This time Cao Shuang still hesitated a little, but soon he was relieved. Even if he sent other generals to Bingzhou to quell the rebellion, he would have to bring at least 10,000 troops. Anything less would not be helpful at all.

Now that Cao Liang has proposed to take the fifth school of the Northern Army away, this does not impose any burden on Cao Shuang. The fifth school of the Northern Army is an army that has long been abandoned. The reason why it is retained is firstly because of the evolution of history.

, and the second reason is that the imperial court still needs the idle posts of these five lieutenants to place officials.

Cao Liang proposed increasing the establishment of the Five Schools. This request seemed reasonable and reasonable. Considering the current total number of troops and horses in the Five Schools, regardless of combat effectiveness, the number of people alone could not meet the needs of counterinsurgency.

And the most important thing is that the increased establishment proposed by Cao Liang does not require the court to send another soldier. All the vacancies will be recruited by himself.

This undoubtedly solved a big problem for Cao Shuang. What Cao Shuang is most worried about now is his soldiers. He has almost reached the point where he has no soldiers to mobilize. Cao Liang's move is simply considerate.

Of course he doesn't know what Cao Liang is thinking. You don't want anything from Cao Liang. Bringing a ready-made army to Cao Liang will reduce the trouble of recruiting people and training the army, but it will greatly reduce the loyalty.

Yes, after all, these original troops were loyal to the imperial court. Cao Liang could dispatch and command them, but he could not do as he pleased. This undoubtedly cast a shadow on Cao Liang's future.

Therefore, Cao Liang did not consider accepting a ready-made army at all. What he wanted to form would be an army that was completely loyal to him, completely obedient to his command, and able to carry out any of his orders to the letter.

Even if it takes a lot of effort to cultivate such an army, it is worth it for Cao Liang.

Since Cao Liang and Cao Shuang can reach a high degree of agreement on this issue, other matters are completely irrelevant.

The expenditure on weapons, equipment, food and salary for 10,000 people was not a problem at all for the Cao Wei Dynasty, which had a large family and business, so Cao Shuang readily agreed.

Since Cao Liang commanded the five schools of the Northern Army, Cao Shuang added the position of Lieutenant Colonel of the Northern Army to Cao Liang's existing official position. Cao Liang's position became General of Pingbei and Northern Army.

In the middle of the month, during the holidays, I will lead and protect the Xiongnu Zhonglang General.

The title of Zhonghou of the Northern Army was an official position created during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was in charge of the five battalions of the Northern Army and had a rank of six hundred stones.

Some people may be confused. Aren't the five captains of the Northern Army all officials with a rank of 2,000 shi? Why is it that their superior is a 600-shi officer who is several levels lower?

This is related to the official system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, because the Northern Army's Zhonghou is the same as the state governor, who is a supervisor. It is the inherent practice of the Eastern Han Dynasty to supervise those with lighter positions to supervise those with more important positions. The state governor also has six hundred stones, but he also supervises

The governor of the county with two thousand stones has a humble but powerful position.

The power of the Lieutenant Colonel of the Northern Army is actually quite great. It is equivalent to the current Central Leading Army. He commands the five schools of the Northern Army and is in charge of the imperial guard of the capital. He has important responsibilities.

However, during the Cao Wei Dynasty, due to the newly established fifth battalion of the Central Army and the central leader commanding it, the five schools of the Northern Army were virtually abandoned, so the position of Lieutenant Colonel of the Northern Army was no longer established.

This time, Cao Liang led the five schools of the Northern Army to join the expedition. Cao Shuang generously gave Cao Liang the title of Lieutenant Colonel of the Northern Army. He casually added an official position of 600 shi. To Cao Shuang, it was not a big deal.

Of course, for Cao Liang, it does not affect the current rank. General Pingbei is an official of the fourth rank, with a rank of two thousand shi. General Protecting the Huns Zhonglang is a fifth rank, with a rank of two thousand shi.

The military rank is six hundred stones. According to the principle of superiority rather than inferiority, Cao Liang, who holds three positions, is the fourth rank, with a rank of two thousand stones.

Sima Zhao and Guo Huai were originally very jealous of Cao Liang's promotion, but when they finally heard that Cao Liang actually wanted to lead the five schools of the Northern Army to Bingzhou, they both secretly sneered. What kind of army are the five schools of the Northern Army? They are completely rubbish.

The garbage in the army, just this kind of army, can be pulled to the front line of Bingzhou, and the Huns can be wiped out in a blink of an eye. Cao Liang is so happy about his success, it seems that he must be in trouble this time.

Therefore, Sima Zhao and Guo Huai, who originally wanted to stop Cao Liang from leading troops to Bingzhou, quickly changed their minds. Cao Liang wanted to die, so there was no need to stop him.

After deciding on Cao Liang's expedition, Cao Shuang dismissed everyone, leaving only Xia Houxuan and Cao Liang to discuss the specific details of sending troops.

Since Cao Liang took the initiative to ask Ying to go on an expedition, he naturally had a mature plan in mind. In his plan, he would lead the Yueqi battalion to cross the Yellow River from Pubanjin to Hedong County, where he would meet with the troops from Luoyang.

The four battalions of the Northern Army gathered together, and then recruited troops locally in Hedong. After a short period of running-in and training, they then sent troops north to Bingzhou.

As for how long this short period of time will be, Cao Liang tentatively estimates it to be one month, but this also depends on the arrival time and running-in time of the other four battalions. If the other four battalions cannot arrive on time, Cao Liang's expedition schedule must be delayed.

After.

Cao Shuang vowed that he could now issue military orders to the infantry, Tunqi, Changshui, Shesheng and other four battalions without returning to the capital, asking them to set off for Hedong County to join the Yueqi battalion after receiving the order.

, accept Cao Liang’s adaptation and reorganization.

As for the armor, weapons, food, grass and baggage that Cao Liang needed, Cao Shuang asked Shangshutai to prepare immediately and transport them to Hedong within half a month at the latest. This would definitely not delay Cao Liang's expedition time.

Cao Liang tentatively set the time for the expedition to be one month, which was determined based on the normal pace of the expedition. Under normal circumstances, it would basically take a month to prepare for an expedition, including raising food and grass, preparing military equipment, and then ordering troops.

, these matters are also indispensable.

But Cao Liang's expedition this time was obviously much more cumbersome than an ordinary army expedition. After arriving in Hedong, the first thing he had to do was recruit troops. The gap in the establishment of the five battalions must be resolved in Hedong County.

For this reason, Cao Liang specifically asked Cao Shuang for a document with the seal of the general, and ordered the officials of Hedong counties to work together to assist Cao Liang in completing the recruitment matter. At the same time, Cao Liang had the power to act expeditiously in Hedong County, and the governor of Hedong must use all his strength.

Cooperate with it.

The reason why Cao Liang asked Cao Shuang for such a document was to use Cao Shuang's name to facilitate things. After all, Hedong County was not under the jurisdiction of Bingzhou, but under the jurisdiction of Sili Xiaowei. After Cao Liang arrived in Hedong, he had many affairs, and the governor of Hedong

However, the officials at the same level as him were all worth two thousand stones. If the governor of Hedong did not cooperate or even secretly resisted, Cao Liang's recruitment and all subsequent affairs would be greatly affected.
Chapter completed!