Chapter 104: Not a Stronghold
Seeing that Zhao Yuan was so tough, the general in the carriage sighed and said, "I know that your state of mind ability is unique and I have never seen it before. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 According to you, only the ability to kill or take away someone else's state of mind can stabilize your state of mind. But I must warn you: indiscriminate killing is not advisable. ”
"Even on the battlefield, indiscriminate killing is still not advisable."
"Whenever you want to improve and stabilize your mood skills, you must start with your own penance."
"Killing people or seizing hearts is not the right way. Even without taking into account the humane factor, from the perspective of profit alone, the state of mind obtained from the inside out through one's own penance is much more stable than through the external force of indiscriminate killing. ”
Although Ma Fujun Zhao Hao did not directly command this battle, he was an excellent general of Zhao Guoshu, and his words could be described as good words and persuasion.
However, Zhao Yuan said: "I insist." If the prisoners of war are not killed, will they be put back in Yan and left for them to attack our Zhao State in the coming day? ”
Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "Even if it is only from the perspective of interests, it is still not advisable to kill prisoners indiscriminately. ”
"You must know that the enemy surrenders on the battlefield and becomes a prisoner, because of the mentality of wanting to live! They surrendered because they expected to live! If you kill prisoners indiscriminately, even once, the enemy soldiers who will engage our army in the future will never surrender, and they will fight to the death even if they fail! ”
"This time you have killed nearly a thousand prisoners, and the next time you will face the enemy who will fight to the death, and those defeated troops who do not surrender will add great casualties to our army. And this is the most direct reason why prisoners are not killed on the battlefield! ”
"What's even more critical is that the fighting is on the border between the two countries, and there are many small villages like this." Zhao Hao stretched out his hand and pointed to Yuejia Village not far away, "These villages are important strongholds for replenishing supplies and hoarding grain and grass along the way. Massacre the captives may inadvertently kill the strong men who have gone out of these villages. Maybe without you knowing, you have set up many secret enemies for yourself! ”
"A village like this may only have a dozen or dozens of people, so naturally it will not be able to compete with your army, so it will pretend to be obedient and obedient on the surface. But these are the locals! Cutting off bridges, poisoning water sources, burning grain and grass, misleading the lost...... In the march and battle, the most important thing to avoid is unstable logistics. If you need to constantly worry about these problems in the rear when you are fighting in the front, it is equivalent to increasing the difficulty of your own army several times out of thin air! ”
"Besides, are there still fewer examples of captives turning to their own side, or even opposing enemy forces?"
Zhao Hao's words were not high, and only a few people around him could hear them. The cavalry captain and the generals who reported on the battle situation nodded frequently.
Especially the general who followed Zhao Yuan and was ordered to carry out the massacre of prisoners of war.
He participated in the massacre of prisoners of war, and he couldn't bear it. Although the people he killed were from the Yan Kingdom, most of them were from along the border, and he could even tell that many of the enemy's accents were very similar to those of his own homeland. couldn't bear to kill prisoners, it was an instinctive reaction of him in human affection, but Ma Fujun Zhao Hao gave a rational explanation, especially many details, and the generals also felt deeply.
Looking up, Zhao Yuan, the direct commander, did not have a fluctuating expression. Although he did not interject due to his rank, the resolute facial lines showed that he was unwilling to listen to this advice.
Zhao Hao in the carriage wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw that the situation was like this, he didn't dwell on it too much: "I know that mood ability, especially second-order mood ability, will greatly affect a person's behavior. But I still hope you are steady. Zhao Hao finally said this. After that, he threw two separate pieces of wood from the car and threw them to Zhao Yuan.
"I have come here to give you this 'holy scroll', I don't know what it is, but it is something ordered by the high priest, and it must be delivered today."
