Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 40: Pirate Boy
Looking at the new army that has already shown initial results, Bai Tu felt a sense of pride in his heart, and even looked forward to Yuan Shu's attack!
Only by teaching Yuan Shu a lesson and showing his strength and prestige, Bai Tu will be able to let go and attack Jiangdong...
Only by securing a base of his own and having sufficient manpower, material resources, can Bai Tu focus on technological advancement. Otherwise, it will be impossible to let the common people eat castrated pork!
There are four thousand new troops and one thousand wolf riders, including more than six hundred real soldiers. Ji Zao's soldiers must be commanded by grassroots officers, otherwise there will be chaos and disorder.
There were more than 600 officers at all levels, one-third of whom were from Bingzhou and crossed the river with Lu Bu, and the other two-thirds were recruited in the three counties of Qu'a.
In addition to improving the strength of Jizao's soldiers, military training is also about teaching these grassroots squad leaders and sergeants how to command soldiers, how to understand the signals from their superiors, how to listen to war drums, and how to rehearse military formations...
Relying solely on Ji-made soldiers? At most, after going through hundreds of battles, they can temporarily serve as squad leaders or platoon leaders.
A real elite army that has been through many battles can be replaced by the du bo when the general dies, or by the sergeant when the du bo dies, or by the squad leader when the sergeant dies. Or it can be replaced by the sergeant when the squad leader dies, or by the du bo when the sergeant dies... In this way, they will not be easily defeated.
The new recruits in the three counties of Qu'a are far from reaching this level. It is already the limit for them to be able to understand the commands on the battlefield and not panic. Moreover, this is thanks to the fact that they are led by the "Danyang elite soldiers", who are inherently stable, not easy to collapse, and easy to command.
However, with the elite grassroots officers from Bingzhou, some of them can be separated to fill the backbone, which is already presentable.
On New Year's Day, Bai Tu attended the sacrifice ceremony in Qu'a City in the morning and came to the military camp in the afternoon. He first watched the training results of Chen Gong. The four thousand new recruits... already looked good!
"We are just waiting for Yuan Shu to attack." Bai Tu sighed on the high platform.
"Gongtai's training is good, but it's mainly because of your good ideas! These Qu'a spearmen, combined with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, can fight head-on even if Yuan Shu raises an army of 30,000!" Lu Bu said on the side.
The Macedonian infantry's weaknesses would be discovered after just a few uses, and Bai Tu did not want to train them on a large scale, so he did not give them a big name, but just named them "Qu'a".
"It's mainly due to Gongtai's flexibility, and... without the bravery of my adoptive father, Gongtai would not dare to use this kind of battle formation." Bai Tu said.
"Hard Drive, you are still so honest!" Lu Bu said proudly, and then he seemed to remember something and finally said, "By the way, how is Lingqi doing with you?"
"Everything is fine, don't worry, godfather." Bai Tu said.
That’s right, I, Bai Tu, am naturally of the same mind as my godfather!
In fact, Bai Tu had already told Lu Bu about it on the night he found Lu Lingqi, but because of their "on-the-go" relationship, Bai Tu calmed Lu Bu's anger...
At the same time, he had already sent someone to send a letter back to Xiaopei to report his safety to Diao Chan.
"The person is with you, why should I worry? She must have asked you to come and take a look. Am I too anxious?" Lu Bu said disdainfully.
"This...she asked me to take a look, fearing that my godfather would be too worried." Bai Tu said embarrassedly.
"Oh, kid, you are too kind!" Lu Bu sighed.
At this time, a wolf scout suddenly came back and reported: "General, my lord, there are several warriors outside the camp, saying that they are under the command of General Gan Ning, and they have brought back news."
Lu Bu had previously issued an order to the army that officers and soldiers should address Bai Tu as their lord. Now only people close to his faction, such as Chen Gong, addressed Lu Bu as "Lord".
"Please come." Bai Tu said quickly.
I saw three big men, exhausted and dusty, arriving in front of the military review platform. The first one was very young, looking to be about fourteen or fifteen years old.
However, despite his childishness, he has a resolute and brave spirit, and looks like a boy with a strong opinion. What is striking is that his eyebrows are extremely thick, like two big swords, and like Song Xian, he is bald.
