Obviously, Yang An was very worried that the plan to expand and transform the chariot troops could not be carried out smoothly, if he could not expand the chariot troops as much as possible, once the Yan army moved south, the only chariot troops would probably be unable to resist.

"General, now the army of Yan is actively preparing for war, but the king has sent Li Shuqu to Yecheng to build water conservancy, which will greatly consume Hebei's civil and material resources, so won't our army's preparation plan be greatly affected!" Zhang Hao said nervously.

When Xie Ai heard this, he was also a little worried, but he understood that Hua'an sent Li Shuqu to Hebei to vigorously develop Hebei's agriculture, after all, only by developing Hebei's agriculture can Hebei be more stable, but resources are limited, if a lot of manpower and material resources are invested in the construction of water conservancy, the resources that can be used to prepare for war are very few.

"The two generals don't have to worry, the king must have a reason for doing this, maybe the king has a plan?" Xie An Zhengse said.

When Yang An heard this, he said softly: "I hope that Li Shuqu's actions will not affect our army's expansion of the chariot force." ”

"That's right, it's already like this, and we can only think on the bright side." Zhang Hao also said.

"Report, general, the king has just sent a handwritten letter, please take a look at it." Just as they were talking about expanding the chariot force, Hua'an's order arrived.

Seeing that Hua An had already given instructions, Xie Ai hurriedly took the letter and immediately opened it to watch.

"General, what instructions does the king have, do you agree with our plan to expand the army?" Seeing Xie Ai's happy face, Yang An hurriedly asked.

Xie Ai nodded happily and said loudly: "That's right, the king has already agreed to our request to expand the chariot force, not only that, but the five thousand chariots and equipment under General Chen's command. As well as the 3,000 crossbows in the treasury of Luoyang City, all of them were also transported to Yecheng, and I believe that it will not take a few days for this batch of equipment to arrive in Yecheng, so that our army can immediately conduct training. ”

"It's wonderful. Not only did the king agree, but he also removed some of the equipment from General Chen's command, so that it would be easier for us to form a charioteer. Yang An was overjoyed when he heard this, and said loudly.

"General, in this way, we can immediately expand the charioteers." Zhang Hao said loudly.

Yang An smiled, looked at the two, and said, "The two generals are not in a hurry. Wang Shang made it very clear in the letter that he wanted our army to secretly train this transformed charioteer into a killer team, so that at a critical time, it could severely damage the main army of Yan State, so our army's chariot unit will be formed after it is formed. Secret training is necessary to avoid being discovered by Yan Guo's fine work. ”

"General. Yan Guo's meticulous work is pervasive, and the scale of the chariot force is so large, how can this evade their detection? It's not easy. Obviously, Yang An felt that it was difficult for tens of thousands of tank troops to be invisible.

"General, is there any good way for the king? You can hide the chariot troops! Zhang Hao asked loudly.

Xie Ai nodded, and said with a straight face: "The king's intention is to let our army divide half of the chariot troops and conduct strict training on the outskirts of Yecheng according to the original equipment. And let the other half of the troops secretly drive into the secret valley far away from Yecheng for hard training, and, as long as there is no combat mission, all the soldiers in the valley are not allowed to leave at will, and the soldiers in the valley, the grain and grass and other baggage they need are all transported by the baggage battalion, and they must choose to transport them at night, in case they are discovered by Yan Guozuo. ”

"Great, it turns out that the king has already planned, so that half of the chariot troops will attract the attention of the Yan State scouts on the outskirts of Yecheng, so that the Yan State scouts will not be able to know about the expansion of our army." Zhang Hao said happily.

"General, since the king has already given the order, why don't we start the operation immediately, first gather 20,000 reserve regiments, and start training as soon as a large number of equipment arrives." Yang An said eagerly.

Xie Ai thought for a moment, and said: "The king asked us to secretly train killer troops, then we must first find a hidden valley that can accommodate the training of 20,000 charioteers!" Summoning the Reserve Corps is a trivial matter! ”

Obviously, Xie Ai felt that finding the valley where the 20,000 charioteers could be hidden was the top priority at the moment, and as for summoning the reserve army, it was something that could be done at any time.

When Zhang Hao and Yang An heard this, they both nodded approvingly.

"General, there are many mountains more than ten miles away from the west side of Yecheng, we can go there to find out, there must be a suitable place for military training." Yang An said loudly.

"Yes! If you want to find a valley suitable for secret training, you can only look for the west side of Yecheng, and there must be no other directions. Zhang Hao also believes that only on the west side of Yecheng can it be possible to find a valley suitable for hidden troops.

