Li Zhi held the light paper in his hand, but he felt that the weight of this memorial was definitely not the weight of the paper. The supervisors had always been the confidants appointed by the royal family, and were used to contain the generals in foreign wars. If according to Li Hong's It is suggested that after the power of supervising the army is greatly weakened, although it is beneficial for military generals to lead troops in battle, will the role of civil servants supervising the army become dispensable
Li Hong couldn't explain the problem of his father Long at once, so he had to say: "It's better to do it than to say it. You will know it after taking a look at it during this period, especially Xue Rengui's troops, look at the situation with Qibi Heli and Li Jinxing What's the difference?"
"Isn't it just that there is an extra civil servant to supervise the army? The original configuration of one general manager and one deputy general manager has become a configuration of one general manager and two deputy general managers in Xue Rengui's place?" Li Zhi is not blind. He naturally discovered during this period Understand the differences between Xue Rengui's department and Qibi Heli and Li Jinxing's department.
"Then when have you seen Xue Rengui's civil servants and supervisors intervene in the war? What is his jurisdiction?" Li Hong asked step by step.
Li Zhi showed a thoughtful expression, thought for a while and said: "The civil servants and supervisors seem to have been only responsible for logistics and records, but did not participate in the decision-making of the war."
"That's right. You haven't really used Xue Rengui's troops, so naturally you don't know the pros and cons. You'll find out tomorrow when you take a look." Li Hong said mysteriously, letting it slip.
In fact, it is not that complicated. The deputy general manager, civil servants and supervising the army are more like the political commissar in the army of Li Hong's previous generation. His role is to mediate conflicts between the upper and lower ranks of the army, between soldiers, generals, and more. Most of them emphasize the troops' loyalty to the Tang Dynasty and their unconditional obedience to the general manager.
The other deputy general manager is only responsible for training, setting up camps for the troops during marches, etc., and cooperating with the civil servants and supervisors to do all the work of the army. Xue Rengui's responsibility is to, with the cooperation of the two, When a person has done everything in the army, he is only responsible for making decisions and leading troops in combat.
There is a clear division of labor and tacit cooperation between the three of them, but they also play a role in restraining and supervising each other administratively. Therefore, the military establishment that has been implemented in Anxi and Tubo for many years is the reason why Li Hong can stay in Chang'an leisurely. main reason.
Li Zhi looked at Li Hong's show off virtue and didn't bother to say anything about him. After closing the ceremony and resting for a while, he opened his eyes and said: "The army only hit Datong River. I feel very sorry in my heart. If we could have marched straight into Liu Look at Jing, even if we don’t become the future Protectorate of Anton, I still hope to be able to march across the river with a large army. "
"Why?" Li Hong was very surprised. Did Father Long come here for a trip? He didn't write about his trip here. Did he think it was not enough
"I don't want Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje to think that we, the Tang Dynasty, were unable to cross the river to conquer, so we stayed at the Datong River."
Li Hong looked at Li Zhi's eyes quietly, looking forward to and a little excited to hit someone's home...: "It's not impossible, it's right, the fight can't be in vain, you have to get some money no matter what. Come back to make amends to the soldiers, right? If you still feel that it is not enough, you can summon the King of Silla and the King of Baekje in Ryugyong and ask them to come to Ryugyong to see you."
Li Zhi sighed helplessly again. Why did such a good national event come out of the mouth of the prince, and he was like a bandit who fell into the trap? What does it mean to get some money back to reward the soldiers!
Although the principle is this principle, after Li Hong said this, everything changed.
"You must cross the Datong River. This is my order. If you can't pass, it depends on how I deal with you!" Li Zhi also acted like an emperor in front of Li Hong. When it was replaced by civil and military officials, Li Zhi didn't know why, but he became indecisive. .
"Yes, I obeyed my order. I just wanted to see what the women in the Goguryeo Royal City look like, and whether they are all as obedient as the Silla maids. However, I still feel that the women of the Japanese country are the gentlest..."
"Get out." Li Zhi snorted coldly. The more he spoke, the more outrageous he became. Is this a prince or a bandit
"Oh, I'll take my leave." Someone was still not finished. He looked at Father Long's beard that was raised angrily and walked out immediately.
Night slowly enveloped Anshi City, which was besieged by the Tang Dynasty army. All around the camps under the city were soldiers from the Jinwu Guard patrolling with horizontal knives and horses.
In the Prince's Camp not far from the Central Army Tent, Xue Rengui, who had not been put into much use since the start of the Liaodong War, now became the absolute main force in the Liaodong Campaign.
Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan were arranged by Li Hong to clean up the work, but Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan did not complain at all.
No need for His Highness to explain, they all knew that His Highness arranged for them to clean up, pacify, and maintain the captured city because they had been in Liaodong for a long time and had a good understanding of the local customs. It was not that His Highness had any objections to the two of them. , and therefore was despised.
