Most of the prisoners of the Qi army who were escorted back to Jingzhou from Heluo were young and strong soldiers, and there were also some elite Jinyang soldiers from the Six Towns among them.
The elite soldiers of Jinyang have rich combat experience and considerable combat effectiveness. In theory, they are a very good source of soldiers. They can be incorporated into the Jingzhou army. They do not need any careful training to become qualified sergeants.
But for these six-town professional soldiers, to be honest, Li Tai doesn't like to be recruited into the army. Because apart from their good combat qualities, these town soldiers can be said to have everything wrong with them. And there is a very crucial point, that
Just because they have rich combat experience and know how to assess the situation on the battlefield, these soldiers are rarely able to fight tough battles.
Li Tai's thoughts seemed to be a little off, and he dared to look down on the world-famous soldiers of the Six Towns, but this was his very real feeling after several battles with the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty.
This is not very obvious in the six town sergeants of the Western Wei Dynasty, because the number of town soldiers in the Western Wei Dynasty is much smaller than that in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and they are all highly dependent on their respective generals.
Especially after the Battle of Mangshan, the surviving Xianbei soldiers in the army were almost all close confidants of the generals, large and small, so when they fought, they only followed their commanders, and their commanders were usually there.
The Western Wei Dynasty had a relatively high status, and there were few veterans like Zhao Gui who would run away when the situation was not going well.
This was not the case in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty. They inherited most of the six-town sergeants and could even be called a special social class in their social structure. Their organizational form was not like the Western Wei Dynasty, where the leaders of various large and small armies were subordinated hierarchically. As early as Gao Huan
During this period, a system was established in which the Bafu Cavalry Cao and the Foreign Soldier Cao dispatched all armies.
It is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death, and it is a biological instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Because of their rich combat experience and excellent military literacy, these elite Jinyang soldiers do not even need to have an overview of the overall situation when they are in the battle, and they simply rely on what they have received.
You can judge whether the battle situation is good or bad based on the military orders and the changes in the Sakon formation.
Once encountering an unfavorable situation in the war, it is absolutely impossible for these ghostly soldiers to stick to the battlefield and wait for the outcome of being gathered and annihilated.
Therefore, when a certain formation suddenly collapses on the battlefield, the troops with more veterans are often the first to flee. This does not mean that the new recruits have the courage to accept death, but they do not know how to judge the development of the war and do not know how to respond.
Escape from combat efficiently and safely.
Therefore, Li Tai did not plan to recruit a large number of prisoners of war into the combat team without any review. He just selected the best among them, selecting those with outstanding martial arts skills such as riding, archery, martial arts, etc., or those who were scouts, water hunters, etc.
Prisoners of war with special abilities are recruited into the team and undertake some elite soldier tasks.
Because the selection criteria are relatively strict, although the selection of these prisoners of war is not as grand and majestic as the drill review of their own troops, it is still exciting. Such as the good cavalry who surrendered the fierce horses, the sharpshooters who fired all arrows,
Strong men who could carry cauldrons, as well as fighting masters who could hardly be approached by more than a dozen people, were plucked out of prisoner-of-war camps one after another.
Although the people in Jiangling were not good at martial arts, they couldn't help but be amazed when they saw that Jingzhou's standards for military reorganization were so strict. Especially when they saw that these Northern Qi prisoners were so skilled and powerful in military skills, but they were still inevitably beaten by Jingzhou.
The army captured the prisoners, and each of them could not help but overestimate the combat effectiveness of General Li's men.
In addition to selecting brave men, some of the original commanders among the prisoners of the Qi army were also selected. If they had the ability to coordinate organizations, train soldiers, etc., they could also be recruited into the military mansion, or train the armed forces of the township regiments, or
Distributed to prefectures and counties to undertake public security tasks of detecting thieves and catching thieves.
Of course, even so, only a small number of prisoners of war have been recruited, barely one-tenth of the total, and most of the rest are still in prison camps. Most of these prisoners of war are strong, even if they do not provide food every day
Sufficient food is also a big consumption, and a large amount of manpower idle is a huge waste. Of course, Li Tai will not allow such a thing to happen.
The next step is for the general manager's office to report the personnel shortages, and then a group of prisoners of war will be transferred from the prisoner of war camp. Various industries under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhou general manager's office are flourishing, and there is no shortage of high-quality labor force.
However, before distributing the captives to serve as soldiers, they still have to examine the captives in each camp to see if they have any skills. If they have any skills, they can be registered as workers and sent to the workshops for use. In the future, they can redeem themselves as citizens.
A normal life under the rule of the General Manager.
This series of arrangements is actually a preferential treatment for the prisoners of war. Although they use their strength, it does not violate Li Tai's preface to the virtue of living a good life.
If another force were to take them in, they would probably still be allowed to engage in their old profession, but as prisoners they would not be able to be well-armed. There were frequent wars in the Three Kingdoms, and if not for a few battles, they would probably be dead and wounded.
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Li Tai invited these Jiangling people to come and watch the incorporation of prisoners of war. He wanted to show them the benevolent policy of the Jingzhou Governor's Office towards prisoners of war. Don't have any psychological burden when the two sides are hostile and use force next year. Surrender when it is time. Otherwise, if I
If you can't hold it back, I might kill you.
But it may be that Li Tai's expression was too vague, or these Jiangling people thought that no matter what, they would not end up like these big-headed soldiers, so they were very interested in choosing military skills, but later they felt a little confused.
