Chapter 97 Actor
After marching for many days, both the people and the horses needed to rest, but Li Yuanhui and others had no time to rest as they had to carry out their mission.

With lightning speed, he removed Murong Jian's military power and dismissed him from his post as governor of Xuzhou.

Afterwards, Murong Ying immediately appointed General Duan Yihong as the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou’s military affairs and reorganized the 25,000 Xuzhou troops inside and outside the city.

Among these troops, there are many of Murong Jian’s men. They cannot be killed indiscriminately, but must be reorganized.

Li Yuanhui and five other brave and capable generals of the Army, Wei Xiaoju, Duan Wuchen, Li Cang, and Murong Ling, were all appointed as military commanders of the Xuzhou Military Governor's Office, which was a temporary position, and each commanded 5,000 Xuzhou soldiers.

Only then did Li Yuanhui understand why Murong Ying asked them to each lead 800 elite cavalry to follow, instead of directly selecting a part of the elite.

This will allow them to have their own direct lineage, so that when they command the Xuzhou army, they will not be sidelined.

To be able to consider even this point, one has to admire Murong Ying's far-sightedness.

Although Li Yuanhui felt that his father-in-law Murong Ying was a little abnormal, he suddenly became so wise, as if he started with 0-8 and had already started to play badly, and then suddenly he came down like a god and fought five people alone in a team battle to defend the crystal. Not only did he get a pentakill but he also pushed the high ground.

Generally speaking, in this situation, the most likely option is to replace the player.

There is another possibility, he really was an expert before and started to operate seriously.

And no one, including General Duan Yihong, thought there was anything wrong.

Because Murong Ying had been like this a long time ago. He was decisive in killing and wise and brave.

But for Li Yuanhui, this does not seem to be a good thing, because he is an actor in this scoring team.

He is still the kind of actor who cannot act openly.

He had to prevent Murong Ying from gaining points, and at the same time, he couldn't reveal the fact that he was an actor.

But at the moment, it seems that this game should be winnable, but the main C suddenly wakes up and stops playing badly, and things will be a bit difficult afterwards.

The room for maneuver left for him is getting smaller and smaller.

However, if he can keep getting more points, it doesn't matter if he is not an actor. After all, the Murong family treats him well.
After sorting out this idea, Li Yuanhui no longer wasted his energy. For him, it was actually very simple. If Murong Ying could always maintain a high level of performance, then even with the great god of his second brother, overthrowing Dayan would not be an easy task. He would just be a loyal minister of Dayan. As long as he didn't commit suicide, he could keep his wealth and honor.

As for the entire Li family, the best option is still to go with the flow, just like in another time and space when the Li family started an uprising in Taiyuan, Guangshen had actually lost control of the situation and was in chaos in Jiangdu, causing complete chaos in the world.

If Guangshen had just stayed in Chang'an and Luoyang to maintain order, would the Li family dare to cause trouble?
Therefore, whether you are a loyal minister or a traitor, it depends on the situation. You have to be prepared for both situations.

As for the old man, he definitely understands this principle better than him, so there is no need to worry.

What he had to do now was to organize the 5,000 men in this battalion, because General Duan Yihong had told them that the Xuzhou Army would soon have a mission, and Murong Ying would lead them to Huainan. In addition, the Zuo Yulin Army of the Central Army was deployed to replace the Xuzhou Army.

After arriving at the camp under his jurisdiction, he gathered his captains and colonels and came to the central military tent. Everyone was in a low mood. Although they all arrived within the specified time, they were obviously dragging their feet.

Li Yuanhui sat behind the commander's desk, looking through the notes on the officers and soldiers from various departments sent by the Governor's Office, which were equivalent to personnel files. For example, when they joined the army, where they came from, what merits they had made, their current positions, and the evaluation of their superiors.

With these things, you can clearly know the composition and weight of these people.

