Double penetration: This Three Kingdoms has dragon energy

Chapter 90: Training the New Yellow Turban Army
The next day, Ji Qiu got dressed with the help of Zhang Ning.

Then he walked out of the tent.

Outside the tent was the loyal Dian Wei, holding two halberds.

He stayed here all night and probably listened all night as well.

Ji Qiu felt a little embarrassed, but seeing that there was no change in his expression, he even looked proud of it.

I don’t know what to say anymore.

It seems that in this era, it was quite common to have retainers guard outside while the lord was having fun.

In history, when Prime Minister Cao was playing, didn’t he also let Dian Wei guard outside the door?
Later, when Dian Wei died, he was replaced by Xu Zhu.

For retainers, especially bodyguard-type retainers like Dian Wei and Xu Zhu, letting them keep watch outside should be regarded as the greatest trust their lord has in them!
So Ji Qiu stopped talking nonsense.

He took Dian Wei to the military camp with peace of mind.

Inside the military tent, Xi Zhong, Xu He and Zao Zhi were already waiting for him.

Xu He did not sleep all night, dealing with the affairs of the Yellow Turbans in Mount Tai.

But his mental state is very good, better than ever before, and he looks energetic, as if he has been injected with chicken blood.

Ji Qiu wasn't very clear about the reason, but he could probably guess it.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should be because Zhang Ning's sleeping with him last night gave him great motivation.

It is even possible that he was the one who instigated this matter privately.

Zhang Ning has been with Ji Qiu for some time. Why didn't he sleep with him early or late, but chose last night?

This must be the result of some sudden factor that induces it.

And what sudden factor appeared yesterday?

Obviously, Xu He is the biggest unexpected factor!

Ji Qiu could understand their thoughts.

No matter whether it was Zhang Ning or Xu He, the biggest reason why they joined Ji Qiu was because of Ji Qiu's identity as the second generation leader of the Yellow Turbans.

This identity makes them believe that Ji Qiu's interests are naturally tied to theirs, and they can share honor and disgrace!
But after they joined him, they discovered that Ji Qiu, the second-generation Yellow Turban leader, not only had his own mature team, but this team was not part of the Yellow Turban forces!
This couldn't help but make them feel a sense of crisis.

When Zhang Ning was alone, this sense of crisis was not obvious.

After all, Zhang Ning is just a person, and a woman at that.

She doesn't need to take up too many resources, as long as she can stay with Ji Qiu.

But things were different when Xu He came.

Xu He is not only a man, he is not a person.

Behind him, there were hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban civilians and troops.

Therefore, he must find a way to make Ji Qiu's relationship with the Yellow Turbans closer, so as to ensure that his interests and the interests of the Yellow Turban forces behind him are not harmed.

And how can I get closer to Ji Qiu?

Letting Zhang Ning become Ji Qiu's woman is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

Xu He must have found out that up to now, Ji Qiu has only one maid, Ren Hongchang, in the backyard.

Moreover, there is no force behind Ren Hongchang to support her.

So let Zhang Ning become Ji Qiu's woman, and then let Zhang Ning give birth to Ji Qiu's child.

In this way, Xu He could use the huge Yellow Turban forces to legitimately push Zhang Ning to the position of the mistress of Ji Qiu's forces.

By then, Ji Qiu and the Yellow Turbans will truly be one family!
Ji Qiu understood their thoughts, but he had no intention of stopping them, and even went along with them.

First of all, not only did Xu He want to have a close relationship with him, he also wanted to have a close relationship with the Yellow Turban forces headed by Xu He.

Because it is undeniable that the Yellow Turbans of Mount Tai have now become the most important component of the forces under his command.

And in the foreseeable future, the Taishan Yellow Turbans will become more and more important.

Because they are the largest in number, they have the highest potential and the greatest power!
As a leader of a force that is gradually maturing, Ji Qiu cannot possibly become alienated from the most powerful faction under his command!
Secondly, even if we ignore the strength of the Taishan Yellow Turbans themselves, they still have great value in winning over.

Even though the climax of the Yellow Turban Rebellion has passed, in today's world, the Yellow Turbans are still a force that cannot be underestimated.

Not to mention far away, there are still huge Yellow Turban forces in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou around Taishan County.

