Guzang Cheng County Shoufu.

In the lobby, the two-day delay of the Western Expedition arrived as scheduled.

On both sides of the lobby, more than 100 cases were prepared this time, and a group of generals of the Western Expedition were seated in turn.

On the left side of the hall, Pingxi General Guo Yan sat in the first place, followed by Dian Wei, Teng Yu, Pang De, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Li Dian, Duan Xuan, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao and other battalion commanders and deputy commanders, all of whom were generals above General Pi. The rest were the generals of each battalion, and Fan Yong, one of the five tiger generals who had recently returned to the battalion, sat among the captains and was at the bottom.

On the right side of the lobby, Anbei General Li Xian is the chief, followed by the military advisor Jia Xu, Jincheng Taishou Jia Mu, the newly promoted military Fa Zheng, Huan Bao and others, and the rest of the dozens of major civil officials from the western counties of Wuwei.

Hu Che'er, who temporarily served as Li Li's close guard, was also sitting in the hall at this time, and Li Zhi, the commander of Jin Yiwei, had returned to the county government last night, and now he was standing on the back steps of the vacant handsome position.

In the entire hall, in addition to the Wushu Battalion and Wuwei Battalion who guarded Sanguan and the generals of the county soldiers who stayed in Chang'an Sanfu, most of the generals of the Xiliang Army gathered here. Compared with the military generals, the civilian officials on the right side seem to be weak, and the lineup is far less powerful than the military generals on the opposite side. After all, Li Li's three major masterminds Li Xuan, Jia Xu and Li Ru, as well as the growing group of civil officials in the Chang'an Expedition to the West, only the military advisor Jia Xu is currently accompanying the army to the west, and everyone else is staying in Chang'an.

On the right side of the hall, Jia Xu squinted his eyes with a smile, and from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the civil and military generals in the lobby from time to time, and then looked at the vacant handsome case in the hall, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

Now the Xiliang army under the command of the lord is a few points stronger than in the Dong Zhuo period in the past, with nearly 400,000 troops, thousands of generals, and hundreds of brave generals who can count the name. Among them, there are more than 20 generals who can be called 10,000 enemies, four generals, five tiger generals, twelve lieutenant generals, plus more than ten newly promoted generals; These generals are all brave and good generals. In time, it will be able to shine and shock the world.

At the same time as the military generals became stronger and stronger, as the edicts forcibly recruited by the imperial court continued to reach the prefectures and counties of the Central Plains, prompting the famous men of various states to move their families into Chang'an, and the general's palace was also constantly absorbing wise men, and the entire civil official system was gradually enriched. Subsequently, the lord Li Li will select the recruited wise men to go to the counties of Xiliang to take office, govern the counties, vigorously develop the people's livelihood, and cultivate agriculture on a large scale. Restore the long-abandoned agriculture in Xiliang. In this way, with the pacification of Xiliang by the Western Expeditionary Army, the main camps rushed to the border, and the entire Xiliang territory will usher in an unprecedented stable and peaceful situation. Rectify the rule of officials and encourage farming. Restoring people's livelihood, a period of vigorous development is just around the corner. It only takes two or three years. Xiliang can sweep away the air of desolation and poverty. The rise of Xiliang is a foregone conclusion, unstoppable!

Thinking of these, Jia Xu's heart was surging and excited.

Xiliang Erzhou has been the land of kings since ancient times, and there are countless natural passes. There are 800 miles of Qinchuan within the jurisdiction, and it is adjacent to the Western Regions and the northern grassland, and the war horses, cattle and sheep are inexhaustible, and it can be the first Longxing land in the world. Now the Xiliang army has swept the entire territory of Xiliang. The prosperity of the soldiers is the most powerful army in the world, which is enough to protect the territory and the people, and Xu Tu the world. After this western expedition, the defenders only need to guard the passes, and even if the princes of the Central Plains join forces to attack, they have no choice but to attack the Western Liang Army; can only sit back and watch the Xiliang army grow stronger day by day, and the people of Xiliang gradually have enough food and clothing, but they can only sigh with hope, but there is nothing they can do.

