Chapter 12: Next Steps
After Tang Huajun returned to his residence, the soldiers who went out to rest for a few days, and Tang Hua called the generals above the middle level to study Tang Huajun's next step. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info When everyone arrived, Tang Hua glanced at everyone, and then said seriously: "Everyone knows that our army now has nearly 10,000 soldiers and more than 20,000 war horses. But the soldiers of our army do not have enough time for training, their combat effectiveness is not strong, and their discipline is lax, which is not a good phenomenon! We must seize the time to intensify training, because the enemy will not wait for our army to train before attacking us, and any of them may launch an attack on our army at any time, so we must make all kinds of combat preparations. ”
After hearing this, Zhang Liao got up and said: "Don't worry, my lord, in the next step, I will pay close attention to training soldiers, strengthen the training of new soldiers who join our army, and especially strengthen the education of military regulations and military discipline." ”
Tang Hua nodded after hearing this, and continued: "Now many ordinary people flock to us from all directions every day, and the total number has reached more than 20,000 people, which puts a lot of pressure on us. We have no surplus food to help the people, and although we have seized a quantity of gold, silver and jewelry, it will not solve our current difficulties. We didn't have a way to use it to buy the food, cloth, weapons, armor and other supplies we needed. We don't have a place to buy it, and even if we can buy some of it, it's not a long-term solution. If this situation continues, I estimate that it will not be long before the people around us will riot and even kill each other. It is also possible to be attacked by the Xianbei tribe and the Xiongnu Tatar iron cavalry at any time, which is a very serious problem, and everyone will talk about what can be done to solve our difficulties. ”
Generals, you look at me, I look at you, what is the idea! Therefore, Tang Hua really lacks a think tank and staff talents now, and there is no way to do it himself, who would be willing to follow someone who has nothing, not even a name, let alone anything else.
Zhang Liao looked left and right, and found that no one spoke, so he mustered up the courage to say: "Lord, we now have nearly 10,000 soldiers, although the training time is not enough, and the combat power is not very strong, but I still think that we should now take down Yanmen County, so that we have our own base." Only then can there be a place to settle and take in these people, otherwise they will not be able to solve the problem fundamentally. Only by allowing the people to have a place to live and land can they gradually get out of their predicament. There is no way to sustain ourselves by relying on the captured materials of our army, and the target of our army's attack in the future is getting farther and farther away from our place of residence, even if we have captured a certain amount of food, we will not be able to transport it back. It is already very good that our army can be self-sufficient, and it has the ability to support the people in old age. Moreover, if these civilians are not properly settled, they will be by our army's side, and with the current strength of our army, they will not be able to protect them, and even our army will be affected, and our army currently does not have the ability to make decisions with the Tartar iron cavalry. After listening to Zhang Liao's words, several other people also said in unison that they were going to attack Yanmen County.
Tang Hua glanced at a few of them with his eyes and said: "You are not afraid of fighting on two or even three sides, once Yanmen County is defeated, our Tang Hua army will have Ding Yuan's army in front, Xianbei iron cavalry in the back, and Qianghu and Xiongnu iron cavalry in the west, they are all likely to attack us." Maybe even the court will send troops to clean it up, if they all pounce on us together, will we be able to bear it? ”
After hearing this, Zhang Liao thought seriously for a while and said: "Lord, what you said is the truth, these situations may happen, but we have no choice now, we can only resist." As for the Ding Yuan army in front, I don't think it's a big problem, as long as we capture the Guancheng and quickly grab the Yanmen Pass, as long as our army puts three or four thousand soldiers on the Yanmen Pass, we can barely block Ding Yuan's attack, as for the other two roads! It's not very difficult to deal with, and I think as long as we plan properly and look for opportunities, we can get through it. If the soldiers are not enough, we will recruit them a little more, and let them guard the checkpoints and cities while training, under the leadership of the veterans, it should be feasible. As long as we have another 2 or 3,000 cavalry in our hands, we can sneak attack and harass the Qianghu, Xiongnu, Xianbei and other tribes, and try to delay their time for us, so that we still have a chance to live. ”
Tang Hua nodded after hearing this, Zhang Liao really thought farther and thoughtfuler than ordinary people. said with a smile: "Wen Yuan, there are three or four thousand soldiers stationed in Yanmen Pass, if you want to resist the attack of Ding Yuan's army, you must have a general to lead, otherwise you can't hold it." As far as I know, Ding Yuan has several very good generals under him, especially Ding Yuan's righteous son Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian, whose bravery may be unmatched today. Gao Shun, the general under Lu Bu, is a master of training soldiers, and he is very good at leading troops to fight, although his courage is not as good as Lu Bu, nor is he as good as Wen Yuan, his comprehensive ability is very strong. To a certain extent, it is easy to deal with Lu Bu, but it is not easy to deal with Gao Shun, the reason is that although Lu Bu is brave, he is just a brave man with developed limbs and a simple mind, while Gao Shun is different, his comprehensive ability should not be lower than Wen Yuan. ”
