Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1121 Looting License

Baekje and Wa Kingdom, as vassal states entrusted by the Great Qin Dynasty, are now in a state of rebellion.Naturally, this kind of rebellious behavior cannot be tolerated.

In the morning, countless ministers proposed to send troops to crusade.

However, the emperor only issued an edict at the court meeting, conferring on Xu Shiji the chief commander of the Haidong Road March, responsible for uniting the Silla army and the Mohe army to conquer the Baekje and Japanese rebellion and the remnants of Goguryeo.

Many people are puzzled, thinking that the imperial court can send more troops, even sending a hundred thousand troops is not impossible.After all, 10 horses can still be dispatched now compared to last year's Northwest War.

But the emperor rejected these petitions.

After the court, the crown prince who came to pay his respects also raised doubts to the emperor.

"A major national event lies in the sacrificial and military affairs. As long as it is a battlefield, there is no small matter. The army is a sharp sword, and it is dangerous every time it is drawn out of its sheath, and the cost is also high. Unless it is an emergency, don't draw it out easily. A sword. Once the sword is out of the sheath, it must see blood before it can return."

For the imperial court, calculation must be considered first in war.

You have to calculate the cost of using troops.

"Jiawen, do you know where Baekje and Wa Kingdom are?"

"I know, in Haidong."

"Then do you know, how far is it from Daqin? If troops are dispatched from the Central Plains to fight, how will the marching route be taken, and where will the logistics, military equipment and food be delivered? How long will it take and how much will it cost? How is the weather over there? Can you adapt? How many civilians will be provided, how much food will be spent, and how many rewards and pensions will be paid for dispatching an army of more than [-] people?"

Jiawen couldn't answer now, he only knew that Baekje was in the south of Goguryeo's hometown, in the south of Daibang County, Andong Road, across the sea from Daejin's Dongnae Peninsula.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War, the opening chapter is about calculation, not strategy. You must know that Baekje is too far away from the Central Plains. Sending ten soldiers from the Central Plains is not as good as conscripting one soldier from the Central Plains. Therefore, if we can use Silla one Tens of thousands of soldiers are actually far more than the effect of the [-] troops we sent from the Central Plains."

"Can Xinluo soldiers fight like this? Ten thousand is worth the Qin army's one hundred thousand?"

"In terms of being able to fight, one hundred thousand Silla soldiers may not be able to match our ten thousand elite Qin army, but logistics and other factors have to be considered in the war. One important reason is that in the Haidong area, there are mainly Daqin, Baekje, Silla, and Wa, and the Mohe tribes in the north.

The tribes of Mohe can be ignored for the time being. In the Korean peninsula, especially in the southern region, our Great Qin’s strength is actually the weakest. Although we have the Central Plains to rely on, we are beyond our reach.

If we send troops to suppress the rebellion alone, and let the Silla people sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight, then we may be picked by him in the end, so we must drag them into the water. Don't try to pick up cheap. "

Although Great Qin is powerful, it has never stopped fighting for its own country until now.

There are enemies in all directions, and there are still three vassals in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is impossible for Luo Cheng to use all his strength to fight Baekje and Wa Kingdom at this time, it can only be a partial battle.

The most threatening moment is when the bow and arrow are drawn but not fired. When the arrow is shot, the threat no longer exists.

For Luo Cheng, he must always keep a strong combat power in hand to deal with various situations, instead of cutting out the sword easily, it is easy to cut out, but difficult to get back.

"Is it okay to send only General Xu Shiji? Why not send Uncle Three, Uncle Four, Uncle Six, Uncle Two?"

Luo Cheng chuckled.

Cun Xiaoshi Ye Shixin and Luo Yi are all capable of fighting, but for today's imperial court, these clan kings are the last nuclear deterrent force, and they are the bottom line of the royal family. Will use it easily.

"Jiawen, remember what your father said to you today. The royal family is the most reliable force in the court, but it is also the force that needs to be guarded against the most. Unless it is a last resort, don't easily let the royal family take important positions. They cannot be allowed to lead the army easily."

"Why?"

"It's easy to endanger the country and the country." Luo Cheng patted Jiawen on the head and said, although it was the decision made by the prime ministers when Luo Cheng was seriously ill to seize the power of the kings, officials and soldiers.

But until now, the emperor's illness has recovered early, but Luo Cheng has never proposed to restore the kings' official positions and military powers.

Why?

It's not that Luo Cheng is afraid that Cunxiao and the others will endanger his throne, he just wants to make a good start.He is the founding king, and Cunxiao and the others will never endanger his throne, but what about in the future?
The Western Jin Dynasty is a lesson for the past.

In the beginning, although the clan enfeoffments in the Western Jin Dynasty were large, they actually neither governed the people nor commanded the army. Let your prince entrust larger fiefdoms, go out of the town to more important states and counties, take on more important positions, and command more soldiers and horses. In the end, he will be in charge of the army and the people. The land of Yuzhou eventually led to the Eight Kings Rebellion.

Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin who established the system at the beginning of the founding of the country, certainly did not expect that the Western Jin Dynasty would die so quickly, and it would still be at the hands of his own descendants.

Because of this lesson, Luo Cheng no longer uses the royal clan as local officials or generals.

These clans enfeoffed places, and only under one circumstance can they command the troops, that is, when there is a rebellion in the court that threatens the imperial power, and the emperor orders the kings to serve the king to defend the country, they can raise troops to fight against it.

Except for this situation, the great Qin sword of the kings can only be hidden in the sheath.

"In fact, there are many famous generals in my court, and there are so many powerful generals. Even if you don't send out your uncle and the others, it is still enough. There are twelve generals in the southern office of the imperial court, twelve generals in the northern office, and sixteen generals in the inner office. , Which one is not good at fighting, and is famous in the three armies? Not to mention the first and second deputy privy envoys of the Privy Council, the governor of the Fifth Academy, as well as the Minister of the Ministry of War and the servants, they are all famous generals in the army."

Few of the famous and powerful generals who founded the Great Qin Dynasty had accidents, which is rare compared to previous dynasties. Therefore, the emperor can pick out one general after another at any time, and any one in command can come out of town.

"It's a pity that the imperial uncles are so good at fighting, but the court doesn't reuse them."

"Hahaha, Jiawen, remember, when you become emperor in the future, everyone in the world will use you. Employing people should be knowledgeable, not just employing people who are talented and capable."

"Royal father, what do you need to pay attention to learning?"

"It's too early to tell you now. You can slowly realize it in the future. The way of employing people is very knowledgeable. If you can understand the way of employing people one day, then you can become a sage."

Baekje and Japan dare to rebel, so let's fight, but there is no need to send more troops, and they don't need to send millions of troops like Yang Guang, even hundreds of thousands.

He, Luo Cheng, only needs to give Xu Shiji an edict, and not send him a single soldier, but he believes that Xu Shiji will be able to quell the Haidong rebellion for him.

"Allow the people of Anton to resist the enemy and quell the chaos. If they kill the thieves and captives, they will all be rewarded!"

"Merchant ships are allowed to enter the coast of Baekje and Wa to plunder, and a special plunder license is issued to the righteous people. The plunder is legal, and there is a reward for killing the enemy!"

The emperor added two special orders to Xu Shiji's edict.

(End of this chapter)