Zhao Yuan took the two pieces of wood that were connected together with a straw rope, looked at them carefully over and over again, and said, "What is the function of this piece of wood?" Didn't the High Priest say it explicitly? ”
"Never." Zhao Hao said, he had already turned the luxury carriage, "The reward items have been brought, and my words have been said, you can do the rest for yourself, and act according to the established military orders." ”
Although Zhao Hao's rank was higher than Zhao Yuan's, he could not directly mobilize Zhao Yuan's army. Just as he was about to leave, Zhao Yuan behind him said, "The general stays." ”
"What?"
"The journey is tiring, why don't you rest here?" Zhao Yuan said, "Besides, I have already sent someone to supervise the villagers here, and ordered them to build tall barracks, which are ready to continue the attack on Yan State the day after tomorrow, and the general can inspect it." ”
Zhao Hao frowned, the special training method of the Great Priest has not yet been popularized, but this Zhao Yuan has already begun to involve a certain stronghold. What's more, this place is the border between the two countries, and the people are fierce......
Zhao Yuan came to the location outside the entrance of the village and pointed out:
"General, please see, in addition to that weed, there are still dozens of acres of fertile land here, which I have used as military rations not long ago to share the pressure of our army's grain transportation."
"The general looks there again, and the tall building that has not yet been built is the barracks I ordered to be built."
"General, please look at this side again......"
Zhao Yuan was alone, riding a high-headed horse, in the middle of the road, pointing passionately.
Zhao Hao, who was in the carriage, had been not far away, did not get out of the carriage, nor did he speak.
Next to Zhao Yuan's war horse were a group of villagers from Yuejia Village.
The field where the villagers were standing was already a cut lower than the road, and Zhao Yuan was riding a horse, so if he wanted to see him, he had to raise his neck and look up.
The position was uncomfortable and somewhat humiliating.
Blacksmith Tan Xiong stood at the back, his arms on crutches, but still a little unsteady on his feet. Hearing Zhao Yuan pointing to his own hut that had been bulldozed, he couldn't help but scold: "That piece is Lao Tzu's house!" ”
He angrily pointed at Zhao Yuan with a cane, as if he was going to do something, but he lost his balance and fell.
Ming Que, who was standing next to him, hurriedly helped him up, and then quickly took out a dog skin plaster and stuck it on his mouth, and whispered to him: "Don't talk nonsense, you can't beat a Zhao Yuan, there is a big official over there." ”
Zhao Yuan seemed to have just noticed the movement here, he glanced at the villagers here, glanced at the crippled Tan Xiong, and unexpectedly saw the crippled Douyue Jiao. Then he turned around and continued his presentation in the direction of the luxury carriage:
"These are my workers."
"It's just that some of them are crippled." He glanced at him and added lightly.
Hearing this, Dou Yuejiao's empty left sleeve trembled slightly, and the only remaining four fingers of his right hand were tightly clenched, and his nails pricked his palms with blood; The hunter Tu Xu was already holding the knife tightly through his clothes; Even the old man Mingque, there was some anger in his obscene little eyes.
Zhao Yuan retracted his gaze, stretched out his hand and waved it forward, then turned his horse back and continued:
"The whole village is the stronghold of our army's advance, and it also indicates the hegemony of our Zhao country! What do you think, my lord? ”
Zhao Hao in the luxury carriage did not speak, but the village chief Chen Zihan stood up!
He took a few quick steps forward, his beard sticking together, his wind-blown gray hair a little disheveled. He said loudly in the direction of Zhao Yuan, "That's not your stronghold. That's my home. ”
The old man walked a little forward, and his voice was a little hoarse.
Qu Zhongqiu also stepped forward, still holding a hoe in his hand.
Yue Qiang and Yin also walked up.
Everyone in the village walked up.
Zhao Yuan turned his head and looked at everyone in the village, and his gaze finally stopped on Yue Qiang.
He gave a look of contempt:
"I remember...... You look like you're going to duel me? ”
"It's not just a duel." Yue Qiang took a few steps forward and stood at the forefront:
"I'll kill you."