Chapter 46: Flying Tiger Camp

  Wuji County, military camp outside the city.

  This military camp is very large, and Guo Jia arranged the formation according to the Eight Trigrams of the I Ching. The front camp has defensive fortifications such as abatis, watchtowers, and arrow towers. The middle camp serves as the main tent for command and training. The rear camp is responsible for logistics and storage of grain, military equipment, etc. The left and right camps also have their own arrangements, neat and orderly.

  Although the soldiers of Wuji County were not many, and Wang Lei's regular army had only 400 Menghu Camp, this military camp was enough to accommodate three to five thousand people, which was built by Guo Jia according to the largest scale.

  In the case of Wuji County, Wang Wei's ability to maintain three thousand combat soldiers is already a limit. If he wants to support tens of thousands of people, it is absolutely impossible. After all, the place is only so big, and maintaining three thousand soldiers also requires strong capital support.

  The main tent of the Chinese army, Guo Jia is handling military affairs.

  The tent flap was rolled up and a soldier walked in to report: "Sir, the master has returned."

  Hahaha...

  A loud and clear laughter came from outside the tent.

  Before Guo Jia went to greet him, Wang Lei had already stepped forward. He waved his hand for Guo Jia not to bow and smiled: "Feng Xiao, this time we won a great victory, harvesting six hundred war horses. This batch of war horses is undoubtedly a timely help for us."

  The soldiers withdrew, and Guo Jia and Wang Lang took their seats as hosts.

  Guo Jia was also delighted, feeling a sense of accomplishment in his heart. He said excitedly: "Now that we have the war horses, our next task is to recruit more soldiers. With our current situation, if we recruit another thousand men and add them to the original four hundred, we'll have a total of fourteen hundred men. Of these, six hundred will form a cavalry unit, while the remaining eight hundred will rebuild the Ferocious Tiger Troop. Eight hundred ferocious tigers and six hundred cavalrymen - if they can be trained into an invincible army, even if we encounter tens of thousands of enemy troops, our thousand-odd soldiers will still be able to face them with ease."

  Wang Lei pondered for a moment, then said: "I'm not worried about the training of the Hu Benying soldiers, after all, they are infantry. As long as Tian Wei trains them strictly, there will definitely be results. But these 600 cavalrymen are a big problem."

  Guo Jia shook his head and said, "We are still in the initial stage, nothing has been done yet, it's impossible for adults to achieve everything at once. Therefore, the training of the cavalry camp must be carried out step by step. As for the person in charge of the cavalry camp, I have two candidates to recommend to you."

  "Who is it?" Wang Lei hastily asked.

  Wang Lei had Guo Jia, Du Yi and Dian Wei, but in actual use, the people under his command were completely insufficient. Du Yi was in charge of internal affairs, while Guo Jia was in charge of military affairs, with too few people to execute them.

  Guo Jia flung his sleeve and bowed his hands, saying: "Yu Du, Su Gong!"

  "Ah..."

  Wang Lei let out a cry of surprise, his face full of astonishment.

  Yu Du and Mi Gu were originally captured by Wang Lei after following Zhang Yan to attack Wu Ji County, and had been imprisoned ever since. Unfortunately, Wang Lei was busy with other matters and had long forgotten about the two of them. Wang Lei did not expect that Guo Jia would recommend these two people, and asked hesitantly: "Feng Xiang, Yu Du and Mi Gu are one of the leaders of the Black Mountain bandits, they followed Zhang Yan to fight, after surrendering, will they betray again?"

  "Rest assured, sir," said Guo Jia confidently. "Yu Du and Sui Yi will definitely do their best to serve you loyally. The Black Mountain bandits are just that - bandits. They can't possibly plan on being bandits for the rest of their lives. With a little persuasion, they'll definitely become your allies."

  Wang Lei praised: "With Feng Xiao's help, it's like a tiger with wings!" After a pause, Wang Lei ordered: "Since Feng Xiao agrees, it's settled. Due to Du and Sui Gu's training of cavalry."

