April 185 A.D.

Li Hong took more than 800 soldiers all the way back to Lulongse. Immediately, he continued to recruit sporadic small groups of horse thieves outside the Saiwai, began to recruit troops around Xu Wushan, and sent people to Yuyang County to purchase weapons and armor. Although there was not much money, it was more than enough to equip more than a thousand troops.

This time, he went deep into the Xianbei country to appease the horse thieves, rob and even welcome the convoy, he did not dare to hide it, and ordered a subordinate who was good at writing to write a document and sent someone to the Taishou Liu Zheng's office. Soon Liu Zheng replied, praising him greatly, and at the same time sent some food and weapons and armor.

Liu Zheng also gave an answer to the question of the formation of the Lulongsai army. In view of the gradual increase in the number of the Luronse army, it is possible to increase the number of units at the Qu level. But the officer of the first level of Qu is a military candidate, and his rank is 600 stones, and he can't afford to pay this salary. If Li Hong, the military commander, can persuade them to continue to take the rank of the tun chief, they can expand the army according to Li Hong's request. As for Li Hong, an officer at the rank of tun chief, he can be appointed freely, but his rank will be halved. The reason is very simple, due to the Yellow Turban riots last year, the tax in Jizhou and Qingzhou was greatly reduced, and it was unable to support Youzhou. It is very good for the people of Youzhou to have seeds to go to the field in the spring, as for eating and closing, dream of it. Therefore, now the county soldiers and border armies in Youzhou are streamlining their establishments and reducing expenditures. Because of the importance of Lu Longse, the establishment can be as usual, but the rank is not even given in any case.

Li Hong couldn't cry or laugh for a while. He didn't know if Lord Taishou Liu Zheng really didn't have any money, or if there was some other reason. Naturally, he couldn't handle it, so he had to ignore it for the time being.

Li Hong likes to soak with the soldiers, eat and sleep together, train martial arts together, and fight nonsense together, and he can't tell that he is still a military master in charge of Lu Longsai. Li Hong never took his rank, he didn't have any left, and he made up for the soldiers. So he was poor, and even the money he occasionally gave to Xiaoyu's family was borrowed from Tian. Li Hong had nothing but himself, even the armor was the oldest, and he left the armor for the cavalry warriors. He did not drink and feast, nor did he allow other officers to be together to feast and drink with each other. So the soldiers loved him, treated him as if he were their own brother, obeyed him, and supported him.

Li Hong led the troops very strictly, and it can even be said that it was cruel. Every soldier must complete a daily training mission. Whoever does not finish it, he stays with him until the prescribed number is completed. He put it very simply: "If you don't train hard today, you may die on the battlefield tomorrow." This is a life-saving skill, not just death. "So everyone was convinced, and the soldiers trained consciously.

By the middle of the year, there were basically 2,000 men in Lulongsai, but the army was still training according to the three-tun system, and the soldiers began to complain.

At this time, Rizon returned.

Li Hong heard Xiao Lazy's report and rushed out of Lu Longlou in one breath. Although he and Li Song only have a half-day friendship, it is a friendship of life and death, which has a special meaning for Li Hong. Li Song was the first true Han man he encountered when he re-entered the territory of the Great Han Kingdom. It was he who led himself into Lu Longsai and recommended it to Tian Jing. If I hadn't met Lisong, where would I be now, who knows?

Li Song stood there, unsightly, ordinary, carrying a small burden. Li Hong rushed up, punched him hard, and laughed: "Changyi, tell me to listen to the people." ”

Rizon laughed too. The scene of them fleeing for their lives on the grassland came to the hearts of the two again. Li Song's eyes were moist, if it wasn't for Li Hong to save him, he would have been dead a long time ago.

When Li Hong saw Li Song, he suddenly couldn't help but think of Tian Jing, Wang Jin, and Ji Ming, he couldn't control himself anymore, hugged Li Song, and shouted loudly:

"Chang Yi, I'll take you to see Lord Lieutenant, and go to see all the comrades who died in Lulongsai."

The two stood in front of Tian Jing's tomb and did not speak for a long time.

"Changyi, are you still leaving?"

"Don't go, I'll follow you until I die on the battlefield like the captain."

With tears in his eyes, Li Hong patted Li Song's shoulder hard, "Okay." Let's do it together. Whoever dies first buries the bones of another person here. ”

In the evening, Li Hong ordered Yan Wuxing to call the three tun chiefs, Zheng Xin, Tian Chong, Hu Zi, Wooden Stake, and Iron Hammer to Lulonglou.

