Chapter 3148 A "Thank You Gift"
The greater the crisis, the greater the opportunity.
Needless to say, if they were completely defeated, Fang Jun would definitely defend Hexi and would rather die on the battlefield than take a step back. Behind him is Guanzhong, where the imperial capital is located, and there is no way to retreat. The same is true for Xue Rengui. Once the Western Region is lost, the Arab army will march eastward and attack Hexi. By then, Fang Jun will be attacked from both front and rear and will undoubtedly be defeated.
But if he wins, he will be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, and he will become famous all over the world in one battle.
In adversity, defeating more with less and turning defeat into victory is something that only famous generals in ancient times can do. If Fang Jun defended Hexi and he defended the Western Regions, he would have made extraordinary achievements and become famous in history.
Even a thousand years from now, future generations will look up to today's battle, sing praises, and be sincerely convinced.
Xue Rengui only felt his heart beating loudly.
Who can have a bad reputation?
For officials, life and death are small matters, but fame is a big matter. How many people are willing to fight for a place in history and are willing to face death?
And as a soldier, when facing the enemy in battle and wrapping his body in horse leather, he has already ignored life and death. If you can determine a name that will be passed down to future generations in one battle, you will have no regrets even if you die in front of the battle.
Of course, as the commander-in-chief of an army, one cannot always think about fame and merit. Everything must be focused on the overall situation. The current situation of the Anxi Army is to stick to the Western Region and prevent the Arabs from sweeping across the Western Region and breaking into Hexi, thereby threatening Guanzhong.
Based on this grand strategy, Suiye City, Shule Town, and even Luntai and Jiaohe can all be abandoned.
The final battlefield is Yumen Pass.
This is the bottom line of the Anxi Army. Even if the entire army is annihilated and tens of thousands of soldiers are buried in the Western Regions, the enemy will not be able to get past the enemy.
Before that, we can use flexible and mobile tactics, whether it is to fortify the wall and clear the field, or to fight in roundabouts. The main purpose is to continuously consume the enemy's living strength, slow down their progress, and drag them to the Western Region.
The clerk served fragrant tea, and Xue Rengui poured himself a cup. After sitting back at the desk, he picked up his writing brush, drank tea, and looked at the map on the wall, sketching the enemy's possible advance route in his mind, and then Thinking about how to arrange troops, how to lure the enemy deep, and how to set up an ambush, using limited forces to fight the enemy with all their strength in the vast land of the Western Region, and achieve the final victory.
It is Xue Rengui's consistent habit to prepare a combat strategy based on information from multiple parties before the war.
As the saying goes, "If you have no battle but the temple is the winner, you have to count it as more; if you have no battle and the temple is the loser, you have to count the less. If you have more to win, you have to count less to win, but what if you don't count at all?"
Of course, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and often an inconspicuous change will cause the situation to suddenly reverse. No matter how thorough the preparation is in advance, if the plan is followed unchanged, the result will be a disastrous defeat. Defining a general strategy, setting up a certain strategy and ambush, and then constantly revising, advancing and improving it according to the actual situation is what a general should do.
Just like what Li Xiaogong said, charging into battle has to be done by the generals under his command. No matter how brave the leader of an army is, it is in vain. He must strategize and win a victory thousands of miles away, then he is qualified.
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Captain Yuanwei of Suiye City had a busy day and returned to his residence just after the night curfew.
I took off my shoes and asked the servant to boil hot water for a bath. I changed into regular clothes and knelt down on the floor in the hall. I slowly enjoyed the sumptuous dinner and opened a jar of good wine. I felt that this was what life was like. .
Although the Yuan family is in a state of decline, its distant branches are scattered everywhere, and there is still some heritage. He can also be regarded as a descendant of the aristocratic family.
It took me a few years to adapt to the harsh conditions of the Western Regions from a young age, but the superiority of being a child of an aristocratic family has not faded away in my heart. In my spare time, I am always willing to enjoy a good life, which can be regarded as a hardship. Have fun.
The old servant walked in quietly from outside, bowed and said: "Mr. Lang, there are guests coming to visit, saying they are from the eldest grandson's family."
Yuanwei was drinking by himself and almost choked when he heard the words. He hurriedly asked: "What did you say?"
He is most afraid of meeting the Changsun family now.
The Yuan family was in decline, and their children had to rely on the Guanlong nobles to survive in the military or in the officialdom. Yuanwei had always stayed close to the eldest grandson's family and obeyed their words. It was a good thing for the eldest grandson's family to visit him. There should be a need for his help. place.
The affairs of the world are nothing more than "exchange". He contributes to the eldest son's family and does all the dirty work, just like a hawk and a lackey. Then the eldest son's family provides him with the political resources he desperately needs to help him. One step up the ladder, this is mutual benefit and mutual use.
However, the last time Chang Sun Yan asked him to help eliminate a group of cannibal bandits, he accidentally killed Chang Sun Jun with a knife. This incident has always been a nightmare in his heart.
