Sun Renshi rode his horse and stood on the high ground. On one side was the majestic city wall of Chang'an City, and on the other side was the deep ravine lowland. With his hand on the horizontal knife on his waist, he looked at the road ahead, and saw the crowds of people coming from the dense forest.
The Guanlong army ran headlong into the position built by the Youtun Guards cavalry, feeling somewhat complacent and rewarded for their ambition.
As a soldier, who doesn't want to make great achievements and have a wife and children?
Who doesn’t want to be famous for generations to come and make history shine brightly?
I just didn't expect that he was just a school captain under Zuo Yiwei. Because of his "rebellion" merits, he was entrusted with important tasks by Fang Jun. He immediately participated in this mutiny that was destined to be a celebrity in history, and made many meritorious deeds.
Famous.
What a good move, everything is fine...
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Fang Jun sat firmly in the central military tent, constantly receiving various news from the front line. Cen Changqian temporarily acted as a "secretary". After summarizing various information, he marked it on the map, so that he could clearly observe the changes in the current battle situation between the enemy and ourselves.
When the news came that Gao Kan had defeated the powerful frontal attack by the powerful private army, and that Sun Renshi had also led his troops to cut off his retreat, Cen Changqian used charcoal to make a nearly semicircular arc in the northwest corner of Chang'an City, and then said excitedly: "Commander,
The Guanlong army under Yuwenlong is already a turtle in the urn!"
The front army was defeated and the way back was cut off. To the south was the towering city wall of Chang'an City and to the north was the roaring Wei River. It can be said that this Guanlong army was unable to fly.
Fang Jun calmly took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "No need to be surprised, everything is under control."
"The handsome and wise man!"
Cen Changqian flattered Fang Jun and trotted up to Fang Jun to pour him tea. It wasn't flattering at all. He most admired Fang Jun's indifference of "not changing his expression even when the mountain is falling". No matter how urgent the situation was,
He is always calm and determined, and can deeply infect and inspire those around him.
In his opinion, this is the quality that a superior person should master. He is too far behind and needs to practice hard...
After pouring tea for Fang Jun, Cen Changqian looked back at the map on the wall and asked tentatively: "Right now, the Yuwen family's 'Woye Town Private Army' has suffered a huge defeat, with almost the entire army wiped out. This is a huge blow to the Guanlong Army."
It was so big that it even became an irreparable loss. Especially at Kaiyuanmen and Jinguangmen, the number of Guanlong troops decreased sharply, which would definitely lead to defense loopholes. If General Gao Kan was ordered to take advantage of the victory to pursue him and attack Kaiyuanmen and Jinguangmen all the way, it would be very difficult.
It is possible to completely regain the western area of the city!"
Nowadays, most of Chang'an City is under the control of Guan Long's army, so Guan Long can continuously send more troops to attack Taiji Palace. The East Palace Six Rate suffered heavy casualties and was under great pressure.
If we can regain the western area of the city and put several city gates such as Kaiyuan Gate and Jinguang Gate under control, we can put great pressure on the Guanlong rebels in the city. At least they can no longer attack Taiji Palace unscrupulously and must always
Beware of being taken back by the Right Guards.
If this strategy can be successful, it will completely reverse the current situation, and the Guanlong army will have to strangle the last madness before they run out of food.
But Fang Jun shook his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "The time has not come yet."
Cen Changqian was puzzled: "What time does the commander want?"
Fang Jun did not answer, but asked: "At least ten thousand Guanlong troops will be captured in this battle. How do you think we should deal with these prisoners?"
Cen Changqian was stunned, frowning in thought.
Civil war and foreign war are not only completely different in terms of fighting style, but also in the way of post-war disposal. If it is a foreign war, for example, the Anxi army defeated the Dashi army in the Western Regions and captured tens of thousands of soldiers. How to deal with these prisoners depends on Anxi.
What is the army's conception of the situation? If there are several cities that need to be rebuilt, or roads that need to be paved, then the vast majority of these prisoners will survive and exchange labor for food. If there is no need for these infrastructures, then a huge number of
Prisoners are a huge burden and burden to the Anxi Army and even the entire Anxi Protectorate.
Killing prisoners is unlucky and not in line with the majesty of the heavenly kingdom, so these prisoners will be distributed with some symbolic food, and then driven to a certain difficult road, allowing them to return to the great food thousands of miles away...
…In fact, it will fend for itself.
But civil war is different.
In particular, the Guanlong clan's rebellion was not a rebellion in the true sense, but an out-and-out military remonstrance. Both sides were participating in the war. They were all people of the Tang Dynasty. It didn't matter if they fought life or death on the battlefield, but once the war ceased or they became prisoners, that would be
Compatriots, we must not use the same methods we use to deal with foreign enemies.
