Yi Chen's expression was solemn, this was also a last resort, if one Shen was able to come in, it was difficult to guarantee that other immortals would not come in.

But it may also be that Shen Lu's strength is the strongest, so he can sneak in quietly.

In any case, it was his task to bring 10,000 fresh troops to the west safely, and it was also what he should do.

A statement like Luo Ning's is not true at all, 10,000 horses are not afraid of immortals, and grinding can also grind to death, and the key people are willing to grind with you.

He didn't believe that the immortals really wanted to come in just to kill a few inconsequential soldiers?

Yi Chen hasn't lived enough, and then people will definitely catch him and kill him, and there is no master in the new army, and the highest is probably himself.

Unlike the protection of a large army with a group of Ouchi guards and elite iron horsemen and crossbowmen, the leading general of this kind of legion is really unlucky to encounter immortals.

If there are immortals with the army, many things are solved, there is no need to worry at all, and it is nothing to boldly take the nearest route, although there is likely to be an ambush or something ahead, but it is not easy for the immortals to kill a few leaders to scare and scare people.

Having solved the problem of the big problem in his heart, Yi Chen asked again: "Didn't Lord Wang say that I could only scrape together 5,000 new troops in Jinzhou, how could this be doubled. Could it be that the news a few days ago really attracted more enthusiastic young people?"

Wang Lan smiled and shook his head, "Yes, but it's not, people's hearts are unpredictable, I underestimated the good sons and daughters of Jinzhou before." ”

"The captain doesn't know, I have a total of only 400,000 households in Jinzhou, including women, children, the elderly, the wounded and sick, and then remove the standing garrison to squeeze out 10,000 new troops has reached the limit, since His Majesty ascended the throne, the adjusted military system, from the non-local conscription to the local self-conscription, the states according to the economic ability to raise soldiers, but peacetime can only be maintained in enough daily garrison, only in this wartime situation can be recruited under the orders of the imperial court to participate in the war, before everyone served in the military, but to the age or due to injury, You can choose to retire on your own. Luo Ning gushed about the situation in Jinzhou.

Before, Yi Chen also wondered why the Xuanzhi army was not uniformly deployed by the imperial court, it turned out that this system was also involved, and I am afraid that only Li Feng could adopt this system freely.

Yi Chen didn't know that in fact, everything was still under the control of the imperial court, and of course it was impossible for the imperial court to watch these feudal officials support their own troops and dare to recruit troops without the permission of the court, which was an unreasonable Zhujiu clan.

And this time, because of the previous policy of court deliberations, I didn't want to make the world uneasy and turbulent, so I temporarily delegated the power of the deployment of soldiers and horses to the land of Sanzhou, and the rest were naturally firmly pinched in the palm of the hands of the rulers in the temple.

Moreover, compared with the recruitment in other places, the pros and cons of local recruitment are not measured by Yi Chen, but by His Majesty the Emperor, who is higher than the sky.

To put it bluntly, this is a gimmick, even if it is a local conscription? Transferring the entire army away is not a matter of the first sentence, it just sounds good, and it is more convenient for your local soldiers to visit their relatives and return home.

Just like this war in the western frontier, the soldiers recruited from Jinzhou are definitely much better than those recruited from other places, and the combat effectiveness will also be improved in the dark, why? Because after the western frontier is their home, even if you are not patriotic, the family must be taken care of, who must not work hard?

Wang Lan sighed leisurely: "It's not easy to raise soldiers, how many people's contributions are needed to raise a soldier, and the three states in my western border add up to only more than one million households, and the support that can be given to the Great Wall is really weak, compared to the power of the country, it is still too far behind." However, our side is on the defensive, and it is still superior. ”

Shi Benlei's voice was also a little heavy, the middle-aged general who had been in the army for more than 20 years spoke: "My Xuanzhi Continent has gone through several twists and turns, hundreds of years of chaotic warfare, and it has long been full of holes. ”

Luo Ning and Xia You stood in the big tent like door gods, in their eyes, they only needed to care about what they needed to do, after all, where their responsibilities were, and to worry about higher hearts was to mediocrity and self-disturbance.

Wang Lan's eyes were deep, he looked at the road map intently, and muttered: "What I am most worried about is not the war in the west, although it is urgent, it will not collapse, but if there is a disaster within the empire at this time, the result is still unknown." ”

Everyone present was silent, they knew that the calamity mentioned in the state decree referred to the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, those who had not died in the past, how could they miss such a wonderful opportunity for the two Xuan to start a war.

Yi Chen thought differently from them, if Xuanzhi really didn't survive this blow and perished, for him, he would just have to find another way out, and then find a way to improve his influence and status. But there is also a person in that group of thieves who he attaches great importance to.

