Chapter 7: Elite Generals (")

When a personal guard next to His Majesty the Emperor brought dozens of soldiers from the baggage camp to the camp, all the three thousand cavalrymen were in full bloom.

For them, they were almost the same as those under their command. But now they were placed in the newly established "Pojun" camp, so there were preferential treatment, not only beef and mutton to eat, but also hundreds of jars of good wine. This made the more cavalry feel that perhaps following this young general is a good choice. At least when others are eating dry food, they have good wine and good meat to eat and drink. Moreover, this general is also a brave warrior. Under such a person, they can probably have more guarantees when fighting, and even more opportunities to earn military merits and get rewards.

The officers also walked out of the camp and joined the cavalry, drinking the fine wine given by the emperor in large gulps, and eating roasted golden beef and mutton in large chunks.

Li Benlei sat next to Chen Kefu, drinking generously, and asked, "How do the general plan to organize these 3,000 cavalry? According to the marching method, a team of 100 people should be divided into 30 teams, but what should these officers do?"

"The war is imminent, but our three thousand men are all allocated from other places. If we cannot form combat power in a short period of time, then we will be in trouble in the next battle." Chen Kefu sighed and said.

Li Benlei looked at the joyful cavalry in front of him and said, "These are all good men of my Han family. If they go to the battlefield like this, I don't know how many people will stay here, and how many people will return home." Looking at these happy soldiers, the old general couldn't help but think of his subordinates. When he last conquered Goguryeo, he was the leader of a army, with four thousand cavalry, eight thousand infantry, and more than ten thousand people, but in the end there were less than two hundred people who retreated across the Liaohe River. Even his three sons and two young grandsons who had just grown up all died in Liaodong.

"Elder General, I know you are my senior. If you don't dislike it, I hope you will integrate and strengthen training for these 3,000 people. Our 3,000 cavalry will follow the current organization. I don't know how to reorganize it for a while. If one is not good, it will disrupt the morale of the army. Now that we have entered Liaodong, we may have to fight against the Goguryeo people next. I have heard of the reputation of the veteran general when I was a child. I hope to give you all the training. Taking advantage of the last time, I will hurry up and train their cavalry formation cooperation, weapons fighting, hand-to-hand combat skills, close combat, and rushing out of the field. Tree wooden stakes on the playground, let them cut wooden stakes immediately, and try to strengthen the soldiers' physical strength and endurance. Now sweat more, you can shed less blood in the future." Li Chenxin said some of the cavalry knowledge he knew.

Chen Benlei looked at the young general in front of the fire with some surprise. It was very rare to be able to say so many cavalry training methods in one breath. In this era, most of the soldiers were illiterate warriors. Even if they were from the children of aristocratic families, there were not many who were really difficult to understand the military tactics and battle formations. Although the training methods that the old man had learned from fighting for the rest of his life were not worse than what Chen Kefu said, they were not so comprehensive and clear.

"It seems that the general is a soldier-knowing man, much better than me. I have never heard of some methods of general, but I know it is really good when I hear it. This cavalry training does explain individual physical strength and endurance, and pays more attention to the cooperation of formation and array. The general's method of cutting wooden stakes arranged by the general is good. It is really a good idea to cut wooden stakes during the raid."

Chen Kefu took a big sip of wine and smiled, "Actually, I just liked to listen to some historical legends and other stories before. What I like most is the story of the Three Kingdoms. What I said was just some clichés. When you really train these cavalry, you have to take action as a veteran like you. It is said that you are my senior, and your position in the past was even higher than me, but I couldn't find too many suitable people for a while, so I had to ask the veteran general to take action as a result." The Three Kingdoms mentioned by Chen Kefu was actually the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but although the stories of the Three Kingdoms in this era were also widely circulated, they were far inferior to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Li Benlei waved his hand, "There is no need to say that in the future. I am just a Yue cavalry captain now, so if you have something to do, I will never refuse. I will definitely train these three thousand kids according to the method the general said. As long as I can give me some time, I will definitely train them to become the best cavalry in the army. Unfortunately, although these three thousand kids are equipped with bright light armor, spears, and scimitars in my army, if they can be accompanied by a batch of small round shields, a crossbow and a bow, then the combat power of these three thousand kids can be further improved."

