Chen Ting listened to it and responded! Hui Fenggong, the elite infantry is well trained, he will be selected from the remaining soldiers of the first battle of Hanzhong and some of the Hanzhong soldiers from the end of the northern part of the country, as if the soldiers from Shangyong County have grown up in the mountains since childhood. Full of physical strength, although it cannot be said that running in the mountains is like walking on the ground, but it is also walking like flying; Since childhood, soldiers from Hanzhong have often entered the mountains of Yizhou, and there is not much problem in fighting in the mountains. ”

After Zhang Xiu listened, he asked, "Wenyuan." After all, this sergeant was once a descendant, but is there a problem? ”

Zhang Liao said with a smile: "Please rest assured, it is because these soldiers are descending the car, and the last general and Gongming use the method of agitation against them, and now they are practicing every day, even with the soldiers from Shangyong County, I believe that as long as it takes a while, they can run in, and then they will be a team of elite infantry." ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and asked, "I just heard what Wen Yuan said." Why are these soldiers mainly engaged in mountain warfare? ”

Zhang Zi smiled: "What the lord thinks is wrong. ”

Zhang Xiuqi said: "What do you mean by this?"

Zhang Liao said: "The foot soldier is not like the cavalry, the cavalry is supplemented by war horses, and the physical requirements are not so high, and the physical requirements of the foot soldiers are several times higher than that of the cavalry, so the selection of the elite foot soldiers must be based on physical strength first." The foot soldiers with higher physical strength should be the soldiers who grew up in the mountains and ran in the mountains. The lord also knew that when Gao Shun formed the trapping camp, he selected the elite from the wolf riders in the state. In addition to his superb riding skills, the son of the state is also proficient. Physical strength is also its strength, which is why the state is mountainous

After listening to this, Zhang Xiu nodded and said: "I see, Xiu doesn't know much about foot soldiers, and this time it is a long experience." ”

Several people heard Zhang Jiang admit that he was inadequate. At the same time, he secretly said: "A certain person really didn't choose the wrong one, Zhang Xiushi is the master."

At this time, Zhang Liao said again: "Lord, Liao hasn't finished speaking

Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "But Xiu is anxious, Wen Yuan and continue."

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "The cavalry is supplemented by war horses. But long-distance running has no such advantages for foot soldiers. But foot soldiers also have their advantages. It is possible to cross mountains and shorten the distance. When attacking, it has the effect of surprise attack. This is a characteristic of the foot soldiers practiced by Liao and Gongming. In addition to these, Liao knew that the trapping camp had a set of combined attack techniques, this set of combined attack techniques was created by Gao Shun himself, and Liao only knew one or two, but after Liao and Gongming's deduction, he also created a set of combined attack techniques, which had a good effect on cavalry or foot soldiers, but he still needed the help of the lord in terms of weapons and equipment. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said, "Just come." ”

Zhang Liao replied: "The army of 3,000 people needs to prepare 3,000 pairs of light armor, 3,000 knives, 6,000 throwing guns, and 15,000 hidden axes."

After listening to it, Zhang Xiu took a breath of cold air, what Zhang Liao said was definitely not a small amount, and at the same time Zhang Xiu secretly said in his heart: "What is fighting in a war is money, this sentence is not wrong, now it is just a matter of forming three thousand elite foot soldiers, and the cost is so big." "I can't help but embroider without heartache.

Seeing Zhang Xiu's hesitant face, Fa Zheng hurriedly stepped out and said, "My lord, although it costs a lot. But General Wen Yuan and General Gongming formed this infantry force, and they could fight against a hundred. ”

Zhang Liao heard it and said: "Mr. Xiaozhi praised it falsely, with one enemy and one hundred Liao, he does not dare to guarantee it, but for the ordinary army, with one enemy and ten without losing one person, Liao can be a head guarantee." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "What's wrong with you, Xiu didn't say that it would not be formed, and now Xiu is thinking about how to increase the money and grain in the warehouse, so that there will be money and food available when the elite troops are built in the future." ”

After a pause, Zhang Xiu took the pen and ink and a somewhat yellowed piece of Caihou paper, wrote on it, and stamped the seal, and then asked Hu Che'er next to him to take it to Zhang Liao, and said: "Wenyuan." And take this order to Yuan Chang and Bohou, and let them prepare ordnance for your department. ”

Zhang Liao replied loudly: "No." After that, Zhang Liao said: "Please give the name of this army."

Zhang Xiu thought for a while and said, "Since the knife is the main weapon, let's be the Blood Blade Battalion." I hope that Wenyuan and Komeito will use the blood of the enemy to forge the prestige of the Bloody Blade Battalion

Zhang Liao heard it and said happily: "Thank you for the name." ”

At this time, Zhang Xiu asked Hu Che'er next to him: "Hu Che'er, what happened to the army I want you to train with Zhou Cang?" ”

Hu Che'er scratched his head and smirked: "I don't know how to train them, Brother Zhou asked each of them to take a mace, charge on horseback, and smash all the boulders that stood in the way." ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said with a smile: "Hey, I didn't think that Zhou Cang was not a barbarian, Xiu thought that you didn't know how to scrape, and I didn't think he could come up with this method, yes, really good." "Zhang Xiu asked Hu Che'er and Zhou Cang to form an elite army. It was a thousand strong men, armed with maces ranging from 50 to 100 catties, and men and horses were dressed in heavy armor, which were used to charge and destroy the enemy. This group of men and horses has spent a lot of effort, and the fine iron required for heavy armor and maces is huge, and the war horses must also be the best, only excellent and endurance

