Chapter 22: The Fork in the Road

In the cheers, Gongsun Xun was also speechless for a while.

You know, of course, it's no problem to fight the Goguryeo, and it's no problem for anyone, because in these days, the Han Dynasty is the only central country...... This does not mean that the big man is domineering and tyrannical to the point that he can fight whoever he wants. After all, the Han will also fall into the quagmire of war, will also retreat strategically, and will also fail miserably. It is said that the Han Dynasty did not regard the other regimes around it as a country at all, and after beating you and eating you, all the Han people did not think that they were beating you or eating you......

They call this the expansion of the territory, and the internalization of the territory.

Or to put it another way, there is no reciprocity between the Han Dynasty and other regimes, national borders, declarations of war, and diplomatic horizons, these concepts have long disappeared at the time when the First Emperor unified the Six Kingdoms, let alone at this moment four hundred years later? It is a Xianbei person, it is a generation of Tianjiao like Tanshi Huai, Emperor Huan was just pinching his nose to make the other party king at the beginning, and he was unwilling to accept the pardon, so he pinched his nose and scolded!

And when they were fighting each other, the proclamations reported by the border counties were often thieves and Kou Bian...... A thief word, a Kou word, is enough to explain the problem.

Back in front of me, Xuansu County was just a small border county with only five cities, but it was stunned to fight back and forth with Goguryeo dozens of times, and I didn't see anyone say that this was called an unauthorized war. In fact, the border county does not need to report to the central government to launch a counterattack or sweep, nor does it need to greet the assassin history.

Of course, there are two prerequisites for all of this.

First of all, you have to rely on your own strength, if it is really like the last time you fought Xianbei, it is impossible to have the strength to attack without unified scheduling, then you naturally have to discuss it with the Son of Heaven; Secondly, you have to know how to bear the consequences of your military adventures, don't say anything about success, don't blame people if you lose, Xia Yu was very decent when he died!

However, Gongsun Xun didn't think that he would lose, he just went to fight the Goguryeo people's Zaoyuan defense line, if he was dumb and dumb, he really had the ability to pry open this defense line that had made Xuansu County for more than ten years from the inside, then he naturally had to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the freezing of the Hunjiang River to rush to the Goguryeo capital under the Marudu Mountain in one fell swoop, and come with a big vote.

And what if you are dumb and dumb, you can't worry about it, and then you can't open the original line of defense?

Then you can't knock it open!

If this kind of fortress's dense defense line can't be broken all at once, then is his Gongsun Xun crazy and still taking human lives to fill it? At most, it's like Gongsun Yu and his successor Geng Lin, it's a big deal to turn back, and then there won't be any excessive casualties, should be compensated, should be compensated for Gao Taishou and his own wife, what else?

In fact, it is precisely based on this that Lu Fan and Lou Gui will come up with such a plan, Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan will follow them so unreservedly, and Zhao Bao will pinch his nose and admit it...... Because no one thinks that the use of force against a foreign regime is an excessive thing.

As for judging and Wang Xiu?

Judging Zhengnan is the mentality of repaying gratitude, he admires the ancients Gale Wind, and Gongsun Xun will not hesitate to do it if he asks him to commit crimes; And Wang Shuzhi, although Wang Shuzhi advised him at that time, he advised Gongsun Xun to be honest with Taishou...... And this is where the problem really lies, among these people in front of them, not all of them know that Gongsun Xun is hiding from Gao Yan and Gao Taishou to form an army privately!

However, even so, even if Gongsun Xun himself is bold, he is a little apprehensive in private, and what he is most worried about is these civil defense ...... that he has almost deceived These people are Han people, and they are decent Han people, if they really don't want to fight, then what can they do?

In fact, this is also the reason why when Gongsun Xun first calculated the troops, he only regarded these people as people who escorted grain and grass.

And now, when these people heard the news that they were going to war, they actually cheered...... How can this not surprise Gongsun Xun?

"I don't want my brother to come to Xiangping for less than half a year, and he has already won the hearts of the people!" Back in front of him, in a stunned state, Gongsun Fan was the first to sigh.

