On the Yunzhong side, in order to give the soldiers who had been fighting for days a rest, Liu Chengyou ordered that the entire army should have enough food and wine to relax and release their anger. In order to take into account nutrition, Liu Chengyou even ordered the newly appointed Hedong Chief Envoy Wang Zuo to transport a large amount of fresh vegetables from the rear to the front line.
Since the Northern Expedition, the army has banned alcohol for most of the time, but there is no shortage of meat at all, and the soldiers are not very rare. A large number of livestock can be captured from the Liao army.
However, after the three-day celebration, everything returned to normal, and everything was solemn. During these three days, apart from having fun with the soldiers on the first day, Liu Chengyou spent the rest of the time thinking about the next step.
Probably because they drank too much, some generals began to get confused and suggested to Liu Chengyou that while the Liao was in civil strife, they could simply send troops out to destroy the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop and eliminate the Northern Troubles once and for all.
Of course, this is only the idea of a few generals. They are eager for achievements. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the Northern Expedition, and there are more than a thousand generals. Although there are hundreds of battles, not all of them have outstanding achievements.
Regarding this kind of suggestion, don't say that Liu Chengyou doesn't have such an idea yet. Even if he did, he wouldn't have chosen it at this time. In order to supply the Northern Expedition, the imperial court has exhausted its human, financial and material resources and has long been running out of money. Especially since the beginning of spring, the war has been depleting the country's vitality almost every day. If the war drags on, it will be unsustainable unless we continue to fish from the lake, but Liu Chengyou is not that stupid.
Although he sometimes shows some eagerness for quick success, in terms of the overall situation, he is still stable enough, has a clear understanding of the situation and rebels, and will not easily make mistakes.
What's more, after encircling Yunzhou, in order to encourage the soldiers and inspire fighting spirit, Liu Chengyou had already informed the entire army that after taking Yunzhong, he would return to the court in triumph and reward him for his merits.
How could Liu Chengyou, who often visited the military camp and expressed condolences to the soldiers, not know about the morale of the army? Furthermore, there were reminders from generals such as Fu Yanqing, Chai Rong, and Zhao Kuangyin. Among the Han troops in Yunzhou, except for some civilian men who were replenished after the beginning of spring, the rest basically started participating in the war last year. After a long period of fighting, they were very tired mentally.
No matter what, Liu Chengyou would not act against the wishes of hundreds of thousands of people, and he was still a military organization of hundreds of thousands of people. Of course, if he insists on having his own way, the soldiers may still obey orders, and the court will basically continue to support him, but it is hard to say what kind of chaos it will cause. Anyway, there will be no good results. Refer to Yang Guang!
Regarding administrative matters, Liu Chengyou did not need to spend many brain cells. Everything was focused on stability and recovery. Regarding the administrative system, Liu Chengyou decided to divide the recovered Yanyun states into two parts and add two new channels.
One road was dominated by Yuan Yun, Shuo, Huan, Ying, Wei, and Xin, and Shanyang Road was established. Yunzhou was the administrative seat, and it was upgraded to Datong Prefecture. At the same time, Xinfuzhou County has been in Liao Dynasty for many years, and its construction has also undergone great changes compared to twenty years ago. Liu Chengyou also made some adjustments according to the situation. Taking Huai'an County in the east as an example, the areas to the west that originally belonged to Xinzhou were all placed under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture; Huanzhou was abolished and merged into Shuozhou; Yingzhou was still established, but Mayi to the west was merged into it.
In this way, the newly established Shanyang Road currently only covers Datong, Shuo, Wu, and Wei. The three prefectures of this prefecture only cover an area of 50,000 square kilometers, which is not large, but Liu Chengyou's ambition can be seen from its name. What does Shanyang mean? The entire area south of Yinshan Mountain is included in it.
As for Youzhou, it is also easy to arrange, with Juma River and Baigou as the boundary rivers, the south of which belongs to Hebei Road, and the north of which is newly built as Yannan Road, including You, Zhuo, Yi, Ji, Tan, Shun, Ru, and Gui There are 12 states in total: , Wu, Luan, Ping and Ying. When Liu Chengyou went to Yunzhou to supervise the battle, Ma Quanyi, Li Hanqiong, Ma Renyu and other generals had defeated Yeluwansi's army, captured Yingzhou, captured Yuguan, and closed the last important passage into Yan.
Among them, Shunzhou was abandoned, Huairou County was included in Youzhou Prefecture, and the north of Huairou belonged to Tanzhou; to the east of Jizhou, the original Luanpingying area was merged into one jurisdiction, and they all belonged to Pingzhou; outside Juyongguan, the original Confucian, Gui, and Wu The prefectures were combined into Xuanhua Prefecture, which governed Wende and guarded Youyan.
Therefore, Yannan Road has jurisdiction over Youzhou Prefecture, Xuanhua Prefecture, Tan, Ji, Ping, Zhuo and Yi, a total of two prefectures and five prefectures. Similarly, in Liu Chengyou's conception, the entire Yanshan area was within his jurisdiction.
