"I remember one was about troop number restrictions, another was about elite veteran losses, General Zhang even gave a helping hand at that time, allowing Zilong to step down safely," Guo Jia said after thinking a bit.
"After resolving the food issue on Mount Tai, I began changing the model for soldier enlistment and retirement. Recruiting only newcomers is pure folly, and retiring at thirty is indeed wasteful. With a mindset of resource recycling and reuse, I completed this military system, and Tuntian Soldiers count as Minister of Agriculture, always under my name," Chen Xi said with a bit of pride.
Chen Xi indeed had reason for pride. Through these means, he gradually accumulated what could be described as a massive reserve force, not the shoddy recruits but solid elites. This was a key reason Chen Xi was confident of defeating Cao Cao and Sunx Ce.
