Chapter 232: Countermeasures for surrendering troops

Zhou Yu honestly and unceremoniously accepted all the troops. In this era, the source of troops is precious! Zhou Yu knew very well that after the Yellow Turban Riot and the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, the essence of the entire Han nationality was greatly damaged, especially the young and strong men, which had been reduced by 40% of the 100% of the 100% of the 100% of the 100% of the 100% of the 100 villages, and there were widow villages, old and orphan villages everywhere in the countryside. It can be seen that young and strong men were extremely short of them at that time.

With these more than 30,000 surrendered soldiers, more than 30,000 strong, more than 30,000 active seeds. Sowing them, they can take root, sprout, and bear fruit in their own jurisdiction. If they are put back, they will be recruited by the enemy and take up weapons to continue fighting with themselves. This is a matter of the increase and decrease, and Zhou Yu can still calculate it.

It is no problem to threaten the 30,000 surrendered soldiers with force. The only thing to worry about is how to truly retain the hearts of these surrendered soldiers.

In dealing with surrendered soldiers, Zhou Yu’s usual effective method is to recruit surrender trilogy.

The first step is to do ideological work. Zhou Yu studied the war history of the Red Army and was amazed at the powerful combat power of the Red Army in later generations. After careful study, Zhou Yu came to a conclusion that ideological work is absolutely important. If a person agrees with you in his thoughts, his body will follow you. Of course, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, you would not be able to tell them about Marxism-Leninism. You can only talk about the principles of stopping war with war and a harmonious society based on the situation at that time and from the perspective of the people.

Being able to do ideological work is a unified requirement for all officers at all levels in the army. They have also learned the corresponding methods in Qianlong Academy. Of course, the officers are also happy to do this, because if they have learned to surrender and have more troops under their command, they will be promoted.

The second step is to speak with treatment. The biggest advantage of being a soldier in the troubled times is that you can have a full meal, and if you win a battle, you can get some seizures, and you can supplement your family income. Because Zhou Yu has vigorously implemented new policies in Lujiang and other counties in recent years, encouraging the development of rural and commercial enterprises, and the overall economic strength has increased, and the government's income has also increased. This provides a strong support for Zhou Yu to expand the army, recruit soldiers, and purchase equipment. Zhou Yu's army has always implemented a double military salary system. As long as he becomes a qualified soldier, he can get twice the military salary of other soldiers. In addition, Zhou Yu's army has a good food and can eat meat every two days. This is not a big temptation for the surrendered soldiers.

The third step is to solve the worries. With the first two steps, those young men without families will naturally choose to stay. However, those with families and families will still have some concerns. After all, family members are also very important. No matter how much money they earn, they cannot respect their parents and raise their children, it is of little value. In this regard, Zhou Yu had long stipulated that as long as the surrendered soldiers are surrendered, they will not go to the battlefield first and farm in their jurisdiction first. Let them farm while farming. There are special institutions in the army that will send people to quietly transport the families of the surrendered soldiers to the location of the military farm, so that their family can reunite and live and work in peace from now on.

Another advantage of Zhou Yu's move is that it can greatly increase the population. Every time he gets a surrendered army, he gets a family, or even a large family. The joining of these populations will vigorously promote the economic development of the six counties in Jiangdong. After all, in this era, with people, everything. In any era, people are the most important.

The above trilogy of surrender was carried out, and the surrendered soldiers from Danyang County, Wu County, Kuaiji County, and Jingzhou County were well placed.

Of course, it is best not to place the more than 30,000 soldiers surrendered in Jingzhou near their hometown. Zhou Yu ordered Chen Wu to hand over 10,000 troops brought this time to Wang Yue, expanding the Lujiang camp to 20,000 people to strengthen the defense force in Qianxian. Although Zhou Yu knew that Huang Zu would not provoke easily after this battle, he was necessary to be careful, and it was absolutely right to be careful.

Zhou Yu ordered Chen Wu to use the remaining 10,000 troops and more than 30,000 surrendered troops in Jingzhou to bring them all back to Shuxian area to expand the scale of the military farm and accumulate strength for future battles.

While successfully relocating surrendered troops, Zhou Yu was also worried about the war in Hefei, so he quickly sent a letter to Pan Hu, causing him to return immediately, march northward, and support Hefei.

At this time, all the troops Zhou Yu mobilized before his departure came from a letter.

Gao Shun led the cavalry to Chaisang, Zhou Yu informed Gao Shunqian County that the siege had been lifted, Huang Zu led the remnants to retreat to Jiangxia, and he did not dare to harass him again in the short term. He ordered Gao Shun to lead the camp to guard Chaisang, and always pay attention to the trends in Jingzhou. He ordered Zang Ba's cavalry regiment to continue to tour the territory of Yuzhang, destroy the remnants of Liu Yao and Liu Biao. For the bandits in Yuzhang, if they could be recruited, they would be eliminated.

The 30,000 troops from Wujun, Lu Dai's troops had arrived in Jiujiang and contacted Chen Gong and Lu Su, waiting for their instructions. Zhou Yu quickly replied, asking Lu Dai to abide by Chen Gong's instructions unconditionally. When fighting, he would chase Yuan Shu's troops and make them completely give up on Hefei. However, when marching, camping must be cautious and guard against enemy troops' stealing camps and ambushing.

Gan Ning led the Kuaiji Corps out of the inland river and marched along the coast. At present, they have entered the inland river through the estuary of the Yangtze River. The sea was very windy and waves, and the Jinfan Army was all sailors. It is said that they are used to traveling in the wind and waves in the wind and waves, so there should be no problem. There are still a small number of people in seasickness. Especially the 5,000 soldiers in the Yuhang camp led by Ling Cao were all landslides, and they vomited wildly on the boat, and their legs were weak and they couldn't stand firmly. It was better to enter the back of the Yangtze River.

Zhou Yu couldn't help but smile when he saw Xinbao. It was the first time for the Jinfan Army to arrive smoothly. This move was aimed at training troops. In the future, there would be a vast sea area that needed them to conquer.

Zhou Yu simply refused to reply to Gan Ning's letter. He knew that the journey was long and when his instructions arrived at Gan Ning, he was afraid that he had already arrived in Hefei. Judging from the tacit understanding between Gan Ning and himself, he was able to understand his strategic intentions very well. At that time, he only needed to command unifiedly through Chen Gong and Lu Su.

There has not been any further information from Hefei, and the two sides should be in a stalemate. The more stalemate, the longer the time will be, the more unfavorable it will be for Yuan Shu's army. Zhou Yu was quite relieved about Chen Gong and Lu Su's command and combat capabilities, and in addition, reinforcements from various routes will arrive one after another, and the situation will be reversed.

Zhou Yu thought about it and was still worried that the lack of unified command of reinforcements would affect the war, so he wrote a letter to send a fast horse to Hefei. In the letter, Zhou Yu formally authorized Chen Gong to command all the troops and wished him a great victory as soon as possible, not only to defeat and drive away the enemy, but also to capture more enemy troops, and take advantage of the situation and occupy several more county towns in the north.
Chapter completed!