"How many troops do you plan to lead, my lord?" Guo Jia asked.

Hearing this, the generals standing on the right side looked at Yuan Shu eagerly.

Yuan Shu glanced at the generals on the right and fell into deep thought.

During this period of time, Yuan Shu was not idle at all, and could even be said to be very busy. He selected Liangzhou officials and soldiers, reorganized the army under Ma Teng and Li Jue, formulated and approved many political policies for Xiliang, and directed

The wealthy families of Xiliang "borrowed food" and rectified these people. If it were not for the assistance of Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others, Yuan Shu would probably have been exhausted.

Yuan Shu is very lazy, but he also has a certain degree of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He either doesn't do anything, or he tries to do his best, not to mention the important matter of competing for world supremacy. So even though he is very tired, he never chooses to give up.

Jia Xu and others had been working almost day and night during this period and lost a lot of weight.

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xun You, these three lazy people, were finally rewarded for their laziness. The other counselors under Yuan Shu were busy with political affairs, so they were the only three idlers who followed Yuan Shu to Xiliang. As a result, faced with so many political affairs, they all piled up.

When it came to them, the three of them were exhausted until Fazheng, Yang Xiu and Zhuge Jin arrived, and they felt a little more relaxed.

The hard work during this period has yielded a lot of rewards, but in just over a month, the hearts of the people of Xiliang have begun to win over.

Yuan Shu "borrowed" grain. Except for a small number of brainless rich families in Xiliang who still dreamed of their own dreams of being emperors and did not "borrow", most of the Xiliang aristocratic families chose to surrender. A large amount of grain was borrowed by Yuan Shu and presented to the Buddha as flowers.

The work-for-relief method has continued, not only building and improving many villages and cities, but also cleaning up the household registration of Xiliang. Other land reclamation, legal propaganda and reconstruction, and the construction of academies and hospitals have been put on the agenda, and Jiangdong's

Many talented officials were also transferred one after another. Everyone had a thorough understanding of Jiangdong's governance, and they easily completed the reconstruction and restoration of Xiliang with familiarity.

Under the intimidation of Yuan Shu, the fierce dragon crossing the river, the wealthy families in Xiliang basically made no sound. The tens of thousands of elites in Jincheng were clearly visible! Many aristocratic families in Hanzhong, who had been impatient for a long time, also came to "grab food"

"Well, facing so many big guys, how could they dare to make any changes? If you say something bad about Yuan Shu today, they may be wiped out by those families who want to please Yuan Shu tomorrow. In this case, the situation in Xiliang

It quickly returned to stability within the next month.

Of the 60,000 cavalry under Li Jue, Yuan Shu handed over 3,000 flying bear troops and 20,000 cavalry to Li Jue and Guo Si. The remaining 40,000 cavalry were handed over to Hua Xiong, Zhang Ji and others and sent to Jingzhou.

Yuan Shu also retained 30,000 of Ma Teng's army of more than 50,000 for Ma Teng's command, and the rest of the army was brought under the command of other generals to make up for the shortcomings of the Jiangdong Army's cavalry.

Although Yuan Shu's weakening of Li Jue and Ma Teng's military power made them feel a little disappointed, they were relieved in their hearts. Yuan Shu reduced nearly half of their military power, which showed Yuan Shu's trust in them. At least this life was

They must have saved it. This was already the best ending in their minds, as they were afraid that Yuan Shu would directly ignore them or not take any action against them.

Although the soldiers have been selected and the military power has been clearly reorganized, the loyalty of the Xiliang soldiers led by Li Jue and Ma Teng is still difficult to guarantee, so Yuan Shu still has to prepare enough troops to stay in Jiangdong.

After thinking for a moment, he first looked at Huang Zhong. When attacking Tongguan, archers are the most important. The army under Huang Zhong's command are mostly elite archers. With their army's talents, they are definitely the best candidates to attack the city, so they must be brought along.

