Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 583: Training troops, training to strengthen troops
In the army, military orders are as loud as the sky.

If you say half an hour, it will not be more than half an hour or less than half an hour.

When the drums sounded again, the huge school grounds were already filled with soldiers.

After counting the troops, there were more than 30,000 people.

Zhang Wu shook his head: "There are too many, too many. Send an order to all the ministries to catch each other and fight. The one with greater strength will win."

The messengers who raised their orders began to run in the army, shouting:
"The general has an order to catch two opponents and fight. The one with greater strength will win!"

"The general has an order to catch two opponents and fight. The one with greater strength will win!"

Because Zhang Wu came in person, no one had any objections to his decision. They just looked around for a moment, then found their opponent and started wrestling.

After another half hour, only 15,000 people remained in the phalanx of more than 30,000 people.

"Again, let's fight against each other. The winner will stay and the loser will retreat."

After the messenger was stunned for a moment, he continued to pass on the message according to Zhang Wu's instructions.

After another half hour, there were less than seven thousand left.

After repeating this process twice, the number was less than two thousand.

But Cao Hong couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and stepped forward to interrupt: "Zhang Manzi, these guys are veterans of many battles. Even if you are panicking when you are idle, there is no need to make them laugh. This is for them." It’s the biggest insult.”

"If you want to build a strong army, pick the best. Is there any problem?"

It was a good thing that Zhang Wu didn't mention it. As soon as he said this, Cao Hong felt like his head was on fire.

"Hmph! What's the problem! How can you choose a strong soldier just by choosing the one with the most strength like you? The battlefield is changing rapidly, and a truly strong soldier may not have much strength. He must be passionate and willing to sacrifice his life. You don’t need to be enlightened. You are the general, you don’t need me to teach you these principles, right?”

"How long has it been since you were a pioneer general? I remember that when the princes of the Eighteen Towns challenged Dong, you were the pioneer for my father-in-law."

Cao Hong suddenly froze for a moment, and half of his anger was gone.

Sighing and shaking his head again, after a long while, he finally loosened his clenched fists.

"If these words come from someone else, no matter who that person is, I will smash his mouth. I, Cao Hong, have been following my lord Chen Liu for ten years, and I have served with tenacity for ten years, and I have never retreated due to cowardice. , I have never been afraid of the enemy. Now, I am going to be ridiculed by you! I haven't been a vanguard general for a long time, but this does not mean that I, Cao Hong, can't do it even if I die. Don’t retreat!”

In terms of loyalty to Cao Cao, Cao Hong was no less loyal than anyone else.

There are records in history that he asked Ma Cao Cao to walk on his own.

Anyone who can say, "The world cannot be without Hong, but cannot be without Cao Gong" must be passionate and willing to sacrifice one's life.

But the general always speaks based on his ability.

In terms of talent, Cao Hong is not top-notch.

As more and more top fighters join, he becomes increasingly mediocre.

Even though Cao Cao couldn't bear to abandon him, he always placed him in an important position. But it has lost its former charm.

Vanguard general?

Cao Hong doesn't have extravagant hopes now, he is too lazy to think about it now.

Even he himself doesn't have that confidence in himself.

Zhang Wu supported Zhang Xiao with one hand and patted Cao Hong on the shoulder with his free hand: "You don't think I'm just stepping on your feet to hurt you, do you?"

"Huh, it's not the first time you've been like this!" "It's pointless to say that. I trained this strong army specifically for you. When the army is ready, you will be their commander-in-chief. Once again, you will be the vanguard. In a blink of an eye.”

Cao Hong's eyes widened. He moved his throat and swallowed a mouthful of spit: "Seriously? Bah! I don't believe it. How can anyone train a strong army like this?"

"Okay, I haven't bet against you for a long time. Let's make a bet. Let's bet that in half a year, this thousand-man square team will not lose and fall into battle. A year later, it will be like walking on flat ground when climbing the city."

"If you lose, I will give you a thousand households of food!"

Zhang Wu smiled: "Okay, if I win, it doesn't matter to you. Just return double the money you have spent on my family over the years."

Cao Hong blushed. After so many years, he has indeed taken advantage of the Zhang Wu family: "Okay, it's a deal!"

If you ask about Zhang Wu’s closest friend.

Even if you pick up a random kid on the street, you can answer: the bearded Cao Hong, the prodigal Guo Jia.

The latter, that's because they have similar odors and similar personalities.

As for the former, he is Zhang Wu's real friend in the market.

It was established at the end of the decade. Strictly speaking, if Cao Hong had not been introduced by Cao Hongdayi, Zhang Wu would not have been what he is today.

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer places in Yunxiao Pavilion, but Cao Hongran, who was the first to follow Cao Cao, has no hope.

Zhang Wu was worried for him.

That's why I came up with such a clever plan that kills two birds with one stone.

On the one hand, relying on training a top-notch army to unlock the fifth martial spirit. On the other hand, it is equivalent to helping one's friends.

Once this powerful army is formed, it can achieve some results in Jiangdong or Jingnan. With Cao Hong's hard work for so many years, it will definitely not be a big problem to join Yunhui.

"Okay, that's it. What are you doing here? Go back to the team."

"Hmm, huh? Returning to the team? I still have duties today, maybe tomorrow."

"I have sent someone to summon Yuan Rang over the city defense. From today on, you will stay here, eat, live, and train with these soldiers. I want to return you to the vanguard position. No matter what, I have to make sure you have the skills to match it, otherwise wouldn’t I send you to death?”

"That's fine too."

After Cao Hong finished lining up.

Zhang Wu ordered people to start counting the people.

A total of 1,824 people.

Then a column of two-handed swords that the soldiers had never seen before was carried into the military camp.

This is the simple sword that Zhang Wu asked someone to make when he was training female soldiers in Xiangyang.

Of course, if that was all, Zhang Wu would not eliminate so many people.

The Imperial Guard has a base of hundreds of thousands, and they are all fierce soldiers. The 1,800 people taken from a hundred thousand people are even more fierce among warriors.

The simple knife that women can still use is just a small piece of accessories among many for them.

Then what was sent into the camp were two-handed shields, hard bows, strong crossbows, and heavy armor.

Zhang Wu once even thought about equipping these people with javelins, but the javelin throwing was mainly based on human power, and it was thrown by infantry alone, and its lethality was far inferior to the more convenient crossbow.

(End of this chapter)