Originally, Zhang Xiu was worried that Hu Che'er and Zhou Cang, the two barbarians, didn't know how to train this elite army, how did they know that barbarians also had a way to train barbarians, and the method that Zhou Cang came up with was very close to Zhang Xiu's original intention of training this army. This army is protected by heavy armor first, and there is no need to think much about defense at all, if you can't even defend yourself with heavy armor, it is useless to think of more methods. Secondly, this army does not need to play any formation, putting out a formation will only be a waste of the physical strength of the war horse, there is a heavy armor defense, they only need to rush over, use the mace to attack desperately, and tear through the enemy's defense line. Therefore, Zhou Cang's practice of letting them smash boulders with maces is

Hu Che'er heard Zhang Xiu's praise and scratched his head. He smirked for a moment, and suddenly thought of something, so he said angrily: "That, lord, Zilong, Wenyuan, their troops all have names. You should also give my troops a name. ”

This remark made everyone laugh, and after laughing, Zhang Xiu said: "Since your troops are all strong men, and the military name is Pangu Lishi, I hope that this army can have the power to open the sky." ”

Hu Che'er smiled and said, "Thank you for the name." ”

Zhang Xiu chatted with everyone for a while, and only then did Hua Xiong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Hu Che'er leave. Lian Dajun went, leaving only Jia Xu and Fa Zheng.

Zhang Xiu naturally knew the meaning of the two staying, since the return of the battle of Hanfeng, Zhang Xiu and Ma Jun either went to study Quyuan plough and printing, or accompanied his wife at home, and the three counties were stable. The construction is also proceeding in an orderly manner, and there is no need for Zhang Xiu to come forward to solve the problem.

I saw Zhang Xiu smile, and Ran Jia said: "Wenhe, what is the situation of the princes in various places now?" ”

Jia Xu replied with grace: "The situation of the princes in various places, Xu will start after Dong Zhuo's death. Last year's inextricable battle in Hebei this year is unusually calm, Gongsun Zhan invaded Jixian at the beginning of the year, killed Liu Yu, and then commanded the entire Youzhou, because Liu Yu won the hearts of the people. In order to stabilize Youzhou, Gongsun Zhan did not immediately start a war with Yuan Shao. And Yuan Shao also had almost exhausted his food stock due to the battle with Gongsun Zan last year, and he also recuperated. After Dong Zhuo's death, the situation in Guanzhong and Liangzhou was still the same, and the lord had been paying attention to it and knew it very well, so he didn't talk about it. ”

After a pause, Jia Xu said again: "Liu Biao here in Jingzhou has a new general, and his name is Wenpin, I heard that his martial arts are not weak, and he also has a strategy, but he is a general's talent. Now he is training an army near Gangneung, the South County Governance Office, if it is not bad. The first success of this army should be when Liu Biao sent troops to recover the four counties of Jingnan. As for Yizhou, the general Yan Yan has returned to Jiangzhou, while Zhang Ren is staying in Zhanghuang County, supervising the defense of Zhanghuang and Jiameng Pass. ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Since Liu Zhang is determined to defend the south side of Shu Dao, I am not welcome, and we will wait until the Gongming army has been drilled." Troops were sent to Yinping County to the west of Hanzhong County, but Yinping County had no good generals to defend it, and there were not many defenders, so it was easy to take it down. ”

Fa Zheng heard it and said with a smile: "What the lord said is reasonable. However, it is not recommended to take Yinping County at this time. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said suspiciously: "Filial piety and straightforwardness." ”

Fa Zheng said: "What the lord said is not bad. There is no general in Yinping County, and there are not many defenders, so it can be seen that Liu Zhang only ordered Zhang Ren to garrison the camphor slag city south of the exit of Shu Road. Liu Zhang was afraid that he had given up all the land north of Shu Dao. It is not difficult to take Yinping County, but Yinping County passes through Qishan Avenue in the north. You can go north out of Liangzhou, Longxi, Tianshui two counties. In the future, the lord will take down Liangzhou. If not, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles, and from Yinping out of Liangzhou, it can be a surprise soldier all the way, after all, what is the situation in Yinping County in Shuzhong, the people of Xiliang do not know, and they think that the cavalry comes and goes like the wind. I also don't put the Shu foot soldiers in my eyes, so I think that Yinping County will not be taken at this time, and Yinping County will be taken down when Liangzhou is taken. ”

Jia Xu also said: "My lord, what you said bluntly is very true, at this time, I am afraid that taking down the Yin Ping will startle the grass and snakes, so that Ma Teng and Fu Sui have a guard against the south. The lord only needs to send spies to keep a close eye on the situation in Yinping County, and there is no need to take Yinping County. ”

Zhang Xiu thought for a while and said: "What Xiaozhi and Wenhe said is reasonable, but if Yinping County is not taken as soon as possible, I am afraid that Zhang Ren of Zhanghuang will make some changes, and I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to our army at that time." ”

Jia Xu heard it and said: "The lord doesn't need to worry, there is already a way to deal with Zhang Ren." ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said in surprise: "Wen is gentle and carefully." ”

Jia Xu said: "Xu once discussed with Wen Wei to deal with Zhang Ren, you can use a discordant strategy, although Zhang Ren is loyal to Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang After Zhang Lu's betrayal, he is only afraid that his subordinates will also be wary." And it is possible to take advantage of this point to use the relationship between the lord and Zhang Ren to discord between the brother and sister, even if Liu Zhang cannot abandon Zhang Ren, it can also make Liu Zhang have doubts about Zhang Ren, so that Zhang Ren must have many constraints on his actions. ”