On that night, Zhao Xing placed his subordinates around the county magistrate's mansion, and placed the seven or eight hundred children bought along the way in the mansion of several large households in the city. Because it was the order of the county magistrate and escorted by soldiers, the wealthy families did not dare to say anything, so he had to free up some houses for the children to live temporarily.

Zhao Xing had nearly a thousand soldiers in his hand, and he felt more at ease. But looking at the empty treasury, Zhao Xing had the urge to chop people. Fortunately, when he left Shangdang, Jia Xu had already estimated the situation to the worst and asked him to take a batch of gold with enough weight to go on the road. Zhao Xing had these property to deal with it, and could barely survive until the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out.

Early the next morning, Zhao Xing recruited Tian Feng and Li Fu to the conference hall, gave them some gold, and asked them to go to the surrounding towns to purchase and hoard food and grass for future needs. After receiving the task, Tian Feng and Li Fu each left the county magistrate's mansion with fifty soldiers who were still pretending to be servants.

Zhao Xing sent people to call Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, and took two hundred cavalrymen to inspect the county barracks in the western suburbs of the city. The remaining soldiers stayed in the city, familiar with the terrain and defense of the Tao County, and began to repair and build some defensive fortifications. Wang Lu (written by Wenshu), the deputy commander of the infantry battalion who followed Zhao Xing to Julu, was a middle-level general who stood out from the Shangdang County soldiers at the beginning of last year. He has been working under Guan Yu and Xu Huang. Now he has been reused and has become the person in charge of the soldiers left behind in the city.

Zhao Xing and his group walked less than half an hour and arrived at a sparsely-traveled camp in the west of the city. There was no one guarding the gate of the camp, and there was no sound of soldiers training or playing in the camp, as if it was an empty camp. Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were both used to the scene of the big and small camps in Shangdang. When they first saw this strange scene of "the pot doesn't sound and the pot doesn't touch", the two couldn't help looking at each other, showing a confused look.

After entering the camp and walking for a while, he heard the noise of the head coach's tent, not knowing what he was busy with. Zhao Yun took a few steps forward, raised the curtain of the tent with one shot, and shouted loudly: "The new General Pingdong, Lord Zhao, the governor of Julu County, came to inspect the camp. Come forward to greet him quickly!"

When a group of county soldiers who were gambling heard that the new county magistrate was coming, they quickly packed up the commander's tent, then ran into several camps next to them with crooked armor, shouted the rest of the soldiers who were still sleeping. Under the scolding of several small leaders, they formed a team and stood in front of Zhao Xing in a twisted manner.

Zhao Xing, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun had been waiting for a stick of incense in the open space of the commander's tent. Several people had long been accustomed to the decay and dissipation of the soldiers of each county and were used to it. However, the performance of the soldiers of Julu County was not a small difference compared with the soldiers of Shangdang County, Hanoi County, and Xihe County that they had contacted before, and there was no need to compare them with the elite soldiers of today.

The two hundred light cavalry behind Zhao Xing, furious horses, were full of energy, and were sitting upright on the horse, holding a sabre of more than three feet long in his hands. Compared with the old soldiers in front of Zhao Xing, they immediately saw the heights. The soldiers in the cavalry battalion were proud, with their chests bulging, and they deliberately showed a little more outward. Looking at the county soldiers in front of him, they showed an unconcealed expression of contempt.

"Who is the leader among you?" Zhao Xing asked in a deep voice.

"Report to the general, the villain Lu Xiang, the military marquis, who is currently the highest-ranking soldier in his stroke!" A young leader who was about 20 years old stood up and replied.

When Zhao Xing heard the leader opposite called himself Lu Xiang, he felt a vague impression in his memory, so he tried hard to recall it. He seemed to remember that when Cao Cao attacked Xinye, a guy named Lu Xiang died under Zhang Fei's spear. So he asked with uncertainty: "Do you have a brother in the army?"

"Report to the general, the young Lu Kuang, is brother Lu Xiang, and now the army is the chief of the garrison." A man who was a few years older than Lu Xiang walked out of the county soldiers and replied carefully.

Looking at the two brothers in front of him, Zhao Xing felt happy and felt that when he came to the county barracks today, he had really gained something. Although the two brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang were third-rate generals, they were later easily killed by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, but in the current situation of Julu lacking soldiers, the generals could use them as soon as possible, so Zhao Xing had the idea of ​​conquering the two.

"Who can tell me how many soldiers are there in Julu County now? Where are the captains of each battalion and the army Sima?" Zhao Xing asked the two.

"Report to the general, there were 5,000 soldiers in Julu County. In recent years, because the county magistrate deducted military pay and lacked clothing and food, everyone fled elsewhere. Now there are only more than 600 people in front of him. The lieutenants of each battalion and the Sima of the Army have all joined the other county, and there are no soldiers stationed elsewhere!" Lu Xiang replied.

"Then why are you two brothers still there?" Zhao Xing asked again.

"Everyone says: Eat the king's fortune and share the worries for the king. The younger two brothers have been in the military since childhood. They have no other strengths and can only stay in the army to make a living. Although it is harder, it is better than wandering around..." Lu Kuang honestly told the situation of the two brothers.

"The rest of the soldiers who didn't want to leave, but this is the idea?" Zhao Xing asked again.

"The other soldiers are locals. Now they have nothing to do at home. With the reputation of county soldiers, they can still get some food and salary throughout the year, which is better than having no harvest at home!" Lu Xiang said.

"Do you want to be like them?" Zhao Xing pointed to the two hundred light cavalry behind him and asked more than 600 county soldiers, "They are soldiers brought by me from Shangdang. They all have land at home and pay monthly. Every meal is full, and everyone is equipped with armor and weapons!"

The county soldiers had long seen the two hundred neatly arranged and arrogant cavalry on the opposite side, and were also very greedy for other people's horses and equipment. When Zhao Xing asked this, they all replied guiltily: "Of course I want to! Who is willing to be a bad soldier when he was born!"

"Yes, we didn't want to be bad soldiers when we were born!" Everyone said angrily with courage.

"Since everyone is unwilling to be a bad soldier, want to receive money, and want to have enough food, then you have to listen to my orders - General Pingdong Zhao Xing!" Zhao Xing suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly.

"Everyone obeys the order. From today on, I will appoint General Guan as the commander of Julu, Lu Xiang and Lu Kuang as the Sima of the Left Army and the Sima of the Right Army respectively. Reorganize the spears and train and prepare for war. Do not slackewers, otherwise all military law will be carried out!" Zhao Xing issued an order to all the county soldiers.

"Abide by the general's orders!" More than 600 county soldiers shouted in unison.

Then Zhao Xing left Guan Yu and two hundred light cavalry in the county army camp and took Zhao Yun back to the county magistrate's mansion.

Tian Feng and Li Fu are indeed very efficient in their work. Although Julu is now suffering from famine, many wealthy households are still eager to sell food to accumulate for many years, wanting to leave Julu, which will erupt at any time like a dormant volcano.

It is mid-February now, and it is only twenty days left for Zhao Xing to prepare for it...
Chapter completed!