After hearing Liu Yu's plan to set up a military household of five thousand cavalry, Hua Xiu, who was in charge of Duzhi, finally felt relieved.
"If there are five thousand cavalry military households, even if they are given some more salary, the burden will not be too heavy."
"But, how does Your Majesty plan to arrange these cavalry households?"
"Once these Youzhou cavalry military households are created, they will definitely belong to the imperial court in the future, and they will definitely not be able to rely on state and county soldiers."
Hua Xiu's words touched Liu Yu's heart.
Although the military soldiers under Liu Yu were large in number, they were not a large number of standing troops. Most of them were half-cultivated and half-soldiers.
Only when drills or war are needed will military units be gathered together.
In normal times, the control of these military soldiers belongs to the military government offices set up in prefectures and counties.
Once Youzhou establishes its cavalry, it will need a large amount of food and salary, which will make it inconvenient for the original military government office to intervene.
These cavalry will be the backbone of the Han army in the future and must be directly subordinate to the emperor.
"Now the places where the Hulu are likely to invade are Yuzhou and Yanzhou. After selecting the cavalry households, immediately let them assemble in Chenliu County."
Liu Yu said after thinking for a moment.
Chenliu County is far away from Youzhou and close to Liu Yu's core area. These brave Youzhou cavalry can just use their advantages in the Yuzhou Plain.
As the most important military order now, the emperor's order to recruit five thousand cavalry households in Youzhou was quickly conveyed to Youzhou.
These cavalry soldiers are very different from the usual military soldiers, which makes the atmosphere of the Youzhou military soldiers, which was originally a little depressed, instantly rise a lot.
When the military order came, many military soldiers were very excited.
"Why does this cavalry military household still have military pay?"
A middle-aged unshaven military soldier said in surprise.
Although the military service system of Daxing in the Qin and Han Dynasties has undergone tremendous changes, since the Cao Wei Dynasty, the military household system of farming has become popular again.
These worldly soldiers are basically serf soldiers who are not paid. Only elite soldiers recruited from frontier states and counties are paid.
"There is military pay, so we must have elite soldiers!"
Some military soldiers immediately fell into discussion.
There is no other way, life for the military soldiers in Youzhou is not easy now.
Although most people want two hundred acres of farmland, if the family has a small population, there will not be enough labor for farming. If the population is too large, the output of the two hundred acres will not be enough to support military and household expenses.
Therefore, after many Youzhou Army soldiers experienced it first-hand last year, many of them began to feel a little dissatisfied.
Facing these messy military soldiers, as the brigade commander of this military camp, a tall and strong man shouted loudly from the front.
"alright!"
"I just gave you the military orders, did you hear them clearly?!"
Following his loud roar, he immediately received a loud response.
"clear!"
"clear!"
Upon hearing this, the brigade commander nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then continued.
"The requirements of this cavalry military household are all written here!"
The brigade commander pointed to the two-foot order paper on the wall and shouted loudly.
"As long as you choose a cavalry military household, your original two hundred acres of land will still be yours!"
"In addition, we will give another 300 acres of classroom land! Food and salary will be paid out in time every month!"
After hearing these conditions from the brigade commander's mouth, everyone immediately became impatient and eager to try.
The so-called "class land" is the tax-paying property registered with the government. As long as it is the output and the government tax is paid, everything left is yours.
This kind of field can be passed down to future generations, unlike the job field of a military soldier. Once someone is transferred or no one in the family inherits the responsibilities of a military soldier, all the job fields will be confiscated.
"Three hundred acres? I don't have any farmers in my family, and I don't have any uncles or brothers. How can I finish farming?"
Some of the soldiers immediately started talking.
"You don't need to farm the land. These fields can be rented out. Although they are fields, they belong to our military soldiers. We don't dare to bully us with the usual excessive taxes and illegal profits."
After a heated discussion among a group of people, everyone believed that the recruitment of cavalry military households this time was a carefully considered decision.
It only took half a month to select the five thousand cavalry military households.
Youzhou was originally close to the frontier, and some ordinary people were good at riding horses, not to mention some people who were interested in seeking fame and fortune.
"Five thousand households were selected so quickly?"
Liu Yu held a thick stack of lists in his hands.
These are all details of the newly formed Youzhou Cavalry of 5,000 people.
A total of five thousand people were selected in such a short time. You can imagine the abundance of people who are good at riding and shooting in Youzhou.
