Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 138 Heavy Duty
Wang Wenzuo nodded and looked at the old man on Luo's bed with admiration. The burden on his shoulders was much heavier than his own. The heads of 10 people and the fate of the empire were all in his mind.

"I plan to withdraw, no, I have to withdraw!" Su Dingfang stood up from Luo's bed, pacing back and forth: "Pang Xiaotai is finished, the morale of the North Route Army is low, Quan Gai Suwen should be chasing them, we must take advantage of him before he comes back." Withdraw! But retreat is much more difficult than attack!"

"What the general manager said is that retreat is the most complicated operation, and only the best generals and the most elite troops can complete it!"

"Well, well said, well said!" Su Dingfang looked at Wang Wenzuo in surprise. Although the other party's words and sentences were a bit weird, he thought carefully.

Before the expedition to Baekje, Su Dingfang’s main military career was in the northwest direction. The enemy was the Western Turks, Tubo, etc. The combat area was sparsely populated, the land was barren, the climate was volatile, and supplies were difficult. Therefore, the tactics of the Tang army were usually fast-forward battles. Go straight to the enemy's core, and don't give them a chance to mobilize troops.

But once the attack is frustrated, retreat becomes the biggest trouble. There is no supply along the way, no fortress to hold on to, and it is hundreds or even thousands of miles away from the starting point. The soldiers' luggage is full of spoils, and the horses are fat , the army moved slowly.

The opponent's rangers will continue to attack, set fire to the village pastures on both sides of the road, and block the springs. Soldiers often do not die under the swords and arrows of Hu Qi, but die of thirst, starvation, exhaustion, and finally collapse without fighting. .How many strong men went out of the fortress with flags and drums flying, and they had the ambition to capture Shanyu, but they refused to return their horses in the end and buried their bones in a foreign land. What Wang Wenzuo said is definitely an insider's term.

"But this time we don't have to worry about the Goguryeo people chasing us! As long as we get on the boat and go out to sea, we'll be fine!" Su Dingfang said with a smile, "And that's the problem, the Goguryeo people won't just sit back and watch us board the boat, they must have an army!"

"Could it be that you want me to be the army?" Wang Wenzuo's heart moved slightly, but he immediately denied this conjecture: Thanks to many contemporary film and television literature works, many people take it for granted that the army behind the palace is a motley crew who are ready to abandon, but In real history, generals above the standard will take the trustworthy elite as the first runner-up, and even lead the army personally.

Because the army in the process of retreat is very fragile, once the palace army is broken through, it is very likely that the whole army is still in the marching state, and it will be defeated before it can deploy in time.Therefore, in ancient history books, there is often a saying about brave generals that "if you advance, you will be the first to ascend, and if you retreat, you will be the last".Although Wang Wenzuo was quite confident in the fighting power of his battalion, after all, he was not an old man from Su Dingfang. If he moved to another place, he would definitely not hand over the important task of the army to a "newcomer" who didn't know it.

"Actually, people from Silla are the best soldiers!" Su Dingfang said in a deep voice, "After all, they don't need to board the boat either!"

"Silla people as the army?"

This time Wang Wenzuo even forgot to hide his astonishment. It is true that Silla people do not need to board the ship, but this does not mean that they will obediently serve as the army for the Tang army. He is an out-and-out egoist in action.Wang Wenzuo did not forget the story of the conquest of Baekje. According to the agreement between the two parties, the Tang army took the sea route, and the Silla people took the land route, and attacked Baekje from the north to the south.

After the fight started, the Silla people were slow to move against the Baekje forces in the north. It was not until the Tang army commanded by Su Dingfang defeated the main force of Baekje, entered the outer gate of Sibi City, and forced Baekje to surrender. The Silla army arrived at Shanshan. It was late, and no one knew whether the Silla people were really limited in strength, or whether they deliberately preserved their strength and waited to see success or failure.Therefore, the relationship between the two armies was still very bad at that time, and there were some conflicts, but Su Dingfang was in a hurry to return to China, so the matter did not become serious.

"What's the matter? Do you think Silla people are not suitable to be the army?"

"The subordinate's official position is humble, and the affairs of the army are not for the subordinates to talk about!" Wang Wenzuo gritted his teeth and said boldly: "However, the sage said: If you are not of my race, your heart must be different. The army is related to the safety of the entire army. I thought it was better to be careful!"

"People who are not of my race must have a different heart?" Su Dingfang repeated Wang Wenzuo's words, with a smile on his face: "Yes, Silla people are really untrustworthy. It's good that you can think so. But this time it's different, because this time The second time is Jin Renwen, he will definitely do his best to be the first runner-up, but he alone is not enough, I hope you stay by his side!"

Wang Wenzuo's mind was like lightning, and he had already caught up with Su Dingfang's train of thought. For some reason that he didn't know, Jin Renwen had already gained Su Dingfang's absolute trust, but he didn't trust the Silla people. In order to avoid accidents, he must Keeping a team of people around Jin Renwen in case of emergencies, that's me.

"I?"

"That's right, it's you!" Su Dingfang said: "Jin Renwen will definitely do his best, but other Silla people may not. In order to prevent them from causing trouble, Jin Renwen must have a team of people around him just in case. He asked you, and you have been lucky all along, you are a good general, we need luck so much at this time."

"The last general obeys!" Wang Wenzuo nodded in a daze. In this way, he is really the only candidate. Although the future is dangerous and unpredictable, the other way may not be safe. With the shipbuilding and navigation technology at that time, Crossing the sea is also a narrow escape.

"I heard that Jin Renwen said that he gave you a treasured sword on the way here!" Su Dingfang said with a smile: "If you can succeed this time, you will be able to make a fortune. Do you understand?"

"Thank you for the cultivation, Chief Manager!" Wang Wenzuo hurriedly lowered his knees and bowed down. The "Yifu Zhechong" that Su Dingfang said was the captain of Zhechong Mansion at that time. Wait, even if the previous credits are counted together, it can be said to be extremely generous.

"Get up! The great achievement is to be the first to ascend, and the next step is to be the last one. In the military, those who make meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and those who have done wrong must be punished. This is the iron law, and you don't have to thank me!" Su Dingfang's voice showed a trace of fatigue, no matter what Said that he was already an old man in his sixties: "But let me ask you, what should you do if the people of Silla don't listen to Jin Renwen's orders and return home on their own?"

"This—" Wang Wenzuo was stunned, he thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know the end."

"Then you have to ensure Jin Renwen's safety and escort him to Sibi City, Baekje! As long as you can do this, you will be worthy of merit, and you can be Captain Guoyi (the deputy general of Zhechong Mansion)!"

"Ensure the safety of Jin Renwen?" Wang Wenzuo was a little confused: "What does the chief executive mean, that the people of Silla will harm Jin Renwen?"

(End of this chapter)