The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 538 Military Reform Results
This military reform went very smoothly, and there was no turmoil that Liu Bei was worried about. Even Zhang Ji, who was born as a prince, was cut off half of his soldiers and horses, and he was not dissatisfied at all, at least he did not show any dissatisfaction.

Of the [-] regiment commanders, the most controversial one is probably the surrendered general Yan Yan. After all, Yan Yan has no merits against the big man, and he is still a new surrendered general, so it is difficult to convince people.

Liu Bei also considered this point. Although Yan Yan was Liu Zhang's former subordinate, Liu Zhang was already finished and was placed under house arrest in Linzi by Liu Bei.

In particular, there are many good generals in Yizhou. Yan Yan has the highest prestige among the generals in Yizhou, and he is still higher than Zhang Ren.

In addition to Meng Da, the rebel general, there are also senior generals such as Pang Xi, Zhang Yi, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Liu Xun, and Zhao Wei. , is also ranked first, and almost all of them come from the Yizhou clan. Liu Bei certainly cannot let these talents go without using them.

These people will definitely become the leaders of an army, that is, generals with tens of thousands of people, and Yan Yan is the benchmark launched by Liu Bei, and it is also the heart to appease the generals of Yizhou. As long as they are loyal to Liu Bei, Liu Bei will not care about their origins and treat them equally .

Apart from Yan Yan, the most surprising thing is Dian Wei. Dian Wei is also a veteran who followed Liu Bei.

In fact, this is just Chen Ziming's calculation. Dian Wei has always been Liu Bei's guard, responsible for Liu Bei's safety, how could he be released to lead the army, and Dian Wei doesn't have that ability. In fact, Dian Wei's army commander is just a name. Still commanding the original Liu Bei Guards.

As for the 5-man army, it was prepared by Chen Ziming for Zhang Fei. However, Zhang Fei is a general in the army. According to the regulations, he cannot be the commander of the army or lead the army. How could Zhang Fei agree to it? Finally, Chen Ziming came forward and thought of this compromise.

Moreover, Chen Ziming also wanted Zhang Fei to lead the army, because Chen Ziming was going to build a real heavy cavalry army, and Zhang Fei was the best candidate.

That is to say, Linzi's defense is still [-] soldiers and horses, but the [-] guards originally under Chen Dao's control were divided into two, Chen Dao was in charge of [-], and Zhang Fei was in charge of [-] to jointly protect Linzi's security.

In fact, Chen Ziming wanted to recall all Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Tai Shici to the military headquarters. After all, with their abilities and combat achievements, they had already passed the rank of army commander and could be transferred back to the court to serve as higher-level officers. general.

But the world has not yet been unified, Cao Cao and Sun Quan are still two more powerful enemies, and in the near future, Liu Bei will launch a war to unify the world. At this critical moment, it is impossible for these pillars of the Liu Bei Group to be abandoned.

They are also candidates for the commanders of one side during the unification war in the future. They must step up their efforts in the army to improve their combat effectiveness. After the world is unified, they may all be recalled to the court to serve as the top generals of the Han Dynasty, but not now.

After the world is unified in the future, they can put down their military power and return to the court to assume high positions. It can also be said to enjoy blessings, just like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Gan Ning now.

This military reform took five months. In addition to the appointment of generals at all levels, it also planned the defense areas of each legion, and even planned the garrison of each ten thousand troops.

The senior generals who Liu Bei was most worried about opposed the military reform did not appear. Instead, the soldiers at the bottom had problems, were very emotional about the military reform, and even collectively petitioned Liu Bei for orders.

Because the most important step in the military reform is disarmament and streamlining of soldiers and horses. The original Liu Bei Group had as many as 120 million soldiers and horses, and later absorbed more than [-] soldiers and horses from the Di tribe and Yizhou.

In the end, more than 130 million soldiers and horses must be selected from the best, and more than 30 soldiers and horses will be laid off. In the end, only 100 million elite soldiers will be left. The proportion of the disarmament is horrifying.

If Cao Cao or Sun Quan were to disarm their troops, I am afraid that their soldiers would jump up excitedly, because Cao Cao and Sun Quan's soldiers and horses were almost all recruited by force, and they had no national consciousness, let alone loyalty.

But Liu Bei's army was different, they were laid off suddenly, these soldiers of course quit, not because they were not afraid of death, not because they were not afraid of fighting, but because they had been educated by Chen Ziming to become professional soldiers, and they were proud of the army of the Great Han.

Moreover, Liu Bei's army has a very high status in the Liu Bei Group, and is trusted and supported by the people. The treatment is very good. Not only is the military salary high, but the benefits are better than many basic officials.

The children of soldiers receive free education, free medical treatment, and even promotion will be given priority, because they are loyal enough and their parents have paid enough.

The soldiers under Liu Bei were well treated, and rumors spread throughout the world that Cao Cao and Sun Quan's soldiers were jealous and envious of Liu Bei's soldiers. Because of this, the enemy's defection and defection even occurred on the three-way border, which became a joke for a while.

Of course, there are not many such things. After all, most people have families and have a lot of scruples. Their defection will definitely hurt their families. Only those bachelors who can feed the whole family by themselves dare to do this kind of thing.

In the end, the matter of disarmament was resolved smoothly, and Liu Bei personally went out to appease the troops, and at the same time increased compensation and arranged resettlement work back home.

More than 30 young and strong returned to their hometowns, and most of them were placed in the newly established city defense army. The entire city defense army, from low-level generals to high-level generals, were almost all people who came down from the disarmament. The local clans and the government could not intervene. in.

This also allowed Liu Bei to firmly control the place. No matter whether it was the government or the clan, no one dared to violate Liu Bei's will. Liu Bei's control of the place reached an unprecedented peak.

In addition to the towns, Liu Bei's control over the villages is not bad at all. A group of loyal soldiers return to their hometowns. The lowest is the village security captain. I hold the power and drive the whole village to be loyal to Liu Bei. Many soldiers have received military exploits, received education, and experience. Extraordinary, not at all afraid that he is a landlord and township bully, and those original landlords and township bullies have suffered a lot.

The rights of ordinary people have been guaranteed unprecedentedly, and they are loyal to Liu Bei. Whether they are clans or landlords, they have lost control of the place, and the era of local emperors is gone forever.

Such a result was beyond everyone's expectations. The village, a blind spot controlled by the government, was resolved at once, forcing Liu Bei to completely control any corner of the entire big man.

(End of this chapter)