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"Zijian, the cavalry is really good, and the cavalry is indeed better." Zang Ba led a thousand cavalrymen running across the flat ground and looked at Hua Xiong in the distance and said.
Hua Xiong didn't understand this and looked at Zang Ba with some confusion.
Zang Ba ordered his lieutenant to take the cavalry away. He rode up to Hua Xiong and said to Hua Xiong, "This Yongzhou is outrageous. Why do you feel that there are thieves everywhere, and they are not mountain bandits or water thieves?" , he is actually a horse thief, there are really many horses."
"Xuan Gao, do you really think those people are thieves?" Hua Xiong couldn't help but think of the various conquests in Yongzhou before.
There were even some familiar people there. No matter how they looked, they didn't look like thieves. Instead, they looked a bit like the Xiliang cavalry who couldn't survive, and the Qiang people who were forcibly suppressed by the Xiliang cavalry.
"It doesn't seem to be the case." Zang Ba then remembered that he seemed to be a thief half a year ago. It seemed a bit bad to say that to others.
What's more, based on their fighting methods and action plans, these thieves really don't look like thieves, but more like an army.
But is Yongzhou so outrageous?
Under the feet of the majestic emperor, there can still be such chaos, which is even worse than the previous Taishan County.
"Xuan Gao, you seem to like cavalry very much?" Hua Xiong saw Zang Ba's happy look and asked directly.
When Zang Ba heard Hua Xiong's question, he nodded directly, thinking that the cavalry was really good.
I am used to this feeling of lightning speed, but it still feels a bit uncomfortable to lead soldiers again.
Even if there are only some cavalry in the army, it will give you more choices and directions when commanding.
It will not be easily restrained, and it can also increase the breadth of the battlefield and increase your error tolerance.
"Xuan Gao, the combat effectiveness of the headquarters you lead is not low. Why do you like to bring cavalry?" Hua Xiong said with emotion.
Zang Ba, if you play like this, the people under your control will be heartbroken.
The Danyang soldiers were so strong that Zang Ba actually fell in love with the cavalry, not to mention the cavalry who were converted from some horse thieves. Speaking of the infantry on horseback, they were all praised.
"Although the headquarters is strong, it does not have the feeling of cavalry. I think I should be able to lead cavalry in battle." Zang Ba recalled it for a while and then said.
"I remember your headquarters only has four thousand people, right? It's no problem to accommodate another thousand cavalry, right?" Hua Xiong recalled the size of the legion and said thoughtfully.
When Zang Ba heard this, his eyes flashed with light, and he said happily, "Yes, the number of people in a legion is five thousand. I only have four thousand people now, and there is still room for one thousand. I can put one thousand cavalry." No problem, thank you Zijian for reminding me."
Zang Ba laughed directly, but he didn't expect that Hua Xiong had to remind him before he could think of the content.
"By the way, Xuangao, if you really want to accommodate another thousand cavalry, do you have enough money?" Hua Xiong thought of the limit on the size of the legion and looked at Zang Ba and said seriously.
You must know that according to the current size of the legion, under normal circumstances, a legion has only 4,000 people. Those with less than 5,000 people can pay for food. But for those with more than 4,000 people and less than 5,000 people, the salary of this part of the soldiers needs to be The owner will finance it himself.
Only then did Zang Ba realize that he didn't seem to have the corresponding funds, not to mention that the addition was cavalry and he was an infantry establishment.
If food is given according to the number of infantry, how can it be consumed by cavalry?
One thousand cavalry can eat enough food in one day to feed four thousand soldiers for two and a half days.
Zang Ba would not be able to bear this kind of almost doubled food consumption if it were all financed by himself.
Hua Xiong looked at Zang Ba's face, which gradually became ugly. He slowly shook his head and said calmly, "Xuan Gao, if it doesn't work, just give up. There is no need to get involved in this."
Zang Ba looked at the cavalry still galloping in the distance, with a look of hesitation on his face, he really didn't want to give up.
The staffing problem is easy to solve, but what about the salary?
Since joining Liu Bei, he has commanded his own headquarters, occasionally traveling between cities, looking for and capturing the remaining Taishan bandits.
In terms of funding, there is really no money. What's more, the cavalry requires not only horses, but also men and equipment.
And these things, no matter what they are, are extremely expensive.
Although enough horses and manpower have been harvested by suppressing bandits in Yongzhou, how should these funds be spent?
Zang Ba suddenly remembered something, looked at Hua Xiong directly, and said seriously, "Zijian, since such rules are so direct, how do you raise five thousand cavalry?"
After hearing this, Hua Xiong scratched his head and said slowly, "I'm not actually a member of Duke Xuande. I'm Chen Zichuan's bodyguard. Naturally, the same is true for the soldiers under my command. They don't actually need me to come." Pay for it."
When Zang Ba heard this, he understood instantly.
As the magistrate of Taishan County, Chen Xi, who was in control of internal affairs and had almost no say, naturally had enough funds to support an army, not to mention the salary of only a thousand people.
For Chen Xi, how could an army he could afford to support even if he pulled out its hair be a problem?
Also because of this situation, it can be inferred that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were able to have a legion of five thousand men because they were the lord's adopted brothers, so the lord naturally gave them money. Zhao Yun was able to have five thousand men because of Chen Xi.
No wonder the other generals commanded more than 4,000 soldiers. It took him so long to react.
Still relying on Hua Xiong, who was not very bright, Zang Ba felt a little embarrassed.
I thought I was quite smart, but now it seems that I am not as smart as Hua Xiong.
"But if Xuan Gao really wants a cavalry, there is nothing you can do." Hua Xiong took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zang Ba.
"Zijian, what is this?" Zang Ba took it without knowing why.
"Zibo gave me a letter, asking me to save a few people. He said he owed me a favor and asked me to help save them." Hua Xiong said calmly, "This is a favor from Zibo. If you can help him complete it, it will be a good thing." Thousands of cavalry shouldn’t be a big problem.”
After Zang Ba heard this, his eyes lit up, he opened the letter directly, looked at the content on it, and fell into deep thought.
"Zijian, is this prepared for me?" Zang Ba sighed silently and said slowly, "Is this what Zibo asked you to give to me?"
Hua Xiong shook his head and said calmly, "Zibo just asked me to do a favor in exchange for a favor. I think you may need this more, so Xuan Gao go and complete it."
Zang Ba looked at the letter in his hand, which had been opened, and then looked up at Hua Xiong. It was really unbelievable.
(End of chapter)
