Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 353 Family
Jiangdong's reply came quickly.

More than 20 cartloads of gold and silver were sent, and Li Yue was officially crowned King of Liang. The envoys he sent were also polite, praising his virtues as soon as they arrived, as sweet as honey.

Also coming with him was Li Ju's second son, Li Chong.

It was also the first time that Li Yue saw his blood brother. Not to mention, his appearance was indeed somewhat similar.

However, he is a bit dull and submissive, with an inexplicable fear in his eyes. He is not old, but his face is quite rough, with wrinkles like ravines, and his official robe does not fit well. It seems that he is not doing well in the south.

According to the rules in the south, except for the powerful nobles, ordinary people cannot be regarded as human beings, especially the poor people from the north...

"Therefore, Li Gong, the general of Anxi, has always been loyal to the imperial court. He defeated Liu Chang, Liu Cong, Shi Le and other armies and defended the Central Plains for 14 years. The imperial court has granted him the title of Sikong." Dai Shi, the Jiangdong envoy, said respectfully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Yue cupped his hand towards the south.

Dai Shi's eyes flashed, "The king thanks you all for knowing that your highness has always been loyal to the court, and please return...the jade seal passed down to the country."

Jiang Dong's obsession with Yuxi is really deep.

No wonder he's so polite to himself, it turns out it's all because of this.

Li Yue didn't have much legitimacy, and the jade seal was one of the sources of legitimacy. In the future, Liang Guo could make a big fuss about this thing, so naturally it couldn't be given to Jiangdong in vain.

"This matter can be discussed later." Li Yue refused directly.

"Since the jade seal is a thing of the imperial court, it is useless for the King of Liang to keep it, so it should be returned to the imperial court." Li Chong turned his elbow outward.

Li Yue looked at his brother, "Who taught you this?"

Li Chong's face turned pale and he couldn't help but look at Dai Shi beside him.

Dai Shi bowed his hands and said, "Since His Highness said we will talk about it another day, let's change it another day and Shi will be healthy again."

"Excuse me, please." Li Yue is very busy now and has no time to make excuses.

Respecting the Jin Dynasty is just a gesture, it is not really about surrendering.

"Brother, why don't you stay in the Central Plains? Let us reunite as brothers." Li Yue looked at Li Chong and said.

With his current status and strength, asking for people from Jiangdong should not be a big problem.

It makes no sense for Jiangdong to keep them.

Li Chong originally followed Dai Shi to retreat, but when he heard this, he was suddenly shocked and froze on the spot at a loss. After a long time, he said: "The fields, the crops in the fields... are about to be ripe, and you have to rush back to harvest them. "

He has lived in Jiangdong for more than 20 years and is already accustomed to today's life.

"I understand." Li Yue did not force him to stay.

Staying in Jiangdong may not be a bad thing.

Although Jiang Dong was rotten, he would not kill an honest man like him.

"How are you doing, big brother?"

After Bo Wu's death, Li Yue valued his family even more, and even Li Du, who pretended to be his own clan, made him the prefect of Zhao County.

"My brother left nine years ago. His two daughters married into wealthy families, and his three children also married and started families. Your Highness does not need to worry about it." Li Chong spoke much more fluently when talking about his family.

Li Yue suddenly understood why so many people ran to Jiangdong.

The killings in the north were going on every day, and it was horrific. Even if you wanted to live as a slave and live quietly, you might not be able to do so. But if you went to Jiangdong, you could at least survive.

King Xie Xunyin was a mess in the military, but his governance was not without merit.

They gave up the north, but were actively managing the south, developing Lingnan, and reorganizing many desolate and inhabited areas into counties to retain a piece of incense for China.

"Brother, take care." Li Yue said nothing more. Everyone has their own ambitions, but he admired Li Chong's non-clinging character in his heart.

Li Chong cupped his hands, turned around and left.After a day's rest, they began to reward meritorious soldiers.

Elites are trained through bloody battles. After these battles, many recruits adapted to the brutal battlefield and became veterans.

There are more and more soldiers who have been named Black Cloud Generals, with as many as [-] people in front and behind.

General Heiyun is not an officer, but the backbone and reserve of the army. They have been at the forefront in all wars, and they can also be regarded as the core combat strength of Heiyun Army.

In all the wars, they were on the front line and sacrificed their lives, thus inspiring Baoze to fight bloody battles.

The Black Cloud Army has more than 11 people, which is more than 2000 people.

I was poor before and couldn't give them anything good as a reward.

Now that the situation has improved, Li Yue ordered people to create a special armor based on the Mingguang Armor, black and red, with a visor added, with a powerful and ferocious look.

Of course, there are more than 500 sets, which cannot be as exquisite as the Mingguang Armor, but it is much better than the traditional two-crotch armor and sleeve armor.

Fifty steps away, ordinary bows and arrows cannot hurt it at all.

Within fifty steps, the damage caused by bows and arrows is also limited.

The only thing that was difficult to guard against was Jiangdong's powerful crossbow. Huan Wen used this weapon to seriously injure Fu Xiong and Fu Chang one after another, which shows how powerful it is.

Historically, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty's Queyue Formation also used the crossbow as its main killing weapon.

However, Li Yue didn't want to fight with Jiangdong for the time being. His main enemies were Murong, Tuoba and other Xianbei people, who couldn't make powerful crossbows yet.

Shanyang Tiefang is also imitating Jinnu, but its power is much worse than Jiangdong's, and it is still being improved.

More than 700 newly promoted Heiyun generals put on armor and stood in front of them, like [-] iron beasts, adding to their evil aura.

Li Yue handed them the special spears and knives one by one, and asked them how their families were doing, whether they had married wives and had children, and whether they had been allocated fields...

"I, I'm alone, and I'm not married yet." A young man of seventeen or eighteen years old said coquettishly.

"How can you not marry a wife and have children? Take a break for two months, and I will be a matchmaker for you." Li Yue looked like a parent who arranged a marriage. At this age, if he doesn't want a woman, the problem is bigger...

There are many yellow-flowered girls in Yecheng, and there are all kinds of girls.

But the Black Cloud Army is a popular force with a bright future, and big families are flocking to it.

"Thank you, Your Highness." The young man's eyes were filled with warmth.

Li Yue not only acted as a matchmaker for General Heiyun, but also left it to the Ministry of War to handle ordinary soldiers who did not have a family.

After awarding the Black Cloud General, Li Yue thought about building an elite infantry force.

The horses raised in the Central Plains are far different from those in the grasslands, and it takes decades to cultivate horse breeds. If you have this time, it is better to capture horse breeding areas such as Hetao and Hexi.

Another problem with the cavalry is that the horses are too delicate and require intensive feeding and careful care. As long as they are lame, the horses will be useless. In a big battle, regardless of victory or defeat, thousands of people can be killed or injured casually.

Today's Liang State does not have the national strength to maintain a large cavalry. The entire army has [-] cavalry and [-] horses. It would be difficult for them to have more.

At this stage, the cost-effectiveness of developing infantry is much higher.

One cavalryman equals five infantrymen.

After several battles, Li Yue gradually discovered a problem. The real decisive battle was still with the infantry. No one would let the cavalry attack the infantry formation head-on. Doing so was tantamount to seeking death.

Most of the time, they are cavalry assault forces. Once they face elite infantry, they do not have much advantage.

In future wars, siege warfare will be the main focus, and the role of infantry will obviously be greater than that of cavalry.

(End of this chapter)