Just after the war, the city was already overcrowded, so except for some of the soldiers originally stationed in the city who were left to take charge of security work, the rest were all moved to the military camps outside the city.
As for the 80,000 soldiers and horses Liu Deng transferred from Zhao, except for 20,000 who were replaced at Yanmen, the rest were all reorganized into the Dai army by him.
Taking advantage of this battle, Zhang Tu and Li Guang completed the integration of the old and new armies.
After this reorganization, many of the 80,000 troops around Jinyang were eliminated, including the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Then in the process of defending the city, they recruited a lot of Minzhuang who dared to die. After the final elimination, the number of Zhao troops gathered together reached 100,000!
Although the number of people is now only a little over 100,000, the combat effectiveness is definitely much stronger than before.
In addition, during the last period of time, the ordnance supervisor was desperately rushing to produce ordnance.
And most of them are made of plate armor and crossbows, because these are the real weapons for defending the city.
This allowed a large part of the 100,000-strong army to finally complete the armor change.
The remaining ones, even those who have not completely changed their clothes, have all received a breastplate.
This was also a compromise made by the weapons supervisor after he relocated back to the city.
After all, without the hydraulic forging hammer, it would be difficult to complete the original process solely relying on animal power.
When it comes to steel, the smaller the details, the more skillful it is. Compared with the production in other places, the difficulty of breastplate is undoubtedly the lowest.
Although, a steel breastplate paired with a set of armor does look a bit weird.
But at least on the battlefield, this can already make them immune to many death threats.
Compared to death, a missing arm or leg is only a minor injury!
In the vast darkness, a group of knights came straight to the military camp outside the city.
"Stop! Who are you? Don't you know there is a military camp ahead?"
There were still five hundred steps away from the military camp, and there were already hidden sentries coming out to intercept them.
"With your blind eyes, didn't you see that the king is here?"
Du Ziteng took the lead and shouted sharply.
"I didn't know that the king was coming, so I ask your forgiveness!"
Only then did several secret sentries realize that the man in military uniform was actually Liu Deng.
"Okay, you are also responsible for leading the way!"
Liu Deng didn't mean to embarrass them, he just said expressionlessly.
"promise!"
Liu Deng holds Gaozu's snake-cutting sword in his hand, and now he is controlling the conquests of Dai and Zhao. Naturally, all soldiers do not dare to neglect.
"Du Ziteng! Hold my sword and beat the drum to gather the generals!"
Liu Deng's face was serious.
"promise!"
Du Ziteng hurried forward, took the snake-cutting sword with both hands, and then walked forward quickly, heading straight towards the Jujianggu in the middle of the military camp!
"Dong——"
"Dong——"
"Dong——"
The dull drum beat was so harsh in this silent night. The originally peaceful military camp suddenly felt as if a huge boulder had been thrown into the calm water.
Countless soldiers began to move quickly. The generals who were qualified to enter the Chinese army's tent hurriedly put on their clothes and armor, and then rushed towards the Chinese army's tent.
The remaining low-level officers who were not qualified to enter the Chinese army's tent also hurriedly began to assemble their teams and then stood by in place.
Having just experienced a series of wars, Dai's army is now in strict military discipline.
"Who is beating the drum?"
Li Guang had just fallen asleep when he heard the rumble of war drums. He was startled and quickly got up from the bed.
"Reporting to the Marquis, the king has arrived in person and is now beating drums to gather the generals!"
Li Guang's soldiers rushed to report.
"The king is here in person? How is this possible?"
Li Guang was stunned. Among the army, he and Guan Fu had the highest titles.
The entire military camp is divided into east and west, two large camps. At this moment, the generals are gathering. Is it possible that the king is setting out to attack?
Li Guang went straight to the CICC battle full of doubts, and Guan Fu was also full of doubts.
Now among all the generals in the entire Dai Kingdom, the two of them have the highest titles, and they are also the real generals in charge of the army.
If Liu Deng really wanted to go on an expedition, why didn't he discuss it with the two of them?
"Dong——"
"Dong——"
"Dong——"
The second drumbeat has just ended, and all the generals who are qualified to enter the main battle are already in place.
Seeing Li Guang and Guan Fu looking full of doubts, Liu Deng became more determined in his thoughts.
"Last night, I received a request for help from His Highness Prince Liang. This time I decided to lead the army south to rescue Suiyang!"
Liu Deng had no intention of discussing with them, but gave the order directly.
"The last general, Li Guang, is willing to be the pioneer for the king!"
Li Guang was the first to stand up and ask for a fight.
"I am the last general, Guan Fu, and I am willing to die for the king!"
Guanfu was naturally not to be outdone.
"My king understands the two generals' devotion to the country. However, the war has just stopped now. There are still a small group of rebels in Daiguo's territory. Defending Jinyang is the top priority. The matter of defending the city is left to us. It’s for you two!”
The status of the two of them is too high. If they go with Liu Deng, Liu Deng won't care about the overt and covert attacks. After all, he is the descendant of the great ancestor, but the two of them are different...
In any case, they were both supported by Liu Deng. It was also the white jade pillar that he left to Dai Guo to support the sea and the purple golden beam.
Liu Deng couldn't let them be implicated by him, so Liu Deng had no choice but to exclude them from this incident.
"But……"
Li Guang was stunned. He didn't expect that Liu Deng would actually leave him and Guan Fu in Jinyang City.
However, Liu Dengke had never had the experience of commanding an army of tens of thousands by himself. Grasping the general direction and doing specific things were completely different things.
If something goes wrong, then...
Thinking of the terrible consequences, Li Guang shuddered.
"Where is He Junan?"
Liu Deng did not give him a chance to speak, but directly began to give orders.
"My subordinate is here!"
He Junan hurriedly walked out of the queue, then raised his hands towards Liu Deng and said.
"I will give you three thousand cavalry, plus one thousand soldiers of your own sword, to serve as the vanguard of the army. Do you dare to go?"
Liu Deng was still very impressed with He Junan.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! You will fulfill your mission!"
He Junan was also overjoyed for a moment. Liu Deng had given him the vanguard task.
"Very good, I will give you one day to prepare. You can leave for Suiyang early tomorrow morning!"
"promise!"
While He Junan was speaking, he stepped forward to receive the command arrow, then turned around, walked out of the tent, and went to prepare himself.
"Where is Shangguan relegated?"
"My subordinate is here!"
"I have ordered the food transporter for the army to give you five days to prepare all the dry food for the army of 50,000 for ten days. Is it possible for you to do it?"
"promise!"
Although Shangguan was relegated because of Shen Tujia's recommendation, we have to say that he is indeed a talented person. In Li Guangcheng's merit list, he is impressively ranked sixth!
