At dawn, the wind and snow gradually subsided, and the long-lost sunshine poured out from behind the thin clouds, shining on the earth. The snow reflected the sun's dazzling flowers, and the weather was not very cold.
This is probably the last heavy snowfall this winter. It won’t be long before the spring breeze thaws and there will be a spring rain. However, the military revolt that started in winter has already engulfed the entire Guanzhong, and the war is in chaos everywhere. In order to maintain the huge army of Guanlong
The military went around to collect grain, and even the court and the seeds left by farmers were confiscated. If nothing else, this year's spring plowing will be seriously affected.
Therefore, although the cold winter is about to pass, the people in Guanzhong are all frowning. If the spring plowing is delayed, it will directly affect their livelihood for a year. In these years, Guanzhong has been stable and the people are prosperous. Just think of the chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the people were in dire straits.
He couldn't help but feel cold in his heart because of the food disaster, so he greeted all the eighteen generations of Guanlong families who had raised remonstrances over and over again.
Whether the prince is virtuous or not is something that can be considered in the future. The current emperor is His Majesty Li Er. He has worked diligently and diligently in government affairs for so many years, making the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. He is considered a rare and good emperor. As time goes by, everyone's life will be better and better.
, why go through all the trouble?
Even if this prince doesn't work, is it possible that another one will work?
At the emperor's feet, the common people were close to the center, and they were naturally well-informed. They were very familiar with the struggles for power and profit in the court, and they were by no means as ignorant as those in the ancient countryside. Most of them understood the reason why the Guanlong families launched an army to remonstrate, saying that the prince was cowardly.
It's not like everyone is talking nonsense. After all, the prince has long stated that he will continue His Majesty Li Er's national policy of suppressing the wealthy and supporting the poor. The imperial examination will gradually replace the previous recommendation system. This has obviously shaken the foundation of the wealthy clan.
, a life-and-death struggle is naturally inevitable.
However, what makes the common people angry is that the fight for power and profit by your big bosses in the court has nothing to do with us, ordinary people. However, in order to fight for power and profit, the entire Guanzhong is involved in military disasters and the stability and prosperity of the people are completely destroyed. This is immoral.
Therefore, the people in Guanzhong are extremely resentful for what the Guanlong clan has done, but they dare not speak out when there are rioters everywhere. They can only hold their anger in their hearts and pray to God for mercy, no matter who wins.
We must end this military disaster as soon as possible so that everyone can return to their previous lives of peace and contentment...
This resentment not only gradually accumulated among the people, but also spread rumors among the Guanlong army. For the lower-level soldiers, their family members were all in Guanzhong. The consequences of military remonstrance directly affected everyone's family livelihood, not to mention that countless soldiers died in the war.
Almost everywhere in Guanzhong, mourning is worn, flags are hung in every village, wives lose their husbands, old men lose their sons, children lose their fathers, and the sound of weeping is endless.
As people of the Tang Dynasty, if foreigners invade and persecute our compatriots, it would not matter if we all fight to the death on the battlefield. The children of Lao Qin have not been afraid of life and death since ancient times. However, we are just domestic slaves, villagers, and tenants, but now we are being
The master armed himself to participate in the war. Not only did his own people beat his own people, but he also bullied his subordinates and used his ministers to deceive the master. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is treason. Who is willing to bear this kind of sacrifice?
If you win, the benefits belong to the master's family. If you are defeated, you will become a rebel, and every family will wipe out the three clans...
A surging resentment gradually gathered in the army, causing the morale of the Guanlong army to visibly drop to the bottom, and the morale of the army was unstable.
These emotions began to feed back from the bottom to the top, and finally reached the top of Guanlong. When Yuwenjie presented countless letters of admonishment to the generals of Guanlong to Changsun Wuji's desk, even though the city had always been deep, the self-proclaimed Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
Changsun Wuji, who had changed his mood, could not help but feel secretly heartbroken.
Looking through these letters, most of them reflected the complaints of the soldiers about this military remonstrance. The generals could not suppress it, fearing that there would be large-scale military morale turmoil or even a mutiny, so they had to ask for instructions on how to deal with it.
Changsun Wuji threw the letter aside, rubbed his temples, and sighed: "It seems that we must win a big victory, otherwise the morale of the army will be unstable and something may happen."
Military morale is the foundation of the army. However, this thing cannot be seen or touched. It is not easy to deliberately boost morale and stabilize military morale from within. The best way is to win continuously, which will naturally eliminate all negative emotions.
Suppress it.
Yu Wenjie nodded and said, "That's exactly what happened. Since Fang Jun returned to Beijing, several consecutive raids have severely damaged our army, which has caused a change of attitude in the army and a serious fear."
