Chapter 185 Danyang Military Affairs

Danyang County, Moling City.

At the beginning of Danyang, in addition to rectifying the army, the development of a series of internal affairs was an urgent task. Zhou Yu urgently dispatched Yuan Huan, Zhang Cheng, Zhang Fan and other capable subordinates from Lujiang to Danyang, and quickly arranged the work of providing relief to the victims, measuring the land, building water conservancy projects, recruiting refugees to farm, opening a recruitment hall, and studying academies. Yuan Huan and others worked hard to carry out their work, and appointed some honest and capable officials under Wu Jing. For a time, Danyang County had a new look.

At the same time, Zhou Yu also announced through Zhou Shang that all taxes in Danyang County will be reduced by half this year, and taxes will be reduced by 20% next year. Once this news was announced, it immediately caused a sensation. The people rushed to tell each other and conveyed joy to each other. Some people even went to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, praying for Zhou Yu's wealth and wealth. Zhou Yu's reputation among the people of Lujiang has greatly increased, and it can be said that he has become famous. His reputation has long surpassed that of the former Danyang Prefect Wu Jing.

Zhou Yu sent someone to the mountains to find Wu Jing's body, buried it on Zijin Mountain, properly placed Wu Jing's family, and regularly allocated some food and money every month to allow Wu Jing's family to live a peaceful life. This greatly improved the impression of Zhou Yu by the aristocratic families and officials in Danyang County. He also agreed that his disciples participated in the work of the government, objectively strengthening the leadership ability of the Danyang County government, which was in the early days of his reign.

While busy with internal affairs, the rectification of the military was also underway. After discussions between Zhou Yu and Chen Gong and the generals, combined with the newly recruited 20,000 troops and 15,000 troops captured, the troops were expanded. After the adjustment, the situation of Zhou Yu's troops was as follows:

The camp expanded from 5,000 to 10,000. The main general Gao Shun and the deputy general Dong Xi stationed troops in Yi County to guard against the troops of Liu Yao and Zhu Hao in Yuzhang County.

The Jinfan Army expanded from 6,000 to 10,000. The main general Gan Ning, deputy general Jiang Qin and Ding Feng were stationed in Beihu, north of Moling City, and trained the navy day and night.

The newly established baggage battalion expanded from 3,000 to 4,000, and the chief general Chen Wu was stationed in Niuzhu Fortress.

In order to deal with the numerous terrain of the mountains in the Jiangdong area, the Feilong Army expanded from 3,000 to 8,000. The main general Zhou Tai was stationed in Jing County to prevent the riots of the Shanyue people.

The scout camp expanded from two thousand to three thousand, and the chief general Zang Ba.

Due to equipment restrictions, the Hurricane Camp expanded from 300 to 400, and the head general Zhao Yun.

The scout camp and the hurricane camp were both stationed outside Moling City.

The Niuzhu Camp expanded from 5,000 to 9,000. The commander Xu Sheng and Zhou Yu asked them to return to Lujiang and stationed in Shu County to deal with attacks from the enemy troops from Jiujiang County or Jiangxia County at any time.

The female barracks expanded from 500 to 800, with the main general Deng Yu, deputy general Yang Ci, Lu Qian, Deng Chan and Hou Jing. They were naturally stationed in Moling City.

The Lusu Dongcheng Camp stationed in Lujiang County, Pan Zhang Dongjun Camp and the troops of each county will not be expanded for the time being.

The soldiers expanded by each department are trained by the head general of the department. At the same time, a group of lower-level officers were dispatched to Qianlong Academy in Lujiang to continue their studies in order to improve their command ability in the battle and specific fighting and joint attack techniques. In order to make up for the shortcomings of the lower-level officers after this expansion, Zhou Yu transferred the lower-level officers who had completed their studies in Qianlong Academy to Moling and were incorporated into the army of each department.

