Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 191
The 26th Battalion of the 120th Army has a total of more than 6 people, which is not a small number.

The last time he commanded the Huainan War, but most of the time, the armies were led by various generals, and they did not gather in one place on their respective battlefields.

Now the [-] troops gathered outside Daliang City, the banners all over the mountains, and the teams that could not be seen at a glance, all made Shi Congyun feel a different kind of surging feeling in his heart.

Of course, so many troops will not start at the same time.

The population density of this era is far less than people imagined. The war from the end of the Tang Dynasty to the present has caused the total population of the entire Chinese land to be almost the same as the total population of the two first-tier cities in later generations.

Such a population is distributed in a vast area. As a result, except for the core urban areas, many places are deep mountains and old forests, with few people, few roads, and even fewer good roads.

In many cases, it is normal to walk for ten days and a half months without seeing any people.

It happened several times before, some areas were theoretically under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and people lived there, but it took decades until the end of the Tang Dynasty to suddenly discover that there were other strange native tribes living in the deep mountains and old forests, and they needed to be appeased by the court. Or send troops to suppress.

Therefore, there are not many avenues for the army to march. It is impossible for 6 people to walk in a pile. The road conditions do not allow it, and it is not safe.

Moreover, due to the limitations of communication technology, if more than 2 troops get together and are not divided among the generals, they will not be able to command effectively. Shi Congyun feels deeply about this.

Just like the Song Dynasty sent more than 10,000 troops to attack Liao, it was divided into several groups. The Mongolian army of 4+ attacked the Southern Song Dynasty was also divided into three groups.

Shi Congyun is also considered a veteran, although he is only nineteen years old this year, so on the day of the dispatch, Shi Congyun summoned the generals, began to deploy, and arranged the order and route of the march.

In the big camp outside Daliang City, there were more than 50 officers above the commander of the military capital. Except for a dozen people who could sit, everyone else stood behind.

Shi Congyun stood at the top, and on the wooden shelf behind him hung a map drawn on sheepskin, which was brought back by Li Chuyun following Lu Duoxun.

In this big tent, the sound of horseshoes outside and the orderly footsteps of many troops can be heard.

Shi Congyun stood above, staring at his many generals and said: "Everyone, this time we sent troops, we said to the outside world that we were going to attack Shu, but our purpose is to take down the Jiedu envoys of Nanping and Wuping. Take back the land of Jingchu, you must be well aware of this, but you can’t say it openly, anyone who speaks nonsense will be severely punished.”

"No!" Everyone said in unison.

Shi Congyun nodded, and continued: "There are two points that need your attention in this dispatch of troops.

Firstly, veterans who have fought with certain people must know that certain people have always been the most concerned about military discipline. As long as you make meritorious deeds and kill the enemy, you should be rewarded at all.

However, whoever dares to kill good people and pretend to be meritorious, looting and disturbing the people along the way will definitely be killed no matter how meritorious they are!I killed more than 100 people for this kind of thing when I was conquering Shu before. After returning, I will explain clearly to all your soldiers. "

As soon as Shi Congyun changed his previous smiling face and spoke murderously, everyone immediately became serious and stood up to promise. Most of them were old people who understood his rules of conduct.

So he went on to say: "Second point, this time the troops are dispatched to stop the killing, so don't expand the killing. After all, Nanping Wuping is all about the Chinese nation."

Then he paused, because he saw that everyone looked at him suspiciously.

Only then did he suddenly realize that the concept of the Chinese nation did not exist in this era. The concept of the Chinese nation was only proposed after 1901 by Liang Qichao after the rise of nationalism in the West.

He wanted to say Han people, but he didn't think it was appropriate, because there were many Shatuo people and other generals and soldiers in the Zhou army.

I had no choice but to explain, "I mean, everyone is a family." Everyone looked at each other, and then nodded in confusion.

Shi Congyun was at a loss for words, so he had to continue, "Anyway, it's best to be wise." He swallowed the next words and didn't continue.

Pointing at the map with a wooden stick, he began to explain the logistics and supply arrangements for the march, "For this march, the food and grass are still shot by the left servant, and Li Gong, the official of the third division, is sentenced to mobilize and deliver supplies for our army. After that, the officials of the third division It will be sent directly to each army.

All of your 26 armies are commanders, and you must hand over all matters related to food supplies with the officials of the third division before the army leaves. "

Luqiu Zhongqing got up, bowed his hands to everyone, and recognized his face: "The old man is waiting in the Chinese army tent today and tomorrow, if you have anything to do, you can come here to find me."

The commanders and envoys of the 26 armies agreed in unison.

Shi Congyun saw that everyone's morale was good, so he directly deployed and said, "The marching route will be planned, and a map will be sent to you later, and you can draw it on the map. If you don't understand, come to the Chinese Army to ask Luqiu what to do.