Lu Longsai's three tun chiefs, Zhao Wen, Yushi, and Wu Zhao, are all young people, although they are all slightly older than Li Hong, but in northern Xinjiang, they are not judged by age, but by martial arts. Therefore, from the day they entered Lu Longsai, the three of them admired Li Hong so much. Who would dare to pursue the army of barbarians with four hundred men after a crushing victory? Leopard, only he dares to do this. No one dares to disagree, this is the last word of fist ruthlessness.

This time, Li Hong single-handedly returned to Xianbei Country again, not only brought back thousands of soldiers, but also robbed the king and company of Xianbei Kingdom, which made the three tun chiefs even more convinced, and secretly swore in their hearts that they must follow this madman to fight the world, and their future military exploits will definitely be amazing.

Li Hong asked Li Song to read the document sent by Liu Zheng, the Taishou, and explained it again, and then said: "We are all the people of the Han Dynasty, and we are all soldiers to protect our families and defend the country, and to protect thousands of Han people from the ravages and devastation of war. We can throw away our heads and spill our blood for this, and we don't even want our lives, so can't we take a little less money for this? ”

Several people looked at Li Hong, with different expressions on their faces, and no one answered.

"The Xianbei Kingdom may invade our Great Han Kingdom in the near future, and a life-and-death battle with them is inevitable. Like all of you here, I can only resign myself to fate whether I will live or die in the future. ”

"All of my rank goes into the salaries of the soldiers of Luronse. You can have less money, but not a single cent of ordinary soldiers' money. The war depends on them to fight, and the victory must be exchanged for their lives and blood, without them, there will be no glory of our Han Kingdom. ”

Tian Zhong slapped the table hard, "Okay, that's a good point." I have lived sixty-three years, and I have been a soldier for nearly fifty years, and for the first time I have heard an officer speak for our soldiers. For the sake of your words, I will not be ranked, but will follow you until I die in battle. ”

Hu Zi stood up suddenly: "My lord, you treat us like a mountain, not only help us escape from the Xianbei country, but also treat us as brothers, with this kindness, this trust, I say a word on behalf of all the horse gang brothers, everything is only the head of the adult horse, there is no other word." ”

The beard is very famous among the horse thieves in Northern Xinjiang, and he belongs to the boss-level figures, like a wooden stake, Yan Wudang, they can only be regarded as a small and scattered combination. This time, they were beaten badly by Murong Feng's troops, and they were cornered by the Xianbei people. Just when the mountains and rivers were exhausted, Yan Wuxing came with Li Hong. Li Hong took them to run around the grassland, mountains and forests, not only escaped the encirclement of the Xianbei people, but also beat the Xianbei king's welcoming procession fiercely. This made them respect Li Hong like a god. And what touched them even more was that when they arrived in Lu Longsai, they had always been respected and trusted by Li Hongxiang like brothers, which was what they needed most in their hearts. The horse bandits that everyone shouted and beat in northern Xinjiang were like relatives in Li Hong's eyes. Because of this, all the big and small horse bandits, including the boss of the beard, are willing to work for this famous leopard lord in the north from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhao Wen's three tun chiefs did not dare not express their position at this time. Although they have never fought side by side with Li Hong, they are also willing to lead their subordinates and invaders to fight on the battlefield like Li Hong, adding endless glory to their lives. This is the wish of every Han warrior.

Li Song and Zheng Xin, as the soldiers who survived the war of Lu Longsai, didn't even have time to take revenge, so who would care about what rank and not rank. They only want to start a war with the Xianbei people early and avenge their dead comrades.

Li Hong was very moved. With these united subordinates, what kind of enemy can't be defeated.

Li Hong immediately talked about his plan for the expansion of the Lulongsai border army. He planned to divide Luronse's border army into three songs, each with three tuns and two hundred men each. Zhao Wen was the military candidate of Zhongqu, and Wu Zhao was the fake military candidate, and he was under the jurisdiction of the Santun people before Lu Longsai's expansion. Zuo Qu Yushi is the military candidate, Yan Wuxing is the fake military candidate, and the three tuns under his jurisdiction are mainly recently recruited recruits, the soldiers who returned from the original Lu Longsai from injury, and the horse gang members who defected scattered. The bearded Wei Jun on the right is the military candidate, and the Li Song is the fake military candidate, and he has the main force of many horse gangs that fled back from Xianbei. Zheng Xin is the head of the scout. Tian Zhong is the head of the guard tuntun. At the same time, he arranged for the stakes, hammers, and lazy to all go down to be the commanders, and the subordinate officers of each cantonment were left to the soldiers to be selected among their subordinates.

