There was movement outside the tent, and then Shi Lei's voice sounded, "Your Majesty, Vice-Chang Wei and Vice-Chang Ye would like to see you."
Two deputy chiefs of the General Staff of Labor came to visit at night. Needless to say, something big must have happened.
"Xuan." Tang Ao closed the book, sat and looked outside.
Soon, Shi Lei entered the main tent with the two deputy commanders. Next, the two of them told them that the Western Shu Army had sent someone to inform them that they would leave overnight and would leave military rations to buy their way there.
"Oh, there are smart people in the Western Shu Army." Tang Ao laughed after hearing this, then looked at Wei Chao and Ye Fan and said, "The two deputy commanders don't know what you mean?"
"Your Majesty, I think this is a good opportunity for us. We can completely mobilize our troops to the south. After the 30,000 Western Shu troops leave the city, we can surround them and annihilate them." Ye Fan spoke first, looking excited.
"Well, this is a way, Deputy Chief Wei, what do you mean?" Tang Ao nodded and looked at Wei Chao.
"Your Majesty, I think it is absolutely unacceptable. Our original strategic intention was to capture Zhangcheng as an important base for us. Now that the Western Shu Army is willing to give up the city, it is equivalent to giving us a complete Zhangcheng. This is exactly
This is what we want. Now that the intention has been achieved, there should be no extraneous matters. Not to mention, the Western Shu Army is still willing to leave a large amount of military rations in the city. It is not good for us to accept the other party's benefits and then attack the other party.
Well, wouldn’t this mean breaking one’s trust?”
As soon as Wei Chao finished speaking, Ye Fan immediately retorted: "The Western Shu Army is our enemy. How can we treat the enemy with dishonesty?"
"No! People stand in the world without trust. This is true for friends and enemies. Unless the other party is not worthy of being a human being, otherwise, we must keep our promises. Only in this way can more people support us. We
Only then can we gain more people's belief." Wei Chao also said with certainty.
The two of them had finished expressing their attitudes, and then they stopped arguing. Using Tang Ao's previous words, he allowed the generals and ministers below to express different opinions on some things. But that's all. They can treat things differently.
attitude, but personal attacks are absolutely not allowed. If anyone does this, then stop being an official and become a common person.
Facts have already proved that Tang Ao's words are not just words. If anyone dares to violate them, then I'm sorry, Tang Ao will really do what he says. Just look at how many officials have been imprisoned since King Ji to Emperor Dahua.
You can see it after taking down Tang Ao.
DaHua official, the position of an official is never an iron rice bowl, on the contrary, it is a high-risk occupation. This refers to a high-risk occupation that may be taken off at any time, and it is not like other dynasties, where an official once is an official for life.
Even if you have done something wrong and been punished, you will just be dormant for a period of time, and you may be reinstated after the time has passed.
All of this does not exist here in Tang Ao. This makes the officials of Dahua Kingdom need to act according to the rules. The consequences of not following the rules are really terrible.
The two of them remained silent and looked at Tang Ao, obviously waiting for his decision. Tang Ao did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment.
Generally speaking, the two deputy ministers represent two kinds of thinking, one is radical and the other is relatively conservative.
Judging from Tang Ao's style in the past, he should also belong to the radical type. He often talks to his opponents and enemies and just do it if they don't accept it. He never talks nonsense.
Judging from this point alone, it seems that Ye Fan's words are more popular with Tang Ao.
On the other hand, Tang Ao sometimes acted impulsively, but it just seemed impulsive. If you interpret this incident afterwards, you can see that Tang Ao had thought carefully before. The so-called impulsiveness was just because He is a bit too young, it just gives people the impression that he is too young.
Now that he is the emperor of Great China, every word he says can affect many people, and every decision can also determine the life and death of many people. This makes him think twice before doing anything.
As Ye Fan said, now is indeed an opportunity to attack the Western Shu Army. Even Tang Ao is confident that he can keep the 30,000 Western Shu Army here, but in this case, Tang Ao will force everyone in the future to All his enemies will fight him to the death.
Daqian is very big, and there are still many territories that are not owned by Tang Ao. From now on, Dahua will definitely take over all Daqian's territories, and even expand outwards based on its own capabilities. That is like this. To give your opponent a little way to survive, it is better not to do it or not, otherwise it will really be a small gain but a big loss.
Moreover, the Xishu army in the city is very knowledgeable. They are willing to give the Dahua army a intact city and are willing to leave military rations, which shows their sincerity. Even though they have received so many benefits from others, they are just letting a horse go. That’s all, what does it matter?