Next is the specific marching arrangement, the generals will obey orders! "

As soon as these words came out, everyone straightened up and looked at him with serious faces.

"Li Hanchao."

Li Hanchao stood up and said, "The end is here!"

"You lead a certain scout battalion, walk in the forefront, twenty miles ahead of the forward, try to let the scouts disperse as much as possible, and all the wind and grass along the road will come to my ears."

In the past few months, in addition to engaging in gunpowder, Shi Congyun also expanded a scout battalion, selected the most powerful soldiers in the army to join, greatly expanded the number of scouts, and expanded the ability to obtain battlefield intelligence.

Li Hanchao, a nearly 50-year-old veteran, took the order, "The last general obeys, please rest assured, commander."

Shi Congyun nodded, "General Li, a certain war has always attached great importance to scouts. A large army's scouts are like a person's eyes and ears. If a person is blind and deaf, no matter how strong and powerful he is, he has no chance of winning. Find a smart doll and kill him with a knife.

This important task is entrusted to you, I hope you will not let everyone down. "

Everyone laughed, and then looked at Li Hanchao.

Li Hanchao reassured excitedly: "Please rest assured, the commander-in-chief, the old man will never let go of trouble."

Shi Congyun nodded, then pressed his shoulders to let him sit down, and continued to deploy at the top, "Li Chuyun."

"The end is here!" Li Chuyun immediately stood up, and he was even more excited.

Shi Congyun said to the 30-odd men: "This time, you will be the commander of the vanguard, leading the 1 men from the first five armies of the Crane Control Army as the vanguard, and set off first to clear the way for the army.

You are most familiar with the terrain of the two places, and you know how to read people's hearts and disintegrate the enemy. You can go forward as much as you can, and if you encounter a situation, send information to the Chinese army as soon as possible. If you encounter an emergency, you can handle it yourself without asking for instructions. "

"The order of the last general! Thank you, Commander, for trusting me. I will definitely not let him down." Li Chuyun said excitedly. Shi Congyun allowed him to be arbitrary, which is a great trust.

Shi Congyun patted him on the shoulder, "I believe you."

He has read a lot, and he knows the importance of trusting the generals in front. The so-called do not use suspicious people, but do not use suspicious people, just like when Mao was commanding a big war, he often telegraphed the front-line commanders to respond accordingly without asking for instructions; In this way, because he understands that the front-line commanders always understand the specific situation they are facing better than the people behind, and what the rear needs to check is the overall strategy.

And in history, those who like rear micro-manipulation, one Zhao Guangyi, one Jiang Guangtou, they really have a lot of food.

Shi Congyun then ordered, "Si Chao is the commander of the navy capital, and Wang Huan is the deputy commander of the capital. The navy will set off on the 26th."

The two got up and agreed.

"The Chinese army is led by Wang Quanbin, including the first four armies of the second chamber of Konghe, the first four armies of the third chamber, and 26 soldiers. They set off on the [-]th and marched with Si Chao's army by land and water."

Veteran Wang Quanbin got up and excitedly agreed.

"The old general is the most experienced and has fought the most battles among the generals sitting here. If you talk about the number of battles, he is far less than the old general."

This is not flattery, Wang Quanbin participated in all the wars he participated in, and he fought many battles when he was still playing in the mud, but the credit was not as great as him, so the status was not as high as him.

"Don't dare, the old man can't compare to the handsome Wentao Wulue!" Wang Quanbin said hastily.

Shi Congyun untied the sword at his waist and handed it to Wang Quanbin, "In this battle, the Chinese army has a large number of troops, and all of them are entrusted to the old general. Your ability, qualifications and experience are the highest among all the people. I can trust you."

Wang Quanbin was so excited that he knelt down on one knee, raised his hands above his head, and took his sword, "I will definitely not let the commander down!"

Shi Congyun helped him up with both hands, and then made the final deployment.

"The 27 new recruits in the fourth chamber of the crane, led by a certain person, set off on the [-]th, and walked with the rear army's food and supplies."

"No!" Everyone agreed in unison.

So far, all the expedition generals have been arranged.

The army was divided into four groups, namely Daliang, the water army led by Si Chao and Wang Huan, the forward elite led by Li Chuyun, the elite Chinese army led by Wang Quanbin, and the rear army's supply unit led by Shi Congyun himself.

Then let them disband and return to the camp, and make arrangements quickly.

Afterwards, Shi Congyun rode into the palace alone and asked the officials to arrange a military supervisor. The officials were very happy with his sensibility. At first, they planned to arrange Pan Mei as the military supervisor as usual.

But then he changed his mind. After all, it was not appropriate to always arrange Pan Mei to follow him, so he arranged for Cao Bin to be the military supervisor.

