Autumn, September.

Yanzhou, Puyang County, Lihu City.

The ancient Ji River flows from west to east, just across the south side of Lihu City, then merges into the vast swamp, and finally turns north and flows into the Bohai Sea.

This year can be regarded as the most prosperous year in recent years, and the flow of Jishui River is also very abundant.

Liu Yu stood on the bank of the Jishui River outside Lihu City, looking at the boats on the Jishui River in front of him coming from the east.

These boats transported the food and supplies provided by Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and the destination was Xingyang, the highest reaches of the Ji River.

At this time, General Zhao Kun of the Guard came over and said to Liu Yu.

"Your Majesty, the military newspaper I just received, Wang Dun has led his army to conquer Yanshi. All the barbarians guarding the city were killed. Qiao Yu, the general who went to support, was defeated and surrendered to Wang Dun!"

After hearing the news, Liu Yu felt a sense of powerlessness.

Wang Dun's military ability is indeed quite strong. In addition, the titles of the Wang family of Langya and the King of Jin in Jiangdong have immediately conquered the cities and territory in the entire Henan County. Wherever they go, the powerful Jin people all welcomed each other. As for the barbarians either fled in sight or were defeated and killed.

"This Wang Dun has been yelling about the Northern Expedition. It seems that the ordinary barbarians are not his opponent at all!"

On the other hand, Li Feng, the confidant general who was originally entrusted with the heavy responsibility of the striker, had not even captured Chenggao Pass.

Now the rear army led by Liu Yu himself is about to gather to go to Xingyang, but the first pass to enter Henan County has not yet been opened.

"Compared with Wang Dun, Li Feng is just a little bit too much to see."

Liu Yu said helplessly to the general of the guard Zhao Kun.

When Zhao Kun heard this, he agreed in his heart, but he and Li Feng were old friends like brothers and sisters, and he couldn't help but want to explain for Li Feng.

"Your Majesty, although Li Feng's attack on Chenggao was not smooth, it was definitely not because he was lazy and lazy, but because his soldiers were all newly recruits, and his combat power was really insufficient."

Although Liu Yu was not very satisfied with the performance of the forward general Li Feng, he also knew that what Zhao Kun said was true.

Since conquering Jizhou and Youzhou, Liu Yu has drawn a large number of military troops from Yuzhou and Yanzhou to move to Hebei to stabilize the situation in the two states and to prevent the Tuoba Xianbei, Liaoxi Xianbei and many other mixed Hus in the territory.

This result directly led to a sharp decline in the number of elite troops in Yuzhou and Yanzhou's military troops, and had to fill the gap with new recruits.

In Yanzhou, the most influential military soldiers in Yuzhou was not the relocation of these ordinary military soldiers, but the relocation of large numbers of troops, brigades, and quads.

After the lack of these officers, the combat effectiveness of the newly filled military soldiers has become a very slow situation.

"People say that a thousand troops are easy to get a general, but in my opinion, although Li Feng is not a famous general, it is not so difficult to deal with a Chenggao Pass."

Liu Yu once had high hopes for Dong Ping and Li Feng. Judging from the current results, Li Feng has no talent to become a famous general. It is still possible to use it to defeat some ordinary thieves, but for commanders who overcome difficulties, Li Feng's courage is the courage of every man.

After hearing Liu Yu's words, Zhao Kun also had nothing to say.

After all, there are less than 10,000 vanguards guarding Chenggao Pass, but they can still block Li Feng's more than 20,000 troops for a month, which is really unreasonable.

What's more, before Li Feng attacked Chenggao Pass, he requested a large amount of food and grass contributions to the powerful gentry in Xingyang County.

The entire Xingyang County secretly circulated the story of the Qingzhou Han army's "disturbing the people".

Although Liu Yu was a little disappointed with Li Feng, he was absolutely not disappointed in the future.

Because Liu Yu has now begun another new path to selecting generals in the army.

When he thought of this, he turned to look at the open space near the Jishui River to the west.

There, more than a thousand Han soldiers wearing bright military uniforms were gathering.

Among them, there are not only infantry but also a large number of cavalrymen, who are practicing seriously together.

The spirit of these soldiers is obviously more passionate than that of ordinary military soldiers, and most of them are very young.

Like the common thirties and forties in ordinary military soldiers, the war soldiers in their thirties and forties cannot be seen among these people.

The oldest among them is just a little in their early twenties, and the rest are mostly young soldiers of sixteen or seventeen years old.

These young soldiers were military academy officers and soldiers who were highly expected by Liu Yu.

However, in the Han Dynasty, most people were accustomed to calling these young soldiers the Yulin Central Army.

After all, there are no fixed places in these military academies in Liu Yu, but they often wear gorgeous followers and guards, just like the Yulin army under Hanwu back then.

"It seems that the true backbone of the future can no longer think about seeking talented generals like gambling treasures. The truly reliable generals must be these military academy students who have learned since childhood!"

Liu Yu cherished these young soldiers who had high hopes in his heart. He was reluctant to let them fight after sending troops several times before.

Because these "Yulin Army" soldiers are not ordinary soldiers. When Liu Yu ordered them to be selected, he had to check his martial arts first, and then he had to ask that he was from a good family, that is, his lowest status was also a self-cultivated farmer.

