"I have seen that the training of Yingzhou recruits is indeed very effective. It is a pity that they all have to go back to the fields."
Hearing that Liu Ling showed signs of relenting, the eyes of Liu Mao, Lei Ao and others who were originally downcast suddenly brightened up. Liu Mao raised his head and asked expectantly: "Do you mean to leave some of the new recruits for me?"
"No, I plan to select a thousand people to take back to Taiyuan to form a cavalry, and everything else will be done as agreed. Tell the soldiers that Tian Ding's military salary will remain the same as that of ordinary soldiers, with every three hundred people per group.
Establish a captain. If there are 3,000 people per army, establish a special general.
There is a lot of wasteland in Yingzhou. There are three hundred people in one camp, and 600 acres of wasteland can be opened up. The soldiers can bring their families, and the court will take care of their food and housing. If Tian Ding's family behaves well, the court can also reward Tian Ding.
Reward them all the same and give them a piece of land that truly belongs to them."
After listening to Liu Ling's words, Liu Mao's face immediately darkened.
Seeing that he was depressed, Liu Ling smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "When Zhou Yangong came back from Xixia, he brought back 500 war horses. I personally saw them and found that they were all truly good horses from the Western Regions. Before I came here, I
I have informed the Ministry of War and sent it to you. It is estimated that we will arrive in Yingzhou in less than three days. I have always remembered the shortage of cavalry horses in Yingzhou, but the military camps everywhere are eyeing those 500 horses. There is no excuse.
I can’t just take care of you Yingzhou soldiers, can I?”
Liu Mao sighed and said, "Your Majesty used 500 fine horses from the Western Regions in exchange for my 20,000-strong army. This transaction is so loss-making that it makes people vomit blood."
Liu Ling rolled her eyes at him and said, "Are you losing money? Well, all the grain harvested from the fields in Yingzhou in autumn will be sent to Taiyuan Prefecture for storage. Don't even think about keeping a grain of grain!"
"Why! We agreed that 30% of it will be used as food for Yingzhou soldiers! I also want the food, and I also want to keep the war horses. I have to give it to you whether the prince gives it to you or not."
Liu Mao stretched his neck forward shamelessly and said confidently.
Liu Ling laughed loudly and said: "Okay, I will give you even a copper coin. The matter of the new recruits has been decided. You ask the local magistrate of Yingzhou to quickly send people to find a place for farming, and take advantage of the rain to make up for it.
If you plant grain seeds, the grain will come out a month earlier than normal in autumn. At that time, the grain will be almost exhausted, so you can just replenish it."
Liu Maodao: "This matter has actually been arranged for a long time. The local government supports the imperial policy very much. It is because we, the military leaders, are unwilling to let go. To be honest, if the recruits had been let go earlier,
When I go back, I'm afraid the seedlings in the field will now be one foot tall."
Liu Ling snorted and said: "After the new soldiers are stationed in the fields, there are still 10,600 veterans in Yingzhou. Now I use the equipment of 30,000 soldiers to provide you with 10,000 soldiers. The court will not owe a single copper coin in military pay. If you
If you can't train these ten thousand Yingzhou troops to fight one against ten within two years, I won't let you go!"
Hearing what Liu Ling said, Liu Mao immediately raised his chest and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry about this! Let alone two years, as long as the supply is sufficient, I can train these veterans in one year to be able to fight head-on against Big Zhou Twelve."
Guard’s elite soldiers!”
"Well, I can trust you."
Liu Ling said with a smile: "In addition, the imperial court's rectification strategy for the official system has also been issued. It will standardize the chaotic official system of our Han Dynasty according to the Tang system. The civil official system has been distributed by the imperial court to local governments. As a military general, I am here to follow
You tell me."
"From now on, the Tang system will be restored. This Tang system refers to the adjustment after the eleventh year of Zhenguan. There is no first-grade Tiance general position. The highest military general position is the hussar general of the first grade. The following is the second-grade town.
General of the state, general of the second rank to suppress the army, general of the champion of the third rank, general of Huaihua, general Qianniuwei, general of Yunhui of the third rank, general of Guide, general of Zhongwu of the fourth rank, general Zhuangwu, general of Zhonglang in Huaihua
, from the fourth rank, General Xuanwei, General Mingwei, General Guide Zhonglang. From the fifth rank, General Dingyuan, General Ningyuan, General Huaihua Lang. From the fifth rank, General Ranger, Guerrilla General, General Guidelang. From the sixth rank, General Zhaowu.
The school captain, from the sixth rank Zhenwei Xiaowei. The seventh rank Zhiguo Xiaowei, from the seventh rank Yihui Xiaowei. The eighth rank Xuanjie Xiaowei, from the eighth rank Yugang Xiaowei. The ninth rank Renyong Xiaowei, from the ninth rank.
I will accompany the captain of the Rong army."