Cao Bin and the official family are also relatives. Cao Bin is the nephew of the former emperor Guo Wei and his concubine Zhang.

Shi Congyun was a little disappointed. Pan Mei was undoubtedly the military supervisor he wanted the most, because Pan Mei was one of his own, but since the officials arranged it, he couldn't change anything.

So that afternoon, all the preparations for the army's expedition were ready, and they were waiting for the formal dispatch of troops on the 25th.

On the 25th, the sun was scorching hot.

He personally went to the camp to preside over the ceremony of slaughtering cattle and sheep to sacrifice the tooth flag of the Chinese army, and then launched an inspiring speech with a glib tongue. up.

When Shi Congyun delivered a speech, he was once again stumped by what to call their group.

Tomorrow is Wang Quanbin's Chinese army, and his army will leave in two days, so he will go home and lie in bed at night, lost in thought again.

The concept of Han people emerged because of the power of the Han Dynasty. At that time, it was an honor to call oneself Han people, and gradually the broad title of Han people came into being.In the beginning, the only Han people in the narrow sense were Liu Bang’s fiefs of the Han king, that is, Guanzhong and Sichuan, and perhaps Jiangsu people can also be counted.

Later, with the rapid expansion of the territory of the Han Dynasty, the power of the Han Dynasty greatly increased people's sense of identity, and the number of people called Han people suddenly increased. The vast areas that were not under the rule of the Han Dynasty began to be called Han people one after another.

But after the fall of the Han Dynasty, it was hard to tell. The Jin Dynasty was so stretched that the five Hus went south. At that time, those Hus were attached to the half of the Han Dynasty, and the remaining half had been killed and forced to move west.

Most of the Hu people at that time admired the Han Dynasty created by Liu Bang after they went south. After all, they were all vassals of the Han Dynasty.Therefore, many tribal leaders took Han Gaozu as their idol and began to build a country everywhere, so that the north was full of Han for a period of time, and the history books would make a distinction, but most of the people's country names were Han.

This is very troublesome, because of the stretching of the hips in the Jin Dynasty, the spiritual Han people gradually became real Han people. The most typical example is Fu Jian, several generations of emperors, princes, and Yu Wentai in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

However, some northern Han people who admired the military power of the barbarians became spiritual barbarians, such as Gao Huan.

After the Tang Dynasty ruled the world, everyone was called Han Chinese again.This concept is even more confusing. People in the Tang Dynasty were still called Han people, because the influence of the Han Dynasty was too great, but if you trace it back from the blood, the Han people at this time and the Han people in the Han Dynasty are not the same concept at all.

In terms of blood lineage, Li Shimin, the founder of the Li-Tang Dynasty, and his grandma were both Xianbei aristocratic women who married Han people, so the founding emperor of the Li-Tang Dynasty is considered to have some foreign blood.

What's more, after the end of the Tang Dynasty, Shatuo and other ethnic groups rose again and began to dominate the Central Plains. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, although the Han Dynasty was re-established, in fact, many generals, soldiers, and local officials were from Shatuo and other ethnic groups. of blood.

And many of these people are great heroes. After the Song Dynasty was established, they were all called Han people.
Shi Congyun realized for the first time that there is no such thing as nationalism in this era. It is inappropriate for him to say anything at this time. If everyone is Han Chinese, then foreign generals and soldiers in the army will have opinions. It broke everyone's heart.

For example, Guo Wei led the elite Longjie cavalry to the south, and many of the invincible troops led by his father Shi Yanchao were Shatuo people and Shatuo generals.

For the first time, he realized that it was necessary to come up with the concept of a Chinese nation like Liang Qichao, otherwise everyone would have no psychological burden of burning, killing and looting.

The people of Shu are from Shu, the people of Jiangnan are from Jiangnan, and the people of Nanhan are from Nanhan. Why do people from Chu and northerners feel guilty for burning, killing and looting Jiangnan people, and burning, killing and looting Shu people?They deserve to be killed and robbed if they can't fight, this is what many soldiers and generals think at the moment.

Because there is no concept of a unified Chinese nation at all.

Shi Congyun had a lot of thoughts. For the first time, he felt that if he didn't change his philosophy, he might never be able to stop the problem of soldiers burning, killing and looting if he just started from the surface.

Maybe just like when the Northern Song Dynasty destroyed Shu, the emperor repeatedly explained that as soon as the army entered Shu, they would fry up pots, burn, kill, and loot everywhere. After all, you are not my compatriots. I care about your life and death. In the face of huge desires and interests, you will die. , what are you afraid of?There is no high-level spiritual program to restrain soldiers.

However, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. The priority at the moment is to attack Jingchu, and his position is also difficult to implement. After thinking about it, he fell asleep unconsciously.

(End of this chapter)