Cai Mao and the remaining Jiangdong soldiers were quickly evacuating to Samajuzha. Fortunately, Cai Mao knew something was wrong when he received the news of Mengkangbu's appearance, and immediately made preparations to retreat, otherwise he would wait for the Kushan fleet. The whole body appeared near the mouth of the Ganges River, and even Cai Mao was afraid that he would not be able to survive.
"Have you sent someone to notify Samoha?" Cai Mao looked at everyone present with a look of embarrassment and asked. Cai Mao may be a little useless, but he is really capable. At least he knows that this is the time when he should be the best. What is being done.
"We have sent people to notify us, but we don't know if we can catch up. Our warship carrying the letter eagle was blown away by the opponent. The cage of the letter eagle was also shattered. It seems that the letter eagle also flew away. As a result, we can only Use manpower to communicate." Kuai Liang was also in a state of embarrassment. He was almost beaten to pieces by a crossbow before. To be honest, he clearly understood the dangers of naval battles.
"How should we explain such a large-scale loss to the governor and the Han Dynasty next?" During the naval battle, because it was too dangerous, Kuai Qi had no time to think about these things, but now that they have withdrawn, Kuai Qi thought that they were in such a situation In a moment, all the navy that the Han Dynasty had finally built was destroyed, and Kuai Qi even wanted to commit suicide on the spot.
Because this matter is so big that I can no longer pretend to be dead. This is the main force that Zhou Yu relies on to conquer the four seas and the Han Dynasty suppresses the four seas. Even if there are some other warships, almost 90% of the seventh-generation ships It was all here, and now it's all gone.
"Now is not the time to talk about it." Cai Hao's eyes flashed with a gloomy look. He also knew that the matter was now so big that he couldn't handle it, but when the matter reached this point, there was no need for him to handle it. After all, it was like this. What happens next is self-evident.
"We must first inform Samo and let Chen Chi inform the front line as soon as possible. Once Meng Kangbu comes in, the rear area will be completely out of control." Kuai Xiang is also a first-rate wise man. After hearing Kuai Qi's words, he knew that some people's hearts are now Collapse means that the matter has become serious enough that Cai Hao, as the commander-in-chief, may be executed later.
"Prepare for what comes next first. I hope that Samadhi can delay enough time so that the front line and the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges River are adequately prepared to withstand the impact. Otherwise, it will be a big trouble. As for our problem, we have to wait until this is over. We'll talk about it later." Cai Hao's eyes flashed with a cold light.
If you are alone, you can run away at this time. Even if you are not treason, you can find a hiding place in the forest and live a pretty good life as a Qi practitioner. However, there is a huge Cai family behind Cai Mao, so even if there is Cai Mao would not do any unnecessary ideas.
The lessons learned from the Xu family in Runan are still there. Death is nothing. As long as you are still in this era and can come out, there is still hope. If you are trapped in the country, it doesn't matter even if you have a thousand-year family business, so even if He might die next, and Cai Mao should try his best to leave enough seeds, so that even if he is executed in accordance with the law, at least the family will not be affected.
Just compare it to the current environment, money? A shipload of spices sent to Rome by Cai's family can withstand nearly ten years of accumulation by the Xu family. Soldiers? How does a family that is restricted from having private soldiers in the country compare with military aristocrats like us who directly show off their horses and horses? estate? Although I, Cai, are poor, we still have several islands rich in resources.
Therefore, the despair that Cai Mao had when the legion collapsed and the psychology of fleeing were almost instantly extinguished. What is painful in life is not only the death of an individual, but also the despair of seeing hope extinguished. The same friend who once moved on, but he was forced to stop or even retreat, resulting in resentment towards himself.
It is precisely because of this thought that Cai Hao is extremely determined. He will die if he dies, and a death in battle will be considered a worthy death. Therefore, Cai Hao knows what to do next.
"Ask the soldiers under my command to take my seal to inform the Jiangnan family and let them prepare." Cai Mao looked at Kuai Liang and others and said, "The strength of the Kushan navy will drop sharply when it comes ashore. Although the Jiangnan family is weak, it can still do something about it. To resist, we must not let the other side drive in easily."
"Organize the local people to fight against the invasion of the Kushan navy?" Kuai Liang nodded, "That's good, but what if Mengkangbu doesn't get off the boat and takes the boat directly to the Baloyega front line?"
"He can't do it. Even though the governor easily led the entire fleet into the Ganges River, this matter is not easy." Cai Mao said with a cautious expression, "In fact, for warships of the fifth generation or above, just because of the draft problem, It’s okay to wander around the mouth of the river, but if you go deeper, you’ll definitely hit the bottom.”
"In this case, the other party's goal is to stop the loss with a loss, then what you said is very likely to happen." Kuai Liang nodded and said, "I will inform you right away and lend you your seal."
