"Oh why?"
Nie Chen asked.
Liang Peng smiled and said,
"My lord, a battlefield only needs one commander-in-chief. I don't mean that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. It's just that with two commanders here, who listens to whom? If the opinions cannot be unified, the end will be the same as Guiling Pass today.
Moreover, the pressure from the north is also great. Weihu County is the place of the Fourth Battle. The Queding and Qiyan tribes in the north may attack us at any time. Moreover, King Andong’s army is also very likely to attack Guiling Pass after it fails. It is possible to detour from the north of Jiuyuan County to the grassland and borrow the road from the grassland to reach Qingshui County.
Only Wang Hao can occupy such an important position. "
Nie Chen nodded and said,
"You're right, then do I need to stay here to help you?"
"No, my lord, you have your responsibilities, and I have mine. My responsibility is to lead the troops to fight. I don't need to worry about anything else. But you are the lord and the county guard. The civil, political and martial arts of a county need you." To schedule control.
Whether it's taxation and security policies, or recruiting and training soldiers, building weapons, and collecting grain and grass, these things need to be decided by you personally.
In comparison, it is much easier for me who only has to worry about the war. You don't have to waste your time here. You are the most helpful to me in the county. "
"Okay, I won't say all the polite words. Of these three fierce generals, which one do you want to stay here? Or all of them?"
Nie Chen asked, pointing to Lin Guang and the others.
Liang Peng looked at them and said,
"Leave the old horse to me, Yue Dongwen and Lin Guang are sitting in the county seat, training troops and waiting.
The county seat is in the middle. Whether it's my side or Qingshui County's side, wherever they are attacked or where the pressure is high, they can bring troops nearby to support them. What do you think? "
"Okay, let's do it."
Nie Chen pointed at the map and said,
"Then tomorrow, I will take Lin Guang, Yue Dongwen, 10,000 troops, the prisoners and the two commanders to leave Guiling Pass and go to Hukou Pass."
As for the reason why he was taken away, Nie Chen did not say.
These prisoners used to be members of King Anton. Now they have just surrendered. They have not experienced life and death with the people here, so they are not reliable. Moreover, there will be a war with King Anton next, so we must be careful that they secretly hide from the enemy. Tongqu style.
But these words cannot be said. After all, many of Nie Chen's men used to follow King Anton.
Liang Peng, Lin Guang, and Wang Hao were all like this, as were many soldiers.
Nie Chen looked at the map and said,
"I will take 10,000 people and go directly to Hukou Pass to recruit the 7,000 troops and horses. If they don't surrender, I will leave the army and Lin Guang behind and just keep an eye on them. Sooner or later, they will run out of food and go west. It is the territory of King Pingxi, and to the east is our territory. They have no way to escape.
If they surrender, I will leave three thousand troops and two thousand surrendered soldiers to guard Hukou Pass to prevent King Andong's troops from bypassing Hankou County in the south and attacking Hukou Pass from Jinchang County in the west. However, this possibility is very high. Small, after all, Jinchang County is the territory of King Pingxi, and King Andong is unlikely to go to war with King Pingxi.
But who will the guard at Hukou Gate do?
The only free generals under my command now are Lin Yue and I can still keep them of great use. "
"Let Wang Chang go."
Liang Peng said.
"Wang Chang?"
Nie Chen tried hard to think of the name in his mind, and finally remembered it.
Wang Chang used to be the commander-in-chief of Wang Hao's men. After Wang Hao was captured alive, he also surrendered. In the subsequent defense battle of Qingshui County, the battle of the county and the city, and this battle, he performed well and was promoted to the rank of commander long ago. Commander.
Liang Peng is quite optimistic about this person.
Nie Chen nodded and said,
"Okay, let's take Wang Chang. Promote Wang Chang to general, let him be the guard of Hukou Pass, and let his troops pass this time.
By the way, Liang Peng, we will have more and more soldiers and horses in the future. You should also observe more of your commanders. Whoever is more capable will be promoted to general.
Our military system must also be reformed. It can no longer be as chaotic as before. The commander of thousands is the commander, and the commander of ten thousand is the general. There can be no chaos. "
Liang Peng also nodded in approval.
Yue Dongwen blinked and asked,
"Lord, what about me?"
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Don't worry, I will be of great use to you three."
"Dongwen, we have few men and horses now. Your army needs to be divided first. This time, leave a thousand men at Guiling Pass and two thousand men at Hukou Pass. You can go back first with 7,000 men.
But don’t worry, you and Lin Guang are both generals, and both are strong generals who can charge into battle. It’s unfair for you to be a captain of ten thousand men. In my opinion, you are both qualified to be commanders and can lead alone. One army fights one battle.
After we return this time, we will recruit new soldiers throughout the county. By then, you two will have more soldiers and horses. "
Hearing this, Yue Dongwen scratched his scalp in embarrassment and said,
"Forget it, lord, I know how much I weigh. If you ask me to lead ten thousand people to charge, it will be no problem. If you ask me to lead one hundred thousand people to strategize and customize tactics, then I can't do it.
It doesn't matter whether you have soldiers or not. No matter what kind of battle you are fighting, just let me charge.
If you are here, I will listen to you; if you are not here, I will listen to the commander-in-chief. "
Lin Guang also smiled and said,
"Yes, lord, I am the same as Yue Dongwen. I have no problem leading troops to charge, commanding the entire army, and worrying about all kinds of food, morale, tactics, enemy troops, etc. We can't worry about that.
You also said that Yue Dongwen and Lao Ma are the three powerful generals. We are indeed made to be powerful generals. We each have our own responsibilities and different division of labor.
We can train troops and charge, but if we lead the battle alone, we are afraid that we will not do well and ruin your business. "
Ma Niubi grinned,
"Me too."
He is the most self-aware. He led three hundred bandits alone and suffered repeated defeats. However, after joining Nie Chen's command, he won every battle because someone told him how to fight.
"That's it..."
Nie Chen sat on the chair and said,
"I originally planned to recruit 400,000 soldiers and horses and form four legions. Each legion would be equipped with a commander, a general, and ten generals.
However, with the power of Weihu County, it may be difficult to recruit 400,000 people.
Forget it, let’s look at what’s in front of us.
The most important thing at the moment is the area around Guiling Pass and Qingshui County. The only two people with the ability to be commanders are Liang Peng and Wang Hao.
Then focus on forming two legions first.
From now on, the troops under my command will be collectively referred to as the Weihu Army, just like the Pingxi Army of King Pingxi.
Then, soldiers and horses were recruited throughout the county to form the main army except the defenders. Wang Hao's side in Qingshui County was called the Qingshui Army, and the commander was Wang Hao.
Guiling Pass is located in Jinping County, so it is called Jinping Army and its commander is Liang Peng.
What do you think? "
