The Nameless of the Common Clans

On the school field outside Anyi City, the third batch of recruits has been recruited since Chen Mo came to Anyi. The batch that Xu Huang recruited when he was the captain of cavalry in Anyi has been taken to Chenggao by Xu Huang. , now the newly recruited troops, originally planned to be trained by Chen Mo himself, but now that Taishi Ci has arrived, Taishi Ci is responsible for the training.

Not all generals can train elites like Gao Shun, but a qualified general must at least have the ability to form combat effectiveness of his troops in a short period of time. This in itself is part of the test of a general's ability.

After all, Taishi Ci was not as battle-tested as Xu Huang, nor was he famous. Therefore, Chen Mo's subordinates, both civil and military, were holding a wait-and-see attitude as to whether Taishi Ci could be qualified for the position of Cavalry Commander.

Anyi's county soldiers are fully equipped, with one school, five divisions, and two thousand troops. Even now that the princes have begun to expand aggressively and the cavalry captain has begun to become less valuable, he can command two thousand troops just after he becomes an official. Horses are also treated with a high level of trust and courtesy.

Taishi Ci was assigned as a Cavalry Captain by Chen Mo before he had even made any achievements. He was grateful to Chen Mo, but he also held his breath. He almost didn't go home these days. He ate, lived and trained with the soldiers every day. He wanted to train an elite force. Once there was a war, he wanted to make a name for himself in a battle to repay Chen Mo for his trust and at the same time to prove himself to his colleagues.

That day, Chen Mo had nothing to do, so he took Xu Shu and Dian Wei to the school field outside the city to see how Taishi Ci was training. Xu Shu was talented and intelligent, and had the ability to memorize. According to the evaluation of his father-in-law, although Xu Shu was not very knowledgeable, It's not comprehensive, but it's better than 80% of the scholars in the world. Helping Chen Mo while studying at the same time may be more helpful to Xu Shu, so now Xu Shu spends most of his time with Chen Mo.

Especially on the battlefield, Cai Yong is actually weak in this area. He has read a lot, but he has never really experienced a war in his life. His understanding of military books and strategies is more superficial than that of Chen Mo will teach him. Although Xu Shu is two years older than Chen Mo, in terms of leading troops to fight and understanding the battle formations, there is absolutely no problem for Chen Mo to be Xu Shu's teacher.

"Yuan Zhi, how do you feel about Ziyi's battle formation?" The group did not approach the school grounds, but went up to the arrow tower on the edge of the school grounds. Chen Mo pointed at the battle formation that Tai Shici was practicing and asked with a smile.

"It is a variation of the ordinary round formation, square formation and front arrow formation. These three formations are indeed sufficient to cope with most situations. The more complicated formations will not be as useful as these three formations if they are not trained well." Xu Shu held his hand on the railing. Observing Tai Shici's military formation from a high position, he replied with a smile: "But General Ziyi can arrange these new soldiers in order in just a few days. He is indeed quite capable."

"General Gao Shun once told me that what a general in an army is like, you can find his shadow in his army." Chen Mo nodded. In fact, the reason why he dared to use Taishi Ci in this way was more. According to Taishi Ci’s fate, the opponent will definitely He is not a mediocre person, but when it comes to his understanding of Taishi Ci, the two have not seen each other for several years. They have known each other since they were young, and they have some understanding of this person. He values ​​righteousness and is generous, but when it comes to doing things, Taishi Ci is actually more utilitarian. The kind who do whatever it takes to achieve the goal.

"This..." Xu Shu looked at the military formation on the school field, shook his head and said, "I can't tell."

"Actually, I can't see it either." Chen Mo nodded understandingly. Gao Shun certainly had his reasons for saying that. After all, when it comes to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, they will have a strong personal color. Maybe military training is regarded as an art. If it were true, Gao Shun had also reached that level, but Chen Mo hadn't, or most people in the world hadn't, so naturally they couldn't tell the difference.

Xu Shu glanced at Chen Mo speechlessly, wondering if it was necessary to say anything. He thought for a while and said, "My lord, although I can't see any difference in the military formation, I think General Taishi is a little anxious now."

"Did you see it too?" Chen Mo smiled and nodded.

"Actually, I think that with General Taishi's current reputation, the lord is most suitable for him to be a military prince. If General Taishi has the ability, the position of military prince is enough for him to perform. There is no need to let him lead an army from the beginning. Instead, It will put him under pressure." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo and said.

"I have different opinions from Yuan Zhi on this point." Chen Mo shook his head and said: "What Yuan Zhi said is correct. It applies to most people, even military princes. You only take what I say on my face, right?"

Xu Shu nodded silently. In fact, in the beginning, when he didn't show any ability, even giving him a general would not be too much.

"But it depends on the person." Chen Mo shook his head and said: "Some people may spend their whole lives and be just a captain, but some people are born to be able to command troops. People are born different; Of course, you can also say that he may not have this potential, but I am optimistic about him, Cavalry Commander. For him, he does have it now. A bit high, but it is not a motivation. If he really has higher potential and now feels that he is not worthy of this position, based on my understanding of him, he will work harder. What he wants now is to prove that I am not wrong about the person. If he has the potential to command ten thousand troops, this cavalry captain can help me recruit ten thousand people in the future."