When Chen Kefu heard this, he also had a light in his eyes. The cavalry of this era had long had saddles and kicks, so as long as they were accompanied by crossbows, the cavalry could not only attack the opponent's array in close combat, but also attack with crossbows from a distance.

"I'll leave this to me for the veteran general. I'll go to General Yuwen and I might get it. I'm just afraid that the time is too short and I may not be able to achieve combat power without training."

"Don't worry, most of my Great Sui cavalry can shoot arrows, not to mention that sometimes they don't need to have too good archery skills. When it's critical, the effect will be the same." Li Benlei was also very happy to hear that Chen Kefu could get a crossbow. He now wants to train the three thousand cavalry in his hand to kill more Goguryeo people and avenge the hundreds of thousands of children who died in Liaodong.

The next day, Chen Kefu reversed his gentle face to everyone before and ordered the entire battalion not to reorganize the troops according to the marching system, and the entire battalion was still in charge of the government troops. However, considering that many officers were newly joined, Li Chenxin reorganized all the officers above the brigade. On the surface, he did this to increase combat power, but in fact, Chen Kefu did this just to better grasp the military power of these 3,000 people and prevent his subordinates from overthrowing him. Seeing that the world was about to be in chaos, although Chen Kefu didn't know where he should go next, no matter what, holding military power was the greatest guarantee for survival in this chaotic world.

Chen Kefu not only re-switched officers from all brigades and above, but also ordered Li Benlei to temporarily serve as his deputy. However, this was a private appointment and not recognized by the court. However, he had the final say here. He said he was a deputy, so others had to accept his dispatch. However, the old man had already reached the position of commander of the army, so everyone had no objection to this. He also transferred Luo Lin's team to his personal soldiers, and Luo Lin was the chief of the personal soldiers. This was also considered as Chen Kefu taking care of him.

The first thing Mr. Chen did when he took office was training, high-intensity training, training their cavalry formations, weapons fighting, hand-to-hand combat skills, close combat, raids, and archery. Basically, everyone was exhausted at the end of the day, but at this time, Chen Kefu could always appear very kindly, and then announced that it would be enough to fill the cattle and mutton at night. In this way, although the training was very tiring, everyone felt it was worth it for beef and mutton.

The cavalrymen who finished the day of training raised a bonfire in the camp as usual, sharing beef and mutton happily, which was a treatment that the guards around the emperor could not enjoy. However, they followed Lord Chen Kefu and enjoyed large pieces of beef and mutton every day, and the ten best soldiers in each team's training could still get two taels of good wine. I don't know how many friendly troops were envious of this treatment. Many soldiers in the Pojun camp, and many friends from fellow villagers came to ask if they could be transferred to the Pojun camp.

The general Yingyanglang of the Pojun Camp was very lit at this time, and all officers above the team were here, with positions on both sides of the queues according to their size and size.

"Everyone, although my training in the military camp is more tiring than other military camps, I have wine and meat every day. I don't know how many soldiers and soldiers are envious. There are even rumors outside that we are the guard guards of honor raised by His Majesty, all with silver-like gun tips. Just looking good outside, but not on the battlefield. Can you accept this statement?"

"cannot!"

"Speak louder!"

"cannot!"

"Okay, this is the good man in my Pojun Camp. He raises troops for a thousand days and uses troops for a while. In order to prove that my Three Thousand Erlang is not a pampered bag, I have asked Your Majesty for orders and will fight within the day. Right and wrong, success or failure, in this fight, I hope everyone can work together and move forward bravely wherever my soldiers point. This time, we must promote the reputation of my Pojun Camp in front of the three armies. I want everyone to know that my Pojun Camp is to kill, not eat it. Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
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