After this period of intensive preparation, I met with Hongda and them several times during the period to communicate the later development ideas.

According to Hongshan's original plan, the number of light cavalry was 100, and the number of light cavalry was gradually increased in the later period. But I saw that recently, bartering has worked well. In exchange for a large amount of raw materials, it is possible to make weapons for hundreds of people. The number of horses owned by the company is more than 800, which is also enough to support the expansion of personnel, and can be ridden by one person. The remaining horses can also be carried with the army.

The number of slaves is also increasing every day. Because other tribes are limited by food shortages and other reasons, they cannot feed so many people. Seeing that the barter conditions given by Hongshan were good, he sent some more. Of course, Hong Shan still reported to the Yao tribe leader in advance and obtained consent.

So he simply took one step and directly upgraded the light cavalry establishment to two hundred and seventy people. Because after careful consideration, Hong Shan decided on the organizational structure of this light cavalry, using the future world army as a reference template:

For every fifteen people in a class, there is a class leader. Three squads are a platoon, and a platoon leader is established. Every third platoon is a company, and the number of people in a company is 135, and a company commander is established. Two hundred and seventy people, which is exactly the establishment of two light cavalry companies.

The first cavalry company and the second cavalry company were established. The entire light cavalry was still commanded by Hong Da, the company commander of the first company was served by Hong Dong, and the company commander of the second company was Hong Er.

Hong Qi is responsible for the logistics of the entire Hong Family Army. The name of the transfer station was also changed, and it was called Hongjiajun Camp.

And the twenty people who are being trained now, as the seeds of light cavalry, will go to each company to serve as squad leaders, platoon leaders, and other positions.

After the formation of the entire hussar is completed, thirty of the best will be selected from among them and two reconnaissance squads will be formed. This is the eye of Hongshan, which is of strategic significance and will be of great use in the future.

The current camp of the Hongjia Army is full of enthusiasm everywhere. Projects are on track. When you're busy, time always flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was the winter of the following year. The light cavalry has also made great progress after a year of hard training. During this period, he also went out many times to eliminate some local bandits.

After several increases, the cavalry team at this time expanded again, and now it has become a cavalry battalion with more than 500 soldiers.

Last winter, the entire Yu Dynasty suffered a severe snowstorm, and many people froze to death in many places. Several nearby tribes couldn't survive either, and they all transferred their slaves to Hongshan. Now, he's a small slave owner.

The past two years are destined to be eventful, from the beginning of summer to autumn, there have been torrential rains, and many places have suffered from flooding, and there is no harvest. Hongshan has always had material reserves, and has also helped many tribes, so it has been less affected.

I don't know where the news came from, saying that the Yao tribe in the south was very wealthy and had a lot to eat. Many tribes in other parts of the Yu Dynasty were very envious after knowing about it.

To the northwest of the Yu Dynasty was the Jiuli tribe led by Chi You. The tribe was also the larger tribe of the Yu Dynasty, with a population of tens of thousands. The leader, Chiyou, is a legendary figure and is revered as the god of war. He led the tribe to fight no less than hundreds of wars, large and small, and seized a large amount of land and slaves. They were also stricken this time.

Chi You sat in the room today, watching the pouring rain outside, and died of worry. It's already early winter, and the damn rain hasn't stopped.

"Good news, chief, good news." Outside the house, the happy voice of the priest of the tribe, Ohno.

This sacrifice is Chiyou's henchman, helping him manage the tribe, and he is very loyal in many affairs, large and small.

"What's the good news?" Chiyou was worried in his heart, frowning, and looked at Ohno unhappily.

Ohno smiled: "I just received the news that there are people from the south, and they are all saying that there is a tribe called the Yao clan over there who is very rich, and they say that they have a lot of food. Moreover, they raised large herds of cattle and sheep. It's all other people who have seen it there. But the leader of the Yao tribe said that he would only trade with a few friendly tribes in the vicinity. If you are far away outside and have an average relationship, you will not trade for the time being this year, and you will see it next year. ”

Chi You's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up and looked at Ohno excitedly: "Oh, they actually have a large herd of cattle and sheep, is this true?" ”

"It shouldn't be fake, because several people have seen it with their own eyes, and it can't be fake. The Yao tribe also uses ox carts to pull goods, which can pull a lot of goods at one time. The population of this tribe is not large, only a thousand people. Chief, you see? Ohno rolled his eyes and looked at Chiyou.

