When Su Yan left for Luoyang, he inspected the army. At that time, there were already 7,000 to 8,000 infantry and 3,000 to 4,000 cavalry.

Unexpectedly, when he returned after a few months, the number of soldiers under his command had increased dramatically.

Taishi Ci smiled and said,"In terms of infantry, there were originally 20,000, but because of the daily needs of the counties in Zhuo County, a total of 10,000 soldiers are needed, so we can only dispatch the remaining 10,000."

"As for the cavalry, the Zou family made a lot of efforts in this regard, and there were also the big merchants Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping from Jizhou. Through their channels, we obtained a large number of war horses shipped from Liaodong."

"After we got the war horses, we stepped up the training of the cavalry, mainly the light cavalry of the Po Lu Camp, which was in charge of General Zhao."

Su Yan looked at Zhao Yun when he heard this. He walked out and clasped his fists and said,"My lord, there are now 9,000 people in the Po Lu Camp, all of whom can participate in the battle. In addition, there are 1,000 people in the Flying Tiger Camp, but only 500 can participate in the battle. The remaining 500 still need time to train."

"It seems that the training of heavy cavalry is very troublesome. Dian Wei, you have to work harder and stop drinking!"

Su Yan glared at Dian Wei while speaking. Dian Wei scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

After thinking for a while, Su Yan said:"In this case, all 10,000 infantrymen will participate in the battle at this alliance, and another 5,000 cavalry should be enough."

Although there are 10,000 cavalrymen, Su Yan does not want to show them all. It would be bad if they attract other people's attention at the alliance.

Five thousand people are a little bit too many, but not too many. They can show their strength a little, but they will not give people a feeling of being too strong. This is just right.

"All right, Ziyi, Zilong, from now on you should start preparing for the deployment of the army. We will set out immediately after I get married."

""Yes!"

Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun said with fists.

Su Yan looked at Du Ji and Xun You again and said,"Food and grass must be sent before the three armies move. Food is the most important thing. You two must prepare all the military supplies in advance so that the army can use them."

""Yes!"

Du Ji and Xun You bowed and said

"Well, there is nothing else to do for now, let's go down and prepare."

Su Yan waved his hand, and everyone took their leave. At this time, he said,"Mr. Zhongde, please stay for a while." Cheng Yu stayed after hearing this. After everyone left, Su Yan said,"Mr. Zhongde, how is the establishment of the intelligence organization going?"

Cheng Yu said seriously after hearing this,"My lord, two months ago, I have begun to arrange to place our scouts all over the world"

"How is it going?"

"The situation was going well, because of Shi A, who was under the command of the lord, he had trained a large number of assassins who were good at spying, and then they had bases in Minglan Tower in the capitals of various states."

"With the help of his intelligence network, we have basically deployed intelligence bases in various states, and have now begun to collect intelligence from various states. In a few days, some intelligence should be transmitted back."

Cheng Yu said slowly.

Su Yan nodded and said,"Mr. Zhongde, please pay more attention to intelligence. This will help us grasp the movements of others, so that we can take the initiative to win the battle, so this is very important and cannot be wrong."

"My lord, rest assured, I will pay attention to it.

Cheng Yu bowed and said

""Okay, you can go down too."

After Cheng Yu left, Su Yan continued to deal with government affairs.

After finishing almost everything, he saw that it was still early, so he went to Lu's house.

Although Lu Zhi was not there, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan still lived there. The two were his masters, and the wedding had to be hosted by them.

After arriving at Lu's house, the servants hurriedly saluted, and then led Su Yan to meet Guan Ning and the others.

At this time, the two were drinking tea and chatting in a courtyard.

After Su Yan came, he dismissed the servants, came to the two and saluted, saying:"Hello, two masters."

Guan Ning and Bing Yuan turned their heads to look at him and smiled:"Zi Yang is not in the prefectural government to deal with government affairs at this time, why did he come to us?"

Su Yan said:"Junior nephew wanted to come and see if the two masters need anything, and also ask about the wedding."

Guan Ning smiled and said:"We two old guys are fine here, there is nothing we need."

Bing Yuan smiled and said:"You don't have to worry about the wedding, we have arranged it. Since your senior brother is not here, your master Guan will host it for you on his behalf."

Speaking of this, he sighed and said,"Alas, I don't know how my brother is doing in Luoyang. Dong Zhuo is cruel and ruthless and controls the court. With my brother's temper, I'm afraid he will be angry."

Su Yan bowed and said,"Master, don't worry. I have already planted spies in Luoyang. As long as Master is in any danger, I will immediately rescue him and bring him back to Zhuo County."

"Well, you are thoughtful. It is also his luck that my senior brother can accept you as a disciple."

Bing Yuan nodded.

Su Yan discussed the details of the wedding with the two of them, and then left the Lu family.

Not long after returning to the prefect's mansion, a servant came to report that the chief clerk Zou Yi wanted to see him.

Su Yan asked him to come to the study in the backyard and said with a smile:"Brother, why are you so anxious?"

Zou Yi said:"My lord, I have something to report to you. Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, two big merchants from Jizhou, heard of your reputation and came here to ask to see you."

"Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping?"

Su Yan narrowed his eyes and asked,"Where are they?"

Zou Yi said,"They are visiting the Zou family now. Because the Zou family's warhorse business was also purchased through them, we have a good relationship."

"So that's how it is. If that's the case, then you can invite them over."

Su Yan nodded, and Zou Yi immediately left.

Sitting in the main seat, Su Yan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping!

He knew these two people.

Remember in history when Liu Bei first started his army, he was so poor that he had nothing except the title of a relative of the Han Dynasty.

In addition to Zhang Fei selling his own property Taoyuan, he also received financial support from these two people.

Money, food, iron, war horses.........

As long as it was military supplies, the two men unconditionally funded Liu Bei a lot, allowing him to arm an army and participate in the battle to pacify the Yellow Turbans.

It can be said that these two people played an important role in the early rise of Liu Bei.

Su Yan wanted to see such a person.

After a while, the servant came to report that Zou Yi brought Su Shuang and two others over.

Su Yan asked someone to invite them to the reception room, and then he changed his clothes and walked over.

In the reception room, Zou Yi sat inside with two middle-aged men, who were Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. The two were about the same age, Su Shuang was a little thin, and Zhang Shiping was a little stronger.

Seeing Su Yan coming, the two hurriedly stood up and saluted, saying:"I, the common people, greet you, sir."

Because the two did not know Su Yan's current official position, it was inconvenient for them to call him, so it was more appropriate to call him"sir".

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