The Liaodong Iron Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 374 Expansion of the Army
The resumption of trade on the Silk Road will inevitably bring huge wealth to Youzhou. Of course, all of this will have to wait for Mi Zhu to return.After solving the last major event in the Western Regions, Huo Yu couldn't wait to start a new round of military expansion.

At present, the territory in Huo Yu's hands has almost reached more than half of the entire Han Dynasty.Not to mention the north of the Yellow River, even Qingzhou and Xuzhou are under control, not to mention the entire Korean Peninsula, the Western Regions, and even the newly discovered Yizhou.

In the past few years, the navy led by Gan Ning has reached the Wa Kingdom in the east and Yizhou in the south. As for these two outlying places, only the core of Youzhou is aware of them.

Needless to say, the country of Wa, Huo Yu, who came as a later generation, would like to kill it, but it is still a barren land, and there is no concept of country at all.As for Yizhou, this is Huo Yu's trump card. Although he has a close relationship with Sun Ce now, Huo Yu has to keep a hand.

After the spring plowing was over, Huo Yu summoned all the generals to prepare for the war!At this point, the huge battle machine of the Youzhou Army started to work again.For a while, the princes of the world heard the news, and were deeply afraid that they would become the next target, so they kept sending envoys and tried their best to show their favor to Huo Yu.

In Jixian City, in the mansion of General Champion Hou, Huo Yu sat on the head of the Lord, with civil servants and military generals on his left and right.Looking up at the crowd, Huo Yu cleared his throat.

"You have followed me for many years, and you know my aspirations well. Now that the north is settled, the trade routes in the Western Regions have restarted, and even overseas places have been discovered."

"But now, the world is still governed by some states and counties, and the people don't have enough food to eat. This Marquis is very disturbed!"

Having said this, Huo Yu picked up the tea and took a sip.When all the generals present heard Huo Yu's words, they felt as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Only Xun You, Guo Jia, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others were calm and composed.

"Brother Yide, why don't you get excited, there is a battle!" Huo Yu glanced at Zhang Fei who was hesitant to speak and said with a laugh
"Hahaha!"

As soon as Huo Yu said this, Zhang Fei happily rubbed the back of his head, which made everyone burst into laughter.

"From now on, all states and counties will issue conscription orders! There is only one requirement, this Marquis only needs elite soldiers!"

"No!" Everyone got up and promised.

"Gan Ning!"

"The end is here!"

"You can't slack off on the matter of Yizhou. How is the naval training going?"

"My lord, the [-] navy has already been trained, but the inland warships are missing!"

"Well, the Marquis has ordered that all efforts be made to build inland river boats, and the construction can be completed before the war!"

Hearing Huo Yu's words, Gan Ning couldn't close his mouth when he smiled. He has been running in the sea for several years and has never met an opponent. Therefore, when he knew that Huo Yu was going to expand his naval training, Gan Ning knew the opportunity to make contributions coming.

In this era, military exploits are obtained in exchange for heads. Although the sea is very enjoyable for Gan Ning, but there has been no military exploits for a long time, and the soldiers under him have already expressed their opinions.

"Zhao Yun!"

After talking about the navy, Huo Yu pondered for a while, and finally decided that Zhao Yun was more suitable!
"The end is here!"

"Zilong led [-] flying feather cavalry to Yongzhou to recruit soldiers. When the time is right, he will go south to take Hanzhong!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Zhao Yun, who had won the general order, did not forget to tease Zhang Fei with his eyes when he sat down. With this move, Zhang Fei scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously.

"Guan Yu, Zhang He, Tai Shici!"

"The end is here!"

"The three of you went to Liaodong, Jizhou, and Qingzhou respectively, and each recruited [-] soldiers to train into an army!"

"promise!"

Sitting and waiting, seeing that Huo Yu hadn't ordered his general, Zhang Fei became a little impatient, but Huang Zhong at the side pulled the corner of his clothes to signal him not to be impatient.

"Zhang Fei!"

"Oh, the end is here!" Zhang Fei couldn't react to Huo Yu's sudden point.

"Yide led Meng Qi to recruit [-] soldiers from Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Huns!"

"promise!"

Before Zhang Fei could answer, Ma Chao was the first to jump up and promise. Zhang Fei was so angry that he glared at Ma Chao. He clearly was the chief general, but he was preempted by this yellow-haired boy.

"The recruitment of soldiers in Youzhou will be handed over to Huang Zhong!"

"promise!"

"A few military advisers, do you have anything to add?" After finishing speaking, Huo Yu turned to look at the people in the military department.

"My lord, such a big move this time will definitely not escape the eyes and ears of the princes of the world, and we have to prevent people with intentions from getting in!" Guo Jia was the first to stand up and say.

"What Feng Xiao said is reasonable, my lord, why don't you take this opportunity to completely eliminate the shadows of the princes from all walks of life?" Ju Shou got up and added.

"The two military advisers are right, and immediately order the Dark Feather Guards and Blood Fiend to cooperate with each other!" Huo Yu thought for a while and decided.

"My lord, such a conscription control will not pay! Yongzhou, Liangzhou, and the Western Regions are investing a lot of manpower and material resources, and I am afraid that they will run out of financial resources!" Xun You, who has been silent all this time, expressed his worries.

"Mr. Yuan Hao, what do you think?" Huo Yu didn't answer directly but turned to look at Tian Feng.

Tian Feng thought he was good at outspoken advice, but now that Huo Yu recruited troops like this, he never said a word, which made Huo Yu curious.

"Gongda, my lord's enlistment is not all cavalry!" Tian Feng said calmly while brushing his beard.

"Ah!" Hearing what Tian Feng said, Xun You suddenly realized, and patted his forehead with his hand.

"Hahaha! I know Yuan Haoye!"

In Huo Yu's mind, except for the cavalry recruited from foreign races who had surrendered this time, the rest of the generals were all infantry.After all, cavalry cannot attack the city, and the further south you go, the more difficult it is for the cavalry to be deployed. The cavalry in Sun Ce's hands is a good example.

As for the cavalry of other princes from all walks of life, Huo Yu didn't pay attention to it yet.At present, the existing cavalry in Youzhou completely surpasses them by a lot.

Throughout the history of the Three Kingdoms, there are only elite cavalry such as Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry.Therefore, after solving the threat of alien races in the north, Youzhou only needs to maintain a certain cavalry advantage, and large-scale siege battles still rely on infantry.

When the conscription order was issued, the craftsman's workshop was naturally the busiest place. Although there were a lot of weapons and armor in stock over the years, they were far from meeting the demand for this conscription.

Just after the generals dispersed, Huo Yu took Dian Wei to inspect the craftsman's workshop that he hadn't visited for a long time.Today's craftsman's workshop, after integrating the mechanism technology of the Mohist school, has developed far beyond Huo Yu's expectations.

The Mohist is good at defending the city, but it does not represent Huo Yu's thoughts. Therefore, in recent years, the craftsman's workshop has also introduced new ones in terms of siege equipment. Even the most powerful rhubarb crossbow in the Han Dynasty has also been improved in power, not to mention It is said that there are Liannu, bed crossbow, various trebuchets, well curbs and so on.

The news of the large-scale recruiting in Youzhou quickly spread to the hands of various princes. In short, some people are happy and some are worried.Originally, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought to the death and exhausted a lot of strength. After getting the exact news, the two tacitly stopped fighting, and there was a tendency to unite.

Fortunately, Wang Yue is still playing a role. Before the critical moment, it always makes both sides restless, and even spread rumors about Lu Bu everywhere. For a while, the three forces did not trust each other, and each started a new round of military expansion. .

(End of this chapter)