Xu Huang couldn't understand why Zhao Xing used an old gentleman who was fifty years old as a military advisor, but Zhao Xing did have his own reasons for being indispensable.

Although Chen Qi is 50 years old and has lived in seclusion in the East China Sea, he is not an old and faint person. At the beginning, he retired from the position of Xiapi State Minister, mainly to create an opportunity for his son Chen Deng to take the position, otherwise with Chen Qi's age, even if he worked for more than ten years, it would not be too late to "retire and be laid off".

Chen Jue, who was idle at home, had nothing to do, so he followed the Mi family's caravan to Quanzhou by boat, and then traveled all the way from Quanzhou to Crouching Tiger City. said that it was a tour of the mountains and rivers, but in fact, Chen Jue was secretly investigating the internal affairs model of the Jin Kingdom, and it could be regarded as a way to understand the legendary figure Zhao Xing.

When Chen Jue arrived in Crouching Tiger City, he would naturally not be left out in the cold, after all, the father and son of the family had followed Jin Guo wholeheartedly, and the three Chen father and son (Chen Jue, Chen Dengjia and Chen Ying) were also good talents, especially Chen Dengke, who was very valuable and necessary. Zhao Xing invited many heavyweight celebrities, such as Cai Yong, Zhang Jian, Guan Ning, Bing Yuan, Liu Dai, etc., to accompany Chen Qi to travel around the Jin Kingdom, which made Chen Qi feel that he had a lot of face, and the matter of Zhao Xing's recruitment came forward to come naturally.

Chen Qi is also a far-sighted and wise man, he came to the Jin Kingdom from Xuzhou, and he also had the idea of finding a way out for the Chen family. Qingxu Erzhou has been stared at by the surrounding princes, and it is obviously not a peaceful place, and Chen Jue learned about the purchase of an island by the Jin Navy to build a military port in the East China Sea, so he thought that once something happened, he would transfer the foundation of the Chen family to the territory controlled by the Jin State through the waterway.

Chen Qi just wanted to come to Jin Kingdom to find some opportunities to settle down and start a business, but he didn't expect Zhao Xing to extend an olive branch to him, this kind of fleeting big opportunity, he naturally would not let go.

Zhao Xing was so enthusiastic about using Chen Qi because: first, he felt that encircling Guo Jia and Pang Tong, the two top strategists, by his side, was always shrouded by his invincible aura, which was not conducive to the development of the two, and would delay the front-line troops who really needed top strategists;

Since it is necessary to enable Li Ru, who is not very reassuring, then letting Chen Jue, the old ginger, also follow behind, will play a role in reminding and guarding against Li Ru. Zhao Xing's use of Li Ru and Chen Qi is definitely a wonderful move that others can't imagine!

When Zhao Xing carefully analyzed the reason why he wanted to use Chen Qi to Xu Huang, Xu Huang looked at Zhao Xing with a very strange look, which made Zhao Xing, who had always been bold, feel a little hairy in his heart.

Xu Huang looked at Zhao Xing with strange eyes, but he felt that Zhao Xing was becoming more and more calculating now, and sometimes he would even unnaturally think of the matter of the Five Tigers' alliance at the beginning, whether it was a game carefully laid out by Zhao Xing. Of course, Xu Huang has no grudge against Zhao Xing, after so many years of brotherhood, he really likes and supports this sworn brother.

Next, Xu Huang finally had the opportunity to tell Zhao Xing about the two ideas he and Chen Gong had already discussed, about expanding the army and building the pass.

After listening to this, Zhao Xing felt that it was very necessary, and he needed to hurry up to implement it, so he said: "The expansion of the Crouching Tiger Army, I have considered it as early as when the Xiongwu Army and the Xiong Zhen Army expanded the army, and it will be expanded to 40,000 people at one time, and there is no problem in other aspects, the key is the selection of soldiers." The banner of "the first army in the world" cannot be thrown down, so where to send 20,000 soldiers with strong combat effectiveness has become the key. ”

Xu Huang said: "There is no need to draw candidates from other armies, just recruit 20,000 people directly from the reserve forces, and I guarantee that within half a year, we will train to the current combat effectiveness level of the Crouching Tiger Army!"

