I use martial arts to train soldiers in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 166 Zhao Yun vs. Ma Chao

Not to mention Deng Wu and the others in Chang'an City who were discussing the future mercenary system that would make foreigners fearful.

Zhang Liao led the newly formed Third Corps to recover Xiliang.

Zhang Liao couldn't help but secretly rejoiced that before setting off, he seconded Generals Hua Xiong and Fan Chou from his good friends Gao Shun and General Fang Yue.

Because Xiliang is sparsely populated, there are [-] counties in total.They are: Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County, Zhangye County, Wuwei County, Tianshui County, Jincheng County, Longxi County, Nan'an County, Guangwei County, Anding County, Fufeng County, Jingzhao County, Beidi County, Fengxu County.

Among them, there are more than 67 Han people, and there are hundreds of large and small tribes of the Qiang nationality, with a population of more than 80 people.Other foreigners have a total population of more than 20.

Zhang Liao's army had set out for more than half a month, while Hua Xiong and Fan Chou's vanguard had never experienced a major battle.Wherever the army went, they basically surrendered in anticipation.

So in this short period of half a month, Zhang Liao's army recovered Liangzhou's four counties, Jingzhao County, Beidi County, Anding County, and Tianshui County.

These four counties are all counties near Chang'an.Now who is in charge of Chang'an, the guards guarding these counties are very clear.In addition, Hua Xiong and Fan Chou were both former colleagues. When their vanguard army first arrived at the city gate, they had already opened the city gate to welcome them into the city.

Now that the city has been taken over, of course enough soldiers and horses must be left to guard it.When Zhang Liao set off, he led 5000 troops from his headquarters, and his friend Gao Shun supported Hua Xiong and [-] Xiliang cavalry as his vanguard.Fang Yue only seconded Fan Cong to him, and there was no support from soldiers and horses.

Therefore, Zhang Liao led a total of 5000 troops on the expedition. After taking over four counties, he left 5000 troops to guard each county.

Regardless of the large number of 5000 people, there are more than 30 counties in these four counties.There are almost a thousand people guarding each county, and 2000 people in the county government, which are used to rectify the surrendered soldiers and horses in each county.

Regarding the soldiers and horses that surrendered, most of the princes of the Three Kingdoms rectified a little, and then directly pulled them onto the battlefield.There are advantages and disadvantages in doing so. The advantage is that there are vanguard cannon fodder for attacking cities and land.Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious. The army has no loyalty and is prone to mutiny.

But Deng Wu did the opposite of most of the princes.Deng Wu has always attached great importance to the loyalty of the army.Absolutely will not allow the army to change.

Therefore, as long as they are soldiers and horses that surrender, they will choose the strong and strong, and shave off the old and weak.After a year of recruit training, they will be incorporated into the combat sequence.In this way, the loyalty of the army can be guaranteed, and the combat effectiveness will be higher than that of ordinary princes.

Even when Dong Zhuo's 20 Xiliang army was surrendered, Deng Wu let the 20 Xiliang army be trained by Gao Shun when the army of the eighteenth princes was suppressing the border.

However, the disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, the number of troops is insufficient.You see, it's going smoothly like this, taking over the four counties of Xiliang.Thirty percent of the [-] soldiers and horses went, and this was the result of not fighting a single battle.

Zhang Liao also discovered this situation, so he sent a fast horse to report to Chang'an, hoping to get Chang'an's instructions.

Coincidentally at this time, Hua Xiong's vanguard army also encountered obstacles.When Hua Xiong was about to march into Jincheng County, he encountered the defenders behind closed doors.

Huaxiong's vanguard regiments were all cavalry, and the defenders could not leave the city behind closed doors.Hua Xiong had no choice but to truthfully report the situation to the chief general Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao summoned the generals of the corps to discuss the situation in the central army tent.Zhang Liao sat on the main seat, and there were several generals below: Zhao Yun, Huang Peng, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng, Hua Xiong, and Fan Chou.

