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Chapter 222 Yuchixin Controversy

"War is nothing but the continuation of politics by other means." - Clausewitz's "On War"

Sitting in Zhangye City, Yu Chixin said to Zhang Guangde, the artillery regiment commander who had just arrived in Zhangye City:
"It seems to me that Clausewitz is not quite right either."

Although Zhang Guangde looks like an old man, he is also a retired artillery commander in real life, so he has naturally read "On War".

Zhang Guangde ate the mutton leg and said: "It still lacks cumin, otherwise the mutton leg would be even more delicious, Yuchi, what's wrong with you saying this? When we were in the tribe, the chief of staff took this sentence as his motto! "

Yu Chixin also grabbed the mutton leg and said, "That nerd chief of staff has no experience in actual combat. When he enters the game, I must educate him!"

Zhang Guangde wiped the mutton oil from the corner of his mouth and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, this guy just likes to put on airs, and he didn't ask us for an account until the ninth test. Obviously, I posted it on Moments to show off."

Yu Chixin put down the mutton leg and said: "I was dragged away by you again, I said this sentence is wrong because I only said half of this sentence."

"half?"

"War is indeed a continuation of politics. Problems that cannot be resolved through normal peaceful political means will accumulate and wait for war to be resolved together."

Yu Chixin grabbed the leg of the lamb and said, "It's like the Anlushan Rebellion. On the surface, it's the Anlushan Group's dissatisfaction with Datang. In fact, behind it is the gradual closure of the entire upper echelon of Datang. Ordinary poor scholars have nowhere to go. The soldiers of the army were squeezed out by the increasingly corrupt old military aristocrats, and these factors formed irreconcilable contradictions, which led to the outbreak of the Anlushan Rebellion."

Zhang Guangde smiled and said, "Yuchi, why are you studying these things like the Chief of Staff now?"

Yu Chixin sighed and said, "When you lead an army of tens of thousands, you will naturally think about these things."

Zhang Guangde put down the leg of lamb and scolded: "Okay, I thought you were inviting me to eat supper, but I didn't expect you to put a fork in front of me! What's wrong with my artillery regiment being small? You still don't ask me to guard you city?"

Yu Chixin smiled, and Zhang Guangde asked again: "Since you agree with the theory of war, why do you say that he is only half right?"

Yu Chixin said: "Because Clausewitz didn't understand war, his discussion of politics is correct, but his understanding of war is not deep enough."

"Oh? What's your opinion?"

Yu Chixin said: "War is the last way to resolve political disputes, but once it enters into war, politics will be completely engulfed by war and become a vassal of war."

"What does it mean?"

Yu Chixin said: "Politics is controllable. Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong suppressed An Lushan. Politically, they are far stronger than An Lushan. Before resorting to rebellion, An Lushan had no way to suppress the prime minister. Even bribe Yang Guifei to reduce the imperial court's suspicion of him."

"If this continues, An Lushan will be suppressed by the court for the rest of his life, but when he resorts to war, the situation will change."

"An Lushan fought victoriously all the way to Xijing. Yang Guozhong, the once high-ranking prime minister, was killed by the soldiers of the Maweipo mutiny. After going to war, politics immediately retreated to the back position, because the battlefield is only recognized by fists."

Yu Chixin said again: "But war is unpredictable. Countless powerful legions will be wiped out due to tiny mistakes. The weak side can also create miracles to defeat the strong."

Zhang Guangde took a sip of kumiss and said, "Don't you mean the same as what the political commissar often said? 'Going to the battlefield is like going to the gambling table, and any result is not unexpected.'"

Yu Chixin nodded and said: "That's what it means, and because the uncertainty of war is too strong, so war can reshuffle politics."

Zhang Guangde saw the map on the wall, which was a war map near Xijing.

Then he said: "So you are studying the battle to regain Xijing, no wonder you have so many emotions. I remember it was said on the forum that the Tang army lost again in the battle of Qingqu?"

Yu Chixin nodded and said: "If we follow the historical development of our time and space, the Tang army was defeated again in the Battle of Qingqu. This time, the Tang army lost a lot of food and supplies, and delayed the time to recover Xijing."

Zhang Guangde sighed and said: "This Tang army is too hip. There are 150,000 troops stationed in Qingqu, right? So many people can't defeat Xijing?"

Yu Chixin said: "This battle was a politically-led war, but it suffered a disastrous defeat because of politics."

"Details?"

Yu Chixin said: "Recovering the capital is of great significance to the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is the emperor of Fengxiang Mansion or Qingqu's crown prince Guangping Wang Li Chu, they are all anxious to defeat An Qingxu and regain Xijing."

"Speaking of which, the commander-in-chief of this war is Guo Ziyi, the deputy marshal of the army and horses of the world, but the current prince of the East Palace, Li Chu, the commander-in-chief of the army and horses of the world, is also in the army. With the character of this crown prince, he will definitely urge Guo Ziyi to recover as soon as possible. Xijing."

"The Tang army underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, repeating the defeat of Geshuhan Tongguan once again."

Zhang Guangde also became depressed. He said angrily: "The three generations of the old Li family are all the past lives of the principal, right? Why do you like micromanagement so much?"

Yu Chixin also took a sip of kumiss and said, "Forget it, let's pay attention to Wuwei City. This time I asked for the artillery to be transferred, just because I was worried that this idiot, Fang Guan, would do something stupid."

Yu Chixin walked to the map of Hexi and said: "Liangzhou is the most critical place among the four counties in Hexi. This place must be in our hands! If Liangzhou cannot be swallowed by political means, I need the Artillery Corps Come and increase your military chips!"

Zhang Guangde's eyes lit up: "Are you able to fight again?"

Yu Chixin shook his head and said, "I really hope that there will be no war, it is a last resort."

At the same time, the four counties in Hexi were divided, and the news that Fang Guan and King Jianning competed for Hexi also reached the ears of Shang Qixin'er, the Tubo host.

Hearing this news, Shang Qi was overjoyed!
Now Fang Guan is nominally the Jiedu envoy of Hexi, but he can only control Liangzhou.

Li Yan, King of Jianning, is bound to win Liangzhou again, which makes Shang Qi Xin'er see an opportunity!

If you occupy Liangzhou, you can cut off the connection between Datang and Longyou!Then use Wuwei as a springboard to gather troops to attack Hexi in turn.

The Tang Dynasty mobilized a large number of Hexi troops to fight the rebellion in Guanzhong. If Tubo swallowed such an empty Hexi, the entire Longyou would be in its pocket.

(End of this chapter)