Chapter 49

After all, compared to those ordinary recruited new soldiers.

Not to mention the vast difference in strength!

Just speaking of the word "loyalty."

It made Jia Hui unable to abandon the soldiers he had recruited!

Loyalty, for those in positions of power.

Is one of the most precious things in the world.

Far more precious than any amount of money.

"Not bad."

"Yesterday, by signing in with Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu, I obtained some more soldiers."

However!

What disappointed Jia Hui slightly was.

This time, he did not obtain Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

From Jia Lian, he signed in and obtained 50 Henei soldiers!

From Lin Daiyu, he signed in and obtained 50 Yanzhou soldiers!

These seem to be troops under Lu Bu.

Like other warlords, the development of Lu Bu's army followed a process from weak to strong, then back to weak, and finally to decline and even extinction.

The initial composition of Lu Bu's army was relatively simple, consisting only of Bingzhou people. Later, as they fought in various places, they integrated people from different regions into this whole, including: Bingzhou soldiers, Henei soldiers, Yanzhou soldiers, Danyang soldiers, and Xuzhou soldiers, thus forming the Lu Bu army.

Among them, the most elite core force was, of course, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

This was also the foundation upon which Lu Bu relied for survival.

Without the Bingzhou soldiers, there would be no Lu Bu. From Bingzhou to Luoyang, then to Nanyang, to Jizhou, then competing with Cao Cao for Yanzhou, and competing with Liu Bei for Xuzhou, the Bingzhou soldiers were always at the forefront, performing great meritorious service for Lu Bu.

Jia Hui looked down upon the other troop types somewhat.

First, let's talk about the Henei soldiers.

These people were part of the force Lu Bu received when he sought refuge with Zhang Yang of Henei. Seeing that Lu Bu's army was small and not strong enough, Zhang Yang, out of their alliance, subsidized Lu Bu with a portion of troops, and Hao Meng was among them.

After Hao Meng rebelled, the Henei soldiers were led by Cao Xing, and finally surrendered at the foot of Xiapi City, coming under the command of Zhang Liao.

As for the Yanzhou soldiers, they were led by Chen Gong, including Xu Xi, Mao Hui, and others. The powerful clans and scholar-official families represented by Chen Gong were dissatisfied with Cao Cao's extensive employment of people from humble backgrounds and non-Yanzhou people in Yanzhou. From initial support, they turned to opposition, finally launching a rebellion and welcoming Lu Bu as the Governor of Yanzhou, becoming a part of Lu Bu's army.

Usually, they were relatively independent, and they were always at odds with the Bingzhou soldiers, so they were not under Lu Bu's direct command.

In the Battle of Pengcheng, the Yanzhou soldiers were almost completely wiped out. Some surrendered to Cao Cao on the battlefield, and only a very small number entered Xiapi. Finally, Chen Gong was killed, and these people also surrendered to Cao Cao.

"But fortunately, those recruited are absolutely loyal. Although their combat power is not as good as the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, they still possess fighting strength, not inferior to the well-trained orthodox armies of the current era."

Jia Hui thought to himself.

"The decline in quality should be related to the lack of interaction or something similar."

"It seems I need to study this carefully...!"

"Moreover, the characters for sign-ins seem to only be those who appear in Dream of the Red Chamber, and only those with names and surnames have an effect."

"Like Wu Siyue and the others, there is no effect."

Harboring some thoughts in his heart, he arrived at the Ministry of War.

He went in to report.

And Jia Lian, seeing that he had arrived in Jingcheng safe and sound.

Happily took Lin Daiyu and the others to the Rongguo Prefecture in the Western District.

Jingcheng: West is noble, East is wealthy!

South is official, North is commoner!

【42】Daiyu feels cold! Surface-level couple Fengjie and Jia Lian

Rongguo Prefecture!

At the luxurious and imposing main gate!

The main gate was tightly shut.

Only a small side gate next to it was opened.

Several servants and gatekeepers were chatting and goofing off there.

The main gate, or central gate, was usually not opened.

It was only opened when noble people appeared.

Such as eunuchs bearing imperial edicts, princes, or nobles.

Like after Lin Daiyu arrived.

She did not receive this treatment.

What is worth pondering is.

In the original work.

When the Xue family mother and daughter arrived, the central gate was wide open!

Lin Daiyu was such a sensitive person.

And she was not ignorant of the world.

Her father, Lin Ruhai, was a former top-ranking scholar who, after being promoted to Grand Secretary of the Lantai Temple for over a month, was transferred to Yangzhou to serve as the Imperial Censor for Salt Administration.

Therefore, Lin Daiyu had also seen the scene of her own home's main gate being opened.

Regarding such behavior by the Jia family.

She immediately felt that she had been slighted.

Even Xueyan noticed the abnormality and whispered to Lin Daiyu: "Miss, the Rongguo Mansion is really going too far. You came from so far away, and they didn't even open the main gate."

Lin Daiyu only said coldly and indifferently on the surface: "Don't talk nonsense. After all, I am just someone living under someone else's roof, and I am a junior. It's not like my parents came, so it's normal not to open the central gate."

After hearing this, little Xueyan naturally dared not say anything more.

Jia Lian had just arrived in Jingcheng.

He had already sent someone ahead to enter the prefecture and pass the word.

So at this moment.

Wang Xifeng and many others had come out to welcome them.

Including Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun, those juniors.

And also Li Wan.

Seeing Jia Lian.

Wang Xifeng, as his wife, was quite happy and excited.

Fengjie had quite a lot of affection for Jia Lian.

After seeing Fengjie.

Jia Lian was also happy, but at this moment he didn't say much, instead introducing Lin Daiyu: "This is Cousin Lin."

After getting off the carriage, everyone saw Lin Daiyu.

Their eyes all lit up!

Although her body was delicate.

She exuded a sense of spiritual aura!

Like a little elf or fairy nurtured by heaven and earth, making people love and cherish her.

"Cousin!"

Wang Xifeng's dowry maid Ping'er, Li Wan's maids Suyun and Biyue; Yingchun's Baoqin, Tanchun's Shishu, Xichun's Ruhua, and others all took the lead in bowing and greeting Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu nodded, then greeted them one by one. Under Jia Lian's introduction, she first greeted Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, saying with a slight, delicate pant: "I have seen Sister-in-law Zhu!"

"Second Sister-in-law Lian!"

"Mm, hello Cousin Lin."

Li Wan and Fengjie both responded with smiles.

Their attitude looked enthusiastic. ===== CHAPTER 50 =====