"Is bait?" He Bai thought about it and thought that the Ma family's horse team was targeted in Yanmen County, but he had been in Taiyuan County. The ambush and bait should not be targeted at him.

The thief deliberately fled in separate ways just to facilitate escape and future government pursuits. This means that the thief's power will not be very strong, and he will not dare to forcefully deal with the government. In this way, it is difficult to say whether the black bandits who have always been strong is. Perhaps it is just other wild thieves who have done a big favour inadvertently.

However, if you steal horses, why do you slaughter the people of the Ma clan? Judging from the scene of the corpse of the Ma clan, the Ma clan suffered a catastrophe after losing a large number of horses and preparing to hide in the valley. From this, it can be seen that the target of the thief is not the horse, but the Ma clan itself.

Moreover, the thieves were very clear about the identity of the Ma clan and knew who was the master of the Ma clan, who was the guard and Ma Tong. Therefore, as soon as the master of the Ma clan died, even though several people remained, they retreated and did not continue to massacre. Such a clear goal could only be the enemy of the Ma clan's family.

He Bai shook his head, not a detective, and he didn't know whether it was right or wrong. So he asked tentatively: "Well, does your Master Ma have any life and death enemies?"

Li Ping was stunned and replied, "No. Although my master is not uncommon with others, there is no enemy of life and death."

He Bai asked again: "Then have your master obtained any valuable treasures recently? Or have you learned some amazing secrets?"

Li Ping was stunned again and smiled bitterly: "Treasure? Secret? The villain is just the leader of the guard, so how can he know the secret of the master?"

After looking at Ma Xueer, He Bai said, "That's a strange thing. Is it necessary to slaughter a lot of slaughter just by robbing horses? I haven't heard of such a cruel thief."

Ma Xueer's heart moved, and after a while, she said, "Uncle Li, let's not attack the small village anymore. You just need to sneak in late at night and see what kind of horse the thief's horse is."

Li Ping asked, "Miss is suspicious, so she wants to find the identity of the thief from the horse."

Ma Xueer responded: "The guards of our Ma family are not bad, and the adoptive father praised them many times, but they were basically lost within one and a half hours of our ambush. Even my father was dead, and only some horses were left to escape. It can be seen that the murderers were definitely not ordinary stupid thieves, but some clan soldiers of a certain family. The cavalry of Youzhou mostly used Wuhuan and Xianbei horses, the cavalry of Bingzhou mostly used Southern Xiongnu horses, the cavalry of Liangzhou mostly used Western Liang Qiang horses, and the cavalry of Luoyang mostly used mixed use. So I need to know their horse situation."

He Bai was stunned. Ma Xueer was very organized when talking about military matters. It seems that she is not really stupid, but she is just a little confused about daily affairs. If it is a strong clan soldier of a family, and more than a thousand cavalry, the range should be smaller. Although she has thousands of private soldiers, her guerrilla force is still successful, but the impact is not good.

He Bai said: "What's so troublesome? Why not just catch a living person, and it's simple and straightforward."

Ma Xueer shook her head and said, "I have the goal of an enemy in my heart, but the enemy is powerful, so I must not alert the enemy, so that he can know that I already know it is him."

He heard this, He Bai felt confused. Even though his enemies were in great danger, the tragedy of more than 170 slaughter in the Eastern Han Dynasty was not completely in chaos, which was also a shocking case. Even if the emperor did not dare to underestimate it. Ma Xueer handled this way, but she was a ignorant of revenge in private. However, it was not up to him. He neither listened to advice, nor did He Bai want to intervene more.

Li Ping was a servant, so he nodded naturally when he followed the orders of the lady. The large group of people attacked easily, and there were many casualties and injuries. It seemed the most dangerous to go by himself, but as long as he was careful, he could move forward and retreat silently. Li Ping was also a gentleman when he was young, and he was very specialized in such stealing things.

Even if Li Ping was allowed to sneak in alone, it would be unnecessary for the large number of people to stay near the small village. He Bai and Ma Xueer led their troops back for more than ten miles before they began to prepare for dinner. However, in order to avoid being discovered by the thief, they were so big that they only ate some cold dry food that they leaned over to suck the milk of the female horse under their seat. Hundreds of horses scattered and ate the dead grass in the mountains and wilderness.

At this time, the difference between the He Bai army and the Ma clan soldiers and horses was divided. The He Bai army's war horses were basically not picked. They could eat as long as they could. They would be full soon. The Ma clan soldiers' war horses were not full after half a day of picking up the war horses, and they had to take out some cooked black beans from their respective bags to feed them before they could be finished.

After observing, Li Ping asked: "Wei Duwei, you may not be able to fight the formation. Our Ma family's war horses are stronger and can break the heavy infantry formation. Unfortunately, our horses have all been taken away by the thieves. Otherwise, the Wei Duwei would have hundreds of good war horses, which would make it easier to achieve success."

He Bai smiled and said, "These are all my family soldiers. I am a commander of two thousand stones, but I don't have the money to buy a good horse. Besides, it's hard to handle a good horse, so these horses are better. They say whether they are good or not, and they are not expensive. It's just half the price of your horse, and it's easy to raise. I'm very satisfied."

Li Ping couldn't help but smiled silently. He Bai's commander was also interesting. Others were afraid that the horses riding by his cavalry were not good, otherwise there would be no war in the Western Expedition of Emperor Wu of Han to get the bloody horse of Dayuan. However, He Bai was afraid that the horses of the cavalry were too good, so he would rather use bad horses. However, everyone had their own ambitions, and Li Ping was not convenient to persuade him.