He became interested and began to look around and began to whisper.
At this sight, someone spotted an acquaintance again. He looked at an official of the general administration and said, "Isn't this Liu Fan and Liu Baoyi? How could he appear here?"
Liu Fan was also well-known in the Southern Dynasties. At this moment, several people from Jiangling came up to greet him and inquire. After seeing this, Li Tai waved to invite Liu Fan to the banquet, and then said with a smile: "Liu Zhonglang is a talented man from the South.
Now that you are here as a non-voting guest, it will benefit our house a lot. Many of you are old friends of Liu Zhonglang, and I will give him a day off today so that he can say goodbye to his old friends."
When Li Tai conquered Nanzheng City before, he recruited Liu Fan under his command, and now he serves as a lieutenant in the general administration. After hearing this, Liu Fan thanked Li Tai first, and then answered questions one by one with the crowd who gathered around him.
As the collection of prisoners of war was coming to an end today, Li Tai led his troops back to the city. Everyone in Jiangling returned to Hongbin Tower to rest. However, Liu Guangde, a disciple of Liu Zhilin from Nanyang, was specially invited by Li Tai to host a banquet at the General Manager's Mansion.
Liu Guangde seemed to be looking forward to such a meeting. After the government official conveyed Li Tai's invitation, he agreed with a face of joy and followed him into the government.
After entering the palace and sitting down, Liu Guangde first praised Li Tai's calligraphy and repeatedly expressed his admiration and love for this calligraphy style.
Li Taixian listened carefully to this flattery, and then directly pointed out the original intention of inviting Liu Guangde to be a guest here today: "During the banquet, I heard the words of Liu Lang Nanyang, and I was deeply moved. In life,
Or you don’t know where you are going, but you must understand where you are coming from. If you don’t know this, what kind of beast are you?
In previous years, Nanyang fell into barbarism, and the general situation collapsed, and it was difficult to stop the manpower. He had no choice but to leave his hometown to protect his heirs. However, although Nanyang is not yet a great governance, the barbarism has receded and order has gradually emerged. I would like to ask those who have left their hometowns if they are willing to look back.
no?"
After Liu Guangde heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes turned red, and he lowered his head and sighed: "Human beings are not grass and trees, how can we be ruthless? Let us pay homage to our motherland first, and don't dare to forget one day, but I only regret that I am involved.
The branches are spreading and it’s hard to get rid of them!”
Li Tai originally felt that Liu Guangde had some thoughts about him, but he didn't expect that after a little seduction, the other party directly revealed that he wanted to move back to Mianbei but had many concerns. It seemed that because of his uncle's violent death, he was also very interested in the King of Xiangdong.
So disappointed.
However, it would have taken at least a hundred years for the Liu family in Nanyang to move away from their homeland. Now they have a considerable family business and a large number of clansmen in Jiangling, and they can be regarded as an out-and-out wealthy family in Jiangling. Otherwise, Liu Zhilin would not have become such a wealthy family.
He was poisoned and killed by the King of Eastern Hunan.
If such a wealthy family wants to move away from Jiangling now, it can be said to be a direct attack on the King of Eastern Hunan. Even if Li Tai is willing to come forward to protect the family, Xiao Laoqi may not be willing to give him this face.
However, Li Tai did not originally intend to promote the return of these families who had moved out of Nanyang. He just wanted to use this layer of local sentiment to deepen their bonds with each other and then strengthen their influence on Jiangling's political situation and situation.
"Although things can't be accomplished overnight, the success will not be wasted. As long as you work hard, you will succeed one day. I also know that although the two places are nostalgic, they are in two countries and are not the same place.
If we don’t govern, the masses will definitely be far away from me.”
Li Tai first comforted Liu Guangde with a few words, and then said: "Although strangers are attached to each other and it is difficult to leave, the souls of our deceased ancestors will eventually return to their homeland so that they can stay in peace. What's more, the tombs of my hometown have been desolate for a long time, and now the human feelings have been lost
If it is not an obstacle, if we are not allowed to enjoy the sacrificial food, the people in Jiangling will probably judge the shame as filial piety!"
Liu Guangde was originally just worried about his family's situation in Jiangling, and he had some thoughts of surrendering to Li Tai for protection, but he was also worried that the King of Eastern Hunan would be embarrassed and harm him, so he was hesitant.
But after hearing Li Tai's emotion, his thoughts suddenly became clear, but he was still a little confused, so he quickly said: "I beg General Li to give me some advice!"
When Li Tai saw this, he said very greenly: "I don't know how the King of Xiangdong feels, but seeing that many of the tombs of famous people in this town are buried in the weeds and lack of sacrifices, I feel deep sympathy in my heart. Just like the flow in Jiangling.
If you are willing to return to your hometown to repair your tombs and create large-scale sacrifices, the General Manager's Office will not stand in the way, but will praise you greatly, promote famous religions, and supervise the good conduct of the world!"
If he wanted to strengthen his interactions with people in Jiangling, official exchanges of envoys alone were obviously not enough. What's more, Li Tai also wanted to develop many informants within Jiangling, so frequent contacts were even more necessary.
Most of Jiangling's famous clans moved from Nanyang, so most of their ancestors' tombs remain in Nanyang. If Li Tai can't control the living, why can't he control the dead? Xiao Laoqi himself only mourned his father last year, so he can't stop the people of Jiangling from returning home.