Chapter 131 Disabled Soldiers
He can treat anyone with gentleness, and even if he is a prisoner, he will leave him with the last bit of dignity. This is one of the important reasons why the Han Dynasty is deeply loved by the people! Such kindness, the people who come to join the army will naturally continue to rise!
The Han army was able to develop at a rapid pace to reach its current level, which was inseparable from the wiseness of the Han king and the benevolence and righteousness of domestic politics. Without a king who was deeply respected and praised by everyone, no one would be so active in serving the country and the king on the battlefield.
The Han Dynasty fought with the Chu army for a long time, from the beginning that its military strength was less than that of Chu, and now it has an upward trend. This development speed is a miracle. The reason for its strong military strength is that domestic policies are at work.
The Chu army has always won more with fewer people, and the quality of the soldiers is very strong. Therefore, when recruiting troops, they have strict controls and screened out those who are quite brave, strong and powerful, and most timid and weak-powered people will basically not let them enter the army.
The conscription of the Han army is exactly the opposite of the Chu army. As long as they really join the army and are willing to fight for the Han army, they will need anyone. Of course, they must be those with strong limbs and those with the ability to kill the enemy. Otherwise, if they do not care about the people's bodies, it will greatly damage the name of the "Men of Benevolence and Righteousness". The Han generals would never do this.
If a person entering the Han military camp is seriously injured and disabled in the subsequent battle, he can choose to leave the military camp and go home. If there is money and savings in the army, he will distribute some money before leaving to show his care.
Such practices show the way of benevolence, which is extremely difficult to see in cruel and chaotic times. The words "being in a military camp is a way out of return" have become a lie. In the military camp of the Han Dynasty, the reality is: to kill the enemy bravely, be loyal to the country, survive on the battlefield, seriously disabled people have a way back and can return to their hometown and give honor and money to the army. This is considered a success and retreat for ordinary soldiers.
King Liu Bang of Han and many confidant generals knew in their hearts that leaving these disabled people would do more harm than good. The biggest advantage was that they could act as cannon fodder when necessary, cover the attack or retreat of the main force, and throw it to the enemy like steamed buns. Although a group of wounded soldiers could not seriously damage the enemy, they could delay the enemy and gain time.
Even if a bunch of steamed buns is placed in front of the enemy, it will take a lot of time to completely eliminate the enemy, let alone people. Disabled soldiers do not have much combat power, but at least they have the ruthlessness to kill the enemy and survive. If such soldiers are to be cleared out, it will take a lot of time.
Of course, related to the number of both sides, the number of soldiers on one side has an overwhelming advantage over the other side, and if the strong soldiers eat the remaining soldiers, they will naturally finish it quickly without any suspense. However, if one side of the army came up with the remaining soldiers to delay the enemy's soldiers, and if it is implemented, it is generally calculated how much time these remaining soldiers can gain. Within this calculated time range, the army of our side can complete what it should do.
This is the greatest role that the disabled soldiers can play in the army. Although they are heroic and miserable, no one will retreat when facing the enemy and will only choose to die gloriously. From ancient times to the present, most of the soldiers in the army will leave disabled soldiers because the general knows that it is useful. In fact, this is true. As long as a man who is loyal to the country and has a bloody body, he is not disabled, and would rather die than surrender to the enemy.
The army in troubled times fought everywhere and was killed for a long time, and the number of disabled soldiers was huge. The war in this era was not small-scale fights, but tens of thousands of people were fighting face to face with real swords and guns. The war between tens of thousands of people was a constant. Because of this, countless injured people were injured. Due to the frequent battles, the number of disabled soldiers in each army reached an extremely terrifying level.
There are many such groups, and even if the combat power decreases, it is also a force that cannot be ignored. Therefore, the army leaders in the past dynasties will withdraw the disabled soldiers separately and form another army, ready to return to heaven gloriously at any time. If any injured person is injured in the middle, they can transfer to the main force.
Because of their large number and weak combat power, it is the best strategy to use it as cannon fodder. For all generals who are famous for their bravery and good at fighting, war is cruel and cruel tragedy is common. If you want to defeat the enemy, as the main general, you must be ruthless. Only by not being kind can you defeat your opponent! And these disabled soldiers, under the leadership of such generals, have only one result, that is, a tragic return! There is no luck, and there is no possibility of survival!
If those Confucian generals and Zhi led the army in the future, the disabled soldiers survived the massacre of the enemy and miraculously killed the enemy, the main general might have a chance to leave the disabled army and make an exception to let them escape from the disabled army and enter the main force. Although they are disabled, the facts have proved that they are disabled and have no weaker combat power than ordinary healthy soldiers. Such alternatives are qualified to return to the elite army.
There is another advantage in doing this, that is, it can inspire the combat effectiveness of the disabled army. When they see that their predecessors are treated preferentially, they will naturally resist bravely and fearlessly when the enemy wields a butcher knife, intending to defeat the enemy and survive, and get rid of the fate of being regarded as abandoned sons like their predecessors.
If the injury or disability caused by killing enemies on the battlefield is not severe enough to cause death in a short period of time, it will not have much impact on other parts of the body. If it is in that part, it will be useless. Generally speaking, there are more soldiers who lack arms and legs, one arm or one leg, and there is another one, and there is still a chance to kill the enemy, but the overall combat effectiveness has decreased, and there is still a possibility of killing the enemy.
It is precisely because you are very clear about your body that you have hope. After all, as a warrior, you may be able to return to heaven at all times and vertical times. You will definitely choose to die in battle when charging on the battlefield instead of being treated as a lamb and waiting quietly for the enemy to cut it down. Although the outcome is similar, the meaning is completely different. For men born in troubled times, patriotic and bloody, they naturally want to die with more dignity on the battlefield.
Over the years, disabled soldiers have been treated unfairly. The reason why they have no intention of rebelling and launched a riot is that the concept in the army is deeply rooted. Therefore, even if they feel wronged, they dare not stand up and oppose it. Moreover, they are already a useless person and are useless to the country and the army. They can stay for food and give them a chance to be loyal, which is considered to be kind to treat them well. There is no sufficient reason to protest the fate of the remaining soldiers.
The old, weak and disabled soldiers have always been there. They are either substitutes, supplementary numbers, or feed the enemy as steamed buns, or cannon fodder. Their miserable fate is their common characteristic. It lasts for so long. This concept has not changed at all. It is related to the monarch and the lord. In order to win the war and not to destroy the country, it is safest to do so. Otherwise, the absence of disabled veterans will be a major blow to the army.
If the remaining soldiers are released as soon as there are old people, they should not join the army. Then in the ever-changing war, the number of soldiers will continue to decline. The rapid battle will not have much impact. If the war lasts for a long time, the army will not withstand the consumption. After the war of 35, the army will be out of nowhere, and the enemy's arrogance will be even more aggression, so they will drive straight in.
Chapter completed!