Chapter 503: Expand the army by 20,000

In the direction of Yizhou, through the unremitting efforts of the people of Hua'an, Wenshan, Hanjia, Jianwei and other counties gradually stabilized, and the remnants of the rebels were cleared and eliminated step by step.

The northwest of Yizhou is the core area of the entire Yizhou, and the stability here means that most of the population and most of the fertile land in the entire Yizhou are under the control of Hua'an.

While purging the remnants of the rebels, Hua'an did not forget to gather the hearts of the people in Shuzhong, and according to the actual situation in Yizhou, took measures to reduce taxes and exempt taxes, so as to improve the living standards of the people and the enthusiasm of production.

In particular, all the livestock and poultry are given tax exemption, among which the breeding of cattle and horses is not only tax-free, but also given certain incentives, so as to increase the number of cattle and horses in Shu in this way.

After all, these two kinds of livestock are extremely important strategic resources, ploughing cattle are the main driving force for spring ploughing, there are not enough ploughing cattle, will affect the quality of spring ploughing, and then affect the harvest after the autumn harvest, war horses can form cavalry, without enough horses, cavalry can not reach a considerable size.

At the same time, donkeys, mules, and other livestock can also drive, Hua'an also supports the common people to raise some of what they can raise, in order to avoid the reduction of important livestock, it is even more expressly forbidden to slaughter horses and cattle, violators are severely punished, livestock are sick, veterinarians must give timely treatment, must not be treated because the people have no money for the time being, in case the people cannot afford the cost of treatment, all paid by the government.

Such a series of measures to benefit the people were immediately fully supported by the people of Shuzhong as soon as they were announced, and the hearts of the people in Shuzhong gradually moved closer to Hua'an.

More than a month later. The five soldiers sent by Hua'an to Jiankang City returned to Chengdu smoothly, bringing the news that the imperial court had officially appointed its capital to supervise the military of Yizhou.

The appointed official and the envoys of the imperial court are all on the way, and they are all on the way with the newly appointed Yizhou Assassin Shi Changxuan, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Chengdu in half a month.

After waiting for more than a month, Hua'an finally waited for the news that the imperial court had officially appointed its capital to supervise the military of Yizhou, and his heart couldn't help but be very excited. The population has reached nearly two million. It is more than enough to assemble an army of 100,000 men.

In this way, when the opportunity comes, he can have enough troops to make a northern expedition to Guanzhong, so as to realize the ideal in his heart.

Huaan after learning the news. The situation was immediately reported to Zhang Yu, Xie Siming and others. and convene the people to take counsel. The next step, after all, at this time, Hua'an had already obtained the position of the military governor of Yizhou. The rebels in the southeast of Yizhou cannot be indifferent, and it is necessary to clear the rebels in a planned way to recover the whole of Yizhou.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Hua An once again told everyone the detailed news that the imperial court appointed him to supervise the military of Yizhou, and Chang Xuan was the new assassin of Yizhou, and said his next plan.

In Hua'an's plan, in addition to the military aspect, other aspects of people's livelihood and other aspects have been allocated to Chang Xuan, after all, Chang Xuan is the new Yizhou assassin history of the imperial court, and it is a bicycle assassin history, specifically responsible for Yizhou's official governance, people's livelihood and many other things, except for the military, other things are under his control.

And Hua'an's position in Yizhou is to supervise the military affairs of Yizhou, that is, except for military affairs, nothing else needs to be taken care of, and it should not be managed.

At present, the army of Hua'an is more than 20,000 troops in Yizhou, but after dispersing and controlling several counties in the northwest of Yizhou, the strength of the army seems to be somewhat stretched.

After all, the northwest part of Yizhou is the core of Yizhou, and if the main force is sent to the southeast to kill the rebels, the troops in the direction of Chengdu will inevitably be insufficient.

You must know that a group of rebels has fled to the direction of Tuyuhun, and it is really difficult to judge whether Tuyuhun can persuade Tuyuhun to send troops to Yizhou, but as the commander of the three armies, Hua'an can't have a fluke in his heart, no matter whether Tuyuhun will attack Yizhou or not, Hua'an must prepare according to his ability to attack, so as not to be in a hurry when he really encounters Tuyuhun's army.

In order to deal with the possible attack of Tuyuhun, Hua'an's next priority was to keep the anointed land in the northwest of Yizhou and expand slightly to the south to show his determination to supervise the military forces of Yizhou.

According to the area actually controlled by Hua'an, its area is only one-third of the area of Yizhou, and four of the eight counties in Yizhou have not yet been controlled, which is obviously somewhat unreasonable.

In order to reflect his military achievements in Yizhou, Hua'an decided to urgently expand the army in Yizhou, doubling the strength of the main armies, and adjusting the governorship area of each general accordingly.

According to Hua'an's plan, Li Liang, the old general of Shuzhong, will be promoted to the position of Li Liang, and let him expand the 5,000 men and horses under his command to 10,000 horses, after the expansion of the army, Li Liang will control the Yuejun County in the south of Zhan, and eventually supervise the military of Yuejun County and Hanjia County, and ensure the stability of the southern part of Yizhou.

