Chapter 920 Both disarmament and military expansion
Chapter 920 Both disarmament and military expansion
From the Lang Zhongling and Wei Wei in the Nine Ministers, to a series of military positions in the Imperial Guard, Li Xiang has placed them all as generals under his command, and they are all from the same clan or have been with him for a long time.
That group of generals.
He completely regards Luoyang as his own and will never give anyone else a chance to take advantage of it.
Of course, just doing these things is never enough. In addition to these, Li Xiang is also preparing to give full play to the power of the floating house. Whether it is within the palace or the officials of the court, their every move must be monitored.
Take it into your own hands.
After the generals' issues have been arranged, the next thing to be put on the agenda is the issue of disarmament and military expansion.
Now is the time to conquer the world. All the princes are recruiting as many troops as they can afford. At this time, Li Xiang will naturally not be stupid enough to reduce the number of troops under his command.
Otherwise, if you find that you don't have enough troops when the war comes next, it will be embarrassing!
Moreover, although Li Xiang has the largest number of troops and horses among all the princes in the world, Li Xiang also has the largest territory and the most places to defend. Therefore, his military strength is not actually rich.
It is far from luxurious enough to require abolition.
The reason for troop reduction is not to reduce the number of soldiers and horses under his command, but to eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled among them.
The Jin army has been developing for more than ten years, and has expanded its troops several times. The army already has a small group of older ordinary soldiers or corps commanders, which is a low-level establishment like this.
As these people age, their physical fitness has declined, and their combat effectiveness is bound to be affected. Therefore, this part is one of the targets for layoffs.
In addition, those who need to be abolished are soldiers who suffered injuries that affected their combat effectiveness during the war, and even soldiers who have become disabled.
Of course, these people are already veterans, and their combat experience is quite rich. This is also a resource. Since it is a resource, Li Xiang will not waste it.
Some of these people can serve as county government servants and second-line county soldiers. In troubled times, chaos abounds, bandits and gangsters emerge in endlessly, and there are also many participants in professions such as thieves. If you want to strengthen local governance, a large number of government officials and
Second-line county soldiers are indispensable.
Moreover, some of the soldiers to be laid off can also be selected to participate in auxiliary training of new recruits. In ancient times, the army would only conduct training every winter and during the slack seasons to maintain combat effectiveness. At other times, it would be carried out like ordinary farmers.
Farming. Therefore, it is very helpful for a group of veterans with combat experience to assist in the training of native soldiers.
In ancient times, it was not that there was no standing army that was completely off-the-job, that is, a professional army that was only responsible for training and combat.
However, the number is very small. For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countries such as Wei, Zhao, Qi, and Qin began to select their most elite infantry to become standing armies. Typical examples were elites like Qin Ruishi.
Later, with the continuous development of social productivity, the proportion of standing armies began to expand.
However, at least during this period, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a large part of the army, especially the border troops, were basically both soldiers and farmers. They trained or fought every winter and during the slack season. At other times, they were engaged in farming.
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The so-called farming wars during Shang Yang's reform period, and the military settlements that were implemented vigorously between Emperor Wu and Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, all used similar methods. In fact, Cao Cao accepted the suggestions of Zao Zhi and Han Hao and implemented the largest settlement system in history.
, its essence is just a combination of military and civilian settlements.
In the case of limited productivity levels in ancient times, if this approach was not adopted, the problem of army supply could not be solved at all. Moreover, if this were not the case, how could the feudal dynasties, and even some vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, easily have hundreds of thousands of soldiers?
Army.
After eliminating the old, weak, sick and disabled, the next step is to expand the army.
The number of troops Li Xiang currently has seems to be a lot, but in fact, when divided among the five states, there is not much left in each state. If these troops are only used for defense, it is natural, but if they want to expand further,
But it can no longer meet the demand.
Excluding Gao Shun's trapped camp, Ju Yi's Xiandenshishi, Mengtian's Golden Fire Cavalry, Yue Fei's Beiwei Army, Han Sizhong and Li Siye's Modao Army, Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army, Lian Po's Euphorbia Soldiers, Bai Qi's
In addition to the special units such as the Mountain Formation Warriors and the Thousand-man Killing God Team, as well as the navy and 15,000 heavy cavalry, Li Xiang plans to expand his troops to 600,000.
Among them, there are 100,000 cavalry and cavalry stationed in each of the five states. Among them, the three states of Bing, Si, and Liang have 20,000 cavalry and 80,000 infantry; Hezhou has 30,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry; Yongzhou has 10,000 cavalry and nine
Thousands of infantrymen.
As for the remaining 100,000 soldiers and horses, Li Xiang decided to set up two battalions, Guangcheng and Lantian, each with 50,000 soldiers and horses, so that they could be mobilized flexibly.
Of course, troop expansion is a big project, especially now that the top priority is to recuperate. Even if Li Xiang expands his troops in a short period of time, it is very likely that Li Xiang will not be able to support them. Therefore, this is what is expected in the next three years.
A task to be completed rather than completed in a short period of time.
In addition to the infantry and cavalry, the next step is the construction of the navy. Unlike at the beginning, the navy generals did not even have three or two big cats and kittens. Now, in addition to Han Shizhong, the navy chief, there are also Qi Jiguang, Jiao
Mo, Deng Shichang, come and protect these navy generals.
Now, Li Xiang's navy has reached the stage where it is ready for expansion. Of course, in the north, it is not easy for the navy to expand and train. Therefore, this process must be quite slow, and Li Xiang's expectation is that the next
Within a few years, the naval force was expanded to 30,000.
There was another general named Xu Cheng in the navy. However, Li Xiang learned that this Xu Cheng had just joined Li Xiang's army not long ago. He was just a low-level officer and there was no one outside.
know him.
After learning such a piece of information, Li Xiang couldn't help but think a little bit. Instead of keeping him here, wouldn't it be better to send him to Dou Jiande?
I believe that with Su Qin's secret support, given time, he will be able to use Dou Jiande's help to help him form a second navy army.
What's more, Qingzhou, where Dou Jiande is located, is much more convenient for setting up a naval army than here. After all, it is a place close to the sea. Although it is in the north, there should be many people who are not landlubbers!