Since the city guard's mansion had been burned to ashes by a bloody fire, Haotian and others randomly found a compound to stay. The owner of the house was originally a prominent figure in Yanzhou, but he failed in the Northern Expedition.
When the aliens went south, they fled with the imperial army to the Holy Capital of Tiandu, and this compound has now naturally become Haotian's territory.
Sitting down in order of priority, Feng Jing then asked: "My lord, I wonder if there is something important in your coming here in such a hurry this time?"
Haotian smiled slightly: "I came to Yanzhou just now. Firstly, I want to commend you for your achievements. Secondly, I want to discuss the upcoming war with you."
"The next war? Is my lord preparing to launch an attack on the other three states immediately?" Luo Xiang said in surprise. He originally went to Kezhou to appease the people, but on the way he met Haotian who was about to go north to Yanzhou.
He followed them together. Everyone was marching in a hurry along the way, so he naturally had no way of guessing what Haotian was thinking.
Haotian nodded: "Yes. I am planning to launch an attack on the three northern states within the next two to three days."
Luo Xiang objected loudly: "My lord, please think twice. Our army has been fighting for a long time, and the sergeants are tired and it is not suitable to fight again. This is one of the reasons. The organization is chaotic and cannot form effective combat power. Therefore, in these two battles, we just outmaneuvered them."
Rather than being a force of enemies, this is the second point. The total military strength of the three northern states plus the escaped Yelu Zhaochang exceeds 100,000, which is far greater than our military strength. Moreover, it is also a siege battle, and the enemy is already prepared. Our army
It is impossible to use tactics to attack as before, and the chance of winning is not great, which is the third reason. Therefore, my subordinates believe that it is not too late to wait until the three states under our control have rested for a period of time before taking action."
After listening to Luo Xiang's words, Haotian's face remained calm, but he was slightly disappointed in his heart. In the previous battle in Kezhou, Luo Xiang's performance was remarkable. He not only deliberately leaked false news to the opponent
, annihilated the opponent's main force in one fell swoop, and outmaneuvered Kezhou. After this battle, Haotian originally thought that Luo Xiang also had a great vision in military strategy, but now it seems that what he is best at is still his
Be patient and strategic.
After looking around at the generals below, Haotian said, "Do you have any other opinions?"
Feng Jing took the lead and said: "The general disagrees with your statement. Although our army has many shortcomings, it also has many advantages. First, it has sufficient troops. After conquering the three southern states, our army rescued more than 100,000 prisoners of war.
These prisoners of war were originally regular troops of the empire, and had received strict military training. With a little reorganization, they would become an army of tigers and wolves. Everyone saw the battle last night, and it was just an army that had just been transformed from prisoners of war.
We defeated the armies of Haixi and Mandan in one fell swoop. Moreover, Hetao has always been a martial artist, and the people here are extremely hostile to the Hulu. Countless people have taken the initiative to join the army in the past two days. So far, our army has reached nearly ten
Ten thousand, the military strength is not inferior to any of the three northern states. Secondly, the soldiers are very fast. After two days of fighting, the soldiers are a little tired. But precisely because of this, we must fight quickly and take advantage of the opportunity.
They captured the three prefectures in one fell swoop before their energy sank. If they are allowed to rest now, they will inevitably lose their original combat effectiveness due to a short period of relaxation. Third, the people must surrender. Because the Hulu burned, killed and looted in Hetao
, so the people in Hetao hate them to the core, and we are fighting for the nation and the people. Wherever the army goes, the people will follow us like a shadow. With the support of the people, we will win without a doubt."
"What do you think?" Haotian turned his attention to Xue Sha.
Xue Sha thought about his words and said, "I think what General Feng Jing said is reasonable. Moreover, although the six tribes outside the Great Wall withdrew to the country for their own reasons some time ago, the situation in Hetao has changed drastically. It is difficult to say whether they will reorganize.