If Ji Qiu can further strengthen his relationship with the Yellow Turban forces under his command, he will be able to contact the Yellow Turban forces in the four continents through them in the future, which will bring him a lot of benefits.

Thirdly, Ji Qiu was not worried that he would be kidnapped by the Yellow Turbans, because he would soon establish his own ideological system, and then practice the secret art of fanaticism to convert all the existing forces under his command into his believers.

By then, all the people under his command will be a force.

Everyone is united, there is no distinction between you and me, no matter which faction he is closer to now, it will all be the same then!
Fourthly, Zhang Ning is very beautiful and has a good figure, which completely meets his aesthetic standards. With the added effect of being a historical beauty, she is tempting enough for him.

He abandoned the modern world's beautiful life of having no worries about food and clothing and reveling every night, and came to Longqi Three Kingdoms to start a business.

The primary goal is of course to obtain supernatural powers.

But I also want to be like those people who traveled through the history of the Three Kingdoms, collect famous ministers and generals in history, and then stuff a large number of historical beauties into my harem, so that I can enjoy the life of a superior person!
So, even if Zhang Ning didn't come, he was thinking about when to take action.

The other party came to his door himself, so there was no reason for him not to cooperate!

Thinking of this, Ji Qiu's attitude towards Xu He couldn't help but become more kind. He chuckled and said, "I heard that General Xu didn't sleep all night last night. This is not good. There is always work to do. General, you are my most trusted minister. You must take care of yourself!"

"Thank you for your concern, Master! I've been wandering around for half my life, and now I'm so excited to finally see that the Yellow Turbans have a new leader that I can't sleep!

Last night, my subordinates gathered the defeated soldiers and talked with the Yellow Turban people in the city. They talked about the leader. Everyone said that we wasted too much time when the leader was not around.

Now that we have finally found our leader, we must all cherish every moment and dedicate all our strength to the Yellow Turban cause!"

Xu He fell to his knees with a thud, his eyes red and tears as big as soybeans falling to the ground. It was obvious that he was extremely moved.

Ji Qiu: "..."

Take a look?

This is called professionalism!

From now on, if anyone says that the generals from the Yellow Turban clan are all vulgar and uncultured, I will beat him with the soles of my shoes!
To be able to become the leader of the Yellow Turban forces of hundreds of thousands, even if he was born as a family slave, he must have been tempered through countless trials and tribulations.

Not to mention the young actors today, even veteran actors can’t catch up with his acting skills!
Fortunately, Ji Qiu did not waste these days in vain, and his acting skills have also improved considerably.

Then he stepped forward and helped Xu He up, saying emotionally: "General Xu, please stand up. You have worked hard in the past, but don't worry, I will make sure you live a good life in the future!"

……

The master and servant flirted with each other for a while, and then Ji Qiu began to ask about the real business.

"Since General Xu was busy all night last night, I wonder what the results were?" Ji Qiu asked.

Xu He also put away his acting skills and said seriously: "Reporting to the leader, I have completed the preliminary reorganization of the Yellow Turban Army!
At that time, Generals Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun obviously held back when they attacked their subordinate Yellow Turban army.

Their only goal was to defeat the enemy and not to kill much.

This meant that among the 100,000 Yellow Turban troops that were routed, there were not many casualties.

After they were defeated, they had nowhere to go because their families were in Ren County and there was no place to eat nearby, so they had to return to Ren County.

So his subordinates gathered their troops and found that the losses were not great, with more than 95,000 people still left.

Then, according to the lord's request, the subordinates selected the young and strong from these troops, eliminated the old and weak, and reorganized them.

Finally, we obtained 70,000 troops!"

"There are actually 70,000 soldiers and horses? Not bad!" Ji Qiu raised his eyebrows and said in surprise.

The quality of the Yellow Turban Army has always been known to be poor.

Although he knew that the Yellow Turbans of Mount Tai were extraordinary, they were not only able to gain a foothold in Mount Tai County, but also dealt with the Taishan families for many days and even killed the former prefect and county lieutenant of Mount Tai County.

Xu He had already started a plan to separate the Yellow Turban soldiers from the Yellow Turban civilians, but Ji Qiu still did not have much hope.

It was believed that it would be good if 40,000 to 50,000 usable soldiers could be selected from the 100,000 Yellow Turban Army.

But I didn’t expect it to be 70,000. This is really a surprise!
"Now that the reorganization is complete, the next step is to hand it over to Zhicai."

