The main Bo, who was in charge of logistics, led people to pull the carriage.

Zhao Zhubo was responsible for the distribution of supplies for the seven thousand-person teams, and the soldiers lined up.

Zhubo Zhao cleared his throat and started his speech: "Brothers, a good piece of equipment can save lives. Our Xuzhou army has always attached importance to equipment, and a helmet is an indispensable thing. Look at our helmets, bamboo weaving and anti-smashing helmets, which have steel plates inside, which can prevent arrows and shade the sun."

Everyone was overjoyed. Except for the generals above the garrison commander, these new cavalry were just wearing headscarves and had no armor at all.

"What is the one that is slung on your waist?" Someone asked Master Zhao.

"This is called a multi-functional kettle, something that combines the kettle and lunch box. It can drink water, eat, and can also be used as a stand if you are anxious."

Kettles and lunch boxes are absolutely good things during the march, saving time for taking water, and avoiding the embarrassment of carrying porcelain bowls that are easy to break.

I started to distribute it, and the speed was relatively slow. Helmets and kettles were easy to talk about, but shoes were troublesome. You have to try it with your feet and it only needs to be the right size.

"Haha, that's great. There are really iron pieces in this helmet. Tsk, this kettle really has lunch boxes, but the portion is quite heavy."

"These shoes are so comfortable, much better than straw sandals."

Once the equipment is changed and the waist card is changed, the cavalry of the Youzhou Army will become the cavalry of the Xuzhou Army. Unfortunately, the White Horse Army is almost impossible to see, and the cavalry under Gongsun Yue is just ordinary cavalry. It is worth mentioning that the military horses use the tall-headed large-scale Yanyun Horse, not the Xiongnu horse on the grassland. Yanyun Horse is a local horse breed in Youzhou. It is taller than the Xiongnu horse and has long and thick legs.

The combat power and mobility of cavalry are much stronger than those of infantry, so the first step is naturally to subdue the cavalry.

Lu Bu personally went on the battlefield and trained the cavalry on the school ground. He first carried out queue training and to integrate into the Xuzhou army, he had to have the same military courtesy and the same pace. There was little difference, and there were only few changes.

This is a complete light cavalry. Except for the generals, the other soldiers have no iron. The weapons and equipment are behind, but these soldiers have very strong riding skills.

After several drills, these people deeply realized the terribleness of the Xuzhou Iron Cavalry. Everyone was armoured with crossbows, bows, arrows, and spears. They charged rapidly and had superb arrows, completely suppressing their existence.

Lu Bu plans to replace them with double stirrups and high bridge saddles after the reorganization is completed in a few months, so that the combat effectiveness will be increased exponentially.

What are the 20,000 infantry soldiers doing? They are in the settlement?

There are dozens of miles of deserted fields northwest of Youzhou City. This is the military field that Gongsun Zan first settled when he started his business. It was fallow last year and it happened to be planted this year. It was already early summer weather, and the weeds were all deep in knees.

Use a huge sickle to make the grass, dry it and bundle it into bales. This is horse grass, and it is piled on the forage field.

The land of Youzhou is fertile and has a layer of black soil on it. It does not require a pickaxe to dig deep. Youzhou is different from Xuzhou. There are thousands of horses and thousands of oxen in the army.

The plow is too backward, and it is difficult to use straight plows. However, Lu Bu does not plan to change it for the time being, because the locals are used to it, and once it is changed, it will take a process of adaptation.

The progress was very fast. Although there was no supervision from the whip, there were officers patrolling and shouting back and forth.

"Brothers, remember that the crops we grow are not for others to eat, but for ourselves. Although three meals a day are delicious, there is no pie falling from the sky."

An old man asked, "It's summer now, what else can I plant? Planting buckwheat, the yield is low, and planting 100,000 mu is not enough for 30,000 people to eat."

"Buckwheat must be planted, but it is more important to plant potatoes and Wenhou rice, which produces dozens of stones of grain per mu. There is too much food to eat. We raise pigs and sheep, and we can make every meal."

