Chapter 23

Huang Zhong heard this, immediately stood up, knelt on one knee before Su Xuan with a solemn expression, and cupped his fists: "Thank you, Young Master, for your trust; I dare not fail to serve to the death!"

"Haha! Good!"

Su Xuan was overjoyed, hurriedly stepped forward to help Huang Zhong up, patted his shoulder heavily, and said: "Then the matter of training the troops is left to you, Hansheng!"

"I have set up a training ground in a secret manor twenty miles west of the city;"

"All equipment and military supplies are basically ready! The only thing missing is warhorses, but it should be enough to support the initial training!"

"I will find a way to solve the warhorse issue later."

"As for the soldiers, these past few days, I have already had my family recruit many good men from the tenant farmers;"

"I also ordered people to recruit many young and strong refugees under the name of recruiting caravan guards;"

"These people total 3,000 in all; they will all be handed over to you!"

"I need you to train a battle-ready and daring iron cavalry within one year; do you have the confidence?"

Obviously, Su Xuan had not been idle these past few days.

Even when he went to Wancheng to recruit Huang Zhong, he had already assigned the tasks.

"Yes! I will certainly not fail the Lord's expectations!"

Huang Zhong immediately bowed and accepted the order.

He could see that the Young Master was a person who did great things.

Whether it was his mind or his vision, they were far beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

It was not achieved simply by the heaven-defying comprehension gained from having his mind opened.

He was a hero in his own right.

Just this long-term vision and the powerful action plan and execution ability were extraordinary.

Huang Zhong saw the opportunity to bring glory to his ancestors and the family in Su Xuan, so he naturally did not want to miss it.

Even if it wasn't for Su Xuan, he would strive to do these things well.

Not to mention that he was a person who knew how to repay kindness, thinking only of repaying Su Xuan's grace.

The grace of saving Huang Xu, the grace of appreciation, the grace of trust.

These made Huang Zhong completely loyal to Su Xuan.

"By the way!"

At the end, Su Xuan added: "I will also go together when the time comes to receive training, and at the same time, I will learn from you, Hansheng, about training troops, commanding troops, and military strategy."

"Uh..."

Huang Zhong was stunned upon hearing this and hesitated: "That is possible, but as for military strategy, I actually don't know much; I hope the Lord won't be disappointed when the time comes."

"No matter!"

Su Xuan waved his hand dismissively: "We will progress together! I have also collected some military books; I will give you a copy tomorrow, and we can study them together!"

He felt that the current Huang Zhong was not enough; he wanted to further cultivate and elevate him.

It would be best if he could cultivate him into a well-rounded general and commander.

He hoped that Huang Zhong would be the true number one fierce general and number one commander in the world in the future.

Well! Except for him, the Lord.

"Really?"

Huang Zhong's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he asked with excitement and expectation.

"Haha! Naturally!"

Su Xuan smiled wryly: "I wouldn't deceive you, Hansheng, on such a matter! You will see those military books tomorrow; I hope you will study them diligently and not let me down."

"Yes!"

Huang Zhong promised excitedly: "I will certainly not fail the Lord's great expectations!"

"By the way!"

Su Xuan asked further: "I heard that in the military, there is a military formation technique composed of martial generals and their subordinate armies, which can gather and mobilize the Qi and blood of the troops to amplify the main general and the troops; I wonder if this is true or false?"

"This..."

Huang Zhong hesitated: "It was mentioned in the inheritance I received, and my teacher also mentioned some, but unfortunately, that inheritance is fragmented; it does not contain specific military formation techniques, and my teacher didn't know much about this aspect;"

"But some large noble clans or military families must have such military formation techniques;"

"Of course, wanting to form a true military formation requires extremely high demands on the main general; I am afraid that at least a first-class fierce general at the Transformation Realm level is needed to possibly do it;"

"More importantly, the requirements for the subordinate troops are also very high; ordinary soldiers won't work; they must be the elite of the elite, and they must all practice martial arts to be possible."

How much Qi and blood do ordinary people have?

Also, if you don't practice martial arts, you don't know how to mobilize Qi and blood!

Let alone gathering it for the main general to form a military formation.

In short, this thing is not something ordinary people or ordinary martial generals can play with or afford.

In addition, the stronger the main general, the larger the scale of the military formation they can control.

A first-class martial general at the Transformation Realm level can probably only control a military formation of a hundred people at most.

A super first-class fierce general at the Danjin level can control a military formation of three hundred to eight hundred people;

A peerless fierce general at the Gangjin level can control a military formation of over a thousand people.

"Furthermore, if a fierce general who has been through many battles and old soldiers have cooperated for a long time, as long as the fierce general's ability is not bad, they can also explore military formation techniques on their own;"

"However, this is not systematic; it can only be used by oneself, and it can only be understood, not taught."

Huang Zhong added.

"I see!"

Su Xuan nodded knowingly: "It seems I have to find a way to obtain a military formation technique, or go to the borderlands to see the subordinates of suitable fierce generals; otherwise, I can only slowly deduce and create one myself!"

"In addition, it would be best to create a military formation body-tempering technique for soldiers to practice, so that the power of the military formation can be integrated more easily."

Since there is a clue and a concept, Su Xuan believes this should not be able to stump him.

At most, it will only take a few more months.

"Uh..."

Huang Zhong shook his head with a wry smile: "Only you, Lord, would dare to say that! If it were anyone else, no one could do such a thing, even the sages of ancient times!"

"However, if you can really create a matching military formation body-tempering technique suitable for soldiers to practice, the difficulty of forming a military formation will inevitably drop significantly;"

"At that time, fierce generals of the same level might be able to command more troops to form military formations."

Of course, the premise of everything is that Su Xuan can do it.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded knowingly: "I have noted this matter; I will find a way later;"

"By the way! Do you have any other people you know, Hansheng, that you can recommend to me?"

"It would be best if they are capable, not of too high a background, and do not yet hold official positions; otherwise, I won't be able to recruit them with my current reputation as a Filial and Upright candidate."

"Hmm...."

Huang Zhong was slightly startled, then stroked his beard and pondered before replying: "There is indeed a suitable candidate; this person is my fellow apprentice; we studied under the same teacher for a period of time;"

"This person's name is Wen Pin, from Wancheng, Nanyang; currently, he is still idle at home practicing martial arts and studying, and has the intention to enter officialdom, but has never had a good opportunity."

"If the Lord is interested, I can invite him; as for how to persuade him, that will depend on you, Lord."

"Oh?"

Su Xuan was overjoyed upon hearing this.

He knew Wen Pin!

This is a future commanding general of Jingzhou, steady, loyal, and brave, with the demeanor of a great general; he is definitely a great talent.

Su Xuan immediately said to Huang Zhong: "Then I will trouble you, Hansheng! The person you recommend must be extraordinary; I am determined to have him."

Shouldn't he praise Huang Zhong well for this?

"Haha! The Lord is too kind; then I will write a letter when I go back; given the distance from Wancheng to Deng County, you might be able to see him tomorrow or the day after, Lord."