Since the "Yamen of the Command Office" in Jicheng, which was personally led by Liu He, has been officially established, it cannot be just a vain decoration, and under its efficient and strict command system, it is necessary to have corresponding troops under his command and transfer.

According to Youzhou's actual bearing capacity, Liu He's long-brewing plan for the expansion and formation of the Fifth Route Army was finally officially launched. The reason why it was expanded before it was established is related to the current situation in Youzhou.

At present, the sum of the troops in Youzhou is about 55,000 people, of which it has been clear that the number of troops is Longhuwei, and in fact, there is a separate army structure of the cavalry and infantry led by Zhao Yun and Xu Rong respectively, so the main task of these three armies is to expand on the existing basis. The two units that really belong to the newly formed are the Duliao Army and the Youyan Army, and at present, in addition to the main general has been determined, the others have to start from scratch.

This far-reaching expansion operation led by Liu He first started from the western front of Youzhou, and kicked off with the flag awarding and formation of the army of Xiao Cavalry!

In order to show his attention, Liu He personally went to Macheng and participated in the naming ceremony of the Xiaocai Guard and the announcement of the appointment of the generals.

Prior to this, although the Youzhou cavalry commanded by Zhao Yun had not been officially awarded and named, the basic shelves had been set up, and only a certain number of cavalry needed to be added to it, and the number of fifteen thousand could be gathered. In order to make full use of the more than 40,000 surrendered troops captured last year, Liu He asked Murong Ping to send all the captured Liaodong cavalry to Gaoliu before the year, and let Zhao Yun carefully select them.

Among the various arms, the selection of cavalry is the most strict and harsh, Liu He asked Zhao Yun to first select cavalry seedlings from all the surrendered troops, it is to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the cavalry guards will not decline in the future, and the combat effectiveness can continue to be improved while the total strength is expanded.

Zhao Yun naturally understood Liu He's good intentions, so he made full use of the rare opportunity to rest and recuperate a year ago, and personally led several of his cavalry captains and military horses deep into the camp that contained the surrendered troops. In accordance with the increasingly perfect cavalry selection standards, one by one the assessment and testing, and finally selected 10,000 seedlings suitable for joining the cavalry.

Among the more than 40,000 surrendered troops, 10,000 cavalry seedlings can be selected, which is already a very high proportion, which has a lot to do with the fact that most of the surrendered troops are from Liaodong and Youzhou. If it is placed south of the Yellow River, it is not easy to select 10,000 cavalry seedlings from among the 100,000 young people, but if it is further south of the Yangtze River, 10,000 of the 200,000 young people may not be able to be selected.

There are more knights in the cold places in the north, and there are more sailors in the places where the water network in the south of the Yangtze River is dense, if Liu He wants to vigorously develop the water division in the future. The proportion of these soldiers in the north may be reversed.

After the New Year, Liu He allocated all the 1,000 Wuhuan soldiers given by the building to Zhao Yun, and then cheekily exchanged 1,000 Han veterans from Zhao Yun and filled them into the 3,000 cavalry battalion in Jicheng together. At the beginning, the 3,000 Jicheng cavalry led by Xian Yufu personally once escorted Liu He all the way back to Youzhou from Jizhou, and also cleared all kinds of spies and troublemakers in Jicheng during the period when Liu Yu was guarding Macheng. After all these years of back and forth, the original 3,000 cavalry had already dispersed to various places, and although they were replenished later, their combat power had decreased a lot, and they were obviously not as effective as these veterans under Zhao Yun who had fought in the south and the north.

These knights from the Wuhuan tribe of Juyong County are brave. But compared with Zhao Yun's experienced and loyal and reliable Han veterans, there is still a significant gap. If it were someone else, Zhao Yun would definitely not agree to exchange a thousand Han veterans for a thousand Wuhuan soldiers, because these Han veterans were the seeds of the Youzhou cavalry. As long as they serve as the backbone of the army, no matter how many alien soldiers join in, they can be tamed and assimilated, and eventually converge into an indomitable assault force.

Counting the nearly 5,000 cavalry that Zhang He brought to the Lingzhi branch in Liaoxi, the actual total number of cavalry under Zhao Yun has exceeded 20,000. According to Liu He's assumption. It is necessary to select 10,000 people with good qualifications from the reserve soldiers in each county to send them to Macheng, hand them over to Zhao Yun for unified training, and finally train them to become cavalry. Wait until all 30,000 cavalry have been trained. Except for the 15,000 people left by the Xiaocai Guard, the remaining 15,000 cavalry were distributed according to the establishment of 4,000 Longhuwei, 3,000 each of the Zhenbei Army and Duliao Army, and 5,000 Youyan Army, so as to ensure that all armies in Youzhou had a certain proportion of cavalry.

As the most assault and mobile force, cavalry is not suitable for the dense water network in the south of the Yangtze River, in the entire Central Plains and north of the Yellow River has room to play, Liu He equipped each infantry-based unit with thousands of light cavalry, which can not only enrich the tactics that each army can play, but also make the greatest use of the advantages of Youzhou.

What are the advantages of Youzhou? Naturally, the war horse resources are abundant, and cavalry troops can be formed on a large scale!

When Liu He personally came to Macheng, an important border town, with a military flag, a tiger talisman, and a letter from the general, he was warmly welcomed by the soldiers and civilians stationed here. At the beginning, the imperial court set up the Wuhuan Captain's Mansion in Ningcheng, but now it has been transferred to Macheng unconsciously, the main reason is that Liu He had been stationed here at the beginning, so the soldiers and civilians of the border area are more psychologically identified with this city.

