Lord Yuan

Chapter 180 The formation of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion
The backyard of the Captain's Mansion has always been a place where the Captain relaxes.

Yuan Shao sat under the huge tree trunk that looked like a canopy, leisurely taking stock of the recent harvest.

When Gongsun Du and Li Xun, who were standing in front of him, learned that Chang Shi was serious and planned to form a crossbow cavalry battalion to go far beyond the Great Wall to fight against the aliens, their whole beings changed at this moment. Got to be hesitant.

In their eyes, as they said, no one could defeat Xianbei or Wuhuan nomads outside the Great Wall.

Yuan Shao smiled and said: "I just made a rough calculation. Based on the current income of the Duwei Mansion, and with your help, we can form an army of about 4000 people, although most of them are not equipped with armor. But with the Zhao family’s accumulation over the years, armors forged from Jizhou will continue to be sent here after some time.”

Then Wen Chou, Huang Zhong and Han Dang were summoned.

In front of them, Yuan Shao began to announce his next plan.

When forming a crossbow cavalry battalion, one must select the best among the best. Those who are not proficient in bow and horse are not wanted, those who cannot run day and night are not wanted, and those who cannot strictly abide by military orders are not wanted.

Huang Zhong was appointed as the battalion commander, and Wen Chouhan was appointed as the deputy general.

The mission is roughly that at any time, this elite crossbow cavalry battalion must take root outside the Great Wall and fight against those Xianbei aliens. It pays attention to the speed of soldiers. Even the limit of five hundred in three days must be broken to support the battle. This method of fighting turned the Xianbei people into the most terrifying cavalry, making them frightened by the news. They would flee when they saw it, and they would not dare to think of going south again.

As for the various personnel, equipment, ordnance, armor, and war horses needed, they were all provided by Yuan Shao alone and had nothing to do with the Duwei Mansion.

When Huang Zhong and others heard this, they even clasped their fists and saluted to thank Yuan Shao for giving them such great support.

As long as such an elite cavalry can be cultivated, they can attack Xianbei in the north and wipe out the Yellow Turbans in the south.

It cannot be defeated unless it is several times higher.

Gongsun Du and Gongsun Du stared at this plan dumbfounded. Is this really something that anyone can imagine?

What they didn't expect was that ordinary people should immediately stand up and express their opposition to such a crazy plan. Wouldn't such behavior be tantamount to self-destruction?
As a result, Huang Zhong and the others were in high spirits, and the joy on their faces never disappeared, as if the ferocious and murderous Xianbei people were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Listening to their discussion, it seemed that they had already begun Think about which direction you want to launch your attack.

It doesn't matter that Chang Shi is crazy, but the following followers are also like this. They just have to kill all the Xianbei people directly.

"When can your subordinates come to the military camp? At that time, I will send them to select, and those who are qualified will be selected to serve as crossbow cavalry battalions, and those who are not qualified will be directly sent to the army. Of course, all expenses involved will be covered by captains. The government will bear it.”

Gongsun Du quickly said that it would be better to do it quickly, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow if it was slow.

"I dare to ask Chang Shi. I wonder how many people Chang Shi plans to recruit to serve as the crossbow cavalry battalion?"

"The initial plan is to set it at 3 people for now. After all, we don't have enough manpower or money right now."

"Three, 3 people? I dare to ask again, how many frontier soldiers are there in Liaodong?"

"Judging from the soldiers in this section of the vassal state, there are still two battalions to defend. The entire Liaodong should have ten battalions, 2 people, no more."

When Gongsun Du heard this, he looked like this, and said angrily: "In this case, there are only 2 people in Liaodong, which has consumed seventy-seventy-seventy-eight percent of the tax revenue for supply, but Chang Shi wants to build a larger army." , the more well-equipped crossbow cavalry battalion is even more difficult."

Yuan Shao looked like an idiot and said calmly: "These soldiers in Liaodong are needed to defend the frontier fortress. 2 soldiers with the help of the fortress are enough to be worth 5 people, so we only need 2 people, and we The purpose of building the crossbow cavalry camp is to completely eradicate the trouble caused by these foreign tribes going south, and to use strong troops and crossbows to go far beyond the fortress. Don't you understand the difference?"

