"Yuanlong, starting tomorrow, we will start recruiting troops again. This time, we will not only recruit soldiers near Xuzhou, but also set up recruitment sites in Langya, Pengcheng, Donghai, Xiapi County and Guangling County." Li Chen looked at Chen Deng and said solemnly.

The last time, the recruitment of nearly 20,000 strong men were recruited just near Xuzhou City, while the Xuzhou City only had a population of 400,000. However, the entire Three Kingdoms and Two Counties under Xuzhou had a population of nearly 3 million.

Among the thirteen states in the world, Xuzhou has a large state of all population and economy. If such a state is under the rule of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, it is probably possible to draw a large army of hundreds of thousands.

However, Li Chen followed the policy of elite troops. Even this time, Li Chen was still the only one who was strong. Xuzhou, the three kingdoms and two counties, plus Xuzhou City, which has a population of 400,000, can recruit 70,000 troops and make up for him.

"Lord, how many soldiers are recruiting at this time?" Chen Deng asked respectfully.

Li Chen looked at Chen Deng and said, "Seventy thousand, this time, the three kingdoms and two counties in Xuzhou City will be recruited in total, and a total of 70,000 troops will be recruited."

"Seventy thousand, enough?" Chen Deng was a little confused when he heard Li Chen's words.

Sun Tzu's Art of War is surrounded by three times and attacked by ten times. It is true that if Li Chen really made up for the 100,000 army and Cao Cao's 300,000 army wanted to take Xuzhou, it would have become a dream.

However, is the 100,000 army really that easy to raise? Xuzhou is a large-scale state of production, and can barely support the 100,000 army in terms of military rations. Li Chen now has no problem with money, and it is not a problem to support a 100,000 army.

However, the most critical question is that the 70,000 new army recruited by Li Chen is the new army.

What is the new army? This means that these soldiers have no weapons or armor except for not being trained.

There are grains in Xuzhou, and there are silvers and money in Xuzhou, but what about weapons and armor? If these two things are not solved, will it be possible to recruit new troops and let them carry hoes on the battlefield?

The creation of weapons and armor is not a matter of one day or one night, let alone the armor of a total of 70,000 troops. Tao Qian is not good at raising soldiers, so there is no existing armor and weapons in the warehouses in Xuzhou.

Therefore, in Chen Deng's opinion, recruiting soldiers is simple, but the difficulty is how to equip these soldiers.

Seeing Chen Deng appearing embarrassed, Li Chen looked at Chen Deng and asked, "Yuanlong, what are the difficulties?"

Chen Deng said respectfully: "Lord, the Xuzhou family has taken your benefits. They will definitely not stop the recruitment of soldiers. If only 70,000 elite soldiers, the recruitment will be completed in at most half a month. Xuzhou has sufficient grain, which is enough for 100,000 troops to use for the next year."

Speaking of this, Chen Deng changed the subject: "But, lord, have you ever thought about how to equip these 70,000 new troops, weapons, armor, bows and crossbows, and arrows?"

"Also, among these 70,000 new troops, there must be a certain proportion of cavalry. But for this horse, only Youzhou and Bingzhou are now rich in horses. Even among the Cao army and Yuan army, there is still a shortage of horses."

Chen Deng's words were like a basin of cold water poured on the blazing flames that had just ignited in Li Chen's heart.

Ordnance, the problem of ordnance cannot be solved, and it is impossible for soldiers to go to the battlefield with fire sticks.

However, this era is not an era of mechanization in previous lives. Armory armor is completely made by hand. Based on the productivity of this era, if you want to create an armor of 70,000 people, it is afraid that even if it takes a year or two, it will be difficult to create it.

However, there is no such a wealthy time for a year or two. After a year or two, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold.

"Yuanlong, what can I do?" Li Chen looked at Chen Deng and asked.

Chen Deng thought about it, as if he was thinking about a solution. After a long time, he slowly said: "If you want to solve the equipment problem of the 70,000 New Army, you can buy it for a lot of money. In the whole world, there are only four forces who can stock so many weapons. Cao, Sun, and two Yuan."

"Cao Cao will naturally not flow the armies to us. Xuzhou is adjacent to Jiangdong. In order to avoid raising tigers, Sun Ce will not sell equipment to us. The only hope is the two Yuans. Yuan Shao has been fighting with Cao Cao over the years, and even if there is surplus in the equipment, he is afraid that the control will be extremely strict. Only Yuan Shu has a glimmer of hope."

"Nanyang Yuan Shu?" Li Chen hesitated.

Yuan Shu's strength was not great among the princes in the world. The land he occupied was not even as large as that of Li Chen's Xuzhou, but only the four counties of Nanyang, Jiujiang, Shouchun and Huainan.

However, the four counties are all in the Jianghuai River Basin, which is a densely populated and very rich place.

What is the most important thing? The most important thing is that Yuan Shu has not experienced any major wars in these years. Although he also has effective friction with the surrounding forces, the serious battle is not a single one.

Yuan Shu has a good brother. He has a good relationship with Yuan Shao, but outsiders don’t think so. Both of them are children of the Yuan family. Now that Yuan Shao is powerful, if you fight Yuan Shu, it will inevitably be like giving Yuan Shao a chance to send troops.

Yuan Shao was born in a gangster, and Yuan Shu was born in a legitimate manner. Maybe Yuan Shao would wait for someone to send troops to destroy his younger brother, and then he happened to have the reason that the mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole was behind.

Perhaps it is because of this worry that although Yuan Shu has a small territory over the years, he has lived a very comfortable life.

Since Yuan Shu was not in war, Li Chen thought it was a bit of a talk about buying some weapons and equipment from him. Moreover, in the historical records of his previous life, Yuan Shu seemed to be a little greedy for money. After all, when the eighteen princes were fighting against Dong, he could deduct Sun Jian’s food and grass.

Thinking of this, Li Chen immediately felt hope in his heart: "Yuanlong, how about leaving this to you Chen?"

"Lord, Chen is afraid that this is not possible. Chen has no friendship with Yuan Shu. If such a large-scale military transaction is unclear, he is afraid that he will get half the result with twice the effort." Chen Denghui responded.

"What should I do?" Li Chen looked worried.

At this time, Chen Deng said, "Lord, your father-in-law must have a way to do this."

"Zhen?" Li Chen asked.

"Lord, the strength of Zhen's family is much greater than that of my Chen's family. The Zhen family in Xuzhou is only a side branch of Zhen's family. The main line of Zhen's family is in Jizhou, and there is also a side branch of Zhen's family in Nanyang. The head of the Zhen family in Nanyang is the cousin of the lord's father-in-law."

"If Nanyang Zhen family is dealing with this matter, I believe that the transaction will be very sure of success." Chen Deng pondered.

Li Chen also felt that this was very reasonable when Chen Deng said this. But now the problem is, the key is that Zhen does not recognize himself.

Li Chen thought about it at the third time and felt that the Zhen family seemed to be a little tough but not soft. It seemed that he had to go to Zhen's mansion.

"Go and call that stupid guy Cheng Yaojin and let him accompany me to the Zhen Mansion." Li Chen ordered the guard beside him.

Why is it called Cheng Yaojin? First, he is a lucky general and blessed by lucky BUFF. Second, this guy doesn’t look like a good person, and it is easier to scare people from Zhen’s family.

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