Chapter 316: Heart-to-Heart

Gao Yuan's Zhengdong General's Mansion is located in Fufeng City, which is actually the original Fufeng County Government. The original sign was removed, a new sign was put up, and new wine was put in old bottles. However, the entire team of Wu Kai's county government had to move out. Now in the front yard, there are a series of offices including the military justice department and the logistics department in General Zhengdong's mansion, while Gao Yuan monopolizes the entire backyard.

The first thing that Zhengdong General's Mansion opened was to reorganize the army. When Gao Yuan went to Yuyang, he took away a thousand Fufeng soldiers, but when he came back, there were only less than 400 people left. As a result, there were only less than 2,000 local soldiers left in Fufeng, while the number of foreign soldiers brought by Meng Chong and Xu Yuan was as many as 4,000. It is very likely that it will lead to an accident.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Gao Yuan set up the governors of the left, middle and right armies. With Meng Chong, Sun Xiao, and Zheng Xiaoyang as the commanders of the three armies, it can also take care of the interests of all aspects and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent reorganization of the army. Sun Xiao and Zheng Xiaoyang are both old subordinates, needless to say, so after instructing the two of them about matters related to the whole army, Gao Yuan left Meng Chong behind and sent the other two away.

Seeing Sun Xiao and Zheng Xiaoyang leave, Meng Chong couldn't help becoming a little nervous. During the days in Fufeng, he and Xu Yuan stayed in the Niulanlan Camp. Here, he once again saw the Fufeng Army When he was in Yuyang, he thought that Gao Yuan's military training was already very cruel, but after seeing the strict military discipline and cruel training in the Niulanshan camp, he realized that Gao Yuan was still just a soldier in Yuyang. A small test of the sledgehammer.

Correspondingly, the powerful fighting power of Fufeng soldiers. In Yuyang, after several months of Gao Yuan's training, Meng Chong originally thought that the army under his command could be called a strong army, but now he understands. His subordinates are still far from a strong army.

Sitting upright in front of Gao Yuan, with his hands on his knees, his body couldn't help but feel a little tight. He couldn't help being nervous. He used to be just a small county captain. Of course, the former Gao Yuan was also a county captain, but this county captain is not the other county captain. The gap between the two is obvious. What's more, Gao Yuan is now one of the Eight Great Generals of Dayan. And he, from a humble county lieutenant, became a general in command of thousands of soldiers under the general's mansion. It is not an exaggeration to say that he reached the sky in one step.

Seeing that Meng Chong was a little nervous, Gao Yuan couldn't help laughing, got up and picked up the kettle, and refilled the water glass in front of Meng Chong, "Meng Chong, we are all brothers, so relax."

"Yes, General, I'm not nervous!" Meng Chong licked his lips. But he didn't realize that his voice was trembling a little.

Gao Yuan sat down and looked at each other, "Meng Chong, this time the army will be organized. Do you have any ideas? If you have any ideas, feel free to speak up. Let's talk behind closed doors. We know everything and talk endlessly. What are your scruples?"

"General, I don't have any ideas, everything will be done according to the general's wishes!" Meng Chong said quickly.

"Huh?" Gao Yuan looked at him in surprise,

"You really don't have any ideas? You know, according to this time's army reorganization plan, your subordinates, as well as Xu Yuan's, have all been dispersed, and I won't hide it from you. You see, using the big competition method to determine the officers of each unit, team, and post, it is very likely that most of the grassroots officers will be occupied by them, and the original officers under your command, except for those who are extremely outstanding, the rest, I'm afraid I'm going to join the army."

"General, I understand what you mean!" Meng Chong calmed down. After all, he was a person who had read the book. After Gao Yuan opened his words, he also understood the other party's meaning, "An army that can fight, of course it can Those who go up, those who are inferior, there are raging soldiers and a nest of raging generals. I understood this when I was in Yuyang. The sheep turned into hungry wolves. And the low-level officers in the army are the skeleton of an army, of course they must be capable. So, I have no objection, and I think Xu Yuan has no objection either."

"So, you and Xu Yuan both agree with the whole army this time!" Gao Yuan could see that Meng Chong's words came from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes!" Meng Chong nodded emphatically, "General, I'm not going to hide it from you. I follow you because I believe that the general's future is limitless. Following you, I can have a bright future. I am with Xu Yuan In the original place, they were all people who were excluded and not liked by others, and they finally met such a wise master as you, so of course they followed you wholeheartedly."

"Where are the people below?" Gao Yuan tapped on the table lightly, "Especially those who are going to be pushed down?"

"Don't worry, everything will be settled between me and Xu Yuanyuan." Meng Chong said without hesitation: "The general gave them a chance. They are not as skilled as others, so we can't blame others. Moreover, our Eastern Conquest Army is facing Donghu. , The war will not stop, the general will definitely attack Donghu, if you want to be promoted, you have to exchange for military exploits."

"That's good. If you say that, I'm relieved!" Gao Yuan nodded happily, "You have two armies under your command, one led by Xu Yuan, one led by Yan Haibo, and Yan Haibo is a veteran of Fufeng. , tactics, etc. are very familiar, you may wish to discuss with him more when you encounter problems, conquer the East Mansion, divide into three armies, I don't want you to be compared to others."

