Pei Qing called Xie Zhongyong as the commander of the Zhechong Commander, not because he was afraid that the father and son would pose a threat to him, both inside and outside. In fact, recruiting troops to solve the military food problem was a plan that Pei Qing had long had, but he lacked the support of appropriate talents.

When he just came here, Pei Qing did not consider the issue of military rations, or the issue of military rations was insufficient. Fortunately, he gained some foundation when he attacked the Yellow Turban Army everywhere, so he could barely support it. However, after two battles against Chang'an, he realized how urgent the issue of military rations was? Because the consumption of military rations during the war was several times that of normal times. If you fight for a long time, even if you have a gold mountain, you will be emptied sooner or later.

Therefore, some rulers in ancient times were able to fight for military affairs, but the result was that the people could live in poverty and ended in a miserable end. Even Emperor Wu of Han worked so hard to govern, and later, he suffered serious economic difficulties due to military affairs.

It is precisely because of this that Pei Qing decided to participate in the government system from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties to establish a system of unity between soldiers and farmers. Because farmers under the government system had to join the army and had their own equipment and weapons and food, it could greatly save government expenses and military rations.

Of course, because the equal land has just been implemented, Pei Qing had a policy before that anyone who participated in equal land would receive generous treatment. Those who joined the equal land could be exempted from taxes and corvee for three to five years. Moreover, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers who started the price accounted for a large proportion of the equal land, so this resulted in his poor grain income, and the regulations on bringing his own weapons and equipment and food were basically impossible to achieve, unless it was after the period of exemption from tax payment.

Therefore, although Xie Zhongyong is the current commander of the Zhechong Commander and has control over all the reserves and militias in the entire Yuzhou, he actually has little power.

Of course, this is only relatively speaking, because there are many people who came from Guanzhong, who have now become Pei Qing's equal-field households, and most of them have not joined the army. These people naturally become the main targets of Xie Zhongyong to win over. Although the number of people is not too large, there are at least 200,000 people who came from Guanzhong these days, and it is still no problem to recruit thousands of people. With Xie Zhongyong's ability, thousands of people are enough to cultivate an elite force. Although it is difficult to compare with Chen Dao's Baili army, it is enough to become the elite force in the world.

Xie Zhongyong did not feel that Pei Qing treated him unfairly, because he could also see that after several years, his Northern Army soldiers would definitely have a very high development prospect, so he was very grateful to Pei Qing's arrangement and happily took office.

Just after Pei Qing's army celebrated the capture of Shangluo City, the Xiliang army was filled with sorrow. Yesterday, 20,000 to 30,000 people were injured, and morale was extremely declining. After collecting the remaining forces, Li Jue was furious and searched for the first general who led the army to escape. However, because the situation was chaotic at the time, almost all those who knew about it died in the chaos. It was impossible to find out who did the matter, so he had to leave it alone. Only Jia Xu's eyes flashed and he thought about something, as if he had thought of something, but Jia Xu said nothing.

Fortunately, at this moment, the army led by Ma Teng and Han Sui provided timely reinforcements, which restored morale. There were nearly 100,000 people in Li Jue's army, but now, with Ma Teng and Han Sui's army, the total number has reached about 200,000, which has far exceeded Pei Qing's army and has once again gained the advantage of military strength.

In addition, Han Sui and Ma Teng's army had not participated in the First World War and were in full swing, which also boosted the morale of the Western Liang Army.

Li Jue is now very enthusiastic about Ma Teng and Han Sui, calling out "brother" at once, wishing he could be a sacrifice to his ancestors. After all, the morale of the Xiliang army is now frustrated, and now all hope depends on Ma Teng and Han Sui to support the situation.

Of course, Ma Teng and Han Sui were not stupid either. Of course, they knew how powerful Li Jue and the soldiers under him were. Even these people were defeated by Pei Qing's coalition forces, so they were naturally not sure, so of course they would not be such a good person. Their flattery reaction to Li Jue was very plain.

"Brother Zhiran, you also know that it is impossible for us to defeat Pei Qing alone, and we will not be stupid enough to die. Therefore, we should work harder at this time. Both sides work together to concentrate their superior forces to fight Pei Qing to a decisive battle. Only in this way can we defeat our opponents, instead of shirking each other or watching from the wall." Han Sui had already become brothers with Ma Teng at this time, so his ideas can also represent Ma Teng's ideas. After hearing Li Jue's flattery, he immediately opened the skylight and said something, allowing Li Jue to die and use their psychology to seek sincere cooperation and unity.

Of course, Li Jue also knew that what Ma Teng and Han Sui were right, so he quickly apologized to them and invited them to attend the military meeting to discuss combat strategies.

"The last time we were defeated was due to insufficient strength and uneven military morale. Moreover, because our generals were not strict in law enforcement, those soldiers who escaped at the last minute escaped the sanctions of military law. Therefore, this time we must repeatedly and strictly enforce the law. Anyone who dares to escape at the last minute or disrespect the order will be killed without mercy. Those who dare to submit the battle will be executed by their whole family. The chaotic times should be used. At this moment, it is tantamount to seeking death."

At the military meeting, Li Jue first summarized the lessons and announced that he would strengthen military discipline so as to ensure that there would be no large-scale defeat like today, and then discussed specific plans for advancement.

They repeatedly discussed the two opinions of passive defense or active attack. Finally, after discussion, they unanimously decided to take the initiative to attack, because if they were passive, once Pei Qing learned from them and used Peng Yue and Chu to conquer Chang'an, they would have finished everything. What's more, the Xiliang army is now in short supply and cannot afford to consume it at all. Once the opponent cuts off his own food route, he has to sit and wait for death.

The most important thing is that most of the Western Liang army are cavalry, which is most suitable for large-scale field battles. They abandon the advantages of field battles and use the means of defending the city. They really give up their strengths and make the best of their weaknesses, and the gains are not worth the loss.
Chapter completed!