Amid the cheers, Gongsun Xun was also stunned and speechless for a moment.
You know, of course it is no problem to fight the Goguryeo people, it is no problem for anyone, because these days the Han Dynasty is the only country in the middle... This does not mean that the Han Dynasty is overbearing and tyrannical to the point of beating whoever they want.
After all, the Han Dynasty will also fall into the quagmire of war, retreat strategically, and suffer disastrous defeats. What I mean is that the Han Dynasty does not regard other surrounding regimes as countries at all. After beating you and eating you, all the consequences will be lost.
Even the Han people don’t think this means hitting you or eating you...
They call this the opening up of territory and the internalization of the foreigners.
Or to put it another way, there is no equivalence between the Han Dynasty and other regimes. National boundaries, declarations of war, and diplomatic arrangements have all disappeared long ago when the First Emperor unified the six countries, let alone four hundred years later.
At this moment? Even for the Xianbei people and the generation of geniuses like Tan Shihuai, Emperor Huan just held his nose to make him king at first. If he didn't want to accept the pardon, he would hold his nose and fight!
When fighting each other, the proclamations reported by border counties often refer to the thief Kou Bian... The word "thief" and the word "kou" are enough to explain the problem.
Back to the present, Xuantu County is just a small border county with five cities, but it has fought dozens of times with Goguryeo. No one said that it was called an unauthorized war. In fact, the border county launched a counterattack
In other words, there is no need to report to the central government or greet the governor for a raid. In extreme cases, a long history officer can lead troops out of the border without the need for governors or captains.
Of course, there are two prerequisites for all this.
First of all, you have to rely on your own strength. If it is like the last time we fought against Xianbei, and it is impossible to have the strength to attack without unified coordination, then you will naturally have to discuss it with the emperor; secondly, you have to know how to bear the consequences of your military adventure, and succeed.
Don't say anything, don't blame others if you lose, Xia Yu died with dignity!
However, Gongsun Xun didn't think he would lose. He just went to attack the Goguryeo people's original defense line. If Hua Yu Keli was really that capable of prying open this defense line from the inside that Xuantu County had been unable to defeat for more than ten years, then he would
Naturally, we had to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the ice in the Hun River to rush to the capital of Goguryeo at the foot of Wandu Mountain to get a big one.
And if you are dumb, you can worry about your lack of strength, and what if you can't knock it open while sitting on the original line of defense?
Then you can’t knock it open!
If the dense defense line of this fortress cannot be broken open at once, is Gongsun Xun crazy and wants to fill it with human lives? At best, it will be like Gongsun Yu and his successor Geng Lin. At worst, he will turn back in despair, and then
There won't be any excessive casualties. If they should be compensated and compensated, if they should be compensated by Gao Taishou and his wife, what else can they do?
In fact, it was precisely based on this that Lu Fan and Lou Gui proposed such a plan, that Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan followed without reservation, and that Zhao Bao held his nose and accepted it... because no one felt that
The use of force against a foreign regime is too much.
As for Shen Pei and Wang Xiu?
Shen Zhengnan had a repayment mentality. He admired the ancient Liefeng. Even if Gongsun Xun asked him to commit a crime, he would do it without hesitation. As for Wang Shuzhi, although Wang Shuzhi had some advice at the time, he advised Gongsun Xun that he should do something to the prefect.
Be honest...and this is the real problem. Not all of the people in front of you know that Gongsun Xun secretly formed an army without telling Governor Gao Yangao!
However, even so, even though Gongsun Xun himself is bold, he is still a little uneasy in private. What he is most worried about is these civil defense people who were almost deceived by him... These people are Han people, and they are serious men.
People, if they really don’t want to fight, what can they do?
In fact, this is why Gongsun Xun only regarded these people as civilians escorting grain and grass when he first calculated his military strength.
And now, after these people heard the news that they were going to fight, they actually cheered... How could this not surprise Gongsun Xun?
"I didn't expect that my brother would already be so popular in Xiangping less than half a year ago!" When he came back to the scene, Gongsun Fan was the first to express his emotion in the midst of the astonishment.
