"...The Prime Minister also had difficulties. After arriving in Luoyang, many more soldiers and horses were added. Soldiers, armor and horses were all distributed, and there was nothing left.
The equipment of a thousand soldiers and horses is not a small amount. A strong general like Kede, who is valued by the Prime Minister, naturally cannot be like the rest of the people and just give them some equipment to deal with it. They must be given
Only good equipment makes...
If Kede waits a little longer, no more than three months at most, Kede will be able to equip Kede with the corresponding horses and armor, and Kede will be able to recruit troops."
Li Ru smiled and said to Liu Cheng, with a smile on his face and what he said was reasonable.
This was the third day that Liu Cheng was officially called Uncle Liu Huang.
Liu Cheng appealed to his superiors for more troops.
He has only 500 troops and horses as a Cavalry Commander, which is really too few and somewhat unjustifiable.
Those veterans who were laid off and worked as cooks and waiters in Taobao Restaurant, as well as doing other odd jobs, have been replaced by young men Liu Cheng recruited near Luoyang.
At this time, he still had Li Jin, a general who was not famous in history but was very powerful, and it was a pity that he was not using him.
As for assigning Li Jinye a position among the existing five hundred troops, Liu Cheng would not do it.
Five hundred troops and horses, with Liao Hua and Lu Yang, are more than enough. If Li Jin is also included, it will be too wasteful.
Therefore, Liu Chengcheng was preparing to apply to expand the number of troops under his command.
Then, there was the current meeting with Li Ru, and the words Li Ru said.
Hearing Li Ru say such words, Liu Cheng immediately understood that after he became Emperor Liu's uncle, he still left some not-so-good things with Dong Zhuo.
Otherwise, according to Dong Zhuo's previous attitude towards him, he would definitely agree to this request after he made it.
There is a lack of soldiers and armor, these are just excuses.
At this time, Dong Zhuo occupied the armory of the Han Dynasty!
There are so many sealed military armors in the Han Dynasty! It is not a problem to equip two to three hundred thousand people.
Under such circumstances, how could Dong Zhuo not be able to equip himself with the equipment of a thousand soldiers and horses?
Liu Chengka came to do this at this point in time. On the one hand, he really needed to expand his troops. On the other hand, he also wanted to test Dong Zhuo's attitude on this matter, and
What do you think of yourself?
Dong Zhuo's attitude is shown here. Under the current situation, if he doesn't nod, Liu Cheng will not be able to expand his troops.
But at this time, it was already the end of October, and November was about to come. According to what I knew about history, Yuan Shao and the other Kwantung Allied Forces were about to start taking action. It was really as Li Ru said, wait for another three
After two months, it will be too late to start expanding your own troops!
Without a certain period of training, by that time, even if you can recruit soldiers and horses, you still won't be able to form much combat effectiveness.
Therefore, we still have to find a way to get Dong Zhuo to open his mouth and agree to expand his army.
But his status was too low at this time, and Dong Zhuo had some grudges against him because the young emperor had just officially recognized him as his uncle. Under such circumstances, how easy was it to do this?
Couldn't this little emperor, and the ministers around him, wait until he expands his army before formally identifying himself?
Liu Cheng couldn't help complaining in his heart.
"Thank you very much, Prime Minister, for your kindness, and thank you, Brother Wenyou, for your special explanation. I am very grateful to Kede.
In fact, Kede wants to expand his army not for himself, but because Kede feels that the world is not peaceful. Although many people in Guandong have received the kindness of the Prime Minister, their hearts are not towards the Prime Minister. I don’t think it is necessary to use too much
Over a long period of time, Yuan Shao and others will raise troops and come to make trouble. I am expanding my troops at this time because I want to strengthen the strength of the prime minister. When facing such things, the prime minister has a greater chance of winning.
Since the armor and equipment are insufficient, I will not need these equipment first, and first expand the source of a thousand troops to train them.
In this way, it can also make them orderly and prevent them from being scattered.
Later, the Prime Minister will get these equipments and equip these soldiers. These newly expanded soldiers will immediately have a certain combat effectiveness and will not miss the Prime Minister's important events."
Liu Cheng looked at Li Ru and said sincerely. He didn't say it was for himself, but he was thinking about Dong Zhuo.
Moreover, he also took advantage of Li Ru's speech.
Didn't you say you didn't agree to let me expand my army temporarily because you didn't have the equipment?
Then I don't want any equipment now, I just want to expand the army. The reasons given are so sufficient and legitimate, and I have a heart for your father-in-law. Let's see what you do!
When Li Ru heard what Liu Cheng said, he was a little confused for a moment, not only because of Liu Cheng's analysis of the situation in Guandong, but also because of Liu Cheng's unreasonable behavior.
In his previous expectation, as long as he said this to Liu Cheng, Liu Cheng would definitely do what he said. He did not say that he would not expand the army, but just asked him to wait for a while.
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But he didn't expect that he actually said such words and gave such a proposal. At this moment, it was difficult for Li Ru to do it, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
"It's better to wait. Without equipment, soldiers and horses don't count as soldiers. There are many young and strong people around Luoyang, and they can be recruited at any time. Kede doesn't have to be in such a hurry..."
Li Ru thought for a while, looked at Liu Cheng with a smile, and said aloud.
Still haven't let go on this matter.
When Liu Cheng heard this, his color suddenly changed!