Late at night, Li Ping left quietly, and at the Mao hour two hours later, Li Ping came back quietly. Li Ping reported: "This group of thieves is really cruel. All hundreds of villagers in the small village were killed and were abandoned in several small houses. When the villain came back, the thieves had already started to get up one after another. However, the thieves' horses were explored. Although the Wuhuan and Xianbei horses were mostly used, there were many Southern Xiongnu horses and Qiang horses."

Ma Xueer asked, "How many are each occupied?"

After Li Ping calculated it, he said, "The total number is 330, Wuhuan and Xianbei horses have about 200, Southern Xiongnu horses have 100, and Qiang horses have 30."

Ma Xueer said: "There are only about 200 thieves, and our Ma family has about 130 horses. The main thieves are the southern Hun horses."

He Bai said: "That thief is still the thief in Bingzhou."

"No." Ma Xueer said affirmatively: "It is not the thief from Bingzhou, but the thief from Luoyang."

He Baiqi said: "The thieves in Luoyang? There are many wealthy families in Luoyang, but not many of them have thousands of elite cavalry. Hiss... Are you talking about Ding Yuan who just went north from Luoyang?"

Ma Xueer said angrily: "It's not your business. Uncle Li, let's go to Jinyang."

He Bai was stunned, but since Ma Xueer said that it was not about her own business, it didn't matter, and she was too lazy to pay attention to it. However, seeing that Ding Yuan had always looked righteous, he was involved in such a cruel thing in private, and the person he killed was still his friend, which was really unexpected.

The return journey was very safe and nothing happened. It was just that He Bai felt that he would not be settled so simply because of the Ma clan affairs.

After He Bai returned to Jinyang City, he was called to question by Ding Yuan, mainly for the death of Shen Guan, the county magistrate of Kui County. Because he was beaten to death by the people, although Ding Yuan was angry, because Shen Guan did have many sins in private, Ding Yuan could only scold him and there was no further information.

When he returned to the army, he saw the good son named Che Jing following Fu Xing to train troops, looking very serious. After seeing He Bai back, he immediately bowed and said, "The villain Che Jing, I am willing to join the lord's command and serve the work of a dog or a horse."

He Bai was stunned and asked curiously: "Many good families who followed Governor Ding to fight against the Southern Xiongnu are willing to stay in the state army and follow the command of Lord Lu Bo to serve. Why did you return to the county soldiers and be willing to serve under my command of the commander?"

Che Jing bowed and said, "Governor Ding and Master Lu Bo are both powerful generals who advocate personal martial arts. Leading troops to fight requires a spirit of action and power. But in the eyes of the villain, this is just the courage of an ordinary man. The villain wants to serve his life, he should rule ten thousand people, as if he is pointed at the arm, and he will be invincible and invincible. The lord who has trained only a month to train the 5,000 civilians who do not know the military affairs will become a war-capable army. If Governor Ding did not understand the use of the Duwei's soldiers, he would never have killed or injured more than two thousand people. Therefore, the villain believes that the lord should be a famous general with ten thousand enemies in the future."

He Bai asked happily: "Governor Ding doesn't understand the usage of my county soldiers, how much do you know?"

Che Jing reported: "The villain actually doesn't understand it very much. The villain once entrusted the 500 soldiers under the lord's command to resist the 300 Southern Xiongnu Hu cavalry. He only felt that the 500 soldiers were as good as the arm's pointers. After resisting the 300 Hu cavalry many times, he was still able to form a formation and fight. After the final formation dispersed, he could only make a command to re-form the formation. It can be said that he can defeat the army repeatedly. Although it is not sharp, it is as continuous as water, which makes people helpless. This is very consistent with the best of Huang Lao's teachings, the best of water."

He Bai turned to look at Fu Xing, who nodded repeatedly and praised, saying, "My lord's method of training troops is learned by Brother Che, and he can get started very quickly. His subordinates can talk with him, have unique insights, good talent, and can be used."

He Bai smiled and said, "You have a good vision and know the power of the soldiers under my command. However, those five thousand county soldiers are quick-formed troops, and have not yet mastered one-tenth of the method I have hidden in my heart. Now that the war is about to end, I am preparing to return to the furnace and forge it again in order to eventually become an army. You are here at the right time. Although I can't teach you from the beginning, you can learn by yourself. How much can you learn is your ability, but you cannot pass on my method at will."

Che Jing kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your kindness in taking care of me. The villain must study hard and contemplate it secretly. Never reveal the essence of the lord's military strategy."

He Bai nodded with satisfaction. Although he had not been able to recruit other famous historical generals, he summoned Che Jing, a famous commander in history, which was a welcome thing.

You should know that the famous generals in the Three Kingdoms period were not invincible as soon as they came out of the mountain. They also became successful through a large amount of experience in wars. There is also a problem of personal fortune. For example, if Xu Huang did not turn to Cao Cao, who knew who he was. If Huang Zhong did not turn to Liu Bei, who knew what he was.

Calculate the three generals in his hands now, Cheng Qi is the vanguard general who is trapped in the battle, Yu Hua is the general who is attacking You Yi, and Che Jing's wish is to attack the general who is strong. If these three people are trained, plus Fu Xing's central army and Chengzhang's rear army, and his guards assaulting the white horse and Yi Cong cavalry, this army will be almost formed.

In the Han Dynasty, the first army was organized by about 5,000 people, which was the largest independent combat unit. Guan Yu's flooded seven armies, that is, a total of 35,000 troops, with a total of 35,000 people. If it exceeds the two armies, except for large-scale battles, they rarely act together.

The main reason for this is to consider supplies and other things. This is unrealistic to the fact that a small city with hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in a small city in the game later generations.

He Bai was just about to start training troops, but the next day he was summoned by Ding Yuan to the governor's mansion.
Chapter completed!