The Great Xuan Shi Emperor is still nowhere to be found, and I wonder if he can save the empire that is about to enter the depths of distress if he returns.

He can understand these descendants of the dead country, no one wants to just let it go, but is it really good to do this, even if it succeeds, the world should be chaotic or chaotic, it will never end, and the only descendant of Yi Guo is himself, I don't know if the original courtiers of Yi Guo will also plan it.

The time points to the evening.

Under Wang Lan's instructions, the new army began to drink heavily before leaving, and there was only one requirement, that is, to act in moderation, after all, alcohol was not allowed in the army, and if it wasn't for Lord Wang's private order, they wouldn't be feasting here.

"Today, I, Wang Lan, am not the state commander, and the generals around me are not your bosses, we are all comrades-in-arms, and our homeland is guarded by you, this is your honor! On behalf of the people of Jinzhou, I salute all the soldiers and soldiers! I hope that you will make great achievements in battle and return triumphantly! Everyone! Before leaving, this jar of wine is happy! After Wang Lan finished speaking, he took the lead in drinking it all, and everyone in the audience applauded and drank the wine in the cup together.

After Wang Lan finished speaking, the generals and soldiers present rose up to talk, cherishing every minute and second before departure.

Yi Chen was in a no-man's corner on the field, looking at the wine jar in front of him alone in a daze, he looked at the laughter around him, thinking that this was the last joy of the soldiers.

Since ancient times, when soldiers are in battle, how many strong men have become dry bones, and how many armor have not been returned.

"Captain, let me introduce myself, my name is Hong Tan! My brothers all call me Lao Hong Tou, and the reason why I am called so is because I am a veteran who has been on the battlefield and retreated. Lao Hong's face was red, and it seemed that he had been drinking.

Yi Chen stood up with a smile and poured himself a glass of wine, "Yi Chen will give my brother a glass first!"

"Hey, I can't help it, how can a general toast his soldiers first. Lao Hongtou saw Yi Chen, who had drunk it all, and his face was slightly excited.

Yi Chen held the slightly drunk old Hongtou and said with a smile: "Every hero deserves Yi Chen's toast to him, and the old brother's words are not refreshing enough." ”

When Hong Tan heard the young man say this, he didn't shirk it, and laughed loudly: "Then our veteran also relies on the old man to sell the old once, so he won't be polite! But Lord Captain, we don't know how to do the work of slapping horses, just talk about something serious, old Hongtou, I like you as a young general, you are the first general to toast me alone!"

Immediately afterwards, Lao Hongtou drank the wine, wiped the tears in his eyes and turned to leave.

Yi Chenxu held his hand and fixed it there, looking at Hong Tan who was walking away in a daze.

Lao Hongtou returned to the crowd, resumed his laughing posture, and kept boasting to the people next to him that the captain who had killed the grandmaster at a young age just now had given him a glass of wine.

provoked the new army in the crowd to look at Yi Chen frequently.

Although Wang Lan said before that there are no superiors and subordinates tonight, and there is no respect and humility for comrades-in-arms and brothers-in-arms, but the gap between officers and soldiers still exists, even in this case, soldiers gather together, which is also an unspoken rule in the army, because in their opinion, soldiers and soldiers are at the same level, and they don't have so many scruples when they talk together, and they are more open.

Perhaps in the middle and grass-roots junior colonels, the small positions such as the chief and the chief are closer to the soldiers, but the estrangement between them and the generals who commanded thousands of troops still exists.

Wang Lan sat with a kind of Jinzhou general, they watched all this with their own eyes, especially the scene where Yi Chen took the initiative to toast the old man, without too much politeness, nor did he say some sensational remarks, it was completely done in one go, and there was no trace of intention.

"Lord Governor, I really admire this Yi Chen brother, is he really the first day of being a soldier?" Luo Ning held the cup in a daze, forgetting to toast with his boss.

Wang Lan was also a little surprised, and said with a wry smile: "If he wasn't a soldier on the first day, would he be able to do such a thing?"

No matter in which environment, the general between the superiors and subordinates will not be honest with each other, but also respect and order, in order to maintain the majesty of the superiors, which is the so-called shelf, will not take the initiative to toast a pawn, if you give everyone a toast, then what kind of system.

However, now that Yi Chen's fame is in full swing, it is normal to cause this kind of sensation, you can think about it from another perspective, what an honor it would be for a local martial arts master to suddenly toast a glass of wine to Bai Ding who had introduced himself, and what kind of impact would it have on a small scale.

If Yi Chen was just an airborne gentleman, then this kind of scene would never have appeared today, let alone an old soldier coming forward to toast, all of which came from the butterfly effect caused by killing Yan Ling.

Xia You's stiff face was paralyzed, and an ugly smile appeared imperceptibly, quietly looking at the young general who was drinking alone.