"Jincheng County, the administrative seat is Yunwu (now Pinggou, Shuiqing County, Gansu Province, with a population of more than 10). It governs 10 counties: Yunwu, Zhiyang, Jincheng, Yunjie, Yuzhong, Haoqian, and Ling Ju, Po Qiang, Anyi, Lin Qiang.

General Hua Xiong went to Yuzhong County. The guard Ma Wan was a general of Ma Teng's family. Lieutenant General Liang Xing was also a general under Ma Teng's tent, with [-] troops stationed there. "The scout captain in charge of investigating the enemy's situation said.

"Well! It seems that we are about to meet an opponent who will subjugate Xiliang, Xiliang Ma Teng. General Huang Peng, please tell us about the information we got from the military adviser Jia Xu before we set off." Zhang Liao was obviously mentally prepared. Call Huang Peng and said.

"If!" Huang Peng first got up and responded, then looked around at the generals in the tent, and said slowly:

"Generals, before we led the troops to set off, the military adviser sent someone to send us the current situation in Xiliang, including Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang.

Ma Teng and Han Sui had been active for a generation in Dunhuang County, Xiliang.After Dong Zhuo's death, they responded to the condemnation of the Kwantung princes and took the opportunity to occupy most of Xiliang.Jiuquan County, Zhangye County, Wuwei County, Jincheng County, Longxi County.Including Dunhuang County, a total of six counties fell into their hands.

Now there are more than [-] troops, and the generals under Ma Teng's tent include: Pang De, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Ma Wan, and Liang Xing.Generals under Han Sui's tent include: Yan Xing, Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Yang Qiu.Among them: Pang De, Ma Chao and Yan Xing, have unstoppable courage. "

After Huang Peng finished speaking, he bowed his hands to the generals sitting there, and then returned to his seat.

After Huang Peng sat down, Zhang Liao said to Hua Xiong and Fan Chou, "The two generals have been in Xiliang for a long time, have you heard of these generals?"

"I have fought against Pound, and to be honest, his force is superior to mine. As for the others, I have only heard of them, but I have never fought against them. I guess they are just ordinary leading generals, and there is nothing extraordinary about them." Hua Hua Xiong was the first to speak.

"I have heard a little bit about Yan Xing. I heard that when Ma Teng and Han Sui started to confront each other, this Yan Xing almost killed Ma Chao. Presumably, his force should not be inferior to that of Pound." Fan Chou said not to be outdone.

"What's the relationship between the generals under Ma Teng's tent?" Zhang Yao turned to Huang Peng and asked.

"This Ma Chao is Ma Teng's son, 15 years old this year. Ma Dai is Ma Teng's nephew, 14 years old this year. Pang De, Ma Wan, and Liang Xing are all Ma Teng's generals."

"What's so special about fourteen or fifteen-year-old babies? Why is it said in the intelligence that they have undue courage?" Zhang Liao continued to ask, puzzled.

"General, this is not a nonsense of the intelligence personnel. At the beginning, I did not believe that a fourteen-year-old doll could be judged to have the bravery of a man. Later, I went to the intelligence department and took his information. Is the general interested in hearing it?"

"Oh, tell me." Zhang Liao said with interest.

"Intelligence records show that when Ma Chao was 13 years old, he and his younger sister Ma Yunlu once repelled a 3000-strong cavalry with his younger sister Ma Yunlu, without any damage."

"Oh, he has such a record at the age of 13, and he is still so brave. Now that two years have passed, you can still say that he is unstoppable. But who is this Ma Yunlu?"

"This Ma Yunlu is Ma Teng's daughter, and she is also a woman who does not give in to men. Just because she is a daughter, Ma Teng does not allow her to lead the army, so it is not recorded in the information."

"As a woman, she dares to face thousands of troops, she is really a good woman from ancient times!" Zhao Yun who was beside her couldn't help but said with emotion.

Fu Hao, surname: Hao (ancient sound (zǐ), same surname as Zi), is the "first" female military commander in Chinese history.

But he didn't know that Ma Yunlu was his destined wife.

(End of this chapter)