Chapter 42 The soldiers are not soldiers

Yun Chu's heart was indeed messed up.

It's not that I'm worried about Chang'an's affairs, but Wang Xiaojie of Yingzhou, so far, Wang Xiaojie has won two battles and two victories in Pingdingling and Hupaoling, beheading more than 3,000 Khitan Xi people's coalition troops, and at present, they are continuing to pursue.

Back then, when Yun Chu was in charge of killing the alien races near Yingzhou, he still had a certain amount of research on the two mountains of Pingding and Hupao, which were actually the north gates of Yingzhou, and after passing through this gate, the Tang army would face a large area of plains and swamps.

The only explanation for why there is a large swamp there is a lot of rivers in that ghost place all year round, and the amount of fucking rainfall is greater than the amount of evaporation.

Most of the rain on the Liaodong Plain comes from the late summer and early autumn, that is, between June and August, there can be a period of autumn high and cool time in September, but there is not much time, not enough to dry the slippery earth, only when the cold snap at the end of October arrives, the earth will be frozen hard and suitable for horse racing.

The period from the end of September to the beginning of October is the most fatal, freezing rain or the first snow is easy to occur at this time, that is to say, during this period of time, Liaodong is rainy and snowy, foggy, and humid, which is very unfavorable for the Tang army that uses gunpowder as a treasure.

After Wang Xiaojie won the two wars of flat top and tiger run, he faced the defeat of the opponent's remnants, at this time, he may not think that the other party can do anything to him, and the possibility of the whole army leaving the Yingzhou base camp to pursue the enemy army is very large.

The most fatal thing is that the army led by Wang Xiaojie is not Yingzhou Tun garrison horses, it is transferred from Hebei, and it is too hurried when it sets off, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are still wearing summer clothes at this time, and the time for Chang'an Military Uniform Factory to deliver new winter clothes to Yingzhou every year is August, and after it is transported to Yingzhou, it will basically be October.

At this time, Wang Xiaojie led the army to pursue north.

Since the amount of iron smelting in Chang'an has soared repeatedly, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have long been equipped by the emperor to the teeth, whether it is cavalry, or foot soldiers are rarely equipped with cheap leather armor and cotton armor, except for some scouts and jumps that need to be light, the rest are basically ironclad.

"Wang Xiaojie, this bastard is too anxious, wait for another month, wait for the earth to freeze before setting off, no matter how he fights, the result will not be too bad."

Yun Chu sighed and slammed the scripture in his hand on the table.

He doesn't care about the emperor, he doesn't even care about the prince so much, as for the life and death of people like Wang Xiaojie, he doesn't even bother to pay attention to it, but for those government soldiers who are armed by him himself, Yun Chu cares a lot.

The main thing is that the 12,000 people under the command of Wang Xiaojie, the dog day, are all soldiers of the Guanzhong government.

"You don't have to worry too much, they are well-equipped, even if something happens, they can fight their way out of it."

Di Renjie is not very proficient in military affairs, but he has great trust in the combat power of the Guanzhong government soldiers.

said gently: "I really hope that Xi people, the Khitan coalition army is really running away." ”

Yun Chu was startled when he heard this, and looked at him gently, "What do you mean?" ”

Gentle and indifferent: "That's what it means, as a former general, you know the weaknesses of the Tang Dynasty soldiers clearly, this is what it should be, firearms are not easy to exert their strength in a humid environment, you know clearly and it should be, as for the summer clothes and winter clothes of the soldiers, you know that it should be."

Then, if the Khitans also know clearly about the group of savages, then there is a problem. ”

Yun Chu's lips trembled and said, "No...... As for...... bar. ”

Sighed softly and said: "The country is the country of the Li family, the army is the army of the Li family, and it has nothing to do with others, you, who always can't tell the relationship between the Li family and the country, are really an outlier in the army,

You always say that the soldiers of Guanzhong are your comrades, your soldiers, and your brothers, and over the years you have rewarded every soldier who has returned from the levy in Jinchangfang, and celebrated them with food, wine, singing and dancing, I ask you, if one day these soldiers are ordered to arrest you, will you still think that they are comrades, soldiers, and brothers?

I don't know what kind of experience made you feel this strange, the so-called government soldiers, a group of killing machines recruited by the Tang Dynasty court with little wealth and bent on becoming a human being, specializing in armed robbery, suppression, and killing people who disagreed with the court.

They do what you often say about protecting their homes and defending the country, but that's not what they intended.

In the Tang Dynasty, the generals are not familiar with the soldiers, and the soldiers are not familiar with the generals, so there is basically not much friendship between them.

Unless you led the army to conquer Liaodong, in the name of Wannian County Order, with the fact of General Dingyuan, you led the soldiers of Wannian County, at this time, the soldiers of the government have a real sense of belonging to you, the parent official, and this Dingyuan general.

When you were in Liaodong before, you always complained that Guo Beifeng didn't cherish the lives of the soldiers under his command, and always said that the rest of the generals obviously had better choices in many cases, but they always used the lives of the soldiers under their command to fill the battlefield.

