Guo Jia of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was reborn at the beginning to recruit

Chapter 86, The sword is hard to break

Under the shade of the tree, Guo Jia and Zhang Fei leaned on the grass next to the big tree and witnessed the selection process of the Tiefu Tu soldiers.

Zhang Fei said depressedly: "Military advisor, can the crooked melons and sweet dates picked out by this method be used?"

In his opinion, martial arts, riding skills, and formation should determine the combat effectiveness of an army... What's the use of running for a long time? This kind of selection method may not necessarily select the elite in the army.

Guo Jia said with interest: "Then what do you think we should choose?"

"Of course we will set up an arena and let them compete for three days and three nights, and then... choose the best one."

Zhang Fei was speaking enthusiastically, but when he saw Guo Jia looking at him with bright eyes, his words couldn't help but weaken.

Damn it, I used to be afraid of my eldest brother, but now even the military advisor can treat me...

"You think so because you don't know what kind of army you are going to form yet."

Guo Jia glanced at Zhang Fei and then continued to talk. "Battlefield combat is not a sword show between ordinary knights. A veteran of many battles may not be able to defeat a highly skilled knight in a single fight, but if one hundred veterans fight against one hundred knights,

The winner must be the army."

"Paying attention to the coordination of formations and arms is far more powerful than trying to be strong alone. Well, you will follow me later to see the equipment of the new army."

Guo Jia felt that no matter how much he talked, Zhang Fei might not be able to understand, so it would be better to let him witness it with his own eyes.

At this time Guan Yu came towards him.

"Military advisor, our officers and men have been selected."

Guo Jia nodded slightly and said with a smile, "It's been a long time coming."

Guan Yu thought for a moment and suddenly joked: "Yide has always been reckless, why didn't the military advisor recommend Guan to my eldest brother?"

He saw it more clearly than Zhang Fei, and knew that his elder brother now relied on Guo Jia for everything, and that Guo Jia was probably responsible for his third brother's opportunity to take charge of the new army.

What Guan Yu didn't understand was why he wasn't chosen because his third brother often gave him tonics?

Of course, in order to avoid misunderstandings between his brothers, he chose to say it directly in person, so as not to hurt the harmony between the brothers.

Before Guo Jia could answer, Zhang Fei became dissatisfied.

"Second brother, I, Zhang Fei, have always been prudent in my affairs, not to mention reckless. If you say that again, I will not recognize you as my brother."

Guan Yu smiled and said nothing.

Guo Jia, however, was as clear as a mirror and knew that Guan Yu was using a provoking method. If Zhang Fei did not want to be underestimated, he must be cautious in this matter in the future to avoid being branded as reckless.

So he cooperated and said: "Yun Chang's words are not unreasonable. I want to recommend Yun Chang to take charge of the new army, but my lord thinks that you will be alone in the future, so I can only make do with Yide."

These words not only cooperated with the method of stimulating generals, but also solved the grudge in Guan Yu's heart.

Guan Yu nodded and said: "I see, I just hope that Yide can live up to his expectations."

Zhang Fei's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

Are you two pretending I'm not here?

How can one discuss Zhang Yide so openly?

It's tolerable, but it's intolerable.

"Second brother, military advisor, how could you..."

"So Yide is here too!"

Guo Jia and Guan Yu looked at each other and smiled.

Zhang Fei's face was already dark, but now it is even darker.

"Hmph, I, Zhang Fei, will never let you laugh!"

The process of selecting soldiers lasted until evening, and eight hundred warriors stood out from more than 10,000 elite soldiers.

Both Lu Bu and Zhang Liao looked puzzled. They couldn't figure out the origin of this selection method. Are the selected ones really elite?

However, Guo Jia did not explain much.

"Excuse me, generals. Now that you have chosen, you can lead your troops back to camp first."

"The general will obey his orders."

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After arranging the selected soldiers to the new military camp, Guo Jia took Zhang Fei to the ordnance shop that Mi Zhu was responsible for supervising.

This is a manor built ten miles away from Jinyang City. It occupies an extremely vast area and is heavily guarded from all sides. The perimeter of the yard and even the forest are covered with sentinels, making it look like a fortress.

Obviously, before Guo Jia went to see Mi Zhu, Liu Bei had already informed about it in advance, otherwise it would not have been completed so quickly.

As soon as the two of them got closer, they heard the sound of heavy hammers hitting metal. Thick smoke billowed above the manor, and busy craftsmen could be seen everywhere.

Guo Jia had been here before, and the guard at the door had already known him, so the two of them had an unimpeded journey.

Seeing this, Zhang Fei suddenly realized that he seemed to have underestimated this new army. After all, there was even a dedicated ordnance-making place.

When the general in charge heard that Guo Jia had arrived, he immediately came out to greet him and asked, "Do you have any orders from the military advisor?"

Guo Jia nodded slightly: "Is there a finished product?"

"have!"

"Take it and show it to the third general. From now on, the ordnance you build will be handed over directly to him."

"Here."

After a while, the general left and returned, followed by several soldiers, each carrying a set of black armor.

Zhang Fei was a little confused when he saw this. How many people did it take to carry a pair of armor?

But he immediately discovered the mystery. This kind of armor was much thicker than what he usually saw, and it was very tight, and it seemed that there were no flaws.

In addition to common armor, there are also other shapes of armor.

Zhang Fei subconsciously asked: "What is this?"

"This is a vest, a name used for disguise."

Guo Jia made a harmless joke.

Zhang Fei obviously didn't understand.

Guo Jia stopped teasing him and explained: "This is a... vest worn on a war horse."

Zhang Fei was stunned.

"Do war horses also need to wear armor?"

He suddenly felt full of happiness. His elder brother treated him so generously, and the new army was even equipped with armor on their war horses!

But he immediately realized a problem, could ordinary soldiers cut through such thick armor?

When I thought of it, I wanted to confirm it.

So Zhang Fei suddenly pulled out his sword, waved his hand and said: "Commander, please step aside and let me, Zhang Fei, try this armor."

Guo Jia did not object. As Zhang Fei was the commander, he should understand this, so he took a few steps back.

Zhang Fei took a helmet and armor and placed them on a table not far away. Then he took a deep breath and chopped off the helmet with his sword.

when!

Sparks flew everywhere.

Zhang Fei looked at it carefully and saw that there was only a faint mark on the helmet.

when!

Still unwilling to give up, he slashed at the armor with all his strength, and the result was not bad at all.

He froze on the spot for a long time before sighing: "My dear, how much iron was used?"

Guo Jia said calmly: "With your family resources, you can only make dozens of sets of such armors at best."

Zhang Fei:??

Are you polite?

He had already forgotten about this incident, but now that someone brought it up again, his heart began to ache again.

But when he thought that he would command such a heavily armored army in the future, he felt more comfortable again.

A moment of silence.

"Military advisor, I like you."

Everyone was petrified.

Guo Jia looked horrified and ran out the door quickly.

(End of chapter)