In response to this biggest problem and biggest gain, Liu Bei held a government meeting and a military meeting respectively to discuss, summarize, and arrange the next stage of work.
"Based on all the information currently available, it can be determined that the existence of collective farms has greatly reduced the possibility of local disasters. This time, it was precisely because of the timely notification of a large number of collective farms in advance and their self-defense counterattacks afterwards that a large number of rebels
The army failed to cause further local losses.
Many small groups of rebels tried to go to the countryside to plunder and destroy farms and crops, but they were defeated by the self-defense teams organized by the collective farms. Many rebels were killed for this, and many rebel officers were also captured and became prisoners of war. The collective farms
Houses, farm tools, water conservancy facilities, and crops in the farmland have been preserved.
We can clearly see that in places where there are many collective farms, the scale of rebellions is not large, and they are mainly concentrated around the county. However, rebellions in other areas were quickly extinguished, and the number of displaced farmers was also greatly reduced, while the collective farms
In relatively few places, the situation is relatively serious.
And because of the excellent performance of collective farms, the grain harvest in most areas has been ensured, and many crops that are about to mature have also been preserved. Relatively speaking, the grain fields in areas with fewer collective farms have suffered greater damage.
, many crops were destroyed by the rebels, and this year’s grain harvest will be affected to a certain extent.”
At the government affairs meeting, Liu Bei summoned senior administrative officials from the DPRK and China to explain to them some of the important things he had discovered in the past few months, and announced his determination to further promote the construction of collective farms.
“Because of the outstanding performance of collective farm organizations in this series of events, we can conclude that organized collective farms not only have stronger resistance to natural disasters, but also have stronger resistance to man-made disasters. Compared with scattered collective farms,
Individual farmers and collective farms are significantly more resilient to disasters.
What happened this time further highlights the correctness of the previous imperial court's promotion of the construction of collective farms. Therefore, in the future, not only in Jiangbei, but also in Jiangnan, especially in Jiangnan, a larger-scale and all-round promotion of the construction of collective farms will be very beneficial.
The first immigrants established themselves in Jiangnan."
Liu Bei informed the administrative officials of his decision and let them know about it, especially the two important departments of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Next, Liu Bei needed them to contribute money, people and efforts to extensively promote the construction of collective farms in Jiangnan, using this as the main grassroots organization to organize the farmers in the Jiangnan area.
The more they organize, the more stable the situation in the Jiangnan region will be, and the situation will be more beneficial to the court rather than local forces.
This decision was supported by the majority of people at the meeting, with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Household Affairs expressing support.
Regarding this series of actions, they said that in the next few years, they will also come up with corresponding plans, with the construction of collective farms as the main task, and fully promote local governance.
This decision will soon be sent to the local state and county officials, so that the state and county chiefs can be informed and make preparations in advance.
At the military meeting, Liu Bei emphatically praised the results of the Jiangnan Military Region this time, focusing on commending Guan Yu's river flow maneuver tactics. He believed that this was an excellent exploration result of the imperial court's military operations in Jiangnan, and Guan Yu deserved strong recognition.
Xun You made an important speech on this.
"In this Jiangnan battle, in a more dangerous situation, the Jiangnan Military Region used waterways as important transportation roads to extinguish the rebels in Jiangxia County and Nan County at a relatively fast speed, preventing the further spread of the severe situation in Jiangxia County and Nan County.
, Among them, the waterway tactics of General Guan's construction are the main factors.
In the past, we all believed that it was necessary to maintain spacious and transparent roads to ensure the march of the army and logistics transportation. The use of waterways was not comprehensive. This is related to the actual situation in Jiangbei, but it is completely different in Jiangnan. Jiangnan has extremely rich
If the water system is not used properly, it will be harmed.
General Guan discovered this important situation in time. Luoyang proposed in the above table to create waterway tactics, using waterways as a channel for marching and transporting logistics, and controlling the land south of the Yangtze River with waterways. We were skeptical about this before, but now it seems that,
This is a very feasible tactic, so next, we should set up a tactical department specifically for Jiangnan waterway tactics."
After Xun You finished speaking, he looked at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei nodded.
"We are accustomed to fighting on the great plains and steppes. The Han army of 300,000 was also developed on this basis. We emphasize large cavalry and heavy infantry advocating joint operations of large corps. This is how our army can fight hundreds of times.
I have never doubted the foundation of Yum!
But the so-called adapting to local conditions, different places, different climates, and different hydrological environments cannot just copy the things we are familiar with. For example, many people have proposed that a large number of roads or even Chidao should be built in Jiangnan. I don’t think this is wrong.
