After a period of rest, the military strength in Jinghua City has gradually recovered.
The number of officers and soldiers guarding the city has reached 20,000. In addition to the guards, there are 3,000 forbidden troops and 1,000 guards of all kinds in the city. Coupled with the King Qin's army not far from the capital and the officers from nearby prefectures and counties, there should be no problem in defending the capital. However, Liu Zheng wanted more than just "should", he wanted to be foolproof, so he gave Yu Qian an idea.
Reserve.
The so-called reserve force is a group of people with certain combat effectiveness. They serve the people in their spare time and serve as soldiers in wartime.
They are slightly different from traditional soldiers. Traditional soldiers need to be in the military camp all year round, while reserve forces only need to be in the military camp temporarily.
Traditional soldiers need to be mobilized according to current events, but reserve forces are not. As long as they are registered with the government, they can leave the local area. Moreover, they do not need to perform military service. Regardless of the war, they can refuse to perform military service, and the government is not allowed to force recruitment.
Moreover, reserve service is not just a benefit. When there is no war, reserve service taxes will also be reduced by half.
This is somewhat similar to the previous garrison system.
But the difference is also huge.
The garrison system still has some limitations, but the reserve force is different and will be more tolerant. Some retired soldiers will automatically be transferred to reserve service, and even some elderly people, women, and craftsmen can be reserve service.
Of course, this is only for cities with war threats, such as cities in the south, and Liu Zheng does not intend to implement it. If it is implemented in the south, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is estimated that the scholar-bureaucrats will transfer their seven aunts and eight aunts to occupy the quota in order to avoid taxes. Moreover, the south is a heavily taxed area. If many people rely on this tax reduction, the court will suffer huge losses.
Also, reserve troops do not receive military pay when there is no war. However, during war, their military pay is twice that of standing soldiers.
In this way, the problem of insufficient military resources is solved without causing redundant troops.
Not only that, they are defending their hometown locally, and because of the "heavy reward", their fighting belief will be unprecedentedly high, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly improved.
In this way, the problem of defending the city was solved once and for all.
Originally, Yu Qian was a little nervous about defending the city, but with Liu Zheng's proposal, the problem that worried him most was solved.
Now, he had to treat Liu Zheng differently again.
The problem that had troubled them for thousands of years was solved by Liu Zheng in just a few words. Perhaps it was empty talk that other emperors wanted one person to do the same thing for five generations, but maybe Liu Zheng could really do it.
In this case, he must stand firmly behind Liu Zheng, and he must help Liu Zheng create a super powerful Dragon Flame!
Long Yan's tax burden is not heavy, but the 50% tax reduction is still a big temptation for ordinary people.
On the day of recruitment, the place was overcrowded.
In order to sign up, the people were so crowded that they had to use the imperial army to barely control the situation.
Liu Zheng plans to recruit 30,000 reservists. Of course, not just anyone can come to these 30,000 people, and a very strict selection process must be carried out. After signing up, you are not hired immediately. If you want to become an official reserve, you have to go through many selections.
The first is height.
Although height is not a key factor in determining combat effectiveness, height and arm length do help in combat;
Then there is the strength and jumping ability. Liu Zheng has set standards for them. Those who cannot reach them will be eliminated.
The most important thing is endurance. Liu Zheng does not require them to run very far, but turning back is a must.
After all, the combat site of these reserves is near the city gate, requiring them to move repeatedly within a short combat area, so this item is the most important.
Of course, there are many other technical arms, and the conditions are different.
The number of people who signed up this time far exceeded Liu Zheng's psychological expectations. Although hundreds of registration points had been set up, the registration still lasted for most of the day. Fortunately, Liu Zheng did not receive any information about Youzhou sending troops. There's still time.
Registration ended, followed by selection. After layers of screening, the 30,000 people with the most combat effectiveness were finally selected.
These 30,000 people will serve as regular troops this time and work together with the city defense army to resist the Youzhou Army!
With the emergence of reserves, Yu Qian's tactics were adjusted accordingly. Except for a small number of generals who stayed behind in Jinghua City to take command, all members of the Jinghua City Defense Army formed an array outside the city.
Yu Qian wanted to use the 20,000 elite city defenders to attack Youzhou's front. When Youzhou's front gradually declined, he would lead his army to flee far away and use his troops when the opportunity arose.
Jinghua's deployment was completed, and Youzhou also sent troops.
A hundred thousand troops rushed towards Jinghua in a mighty manner.
At this time, orders from Beijing had also reached Liaodong, and the Liaodong General Army received the news: they would secretly dispatch and encircle the Youzhou Front Army at the appropriate time.
This news made Li Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, extremely happy.
Since the change of ownership in Liaodong, the status of their Liaodong Army has plummeted. Although they have changed their banner, they are still labeled as "rebels" wherever they go.
The last time he went to the war department for a meeting, most of the generals isolated him. Even the group of generals in the south who had almost no combat effectiveness dared to look at him with their nostrils, which made him very angry.
After all, he is also the commander-in-chief of one party. When have you ever been so angry?
At that time, my head felt hot and I really wanted to rebel. However, they were already surrendered soldiers, and they had no leader. Rebellion would be a dead end.
I have no choice but to endure it.
And with the development of Liaodong, they have also reaped a huge wave of dividends, so naturally they will not really consider rebellion.
but.
The Liaodong Army is in urgent need of a turnaround, and this battle against Youzhou is an opportunity!
As long as they can severely damage or annihilate this rebel army, the Liaodong Army will become a heroic army!
With the blessing of suppressing the rebellion, no one would dare to look down upon him when he went to Beijing for a meeting!
Liaodong is staring at the Youzhou Army, and the Mongols are also staring at the Youzhou Army.
Tiemucheng was overjoyed when he heard the news that King Zhao had proclaimed himself emperor.
When King Zhao proclaims himself emperor, he becomes a sworn enemy with Long Yan and Liu Zheng, and he has a solid and reliable ally!
Now that they are weak, they can join forces with the Youzhou Army to keep warm and fight against the Dragon Flame together!
However, his idea is not just to defend, he wants to attack!
He still remembered the humiliation of the defeat of the 100,000-strong army in attacking Beijing. As the Great Khan of the Mongolian tribe, his pride spurred him to avenge his shame!
"Military advisor, the Youzhou Army is attacking Jinghua. Should we also join in and have two armies attack at the same time? I think we have a good chance of taking Jinghua!" Tiemucheng asked expectantly.
Tiemucheng waited for Zhongxingyue to give him a positive answer, but Zhongxingyue just shook his head.
"Why, this is our best chance at the moment. As long as we can capture Longyan, we, Mongolia, don't have to worry about the Longyan people's northern expedition!" Tiemucheng asked in confusion.
"It's too early for the Great Khan to rest assured. Don't forget that he, Meng Zan, is also from Longyan."
Zhongxing Yue said with a vigilant expression.
"What do you mean? Isn't he our ally?" Tiemu Cheng frowned. BOC was still very excited about this matter. Why did he still have doubts?
