Xue Rengui knew that Chutian had not completely pacified all the counties in Langya Kingdom because one or two counties were relatively far away.

After Zhao Yun officially became a general, he went on an expedition as a commander of another department for the first time.

They divided their troops into two groups. It is estimated that the other side will definitely surrender if they know that the historical generals are coming.

After Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun left, Chu Tian came to the dungeon in Xiacheng to see if he could successfully recruit Xu Rong and Hua Xiong.

Xu Rong and Hua Xiong were locked in the same cell by Chu Tian.

Xu Rong wanted to beat Hua Xiong because Hua Xiong abandoned Xu Rong before the fall of Hulao Pass, resulting in Xu Rong being captured. Unfortunately, Xu Rong could not defeat Hua Xiong with personal force, so he could not retaliate in the dungeon.

"Two generals, I wonder if you have figured it out now? Serving for me is ten times better than serving for Dong Zhuo. He is now unable to compete in the Central Plains."

Chu Tian came to the two men and planned to recruit Xu Rong and Hua Xiong. To fight for Xuzhou, the more generals the better.

Xu Rong can act alone or as a deputy general, while Hua Xiong is the Xiliang cavalry general that Chutian is considering.

Only Liangzhou generals can exert the greatest effect on the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Xu Rong's expression was calm: "General Fubo, please come back. I, Xu Rong, will not surrender to you."

Chu Tian had long known that it was difficult to recruit generals who had masters, so he did not force himself.

Hua Xiong is just a reckless man and should be easier to recruit.

"I, Hua Xiong, would rather die than surrender!"

To Chu Tian's surprise, Hua Xiong also refused Chu Tian's persuasion to surrender.

Chu Tian frowned.

It was difficult to recruit generals who had masters, and even Hua Xiong did not surrender.

"Then I feel sorry for you two and continue to stay here. No one else can get the generals that I, Chu Zimou, can get."

Chu Tian couldn't figure out the weaknesses of Xu Rong and Hua Xiong for a while, so he left the dungeon.

When Hua Xiong saw Chu Tian leaving, he stopped talking.

Xu Rong said contemptuously: "Do you want to surrender?"

Hua Xiong whispered: "I, Hua Xiong, am a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death..."

Chu Tian came out and planned to arrange for Fang Xuanling to figure out how to conquer Xu Rong and Hua Xiong. Fang Xuanling should be able to find their weaknesses and exploit them.

"Please give me your advice, sir. I think it will be easier for Hua Xiong to persuade him to surrender, and Xu Rong may have to spend more time."

Fang Xuanling already knew the personalities of the two men, and could probably judge the time needed to persuade them to surrender.

"Xu Rong can wait a little longer. As long as Hua Xiong surrenders before the decisive battle, he can be appointed as the Xiliang cavalry general and attack Tao Qian's army at the critical moment. This is one of our trump cards and the most terrifying trump card."

Chu Tian knew what it meant for a thousand seventh-level Xiliang cavalry to charge in the plain area of ​​Xuzhou. As long as the Xiliang cavalry penetrated Tao Qian's army, ripped open the opening, and allowed the friendly troops to advance straight in, he would win.

The captured Xiliang cavalry were brought to Langya Kingdom. Seeing that there was no hope of returning to Liangzhou, they surrendered one after another. Soon Chutian would officially have a thousand Xiliang cavalry.

The Xiliang cavalry are consumables for Chutian. Each one of them is killed in battle, and there is no way to recruit and replenish them.

Recruiting Xiliang cavalry requires a seventh-level cavalry battalion, as well as expensive equipment such as cavalry armor and horse armor.

In addition to heavy cavalry for decisive battles in the field, sufficient siege equipment must be prepared.

Siege equipment includes flying ladders, ladder trucks, catapults, siege towers, rams, etc.

Large-scale engineering equipment generally produces parts in its own territory, and then transports them to the enemy's city by horse-drawn carriages and mule carts for assembly.

Most of the terrain in Xuzhou is plain, making it relatively easy to transport siege equipment.

Chu Tian asked Fang Xuanling: "What is the level of our most advanced siege equipment workshop?"

"It is currently at level five. The siege equipment that craftsmen can produce include double-bow crossbows, single-shot cannons, double-shot cannons, and small and medium-sized siege towers."

"If we want to attack Tan County, these siege equipment are not enough."

Chu Tian thought of the twenty-meter-high siege tower he saw when he attacked Hulao Pass, but he couldn't produce it.

There are still 70,000 useless military merits. Chutian is considering exchanging the architectural drawings for a high-end siege equipment workshop to completely solve the problem of insufficient power of siege equipment in the future.

Chu Tian looked through all the items that could be redeemed. He was the first to check if there was a recruitment order. The recruitment order was undoubtedly the first choice.

However, in this epic battle, there is no recruitment order to redeem.

Level 6 siege equipment workshop blueprint, 20,000 battle merit.

Seventh level cavalry battalion blueprint, 40,000 battle merit.

Horse armor manufacturing blueprint (gold level), five thousand battle merits.

Heavy cavalry using Han Xuanjia manufacturing blueprint (gold level), five thousand battle merit.

"It seems that the war effort is still stretched thin and completely insufficient."
Chapter completed!