After Zhao Xin returned to Dingzhou City with the news that Chu Yan was sealed as a bandit general.

Everyone on Liu Chang's side was very angry.

Zhang Fei scolded: "I'm really angry that this kid has become a general."

After Zhang Fei made this move, everyone started to curse you and me.

So Liu Chang appeased everyone and said: "Everyone, let's be patient for a few years. The opportunity will come soon. Since Chu Yan has been recruited, let's stop the offensive against him first. Now we can still expand

Our own strength comes first."

Zhao Di immediately echoed: "Brother is right, this matter requires our own strength. Others are ultimately unreliable."

Liu Chang made the decision and said: "Then let's expand the army. We still have a few manpower. This time Chu Yan was able to roam freely in our territory because of the lack of manpower in Tang County."

Zhao Di suggested: "We still have many capable warriors. A group of bandits sent by Chu Yan were wiped out by villagers in one of our villages. Most of those who surrendered from Quyang are those who dare to fight.

, if we can absorb them into the army, we should be able to quickly form combat effectiveness."

Liu Chang shook his head and said: "Don't forcefully absorb them. Since they don't want to be soldiers and fight anymore, let them farm. Now there are people all over Jizhou who can't bear the tax and have fled. As long as they are in charge of food, there should be no problem."

There are few people joining us. Let’s select those who meet the requirements from these people. Anyway, there should be no more wars in the past two years.”

Zhao Di said with some reluctance: "What a waste. Those who have survived since the Great Xian Liangshi rebellion until now are all veterans who have spent their remaining years in battles. They are certainly not comparable to those refugees who do not have enough to eat. We will treat them

Recruit them into the army, and then recruit refugees to farm the land. Just provide them with food, which not only improves combat effectiveness but also saves food."

Liu Chang flatly refused and said: "I made an agreement with them before that if they don't want to fight, let them farm the land. I can't go back on my promise. Once I lose my credibility, I can never get it back. I won't lose mine because of this matter."

Reputable."

Xin Zhao also agreed and said: "We have absorbed all those who had the courage to fight before, and the rest are those who are tired of war. Absorbing them may affect the morale of the troops."

Liu Chang continued: "Just like the villagers who killed Chu Yan's subordinate Guo Daxian this time, if they took the opportunity to join the army, they would definitely get higher positions than others, but they only asked us for cattle and farm tools.

Since you no longer have the will to fight for your life, then stop trying to find ways to drag them into the quagmire. In troubled times, don’t try to break other people’s hopes. Everyone has their own ambitions, so don’t force them.”

Zhao Di stopped talking. He didn't know if he was persuaded by Liu Chang or if he just couldn't refute Liu Chang. He still insisted on his own opinion.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Liu Chang continued: "Can we find a way to get some more horses from Youzhou? If we can get more than a thousand horses, we can form another light cavalry unit. We

The cavalry is still a little short now. The troop mobility is insufficient. If we can have more cavalry, maybe we can keep Chu Yan here this time."

Xin Zhao shook his head and said: "Let's not talk about the high price of horses. With our current financial resources, we simply cannot buy so many horses. Even if we have enough money, no one in Youzhou can provide us with so many war horses.

.No one with so many horses would sell them."

Liu Chang nodded and agreed with Zhao Xin's statement, and then said: "That's true. We still have to find a way to find a place to raise horses. It feels unrealistic to rely on buying. It would be great if we could raise horses by ourselves.

"Liu Chang then thought that since he didn't have a place to produce horses, he wouldn't be in a hurry to take out things like high bridge saddles, double stirrups, horseshoes, etc. After all, these things have little technical content and can easily be copied by others.

Okay. Let’s take out these good things after we annex Youzhou in the future.

Wang He said: "It's difficult, most people here don't know how to raise horses. And there is no suitable place to raise horses."

After hearing this, Liu Chang said: "In that case, let's recruit infantry first, and we'll talk about the cavalry later. If there are people who are proficient in archery, they can also be recruited to form some archer troops."

Zhao Di implicitly flattered Liu Chang, and then talked about some difficulties: "After all, there are only a few people who are as good at shooting as big brother. All the local hunters have been recruited by us. If we retrain those who are not

For those who have used bows and arrows, it may take them several years to become proficient in archery."

When Liu Chang thought about it, it turned out that infantry was the best to recruit. As long as the combat effectiveness was not too high, they could be pulled out to fight with a bamboo pole, and the technical requirements were the lowest. However, the infantry on Liu Chang's side are now trained every day, and those in the city

The blacksmith and cobbler rely on the iron plates Liu Chang can bring to work hard to make armor and weapons every day. They are also very elite.

Liu Chang said: "Do we still have enough food?"

Wang He replied: "Since we planted potatoes, our food has always been sufficient. The county governor can expand the army by 10,000 people this time."

"Is there still a lot of uncultivated wasteland in Zhongshan? Nowadays, people are constantly exploited everywhere, and the floating population must be very large. If these people can be absorbed, at least we can survive by giving us a variety of land."

"There are still some places that have not been cultivated, but the terrain is not very good. But if you are willing to put in a lot of effort, you can plant them."

"Since you can plant it, then recruit refugees to do it. They won't be able to survive anyway, so I guess they won't be afraid of hardship."

As a result, Zhongshan County began to recruit refugees again. Adult men who could not survive could come here to try their luck to join Liu Chang's army. As for young women, many villagers who had surrendered were still there.

Without marriage, they were all accepted. The rest had to find a way to survive on their own. However, Liu Chang selected many smart ones from the wandering orphans and forcibly placed them in various blacksmiths.

The cobbler and stonemason's men were learning skills and preparing some craftsmen for future plans. Liu Chang was also thinking about selecting some people with good character and intelligence to teach them himself. However, Liu Chang thought about it and decided to observe these people again.

A few years, nothing can be seen in this short period of time. If there are people with bad character inside who don't see it, it will be difficult to deal with, so let's observe and observe first.

Just like that, everything seems to have calmed down. If you don't look at all the things in the world, everything seems to be peaceful and peaceful.

Liu Chang recruited many people and stationed an army of more than a thousand people in Tang County.
Chapter completed!