Compared with the princes of all walks of life, the Xiliang army was not. On the premise of stabilizing the situation in Xiliang, as long as there are fighters in the surrounding states and counties, the Xiliang army can wave troops to attack. The Central Plains can be invaded in the east, the two states can be cut down in the north, Jingxiang can be taken in the south, and the Sichuan and Shu and the Western Regions can be collected in the west.

It can really be said: you can attack and retreat, and you can eat the world, but you can defend according to the danger and always be invincible!

In the past, the reason why the pre-Qin was able to annex the Six Kingdoms was to occupy the land of Xiliang, fight if they won, withdraw their troops and negotiate peace if they can't win, and fight after their strength is restored, and finally dominate the world.

At present, the situation in Xiliang, whether it is military strength or comprehensive national strength, is far better than that of the Qin State in the past. It also has the Son of Heaven in hand, and the name of righteousness can be said to have taken advantage of the right time, place and people. Compared with the difficult situation of Qin's conquest of the Six Kingdoms in the past, the two cannot be said to be the same at all, and the process of advancing into the world will be greatly shortened.

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"Wow, wow, wow!"

As Li Li's steady footsteps entered the hall, hundreds of civil and military officials in the hall held their breath and sat down, all of them turned their eyes to the case of the handsome man in the hall.

"I'm waiting to welcome my lord!"

"Hehehe! Everyone has arrived, and it will be long overdue, so don't blame you. Steadily walked to the main seat and sat down, Li Li smiled and waved his hand to signal everyone in the hall to take their seats.

After the generals were seated, Li Li saw his younger brother Li Xian sitting on Jia Xu's head, and immediately said with a smile: "Third brother, you have a great responsibility as the county guard of Beidi this time, and you must not be careless, not only to ensure the supply of grain and grass for the garrison, but also to encourage farming and vigorously develop agriculture. The humility of Wenhe and the military adviser allows you to sit in the first place, which is not only an affirmation of your ability, but also a trust and encouragement. Hehehe! ”

"No, the foolish brother takes the order!" Li Xian happily accepted the order, and then turned around and bowed to Jia Xu who was below: "Thank you for your support!" ”

Jia Xu got up with a smile and said with a smile: "The young general doesn't have to be polite. Beidi County is an important town on the northern border of Liangzhou, and there are still Qiang tribes entrenched in the territory, and it borders with the Southern Xiongnu tribes. The young general served as the county guard this time, as the lord said, the responsibility is extremely heavy, and I hope that the general will live up to the high expectations of the lord and cherish it more! ”

Li Xian bowed his head happily when he heard this, bowed to Jia Xu, and then got up and sat back in his place.

Li Li, who was in the main position, was very satisfied with his younger brother Li Xian's recent performance, and then he smiled warmly and motioned for Jia Xu to sit down, and then asked Guo Yan, who was sitting in the first place on the left, in a harmonious voice: "General Guo Yan, I don't know where the Qinglong Battalion is now?" ”

Guo Yan stood up in response, stood at the foot of the hall, bowed and said: "My lord, the Qinglong Camp entered Zhangye County two days ago, and is now on the way to Jiuquan County, and will arrive at the border of Jiuquan in a few days. ”

"Okay, the soldier is fast! General Guo is worthy of being the general of our army, he has managed the army in a good way, and he is decisive in killing, and the Qinglong Battalion will be able to make another meritorious service under your leadership! Li Li said approvingly.

Immediately, he quickly put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "Where are Pang De and Cheng Gongying?" ”

"The last general is at the disposal of the lord!" Hearing this, Pang De and Cheng Gongying stood behind Guo Yan and bowed in response.

Li Li said with a solemn expression: "The two counties of Jiuquan and Dunhuang have been isolated in the Western Regions for a long time, barbarians are rampant, and bandits are rampant. Now this will appoint Guo Yan as the main general, Pang De and Cheng Gongying as deputy generals, and the Qinglong Battalion will add another 10,000 war horses, a total of 30,000 war horses to go to the Western Regions, and the other three will each lead 10,000 war horses, and they must work together to recover the two counties before winter! ”

"No, the last general will be ordered!" Guo Yan, Pang De and Cheng Gongying bowed in response.

