For this reason, Nie Chen and Ouyang Ming went to the military camp in person and met with Lin Guang and Qi General.
Because Nie Chen had already chosen a new commander, and Lin Guang, Yue and Dongwen were not talented commanders, Han Yun appointed them as temporary commanders-in-chief of Longxing Army and Tiantai Army respectively, without giving them the title of marshal.
After all, if the title of marshal is given, and a more suitable marshal becomes available in the future, we can't just knock the two of them off, right? How ugly?
Moreover, the role of the two of them is really wasted sitting in command. The battlefield is their stage.
Lin Guang and Yue Dongwen also understood this and expressed their willingness to accept it.
Now, Lin Guang is temporarily in charge of the Tiantai Army, and Yue Dongwen is temporarily in charge of the Longxing Army.
Nie Chen fulfilled his previous promise to Yue Dongwen, Lin Guang and Qi Wujiang, allowing them to have more troops than before.
But the 10,000 soldiers and horses that Yue Dongwen brought from King Pingxi had already been split up, and there were not many who were still following Yue Dongwen.
These 10,000 soldiers and horses used to belong to King Pingxi, and a large number of veterans used to work with the big boss, and they still recognized Nie Chen, the son-in-law of the big boss.
In addition, the number of new recruits is increasing rapidly, so most of their experienced veterans have been promoted. It is too late for them to be happy, so how can they complain?
Not only these ten thousand people, Nie Chen also had many soldiers and horses under his command. They were all soldiers and horses under King Anton in the past. Nie Chen always relied on splitting and promoting them to disperse them to prevent them from gathering together. Do things together.
This squeeze solved the hidden danger, confiscated the military power, and also promoted those people. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Everyone is happy.
As time went by, the fighting on the battlefield between the barbarians in the north became more intense. The people sent by Qi Huan secretly promoted the benefits of Weihu County, attracting many barbarians whose tribes had been exterminated and had no home to move to the south.
On Wang Hao's side, he accepted them all and cooperated with the county magistrate's arrangements. He sent the barbarian Qingzhuang to the county city to serve as an army, and then asked the county city to send Feng people recruits to join the Qingshui Army.
Because the Qingshui Army mainly defends against the barbarians in the north, it naturally cannot use barbarian soldiers. Let the barbarian soldiers go to the south to fight other wind people, and they will not be lenient.
Relying on this policy, Nie Chen's troops quickly increased.
Until half a month later, the Qingshui Army had 50,000 people, and on the county side, the Tiantai Army and Longxing Army also had a total of 100,000 people.
Unknowingly, Nie Chen already had an army of 200,000 men.
It was not until this time that the recruitment of soldiers from various places slowed down. It's not that they can't support them anymore, but the number of young men willing to join the army is indeed limited. There are still a lot of people left to farm. It's impossible to really have 100,000. One hundred thousand young soldiers have all gone to serve as soldiers, so stop working in all walks of life.
After Nie Chen sensed the relaxation, he made a prompt decision and led the 100,000 people, as well as the baggage, food, grass and other supplies, towards Guiling Pass.
At the same time, he also told Da Zhuang that when new soldiers come, they will continue to recruit, train and serve as reserves.
Nie Chen led an army of 100,000 people and marched towards Guiling Pass. After walking for seven or eight days, they finally reached Guiling Pass.
Liang Peng learned that Nie Chen had come in person and went out to greet him.
"Greetings, my lord!"
Liang Peng and the generals behind him knelt down on one knee to salute Nie Chen.
"Get up quickly and go to the general's mansion to talk and introduce you to a new friend."
Nie Chen smiled.
"My Lord, please!"
Liang Peng quickly gave way to the road, and then followed Nie Chen on horseback.
One hundred thousand troops entered the pass, and all the generals were busy commanding the troops to be stationed. Nie Chen led Ouyang Ming, Qi Huan, Liang Peng, Lin Guang, Yue Dongwen and Ma Niubai towards the general's mansion.
After arriving at the general's residence, the guards immediately served tea.
Nie Chen sat in the main seat, and Zhou Long and Zhou Hu stood behind him like two door gods.
"Liang Peng, Lao Ma, you haven't met Mr. Ouyang yet, let me introduce him to you.
This is Ou Yangming, a world-famous sage and our military advisor. He is very good at strategy. You should respect him more in the future. "
Liang Peng immediately stood up, clasped his hands and bowed,
"Liang Peng pays homage to the military advisor!"
"Shuai Liang, no courtesy, please get up quickly."
Ouyang Ming helped Liang Peng up.
At this time, Ma Niubi's yin and yang strange qi channel,
"Hmph, I wonder what kind of powerful person he is. He turns out to be a scholar. What's the use of this useless scholar? He can't bear it with his shoulders and can't lift it with his hands."
Ouyang Ming was not angry and smiled,
"General Ma is very talented in writing and speaks well."
Nie Chen's face darkened and he said,
"Old Ma, Mr. Ouyang is a wise man I personally invited. He is very talented and has been of great help to us. If you dare to speak rudely and slander the military advisor again, you will be beaten with a military stick."
"Lord, I did not slander..."
Just as Ma Niubai was about to defend himself, when he saw Nie Chen glaring at him again, he quickly shrank his neck and sat back down.
"Liang Peng, how many soldiers and horses does Jin Ping's army have now?"
"Reporting to my lord, there are more than 56,000 people in total, most of them are new soldiers, but the training is not bad, the results have been achieved, and they are worthy of a battle."
"Just say what you say. Don't say anything back. There aren't so many rules. Just be casual."
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"This time I brought the Tiantai Army and the Longxing Army, a total of 100,000 people, which means we now have an army of 150,000 people.
Ning Wushuang, who is opposite, will be here in a few days, and he will also have 150,000 people.
Liang Peng, do you have any strategies to deal with the enemy? "
Liang Peng stood up and said,
"It depends on whether the lord wants to defend this place, or whether he wants to defeat the enemy or even annihilate them all."
"neither."
Nie Chen smiled leisurely, bent down, and said
"I want to recruit the enemy."
"Collect...collect?"
Liang Peng's eyes widened and he looked at Nie Chen in disbelief.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Liang Peng, Qi Huan's information should have been sent to you, and you used to be under King Anton, so you should know Ning Wushuang better, right?"
"Yes, my lord, the general I used to follow, Ning Yuan, is related to Ning Wushuang. Ning Yuan often complained in the military camp and expressed his dissatisfaction with Ning Wushuang.
But Ning Wushuang is indeed a rare handsome talent and extremely good. I am still very stressed out against him and cannot take it lightly.
But I am more excited. I have heard too much about Ning Wushuang's achievements in the past, and I have always wanted to compete with him to see who is more powerful. This time I can finally get my wish. "
After Liang Peng said this, he asked again,
"Lord, we now have 150,000 people. If we are to defend the city, under normal combat, as long as Ning Wushuang does not use plague tactics, we will have absolutely no problem defending the city.
But you said that if you want to incorporate the opponent, you have to surround the enemy and put the opponent into a situation where they are running out of ammunition and food. "