"Zhicai, I will hand over the Royal Guard Battalion to you. You can use the Royal Guard Battalion's guards as instructors to teach the newly formed Yellow Turban Army how to use modern firearms!" Ji Qiu ordered.

Xizhong has the ability to train troops on a large scale.

As early as when he was the chief clerk of the Yuan family military camp, he was actually responsible for the daily training tasks of the Yuan family military camp.

Later, he followed Ji Qiu, and his first task was to teach Ji Qiu's two thousand rangers to practice the secret art of the halberd warriors.

At that time, he only had the fifty Yuan family halberd warriors who followed him out of the Yuan family military camp and defected to Ji Qiu as instructors.

But he did a great job and trained a powerful army for Ji Qiu!

Now that he is responsible for the training of the new Yellow Turban Army, I think he will be able to complete it very well!

As for letting the guards of the Royal Guard Battalion serve as instructors, it was because most of the guards of the Royal Guard Battalion were the first batch of Luoyang rangers recruited by Ji Qiu.

These knights were also the first group of people to come into contact with modern firearms.

It was this group of people that Ji Qiu used when he used modern firearms to fight against the halberd warriors in the Yuan family’s military camp.

They are very familiar with modern firearms, so it is most appropriate for them to teach the Yellow Turban New Army how to use modern firearms.

"Please rest assured, my lord. With the guards from the Royal Guard Battalion serving as instructors, I can make the new Yellow Turban Army combat-ready in three days at most!" Xi Zhong said seriously.

He is Ji Qiu's military advisor and knows all of Ji Qiu's military subordinates.

Therefore, he was very clear about the power of modern firearms, and he also knew Ji Qiu's purpose of eagerly arming the Yellow Turban New Army with modern firearms, and he knew the importance of this matter.

Therefore, we dare not be careless in the slightest.

Ji Qiu smiled and said, "When Zhicai does things, I trust him!"

Then he turned to Zao Zhi and said, "Look at Gongda, he looks so tired. I guess he must have traveled all night to get here. Thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you for the praise, my lord, but I dare not say it is hard work. It is hard for you to fight in the front with the civil and military officials. It is already very easy for me to be in charge of logistics affairs in the rear." Zao Zhi hurriedly declined.

Ji Qiu smiled and said, "Between you and me, please stop flattering each other.

Thank you all for your hard work!
But for the sake of the greater cause, please be patient!
I promise that all your efforts today will be rewarded a hundredfold in the future!"

"Yes!" Zao Zhi said in a deep voice. Ji Qiu said again: "I will hand over the more than 200,000 Yellow Turban civilians in Ren County to Gongda!

Organize them as quickly as possible according to the rear camp organization.

I don't ask them to produce anything now, but they can't cause any trouble.

Can it be done? "

"Please rest assured, my lord. I will complete the task!" said Zao Zhi.

Ji Qiu nodded and said, "Okay, I believe you can do it! I also believe that you can do it! Let's go down and get busy!"

"I'm taking my leave!" Xi Zhong, Xu He and Zao Zhi bowed at the same time.

In the following three days, the entire Ren County began large-scale military training.

On the one hand, Xi Zhong and Xu He trained 70,000 new Yellow Turban troops.

On the other hand, Zao Zhi organized and trained 300,000 Yellow Turban civilians.

There were originally 200,000 Yellow Turban civilians in Ren County, but Xu He reorganized the Yellow Turban New Army, eliminated 25,000 old and weak, and recalled tens of thousands of Yellow Turban civilians who had been resettled from the villages outside the city.

Now the total has reached 300,000.

Both aspects of training were very effective, and the Yellow Turban New Army basically mastered modern firearms.

Regardless of accuracy, at least you can pull the trigger frantically and throw a grenade at a rough target.

And this has already met Ji Qiu's current requirements for them.

The most basic organizational system has also been established among the Yellow Turban people, and initial organizational mobilization can be achieved.

Ji Qiu was just about to breathe a sigh of relief at this achievement when he received information from Guo Jia that the Taishan family had sent troops!
Inside the military tent, Ji Qiu's civil and military officers gathered together.

Convene a military operations meeting!

Ji Qiu started by saying, "According to the information sent by Feng Xiao, the Taishan aristocratic family coalition forces total 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Among them, the Yang, Zang and Bao families each had 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Only the Zhuge family did not participate in the military expedition.

