Chapter 3016 Strategic Battle
All the generals in the tent were suddenly shocked. They just mentioned the navy, and now the navy is here.
The British Duke also predicted that the Battle of Bisha City would last three to five days. As a result, the battle report had already arrived before he finished speaking. According to the time calculation, the navy probably just arrived at Bisha City and the battle was over. Then it marched along the route. Head north to the coast and come to meet us...
Isn't this too fast?
Even if Bisha City is not an important defensive town for Goguryeo, it is still the core of Goguryeo's rule at the southern end of the peninsula. More than 10,000 Goguryeo troops are defending against the danger. Even if there is gunpowder to break the city, it will still take three to five days to fight, right? After all, the total combat strength of the navy is only 30,000 to 40,000, and some ships and manpower must be allocated to transport all kinds of food and baggage required by the main army. The number of troops to attack Bisha City must only be around 10,000.
His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows. Although he was extremely exhausted, he could not delay at this time and said: "General, please submit your report!"
"Here!"
Soldiers walked into the tent and the general reported.
Zhu Suiliang put down his work of summarizing his merits, stood up, took the report and passed it to His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er took it, read it over, knocked on the desk in front of him, and praised loudly: "Okay! General, let everyone take a look. The navy has made a great victory. Besha City has been captured, and the more than 10,000 defenders have been wiped out." , one battle will frighten the enemy!”
Oops!
All the generals were shocked. It is not difficult for the navy to win and take Bisha City lightly. After all, the navy's combat power has been praised by all parties. It almost has the appearance of the "First Army of the Tang Dynasty". Even if there is some water in it, it is not too different. .
It must not be difficult to capture Bisha City.
However, Goguryeo faced a severe shortage of troops in the face of the Tang army's heavy troops. It was unable to deploy heavy troops to defend key passes. It could only recruit troops from all over the country. Farmers, herdsmen, and even prisoners and slaves were all distributed and sent to the battlefield. .
Naturally, it is impossible to garrison elite troops in a place like Bisha City that is not a critical point.
In this way, there will be a phenomenon. Once the wall of Bisha City is breached by the Tang Army, and the Tang Army rushes into the city and slaughters them, most of the Goguryeo defenders will panic and their morale will collapse, or they will all flee due to lack of necessary training. , or surrender on the spot.
It is really difficult to annihilate them all.
After all, this requires the cooperation of the Goguryeo army to work together and fight to the end...
General Zhu Suiliang handed the newspaper to the generals for circulation, and the first one was handed to Changsun Wuji.
Li Ji glanced at Zhu Suiliang, then lowered his eyelids and remained silent...
Changsun Wuji quickly read the general's report, then handed it to Li Ji beside him, thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, it is clear that the navy has successfully conquered Beisha City, an important town in southern Liaoning, but according to what is written in the battle report, It is to attack with fire, and besiege the city and attack it, and sit back and watch the whole city The city of Bisha turned into scorched earth, and all humans and animals were reduced to charcoal. No one survived... It was really too much killing, and it harmed the peace of the world. I also asked your majesty to be the water controller, so that other troops would not follow suit, causing unnecessary killings, loss of lives, and harm to us. The Majesty of Heaven.”
No one answered.
Although everyone felt that this statement had some truth to it, after all, they had not read the military newspaper and could not directly refute it.
When the military reports were circulated among the generals one by one, Zhang Jian couldn't bear his temper and stood up and said: "I don't agree with the words of Zhao Guogong. Now the empire is marching eastward and using the power of the whole country, it is natural to overthrow Goguryeo in one fell swoop and completely Eliminate the hidden dangers on the northeastern border of the empire and act like a lion attacking a rabbit , fight hard. How can you put more restraints on the soldiers of the army? Duke Zhao also remembers that the former Sui Dynasty was also a strong country, and millions of troops came back in vain after several eastern expeditions. The Tang Dynasty must not repeat the situation of the former Sui Dynasty. The mistake is that women’s benevolence is actually a recipe for disaster.”
This is not a domestic civil war. It is taboo not to kill too much and cause resentment among the people. The war between the two countries is a matter of life and death. You want to destroy them in one fell swoop. Why are you still shouting about Tian Chao's majesty and benevolence to make others appreciate your kindness and magnanimity and your kindness in not killing?
Naturally, he would not think that the dignified Sun Wuji was only of this level. The reason why he was talking about "women's benevolence" was because he wanted to suppress the navy and was motivated by selfish motives.
This is what Zhang Jian is ashamed of.
Struggles for power and profit are inevitable, but in order to suppress the achievements of others, they rashly restrict the overall combat strategy of the army. Wouldn't this make the relatives happy and the enemies happy?
