Chapter 1404 Hurting Heaven and Peace
It wasn't until the army below finished training and returned to the city that Yue Luoning's mood finally calmed down.
Later, accompanied by the generals, she visited Jingcheng, a former important city on the border of the Moon Kingdom, inside and out, and then had a meal with the soldiers in the barracks.
Ji Bingyun joined the army because she was forced to do so, and even today, what she yearns for the most may be the leisurely time in the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Thousand Song Dynasty. But Yue Luoning is the opposite, she even regrets from time to time that she can't go into battle to kill the enemy herself.
There are many things in the barracks that can make her interesting and intriguing.
In the expectation of many other generals, when His Majesty came to the front, he would probably give some 'guidance' on strategy and tactics, and would probably give a lot of condescending remarks.
Soon, however, they realized that they had guessed wrong.
Her Majesty did not participate in their operational deployment at all, nor did she convene a meeting of all the generals from time to time, but instead indulged in some "inconspicuous" things.
It seems that she is not here to patrol at all, but only to be a soldier. Although, because of her extremely high status, this can actually only be regarded as an experience.
In the next seven days, under Luo Hou's hand-in-hand teaching, she almost tried many of the generals' equipment and facilities by herself.
She practiced bows and arrows with her soldiers and operated large crossbow arrows with others herself. As for those large-scale siege equipment, such as battering rams and car demon nuclear cannons, etc., she asked questions again and again, asking about the steps and essentials.
As a king, she doesn't need to know much about these things, after all, there are professional people to specialize in the art industry, and professional things are done by professional people, and all she needs is to manage those people.
But she prefers to maintain enough awareness of these things, and she has always believed that only if she knows enough can she be qualified to evaluate others.
This army was her 'fist', how could she not know everything about him? What she wanted to know was to try to be as realistic as possible, instead of sitting in the palace of Xiancheng and listening to the generals and officials describe the situation thousands of miles away, while she could only imagine the picture out of thin air.
Such as monks' battalions, scouts, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, archers, heavy infantry...... Almost every unit has left her footprints, even the logisticians.
After all, she was a Yuan Realm cultivator, and this body cultivation was nothing to Lin Si, but for many ordinary soldiers, she could still be called a master.
Many things in the army, after understanding the rules, naturally can't be difficult for her.
Under the scorching sun, she also wore heavy armor and practiced the most basic military killing techniques with other soldiers, and at night, she personally inspected every sentry post, and she even entered the Tianhe territory with other scouts on a real reconnaissance mission.
Luo Hou and Du Qi strongly opposed that mission, after all, as the Moon King, she could be called a real golden body, and the consequences of a slight mistake would be unimaginable.
Scouts' missions are often the most dangerous, and it is not uncommon to die because they go deep into enemy territory. Although Tianhe is much weaker than the Moon Country, this danger still exists.
But under her insistence, when Luo Hou secretly sent a master to protect her from afar, she still wore the scout's camouflage clothes to complete the reconnaissance mission, which was not difficult.
Her Majesty's audacity made Luo Hou feel speechless. On the other hand, however, he had to admit that she was indeed a very special king, unlike any other he had ever seen or heard.
It wasn't until ten days later that her journey came to an end.
And it was only at this time that she talked to Luo Hou for the first time about the war that would start soon.
"The battle of Tianhe, how are you going to fight? ”
This was the first time Luo Hou had fought for Yue Luoning, and if he was so straightforward, he really couldn't believe that it would appear in the mouth of a king.
But in her place, it seems to be normal again, after all, she is a pragmatic person and will not be pretentious.
He calmed down his slightly chaotic mind a little, and asked with a smile: "The preparation of the imperial court is sufficient, but I don't know how Your Majesty wants to fight?"
"I have no intention of interfering with your battle plan, you can decide for yourself. But do you have so many different ways to play?"
"I can't talk about many, I have two strategies for Tianhe. In fact, I also need His Majesty to make a personal decision, because it is difficult for me to choose between these two strategies. ”
Yue Luoning suddenly became full of interest: "Oh? ”
"One strategy is to fight mountain and forest battles with the Tianhe people, although the Tianhe people are good at jungle warfare, but I am sure that I will achieve the final victory. I've done research on mountain warfare. However, even if we win this battle in the end, our side will suffer a lot of damage, and it will be difficult to eradicate Tianhe's sporadic resistance in the future. ”
The battle of Tianhe is indeed not easy, otherwise Tianhe would not have been safe for so many years.
The biggest reason why the surrounding countries are reluctant to fight them is that the environment of the mountains and forests is too harsh, not only the terrain is not conducive to the operation of large armies, but also the monsters, wild beasts, snakes, insects, rats and ants in the mountains and forests are enough to bring disasters to the army.
If a large army marches directly from the mountains and forests of the southern Tianhe River to the northern border, after crossing thousands of miles, even if they do not encounter a single enemy attack, they themselves will probably end up losing half of their troops.
In this case, what is there to talk about fighting?
Tianhe's army will not exceed 300,000, but most of the people of Tianhe are from Orion. Although Luo Hou's army has an advantage at the master level, to be honest, this battle is also not very optimistic.
Everyone believed that the Moon Kingdom could defeat Tianhe, but that was when a million armies advanced together.
