When Yan State heard that Cao Shuang might invade Liaodong, he immediately began to actively prepare for the war.

At present, the mixed army that Yan State can use, and all the original Goguryeo army can be planted into the Yan army's organization, which can use up to 60,000 troops, including the original 30,000 troops of the Yan army, as well as the remaining troops that were surrendered in the Battle of Xiangping, and the 20,000 troops that were surrendered in the Battle of Maruno City.

This is also a number that Liaodong’s current logistics foundation can support.

The problem is that Yan State is the defending party, not the attacking party, and all dangerous shoals and fortresses must be stationed. In this way, a large number of troops will be dissipated, and a large number of mobile troops will be left, which will be used to rush back and forth to aid.

Preparing grain and grass, digging trenches to prepare for war, and strengthening walls to store water are all things that must be done in every battle. If you are negligent and lack food and water, you may be trapped to death by the entire army.

In this regard, Deng Ai, Yang Zuo, Bei Yan, Jia Fan and Gongsun Yan are all very good at such work. He immediately issued an order to prepare for emergency operations.

Seeing that the five people were taking the orders one after another, Liu Chuan stood alone on the spot, he sighed helplessly and thought to himself: "Will the King forget me like this?"

Gongsun Xiu finished writing the last memorial and handed it over to Bei Yan to train the recruits. As soon as he looked up, he saw Liu Chuan's face full of dissatisfaction and smiled and said, "Marquis Dazhu, listen to the order."

These five words seemed to be thunder in the air. Liu Chuan was immediately excited and walked out of the ministers, holding the fluoren plate in his hand, and bowed: "I listen to the order."

Gongsun Xiudao: "Cao Shuang attacked Liao, which was huge in scale. It is possible to assign Tian Yu to lead the navy from Qingzhou to attack Dazhu. You lead your own troops to prepare 5,000 sets, and then lead 2,000 imperial guards to garrison Dazhu, and use the flying dragon ships he built as a resistance."

Liu Chuan immediately became happy and said loudly: "I will accept the order and I will not let Tian Yu approach Dazhu one step."

This allocation is very different from the orders of Deng Ai, Yang Zuo and Bei Yan.

Deng Ai was a surrendered general, and he was originally alone. He could achieve today's achievements through Gongsun Xiu's appreciation and military merits. Liu Chuan was different. He was born into a powerful family and had his own tribes. These tribes did not directly name private soldiers. To put it bluntly, the words "five thousand sets of military equipment" and "two thousand imperial guards" mentioned by Gongsun Xiu were a similar system of sharing spoils between imperial power and wealthy families.

The so-called "five thousand sets of armaments" is used by Liu Chuan to equip his own Liu family. As long as he wears armor and halberds, he does not lack training on weekdays. Basically, he can become a soldier by distributing weapons.

As for the 2,000 imperial guards, this part was given by the court, and they joined forces with Liu Chuan to garrison Dazhu. If a war occurred, they would send troops to resist. The spoils they received could be divided with the King of Yan, either four or six or five.

This kind of relationship is obedient to the tune and not the Xuan. Gongsun Xiu could order Liu Chuan to garrison and use troops, but he could not order the three thousand private soldiers under Liu Chuan. This is the lifeblood of the Liu family. One of the reasons why the powerful families could have such a fierce position in the Three Kingdoms in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. To put it bluntly, they had money and troops. In addition, although the aristocratic families, powerful families and fortress owners defected to a certain person, their troops were still their own and had nothing to do with the court.

After winning the war, the spoils will be divided, which is very different from Deng Ai. The former is similar to senior executives, who only receive salaries, that is, salary or rewards from the King of Yan; the latter is to bring funds into the group and inject capital into the company. In addition to the salary that should be received, private soldiers stationed in Yan State can also receive their own spoils.

