Returning to Sun Ce's tent, Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu were both excited and unable to hide their loss.

They followed Sun Ce from Xiangyang, and returned to Yuan Shu to direct command in the middle. Then, now they returned to Sun Ce, which was only one month apart. However, within this month, Sun Ce defeated Lou Gui and defeated the He Family Manor. The spoils were so rich that it was jealous. The generals under their command were promoted and the troops increased. Even the newly surrendered Deng Zhan became a captain, but they were only jealous.

If I had known this, I would have refused to leave Sun Ce.

Sun Ce gathered to discuss matters, Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu attended. Looking at Huang Zhong and the other two with a solemn expression, they couldn't help but be short of breath. It would be fine if Huang Zhong was fine. He and Sun Ce hit it off at first sight. He was the first tiger general to rely on important tasks since Sun Ce's debut, and made great contributions in several battles. What is Dong Yu? He was originally just Huang Zhong's personal guard, at best, a marquis of the army, but now he has become the captain of the first battalion. Deng Zhan even exaggerated that he was just captured by Sun Ce half a month ago. After several battles, he was actually a captain.

"Person Chen, Captain Zhang, first of all, I would like to express my welcome to you." Sun Ce looked at the eyes of the two and smiled in his heart. These short-sighted followers should know who should follow. "The meeting will end later, let's have a drink together."

Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu were overjoyed and quickly stood up. "Thank you, General."

Sun Ce waved his hand and smiled cheerfully. "Okay, everyone is acquaintance, so don't be polite. There are a few ugly words that I want to say first."

Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu exchanged a look, and their hearts were raised to their throats. When they left Sun Ce, although they were on orders, they actually meant to dislike Sun Ce and wanted to climb Yuan Shu and Gaozhi. It is reasonable for Sun Ce to wear their small shoes now. If it is just a little meaning, then bear it. If it is too much, the two must unite to resist and cannot let Sun Ce do whatever he wants.

"Please give advice to the general."

"You may ask you two, how are my soldiers from the personal guard camp? Can you still see them?"

Zhang Hu hurriedly said, "The general was joking. Although I just took a quick look and didn't take a closer look, all of them were elite soldiers, all of which were elite. The general's skill in training is really admirable."

"Then do you know how many people there are in my personal guard camp?"

Zhang Hu blinked and calculated. "From the military appearance and momentum, there should be about 4,000 people."

Sun Ce laughed, Zhou Yu and others laughed. Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng were a little confused. When Sun Ce went to attack Hejia Manor, there were more than 4,000 people. In addition to being attacked by Lou Gui, he gained a lot of money after attacking several manors. He was almost bloodless and captured nearly 10,000 troops. Even if half of them were picked, Sun Ce could increase his 5,000 people. The total force should be more than 8,000. It is reasonable to speculate that half of the personal guard camps directly commanded by Sun Ce should be considered. Why are these people laughing so strangely?

"To be honest, including Pang Shiyuan, the exact number of people in my personal guard camp is 1,873."

Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng were shocked and spoke in unison. "That's just such a little bit?"

"The soldiers are in the world, not in the world." Zhou Yu took over the topic and explained: "Life and death are at stake on the battlefield. A strong and well-trained warrior can advance with one drum and retreat with gold, just like using an arm to use a finger. If the strengths and weaknesses are mixed, or if there is a command, it will be difficult for the general to win even if the command ability is strong. Therefore, the first principle of military strategy is to select soldiers and win with quality."

Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng nodded in agreement, but they were not sincere and had a perfunctory intention. Who doesn’t know that they should use elite soldiers, but elite soldiers are rare, and in most cases, they are still relatively few. Seeing their expressions, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce exchanged a look. Sun Ce’s face was dark and his eyelids drooped. Zhou Yu continued, "In addition to being convenient for combat, there is another important reason for selecting soldiers."

Seeing Sun Ce change his face, Chen and Zhang were already a little worried. They were both surrendered generals and had just left Sun Ce for a while. At this time, there would definitely be no good results to make Sun Ce angry. Zhang Huqiang smiled and said, "I would like to ask General Zhou for advice."

"Before the troops move, food and grass will come first. During the war, each soldier must be supplied with six liters of rice per day, and if necessary, it must also provide certain amount of wine and meat, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain sufficient physical strength. This is the case for the strong, and the elderly and weak. Take two thousand people in a battalion as an example. If half of the elderly and weak are old, sixty stones of food will be wasted every day, and one thousand eight hundred stones a month. This is not counting the consumption of military uniforms, weapons, and other things."

Chen and Zhang felt a little nervous and understood what Sun Ce meant. If they did not select soldiers, they would not supply military rations and weapons.

"We cannot conquer Wancheng in a day or two. If we don't make careful calculations, we may not last long." Zhou Yu smiled gently, but his tone became serious, and the meaning of knocking was very obvious. "The food and supplies we need must be transported from Xiangyang and even further away. Every time we transported one stone of grain, three stones, four stones or even more grain was consumed on the way."

Chen Sheng took a breath, looked at Zhang Hu, and nodded quietly. The man was under the low eaves and had to bow his head. Zhou Yu had already said this. If they were not tactful, it would be shameless. Once Sun Ce reduced his military ration supply, his subordinates might mutiny at any time.

"The general is right, and we are just thinking about it."

Seeing that the two of them knew each other and took the initiative to lower their heads, a smile appeared on Sun Ce's face. "Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to deduct your military rations, I just want to use these foods and grasses that have been transported hard to do. You each have a battalion, and I will supply them according to your existing standards, but you have to get the spoils yourself. If you have a great achievement, you will have less. If you have no effort, you can only watch others drink big bowls and eat big pieces of meat."

Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu were embarrassed, but they also breathed a sigh of relief. At least Sun Ce did not use the military rations to force them to reduce their troops, leaving some face. But now, it is impossible not to streamline them. It would be better to leave these old and weak people to take care of them.

"The general is right. Although wealth and honor are in heaven, he has to fight for it himself and will never fall from the sky."

"I'm very happy that you can think so." Sun Ce gave Zhou Yu a look. "Gongjin, let's leave these two battalions to you. Complete the selection as soon as possible and strengthen training. Five days later, I will see their progress in the school. Half a month later, I hope they can have a new look."

Chen Sheng was puzzled. "General, what is the New Year School?"

Zhou Yu smiled. "You two don't know what the general has made new rules. Any soldiers who are soldiers are called Xinshang Schools on ten days. The winners are rewarded and the losers are punished. Before you come, the last Xinshang School has just passed five days. In five days, you will be attending Xinshang Schools. You two, whether my face can be preserved depends on whether you can help you vigorously."

Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu immediately regretted it. If he had known that it was so hard, it would be better to gangsters around Yuan Shu.

Deng Zhan and Dong Yu exchanged glances, shook their heads, and did not hide their contempt for Chen and Zhang. "The thief is a thief, a mob, and he will never become a real warrior."

Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu were immediately annoyed, stood up at the same time and said loudly: "Please rest assured, General, we will do our best and will not refuse."

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