"According to the official system stipulated by the imperial court, His Majesty decrees: Yingzhou Tongshou, Hutinghou Liu Mao will be the third-rank Huaihua General. Lei Ao will be the fourth-rank Zhongwu General. The others are recommended and appointed by Liu Mao."
"Thank you Lord for your grace!"
Liu Mao and his generals knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times in the direction of Taiyuan City.
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Okay, I'm basically done with my work in Yingzhou. I need to notify you in advance if someone invites me to drink tonight, otherwise I will have to leave."
Liu Mao and others stood up and said: "If the prince cannot drink when he arrives in Yingzhou, won't we all have to die of shame?"
Liu Ling said: "Haha, you can drink tonight but you can't get drunk. I will watch the new recruits leave the camp tomorrow morning. If the generals at all levels fail to arrive on time, I will still take military action."
Although Lei Ao lost the competition, he was not discouraged. In his heart, Liu Ling would always be the undefeated general king. He did not feel any shame in losing to his lifelong idol. On the contrary, from the day he followed Liu Ling, Lei Ao
He just thought that it would be great if one day he could lead an army to fight a famous general like the prince. Now his wish came true, and he would be satisfied even if he lost.
"Your Majesty! You don't know me yet? The more I drink, the more energetic I am, Lao Lei. If I am late for school tomorrow, Your Majesty will hit me with a military stick!"
Liu Ling said with a smile: "Okay, if you boast too much, tomorrow's military stick will not spank you but your mouth."
In the evening, Liu Ling gathered with the generals of the Yingzhou camp and the local officials of Yingzhou. They drank a lot of wine, but because of his character, everyone held back. Early the next morning, under the arrangement of the generals of each camp,
The new recruits began to rush to the camp under the leadership of local officials to build camps first, and then distribute fine seeds and farm tools. Liu Mao told the recruits that before the camp at the camp was built, they could still live in the main camp. Distributions had been issued
Weapons and equipment will not be taken back, and military pay will remain the same.
The cheers of the recruits made Liu Mao finally realize that his efforts to retain him were just wishful thinking. Not many of the recruits were willing to fight, and the idea of farming to support their parents, wives and children was deeply ingrained in their minds. Perhaps as the prince said
Yes, when the day comes when a foreign enemy invades, in order to protect their family and wealth, they may really take up arms and fight against the enemy.
Liu Ling only stayed in Yingzhou for three days, and then led a thousand black unicorn troops straight to Yuzhou. The situation in Yuzhou was more complicated than that in Yingzhou. After all, Yuzhou and Tanzhou were the front lines of the Han Dynasty.
We can't go more than 200 miles south to reach the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Moreover, Liu Ling, the new army of Tanzhou, has no intention of moving. How can we keep this new army without causing any controversy and keep this new army, which openly and secretly fights against the Right Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty every day?
That's what makes people worry. After all, there are only more than 2,000 recruits left in Yingzhou out of more than 20,000.
There are 6,000 new soldiers in Tanzhou. In the past year, these 6,000 people have been fighting in small groups with the Youwei Guards under Menghu of Jinzhou almost every day. Such soldiers have actually developed their courage.
He developed a killing spirit.
After staying in Yuzhou for two days, with the cooperation of Du Yi, all 26,000 Yuzhou recruits were transferred north to build farming sites more than 100 miles away from Yuzhou. The local officials in Yuzhou were not complete to begin with.
, if Liu Ling hadn't seconded hundreds of officials from Yingzhou to assist, I'm afraid no one would even be able to maintain normal order. Du Yi didn't have any objections to Liu Ling's arrival. After all, he also agreed with the policy of elite troops.
.Besides, the new soldiers are stationed in the fields to the north of Yuzhou. If there is a war with Dazhou, it will not take a day or a night for the new soldiers to rush back to join the war.
After arriving in Tanzhou, Liu Ling left three thousand carefully selected recruits. Those soldiers and those who volunteered to go back to farm were transferred to the north of Yuzhou. Maoyuan neither agreed nor opposed the imperial policy.
Anyway, he just felt that what the prince said was right and must not be wrong.
After staying in Tanzhou for three days, Liu Ling just wanted to go south to see how Menghu in Jinzhou was training his troops. News came from the shadow guards lurking in Dazhou. Dazhou took advantage of the juncture of the war between Liao and Xixia.
, with 40,000 Qianning troops cooperating with the leading army guards on the left and right, they sent 100,000 troops to recapture Mozhou that was snatched away by the Liao Dynasty. After Xiongzhou, taking advantage of the great victory, the Zhou army surrounded Dingzhou capital!
Liu Ling had just returned to Yuzhou with the Black Qilin Army, and the urgent documents from the imperial court had arrived. General Liyao Nayan of Dingzhou Prefecture wanted to ask for help from the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xiao asked Liu Ling to return to the capital quickly to discuss countermeasures! (Unfinished)
