Meng Li originally planned to say goodbye to Yang Hu in the past two days, but at this moment, Yang Hu suddenly saw the summons, Meng Li naturally did not dare to neglect them and immediately went to the central army to meet Yang Hu.

I thought Yang Hu was going to talk to him about the affairs of Nanzhong, but I didn't expect that all Yang Hu's inquiry was about Pan Yue. Although Meng Li had never been to Pan Yue, his sister was married to Shamoke and had a certain degree of understanding of the situation of Pan Yue. So Meng Li told him what he knew one by one without hiding anything.

Finally, Yang Hu told Meng Li about the establishment of Panyue County on the territory of Panyue Kingdom. This matter had no conflict with Meng Li. He immediately expressed his full support. Whether it was manpower or material resources, as long as it was within Meng Li's ability, he would definitely support it.

Yang Hu was waiting for his words. After all, at least half of the troops who went to the Panyue Kingdom this time will come from the barbarians. Although the Wei army captured a lot of barbarian soldiers in previous battles, whether these barbarian soldiers can be transformed into mercenaries must be selected among prisoners of war, and only those who are qualified can be competent.

This time, the Wei army needed 15,000 barbarian soldiers to serve, and the number of people would be three times that Zhuge Liang had recruited Wudang Feijun in the South Central, so it would be impossible to transform only from prisoners of war.

If this matter is to be accomplished, I have to find a way from Meng Li. Meng Li is the commander of the central southern region. With his prestige and power, he helped the Wei army recruit thousands of barbarian soldiers in the southern region. It should be a big problem.

Of course, Yang Hu offered extremely generous conditions for these mercenaries. Their food and salary would be double that of ordinary soldiers of the Wei army, and they would also be given a considerable amount of settlement. If they have made meritorious service on the battlefield, the reward would be paid in the form of money and food. Even if they were killed or disabled on the battlefield, they would be given a bonus to ensure the lives of their families.

Of course, Meng Li had nothing to be unhappy. It was completely reasonable for the Wei army to draw thousands of barbarian soldiers from Nanzhong. After all, they were the winners, so it was appropriate to collect some interest. Meng Li also expressed that he would fully cooperate in this matter.

Moreover, the Wei army also followed the principle of voluntary power. Even in the prisoner-of-war camp, only those barbarian soldiers who were willing to join the mercenaries would be hired. The same is true for ordinary barbarian soldiers. The Wei army only offered generous treatment and conditions to induce them to benefit, without any intention of coercion.

After all, the forces recruited troops will be greatly reduced in terms of combat effectiveness. When fighting, they will cherish their lives as gold, fear the head and tail, and even turn against each other in the face of battle, rebellion and flee, causing irreparable losses to the Wei army.

Therefore, only mercenaries formed on the principle of voluntary can maintain the fighting spirit and discipline that the troops should have and truly exert the combat effectiveness of these barbarian soldiers.

Yang Hu believed that there must be brave men under heavy rewards. After all, these barbarians live in poverty and poverty. They urgently need an opportunity to change their destiny. So everything else is nonsense. The barbarians will not have any idea of ​​loyalty, patriotism, and they do not understand loyalty, filial piety, integrity and righteousness. The most real thing is money. Only when the money is given, these barbarian soldiers will fight desperately.

Expedition to Panyue Kingdom is a very difficult task. Although Deng Zhong is the leader, all logistics affairs will be fully responsible for. Yang Hu must do his best in this matter.

After the news came out, the barbarians were quite enthusiastic about signing up. Not to mention that their food and salary were twice that of the Wei army, even if they were only half of that of the Wei army, it was enough to make these barbarians flock to the trend.

This time the barbarians gathered to fight with the Wei army, so there was no food or salary. Many tribal villages paid out of their own pockets. The little benefits given by Meng's side were not enough to be stuck in the gap.

This time, when the Wei army recruited mercenaries, it actually offered such a generous price, which naturally made the barbarians salivate, and the applicants were very enthusiastic.

As for the prisoners of war camp, they were rushing to queue up to register. If they missed this opportunity, these prisoners of war would be sent to the distant Jiaozhou, so these prisoners of war were extremely active and even signed up if they broke their heads.

However, the Wei army only needs 15,000 barbarian soldiers. No matter how many barbarian soldiers registered, it is impossible to admit them all. This gave the Wei army an opportunity to select the best. Yang Hu specially arranged some officers of the Wei army to select them. Only those who meet the requirements will be hired.

In this way, almost all the barbarian soldiers recruited by the Wei army this time were elite. After equiping them with the excellent weapons and equipment of the Wei army, the combat capabilities of the barbarian soldiers could be greatly improved instantly. With such a powerful army, it is almost no difficulty to go to the Panyue Kingdom for an expedition.

According to the instructions of the captured elephant soldiers, Shamoke's expedition took away all the elephant soldiers of Pan Yue Kingdom. These elephant soldiers were the most elite army of Pan Yue Kingdom, and the remaining 10,000 or 20,000 troops were vulnerable at all.

However, the two countries near Panyue Kingdom Cheli and Daguang Kingdom are strong enemies. The strength of Daguang Kingdom is comparable to that of Panyue Kingdom. It also has about 30,000 elephant soldiers, while Cheli Kingdom has about 50,000 elephant soldiers, and the war elephant alone has more than 10,000.

For a long time, Che Li Kingdom has been tempted by Pan Yue's territory and has launched attacks on Pan Yue many times. On the contrary, Da Guang and Pan Yue are relatively friendly and have sent troops to help several times to repel Che Li's attacks. Therefore, for decades, a relatively balanced situation has been maintained between the three countries.

The king of Panyue, Shamoke, also wanted to change the current situation, so he agreed to Meng Li's request.

He sent troops to Nanzhong. He originally wanted to go to Nanzhong to expand territory, but he didn't expect that after Ye Yu's battle, the Pan Yue Xiang soldiers were completely destroyed and even lost their lives.

After the news came back to Panyue Kingdom, Panyue Kingdom would inevitably be in chaos, and Che Li and Da Guang Kingdom might also be ready to move. Therefore, the Wei army wanted to send troops to Pan Yue Kingdom this time, and what they had to deal with was not only the remaining soldiers of Pan Yue Kingdom, but also the powerful troops of Che Li and Da Guang Kingdom.

When Yang Hu heard this, isn't this exactly an overseas version of the "Three Kingdoms". It's exactly the same as the confrontation between Wei, Shu and Wu. Cheli Kingdom is relatively powerful, like Wei, Da Guang Kingdom is remote, like Wu, and Pan Yue Kingdom is almost in the same position as Shu Kingdom. At this time, Pan Yue Kingdom's strength has been greatly reduced, which will naturally attract the snooping of Cheli Kingdom and Da Guang Kingdom. If the Wei army wants to occupy Pan Yue Kingdom and change Pan Yue Kingdom to Pan Yue County, it seems that it is not an easy task.
Chapter completed!