Qiming 1158

Chapter 1233 Zhao Buxi does not understand the military

It was okay for Zhao Buxi to not discuss military issues with the civil servants for a few days, but as time passed, some civil servants were quite critical of it.

They said that Emperor Taizong, Zhao Guangyi, had done the same thing, throwing aside the civilian government and only discussing military affairs with the Privy Council, and the result was a disastrous defeat.

Facts have proved that even in the military, these civilians can play some role, and the result of not discussing with the civilians will be a disastrous defeat.
But no matter what they said, it was useless. Zhao Bunxi ignored them at all. Perhaps it was because he was very sad and sad because of these guys messing with tax issues, and he held grudges against them, so he wanted to promote military officers to suppress civilian officials.

However, he attached so much importance to the Privy Council to attach importance to the military officials, and the military officials were quite happy at first.

Military officials have always had little confidence in front of civil officials, but now that the emperor is close to them, they feel that staying with the emperor every day can improve their status.

And Zhao Buxi also found a good reinforcement for them - the local landlords and wealthy people in Chuan and Shu.

The rebel army is a peasant rebel army. Since the beginning of the rebellion, it has been the mortal enemy of the old and wealthy landlords. After they attacked the government, they will attack the old and wealthy landlords. Make a bang.

Therefore, the local landlords and wealthy people are the natural allies of the Chengdu court.

After discovering this, Zhao Buxi was keenly aware of the value of these old landlords to the Chengdu court, so Zhao Buxi ordered all the old landlords who were willing to rise up and fight the rebels to be false commanders.

They can recruit soldiers, prepare weapons and equipment on their own, rise up in resistance, share the worries of the imperial court, and announce that they will seal the meritorious ministers after the uprising is quelled, and give them rank and titles.

Some people say that this is a foolish strategy of strong branches and weak branches, but Zhao Buyi thinks that this is a double-edged sword. If you use it well, this sword can save the country, so it depends on how he handles it.

There is no doubt that this move indeed helped the Chengdu court stabilize the situation and relieved the pressure on the military.

After receiving the permission of the imperial court, the old and wealthy landlords no longer held back for fear of being attacked, and immediately broke out their power that had been hidden for many years, fighting the rebel army to the death.

This is of course a good thing for the military.

But soon, they discovered that Zhao Buyi always staying in the Privy Council did not seem to be a very positive thing.

Because Zhao Buxi did not understand the military.

For example, Wu Lin's earliest strategy to deal with the rebels in various places is to first come near and then far away, first easy and then difficult, first courtesy and then soldiers.

Because Wu Lin felt that there were too many uprising troops and the scope of the divisions was too wide, the army he could use was only [-], and the food and salaries were limited. In fact, it was very difficult. Therefore, he had to have a very clear plan. Follow this plan and go as soon as possible. pacify the insurgents everywhere.

First hit the close ones, and then deal with the ones that are a little further away, and the farthest ones should be sent to court officials with very favorable conditions to recruit them.

As long as they are willing to accept recruiting, then accept them, allow them to be officials, and then let them lead troops to fight other rebels and serve the court.

To put it bluntly, the insurgent army was either forced to survive, or followed the trend to revolt, and all they demanded were food, money, women and status.

Give it to them, give them all, as long as you are willing to recruit security, everything is easy to say, this decision can make some of the rebels turn their heads and become the imperial army.

However, facing this strategy, Zhao Buxi felt very unhappy.

Recruiting?

It's time to recruit security?

They don't even know how many officials have been killed. If this is recruited, what will be the face of the court?Where is the iron fist deterrence?
"The bandit army is just a group of rabble, the largest number is only more than [-] people, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled are still in the majority, and the number of bandits who can fight ranges from hundreds to thousands. The imperial army is well-equipped and trained for a long time, why not Break it down?
Recruiting security is something that needs to be done as a last resort. It damages the majesty of the imperial court, and it is easy for people to feel that the imperial court cannot quell the rebellion, so they have to recruit them, and it makes people feel that as long as they rebel, they can be recruited as high-ranking officials. How can things be done? "

Wu Lin quickly explained.

"It's not the case, it's just a tactic to delay the army, let them think about whether to accept the security or continue to riot, so that they can stop the riot, and at the same time cause conflicts among them, make them argue with each other endlessly, if they are lucky, it can also trigger them. infighting.

In this way, the court can concentrate its forces to eliminate the thieves who are closer in distance, and after stabilizing the surrounding areas of Chengdu, it can divide its troops to attack and destroy more thieves. No need to recruit. "

Zhao Buxi nodded slowly when he heard the words, as if suddenly realized, but quickly frowned again.

"Isn't it unreputable to do this? Saying that you want to recruit security, but suddenly changing your words, this is very damaging to the court's reputation. Once people feel that the court is unbelievable, when the court really wants to do something later. , no one wants to trust the imperial court?"

Wu Lin was very depressed.

"Your Majesty, this Art of War says that soldiers never tire of deceit, marching to battle, and talking about credibility is not necessary, as long as you can win."

"No, people can't stand without trust, and the court can't be without credibility."

Zhao Buxi frowned and said, "If you don't pay attention to credibility and play some conspiracy and tricks, you can achieve success for a while, but in the long run, it will not be worth the loss. Can it be successful?"

Wu Lin almost fainted when it got dark.

"Your Majesty, that's not what you said. The art of warfare, cloud and soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and it is normal to cheat on the battlefield. We are like this, and so are the thieves, not to mention that we are Master Wang, they are thieves, so there is no need to talk so much. reason."

Wu Lin tried his best to say some reasons that would convince Zhao Buyi.

"It is precisely because it is Master Wang that it is necessary to be upright and open. With a righteous imperial army, the imperial army is stronger than that of thieves. In this case, there is no need to engage in these conspiracies."

Zhao Buxi waved his hand: "Wu Xianggong is good at military use, why not let me see Wu Xianggong's military ability with my own eyes? It's like Wu Xianggong's graceful appearance when he fought against Jinbing. I have considerable admiration and yearning."

Wu Lin told Zhao Buxi that his blood pressure was soaring.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Can't you?"

"No, Your Majesty is watching, it is an honor for the minister."

Wu Lin took a deep breath, took out the majesty of a general, and began to line up troops, assign tasks, and make arrangements for a thorough attack on the major rebels in Sichuan and Shu.

The first arrangement was the anti-insurgency plan in Jianzhou and Longzhou. Wu Lin believed that the army should focus on attacking the rebels in the nearest places, and destroy them all, so that Chengdu would be completely safe, and then based on this, go out. soldier.

However, when Wu Lin arranged for his subordinates to launch military operations, Zhao Buxi couldn't sit still.

"Wu Xianggong, is it inappropriate to do this?"

"what?"

Wu Lin was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Zhao Buxi: "What do you mean by Your Majesty?"

"Thirteen state capitals in Chuan and Shu have had thieves troops, but now they are only attacking two? What about the remaining eleven? What should we do?"

Zhao Buxi frowned and asked: "Take two first, what if the attack is not smooth enough to delay the time, so that the bandit army in other prefectures grows bigger? Now these bandit armies are very arrogant, give them a little more time, and they will be able to It's dangerous to take over a state or even two states."

Wu Lin blinked, his head full of question marks.

?

what do you mean?
(End of this chapter)