Gongsun Xiu only distributed some of the weapons to exchange for the stability of Dazhu and the warable soldiers, which was also the reason why the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu had to appoint aristocratic families. His relationship with Liu Chuan was roughly equivalent to the relationship between Cao Cao and Li Dian, or the relationship between Sun Ce and Taishi Ci, and was closer to the division of labor in cooperation.

The task was assigned to four important officials. He stretched his head and asked Yan Xu, the personal soldier beside him, and said, "Go and summon Chen Chao in."

During his casual chat and chat, this person invisibly and indirectly created the secret storage system for him. Although Gongsun Xiu did not give a reward, this was a creation with a flash of inspiration, and Yan Xu was unaware of it. This reward was purely unknown to the unknown rewards. Fortunately, he performed well in martial arts and loyalty. He was promoted to General of the Martial Guard, who was the leader of the personal army, and led the personal army to guard the Yan Palace and was responsible for the security work.

Yan Xu immediately took the order and left.

Not long after, Chen Chao stepped into the hall, bowed to the steps, and said in a deep voice: "I am Chen Chao paying homage to the king."

Gongsun Xiu laughed: "Stand up and talk."

Chen Chao immediately stood up and lowered his eyes respectfully.

"Mingmin, how are the weapons made?" he asked with a smile.

Chen Chao smiled and said, "The King, through the modified hydraulic forging iron method, its cost is extremely fast and labor-saving. At present, 10,000 pairs of plate armor have been built. According to the plan of one soldier and two armors, it can be equipped with five thousand Dragon Horse Cavalry."

According to Gongsun Xiu's regulations, one person must have two armors. Because the plate armor is damaged or concave, it is not easy to repair in a short period of time on the battlefield. Armor must be replaced immediately to completely ensure the unity of the Longxiong Cavalry's military armor.

He was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't expect that in three years, he would create such a rich armor. He nodded and said, "Yes, since he can create such an equivalent plate armor, you can be considered a great achievement."

Chen Chao said hurriedly: "I dare not take credit. The water hammer was designed by the king. Even if Ma Jun comes in person, he cannot create such things. The official - the official is just to execute the king's order. He has no dereliction of duty and has felt that he is lucky. How dare he ask for rewards?"

Gongsun Xiu thought that this kid was modest and cautious, and said in a deep voice: "There is another thing: I am going to entrust you to your hands. Compared with this matter, forging weapons is also a trivial matter, so there is no rush to do so."

Chen Chao said "Ah", and hurriedly knelt down and smiled bitterly: "I have limited abilities and have no other strengths, so I am afraid I will betray the king's entrusted."

"Hey——get up and talk."

He was immediately displeased and frowned: "Mingmin should not be humble. This matter can only be left to you. If you can't do it, no one can do it. Gu knows that you are a smart person, act carefully in everything and do not want to be too perverted, but that's exactly what it is. If you leave this matter to you, there is no more suitable candidate."

Chen Chao felt a little nervous, and he could only smile bitterly and said softly: "I beg the king to make it clear."

Gongsun Xiu understood that Yan State resisted Wei State. Although the strength comparison was not as great as the mantis arm was used to hit a chariot and the horses were shaking trees, it was considered that the calf was not afraid of a tiger.

If you really want to compete with Wei, you will not be at a disadvantage on the front battlefield, but the battlefield behind the enemy behind the enemy will also need to take a dose of fierce medicine, resulting in the Wei State being attacked internally and externally.

Chen Chao was worried, worried that the King of Yan would give him a life-threatening task. As expected, the next sentence he said was almost scattered on the spot: "It's not that dangerous. You need to lurk to Wei State to find out military secrets. You are a member of the Chen clan of Yingchuan. As long as you are not arrested, no one will be suspicious. As long as you keep your mouth tightly and do not reveal it to outsiders, you will find a way to split the relationship between Cao Shuang and Sima Yi, and let the two of them change from a balanced situation to a fight and kill each other. Wei State will inevitably have a small chaos, and the difficulties in Liaodong can be solved."
Chapter completed!