At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 47, Rapid Expansion
  Ji Bu saw Xu Fan at the front of the team.
  He was burly and full of momentum, and his face had a confidence that he had never seen before. After thinking for a long time, he thought of this confidence. He had only seen it in the aristocratic officials of the Qin State before. It was that kind of confidence. Pride, self-confidence, self-esteem, as if there is nothing in this world that they cannot do, which is the self-confidence of a powerful country.

This kind of look is not seen in the common people of Chu State who have lost their country. It is difficult to see this look even in the powerful nobles of Chu State who are friends with him. This kind of self-confidence makes Ji Bu extremely envious. He has a kind of virtuous man. With this feeling, Xu Fan is worthy of being a hero who dares to fight the Qin army.

Ji Bu sighed: "What a man!"

Xu Fan was also looking at Ji Bu next to Zhou Zhang. The tall and burly Ji Bu stood out among the group of people, and it was difficult not to stand out.

In Xu Fan's opinion, Ji Bu was tall and mighty, with a burly figure, a dragon's pace and a tiger's stride, full of heroic aura, and he was a peerless warrior at first glance.

Xu Fan dismounted and came to Zhou Zhang's side, laughing loudly and saying, "Brother Zhou, you really did not disappoint us."

But Zhou Zhang said modestly: "Compared to my master's defeat of the Qin army, my subordinates are far behind."

Then he pointed at Ji Bu and said: "This is Ji Bu, the hero of Chu. Hero Ji, this time my subordinates can capture Xiang County. Hero Ji Bu is the first hero."

Ji Bu also saluted Xu Fan and said, "Ji Bu, a Chu native, has met General Xu."

Xu Fan was a little surprised. After coming to Qin Dynasty for more than a year, he finally met a famous person. He knew about Ji Bu who promised a thousand gold, but Xu Fan didn't know what he had done for a thousand gold. There are no more than 30 celebrities that we know of, but if Ji Bu is among them, he must be a hero who stirs up the storm, so he cannot be let go.

Xu Fan held up Ji Bu and said with a smile: "What kind of general? He is just a commoner in troubled times who wants to survive."

Then Zhou Zhang continued to Xu Fan: "This Xiang County hero Chen Xiao is the queen of the generals. He is very skilled in martial arts and is the general that our rebel army lacks."

Then he whispered to Xu Fan the origin of Chen Xiao.

Xu Fan looked at Chen Xiao in surprise. He didn't expect that he was the cousin of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu. But when he thought that there were thousands of people with the surname Xiang in Xiang County, all of whom were related to Xiang Yu, he didn't care.

Chen Xiao said excitedly: "Chen Xiao, a native of Chu, has met the general."

Chen Xiao now sees Xu Fan just like later generations of fans see their idols. What he has seen since childhood is that his father was obedient to Qin officials. The Xiang family was even bullied by Qin officials, and now some people are punching the Qin army hard. Attacking and easily hanging the helpless Qin officials, he felt a sense of joy in his heart when he thought of this. In Chen Xiao's eyes, Xu Fan was an unprecedented hero and a great hero.

Xu Fan patted Chen Xiao on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Our rebel army lacks military talents like you. We will work hard in the future."

This is Xu Fan's truest thought. He has wanted to train soldiers since their rebellion, but they have always been hunted down by the Qin army.

Now that the rebel army has defeated the Qin army, it should be impossible for the Qin army to catch up in a short time. He plans to train soldiers and officers, and at least let the rebel officers know how to train soldiers and fight.

To do all this, military talents are needed. Among the entire rebel army, there are not many people who understand military affairs. Xu Fan himself knows a little about the company-level system and soldier training in later generations. Zhou Zhang may do some military strategy, and Wu Sheng I know something about the grassroots organization and training of the Qin army, but there are no real regular officers in the rebel army. Now with the general Chen Xiao, it can be regarded as making up for the shortcomings of the rebel army. Chen Xiao heard that Xu Fan wanted to reuse him and said happily: "No!"

Next, Xu Fan convened all the top leaders of the rebel army to hold a military meeting to discuss the next move of the rebel army. Xu Fan also asked Ji Bu to join the meeting in order to win over Ji Bu, a fierce general with a long history.

In the Xiang County Council Hall, Ji Bu is sitting in the first right seat as an ally. This does not mean that Ji Bu has become the second-largest figure in the rebel army, but that Xu Fan just wants to win over Ji Bu. Ji Bu originally wanted to refuse, but Zhou Zhang saw Xu Fan's intention and did not object. Instead, he persuaded Ji Bu to sit on it and sat on the left seat himself, so Ji Bu had no objection.

Next, Zhou Zhang asked Xu Fan and others about the amount of grain, grass and weapons they had seized in Xiang County, focusing on expanding the number of rebels to 3000. It can only be said that Xiang County is worthy of being a large county in Chen County, with a large population, large amounts of grain, grass and weapons.

Deng Zong said in surprise: "In this way, the number of our rebel troops has reached 5000!"

What limits the number of rebels now is not the number of young men joining the army, but the number of weapons. Among the people who followed Xu Fan south, there were almost no old people, and the number of young men who could join the army reached 30%.

Xu Fan said calmly: "More people do not mean stronger combat effectiveness. Although the number of rebels has increased, their combat effectiveness must also increase."

In fact, Xu Fan didn't want to see the rebel army in his hands expand so much. In less than a month, the number of the rebel army had already expanded 6-7 times. If we learn from the history of Chen Sheng who cut down trees to raise a flag for his troops, he would pull out An army of 1 to 2 people is not a problem at all. It is possible to occupy the entire Chen County and create an army of hundreds of thousands.

Xu Fan finally understood that the peasant uprisings in history would fail so quickly. Although they snowballed in the number of troops, it was a pity that the larger the number of troops, the stronger the combat effectiveness. On the contrary, the larger the number of troops, the more small groups there were. , the worse the organization, the more difficult it is to exert the combat effectiveness of the army and be defeated by the enemy.

The higher the requirements for the commander's command ability of the hundreds of thousands of troops, it is beyond the control of the leaders of the peasant uprising army. The more soldiers they have, the easier it is to be defeated. There are many records in history of the leaders of the peasant uprising army who were defeated in World War I.

From ancient times to the present, there are only a handful of commanders who can command an army of hundreds of thousands, and there are only a few talented commanders who can command an army of hundreds of thousands without going through many wars, such as Han Xin, Huo Qubing, Li Jing, and Li Shimin.

Complete defeat is the norm for commanders of peasant rebel armies. Xu Fan didn't want to be one of them, so he kept strictly controlling the number of rebels, but he still didn't expect that the rebels would swell to 5000 people.

Ji Bu found that Xu Fan's expression was not too happy, and he was a little surprised. Isn't it a good thing that the rebel army has expanded? He couldn't understand Xu Fan a little bit.

Then Xu Fan looked at Chen Xiao and said, "Do you know how to train soldiers?"

Chen Xiao nodded and said: "My father has taught his subordinates the art of war such as "Tai Gong's Book of War" and "Wei Liao Zi" since they were young. My father's military training experience is also known by heart to his subordinates. My father often asks his subordinates to train generals."

Xu Fan nodded and said: "That's good. Chen Xiao, you will be a member of our rebel army from now on. You will be responsible for teaching the officers the art of war and letting the rebel officers learn how to train troops!"

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