Although Zhao Po Nu was puzzled, he still accepted it with gratitude.
When Jiang Chong went to report to Liu Tan, Liu Tan asked, "Did you give him the things?"
Jiang Chong nodded: "I have already given it."
After hearing this, Liu Tan felt relieved. He remembered that Zhao Po Nu encountered the Huns when he went out to find water, and was captured directly.
Liu Tan did not feel sorry for him being captured. What Liu Tan felt sorry for was the 20,000 soldiers he led to surrender to the Huns.
His attitude towards the Hun soldiers shows the Hun people's attitude towards these people, but at least he ensured that these Huns had enough food and shelter, and reduced casualties.
The Huns would not be so compassionate.
Later, Zhao Po Nu escaped back with his son, but the 20,000 soldiers left in the Xiongnu would never return.
He couldn't stop Zhao Po Nu from going, the only thing he could do was to try his best to prevent Zhao Po Nu from being captured.
He repeated the story of the captives. Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, then slapped his head and said, "This is my fault. I overlooked it. However... 1,500 people, it's not necessary to report it to the capital. I'll write a letter to my father first."
Liu Tan felt quite guilty when he said this. He didn't know what Liu Che would think, but no matter what, he had won, so he shouldn't scold him.
He immediately wrote a letter to Liu Che, mainly because he hadn't written a letter to Chang'an for a long time, and he was not kidding when he said he was busy as a dog recently.
No matter how capable Huo Guang is, he can't really leave all the matters to Huo Guang.
Liu Tan had just finished writing the letter when Wei Buyi came over and said, "Your Highness, there are already 2,500 people who have signed up to enlist. Do you want to continue?"
Liu Tan was shocked when he heard this: "What? How come it's so fast?"
He originally planned to recruit people from each county one by one, starting with Shuofang, and then giving priority to Wuwei County, Shangdang County, Longxi County and other counties that were not border areas.
Other counties already have their own borders to defend. Wouldn't it be unfair for him to recruit people away?
But he never expected that he would recruit 2,500 people so quickly.
Wei Buyi scratched his head and said, "After Your Highness announced the slogan of forming an army dedicated to defending our country, many people signed up. Among them, a thousand are from Shuofang, and some are from Wuwei and Longxi counties. However, there are few people from those two counties. Your Highness mentioned earlier that Shangdang County would also be recruited. Are you still recruiting?"
Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "Recruit. Gather 3,000 people, and then select 1,000. I'll write down the selection method later. Those who are not selected will receive a portion of severance pay."
Wei Buyi was a little surprised: "You still have money even if you didn't get selected?"
Liu Tan glanced at him and said, "Are you going to let people pay for their own journey for nothing?"
Wei Buyi didn't say anything. After all, his prince was rich, so whatever he said was the truth.
After Wei Buyi left, Liu Tan rubbed his forehead and briefly listed the assessment items. First of all, there was a simple physical examination. Vision test was necessary. As for the test form, there was no need for it. He would keep it simple and rough and let Li Buyan and Wei Buyi set a standard. This was mainly for screening archers.
Of course, as an archer, good eyesight is only the most basic aspect. The rest includes physical fitness tests, not to mention short-distance running, long-distance running, and pull-ups, as well as strength tests. As for swimming... Liu Tan hesitated for a long time, and finally did not add it.
They probably won't need the navy in the short term. If they really need it, they will either attack the Persian Gulf or turn Yan State into their territory and fight all the way to Vladivostok.
But this is just thought. No matter how good Liu Che is to him, he will not give him the State of Yan. By then, he will occupy one-third of the land area of the Han Dynasty alone. This is the sign of trouble.
Liu Tan divided the projects into several levels: barely qualified, generally qualified, and super qualified, and decided to hand them over to Li Buyan and Wei Buyi.
Because only when everyone is screened out, he will get tired.
When Li Buyan came over, he glanced at Liu Tan several times. Liu Tan noticed his gaze and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Li Buyan chuckled and said, "Your Highness, um... can Wei Deng also participate in the selection?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "Wei Deng? What is he doing in this team?"
Given Wei Deng's background, even if he didn't get the title, he wouldn't have to suffer in such a team.
Li Buyan said, "He asked for it himself. He said he wanted to try it."
Liu Tan smiled and said, "You can give it a try. He doesn't need to participate in any selection process. Just give him a spot. But you must remind him that the training I've set is very strenuous. If he can't handle it, he can withdraw immediately, but that would bring shame to the Wei family."
Li Buyan said, "Okay, I'll go tell Buyi."
Liu Tan shook his head: "Next time if there's anything, let him come and tell me himself. Don't be so shameless. This is not something shameful."
Liu Tan wasn't some detached ruler, so it wasn't wrong to offer his subordinates some convenience within his power. Li Buyan and Wei Buyi had both been with him through thick and thin, so what kind of backdoor was this? Was this a way to suffer?
He did give money to the soldiers, but the problem was that the Wei family was not short of that money.
After the selection of one thousand people began, Liu Tan did some follow-up work, such as uniform military uniforms.
It has to be said that nowadays, only officers' clothes are issued uniformly, while ordinary soldiers can basically wear whatever they want.
These thousand men could be considered Liu Tan's elite troops, and he was not stingy with money. The sights were basically finished, and Liu Tan had already prepared sights for his archers. Now he could start preparing military uniforms.
He didn't make any improvements, it was just very simple, black military uniform and brown leather armor.
He wanted to use iron armor, but the strength of iron armor comes at the expense of movement speed. Moreover, not everyone can fight with heavy loads, so Liu Tan only installed iron armor on important parts, such as the chest and abdomen, and then the helmet was made of iron, and he also used leather armor to protect his neck.
After Liu Tan finished, he asked someone to make another set to see the effect, and at the same time to see if there was anything that needed adjustment.
As a result, this set of armor somehow caught the attention of Li Buyan and Wei Buyi, and the two almost fought over it.
Liu Tan simply kept the first piece of armor for himself. Li Buyan and Wei Buyi were very resentful about this: "Your Highness, you won't need it for a while, so give it to us first."
Liu Tan blurted out: "I don't need it, I can't leave it to..."
Fortunately, he regained his composure in time and forced himself to swallow the words "Lu Xuan".
Li Buyan and Wei Buyi exchanged a glance and asked, "Who is Your Highness going to leave it to? Prime Minister Huo? Prime Minister Huo is not needed."
Huo Guang, who was just walking in, asked, "What's the use?"
Liu Tan didn't bother to pay attention to the two funny guys. He looked at Huo Guang and asked, "What's wrong?"
Huo Guang said solemnly, "We just received news from our scouts that the Left Grand Commandant's actions were exposed. After killing him, Wu Shilu led his troops to attack General Zhao."
Liu Tan was somewhat stunned: "Wu Shilu is leading the troops personally?"
Huo Guang nodded.
Liu Tan was completely dizzy. This was just like when Emperor Wu of Han killed the traitor and personally led his troops to confront the enemy's left and right generals. What a lunatic.
"Where's Zhao Po Nu? Has he retreated? Tell him to retreat quickly. Shuofang City can hold on!"
Liu Tan didn't have time to complain about Zhao Po Nu at this time. No matter who he was given 20,000 people, they would not be able to resist the sweep of Wu Shilu's army.
Oh, except Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. If it is these two, all Liu Tan needs to do is to increase some supplies.
Huo Guang was silent for a while before he said, "General Zhao... has lost contact."
Liu Tan: ...I really gave him the map for nothing!
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