Chapter 3865 Long-term vision
Sun Renshi rode his horse and stood on the high ground. On one side was the majestic city wall of Chang'an City, and on the other side was the deep ravine lowland. With his hand on the horizontal knife at his waist, he looked at the people scattered on the road ahead and the dense forest. The Guanlong army ran headlong into the position built by the Youtun Guards cavalry, feeling somewhat complacent and rewarded for their ambition.
As a soldier, who doesn't want to build a career and have a wife and children?
Who doesn’t want to be famous for generations to come and make history shine brightly?
I just didn't expect that he was just a school captain under Zuo Yiwei. Because of his "rebellious" achievements, he was entrusted with important tasks by Fang Jun. He immediately participated in this mutiny that was destined to be a celebrity in history, and made many meritorious deeds. Famous.
What a good move, everything is fine...
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Fang Jun sat firmly in the Chinese military tent, constantly receiving various news from the front line. Cen Changqian temporarily acted as a "secretary". After summarizing various information, he marked it on the map, so that he could clearly observe the changes in the current battle situation between the enemy and ourselves.
When the news came that Gao Kan had defeated the powerful frontal attack by the private army of the powerful clan, and that Sun Renshi had also led his troops to cut off his retreat, Cen Changqian used charcoal to make a nearly semicircular arc in the northwest corner of Chang'an City, and then said excitedly: "Commander, The Guanlong army under Yu Wenlong is already a turtle in the urn! ”
The front army was defeated and the way back was cut off. To the south was the towering city wall of Chang'an City, and to the north was the roaring Wei River. It can be said that this Guanlong army was unable to fly.
Fang Jun calmly took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "No need to be surprised, everything is under control."
"The handsome man is wise!"
Cen Changqian flattered him and trotted up to Fang Jun to pour him tea. It's not flattering, he most admires Fang Jun's indifference of "not changing his expression even when the mountain collapses". No matter how urgent the situation is, he is always calm and determined, and can deeply affect the people around him. And very encouraging.
In his opinion, this is the quality that a superior person should master. He is too far behind and needs to practice hard...
After pouring tea for Fang Jun, Cen Changqian looked back at the map on the wall and asked tentatively: "Right now, the Yuwen family's 'Woye Town Private Army' has suffered a huge defeat, with almost the entire army wiped out. This is a huge blow to the Guanlong Army." So great that it may even become an irreparable loss. Especially on the front line of Kaiyuanmen and Jinguangmen, the number of Guanlong troops has dropped sharply, which will definitely lead to defense loopholes. If General Gao Kan is ordered to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and attack Kaiyuanmen and Jinguangmen all the way, it is very possible to completely regain the western area of the city. "
Nowadays, most of Chang'an City is under the control of Guan Long's army, so Guan Long can continuously send more troops to attack Taiji Palace. The East Palace Six Rate suffered heavy casualties and was under great pressure.
If we can regain the western area of the city and put several city gates such as Kaiyuan Gate and Jinguang Gate under control, we can put great pressure on the Guanlong rebels in the city. At least they can no longer attack Taiji Palace unscrupulously and must always Beware of being cut off by the right guard.
If this strategy succeeds, it will completely reverse the current situation, and the Guanlong army will have to strangle the last madness before they run out of food.
But Fang Jun shook his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "The time has not come yet."
Cen Changqian was puzzled: "What time does the commander want?"
Fang Jun did not answer, but asked: "At least ten thousand Guanlong troops will be captured in this battle. How do you think we should deal with these prisoners?"
Cen Changqian was stunned, frowning in thought.
Civil war and foreign war are not only completely different in terms of fighting styles, but also completely different ways of handling post-war situations. If it is a foreign war, for example, the Anxi Army defeated the Dashi Army in the Western Region and captured tens of thousands of soldiers. How to deal with these prisoners depends on the Anxi Army's conception of the situation. If there are several cities that need to be rebuilt, or roads that need to be paved, Then the vast majority of these captives will survive and exchange labor for food. Without the need for these infrastructures, the large number of prisoners would be a huge burden and burden to the Anxi Army and even the entire Anxi Protectorate.
Killing prisoners is unlucky and not in line with the majesty of the heavenly kingdom, so these prisoners will be distributed with some symbolic food, then driven to a certain difficult road, and allowed to return to the great food thousands of miles away... …In fact, it fends for itself.
But the Civil War was different.