Taking a sip of tea, he lifted the injured leg and placed it on a stool aside, massaging it slowly with his palms. Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly and said: "The guards of Youtun have strong horses and strong horses, and they have never lost a single battle in the south and north. They are the best in the Tang Dynasty."
A strong army. The Anxi Army brought back by Fang Jun this time fought fiercely in the Western Regions against the Great Food Kingdom. Although they were at an absolute disadvantage, they eventually turned defeat into victory, not to mention the brave and skillful Tubo Huqi... Our army is even more powerful than several serious palaces.
There are no soldiers, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are just a mob. Against such a strong army, they are discouraged before the battle begins. After the battle, their morale is even lower and they are unable to recover. They want to boost their morale through a big victory.
, is extremely difficult.”
Fang Jun's several raids always defeated more with less, which allowed Changsun Wuji to clearly compare the huge gap in combat power between the two sides.
If you want to raid Fang Jun, you can only mobilize more troops, otherwise there is no chance of winning. But once tens of thousands of troops are mobilized, how can it be considered a raid? And when the Youtun Guards are fully prepared and ready, the original raid can only evolve.
For a big battle, even a decisive battle.
At a time when all the nobles from all over the world had already raised their troops and were on their way to Guanzhong, the occurrence of such a big battle or even a decisive battle was a serious violation of Changsun Wuji's strategy.
Seeing Changsun Wuji's hesitation, Yu Wenjie heard the instructions of the family leader. He hesitated in his heart and whispered: "The current situation is that the two sides are in a stalemate. No one can do anything about the other. Even if reinforcements from the world's elite arrive, there are also people from the East Palace.
The Anxi Army rushed thousands of miles to support us, and the outcome of the battle was still unpredictable. Even if we won in the end, it would only be a tragic victory, and hundreds of years of accumulation would be lost. Just sit back and watch Jiangnan, and the nobles from all over Shandong catch up.
At that time, what else can we do to monopolize the government and control the center?"
Changsun Wuji's face instantly darkened, and he glared at Yuwenjie with a pair of eyes. He was silent for a while, and then he asked word by word: "Are these your own words, or is it the intention of the Yuwen family?"
Yuwen Jie felt a little uneasy under the opponent's momentum. He swallowed and said with a wry smile: "It's not only the intention of the Yuwen family, but also the intention of many Guanlong clan officials."
When this battle has reached this point, the losses that Changsun Wuji promised to each family have long been exceeded, and the hoped-for benefits are far away. If in the end it fails to win but is defeated, the consequences will be unbearable by all the Longmen clan.
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Coupled with the constant complaints from the bottom of each family and the serious loss of strength, many clans have become war-weary. They feel that this military remonstrance has not only failed to achieve the goal, but has seriously damaged the wealth of each family...
Changsun Wuji was not angry, but his face was gloomy as if water was dripping from his face. He asked slowly: "Up to this point in this battle, the sword has been unsheathed and the arrow has left the string. Is it possible that we can still abandon our weapons and surrender?"
Yu Wenjie shook his head and said: "Surrender is of course absolutely impossible. Although we are in deep trouble and it is unsustainable, the advantage is still on our side. If we continue to fight, the victory will probably be with us... Surrender is of course not possible, but
Why peace talks?"
"Peace talks?"
Changsun Wuji's face was gloomy, and he almost spit out these two words through clenched teeth.
This military remonstrance was planned by him, and many clans who were unwilling to participate were also brought in by soft or hard means. If he wins in the end, the greatest benefits will naturally belong to him. But if there is a peace negotiation, it means his plan
It has completely failed. Not only will it not gain any benefits, but even the position of the leader of Guanlong will be seriously threatened and replaced by others.
First, someone planned an uprising among the Guanlong soldiers in the Eastern Expedition behind his back, and now they reached an agreement in private to negotiate peace... In Changsun Wuji's view, this was an unscrupulous betrayal of him.
When the situation is going well, they swarm in to grab the benefits, but when things go poorly, they rush to stab me in the back?
Full of anger, he almost wanted to burst out. The remaining reason prompted him to suppress the anger, gritted his teeth and said slowly: "Everyone feels sorry for their family's wealth, but they have all forgotten where it comes from.
?Back then, all the families in Guanlong all sided with the crown prince Yang Yong, but in the end, Yang Guang won the throne of emperor. As a result, all the families in Guanlong were completely defeated. Yang Guang, together with Jiangnan and Shandong, almost determined the foundation of the clans in Shandong!
Do you ever remember who pulled each of your families out of the abyss and pushed them to the pinnacle of power in the world?"