"On the night when we defeated the Turks, a roar broke out in the Turks' camp, and tens of thousands of people were killed indiscriminately. When our scouts entered the camp, there were not many living people in the camp, and each led a
He was injured and was taken back to Huai'an by Yang Zhengdao."
Li Shentong smiled and explained how the war in Baijiabao ended.
Li Yuanji had a look of astonishment on his face.
It’s really about killing yourself, or a massive brawl involving tens of thousands of people.
In this kind of thing, there is no need to care about how many people survive, because those who survive may not dare to enter the barracks in the future, let alone go to the battlefield to fight.
Yingxiao is just two words in history.
It doesn't seem to be anything special, and there are few relevant records in history.
But it’s not because this kind of thing happens rarely and doesn’t cause much harm, so it’s not recorded in the record.
On the contrary, this kind of thing happened too many times, and the harm was too great, and its cruelty even exceeded the cognition of ordinary people, so it was not recorded in detail.
Think about the fact that plagues have existed in every dynasty in history, and they occurred many times, but there are very few records.
Even some recorded places can only be known with a few notes.
The ancients didn't spend much time writing about things they didn't know about themselves, and things that were unimportant. Likewise, they didn't spend much time writing about things that they were afraid of, and things that were shocking.
Yingxiao falls into the latter category.
The ancients defined Yingxiao as just Yingxiao, while later generations have another definition of Yingxiao, which is War Traumatic Stress Syndrome.
It's just that most people in later generations fell ill as individuals, but people in ancient times did fall ill in groups.
And there are chain reactions.
Once the disease occurs, everyone in the battalion will fall into madness, and then start indiscriminate attacks without any purpose, no rules, and no humanity.
He will not stop until he is dead or there are no more living people in his sight.
In the Turkic camp, tens of thousands of people went crazy together. You can imagine what would happen.
No wonder Li Shentong said that the war in Baijiabao was over.
Camp roars have broken out in the Turkic camp. It would be strange if it didn't end.
If the same thing happened in Datang's military camp, Datang would also lose a battalion of soldiers, or even more, and the military tasks undertaken by this battalion would no longer be able to continue.
Compared with the humane society of later generations, the ancients were not humane in this kind of matter.
Once a camp roar occurs in a camp, in order to prevent the situation from spreading and to prevent crazy soldiers from running around, the only thing the ancients can do is to suppress it and slaughter all the soldiers in the camp.
It is said that when Li Shimin was conquering Zhu Jie, there was a camp roar in the camp, and it was Cheng Yaojin who led the troops to suppress it.
There were women in the ancient armies, and there were quite a few of them.
The reason why this situation occurs is to alleviate the occurrence of this kind of thing.
The reason why there were no women accompanying the army of the Tang Dynasty was not because the court did not have arrangements in this regard, nor was it because the court wanted to maintain the purity of the army, but because some of the soldiers' family records were staying in civilian camps.
When there is no war, soldiers can go to the civilian camp to reunite with their family members.
Some people may think that it is very inhumane for a woman to serve as a husband.
Moreover, unlike men, women cannot play the role of good husbands.
But there is nothing that can be done about it.
There were only so many Dingkou in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty was constantly fighting for years. Many soldiers often lived in the same house and could not see anyone for several years.
In order to expect them to go home after the war and provide more children for the Tang Dynasty, it would be better to send some women who were married to the government to them on their own initiative, and then send them back after they become pregnant.
On this matter, both the military of the Tang Dynasty and the local yamen of the Tang Dynasty were in favor of it with both hands and feet.
Therefore, when women are sent to the civilian husband camp and follow the civilian husband camp to the place where their husbands are, there will be no obstacles.
Anyone who obstructs is going against the military and the local government, and will not end well.
After all, one wants to avoid camp noise, and the other wants to improve political performance.
No matter what happens, life is at stake. If you go against someone, don't blame them for knocking on your door.
Both of them are capable of ransacking homes and destroying families, so not many people dare to mess with them.
"So, our next step is to march into Huai'an?"
Li Yuanji did not pursue the specific details of Ying Xiao, because people in the army were taboo about this, so he asked about the subsequent war.
Li Shentong smiled and said nothing.
He is neither the commander-in-chief of the army nor the real commander-in-chief of the march, so it is difficult for him to say anything about strategy and tactics.
In fact, there is only one person who can express an opinion on this matter, and that is Li Shimin.
Li Shimin curled his lips and said: "Don't worry, Li Daozong, Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin have not reached the place we want them to go, and the war between Suizhou and Daizhou is not clear yet.
We don’t need to face Jieli so early.”
