It is said that the 20,000 Qingxu soldiers stationed in Lu County, since they went to the county seat of the eldest son and the city of Crouching Tiger a few times, everyone was blushing for the enviable treatment of the soldiers in the state, and they were even more anxious that everyone stayed in the rich land and the party did nothing, so they deserted one after another, begging the commander to take the army to make some extra money together, and when they returned to Qingzhou and Xuzhou, they would also have an explanation to their families.

These small commanders themselves also have this idea, but they are intimidated by the power of a few commanders, and they are in a dilemma, and they want to say it but dare not say it. When everyone was hesitating, it suddenly came out that Tai Shici, the chief general of the Qingzhou Army, accepted the eldest son of General Zhenbei as an apprentice, and Mi Zhu, the military division of the Xuzhou Army, turned out to be Zhao Xing's eldest brother.

The news is not over here, and more amazing things have been revealed one after another. Wu Anguo, who mysteriously disappeared some time ago, was actually a guest in Crouching Tiger City, and some people saw him entering and leaving the Zhenbei General's Mansion with their own eyes; the strategist Wang Xiu went to the Taihang Academy to observe, but he was reluctant to come back after he left, and now he was hired by the Taihang Academy as a guest teacher; the military generals Sun Guan and Cao Bao privately visited the Crouching Tiger Lecture Hall, and each obtained a set of high-grade blades and a dagger that sharpened iron like clay......

Now that these generals have taken the lead, many soldiers from poor families in the Qingxu soldiers have the courage to go to the recruitment office that has only recently been set up in Lu County, expressing their willingness to temporarily join Bingzhou and contribute to the defense of the city in the north of Bingzhou. The "Volunteer Army Recruitment Office" specially set up for the Qingxu soldiers naturally did not refuse to come, and opened the door every day to accept the registration of the Qingxu soldiers, and recruited nearly 1,000 people within two or three days.

After this situation reached Tai Shici's ears, he didn't seem surprised at all, and even said to the guards who passed the message: "Tell the generals of each battalion to restrain their subordinates." Since everyone has nothing to do in Lu County, joining the Bingzhou Volunteer Army can not only get training, but also earn wealth, this kind of best of both worlds, we don't want to be wicked and cut off the brothers' financial route. For those who are willing to participate in the battle to defend the state, the battalions will not obstruct or interfere with it, and it will be entirely voluntary. ”

With the covert support of Tai Shici, Mi Zhu and others, the number of Qingxu soldiers who went to the recruitment office increased dramatically, and sometimes there was even a phenomenon of soldiers signing up collectively for the whole tun and the whole song. This craze for joining the army and merging the state did not end until ten days later, and the original 20,000 Qingxu soldiers, but 123 soldiers chose to be temporarily employed in the state, joined the Zhenbei Army "Northern Volunteer Army", and went to Wuyuan and Yunzhong to assist the Zhenbei Army to garrison the city.

The remaining seven or eight thousand people naturally did not want to be cannon fodder, or were afraid of the cold weather in the north, or were lazy by nature, in short, these people chose to continue to stay in Luxian and wait for the end of the war, and then return to Qingzhou and Xuzhou safely. For these people, even if they are forcibly sent to the front-line battlefield, it will only have the negative effect of disturbing the morale of the army, so it is not necessarily a pity to let them stay in Luxian honestly.

So did Wu Anguo, who was secretly kidnapped, really appear in Crouching Tiger City? The answer is yes. After Hua Weiguo took advantage of the night to tie him up and return to Wu Anguo, he ordered someone to send him back to Crouching Tiger City directly and handed it over to his boss Li Jinsi to take care of. Li Jinsi, who was in charge of the housekeeping, had nothing to do, and when he heard that he had tied up a military general who wanted to do something with Bingzhou, he immediately came to the momentum, learned from his cousin Zhao Xing, and played the trick of abducting Wu Anguo.

Wu Anguo was a donkey-tempered person, and he was kidnapped from the camp in the dark, which made him feel very shameless, until he was kidnapped back to Crouching Tiger City, and then he knew that he had been calculated by the state. He originally thought that he would be beheaded by Zhao Xing and hung on the Huguan to scare the Qingxu Army, but later heard that the entire Qingxu Army was abducted into the Huguan, and he had no idea for a while.