In fact, this is the normal state of the generals of the Tang Dynasty, and the state of cherishing the soldiers under your command on the battlefield of Liaodong is the real outlier in the army.

Why did the British Guild evaluate that you lead 5,000 troops, but you can run rampant in the world, 10,000 champions, you can only defend one side, and 100,000 troops are in danger of losing your division and humiliating the country.

This is not about your ability to command the army, but about your lack of a clear understanding of the Tang Dynasty army.

You want to treat all the soldiers as your own, but what you don't know is that this is fundamentally contrary to the royal demands, what the court wants is that the generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals, not that you are like a family.

If you are like a family, then how should the emperor deal with himself? ”

A gentle long conversation made Yun Chu completely fall into contemplation.

Comrades, soldiers, brothers, where do these concepts come from?

From that cloud beginning, of course, a long time ago.

In his time, soldiers were comrades, soldiers, brothersβ€”they went first in danger, and they went first in disaster......

Yun Chu is very sure that when he encounters a crisis in the world, as long as the soldiers are still there, it will not be his turn to face danger and death.

In the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers were a group of hunters, and when necessary, they would use the people as bait to catch more prey, bigger prey...... Just like during the siege of the city, the people and auxiliaries go up first, and take their lives to consume the enemy's weapons.

Just like when they were in Qiuzi Town, the government soldiers recuperated and only let Daguan Ling lead a group of miscellaneous troops to defend against the enemy, and they would only attack once or twice when they were most dangerous, and in the end, they tore through the city wall and ran away......

When he figured out these things, Yun Chu had nothing to do with Chang'an and was attacked, ransacked, and killed by some inexplicable people.

Everyone is temporarily tied together because of interests, and it is natural that they will be scattered because of the disappearance of interests.

Not to mention that Chang'an was breached six times and the Son of Heaven fled nine times, even if this number is exaggerated, it is not a big deal.

"In the future, we must strengthen the education of the collective consciousness of Chang'an people."

Wen Rou was originally very worried that his words would destroy Yun Chu's superb self-confidence, but he didn't expect this guy to once again make demands on Chang'an's spiritual construction after muttering for so long.

"Yes, yes, but how do we begin to educate ourselves on this collective consciousness?"

"Reward those who are righteous and brave, reward those who draw their swords to help each other when the road is uneven, reward those who help the weak and the elderly, reward those who maintain the reputation of Chang'an, and reward all those who have made meritorious contributions to maintaining Chang'an."

"Huh? Isn't that something that exists? ”

"It's different, when we return to Chang'an this time, we will be rewarded!"

"How heavy is it?"

"Glory, official position, and money are all the same."

"Huh? Isn't that right? ”

"To treat a serious illness, you must take strong medicine."

Di Renjie frowned and said, "If it is against the law to maintain Chang'an, what should I do?" ”

Yun Chu took a long breath and said, "Chang'an is the first, and the law is second. ”

Di Renjie said angrily: "This will only create a group of lawless thugs who are dedicated to Chang'an." ”

Yun Chu pointed to the tall Daxiong Treasure Hall of Guangfu Temple and said, "Why is Buddhism so prosperous? ”

Di Renjie was angry and didn't answer, Yun Chu had to ask himself: "Because of the fanatics." ”

Di Renjie said: "You will definitely regret it." ”

Yun Chu patted his chest and said: "There is nothing to regret, I myself am one of the most fanatical believers in Chang'an City, anyone who wants to destroy Lao Tzu's Chang'an, Lao Tzu must crush him to ashes to relieve his hatred."

As long as this city becomes the center of this world, it is, it will be, and it will still be a thousand years from now! ”

On the sixth day after Yun Chu said this, Wang Xiaojie defeated the wild boar field, and the army of 12,000 people only came back with less than 3,000 people.

Attacking the Khitan coalition army, breaking through the flat top again, the tiger ran two camps, and the soldiers pointed directly at Liaoyuan City in the north of Yingzhou.

At the same time, the large and small tribes around Yingzhou have taken refuge in the Xi Khitan coalition army, and for a time, the sixteen cities near Yingzhou were attacked by people from inside and outside, and everyone took pleasure in killing Tang people and slaughtering officials......

At the same time, Shandong, Hebei, which was originally calm, had countless recklessness overnight, and some people even rumored that Liu Heimin was not dead, but had been dormant, waiting for this day.

Li Ji, the British prince who had just returned to Chang'an, opened the door of the mansion, demolished the wall behind the door, and feasted with a group of old friends at home all day long, with non-stop wine and endless singing and dancing.

In October, Chang'an happened to be the busiest trading time of the year, and the whole city was filled with merchants from all over the world, as well as all kinds of strange-shaped Hu people.

Even the most conservative singer in the wine shop is open to all kinds of high-rollers who give the most money in the four seasons of the year.

(End of chapter)