The five schools of the Northern Army, including the shooting battalion and the infantry battalion, are full of 3,000 people. The Tun Cavalry Battalion, the Changshui Battalion, and the Yue Cavalry Battalion, Chu Tian each gave a thousand people.

Good horses are expensive, and it is difficult for three cavalry battalions to be fully formed.

As a heavy cavalry, the tun cavalry battalion needs excellent iron armor and horse armor, which is more expensive.

The Fifth School of the Northern Army currently has a strength of 9,000 people, and it has become the Guards Army under the direct command of Chutian, called the First Guards Regiment.

In addition to making the Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army serve as the First Guards Legion, Chu Tian ordered Li Xiuning's Lady Army to become the Second Guards Legion, and directly loyal to Chu Tian. The commander of the Second Army Corps is Li Xiuning, with a current strength of 6,000 men.

The 1st Guards Regiment is a comprehensive regiment, and the 2nd Guards Regiment is a regiment dominated by light infantry, equipped with swords, shields, spears, bows, crossbows, and pack horses to strengthen the combat effectiveness and mobility of the Lady Army.

In order to strengthen the cavalry of the Guards Legion again, Chu Tian ordered Mulan's reconnaissance corps to become the Third Guards Legion, with 15,000 light cavalry under its jurisdiction, directly responsible for Chu Tian. Among them, there are 2,000 sixth-order iron eagle scouts and 13,000 ordinary light cavalry.

Three Guards regiments, a total of 30,000 men. Among them, there were 12,000 infantry and archers, and 18,000 cavalry.

Under special circumstances, Xia Liang has temporary command of the three major guards regiments.

In the future, it was impossible to temporarily allocate troops as before, and with the expansion of the territory and the trend of multi-front operations, Chutian began to strengthen the functions of the legion.

In addition to the three major guard legions, there are also 12,000 servant legions formed by 12,000 special troops selected from foreign captives, only Chutian can be tamed, and it can be considered the fourth guard legion.

Since Joan of Arc had no allegiance, Chu Tian would only appoint her as the chief general of the servant legion when he went on an expedition, and he was usually commanded by Chu Tian himself. In the same way, under special circumstances such as Chu Tian's injury, Xia Liang has the power to take over the servant legion.

The three Guards Legions, plus the Servant Legion, gave the Guards a total of 42,000 men.

Chutian must have a strong guard to ensure his power and intimidate the clans everywhere.

If the local families are unwilling to change, they must consider bearing the wrath of Chutian's guards.

Chu Tian could completely use the unreasonable alien servant legion to suppress the family.

In addition to the Guards Corps under his personal command, Chutian was divided into three levels of legions.

The first level, the main army, is used to conquer the princes of all parties, expand the territory, and achieve great causes.

The first main army, Le Yi's offensive corps, deputy general Li Guang, has an establishment of 40,000 people, including 2,000 Yanjia (seventh-order) and 2,000 Western Han border archers (fifth-order).

The second main army, Zhou Yafu's defensive corps, and the deputy general Zhou Cang, have an establishment of 40,000 people, of which 6,000 high-level troops are composed of 6,000 fine willow battalions (sixth order).

The third main army, Xue Rengui's white-robed cavalry corps, deputy general Zhao Yun, has 25,000 cavalry, of which 2,000 high-level troops have 2,000 Tang elite archer cavalry (sixth order) and 2,000 white horse Yicong (sixth order).

The fourth main army, Xu Rong's Xiliang Cavalry Corps, deputy general Huaxiong, has 15,000 cavalry, of which 1,000 Xiliang iron cavalry (seventh order) are organized by high-level troops.

The special main force corps is planned to form the Fubo Legion with Zheng Zhilong and Xu Sheng, with an establishment of 30,000 people, and a mixture of Zhengjia sailors and Dongwu sailors, with 400 warships (sentinel ships, boats, ships, fighting ships, and troop carriers).

The main army consisted of 150,000 men.

The significance of the existence of the establishment lies in the fact that the troops are lost on the front line, and the rear will be replenished as soon as possible.

If the entire army is annihilated, Chu Tian will consider abolishing the establishment and reforming a new legion.

The reason why the main legion is called the main legion is because they are the absolute main force, even stronger than Chutian's guard legion.

Now that it is the period of expansion, it is impossible for Chutian to be as strong as the Song Dynasty, emphasizing literature and light on military force, and controlling all the forces in his hands.

The Guards Legion and the main army totaled 192,000 people, and the financial pressure on Chutian, who was about to own five counties, was not great.

The second level, the local defense corps.

Langya National Defense Corps, the main general Zang Ba, the deputy general Sun Guan, and 15,000 low-level troops.

The East China Sea State Defense Corps, the main general Mi Fang, 10,000 low-level troops.

The defense corps of the lower Pi country, the main general Li Kui (concurrently serving as the minister of state), 10,000 low-level troops.

Guangling County Defense Corps, the main general Chen Deng (concurrently serving as Taishou), 30,000 low-level troops.

Peng Chengguo Defense Corps, the main general Yin Li, 15,000 low-level troops.