Li Yuanji said thoughtfully: "Are you afraid that one of the battlefields will fail? Even if we win Jieli, we may not be able to achieve a complete victory, so you want to leave room for maneuver?"
Li Shimin nodded without hesitation.
In short, if you can't win the battle or achieve a comprehensive victory, then there is no need to confront Jieli too early, lest you end up having to negotiate with Jieli.
Negotiation is also a way to win when there is no way to win or there is no way to win.
Li Shimin is not disgusted with this method, and even likes to use this method to gain opportunities for himself to develop and make a comeback.
Just like the Weishui Alliance in history.
If you insist on fighting when you can't win, or if you can't achieve a comprehensive victory and still insist on fighting the enemy to the end, in Li Shimin's eyes, it is probably a reckless act.
After all, for a person to risk everything and fight to the death with others, it is definitely a very stupid behavior for a qualified military strategist and politician.
Qualified military strategists and politicians must win when they can win, find ways to win when they can't, and negotiate first to achieve certain development when they can't win.
, the time for a comeback.
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This is what Li Shimin did in history.
Many people after Li Shimin also wanted to do this, but most of them failed.
This kind of thing is not something that anyone can do if they want to. If you don't have the courage, perseverance and perseverance to endure hardships, you won't be able to do it at all.
But those who have succeeded are all outstanding.
For example, King Gou Jian of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Li Shimin during the Tang Dynasty.
They were not born to achieve great things, but they were bullied by others, and they could not swallow this breath, nor were their ambitions eroded by the worldly world such as Wenrouxiang. In the end, they gathered strength and did not hesitate. launched a counterattack against everyone who bullied them.
And in history, most of the people who wanted to imitate them had their ambitions eroded by various worldly affairs such as Wenwenxiang.
In the end, not only did he fail to achieve great things, but he was bullied even worse.
Therefore, there is nothing shameful about negotiation. What is shameful is that after the negotiation, you accept your fate and do not fight back, do not take back what you have given, and do not take back what others have given.
However, it seemed that Datang had no room for maneuver with the Turks.
Therefore, even if Li Shimin left room for maneuver, it was in vain.
"There's one thing, don't you think it's strange, second brother?"
Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin and asked.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in vain.
Li Yuanji said no more, but Li Shimin already understood what Li Yuanji was going to say.
"You are so awesome..."
Li Shimin spoke subconsciously, but only half of what he said, and he couldn't continue.
Because he still told Li Yuanji the method.
He can't possibly say that this method is too extreme, right?
That’s not a slap in the face!
"In this case, there is no need for us to leave any room for maneuver. Let's just send our troops north and march to Huai'an."
Li Shimin sighed and said helplessly.
Li Jing had already gone to raid Jie Li's lair, and he might have killed a lot of people in Jie Li's lair by now.
Do you expect Jieli to still be able to negotiate with you after he finds out?
If you don't beat Jie Li painfully, until Jie Li forgets about Li Jing and raids his lair, Jie Li will definitely not give up.
"Then assemble the army and go north."
Li Yuanji nodded and agreed with Li Shimin's proposal.
Li Shentong hesitated and said: "Your body is so weak..."
Li Yuanji moved his hands and feet and said nonchalantly: "I'm not injured, it's okay."
As for the abrasions on the body from the friction between the armor and the stomach, as well as the scratches on the shoulders, they are not injuries at all.
In this day and age, it is common to lose hands or feet. A grown man who grumbles even if he scratches his skin will be looked down upon by others.
If you meet those straight-tempered people, they might even give you two big mouths.
Hypocrisy is definitely the most annoying thing for everyone in the military.
The officers and soldiers in the army will despise anyone who is pretentious, and may even take action directly if they can't stand it.
In this era where fighting is like eating and drinking, there are too many things that you just don't like and do it.
There are so many that as long as no one is killed or a big fuss is made, the government doesn't even bother to pay attention.
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the military, hypocrisy was not allowed.
Only those thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys in the army are qualified to be hypocritical once or twice. Anyone else who is hypocritical is disgusting and deserves to be beaten.
"Let's go!"
Li Shentong and others had already packed up everything in the camp, and were only waiting for Li Yuanji to wake up and give the order to leave.
So when Li Yuanji decided to send his army north, the soldiers in the camp immediately packed their bags, packed everything, and were ready to set off.
Because the scratch on his leg had not healed, Li Yuanji did not ride a horse. Instead, he stood on the shaft of a carriage and gave the order to set off.
Although there are very few things like chariots in the era of rampant cavalry, they still exist.
The carriage Li Yuanji rides is a chariot, so that he can still show his prowess even if he is not riding a horse.