People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 251 Strategic Direction
The next day!

Xun You came to report on time, and Li Yaozhen gave him the position of a small official, and he followed him to sort out documents and files, almost treating him as a confidant.

There is still a big difference between a small official and a small official.

But after that, Li Yao still didn't stay in Chang'an often, but went out of the city to go to the barracks. With the downsizing of the army, there were only [-] soldiers left in the army.

The number of people has decreased, but the combat power has not decreased but increased. Those who remain are veterans. Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army, the imperial court's Central Army, all elites, as long as they are not injured or disabled, they all stay in the army.

The more than 4 people who have been wiped out will not affect the overall combat power. As the first batch of field soldiers, they have already given land in an orderly manner, and will change from a full-time population to a working population.

With [-] fewer mouths to eat and [-] more pairs of working hands, the pressure on food and grass in the army has been greatly reduced, which is a good thing for everyone.

Li Yao did not deliberately seize power, this was his initial goal, so Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Li Jue, Guo Si... they still had a large number of soldiers and horses in their hands.

However, Li Yao still took the initiative to publicize that in the future, he would not only be given land but also houses for meritorious service. The army must be tied to land and houses in order to maintain a strong combat power.

When the soldiers are guaranteed, they will be more courageous in killing the enemy, and reduce looting and massacres.

In the ancient army, looting and massacre became common practice. One of the reasons is that soldiers lack sufficient protection and need to rely on this method to obtain wealth.

Of course it is not absolute. Some people are born with a passion for looting and massacre, and they are inherently evil, but the vast majority of soldiers are still out of a kind of helplessness.

Li Yao started his career by relying on the army, so the more things like this for the benefit of the soldiers, the better. As long as all the soldiers understand who gives them land and houses, the objects of their allegiance will naturally gradually change.

Land, house, if not enough, what to do?
This is also easy to handle, whoever has the most land, then lead the troops to grab it directly!

The military nobility system of the Qin Dynasty is a good learning object, and the Han Dynasty also inherited it, but the Han Dynasty took the initiative to destroy the military nobility system.

Once the knight system is started, it will create an extremely fanatical and militant atmosphere, which is suitable for wartime and not suitable for peaceful and prosperous times.

But linking general merit with land is also a good way. Only by daring to fight and not being warlike can it last long.

Li Yao has initially established a farming system in Lantian, Shangluo, and Shang counties. It will take a lot of time to fully push it to Guanzhong.

Back to the topic, with the completion of the reorganization of the army, Li Yao has to make arrangements for the garrison.

Barracks, the big tent of the Chinese army!
Li Yao called all the generals, chatted and laughed for a while, and then began to discuss the matter.

Li Yao looked at them and said:

"Generals, let me talk about the strategic arrangement first. We were beaten back to Guanzhong by the Kwantung coalition forces, and we must fight back in the future, but Guanzhong alone is not enough..."

"I want to plan for Yizhou. Yizhou is rich and has countless money and food. I have sent envoys to want Liu Yan to come to Guanzhong, but he is Yizhou Mu in Yizhou. It is very likely that he will not come to Guanzhong. He will also detain or kill the envoys. At that time, we can send troops..."

"To take Yizhou, first take Hanzhong. Hanzhong is surrounded by mountains, there are no major roads, only small roads. It is not easy to enter Hanzhong, but once you enter, Hanzhong is also rich. There must be a lot of gold, silver, cloth and silk in the treasury..."

After Li Yao finished speaking, the rest of the generals suddenly realized that this is the role of the leader, to determine the target.

In particular, Li Yao repeatedly emphasized that Yizhou is rich and Hanzhong is rich, and it makes people drool, so naturally they are extremely exciting.

Then Hu Zhen said loudly without hesitation:

"I would like to attack Hanzhong and Yizhou with the general. As long as the general gives an order, I, Hu Zhen, would like to be the vanguard. I will definitely enter Hanzhong, break Yizhou, and capture and kill Liu Yan!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji... also asked for a fight one after another, their chests thumping.

Li Yao waved his hand, motioning for everyone to calm down, and when everyone was quiet, he smiled again and said:
"You generals have such a fighting spirit. We want to take Hanzhong and Yizhou, but we are just taking something out of our pockets, but the Kanto must also be prepared to deal with it..."

"If we attack Hanzhong and Yizhou, then Hongnong and Hedong must be guarded by generals. Hongnong is the main road to enter the pass. If we don't guard, Chang'an will be in danger. Hongnong must guard, and Hedong must also be guarded. The east and west sides of the river are Hanoi, Shangdang, and the north is Xihe.

After the words fell, the scene fell into silence for a short time. After all, Li Yao made it clear that they were going to fight Hanzhong and Yizhou. Hongnong was defending, and Hedong was also guarding.

Li Yao looked left and right, and when he was about to order someone, Duan Wei stood up. He looked at Li Yao with a complex lingering look. When that kid grew up, he turned out to be so outstanding, tall, handsome, wise and decisive, so he couldn't hold back, so he cupped his hands and said loudly:
"I used to be stationed in Huayin, and I am quite familiar with Hongnong. I am willing to go to Hongnong to station!"

Li Yao was quite pleasantly surprised when he heard this. He still trusted his second father, regardless of his temperament or ability, so he nodded directly and said:
"Well, the general will be stationed at Hongnong, and I will play the emperor on a certain day, and the general will be General Yang Wei, Hongnong prefect, Hongnong, Hangu Pass, all handed over to the general!"

Duan Yan was also very happy. Li Yao trusted him enough to directly delegate authority, which made him very useful. He clasped his hands again and replied loudly:
"We must not let the Kwantung rebels, one soldier at a time, step into the Guanzhong!"

After finalizing Hongnong's guard, the only thing missing is the guard of Hedong. Li Yao looked left and right, and finally looked at Xu Rong:
"General Xu Rong, you once garrisoned Chenggao and Xingyang. You defeated Cao Cao by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. You were so frightened that the Suanzao Allied Forces did not dare to come out. If I let you garrison Hedong, would you be able to wipe out the Baibo army, drive out the Xiongnu soldiers, and return the peace to Hedong?"

Xu Rong stood up directly, cupped his hands and said solemnly:
"We must live up to the general's expectations!"

Xu Rong is a relatively pure soldier, obey orders, obey orders, give him a military order, he can execute it very well, but let him make a choice, he is very entangled.

So Li Yao directly ordered:

"I will choose a day to play the emperor, and the general will be General Yangwu, the governor of Hedong. After the general goes to Hedong, he can suppress and appease the Baibo army, and kill the Huns. Don't rush to send troops. Find out the situation, find out the way, and then quickly destroy the enemy army with the force of thunder, so as not to cause more people to be displaced!"

Li Yao had great expectations for Xu Rong. He came from Liaodong and was familiar with the habits of the Hu people in the north. Maybe in the future when he captured Bingzhou and the grassland, Xu Rong could be the leader or the vanguard.

As for Zhang Liao, he is still too young, even if Li Yao is willing to trust him, other soldiers can obey him.

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