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Volume 4 Midstream Chapter 158 Two Mountains Between Jingzhao-4

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    After Zhao Xingde led his troops to set off, Zhang Shanfu left Basra and went to Baghdad to meet Xu Wenhu.  When he arrived in Baghdad, Xu Wenhu was inspecting the military camp. The old general did not receive any special treatment. He led his staff and a group of swordsmen around the big pot to cook and eat.  So, Zhang Shanfu naturally joined in.  The dried fish sent by Zhao Xingde was chopped into pieces and added to the cauldron. The smell of the sea made the sailors want to vomit. It was also a rare delicacy for the Western Expedition army with insufficient supplies.  This scene made him feel as if he had returned to the time when he led cavalry and horse thieves in circles in the Gobi decades ago.  Fighting in the Gobi Desert, many times, it does not depend on how good your martial arts skills are, or how brave you are, but on your endurance of the harsh environment.  The war between the Xia Kingdom and the Roma Turks has reached this stage.  The Roma Turks would rather abandon big cities like Baghdad and Basra without a fight than engage in a decisive battle with the Western Expeditionary Army, dragging the Xia people into a dilemma.  Similarly, life for the Turks is not easy either.  Now, the question between the Turks and the Xia people is to see who can survive to the last breath.  Some Turkic people have become accustomed to a settled life, and suddenly they have to move around, and they move from places with abundant water and grass to desolate places. This leads to the death of a large number of livestock in the area during the migration, and the people also complain.  At the same time, the strategy of avoiding fighting severely damaged the prestige of Sultan Romu. The new "King of Kings" Li Sihai kept sending people out to contact, and brought more and more people under the original rule of the Baiyi Dynasty.  The tribe rallied to his side.  According to the information received by the Military Intelligence Department, some Roma Turkic cavalry have begun to plunder neutral tribes, while others have left Sudan and fled back to their own tribes.  If the rebellion in the river was a serious problem for the Western Expedition, Li Sihai was a sore on the back of the Roma Turks.  However, the baggage staff of the Western Expedition Army also complained. It was said that the tribes under Li Sihai were unstable in rebellion, and there were also a few who secretly colluded with the Turks. Almost all tribes refused, or at least did not cooperate with the Western Expedition Army in requisitioning food.  "Of the two young men, Zhao Xingde is not as naughty as Li Sihai," Xu Wenhu muttered after listening to his introduction.  "Old man," Zhang Shanfu gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "If they were really innocent, we old guys wouldn't have to brave the wind and chew the sand." "This is how people are bullied for their kindness." Xu Wenhu stretched out his hand.  Stretching his waist, he sighed: "If you don't say 'One blow will kill two tigers' one day, the sun must have risen from the west that day. You use soldiers to take risks. If you are defeated in the river, it will be considered a success in suppressing the rebellion. Here  Hundreds of thousands of people are unwilling to rest." He shook his head and lowered his voice and sighed, "I don't understand, Chen Ang, too, and you too, why should you worry about those illusory things? It turns out that military morale can be used to defeat the Turks.  No problem, why do you let those guys confuse the military morale? Is it Liu Yi¡¯s idea behind this? " Zhang Shanfu sneered. He looked around and saw several staff officers.  Having already finished his meal, he stood aside and watched in awe as the two generals, the most senior generals in the Xia Army, were chatting in low voices. When Zhang Shanfu looked over, the staff officer consciously took two steps back.  "Isn't it because the army can't easily leave home to fight? Isn't it because of the morale of the army? Are the captains all young boys and can they be at the mercy of me and Liu Yi?" Zhang Shanfu picked up a stick and stabbed it under the big iron pot.  Poking, the dim flame suddenly burst into flames. Under the flames' greedy licks, the soup in the big iron pot began to boil again, "I forgot, it's you 'Xu Lihu' himself,  I'm afraid there's only a difference between fifty steps and a hundred steps with these captains, right?" After hearing his rude words, Xu Wenhu's face showed anger and he coughed. Zhang Shanfu held his arm and said, "People's thoughts.  