When Lü Tu arrived at the central army camp outside the city, he found that most of the tents had already been simply built with wood. The current scale was quite good, at least enough to allow the 150,000 troops to spread out more comfortably.
After all, if they were allowed to remain confined within the walled city, with such a high population density and many people already injured, it wouldn't be long before an epidemic broke out.
At that time, not only the garrison of Longcheng, but also the entire population of Longcheng will likely suffer.
Lu Tu found Nie Yun holding a meeting with others in the central army camp. Although Nie Yun still looked a bit childish, he was already very experienced in his speech and actions. At least when he gave instructions to Lan Kun and other generals, they nodded frequently and followed his instructions.
This is already quite good. This is the foundation of an army of 150,000. Don't underestimate the management function of so many people. Many people were already annoyed when they were in school as class monitors. Of course, all of this is thanks to Lü Tu. Only if the beginning is good can things be handled well later.
After giving his instructions, Nie Yun noticed Lü Tu and quickly stood up, saying, "Brother, why didn't you rest a little longer before you arrived?"
Lu Tu patted his arm: "Well done. I'm not pregnant, why should I keep resting?"
From beginning to end, Nie Yun cared a lot about Lü Tu's opinion of him, and everything he did was just to prove to Lü Tu that he was not the kind of good-for-nothing who couldn't be helped.
Hearing Lu Tu praise him, Nie Yun, whose face had been tense all day, finally smiled: "Actually, these are all things that you did in the village before, and I just asked them to repeat them. It's nothing. Only pioneers like you, brother, are truly remarkable."
Lu Tu waved his hand: "No need to flatter me. You've already got the pace of infrastructure construction under control quite well. Just leave these things to Lan Kun and the others. Have someone promote more military doctors. With an army of 150,000, there are only a dozen or so military doctors. Does that bastard Mo Tienan just want to treat these soldiers as disposable items?"
Just then, a patrol team passing by outside the gate happened to hear Lu Tu's angry voice. They slowed down and exchanged glances, all of them seeing deep emotion in each other's eyes. Then they left quietly, spreading the word throughout the army.
In an instant, all the soldiers who heard these heartfelt words were moved to tears. After Lu Tu made his public statement, he did not forget his promise to them and was still putting it into practice.
This is something that men, especially in places like the military, greatly admire and respect. After all, keeping one's word is easy to say, but to do it in every single thing is incredibly difficult.
Nie Yun cupped his hands and said, "Understood, I'll take care of it right away. I'm also having people make garlic extract, and it will be mass-produced soon. Moreover, I'm using all the people we brought from the village to make it, and it's being done in secrecy."
Lu Tu grinned: "You kid, you're really starting to look more and more like me, not bad! A real man should not be bothered by trifles, but if you want to go far in life, you must be meticulous in every little thing!"
"Yes, sir!" Hearing Lu Tu's praise one after another, Nie Yun's mouth was stretched to his ears, and he ran out of the tent.
This is the tent that Nie Yun specially built for Lü Tu. Although it is the commander's tent, it is only slightly larger than the other tents. A red flag with the character "Lü" on it is hung on it. It seems that Nie Yun has grown up very quickly and has copied all the things that Lü Tu did in Kuishan Village.
For the next two weeks, Lü Tu traveled back and forth between the Longcheng Commandery and the Central Army Camp, watching the Central Army Camp gradually come to a complete state.
During this period, all the wounded soldiers with pre-existing conditions in the garrison were also treated and healed.
After all, these people were mostly wounded by arrows, not by any kind of poison. Those arrowheads were simply soaked in human and animal excrement by the Red Turban Army. After all, in this era, it would have been much more costly to produce such a large quantity of poison.
In the past two weeks, Lü Tu's prestige among the entire garrison of Longcheng has grown day by day. On the third day, Lü Tu summoned the uninjured soldiers and began training them.
After Lu Tu completely took control of Longcheng, he naturally also took control of a large amount of Longcheng's grain reserves. Moreover, on the second day after Lu Tu entered Longcheng, he opened the trade route, allowing the city's major merchants to go out to do business and take the news of Longcheng's safety with them.
Firstly, he wanted Longcheng to receive more goods, especially grain merchants to sell their grain. Secondly, he wanted Zhang Chengyan to return and fight him. Of course, there was also a third point: to check on Jiang Lingfeng's situation.
These three points can be executed simultaneously without any delay.
Most importantly, Lu Tu no longer lacked troops, but he lacked people to cultivate wasteland.
He initially had more than 20,000 troops in Wuchuan, and the number of the most elite soldiers increased from 2,000 to 5,000.
Later, the Red Turban Army gathered 80,000 troops, and with the addition of 150,000 from Wuchuan, Lü Tu now has a total of 250,000 troops.
Moreover, with 20,000 cavalrymen among them, and with the northern stronghold of Longcheng as their base, Lü Tu's strength has increased by leaps and bounds.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his achievements overshadowed the emperor's. In fact, Lü Tu was probably hoping that Zhang Chengyan and his men would fight their way to the capital, and that they would terrify the emperor so that Lü Tu would have a chance to enter the capital to defend the emperor.
As for the more than 400,000 Red Turban Army under Zhang Chengyan's command, they are not very attractive to Lü Tu. He will change his strategy and even if he has the opportunity to persuade them to surrender, he will not let them continue to join his ranks. After all, the logistical support for the 250,000-strong army has reached the peak of Longcheng's productivity.
Adding more would only put them in a dilemma, and any change in the situation would be extremely fatal for an oversized team.
Lu Tu is training his 250,000-strong army, leaving only a few thousand men in Dragon City to maintain order. After half a month of training, these men have almost recovered their physical strength. Lu Tu even requires everyone, from top to bottom, to learn a few battlefield killing moves.
That day, as Lu Tu was sitting on a high platform built on the vast grassland, watching his men train hard and sweat profusely, a man dressed as a merchant, led by a cavalryman, ran over: "Lord Lu, something bad has happened! Lord Jiang has led 100,000 Shence Army soldiers and is already 15 miles away!"
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