Three days later, Liu Qi and others rushed to the Xuanwu Army camp, which was about two hundred miles away from Xiangyang. Liu Qi stopped and stopped along the way and arrived at the Xuanwu Army camp at noon on the third day.
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The Xuanwu Army camp was built on a hillside, and the high camp was built against the mountain. The flags in the camp were fluttering, and the shouts of killing outside the camp could be heard from a long distance.
Fifty thousand Xuanwu troops were currently training on the flat ground below the hillside. Although they had only just been successfully formed, they were awe-inspiring at first sight.
"Who are they?" Just as Liu Qi and others were about to approach, they were stopped by a group of soldiers holding long spears. A group of ten people were staring at Liu Qi and others with vigilance, as if they regarded Liu Qi and others as local sentries.
"How dare you, Mr. Zhou Mu is here, why don't you get out of the way?"
Before Liu Qi could speak, a guard in brocade clothes stepped forward and shouted.
Hearing the scolding of the soldiers in golden robes, the soldier's expression changed. He hesitated briefly before blocking the way of Liu Qi and others: "The general has an order. During the training period, no one is allowed to enter or leave without the general's warrant."
The expressions of the guards in brocade robes all changed, and they stared at this soldier with angry expressions. If it weren't for the strict military discipline, they would have immediately stepped forward to capture these people.
"If you send someone to report, just tell Lord Zhoumu to come to check on the training of the new army, and ask General Wenpin to come out to greet you." Zhuge Liang patted his horse and stepped forward to signal the soldiers in uniform to retreat, looking at the team leader blocking the front and said.
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"Everyone, wait a minute!" The soldiers on the opposite side breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the team of men and horses did not rush forward. They bowed their hands and saluted, turned around and gave some instructions to the soldiers behind them. Immediately, a soldier looked at him in surprise.
The hundreds of people in front of them walked quickly towards the camp.
The surrounding Jin Yiwei looked dissatisfied, but Liu Qi in the crowd was smiling and had strict military discipline. This civil servant also had a good way of training soldiers. I didn't expect that he could train these soldiers and horses to be like this in just a few days.
These soldiers and horses came from different counties, and the rules in each place were different. Wenpin was able to implement general discipline in a short period of time, and Liu Qi could already predict the strength of the Xuanwu Army in the future.
Not long after, the camp gate was opened wide and a pair of soldiers and horses rushed out to guard the surrounding areas. Then Wenpin led several young generals and rode towards the place occupied by Liu Qi and others.
"I have met my lord." Wenpin and others hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Get up." Hundreds of Jinyi guards moved out of the way, and Liu Qi patted his horse and stepped forward to signal Wenpin to get up.
"General Wen, won't you show us your training results?" Liu Qi smiled half-heartedly. Although Wen Pin and others came to greet him, the shouts of death in the camp not only did not weaken, but became even louder.
"My Lord, please!" Wenpin urged his horse to take the lead and led Liu Qi and others to approach the camp.
The closer to the camp, the louder the shouts of killing became, and the hundreds of Jin Yiwei around Liu Qi also became excited. Most of the Jin Yiwei were from the Flying Dragon Army and the Flying Tiger Army, and they were all too familiar with this scene.
Liu Qi on the side also nodded secretly. Just from the shouts of killing, Liu Qi could hear the fighting spirit of the soldiers in the camp. Although it was not as murderous as the Flying Dragon Army and the Flying Tiger Army, they were still very high-spirited.
"I have long heard that General Wen is an expert in training soldiers. Today I saw that he is well-deserved." Zhuge Liang swayed the light feather fan in his hand with a look of admiration. He is familiar with the art of war and has a very good understanding of military training, even though he has not yet entered the camp.
, but before, even a small team of more than ten people could strictly observe military discipline, and now I feel the high fighting spirit of the army, and I can't help but praise it.
"The military advisor is so complimentary. The general has so much trust from his lord, how can he dare to slack off?"
Wen Pinggong cupped his hands with an awe-inspiring look on his face. Both he and Wang Wei absolutely supported Liu Biao. Even though Liu Qi was now the shepherd of Jingzhou, if Liu Biao gave an order, he and Wang Wei would still support Liu Biao without hesitation.
, Liu Qi should be very clear about this. However, Liu Qi did not feel dissatisfied at all and directly handed over 100,000 troops to him and Wang Wei for training. This courage alone was worthy of his loyalty.
"Lord, please come in." Under the leadership of Wen Pin, everyone arrived at the gate of the camp in a short time.
Across the simple camp in the wilderness, Liu Qi could see the soldiers in the camp constantly waving swords and spears. The camp was filled with smoke and dust, and groups of soldiers were training desperately under the supervision of their respective captains.
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Looking up, from this simple camp spreading on the hillside, there is a heavily guarded camp. The densely packed soldiers are shouting, waving their swords and spears, and there are also sounds of yelling in the process. Just listen to it.
These sounds are exciting.
"I didn't expect General Wen to be able to train these 50,000 soldiers and horses to look like this in just a few days. I don't think it will take only three months for these 50,000 soldiers and horses to transform into elite soldiers and fight for our Jingzhou in all directions."
Liu Qi sat on his horse and took in the situation in the camp. He couldn't help but praise loudly. Although he didn't know how to train soldiers, he could still feel the difference between these soldiers and ordinary soldiers and horses.