The coalition forces are moving south again. Therefore, my subordinates believe that the top priority is to pacify the Hetao, and then rely on the natural dangers of the river to confront the upcoming revenge of the six tribes beyond the Great Wall."
Both of their opinions were based on military considerations. If they were just the commander of an army, that would be enough. But as a superior, Haotian saw more than this, so he turned his gaze aside and remained silent.
The mystery of language.
Xuanji also knew that it was time to speak for himself at this time, so he stopped being silent: "My lord, what the two generals said is reasonable. But they haven't mentioned the most important point yet, that is, in the land of the three northern states, there are at least three
There are millions of Chinese people. The Hulu are cruel in nature, and now they are threatened by us. Who knows if they will vent their anger on these people?"
Haotian nodded in approval, while the expressions of the rest of the people changed. They had seen the killing skills of the foreign races outside the Great Wall. In less than a year after the fall of Youyun Sixteen States, the original 40 million Divine States
There are less than five million people left, and most of them are old, weak, women and children. If it weren't for the aliens outside the Great Wall who tried to make these people without labor force consume Qingfeng's national power to the maximum extent, I am afraid that there would be no human habitation on the Fifth Road of Hebei.
In less than half a month after Hetao fell into enemy hands, the population dropped by at least one million. If no effective measures are taken, the three northern states will really flow into rivers of blood.
Xuanji's words struck a deep chord in everyone's hearts. As people of the Hetao, they feel more connected than ordinary people to the people of the six states of the Hetao. Especially Haotian, who raised troops in Dingzhou originally for the sake of China.
If the common people were allowed to fall under the butcher's knife of foreigners, Haotian really couldn't agree. Therefore, although he knew that what Luo Xiang said was reasonable, he still firmly advocated a quick attack.
When Luo Xiang heard this, he also shut his mouth honestly. Although he was facing great difficulties, all the difficulties were insignificant compared with the people of Hetao who were still worried and frightened by the alien butcher's knife.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Haotian said: "Since everyone agrees, let's settle it like this. But before that, we must reorganize our soldiers so that they can quickly form combat effectiveness. And we govern
The three southern states below also need to recover as soon as possible. But we have too few administrative staff. The local officials in Hetao either died in the war or have gone south. This is a problem. Do you have any good candidates?
"
Haotian is particularly worried about this. The territory has been taken, but now there is no one to govern it. He was born in the military and does not have much talent in administration. Although his subordinates Luo Xiang and Xuanji are both talented in this area,
But he didn't want them to be wronged in such a position. Besides, they still needed to plan for the recovery of the three northern states, so Haotian had to choose another candidate.
Everyone in the audience was silent for a while after these words. After a long time, Xuanji said: "My lord, I have a suitable candidate. This person's name is Lin Taiyue, one of the four famous scholars in Qingfeng. He was originally from Jiangnan.
The prefect of Lu has outstanding talents and is especially good at internal affairs. However, this person hates evil and is very aloof. Because he couldn't stand the darkness of officialdom, he resigned and retired to his home. If there is no accident, this person should be living in seclusion in Puyun County, Kezhou.
I just don’t know if he has followed the imperial army south in this chaotic situation."
"If we can really find this person, he is a talented person." Haotian nodded and said. Since this person resigned because he couldn't stand the turbidity of the officialdom, he should also be a passionate man. Although he is allowed to govern
The land of Yizhou has wronged him a little, but I think he won't mind. It's just that these scholars are a bit noble, so it may take some effort to get him out of the mountain.
Thinking of this, Haotian yelled at Xinke, who was sitting under his head to catch up on his sleep: "Xinke!"
"My subordinate is here!" Xinke didn't react at all, but Fengjing beside him gave him a hard squeeze, and he woke up. Looking at Haotian's half-smiling expression, Xinke suddenly felt horrified.
, so he quickly replied.
Haotian didn't bother to argue with him. He grew up together and knew his temper very well. Haotian naturally said: "There is a reclusive official named Lin Taiyue in Puyun County, Kezhou. This person is particularly good at internal affairs, but scholars are bound to be a little aloof.