Personally operated by the chief butler Liu Hui, the flag awarding ceremony of the Xiao Cavalry Guard was naturally very solemn and solemn. Liu He, wearing a golden armor, stood on the Macheng point platform, and handed over a scarlet gold wire trimmed military flag embroidered with two strong characters of "驍騎" to Zhao Yun's hands. After Zhao Yun held the flag in both hands, he immediately ordered the strong men in the army to hang this flag that symbolized courage and strength, and then shouted to the soldiers watching the ceremony: "Xiao Cavalry Guards Ten Thousand Victories!" ”

Thousands of warriors in the audience then followed Zhao Yun and shouted in unison: "Xiao Cavalry Guard Wansheng!" The loud and majestic voice soared into the sky, which greatly inspired the people in the city.

Zhao Yun shouted again: "The eldest prince is wise and martial!" ”

Thousands of warriors also shouted, "The eldest prince is wise and martial!" ”

The onlookers who were stopped outside the military field also shouted in unison: "The eldest prince is wise and martial!" ”

Liu He, who was standing in the center of the high platform, then raised his sword and waved it to the soldiers in the audience, and the scene was extremely warm for a while.

Liu He also announced in public the order of the Taifu Mansion to award Zhao Yun the title of Xiaocai General, which made Zhao Yun, who had never had an official title, become the titled general of Zhengsipin. "Xiao Cai" means brave and fierce cavalry, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Shi Fei General Li Guang was a Xiao cavalry general, led the cavalry to attack the Huns, and now Zhao Yun received this title again, which is well deserved. With Zhao Yun's previous outstanding military exploits, even if he is awarded the title of general of the third grade, it is not an exaggeration, but if he is promoted too quickly, with Zhao Yun's ability, the more troops he will command in the future, the more opportunities he will have to make great contributions, and he will face a situation that cannot be sealed later, which is not a good thing.

What's more critical is that Liu He's current military position is just a tiger general, if Zhao Yun's rank is too high, where will Liu He be?

For Zhao Yun, the title of general of several products is really not important, the key is how many soldiers and horses he can command. The name is a matter of face, as long as it can get by, no one will take it seriously.

In addition to promoting Zhao Yun to the military position, in order to encourage and comfort Liu Hui, who had worked hard and made great achievements, Liu He promoted Liu Hui to Cao Peng in the name of Liu Yu in Youzhou, Taifu Mansion, and at the same time let Liu Hui continue to serve as the head of the Wuhuan Colonel. According to this rhythm of development, it is a sure thing that Liu Hui will serve as the governor of a state in the future, and it is very likely that it will be Jizhou or Merge State.

In addition, Xiahou Lan and Murong Ping were also promoted this time, and were awarded the Wupinyamen General and Partial General by Liu Yu. Some other civilian officials who have made meritorious contributions to the battle on the Western Front of Youzhou, such as Liu Fang, Han Heng, Cheng Xu, Wei You and others, have also been rewarded, and none of them have been left behind.

After the flag awarding ceremony, Liu He took the time to meet the ugly side of the "Second Entrance Palace". Because they were worried that this ugly thing would break out and hurt people, Zhao Yun and Xu Huang not only personally guarded Liu He's side, but also used a thick and strong steel fence to separate Wen Chou from Liu He, and the safety and security work was very in place.

When he saw Wen Chou, who was stubble with a depressed expression, Liu He did not say sarcastic and sarcastic, but said indifferently: "General Wen is also a strong man in Hebei, why is he willing to be an eagle dog for a cold person like Yuan Benchu, and repeatedly offend Youzhou?" ”

Wen Chou held the iron fence and glared at Liu He, and scolded: "Liu family child, don't slander Yuan Gong with bad words!" Your father and son have been stealing from Youzhou for a long time, and they have long had the intention of usurping power and standing on their own, and everyone in Hebei will be punished! Wen someone was captured, but it was bad luck, if you want to kill, you have to scrape and listen to the honor, if I blink my eyes, I can't be a hero! ”

Wen Chou was so violent and inferior, he completely dispelled Liu He's idea of persuading him to surrender, he looked at Wen Chou indifferently and said: "There can be one or two in everything, but not more than three, this time you can survive under Zilong's spear, it is because he intends to spare your life." It has been more than four months since you were captured, but Yuan Benchu has ignored you and never sent anyone to negotiate the conditions for replacement, which shows that your position in his heart is not as good as before. ”

"This son deliberately took the time to meet you, not to persuade you to change camps, but to see how the so-called Hejian duo is. To be honest, even if you want to serve me, I don't feel comfortable accepting you! After some time, if Yuan Benchu doesn't send someone to ransom you back, I will let you go, but I don't know if you will still have the face to return to Baideng or Yecheng at that time? ”

After Liu He said these words, he stopped talking to Wen Chou, and walked out of the courtyard where Wen Chou was held with a dashing face.

"Childe, do you really want to release Wen Chou?" Xu Huang, who was following Liu He, asked a little puzzled, while Zhao Yun on the other side kept silent, thinking all about it.

Liu He said with a smile: "Hehe, of course it's true." Although Wen Chou is brave, but it is just the courage of a horseman, I have Zilong and Junyi under my command, and there are old and handsome people like General Xu, and now there is Gongming to follow, what is a mere Wen Chou? ”

Xu Huang was cautious by nature, and when he heard Liu He compare him with Zhao Yun and Zhang He, he didn't dare to hold it up at all, and hurriedly said modestly: "Gongzi praised Huang so falsely, which made Huang really panic. General Zhao and General Zhang deserve such praise from their sons, and they really dare not be on the same list! (To be continued......)

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