My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 240 No one in the world is more valiant than me!
The sun was blazing and the sunlight was extremely harsh.

The shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers were so powerful they shook the heavens.

The air was filled with the soldiers' shouts and cheers, and before him were excited and thrilled faces. Yuan Ziyou subconsciously clenched his fists.

In a daze, he saw in these people the figures of the Xianbei elites who once dominated the world in the Great Wei Dynasty.

If the elite Xianbei troops were still around, how dare Erzhu Rong bully the royal family like this?
Yuan Ziyou only thought about it in his heart.

If these people can return victorious, they can indeed become elites after being tempered by the flames of war, but it is unknown how many of them will survive.

Yuan Ziyou was furious at Erzhu Rong's act of forcibly drawing troops from Luoyang, but it was a calculated move.

Like Ge Rong, Xing Gao of Shandong's rebellion was not an ordinary one, but rather a coup d'état, and his relationship with the Great Wei was one of irreconcilable conflict. Therefore, a heavy blow had to be dealt to him.

They watched as the massive army marched towards the bridge and crossed the Yellow River.

When Yuan Ziyou returned to his carriage, he ordered his attendant to summon Gao Yu to his presence.

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

"General of the Right Guard, there's no need for such formalities."

With a warm smile, Yuan Ziyou helped Gao Yu up and said earnestly, "With this expedition, the defenses around Luoyang are weak, and there are no soldiers left to fight in the surrounding area."

"I have ordered the surrounding counties to conscript able-bodied men. I will now trouble the Right Guard General to train the soldiers. The lives of myself, my ministers, and all the officials are in your hands."

Gao Yu bowed again, "Your Majesty is too kind. As a subject who receives the Wei's bounty, it is only right that I help Your Majesty solve your problems. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to train a brave and capable army for Your Majesty!"

"it is good!"

Yuan Ziyou was very excited and squeezed Gao Yu's arm hard. "With the bravery of the Right Guard General, he will surely be able to train an army that is invincible. I will personally bestow a military title upon this army."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

Gao Yu loudly expressed his gratitude, knowing that Erzhu Shilong and the others were watching him.

However, he didn't care much. Yuan Ziyou had given him the command of cavalry captain and infantry captain, an imperial edict issued by Erzhu Rong while he was still in Luoyang.

Erzhu Rong had already prepared himself to help Yuan Ziyou train his troops.

Gao Yu could actually guess why Erzhu Rong didn't care about training troops.

Training troops is not something that can be accomplished overnight. In recent years, the Great Wei has been waging war year after year. How many high-quality soldiers can be found around Luoyang?

Gao Yu isn't a god who can mass-produce elite soldiers for others.

The soldiers of his Xuanjia Army were all from the people of the Six Garrisons. They had been skilled in riding and archery since childhood. How could such high-quality soldiers be found around Luoyang?

at night.

Gao Yu did not return to his own residence, but instead went to the Guangping Prince's Mansion.

He had no intention of arguing with Yuan Miao for the time being, so he simply went to find the gentle and elegant older sister.

Zheng Dache was only covered by a thin gauze dress, and her extremely talented body trembled as she walked. In private, the two of them spent time together. After Gao Yu crossed her bottom line countless times, she had no bottom line in front of Gao Yu. Some of Gao Yu's demands greatly shocked her, who had been educated in traditional etiquette.

But even with a blush on her face, she had to meet Gao Yu's request.

Standing behind Gao Yu, Zheng Dache gently massaged his forehead with her delicate fingers. Gao Yu tilted his head back, forcing it to stay in place. "Is Erlang troubled by something?"

"Yes."

Gao Yu sighed and said, "The Prime Minister has ordered troops to be drawn from the central army in Luoyang to form a large army to go to Shandong to suppress the bandits. At present, Luoyang's defenses are weak."

"The bandits in Hebei have the Prime Minister, the bandits in Longxi have the Prince of Fengyi, and the bandits in Shandong have the Prince of Shangdang. Why should Erlang worry?"

Gao Yu chuckled lightly, "It's not that simple. If the south sends troops to attack, where will Luoyang find the forces to defend itself?"

Zheng Dache was taken aback and stopped what he was doing.

After a moment, she said softly, "With Erlang here, Luoyang can be protected. If all else fails, we can go north to Jinyang to seek refuge with the Prime Minister."

"I thought you were going back to Xingyang."

"I am Erlang's person. Wherever Erlang goes, I will follow."

When I'm feeling down, I need a caring older sister like this to soothe my restless heart.

Gao Yu suddenly stood up. He hadn't ridden a bike in a long time, and tonight he was going to stand up and pedal!

...............

May 25th.

The emperor himself issued the edict, so the process was quite efficient.

The able-bodied men conscripted to be incorporated into the central army of Luoyang were quickly sent outside the city of Luoyang.

Gao Yu led Mulan and the others to the city gate, but after a brief look, he couldn't help but frown.

Peng Le scoffed, bluntly stating, "You call this 'conscripted laborers'?"

As far as the eye could see, the vast majority of the children were still very young, mostly around ten years old, and malnourished, frail and thin as a rake.

Mulan couldn't help but chime in, "Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too much to ask?"

To put it bluntly, in all the battles they've fought alongside Gao Yu, they've never seen soldiers with such poor manners. Any random person of the same age from the Six Towns could easily beat this group of people.

The world is in chaos.

Powerful families and warlords were frantically recruiting military talent, and anyone with a slightly robust physique was treated like a treasure.

