Xu Guanzhong's eyes slowly swept over the faces of each leader, and he saw that the heroes present were holding their breath, and many people bowed their heads slightly when they made eye contact with Xu Guanzhong.

Xu Guanzhong didn't know why the Ludao Cottage had come to announce such an important decision in the past, but he knew very well in his heart that being able to let a newcomer talk in front of everyone was definitely Wang Lun's expression of his importance, and he was erecting the authority of the new military advisor for himself. Xu Guanzhong calmed his slightly excited mood slightly, and only heard his unhurried voice sound in the hall:

"Let's calculate the horse's account first, we got more than 2,300 horses when we attacked the city, and more than 6,000 adult war horses were killed in the three horse farms, and when the time was broken, the chasing soldiers in the four states were broken, and there were more than 7,000 horses, and the total was about 16,000 horses, plus more than 7,500 cavalry who returned to the cottage after the war, so at present, we have a total of 23,500 horses in the cottage!"

Although the huge herd of war horses sent back to the cottage by the navy dazzled everyone, not everyone knew the specific amount of this batch of seizures, because when Xu Guanzhong introduced the details, many people in the hall gasped. Obediently, 16,000 war horses were captured, which is equivalent to more than twice the number of cottage war horses before.

It's just that after being surprised, when everyone heard that Lin Chong, Yang Zhi and other five battalions of cavalry were full of more than 2,000 people left, their faces changed drastically. Although they did not participate in the battle, the tragic number of nearly half of the brothers killed can be inferred from the severity of the battle. couldn't help but look at Lin Chong, Tang Bin and others who had returned from the bloody battle with concern.

Xu Guanzhong stayed for a moment, leaving everyone time to comfort their comrades. Half an hour later. Only to hear his voice resounding in the spacious hall:

"Regarding the distribution of this batch of war horses, my brother and several of our military divisions have discussed, first of all, the seven battalions of the horse army, as well as the rock battalion and the personal guard battalion, all of them are supplemented according to the specifications of 1,500 war horses this time. Of the remaining 10,000 war horses, 500 were allocated to each of the eight battalions of the infantry army. In addition, from now on, the infantry battalion will be expanded to 2,000 men. The last 6,000 horses, of which 4,000 were included in the reserve army of the horse army. One thousand horses were included in the infantry reserve. The last 1,000 horses were classified as the cottage garrison! ”

This decision was immediately embraced and cheered by the leaders of the infantry army. Unlike the leaders of the infantry army, who were jubilant and cheered loudly, the leaders of the horse army exchanged glances with puzzled expressions on their faces, although the long-awaited expansion of the army had become a reality. Horses are also in place. But where do the personnel come from?

Nine battalions of cavalry. According to the fifteen hundred men of each battalion, that is thirteen thousand five hundred, and when they return after the break, there are seven thousand five hundred. In addition, Lu Junyi, Wen Zhongrong, and Cui Ye joined with more than 1,400 skilled hands, and the gap is still about 4,600 people, which is not a small number. It is important to know that cavalry is not a foot soldier, as long as the newcomer enters the ranks, after simple training, he can look decent.

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Xu Guanzhong nodded at Yang Chun and said, "Leader Yang, let's introduce you to the situation of the army and the prisoners!" ”

Wang Lun was also in good spirits, wanting to see if Yang Chun's efforts these days had any effect. The captives who were originally like chickens on the way to retreat have now become an important part of the expansion of the cottage army. It can really be said that this time is also a time, and that time is also a time.

Yang Chun arched his hand towards Xu Guanzhong, looked at Wang Lun and said: "The 1,200 soldiers selected by Yang Zhi's envoy and Suo Xianxian, after the test along the way, can completely show that they are willing to join our Liangshan army. Of the 700 cavalrymen captured by my brother in the Battle of Yukou, 533 were willing to join our army. There are more than 1,100 prisoners in Danzhou and Bozhou captured by the trapping camp and Lu Tizhi respectively, and 827 people are willing to do it anyway! ”

Yang Chun's numbers are very accurate, and it can be seen that he is attentive. And Wang Lun was brought into contemplation by the numbers he reported.

Seventy or eighty percent of the captives are willing to surrender?

These people are fighting to the death with themselves on the battlefield, except for the Bozhou army, the others can be described as Hebei elite soldiers, brave and brave, I didn't expect that as soon as I was captured, I would surrender? ! Wang Lun pondered for a moment and asked Yang Chundao, "In your opinion, why are these people willing to join us?" ”

Yang Chun scratched his head and said, "What the junior brother guessed, he couldn't be sure." It is estimated that the pension of one hundred yuan for the fallen brothers in the cottage made the captives red-eyed. The younger brother has heard people complain more than once, they said that they lost their lives for the court, in addition to asking the white-haired people in the family to send the black-haired people, but they are exempt from taxes for two years, plus some insignificant clothes, rations, and loose money, if they vote for Liangshan, even if they die in front of the battle in a blink of an eye, the family will not have to worry for the rest of their lives! ”

"! said so, but I don't know what is left of the pension in the hands of the most dear family! When Suo Chao heard Yang Chun say this, he resonated and couldn't help but be indignant. As soon as he finished speaking, I saw Tang Bin, Huang Xin and others echoing their words.