Li Li bowed slightly, motioned for the three of them to retreat and take their seats, and then said aloud to everyone in the hall: "At present, most of the counties and counties of Chang'an Sanfu and Sili have been successfully taken over by our army, and more than eighty percent of the counties in Liangzhou have also been recovered. In the previous battle of Jicheng and Jincheng, the soldiers of each battalion bravely attacked the city and made great contributions, and then the commanders of each battalion rewarded the soldiers of the whole army according to the merit book.

In addition, our army collected and surrendered more than 70,000 foot cavalry of Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops, and after the initial screening, there were still more than 63,000 soldiers. These soldiers are all elite infantry cavalry for the rest of their lives, and it is not easy for elite soldiers to be dismissed, so these more than 60,000 infantry cavalry will all be scattered and incorporated into the main camp of our army. The Qinglong Battalion increased its troops by 10,000 cavalry, and the Wushuang Iron Cavalry expanded its troops by 10,000, and the whole battalion increased to 20,000 cavalry; Jin Yiwei increased his troops by 10,000, and the Longxiang battalion increased his troops by 5,000. In addition, an infantry battalion was added, named Wuwei Battalion, which was temporarily set at 25,000 infantry soldiers as the permanent infantry army in Liangzhou. The commander of the Wuwei battalion was served by Fan Yong, and Huang Zhong and Ma Wan were appointed as deputy commanders and stationed in Longxi County.

In addition, Ma Yunluo, Ma Dai, Ma Tie, Meng Da and other generals who had recently joined our army were appointed as captains, Ma Chao, the former deputy commander of the Qinglong Battalion, was promoted to Zhonglang general, and Yan Xing, the former commander of Jincheng soldiers and horses, was promoted to general. Ma Chao was requisitioned and transferred as the commander of the Longxiang battalion, Ma Yunluo was the Sima of the Jinyi Wei Division, Hou Hu Zheng of the Jin Yiwei Army was officially transferred to the deputy commander of the trapping camp, Cheng Yi replaced Li Dian as the commander of the baggage battalion, and generals such as Ma Dai, Ma Tie and Meng Da were included in the newly formed Wuwei Battalion. The above appointments were made by the general a few days before the imperial court, and the edict would be issued in a few days. ”

"Obey the orders of the lord!" The generals in the hall who were named by Li Li all came out and responded in unison.

Li Li looked at the more than ten generals who had recently joined his command, nodded slightly, and raised his hand to signal them to return to their respective positions.

Immediately, Li Li stood up and ordered in a solemn voice: "The generals will listen to the order!" The general ordered: the Qinglong battalion marched into Jiuquan and Dunhuang counties, the Huben battalion was stationed in Beidi County, the Wushuang Iron Cavalry was stationed in Wudu County, and after returning to Chang'an, the Flying Bear Heavy Armored Cavalry Battalion was stationed in Zhangye County, the Longxiang battalion was stationed in Jincheng, and the Wuwei Battalion was stationed in Longxi County. Jin Yiwei is temporarily stationed in the Wuwei Army, and after the two counties of Jiuquan and Dunhuang are pacified, another arrangement will be made! ”

"No, the last general will be ordered!" Hundreds of generals bowed down in response.

After the deliberations were completed, except for Guo Yan, the commander of the Qinglong Battalion, who was about to go on the expedition, the other battalion commanders, military advisor Jia Xu, and Fa Zheng, who joined the army, all followed Li Li into the study.

In the study, Li Li gave face-to-face instructions to the commanders of the battalions, explained their true intention of sending them to various counties in Liangzhou, and made it clear that within two years, the soldiers and horses of each battalion would be reduced to zero, and the commanders of each battalion could act on the opportunistic, be self-reliant, and seek development on their own, but they must abide by military discipline. All wars only need to be reported to the General's Mansion for the record, and in case of difficulties, they can be directly reported to Li Li.

At this point, the method of actual combat training formulated earlier by Li Li finally began to be implemented. The whole army was scattered and stationed in various counties of Xiliang, divided into parts, delegated military power, gave the commanders of each battalion the maximum command power, and tempered their ability to lead the army independently, in order to achieve the goal of raising troops by war.

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