"Let alone drawing a bow, he probably can't even hold a weapon properly."

"I didn't bring you here to listen to your complaints."

Gao Yu frowned and scolded, "Li Minzhi, Liu Rong, Liu Taozhi... you take people to register and make a list, and then classify them according to their body type. Put the strong ones in one group and the weak ones in another group."

"Mulan, Zixing, you two gather the Xuanjia Army and the Capture Army, and bring them to the reviewing ground to see me." There are advantages to being small.

They are all inexperienced people, with purer mindsets and thoughts, making it easier for them to leave their own 'mark'.

There are always some talented people among a group of people.

He didn't expect to draw top-tier SSR general cards like Mulan or Peng Le.

With a little training, they can become qualified junior military officers such as squad leaders or team leaders. A little higher, they can become mid-level military officers such as battalion commanders or supervisors.

The military parade ground was the training ground used by the central army outside Luoyang City, located directly north of Jinyong City in the northwest corner of Luoyang City.

Jinyong City was originally built by Cao Pi, the Emperor Wen of Wei, who constructed the Hundred-Foot Tower here. Later, Cao Rui, the Emperor Ming of Wei, expanded it into a military fortress. It was backed by Mangshan Mountain to the north and the Luoyang city wall to the south, with the Gu River flowing through it. Even if the enemy army approached Luoyang, the emperor could lead his officials and the central army to hide in Jinyong City and defend it.

They arrived at the camp on the training ground ahead of time.

Gao Yu sat down at his desk, took out paper and pen, and pondered how to train his troops.

Actually, helping Yuan Ziyou train soldiers was also for his own benefit.

Even if this batch of soldiers cannot be taken away in the end, it can still accumulate valuable training experience for Gao Yu.

How to train Han Chinese from the Central Plains, who have no military skills, from scratch into soldiers capable of fighting on the battlefield.

"The commander must constantly observe the soldiers' hunger, satiety, rest, strength, weakness, courage, cowardice, and activity, so that they will regard him as their parent..."

Gao Yu first established the overall framework.

It is impossible to establish a simple reward and punishment system that fully conforms to the standards of the Xuanjia Army; the standards must be lowered as appropriate.

Rewards and punishments should be a combination of leniency and severity. They should not be so lenient that soldiers lose their sense of awe, nor so harsh that soldiers are unable to bear the burden.

Then there are the details, such as daily routines, which must be strictly followed.

While individual soldier skills are important, the most crucial aspect of an army is the strict adherence to military law and the unwavering obedience to orders. The most important first step is to cultivate in soldiers an instinctive habit of obeying military commands.

Even if a soldier is highly skilled, a poorly disciplined army is nothing more than a ragtag bunch capable of fighting.

………………

The eighth day of June.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

The robust, burly man fired all three arrows in his hand like a machine gun, each one hitting the bullseye precisely.

After shooting all the arrows, he handed his bow to the servant beside him and walked to the side.

There was a five-zhang-long (approximately 10 meters) long curved beam on the ground.

The burly man bent down, gripped the gate on the ground with both hands, and then roared angrily.

"rise!"

With a determined effort, he lifted the sturdy joint, which was difficult for ordinary people to move. But simply lifting it wasn't enough; he lifted it several more times.

His bare upper body was extremely muscular, and as the strong man exerted his strength, the veins bulged out, like dragons coiling around his body.

He threw the sword in his hand to the ground.

There was a thud.

The burly man took a few deep breaths and quickly calmed down. Even the bravest soldiers like him, who had lifted the gate multiple times, would have run out of strength in a short time, but this burly man was as if nothing had happened.

“Ao Cao is truly born with divine strength.”

An unexpected guest arrived at the courtyard gate. The burly man turned his head and immediately smiled, "Brother, what brings you here?"

Gao Qian walked into the inner courtyard, looked him up and down, and praised him again, "I have seen many fierce generals of this era, and Ao Cao will certainly not be inferior to them in the future."

The person standing before Gao Qian.

He was Gao Yi's third son, named Gao Ang, courtesy name Ao Cao.

Unlike his two elder brothers who loved reading literature and history, Gao Ang had a passion for martial arts since childhood. He often led a group of wandering knights to roam the countryside, and Gao Yi was frequently implicated and imprisoned.

But it is indeed incredibly brave and formidable.

When Ge Rong's army came, Gao Ang and his men easily repelled them. Ge Rong had even heard of his name and sent people to recruit him several times, but all his efforts were unsuccessful.

Hearing Gao Qian's words.

Gao Ang said arrogantly, "They can be called fierce generals of our time only because they haven't met me on the battlefield."

"Hmph, Ge Rong's men are all good-for-nothings, yet the imperial court has repeatedly been defeated by these worms. Does he even deserve to be called a fierce general?"

"If I were a general in the court, and given three thousand elite troops, I could quell the bandits in Hebei."

Gao Qian did not think Gao Ang was exaggerating.

He knew exactly how brave and skilled his third brother was, after all, his battle record spoke for itself. He could easily repel the invading bandits with just a few hundred men, which gave Ge Rong a headache and even made him want to take a liking to his talent.

They wanted to recruit Gao Yuan for their own use.

However, he still offered a word of advice.

"The world is full of heroes, like the ministers crossing the river."

"The more chaotic the times, the more talented people emerge. Ao Cao must know that there are always people more capable than you, and there are always mountains beyond mountains."

Expensive but not taken seriously.

"I refuse to believe that there is anyone in this world more valiant than me."

(End of this chapter)