and more than 70 miles away from Shunzhou Mansion in the southwest. To the east and north is the territory of the Beihai tribes, while to the west is the sphere of influence of the Khitans. As soon as this city is completed, the pressure on Yanzhou Mansion will be greatly reduced, and there will basically be no more heavy sieges. And Shunzhou Mansion will also receive a certain amount of protection, and the North Wind City will add a threat to the Khitans and add an insurance to Shunzhou Mansion. Zhao Xun did not hesitate to approve this plan. Not to mention anything else, just building this city is equivalent to expanding the territory of Yan Kingdom to the north for more than 50 miles, which is completely worth it!

"The training of this Fire Lin Army is really different! Admire! Xin Ming said with admiration.

"Lord Zhao, you actually want to take these three or five hundred thousand people for your own use, right?" Xie Tong said slowly. Xin Ming looked at Zhao Xun tightly, while Zhu Xian and Yang Qiu also looked at Zhao Xun, but there was no surprise or worry.

Zhao Xun smiled indifferently: "What's the use of saying this?" Let's defeat the Evil Army and the Black Snake Army. ”

Xie Tong still said unhurriedly: "I have thought about it for a long time, and I still decided to do it with you, because I believe that you can better govern Shunzhou Mansion." ”

"Me too!" Zhu Tear and Yang Qiu said in unison, and after speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"There is discord within the Shunzhou army, and Lord Li is not far away from the ruthless rectification, if this continues, the Shunzhou army will be finished. I agree with what Xie Tong meant. I looked at the situation in Yanzhou Mansion and the situation after the establishment of the new army, and then I found that compared with the Huolin Army, where are we saving the people of Shunzhou Mansion...... Forget it, don't talk about this, I'm willing to do it with you, in fact, I don't want to go down like this, as you said, good man, when the sword is in all directions, and the horse is the enemy chief! By the way, I think Master Li should know your identity Lord Zhao. Xin Ming said lightly.

Zhao Xun was happy in his heart, it seems that this more than a month has not been done in vain, in addition to the new army defeating several scattered horse thieves sent by the Black Snake Army, it has also won the trust of several young generals, but Xin Ming's words also made Zhao Xun frown.

"Good! In this case, in the future, we will work together to defeat the Yan army and return the Shunzhou capital to a blue sky. Of course, we can also achieve something and make a name for ourselves. Zhao Xun said loudly with a smile.