The local defense corps totaled 80,000 men. As the name suggests, the main task of the defending legion is to defend.

When necessary, the local defense corps will also cooperate with the main legion to attack and sweep the enemy territory.

Although Chutian stipulates the separation of military and government, the main generals are all under the premise of the main army, and the defensive corps of some counties can only be handed over to the local minister and the commander of Taishou.

Li Kui had no reason to betray Chu Tian, and as for Chen Deng, his father Chen Qi was equivalent to a hostage under Chu Tian. Chutian relied on Chen Deng to defend against the lords of Jiangdong in Guangling County, so he allowed Chen Deng to recruit 30,000 troops locally.

The third-level troops are actually the garrison troops, government officials, and township warriors in each county, and Chu Tian didn't pay much attention to them after strictly stipulating the number.

As a state pastor, he has long given up using Xiangyong to participate in the war, and Xiangyong is only used to transport grain at most.

There are 42,000 guards regiments, 150,000 main regiments, and 80,000 local defense regiments, for a total of 272,000 professional soldiers.

With the current financial resources of Xuzhou, it can be supported, as long as all parts of Xuzhou recuperate for ten years, the military strength can even double after ten years.

The framework is set, and the legions can be established, merged, split, and reorganized in the future.

Determining the headache of the legion establishment, Chutian ordered the officials in charge of recruiting troops in the lord's mansion to check and fill in the gaps and supplement the strength of each legion.

At present, the Le Yi Offensive Legion, the White Robe Cavalry Legion, the Donghai Kingdom Defense Legion, and the Guangling County Defense Legion are attacking Guangling County.

Zhou Yafu's defensive corps and Xu Rongxi's Liang cavalry corps were confronting Cao Cao. Zhou Yafu and Xu Rong have Gongziwen as allies, and they can delay Cao Cao for the time being.

"Once Guangling County is pacified, three Guards Corps and two main army corps can be dispatched to attack Taishan County. In order to crusade against Zhao Gongzi of Qingzhou in the future, Xu Sheng must be ordered to form the Fubo Legion as soon as possible. ”

Chutian planned to advance by land and water to destroy Zhao Gongzi in Qingzhou.

"My lord, there is a Dongying lord who intends to establish a trade relationship with us."

Although Xia Liang's status has become higher, he still holds the account book and comes to inform Chu Tian of a decision that he needs to decide.

"The relationship between Dongying and our Eastern Han Dynasty has always been discordant, why did they take the initiative to come cheekily to ask for trade?"

Chu Tian taught the two Dongying lords a good lesson during the national war, but the other party not only did not get angry, but came to trade with a cheeky face.

"War must be fought, and business will be done. You can earn gold and silver from the Dongying people, as long as you don't sell strategic materials, why trade with them? Dongying has a large number of silver mines, and once a trade surplus is formed, Dongying's silver will continue to flow into the Eastern Han Dynasty. ”

"Let him in and see me."

To expand the number of legions, Chutian needed to purchase a large number of high-quality war horses, build weapons and armor, and each county town also had to build a large number of buildings, and there was a big gap in gold and silver.

The lord of Dongying came to ask for trade, and the goods he wanted to buy were nothing more than silk, tea, porcelain and other materials that had nothing to do with the war, and selling them to them would not increase Dongying's military strength.

Soon a lord personally arrived, handed over the katana to the guards outside the door, calmly and calmly, and negotiated with Chu Tian alone.

This Dongying man has a bit of courage.

Compared with Goryeo, Southeast Asian countries, and Mughals in India, Chutian is more wary of the Dongying people, but the area of Dongying is not large, so it is difficult to do anything.

"In Shimohirado Castle, the lord of Taira Yoshimori, he once clashed with Your Excellency on the battlefield of the National War, and lost 100 soldiers and horses."

Lord Dongying reveals his identity.

Chu Tian thought about it for a while, and soon knew that Ping Yisheng was one of the Dongying lords who supported Kshatriya at the beginning.

However, this Pingyi Sheng Mingzhe saved his life and retreated as soon as possible, and only 100 people died in a big battle.

Chu Tian stared at this warrior: "As a lord, you came to Xuzhou alone, and you are not afraid of death?" ”

Ping Yisheng replied: "This is not true. Your Excellency kills me, and the retainers below will take their place again, which will not do your Excellency any good. On the contrary, if he wanted to establish trade relations with the lords of the Celestial Empire, Hirado Castle would be open to the sea ships of Xuzhou. Merchants from both sides come and go, and there is an endless stream. You can pay 10,000 taels of taxes every year. ”

Xia Liang whispered to Chu Tian: "The purpose of its request for trade is mostly to make money. He can earn customs duties, as well as the difference in between. ”

After the reminder of the cool summer, Chu Tian understood Ping Yisheng's thoughts.

Both sides traded, in fact, the lords could get the benefits, and it was the civilians who lost, but the civilians got the goods they wanted.

"Yes, it is limited to non-military items such as tea, porcelain, silk, calligraphy and paintings."

"Naturally."