After listening to Tang Hua's words, Zhang Liao said: "How does the lord know this, why haven't I heard of it in Bingzhou." But in any case, we still have to attack Yanmen County, which is the only way for our army to survive, and if our army does not have a base area, it will be difficult for our army to gain a foothold in the north. ”
Tang Hua said to his subordinates: "You all agree to attack Yanmen County? ”
Everyone said in unison: "Yes, my lord, we resolutely agree to attack Yanmen County." ”
Tang Hua said categorically: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll take everyone to bet on him." You should immediately send scouts to various parts of Yanmen to collect intelligence, and after we have ascertained all the situation, we will draw up a combat plan, and the training of the soldiers must not be relaxed for a moment, and we must keep abreast of the movements of the surrounding enemies at all times, and report any situation as soon as possible. ”
Everyone said in unison: "All the orders of the Lord and the Lord." ”
In the days that followed, Tang Hua gathered more than 20,000 refugees who knew how to read, could write, and could write and draw to form a small team, Tang Hua told them: "You all know that now the court doesn't care about all of us, and the government doesn't care, we have no way out now, we can only rely on everyone to manage, and in the future, you have to use all your abilities to help me manage and settle the refugees, I don't know if you are willing?" ”
After listening to what Tang Hua said, everyone felt that this was the truth, and now no one from the government would come to care about the people, so they could only obey Tang Hua's command and arrangement. Everyone had no more doubts, and said in unison: "We obey the general's command in everything." ”
Tang Hua smiled and said, "Okay, then from today on, you will be my subordinate officials, assisting me in handling all internal affairs." As for internal affairs, I don't know about it, and I'm a layman, so I can only rely on all of us to discuss it together. As long as we all have a heart of love for the people, I believe that we will be able to do a good job, and we will do better than those corrupt officials and corrupt officials. Now you should first sort out the situation of all the refugees, count the skilled craftsmen, and compile and organize the information, especially those who can make ironware, make iron, weave cloth, bake wine, and make tools. There are also materials on carpenters, masons, stonemasons, and other skilled people. Secondly, you should reorganize and resettle the refugees, so that they can be managed well, and it is best to arrange them together as much as possible from every place, and form a society for every 30 or 50 households, and you should choose among them people who have a sense of justice, responsibility, and reputation to manage their society, and become the president of the society, and if the people have any difficulties or problems, they should first go to the president who manages them to solve them. Then every 10 societies will form a village, and the person who manages the 10 societies will be called the village head, and the village head will be the one of you here. Every 10 to 20 villages form a county, and the future county magistrate will also be chosen from among you, depending on your future work performance and the election of the people. ”
When Tang Hua said this, a sour man in the crowd got up and saluted Tang Hua, and refuted: "General, according to what you just said, isn't that going to be a rebellion?" Besides, the positions of these presidents, village heads, and county magistrates must be reported to the court and the government for approval, and many of these things you said are against the court system, so how can you do it? ”
Tang Hua glanced up and said with disdain: "Then what do you say should be done?" Also reported to the court and the government? Who do we report to? In what name is it reported? Even if it is reported, will it be useful? If the court and government are willing to manage, resettle, and care for the common people, why do you flee from the wilderness? Do you think I'm willing to take care of these things, I've eaten too much? If I hadn't seen so many victims and refugees suffering, and being bullied by horse thieves, Xianbei people, and Huns, I wouldn't have bothered to care. Isn't it better for me to enjoy the beauty of nature by myself than now? Although there is some truth in what you say, I also know that this is an expedient measure, and at present, only this expedient measure can temporarily solve the difficulties. I don't have any other good way, now there are at least more than 100,000 Xianbei iron horsemen within a thousand miles around us, as well as Qianghu, Xiongnu, horse thieves and other iron horsemen next to us, they will come to attack us at any time! Can I fight with so many of my men now? That's not a fool's dream! There are so many disaster victims and refugees, what can I take to help them, I have no food, no money, do you think I am better? I'm going to sprinkle beans into gold, huh? I have given my life to the people, and you really don't hurt your back when you stand and talk. Of course, if you think that my practices are not in line with the DPRK system and are acts of rebellion, I will not force you, you can leave, please feel free wherever you want. ”
After everyone listened to Lu Ning's words, many people stared at the sour man with their eyes, if it weren't for Tang Hua's presence, it is estimated that they would have eaten him. And the bird gentleman really got up and walked out.