Qibi Heli, Li Jinxing, and Xue Rengui, the three armies attacked the three city gates separately. Three thousand people from the Shenji Battalion took advantage of the night and quietly sneaked under the city of Anshi. All the explosives wrapped in oil paper were packed one by one. It was placed at the weakest point of the city wall, which was also called the explosive point by His Royal Highness.
These places were judged based on the strength of the enemy troops defending the city during the feint attack during the day today. Therefore, when explosives are used tomorrow, this is an extremely important detail.
Such battles are common siege battles for these battle-hardened generals, so no one feels nervous or excited about tomorrow's battle.
However, Liu Rengui, who is the Minister of War, hesitantly expressed his hidden worries: "Your Highness, there will be a lot of use of thunder tomorrow. Although I want to destroy the morale of the Goguryeo army in one battle, will it allow Ge Xiyuan, Your Excellency, Shi Zangjie, accuses you in front of His Majesty of killing innocent people and causing wrath and hatred."
"How can there be no death in such a war? It doesn't matter if the people who die are not Tang Dynasty people. Besides, in this Liaodong Peninsula, whether it's Silla, Baekje, or Goguryeo, there is no good species. You don't have to be mentally burdened." Li Hongming The man put away the simple map, clapped his hands and said.
After looking at Liu Rengui and others who were still a little worried, Li Hong had no choice but to say again: "I have told your Majesty today that any civil servant who dares to interfere in all wars will be imprisoned. When the master returns to the court, I will ask my father to report it." , turn this war code into a military law, no one is allowed to violate it, so if anything happens tomorrow, I will help you. Your mission is to take down Anshi City in one fell swoop and use the powerful combat power of the Tang Dynasty. Make the enemy frightened and lose their combat effectiveness."
When they heard that their immediate superiors were helping them withstand the criticisms of the civil servants, these military generals were immediately shocked. Their immediate superiors were so loyal to help them. Naturally, they must also show courage to move forward and fight tomorrow's battle well. , striving to hit the Datong River in one fell swoop.
Xue Rengui, Li Jinxing and Qibi Heli stood up at the same time and vowed: "General, please understand that tomorrow we will show the majesty of our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, so that the soldiers of Goguryeo will hear our army of the Tang Dynasty just as Your Highness said. The name makes my legs weak and makes me wet my pants.”
The rabbit caught by Hai Dongqing was grilled by Hua Meng and others and became extremely delicious. After several generals finished eating the rabbit meat, they wiped their mouths and went to prepare it.
Although tomorrow will be a siege battle on the surface, there will be a pursuit battle and an annihilation battle at the same time. Therefore, it is extremely important for the three of them to keep up their spirits and prepare for the war in the next few days.
Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan were the last to leave. Li Hong left them with a few more words of warning. The two of them could not help but shake their heads and smile bitterly. Indeed, this war is as His Highness said, so why bother with routines? What is a routine
It's simply against common sense. Their cleanup work tomorrow seems simple, but even if they have to do a good job once Anshi City is defeated, Xue Rengui, Qibi Heli, and Li Jinxing will separately attack Nan behind Anshi City. When they were approaching the three cities of Su, Muti, and Cangyan, they had to put down the mopping up battles in their hands as quickly as possible and head to the last city behind the Datong River, Shangyi City, at a rapid march.
After sending away Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan, Li Hong, who had no useful generals around him, could only count on Jingzhe, and Jingzhe did bring him good news. Three days later, the Tang Navy would be under the command of Navy Chief Cui Under the leadership of Zhiben, he rushed to the vicinity of the Datong River and assisted him in crossing the river to attack the royal city of Liujing.
The two thousand people who were originally transporting baggage and food arrived at the gate of Anshi when it was almost dusk. So now, Li Hong finally had a genuine three thousand soldiers and horses, and these three thousand soldiers and horses were also with him. It will be a surprise soldier in this war, a surprise soldier who attacks Ryugyong, the royal city of Goguryeo.
When the sky was still gray and not all lighted up, the entire Datang barracks under Anshi City became lively, with shouts and scolds, the neighing of war horses, the metallic sounds of horizontal knives and horse blades, and the sound of neat steps. , making Anshi City on the opposite side seem to be shaken by these sounds.
Nearly 200,000 Tang troops came to the city. Li Hong thought that Anshi City was able to endure this pressure and persist until now.
If you stand on a high mountain in the distance and look down, the broad plain under Anshi City looks like a black ocean, and the light reflected by the little weapons is like the starlight reflected on the sea, with a sense of It has an unparalleled sense of beauty and a chilling murderous aura.
The birds and animals that were sleeping peacefully in the mountains and dense forests were dissatisfied that humans had woken them up from their sweet dreams. After peeking at the humans, they tilted their heads again and went back to sleep.
As for the Anshi City garrison on the top of the city, seeing Datang's attitude as if it was going to attack the city with all its strength, and feeling the increasingly strong fighting spirit and murderous intent, their faces instantly turned pale, panicked, and trembling. He rolled and fell from the tower. There was only one thought in his mind that made him tremble: "The Tang army is about to start a real siege!"
(End of chapter)