After hearing this, Chi You was moved, and involuntarily stood at the door and looked south. Large herds of cattle and sheep are enough to feed their tribe, and the so-called ox cart is also a good thing. It's all your own, and you have to get your hands on it.

So he sent people to the tribe's square to beat drums, and summoned all the leaders of the tribe to come and discuss the matter.

When the other big and small leaders came over, when they heard the news, their eyes lit up and they drooled. It was as if the cattle and sheep had been slaughtered, hung on the bonfire and roasted, and the aroma was waiting for them to feast.

So they all rushed to ask the leader to send themselves to destroy this Yao tribe. A small tribe of only a thousand people, they really didn't pay attention to it, and they were wiped out in minutes. Because they all know that whoever can go will get a great benefit.

This is the rule set by Chi You, he is never stingy with his subordinates, and encourages more work and more rewards. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the entire Jiuli tribe has always been one of the best in the Yu Dynasty. When they start fighting, they are not afraid of death, and they are all extremely fierce.

Chiyou looked at these subordinates with satisfaction, stroked his beard, and laughed. Looking at Ohno: "Sacrifice, how do you think this battle should be fought?" ”

The sacrifice of the Jiuli tribe is not only to observe the wind and rain of nature. In times of war, he also asked for good fortune and gave advice to the chief. is regarded as the role of a prime minister, with a high position. After working together for so many years, Chiyou has always respected his opinion.

Ohno had been sitting there with his eyes closed and pondering, when he heard the leader, Chiyou, ask his opinion. Standing up, he pointed to the south: "Chief, my suggestion is that our purpose this time is not only to occupy the Yao tribe and recapture that herd of cattle and sheep. ”

After speaking, he grabbed his hand fiercely into the void: "I also want to annex several other small tribes nearby." In this way, our tribe can continue to expand until the entire southern land belongs to the Jiuli tribe. ”

After hearing this, Chi You's heart moved, and he nodded thoughtfully, motioning for Ohno to continue.

The other big and small leaders also smiled knowingly when they listened, thinking about how they should behave in this war.

Ohno stood there, revealing his self-confidence: "In the vicinity of the Yao tribe, there are the Mengshi tribe, the Dada tribe, the Mu tribe, and the Huangzi tribe. Combined, these five tribes have a population of about 20,000. The total number of truly capable soldiers is no more than 5,000. The others are only the old, the weak, the sick, the disabled, women and children. ”

After taking a sip of water, Ohno continued: "And these five thousand capable soldiers are still scattered in several tribes. ”

Chiyou roughly estimated Ohno's thoughts, stood up excitedly, and asked loudly, "Then what do you mean?" ”

Seeing that the leader had also guessed his plan, Ohno smiled: "Report to the leader, let's divide the troops and then join the siege." The leader of the mountain led a group of men and horses to besiege the warrior tribe; The leader of the Yu people led the people to besiege the Dada tribe; The leader of Xia Hu went to besiege the Yellow Character Tribe; The head of the dove is in charge of the Mu tribe. And the Yao tribe. After speaking, he paused deliberately, took a sip of water from his cup, and looked at everyone.

The other little leaders were nervous, the sacrifice was too bad, don't hang people's appetites at the critical moment.

Ohno continued: "It's up to your younger brother, Chi Huang, to personally destroy the Yao tribe. This time the dispatch was postponed for a few days, so I observed the weather and waited for the rainstorm to subside before setting off. ”

Chi You didn't hesitate after hearing this, "Okay, just do as you say." You are responsible for this external expansion. If you have any questions, feel free to send someone back to report it, and I am here to look forward to your good news. ”

"No, Chief." So, according to the plan, everyone went back to prepare.