As for the chief administrative officer of the two Dao, the chief envoy of Shanyang Dao, Liu Chengyou chose Song Qi. This person was a Jinshi of the Liao Dynasty. He had been an official for many years and had followed the Zhao family for many years. He was familiar with the political systems and people's conditions of the two countries. He was talented and had shown enough closeness to the court in previous interactions to be recognized by Liu Chengyou. At the same time, appointing Song Qi as a senior official would further win over and appease the former Yan King's officials, civilians and generals.
As for Yannan Road, Gao Fang was the best choice. He stayed in Youzhou for ten years under the orders of Liu Chengyou. In order to maintain the relationship between Youyan and the imperial court and fulfill its role as a northern barrier, he worked hard and worked hard. .
It is both suitable and a reward for the meritorious service. Of course, using Gao Fang is only a transitional choice. The reason is precisely because Gao Fang has stayed in Youzhou for ten years, and his roots are deep and his relationships are intricate.
After the imperial court stabilized its rule over the Yannan region, it was time to transfer. Even Liu Chengyou, the replacement candidate, had several people flashing in his mind. Of course, Liu Chengyou will definitely treat high-defense players favorably.
Compared with sorting out administrative affairs, the adjustment of military arrangements gave Liu Chengyou more headaches and involved a larger area. A military defense system needs to be rebuilt around the entire Yanyun area, and many of the original arrangements need to be moved north as a whole. From the Boryeong Army in the far west to the Xin'an Army in the east, many border armies need to be dealt with.
In the new border defense system, all aspects of how to deploy defenses, how to arrange checkpoints, how to deploy soldiers, and how to appoint generals need to be solved. Since talents are taken into consideration, we must also consider the mood of the soldiers. Take generals like Yang Ye as an example. He has been at Yanmen Pass for ten years. He is probably tired of seeing the mountain pass no matter how majestic it is. And Liu Chengyou himself couldn't bear it.
However, Liu Chengyou was not the only one who had trouble with the reconfiguration of military defense. He also had Chai and Zhao as his advisers, and most of the opinions came from these two.
On the Hebei side, the Baoding Army, Shun'an Army, Xiong'an Army, Xin'an Army, and Yongqing Army were all disbanded and returned to Daosi. The Lulong Army was set up at Juyongguan, the Gubei Army was set up at Tanzhou, the Shimen Army was set up at Zunhua, and the Pinglu Army was set up at Yuguan. military. As for the candidates, they were selected from the generals of the Forbidden Army. The original generals of the Hebei border army were arranged separately. Basically, they were either placed in the headquarters of various places or transferred to the Forbidden Army.
On the contrary, on the Shanyang Road side, although there is the Great Wall as a barrier and a strong city as a support, it does not want easy arrangements on the Yannan side. The border line with the Liao Kingdom is too long, and no matter how the defense is deployed, it cannot cover everything.
From now on, if faced with the Liao army's attack, Shanyang Road will be under much greater pressure. After careful deliberation between the emperor and his ministers, it was decided to move the Baoning Army led by Zhe Deku to the north. The original Ninghua Army was moved to Shuozhou, and the Ningyuan Army and Fengyi Army were added to Datong. The Dingxiang Army was retained, but its troops were greatly reduced and downsized. There are 1,000 people, with 500 stationed at each of the east and west sides.
In this way, the framework for the defense in the north has been completed. The rest is to fill it with troops and mobilize personnel. In terms of personnel arrangements, Liu Chengyou needs to worry again. Chai Rong and others can give suggestions, but the decision is the emperor's business.
In fact, after such an adjustment, the situation on the northern border of Han Dynasty has changed drastically, giving people a sense of stability and peace of mind. This is the effect of fully restoring Youyun.
At the same time, through the military arrangements for northern Xinjiang, the Han army will undergo another adjustment. The border defense layout is just an appetizer. The real big changes will have to be made by the Forbidden Army.
Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there have been three major reorganizations of the Forbidden Army. The first time was during the Liu Zhiyuan period. At that time, the main purpose was to accept and expand. In the latter two times, Liu Chengyou used the victory in counterinsurgency and foreign wars to carry out major reorganization, with the purpose of strengthening the imperial power and strengthening the restraint and control of the army.
The effect is very good. Compared with the previous dynasties in the past three generations, it is a huge improvement, but again, it is not complete. To a large extent, it all relied on Liu Chengyou's machinations and personal prestige as a support. There were still some shortcomings in the system, and the establishment of the Forbidden Army was still complex and bloated. In addition, the border troops in various places also need certain rectification and strengthening of central control.
In this Northern Expedition, the internal and external troops involved in the war, whether it was the imperial army or the border army, suffered a lot of losses. Liu Chengyou also planned to take advantage of this opportunity to carry out a unified upgrade and transformation of the country's military system.