"Your Majesty, these five thousand are carefully selected. Not only are they required to be able to shoot a strong bow, but they are also required to be people of good character!"
As the commander-in-chief of the military forces in Youzhou, Sun Wei personally sent the list to Liu Yu this time.
"So, recruiting another five thousand households shouldn't be a problem?" Liu Yu asked greedily.
You must know that these Youzhou cavalry households all prepare their own horses. This alone can save Liu Yu a lot of expenses.
Therefore, now that the cavalry, which provided its own horses, could easily recruit 5,000 people, Liu really felt a little elated.
"Five thousand households, there should be no problem!" Sun Wei immediately replied.
"Okay, then you go back and choose five thousand cavalry!" Liu Yu said very happily.
"Your Majesty, are you serious about this?" Sun Wei said in surprise.
"Of course you are serious!" Liu Yu frowned slightly, "Why are you not talking nonsense?"
Sun Wei immediately denied it repeatedly.
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have no such concerns."
"What I was thinking just now is that if we form another five thousand cavalry, I'm afraid there will be no problem with the number, but some of them may not be as strong as these."
When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately waved his hand.
"It doesn't matter, I want to form another cavalry army, but these cavalry don't need sophisticated armor and protection, they just need to be brave enough to outsmart others!"
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Sun Wei, the governor of Youzhou, immediately agreed happily.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The sons of Youzhou are extremely courageous and can definitely meet your Majesty's requirements."
Sun Wei said this and couldn't help but ask.
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, if you form another 5,000 cavalry military households, will they also be relocated to Yuzhou?"
The five thousand cavalry soldiers who have just been selected are basically ready to set off. It won't take long for these freshly prepared Han army light cavalry to arrive at Chenliu County.
They will be stationed there for at least a year or so to guard against possible Huns invasion.
"No, I have other uses for these other five thousand people!"
When Liu Yu said this, he smiled slightly mysteriously.
"I will treat the other five thousand cavalry equally, but I haven't decided where to place them yet."
Although Liu Yu said this, he had actually thought about it just now.
At the beginning, he didn't know that Youzhou could have such a rich reserve of cavalry.
These Youzhou soldiers are veterans who have experienced frontier wars for a long time.
Now Yuwen Xianbei and Duanbu Xianbei have basically surrendered. Only Tuoba Xianbei in the north of Bingzhou is still struggling to resist. The situation in Youzhou has tended to ease.
In such a state, Liu Yu really felt that it was a waste to allow these Youzhou cavalry to be stuck at work and training at home.
The most suitable place for these Youzhou cavalry talents is actually the battlefield.
Nowadays, the cavalry battlefield is most needed. Apart from the Yanzhou area of Yuzhou that may be harassed by the Hulu, the only remaining cavalry battlefield is Bingzhou, which is close to Pingyang, the capital of the Huru.
Liu Yu had planned to recruit another five thousand cavalry to defend Jinyang City in Bingzhou.
However, Liu Yu still needs to accumulate some more power for the time being, otherwise it will be impossible to supply more cavalry.
"You can go back to Youzhou to finish this matter. When it is over, come and report to me as soon as possible."
Sun Wei, the governor of Youzhou, immediately took the order and retreated.
Looking at Sun Wei's leaving figure, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel relaxed again.
If they can recruit another five thousand cavalry, the situation of the Han army in Bingzhou will change.
When the time is more mature, you can plan to merge the entire state.
Because Liu Yan, the current governor of Bingzhou, except for some of the general's cronies, all of his soldiers are infantry, while the Huns in the south are all cavalry.
In comparison, as long as the Huns did not suffer an annihilating blow, they could escape unscathed even if they failed.
This is also the reason why Liu Yan, the governor of Bingzhou, made repeated expeditions to the south but returned without success.
When Youzhou's combat readiness potential is slowly tapped out, it will be the time for Liu Yu to make up for the shortcomings of the cavalry.
At that time, not only Pingyang, but also Luoyang City will face Liu Yu's infantry and cavalry army.
Liu Yu is already full of confidence in the future situation.
However, the only thing that made him concerned was the Jin Crown Prince Sima Shao who was currently training troops at Beijing Kou in Jiangsu Province, and the Eastern Jin Emperor Sima Rui behind him.
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Luoyang.
