Chapter 162: Recruiting Veterans

The Sui army of 3,370 people captured slaves, although this number was not much compared to the 300,000 troops left in Sashui at the beginning, but it was also a large number. The logistics battalion has specially prepared a camp for them, with tents and clean uniforms.

Under the arrangement of the logistics battalion of the big battalion, the prisoners of the Sui army who had just taken off their anklets, everyone took off their already ragged clothes, and they didn't care that it was already mid-autumn at this time, and they rushed to jump into a small river not far from the big camp one by one, rubbing every inch of skin on their bodies over and over again, as if doing so could rub off the nightmarish days of running for hundreds of days.

Under the autumn sun, the Sui prisoners washed for almost an hour, rubbed their skin red and swollen, and then reluctantly went ashore one by one and changed into clean and familiar Sui military uniforms.

After taking a bath for more than an hour, changing into a neat and clean military uniform, combing his hair, and eating a full meal, the whole thing immediately changed.

Although it still looks very different from those soldiers of the Northeast Army, the spirit of the whole person has changed immediately. I can no longer find the slightest shadow of a slave in them, and my gestures are full of the feeling of being a soldier.

After they had eaten and drunk enough, the people of the Investigation Department began to register the more than 3,000 people one by one, registering their names, which army they had served in before they were captured, what were the commanders of the troops, and so on. Even the family situation of each person in the Central Plains was inquired about and registered. He also asked about the situation after he was captured, such as knowing which people had been captured, and which of their superiors had been killed in battle and which had been captured. and deliberately according to Chen Kefu's instructions, he carefully inquired about the information of Luo Lin's father, Zuo Yiwei, the general Luo Hu, as well as Li Benlei's two sons, Li Hu and Li's, and his three grandsons Li Chengyi, Li Chengli, and Li Chengzhi.

These six people are all officers of Zuo Yiwei, Luo Lin's father Luo Hu is General Zuo Yiwei Congsanpin, the two brothers Li Hu and Li Mao are the general of Zhengwupin Ying Yanglang, and the three brothers Li Chengyi are the captain of the Yue Cavalry of Zhengliupin, all of whom are high-level and middle-level officers. Among those prisoners, there were also some soldiers of Zuo Yiwei, and the old man Zhou Jin, who stood up and spoke before, was still Zuo Yiwei's Eagle Yang Lang general. However, after asking for a long time, most of the people said that they knew about these five people, but no one had seen them.

However, although no results were found, no one was sure that the five had been killed.

This made Luo Lin and Li Benlei, who had been in the camp all day, disappointed and happy at the same time. I was disappointed that I didn't hear from my family, and I was glad that since there were 60,000 captives and no one saw with their own eyes that their relatives were dead, it meant that there was still great hope that these people were alive.

In the evening, Chen Kefu personally summoned the officers among the more than 3,300 people. There were more than 3,300 people, and 270 officers at the rank of deputy and above.

However, the level is not high, and the highest is only Zhou Jin's Eagle Yang Lang General, and the Eagle Strike Lang General under him has three Yue Cai captains and twelve, after all, the Yue Cai School Captains are all cavalry with horses, and they are basically either killed in battle or run away. These twelve were all injured during the war, unable to walk, and lost their horses.

The infantry lieutenants were not strict, there were thirty-one, and most of them were captured by the whole encirclement at the end. The rest are such as Counselor Cangcao, Counselor Bingcao, Changshi,

There are more than 200 officers of all sizes, such as Sima, team leaders, and team deputies.

And the more than 3,000 soldiers are basically cavalry infantry, and there are more than 500 cavalry and more than 2,500 infantry. It can be said that this can be regarded as a small mixed force.

"I wonder what you're going to do? ,。

In the big account of the Chinese army in the barracks, Chen Kefu sat at the top and asked more than 200 officers and officers below.

For these people, in fact, Chen Kefu also has some ideas. These are all real government soldiers, and now these are all through the battle of life and death, if possible, of course he wants to incorporate them into his team. After all, no matter what, this is a real veteran, and it is much stronger than the tens of thousands of recruits under him.

Even if it can't be fully incorporated or a small part is reorganized, it will definitely be able to raise the combat effectiveness of the entire Northeast Army to a higher level. For him Chen Kefu, the Northeast Army was basically a broken barracks. And the broken barracks was originally a cavalry unit, full of cavalry officers up and down. ,

Today's broken barracks are limited to the expansion of scale, but they are no longer a simple cavalry unit, but a unit dominated by infantry. Although the cavalry is a high-tech branch, the original cavalry officers in the broken barracks, except for the old man Li Benlei, are basically just small cavalry

Born as an officer, he has no experience in leading infantry at all.