Gongsun Du looked panicked. It was precisely because he understood how terrifying the Xianbei people were that he had so many questions.

Knowing that Chang Shi had made up his mind, he felt a little worried in his heart.

"By the way, if those local powerful gentry want to come looking for me, I will entrust you two with full authority. I have only one purpose, to drain their wealth as much as possible for me, no matter how much." Yuan Shao is ready to go. I went to the military camp to arrange matters here, but suddenly I remembered that there were still some powerful gentry who had not expressed their opinions.

Of course, in fact, the other party has already stated its position and decided not to give any money for the assistance he proposed.

But now, with the lessons learned from the fall of the Zhao family, those powerful gentry sitting at home should be extremely frightened. In addition, Yuan Shao more or less has the handle on the opponent, even Zhao has already made it known. , Yuan Shao even ended up in jail for accepting a huge bribe from him. The resistance of the whole clan eventually led to destruction, and the only remaining clan members also surrendered.

If these powerful people understand the truth, they will definitely express their goodwill as soon as possible.

As for the measure of goodwill, Gong and Sundu can control it themselves.

This can also be said to be Yuan Shao's way of compensating the two of them.

Of course Gongsun Du and Li Xun understood the truth. When they learned that the Zhao family had been destroyed, they understood that boarding Yuan Shao's ship might be the most correct decision they had ever made in their lives.

Soon, as expected, the powerful people who had left the banquet angrily, and even the two families who had never visited them until now, saw that the Zhao family had ended up like this simply because they were a few hours late. , that is, non-stop asking for an audience with what one considers to be respect.

Unexpectedly, the people blocking the door were the Gongsun family and the Li family. Gongsun Du and Li Xun put on sarcastic expressions that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

They understood that these two people had fallen in love with Chang Shi. At that time, they were still mocking the other person for being so groveling to a little Chang Shi, and felt arrogant about it, but now they were already in two different worlds.

When they learned that the matter had been handed over to Gongsun Du and others, they knew that there would be no other powerful gentry in Liaodong who could threaten the Duwei Mansion, or even the Gongsun family and the Li family.

After all, no one would refuse the act of adding insult to injury and beating the drowned dog while also rapidly increasing one's own strength.

Soon, with the consensus of Gongsundu and Sundu, seven out of ten of the financial and human resources of the powerful gentry from all over the country were used as nourishment for the two families to continue moving forward, leaving only some money for them to provide for their retirement.

They dare not refuse, for fear that their family will turn into the Zhao family. This living example is before their eyes.As for why Yuan Changshi was not as tolerant as the Duwei, and why the previous Changshi was so groveling, they could only attribute it to his youth and arrogance and lack of restraint, although the effect of doing so was indeed the best.

In one night, the opposition voices entrenched throughout Liaodong were completely wiped out, leaving only the powerful gentry who were close to him.

Their previous actions made them feel deep remorse, or in other words, their long-term arrogance made them completely lose their respect for the imperial court. They thought that the Duwei Mansion was just a superficial decoration. In the past, the Duwei faced them in a fashionable and elegant manner. Still doing enough superficial work.

Help him with kind words.

Yuan Shao started to use swords and guns as soon as he disagreed, which was completely unexpected.

After Gongsun and Sundu had received these harvests, which were comparable to those of his own family over the years, Li Xun suddenly sighed: "If the head of the Gongsun family hadn't taken the lead, it would have been impossible for me to escape like this. This Yuan Chang Shi's courage is really impressive, and after several actions, the situation in Liaodong has become what it is now."

Gongsun Du couldn't care less about being happy, and he had no intention of pocketing these gains at the moment, even though Yuan Changshi had made it very clear that these were the gains they should have had.

After hearing what he said, he immediately raised his voice and said with emotion: "Yes, if you don't lose everything in one day, you ask, then Yuan Changshi has already included you and me. If I wait, I don’t agree, will it completely change the situation in Liaodong?”

"Perhaps their original plan was to catch us all in one go?"

Li Xun said this extremely crazy idea, which immediately caused Gongsun Du's scalp to go numb.