With an army of 300,000 now, Luo Hou can say that he is sure of victory, which is enough to satisfy Yue Luoning.
And another layer of meaning revealed in Luo Hou's words made her indifferent.
"Is there another way to do it without much damage, and to cure future resistance?" her voice almost changed, and she almost got up from her chair.
"That's good!" Luo Hou smiled slightly, looking confident.
Yue Luoning breathed violently twice before asking in a deep voice, "How can I do it?"
"Before I say this, I want to ask Your Majesty, what you want is to eliminate a hidden danger, or to get a real territory like Qingchuan in Southern Qi, and turn the people of Tianhe into your real people......"
Indeed, destroying the enemy and conquering the enemy are two different things.
"How?"
"If Your Majesty chooses the latter, then this strategy is not to be said. ”
"Oh......? Too ruthless?"
"Yes, this strategy can destroy the heavenly river, but it violates the harmony of the heavens. ”
After Luo Hou's words fell, Yue Luoning fell into a short silence.
She knew very well that if she could let Luo Hou say the words "against the sky" and "harmony", it would be conceivable that it would only be much more 'excessive' than the fire in Xianglan City back then.
"What if I choose the former?"
"Your Majesty is really?" Luo Hou's dark eyes suddenly lit up.
"Really!" Yue Luoning's eyes were only resolute.
The hidden danger of Tianhe is not eliminated for a day, and she is as uncomfortable as a thorn in her body.
For her, Tianhe is now a country within a country, and she can't sit idly by. Especially the Tianhe people are repeated, which is not reassuring in the first place.
Her determination to destroy Tianhe is incomparably strong, and she is not fighting Tianhe to get anything from Tianhe.
Get the population, get the resources, get the taxes?
No, all she wanted was to destroy the kingdom that made her uncomfortable.
After getting this sentence, Luo Hou didn't hesitate anymore, he said his own method very directly.
"It's a very simple plan, it's a fire attack. ”
"Fire attack, but Tianhe is so big......
"I mean, burn them all. ”
"All ......" Yue Luoning's expression became sluggish, so that the connected words could not continue to be spoken smoothly.
Although the Tianhe River is not big, it still spans more than 2,000 miles from east to west, and more than 5,000 miles from north to south, and eighty percent of the territory is covered by mountains and forests.
Do you burn them all......
With such a handwriting, no wonder Luo Hou himself said that it hurt the heavens and the peace!
"Yes, burn them all. The reason why Tianhe is difficult to fight is the complex mountain and forest environment. If all the trees in the mountains and forests are scorched, then these mountains are nothing more than undulating wasteland. Where the enemy is, you can see it from afar. And our soldiers no longer have to endure the damage caused by the jungle environment. At that time, we were even able to launch a large-scale frontal charge in Tianhe. ”
Yes, what kind of mountains and forests are they called if there are no trees? What is there to be afraid of in a barren mountain without trees?
What snakes, insects, rats, ants, beasts, what are so complicated that you can only see a few feet ahead, and you have to always pay attention to any movement above your head and under your feet, and the jungle environment that makes people difficult to move is all gone, isn't it?
Yue Luoning didn't know how to describe her inner feelings, and she instinctively resisted doing so, because it would completely destroy Tianhe. Even though she is an unscrupulous person to achieve her goals, she still vaguely feels that it is too much.
On the other hand, however, when this plan was proposed, it had already formed a strong temptation for her.
She couldn't help muttering: "There are so many mountains, how can they burn out......"
"Once the fire is finished, it will be difficult to extinguish the wildfire. Even if the other side cuts out a wide separation zone in front of us, we can follow the fire. Wherever the fire burns, we will fight. Wherever they have been occupied, they will continue to burn until they have burned their place!"
Luo Hou obviously didn't come up with this plan on the first day, he already had a lot of ideas.
In the past, when the surrounding countries mentioned fighting Tianhe, they were most afraid of the dispersion tactics in the mountains and forests, and they were afraid that the Tianhe people were like vigorous hunters, like cunning wolves and poisonous snakes in the shadows, constantly attacking and biting the soldiers of the Moon Kingdom who were deep in the jungle.
If there were no mountains and forests, facing each other head-on in an unobstructed open field, Luo Hou would not have to make much effort to defeat the Tianhe soldiers.
This fire, even if the people of Tianhe want to, they can't stop it. Because without the mountains and forests as a cover, they couldn't stop the footsteps of the Moon Kingdom army at all.
Yue Luoning slowly closed her eyes, she finally understood why Luo Hou had a hard time choosing.
Her voice was even trembling: "Once we do this kind of thing, we will be greeted with countless accusations and spits...... The entire Cangluo Continent and even the people of the future generations will ......"
"But Your Majesty can win the war, and it won't cost much. With this tactic, I am sure that the casualties of my officers and men will be controlled below 50,000!"
"Victory......"
"Yes, victory! History books are written by the victors, and as long as they achieve victory, even if they kill millions of people in the first war, they will only be worshiped as heroes by future generations. When future generations see this period of history, they will only think that His Majesty will never leave any trouble behind his death, and will not be benevolent to women! This battle is enough to deter countless young people, and no one dares to say that women are weak and can be bullied if they are kings! Even the people of later generations are no exception......" (To be continued.) )