Chapter 3417 Breaking into the City
Where can there be so much grievances and hatreds in the officialdom? The so-called "butt determines the head, and interests determine the stance" has never been true at all times and in all countries.
All the generals had some ominous premonitions in their hearts. It would be absolutely unacceptable if the navy really captured Pingrang City, overthrew their country, and took all the achievements of the Eastern Campaign into their hands...
When Yuchi Gong saw Li Ji was silent, he couldn't help but said: "My lord, the British Navy's behavior of disobeying orders and doing things on their own will never be tolerated by military law! Otherwise, everyone will follow suit in the future and become disloyal. This is military discipline and military law." Do you want more?”
The naval captain who came to report the news had been holding back his words, but when he saw everyone in the room condemning the navy for disrespecting the general's orders, he couldn't help it and said with his hands in hand: "Isn't Duke E forgetting something? Our Royal Navy is affiliated with the Royal Navy The Imperial Household was created by the Duke of Yue and only obeyed the orders of His Majesty. It was not within the ranks of the imperial army. The British Duke was already overstepping his bounds by giving orders to the Navy. How could he have the qualifications to give orders to the Navy? "
Everyone in the room was speechless for a moment.
This is one of the reasons why everyone rejects the navy. This increasingly large military system stretches across the sea and it is difficult for anyone to get involved. The growing profits it has created are only in the hands of His Majesty and Fang Jun. Even if other families have business dealings with them, they are all dominated by the Navy.
Even if you are the general in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, you cannot assign dispatch to the navy.
I am not afraid that you will dominate within the system, but I am afraid that you will be outside the system...
Qiu Xiaozhong was dissatisfied and shouted: "This is unreasonable! Even if you are not in the imperial order, you should take the overall situation into consideration and obey the commander's command and dispatch. If you act on your own and act arbitrarily, once you ruin the plan of the Eastern Expedition, can you bear the responsibility?" < br>
The captain looked innocent, spread his hands and said: "I am just a small captain, how can I bear the responsibility of sabotaging the Eastern Expedition plan? You have to tell our commander about this, or you can wait until the future When the Duke of Yue returns to Beijing, go and question him in person.”
"Mother!"
Qiu Xiaozhong was furious: "How dare you use Fang Er to suppress me?"
Although his face was red with anger, he did not dare to say other unpleasant words. Fang Er's stick doesn't care who Qiu Xiaozhong is. If he dares to say something bad about Fang Jun here today, if it reaches Fang Jun's ears in the future, that guy will dare to knock on his door.
Company commander Sun Wuji tolerated Fang Jun again and again and had no choice but to do anything. How could he, Qiu Xiaozhong, be a fool?
Li Ji glanced at Qiu Xiaozhong, who was blushing and thick-necked with anger but did not dare to say harsh words. He waved his hand and said to the naval captain: "Go back and report to your commander-in-chief and tell him that I already know about this."
Then, he raised his head and swept across the faces of the generals in front of him, and finally landed on the faces of Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo, and said slowly: "The navy is attacking the city now, and we must be careful to prevent the enemy cavalry from chasing us from returning to support. You The two of them each led their troops to fight with the enemy's cavalry. They did not seek to kill more or less of the enemy, as long as they used If it cannot return to Pingrang City, it will be considered a great achievement. Remember, you two can find the fighter planes on your own. I won't say more, but if the enemy troops are defeated and the generals are defeated, it will cause the enemy to return to Pingrang City, forming a pincer attack on the navy inside and outside. The two of you are the most unforgivable!”
"Here!"
"Here!"
Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo quickly stood up, their armor leaves clanking, and they loudly agreed. Then they withdrew together with the navy captain, gathered their troops, and immediately turned around to attack the Goguryeo cavalry chasing behind them.
In the room, Li Ji rubbed his brows and said slowly to everyone: "The matter has come to this, what we have to do is to stabilize the situation, and we must rush back to Chang'an in time to protect the country. Otherwise, if the war in Guanzhong is allowed to happen, We are all sinners of the empire!”
Everyone understood the meaning of his words, and I really reminded everyone not to have any evil thoughts at this time. The most important thing is to escort His Majesty's coffin back to Chang'an. Stabilizing the situation in Chang'an is the most important thing. The achievements of the Eastern Expedition and the unparalleled achievements are all trivial.
They all stood up quickly: "Don't worry, British public, we understand the importance!"
Li Ji nodded and said: "I ordered a fire to be made to make food. We will rest in Bobi City tonight. We will break camp and set off early tomorrow morning!"
"Here!"
