After discussing relevant matters with Liu Bei, Chen Xi quietly took Uncle Chen to the military camp outside Yecheng, where Hua Xiong basically lived and ate.
"The military camp is an important place, stop the idlers!" Before Chen Xi could get even a hundred steps closer, a soldier shouted from a distance. Unlike during the Chinese New Year, when someone notified the soldiers that someone was offering condolences, the Xiliang soldiers at this time were still carrying out their duties.
Closed training.
"General Hua." Chen Xi poked his head out of the carriage and handed his seal and ribbon to the soldiers. As for scolding the other party, Chen Xi would not do it. After all, what the other party did was also stipulated in military regulations.
He didn't know the soldiers of the same rank as Yinshou, but he still knew Yinshou. He immediately bowed his hands and saluted, and then took Yinshou and went to find Hua Xiong in the camp who was training Xiliang soldiers.
"Why are Marquis Chen here?" Hua Xiong took over the seal ribbon and couldn't help being startled. He immediately asked all the soldiers who were saying they were training but were actually fighting with knives to stop quickly, and then had people drag all those who saw blood away.
When we arrived at the back camp, we were afraid that Chen Xi would see him.
After taking care of all this, Hua Xiong led a group of middle-level generals to greet Chen Xi.
"I've met Marquis Chen." Hua Xiong clasped his fists and saluted, "I wonder what Marquis Chen has to tell you here?"
"Deploy troops." Chen Xi pulled Liu Bei's sword twice, "And we are going to Yuzhou to fight. The opponent should be Cao Cao."
"Here!" Hua Xiong's eyes were burning. He was almost growing hair while squatting in the military camp. He was finally able to go to the battlefield. Like all Xiliang soldiers, Hua Xiong was also a typical example of someone who did nothing but waited for his hair to grow without fighting.
"I wonder how many troops Chen Hou plans to mobilize?" Hua Xiong asked, "There are more than 23,000 troops stationed in the Yecheng camp, and 19,000 of them are all good soldiers who can fight on horseback!"
"Twelve thousand people, including four thousand infantry." Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, no matter how many people he brings, it actually doesn't make much sense. As for the infantry, it is actually more to ensure the integrity of the Huaxiong Army.
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"Twelve thousand people?" Hua Xiong frowned.
It’s not that there are too many, but that there are too few. The Xiliang soldiers are already idle. If they continue to stay, their combat effectiveness may decline. Unlike other soldiers who rely on training to maintain their combat effectiveness, once the Xiliang soldiers leave the battlefield, their combat effectiveness will be reduced.
If it is a little longer, it may lose combat effectiveness.
"What's wrong?" Chen Xi also saw Hua Xiong's expression, so he asked. For a veteran like Hua Xiong, Chen Xi would think carefully about the request made by the other party.
"The Xiliang soldiers are already freaking out in the military camp. You must know that when we were in Liangzhou, the Xiliang soldiers didn't have any training. They just carried a gun and went to the battlefield." Hua Xiong said as tactfully as possible.
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The local customs and harsh living environment mean that Xiliang soldiers do not have as much training time as those in Xuzhou and Yanzhou. This is just like an adult man in Bingzhou border county can fight on horseback, and a man in northern Youzhou can draw a bow and shoot arrows.
Again, this is entirely due to environmental reasons.
"In other words, they want to fight?" Chen Xi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"That's it. When we were in Liangzhou, if there was no war, the commanders of various ministries would register with the military advisor and then lead their soldiers to kill bandits, road bullies, and foreigners." Hua Xiong said helplessly. Under Liu Bei's rule, it cannot be said that there was no such thing.
Bandits and Roadhogs, but not on a large scale!
Just the group of bandits consisting of dozens of people was killed, and the army could not even pay for the passage to suppress them. As for foreigners, Liu Bei's side does not border on the northern border counties.
"This is indeed a problem. Are they not used to having good food and living well?" Chen Xi asked with a smile.
"I have been living like this for more than ten years, and suddenly I feel better, but I am not used to it. Moreover, the Liangzhou soldiers have been trained on the battlefield, and the training effect is average." Hua Xiong sighed and said.
"Let's do this, bring fifteen thousand men, and find a trustworthy person to help command the rest of the cavalry first, under the name of Wen Ru. When the time comes to advance north to destroy Yuan, how about you go with Wen He?"
." Chen Xi thought for a while and said, to be honest, fifteen thousand people are enough.
"What I mean is to ask the lord to appoint someone to be the commander-in-chief." Hua Xiong was also told many times by Li You and Jia Xu, and he knew that he could not hold too much military power.
"You are the one Mr. Xuande ordered. You and I can go to Yuzhou and hand over the affairs. What's more, Wen Ru is in charge. The person you ordered can only be said to be helping Wen Ru." Chen Xi smiled.
said.
Hua Xiong didn't know, but Chen Xi knew that Liu Bei really planned to put all these Liangzhou soldiers under Hua Xiong's name after identifying them. Whether he admitted it or not, the generals in Xiliang may not have enough force, but they could lead the cavalry on their own.
Has an aura.
"In that case, Zhongming, come here!" Hua Xiong turned his head and shouted behind him, and soon Duan Xuan came running over on his horse.
"I've seen the general, I've seen the Marquis Chen." Duan Xuan said with cupped fists and a salute.
Chen Xi looked at Duan Yan up and down. He was a celebrity and one of the few whitewashed figures in the Xiliang Army in history. In terms of ability, he was considered to be above average. He was just a bit suspicious. Now there is someone above him.
Li Youzhen is actually a good general.
Speaking of which, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army actually had many capable generals. These men themselves had average combat effectiveness, but their ability to command cavalry was quite good. This can be seen from the fact that Guo Si Chang'an led the cavalry to challenge Lu Bu and won.
But having said that, with Li You's approach of advancing the capable and retreating the mediocre, and the crazy pyramid military system in the army, those who can rise to the middle and upper levels will have at least one or two amazing abilities, otherwise it will be difficult to hold their own.
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"I thought you would recommend Hu Feng or Hu Zhen." Chen Xi nodded to Duan Xuan and said, Hu Zhen has always been Hua Xiong's adjutant, and Hu Feng is Li Jue's only nephew who is still serving in the army, but there is no
Come to think of it, Hua Xiong didn’t recommend these two.
"Both Hu Zhen and Hu Feng are not as good as Duan Xuan, especially when they are under the command of a military advisor." Hua Xiong said solemnly.
"Oh, I understand, how many days will it take you to deliver the troops and generals." Chen Xi nodded to express understanding, and then asked.
"Half a day is enough." Hua Xiong didn't think too much about handing over military affairs. When he was in Xiliang, due to frequent changes, Li Ru ordered the leader of an army and horse to spend no more than 10 minutes handing over military affairs.
one day.
Over time, people like Hua Xiong and Li Jue have already learned how to explain their respective military affairs clearly and concisely, not to mention that they were replaced by Duan Xuan, who was very familiar with the situation here.
"Oh, after you complete the handover, you can go to Xuande Gong and lead the army to Yingchuan." Chen Xi was slightly surprised.
