Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 630 Retirement

But Li Yue really doesn't have the energy to pay attention to the south right now.

Drought, locust plague, capital relocation, Tuoba Shi Yijian, Yao Chang, Fu Luo and Fu Ya came one after another.

Li Yue would not send troops southward until Daliang reached its peak and completely unified the northern kingdom.

"Actually, this is also a good thing for Daliang. Huan and Wen have stretched their front so long and defended everywhere, which has dispersed Jiangdong's national power." Li Yue said with a smile.

If Huan Wen is not afraid of sending troops, he is afraid of him hiding in the south of the Yangtze River.

"I issued an edict to accuse Huan Wen of invading Hanzhong without Daliang's permission. What is his intention?" Li Yue decided to use diplomatic means to solve the problem.

It is easy to capture Hanzhong, but it is not so easy to hold it.

Shuhan was able to hold on because it relied on a relatively wealthy Shuzhong. Now Shuzhong has long been abandoned and cannot support Hanzhong.

"Wei." Lu Qing handed over and left.

In fact, the core of the major forces in Guanxi is Liangzhou, and Hanzhong is a scrap. Once Guanzhong is run, Hanzhong cannot escape, Longyou cannot escape, and Liangzhou cannot escape.

In the next few days, Li Yue devoted himself wholeheartedly to the matter of moving the capital, and asked Honglu officials to publicize it in the army in advance.

If Luoyang is broken, it will be broken. In the future, when the prosperity is good, a little repair will be enough. He marches and fights all the year round. Li Yue doesn't care too much about the palace, as long as he has a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Everyone's closed fields will be replaced by fertile fields around Luoyang. The soldiers were overjoyed. Hebei will be in drought next year and the fields will be useless. When they arrive in Luoyang, next year's spring plowing will not be delayed.

There are still many people in the DPRK who oppose it, mostly officials from Hebei. On the surface, they have various reasons, but in fact they are all based on their own calculations.

However, Li Yue cut the knot quickly this time. With the help of natural disasters and the martial arts of conquering Di Qin, the opponents could not get support, so they just let it go and went south obediently.

In fact, there wasn't much to move. The soldiers dragged their families and their families, with large and small cars, from Hanoi to Luo.

There are still four months left before spring plowing, enough time to complete the field division.

Shang Shutai went all out, and Li Yue sent all the people from Shang Wu Hall who were proficient in arithmetic to assist, and also asked the school affairs office to supervise the whole process to ensure fairness.

In order to appease people's hearts, Li Yue went to the fields in person to check on the land allocation matters.

The [-] Heiyun Army has an average of one to two hundred acres per person and nearly [-] million acres of farmland. One Luoyang Basin is definitely not enough. There are many local people.

Li Yue then rode his horse to inspect Hanoi, Nanyang and other places, and distributed the farmland controlled by the imperial court to them, and also built new houses for the families of the soldiers.

Fortunately, in this era, the land is sparsely populated and there are abandoned fields everywhere.

Many soldiers were once refugees and beggars. They took root wherever there was land.

The fields around Yecheng were all turned into farmland.

Generally speaking, the soldiers were quite satisfied, and it was better than the disaster in Yecheng anyway.

However, many soldiers still wrote to the Ministry of War, requesting to retire.

After fighting for so many years, many veterans are mentally tired and physically exhausted.

According to Li Yue's request, the Black Cloud Army needed a strong desire to fight and an offensive spirit. If these people stayed, they would just be like monks beating the clock for a day, affecting the overall combat effectiveness.

So the Ministry of War also became busy.

After some cuts, more than [-] people died.

Li Yue arranged a grand banquet for them.

Looking at many familiar old faces, I felt a sense of emotion in my heart. Unknowingly, it has been more than ten years since I came down from Heiyun Mountain. Many people are not very old, less than forty years old, but they have white hair on their temples, wrinkles on their face, and a slightly hunched back. They even have grandchildren. It’s time to go home, hug their grandchildren, and live a happy life.

"This bowl is for those brothers who fell on the battlefield!" Li Yue walked to the middle of the old soldiers and spilled a bowl of wine on the ground.

More than a hundred guards behind him repeated Li Yue's words loudly for everyone present to hear.

All eyes were focused on Li Yue.

"This bowl is dedicated to you all. Without your bloody charge, there would be no Daliang today!" Li Yue picked up the wine and drank it in one gulp.

"Your Majesty..." The veterans already had tears in their eyes.

In fact, it is good for them to retire. On the one hand, the pressure will be relieved. The Ministry of War arranges for retired soldiers to be packed into inns and various places to suppress the army. Now they retire voluntarily and just want to stay in their countryside, which relieves the pressure of the Ministry of War.

Secondly, these people scattered to local areas can enhance the court's control over local areas.

Thirdly, among the old soldiers who have survived to this day, which one does not carry military honors on his back? If you have military merit, you can exchange for land. If you have land, you can become a small landowner, which can restrict local powerful people.

Fourth, many veterans are middle- and lower-level officers. When they retire, they can make way for their juniors.

The military also needs to maintain its metabolism so that young people with more drive and desire to make contributions can come forward.

After destroying Yan and annexing Qin, Liang no longer needed to maintain such a large standing army. One hundred thousand troops were enough. In the event of a major war, the army could be used to assist.

In the future, we should pay more attention to the town army. Every time this group of people go up, they will be weak and unable to fight hard and fierce battles, becoming an opening for the enemy to break through.

When they first descended from Heiyun Mountain, the combat effectiveness of the town army was not bad. Later, they neglected management and let it go their own way, which turned them into what they are now.

However, this requires a qualified person to serve as the Minister of War. He must not only know the military, but also have certain skills and abilities.

In the future, if there is trouble in all directions, the elite troops of Heiyun will come out of Luoyang to coordinate with the local suppressing troops.

In the Tang Dynasty in history, more than ten thousand cavalry could destroy a country, and the Black Cloud Army will also develop in this direction.

"With this bowl, I wish you all peace!" Li Yue drank another bowl of wine.

Some old soldiers cried loudly, "Your Majesty... I am so ashamed..."

"There is nothing to be ashamed of. You have shed blood and sweat for Daliang for more than ten years, and you deserve to enjoy the blessings!" Li Yue appeased the emotions of the veterans.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the army has been as deep as the sea. When I was young, I bled and sweated on the battlefield. I was lucky enough to survive. I didn't even think about retiring when I was fifty or sixty years old. I continued to work as a heavy soldier, transporting food for the front line, until these old bones were Squeeze them dry, and let future generations come...

How could such an army have the desire to fight?

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the official armies of the two Jin Dynasties became weaker and weaker. In the battle of Kuxian County, Shi Le's [-] men, horses, and thousands of light cavalry surrounded [-] Jin troops and the common people of Luoyang. Wan, this is the darkest page of the Yongjia Rebellion...

Li Yue held the wine bowl and frequently touched it with the old soldier, "Zhang Dayer, you have been given four hundred acres of land. You are not allowed to bully men and dominate women in the future."

"Your Majesty knows that I am an honest man."

"Zhao Sheng, you have married nine women, are you busy enough?"

"The general was too busy before, but now that he is back, he can give birth to more cubs for Daliang and continue to fight for His Majesty!"

"Hahaha, okay, come on, let's do it!"

The atmosphere became more lively as Li Yue drank. It was said to be a banquet, but in fact it was a bit shabby. It only consisted of a big bowl of millet wine and large pieces of beef and mutton.

But that's what they like. It's too delicate and they're not used to it. Some even pick out the fat ones.

Li Yue also drank a few more bowls without realizing it.

(End of this chapter)