A look of astonishment flashed across Wang Zhenzhi's face: "Liu Jingzhou, what do you mean? I am a civil servant and am not good at leading troops in combat. In terms of military affairs, General Tan and Army Chief Dao should still lead the troops.
It’s good.”
Liu Daogui said calmly: "You are the Sima of Jingzhou. It is said that you have the responsibility of leading troops in battle. Since Wang Sima just said what your responsibilities are, then leading the troops to chase the enemy is what you should do. It is justifiable for you to lead the troops."
Wang Zhenzhi gritted his teeth: "Then how many troops are Liu Jingzhou prepared to give me to pursue the enemy?"
Liu Daogui said seriously: "I can't spare many troops here now. I only have Tan Daoji and Dao Yanzhi's troops, which total about five thousand."
Wang Zhenzhi's expression changed: "Only five thousand troops? Going to chase an army of tens of thousands of demon thieves? Are you asking me to die?"
Liu Daogui shook his head: "Everything should be done carefully. This pursuit is not really about defeating the entire enemy army with 5,000 troops, but following behind. On the one hand, we will eliminate the puppet officials and small groups of troops left behind by the thieves.
The place captured by the enemy army can stably provide soldiers and food for the enemy army, and on the other hand, it can cut off the enemy's subsequent food routes. If a large number of enemy troops return to fight, it will depend on the situation. If there are not many enemies, they can be defeated.
One part will dampen his spirit. If the enemy is powerful, temporarily avoid his sharp edge."
Wang Zhenzhi frowned: "But even so, why do I, a civil servant, need to lead the troops instead of a general to fight?"
Liu Daogui glanced at Tan Daoji and Dao Yanzhi who were standing aside, and said: "Daoji and Yanzhi's qualifications are still relatively young, and there has never been a special appointment of an army before. And Wang Sima, you once led all the elders of the township alone, and several counties and counties.
The Chu army is fighting and has high popularity in the local area. If you lead the army to fight, the elders of Jingzhou will feel at ease."
"This battle is not only about military affairs, but also about people's hearts. The demon thieves have been causing great harm to Jingzhou for a while. After breaking the city, they burned, killed, and looted, and plundered women everywhere for their sexual humiliation. Since our army attacked and destroyed Huanchu, the soldiers have
It is very majestic, but in terms of military discipline, it was not done very well before. In this pursuit, I am afraid that many soldiers will vent their anger on the people of Jingzhou and take revenge on the people of Jingzhou because of the tragic death of their relatives and friends in Jiangzhou. In this way,
Come on, the blood feud is getting deeper and deeper. It will be difficult to govern Jingzhou in the future."
Having said this, he looked at Tan Daoji and said: "Everyone expressed their true thoughts about the situation just now. Most of the generals, even the sergeant who sent Brother Wuji's head back, didn't want to let go, let alone
We went out to defeat the thieves. The main force of the demon thieves' army went east, leaving behind mostly the local surrendered troops and newly attached people. If these people were killed, it would create even greater resentment in the local area.
Killing one person may offend hundreds of people, so when will the end of such resentment come to an end?!"
Tan Daoji lowered his head in shame and said, "I was so indignant just now that I didn't consider the level of people's hearts. I ask Brother Dao Gui to forgive me."
Liu Daogui sighed: "Last time when Brother Xile and Brother Wuji attacked Huan Chu, they killed a lot of people because the Chu army humiliated our Beifu soldiers in every possible way. They also killed many of our old superiors, old officers, and Xiang.
Uncle Zhong, Uncle Su, and other veteran generals who were like fathers and brothers to us all died under the butcher's knife of the Chu army."
"So after the Jianyi War reached Jingzhou, the Western Expeditionary Army also massacred and looted many people. Even the monks in the temple were not spared. Although I, as the deputy general, tried to dissuade them many times, Brother Xile and the others did not take it seriously.
, after all, in that battle, many of our soldiers only thought about making achievements for themselves, only thought about gratification and grudges, but did not consider the future governance of Jingzhou."
"I have taken over as the governor of Jingzhou in the past two years, and I feel particularly deeply about this. Although the people of Jingzhou have been given generous tax exemptions for several years by the court, they have also announced an amnesty for former Chu army officers and their families, and even granted them certain official positions.
, but still cannot win back the hearts and minds of Jingzhou. Our rule here only relies on the force of 20,000 troops to suppress it."
"The powerful families in various places and the soldiers of the local states and counties regard us as invaders and enemies. Whenever they have the opportunity, they want to take the opportunity to retaliate. This time Xiangzhou fell so quickly, and the defenders of our states and counties from all over the country have looked out.
He surrendered, and even took the initiative to switch sides and join the demon bandits, while many local powerful people provided military supplies to the bandit army along the way, just like the Han people in Nanyan welcomed Master Wang. Is this normal? Is this supposed to be the case? In this Jingzhou, what the hell?
Whose Jingzhou belongs to us here? Are we the imperial army or the bandit army?"
When Liu Daogui said this, his voice was so fierce that it made everyone's eardrums tremble, but these words pierced everyone's hearts one by one, making them start to seriously reflect on these issues.
Liu Daogui let out a long sigh and softened his tone: "It was like this when Marshal Liu of Liu Laozhi put down the demon-thief rebellion in Sanwu. He was victorious in every battle on the battlefield, but the demon-thiefs were fighting more and more. Why?"
"Because in the name of suppressing bandits, he raided and slaughtered the people of Sanwu, and treated the people of Sanwu who were supposed to be protected as family members of the enemy, so he forced most of the people who originally wanted to join the bandit army to join the bandit army. Today
Most of the demon thieves are forced to rebel in this way."
"When I followed my elder brother to suppress the rebellion, what impressed me most was not how to win on the battlefield, but how to forgive and forgive those who had been threatened by the rebels after the war, so that they could transform from lost sheep who were attached to the demon thieves.
Return to the good people under the rule of the Jin Dynasty. It is said that it is easy to defeat the thieves in the mountains, but it is difficult to defeat the thieves in the heart."
Having said this, Liu Daogui looked at Wang Zhenzhi and said seriously: "Wang Sima, the reason why I make you the main general is not because you are a good fighter, but because you are an upright official and can unite and appease the people. Along the way,
The main thing is whether the thieves can be defeated or not. The important thing is to regain the land the thieves plundered, drive out the false officials, appease the people, and tell the people of Jingxiang that the court is still there and the army is still there. The monster thieves will only bring trouble to the world. Follow
They have no future. I need this battle to make up for what I have been doing for the past two years but failed to do, which is to completely regain the hearts of the people of Jingzhou and make them willing to truly become the people of the Jin Dynasty.
Let the manpower and materials in Jingzhou be truly used by the Jin Dynasty, instead of being treated like an enemy country!"
Wang Zhenzhi nodded excitedly: "After hearing what you said, I suddenly understood what to do."
Yanzhi suddenly said: "Brother Daogui, what you said makes sense, but for these matters, it seems that it is enough to send a few hundred sergeants and Wang Sima to take them everywhere to comfort them. Then the elite soldiers we are bringing are...
What are you going to do? Is it just to act as a house guard? Isn’t this a bit overkill?!”
This chapter has been completed!