It's a terrible thing to have no purpose.

Guan Yu has clearly realized this, once there is no goal, people will slack off.

Just like Zhang Fei said, those comrades-in-arms in the past, once they make a fortune by war and their families are stable, they will lose the motivation to fight, and they will not be as brave as before.

If it weren't for the defense of the homeland, there would not be such a strong will to fight as before.

After such a great victory, there were no enemies who could threaten the Wei Empire, and the slackness of the army was sure to happen.

Therefore, what kind of way will His Majesty the Emperor adopt to maintain the current state of the Wei army?

Disarmament?

Not long ago, the disarmament of Jingzhou and Yangzhou also caused an uproar in the military.

The two large battalions of the Wei army, the Jiangling camp and the Danyang camp, were reduced by two-thirds of the army.

The retrenched soldiers returned to the land, went to work in various villages, or as militia instructors and the like, and moved into productive positions.

Of course, there were people in the army who were dissatisfied and did not want to be made redundant, but the orders of His Majesty the Emperor could not be disobeyed.

His Majesty the Emperor made all kinds of preparations, so after the disarmament of the two camps, there was no chaos.

On the contrary, the security management and economic situation in Jingzhou and Yangzhou have become a little better.

The fact that the families of the dismissed military personnel continue to enjoy the treatment of military dependents is the main reason why disarmament has not been subjected to large-scale protests.

Everyone can still enjoy the treatment of military dependents, and they can still live a good life, and the imperial court did not cross the river and tear down the bridge, which is the main factor for everyone to feel at ease.

Once this model is successful, Guo Peng will definitely follow the trend.

At that time, the Chengdu camp in Yizhou, the Hanyang camp in Liangzhou, the Yuyang camp in Youzhou, and the Xuansu camp in Pingzhou may all face such a situation.

The number of soldiers of the Wei army is indeed very large, the garrison of Jingzhou had 50,000 before, Yangzhou reached 60,000, after the disarmament of Jingzhou only 20,000, Yangzhou only 30,000, it is said that these troops are prepared for the future south to Jiaozhou.

The two states laid off 60,000 troops in one go, and then scattered them to the people of Jingzhou and Yangzhou, which is probably the model of the future.

At that time, the 60,000 troops of the Chengdu camp in Yizhou, the 60,000 troops of the Hanyang camp, the 40,000 troops of the Yuyang camp and the 30,000 troops of the Xuansu camp will probably also face a situation of disarmament.

Because it is indeed too expensive to maintain the size of an army of about 500,000.

Only under the full operation of the imperial court can the military expenses of 500,000 soldiers, not to mention those auxiliaries.

Taken together, the military power of the entire Wei Empire exceeded one million, which was a lot of pressure on the Wei Empire, which had a population of only 60 million.

Guo Peng took pity on the people's strength, and considering the redundant phenomenon that might be caused in the future, he decided to streamline the troops and implement the militarized training of the rural militia.

According to the exact gossip that Guan Yu obtained, Guo Peng intended to reduce the number of troops to 200,000 after the world was pacified.

The Wei Empire retained only 200,000 professional soldiers, striving to ensure their elite standards.

The remaining soldiers were all dismissed and returned to their hometowns to farm and produce, either as village officials and township officials, or as militia instructors.

The most elite 200,000 men would be left behind to become the Wei army's standing army, and then Guo Peng might also have to implement a system called the military service system, which seems to be related to the new recruitment plan.

Coming and going will become the norm for the army, and the mobile strength of the Wei army will be very large, but the standing army is only 200,000, and the main force is concentrated in the Luoyang area.

The local security will be transferred to the current county soldiers or the soldiers who have been dismissed, and it is said that they will also change their names in the future, such as policemen and the like.

The meaning of the police is to be vigilant, to be an inspector, and the person who does this work is responsible for law and order, and even some criminal cases and the like, and the local law is tied to do things.

It seems that His Majesty the Emperor wants to completely separate the army from local security, so that the police in charge of law and order and the army will no longer be soldiers in the same sense.

Then the power of the Facao will increase.

What are the reasons for this?

Guan Yu is not clear about this, and he doesn't need to know so much, as long as he knows such a future.

Naturally, he doesn't have to worry about his status, but his subordinates, those who followed him all the way out are not necessarily.

If there are not so many soldiers, there will naturally be no need for so many officers, and when soldiers are dismissed, officers may also be dismissed, or demoted and retained, and the number of officers in the army will become very limited, and the competition between them will become quite fierce.

Under such a situation, what kind of changes will the Wei army face in the future?

Nobody knows.

"Yide, have you ever wondered what you should do after the battle?"

"The battle is over?"

Zhang Fei looked at Guan Yu strangely: "Brother Zhong, what are you talking about?" How can the battle be over? There is no war in the interior of the country, so I will go to the border pass, and there will always be a war at the border pass, right? The world is so big, there are so many enemies, how can there be no battle to fight? ”

Guan Yu expressed helplessness at Zhang Fei's optimism.

"Don't you know about disarmament?"

"You know, so what?"

Zhang Fei shook his head: "Brother Zhong, you, you just think too much, there are some things that you don't need to think about at all, and you can't understand it at all, you still don't know who Your Majesty is?" It would be strange if we could guess it.

But you have to know that Your Majesty will never do anything harmful to the Wei State, no matter how disarmed, there will be elites left, no matter how peaceful you are, it is difficult to ensure that there is no disaster, we just need to listen to the order to fight, and the rest, don't care at all. ”

Zhang Fei's optimism is what Guan Yu has always envied, and Guan Yu has always felt that Zhang Fei's ability to live so happily is because of his optimism.

He is very optimistic, he can always find positive things, and work hard to live for them, such a person, if he is together, he will never feel dull.

What Liu Bei looks like, Guan Yu is almost unable to remember.

But Zhang Fei is still alive and still playing with him, which is something he feels extremely fortunate about.

It is a good thing for him to have Zhang Fei and be active since the same era.

In the future, the two brothers may still be able to gallop together in a foreign land, and maybe they will continue to sweep thousands of armies.

The news that the Wei army's pursuing troops had successfully caught up with the Xianbei fleeing people and successfully wrapped them up soon reached the ears of Guo Peng, who was marching north, and Guo Peng was overjoyed and led his troops north to Huihe to pursue the troops.

When the generals of the pursuing troops learned that the emperor had personally led his troops north to meet them, they were immediately excited, and hurried to meet the emperor in mid-August.

Looking at the Xianbei captives who were dejected and depressed and marched south in several columns, Guo Peng was in a great mood, and met with Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, commended them, and praised their meritorious deeds.

"Your exploits for me and for the Wei State will not be forgotten, and your names and achievements will forever remain in the history books and be admired by future generations."

Guo Peng helped up the five generals one by one.

With their bravery and tenacity, they achieved the greatest results for the Wei army.

According to preliminary statistics, the population of Xianbei was 430,000, the cattle and sheep were more than 1.2 million, and the horses were more than 700,000, which was equivalent to making up for all the material consumption of the Wei State for this Northern Expedition in one go, and then there was still something to earn.

The surplus value that these 430,000 people could extract for the Wei Empire alone exceeded the price that needed to be paid for this expedition of 200,000 troops.