Chutian sent people to count the population of Jizhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou Pingyuan County and other places.

Yuan Shao, Zhao Long, Liu Bei, Tian Qi and other princes also counted the population and set up account books, which facilitated Chu Tian.

Chu Tian saw a roughly estimated population - above all his territory, the estimated population is 100 million!

One hundred million...

Chu Tian couldn't help but feel excited when he saw the amazing population.

The most important thing in troubled times is population and food. Now he has the largest population in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty!

Even in the entire "Lord" world, there are not many civilizations with a population of hundreds of millions.

Among the hundreds of millions of people, a considerable number are newborns.

After chaotic times, there is often a wave of birth. For example, Chu Tian has a son and a daughter.

Officials in Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou and other places encouraged childbirth, and released tenant farmers who defected to the powerful families, and the population grew rapidly.

With the current productivity of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is no problem to support hundreds of millions of people.

"Xu You, if you go and persuade the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan, it is best for me to use it. Zhao Yun serves as your guard."

Chu Tian sent Xu You to lobby Zhang Yan.

Montenegro's army has a large population, most of which are civilians. If the Montenegro army can be incorporated, the population will be one million more.

Xu You immediately went to lobby for the Black Mountain Army.

Chu Tian had already given him the position of Yecheng Order and kept the Heishan Army, which was a threat to Yecheng and was not conducive to the governance of Yecheng.

Zhang Yan could command the Heishan Army and was also a powerful general himself, and was one of the good leaders of the rebel army. Therefore, Chu Tian mainly resigned and surrendered.

With the merger of nine counties in Jizhou, one county in Qingzhou, four counties in Youzhou, and two counties in Bingzhou into Chutian's territory, Chutian's territory expanded a lot.

The core areas with the largest population in Bingzhou, Shangdang County and Taiyuan County are in the hands of Chu Tian. As for other counties in Bingzhou, they either have too few populations or are the territory of the Southern Xiongnu, and they cannot achieve effective control for the time being.

There are several counties in Yanmen County, Yunzhong County, and Dingxiang County that are loyal to Chutian and Huma.

The Guanzhong Army of the old Qin Dynasty, the military general Zhou Bo, led a team of troops and horses. After the defeat of Huma, he annexed Shangjun and Xihe County in Bingzhou.

The territory of Bingzhou is huge and can be roughly divided into three areas, west of the Yellow River, east of the Yellow River, and north of the Yellow River.

The Xihe area of ​​Bingzhou is close to Guanzhong. As long as there is chaos in Bingzhou, the Guanzhong army can easily occupy Shangjun and Xihe County.

On the contrary, if Chutian wanted to control the Xihe area, the army would first set out from Yecheng, cross the Taihang Mountains, enter the Taiyuan Basin, and then face the Luliang Mountains. After crossing the Luliang Mountains, the Yellow River blocked the road... The supply line was extremely long.

As long as the Guanzhong Legion goes north along the Luo River and the Yellow River, it can occupy the Xihe area without any effort.

In short, to the west of the Yellow River is the territory of the old Qin, to the east of the Yellow River is the territory of Chutian, and to the north of the Yellow River is the territory of the Southern Xiongnu.

Among the three places, Taiyuan County and Shangdang County have the largest population, and Chutian is still the biggest beneficiary, but the Xihe area and the Hetao Plain are temporarily out of reach.

This is limited by terrain and distance.

Chu Tian’s power borders the old Qin Dynasty, and there is another place where Chu Tian’s power borders the Yellow River as its boundary. The contradictions are increasingly intensifying in Bingzhou.

"Immediately, the Mongolian cavalry has broken through the pass and entered the Great Wall, and there is no one to defend it. The Southern Huns may have fought with the Mongolian cavalry!"

"The Southern Xiongnu mobilized all their tribesmen to prepare to fight against the Mongolian cavalry!"

After Chutian sent Xu You, a scout came to inform the northern part of Bingzhou.

He closely monitored the actions of the Mongol Empire, and at the same time raised troops and pacified the three states.

Mongolian cavalry had already entered the south of the Great Wall.

"The opponent's chief general is Mu Huali, one of the four Qinxues in the Mongolian Empire. If Xu You can surrender the Heishan Army and select a group of elite troops from the Heishan Army, then there will be enough troops to attack the Mongolian cavalry entering the pass."

Chu Tian had high hopes for Xu You who went to lobby the Black Mountain Army.

In Heishan, Jizhou, Zhang Yan fled back to the valley here and gathered the remaining soldiers. There were still 100,000 young and strong soldiers in Heishan.

After he returned to Montenegro, he couldn't sleep or eat.

Zhang Yan participated in the Battle of Fukouxing as a general Zhao Long. During the battle, he was killed by Shenji Camp and Baipao Army to the point of being frightened. He was worried that Chu Tianqiu would settle the score later and was in panic all day long.

Xu You and Zhao Yun led thirty white horses from cavalry to Heishan. When the Heishan army saw Baima Yicong, they mistakenly thought it was the White Robe Army and were all frightened.

Chen Qingzhi's white-robed army had already shown great power in the Battle of Wukouxing, so that the 100,000 Black Mountain troops trembled when they saw the white-robed army.

"Chief, General Chu Zimou sent someone to surrender!"

"Who is the visitor?"

"Xu You, there is also a young general in white robe who calls himself Zhao Zilong of Changshan, and he serves as Xu You's guard this time."