"My lord, do you have such confidence in this person?" Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo curiously. He knew that Chen Mo had always been very stable in employing people. Even those who were very close to Chen Mo, such as Wang Biao and Zheng Tu, Chen Mo had always used them tentatively instead of using them. For someone like Taishi Ci who was given a high position right away, you must know that Wang Biao experienced the test of the Battle of Qixian, and Yang Mao and Zheng Tu also experienced several battles, but so far, only Wang Biao is the Cavalry Commander. Although Zheng Tu and Yang Mao were the same, they commanded different numbers of troops.

Taishi Ci's destiny, without any bonus from his official position, is much higher than that of the Cavalry Commander. But I am afraid no one can accept this statement. After thinking about it, Chen Mo said with a smile: "I have my own way of observing people. , He is more than that!”

"We'll see." Xu Shu didn't refute. In fact, Chen Mo had really never made any mistakes in hiring people until now.

"Let's go, he saw us." Chen Mo saw that Tai Shici had asked his lieutenants to train. He walked towards this direction, smiled and greeted everyone, and climbed down from the arrow tower.

"I will finally meet my lord!" Taishi Ci came to Chen Mo and saluted Chen Mo.

"No need to be polite." Chen Mo stretched out his hand to help Taishi Ci, and took Taishi Ci to inspect the new army. He smiled and said: "In just a few days, this new army has been trained to be quite impressive. It seems that Ziyi is not the same in Liaodong." Wasting time.”

"Don't dare. Liaodong is a bitter cold land. Although there are few people there, they often conflict with Karasuma and the folk customs are fierce. Compared with those over there, these new armies are much immature." Taishi Ci shook his head and said, Prestige has been established in the military.

"Border troubles, there are them here too." Chen Mo nodded and said, "The folk customs on the other side of Yunzhong are generally tougher than here. Gao Shun selects and trains elite soldiers, and most of the soldiers are selected from Yunzhong."

During this time, Gao Shun had been preparing to build an elite force. The old subordinates brought from Xiyuan were the commanders and generals of the army, but the new soldiers were all selected from the Yunzhong and Yanmen areas, saying that they were going to To train an invincible army, the number of people is less than a thousand. Chen Mo and Gao Shun have seriously discussed this issue. The training cost of this army is extremely high. Not only the food supply must be the same as when Gao Shun trained Chen Mo and his group, but also the weapons and armor. They all follow the standards of the generals.

The money and food consumed by such an army of 1,000 people can be used to raise an army of 10,000 people. Even Chen Mo was hesitant and discussed the matter with Gao Shun for a long time before settling on it. He was also curious about such an army. What would it be like if the army appeared on the battlefield.

Gao Shun is currently training troops in Xihe, and concurrently serves as a county captain. He is not in Anyi. However, in the past few days, Taishi Ci knew all the names of Chen Mo's generals. This Gao Shun was Chen Mo's follower when he was in Luoyang. Chen Mo was quite fond of it. He relies heavily on him, but Taishi Ci doesn't know much about his specific abilities.

"Lord, this army should be ready in March, I don't know..." Taishi Ci looked at Chen Mo and asked eagerly. He was now eager for war.

"In March... it should be about the same." Chen Mo thought, based on his current understanding of Guanzhong, if Li Jue, Guo Si and others continue to make trouble like this, I am afraid that after March, they will not be able to help themselves. Ma Teng, Although Han Sui agreed to join forces with Chen Mo, he still holds the emperor's hand. As long as Li Jue and Guo Si make some concessions and rewards, it's hard to say which side Ma Teng and Han Sui will turn to.

In March, the other side will be freed up, and a battle will be inevitable by then. Chen Mo looked at Tai Shici and smiled and said: "At that time, in addition to the county guards in Hedong to maintain public security, other ministries will follow me across the river to fight. , when the time comes, you will inevitably have the opportunity to become famous.”

According to the current level of military training in various counties, Chen Mo should be able to mobilize 50,000 soldiers and horses by then. Although it is not as good as the Xiliang Army's hundreds of thousands, the Xiliang Army is not monolithic. In a battle of this scale, not only It is only the level of the army and the ability of the generals on both sides that determine the outcome of the battle.

Besides, it is impossible for them to gather all the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops, but Chen Mo can really mobilize the 50,000 troops. In addition, the Guanzhong scholars are definitely supporting him now, and the chance of winning is not low. It is difficult and more time-consuming to capture Guanzhong without any bloodshed. If possible, Chen Mo would naturally be willing to waste time to capture Guanzhong. However, according to the current management method of the Xiliang Army, he is afraid that when Guanzhong is captured, there will be no one left in Guanzhong.

"The last general is willing to be the vanguard!" Taishi Ci was shocked and hurriedly asked for battle.

"Let's train our troops first." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled. He has not yet decided who will be the vanguard. This matter is not settled yet.

"Here!"