No matter how many prisoners there are, they can only endure the pain and consume a lot of food to keep them alive...
There is also a regulatory issue.
Youtun Guard only has about 40,000 soldiers and horses. If you are to guard more than 10,000 prisoners, you need at least 3,000 to 5,000 troops. Otherwise, if the supervision is not strict and the prisoners escape, they will most likely steal and plunder all over the Guanzhong, harming one party.
This is a situation that absolutely cannot occur.
If we really take advantage of the victory and pursue it from Kaiyuanmen to Jinguangmen, and capture another 20,000 to 30,000 Guanlong troops...then the entire Youtun Guards should stop doing other things, and just live guarding these prisoners from top to bottom.
Cen Changqian couldn't help scratching her head: "What should we do?"
Fang Jun put down his teacup and gave some advice to the young man he was very optimistic about: "You need to take a longer view. After this battle, the reconstruction of Guanzhong must be a top priority. It can be said that at least within the next five years,
It will be the top priority of the imperial court. What is needed most to rebuild Guanzhong? One is money and food, but enough labor. And these prisoners of the private army can just serve as laborers and make great contributions to the reconstruction of Guanzhong, even after the reconstruction is completed
, the imperial court can allow them to settle here, and distribute money and food to bring their families to Guanzhong and settle down. In this way, even the population problem will be solved."
In this era of low productivity, population means everything.
Whether it is the reconstruction of Guanzhong or the continuation of the prosperity of Zhenguan in the future, population is a huge problem. In history, there have been countless stories of people migrating from all over the world to fill a city, but there are all kinds of things involved behind it.
, but it is often the sorrow that a generation never wants to recall after they have shed all their blood and tears...
At present, tens of thousands of people from outside the Guanzhong are being recruited into Guanzhong, and some private armies with strong foundations will be killed to serve as a warning to the monkeys. Then, those private armies with shallow foundations will be captured one by one and imprisoned until they can be organized after the war.
The "Production Corps" contributed to the prosperity of the Tang Empire. Isn't it possible to kill multiple people in one fell swoop?
Then, he said to Cen Changqian: "Don't be obsessed with the victory or defeat in front of you. We are not only the ministers of His Royal Highness, but also the ministers of the Tang Dynasty. While consolidating the current advantages, we must also focus on future reconstruction, otherwise
Right now, we are only focused on expanding our victory, and we are too open and closed, which will do great harm to the foundation of the empire."
Cen Changqian bowed her arms to the ground and said, "Thank you so much, Commander, for the advice. I will teach you."
He understands the principle of "different positions, different responsibilities, and different approaches", but due to the limitations of experience and status, he often cannot see that far. The purpose of Fang Jun's words is to make him not limited to the immediate future.
In this situation, we need to take our thinking to a whole new level and think ahead about every problem.
Fang Jun nodded and said: "Pass the order, let Gao Kan and Zan Po stop in moderation, and don't push too hard. The frontal attack of the Guanlong army may not be very effective in front of the six leaders of the East Palace. It will take ten and a half months to defeat them at all."
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"Here."
Cen Changqian was convinced, turned around and drafted the order. After Fang Jun stamped it, she went out and distributed it to the soldiers, and conveyed the order to Gao Kan and Zan Po on the front line.
Then he turned back and stood in front of Fang Jun's writing case, but hesitated to speak.
Fang Jun pointed to the teapot and asked him to pour out the tea leaves and make a new pot. Then he poured a cup and then said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Cen Changqian hesitated and said: "Now that Duke Guo has sealed the Xuanwu Gate, all news from inside and outside has been cut off. In case... does the commander have any countermeasures?"
Logically speaking, his status is not high enough to discuss such a topic, let alone ask Fang Jun about his specific countermeasures. But this matter is related to the survival of the East Palace and is directly related to the final victory or defeat of the mutiny, and he single-handedly raised him.
The eldest uncle was at the inner gate at the moment...so I still had the guts to ask.
Fang Jun didn't answer. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea, savoring the lingering fragrance between his teeth and cheeks. Just when Cen Changqian panicked and thought that he shouldn't ask such a question, he heard Fang Jun say slowly: "Everything
It’s all under control.”
For some reason, after hearing such words, all Cen Changqian's worries disappeared instantly.
As long as the commander says "everything is under control", then he really is under control and will never deviate from what is expected... But why is the commander so sure?
Is it a hidden backhand, or is there an agreement with Zhang Shigui?