Shi Zun's men and horses gathered more and more.
However, Chen Liu gathered more and more begging troops from various places. People from Qing, Xu Yan and other three states in the east came one after another, ranging from three to four hundred to one or two thousand.
Li Yue did not expect to annex the three states by occupying Chenliu.
But this battle can be seen as an opportunity to test his appeal. Li Yue made everyone take note of everyone who sent people.
At first it was just a beggar army from the south of the river, but later the powerful forces in Hebei also secretly sent people.
There have been many generous and tragic people in Yanzhao since ancient times. There are many people who are dissatisfied with the oppression of Jie and Zhao. They just lack a leader. Now that Li Yue has stepped forward and won two great victories, he has established his position as the commander of the Nanqihuo Army. Naturally, there is no shortage of people to come. People who follow.
Ding Rao from Qinghe, Sun Yuan from Yangping, and Han Gao from Liyang all came to join together with hundreds of troops and supplies.
"The general killed Liang Du and defeated Shi Bin. His great military power has greatly boosted the morale of our Central Xia army!" Several people stepped forward and handed over their hands.
Li Yue comforted him with kind words and rewarded him with money, silk, wine and meat.
These things were all looted by Shi Bin, and Li Yue benefited from them all.
Every day that passes, the strength of both sides increases by one point.
In the past, Shi Zun sent people to show off his power, but these days there was no movement.
The two armies faced each other, but there was no tension at all before the war broke out.
The city of Chenliu was extremely lively. Some powerful men from all over the country sent troops to assist, and some secretly transported grain, livestock, and prey. Not only did the Heiyun Army not suffer from food shortages, but they also had a constant supply of meat, and the soldiers became stronger one by one.
However, the various forces under both sides are so intertwined that it is difficult to completely restrain them.
If you can't suppress your anger, there will be a small fight.
Without the Black Cloud Army taking action, the beggar-like beggar army would naturally be no match for Zhao Jun.
After all, the Zhao army is a regular army, and it still has the necessary equipment. In an army of a thousand people, there will be at least a hundred armored men.
As for the beggar army, they even have trouble dressing, and their weapons are all kinds of. They fight with the Zhao army with all their ruthlessness. If they can stop the Zhao army, it will be good.
The beggar army who had suffered a loss naturally ran to Li Yue and cried, "General, you must avenge us!"
"It's not that we can't defeat them. If there are dozens of armors, they will definitely be killed."
Naturally, the problem with the beggar army is not only their equipment, but also their training.
After every fight, the other side would send someone to explain, for fear of causing unnecessary misunderstandings and leading to an all-out war. "It was not our army that took the initiative, but your army that attacked our army first..."
"King Pengcheng is a polite man." Li Yue laughed.
He used this confrontation to integrate the begging army, and Shi Zun also used this to gather military power, each with his own agenda, but the confrontation in front of him seemed insignificant.
After thinking about it for a while, he felt that this was an opportunity, so he asked General Heiyun to disperse among the armies and start training while ensuring sufficient food supply every day.
Those who complained and were tired were kicked out, and those who were obedient and conscientious were rewarded with meat.
People have to bow their heads under the eaves, and in Chenliu City, they naturally have to look up to Li Yue to live their lives.
The begging generals all obeyed, not to mention the begging army.
War is always the best means of training troops.
The beggar army, which had just improved, put on leather armor, broken swords and broken spears, and immediately pulled them out to fight with the Zhao army.
The effect was immediate, and they were able to fight on a par with Zhao Jun. They fought each other, leaving dozens of corpses behind.
But as time went by, Zhao Jun gradually couldn't bear it anymore.
The beggar army became more and more vigorous. Different from the previous fierce attacks, under the command of General Heiyun, they began to form an array and knew how to cooperate.
The casualties of the Zhao army increased, but the casualties of the beggar army decreased.
Accordingly, the begging armies became more and more in awe of the Black Cloud Army.
Later, when the beggar army challenged him, the people on the other side did not even dare to come out of the camp, and the beggar army insulted them wildly outside the camp.
