Chapter 507: Replenishment of the Remaining Troops
Internal conflicts in the military have always been caused by the uneven distribution of interests.
Wei Xuan was an old man in the world, and he knew that the conflict between Li Jing and Tu Wanxu ultimately resulted in his own interests being harmed.
Tu Wanxu was robbed of his military exploits, and Li Jing suffered too much loss, which affected his move south.
But the results of the battle were very ideal. Both Liaodong and Wuliluo City were captured, which was an outstanding achievement.
"Okay, okay, everyone, please stop arguing and listen to me." Wei Xuan sat down in the lobby, pressed his hands down, and motioned for all the generals to sit down and talk properly.
In the army, regardless of official position, only the current military position is considered. Wei Xuan and Li Jing Tu Wanxu are the same. They are both legion commanders under the general commander. They are responsible for commanding large legions in combat. They are at a very high level, so everyone cannot
Do not care.
After all the generals sat down, Wei Xuan said slowly: "Liaodong City has been captured now, and it is five days ahead of schedule. You all have contributed."
"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously," Wei Yunqi sneered: "We haven't accomplished even an inch of success, and the soldiers died in vain."
Wei Xuan suddenly frowned: "Yunqi, don't be impatient, listen to me."
"Mr. Wei, please speak," Wei Yun nodded.
Wei Xuan's title is that of Duke of the same county. He is a senior official of the first rank below the Duke of the country.
Also coming with Wei Xuan were Jing Yuanheng, Xue Shixiong, and Cui Hongsheng. These three were also big guys.
Wei Xuandao: "General Manager Li is going south. The losses are too heavy and the impact is far-reaching. He has to fight the low-income people and black bones along the way, plus there are more than 50 mountainous cities around him when he goes south. The responsibility is huge and no small matter. He complained,
Why can't you accept it?"
Cui Hongsheng also smoothed things over and said: "In any case, Liaodong has been conquered. No matter who conquered it, it is the same for your majesty, but it is different for you. Now that the victory report has been submitted to your majesty, but when you talk about merit, there is still no difference."
There’s no way to explain it, let’s see, everyone gets half, no one should be dissatisfied.”
"Don't dare," Shi Xiang sneered: "According to what Mr. Mai said, we are holding others back. We are lucky if His Majesty doesn't ask questions, let alone pay pensions to the fallen soldiers."
Faced with Shi Xiang's strange attitude, Li Jing finally spoke:
"I did not say that you have failed. On the contrary, without your restraint, we would not have been able to conquer Liaodong. Although the results of the battle are certain and seem to be beneficial to our army, in fact there are many hidden dangers. Gao Jianwu and Zhong Shiwei have fled eastward, but the main force is still there.
Where they will appear in the future, it may be the east road of the Chief Wei, or it may be the west road of me. No one can say for sure. And our troops have no power to go south now. The Chief General (Yu Wenshu) is about to cross the river. Cross the river.
We will go south after that, and time is so tight that I no longer have time to organize the army."
What Li Jing meant was that the biggest loss this time was from Mai Tiezhang. Six thousand were killed and 10,000 wounded, which was equivalent to a direct reduction of 16,000 troops. However, Mai Tiezhang's headquarters only had 32,000, half of which was lost.
At the moment, it is too late to allocate other armies to Li Jing, because it takes time to adjust. The commander must be very familiar with his soldiers, otherwise he will not know how to arrange them. It is not that you transfer your history to me, I will do it immediately.
Can be used.
Li Jing, Xin Shixiong, and Mai Tiezhang all had a tacit understanding after two months of working together in the capital.
If he were to directly allocate an army to him now, Li Jing would be a stranger from head to toe, and his strategic deployment would have been finalized long ago.
Everyone here is familiar with the military and knows that Li Jing's concerns are true. It is impossible to reduce the number of Mai Tiezhang by half and let others fight black bones. However, if you add more troops to him, he will not be able to use it smoothly.
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Normally, they might be able to handle it, but their journey is the west wing barrier of General Manager Yu Wenshu, which is more important than attacking Liaodong City, and there is no room for sloppiness.
If you fail to defeat Wu Gu, Yu Wenshu will not be able to go down, which will directly affect the joining forces with the navy troops who came to protect the children, and will affect the success or failure of the entire battle.
Li Jing also knew that the best way at the moment was to directly replace the iron rod with wheat, but he couldn't do this.
That's why Mai Tiezhang was furious, because he also knew that replacing him was the only way, because he was already disabled.
And he still wants to make meritorious deeds.
"General Manager Li's concerns are reasonable," Wei Xuan looked at Tu Wanxu and said, "Let His Majesty make the decision on this matter. I still say the same thing, don't take the credit, everyone will get half the credit. If Your Majesty
If you want to go south and attack Wu Gu, you should prepare as soon as possible."
Wei Xuan also saw the problem and knew that the iron rod had to be replaced.
But Mai Tiezhang disagreed: "No one wants to snatch the black bones from me. Even if I only have ten thousand people, I can still take down the black bones."
See, here's the problem.
This is why Li Jing is in a very unhappy mood. He is not unhappy with Mai Tiezhang, but rather unhappy with himself and Mai Tiezhang being tricked by Tu Wanxu.
Under the circumstances at that time, defending Sanfo Village was the worst strategy. The best strategy was to attack Liaodong quickly while the enemy's main force left the city.
Li Jing also knew that he would be disabled, but the situation at that time did not allow him to be conservative.
Wei Xuan, Cui Hongsheng and others tried their best to appease both parties, and then reported the situation here to the emperor and Yu Wenshu, who made a decision.