An, there is nothing wrong with anyone not loving their family. It can only be said that the times have changed, and the system of military expedition established by the founding dynasty is no longer suitable for the expansion of territory today. " "Who said that.  ?" Xu Wenhu narrowed his eyes and suddenly opened his eyes, and slammed his rice bowl on the ground. "Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, hasn't such a large territory been conquered? " Zhang Shanfu shook his head and drank porridge from the bowl.  No words were spoken.  The two generals, the two most respected generals, were well aware of each other's views, but they had never argued so red-faced.  "Don't be afraid of fighting. Are you asking for help?" Xu Wenhu pulled Zhang Shanfu's arm down and almost knocked over the bowl.  "Cowardly to fight?" Zhang Shanfu's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a deep voice, "I, Zhang Shanfu, have never been afraid of fighting!" He spat, calmed down the anger in his heart, and said: "When the country was founded, China  There was great chaos in the country. The founding emperor gathered the elite soldiers of the remnant Tang Dynasty and Hou Shu, and conquered the Yi and Di tribes in the west. It was a situation where the land and households had to be snatched from the enemy's hands, and the soldiers had no choice but to fight to the death.  That's it. What about now? Hezhong, Guanzhong, and Shuzhong are all rich places in the world. Not to mention the soldiers, even the shady households can live well.Very happy!  However, if a person is in a precarious situation, if you give him a cake, he will risk his life to grab it!  But now, everyone's life is becoming more and more comfortable and prosperous. If you give him a gold cake, he may not be willing to leave his hometown and go through life and death!  In my country, Daxia, there are still many people with strong martial arts skills, but there are fewer and fewer ¡®desperadoes¡¯. For the imperial court, peace in the world is a good thing!  But for expanding territory, it may not be a good thing!  The two countries in Kwantung are weak and defensive, and our country may not have the power to annex them. However, under the guise of the ancestral motto of "one strike will capture two tigers", the Protectorate has always refused to agree to send out a large army to destroy them.  The current Turkic war is still like this, but Reshahai was defeated once, Zhou Li died in the battle, tens of thousands of soldiers died for the country on the same day, and the enemy was killed and wounded equally. As a result, some people felt like they had lost their heirs, and everything was in chaos.  Some said that the sacrifice of the sergeants was too great, some wanted to pull Zhou Li out and whip his corpse, and some said that I, Zhang Shanfu, was a spy who deliberately sent tens of thousands of sergeants to death. You may not have heard these strange theories, Lao Xu.  Bar?  "After the Battle of Reshahai, not only the Marching Division was under great pressure, but Xu Wenhu was also under great pressure. He even had to put on his golden armor again after retiring and took up the post of General of the Anxi Military Division again. "These are false arguments," Xu Wenhu said with a gloomy face.  , "Why bother with him?  !  " "People don't just bark. People don't bite dogs. Dogs will bite people after barking.  "Zhang Shanfu snorted and said in a deep voice, "Some people are good people and show sympathy to the soldiers, so that the soldiers can stay in their hometowns. Why should I be a bad person and force everyone to leave their hometowns?  There will still be wars in the future, so we can form an expeditionary army with the Imperial Guards, recruiting regiments and training troops.  Then select the real Qiancheng of the country from among millions of sergeants to serve as officers in the regiment training.  With the imperial guards as the backbone and the regiment training as the wings, they can still expand their territory.  Tens of thousands of men in my country are martial. In this country, there are always those who are not afraid of death and want to risk their lives to do something.  "Zhang Shanfu seemed to remember something, "Even Guandong, who is content with leisurely life, is not lacking.  " "You and Chen Ang want to go together to recruit regiments and train the army.  "Xu Wenhu said sarcastically. "It's just the general trend.  As Zhang Shanfu spoke, he picked out the coarse sand from the bowl and took a sip. "Wars always rely on soldiers and horses. What if we don't do this?"  " Xu Wenhu snorted. There was a lot of wealth in the river. Although the sergeants were strong, they left their hometowns to fight for a long time, and there were still complaints. The situation now is very different from that of the founding dynasty. However, he is just a pure sergeant. Whether it is Chen Ang  , or Zhang Shanfu, trying to replace the sergeants on expeditions with regimental drills who were weak in martial arts and unable to fight, just like replacing war horses with cart-pulling horses. In the eyes of the old general, it was so absurd that it was not worth refuting.  Zhang Shanfu refused to give up. Xu Wenhu had great prestige among the soldiers in Hezhong. Because of his position with the soldiers in Hezhong, Chen Ang and others had to take risks. He also hoped to get Xu Wenhu for future plans.  "In the future, we will not only recruit regiments for training, but if necessary, they will be recruited every five years, and they will be disarmed and return to their hometowns after five years of service.  If a war requires the recruitment of a large army, it will be cut down immediately after the war. In peacetime, there will not be too many soldiers. A few elite soldiers can be selected into the Imperial Guard.  "Zhang Shanfu looked at Xu Wenhu, who had a gloomy face, and said calmly. "Damn it, can such people still fight?  "Xu Wenhu couldn't help but curse. "As long as we are a little stronger than the enemy's troops, we will think about it," Zhang Shanfu said softly, "Firearms are popular, and the Guandong regiment practices using firecrackers and artillery. In the Guandong, it has been able to compete head-on with the Liao army's cavalry.  In the battle, the rebels in the river can be considered capable of fighting, and that is enough.  After the war, the army was disbanded, and the regiments did not have much martial arts training. Without the support of firearms and artillery ammunition, the court could live and work in peace and contentment with a little appeasement from the court.  Even if there are only one or two young people, how can they be the enemy of millions of soldiers in the country?  " "A sergeant who is not going on an expedition," Xu Wenhu sighed, "is he still a sergeant?  " "Forcing soldiers who are unwilling to go to war may not be a blessing to the country.  "Zhang Shanfu said, "The territory is getting bigger and bigger. If the war continues for a long time, it is inevitable that the border generals will have heavy troops.  During the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty in the East, there was an example of Lu Mei's border generals supporting troops to cause rebellion.  It has only been a hundred years since the founding of this dynasty. Who dares to say with confidence that the story of the Tang Dynasty and Lu Mei will not happen again in this dynasty?  Xu Lihu, you are loyal, but I think the generals who founded the Tang Dynasty and Lu Mei were not necessarily disloyal. It was just because the sergeants had been stationed outside for a long time, and they gradually became alienated from the court. As long as one or two traitors temporarily obtained the military talisman, they would be able to  With more incitement, the sword was immediately turned towards his own people.  The sergeant is the stronghold of the country and must not be touched lightly.  At first, the Protectorate impeached and deposed the emperor, but now Chen Ang is causing chaos in the river. Therefore, it is said that having soldiers stationed outside for a long time may not be a blessing to the country.  But on the other hand, letting the soldiers be content to defend the homeland, and people's hearts can be used, is the way to long-term peace and stability.  Old Xu, you only saw that the founding dynasty conquered this large territory, but you didn¡¯t see that over the past hundred years, our dynasty¡¯s territory has only been slowly encroaching westward, and has never encroached on thousands of miles. Then you know,Even at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the sergeants of ordinary legions were unwilling to leave their hometown to fight for a long time.  " "You should think about the matter of a hundred years slowly. Let's not talk about it anymore. Before the troops are moved, food and grass go first," Xu Wenhu stood up and said in a deep voice, "Now I want to see who can outlast whom.  " He stood up and called the staff officer of the Western Expeditionary Army who was waiting not far away. Zhang Shanfu drank up the meat and vegetable batter in the bowl in two gulps, and sat next to him to watch them discuss how to attack the Turks wandering west of Baghdad.  The cavalry launched the next attack.
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