Chapter 23: Conquering the Hearts of the Army

Even if there are only 10 elite soldiers, don't want a large group of papier-mΓ’chΓ© soldiers and horses that will collapse at the touch of a button!

The Eight Sections made me think about any possible evaluation of Zhao Huan's Xiang Army, which had lost twice in a row, but he didn't expect that the real evaluation would be so low.

They themselves know how effective the Xiang army is, and it is really poor.

In the hundreds of military states of the Great Song Dynasty, except for the Western Army, except for a few Xiang troops in twenty or thirty states, the Xiang Army of other military states can basically only be used to deal with the unarmed people, and even hundreds of bandits cannot be exterminated, and it is indeed enough waste.

However, these ten Jiedu envoys are different, although they are the same Xiang army, but over the years they have made a name for themselves, not only the local bandits are feared, but also often sent to other places to support.

This is the case with this conquest of Liangshan, the soldiers in other places of Gao Yu do not want, and they do not even adjust the forbidden army, but only ten of them, because these military horses under their command are the most powerful army in the entire Great Song Dynasty except for the Western Army.

Although he was defeated twice in succession by Liang Shan in the end, it was definitely not bad like paper paste, and it was far from the point of collapse at the touch of a button.

Most people are still desperate on the battlefield. They shed blood and sacrificed for the imperial court, and there should be no such evaluation.

They looked at each other with their heads down, their faces unconvinced.

"What? Think I'm not right? Do you think that the sergeants have done their best, and this prince is a little mean and unkind when he says this? ”

The eight people didn't make a sound, obviously because Zhao Huan said what was in their hearts.

"Of course, this prince knows that most of the military horses under your ten knots are bloody, and they are eager to make meritorious contributions, to be famous on the battlefield, and to become the patron saint of the Great Song Dynasty and the people of the Great Song Dynasty......

However, in the face of the Liangshan bandits, they have been defeated again and again, and it is not even too much to describe them as vulnerable, why is this? Have the eight generals thought about it? ”

"Your Highness!"

Wang Huan left his seat and knelt on the ground, and said bitterly: "I was defeated by the thieves twice, it was my improper command, the soldiers forgot to die, and they were not timid in the face of the thieves, I couldn't bear to bury the lives of these soldiers in vain, so I forced the retreat!" ”

"Looks like you still don't realize the crux of the problem!"

Zhao Huan sighed and analyzed in detail: "You have been defeated twice for three reasons!" ”

"The first reason is that the sergeants have taken a step back on the battlefield! Although the military horses of these ten states were elite, it was because they did not encounter a strong enemy like Liangshan, so they took a step back. ”

"Retreat represents timidity, retreat leads to a sharp drop in morale, retreat leads to defeat! Don't underestimate the first person to retreat only took a step back, and they instantly shattered the psychological bottom line of their colleagues! ”

"The second reason is that you lack the indomitable spirit of the battlefield! As a general, no matter when, the high in the heart can always be a military order, not how many people will die, let alone worry about whether he will die! When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, only victory can save his life, and those who fail and run away are more likely to die! This is the so-called pursuit of the dead and chasing the north! ”

"The third reason is not on you, but on Gao Yu! Gao Yu has no strategic vision, no wisdom and no strategy, he will only blindly rely on numbers to win, and regard marching and fighting as a bow and a child's play, how can he be undefeated? ”

"And the rewards and punishments of hundreds of thousands of troops are unknown, and there is no basis for advancing and retreating, how can such an army be called elite? Each of your military horses may be powerful when pulled out individually, but when put together and led by Gao Yu, it becomes a rabble! ”

"Do you agree with the three reasons that Prince Ben said?"

Zhao Huan explained the reasons for the two defeats in Liangshan from three aspects, as if he had uncovered the black barrier that shrouded the hearts of the eight people, and it was like light shooting into his heart in an instant, so the doubts and the dullness of the past few days were swept away.

That's how we lost!

Defeat is not unjust!

His Royal Highness the Prince, the wisdom is astonishing!

……

And when the doubts dissipate, the grievances come again - aren't these three reasons all on Gao Yu in the final analysis?

Plop Plop Plop –

Seven figures rolled down from the chair one after another, knelt down behind Wang Huan, and eight people touched the ground with their heads and cried bitterly!

Wen Huanzhang sat next to him, listened to Zhao Huan's words, saw Zhao Huan's soft and hard methods, and saw the eight knots who cried bitterly on the ground, and at this moment, a huge wave also rose in his heart.

The crown prince Zhao Huan, observing the subtleties of personnel, subduing people's hearts in silence, this is the imperial power technique!

"If you cry enough, wipe away your tears and go back to the barracks, give the soldiers a choice, if you want to continue to join the army, you must be determined to be a fierce general and a general, instead of fishing in troubled waters and eating together; If you don't want to join the army, let them do the work of arranging pits and digging fortifications, and when Liangshan is wiped out, they will be paid for the army, and each person will be given another ten taels of silver to leave the army and return to their hometowns to farm! ”

"Stay and want to be in the army, after conquering Liangshan, this prince will take them to fight Tianhu, Wang Qing, Fangla, Liao, Jin, Xixia, conquer Wusizang and the Western Regions, and step on these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains!"

These words apply to all eight of you as well! Things gather by like, people by groups, twisted melons are not sweet, this prince will not force you to stay! Go ahead, take those henchmen of yours outside, and go back to the barracks! ”

Zhao Huan's tone was very soothing, but listening to it, everyone's hearts sounded like thunder, shattering the little defense line left in their hearts bit by bit!

"His Royal Highness the Prince! The last general, Wang Huan, is willing to die for His Royal Highness! ”

Wang Huan raised his head and slammed it on the ground, and the heavy voice was the most powerful echo of his oath.

"General Wang is both civil and military, famous, and his strength is no less than that of Lin Chong, the leopard head of Liangshan, and he is the general that this prince wants to rely on, please hurry up!"

Zhao Huan quickly stepped forward and helped Wang Huan up.

"The last general, Xu Jing, is willing to die for His Highness!"

"The last general, Wang Wende, is willing to die for His Highness!"

……

The rest of the people took the oath one by one, and they were helped up by Zhao Huan one after another.

Wang Huan, Xu Jing, and Wang Wende in front are naturally sincere, and it is difficult to say about the five people in the back, after all, in this case, whoever does not follow the oath is clearly against the prince, who will do this in person?

However, even if it is not sincere, if you take an oath, you will be bound; Not to mention anything else, once the oath is violated, the character will collapse instantly, won't you be laughed at by the heroes of the world?

"Wang Yu, take the generals down to rest! Tell Wu Jue again that the banquet is going to be prepared at noon, and the prince will have three cups of drink with all the civil and military forces present today! ”

Zhao Huan was extremely excited, supporting this arm and patting that shoulder, indescribably close.

"Yes!"

Wang Yu responded with a peaceful voice, sent Bajiedu out of the house, and informed Wu Jue of Zhao Huan's explanation.

Subsequently, Zhao Huan met with Ye Chun and Wang Jin again, and told Ye Chun about the idea of building a big ship on the beach in the future, and then plotted against Wang Jin, a speculative villain, to deal with Gao Yu, and everyone had more than half an hour to finish.

When I opened the door, the sun was already at noon.