Chapter 198 Powerful

On the north bank of Surabaya, Shi Min's army slowly retreated, and Yanzhou's biggest threat dissipated.

Li Yue immediately ordered the corpses floating in the river to be cleaned up. The young men did not mind the stench from the corpses and stripped them of their clothes, armor, weapons, etc.

The governors of various counties and powerful men from Yanzhou rushed to Lu County to meet him.

This battle blocked Shi Min and proved that Heiyun was capable of establishing a foothold in the Central Plains.

Since ancient times, there have been few offers of help in times of trouble, but many icings on the cake.

"The Puyang Bian family is willing to produce a thousand pieces of music to accompany you in the war!"

"The Xu family in Jibei is willing to send out 700 elites to be sent by the envoy."

"Mr. Zang of Taishan is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses!"

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Li Yue calculated in his mind that there were seventeen powerful families, three or four in almost every county. Together, the military strength was as high as 16,000 people!

According to them, they are all elites.

Moreover, this army does not need Li Yue to provide equipment, food and fodder.

The powerful force is evident. This is what they brought out, but there are countless others hidden secretly.

In this era, it is not a bad thing. The world is in chaos, the barbarians are cruel, and the tyrants have hidden countless people, and many people have saved their lives.

If they unite and resist the Black Cloud Army, it will be very difficult for Li Yue, the Yanzhou shepherd, to secure his position.

Of course, the powerful people who are so active are by no means selfless. They all have their own small calculations and are trying to infiltrate into the Black Cloud Army...

Not accepting it would definitely not work, as it would be equivalent to shutting them out. If Li Yue wanted to grow stronger, he must gain their support.

If you accept it, the combat power of the Black Cloud Army will inevitably decline, and the army will definitely be filled with mountains.

But these are not big problems. Starting from Heiyun Mountain, Li Yue has continued to integrate and integrate.

Everything in the world has pros and cons, the key is whether you have enough skills and brains to control them.

When Cao Cao raised his army, powerful people from all over the country rushed to join him, including Li Dian, Zang Ba and others. The Cao family and the Xiahou family themselves were powerful.

The fact that these powerful men have defected to us is one of the dividends of the war.

"Thank you for your support, but the military laws of the Black Cloud Army are strict, so you should think twice." Li Yue said, trying to catch him.

The powerful men were still very enthusiastic, "Why are you thinking twice? In the army, of course you have to obey the orders of the envoy!"

Li Yue changed the subject and said, "From today on, the Yanzhou Army will be set up to line up with the Southern Army and be under the direct control of a certain person."

The Black Cloud Army is his core group, and he must not be allowed to get mixed up with them. He must be under absolute control.

The smiles of the powerful men were a little stiff and they looked at each other.

No one is stupid these days, so they naturally know Li Yue's intentions.

Li Yue smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone, I will treat everyone equally. Those with talent and meritorious service can be promoted to the Black Cloud Army as generals. Of course, you have no time to regret now."

Compromise is all relative.

Li Yue has already taken a step back, and the rest is up to them.

After all, a tyrant is a tyrant, arrogant and tough. The Zhang family in Dongping, the Xu family in Jibei, and the Bao family in Taishan withdrew. "Ashamed, ashamed, my disciples are all unlearned and unskilled, and it is difficult to discipline them. When they come under the command of the envoy,

, I violated military law and hurt our harmony. I hope you will forgive me."

"It doesn't matter, I never impose anything on others."

We went to three families and fourteen more, with a strength of about twelve thousand.

It’s not that the other companies really have no objections, but they are just taking it one step at a time.

The atmosphere in the hall was naturally not as lively as before.

After chatting for a while, they dispersed.

In several consecutive battles, the Southern Army performed well and worked hard. They not only assisted the Heiyun Army in fighting, but also defended various places. They also transported food and grass and baggage. Especially during the confrontation in Surabaya, the Heiyun Army hardly took any action. The Southern Army defended vigorously, front and back.

