Chapter 821: The siege will begin
Chen Qianli said something inexplicable, Xue Huan was a little confused for a while, and he didn't know how to answer, but he was originally an extremely smart person, and his heart beat wildly after the blink of an eye, and it was difficult to control himself. 八?一Chinese ?? (a).?8?1(8)Z?? .?C?O?M
"The establishment of laws and regulations in the army, in general, as in the outside world, is not only to punish those who are evil, but also to lead people to good. Xue Huan, it is not an exaggeration for you to make meritorious contributions, but after all, you are the chief general of an army, and the net worth and lives of tens of thousands of soldiers are in your hands, just because of your own selfish thoughts, you will disregard your life, and you will not care about the life and death of the soldiers, this is evil! Therefore, this long history today also makes you feel the despair of those who are about to die, and I only hope that when you lead the troops to make any decisions in the future, you will think about how you feel today......
Many people didn't even realize what this black and fat Changshi meant by saying these words, but after all, there was a quick response, and they immediately understood that Xue Huan couldn't die.
Under the ups and downs of emotions, Xue Huan could no longer control himself, couldn't help crying, and said on the spot that he would never make the same mistake again in the future.
This result made Fang Xuan, who was watching from the sidelines, stunned, the development of things was completely different from what he expected, Chen Qianli's words were quite thought-provoking, benevolent soldiers have never used force to convince people, this Shenwu army is really a place where the dragon and the tiger are hidden, and Chen Qianli, who looks extremely inconspicuous, is actually a hidden person.
For the first time, Fang Xuan felt that he was looking at people and looked away. He immediately thought of Qin Jin again, could it be that Qin Jin handed over the power to decide Xue Huan's fate to Chen Qianli, and he had long expected that this person would be disposed of like this? The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, he had thought that Qin Jin was not capable of scheming, and his methods were quite naïve, but after some disposal, he looked at the results, but it was the best choice.
For Xue Huan's disposal, in fact, the board was raised high and fell gently, but the effect received was not only a hundred times stronger than the real murder of Liwei, but also better than pretending to buy people's hearts. Just looking at Xue Huan's appearance of being grateful for the rest of his life after the catastrophe, Fang Xuan has a new evaluation of Qin Jin, and his buying people's hearts often has no traces, and there are unexpected miraculous effects in rewards and punishments.
"After being punished, you will still return to the army, and you will go for meritorious service!"
In the Shenwu Army, Chen Qianli has always been unpopular, and everyone knows that this is a person who is used to stabbing knives in the back, but at this moment, people can't help but cheer for it, and some people even loudly shout Long live the might.
When Fang Xuan returned to his private tent, he saw that the lights inside and outside the tent were brightly lit, and it was almost midnight, so why didn't he turn off the lights and rest? Could it be that there would be no major action?
"Hello Xiang'an! Doctor, please go to the Chinese military tent to discuss matters!"
Just thinking of this, Qin Jin sent someone to find him, and Fang Xuan knew that there must be something important.
As soon as he stepped into the Chinese military tent with his front foot, Qin Jin opened his mouth and asked:
"Xianggong, can the 100,000 private people be pacified?"
The current Fang Xuan is an expert in cooking private enterprises, and since this method of effectively mobilizing the people's strength, he has plunged into it and is difficult to extricate himself. Qin Jin took a fancy to this, so in line with the principle of making the best use of people, he let Fang Xuan, a person who treats crimes, take care of the private sector.
"The morale of the private people who came to Luoyang this time is strong, and they are eager to join the Shenwu Army and fight directly against the traitors!"
While speaking, even Fang Xuan, who has always been known for his city government, couldn't help but show a smug look on his face.
Qin Jin immediately patted the case with his hand.
"Okay, as soon as the time passes, immediately convene the private elites, and assemble in the north and south directions of Luoyang before dawn!"
Fang Xuan was immediately stunned, and his mind was racing.
"Is the doctor going to attack the city in a big way?"
In fact, when Qin Jin asked him to recruit 100,000 private soldiers to Luoyang, Fang Xuan already had a preliminary judgment, but he had also studied Qin Jin's previous military methods, and rarely attacked the city directly, let alone used private people who had not been on the battlefield much.
But who would have expected that this time Qin Jin was unexpected, and he really wanted to use these 100,000 private troops to attack the city.
Fang Xuan pondered for a moment and said:
"There was a big war yesterday, and there will be another big war tomorrow, isn't it a bit hasty?"
Qin Jin's attitude was very resolute and he shook his head.
"Don't be in a hurry, for the preparation of this siege, the Shenwu army and the private army have been preparing for almost a month, and now it's time to use all their strength!"
After a pause, Qin Jin added in a tone that was implicitly worried and unquestionable:
"I got the report earlier, Shi Siming has killed Ashina Chengqing, there is not much time left for us, from today onwards, we must step up the offensive in order to seek a decision, once Shi Siming intends to go south, or has already gone south, my Datang's advantage over the rebels may disappear!"
This news made Fang Xuan's heart tremble, if Shi Siming led the elite of Hebei to kill him, it would be really hard to say who would win and who would lose in this battle!