. Just go and invite him over to me. Remember, Mr. Lin is a scholar. You should be more polite to me, okay?"
"My lord, although General Xinke is brave and good at fighting, are you thinking about this matter?" Xuanji said quickly. As one of the four famous scholars in Qingfeng, Lin Taiyue naturally has the arrogance of a scholar. Even if Haotian goes there in person,
I'm afraid it would be difficult to recruit him, let alone a subordinate like Xinke. Moreover, Xinke is a rough man, and Xuanji is really afraid that if there is a disagreement, Xinke will bring Lin Taiyue's body back with an axe.
Haotian smiled slightly: "No, that person has his own sense of propriety. Since this person is particularly aloof, you can't invite him if someone else is free. If someone is free, he will naturally go and visit in person. But now there are many things to do, and it is really hard to go
No. If you do extraordinary things, you should use extraordinary means. If you act with faith, you will definitely succeed immediately." Everyone in the audience immediately understood what he meant, so they all laughed. A wise man is a scholar who meets a soldier, and he is right to say no.
Qing. Since this person resigned from office because he was disgusted with the turbid officialdom, he must have the common characteristics of the Chinese nation in his heart. The reason why he was able to refuse their invitations countless times in the past was because he understood that these people did not dare to do anything to him. Refuse
The more he did, the more he became famous. However, Xin Ke is just a warrior who obeys Haotian's orders. With Lin Taiyue's intelligence, I think he will understand the consequences of rejecting Xin Ke. It's just that this matter is not handled properly.
May become a problem.
"Now that we have one candidate, are there any other candidates to consider?" Haotian then asked.
"My lord, I have taken a fancy to someone else." Seeing that everyone was silent, Tianyi said crisply.
Everyone was stunned, and Haotian was also very curious and said: "Who is that person? He is not an ordinary person who can attract the attention of God."
Tianyi smiled and said: "This man is also an old subordinate of my lord. When Dingzhou was captured that day, my lord specially asked him to manage war preparations."
"Wei He?" Haotian reacted immediately. Wei He was an old subordinate who started following him when he was the commander of Qianqi. However, this man was taciturn and his performance on the battlefield was ordinary, so Haotian had no interest in him.
Too careful. But after conquering Dingzhou, he really had no available men. He happened to come to report the situation, and Haotian put him in a war-ready position like a strong man. He just didn't know that God had taken a fancy to him.
Which point.
Tianyi explained: "After our army captured Dingzhou, the army suddenly increased from a thousand to tens of thousands now. But looking at the battle situation these days, although our army was hastily formed, its combat readiness and logistics have never been the same.
He made mistakes and effectively supported the progress of the battlefield. From this, we can see that Wei He must have good organizational and coordination skills. It is more than enough for him to serve as the prefect of a state."
After hearing this, Haotian waved his hand and said: "In that case, let Wei He give it a try. Since Lin Taiyue is living in seclusion in Kezhou, let him be the governor of Kezhou. With a great scholar like him in charge, I would like to come to Kezhou soon."
It can be brought into the normal track. Wei He has excellent abilities, so let him come to Yanzhou. The environment here is complicated, and there are powerful enemies looking around. I hope he will not let someone down. And Dingzhou is our base camp, so the situation is pretty good.
Stable. Let's do this, let He Fu take charge. He has been an official in Dingzhou for many years. Mr. Luo once said that this person is good at political affairs. Mr. Luo, what do you think?"
Xuanji nodded appreciatively, while Luo Xiang smiled. He knew that Haotian did this to prepare for the upcoming military reform. Although He Fu made great contributions in regaining Dingzhou, he was not particularly
With obvious advantages, it would be difficult for him to make achievements in the military, so Haotian specially transferred him to an administrative position, hoping that he could use his good connections over the years to utilize his abilities. From this point of view, Haotian is indeed an important person.