  Guo Jia's eyes flashed with gratitude as he said: "Come, let us go and see Du Yu and Sui Gu."

  The order was passed down and before long, Yu Du and Zongzi arrived at the tent.

  The two men bowed their heads in greeting to Wang Lei, then again to Guo Jia, before standing with their heads bowed inside the tent.

  Sit!

  Wang Lei waved his hand, and the two immediately sat down respectfully. Wang Lei observed Yu Du and Sui Guo's expressions, seeing that they were humble and seemed to be truly surrendering, which made him feel quite strange. It seemed that Guo Jia had put in some effort to persuade them to surrender.

  Wang Lei's face was expressionless, and he said lightly: "Just now, the gentleman told me that you two have sincerely surrendered. I welcome your sudden awakening and surrender. However, since you have entered the army, you must follow the army's rules and regulations, and cannot be sloppy or arbitrary. I hope you can abide by the rules, and if there is any violation, I will definitely deal with it according to the law."

  "Please rest assured, Yu Du will definitely follow military orders."

  With a calm and respectful tone, he said.

  Gu said: "Gu will definitely follow military orders!"

  The two of them, regardless of what they thought in their hearts, respectfully agreed.

  Wang Lei nodded in satisfaction and said, "In view of your two abilities, I appoint you two as the main general and deputy general of the cavalry camp. Yu Du will be the main one, and Sui Gong will assist, and jointly train the cavalry."

  "Sir, Duji County has few soldiers, are there any cavalry?"

  He raised his head, also with a puzzled face.

  Yu Du and Shi Guo were also quite familiar with the situation in Wuji County, knowing that the previous county magistrate had left a mess, and Wang Lei's command didn't even have any cavalry.

  Wang Lei burst out laughing and said loudly, "Just now, 600 war horses have entered the military camp. Currently, what is lacking are only soldiers. As long as we recruit enough personnel in Wuji County, it will be fine."

  "Hiss! Hiss!!"

  Yu Du and Miao Gu's faces turned pale with fright as they sucked in a cold breath.

  Unexpectedly, the county magistrate in front of them had obtained six hundred war horses in a short period of time. At the same time, the two were extremely excited, with sparkling eyes, because being able to serve as the commander of six hundred war horses was absolutely a treatment that only the trusted subordinates under Wang Piao's command could enjoy. For a moment, they completely forgot about Wang Piao's scolding them earlier and were filled with joy.

  When looking at Wang Lei, he was even more sincere and admiring, while looking at Guo Jia was full of gratitude.

  Opportunity!

  This is an opportunity for both of them!

  The venomous and fierce expression fell into Wang Lei's eyes, Wang Lei was satisfied in his heart, and continued to say: "The infantry is named 'Meng Hu Ying', the cavalry also takes the tiger as the main name, named 'Fei Hu Ying', hoping to become a land-based flying tiger."

  "Thank you, sir!"

  Yu Du Pu Tong suddenly knelt down and kowtowed.

  "Thank you, sir!"

  He immediately bowed his head and worshipped, extremely excited.

  Wang Lei's mouth curled up into a smile, and Guo Jia also nodded slightly in her heart. Wang Lei appointed Yu Du and Sui Jing as the main and deputy commanders of the cavalry camp, giving them an opportunity to see, but Wang Lei's naming of the cavalry camp also reflected his appreciation for Yu Du and Sui Jing. This move was simple, but its effect on gathering their hearts was extremely good.

  Yu Du and Miao Gu got up and bid farewell, at this time Dian Wei walked in again.

  Dian Wei cupped his fists and bowed, chuckling: "My lord, today six hundred warhorses have entered the camp. What do you think? Should we allocate a few hundred warhorses to the Hu Ben's unit to strengthen their combat power?"

  Kuo Chia's face froze at his words.

  The war horse has been given to Yu Du and Shi Gu, but now Tian Wei speaks up, too late!