I also thought about Yuan Changshi's various actions in the past, and I was convinced that he was able to raid the enemy camp with more than ten cavalry, and counterattack the Xianbei army of tens of thousands with thousands of people. Each of these things seemed to confirm, This Yuan Changshi is not the honest type. He likes to pursue excitement and this crazy feeling.

Just like the crossbow cavalry battalion that was about to be formed and went to attack the Xianbei people outside the Great Wall.

"Luckily, we're not like those idiots."

After Gongsun Du explained the servants around him, Shi Shiran and Li Xun entered the captain's mansion to meet Xun Chen and discuss the large amount of money they had obtained.

Yuan Shao went to the military camp and knew nothing about what happened in the Duwei Mansion.

When he walked into the military camp, he suddenly found a person who shouldn't have been there. He was beating his chest with a sad look on his face.

"Battalion Commander Zhao!"

After being awakened by Yuan Shao, the man seemed to have lost his soul, staring blankly at the culprit who was almost equivalent to the destruction of the entire Zhao family.

He originally thought that he knew Yuan Changshi well enough, but he didn't expect that his continuous schemes were still far beyond his imagination. Seeing him at this time, he felt mixed emotions in his heart, and for a moment he didn't know what to do. What to do.

On the one hand, the crimes committed by the Zhao family can indeed be said to be worthy of death, but they are his own family after all. He, Zhao Jian, can't let go of this feeling, so his hatred for Yuan Shao is also Obvious.

On the other hand, it was because of his various persuasion that the Zhao family was finally able to overthrow the nest. There were still intact eggs under the nest. After he appeared and explained to Na Xuda, the Zhao family finally gained a trace of the remaining hope. Chance, of course he knew that Xu Da had become one of Yuan Changshi's followers and only listened to his wishes, so he was also very grateful to Yuan Shao.

The condensation of these two completely different emotions left Zhao Jian in a state of despair.

However, Yuan Shao stepped forward and held the opponent's shoulders, and said calmly: "Don't blame me for being cruel. It's really what Zhao Que committed. Let's not talk about it."

He immediately sat next to the other party and said in a deep voice: "I want to form an elite crossbow cavalry battalion and march outside the fortress. I will no longer stick to the fortress. Are you willing to join it to expand the territory of the Han Dynasty?"

Zhao Jian looked at Yuan Changshi who sincerely invited him in front of him in disbelief.

Please, the day before yesterday, you just ordered the destruction of the Zhao family.

Now, you have turned around and invited yourself, the orphan of the Zhao family, to join your military camp.

Sometimes he really couldn't figure out what the long history's brain was like.

"Can I say no?"

Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head: "Of course not. This is an order, not a suggestion."

"..."

"But I can tell you the truth. For the Zhao family, or other families, my initial plan was just to stop them from doing evil and wantonly like before. But I didn't expect that it would be smuggling. Forget about these war horses, even those armors and iron weapons dare to be sent outside the fortress openly. If it is not me who wants to destroy the Zhao family, it is the Zhao family who is seeking their own destruction."

Yuan Shao then sighed and said: "As for sending people to dig up the tomb of Chang Shi and exposing his body to the wilderness, in the end there were no bones left, which only slightly increased my anger. But no normal person would do such an outrageous thing." Come on, in the end, the Zhao family challenged my bottom line several times."

When Zhao Jian heard this, he lost his last bit of confidence, leaned against the wall slumped, and said in a daze: "I have advised my uncle many times, but he didn't get what he wanted. But before, when I went home to celebrate the New Year, After a few more words, my uncle tied me up within the family and prohibited me from going out. His words were so fierce that he even wanted to replace me in the Duwei Mansion."

Yuan Shao smiled calmly. Regarding the evil thoughts of these powerful men, he could only say that they were overestimating their own capabilities.

Compared with these bloodthirsty soldiers at the frontier, what use is your Zhao family's private army? Just these ordinary soldiers can't withstand a volley of fire, and they actually want to replace them. It's really because they don't recognize their own strength. position.

They thought they could be unscrupulous after trapping and killing their predecessor, Chang Shi, through trickery. It has to be said that maybe so many years of smooth sailing have made these powerful men lose their most basic sense.

"Crossbow Cavalry Camp, I'll join!"

(End of this chapter)