Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3019 Strategic Battle
All the generals in the tent were stunned, just now when the navy was mentioned, the navy came here.

The British Duke also predicted that the battle of Beisha City would last for three to five days, but the battle report had already arrived before the word was heard. According to the time calculation, the navy probably had just arrived in Beisha City, and the battle was over, and then the troops moved along. Go north from the coast, come to join us...

Is this too fast?

Even if Beisha City is not an important city for Goguryeo's defense, it is still the core of Goguryeo's rule over the southern tip of the peninsula. More than 4 Goguryeo troops guard against danger. Even if there is gunpowder to break the city, it will take three to five days, right?After all, the total combat force of the Navy is only [-] to [-], and some ships and manpower have to be assigned to transport all kinds of food and supplies needed by the main force. The force to attack Beisha City must be around [-].

His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows. Although he was extremely exhausted, he must not delay at this time, and said: "The general will submit the report!"

"Here!"

A soldier walked into the account, and the general reported it.

Zhu Suiliang put down the meritorious work in his hand, stood up and reported to the general, and passed it to His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er took it, looked it over, knocked on the book in front of him, and praised: "Good! The general will report it to everyone. The navy has made a great victory and captured Beisha City, and the entire army of more than ten thousand defenders has been wiped out." , One battle will deter the enemy's guts!"

Hey!
All the generals were startled.It is not difficult for the navy to win and take Beisha city lightly. After all, the navy's combat power has been preached by various parties all the time. It is almost like the "first army of the Tang Dynasty". .

It must not be difficult to capture Beisha City.

However, Goguryeo was faced with the overwhelming force of the Tang army, and its military strength was seriously insufficient. It was impossible to deploy heavy troops to defend the key passes. It could only forcefully recruit soldiers from all over the country. Farmers, herdsmen, and even prisoners and slaves all distributed their weapons and sent them to the battlefield. .

Naturally, it is impossible to garrison elite soldiers in such an insignificant place as Beisha City.

In this way, there will be a phenomenon. Once the city wall of Beisha City is breached by the Tang army, and the Tang army enters the city and slaughters it, most of the Goguryeo defenders will collapse in panic due to lack of necessary drills, or they will all flee. , or surrender on the spot.

It is really difficult to wipe out all of them.

After all, this requires the Goguryeo army to work together and fight to the end to cooperate...

General Zhu Suiliang's report was circulated to all the generals, and the first one was passed to Changsun Wuji.

Li Ji glanced at Zhu Suiliang, lowered his eyelids, and remained silent...

Changsun Wuji quickly finished the general report, then handed it to Li Ji beside him, thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty knows clearly that the navy has won the battle and captured Beisha City, an important town in southern Liaoning, but according to what is written in its battle report It is to attack with fire, and besiege the city and watch the whole Beisha city turn into scorched earth, people and animals are all charred, and no one survives...It is really too much killing, which hurts the peace of heaven. Please also ask your majesty to punish the crime of the sailors, so as to save the rest of the troops Competing to follow suit, causing senseless killings, disastrous lives, and damaging our celestial dignity."

No one answered.

Although everyone thinks there is some truth to this statement, after all, they haven't read the military newspaper, so it's hard to refute it directly.

When the military report was circulated in the hands of the generals one by one, Zhang Jian couldn't bear his temper, stood up and said, "The general will not agree with Zhao Guogong's words. Now that the empire is marching eastward and mobilizing the power of the whole country, it is natural to overthrow Goguryeo in one fell swoop. Eliminate the hidden dangers on the northeast border of the empire, and fight like a lion against a rabbit. How can you fear the head and tail, and add constraints to the soldiers of the army? Zhao Guogong, please remember that the national power was strong in the former Sui Dynasty, and millions of troops fought eastward for several times. The Tang Dynasty must not repeat the mistakes of the previous Sui Dynasty, and the benevolence of women is actually the way to seek disaster."

This is not a domestic civil war. It must be taboo not to kill too much, which will arouse the resentment of the people.The war between the two countries is about life and death. You want to destroy them in one fell swoop, and you are still clamoring about Tian Chao's dignity and the way of benevolence and righteousness, so that people will appreciate your benevolence, generosity, and grace of not killing?

Naturally, he would not think that the majestic elder Sun Wuji has only such a level, and the reason why he is talking about the "benevolence of a woman" is because he wants to suppress the navy and is selfish.

This is exactly what Zhang Jian is not ashamed of.

Fighting for power and profit is inevitable, but in order to suppress the achievements of others, but hastily restrict the overall combat strategy of the army, wouldn't this make loved ones bitter and enemies happy?