Zhao Xing disagreed with this, feeling that half a year was too long, so he said: "This time Gu Yuan was attacked, and a very important reason why the Crouching Tiger Army did not catch the murderer was that there was no cavalry. Taking the opportunity of this expansion, I plan to transfer 5,000 light cavalry from the Flying Tiger Army, 5,000 special operations troops from the Xiong Zhen Army, 5,000 infantry cavalry from the Dragoon Army, and 5,000 heavy armored infantry from the Vanguard Army, so as to expand the Crouching Tiger Army to 40,000 men in one step, so that it will have the ability to adapt to complex combat missions!"

Xu Huang saw that Zhao Xing insisted on his own opinion, so he didn't dwell too much on the matter of Bingyuan, so he asked Zhao Xing: "What about the matter of rebuilding Jiguan?"

Zhao Xing replied: "This matter will be handed over to your new military division Pang Tong to handle, he has been by my side for a long time, he is very familiar with the various departments within the Jin Kingdom, and can easily deal with how to apply for military expenses, recruit people's husbands, and call craftsmen." ”

Now that the two major events have been decided, Xu Huang's face can be regarded as completely back to normal, he is not in a hurry to avenge Deng Mao and the officers and soldiers of the Second Light Infantry Division now, and after Pang Tong comes, the Crouching Tiger Army naturally has a way to make Zhang Fei, who is stationed in Hedong, deflated.

After sending Xu Huang away, Zhao Xing asked Chen Gong to invite Chen Gong to the mansion and explained his new appointment. Chen Gong had no opinion on letting him go to Youzhou to serve as the state pastor, and felt that Zhao Xing was so reused and trusted by himself, and his heart was warm.

After the ambitious Chen Gong left, Zhao Xing asked people to find Pang Tong again.

Zhao Xing said to Pang Tong: "The Crouching Tiger Army will be expanded from tomorrow, the number is set at 40,000, and the military advisor Chen Gong will go to Youzhou to replace Gongsun Chan as the state pastor, and Gongsun Chan will go to Jizhou with Zhao Yun, what does Shi Yuan think?"

Pang Tong thought for a moment, and then replied: "Such personnel adjustments can be said to make the best use of each other, but the Crouching Tiger Army is at the juncture of expanding the army, and after transferring Chen Gong away, wouldn't it make Commander Xu work hard?"

Zhao Xing smiled a little wryly, and then he told Pang Tong: "In order not to let Commander Xu work alone, he had to appoint Shi Yuan to assist him!"

For this sudden appointment, Pang Tong was really not mentally prepared, and he only spoke after he shook his head: "The qualifications of the Tong are shallow, and the days of following the lord are short, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public. ”

The smile on Zhao Xing's face gradually dissipated, and he told Pang Tong solemnly: "In the Protector Army, you never rank seniority according to seniority, everything is based on ability and ability, Shiyuan doesn't have to worry about this, I believe that Commander Xu Gongming will definitely not despise you." Shi Yuan, do you know why I asked you to take the position of military advisor of the Crouching Tiger Army, which is about to be expanded?"

Pang Tong shook his head, indicating that he couldn't guess.

Zhao Xing then said: "Although Shi Yuan didn't talk about the 'Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chicks' after coming to the Northland, I know that you and Zhuge Kong Ming are the top resourceful people in the world, and now Kong Ming has assisted Liu Bei, which has caused many obstacles to the Jin Kingdom." From the analysis of the intelligence we have, behind the events such as the salt ban movement, the run on the turmoil, the Han Sui rebellion, and Zhu Jun's takeover of Yecheng and Zhang Fei's garrison in Hedong, there are all shadows of Zhuge Kongming giving advice to Liu Bei. 'Wolong' is so powerful, now it's time for you, the 'phoenix', to show your skills for the safety of the Jin Kingdom!"

"Thank you for such a great love, Shi Yuan should live up to the trust!" Hearing this, Pang Tong no longer shirked, and firmly took over the position of the new military advisor of the Crouching Tiger Army.