"I suspect that Chu Zimou invited me deliberately and wanted to defraud me of my money."

Prince Yan, who was far away in Youbeiping County, had received Chu Tian's invitation and had to come. In this case, the two hundred fine war horses were given away for nothing.

Even the transportation fee for the war horse has to be paid by Prince Yan himself!

This is the first time that Prince Yan has come to Xia City of Langya Kingdom.

Generally speaking, a lord rarely goes to another lord's city in person because he may be detained by the other party.

Prince Yan was not worried that Chu Tian would detain him and brought Fan Zhongyan to Xia City.

The prosperity of Xia City far exceeded Prince Yan's imagination.

Today's Xiacheng has a population of more than 500,000. It has a large number of historical talents, as well as special buildings such as Han Yuefu, Confucius Temple, and Star Observatory, and has a high level of development. Beihai Kingdom, Taishan County, and Donghai Kingdom, which border Langya Kingdom, are all

Xuzhou Mu's sphere of influence makes Langya Kingdom very safe.

Xuzhou Mu suppressed the surrounding princes, suppressed the locust plague, and followed up with others. The momentum of development was excellent, and the people's morale was also extremely high.

"Compared to Xuzhou, our Youbeiping County seems a bit desolate."

Prince Yan brought two hundred white horses, which caused quite a sensation in Xia City.

Fan Zhongyan put on the green shirt of a scholar and followed his lord. This time, Prince Yan was willing to invest heavily in order to leave a way out for himself. If the north could not survive, Prince Yan could still come to Chutian.

"Prince Yan, I heard that you were beaten to a pulp by Mingguan in Guzhu City, Liaoxi Province. From today's perspective, it would be better if you did not die in battle."

A hearty laugh came, and Huo An, the governor of the Western Regions, appeared. He only brought nine war horses.

Huo An and general Chen Tang arrived.

Prince Yan said, "You, on the other hand, are developing well in the Western Regions. Although not many princes in the pass pay attention to your development, I have always heard that you have almost unified the territories directly controlled by the Western Regions Protectorate and are attacking

The Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions."

Huo An saw through his little thoughts, so he admitted generously: "I originally thought that no one would pay attention to this desolate land in the Western Regions. I wanted to hide my stupidity, but it seems that you discovered it. However, the focus of my power lies not within the pass, but outside the pass.

.We are currently at war with the Dawan Kingdom, and these nine war horses are the Dawan horses plundered from the Dawan Kingdom.”

"Dawanma?"

When Prince Yan heard that it was a precious Dawan horse, he couldn't help but look askance.

Due to its geographical location, Central Asia is rich in excellent war horses, and the Dayuan horse is one of the best. Even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty coveted the Dayuan horse.

Huo An actually brought Dawanma over, which shows that he attaches great importance to this matter.

Prince Yan and Huo An came to Xia City, and Chu Tian met them at the lord's mansion. The two were lords that Chu Tian met in the first epic battle, and they still have a lot of territory. Huo An even dominates the Western Region.

Prince Yan was originally developing well, but unfortunately he faced a strong enemy.

"Is this Fan Xiwen?"

Chu Tian noticed the civil servant Fan Zhongyan brought by Prince Yan. Although Fan Zhongyan was a civil servant, he had led troops and promoted Di Qing, so he was considered to be both civil and military.

But it was too difficult for Fan Zhongyan to deal with the cavalry group in Mingguan.

"All Liaoxi County has been controlled by Mingguan. He owns western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning, and the actual population under his control is quite large. I will not get involved in the Battle of Mobei. Maybe, while he is participating in the Battle of Mobei

During this period, I can make a desperate comeback."

Prince Yan revealed his plan. His intention was obvious and even Ming Guan would notice it.

"I have recently been targeted by the Dayuan Kingdom, the Wusun Kingdom, the Da Yuezhi, and the Kushan Empire, and small-scale battles have broken out with them. I need to farm in the oases on the edge of the basin and some areas along the river to accumulate strength for a few years.

, and suppress the small countries in the thirty-six countries at the same time, so that we can be able to conquer the west."

Huo An has become the uncrowned king of the Western Regions.

Most of the princes focused their attention on the pass and ignored the Western Region Protectorate. As a result, the Western Region Protectorate was dominated by Huo An alone.

Huo An said: "I heard that you have been suppressing Cao Cao. Are you planning to destroy Cao Cao?"

Chu Tian said calmly: "I just want to farm in Xuzhou, but Cao Cao hinders my farming, so I can only eliminate him."

Prince Yan and Huo An were silent for a while, this excuse to eliminate Cao Cao was really true.

The Lord's Mansion is handling the matter of the Lord's marriage.

The core figures of the Xuzhou forces can also take this opportunity to gather at the Lord's Mansion.

Li Guang and Du Ruhui's Taishan Army went to attack Jinan. The governor of Qingzhou sent generals to guard Dongpingling. Li Guang lacked elite soldiers and could not attack for a long time. Chutian ordered the withdrawal of troops, and Li Guang's army returned to Taishan County to defend.

Big figures from various counties came to Xiacheng one after another.

They don't have to worry about various counties being attacked. As long as they receive the news, they can quickly use the teleportation array to return to each county.

This is also the first time that the civil servants and generals of the Chutian forces have gathered together.

Zheng Zhilong and Xu Sheng's Fubo Corps have captured the headquarters of Donglai County and returned to Xiacheng from the headquarters of Donglai County.