"Lord," Lu Fan was in charge of most of the thousands of civilians. Naturally, he had some knowledge of the situation in the army, so after asking a few casual questions behind him, he immediately went out. "The soldiers all called you, lord, Northern Xinjiang."
A famous general will surely win every battle and conquer every attack; he will also have clear rewards and punishments, equal emphasis on kindness and power... Therefore, the whole army is willing to die in the service of the lord."
Gongsun Xun immediately burst into laughter, and several tribal leaders looked at the surrounding Han troops with awe.
"Congratulations to your Majesty, I am happy to hear about the battle. The military spirit is ready!" At this moment, Shen Ping also came out of the queue proudly and said with his hands. "In that case, Ping will not wait until tomorrow. I will cross the river to Goguryeo City now.
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"Thank you for your hard work, Zhengnan." Gongsun Xun also quickly shook off Mo Hu's cheek, and instead took Shen Pei's hands and bowed with a half salute. "The situation here in Xuan Tu was maintained by your own efforts."
In other words, when dealing with subordinates, no matter who they are, as the superior you must first have guaranteed benefits. You must give them the possibility of promotion, rewards of wealth...etc., these are tangible things.
But specifically, these rewards vary widely.
Some people just seek wealth and are afraid of the power of those in power. If they promise wealth and show their power, they will naturally come and be honest, just like the tribal leaders in front of them; and some people are already in the system.
, but because they are at the bottom, they are not treated fairly all year round. As long as the superiors have clear rewards and punishments, and try to be impartial while giving them status and wealth, they will naturally be willing to sacrifice their lives. In fact, most of the civil defense elites
It's all like this.
However, for people like Shen Pei, you have to show something else.
To put it bluntly, Shen Zhengnan is a person who has escaped from vulgar tastes. What he seeks is a kind of spiritual satisfaction. In addition to the necessary rank, you should also show some respect that slightly goes beyond etiquette.
And sure enough, after seeing Gongsun Xun give him a slight salute, the judge immediately replied seriously:
"Your Majesty is willing to entrust me with the rear, so how can I, the judge, fail in your trust? But as long as I am alive, I will never let Xuantu County stand in the way of your battle."
After saying that, Shen Zhengnan did not delay at all. After saying goodbye, he led a few guards across the frozen Xiaoliao River and went straight to Goguryeo City, the capital of Xuantu County... Others only thought that Shen Pei was
He went to communicate with Ju Teng, the prefect of Xuantu, about reinforcements and other matters. In fact, he was there to stop Ju Teng from competing for credit, and to prevent Ju Teng from hindering Xu Rong's troops.
"Everyone, our army now has more than 3,000 Han troops and more than 3,000 Hu cavalry. The total is about 7,000." After Gongsun Xun saw the judges leave, he couldn't help but feel proud. "When we reached the northeasternmost part of Xuantu
In Xigaima City, there will also be 1,500 elite Han cavalry stationed in Xuantu County, and the Fuyu people will try their best to provide support. By then, the number of troops will be no less than 10,000, and there will be sufficient food, grass, and military supplies. It is time to do something.
time."
The surrounding officers and soldiers became more and more excited after hearing this, and even Taodun and other Huqi leaders were a little bit more happy... After all, since they have decided to participate in the war, the only thing that should be considered at the moment is naturally the issue of victory or defeat. This
When the time comes, who would be unhappy knowing that one's own side has a stronger force?
That night, because they were still within the Han Dynasty within the Great Wall, and it was rare for them to reunite, Gongsun Xun ordered the pickled meat to be brought out, and he was allowed to drink alcohol to boost morale.
On the second day, Gongsun Xun officially ordered to break camp, and then turned to the northeast along the Xiaoliao River, seemingly directly crossing Goguryeo City, and headed to Xigeima to find Xu Rong.
The Shen Pei side played a huge role at this time... The new governor Xuan Tu, a native of Qingzhou, Ju Teng, had naturally heard of the reputation of Shen Pei, a famous scholar in Hebei, and respected him as he was Chen Qiu's family minister, so he was particularly
Treat each other with courtesy. As for the fact that Liaodong County wanted to use the road to use force because of Goguryeo's "cross-border robbery of trade routes", although the new Xuantu governor felt a little baffled, he just followed the advice of the judge and did not act rashly for the time being.