Everyone was uproaring. This was too cruel. No one believed the output of dozens of stones per acre.

But whether you believe it or not, Lu Bu came to settle here every day to supervise it. Because he had many horses and many oxen plowing, he had accumulated more than 30,000 acres of land in just a few days.

Choose 5,000 acres of places close to the river to irrigate and grow vegetables without growing fresh items, such as radishes, small cabbage, cabbage, vegetable lumps, rapeseed, spinach, snow red, etc. Especially cabbage, rapeseed, the growth rate is very fast and can be harvested in 230 days.

The master took the account book and reported to Lu Bu: "There are a total of 100,000 mu. Now the first batch has been released. Five thousand mu of vegetables have been planted. How do the remaining lord plan to plant it?"

"Plant more than 10,000 acres of potatoes, 20,000 acres of corn, and 5,000 acres of pumpkin. Others grow soybeans, buckwheat, sorghum, and flax. Let's see if you want to eat 30,000 troops, eat well, and have to have forage to keep the horses through the winter."

The master made a dilemma: "This is not easy to deal with. The yield of sweet potato seedlings is high, but unfortunately, there is no way to cultivate seedlings now. The 20,000 acres of corn stalks can't be eaten for too long. By the way, farmers have to pay for the forage before wintering, so there is no problem for horses to survive wintering."

At this time, the surrounding area of ​​Youzhou City was still very deserted and winter came early, so Lu Bu had to prepare early. The success or failure of the farming determines whether Lu Bu can gain a foothold in Youzhou.

Cabbage, potatoes, and various foods will make you winter.

Feng Xiong came to report: "Lord, the envoy from King Tadun of Wuhuan has been sent."

"Tatun?"

Tadun is different from Tadun. Tadun is just the leader of a tribe, and at best he is a village chief. However, Tadun was the Shanyu and Wuhuan King, who dominated the Western Liao army. According to the records of the Youzhou government, the population is more than 300,000. Although most of them are Han people, most of the subordinates are nomadic, and 50,000 cavalry can still be collected. This man is ambitious and disobedient, and he is a powerful leader. You must know that the population of Youzhou City, Shunkou, and Jizhou is only 50,000 or 600,000.

"Please come in."

Lu Bu returned to the Youzhou Governor's Office and was waiting for the envoy of Tadun. After a while, the envoys of Wuhuan arrived, two. The outfits were also amazing. In the summer, they wore a piece of sheepskin in a slanted manner, revealing half of their bodies, and had a messy hair, a sloppy beard. They threw them into the pile of wheat grass and thought they were homeless, but the people of Wuhuan had this kind of living habit.

"Student." The messenger's Chinese language is fluent, but he is a little confused.

"I don't know what's going on with you?"

"I heard that Youzhou has changed its master, so we came to send a gift to Lord Lu. This is a list." The messenger said and took out the list.

A personal soldier took it and handed it to Xu Shitou, and Xu Shitou passed it to Lu Bu.

When Lu Bu saw that the gift list was good.

One thousand fat cows and one thousand horses.

After seeing the gift list, Lu Bu was quite satisfied and asked, "Where is the cow and horse now?"

“In the camp in the north of the city.”

"Okay, let's go and have a look."

Although it is called a gift, it is actually a kind of trade. If I give you something, you have to give me a gift? The gift and the gift should be equivalent to the gift. If it is not equivalent, the boat of friendship will overturn.

Why did Lu Bu go and check it out? It was just to inspect the goods and give it a gift.

The envoy of Tadun went back to prepare, and Lu Bu lit up two thousand iron cavalry and left the city.

Lu Bu asked Zhao Zhubo: "Since this Tadun is in the western Liaoning County, the jurisdiction of Youzhou is the right one, but they don't seem to obey Gongsun Zan very much."

"This group of Wuhuan people is not as simple as giving gifts. They are here to spy on military information. If we are strong enough, they will be honest and orderly. On the contrary, once our strength is not good, they will be the first to take the blame. Wuhuan people speak with their fists."
Chapter completed!