In the middle and late stages of the empire, the joints that supported the operation of this behemoth gradually decayed, and all the regulations on paper were out of shape in practice.

It is ironic that these forbidden soldiers surrendered because they were attracted by the pension, for these soldiers, dying for Liangshan is obviously more valuable, and they can sell their lives for a good price.

Wang Lun was silent for a long time. He really didn't know whether Lu Dao should be happy with his cottage pension system, or sad for these actions of exchanging the most difficult capital in his life for the security of his family for the rest of his life.

"Brother Zhu Wu, starting tomorrow, I will hand over these people to you!" Wang Lun stood up, walked back and forth under the plaque of "Walking for Heaven", walked several times, and saw Wang Lun suddenly raise his head and say:

"You have to let them know that our Liangshan is not spending money to buy them to sell their lives, and this is not a deal! The people on this cottage are fighting for themselves, for their relatives, and for thousands of people, and we know what we are doing, and we enjoy it, at the expense of ourselves. That's why we can never flinch in the face of several times the enemy, so our group of people who were ordinary people not long ago can defeat them, the elite of the Hebei Forbidden Army! When Wang Lun said this, he suddenly pointed to his temple, looked at Zhu Wu, and said word by word:

"Because we are full here, we know where our tomorrow is, and they are empty here, and they have nothing to pretend!"

Seeing this, Zhu Wu subconsciously stood up and hurriedly said: "Brother, don't worry, the younger brother will go after the meeting, and he will definitely tell them this truth!" ”

At this time, Wang Lun took the tea handed by Xiao Jiasui, took a sip, sat back in his seat, and said: "These more than 50,000 people, before leaving Liangshan for Jeju Island, all affairs in the cottage are fully responsible for Xiao Daguan. The infantry army is now busy expanding the army, so Xie Zhen and Xie Bao will go back to the camp to train their troops first, and ask the three leaders of Yang Lin, Sun Xin, and Gu Sister-in-law to temporarily assist Yu Daguanren. ”

"The 21,000 river workers who were willing to join the army, after resting for three days, all went to the garrison to report. Among the other more than 50,000 people, if they wish to join the army, they will also be sent to the garrison. At present, the Hebei army that is willing to surrender is about 2,500 people, and there are more than 7,000 places left. ”

"The Ma Army's Huang Dujian, Deputy General Ding, and Deputy General Gong temporarily assisted Teacher Xu and Brother Deng in training this huge number of recruits; The infantry army is also average, Lu Tizhi and Shi Dalang temporarily assisted Teacher Luan and Ma Lin brothers! ”

Wang Lun gave the order in one breath, and the leaders involved got up one after another to receive the order, and then Wang Jin proposed: "As the saying goes, sharpening a knife is not a mistake for chopping wood, and the younger brother has a suggestion, that is, to leave a group of experienced veterans in the reserve army of each army, and it is not necessary to expand them into the war camp, and they will assist us in training new soldiers, and we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort!" ”

Wang Lun nodded secretly when he heard this, this 800,000 forbidden army leader is a veteran, as soon as he took office, he asked a question to the point, Wang Lun turned around and communicated with the three military advisors, and after a while, I saw him nod and said: "What Wang Jiaotou said is reasonable, the Daimyo Mansion has fought several bloody battles, and many brothers are disabled, I originally wanted them to go to Jeju Island and learn from Li Yun to learn the skills of the capital, in this case, the battalion owners can also ask for their opinions to see if they are willing to stay in the army to teach." In addition, veterans over the age of 40 in each army can also be converted to teaching, and the reward is still calculated according to the soldiers! ”

Seeing that Wang Lun not only adopted his own opinion, but also reasonably expanded this suggestion in a very short period of time, Wang Jin couldn't help but nod secretly. The crippled sergeant is only crippled, his consciousness is still intact, and he can survive the bloody battle, and he must have an understanding of the battlefield that ordinary people can't reach, and these are undoubtedly valuable experiences that money can't buy for recruits who have never seen blood.

Inspired by Wang Jin, Wang Lun had a new idea in a short period of time, only to see him ponder for a moment and speak: "Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Tang Bin, Zhang Qing four battalions, this battle has suffered a lot of casualties for the cottage, and it is difficult to recover combat effectiveness in a short time just by replenishing new soldiers. In this way, the three battalions of Qin Ming, Xu Ning, and Hao Siwen basically did not hurt their muscles and bones in this battle, so that the three battalions produced a total of 1,000 cavalry to supplement the above four battalions, and the above four battalions were returned to Qin Ming and other three battalions according to the ratio of welcoming three to one, so as to achieve a balance of combat power of each battalion! ”

This order involved almost all the cavalry battalions, and the chief and deputy generals of each battalion couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and the commander of the fourth battalion who suffered heavy casualties in the first battle at Yukou naturally had no doubt, but Qin Ming was happy and entangled, and he was happy that who wouldn't want a veteran who had gone through a bloody battle of that scale in Yukou? But he had to pay the price of more than 330 people, which made him entangled for a while. After thinking for a while, he looked at Lin Chong and the others:

"Whoever you want, you choose for yourself, and I will not stop you! But I want to choose who I want! Do you dare to answer me? (To be continued......)