What are your thoughts on this? Please share them!"

“It’s just 30,000 soldiers and horses. Even if they are all strong troops, it’s useless!

Please rest assured, my lord. I will make sure they never return!" Xu He, the commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban New Army, was the first to speak out.

If it was three days ago, he would never have been so confident.

Even before Ji Qiu defeated his 100,000-strong Yellow Turban Army, he did not dare to be so confident.

Although the Taishan family coalition forces only have 30,000 troops, they are all powerful forces.

The combat effectiveness of a strong army is far higher than that of conventional troops.

Just like Ji Qiu was able to defeat Xu He's 100,000-strong Yellow Turban Army with only a few thousand strong troops.

Although Xu He's 100,000 Yellow Turban Army had been weakened at that time, they could still demonstrate the difference between a strong army and a regular army.

The current coalition of aristocratic families is a strong army of 30,000, which is definitely a force capable of flattening the entire Taishan County.

Even the Yellow Turbans of Mount Tai had to avoid its edge.

After all, the Yellow Turbans of Mount Tai were able to run rampant in Mount Tai County and even killed the former prefect and county lieutenant of Mount Tai County.

This is certainly due to Xu He's own good ability, but the main reason is that the Taishan family did not contribute. They wanted to kill with a borrowed knife, use the Yellow Turbans to weaken the power of the court!

Now, the Taishan noble families have obviously come out in full force. For the former Taishan Yellow Turbans, it is naturally like a mountain pressing down on their heads, and they are unable to resist.

But this only applies to the original Yellow Turbans of Mount Tai. Today's Golden New Army is different from the previous Yellow Turbans of Mount Tai.

Although only three days had passed, they had already equipped themselves with a large number of modern firearms.

Xu He originally disdained the modern firearms that Ji Qiu had equipped the Yellow Turban New Army with, which he had never seen before.

But after just one demonstration, he was completely shocked.

Looking at the power displayed by modern firearms, he felt genuinely shocked.

His tremors were not entirely due to the power of modern firearms.

For the Dragon Qi Three Kingdoms who possess the secret art of dragon energy, the power of modern firearms is strong, but it is not enough to surprise them.

He was trembling with the effects of modern firearms!
This unprecedented wonder does not even require the consumption of dragon energy, yet it can generate enormous destructive power comparable to the dragon energy secret technique.

Most importantly, he has no requirements for users.

What does this mean?
This means that ordinary soldiers have the ability to compete with soldiers from the Dragon Qi Army.

This means that the human wave tactics can be effective!
This means that as long as you have enough people and equip them with this kind of magical item, you can flatten everything!
But in terms of numbers, who can compare with the Yellow Turbans?
There is real hope for the Yellow Turban Rebellion to come true.

The great and virtuous teacher Cang Tian is dead, and the maxims that Huang Tian should establish are finally going to be realized!
At this moment, Xu He was full of confidence.

Not to mention the 30,000-strong Taishan family coalition, he has the confidence to defeat them even if there are 300,000!

Ji Qiu smiled and praised: "General Xu is so heroic, this is a good thing. This battle will indeed rely on the Yellow Turban New Army as the main force. Let's wait and see how General Xu performs!"

"The Taishan family has four major factions, and now three of them have sent out their troops, and in full force.

"Only the Zhuge family refused to send troops. It seems that the Zhuge family has broken with the other three great families!" Xi Zhong said calmly.

Ji Qiu asked doubtfully, "Did the Zhuge family break off relations with the other three great families? That's unlikely, right? Even if the Zhuge family didn't send troops, they are still a member of the Taishan family. Even if the deal doesn't go well, there's still righteousness. They wouldn't turn against each other over this, right?"

"My lord, this is wrong. Under normal circumstances, if the Zhuge family remained neutral, perhaps the three great families of Mount Tai would still show some consideration.

But what time is it now? The three major worlds of Mount Tai have come out in full force. It is obvious that they want to completely wipe out the Yellow Turbans in Mount Tai and take control of Mount Tai County!

In this decisive moment of the battle between two powerful forces, there is no room for fence-sitters. Everyone is either a friend or an enemy!
If my guess is correct, the first target of the Taishan aristocratic family coalition should not be the Taishan Yellow Turbans, but the Zhuge family!
After all, to resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the country!" Xi Zhong said.