Those who can rise to the rank of captain in the army all have some connections to a certain extent and their abilities are not bad either. It still takes some effort to sort out the situation in order to deal with these people.

A group of officers stood opposite him. Liu Xuanji and Han Quan stood with swords in their hands, while Li Yuanhui was flipping through the documents as if no one was around.

Until someone could no longer bear the cold reception and stood up and said, "I wonder what you want the general to do by gathering us here?"

Li Yuanhui asked without even looking up: "Who are you?"

"I am General Chen Zhen."

"Oh, you are Chen Zhen, the captain of Xia Pi County. Are you from the Huaipu Chen family?" "Yes, our ancestor is Lord Yuanlong."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui raised his head to take a look. It turned out that the ancestor of this young captain in front of him was Chen Deng from the Three Kingdoms period?

The Huaipu Chen family is already considered a prominent family in Xuzhou with deep roots.

"You have eight hundred soldiers under your command? Is it full?"

"General, we are short of 25 men, so the actual number is 775."

Chen Zhen did not expect that Li Yuanhui would first ask him about the shortage of soldiers.

Afterwards, Li Yuanhui asked more and more detailed questions, such as his troops, how many times they trained every day, how many meals they had every day, the number of military equipment and horses they had.

Chen Zhen answered fluently and his numbers were very clear.

After asking these questions, Chen Zhen felt that this young general at least did his job in a solid way.

After Chen Zhen, Li Yuanhui also asked several other lieutenants as usual, basically to investigate. After all, he had to lead the army to fight. The art of war said that knowing yourself and the enemy would ensure victory in a hundred battles. As a commander, you must first know yourself.

How can you fight if you don’t even know the exact number of soldiers under your command?

Fluctuating numbers on military strength are used to deceive and deter opponents, not to deceive oneself.

At this first meeting, the generals had a very intuitive impression of their new boss Li Yuanhui, that he was not easy to fool.

Because immediately next, he would ask the Xiaoguo Army to verify the numbers reported by these captains.

Generally speaking, it was not uncommon for the army of a feudal dynasty to eat empty salaries, especially at the end of the dynasty. But what surprised Li Yuanhui was that the number of people reported by the lieutenants and captains was almost inaccurate.

Some minor discrepancies are normal. After all, there may be changes every day, such as deserters, or casualties due to injuries and illnesses.

According to the roster handed over by the Governor's Office, the army led by Li Yuanhui was said to have 5,000 troops, but the actual total strength of all units should be 4,850.

After counting, Li Yuanhui found that the discrepancy was not that big. There was a shortage of about 300 people.

The actual military strength exceeded 4,500, accounting for 90%.

In addition to 90% of the troops, the quality and training level of the Xuzhou army are also very high, reaching the average level of the central army.

Li Yuanhui couldn't help but sigh that Murong Jian was really good at commanding the army. Maybe he really felt that the Xuzhou Army was prepared for his grand cause, so he tried his best to improve the combat effectiveness of the Xuzhou Army?

However, no matter how well the soldiers are trained, they are just helping others.

After resting in Langya for several days, Murong Ying set out with more than 20,000 troops from Xuzhou.

Because all the cavalry were on the march, it took only three days to travel more than 400 miles and reach Langya.

But on the return journey, the troops were a mixed group of infantry and cavalry, and the daily march was increased to fifty miles, which was already a very fast speed for the infantry. Normally, a large army carrying a large amount of baggage could march thirty miles a day.

When the army arrived at the canal, they were just in time to exchange with the 20,000-strong Youyulin Army. The Xuzhou Army boarded the ship, and the Youyulin Army completed the task that was originally required of the Xuzhou Army, and together with Prince of Qi Murong, attacked the Qingzhou rebels from the north and south.

The Xuzhou army would follow Murong Ying and march westward along the Huai River to Shouchun, the capital of Huainan County.

That was the place that had been run for six years by another restless royal family member, Prince Chen Murong Anguo.

(End of this chapter)