, but at least at present, it is not realistic.
General Guan followed the waterways to many places in the south of the Yangtze River and found that the land in the south of the Yangtze River felt fragmented. There were few large-scale connections between each other and there were many hills, rivers, swamps, and jungles, which were very serious obstacles to the construction of Chidao.
, the time, energy and money consumed will be far more than Jiangbei.
Therefore, General Guan proposed to build a completely different tactical system in Jiangnan, train an army that is fully adapted to the combat environment in Jiangnan, and make the army in Jiangnan accustomed to using waterways and ships to fight, and even get used to this kind of life. It can be said that
, For a person who grew up in Jiangbei, it is remarkable that General Guan can have this kind of insight."
Liu Bei looked satisfied.
The staff officers in the Privy Council also sent waves of congratulations, boasts and flattery to Liu Bei in a timely manner.
Obviously, everyone knows very well that it was Liu Bei who appointed Guan Yu as the head of the Jiangnan Military Region against all odds, and it was Liu Bei who supported Guan Yu's river flow maneuver tactics.
It means that the main hero of this matter is Liu Bei. It was Liu Bei who supported Guan Yu, which led to Guan Yu's current achievements. Praising Guan Yu is equivalent to praising Liu Bei. In this case, why don't we all flatter Liu Bei together.
This kind of flattery is still real and has no water content, because Liu Bei's vision and determination are indeed awesome.
He is indeed the most powerful general of the Han Dynasty and the most capable general. In the first battle, he produced more than 700,000 prisoners of war and 6 million cattle, sheep and horses. He almost wiped out the grassland and everyone was shocked.
eyeball.
What else can be questioned?
So the Privy Council meeting passed a resolution to continue investing enough resources to strongly support Guan Yu in building a river flow maneuvering tactical system, helping him build military ports, build military warehouses, build military warships, transport ships, etc.
At the same time, Liu Bei is also preparing to add some troops to the Jiangnan Military Region and add two more troops to the Jiangnan Military Region.
Considering the subsequent demand for troops in the entire Jiangnan region, especially the demand for troops in Jiaozhou and Yangzhou, Liu Bei believed that the strength of the three armies was not enough. Even if the strength of three independent battalions were given to Guan Yu, it might not be enough.
Therefore, it would be more appropriate to add two armies and increase the strength of the Jiangnan Military Region to five regular armies and three independent battalions.
Of course, this is not the whole reason why Liu Bei is preparing to increase his troops in Jiangnan.
There are also other personnel reasons.
Quite important.
In the past few months, because there have not been many wars within the responsibility of the Central Military Region, although the scale was quite large, Liu Bei arranged for Cheng Pu and Han Dang to attack, and it did not take long to defeat the rebels.
The whole army was wiped out.
The rebels were really not a strong opponent. The two main armies went to fight, and it didn't take much effort to pin the rebels to the ground and strangle them to death.
The result was of course good. The Xuanjia Army and Tianxing Army were happy, they had made contributions and were rewarded.
But the other four main armies and several new recruit armies have their own opinions.
Although it was the result of drawing lots, there were still some emotions in the hearts of the troops who failed to go into battle.
The existence of this kind of emotion is not something that can be solved with a few simple sentences. The army eats and drinks well, works hard to train techniques and tactics, and works hard to learn cultural knowledge. The main purpose is to make achievements and satisfy personal needs.
But if there is no war, the mood of the army will not be high.
Taking into account the sentiment of the army, Liu Bei believed that this would be a problem in the long run, so he decided to appropriately deploy some troops to areas where war would occur, and then implement a rotation system.
Transfer some of the troops that have been involved in more battles back to Luoyang for correction, replenishment, training again, learning again, and replace them with other troops to fight.
After the replaced troops have made a name for themselves and achieved meritorious deeds, other troops will be replaced to perform tasks. This cycle repeats, training troops while giving the soldiers a chance to perform, rain and dew, and no one will be bullied.
All in all, if we can't always let a few troops take advantage of each other and get various promotions and rewards, then do we still need the unity within the army?
For example, the military region that made the greatest contribution this time was the Central Plains Military Region. The main reason was that rebels appeared in large numbers within the control of the Central Plains Military Region. Even the subsequent wave of rebellions by clan kings and clans also appeared in the Central Plains Military Region.
Xu Huang and the four armies under his command were so weak in winning military honors that the eyes of hundreds of thousands of troops in the Central Military Region turned green.
Then there is nothing we can do about it. The main thing is that it appeared in the blessed land of the Central Plains. It is really a problem left over from history and Liu Bei cannot solve it alone.