The Western Shu Army is not a foreign race like the South Vietnamese Army and the Huns Army, nor is it someone like Qiu Suisui who Tang Ao wants to kill quickly. Even so, it is okay to leave him a life. On the contrary , you can use this matter to gain a good reputation and tell future enemies that as long as you are not enemies of the Chinese army, there will still be other ways out. Wouldn't it be a big profit?
As for letting the 30,000 Western Shu troops go back, does that mean letting the tiger return to the mountain?
Haha, the 30,000 Western Shu troops were just infantry. They really weren't in Tang Ao's eyes. He didn't believe that these troops would cause any harm to him and Great China.
After weighing the interests involved, Tang Ao made a decision, "Well, let's handle this matter according to Deputy Chief Wei's wishes. Of course, if we encounter similar situations in the future, we will have to treat them differently according to the circumstances. That's it. As Deputy Chief Wei said, if it is a foreign race, if the other party is not a human being, then there is no need for us to talk about integrity and rules with them."
Tang Ao's subtext means that this incident is a special incident and cannot be used as a habit against the enemy in the future. Everything depends on the situation, such as who the opponent is, whether it has caused heavy losses to one's own army, etc. wait.
As long as they are not mortal enemies of the Great Chinese Army, there is no harm in letting them live a free life.
Tang Ao spoke, and Wei Chao and Ye Fan understood what he meant, and immediately saluted with a military salute and left.
After getting out of the imperial tent, Wei Chao patted Ye Fan on the shoulder and said, "Brother Ye, don't have any ideas. Your Majesty has more considerations than us."
"Haha, brother Wei, don't worry, Ye won't have any ideas. Besides, didn't His Majesty also say that this time is a special case? In the future, when encountering such a thing, maybe His Majesty will take the initiative according to the minister's opinion. Attacked."
"Haha, Brother Ye is right." Wei Chao laughed. The reason why he comforted the other party was because he wanted to ease the relationship between the two. After all, his opinion was adopted in front of Tang Ao just now. He was afraid that
What will the other party think?
Now it seemed that Ye Fan was emotionally stable, so he was relieved. At that moment, the two of them looked at each other and laughed before leaving the tent.
Not long after the two left, Ao San entered the imperial tent and repeated the conversation between Wei Chao and Ye Fan just now.
"Yes, they are all people who do great things." Tang Ao laughed when he heard this, and then waved his hand and asked Ao San to retreat.
Besides, the people sent by the Western Shu Army came back. After a detailed conversation with them, Qu Yang found Liu Cao and explained the results of colluding with the Dahua Army.
"Did they seriously say they wouldn't attack us?" Liu Cao still asked in disbelief after hearing this.
Qu Yang believed that the current situation was that the Chinese Army had the upper hand, so there was no need for them to deceive themselves. But after all, he didn’t know much about Tang Ao, so he didn’t say anything, but nodded and said, “Yes.
, that’s what they said, I guess it shouldn’t be wrong.”
"Oh, I hope so. Alas, it's all the fault of the South Vietnamese Army. If they hadn't arrived, we would still be facing off against the Chinese Army. Isn't it good that the water in the well does not interfere with the river?" Liu Cao shook his head, as if a little worried.
He said irritably.
But no matter what complaints he had in his heart, once he decided to retreat, he could not change it. At that moment, the south gate of Zhangcheng opened from the inside, and the first batch of troops left the city. After seeing that no Chinese army showed up to intercept them,
The second and third batches of troops came out one after another, and at dawn, the 30,000-strong army left the city, leaving some people who were unwilling to leave and a lot of military rations in the city.
At dawn, the Chinese army began to enter the city. They entered in an orderly manner and did not do anything to disturb the people. On the contrary, with the arrival of the Chinese army, the streets in Zhangcheng soon became very clean, and the water tanks of many people's homes were also cleaned.
Filled with water, it was this small gesture that greatly brought the relationship between the Chinese army and the people in the city closer.
Those Xiangzhou people who were lying at home and shivering finally dared to come out and walk on the streets, and then there was the sound of hawkers. When they found that the patrolling Dahua Army did not do anything excessive to them, and even bought
After they were given money for their things, all the people in the city could finally let go of their uneasy hearts.
Some old men also wrote on plaques with the words "Teacher of Benevolence and Righteousness" and sent them to the Chinese army. For a time, the soldiers and civilians became close to each other, and scenes of love between the soldiers and civilians abounded in the city.
The First Firearms Brigade also entered the city and soon began to renovate the city tower and place more bronze cannons on the city tower. Once the artillery was fixed, their subsequent strikes would be more accurate.
Not all the Great Chinese Army entered the city, only the First Firearms Brigade and Tang Ao's troops were the only ones. The other Great Chinese Army were placed outside the city, occupying the east and west sides of the city, and formed a large formation.