"My lord," Lu Fan was in charge of most of the thousands of people, and naturally he had heard a little about the situation in the army, so after casually asking a few words behind him, he immediately went out of the ranks. "The soldiers all call you a famous general in Northern Xinjiang, you will win the battle, and you will conquer the battle; And the rewards and punishments are clear, and the grace and power are equally important...... Therefore, the whole army is willing to die in the service of the Lord. ”

Gongsun Xun immediately burst out laughing, and several tribal leaders also looked at the surrounding Han army in awe.

"Congratulations to Ling Jun, I am happy when I hear the battle, and the military heart is available!" At this moment, the trial was also proudly out of the ranks, and it was handed over. "In this case, I won't wait until tomorrow, I'll cross the river and go to Goguryeo City now!"

"It's hard to get south." Gongsun Xun also hurriedly shook off Mo Huqi, and instead held the hands of the judge, and bowed half-salute. "The situation on Xuansu's side is maintained by your own efforts."

In other words, when dealing with subordinates, no matter who they are, as a superior, you must first have a guarantee of interests, and you must give others the possibility of promotion and the reward of wealth...... Wait, these things you can see and touch.

But specifically, these rewards vary widely.

Some people are seeking wealth, but they are afraid of the power of the superiors, so if they promise wealth and show their strength, they will naturally come to be honest, just like these tribal leaders in front of them; And some people are already in the system, but because they are at the bottom, they can't be treated fairly all year round, so as long as the rewards and punishments are clear, and try to be impartial while giving rank and wealth, then they will naturally be willing to die, and most of the civil defense strong men are actually like this.

However, for this kind of person, you have to show something else.

To put it bluntly, people are judging Zhengnan who is a person who has detached himself from low-level interests, and what he is asking for is a kind of spiritual satisfaction, and in addition to the necessary rank, you should also show some respect that goes beyond etiquette.

And sure enough, after seeing Gongsun Xun bowing to himself slightly, the judge immediately replied:

"Ling Jun is willing to entrust the rear to me, how can I have a negative entrustment? But with my life here, I will never let Xuansu County here hinder Ling Jun's battle. ”

After saying that, this trial did not delay at all, and after directly saying goodbye, he led a few guards across the frozen Xiaoliao River and went straight to Goguryeo, the capital of Xuansu County...... Others only thought that the trial was to communicate with Xuan Taishou Ju Teng on things like reinforcements, but in fact, he was there to prevent Ji Teng from competing for merit, and even more so to prevent Ji Teng from hindering Xu Rong's department.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our army now has more than 3,000 Han troops and more than 3,000 Hu cavalry, with a total of about 7,000 people." After Gongsun Xun was sent for trial and left, he couldn't help but be complacent. "When we arrive in Xigaima City, the northeasternmost part of Xuansu, there will be 1,500 elite Han cavalry stationed in Xuansu County, and the remaining people will also try to support them, and the troops will be no less than 10,000 people, and there will be enough food, grass, and military supplies, so it should be the time to do something."

The surrounding officers and non-commissioned officers became more and more excited when they heard this, and even several Hu cavalry leaders such as Shan Dun were also a little happy...... After all, since it has been decided to participate in the war, the only thing that should be considered at the moment is naturally the question of victory or defeat. At this time, who would be unhappy to know that they have a stronger force on their side?

That night, because he was still in the Han realm of the Great Wall, and it was rare to meet teachers, Gongsun Xun ordered to move out the meat that had been pickled before and licensed to drink alcohol to boost morale.

On the second day, Gongsun Xun officially ordered the camp to be pulled, and then turned along the Xiaoliao River to the northeast, as if directly crossing Goguryeo City, and went to Xigaima to find Xu Rong.

And the trial side plays a huge role at this time...... The new Xuanwu Taishou and Qingzhou people Ji Teng naturally heard of the reputation of Hebei celebrities, and they respected the other party as Chen Qiu's housekeeper, so they treated each other with extra courtesy. As for the fact that the 'Liaodong County' wanted to use force because of the 'Goguryeo crossing the border to plunder the trade routes', although the new Xuansu Taishou felt a little inexplicable, he only did not act rashly for the time being according to the trial suggestion, but only sent an official letter to Xiangping to ask......