Changsun Wuji is famous for being a "yin man" who protects his son. If he knew that his son died in his own hands, how could he let it go?
He had to cut himself into pieces with a thousand knives.
So when I heard that it was someone from the Changsun family, my heart skipped a beat, and I subconsciously wondered if it was Changsun Wuji who sent someone to claim his life...
But then I thought about it, Zhang Sunyan shouldn't be so incompetent.
No matter what, the death of Changsun Jun cannot be blamed on him. He just followed orders. It was Changsun Yan who didn't understand it himself, which led to the death of Changsun Jun. Once this matter is leaked out, he will certainly be used as the target of venting his anger by Changsun Wuji. Wouldn't it be even worse for Changsun Yan?
According to the current situation of the Changsun family, Changsun Yan is expected to succeed as the head of the family, and he will never let this matter leak out.
However, thinking of this, the heart that had just been relieved became suspended again.
Since Changsun Yan hopes to succeed as the head of the family, the truth of Changsun Jun's death must not be known to the outside world under any circumstances. And the only ones who know the true process of Chang Sun Jun's death are himself and Chang Sun Yan. So will Chang Sun Yan simply kill people and silence them, and completely annihilate this matter so that no one in the world will know about it?
Even if the thinking is more divergent and the imagination is richer, since the biggest beneficiary of Chang Sun Jun's death is Chang Sun Yan, is it possible that all these seemingly coincidences are just Chang Sun Yan's secret plan?
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Mother!
Yuan Wei secretly cursed, the aristocratic family members were really dirty and dirty on the inside, apart from their splendor on the outside. Although I am not sure whether it was Chang Sun Yan who murdered Chang Sun Jun, this possibility is very possible. He was originally a descendant of a noble family. Don't hear too many stories about fratricide and brotherly hatred...
Putting down his glass, Yuan Wei sighed: "Let him come in."
You can't hide. You are in the army and under the control of the Guanlong clan. If Changsun Yan really wants to silence him, he will have to face it sooner or later.
"Here."
The old servant bowed and exited. When he arrived at the door, he heard Yuan Wei's instructions again: "Repulse all the servants, and no one from the left or right can approach."
Who knows what the Changsun family sent people to talk about, it's best not to let the servants listen. This old servant was brought from home when he came to serve in the Anxi Army. He is the most loyal and trustworthy.
The old servant responded, turned around and went out to bring the Changsun family into the hall. He then exited, drove away all the servants on the left and right, and stood guard at the door.
The person sent by the Changsun family was a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed as a scholar, with a neat black beard under his chin, good looks, and a very good demeanor.
"My eldest son, Sun Han, has met Yuan Xiaowei."
"No need to be polite, please take a seat."
Yuan Wei waved his hand. He had heard of this name. He was considered a prominent figure in the Changsun family's caravan traveling to the Western Regions. It was said that he was the descendant of Changsun Wuji's elder brother, and he was highly trusted by Changsun Wuji.
He gave up his seat and asked, "Do you want to have a glass of wine together?"
Changsun Han said with a smile: "I just had dinner before and thanked Captain Yuan."
Yuanwei didn't force himself, drank the wine in the glass, put down the glass, sat upright, and asked: "I don't know how to come here, what advice do I have?"
Changsun Han said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. I came here just to ask Yuan Xiaowei why the city suddenly ordered all merchants from all over the city to move to Luntai City, and the goods in the warehouses also had to be transported away together?"
Yuan Wei frowned and said: "This is the order of Xue Rengui, Sima Xue Rengui of the Anxi Army. Does the eldest son's family intend to disobey the military order?"
Even when the Changsun family was at its peak, it was impossible for the Changsun family to ignore military orders and go their own way. Did he come to the door like this because he thought Yuanwei could influence Xue Rengui?
Changsun Han still looked gentle and elegant, stroking his beard and shaking his head: "Of course I don't dare. But it's better for other families. It's just a move, which is time-consuming and laborious. But the Changsun family has hoarded a large amount of goods in Suiye City, worth No less than ten million people are now allowed to pass the Silk Road. , and they all need to go to Luntai City. The losses are really too great. The Yuan Xiaowei has always been on good terms with the eldest son's family, and my family's Shiro has an irreversible friendship with the Yuan Xiaowei, so I came here this time. Ask if there is any accommodation? If so, the Changsun family would be grateful.”
As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his sleeve and placed it on the table. He covered it with his right hand and tapped it with his index finger. He looked at Yuan Wei and said: "There is a three-entry courtyard in Yonghefang in Chang'an City. This is a thank you gift. ”
Yuan Wei suddenly raised his eyebrows.
A courtyard with three entrances in Yonghefang is worth at least a thousand guan, and it is such a heavy thank you gift. It is obvious that the matter is not just as simple as "accommodation"... (End of Chapter)