Tongguan, Wuguan and Hetao have all been commissioned, leaving only the ferry along the Yellow River.
These garrison tasks will definitely not use the generals in the front, so the generals in the rear are all eager to try.
Not long after, Liu Zhang finally spoke again.
"General Pi Liu Shuang, Wu Lan, and Wang Shi obey the order!"
The three of them were immediately overjoyed and quickly walked out of the queue.
"The end is here!"
"The three of you will lead our troops and mount a joint defense at Xiayang Ferry to guard the banks of the Yellow River."
"The last general takes command!"
Liu Huang, Wu Lan, and Wang Shi all came from Yizhou, and they usually have very good personal relationships. Working together to deploy defenses will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
Each of the three men had a battalion of soldiers and horses, totaling 6,000 men, which was enough to ensure that Pubanjin was safe.
A total of 31,000 people were deployed to guard the four directions.
Although it cannot be completely guaranteed to be foolproof, at least it can withstand one or two attacks by the enemy and buy Chang'an time to react.
Next came the moment that Liu Zhang was most looking forward to and the most excited about.
Expand the army!
Through the Battle of Yongliang and the Battle of Guanzhong, Liu Zhang deeply realized the dangers of insufficient military strength.
In troubled times, we cannot simply sympathize with the people and save military power.
The next time we go on an expedition, it won't be a petty battle involving tens of thousands.
Liu Bei and Sun Quan were better off. They probably only had about 100,000 troops to conquer the country, but Cao Cao was different.
Yuan Shao has shown signs of decline in Hebei, and Cao Cao is more like training his troops while attacking!
When Liu Zhang fights with Cao Cao, he may face hundreds of thousands of Cao Cao's elite troops!
"Everyone, this time we captured the entire Yongliang and Guanzhong, but the elite troops suffered heavy losses."
"Now that the situation of separatism among the heroes has ended, the next war will definitely be about the ownership of the world!"
"I have learned from my pain and decided to strengthen the military to cope with the struggle for hegemony in a few years!"
The spirits of the ministers were shocked, especially the generals, who were all gearing up.
"I will obey Duke Qin's order!"
The civil and military forces worked together to express their support, which made Liu Zhang very happy.
"good!"
"I decided to arrange the Eastern Army, Northern Army, Central Army, Imperial Guard, Navy Army, and Barbarian Army respectively!"
The ministers exclaimed in their hearts, it seems that Liu Zhang is serious about this, setting up six armies at a time!
"Where is the former general?"
Indeed it is!
All eyes are focused on the top military commander, former general Huang Zhong!
Huang Zhong strode out of the queue, bowed his hands and bowed.
"I'm here!"
"Gu appoints you as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army and takes charge of the Eastern Army for Gu!"
Huang Zhong's tiger body shook and he fell to his knees directly.
"I accept your order!"
Liu Zhang nodded slightly, looked at the line of generals again, and began to call out their names.
"Zhang Liao, General of the Eastern Conquest."
"Pingxi General Zhang Ren."
"General Anling Wei Yan."
"To show off to Captain Meng Da."
The four of them came out together and stood behind Huang Zhong.
Liu Zhang's meaning is self-evident.
"The four of you and your troops will join the Eastern Army."
Zhang Liao and the four others also directly bowed to him like Huang Zhong.
"The last general takes command!"
After the military commanders were assigned, Liu Zhang looked at the lineup of advisers.
"Where is Pang Tong, the commander-in-chief of the military division?"
Pang Tong stepped out and stood next to Huang Zhong.
"I'm here!"
"I have ordered you to serve as the Eastern Army's military advisor."
"I accept your order!"
Liu Zhang looked at the six people in front of him and felt relieved.
This lineup is quite luxurious!
"I ordered the Eastern Army to expand to 50,000 and stationed in Yufu to prepare troops for the future eastward advance!"
"I will take your orders!"
Indeed it is!
The ministers couldn't help but exclaimed in their hearts.
The Eastern Army, led by Huang Zhong, had almost all soldiers from Yizhou.
In addition, the commander-in-chief Huang Zhong and the military advisor Pang Tong were both from Jingzhou, so the intention was already obvious!
Then the next step should be...
All eyes were focused on one person.
Sure enough, after Huang Zhong and the other six returned to the queue, Liu Zhang spoke directly.
"General Gan Ning of Pingdong, General Zhou Tai of Hengshui, and General Huang Quan of Lingjiang obey orders!"
Gan and Ning lined up on both sides and walked to the center at the same time.
"The end is here!"
Gan Ning was quite excited. He didn't expect to arrive so soon.
Liu Zhang looked at the three people below and had a strange feeling.
Historically, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai were generals of the Soochow navy, and Huang Quan even participated in the attack on Jingzhou.
It can be said that the fate of these three people is inseparable from Jingzhou.
Although history has taken a turn now, the fate of these three people has not changed at all.
"Gujin officially worshiped Gan Ning as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Huang Quan as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, and Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin as the Navy Generals."
"From now on, based on the Yu Fu Shui Army, the army will be expanded to 50,000!"
A flash of horror flashed in Gan Ning's eyes, he didn't expect that the scale had more than doubled!
"The final general will definitely live up to Duke Qin's high expectations!"
Gan and Ning immediately knelt on the ground and accepted Liu Zhang's military order.
Liu Zhang's arrangements for the navy were also carefully considered.
Historically, when Liu Bei appointed Huang Quan to supervise the navy, it must be because Huang Quan had extraordinary talents.
After Huang Quan surrendered to Cao Wei, he also received Cao Pi's attention and served successively as General of Zhennan, General of Chariots and Cavalry, and Three Divisions of Yitong!
These are enough to prove that Huang Quan has enough ability to control the navy.
Coupled with Huang Quan's influence among the local gentry in Yizhou and the top gentry in Bajun, the development of the naval army will definitely be more effective with half the effort.
Needless to say, Gan Ning's ability goes without saying. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai are even more famous for crossing the Yangtze River!
The four of them are enough to train a navy that is not afraid of the Soochow Navy!
"General Gan, General Huang, the navy is established in Yufu Port, and belongs to the Eastern Army in terms of ownership."
"If your navy has any problems, you can discuss them with former General Huang Zhong and Military Advisor Zhonglang General Pang Tong."
Gan Ning and Huang Quan did not question anything and immediately accepted the order.
In fact, this is also a result that everyone can guess.
After all, the main role of the navy is to advance eastward to Jingzhou, and it will inevitably advance and retreat with the Eastern Army.
However, one of the civil servants was very excited, and it was Yang Hong who had just proposed to march eastward to Jingzhou.
When Yang Hong saw the establishment of the Eastern Army, he felt relieved a lot.
The large-scale expansion of the naval force and its integration into the Eastern Army sequence fully illustrate Liu Zhang's strategic intentions.
But what Yang Hong didn't expect was that Liu Zhang's arrangements for the Eastern Army were not over yet.
"Where is Zhu Meng?"
One of the generals walked out. He did not bow his hands and obey orders like other generals, but knelt down directly on the ground.
"I wish Meng to obey Qin Gong's orders!"
Kneeling down is already the highest etiquette among barbarians, and it also expresses Zhu Meng's surrender to Liu Zhang.
Zhu Meng took the lead and led the barbarians into the battle, making great contributions to Liu Zhang.
Thirty thousand barbarian troops also played an extremely important role in the Battle of Yongliang.
"Zhu Meng, after several battles, your barbarian soldiers suffered heavy losses. Do you have any complaints?"