At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 29 Raising tigers brings trouble
All of a sudden.

The people of the grassland were in panic, and even many tribes that wanted to attack Xiliang began to hesitate.

Xiao Han wanted to intimidate these grassland tribes.

Let these grassland people know that the people of Xiliang are not easy to bully.

He, Xiao Han, is even more difficult to deal with.

"General, it's boiling."

"The whole of Xiliang is boiling."

In the governor's mansion.

Pan Yuanshao's face was flushed with excitement as he said, "Every day, countless people go to government offices in various places to request to join the army."

"That's not all."

Lu Ju laughed and said, "The surrounding tribes of miscellaneous barbarians have begun to retreat again."

"There is another word that the general used very well."

Pan Yuanshao sat down and said, "It's the cold knife."

"Why?"

Xiao Han was curious.

Pan Yuanshao smiled and said, "Xiliang is Xiliang, not Jiyou."

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Pan Yuanshao continued, "In the future, my Xiliang Iron Cavalry will switch to using cold swords, and the general must also switch to using cold swords."

"Then can my Xiliang Iron Cavalry be called Liang Cavalry?"

"of course."

Pan Yuanshao nodded.

"Military Advisor, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Lu Ju was confused.

"That's right, you don't understand."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Don't be lazy, boy. Report any disturbances in those tribes immediately."

"It's just a small matter, General, please keep it in mind."

Lu Ju said: "It's just that the brothers are not satisfied and keep clamoring to fight two more battles."

"General, please relax."

"If anyone dares to make a noise, tell him to come to the governor's mansion to find me."

Xiao Han snorted coldly: "I think it's you, Lu Junwei, who's the loudest."

"no no."

Lu Ju smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

"Guard the three cities of Wuyang well. If you let the barbarians enter Xiliang, you will suffer the consequences."

Xiao Han laughed and scolded.

"Yuan Shao, now the time is ripe, we can recruit soldiers."

He looked at Pan Yuanshao.

"Okay."

Pan Yuanshao nodded: "General, give me a number."

"First recruit 10,000 men, 7,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry."

"Can you keep him alive?"

"should be no problem."

Pan Yuanshao calculated in his heart and said, "At present, we are all dependent on the people of Xiliang to support us. At most, we can have less than 30,000 troops."

“But it puts a lot of pressure on the people.”

"You missed a little bit."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "After these soldiers are trained, they won't just eat and do nothing. When they are taken to the grassland, they can get a lot of spoils by destroying a tribe."

"And the lands conquered in the future will be directly incorporated into Xiliang."

"With a fighting-to-support-fighting style of play, the pressure isn't too great."

"Then recruit 10,000 people first."

Pan Yuanshao said: "After the spring ploughing next year, we will recruit another 10,000 people."

"can."

Xiao Han nodded: "But we have to choose good candidates. I don't want those who are just filling in the numbers."

"Don't worry."

Pan Yuanshao said, "Hasn't Gao Li arranged anything to do recently? Leave the recruitment and training of soldiers to him. I guarantee that he will train a Xiliang cavalry that can fight in hundreds of battles for you, General."

"Just him."

Xiao Han made the final decision.

……

The recruitment order was issued.

The government offices of the prefecture and the counties were packed with people, with long queues forming. Such a grand occasion was rare.

The busy Gao Li gets up before dawn every day and cannot go to bed until late at night.

Batches of extremely high-quality soldiers were sent to the Xiliang camp.

In just half a month, all 10,000 people were recruited.

Every day, one could hear the deafening shouts of killing coming from the camp outside the city.

After the order to kill ten if one was killed was issued, the Zahu tribes did become much more well-behaved. Although there were still many sporadic harassments, they were all wiped out by the Xiliang cavalry stationed in the three cities of Wuyang.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed.

The weather is getting colder.

The weather was freezing cold, the wind was howling, and the grass was withered and yellow.

During the day, Xiao Han went to the camp outside the field and watched the training of the new army.

This group of soldiers is different from the original palace soldiers. Although they are still in training, the difference can be seen from their spirit and hard work.

Just go into the battlefield a few more times and you will be able to transform into an elite force.

And they are the elite who are only loyal to Xiao Han.

The sky was grey, dark clouds blocked out the sun, and the cold wind made the bamboo leaves in the courtyard rustle.

"Looking at this, it might snow soon."

Inside the room, Xiao Han put down the official document and took a look at the sky outside.

"Young master, drink tea."

Miaoyu came in and put down the hot tea.

"Yu'er, haven't the military equipment and food from Xiliang arrived yet?"

He frowned and said, "Send someone to urge them to deliver it before it snows."

"Someone has been sent to urge them."

She said, "In three to five days at most, we will reach Xiliang. I have already told Gao Li that we will set off tomorrow and bring people to pick them up."

The first batch of military equipment from Marquis Zhenbei is extremely important to Xiliang at the moment.

Even if the several weapon workshops owned by the Cao family worked day and night, it would be difficult to meet the equipment needs of tens of thousands of people in a short period of time.

And the 100,000 shi of grain and fodder are both urgently needed.

The hot tea enters the stomach, turning into a warm current that flows through the body, and exhales a breath of foul air.

The situation is currently being settled.

The next thing is to train the soldiers and keep an eye on the miscellaneous Hu tribes in the west.

Just hold on until the snow starts.

By then, it will be covered with ice and snow, and the Zahu tribe will not have the strength to move eastward in a short time, so they can take a break.

By the beginning of next spring, when the army is formed, the offensive and defensive situation will be completely reversed.

……

at the same time.

Thousands of miles away in Jizhou, the sky was equally gloomy.

Gray.

In Jizhou City, the majestic Zhenbei Marquis Mansion stands tall and majestic.

Xie Xuanli, the Marquis of Zhenbei, looked at the secret report from Xiliang in his hand and said, "Kill one and kill ten orders. Xiao Han's brain is really useful."

"In this way, the hearts of the people in Xiliang will be in his hands."

“It’s not just the human heart.”

Yuan Hong shook his head and said, "A few days ago, he recruited 10,000 soldiers from Xiliang's elite troops and is training them now."

"With the skills of this cavalry general, it won't be difficult to train 10,000 elite soldiers in due time."

"My Lord, you shouldn't have sent the military equipment and food to him so quickly."

"It's hard to say. The biggest reason why a tiger may become a threat in the future is your kindness, Lord Marquis."

"Am I merciful?"

Xie Xuanli laughed and said, "You are the first one to say this to me. Everyone in the world knows that Xie Xuanli, the Marquis of Zhenbei, is a butcher and a demon. If you pile up the people I have killed, they can fill up the entire Saixi Lake."

"They say I'm a traitor, a rebel, and a demon, but no one has ever said I'm kind."

Yuan Hong said: "But you are very kind to Xiao Han."

"Even if we want to provide this batch of military equipment and food, it will take until next year."

"With your methods, you shouldn't drag your feet. Since you've decided to exile him to Xiliang, you should do it to the end instead of giving up halfway."

"But."

Xie Xuanli shook his head: "A considerable part of the vast land of the six states of Jiyou in the northern border was conquered by him."

Xie Xuanli smiled bitterly: "You have followed me for more than ten years and saved the day many times. It is already very heartless of me to do this."

"No one said anything on the surface, but secretly, I don't know how many old soldiers of the Northern Army were chilled."

Hearing this, Yuan Hong remained silent.

(End of this chapter)