As for the other candidate, Yuan Shu hesitated between Wei Yan and Pan Feng for a while, and finally settled on Pan Feng. Wei Yan's legion talent was really wasted for siege, so it would be more appropriate to bring Pan Feng's Tiger Balm army. As for Tai Shi Ci's

Yuan Shu did not consider the Southern Barbarian army at all. Using large-scale heavy infantry to attack the city was completely wasteful. The number of Southern Barbarian soldiers was too small, so it was better to use them sparingly.

"This battle is to jointly capture Tongguan and Sili with Liu Bei, so the troops should not be too many or too few, more than 50,000 and less than 100,000." Yuan Shu said first, and then looked at Huang Zhong.

"Most of Han Sheng's subordinates were archers, who were best at attacking cities. He led an army of 50,000 to accompany a certain person on an expedition."

"No!" Huang Zhong stood up and knelt down on one knee and responded. The generals around him looked at him with envy.

Yuan Shu nodded, then looked at Pan Feng: "The infantry under Wushuang's command are the most determined and will lead an army of 30,000 to go out with a certain person."

"No!" Pan Feng was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly. Since arriving in Jiangdong, he has basically not made any achievements, because his legion's talent is relatively weak, and he mostly does some tiring work such as logistics.

.Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu asked him to accompany him on the expedition this time, which really surprised him.

Taishi Ci had a gentle temperament, and his family knew about his family affairs, so although he felt a little disappointed, he was mentally prepared for it. The same was true for Guo Bang and Ma Teng. They were both new recruits, and their subordinates were all cavalry, so Yuan Shu would not choose them.

them.

But what is surprising is that Wei Yan, who has always been fond of fighting, did not stand up as usual. Yuan Shu glanced at Wei Yan in surprise and saw the perseverance in Wei Yan's eyes, which made him understand.

In the previous battle with Han Sui, Wei Yan's army suffered a lot of losses, and he himself suffered a lot. It seems that he was really alert this time. The combat power of Wei Yan's army was not outstanding compared to Yuan Shu's, and his character was

But he is very arrogant. If this continues, Yuan Shu can only hide it gradually. But now it has a tendency to wake up, which makes Yuan Shu a little happy.

"In addition, Gao Shun will be accompanied by a thousand trapped troops, and Dian Wei and Ma Chao will be escorting Yu together."

"Lord!" Xu Chu said anxiously when he saw that Yuan Shu did not mention his name.

"Zhongkang, don't be anxious. I left you and the three thousand Tiger Guards in the hope that you can quickly rebuild the Tiger and Ben Army." Yuan Shu looked at the loyal and honest Xu Chu and quickly comforted him with a smile.

"But what about the Lord's safety?" Xu Chu said still worried.

"Isn't there evil and Meng Qi?" Yuan Shu said with a smile. Ma Chao felt happy when he heard this, and raised his forehead slightly with pride.

Unexpectedly, Xu Chu said: "Liu Bei has Guan Yu and Zhang Fei by his side, and no one can stop him. I can rest assured about Lao Dian's strength, but this kid Meng Qi."

Xu Chu's unintentional contempt made Ma Chao jump up angrily: "Big fat man, what are you talking about? What happened to my strength?"

Xu Chu didn't even look at him and continued: "Meng Qi is still young and has not grown up. He cannot resist Guan Zhang's moves. How can he ensure the safety of his lord?"

Ma Chao was extremely ashamed and angry when he heard this. He looked at Xu Chu fiercely and shouted angrily without thinking: "Hey! You have the ability to fight with a certain person!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present looked at Ma Chao strangely, and then looked at Ma Teng sympathetically.

"How did you raise such a weird son?" Li Jue, who was beside Ma Teng, couldn't help but whisper.

Ma Teng wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. It was so embarrassing to have such a son!

He didn't know that in history, his son not only caused him to be embarrassed, but also directly caused him to lose his life. When it comes to cheating his father and brother, Ma Chao was definitely the number one person in the late Han Dynasty.

Faced with Ma Chao's words, Chu Du, who was so naive, couldn't help but look at him strangely: "Are you sure?"

Ma Chao realized what he had said, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he shouted angrily: "If you can stand there and let me stab you for two hours, I don't believe that I can stab you!"
Chapter completed!