Chapter 928: The Foundation of the Army
Li You walked over, took out a letter from it with his own hands, looked at the name on it, and said to a Goguryeo general, "This is for you." ”
The general took it suspiciously, opened the envelope and read it.
Li You said: "If there is nothing hidden, just read it to everyone." ”
The general gave everyone the book in his hand.
This is a letter from home, written to him by his wife, in which he said that the Goguryeo Governor's Office had calmed the hearts of the soldiers at the front in order to support the front-line operations and prevent them from worrying about their family affairs. Therefore, the families of every soldier who participated in the war were mobilized to write a letter to the soldiers fighting on the front line to report their safety, so that they should not worry about the affairs of their families. During the war, the government visited families at any time to help them solve their problems, and exempted them from taxes and labor for this year and next
The general's wife said in the letter that he would let him fight bravely on the front line to win glory for the family.
Li Jinxing then asked for the floor. He said: "Your Highness, here is a letter from an ordinary soldier, which the minister thinks represents the wishes of the majority of ordinary soldiers. ”
Li Jinxing had been prepared for a long time, and he specially selected a letter from an ordinary Goguryeo soldier, which was a letter from a wife to her husband.
He read affectionately: "Changshun and his father, the government invited Lang Zhong to my mother-in-law, cured her old man's illness, and Changshun was also arranged to enter the official school, exempting our family from taxes and labor for this year and next year, and taking care of our family very thoughtfully." You don't have to worry about things at home anymore.
You are fighting on the front line, you must listen to the commander, don't do anything sorry for the government, our neighbors have vouched for you, you must not harm them.
On the battlefield, you have to take good care of yourself and strive for meritorious service, the government said, if you can have military merits, the government will also give our family some land......"
The generals of Goguryeo understood that the government cared about the family of every soldier participating in the war, which also showed that the government monitored the family of every soldier who participated in the war.
Under such circumstances, the officers and soldiers of those ordinary troops, for the sake of their families, would not follow those generals to rebel. If they do that, their families will be implicated.
Soldiers are the foundation of the army, their families are their foundation, Li You's hand is equivalent to mastering the foundation of the new army of Goguryeo, if you want to rebel against the Tang Dynasty with such an army, the result can be imagined.
For these high-ranking generals, their families are completely under the control of the government, and it can be said that they are used as hostages to restrain these generals who are fighting on the front line.
The so-called person who knows the times is Junjie.
These generals of the new Goguryeo army are not fools. They participated in the conspiracy of the empress of the Japanese slave state because the empress of the Japanese slave state promised to get rid of Li You first, and the Eastern Expeditionary Army would inevitably be in turmoil if it lost its commander, and they took the opportunity to rebel for greater benefits, and it was best to restore the original territory of Goguryeo.
Now Li You is sitting here dignifiedly, and he has seen through the conspiracy of the empress of the Japanese slave country and others, and he can also be said to know the details of these Goguryeo people. Moreover, it is difficult for the ordinary soldiers under them to rebel with them in this environment.
Among the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the Goguryeo New Army had only these 50,000 men, and all the supplies of food and other materials depended on the Tang Dynasty, and there was a powerful Tang fleet at sea. If they rebelled, they would have to rely on the Japanese for logistical support, and the Japanese could not be counted on.
Even if the Tang Dynasty did not send an army to besiege them and cut off their supply of grain and grass, they could break up this Goguryeo army.
In this case, if these generals of the Goguryeo Xin army are still messing around with the empress of the Japanese slave state and others, it is really a brain in the water.
The generals of the new Goguryeo army looked at Li You, the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and said in their hearts: "You are here to say that the empress of the Japanese slave country is sinister, and you are much more insidious than her." ”
Now that they have a thorough understanding of the situation, since Li You did not investigate the fact that they had colluded with the empress of the Japanese slave kingdom and gave them a way out, these people are not fools, and they will naturally make the right choice. They once again said that they would definitely obey the dispatch of the Marshal of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, fight bravely, and live up to the expectations of His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest, and asked His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest to see their performance.
The general of the 9th Town of the Goguryeo New Army, where Li Jinxing was located, was the leader of this contact with the empress of the Japanese slave state and others, and now he recognized the situation clearly, and in order to show his sincerity, he took the initiative to say that he would cooperate closely with the prison army sent by the imperial court, and all actions would be under the command of the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.
Li Daozong and Niu Jinda were aware of the situation of the new Goguryeo army, and they were very worried that this army would rebel at a critical moment, which would be a fatal thing. They had suggested that these armies should not be allowed to participate in the war against the Japanese slave state, and that their main generals should be captured in Baekje and disbanded on the spot.
Li You did not agree to do this, and the total number of Goguryeo new troops was no less than 200,000, and adopting such a method to deal with these Goguryeo people would have a very bad impact on the Goguryeo new army in other places.
Now, seeing that Li You solved such a complex problem so easily, Li Daozong and others were very impressed. Turning enemies into friends, compared to fighting with the enemy, the gap between here and outside is very different.
Li Shimin is known for his broad-mindedness, and Li You has completely inherited Li Shimin's fine qualities in this regard, and has surpassed them.
So far, the problems within the Crusade Army have been basically solved.
After the meeting, Li Jinxing came to bid farewell to Li You, Li You was very satisfied with his performance, and said: "After this battle, you can go to my house to join the army!" ”
Being able to be appreciated by the prince is something that many people dream of, and Li Jinxing is naturally very happy. However, he is tall and ambitious, and he is the head of a family, and he is unwilling to be a retinue around the prince, he said: "Thank you for the appreciation of the prince, the minister is willing to follow the prince, but the minister's temperament is rough, and he is more willing to lead troops in the army, and please don't blame the prince." ”
Li You was not unhappy, he admired such an ambitious young man, he smiled and said: "It's okay, when this battle is over, you come to me, I will fulfill your wishes." ””
"Thank you, Lord Wang." Li Jinxing said.
Li You returned to the dormitory, and the magpie sent a telegram from Wang Xuance and Kumiko of Monobe, saying that the Tang Dynasty Shituan would soon sign an agreement with the Japanese slave state, and it seemed that leaving safely did not seem to be a big problem. However, Kazuki Monobe was left behind in Fujiwara Kyo, which is a big problem.