Liu Yu was speechless for a moment. As a soldier, he now thinks more like a general. Although he was very reluctant to admit it, he knew that what Murong Lan said was true. The army set off to conquer the country.
After that, generally not many troops will be left to garrison. At most, they will be some civilians accompanying the army and sick and wounded sergeants, plus more than a hundred non-main force troops. Splitting up troops is a taboo for any army and needs to be avoided at all costs.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu sighed: "If you want to protect the country and the people, you can naturally select the best from the people and arrange for some officials and people with military experience to guard it yourself. This will not affect the army."
Murong Lan shook his head: "If you do this, you will have to postpone the time. Spend ten days and a half here, and another ten days and a half there. The troops can be concentrated, but all the time is wasted.
, do you think it will take half a year to arrive in Luoyang? I'm afraid the enemy has been prepared for a long time. Liu Yu, I know you have a kind heart, but what you want in a war is victory. If you can't lead an army with kindness, you can't do justice with justice.
, as a Han Chinese, you should understand."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth and said, "If that doesn't work, it's okay to leave a few hundred sergeants to gather the scattered people, let the people return to their hometowns, and then quickly select strong men to defend themselves."
Murong Lan sneered and said: "You know these people are very reliable? There are no spies who have sneaked into the enemy's side? Besides, what's the point of leaving a few hundred people? If I were a commoner and saw that the army left here and only a few hundred people stayed behind,
If you don't come back, if a large group of bandits really comes to attack, or if the enemy troops come to attack you, you won't be able to defend it. Also, is it enough to just leave a small group of troops? You call in the bandits and you have to
To protect the country and the people, where will the food come from? Should we use military rations?"
This speech left Liu Yu completely speechless. If we can think of ways to increase the strength of the army, and we can speed up the operation to gain more time, this military ration is really the lifeblood of the army. An army of tens of thousands cannot do it in one go.
There is no food every day. If it is left and distributed to these people, one city may be able to eat the food of an entire army, which is absolutely unacceptable.
Murong Lan looked at Liu Yu who was silent, sighed, and took a step forward: "Liu Yu, if you are the coach, your only purpose is to win the war. No matter how miserable the cities you pass through, no matter how pitiful the people in these places are,
, you can’t be merciful, the lives of these people are lives, and the lives of your soldiers are also lives, and more importantly, if you are fighting in the enemy’s territory, you have to divide your troops, loot, destroy fields and burn food. This is not
It’s not a matter of morality, but it’s what you have to do in order to fight the war.”
Liu Yu waved his hand decisively and his voice became impassioned: "No, these are overbearing. Although they are behaviors recognized in the art of war, I don't approve of it. As a soldier, it is your duty to calm down troubled times and protect the country and the people. This
The difference between soldiers and bandits is that they are those who fight for the country and should protect the people of the country, because their food, clothing, and clothing, from daily food to the clothes on their bodies, are provided by the people.
It can be said that these seemingly weak ordinary people are our food and clothing parents, how can we do these things to them?"
A cold light flashed in Murong Lan's eyes: "You are right, you should do this to the people of your own country, but I am talking about the people of the enemy country. The place we are now, this Xingyang City, is your Jin Kingdom
Territory? Do the people here pay taxes and tribute to your Jin Dynasty?"
Liu Yu's eyes were gleaming. This time, he was stopped by the question again and could not respond.
Murong Lan said seriously: "That's it. If the enemy's army is to be wiped out, do the people of the enemy's country have to be appeased? You have to know that when they use it to fight your soldiers, the weapons in the enemy's hands, their mouths
The military rations you eat and the armor you wear are also provided by the people of these enemy countries. If you cannot ensure that you can occupy these places for a long time, then according to Sun Tzu's Art of War written by you Han people, fall into its city, massacre its people, and burn its food.
The most correct way is to weaken the enemy's war potential and war resources. Remember, kindness to the enemy is cruelty to yourself!"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "This is the way you Hu people like to play. You live in no fixed place, just chasing water and grass. You don't do anything to produce. Everything you go through is nothing more than killing and burning.
Grab them all. Isn't this Xingyang City your latest masterpiece? Even in troubled times, we Han people will always be benevolent and righteous. The people of the enemy country will eventually become our people. What we need is to eliminate violence and bring peace to the people. Even here
If we can't hold on, we will lead the people to retreat south. Then they will naturally be our people, so how can we massacre them?"
Murong Lan laughed and pointed at the endless fields on both sides of the road, as well as the villages dotted in the distance, and said: "Liu Yu, you don't need to talk to me about big things here. You Han people are most concerned about resettlement and resettlement. No one wants to leave.
My hometown, let’s talk about you, if your family were suddenly asked to leave Jingkou and move to another place, even if it was an order from the Jin Dynasty court, would you be willing?"
Liu Yu's expression changed again and again, and he began to have a fierce struggle in his heart. He was asking himself how to deal with this situation if he really encountered it. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head: "Probably, I don't want to."
Let’s go.”
Murong Lan sneered and said: "Since we can't hold on and the people here are going to move away, most of them are naturally unwilling to leave. They will only flee to the mountains and forests to hide. They will come back after you retreat and continue to be the common people of the enemy country."
, to provide food, weapons, and armor to the enemy's army. Do you still regard them as your own subjects?"
Liu Yu said angrily: "Of course you can't kill people casually. As long as you win the world with benevolence and righteousness, you will eventually win the hearts of the people. Relying on massacre and looting will have no effect except making the enemy people share the same hatred. Murong Lan, you think you are doing this?"
, committed evil in the Central Plains of Henan, and then went to Hebei to develop. Even if you found a country for a while, do you want to come back here in the future and expect to get help from the people here? Let me tell you, this kind of blood feud will be passed down from word to mouth and will be passed down forever.
If your flag of the Yan State appears here again in the future, it will definitely arouse resistance from all the surviving Han people! We will fight until death!"
Murong Lan smiled slightly: "That's for the future, Liu Yu. Time is the best medicine to forget pain. Although I don't agree with the Ding Ling people's methods, I have to admit that they are very effective. If you give them such a trouble, the Central Plains
In the land, there is no force that dares to oppose our country, Dayan. The people are either fleeing south to join your Jin country, or they are flocking to Luoyang. There is such an isolation zone between our Dayan and your Jin country. Perhaps only in this way can we ensure that we are in peace.
It’s okay.”
This chapter has been completed!