Li Guang and Du Ruhui returned to Taishan County, and then returned to Xiacheng from Taishan County.

Yang Ye returned from Xiaopei.

Zhou Yafu, Xu Rong, and Hua Xiong, who were against Cao Cao, returned from Yanzhou. Since Zhou Yafu went to Yanzhou to fight, he had not seen Chu Tian.

Chen Deng, Chen Qingzhi, Mi Fang and Wu Anguo went from Guangling to Xiacheng.

At that time, Xiacheng was full of talents and historical figures!

Even though Chu Tian only summoned the core people, the outside of the Lord's Mansion was still crowded, and Chu Tian had to send soldiers from the fifth school of the Northern Army to maintain order.

The arriving generals include Leyi, Zhou Yafu, Li Guang, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, Chen Qingzhi, Mi Fang, Wu Anguo, Zhou Cang, Yang Ye, Zheng Zhilong, Xu Sheng, Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Yin Li...

There may be more civil servants arriving, including Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Kui, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Lu Su, Wang Lang, Chen Deng, Chen Gui, Zhao Yu and some civil servants that even Chu Tian may not be able to name...

In addition to civil servants and military generals, there are also some special figures, such as Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong, Kong Rong, Du Fu, Cai Wenji, Langya Zhuge family, swordsmith Mo Xie, and miracle doctor Hua Tuo.

There were dozens or hundreds of historical figures gathered in Xia City alone, and their lineup was so luxurious that it was unimaginable. The talents of Chutian were enough to support the establishment of a kingdom.

These are the current core figures. Elder Li from Xia Village, bronze-level heroes Zhao Qi, Liu Sandao, Sun Liuwan and others have also received invitations.

Their abilities are no longer qualified for higher positions, but as the first group of veterans, they are living a pretty good life.

There are also a group of foreigners such as Xue Yue who have contributed to Chutian's forces. They form Chutian's secret intelligence network among the foreigners.

"You and Li Xiuning can live here from now on."

Hua Mulan handed over her mansion near the Lord's Mansion to Li Xiuning and Joan of Arc, and she planned to move to the Lord's Mansion.

"you……"

Joan of Arc now finally understood why Hua Mulan often sneaked to the lord's mansion.

But this doesn't seem to have much to do with her.

As the second Captain Yingyang, she is also qualified to participate in this banquet and is only responsible for eating.

Li Xiuning is responsible for guarding Joan of Arc and at the same time protecting Xia Liang's safety, so it is not surprising that she lives next to the lord's mansion.

The servants of the Lord's Mansion came in and out, busy making preparations. This time they were hosting a group of the most important civil servants and generals of Chutian's power. As far as the servants were concerned, no one could afford to offend.

After Chu Tian met the two lords, Prince Yan and Huo An, he summoned each military general separately to inquire about the wars in various places and confirm their loyalty.

Among them, the military commander Xu Rong was the military commander Xia Liang recruited for him. Chu Tian had not seen Xu Rong since the beginning of the national war. This time he recalled Xu Rong, and he was able to check Xu Rong's attributes.

【Name】:Xu Rong

[Talent]: Diamond level commander (cavalry type)

[Level]:80

[Commander]: 85 [Force]: 76 [Intelligence]: 71 [Politics]: 43 [Charm]: 50

【Character】: Calm

[Feature 1]: Strength advantage (a-level feature, when the commander has more troops than the enemy, the attack power of one's own army +10%, and the enemy's morale decrease rate +10%)

[Characteristic 2]: Ambush Advantage (A-level trait, when the ambush is successful, your own army’s attack power +13%, enemy morale decline rate +13%)

[Special arms]: None

Xu Rong's ability is quite good. When Xu Rong uses his strength advantage to successfully ambush, his cavalry attack power can be increased by up to 23%, and it can also quickly reduce the enemy's morale.

If Xu Rong had the superiority in military strength and elite cavalry, it would not be impossible to defeat Sun Jian, who had fewer troops, and Cao Cao, who had a large number of new troops.

Xu Rong is not a confidant of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army, so he does not have special arms. This also means that Xu Rong is not subject to the restrictions of special arms. He is a versatile cavalry commander who can go wherever he needs to.

He is not a confidant of the Xiliang Army. It is good to be able to hold on for a while before surrendering.

"Your 'Xiliang Legion' only has 10,000 light cavalry and 1,000 Xiliang iron cavalry. It is in name only. However, the number of Xiliang Legion will be gradually increased in the future."

When Chu Tian learned that Xu Rong had a strength advantage, the legion could exert greater combat effectiveness, and decided to expand the Xiliang legion's organization in the future.

The original establishment of professional soldiers in Xuzhou was 282,000. Later, the Taishan Defense Corps (40,000), the Beihai Defense Corps (30,000), and the Donglai Defense Corps (5,000) were expected to be established. The establishment under Chu Tian's command expanded.

to 357,000.

The number of legions is directly linked to the population of the territory. Currently, the military strength of the Chutian forces is still at a normal level. Eight counties are equivalent to one county raising 40,000 to 50,000 professional soldiers, which is more than enough.

In addition to 357,000 people, Chutian may also recruit white robe troops for Chen Qingzhi, recruit Bingzhou wolf cavalry for Yang Ye, and expand the strength of Xu Rong's Xiliang Army. The final strength may reach 400,000.

After Xu Rong retreated, Zhuge Jin came to visit with Zhuge Liang.
To be continued...