The position of Li Yi, the former general of Shuzhong, should also be promoted, and let him expand the existing 5,000 men and horses under his command to 10,000 horses, and then march south, continuously control Jiangyang County and Zhuti County, and be responsible for guarding the three counties of Jiangyang, Zhuti, and Jianwei to ensure the safety of the southeastern part of Yizhou.

As a result, Yizhou is left with the largest county in the southeast is still in the hands of the rebels, the land area of the county accounts for at least forty percent of Shu, but the population is very small, it is not easy to encircle and suppress the rebels in the mountains, so it can only be put on hold for the time being, and it is not too late to recover it when there is a chance in the future.

In Shu County, the core of Yizhou, the Northern Expeditionary Army under Tie Niu will also be expanded to 20,000 horses, and will be responsible for controlling the Shu Army, Wenshan County, as well as Xindu County and Guanghan County of Liangzhou, and fully guarding this core area.

According to Hua'an's deployment, the main force of Tie Niu is mainly responsible for guarding against Tuyuhun in the northwest, and the 10,000 horses under Li Yi are mainly responsible for the rebels in Qiqi County, while the 10,000 troops under Li Liang can be used as a backup to support any direction at any time, so that Shuzhong is as stable as Mount Tai.

After listening to Hua'an's plan, Zhang Yu and Xie Siming both agreed with it, and the generals of the various armies had no objections, but they just expanded the number of troops by 20,000 at once, and the supply of various military materials may not be able to keep up, especially the armor armor, which is quite troublesome to manufacture, and 20,000 sets of armor cannot be made in a short period of time.

For this reason, Hua'an did not have any particularly good solution, so he had to let the newly recruited soldiers enlist in the army, train them with the simplest weapons, and then distribute them after the various equipment was completed.

After discussing various matters related to the expansion of armaments and warfare, Hua An hurriedly notified Li Liang and Li Yi, who were far away in Hanjia City and Wuyang City, in the form of an official document, asking the two of them to immediately expand their military strength according to the instructions and prepare to expand their control to the three counties in the southwest.

Tie Niu stayed in Chengdu, naturally immediately received the order, and immediately began to recruit troops, because the name of the Northern Expeditionary Army has been used for a long time, and has a deterrent effect on the Zhao army, therefore, although the newly recruited soldiers are all Yizhou people, but Tie Niu's command of this force, still called the Northern Expeditionary Army, in order to maintain the number of this army with excellent traditions.

The expansion of the army in the direction of Yizhou is in full swing, Hua'an is waiting for the arrival of the imperial envoy, and on the other hand, he began to consider the expansion of the army in the direction of Liangzhou, but Yizhou has expanded too much at once, and if the army is expanded on a large scale in the direction of Liangzhou, the finances of Shuzhong are afraid that some of them will not be able to bear it.

Now, the economy of Shuzhong has just begun to develop, if it is because of the rapid expansion of the army, causing the destruction of economic development, it will be a bit more than worth the loss, but a few years later, the Central Plains will be in chaos, at this time not to expand the army as soon as possible, there will not be enough time to train the recruits into a strong force that is proud of the world, for this, Hua'an has a headache.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Hua'an told Zhang Yu and Xie Siming about the worries in his heart, and after listening to it, the two tried their best to give advice to Hua'an, and came up with a variety of ways to deal with it.

Among them, one of the most satisfying methods for Hua'an is to temporarily train the peasants and idle people, so that these people can receive strict military training at their own doorstep, so as to train them into soldiers and civilians with high military qualities, and once needed, they can be immediately conscripted into the army, and only need to carry out simple training to form combat effectiveness, thus saving a lot of time for recruit training.

Hua'an was extremely satisfied with this construction, and decided to immediately send 3,000 men and horses under Chen Ting's command back to Liangzhou, and scattered them in Zitong, Brazil, Badong, Bajun, Fuling, and Hanzhong, and took the countryside as a unit to conduct military training for the people who were idle in the countryside, so as to cultivate the military qualities of the people in Shuzhong, and stipulated that all men over the age of 15 and under the age of 30 must receive training. In order to increase the enthusiasm of the people to participate in military training.

After waiting for more than half a month, the newly appointed Yizhou assassin Shi Changxuan and more than a dozen officials, as well as envoys from the imperial court, finally arrived in Chengdu.

Hua'an accepted the appointment of the imperial court, and officially obtained the right to supervise the military of Yizhou, and the appointment letter of the imperial court was very clear, appointing Hua'an as the envoy, and the military of Liang, Yierzhou, and leading the history of Liangzhou.

After Chang Xuan arrived in Chengdu, he was warmly welcomed by Chengdu officials, after all, Chang Xuan was an old minister in Shuzhong, and the existing officials in Chengdu are old acquaintances, and, because of his gentle personality, sociable, won the heart of Shuzhong officials, and the Great Jin Dynasty appointed the old ministers of Shuzhong as the Yizhou Assassin History, showing the tolerance and reuse of the old ministers in Shuzhong, and couldn't help but make the hearts of Shuzhong officials warm.

On the second day of Chang Xuan's arrival in Chengdu, Hua'an handed over everything in Shuzhong to Chang Xuan except for the military, and said that he would fully support Chang Xuan's right to exercise the history of bicycle assassination. (To be continued......)