This is the difference between civil servants and military commanders. Military commanders only think about how to win, but civil servants have to think about how to deal with defeat.
After a war, regardless of victory or defeat, the treasury consumption is huge. In the final analysis, war is still about money.
If we launch a war against Yanyun, including the logistics and civilian workers, at least more than 300,000 people will be mobilized. How much money will these people get just for eating, drinking and eating?
You leaders just focus on fighting. When the war starts, you know how to rush for food and money. If the supply is a little slow, you clamor to kill people and behead them for neglecting military aircraft. You have no regard for the difficulties of our household department and the life and death of our officials!
It’s you who win and get rewards for meritorious service, but it’s us who defeat Chi Guoluoer.
It would be fine if other generals were leading the troops, but if it were the prince, the problem would be even more serious. They would not stop until the people in the rear were exhausted! Especially the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is even busier than the Ministry of War every time there is a war.
The last time he attacked Yizhou, due to floods on the road, a batch of ordnance escorted arrived three days late. Li Feng killed a doctor from his household department on the charge of delaying the military plane...
Because of this matter, Chen Wenqi almost filed a lawsuit with him before the emperor!
In fact, Chen Wenqi also supports taking back Yan Yun, but he feels that now is not the time. We have just finished attacking Yizhou, and we have spent more than half of the money we finally saved, and we have also consumed a huge amount of food and grass.
Now that we are sending troops to Yanyun again, where the hell am I going to get you food and money?
Needless to say, Yanyun County really helped a lot in the past few battles. At least war horses, cattle, sheep, and food and grass solved the big problem!
If we want to attack them now, if we ask them for something again, they will probably not give it to us.
Yanyun County's economy is now very developed, and it is indeed quite wealthy, but if Yanyun County is like a pig, Chen Wenqi feels that it has not been fattened yet, and it is far from the time to slaughter it for meat.
And he has always believed that Yanyun County has many ways to take it back, and it does not necessarily have to use force. Force is actually the most incompetent way.
Naturally, the best strategy is to keep Xiao Chen under control, making him obedient, loyal to the emperor forever, and not daring to make any changes; the middle strategy is to kill him, and then use the counter-intentional strategy of combining vertical and horizontal forces to take advantage of Ross's high position in the northern border. Li and other forces provoked internal conflicts among his brothers, thereby disintegrating or even digesting them.
It would be a bad idea to openly start a war with Yan Yun. Now that many of the best and middle strategies have not been used, the emperor and the two princes are eager to use the worst strategies to deal with Yan Yun. Chen Wenqi really doesn't think so.
After they regained Yizhou, their confidence skyrocketed, thinking that taking over Yanyun County would be as easy as taking over Yizhou... In fact, these are two different things!
Yanyun is not Yizhou. Yizhou is far away overseas and far away from the mainland of the Zhou Dynasty. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. If it is defeated, it will just retreat to Minzhou County for defense, which will not have a big impact on the security of the territory.
But Yanyun is too close to Fengyang City. If something goes wrong, the capital will be in turmoil! Just like when the war in Yizhou was tense, Fengyang City was not affected in any way and was still singing and dancing. However, as soon as there were rumors that Xiao Chen was going to attack Haining Bay, the city immediately panicked, and many people simply packed up and left. …
Xiao Chen is not Xiao Xinghan, and the brothers under him are not just a ragtag group of Tianxuanhui. Each one of them can stand alone and occupy one side!
Zhuge Xiaosheng, who strategized and won thousands of miles, Li Ling, the general who never failed across the sea, the tiger at Niutou Pass, Li Tanhua, who conquered hundreds of countries inside and outside the Yin Mountains and even the Western Regions, the genius of the generation, the invincible Wanyan Pingqiu, and the invincible Wanyan Pingqiu, who once led 20,000 people. The cavalry swept across the grassland eagle King Moro of Yanyun County!
There are also outstanding generals such as Lin Yue, Yue Zhonglin, Wu Hanming, Wei Yuntian, etc...
In fact, most of these people came from the Great Zhou Dynasty. At that time, they were unknown and were not reused. Since they went to Yanyun, it is like a tiger entering the forest and a dragon swimming in the sea, each showing its strength!
After all, this kid Xiao Chen has a keen eye for recognizing heroes and is proficient in employing people. Apart from being cunning and treacherous, eloquent and able to write a few poems, he actually has no other abilities. He can't fight when he mounts his horse, and he can't calm the people when he dismounts. I know women when I get on the kang, I know shoes when I get off the kang...
But he can make these heroes willing to work for him! The main thing is a person who knows people well and tolerates them. From this point alone, not to mention Xiao Xinghan is far inferior, even my emperor seems to be...
He can't even tolerate his relatives!
Not to mention his relatives, he didn't even fully trust his own brother Li Wanyun, let alone his biological brother, he could even kill his own son.
The emperor attaches too much importance to power and wants to hold all the power in the world tightly in his hands. This is actually true, but as the master of the world, how can you do it if you only know how to take it but don't know how to let it go?
Look at Xiao Chen, he knew that we might use troops against Yanyun, but he still had the mood to personally lead the fleet to Nanyang...
Just with this broad-mindedness and magnanimity, the emperor is not as good as him.
Unknowingly, Chen Wenqi and others had already compared Xiao Chen to the emperor...
"Master Chen, I remember that you hate Xiao Chen the most. Why did you suddenly soften your heart when things came to a close?" Li Feng felt awkward hearing Chen Wenqi's words. There's not even a war yet, so you just said you were frustrated. Isn't that true? Will it disturb my military morale? Feeling unhappy in his heart, he sneered and made sarcastic remarks.
"I personally have no grudges against Xiao Chen, and I don't hate him. If Yanyun County can be captured by killing him, I will be the first to raise my hand in agreement. In fact, when Xiao Chen came to Fengyang, I He also suggested to the emperor many times that he should be killed. Xiao Chen is a traitor in the world and a troubled official in the country, so why should he be soft-hearted in killing him?" Chen Wenqi responded directly.
"Why do you think, my dear, that we will encounter setbacks in sending troops this time?" Li Wanjiang asked.
"I don't understand the matter of war. I don't dare to talk nonsense about victory or defeat. I am in the Ministry of Household Affairs. All I care about is how to clean up the mess after this battle? In addition, the food and salary needed for this battle..." Chen Wenqi knew that the emperor was inclined to send troops, and he probably could not persuade him to change his mind.
"My decision has been made!" Li Wanjiang said, "I will appoint Li Feng as the general to conquer the north, and Xue Jinshan as the deputy general. You will lead your own army of 50,000 troops and horses, control Yanyunguan 200,000 troops and horses, and conquer Yanyun! This battle is related to the Northern Territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Peace, my son needs to cheer up, strive for success, and live up to my expectations!"
"My son obeys the order!" Li Feng was overjoyed and responded loudly.
Li Shi's face was gloomy and he said nothing.
"Li Shi, you, Chen Wenqi, and Lu Jing will be responsible for the food, salary and logistics affairs. If you win this battle, I will give you the first credit!" Li Wanjiang handed over this most thankless job to Li Shi.
This made Li Shi feel as disgusted as eating a fly, but he did not dare to disobey. He even said listlessly, "I obey the order and do my best!"