"The first target of the Taishan Aristocratic Family coalition is... the Zhuge family?"

Ji Qiu frowned slightly. This was a result he had not expected.

However, he did not doubt Xizhong's judgment. After all, Xizhong had proved his ability with his battle records in the past.

"If this is true, what should we do?" Ji Qiu asked.

Xi Zhongdao: “We have two choices.

First, watch the fire from the other side of the river.

If the Taishan aristocratic family coalition was allowed to attack the Zhuge family, the Zhuge family would have the Taishan County soldiers and the strong city as support, so it would not be so easy to be defeated.

If the Taishan family coalition wants to swallow up the Zhuge family, it must pay a considerable price and weaken some of its strength.

At the same time, the Taishan family coalition defeated the Zhuge family, thus confirming their crime of rebellion against the imperial court.

Previously, we allowed them to collude with the Yellow Turbans of Mount Tai. Although the evidence is now solid, it is not certain that this crime can be brought against the three major families of Mount Tai.

But if they devour the Zhuge family, there will be no room for maneuver.

Second, besiege Wei to save Zhao.

The three great families of Mount Tai have all come out, so their family castles must be empty.

If they sent troops to launch a surprise attack on their family's Wu Castle, the Taishan aristocratic family coalition forces who had received the news would certainly not dare to continue attacking the Zhuge family, but would instead return to support the family's Wu Castle.

We can set up an ambush on their way back and completely destroy the Taishan family coalition.

This move saved Zhuge's life and also preserved the soldiers of Taishan County, the noble families and the people in the city.

However, if this is done, it will probably leave hidden dangers for the lord in governing Taishan County in the future.

After all, Zhuge Gui was the county magistrate of Taishan County and had been acting as the prefect of Taishan County for many days. Not only did he have county soldiers under his command, he had probably also already subdued the aristocratic families in many counties of Taishan County.

Even if their lord saved their lives, they might not appreciate it.

How to deal with the Zhuge family and the aristocratic families in the county towns will be a bit troublesome."

“Of course there will be some trouble, but allowing the Taishan aristocratic family coalition to break through Fenggao City and kill the Zhuge family just for a little trouble is a bit too much.

After all, Taishan County will be my territory in the future, and the people here will be my subjects. How can I sit idly by and watch them being slaughtered?
I choose the second path!" Ji Qiu said calmly.

How could he allow the Taishan family coalition to break through Fenggao County and kill the entire Zhuge clan?

Zhuge Gui might not be worth dying for, but his two sons could not die.

Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang both had talent in governing the country.

Especially Zhuge Liang, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, he might just be a good ruler.

But in the world of Dragon Qi Three Kingdoms, who knows what kind of earth-shattering and soul-stirring innate secret technique he will decide?

Such a talent is truly an amazing treasure, and if you get it, you can really rule the world!
It is said that a big part of the reason why he was willing to come to Taishan County was because he wanted to see Zhuge Liang here.

How could we allow the Taishan aristocratic family coalition to kill Zhuge Liang now?
Xizhong's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself, "It seems that the lord values ​​the Zhuge family very much. I wonder what is so special about this Zhuge family?"

He knew that Ji Qiu would not choose the first option, because he had already seen that Ji Qiu had special feelings for Zhuge.

But he wanted to see how important Zhuge was in Ji Qiu's heart.

That's why he deliberately tested him, and the result of the test made him even more interested in Zhuge.

Then he nodded and said, “My lord is kind-hearted and righteous, and is truly a wise leader of the time.

In this case, I think that the lord can let the Xianzhen Camp disguise itself as the Yellow Turban Army and then surround the Bao family Wu Fort.

Afterwards, they surrounded the city but did not attack, and let the Bao family members in Wubao go out to report the news.

General Xu He led the new Yellow Turban army and set up an ambush on the way back to support the Taishan aristocratic family coalition forces.

When the Taishan aristocratic family coalition forces enter the ambush, we will attack with all our forces and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

Gao Shun and the Xianzhen Camp have been stationed in Jumu County, sealing off the entire city and blocking any news.

However, now that the Taishan family coalition has been dispatched, the Taishan war has reached the moment of decisive battle, and there is no need to block the news.

So we can go out now.

(End of this chapter)