Ping Yisheng also did not want the few military supplies in Dongying to flow into the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The two sides reached a trade agreement, and the port of Xuzhou Qu County and the merchant ships of Pinghu City could travel back and forth. At the same time, the tariffs are determined.

The Eastern Han Dynasty merchant ships in Qu County could use the teleportation array to reach the sea near Hirado Castle and shorten the sailing time. Without the port's teleportation array, the distance between the two sides would be too far.

Chu Tian could even use the teleportation array to send the Fubo Legion to attack Hirado City.

Of course, Chu Tian would not have traveled thousands of miles to fight a city in Dongying, which meant that he would be constantly counterattacked by the Dongying Lord. Unless Chutian had unified the Eastern Han Dynasty, it would not be able to fight for a long time.

The purpose of signing this treaty was not to attack Qu County. First of all, his naval division was not necessarily the opponent of the Fubo Legion that was about to be formed, and secondly, a sneak attack on Quxian meant being attacked by the Xuzhou Legion.

When Taira Yoshimori signed the trade treaty, he found that his hand holding the brush was trembling.

Chu Tian's "Heavenly Khan" trait also had a suppressive effect on him.

"Your Excellency is a little strange......"

Ping Yisheng was inexplicably afraid.

"Really?"

Chu Tian was not different, and signed a treaty on trade between the two sides.

The treaty is just a paper document, and Chutian can tear up the treaty at any time and start a war. If necessary, the teleportation array can also be closed to close the country.

Chu Tian was a little disgusted by the seclusion and seclusion. Only if the strength is strong enough and the trade is on the way, there is no need to close the country, because the sailors of the Eastern Han Dynasty do not fight others, and others will burn incense and worship the Buddha.

Ping Yisheng thought that Chutian would make things difficult for him, but Chutian was obviously an enlightened trader and actively promoted trade between the two sides.

"Zheng Zhilong can come in handy. Using the opportunity of trade, we will find out how to get to Hirado Castle and the sea area around Hirado Castle, and we will attack Toei in the future. ”

Chu Tian saw Ping Yisheng leave, his eyes slightly closed. He had already sensed that Ping Yisheng needed money, so he put aside the contradictions and came to trade.

It just so happened that Chutian also needed money.

Moreover, Chutian planned to take advantage of the trade opportunity to send Zheng Zhilong to explore how to attack Dongying.

"What is the first thing that every Eastern Han lord did after unifying the Eastern Han Dynasty? That's to fight Goryeo and Dongying......"

Chutian has already begun to lay out for the future.

Trade with Hirado Castle was only a small prelude to the conquest of Toei.

In Liaodong, Mingguan received a trade request from Zhao Gongzi, the Taishou of Donglai, to purchase the Three-Eyed Firecracker.

"You can add a little trouble to Chu Zimou, and you can profit from it, why not."

At present, only Mingguan in the Eastern Han Dynasty had the ability to produce three-eyed firearms, and he was very happy to sell 700 three-eyed firearms to Zhao Gongzi to form the Guanning Iron Cavalry and create trouble for Chutian.

"I'm also going to attack Gongsun Zan and Prince Yan in Liaoxi as soon as possible. Taking advantage of the time when they were competing with Youzhou Mu for Youzhou, they attacked Liaoxi. ”

Myeongguan gave up the endless conquest with the Goryeo Kingdom and focused on the Liaoxi Corridor.

If he wants to conquer the Goryeo Kingdom, with his strength as a Liaodong Taishou, he is somewhat lacking.

The Protectorate of the Western Regions, Lord Huo An and another great lord compete for control of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and the two sides fight.

The population of the Western Regions Protectorate is less than 10 million. However, if the Western Regions can be unified and the 36 countries of the Western Regions can be forced to surrender, there may not be no hope of dominating Central Asia.

Chen Tang, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, led the Han army and the servant army, killed the enemy generals, pursued the victory, and defeated the enemy army!

After several years of experience, Lord Huo An had a resolute face, and said to a general beside him: "Gao Xianzhi, I plan not to expand to Yumen Pass after unifying the Western Regions Protectorate. I will defeat the thirty-six countries, expand into Central Asia, and establish a great empire to rule Central Asia. The princes of Guannai are strong and strong, and we can claim the title of king in Central Asia and the Western Regions. Maybe they could also invade the Mughals in India. ”

Gao Xianzhi grabbed the restless war horse and looked in the direction of Central Asia.

When all the internal princes were fighting, no one noticed the distant Western Regions Protectorate, let alone Huo An of the Western Regions Protectorate, who had become a lord with a population of millions.

It wasn't until this low-key lord asked the Chang'an court to become the protector of the Western Regions that Lao Qin remembered that there was such a lord in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"I want Dong Zhuo to die as soon as possible, so that I can take over Chang'an and coerce the Son of Heaven to order him not to be subordinate. Wenhe, it's up to you to stir things up. ”

The old Qin said to Jia Xu, who came to visit the house.

* Gao Xianzhi, the envoy of the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, is good at running and has superb mountain marching ability.