Guyang County!

Sent troops together to take Guyang County. Li Mu didn't expect Ma Shuo to make such a suggestion to him. Sending 30,000 troops is actually not much, and now his descendants under Li Mu's own command are no less than this number, in addition, as the deputy governor of the Pingxi Army, he can also mobilize part of the Pingxi Army.

It's just that Li Mu always has a obedient feeling in his heart, he came here to win over Ma Shuo, and of course, he also wanted to get an iron weapon from the other party. However, now it seems as if he is being treated as free labor by the other party.

However, the temptation of iron weapons, Li Mu also couldn't stop.

After weighing it, Li Mu still nodded and agreed to Ma Shuo's suggestion to send troops. However, Li Mu was not stupid, and immediately bargained with Ma Shuo. There must be no problem in sending troops, but after taking Guyang County, how to divide the territory.

At this time, of course Li Mu will not be polite, what should be asked for is naturally still wanted. And from the perspective of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate, Li Mu hopes to help his father win more territory. However, he also knew very well in his heart that he had won it with Ma Shuo, and he couldn't take it all into his pocket.

From the fact that his father opened such a bargaining chip, it was already destined that Ma Shuo could not be a complete vassal of his Li family, and the relationship between the two sides was more of a cooperative relationship. Of course, it's not that Li Lingwei doesn't want to annex Ma Shuo, it's just that the Zhenban army at this time no longer has that kind of strength.

As for the division of territory, Ma Shuo is still very generous, he only needs the area of Guyang County near Huangsha City, which is almost one-third of the entire Guyang County, because that mining area is exactly in this range. Not only that, Ma Shuo, the county seat of Guyang County, gave it to Li Mu.

Li Mu is still quite satisfied with this result. Li Mu was very happy about Ma Shuo's generosity, so the two began to seriously discuss the matter of sending troops.

Soldiers are fast.

Therefore, Ma Shuo directly agreed to send troops in three days.

The soldiers are divided into two ways.

Ma Shuo was from Xiaolongkou, and Li Mu's men and horses were killed from the northern route to Guyang County from two directions. As long as Guyang County is taken, Guyang County will basically be in hand, because there are basically no barbarians stationed in those border villages outside the city.

Although the barbarians temporarily occupied Guyang County, their stronghold points were mainly in Guyang County, and other places were just their plundering grounds. Because these barbarians have not planned to manage this place for a long time, otherwise they will have to do a lot of emigration, and if that time comes, it will not be so easy to regain the lost territory.

"Metropolitan Governor, see you in Guyang City in three days!"

"The history of the horse march, see you in Guyang City!"

"Hahaha!"

After everything was agreed, Li Mu and Ma Shuo left the Huangsha City City Lord's Mansion one after another, and each began to mobilize soldiers, horses, food and grass to prepare for the expedition.

Li Mu and Ma Shuo left together, and the empty city lord's mansion was left with Ximen Xiong, the city lord who no longer had much power. Looking at the backs of several people in the distance, Ximen Xiong couldn't help but sigh.

Once, he didn't pay attention to a small person, but now he has become the marching history of the Pingxi Army, and this is the number three person in the Pingxi Army. Now, in front of the other party, the city lord of the empty shelf, he doesn't even have the qualifications to raise his head.

Ay!

I knew that I was not so snobbish at the beginning, and I took advantage of that opportunity to get closer to the other party, but I am afraid that this is not the situation now, maybe the Simon family can take advantage of this opportunity to reproduce its glory.

The Simon Family!

Thinking of the family behind him, Simon Ambition couldn't help but feel unwilling for a while. If he continues like this, the Simon family will soon be in real decline. When the time comes, it will be difficult for the Simon family to even gain a foothold in this place.

No, it can't go on like this!

After weighing it, Ximen Xiong finally made up his mind. After being the city lord for so many years, it is impossible for Ximen Xiong to have no hole cards at all. Now that you've made your decision, it's time to move your hole cards.

"Someone—"

Simon Xiong finally began to work on his arrangement.

At the same time, after Ma Shuo left Huangsha City, he went directly to Xiaolongkou.

Troop transfer!

This time, in order to raid, Ma Shuo decided to bring all four newly formed cavalry battalions, a total of 20,000 horses. In addition, two more infantry battalions will be drawn to follow. This time, he was going to transfer the Golden Battalion and the Water Battalion in the foot camp.

However, not all of the two infantry battalions participated in the siege of Guyang County. Among them, Ma Shuo will arrange for them to be stationed in the Hulin Valley between Xiaolongkou and Guyang County, which is the area where the ore vein is located.

In such an important place, Ma Shuo naturally had to be heavily garrisoned. Although this place has not yet been taken, Ma Shuo still has to take precautions.

Therefore, the main force besieging Guyang City this time was the Jinzi Battalion.

The captain of the Jinzi battalion is none other than the young general Cui Xiucheng. After the last Takeo rebellion, Choi so-sung not only did not take a hit, but grew a lot. This time, when the infantry battalion was readjusted and the Five Elements Battalion was established, Ma Shuo and Mark both agreed that Cui Xiucheng was a talent, so they put him in the position of the chief general and captain of the Jinzi Battalion.

The five main generals and captains of the Five Elements, including old men, newly promoted, and even captive generals like Wuyan Muchi, can be described as eclectic.

The commander of the Jinzi battalion is Cui Xiucheng, the commander of the wooden battalion is Captain Lu Kuang, the commander of the water battalion is Shui Yun, the commander of the fire battalion is Liu Xuan, and the commander of the Tuzi battalion is Wu Yan Muchi.

Mark is the deputy governor of the Ma family army (this is the self-appointed brother of the Ma family), the commander of the infantry battalion, and directly governs the Five Elements Battalion. Originally, the Five Elements Battalion constituted the entire infantry battalion. However, now Mark has been awarded the commander of the Huangsha Battalion by the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, and has the qualifications to form an independent battalion.

Therefore, Ma Shuo decided to set up a separate battalion directly under the banner of the Huangsha Battalion. That is to say, in the future, there will be six battalions of the Ma Family Army Infantry Battalion, the Five Elements Battalion plus the Huangsha Battalion, which is directly under Mark.

At that time, the Huangsha Camp will be external, and the Five Elements Camp will be internal. Not only that, according to the need, the Five Elements Battalion can also rotate with the Huangsha Battalion at any time, and the Five Elements Battalion will take turns to play the banner of the Huangsha Battalion.

Of course, the formation of the Huangsha Battalion, Ma Shuo was completely left to Mark to worry about.

Ma Shuo's attention was mainly on the cavalry, and he made all the cavalry Sixiang battalions into his direct subordinate army in the marching history of the Pingxi Army. Mark is the commander of the battalion, so he is qualified to form a direct battalion. Ma Shuo is the marching history of the Pingxi Army, so what can be formed is no longer a direct battalion, but a direct army, also called a private army.

Of course, whether it is cavalry or infantry, whether it is under the name of Ma Shuo or under the name of Mark, the two brothers of the Ma family can be called at will.

Because within the Ma Jiajun, Ma Shuo is the governor, and Mark is the deputy governor.