In particular, the Guanlong Clan's rebellion was not a rebellion in the true sense, but an out-and-out military remonstrance. Both sides were participating in the war. They were all people of the Tang Dynasty. It didn't matter if they fought life or death on the battlefield, but once the war ceased or they became prisoners, that would be Compatriots, we must not use the same methods as dealing with foreign enemies.
No matter how many prisoners there are, they can only endure the pain and consume a lot of food to keep them alive...
There is also a regulatory issue.
Youtun Guard only has about 40,000 soldiers and horses. If you are to guard more than 10,000 prisoners, you need at least 3,000 to 5,000 troops. Otherwise, if the supervision is not strict and the prisoners escape, they will most likely steal and plunder all over the Guanzhong, harming one party. This is a situation that absolutely cannot occur.
If we really take advantage of the victory and pursue it from Kaiyuanmen to Jinguangmen, and capture another 20,000 to 30,000 Guanlong troops... then the entire Youtun Guards should stop doing other things and just guard these prisoners from top to bottom.
Cen Changqian couldn't help scratching her head: "What should we do?"
Fang Jun put down his tea cup and gave some advice to the young man he was very optimistic about: "You need to take a longer view. After this battle, the reconstruction of Guanzhong must be a top priority. It can be said that at least within the next five years, It will be the top priority of the imperial court. What is needed most to rebuild Guanzhong? First, money and food, but enough. Labor. And these captives of the private army can serve as laborers and make great contributions to the reconstruction of Guanzhong. Even after the reconstruction is completed, the court can allow them to settle here and pay their families to settle in Guanzhong, and so on. The population problem has been solved.”
In this era of low productivity, population means everything.
Whether it is the reconstruction of Guanzhong or the continuation of the prosperity of Zhenguan in the future, population is a huge problem. There have been countless stories in history of people migrating around the world to fill a city, but the things involved behind it are often the sorrow that a generation never wants to think about after they have shed their blood and tears...
At present, tens of thousands of people from outside the Guanzhong are being recruited into Guanzhong, and some private armies with strong foundations will be killed to serve as a warning to the monkeys. Then, those private armies with shallow foundations will be captured one by one and imprisoned until they can be organized after the war. The "Production Corps" contributed to the prosperity of the Tang Empire, wouldn't it serve several purposes?
Then, he said to Cen Changqian: "Don't be obsessed with the victory or defeat in front of you. We are not only the ministers of His Royal Highness, but also the ministers of the Tang Dynasty. While consolidating the current advantages, we must also focus on future reconstruction, otherwise At the moment, we are only focusing on expanding our victory, and we are too open and closed, which is very harmful to the foundation of the empire.”
Cen Changqian bowed her arms to the ground and said, "Thank you, Marshal, for your advice. The students will learn from it."
He understands the principle of "different positions, different responsibilities, and different practices", but due to limitations in experience and status, he often cannot see that far. The purpose of Fang Jun's words is to make him not be limited to the situation in front of him, but to take his thinking to a new level and think ahead about every problem.
Fang Jun nodded and said: "Pass the order, let Gao Kan and Zan Po stop in moderation, and don't push too hard. The frontal attack of the Guanlong army may not be very effective in front of the six leaders of the East Palace. It will not be defeated in ten and a half months." .”
"Here."
Cen Changqian was convinced, turned around and drafted the order. After Fang Jun stamped it, she went out and distributed it to the soldiers, and conveyed the order to Gao Kan and Zan Po on the front line.
Then he turned back and stood in front of Fang Jun's writing desk, hesitating to speak.
Fang Jun pointed to the teapot and asked him to pour out the tea leaves and make a new pot. Then he poured a cup and then said: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Cen Changqian hesitated and said: "Now that Duke Guo has sealed off the Xuanwu Gate, news from inside and outside is cut off. In case...does the commander have any countermeasures?"
Logically speaking, his status is not high enough to discuss such a topic, let alone ask Fang Jun about his specific countermeasures. But this matter is related to the survival of the East Palace, and is directly related to the final victory or defeat of this mutiny, and the uncle who raised him is currently in the inner gate... so I still have the courage to ask.
Fang Jun didn't answer. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea, savoring the lingering fragrance between his teeth and cheeks. Just when Cen Changqian panicked and thought that he shouldn't ask such a question, he heard Fang Jun slowly say: "Everything It’s all under control.”
For some reason, after hearing such words, all Cen Changqian's worries disappeared instantly.
As long as the commander says "everything is under control", then he really is under control and will never deviate from what is expected... But why is the commander so sure?
Is it a hidden backhand, or is there an agreement with Zhang Shigui? (End of chapter)