Xie Ai nodded when he heard this, he naturally understood that only on the west side of Yecheng, which was mountainous, could it be possible to find a valley suitable for secret military training.

"Two generals, it will take at least a while for the equipment from Luoyang City to arrive in Yecheng, why don't we set off and go to the west to find a suitable training site, how about it?" Xie Ai looked at Yang An and Zhang Oy, and asked with a straight face.

"Okay, then let's go." Yang An agreed loudly.

"I agree, let's go now!" Zhang Hao also loudly agreed.

Xie Ai nodded, and led Yang An and Zhang Oy, as well as dozens of guards, to the mountainous area on the west side of Yecheng.

After galloping for less than half an hour, they arrived at the mountainous area of more than ten miles on the west side of Yecheng, where the mountains are stacked and green, full of peaks and valleys, the terrain can be described as extremely treacherous, and it is a good place to hide soldiers.

"General, you see, there are many valleys here, and we must be able to find a suitable location for training." Yang An looked at the surrounding peaks and valleys and said loudly.

"General, there are too many valleys here, why don't we split up and look for them! It can also be faster. Zhang Hao said softly.

When Xie Ai heard this, he felt that it made sense, so he agreed: "Okay, then we will each take a group of men and horses, and go to find a valley suitable for secret training in three ways, no matter what the result is, after an hour, we will meet here." ”

"Yes, General." Yang An and Zhang Hao clenched their fists to lead the order, and led a group of men and horses to the left and right sides, while Xie Ai led the remaining group of men and horses to the front.

The three groups went deep into the mountain, carried out active exploration, and recorded what they saw along the way, so as to compare with the other two groups and find the most suitable location for training.

An hour later, the three groups returned to their positions before separation, Zhang Hao arrived first, and Yang An and Xie Ai followed.

Xie Ai looked at the two of them, and Zhengse asked, "How did the two generals gain and have they found a suitable position?" ”

Zhang Hao first hugged his fists and said: "General, the last general found a rather large valley, which is enough to accommodate 30,000 horses for training, but there are too many entrances and exits in the valley, there are two large exits, in addition, there are three small entrances and exits, the concealment is not too good, in addition, there are several valleys with good concealment, but the area in the valley is too small to accommodate 20,000 horses of our army." ”

Hearing this, Xie Ai shook his head, the few valleys discovered by Zhang Oyster were obviously not very ideal, and they could not meet the needs of secretly training charioteers, and the few valleys he found by himself were not satisfactory, at this moment, Xie Ai pinned all his hopes on Yang An, if the valley discovered by Yang An was not very ideal, then they had to come again next time.

"General Yang, what are your findings, is there a suitable place for military training?" Xie Ai looked at Yang An and asked loudly.

Yang An hugged his fists and said: "General, the last general found a rather large gourd valley, this gourd valley is connected by two valleys of different sizes, the larger valley inside is enough to accommodate 50,000 troops, the outer valley is smaller, can only accommodate 5,000 people and horses, the valley has only one entrance, and the part connected between the two valleys, the width is only ten zhang, it is very convenient to establish a sentry, in addition, the most important point is that in the big valley inside, there is a small cave, and the cave keeps flowing out of the spring. And in the valley formed a small river, this small river has been flowing to the outside of the valley, with this small river, the army's drinking water problem can be well solved! He was extremely happy.

Xie Ai and Zhang Hao were also very happy when they heard this, after all, if there really was such a good valley, the secret training of chariot troops could be completely implemented.

"General Yang, lead the way immediately, I am going to go and see it in person, this so-called gourd valley." Xie Ai ordered loudly.

"Okay, two generals come with me." Yang An answered, and rode his horse in the direction of Hulu Valley, while Xie Ai and Zhang Hao followed closely behind.

It didn't take long for the group to arrive at the gourd valley and stop at the mouth of the gourd valley.

Xie Ai looked up and saw that the valley mouth of the gourd mouth was five zhang wide, with cliffs on both sides, and in addition, in the low-lying place near the right, a small river with a width of less than one zhang was formed, which looked like a good valley mouth terrain.

Riding his horse along the road at the mouth of the valley for about fifty zhang, he entered the first valley of the gourd valley, which seemed to be large enough to accommodate 5,000 men and horses, and the terrain in the valley was quite flat, surrounded by steep cliffs, and it was definitely a good place to camp soldiers.

After carefully exploring the first valley, Xie Ai and his party followed the junction of the two valleys and entered the second valley.

The area of the second valley seems to be much larger than the first valley, and it is absolutely not a problem to garrison 50,000 soldiers, which makes Xie Ai and other generals very happy.

"General, why don't you use this place as a location for secret training chariot troops!" Yang An looked at Xie Ai and said loudly. (To be continued......)