"In that case, the doctor will only say what the old man should do!"
Although he couldn't help but be shocked after learning the news, Fang Xuan was faintly excited and expectant in his heart. He has been waiting too long for the moment of the decisive battle in Luoyang, if he can really fight it, wouldn't it be that the eastern capital Luoyang will be recovered soon?
Luoyang, as the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, played a pivotal role, and Li Longji even spent half of his reign with his ministers here, and once it was restored, it would mean that the bandit rebellion that had lasted for several years would be over.
Fang Xuan's characters look very simple, but it is not an easy task to train private elites with uneven quality to gather in the north and south directions of Luoyang City in the middle of the night without preparation.
After roughly listening to Qin Jin's plan, Fang Xuan did not delay any longer, and rushed to the private camp without stopping after leaving the Chinese military tent.
Qin Jin was not idle, this was destined to be a sleepless night, the preparations before the big war were as heavy as a mountain, and the firearms battalion, as the main event, was the top priority he cared about. In the battle won by the encirclement and suppression of the rebels, the performance of the firearms battalion was satisfactory, and the effect was about the same as he expected.
The rebel camp had a large amount of food as incendiary, so once the fire became a momentum, it was difficult to extinguish, but Luoyang City was different, most of the city walls were rammed earth like iron and stone, and a small number of wooden buildings did not matter even if they were burned.
However, Qing Xuzi's opinion is obviously different from everyone else's.
"The city wall can't be burned, the houses inside the city wall are all wood as the main structure, as long as it is stained with our incendiary bombs, then it is okay? Besides, you look at the map of Luoyang, the shape is equivalent to Chang'an, the palace is in the northwest corner of the whole city, and the palace is fertile outside the city beyond the two city walls, and we can't burn the people's houses, and the palace can't be burned? Maybe if you're lucky, An Qingxu will be burned to death!"
Everyone thinks that Qing Xuzi's suggestion is very interesting, burning the Luoyang Palace is equivalent to a great blow to the morale of the rebels defending the city, is there anything more happy than this?
Therefore, this time, even Yang Xingben, who has always been accustomed to singing against Qingxuzi, is full of praise for him.
This kind of protracted military meeting is rare in the Shenmu Army, and in the past, it was dispersed after agreeing on specific measures, but this time it has repeatedly studied various possible situations and how to deal with sudden situations. Among them, only half of them were involved in siege warfare, and a large part of them involved people inside and outside the city.
As the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang's size and population are comparable to Chang'an, and there were originally a large number of residents outside the city, but after several wars, those who fled were almost the same, and the number of people in the city was still very large.
The battle to recover Luoyang was not as easy as it seemed, on the one hand, it was necessary to destroy the city defense of Luoyang, and on the other hand, it was necessary to preserve the property of the people in the city as much as possible.
This is also one of the reasons why when Qing Xuzi proposed to use the firearms battalion to concoct the fire of Luoyang City, everyone was cautious about it.
After discussing for a long time, even Yang Xingben couldn't help but sigh.
"This is the sword dance with shackles, not only to dance beautifully, but also not to remove the shackles......"
Qin Jin also sighed.
"No matter how much damage is done now, it will cost more manpower and material resources to rebuild in the future. Manpower and material resources are still secondary, as long as you are willing to give up how much, but more important than these is people's hearts, if you hurt people's hearts because of this, it is an irreparable loss in time!"
Having said that, Qin Jin is not a pedantic person, and after a while of muttering, he finally said:
"Let's dance in shackles for a day, and if it doesn't work much, we can't be tied hand and foot. While intensifying the siege of the city, it is necessary to attack the officials, soldiers, and civilians in the city to divide their determination to resist. ”
It wasn't until a military official entered the account to report the basic situation of the troop transfer and arrangement that the cadres stretched their waists, and before they knew it, half the night had passed, and the sky was about to dawn.
Qin Jin stood up, "Everything that should be prepared has been prepared, the rest depends on your performance, let's go to you!"
The main direction of attack of the Shenwu army is the west city wall of Luoyang, and the siege of the capital city has been counted from ancient times to the present, and there are not a few who have been fighting for a year and a half, so on the first day, Qin Jin also intends to make much progress, but the plan must be completed.
In order to achieve the desired effect, the attack on the first day must be absolutely fierce and shocking, and its intensity must make the soldiers and civilians in the city change their colors.
If this is the case, there is only one way to attack with the help of fire.
Therefore, the only protagonist who bears the fire attack today is located in the northwest corner of Luoyang City, which can be divided into two directions from the northwest.
The situation of Luoyang City is still more special than Chang'an, when Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty in order to facilitate water transportation, specially led an artificial river from Luoshui into the city, passed through the city and divided the entire Luoyang City into two, and the artificial river went out of the city and re-converged in Luoshui. Countless corpses were washed out of this artificial river that day, and almost half of the Luoshui was dyed red.
The large stone cannons of the firearms battalion were all placed on the outside of the city wall north of this artificial river, and the key battle area of the Qin and Jin dynasties was also here, and before the sun jumped out of the ground, his banner was already planted on the mound far away from the siege of Luoyang.