Chapter 996 The so-called coalition forces
The resettlement of retired soldiers can solve the problem of lack of labor for subsequent construction projects in the southern border to the greatest extent.
Of course, Zhou Xu had no intention of forcing them to do hard labor there.
For these veterans, he basically gave them two choices.
One is to choose a job arranged by the state after retiring from the army, which is to stay in the southern border and participate in construction projects in the southern border.
Second, if you do not need the state to arrange a job for you after you retire, you can receive a one-time retirement pay, and the state will not be responsible for anything else afterwards.
After the relevant notice was issued, more than 80% of the soldiers chose the former.
The fundamental reason is that Zhou Xu enjoys a high enough reputation among the people. The people believe in him and think that it is right to listen to him.
Zhou Xu will definitely not treat these soldiers unfairly.
After all, they are excellent laborers in peacetime, and in wartime, they are veterans with rich battlefield experience, and are definitely a high-quality population.
As for those who chose the latter, his retirement pay was also paid very generously.
Basically, as soon as the Ministry of Military Affairs sent over the list, he asked the Ministry of Finance to verify the number of people and the amount of money, and then distributed the retirement pay.
During this period, pensions for injured retired soldiers and soldiers who died in battle were also paid out.
In order to ensure that this amount of money could be clearly distributed to every soldier or their family, Zhou Xu also specially dispatched a personal soldier, together with the supervisor from Ye Jinghong's Inspection Department, as well as a person in charge from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Military Affairs to carry out four-way supervision, and would not allow any mistake to happen with this money.
It was already early autumn when the specific implementation was completed. Zhou Xu, who received the report and was sure that nothing had gone wrong, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After the season entered autumn, for the entire second half of the year, their Great Zhou continued to focus on stable development.
At this stage, the only two areas where enemies may appear are the New Taipei City and the Northeast region.
The Northeast region is far from being fully developed. Currently, the area is mainly populated by primitive tribes. The forces that can pose a threat to them are basically zero, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.
In comparison, the risks that the New Taipei City District needs to bear are undoubtedly greater.
But since that time, the greenskin troops have never appeared again.
Zhou Xu didn’t think that those greenskins had been killed by the coalition forces outside. If that were the case, the dwarves, as their neighbors, would definitely start to contact them or take some action.
As it is now, it is unrealistic to just pretend that they don't exist.
There is only one possibility for such a situation to occur, that is, the war between the coalition forces and the greenskins is still ongoing, so the other side has no time to deal with them.
The reason why the greenskins never appeared again was because the dwarves strengthened their defenses.
After all, judging from their Great Zhou's previous performance, the dwarves of Copperforge should feel that their military strength is very limited. If they let the greenskin troops go around behind them at will, and the Great Zhou fails to resist the offensive, their rear will be in danger.
Rather than taking this risk, it would be more practical to strengthen their defenses from the beginning and not give the greenskin troops the opportunity to invade their rear.
Under this arrangement, the existence of the Great Zhou is more like an extra layer of insurance for the dwarves.
After all, in a protracted war, no one can ensure that there will be no mistakes in their deployment.
If something goes wrong on their side, the garrison troops of the Great Zhou might be of some use.
Just like before, if we can stop the greenskins' attack a little, they will arrive in time to resolve the threat!
"According to intelligence, the dwarves of Copperforge are very powerful, and there are coalition forces from many countries outside. Those greenskins can actually fight to this extent, their strength is simply terrifying."
In the side hall, after listening to Zhou Xu's simple analysis, Silk tried to express his own thoughts.
After all, Silk himself was a general with the ability to command troops. Therefore, when Zhou Xu was thinking about some military-related issues, he would habitually discuss with Silk in order to cultivate his military mind and lay some foundation for him to lead troops in battle in the future.
After all, Silk had never witnessed the strength of the greenskin troops and the Copperforge dwarves with his own eyes, and could only obtain some information from the battle reports sent by Shi Lei at that time.
At this moment, hearing Silk's words, Zhou Xu shook his head.
"not necessarily."
There was no need to keep the topic in suspense, Zhou Xu just followed Silk's words and continued speaking.
"This multinational coalition may not be as strong as you think. It's not that they are not strong enough, but in a war, their respective interests will inevitably conflict."
Having said that, looking at Silk who still couldn't understand at once, Zhou Xu gave him a simple example.
"Let's say you are in this multinational coalition. In a war, you are the first to fight, and you will suffer the most casualties. Other countries are unwilling to fight, so they let us take the lead. Are you willing?"
Hearing this, Silk's brows frowned visibly, and then he shook his head.
"No!"
"That's right. It's not in our interest to lead the charge. This is the same for other countries. The multinational coalition is essentially just a coalition, not a whole. While they are working together to deal with the greenskins, they also have to consider their own interests. Everyone is thinking about their own little plans, and they can't work together. How can this war be easy to fight?"
Zhou Xu's simple and clear words immediately made Silke suddenly realize.
Their Great Zhou had basically no experience in coalition forces, so many people within their ranks didn't really understand these complicated things.
But Silk is not a fool. After Zhou Xu said that, his mind suddenly became clear.
"Of course, this is a good thing for us. The longer the war between the multinational coalition and the greenskins lasts, the better. After all, if there are no greenskins over there, they will most likely turn their attention to us."
Hearing this, Silk's expression turned serious.
And Zhou Xu continued to speak...
"So, we still have to seize the opportunity and quickly improve ourselves. Everything else is empty talk. Only our own strength is strong enough, which is the real truth!"
Zhou Xu's words made Silk feel obviously nervous, but Zhou Xu himself was relatively relaxed.
Because from Zhou Xu's perspective, if a war has been going on for several years and has not yet ended, it must be a long-term war that no one can defeat.
Just like the lizardmen and ratmen back then.
Sometimes such a war may last for several generations.
(End of this chapter)
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