In September, Henan County has completely entered the cold autumn season.
The streets in Luoyang City were already filled with all kinds of barbarians running on horseback.
Luoyang City, which once made Zuo Si write the gorgeous "Two Capitals", has completely turned into a large military camp for the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty.
Several black horses galloped past, causing some drunken Hu soldiers on the roadside to curse.
These horses went straight to the coach's residence in Luoyang City.
"Quick! I want to see Prince Liang and General Wang!"
The leader, a tall young man, said loudly as soon as he arrived at the door.
The so-called 'Prince of Liang' was Liu Jing, who had just been ordered to guard Luoyang by the Hun Emperor Liu Cong. Because of his previous achievements, he was finally granted the title of Prince of Liang.
The other 'General Wang' is Wang Zhang, the general of the Huns and Han Kingdom who just took office in the Eastern Conquest.
Even though he is the general who conquered the east, the military strength of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom today is divided into the left and right twelve generals. The title of a general who conquered Anping is not valuable in the Xiongnu Han Kingdom.
Several soldiers guarding the gate obviously knew this person and immediately led him in.
As soon as this tall young man saw Liang Wang Liu Jing, he immediately said loudly.
"Your Majesty, it's not good!"
Liu Jing, the Liang King of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom, obviously valued this young man very much.
"Shihu, why are you panicking?"
It turned out that this tall and strong young man was Jiehu Shihu.
Since the defeat in the Xiangguo area of Jizhou, Shi Hu and his aunt led their troops to cross the Taihang Mountains. Although they suffered heavy losses along the way, they finally left behind a group of confidants.
"Your Majesty, what I just learned is that the Qingzhou thieves have just recruited troops and horses in Youzhou, and almost all of them are cavalry!" Shi Hu said with some exaggeration.
"If the Qingzhou bandits transfer all their cavalry to the Yuzhou area, our army will almost no longer be able to come and go freely."
The reason why Shi Hu is so anxious is actually not the only truth.
And more because of one's own gains and losses.
The Jiehu tribe who followed Shi Hu back from Hebei to Bingzhou only numbered tens of thousands. .
After these people arrived in Pingyang, they turned into servants and lackeys of the Huns. Not only did they lose more and more freedom, they were not even given the last rations to survive.
Now tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry were about to attack the bandits in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, but a group of famous Youzhou cavalry suddenly came. No wonder Jiehu Shihu was so anxious.
They had been working as cattle and horses for the Huns for so long, and finally they were able to rob them again, but they encountered this situation.
However, unlike Shi Hu's anxiety, Liu Jing, the king of Liang in the Huns, was not panicked.
"Youzhou soldiers and horses?"
"Hehe, Youzhou is just a group of Wuhuan barbarians in the frontier area, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
Since the founding of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, they have regarded themselves as emperors and Han people, and they have despised the Xianbei Wuhuan people such as Tuoba Suolu in the north.
"Your Majesty, although some of these Youzhou cavalrymen are Wuhuan people, they are all soldiers of the Qingzhou thieves. They are all newly selected cavalry soldiers," Shi Hu said.
"Huh? Where did you learn about it?" Liu Jing, the king of Liang in the Huns, was puzzled and looked at Shi Hu with vigilant eyes.
These Jiehu people have always been cunning slaves, and Liu Jing never believed what they said.
Because Liu Jing knew that this Shi Hu had a close relationship with the Xiongnu Great Chanyu Liu Can when he was in Pingyang, and could be regarded as one of the most loyal lackeys of the Xiongnu emperors Liu Cong and Liu Can.
As a member of the royal family, he served as the commander-in-chief of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdoms, and he was responsible for the military affairs of the five states of Yu, Yanqing, and Xu. There would definitely be some conspiracy against him.
"The villain just got the news from Xingyang!" Shi Hu replied carefully.
"Moreover, not only in Xingyang, there are also rumors from Tuoba Suolu in the north, saying that Qingzhou thieves are recruiting cavalry in Youzhou, and they have all been sent to Yuzhou and Bingzhou!"
"How many people?" Liu Jing, King of Liang of the Xiongnu, asked slowly.
"Probably several thousand, or ten thousand!" Shi Hu replied.
"Hahaha!"
Unexpectedly, Liang Wang Liu Jing suddenly burst into laughter.
I thought there were so many thieves, but it turned out that the full number was only ten thousand! ? "