Defeat the Zhao army in thirteen river-crossing battles.

Those with outstanding performance were promoted to Black Cloud Generals, and Li Yue personally taught them armor and sharp swords. He took the trouble to ask about the family situation, the physical condition of his parents, whether they were getting married, and what difficulties they had.

This small gesture makes these new black cloud generals burst into tears of gratitude.

During the continuous campaign, the Black Cloud Army suffered a lot of casualties, with not many killed in action, but with so many injuries and disabilities that it was basically unable to fight and needed fresh blood to replenish it.

Now that Li Yue has crossed the two prefectures of Henan and Yan, the 16,000-strong Black Cloud Army is somewhat stretched.

The future wars will not be small fights. The surrounding forces will often have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops.

Just like this battle of Lujun, Shi Min had 20,000 elite troops in the north, plus tens of thousands of county soldiers, and Li Nong had 20,000 infantry and cavalry in the south.

The main reason why he was able to block them was that Li Nong's heart was divided and he helped Li Yue.

But you can't always count on such good things.

After discussing with everyone, it was decided to expand the Black Cloud Army to 30,000 people.

The forward, heroic cavalry, middle base, backbone, and guerrilla are all divided into two battalions on the left and right.

Li Yue's personal troops also expanded to 3,000. Charge into battle was his basic duty, and he was also responsible for guarding, guarding of honor, and delivering orders. In case of emergencies, he did not need to go through the soldiers to respond quickly.

The newly recruited Heiyun soldiers were naturally selected from the Southern Army.

However, in order to appease the powerful people in Yanzhou, Li Yue still allocated a quota of 500 people and selected the real elites from the powerful people to test the waters.

There are no more than five hundred people, so it is easy to control.

Those who are killing people these days, the quality of the soldiers is not bad.

The beggar army has the advantages of the beggar army, and the powerful tribe also has its own advantages. There are many children in the clan who are capable of literature and martial arts.

During the Han Dynasty, many good family members joined the army, which contributed to the strength of the Han army.

If others dare to come, Li Yue will naturally dare to use it.

Yao Yizhong and Pu Hong were surrounded by a group of Guanzhong powerful men.

The current situation in the world is that the Hus are riding on top of the Huaxia. On both sides of the river, the population of the Hus is no longer lower than that of the Huaxia. It is impossible for Li Yue to still be at war with each other at this time.

We can unite as many people as we can, and we can unite as many forces as we can unite.

There are things to do in every period.

Putting the cart before the horse, defeat is not far away.

However, what depressed Li Yue was that the "elites" sent by the powerful were really unsightly. They were as skinny as a stick, with gray hair, and some of them didn't even have a few teeth left.

They agreed to bring their own weapons, but they didn't even have to wear clothes, exposing their skinny thighs and chest ribs...

"Do these birdmen really think that the Black Cloud Army dare not touch them?" Wei Shan laughed angrily.

Li Yue laughed, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

Conspiracy, deception, and subterfuge with the powerful are bound to be a long-term process that cannot be solved entirely with a knife.

Yin is within Yang, not the opposite of Yang, and there will always be overt and covert struggles.

Not all powerful men resorted to fraud. The Bian family, the Zang family, and the Li family were real elite soldiers, each armed with a piece of leather armor, swords, shields, bows and spears.

"They are enough." Li Yue pointed to the twenty or thirty people at the front.

Everyone wears iron armor, holds a long spear, and rides a horse. They are strong and vigorous. This is what a Han family should look like.

"Just let them go like this?" Wei Shan was still angry.

"Don't worry, there will be times when they will regret it in the future." Li Yue was high-spirited.

The Heiyun Army has already established a firm foothold and its future is limitless, but the civil strife in Jie and Zhao has just begun.

If we lose this opportunity as a team, it will be difficult to have such a good thing in the future.
Chapter completed!