Selfishness and disregard for righteousness are disdainful.
Changsun Wuji was not annoyed, and said calmly: "The empire's expedition to Goguryeo was not to massacre the Goguryeo people. After they invade Pyongyang and overthrow their regime, they will still need to rely on the Goguryeo people to govern the vast Liaodong region. Land? If the killing is too intense at this time, Goguryeo will If you arouse hatred, you will share the same hatred with the enemy, and you will definitely have the belief that you will die in every battle, so the losses of the imperial army will inevitably increase. How can you remember that the appearance of a benevolent and righteous teacher made all the Goguryeo people sincerely accept the imperial offer? Rule? ”
Zhang Jian was an upright person, and his words were naturally inferior to those of Changsun Wuji. He turned red with anger and said in a low voice: "This is ridiculous! The empire's expedition to Goguryeo naturally meant that its territory would be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and its people would also Under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, it is only necessary to make them fear the power of the Tang Dynasty. Why do they need to feel the kindness of the Tang Dynasty? The people who live in the outside world may not understand what kindness is!"
This is actually the mainstream value among the Tang army, which is completely different from that of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Today's imperial military believes that all alien peoples and barbarian lands can only be conquered by force. After all, barbarians are "awesome but not moral." They don't understand anything you tell them about benevolence, justice and morality. ah? Only when their fists are hard enough and their knives are fast enough can they accept the rule honestly, otherwise they will rebel if they get a chance.
The Turks who once attached themselves to it are the best precedent. When the Tang army broke into the grassland and invaded their tents, and beat the so-called "four hundred thousand string-controllers" in a wolf rush, they were afraid of the power of the Tang Dynasty and willingly accepted the rule. , and competed to annex, and were willing to garrison the Hetao area for Datang.
As a result, the control of the Tang Dynasty weakened slightly, and these Turks immediately rebelled, killing Han people, burning government offices, and fled to the grasslands with their families...
What's wrong with the Navy massacring all of Bisha City?
Because of this, Goguryeo, who will stick to the mountain city in the future, will have a long memory. The end result of stubborn resistance will be a dead end. It is better to surrender early...
Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "The barbarians don't understand the teachings of saints, so they eat the weak and the strong. If we continue to kill and have no benevolence, then how are we different from those barbarians? If the barbarians don't understand benevolence and righteousness, the empire will be ruined." They should be taught to understand Just like what the empire is doing now in Annan and Japan, teaching them Chinese characters and Chinese language so that they can read Han classics, then of course they will understand the way of benevolence and virtue, and know that the Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven and a country of benevolence and righteousness. Is there any reason to rebel again? ”
Zhang Jian was so angry that he could not utter a retort.
Isn't this what those rotten scholars preach all day long? Usually in the court, rotten Confucians use these reasons to refute the military, saying that "although the country is big, warlike will inevitably lead to destruction", and foreigners should be treated with kindness and gentleness, and they should use all their education to make them Understand etiquette, understand benevolence, and bathe in the light of saints. Natural seas will be clear and rivers will be clear, and the world will be peaceful...
How come you, Changsun Wuji, are a representative of the military, yet you suppress the merits of the navy with your corrupt remarks?
How shameless!
The two of them were arguing endlessly. His Majesty Li Er, who was behind the desk, had already grown up. He was upset and unbearable. He restrained his temper that was about to explode. He knocked on the desk and said, "This matter will be discussed later." Let’s talk about it later, where is Su Dingfang now?”
The soldier at the door said: "We are resting at the mouth of the Daqing River. We can go up the river at any time to assist the army in attacking Jian'an City."
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "Order Su Dingfang to come to the big tent immediately to discuss the specific combat strategy."
"Here!"
The soldiers turned around and walked out of the tent and went to the mouth of the river to deliver the order.
His Majesty Li Er felt that his energy was really unsustainable. He half-closed his eyes and waved his hands and said: "My dear friends, please go back to your camp to rest and be ready to attack Jian'an City."
"Here!"
Everyone saw that His Majesty Li Er was in low spirits, so they quickly bowed, saluted, and filed out of the tent.
Zhang Jian walked to the door and saw Changsun Wuji coming out. He stepped forward and asked, "I really don't agree with Duke Zhao's remarks. On the battlefield, you will either die or I will forget you. If you can win at the minimum cost, what will happen?" Do you need to worry about the life and death of your enemies? The so-called Yougan Tianhe is simply ridiculous!”
He was filled with rage, the anger he had accumulated ever since he learned that the army's strategy had almost completely abandoned the navy.
It's okay to fight for profits, but it's a bit too much to ignore better strategies and completely ignore greater casualties to gain merit for yourself. (End of chapter)