After listening to Ma Wei's explanation, Lu Gengyu felt that it made sense, and he muttered: "You are right, but it was decided by the general to gather the hungry people to go to Qiongzhou, there is no way to do this, we can't poach people from the general, we can only find a way in Shandong." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info or expand the scope to other provinces in Shandong? ”

Ma Wei hesitated: "I'm a rough person, but I also know that the territory of the governor of Denglai is only in Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou, and to the west, Jinan, Gunzhou, and Dongchang are all under the jurisdiction of the governor of Shandong, is it appropriate to do this?" ”

Lu Gengyu is also not sure: "Mr. Sun has explained, Shandong Governor Zhu Dadian has a good relationship with the general, I don't know if he will sell this face, or we will set off to Jinan tomorrow to find the governor's yamen to meet Lord Zhu and try our luck?" After the appointment of the governor of Denglai, Zhu Dadian, who was temporarily sitting in Dengzhou, returned to Jinan, and if he wanted to go to Xisanfu to recruit troops, he had to get his consent.

Ma Wei thought of something, high-fived and shouted: "I remember that it was the Su Sentinel who persuaded me to join the Qiongzhou battalion...... Oh, according to the name here, it is the Su platoon commander, after the rebellion, he did not return to Qiongzhou, but stayed in Shandong to assist Governor Zhu in organizing and training the new army. If begging Governor Zhu doesn't work, you can try it with him. ”

Lu Geng Yuqi said: "Is there such a thing? I haven't heard Mr. Sun say it, but you can try. ”

The next day, the two were ready to leave for Jinan, but Cao Cao arrived, and Su rushed to Dengzhou from Jinan, and after inquiring about their residence, he went straight to the door.

He smiled at Ma Wei and said, "Brother Ma, you've been here for half a month, why don't you come to find me?" I've been waiting for you in Jinan, and I can't see you coming, so I have to come to the door myself. ”

Ma Wei was surprised and delighted: "Platoon Commander Su, how did you know that I came to Shandong?" We're going to Jinan to find you. ”

Su Thick Legs grinned: "The general has already sent someone to inform me, and I received the news when you arrived in Dengzhou." But I'm not a platoon commander now, Governor Zhu has given me an official, and I'm the governor of the standard battalion. ”

Lu Gengyu asked cautiously: "So, is Mr. Su Qian helping Governor Zhu now, or is he helping General Xia?" ”

Su Bu Legs put away his smile and glared at him: "What do you say?" If it weren't for the general pulling me out of the fire pit, I would still be a blacksmith shop guy, my father, aunt, and younger siblings were either tortured to death by Gou Dafu in the village, or starved to death, am I Su Thick Leg the kind of ungrateful person? ”

Ma Wei persuaded: "Brother Su, don't be angry, this is Mr. Lu, the former Changhua Zhixian, now helping the general to do things, everyone is their own people." ”

Hearing that he is a scholar, he has also been a magistrate, and he is also a general, Su Bush's face softened a lot: "I am a rough person, I speak and do things straightforwardly, Mr. Lu don't be surprised." ”

Lu Gengyu shook his head: "It's okay, just make it clear, lest everyone hide it, it's all for the general." ”

Su Bu slapped his head: "When it comes to doing things for the general, I almost forgot to get down to business." The general brought me a message, saying that Brother Ma was training cavalry in Dengzhou, and I also collected some people in Jinan, all of whom were young and strong and could ride horses, and brought them over, and I don't know if Brother Ma can use them? ”

Ma Wei was overjoyed: "I was about to doze off, and my brother sent a pillow!" We are worried about recruiting people, and this is the case when we want to go to Jinan to find you. Are you Zhuge Kongming, can you pinch it, how do you know that we are short of people? ”

Su Thick Legs touched the back of his head, and replied embarrassedly: "I didn't know how to read big characters, but I only learned some words in order to be a platoon commander, how dare I compare with Zhuge Liang?" I can't pinch it, here's the thing......"

He told the two of them in detail what happened. It turned out that he was entrusted by Xia Nan to stay in Shandong to help Zhu Dadian train his troops, but he did his best and did not deal with it perfunctorily. It's just that when recruiting the battalion soldiers, I kept an eye on it, and left those young men who could ride horses alone, and they were not incorporated into the newly built governor's standard battalion, just thinking about finding an opportunity to leave it to their own generals. When he recommended Ma Wei, he guessed that Ma Wei might be reused, because Qiongzhou lacked war horses and cavalry, and it was impossible for General Zhiru to sit idly by and watch such an obvious shortcoming in the army.

“…… It's not impossible for these people to train as ordinary musket infantry, but it's too wasteful. There were cavalry in the places under Governor Zhu's administration, which were subordinate to the commanders in Shandong, so he was not interested in training cavalry. But I think that those soldiers under the general army are not suitable for us, and it is better to find some innocent people to start over. So he took matters into his own hands, detained these people, and when he learned that you were coming to Shandong, he brought them all with him. ”

Ma Wei smiled from ear to ear: "My brother is really my nobleman, he first recommended me to join the army, and now he has brought me such a timely rain, which is really helpful." ”

Lu Gengyu was puzzled: "But, if you do this, will Governor Zhu blame you?" ”

"Governor Zhu believes in me very much, he has full authority to entrust me with the matter of organizing and training the new army, from recruitment to training, as long as I help him train a decent standard battalion after half a year, I don't care about the rest." Su Thick Legs explained, "Anyway, there is a limit to the standard camp, and Governor Zhu can't afford to raise it, and these cavalry seedlings are idle, even if Governor Zhu knows it, he won't care." If you really want to blame me for this, I won't do it and go back to Qiongzhou immediately. ”

Ma Weicai didn't care about this, took Su's thick hand and said, "Let's go, take my brother to see the person you chose." ”

In the horse farm in the south of the city, the air was full of dust, the sound of hooves rumbled, and thousands of people rode on horses, running back and forth according to Ma Wei's instructions, making movements. Sometimes jogging, sometimes speeding up, sometimes circling around the racecourse, at a glance, these people are good at riding, and the movements are all well done.

Half an hour later, Ma Wei found Su Thick Legs and Lu Gengyu on the sidelines with a dusty head, and said loudly in the sound of hooves: "These people are good, better than the people we recruited." After all, the Western Three Prefectures suffered less from the military rebellion, and it was easier to choose the right young and strong. ”

Lu Gengyu asked him: "With the people brought by Su Qianhu, do we have enough manpower, and do we still need to recruit people?" ”

Ma Wei nodded again and again: "Enough is enough." With the people we recruited, there are 2,000 people younger, and their riding skills are good, they are all good seedlings. Fortunately, with the help of Brother Su, it can go so smoothly, otherwise we would be blind in Dongsanfu. ”

Su said proudly: "I can only hold a gun, I can't ride a horse, I'm a layman, fortunately, the person I selected can still enter the eyes of my brother." ”