Soon after the document was sent, Gongsun Xun quickly came to Xigaima City (later Fushun) with the help of the fast passage formed by the ice of the Xiaoliao River in winter, and met Xu Rong and his 1,500 elites.

Xu Rong is a rather dull and even somewhat wooden person.

Of course, this is more likely that he, as a serious border general, although he had to send troops privately because of the benefactor's request, he didn't want to really die for the stranger in front of him, so he deliberately ignored...... After all, unless Gongsun Xun can win this battle, he Xu Rong and the 1,500 elite cavalry in his headquarters can only work for nothing, or even die in vain, at most it is just some compensation in terms of money and materials.

There is no doubt that Xu Rong largely believes that Gongsun Xun cannot win this battle. This point, even after the army rested for a while in Xigaima, and then left the city to continue the march to the east, and encountered the more than 1,000 Buyeo reinforcements that had been agreed upon, so that the total strength of the army was nearly 10,000, it did not change in the slightest.

"Gongsun Lingjun, please take a look." Fifty or sixty miles east of the city of Gema in the west, on the banks of the Liao River between Goguryeo and Buyeo and Dahan, the actual military demarcation line of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Rong said with some weakness. "From here, there is an important junction, if you continue to go northeast along the Xiaoliao River, it is still a wide road, and there are Goguryeo villages and fertile fields along the way, but at the end of this road hundreds of miles away is the Liaoshan Mountain, the birthplace of the Xiaoliao River, which is extremely dangerous and controlled by the Goguryeo garrison; And if you leave Xiaoliaoshui and turn to the southeast, there is also a road, although the surrounding mountains and ridges are longitudinal and horizontal, and the smoothness is far less than that of the Liao River, but you can also walk the army, and the Goguryeo Zaiyuan defense line is stuck in a field that is most suitable for soldiers on this road, and the name is Zaoyuan, which is only twenty miles away. ”

Xu Rong's words were actually more than all the words he had said in front of Gongsun Xun before, as if he had to say military information.

And most of the officers here also have some military literacy and military experience, and they all frowned when they heard this.

"In other words," Lou Zibo asked, twisting his beard on his horse. "If we follow the passage of the Xiaoliao River and walk a few hundred miles to attack the Liao Mountain, or if we just intend to sweep hundreds of miles upstream, the Goguryeo people who sit in the plains can easily gush out of this road and cut off our back roads and grain routes?"

"Not bad." Xu Rong said calmly. "This is also the reason why the old Taishou of Gongsun and the former Geng Taishou have to fight the meditation yuan, it is really impossible to fight if they don't fight, sitting here in the original, not to mention cutting Goguryeo, even the territory of hundreds of miles upstream of the Xiaoliao River is simply uncontrollable."

"In other words," Gongsun Xun couldn't help frowning. "It is because of the existence of the Zaoyuan defense line that this fertile land of hundreds of miles upstream of the Xiaoliao River was swallowed by the Goguryeo people?"

"Exactly." Xu Rong replied respectfully and somewhat distantly.

"However, the original defense line has stood here for more than ten years," Gongsun Xun sighed. "The two Taishou have returned in vain, so there must be something to say? What's the matter with the other side? ”

"Return to Gongsun Lingjun." Xu Rong continued to reply weakly. "There are a few of them...... First, it is really the Goguryeo people who have been operating for a long time, and the fortress is vertical and horizontal; secondly, although it was a wilderness, it seemed a little narrow, which was really not conducive to the decisive battle of our cavalry; Third, the 20-mile road is not long, but it is not short, and supply and march are all problems, but the road behind Zaoyuan is gradually opening up, which is conducive to the rapid support of Goguryeo reinforcements...... And Goguryeo is also a country with hundreds of thousands of mouths, and once it cannot be quickly dispatched, it will be extremely difficult to capture it if it is filled with reinforcements. ”

Gongsun Xun smiled: "In this case, let's camp at this fork first!" ”

Xu Rong was speechless for a while.

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