175 days of opportunity
"Three days have passed, and all those who failed to complete the combat mission are lined up in the playground to carry out the eleventh killing order!"
Hong Tiancheng moved his gaze back from the rows of private soldiers of the Toucheng nobles who were escorted to the camp playground in the distance, and did not interfere with the behavior of the officers under his command to punish those white cannon fodder, and the eleventh killing order was not an order issued by Hong Tiancheng himself, but only the instruction of the commander in charge of the siege below.
Hong Tiancheng didn't care about these inconsequential details, what he needed to see was the battle flag of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom planted at the head of Vilno City!
It's just that when Hong Tiancheng was passing by the camp execution playground, he asked Zhao Yan, who was in charge of military deployment behind him, with some curiosity: "Why are only the group of noble private soldiers who surrendered to the city and the ordinary Lithuanian young men who attacked the city who were executed by the eleventh smash order?" ”
Zhao Yan bowed and replied: "Your Majesty the Heavenly King, the commander of our army thinks that those Lithuanian young and strong slaves belong to the wealth of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and their lives should be consumed in useful places, even if they are finished in battle, they can also be used as labor coolies, and their potential is so much, even if they use the eleven smash order to deter, it will not be much improved."
However, the private soldiers sent by these nobles who surrendered to the city had great dissatisfaction with our Taiping army, and many of them had no intention of fighting for His Majesty the Heavenly King, which was also one of the fundamental reasons why they could not reach the head of Vilno City for three days, so it was necessary to fiercely deter these lazy aristocratic private soldiers. ”
Hong Tiancheng's eyes flashed after hearing this, he stopped and turned his head to look at Zhao Yan and smiled: "The ...... of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Wealth? It's the first time I've heard that the spiritual realm of the officers under my command who can only fight and rob can rise to such a high level, is it possible, and they still know how to drive and use these Lithuanian young 'wealth'?
It is not difficult to catch strong men, but it is not easy to make these strong men really use the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, especially now that the Lithuanian region is full of rebels.
Zhao Can, is this suggestion really come up with by the officers under your command? ”
"Uh......" Zhao Yan was slightly stunned, and said honestly: "Your Majesty the Heavenly King is wise, this is just a proposal that Zhang Juzheng casually ordered to his subordinates, and he has already told his subordinates how to effectively manage the strategy of those young and strong Lithuanian slaves, and the subordinates have sent people to test it, and it is indeed easy to use."
Management strategies are mainly a series of rewards and punishments, which may seem simple, but the details are very thoughtful and easy to use. ”
"Oh, then why not use it on the private soldiers of the more combat-ready Toucheng nobles?" Hong Tiancheng said disapprovingly, because the Taiping army is in a state of marching and fighting and has not yet stabilized, Zhang Juzheng has been appointed by Hong Tiancheng as a civilian personnel in charge of logistics, and has not participated in military politics, let alone the prime minister, after all, for the Taiping army in the march and war now, it is of little significance to be named prime minister.
"Returning to His Majesty the Heavenly King, because these noble private soldiers who surrendered to sincerity are not in our hands, many of Zhang Juzheng's measures need to be controlled by the people who are controlled to have family members and friends in our hands before they can work.
Zhang Juzheng once said that the soldiers who have no relatives will always be an unstable 'powder keg', and they need to allocate extra energy to supervise and take care of them, rather than causing additional waste of troops, it is better to treat them as complete one-time consumables.
For these veterans who have combat experience, if they blindly want to protect themselves, they will only be counterproductive on the battlefield.
Compared to those civilians, they know the rules of survival on the battlefield better! ”
Hong Tiancheng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Zhang Juzheng has a way to make those white untouchables with relatives use it for me?"
To what extent can it be used? If it's just as siege cannon fodder, it's enough for us to put knives around their necks and their families. ”
"This ......" Zhao Yan hesitated for a moment, bowed his head and replied: "Your Majesty, Zhang Juzheng's way is not complicated, and he has not expected to really return those captive Lithuanians to his heart, he just used some means to let the captured Lithuanians have a little hope of living and an illusion of getting out of the sea of suffering in the future, he said, as long as people have hope, they will subconsciously 'live', which is exactly what we need." ”
"Alive, well, this word is good, the living Lithuanians are more useful to us than the dead after all, Zhao Remnant, you tell Zhang Juzheng, next time you have any ideas to find me directly, there is no need to take this roundabout routine, although I am greedy for enjoyment, but I am not so mediocre that I can't listen to the advice."
Hong Tiancheng stood with his hands in his hands, and said lightly, but it was rare to fade the fierceness of a tyrant, showing a bit of the generosity of the corporal of the Ming monarch.
"Your Majesty, you are busy with 'affairs' on weekdays, and recently there are a group of beautiful girls who have been paid tribute by Lithuanian nobles who need you to personally 'identify', and Zhang Juzheng is also afraid of disturbing Your Majesty's Yaxing."
Zhao Yan cautiously replied, it's not that Zhang Juzheng doesn't want to propose directly to Hong Tiancheng, he treats his subordinates very gently, but Hong Tiancheng is too busy on weekdays, and there is not much rest time on the march, Zhang Juzheng can't go in to offer advice when his own king is busy 'checking' the maid, if he does, it's strange that the guards can let him in!
The man was interrupted when he was in the middle of the meeting, but he was very angry......
However, Hong Tiancheng was not happy after hearing this: "What? Do I look like a faint man who is obsessed with women? ”
Zhao Yan hurriedly bowed down and explained: "No, no, His Majesty the Heavenly King is wise and martial, and the 'day' is full of opportunities, but the fatigue is long during the march, and Zhang Juzheng can't find a good time to offer advice." ”
Hong Tiancheng nodded with satisfaction, he himself knew his own affairs, and knew the 'hard work' of the people below, and when he heard this, he naturally would not continue to put the score of the Heavenly King, and said in a soothing tone: "Does Zhang Juzheng have a long-term plan in his heart and need to talk to me about it?" ”
"His Majesty the King of Heaven is really wise, Zhang Juzheng has this intention, after the city of Vilno is broken, Zhang Juzheng said that he has a good plan to offer."
"Okay, you tell Zhang Juzheng that after the city is broken, I will put those beauties outside the city and wait for him to see me!"
Hong Tiancheng gave an order indifferently and continued to walk forward for today's routine inspection.