I just sent an official document to Xiangping to ask...
Delay and fooling around, that's how it came about. Shortly after the document was sent, Gongsun Xun took advantage of the fast track formed by the ice of Xiaoliao River in winter and quickly came to Xigeima City (Fushun later), and met Xu Rong and his
One thousand five hundred elite.
Xu Rong is a rather dull, even a bit dull person.
Of course, this is more likely because he is a serious border defense general. Although he has to send troops privately due to the request of his benefactor, he does not want to really sacrifice his life for the stranger in front of him, so he is deliberately cold...
After all, unless Gongsun Xun can win this battle, Xu Rong and his 1,500 elite cavalry will have no choice but to work in vain, or even die in vain. At most, they will only receive some monetary compensation.
There is no doubt that Xu Rong believed to a large extent that Gongsun Xun could not win this battle. At this point, even if the army rested for a while in Xigema, then left the city and continued marching east, and encountered the early
After the more than 1,000 Buyeo reinforcements had been agreed upon, there was no change at all even after the total troop strength reached nearly 10,000.
"Gongsun Lingjun, please take a look." Fifty or sixty miles east of Xigeima City, on the banks of the Liao River, which is the actual military demarcation line between Goguryeo, Fuyu, Dahan, and the Three Kingdoms, Xu Rong introduced weakly. "From here, there is a
At the important intersection, if you continue to go northeast along the Xiaoliao River, it will still be a wide road, and there are Goguryeo villages and fertile fields along the way, but the end of this road hundreds of miles away is the Liaoshan Mountain, the birthplace of the Xiaoliao River.
The mountain is extremely dangerous and controlled by the Goguryeo garrison; and if you leave the Xiaoliao River and turn to the southeast, there is also a road. Although this road is surrounded by mountains and crisscrossed mountains, it is far less smooth than the Liaohe River, but it can still walk a large army. The Goguryeo people sit on the original defense line
Then we got stuck in a wilderness on this road that was most suitable for military use, so it was called Zuoyuan, and it was only twenty miles away."
Xu Rong's words actually said more than all the words he had said in front of Gongsun Xun before. It was as if he had to say military information.
Most of the officers here also had some military literacy and experience, and they all frowned when they heard this.
"In other words," Lou Zibo asked while riding on his horse, twirling his beard. "If we follow the Xiaoliao River channel and walk a few hundred miles to reach Liaoshan Mountain, or if we just intend to sweep hundreds of miles upstream, the Goguryeo people in the original position can
Can it easily emerge from this road and cut off our retreat and food routes?"
"That's right." Xu Rong said calmly. "This is also the reason why Grand Administrator Gongsun and the previous Grand Administrator Geng had to meditate in Si Yuan. They really couldn't do it without fighting. Sitting here, let alone conquering Goguryeo, was the Xiao Liao River.
The territory hundreds of miles upstream is also completely uncontrollable.”
"In other words," Gongsun Xun couldn't help but frown and said. "It was because of the existence of the original defense line that the fertile land hundreds of miles upstream of the Xiaoliao River was swallowed up by the Goguryeo people?"
"That's right." Xu Rong replied respectfully but somewhat distantly.
"However, the original defense line has stood here for more than ten years," Gongsun Xun sighed. "Both prefects have returned without success. I guess they must have something to say? What is the calculation over there?"
"Report to Gongsun Lingjun." Xu Rong continued to reply feebly. "There are a few things here... First, it is true that the Goguryeo people have been operating for a long time and have many fortresses; second, although it is a wilderness, it seems a bit...
The narrowness is really not conducive to the decisive battle of our cavalry; thirdly, the twenty-mile road is not long or short, and supply and march are all problems. However, the road behind Zuoyuan is gradually opening up, which is conducive to Goguryeo reinforcements.
We need to provide rapid support... and Goguryeo is also a country with hundreds of thousands of people. If we can't move quickly, the place will be filled with reinforcements, and it will be extremely difficult to capture it."
Gongsun Xun smiled and nodded: "In that case, let's camp at this fork first!"
Xu Rong was speechless for a moment.
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