In the rear, Yang Guang, who was immersed in joy, held a banquet for the ministers. He himself was flushed with alcohol. He promised to take Liaodong on May 5th, and you will take it on the first day of May.
Very good, you did not let me down.
The ministers were also very happy. The first battle of the Great Sui Expedition went so smoothly, which had a great pacifying effect on the current chaos in the country. The only regret was that Gao Jianwu and Zhong Shiwei ran away.
Yang Xuangan was even happier, because his legitimate son Yang Yuanqing was the first to kill on the city wall. This kid is also a coward. You really worked hard, but the result is very good. Just wait and see how your father will give you credit.
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He quickly winked at his good friend Hu Sizheng, who immediately understood, raised his glass and smiled at Xuangan:
"This boy Yuan Qing is really powerful. Brother Xuangan asked your direct descendant to be the vanguard. Are you really willing to do it?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yang Xuangan laughed and said in front of the ministers: "I will sacrifice my life to serve His Majesty. My son has always been like this."
"That's good!" Yang Guang, who was in high spirits at the moment, laughed and said:
"After the Duke, I have received great favor from the country. Yuan Qing did not disappoint me. He is actually a role model for our disciples in Guanzhong. I will be conferred the title of Doctor Yinqing Guanglu. When the war is over, I will be rewarded separately."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of the dog," Yang Xuan was overjoyed.
On the other hand, Yang Yue was not happy at all. He didn't care what Yang Yuanqing granted him. He was the eldest son. Even if he didn't grant any title, there would still be a Duke of Chu who could attack him in the future. It didn't matter.
But Li Jing's journey has been disabled. How to go south in the future is still a problem.
At this time, Wei Xuan's report was delivered. After Yang Guang read it, he ordered the officials to circulate it.
Yang Yue finished reading and sighed: "It's better to let Mai Tiezhang come back. He can no longer go south."
If a large army consists of one person, then the remnant is a disabled person. Half of the thirty-two thousand are gone, and what is left is a broken lineup of major generals. Even if you give him an elite force, he will not be able to do it.
Easy to do.
It's like if you temporarily put together Manchester City and Chelsea as a team, the combat effectiveness may not be as good as Aston Villa.
In fact, in the final analysis, it is still a saying that only one of you can use it smoothly.
It was also a pity for Yang Guang. Mai Tiezhang was his favorite general, and he hoped that he would make great achievements in the process of conquering Goguryeo.
But in the current situation, Wugu City is a fortified city. You cannot let a remnant of the army fight, it must be a complete army.
In Yang Guang's view, Mai Tiezhang cannot come back, and he has to continue to work hard.
In the lobby, the ministers were all talking and expressing their opinions. Some people thought that the Mai Iron Staff was a powerful weapon and could not be withdrawn. Some people thought that if the Mai Iron Staff was not withdrawn, the fight would be very difficult and the impact would be too great.
"In Wei Xuan's report, it was suggested that Tu Wanxu should focus on attacking Wu Gu. I think it is feasible," Su Wei said.
He likes to make plans, but doesn't like to go to the battlefield. But Pei Ju is different. He knows more about soldiers than I do. I am not qualified to participate in such things.
Yang Yue stood up and objected again: "In Liaodong, it was Li Jing who wiped his butt. Tu Wanxu has proven to be useless. Wei Xuan's report said that the credit is equal to half. I agree. After all, military morale is important.
, But the actual situation is that without Li Jing’s decisive decision, Liaodong City would not have gone so smoothly, so I feel that Tu Wanxu can’t lead the army anymore.”
"You can't say that," Yang Guang said: "This victory over Liaodong was achieved only through the collaboration of Li Jing and Tu Wanxu. Don't talk nonsense."
Yang Guang had good intentions, or in other words, he was afraid that Yang Yue would disrupt the morale of the army.
Tu Wanxu is leading the troops outside, how dare you bury him like this? I don't even dare to say harsh words.
Didn't he know that it was Li Jing who wiped Tu Wanxu's butt? But that's not how it was discussed. It had to be spread equally to prevent all parties from getting emotional.
Yang Yue said quickly: "I made a mistake, but I also thought of a solution."
"Say," Yang Guang said calmly.
Yang Yue said: "Mai Tiezhang is a fierce general. Attacking a city requires such a fierce general. He is working desperately at the front. I can't bear to see him replaced, but you must be careful how to replenish his troops."
When Yang Guang heard this, hey... you coincided with me this time, and I didn't want him to come down either.
"Keep going, sir."
Yang Yue stood up directly and said seriously:
"First of all, the troops added to the Mai Iron Staff must be equipped with refined weapons. Secondly, they should be people who are familiar with the Mai Iron Staff, or people who can completely follow the instructions of the Mai Iron Staff. If they cannot do these two things,
The iron rod must be withdrawn."
"The first one is easy to say. The weapons of the fallen soldiers can still be used. If they are not enough, I will replenish them from the left and right Preparation Mansion." Yang Guang said: "Then who do you think can replenish the iron rod?"
Yang Yue said: "One is Su Lie and the other is Shi Wanbao."
Su Lie now returns to Wei Xuan, and Shi Wanbao returns to Duan Wenzhen. You mobilized these two people and disrupted the arrangements of Wei Xuan and Duan Wenzhen.
Yang Yue naturally knew that, but the problem was that under the command of Wei Xuan and Duan Wenzhen, these two people had little effect, but under the leadership of Mai Tiezhang, they would play a big role.
It's like if you put Messi on the Chinese team, he would just be Wu Lei.
After Yang Guang thought for a long time, he nodded:
"I will follow your advice, deploy Su Lie and Shi Wanbao, return to Mai Iron Staff to control them, and focus on attacking Wu Gu."