Use a group of middle and lower-level cavalry officers to expand and lead an infantry-based army. For Chen Dongfu, it feels unreliable. But it is difficult to cook without rice, he wants to get some infantry officers, but where to get them?

The seven people that Li Jie brought at the beginning, plus himself, those eight people were all regular generals, all veterans who had led the army for many years, and they were all experienced. But Chen Kefu and Li Jie and their gang were too late, how could they give them another chance.

And now is undoubtedly an opportunity, although these people are not generals, they are basically grassroots officers. These people can make up for his lack of a solid officer base at the bottom. However, it all depends on their opinions, after all, the twisted melon is not sweet.

Zhou Jin and the others stood in two rows in the tent, and they were stunned for a moment when they heard this. They were all military officers, but now both the court and their relatives at home thought they were dead. Now that they've just been rescued, they really haven't had time to think about what to do next.

Chen Kefu smiled, "I think so, after a while, everyone will write a few letters to their families, and then write a statement to the imperial court, explaining how they were captured, and the situation of being rescued after being captured until now, roughly write about it." As for me, I will also write a recital sheet to His Majesty to explain the situation in detail. When everyone was ready, I sent a team of soldiers to send these letters to the Central Plains. Everyone, although I must have felt homesick, everyone was reduced to slavery by those Goguryeo and was driven to do hard labor for more than a year, and their bodies were almost gone. If you go on the road now, you may not be able to go to the Central Plains. It's better to just rest here first, and then make the next step when your body is well. At that time, if Your Majesty summons you back to the Central Plains, it will be fine. If you are willing to stay in our Northeast Army, it will be even better. ,。

"Don't you know, when we stayed, there were only 10,000 people, and there were Goguryeo people on all sides, and I couldn't sleep all day and night. Later, we captured Liaodong City, and finally had a place to stay, but there are still many Liao people surrounding us near Liaodong City. ,。

"In desperation, I remembered that Your Majesty had ordered me to add ten new Yingyang Mansions after I conquered Liaodong City, and allowed me to temporarily recruit the people into an army. In the end, the men and horses were pulled up, and there was no shortage of armor and weapons, but there were few skilled soldiers. I withdrew 6,000 soldiers into the recruits, and the recruits were still in a mess. Last time, we used a trick to deceive more than 20,000 Goguryeo people from Anshi and Baiyan Zhucheng into an ambush in Liaodong City, and as a result, the defense line composed of more than 10,000 recruits was broken by thousands of Liao. Alas, shame on you. ,。

Chen Kefu was like an old lady, pulling more than 200 captive officers to complain there. Those who know know that he is the general of Zuotunwei, but those who don't know really think that he is a talker.

"Just this time, I brought 100,000 people over, of which 70,000 were reorganized new troops, all of them were well-armoured, sharp-armed, and strong-looking. But that's it, 100,000 people fought against Yuan Taidi and 30,000 people, and seven days before and after the battle, it was still more than 20,000 slaves in Yuan Taidi's army who surrendered before the formation, and we won. There was a favorable location in the canyon and an opportunity for a surprise attack, but in the end, more than 3,000 people were killed. At present, although the problem near Liaodong City has been solved temporarily, I am sure that in less than three months, the Liao people will definitely gather troops and horses to go north. At that time, just relying on those recruits, how will this Liaodong City be defended? How do I face His Majesty's entrustment? ,。

Zhou Jin and the other officers listened for a long time, and first Chen Kefu asked them to think about it themselves, but they only asked them to write a letter, but they were not allowed to leave. It is said that they should recuperate their bodies, but if they can really go, who can really have the heart to stay here to recuperate.

This is clearly to tell them that they will not be able to do without them until the DPRK and China have their opinions on how to deal with them. This was followed by a complaint here, saying that his soldiers and horses were all new recruits, and there were no suitable middle and lower-level officers. The meaning of these words is that he already wants them to be incorporated into his army.

After all, it has been captured for so long, and the court has already treated them all as dead, and when it appears at this time, no one knows what the emperor's attitude is. Only today did they learn that when Sasu was defeated, one of the nine generals of the Ninth Army attacking Pyongyang was killed, and the rest were all imprisoned in chains. Although Yu Wenshu and Yang Yichen and other generals got rid of their crimes by virtue of their relationship with the emperor, the general Yu Zhongwen finally became a substitute for the dead ghost and was beheaded by the knife.

If the emperor then felt that these defeated and captured officers were guilty, it would not have been even worse. Thinking about it, the officers stood there, their faces uncertain, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Keep asking for it, there will always be someone willing to tip.