"Ding Feng, a lieutenant under General Gan, pays his respects to the lord!" The young general bowed in a very formal manner, without any sign of stage fright.
Gan Ning himself came to surrender with his men, and also brought stolen goods with him. He was responsible for persuading the Yangtze River pirates to surrender, so Bai Tu appointed him as a Lang Jiang when he left .
Although this young general seems young, he is valued by Gan Ning and is appointed as "Captain"... Although Bai Tu does not have a navy now and these official positions are all honorary, it also shows that his ability is recognized by Gan Ning.
And for Bai Tu, the name "Ding Feng" speaks for itself - a great general of the Eastern Wu, and one of the most powerful ministers in the Jiang Biao area, just like Gan Ning.
Moreover, Ding Feng was not only known for his daring and fighting spirit and for being the first to rush into battle when he was young, but he also joined the army at a young age and lived a very long life, reaching the age of over eighty years.
This made him different from his old boss Gan Ning. Ding Feng not only had a successful career, but also because of his seniority in his later years, he was a pillar of the Eastern Wu. He eventually became the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Wu - equivalent to the Taiwei of the Han Dynasty and the leader of the military.
Moreover, in the political environment of the late Eastern Wu Dynasty where evil spirits and monsters emerged everywhere, Ding Feng also had considerable influence in the court.
"Please stand up quickly. It seems that Xingba is not only a martial arts expert, but also has the ability to judge people. He actually has warriors like you under his command!" Bai Tu, who was praised by Lu Bu as "honest and kind", spoke naturally sincerely.
As Bai Tu spoke, he patted Ding Feng on the shoulder . Ding Feng was still a young man full of vigor and vitality, not the pillar of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. After being encouraged by Bai Tu's few words, Ding Feng's face turned red and he looked very excited.
"By the way, what good news did Xingba ask you to report?" Bai Tu looked very relieved, and one could tell it was good news without him saying anything.
"Oh! My lord, General Gan asked me to give you a letter." Ding Feng finally reacted and took out the letter from his arms.
Bai Tu took the letter and read it silently. He found that Gan Ning said in the letter that he had taken Bai Tu's order to gather several pirates. Some of them were ignorant and were wiped out by Gan Ning through fierce attacks or night raids...
After all, Gan Ning's Jinfan bandits were the number one "bandits" on the Yangtze River. Now that they were the "running dogs of the officers and soldiers", they were naturally very powerful.
It is expected that Gan Ning will return to Qu'a in a month!
While announcing the good news, he was also implicitly reminding Bai Tu that among the surrendered bandits, there were good and bad people. In addition to the righteous men who were capable of serving in the army, there were also some who needed to be eliminated. Bai Tu had to make preparations in advance and find a good livelihood for them, otherwise he, Gan Ning, would lose face.
Bai Tu has already thought it through. The workshop will definitely have to recruit a large number of people, and even expand a large number of official workshops in the future. A few resigned pirates can be fully accommodated, and it may not even be enough!
Those who were brought back by Gan Ning were not suitable for staying in the army. It is not ruled out that some of them were thieves and worried about making mistakes, but at least they should be loyal. The real villains had already been fed to turtles in the Yangtze River...
"General Gan destroyed more than ten water strongholds in March. How much damage have the brothers suffered?" Bai Tu asked with concern.
"My lord, brothers... General Gan has already taken note of those who have found their families and will provide compensation later," said Ding Feng.
"Okay, all the names must be written down. When we pacify Jiangdong in the future, we must build a large shrine to protect the people. The names of those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the people of Jiangdong will be engraved in it!" Bai Tu promised.
Hearing Bai Tu's words, Ding Feng also felt that the significance of the battle had been elevated, and he was very moved and said: "My lord is kind and righteous! Feng...I will also enter the Humin Temple in the future!"
White picture: ...
Don’t take advantage of your long life and set up such a flag!
"Hahaha, people, living is harder than dying. I hope you can all live to achieve great things! Xingba said that you will stay in the army temporarily and don't need to go back to find him. So... tomorrow you will join the new army first and learn more from Gongtai." Bai Tu said.
"Yes! Feng must live and make great achievements for his lord!" Ding Feng said excitedly.