So this time Liu Bei plans to dispatch two troops from the Central Military Region to the Jiangnan Military Region to give them a chance to fight. If there is a need to add more troops later, he can continue to dispatch troops there.
To deal with the huge Shanyue Group, as well as the barbarians in southern Jingzhou and the barbarians in Jiaozhou, a larger number of troops are needed.
Therefore, Liu Bei decided to transfer the 23rd Army and the 24th Army to the Jiangnan Military Region and hand them over to Guan Yu's command to increase the strength of Guan Yu's command and enhance the strength of the Jiangnan Military Region in order to deter Xiao Xiao.
After this dispatch order was conveyed, it was like poking a hornet's nest.
The 23rd Army and the 24th Army were beaming with joy from top to bottom, and they were so happy that they wanted nothing more.
The other nine armies were like mourning for their heirs. The officers went to Liu Bei with mournful faces and asked for an audience. After receiving permission, they came to Liu Bei one after another and cried miserably. They came to Liu Bei one after another to replace the 23rd Army.
and the location of the 24th Army, indicating that they also wanted to go to the Jiangnan Military Region to perform meritorious operations.
After training for so long, everyone is a master of training, and there are several military kings. Isn’t it appropriate not to fight again?
Liu Bei had a dark face and cursed one after another.
"The Cavalry Army and the Leopard Cavalry Army are cavalry armies! Cavalry Army! Do you know what a cavalry army is? Cavalry! A cavalry army that rides on war horses! A large cavalry army! Standard equipment for grassland warfare! Where are you going to Jiangnan? Yunmeng
Ze? Can your horses run on mud? Can your horses fly? Or do you have wings on your body? Can you fly?"
Xia Houyuan and Pang De were kicked by Liu Bei and kicked out of the palace. They didn't even dare to fart, and they were in such a state of embarrassment.
Next came Cheng Pu and Han Dang.
"We just finished the war and earned military honors. Isn't that enough? The other armies didn't even fight! You're greedy! Get lost!"
Liu Bei stretched out his hand and pointed outside the palace. Cheng Pu and Han Dang immediately ran out with their tails between their legs and their heads lowered, not daring to fart.
Then came Liu Yong and Dong Huang.
"You are my old subordinates. You are old in the army. You don't have any strategic determination? Yes, I haven't let you fight for a long time. Your subordinates also have opinions and opinions. But fighting is a major matter. It is a matter of life and death. It is a matter of survival.
The way is not to fight just because you say it!
Next time, next time, okay? Next time if there is a war somewhere, I will make proper arrangements for you, okay? Jiangnan, you guys, don’t get involved. When Shuzhong fights, when Shuzhong fights, you will be the first.
sequence!"
Liu Yong and Dong Huang then left the palace happily, just like the monkeys who had stolen the peach.
Then there are only the twenty-five, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh generals of the new army.
Hu Guan, Qiao Lin, Tian Tong.
The three of them are Liu Bei's veteran subordinates. They were promoted step by step in the army based on their military merit and cultural skills. They rose to prominence when the new army was formed. Due to their merits and abilities, they were appointed by Liu Bei as Zhonglang General, the commander of the three new army.
It can't be said that he is not strong.
Therefore, the three of them are also very eager for military glory, eager for achievements, and eager to prove that they can not only be promoted, but also lead troops to fight, and can also lead more troops and fight bigger battles.
To be honest, after so many years of fighting, Liu Bei has between 100 and 80 candidates who can serve as the commander of an army. They have a strong talent reserve, and all of them are outstanding talents who have been produced through fighting.
Moreover, under Liu Bei's cultural policy, these guys with a personality that is somewhat like burning books and entrapping Confucianism all have a certain level of education, a little ink in their stomachs, and a little talent in their heads.
They didn't lay much foundation when they were young, but as soon as they got older they could learn what Liu Bei wanted them to learn, and their results were quite good.
What is this called?
This is called a late-strike genius, and his IQ is quite good.
It's just that they were buried and died without value. Now, following Liu Bei, their talents have been discovered, and they have emerged one after another. Even if they have not entered the school system, they can still serve as a cultural person in the army.
Looking at their pitiful expressions, Liu Bei sighed.
"I know that you all want to make great achievements and don't want to stay in Luoyang for retirement. OK, I will give you a chance, and you will be prepared. In the future, there will be a series of military operations against the Western Regions in the northwest. General Zhang's three armies
If you are too defensive but not aggressive enough, you will go northwest when the time comes."
The three of them were overjoyed, asked a lot of questions, and got the exact promise from Liu Bei. Then they happily left the palace and went back to share the good news with their subordinates.