Since the lower-level officers trained by Qianlong Academy have greatly improved their personal physical fitness, tactical understanding, execution ability, group attack, exploration, ambush, etc., their arrival has quickly integrated soldiers from all over the world, unified their ideological understanding, and strengthened technical and tactical training. With their joining, it is like a summary, affecting the branches and leaves with their backbones, and the combat power of the entire army has been greatly improved.

After completing the adjustment and expansion of the troops, Zhou Yu ignored his fatigue and asked people to take more than ten Liu Yao and Wu Jing's subordinates captured in these battles to the mansion, comforting them with sincerity, and finally said that they were willing to surrender.

Among these surrendered generals, Zhou Yu valued the most the most. Lu Dai, who stood up at the top of Moling City and calmly commanded the guards to shoot arrows. He was familiar with the Eastern Han Dynasty and the history of the Three Kingdoms, knew that Lu Dai was a rare good general. He was both civil and military, calm in his work, and honest in his life. With time, he would definitely be a capable general under his command.

Zhou Yu left Lu Dai alone, talked about it for an hour in detail, and then left him for lunch. Finally, he decided to temporarily let Lu Dai lead his own personal guard and serve as the captain. The former captain Pan Hu was sent to be responsible for the military garrison work, targeting 15,000 newly recruited soldiers who were not selected into the army and captured by the Danyang Army. Military garrisons, which require both farming and training, is a great challenge and a good opportunity for Pan Hu.

Pan Hu had long been longing for one day to lead the troops to fight alone. When he heard this news, he naturally knew that Zhou Yu was deliberately cultivating him, so he immediately took office happily.

When Lu Dai heard that Zhou Yu was not worried about his past grudges, he did not worry about his identity as a surrendered general and handed over the personal guards, the most important thing in his own safety, to him. He couldn't help but be grateful. He turned over and knelt on the ground, claiming thanks.

In Lu Dai's opinion, Zhou Yu's mind was as broad as the sea. Zhou Yu's ability and courage made him admire him. From then on, Zhou Yu became the real lord in Lu Dai's heart.

After Lu Dai left, Zhou Yu was waiting for a break. When the door creaked, Deng Yu walked in quietly and complained to Zhou Yu: "Brother Yu, our female barracks are busy all these days. They have to inspect military disciplines, but more work is to treat the wounded. However, there are too few doctors in the camp, and Hou Jing is so busy that he falls ill. What should we do?"

"Well, this is a problem, I'm negligent." Zhou Yu replied with a smile, "But it's not too late to fix the problem. Didn't your female barracks recruit 300 female soldiers from the refugees, so that they can learn and master the basic methods of bandage and rescue as soon as possible. Also, you can recruit people who know medical skills in Lujiang and Danyang counties, and enter the military barracks and become military doctors, and the treatment can be twice as high as ordinary soldiers. How about it?"

"That's great! I'll arrange for them to do it now!" Deng Yu's mood suddenly improved, and his steps became much lighter. She turned around and was about to leave. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, turned around and walked to Zhou Yu's side, pinched his shoulder with both hands, and gave him a shoulder massage.

Speaking of shoulder massage, this was what Zhou Yu and Deng Yu taught her when they were together. They told Deng Yu about some of the massage techniques in later generations. Deng Yu was smart and learned very quickly. In one day, he mastered pushing, holding, pinching, kneading, pointing, buckle, pressing, pinching, and pinching.

From then on, as long as Zhou Yu feels tired, Deng Yu will massage him, and Deng Yu is also happy. Zhou Yu is so busy, this is a rare time for two people, and Deng Yu cherishes it very much.

At this moment, while giving Zhou Yu a massage, Deng Yu said softly: "Brother Yu, I have hit Danyang. It is logical that you can have a good rest, but you are even busier... You have to pay attention to your health. I see that your eyes are all black."

Zhou Yu did not answer immediately after hearing this, but closed his eyes slightly and continued to enjoy the massage. His right hand quietly held Deng Yu's smooth and soft right hand, and said warmly: "Little Fish, I will naturally take your instructions to heart. I am quite worried about your body. Recently, there have been many wars and many wounded people. You should also pay more attention to your health..."
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