After the generals dispersed, Li Ji sat alone in the room and meditated for a long time. Then he slowly got up and came to a courtyard that was heavily guarded by the elite "Hundred Cavalry Division".
Here, His Majesty Li Er's dragon body is temporarily parked. Except for Li Ji, no one can enter or leave. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed.
Zhu Suiliang stood outside a house and saw Li Ji entering. He stepped forward to greet him and then accompanied Li Ji into the house...
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At all times and in all countries, war has never left human history. Regardless of the change of dynasties or the struggle for power, the shadow of war will always hang over the heads of mankind. Like an inexorable haze, it will accompany the progress of human civilization until the end of destruction.
The initiation of war depends on the army.
In Chinese history, there are two main military systems, the recruitment system and the government military system.
Both military systems have their own advantages and disadvantages. Most of them are adapted to local conditions. One of them is chosen and implemented based on the social environment and national foundation at that time. Or one is chosen at the beginning of the dynasty and switched to the other as society changes.
The "Fubing System" first appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties during the period of Yu Wentai, a powerful official in the Western Wei Dynasty. At that time, the north was dominated by the Xianbei people, who were very repulsive to the Han people, and ethnic discrimination was particularly serious. As a result, the Northern Wei Dynasty split into the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty. After Yuwentai ascended the throne, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, he took measures to combine "Hu-Han culture", which was the beginning of the "Fubing System".
The "Fu Army System" is a hereditary military system, which divides the peasants of the world into three, six or nine grades according to their family's wealth and poverty, and those above the sixth grade join the army. Its core is that soldiers establish separate military status, serve as soldiers for generations, and prepare their own food and equipment. In exchange, the government provides them with land and exempts them from other corvee services. The land used by military households to serve the country, as part of the equalization of land, was given directly by the emperor and could not be bought or sold at will. In other words, the allegiance of the government soldiers directly faced the emperor. For the ruler, its advantages were self-evident.
The emergence of the government army system can be said to have effectively solved political and economic problems and social crises, resolved the conflicts arising from the economy in the army, and laid the foundation for the subsequent military strength of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
However, the shortcomings of the government military system are also very obvious. In addition to the gradual loss of military households due to land annexation with social development and the difficulty in replenishing soldiers, the most critical factor is the lack of professionalism. The soldiers have not undergone strict training and have low combat effectiveness.
Professionalization and formalization are the advantages of the military recruitment system.
Of course, the shortcomings of the military recruitment system are also obvious, that is, the country's military expenditures have skyrocketed. Even the most economically wealthy dynasties such as the two Song Dynasties were eventually affected by it.
It can be said that the transformation from the government military system to the recruitment system was the result of social development. Although the recruitment system was very costly, it eventually became the most perfect system for the army.
The Royal Navy was the first recruiting army in the Tang Dynasty.
Soldiers in the army are all selected and recruited. They have monthly military pay expenses, and they can achieve meritorious service, be promoted to a noble title, and what is required is brutal training day and night.
The combat power of the naval soldiers was unparalleled in the Tang Dynasty. This made the Goguryeo soldiers they encountered completely stunned when they charged with all their strength after blowing open the city gate.
Previously, the Goguryeo army and the Tang army fought from Liaodong City to Pingrang City and lost most of Goguryeo. Now they have been fighting fiercely around the city for more than two months. They are well aware of the combat power of the Tang army. Who would have expected that the navy that suddenly launched an siege would be at a higher level than the Tang army in terms of individual strength and teamwork?
Where is the navy here? A strong army on land is nothing more than this!
And since the elite of the Goguryeo army went north to pursue the Tang army, how could the old, weak, sick and disabled in the city be a match for the navy soldiers?
With just two charges, the defenders blocking the city gate were scattered. The sky-shaking thunder opened the way. Heavy infantry wearing heavy armor and holding horizontal knives rushed in like a wall, killing a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Make a passage. Behind him, countless naval soldiers poured into the city from the city gate like a tide.
Not long after entering the city, the defenders who had begun to disperse suddenly stepped up their offensive. It turned out that private soldiers and slaves from various families in the city were organized and moved forward to help defend the city. As a result, they arrived a step late and the city gate had been blown open. They could only try to rush into the Tang army's formation and fight fiercely to drive the Tang army back.
However, how can the navy allow the enemy to get close? The heavy infantry opened the way in front, and the soldiers followed behind. The muskets crackled like exploding beans, and streams of gunpowder smoke spewed out from the muzzles. The enemy troops in front of them fell one by one.
This open area inside the city gate became the flesh and blood grinding mill for the Goguryeo defenders. This kind of close-range, large-area shooting maximized the power of primitive muskets and was simply a one-sided massacre. (End of chapter)