Selfishness, disregard for righteousness, is disdainful.

Changsun Wuji was not annoyed, and said indifferently: "The reason for the empire's conquest of Goguryeo is not to slaughter the Goguryeo family. After they invade Pyongyang and overthrow their regime, they still need to rely on the Goguryeo people to govern the vast land of Liaodong." Land? If the massacre was too rampant at this time, it would arouse hatred from all over Goguryeo. Afterwards, they would be united in the same hatred, and they would definitely embrace the belief of mortal death in every battle, and the losses of the imperial army would inevitably increase. How can I remember the appearance of a benevolent and righteous teacher Make all Goguryeo people be convinced and take the initiative to accept the rule of the empire?"

Zhang Jian is a straightforward person, and his words are naturally inferior to that of Changsun Wuji. He blushed with anger, and said in a muffled voice: "It's ridiculous! The empire's conquest of Goguryeo is naturally to put its territory within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and its people also Under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, it is only necessary to make them fear the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, why do they need to feel the benevolence of the Tang Dynasty? People who are aliens, drink blood like hair, and may not understand what benevolence is!"

This is actually the mainstream value in the Tang army at present, which is completely different from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Today's imperial military thinks that all aliens and barbarian lands can be conquered by force. After all, barbarians "fear power but not morality". What kind of benevolence and morality do you tell them? They know nothing ah?Their fists are hard enough and their knives fast enough, so they accept the rule honestly, otherwise they will rebel if given the chance.

The Turkic people who used to be attached are the best precedent. When the Datang army broke into the grassland and attacked its teeth, and beat the so-called "40 string-controlling men" to the wolf, they were afraid of the Datang Tianwei and willingly accepted it. Ruled, and competed to be attached, willing to garrison the Hetao area for the Tang Dynasty.

As a result, Datang's control was slightly weakened, and these Turkic people immediately rebelled, killed the Han people, burned the government, and ran to the grassland with their families...

What's wrong with the navy slaughtering Beisha City?
It is precisely because of this that Goguryeo, who will stick to the mountain city in the future, will have a long memory. The end of stubborn resistance to the end will be a dead end. It is better to surrender early...

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "The barbarians don't understand the teachings of saints, so the weak eat the strong. If we also kill and have no benevolence, then how are we different from those barbarians? They should be taught to understand, just like what the empire is doing in Annan and Wa countries today, teaching Chinese characters and Chinese to make them understand Han classics, then they will of course understand the way of benevolence and morality, and know that the Tang Dynasty is the supreme power of heaven. A country, a state of benevolence and righteousness, how can there be any reason for rebellion?"

Zhang Jian was so angry that he stared at him, but he couldn't say a word of rebuttal.

Isn't this what those rotten scholars preached all day long?Usually in the imperial court, corrupt Confucians use these reasons to refute the military, saying that "although a country is big, it will perish if it is warlike", and treat foreigners with gentleness, and do their best to educate and attack them. Knowing etiquette, understanding benevolence, bathing in the light of saints, naturally the sea is clean and the world is peaceful...

How can your eldest grandson Wuji be considered a representative of the military, and how can you suppress the merits of the navy with those rotten remarks?
Simply shameless!

The two of you argued endlessly with each other. After the desk, His Majesty Li Er was already one head and two older. He was upset and couldn't bear it. He restrained his temper that was about to explode, knocked on the desk, and said: "This matter will be sooner or later." Let's talk about it later, where is Su Dingfang now?"

The soldier at the door said: "I am resting at the mouth of the Daqing River, and I can go up the river at any time to help the army attack Jian'an City."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "Order Su Dingfang to come to the big tent immediately to discuss specific combat strategies."

"Here!"

The soldiers walked out of the big tent and went to the mouth of the river to deliver orders.

His Majesty Li Er felt that his energy was really unsustainable, he half closed his eyes, waved his hands and said: "My dear friends, go back to the camp to rest and get ready to attack Jian'an City."

"Here!"

Everyone saw that His Majesty Li Er was in low spirits, so he quickly bowed and saluted, and filed out of the big tent one by one.

Zhang Jian walked to the door, saw Changsun Wuji coming out, stepped forward and asked, "The final general does not agree with Zhao Guogong's remarks. Conquest on the battlefield, either you die or I forget. If you can win at the least cost, how can you win?" Need to worry about the life and death of the enemy? The so-called peaceful peace is simply absurd!"

My heart was full of anger, which was the anger I had accumulated since I learned that the army's strategy had almost completely abandoned the navy.

It's okay to fight for interests, but it's a bit too much to ignore the greater casualties and win merits for yourself without using a better strategy.

(End of this chapter)