Sun Ce, who was shocked by the system reward, was slowly digesting the unexpected surprise.
Taishi Ci took the initiative and took a step forward:
"My lord, I have offended many people before. Today I am willing to make meritorious service and go to recruit Liu Yangzhou's old troops."
"It can also save our troops from going to various places to fight hard, and it can also prevent the Jiangdong elders from being tortured by the war."
"I wonder what your lord wants?"
"Ding!"
I don’t know what happened to the system today.
The tinkling sound was endless.
"Congratulations to the host for triggering the mission: Returning the old man's heart."
"Option 1: Taishi Ci is not allowed to recruit Liu Yao's old troops. Reward: 1 title of "Sighted and Blind", and no civil servants or generals can be recruited within 1 year."
"Option 2: Allow Taishi Ci to recruit Liu Yao's old troops, and successfully recruit 5,000 troops. Reward: military management value +1, reputation value +1."
"Option 3: Allow Taishi Ci to recruit Liu Yao's old troops, and successfully recruit more than 10,000 troops. Reward: military management value +2, reputation value +2."
Still ignoring option 1.
Sun Ce considered the last two choices.
He looked at Tai Shici and asked solemnly:
"Ziyi, how many people are you sure you can recruit?"
Taishi Ci thought about it in his mind for half a minute.
gave a relatively conservative answer:
"My lord, I am confident that I can recruit at least 7,000 people!"
Ah this...
7,000 people, just stuck between option 2 and option 3.
It would be impossible for Sun Ce to correct him.
But the number given by Tai Shici far exceeded the upper limit of option 2.
Sun Ce secretly gritted his teeth and decided to seek wealth in danger.
Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.
Choose the 3rd one!
"Ziyi, I will give you a team of thousands of troops to help you recruit your old troops!"
No regrets for making a move.
Sun Ce gave Tai Shici support in his actions swiftly and swiftly.
Taishi Ci couldn't help but be greatly moved.
He slammed his knees to the ground:
"Don't worry, my lord, I will do my best to handle this matter!"
As a surrendered general, it is generally difficult to gain the trust of the lord immediately.
It will take a period of inspection to some extent.
They all have to start from the position of temporary workers.
But Sun Ce has no probation period at all, not even half a day.
He was directly promoted to a regular position by Tai Shici!
He also made an exception and asked him to recruit Liu Yao's old men. How much trust does this require?
Didn’t you see that Taishi Ci never gained absolute trust from Liu Yao?
You must know that they are still fellow villagers, both from Donglai County!
Let employees who join the company on the first day be directly promoted to senior management without going through a probation period.
A slightly smaller lord would not be able to do such a thing.
How could Taishi Ci not be moved?
With gratitude.
He left Wucheng with 1,000 Jiangdong soldiers.
Follow the border of Wu County and turn southward to the territory of Poyang County.
Then I went to Xindu...
Not to mention that Tai Shici was traveling abroad.
Sun Ce was not idle here either.
He captured more than 18,000 surrendered soldiers from Liu Yao.
At present, these surrendered troops are scattered in Niuzhu, Hengjiangjin and other places.
It's time to straighten them out.
Although Sun Ce was rich, he also had captured Liu Yao's territory.
Occupied Poyang and other counties.
But you can't wave it without restraint.
Cycling and going to bars is a good time to spend time in the province.
With so many surrendered troops, their combat effectiveness is uneven.
It was impossible for Sun Ce to accept everything as ordered.
He only wants the most elite among them.
The rest, it’s time to return to the fields.
The township should be dismissed.
It can also be used as a young labor force to drive the economic development of Qu'a, Poyang and other places.
Sun Ce gave the order.
All the surrendered troops were brought to Wucheng.
Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan first conducted the first round of screening.
Based on their experience and impressions when they served under Liu Yao.
Select 10,000 soldiers with high combat effectiveness and strong willpower.
Then Sun Bi will take action for the second round of screening.
There are five subjects including riding and archery, physical fitness, gladiatorial combat, equipment, and tactical literacy.
The 10,000 people who were initially selected were screened one by one.
After eliminating some of them, the rest were handed over to Yue Fei.
The real test officially begins.
In the end, Yue Fei spent 3 days.
Select 5,000 soldiers who meet the Jiangdong Army's standard combat strength.
There were more than 18,000 people, but in the end only 5,000 passed the assessment.
It's barely a 4:1 ratio, a little higher.
It can be seen that Sun Ce's standards for establishing troops and recruiting disciples were very strict.
And this is precisely an important guarantee for Jiangdong's army to be invincible.
All of Sun Ce's subordinates were Xi Shi.
Absolutely no one is allowed to imitate others and pretend to be useless!
When Yue Fei completed the last step of selecting soldiers.
Taishi Ci was still missing.
Xiao Chuo came to Sun Ce with some worry and said in a low voice:
"My lord, Taishi Ziyi has been away for several days, and no news has been sent back yet."
"Should we send someone to contact him?"
Xiao Chuo's worries are not unreasonable.
After all, Taishi Ci had just surrendered to Sun Ce, and people's hearts were divided.
Know people, know faces, but don’t know hearts.
Just in case, Taishi Ci took this opportunity.
Did he gather Liu Yao's old troops together and establish himself as king?
Etai Shi Ci's martial prowess and the reputation he accumulated in Donglai.
It’s not impossible!
Xiao Chuo is the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom in history.
Best at the art of checks and balances.
As a woman, she could control the aggressive Liao people.
And once it's under control, it lasts for decades.
It relies on the sixth sense to eliminate hidden dangers in advance!
Not only Xiao Chuo had this worry, but also the broad-minded Lu Su had the same idea.
Finally, Liu Yao's main force was eliminated.
But we can't let Taishi Ci have extraneous consequences at this juncture!
Sun Ce laughed off the worries of his two close advisors.
"Haha, don't worry, Taishi Ziyi will not betray me."
"Don't doubt people who are suspicious of you, don't be suspicious of people who are employed!"
Sun Ce is not the suspicious Cao Cao.
Of course, he would not be suspicious of his subordinate generals.
What's more, Jiangdong Xiaobawang's skills are there.
There is no way Taishi Ci could rebel!
Da da da--
Sun Ce just finished speaking.
At the foot of Wucheng City, the sound of horse hooves rising and falling could be faintly heard.
Not long after, groups of soldiers and horses appeared on the horizon.
Attracting Sun Ce and others to turn around and look.
Everyone saw that the leader of the troop was Tai Shi Ci.
He rode his war horse Gray Shadow and galloped quickly to the foot of the Wucheng city wall.
He raised his head and met Sun Ce's eyes.
Grinning, revealing two rows of big white teeth:
"Hehe... The last general has honored his mission and recruited more than 12,000 people from his old army. He is here to return his orders to the lord!"
There are countless Yangzhou Army soldiers under Liu Yao.
Minus those who were killed on the battlefield by Jiangdong's army.
Then subtract the number of soldiers who surrendered.
There's probably only so much left.
Sun Ce smiled at Tai Shici from afar, and then waved his hand.
He laughed loudly and said:
"Open the city gate! Welcome Ziyi into the city!"
Without any inspection, Taishi Ci was allowed to lead his old troops into the city.
Sun Ce's mind and magnanimity.
Taishi Ci below the city, Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan above the city were heartbroken at the same time.
As expected, there is no harm without comparison.
Compared with Liu Yao, who has no knowledge of people and is not good at employing people.
Sun Ce's image of being tall, mighty, wise and courageous immediately stood up!
