Chapter 290: Military Affairs Department, Duan Liuqing! [3]

Outside Jinyang City, the West Camp.

Following Dong Zhuo's resignation from the post of Inspector of Bingzhou, the original Liangzhou troops in the West Camp had already been relocated to Hedong Commandery.

And now, the West Camp had become Duan Yu's private garrison.

The eight hundred Flying Bear Cavalry borrowed from Dong Zhuo for the expedition to Monan had already been returned.

The eight hundred Flying Bear Cavalry were the elite of the elite under Dong Zhuo; as long as Dong Zhuo was alive, these eight hundred men could never fall into anyone else's hands.

Duan Yu was well aware of this.

Therefore, upon returning to Jinyang, he had immediately returned the eight hundred Flying Bear Cavalry.

The West Camp had now been renovated by Duan Yu.

It was currently home to the five hundred Liangzhou soldiers from Dong Yi's dowry.

There were also the personal guard cavalry under Duan Yu.

And the more than one hundred children brought back from Tanhanshan.

After a reminder from Gao Shun, Duan Yu had clearly determined the future path for these hundred-plus children.

Rather than forcing them to integrate into the lives of normal people, it was better to let them utilize their strengths.

Thus, after bringing these hundred-plus children back, Duan Yu sent them all to the West Camp and placed them directly under the charge of Liu Bai Tu.

Upon arriving at the West Camp, Duan Yu's first task was to go to the area on the eastern side of the camp where Liu Bai Tu and the hundred-plus children were stationed.

This area was now named by Duan Yu as the Military Affairs Department.

After a short period of consolidation, the system under Duan Yu now basically had a complete prototype.

With Gao Shun and Chen Qing'an as the foundation of the Combat Command Department.

Both Gao Shun and Chen Qing'an were skilled in legion-level warfare.

Their subordinates also included Li Jue, Guo Si, Wang Fang, and Li Meng.

It was just that none of the four had participated in the previous Battle of Monan.

In the near future, the four would certainly join the combat command, but for now, Duan Yu did not have enough troops for them to command.

Besides these few, other tentative candidates included Zhang Liao and his elder brother, Zhang Xun.

After returning from Tanhanshan, Duan Yu had stayed in Mayi for one day on his way back.

Zhang Liao's family were local magnates in Mayi, rising to prominence in the early Han Dynasty and having once led the Mayi Plot.

They belonged to that class between the scholar-gentry and the local magnates.

In Mayi, they were the premier powerful clan.

Duan Yu had considered recruiting Zhang Liao, but with his current rank of County Lieutenant, even if Zhang Liao agreed, his family would absolutely not consent.

However, having experienced life and death together and fought their way through a thousand *li*, they had built a deep relationship, so Duan Yu was not in a hurry.

As long as this trip to Luoyang for rewards went smoothly, recruiting Zhang Liao would basically be no problem.

Therefore, in Duan Yu's vision:

The future main force of the army would be centered on the cavalry of Chen Qing'an and Zhang Liao, with Li Jue and Guo Si as support, forming two usable cavalry units.

Of course, this was a goal that could only be realized after arriving in Liangzhou.

As for the infantry, it would certainly be led by Gao Shun, with Wang Fang and Li Meng as support, to form the infantry units.

After all, infantry warfare was where Gao Shun had the most talent.

This was the Combat Command Department.

Besides the Combat Command Department, the other most important part was the Staff Department.

That is, the side of the chief strategists.

Duan Yu currently only had Jia Xu as a usable chief strategist.

But without a doubt, as the first strategist under his command, regardless of whether new people joined in the future, Jia Xu's position was unshakable.

Moreover, Liangzhou was Jia Xu's home; if they really went to Liangzhou, Jia Xu would be needed even more.

Li Ru... he counted as half.

The Staff Department's think tank was currently led by Jia Xu.

There was no need to mention the Commercial Department; Jia Dong was currently handling the area of commercial planning, and recruiting personnel in the future would all be Jia Dong's business.

One had to attach extreme importance to this aspect of commerce.

What is war fought for? Nothing more than financial power, territory, and population.

Without money, there is no grain.

Without grain, there are no people.

Weapons, armor, warhorses, and everything needed for marching and fighting all required financial and grain support.

With the current income from white paper and snow salt, forty or fifty million *qian* a month seemed like a lot.

It was, of course, extremely wealthy for supporting five hundred people.

But what if it were to support one thousand, ten thousand, or even one hundred thousand?

This money would seem insignificant.

What is an elite?

So-called elites are professional military units.

For example, the Trap Formation led by Gao Shun.

Gongsun Zan's White Horse Volunteers.

Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Yuan Shao's Big Halberd Warriors. ===== CHAPTER 292 =====