The two sides fell into "peace" again, with the beggar army still insulting and provoking them, but Zhao Jun remained indifferent.
One of the begging troops ran to insult them outside the Puhong camp in the north. Li Yue quickly summoned them back. At this point, it was better not to provoke them.
Taking advantage of nothing happening on both sides, Li Yuesheng rewarded the meritorious officers in the army and promoted more than two hundred Heiyun generals.
One of them, Qin Biao, was still fresh in Li Yue's memory. He was the first person to fight into the Jie army with his bare hands and his bones. He had a long list of military achievements recorded in his account, killing fifty-three enemies in total and dying. There are as many as four Jie generals in his hands.
Han Feizi said: The prime minister must be from the state department, and the fierce general must be from the army.
He was not the only one to kill enemies bravely, there were three people who killed over a hundred enemies in one battle.
All the Heiyun generals were personally promoted and appointed by Li Yue in front of the entire army. "Today you are the Heiyun general, and you should be loyal, righteous, courageous, wise and trustworthy! It is your duty to drive out Jie Nu and restore our mountains and rivers!"
"Live as a black cloud general, die as a black cloud ghost!"
Some people cut their faces directly with a knife to show their determination.
This custom originated from the Qiang people. The Han people have attached great importance to the body, hair and skin since ancient times. However, after the destruction of the mountains and rivers, many traditional etiquettes have also gradually changed.
China affects all ethnic groups, and all ethnic groups deeply influence China.
Two hundred and thirty-one black clouds lined up in a row, majestic and high-spirited.
Li Yue and his personal guards put on iron armor and cloaks for them one by one, and recorded their names. After the names, there were two hundred acres of fields, and the remaining Hucao divided the fields for them.
At this moment, expansion entered the marrow of the Black Cloud Army.
There are only so many fields near Heiyun Mountain, so we can only occupy Chenliu, expand outward, and continue to expand.
The land in Chenliu is more fertile and more abundant than that in Heiyun Mountain.
Black armor and red silk banners, majestic and majestic, as if they had completed their transformation in an instant.
It attracted the envious gazes of all the surrounding soldiers, and also attracted the aspiring people in the beggar army.
After the ceremony of being awarded the title of Black Cloud General was completed, the begging soldiers became even more obedient, scrambling to complete any military order.
Many beggars begged for a meeting privately and directly requested to be incorporated into the Black Cloud Army.
They were short of food and clothing outside, and only had a few full meals when they came to Chenliu. Many beggars gathered together, not because they wanted to separate themselves and become local emperors, but because they could no longer survive and had to huddle together for warmth.
Chenliu originally had a small population, but was harmed by Shi Bin, and its population became more and more depleted. It was naturally a good thing that beggars from various places came to fill in the population.
The begging generals were promoted to captains and stayed in Chenliu temporarily for observation for a period of time. Those who were capable and loyal were promoted to captains and guarded various forts and county towns.
He didn't have the ability or the thought to just throw away the two hundred acres of land, ten shi of grain, and a mansion.
Seeing that the fire was almost over, Li Yue directly issued a military order, so the beggar army must be reformed, the old, weak, sick and disabled were eliminated, the weak were removed, the strong were retained, and Hei Yun would serve as a middle- and lower-level officer.
Under the "consolation" of Heiyun Saber's sword and spear, the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, and the beggar generals patted their chests and agreed. However, at night, more than twenty groups of beggar soldiers fled Chen Liu.
They were able to escape from the city defended by the Black Cloud Army, which was naturally done intentionally by Li Yue.
The melon that is forced is not sweet, and those who want to leave will eventually leave.
The integration of the Beggar Army was thus initially completed.
The Zhao army on the opposite side huddled in the camp and started a deep ditch and high base mode.
The soldiers could not be idle. Li Yuebian ordered the soldiers to go out hunting.
One is to replenish meat, and the other is to train troops.
Thanks to the stone tiger, tigers and wolves were everywhere in the north, and people hid in forts. Half of the reason was to resist the invasion of wild beasts.
(End of chapter)