The soldiers and horses simply do not have such momentum.
"My lord is right, it doesn't take three months, it only takes one month, these 50,000 soldiers and horses can fight in all directions." Zhuge Liangming nodded with admiration in his eyes. He felt that he had overestimated Wenpin, but he didn't
I thought that Wenpin's training methods were so sophisticated.
"I'm joking, these 50,000 soldiers and horses have only just taken shape, and the battle formations, military orders, and flags have not yet been unified. It will take at least two months to train them. By the time they are put into actual combat, three months is already a little short.
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If you want to train elite soldiers, it cannot be completed in a short time. Only after hundreds of battles and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can an army of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses be honed and finally formed.
"General Huang will arrive from Changsha in the next few days. You must cooperate well with each other then. In three months, General Huang will be the commander of the Xuanwu Army."
While watching the training of the soldiers around him, Liu Qi said.
"Lord, don't worry. No matter who is the commander-in-chief, the military orders are high. In three months, the lord will definitely see a real elite force." Wenpin had known about this for a long time. He was only temporarily stepping down from the position of commander of the Feilong Army, and he
There is no big plan to lead this army. Compared with the Feilong Army, the Xuanwu Army is not enough for him to stay.
"Don't worry, although General Huang is over fifty, his skills are indeed not weak. There are only two or three people in Jingzhou who can compare with him. Moreover, his personality is calm and sophisticated, which is different from yours."
They are quite similar, so there won't be any differences if we train soldiers together."
Wenpin and Huang Zhong have similar personalities. They are both calm and capable, and it is most suitable for Huang Zhong to serve as the leader of the Xuanwu Army. Zhao Yun and Wang Wei are both good at charging and fighting, so Liu Qi has handed over the Suzaku Army.
Zhao Yun.
"I'm relieved now, general." Wenpin also breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that the two people's personalities were incompatible, which would be extremely detrimental to the training of the army.
"Although the land of Jingzhou is peaceful, there are a lot of bandits around. General Wen might as well regard them as the opponents of the Xuanwu Army for the time being. As for the real battle, it won't be too far away." Liu Qi looked at Wenpin and said.
"Don't worry, my lord, in three months there will be no more bandits in Jingzhou." Wenpin said with a cupped hand.
"Well, let's rest in the camp today and start back to Xiangyang tomorrow." Liu Qi looked at everyone and ordered.
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"Military advisor, the 20,000 surrendered soldiers in Jiangdong have been in frequent commotion in the past few days, and Jiangdong has sent more and more people. These people have privately contacted some of the more prestigious people in the surrendered army. If they don't take action, I'm afraid,
These people can incite these subordinates to revolt at any time."
In Chaisang City, a guard in golden robes was telling Pang Tong about the actions of the 20,000 Jiangdong soldiers who had surrendered in the past few days.
"Have you ever found the hiding place of the people sent by Jiangdong?" Pang Tong pondered for a while, put down the bamboo slips in his hand, and looked up at the guards in brocade clothes and said.
"All found."
"Well, tonight the Jinyi Guards will cooperate with the Feilong Army to catch all these people." Pang Tong said coldly. Jiangdong basically didn't hide much when he sent these people here. The reason why he asked the Jinyi Guards to investigate was just to prevent fish from slipping through the net. Although at this time Jiangdong
The war with Jingzhou has ceased, but there is nothing wrong with killing a few of your spies.
"Tomorrow we will send some of the soldiers to the mountains to cut trees. It should be okay to kill a few." After Pang Tong finished speaking, he lowered his head again and looked at the bamboo slips in his hands. These Jiangdong soldiers could neither be subdued nor killed. Jiangdong deliberately provoked them.
These turmoils caused by surrender are just to make things difficult for Jingzhou.
"Don't worry, military advisor, my subordinates will make arrangements tomorrow."
"Stay back." Pang Tong waved his hand to signal the soldiers in brocade robes to retreat.
"I'm waiting. If you want to spread the news about this matter to all parts of Jiangdong, just say that I, Jingzhou, want to return Jiangdong's surrendered soldiers to Jiangdong. However, Sun Ce is worried that the price will be too high. Not far away, more than a thousand people have been exchanged.
Jiang Zu died for some reason." Pang Tong suddenly said.
"No." The body of the Jinyi Guardsman was shaken. He could predict what kind of storm this news would set off in Jiangdong.
"Humph, I don't believe you are not in a hurry this time." After the Jinyi guards left, Pang Tong sneered a few times. Jiangdong wanted to use these surrendered soldiers to cause trouble to Jingzhou, but since these surrendered soldiers could not be subdued, he found an excuse to die.
There's nothing wrong with it, you just need to find an excuse to talk about it afterwards.
These soldiers fought for Sun Ce, but were abandoned by Sun Ce. Now, so many deaths are naturally Sun Ce's responsibility. If this matter is not handled well, the people in Jiangdong who have finally gathered together may immediately dissipate, and the fighting spirit of Jiangdong's soldiers and horses will disappear.
I'm afraid it will also fall.
"I heard that Jiangdong has recently made a kind of sophisticated armor, but I don't know how many have been made. The Xuanwu Army and the Suzaku Army have just been formed and they are short of armor." Pang Tong said thoughtfully.