In order to make Wu Anguo believe, Li Jinsi deliberately made three chapters with Wu Anguo, and personally took Wu Anguo to Luxian secretly, and happened to see a team of Qingxu soldiers go to the recruitment office to sign up, then Wu Anguo had nothing to say, so he had to return to Crouching Tiger City depressed.

In order to further stimulate Wu Anguo, Li Jinsi took him to secretly watch Tai Shici teach Zhao Zhenbang's martial arts, Mi Zhu discussed things with Liu Jili and Qin Yilu, the chief housekeepers of Zhao Mansion, Wang Xiu stood on the podium to give lectures to the students of Taihang Academy, Cao Bao and Sun Guan lectured in the Crouching Tiger Martial Arts Hall and the generals of the state inside performed martial arts, etc., which made Wu Anguo unbelievable.

In the end, Li Jinsi had a showdown with Wu Anguo, saying that he had let out the wind, and Wu Anguo was the internal response of the Bingzhou Army hidden in the Qingxu Army, and now the task was completed and he returned to Crouching Tiger City smoothly.

Although Wu Anguo has a stubborn temper, it doesn't mean that he is stupid, he also understands that what Li Jinsi said is not to scare people, but because of the current situation, the black pot of secretly surrendering to the state has been carried on his back, and he can't get rid of it at all, so in desperation, he had to agree to Li Jinsi and join the state from then on. Li Jinsi also patted his chest and promised that he would arrange for someone to secretly bring Wu Anguo's family to the state so as not to be framed.

As for Cao Bao and Sun Guan, Zhao Xing specially told Li Jinsi not to launch a mass offensive against them, and only arranged for these two to go to the Crouching Tiger Martial Arts Hall for training for a period of time to improve some skills, and then return to Xuzhou to continue to listen to Tao Qian's account. Zhao Xing did this, but also considered the long-term, he was afraid that Tao Qian, who did not have many generals available to him, would be quickly annexed by Cao Cao, so he wanted to secretly help Tao Qian, and it would be considered a stumbling block for Cao Heizi in the future.

Wang Xiu was originally a scribe, he didn't like to fight and kill, he used to follow Kong Rong behind, and he also dealt with some official documents and civil affairs, this time he followed the team to the north and merged with the state, it was really because there was no military advisor in the Qingzhou army, and he was persuaded by Kong Rong's good words to agree. Since arriving safely in Lu County, Wang Xiu's whole person has relaxed, and he can't help Mi Zhu's encouragement, and went to Taihang Academy early to study, but after going there, he actually met a virtuous person like the hospital and Guan Ning.

In fact, since Li Jinsi successfully recruited the most difficult Wu Anguo, the middle and high-level generals of the Qingxu Army who participated in the campaign against Zhao have all been "red". Whether it is Tai Shici and Mi Zhu, who have already devoted themselves to Bingzhou, or Cao Bao and Sun Guan, who have a good impression of Bingzhou, and Wang Xiu, who is immersed in teaching, they have a new understanding and views on Bingzhou in their hearts, and they sympathize with Bingzhou's experience from a personal emotional point of view, and they will not be easily co-opted by other forces in the future.

The only exception is the strategist Chen Deng, who is a big family in Xuzhou, and his father Chen Qi is also a far-sighted and resourceful person. He had specifically told Chen Deng not to fight against the state, but he also warned Chen Deng not to take refuge in the state, and the Chen family could just take a cold look at the war between the court and the state. Chen Deng, who kept his father's admonition in mind, watched Qingxu Bing sign up to participate in the defense of the state, and did not stop him, but he also politely declined the olive branch extended to him by the Zhenbei General's Mansion, he just went to Zuixian Mansion every day to order a few small dishes, and drank a few cups of wine, as for other things, he didn't ask anything.

The recruitment of generals in the state has always been the focus of the heart, and for the wise scribes, they have never used indiscriminate means to coerce, so Zhao Xing also followed Chen Deng in the party. I believe that with his wisdom, he will never do anything that puts himself in danger.