Seeing those relatives reunited, the parents looked at their sons, the wife supported her husband, and the child hugged his father's lap. The family is enjoying themselves, their faces are filled with happiness.
A happy smile also appeared on Zhong Yu's face. He knew from the beginning that not many people would die in this expedition, and there might even be no casualties. Except for some bad luck, of course.
Then why did he have to be so heavy and serious when he went on an expedition? The purpose is to use such an expedition to temper those troops and make them understand the cruelty of war.
And during the march, he slowly trained them to make them grow up quickly. It is better to do it once than to say it a hundred times. It is better to lead them to fight for a battle than to train them for dozens of days, even if the battle is bloodless. .
And the people of the territory can also use such a war to make them think that it will inevitably be a war with heavy losses, that they will lose their loved ones, and that their families will be broken.
Through this feeling of despair and helplessness, when they brought their family back intact, they were between great joy and great sadness. In desperate moments, because of themselves, they saw light and hope from despair.
Then their loyalty and sense of identity to themselves will be infinitely improved, and their sense of belonging to the territory will be infinitely improved. He will also truly regard himself as a person from this other world and completely settle down.
He took the imperial guards and quickly returned to the Lord's Mansion. After passing through several winding corridors, we came to the study room.
He changed out of the black samurai uniform he was wearing and put on more comfortable white casual clothes. Zhong Yu ordered his servants to make a cup of carefully prepared strong tea, and then drove all the servants out, ordering that no one could come in without his own order.
He knelt down in front of the case alone, watching the mist floating in the tea, and the complicated thoughts in his heart slowly calmed down.
When he feels a little irritable by himself, he always has a habit of sitting quietly in the study alone, thinking quietly, and sorting out everything until his mood calms down completely.
After thinking through a few questions, I summarized it thoroughly. What did I gain in total from this war? What else have you not thought about
First of all, I have obtained a total population of 2,500 people, which has completely fulfilled the territory upgrade task. 1,000 households with 5,000 people. You can follow the system prompts to upgrade later.
Then, he established four gathering points in the Aisen tribe, to the west of Luoyang City. There is also a small city among them, which can provide supplies for his army to march westward. It can also provide strong support for oneself to completely control a place with a radius of forty miles.
Moreover, with the experience of this expedition, the next raid that I will carry out in the north of Luoyang City, that is, in the direction of the Mengla tribe, can provide very useful experience, so that I will not be so panicked and overwhelmed.
Finally, and a very important thing is that after this run-in, the sense of belonging and loyalty of the Han troops and Han people under him have been greatly improved, which will allow him to rule in the future. It becomes more stable and not so easy to shake.
Now that we’ve talked about the gains, let’s talk about some of the things that I didn’t think well about!
There is nothing else to say. The main reason is that I am somewhat lacking in military strength. Bring all the troops out. There are no necessary people left to defend the territory, making the territory's defense very empty. Just a few dozen or a hundred people can break through it.
What's more, I was a little too greedy for success, and when I didn't have enough strength to absolutely suppress the barbarian servant army, I continued to lead people to sweep away those tribes, which almost led to a mutiny.
Fortunately, he showed his strength through a battle in time, so that those ambitious people did not dare to act rashly, and eliminated such a turmoil in time, which was likely to greatly damage his strength.
In the future, I can no longer take such risks, and every time I go on an expedition, I must leave some people behind to guard Luoyang City, my foundation.
If the expedition outside fails, there is nothing to worry about. As long as Luoyang City is still there, you can recruit a new group of soldiers and horses at any time to fight against those enemies if you lose.
There was an example in ancient times that told Zhong Yu this truth very realistically. That was when the Chu and Han Dynasties were fighting, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and Xiang Yu, the overlord, fought a battle for unification that lasted eight years.
That war was extremely tragic. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the country's population was about 30 million, but in just eight years, the population shrunk to 8 million. Even the emperor's car wanted eight horses with the same coat color. Can't find any.
As for the battles between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, there were several battles with hundreds of thousands of people, and countless small battles with tens of thousands or less.
Among them, the most famous Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang's 560,000-strong army was completely killed by Xiang Yu's 30,000 cavalry. He ran back to Guanzhong in embarrassment, alone, abandoning his wife and children.
However, within just one or two years, he pulled out hundreds of thousands of his troops and once again confronted Xiang Yu in the Xiangyang area.
In the early days of the war, Liu Bang's battle was still very unfavorable. Tens of thousands of people died, and the losses were rapid. However, his foundation is that Shu and Guanzhong have not suffered any war.
Under the control of his subordinate Xiao He, men of the right age were organized one after another, and sent to the battlefield with a little training, becoming cannon fodder that could be consumed without any money.
As for Xiang Yu, his territory is the largest and has the largest population, but it is surrounded by enemies. There are rebellions and wars everywhere in the territory. Nowhere is peaceful. The people under his rule are very disappointed with him.
Therefore, he could not recruit any troops in his own territory, so he could only rely on his previous foundation, slowly consuming it, and gradually dying.
This is a good illustration of how important a stable rear is! Zhong Yu himself estimated that within about two years, the political center and economic center of his rule would be concentrated in Luoyang City.
This will be the hub of your own territory, just like the heart of the human body, continuously providing fresh blood for the future development of your territory, and providing a steady stream of power and resources for your future expansion.
With this city of Luoyang, located in the innermost part of his territory, with the endless forest at the back as a shelter, no one will be able to penetrate his belly.
As for himself, in addition to leaving some necessary troops to maintain public order and suppress some possible rebellions, he will be able to lead his own troops on expeditions without any scruples.
The land around Luoyang is flat and fertile, and hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land can be developed. This fertile land will grow enough food to support its conquests and expansion year after year.
I can completely imitate Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms and cultivate fields and expand land around Xudu, the capital of my country. The premise is to concentrate the population here and slowly gather the best of the country here.
At that time, twenty-three out of ten of the world's wealth will come from this; twenty-three out of ten of the world's food will come from this; twenty-three out of ten of the world's talents will come from this; twenty-three out of ten of the world's strong soldiers will come from this this. I'm afraid those enemies, or people with agendas, will have to sigh: Hey, the essence of the world is gathered here, what can we do
By then, as long as there is no chaos around the country's capital, even if there are fires all over the country, we will have the capital to come back again.
(End of chapter)