According to Liu Yu's original idea, when choosing these young Yulin Army, he didn't care much about his background. As long as he had the ability, even if he was a serf, his team would not matter.

However, when his idea was implemented, many people clearly disagree with it.

The one who reacted the most intensely was that these Yulin soldiers themselves, their identity for this identity has increased to the level of honor.

Those soldiers from slaves who were in rank with them would be an insult to them.

Not only were slaves, but even some of the masters of cavalry and shooting from the Wuhuan, the northern part of the Xianbei were not allowed to join the Yulin Army.

After these soldiers were selected, they not only had to continue practicing, but also practice military exercise books.

The military books I studied not only include the classics such as "Six Strategies", "Wu Lai" and "Sunzi" that were passed down from ancient times, but also include some basics such as marching exercises, combat manuals, etc. that Liu Yu personally asked people to compile based on his oral description.

After this incident, these Yulin soldiers admired Liu Yu even more.

After all, not every king is willing to concentrate on military affairs. Even the monarchs who have established their foundations in history often focus on civil governance after being in a noble position. They are all fake generals who carry out military affairs, but they are unwilling to gain a reputation for being indulged in military affairs.

In today's Wei and Jin dynasties, it is not very friendly to warriors.

After seeing Liu Yu's attitude, General Zhao Kun of the Guard was a little dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, I think these Yulin soldiers are all gentlemen in the school, and they are not materials for fighting. They practice half a day, play the script and dance in the works every day. Can they fight more than half a day of military soldiers who practice half a day of farming?"

Speaking of this, Zhao Kun curled his lips again and continued.

"If I want to say that farming can also polish my body. These Yulin soldiers are afraid that they will even have to sit out with evil hemorrhoids after studying for a long time."

After hearing Zhao Kun's messy words, Liu Yu couldn't help but laugh and scold.

"You stupid guy, you know nothing!"

"These Yulin soldiers are the seeds of the future. With them, there will be more military soldiers who can fight and dare to fight."

"For me, in the future, they alone will be worth ten military soldiers."

Liu Yu's words are definitely from the heart. Nowadays, the military confrontation is often very mysterious. Some excellent officers can often play a more important role than generals.

Zhao Kun naturally knew that Liu Yu's preference for these Yulin soldiers was still not convinced by this reason, but he did not dare to argue any more on the surface.

However, Liu Yu obviously has no intention of giving up this topic.

"Besides, I don't think the saying that the military soldiers farmed for half a day and used to polish their bodies is certainly the case!"

"I heard that many military soldiers in Qingzhou and Xuzhou have begun to live a peaceful life. Not only are they lazy in their daily practice, but even the original farming has been cultivated by themselves, no one has gone to the fields in person."

After hearing Liu Yu's words, Zhao Kun also pointed and immediately felt a little embarrassed.

"Your Majesty is right, but these lazy people are some of the few."

Liu Yu shook his head, "As long as he is a human, no matter who he is, he hopes to live too lazy."

"Qingzhou, Xuzhou has not had any war for a long time, and if you want to prepare for war, you don't have to go out to take turns, so it naturally became a peaceful day."

"When I go back this time, I will personally supervise the training of these military soldiers. It will be abandoned in just a few years."

What Liu Yu mentioned is not only the abandonment of the battle formation skills of these military soldiers, but also the abandonment of farming fields.

The Qingzhou Prefecture Army must ensure the rear and transportation between Liaodong, Pingzhou naval forces, and Xuzhou must maintain a deterrence against Huainan. After two years of peace and stability, they are naturally a little lazy.

For the military soldiers in these two states, once there is no war, there is no need to buy more troops with the army, which saves a lot of money.

In this way, the output of technicians naturally no longer has the high expectations of the original.

Many military soldiers who had cultivated themselves had already slacked off, and the output of the field naturally decreased.

However, there are still a few such people, and more military soldiers are smarter.

They often rent the excess land to other civilians to cultivate, and the rent in it is enough to cover all their expenses. They can reap more wastelands by relying on the advantages of military troops exempting from rent and tax.

In just one or two years, Liu Yu already knew that although many military soldiers in Qingzhou and Xuzhou had not reduced much in combat preparations, their roles had undergone considerable changes.

The military soldiers who had originally entered the farm and fought have become feudal lords similar to those of Western Europe in later generations.

The military military soldiers under this role are very likely to slowly lead to the collapse of the entire military military military system.

After hearing Liu Yu's words, Zhao Kun knew that Liu Yu was already very dissatisfied with Qingzhou and some of the soldiers in Xuzhou.

He thought that after he went back, he would definitely warn the old brothers of the Donglai Army that he would never continue to waste. If he really waited for the bad luck, Zhao Kun would never dare to plead for mercy.

At this time, the last boat had already sailed in front of Liu Yu, which marked that all the military rations had been transferred for the last time and would be transported directly to Xingyang County and then prepared for the army.

Liu Yu pulled his horse back and said to Zhao Kun beside him.

"Transfer my military orders, and the entire army will be renovated and will be launched tomorrow!"

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Sizhou, Henan County, Yanshi.

The autumn wind in September rustled, blowing the inside and outside of Yanshi cool and transparent.
To be continued...