"The young man in white robe..."

Zhang Yan seemed to think of Zhao Yun who attacked Zhao Long's army not long ago, and couldn't help but be afraid.

Chen Qingzhi and Zhao Yun defeated Zhao Long's army from the rear, and even Zhao Long was killed.

When Xu You and Zhao Yun were brought, Zhang Yan gritted his teeth. He was not unfamiliar with Xu You, but Zhao Yun was afraid: "You two are here, but are you here to raise an army to ask for a crime?"

"I am here to rescue the general. If the general is willing to lead his troops to surrender to the general and live in Xiacheng, the general can leave the past and place everyone in Jizhou and Bingzhou. Otherwise, the general will personally conquer the general and the generals, once the generals are defeated, the heads of the people will be put on the ground and their families will be slaves!"

Xu You's tone was aggressive.

If the Black Mountain Army is angered, Xu You and Zhao Yun have thirty white horses and Yishu, they will be chopped off by the 100,000 Black Mountain Army.

No matter how powerful Zhao Yun is, he will never break through the 100,000 Black Mountain Army.

After all, this place is not Changbanpo, but it is the terrain of the valley. As long as the entrance of the valley is blocked, the Black Mountain Army everywhere will kill Zhao Yun.

But no one dared to move the 100,000 Black Mountain Army.

The Heishan Army was already afraid of being killed in Fukou Xing, so they did not dare to resist.

What's more, Chu Tian is now the only general of the Han Empire, and he surrenders them as a general.

Zhang Yan held his breath: "The General personally commanded the Battle of Wukouxing?"

Xu You pretended to be profound: "No, the Battle of Wukouxing is only the command of the general's wife. If the general comes in person, only three thousand cavalry can be used to flatten the Black Mountain."

The sound of breathing sounded in the audience, and the generals of the Black Mountain Army were shocked, but they believed it without doubt.

Just because the general's wife was temporarily in command, she defeated Zhao Long's 400,000 army. If she replaced the general, she would destroy the 100,000 Black Mountain Army. Wouldn't it be easy to get rid of the 100,000 Black Mountain Army?

"Zhang Yan, a native of Zhending in Changshan, is willing to surrender."

"We are willing to be loyal to the General."

Zhang Yan led a group of Black Mountain generals to surrender directly to Chu Tian, ​​who occupied Jizhou.

The Battle of Wukouxing really destroyed the confidence of the Black Mountain Army.

"We are actually fellow countrymen?"

After Zhang Yan surrendered, Zhao Yun regarded Zhang Yan as his own. He was surprised to hear that Zhang Yan was from Changshan Zhending.

When Zhang Yan heard Zhao Yun say this, he was stunned: "The general is also a Zhending person in Changshan?"

“That’s right.”

"Now the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. General Zhao will take more care of him in the future."

The unique regional culture of the Eastern Han Dynasty made Zhao Yun and Zhang Yan feel friendly.

Zhang Yan surrendered to Chu Tian, ​​and in order to make a living in Chu Tian's power, he was also very happy to get to know Zhao Yun.

"The Montenegro army has a population of one million and is scattered in various valleys in Montenegro. If we want to settle the life well, it will take a lot of time."

Xu You counted the population of the Heishan Army as soon as possible, and migrated all the Heishan Army to Jizhou and various counties in Bingzhou to fill the population gap caused by the war.

As for Zhang Yan and dozens of important Black Mountain generals, they went to Xiacheng to pay homage to Chu Tian.

"Lord, Zhang Yan of the Heishan Army surrendered, and his main leader has arrived in Xiacheng!"

"Let them get to the school grounds."

Zhang Yan brought many Black Mountain Army generals, and Chu Tian would change the location of the meeting into a schoolyard.

Zhang Yan and his group arrived at the school ground. Generals such as Xue Rengui, Li Guang, and Yue Fei were training high-level troops, and occasionally enjoyed competing with archery.

There are also some considerations when recruiting soldiers.

The recruitment conditions for low-level troops are simple, and it is best to recruit in counties and counties on the front line. For example, if Chu Tian wants to attack the Mongolian Empire, in Bingzhou and Youzhou, you don’t have to transport troops from thousands of miles to travel. Using a teleportation array, you can consume at least one million silver (the farther the distance, the higher the transmission cost).

The recruitment conditions for high-level troops are complex, requiring advanced barracks and excellent equipment.

Currently, cities with the ability to recruit high-level troops include Xiacheng, Yecheng, Puyang, Jinyang (Taiyuan County), Jixian and other important cities.

Among them, only Xiacheng has a level 10 cavalry battalion and a level 8 infantry battalion.

High-level troops can be recruited in Xiacheng, and then used teleportation arrays to transport them to the required front line in time. The number of high-level troops is not large, and it only takes a few thousand taels to tens of thousands of taels of silver to teleport 800 Beiwei Army.

Zhang Yan, Yu Du, Guo Daxian, Li Damu, Yu Digen and other Black Mountain generals were shocked when they witnessed the magical archery skills of Xue Rengui, Li Guang, Yue Fei and others.

"These people are comparable to Shi Wansui. I don't know where Shi Wansui has arrived."

When Zhang Yan saw Xue Rengui, Li Guang, Yue Fei and others shooting arrows in the school, he thought of Shi Long, the most powerful general under Zhao Long.

During the Battle of Wukouxing, Shi Wansui's whereabouts are unknown.
To be continued...