The others all saluted Tang Hua and said, "We all obey the general's arrangement." ”
Tang Hua smiled and said, "Then everyone go to work, I hope you will do a good job of the people's affairs." ”
After everyone saluted Tang Hua, they all went to do it.
Tang Hua is also thinking about the way out in the future. Although what the kid said was ugly, he was right, if he didn't have the approval of the court, it was really a rebellion, no different from the Yellow Turban Army, after all, it was still the world of the Han Dynasty, and what the court said was still useful. Although the court was weak and did not dare to resist the foreign barbarian Tartars, it was not ambiguous at all about suppressing the rebellion of the common people. Now with Tang Hua's soldiers, how can they fight with the court, what to fight, there is no land, and there is no food and grass. At present, Yanmen County is being defeated, but in the future, we still have to find a way to obtain the approval of the court, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
A few days later, the scouts collected all the information in Yanmen County, and Tang Hua summoned his subordinates to study it together. Tang Hua said: "According to the reconnaissance of the scouts, there are basically hundreds to nearly 1,000 Xianbei cavalry stationed in the thirteen or fourteen small cities in Yanmen County. In the city of Yinguan, there are more than 5,000 Xianbei iron horsemen, who belong to the Xianbei tribe of the Tuoba tribe. At present, our infantry has not yet been formed, and there is no siege equipment, if we rely on cavalry to attack directly, we can't afford to lose, so before we can capture it, Yinguan City, our army will have no soldiers. Besides, after we conquer Yanmen County, we have to deal with other strong enemies around us, we can't storm the city, we can only fight a field battle with the enemy, even if we fight a field battle, we can't confront it head-on. Therefore, everyone said that there was any way to defeat Yanmen County without causing too much loss to our army. ”
After hearing this, Li Jin thought for a while and said: "My lord, we can send soldiers to enter the city in advance in disguise as ordinary people, and then come back at night to meet the inside and outside, so that it will be easy to conquer the city, and the loss will not be too great." ”
The fool also said: "My lord, we can let the soldiers sneak up the city wall in the dead of night to give the enemy a sneak attack, and it will be easy to take the city." ”
Seeing that even a fool could come up with an idea, Kuroko himself said, "Lord, didn't you say that you want to fight a field battle with the enemy?" Then we're going to lure the enemy out of the city and fight us. ”
Everyone laughed when they heard Kuroko's words.
Tang Hua smiled and said, "What you said has some truth, but it's not easy to operate!" What kind of sneak attack, inside and outside, this has to be carefully planned, and it can only be used once, we can't always use a method, right, then the enemy will not all become fools? ”
Zhang Liao thought for a while and said: "Lord, it seems that the only way to lure the snake out of the hole is to design an ambush for the enemy army, first destroy as much of the enemy's living force as possible outside the city, and finally find a way to attack the city." ”
"Okay, let's do it for now! Attacking Yanmen County is not a matter of time and a half, and now it can only be like this, let's go back first! Tell me if you can think of a good idea. Tang Hua said, and at the same time thought in his heart, even if it was a kidnapping, he would have to kidnap a strategist and come back.