Meng Chong hurriedly stood up, "General, don't worry, if I am defeated by General Sun and General Zheng, I would rather not be the commander of the left army, and let those who can take over."

Gao Yuan laughed loudly, "I have a total of three armies under my command. There will always be a first place and a third place. If anyone loses, they will be picked. It won't take long. I'm afraid I won't have any generals to lead the army. Meng Chong, left Among the three armies in the middle and right, if anyone can stand alone in the future, I am most optimistic about you, your future is probably much greater than Sun Xiao and Zheng Xiaoyang."

Meng Chong couldn't help being stunned, "General, this..."

"You are literate and have read a lot. Although a famous general does not have to have read books, there are many such famous generals in history, but your starting point is higher than them, so the possibility of success is higher than theirs. It's also much bigger. Sun Xiao and Zheng Xiaoyang mostly fight based on their combat experience and instinct, but you are different. I have been observing you these days. You are good at summarizing and learning. I am amazed at your progress." Gao Yuan laughed. "So I said, if anyone under my command can be the first to stand alone in the future, it will definitely be you, so I hope you will not disappoint my hope."

Listen to Gao Yuan's words. Meng Chong couldn't help being very excited. Sun Xiao and Zheng Xiaoyang are Gao Yuan's direct descendants. He never expected that, as a latecomer, he would be valued so much by Gao Yuan.

"Thank you General for your attention. I will definitely live up to the General's expectations." Meng Chong said loudly.

"Sit down, sit down!" Gao Yuan pressed his hands down, "Meng Chong. I hope that in the future, you will truly regard yourself as a member of the East Conquering Army, instead of always thinking that you are a latecomer. You will win and lose. I trust you understand that."

"Yes, General, I understand!" Meng Chong was a little ashamed, having been in Fufeng for the past few months. He was still observing the army as a bystander.

"Tell me, what do you think are our deficiencies? What do you think is our weakness? Is there anything that needs to be improved? I think you know that besides a bunch of rough generals, I still have two money-making generals under my command." Not bad subordinates, Cao Tiancheng, our army commander, is good at making money, and he has an iron abacus in managing money. As for the old Wu Wu County Magistrate, one-to-one business is one-to-one, but now I want to discuss with them. Most of the things are just asking three questions. Although you are a general, you are also a scholar. I believe you will have your own opinions, so don't hide them."

Meng Chong lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then sorted out his thoughts, "General, I really have some ideas."

"Say, talk!" Gao Yuan said happily. His biggest headache now is that he can't find a person to talk to when he encounters a problem. In my opinion, that is a dream.

"General, General Zhengdong is one of the eight great generals of Dayan. To build a team of generals, in addition to recruiting generals who are good at fighting, you must also have a group of literati staff. After you make a decision, someone can pick up the omissions." To fill in the vacancies, you can improve the corresponding rules and regulations, not only these, you also need long-sleeved and good at diplomacy talents, etc., and these are basically invisible in the current Zhengdong Mansion."

Gao Yuan said dejectedly: "You are right. There are too few scholars. This is a major shortcoming of mine. But in a hurry, where do you want me to find these talents? Fufeng is originally a border county, and there are only a handful of people who have studied. Not to mention those who are strategic and sociable. This can only be done slowly."

"As long as the general can win successively on the battlefield, I believe there will always be people with underappreciated talents to vote for." Meng Chong smiled. "Secondly, our Eastern Army mainly consists of infantry, but there are too few cavalry. General, our future enemies will be Donghu people. It is impossible to defeat the opponent with infantry alone. Cavalry come and go like the wind. , the maneuverability is too strong, if we fight against the Donghu people, we will be born at a disadvantage, even if we have an absolute advantage in strength, we may not be able to find the enemy's main force for a decisive battle, so we need a strong cavalry."

"I've noticed this a long time ago. Fufeng cavalry has always been the focus of my training, but training a strong cavalry is not something that happens overnight."

"General, there are cavalry available for use right now, why don't you know how to use them?" Meng Chong said.

"You mean the Helan Department?" Gao Yuan laughed.

"That's right, the Helan tribe!" Meng Chong said, "Although the Helan tribe has only a few hundred riders, there are countless Huns who have been beaten and made homeless on the grassland. Why don't you recruit them?" come?"

"Form a cavalry army composed entirely of Huns?" Gao Yuan frowned.

"General, are you worried about how to control them?"

Gao Yuan nodded, "If I recruit all the Hun cavalry, I can only hand it over to He Lanxiong, but He Lanxiong is ambitious, and I am a little worried that the tail will not be lost."

"General, the Xiongnu lost too badly this time. Many big tribes were beaten to shame. Among them, a family with a higher status than He Lanxiong was recruited to check and balance with He Lanxiong. This is one of them. Second, keep adding sand to it, and slowly infiltrate more cavalry from the Conquering Eastern Army. I believe the general can do these things well. Maybe we don’t need their loyalty, but as long as we use enough Benefits, just trap them."

Gao Yuan laughed, "You have given me a problem. This is indeed the way to let Zhengdong Army have a strong cavalry in the shortest time, but it is not a simple matter of checks and balances and control. .”

"I believe the general will do a good job!" Meng Chong said with certainty.

"You think highly of me." Gao Yuan smiled, "However, Bai Yucheng is a useful talent. It may be better to let him join in this matter." (To be continued, !