Zhou Xian rode a horse to the camp, and the three thousand-man teams were split into several stocks for training. After nearly three months of rigorous training, their style has completely changed, and they are proud and have become a strong army. The only drawback is that they have never experienced war, and neither resilience nor experience can be compared with the old soldiers.

After watching, Zhou Xian said to Li Kai: "Go and call them all over here!"

In the main room, Zhou Xian raised his glass to toast everyone, and said with a smile: "You have worked hard recently. Especially the three Qianmai, Gao, Han and Yu, who practiced the soldiers endlessly, have made the newly built Laizhou Camp look so new. Of course, this is also indispensable for the dispatch of Wang and Deputy Governor Shang. Let us raise our glasses together to celebrate the celebration of this matter."

The generals raised their glasses and drank them with Zhou Xian.

Zhou Xian looked at Yu Baiyi and said, "Mr. Yu Qian, you are responsible for the reserve of military supplies. At present, have all kinds of weapons and shells been built?"

Yu Baiyi bowed and said, "Three thousand long swords, one thousand powerful bows, and 30,000 feather arrows have been made. Two thousand five hundred shells, and three hundred bullets can be completed by the end of the month. Most of the existing Mian Armor is equipped for cavalry, and each thousand-person infantry is temporarily equipped with 100 pairs, and the rest will be filled up slowly."

Zhou Xian nodded and continued, "You are responsible for the only twenty-five tiger squat cannons. During this period, let your soldiers practice more. Don't be stingy with the shells. The most important thing is to improve the accuracy of the shells."

"Sir, it's been a while, and now it's much better."

Zhou Xian smiled with satisfaction and looked at Gao Yi and said, "Mr. Gao Qian, there are currently more than a dozen bandits around Ye County, and they are not very powerful. At most, there are only a hundred bandits. I will give you ten days, five hundred teams, and I will clean them up. If I can be eliminated, I will destroy them. If I can't, I will drive them out of Ye County."

Gao Yi laughed and said, "Don't worry, sir! In less than ten days, I will let you see no bandit in Ye County."

Zhou Xian nodded and smiled, "It's good to have confidence, but you can't be careless. This is in the army. Once a military order is issued, if you don't do it well, I won't be able to spare you."

The banquet lasted for half a day. When everyone dispersed, Zhou Xian left behind Li Kai, Ji Mu and Han Kuo. He was silent for a moment and said, "Gao Yi is brave and good at fighting, but he is not careful in planning, and all the bandits are well aware of the surrounding geography. If he goes to attack the bandits, the final result will definitely be to defeat them, but he cannot completely annihilate them."

Han Kuo looked puzzled and said anxiously: "Master Zhou, since that's the case, why do you want to send him? If you give me this task, I will definitely do better than Gao Yi."

Zhou Xian waved his hand and said, "This is the effect I want to achieve. At present, in Laizhou, there are four bandits with the greatest power. Zhao Yi from Yishan, Wang Sanmazi from Yunmen Mountain, Gaomi's Mashu and Jiao from Jiaozhou. Among these four, Mashu has the greatest power, with more than 3,000 people, and the other three bands have nearly a thousand subordinates. If you want to eliminate them at the lowest cost, you can't attack hard, you can only use another method."

Zhou Xian paused for a moment and looked at Han Kuo and said, "Han Kuo, you are from Ye County, and many of your soldiers are also locals in Shandong. Choose some clever and familiar with the situation of these bandits. After Gao Yi defeated these bandits, he took advantage of the chaos to gather some of their remnants, individually or collectively to join the three bandits of Zhao Yi, Wang Sanmazi and Mashu. Especially Mashu, we should pay attention to it and collect information for us to break them in the future."

Only then did Han Kuo know Zhou Xian’s intentions, and he quickly bowed and replied: “I will never disappoint you by following the orders of my subordinates.”

Zhou Xian nodded and turned to Jimu and said, "Jimu, you sent a hundred cavalry to cooperate with Han Kuo. After Gao Yi defeated many bandits in Ye County, you are responsible for collecting intelligence from it. Provide identity for those bandits who infiltrated the bandits' dens and ensure that they will not be seen through by the bandit leader."

Jimu nodded slightly.

After Han Kuo left, Zhou Xian turned to Lee Kai and Ji Mu, took out two silver notes from his arms, and handed them to them, "One of you is a garrison now, and the other is a leader of all the cavalry. They are all people with status, and you cannot live in the military camp every day. You two, half of the 4,000 taels of silver, you will buy a house in Laizhou City. If you save the extra ones first, you may not be of use!"

Li Kai grinned and said, "Second Young Master, when did you become so rich? You will get four thousand taels of silver after replacing it."

Ji Mu also looked at Zhou Xian in confusion, but did not accept the silver bill.

Zhou Xian smiled and said in a deep voice: "These 4,000 taels of silver are nothing to me now, but we have to do more now, so we can't give you too much. Li Kai has been with me for many years, and you can say that you will follow wherever I go. And Jimu, because of my words, traveled thousands of miles from Sichuan to Laizhou. I have always been very grateful for all the things you have done for me, and these silver are what you deserve."

When Li Kai heard Zhou Xian say this, he thought about it, took the silver note from Zhou Xian and said, "Then I thank the second son."

Jimu also took it over and just bowed to Zhou Xian for a moment.

Jimu has always been talking little, and Zhou Xian didn't care. He said to him: "Jimu, after you go back, let Gao Xin prepare and let him lead the soldiers under his command to accompany me to Jiaozhou tomorrow."

After dinner, Zhou Xian lay on a chair with Chen Feng sitting next to him. "Chen Feng, when I first met you, you were still a little beggar! In the blink of an eye, it's been so many years."

Chen Feng smiled and said, "Second Young Master, if it weren't for you, I'd probably starved to death. Is there anything wrong with you when you asked me to come?"

Zhou Xian knew that Chen Feng was quick-minded, so he said directly: "You are now fourteen years old. Although I really want you to stay by my side, I have to think about your future. After the shipping is launched, I don't have to worry about the money. In the near future, I may be going to the fourth thousand-man team. Then, you can go to the army too!"

Chen Feng's face changed slightly and he said, "Second Young Master, don't you want me to follow you anymore?"

Zhou Xian waved his hand and said, "It's not that you don't want to, but... you are active and have insights. If you join the army, you may be better than Li Kai in the future. Now with me, all you can do is a few chores, I don't want you to always do this."

Chen Feng frowned and thought for a while and said, "If I go to the army, who will do those chores for you, the second young master!"
Chapter completed!