The last three kingdoms

Chapter 995
The Shu army entered the Shangdang this time, and it was divided into two groups. On the one hand, Liu Yin Fuqian led the Tiger Cavalry Army, Tiger Infantry Army, Wudang Flying Army, and Yang'an Army with a total of 6 people from Pingyang to the east. A total of 2 people drawn from the Yong'an Army and the Jinyang Garrison led by Luo Xi went south from Jinyang.

Now the reserve system of the Shu army is quite perfect, and the soldiers who are missing in each battle can be replenished in the first time, and the full staffing has always been maintained. This is also a prerequisite for the Shu army to maintain its combat effectiveness.

Now the Shu army is not as stretched as it used to be in terms of the source of troops, and the territory it controls is getting bigger and bigger, so it is not difficult to recruit troops, and making full use of captives to replenish soldiers can ensure the combat effectiveness of the Shu army to the greatest extent. The number of new recruits has declined.After all, these captives are well-trained soldiers. In the era of cold weapons, it takes a long time to train a qualified infantry, let alone cavalry with extremely strict requirements.

In the battle of Pingyang alone, more than [-] Jin soldiers were captured. Based on the principle of voluntariness, Liu Xuan selected some of them to join the ranks of the Shu army. As for the rest, they were dispatched to Guanzhong Go to farmland, the land in Guanzhong is sparsely populated, no amount of labor is too much.

Some people are still a little worried about Liu Yin's use of surrendered troops on such a large scale. After all, these surrendered troops are factors of instability. If they turn against each other before the battle, the consequences will be disastrous.

Liu Yin smiled lightly at this. Although this worry was not unreasonable, Liu Yin had already taken effective precautions. There can only be one or two soldiers in a team, and it is difficult to get in touch with people of different formations, whether it is combat or training.

On the battlefield, even if a soldier has the idea of ​​defecting, in such a large-scale war, the power of a single person is very small. If these soldiers cannot be linked together to turn against the water, it will not have any effect at all.

Secondly, Liu Yin chose soldiers who were originally from Yongliang and Hebei as much as possible in the choice of soldiers. Zimin, Liu Yin can use such soldiers boldly and confidently.

In fact, for ordinary soldiers, the purpose of being a soldier is just to make a living, and it will never rise to the level of national honor. Whether it is Jin or Shu, as long as they have food and pay, they will do it for them. Those who work hard, in this era of starvation and famine everywhere, many people come out to fight in the army just to avoid being starved to death, and their consciousness is limited to this, defecting before the battle?In the absence of the temptation of huge benefits, the probability of this happening is very small.

As for the middle and upper-level officers and generals, Liu Yin is much more cautious in using them. Under the premise that his loyalty cannot be guaranteed, Liu Yin in principle discards them all.

Generals in charge of the army are different from ordinary soldiers. People with status in the army basically come from noble families. Their interests are closely related to the rulers of Jin. No one can guarantee whether they will be in the key Time to get cold feet.

Moreover, these generals and officers are no more than ordinary soldiers. They have to command soldiers in the army, and the harm after defection is far greater than that of ordinary soldiers. In order to prevent problems before they happen, Liu Yin hardly uses surrender generals lightly.

Of course, some people are exceptions, such as Deng Ai, and now Liu Yin is his confidant, such as Qianhong, Wang Qi, and Xun Kai. There is a pair of piercing eyes, which can distinguish loyalty from treachery.

Generally speaking, Liu Yin's vision is good. After these surrendered generals surrendered, they were utterly loyal and made great military exploits for the Kingdom of Shu.Of course, there is one exception, and that is Yang Xin, who surrendered first and then rebelled, which did bring some losses to the Shu army, but generally speaking, the flaws are not concealed.

Therefore, Liu Yin's principle for surrendering generals is to use them cautiously, and only after he truly trusts them can he dare to give him military power.As for ordinary surrenders, there are not too many scruples. As long as all conditions are met, they can be used with confidence and boldness.

Wen Yang abandoned the west of Shangdang, and the Shu army could drive straight in, and easily regained the counties in the west of Shangdang.

This is the base area where the Shu army fought against the Huns. In the west and south of Shangdang, the Shu army has a broad base of people. When they returned to this land, the Shangdang people supported the old and the young, greeted each other along the road, and burned incense. kowtow.

The people of Shangdang did not forget Liu Yin's kindness. Without Liu Yin, they would probably still be living under the rule of the barbarians and become the food in the mouth and the plate of the ferocious Jie people.Those dark years are unbearable to look back on, it is an eternal pain that will remain in the hearts of the Han people. It is precisely because Liu Yin wiped out the Jie people and the Huns that the Shangdang people were able to return the blue sky and blue sun.

The common people are kind, and the grace of saving lives is as heavy as Mount Tai. How could they forget that when Liu Yin left Shangdang, the people of Shangdang sent him off in the city, tearful and reluctant, and today he returned to Shangdang, he It is still supported and welcomed by the people of Shangdang.Some offered fine wine, some cattle and sheep, and some offered cloth and silk. These people wished to give up everything in the family to thank Liu Yin for his kindness.

Liu Yin bowed with a smile, and he accepted all the gifts offered by the common people. Although these things were not expensive, they represented the sincerity of the Shangdang people, how could Liu Yin refuse them.

However, although things are not expensive, for ordinary people, they do everything they can. Liu Yin naturally understands that he secretly told Chen Shou in private that all the things sent by ordinary people must be made one by one. Registered in the register, and then paid money and food to the people, the people's wishes could not be refused, but Liu Yin didn't want this to be a burden for them.

At the same time, Liu Yin also ordered Chen Shou to prepare some money, food, cloth and silk, and distribute them to the people in the form of relief to the people.In those days when the Shangdang fought against the Hu, without the support of these common people, Liu Yin would not have been able to persevere. , It can also be regarded as repaying the support of the people back then.

Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. Without the people of the world as the cornerstone, any regime will be a castle in the air. With the support of the people, will it be far behind to have the world?

(End of this chapter)