"If you have any proposals, or are not satisfied with something, say it now." Li Hong said with a smile, "The army will be reorganized tomorrow." Then the troops marched out to the steppe for cavalry formation training. ”

"Out of Luronse?" Zhao Wen asked in surprise.

"Yes. Actual combat drills must not be sloppy. Li Hong nodded solemnly and said, "Scout Tun will start to reconnoiter the enemy in two ways from tomorrow. All the way to the northeast of Bailing Ranch and all the way to Dayan Mountain. Scout soldiers can report back every three to five days. ”

Zheng Xin nodded immediately.

"The guards who respect the old man have the most things to do, war horses, grain and grass, weapons and equipment, all of which must be hoarded in large quantities to prepare for the upcoming big war."

Tian Zhong looked very excited, and he said loudly: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the lower officials will do their best to solve problems for your lordship, and they will definitely make Lu Longsai's iron cavalry invincible and invincible." ”

"Fengyun Yan Zhao." Li Hong muttered to himself, "Fengyun Yanzhao, that's a good point." Good momentum. ”

"We'll call our cavalry the Iron Horseman, what do you think?" Zhao Wen looked at everyone and said.

"How about embroidering a big leopard in the middle of the battle flag of the Fengyun Iron Horseman? The adults held high this banner on the painting rainbow plain, and the enemies they killed were almost wiped out. Yan Wudaunt shouted excitedly.

"Well, just follow the advice of Dreadnought. I immediately ordered someone to rush to the system overnight. Tashige stroked his little goatee and laughed happily. When you are old, there is still a place for use, and anyone will be excited.

"Xianbei people have a world-famous iron horse, called the Black Eagle Iron Horse, whose achievements are so numerous that no one in the world dares to be its sharp. If you have a chance in the future, you must have a duel with it to see who is the best in the world. ”

Li Hong suddenly remembered Tie Ao, and remembered the eagle that soared for nine days.

The next day, the troops marched to the steppes sixty miles from Luronse, and set up camp.

In accordance with the training method he had learned from Tieguo, Li Hong conducted very arduous training for 1,800 cavalry soldiers in Sanqu. But cavalry combat, the integration of men and horses is the best realm, and it is simply impossible to reach this level without a year or two.

Li Hong sat on the grass tiredly, with a helpless face. Although some of these soldiers were born in old cavalry, such as Liu Zheng left him two complete iron cavalry troops, and some were bandits who had crisscrossed the grassland for more than ten years, like bearded troops, but without exception, they lacked basic tactical literacy and understanding of cavalry combat. Compared with the Xianbei people and the iron cavalry of the Karasuma people, this team is indeed a grade worse now.

Because the cavalry soldiers could not accurately understand the cavalry tactics, there was no tacit understanding in the coordination and use of the formation, and it was difficult to give full play to the advantages of the group cavalry in combat, and it was difficult to form a huge combat effectiveness.

Li Hong looked at the small cavalry team on the grassland constantly speeding back and forth, and his thoughts couldn't help but fly to the Xianbei battlefield, the thrilling Jutun battlefield. Under the command of the horns and battle flags, the brave and combative Xianbei cavalry skillfully changed formations, cooperated precisely and tacitly, and pushed the formation forward almost flawlessly, especially the Black Eagle Iron Cavalry, just the unbeatable bear domineering momentum was enough to destroy the enemies who dared to fight.

Li Hong sighed, hugged his head and lay down on the grass that had just shown his tender teeth, looking at the blue sky in despair. For a time, the ambition to establish the world's first iron cavalry was greatly frustrated.

The soldiers have poor tactical literacy, and there is also a big gap between their individual riding and archery fighting skills and the Hu people, and if they can't come up with a way to make up for it in a short period of time, it will be a desperate battle with the enemy's cavalry on the frontal battlefield.

Suddenly, a horse flew in the distance and shot at Li Hong like an arrow. Li Hong sat up suddenly, looked at it with a solemn expression, and a trace of ominous thought flashed in his heart.

"My lord, it's not good to ...... big things"