Upon hearing Zhu Ying's words.
Fu Youde smiled, then looked toward one of the commanders in the camp and asked, "How many warhorses did General Zhu bring back this time?"
"Reporting to the general."
"Besides the nearly three thousand warhorses under General Zhu's command, he brought back nearly nine thousand additional warhorses this time," the logistics officer immediately replied.
When Zhu Ying returned this time, the warhorses naturally had to be sent back to camp for raising. With so many horses, they were counted as soon as they entered camp.
Unlike untamed warhorses, these horses had all been broken in. They only needed soldiers skilled at riding.
"Very good."
Fu Youde nodded in understanding.
"General Zhu, since you wish to form a cavalry battalion under an assistant commissioner—"
"Then I shall grant your wish."
Fu Youde looked at Zhu Ying, his eyes thoughtful.
Unexpectedly.
The moment he began speaking, someone immediately stepped forward in objection.
"Reporting to the general."
"This must absolutely not be done."
"The Daning Border Army has its own established organization, with fifty thousand troops as the limit for a guard post."
"This was decreed by imperial order."
"Though the Daning Border Army has suffered casualties after the great battles of these past months, forming a separate cavalry battalion under an assistant commissioner would seem to exceed the guard post's limits."
"I ask the general to think thrice."
Zhao Yong immediately rose to object.
"This subordinate seconds the motion."
"The guard posts have their own military system."
"This matter must be handled with caution and still requires us to seek His Majesty's will."
"I ask the general to proceed with careful thought..."
One Huai West commander after another stepped forward in opposition.
Clearly.
A cavalry battalion under an assistant commissioner would undoubtedly rank among the strongest of