Cai Mao handed the seal to Kuai Liang. At this time, Cai Mao almost ignored life and death and tried his best to think of all possible response plans. After all, the current situation was very clear. The middle and lower reaches of the Ganges River of the Han army were actually empty. All the main soldiers were mobilized. Towards the front, the rear mainly relies on militia to maintain stability.
Speaking of which, this is actually the problem of troop allocation that everyone has to face during foreign wars. It is not that there are not enough soldiers, but that the deployment of troops restricts the size of the soldiers, resulting in that there can only be so many elites on the front line, and then the expedition The general had to do everything possible to compress the distribution of troops to ensure the highest possible combat effectiveness.
At that time, Wang Jian said that it would take 100,000 soldiers to defeat Chu and 600,000 to destroy Chu. The core of this lies in the ability to control after victory.
But as the distance lengthened, the limit of troop deployment appeared, forcing the frontline generals to consider how to use 100,000 troops to destroy Chu. The so-called servant soldiers, the so-called incitement of local people, the so-called naturalized population, etc. were all Born in this environment.
In addition, in fact, the so-called immigration to the border is also a solution to reduce the pressure on the front line. After all, the front line has output, and the pressure on the rear, whether it is transporting food or deploying troops, will be much less. The Han Dynasty's attack on Guishang can start from the beginning. The number of people has increased from 60,000 to 70,000 to more than 200,000 now. This is due to the move of the aristocratic families to immigrate to the border area.
As for the naturalization of the people, except for those who meditate on the God of Jialan, who have real effects, if other people are only slightly better off than before, I am afraid that their psychological inertia is still under the control of Brahmanism.
In fact, this was the problem that Japan faced in Henan and other areas during World War II. In the early days, it did try to eliminate exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and used the form of a righteous army to eliminate feudal remnants, and even effectively attacked local forces. But later I found that there was no benefit from this, so I had no choice but to drive the car in reverse and run it back again.
The situation of the Han Dynasty is better than this, but when it comes to getting the local people to take the initiative to return, forget it. In fact, the only ones who really take the initiative to return are Dalits. If Dalits return, other castes will be innately excluded. .
To put it in a simple way, during the Red Army period, it didn’t take long for the common people to take the initiative to change their minds when faced with the behavior of the Red Army, but what about the landlords?
The people followed the Red Army, who would cultivate the land at home?
Not even mentioning things like suppressing landlords to allocate their fields, just saying that if a commoner is gone, and you leave me with no one to vent my anger on, and no one to bully, I will naturally be unhappy with you.
The same is true for the situation on the Ganges River. Some things cannot be easily solved if you want to. Chen Xi came here personally. In fact, he also knew that this kind of thing cannot be solved and can only be solved gradually by relying on a higher level of social process. destroy.
But in fact, Chen Xi also knows that higher-level social processes may go against the trend as they advance. For example, after industrialization has advanced for seventy years, the clan power of the remnants of feudalism begins to strengthen again, and even Many feudal remnants reappeared without disguise. Many people were disgusted and even had no choice.
In fact, this is not just a matter of going against the trend, but the interest relationship that exists within this feudal remnant. The atomization of families and individuals is a good thing for the country and society, and can make the country and society more stable. Efficient operation.
From a national and social level, it is actually the best situation for each family and individual to become a screw, but this is not the case at the individual level.
Because society is not a perfectly balanced system, purely atomized individuals and families cannot resist the resistance generated by society. Some things that are harmful to individuals also occur based on this environment. The most effective answer to fighting organizations and society is actually It has long been said in political books that the only thing that can resist organizations and social forms is another organization and another social form.
This is the key to clan reincarnation against the tide. It is not about the vitality of the clan system, but the fact that atomized individuals and families realize that society wants to kill me and eat meat, so they stick together to fight this force and eat others. .
Not to mention the clan level, the situation between the Han Dynasty and the Northern Nobles is just that. The situation between the Han Dynasty and the Southern Nobles is just a strangulation between two completely different social forms.
This is not a question of war or not, but a question of whether another social form can be eradicated. The simplest point is that in the ranking of world emperors, the reason why Constantine and the First Emperor ranked first and second is actually not because of these two people. The strength or weakness lies in the strength of the two civilizations and social and cultural forms established by these two people.
Understanding this, it becomes a lot clearer to look at the problems faced by the Han Dynasty's annexation of Kushan and the problems faced by contemporary people.
When war and massacre are not possible, if you want to destroy a social form, you can only divide the other party's social organization into atomization and reorganize it. The labor-intensive industry promoted by Chen Xi is the embodiment of this method.
On the other hand, before Chen Xi finished this matter, even if the social structure of Kushan was affected by the so-called impact, in essence, there was no fundamental change. God Jialan was still God Jialan, and Brahmanism was still Brahmanism. teach.
Do you think Lidas and others worshiped Guan Yu? No, they actually worshiped the Brahmanical god Jialan. What they identified with was never Guan Yu, but the Brahmanical god.
This is also the reason why Guan Yu has always been indifferent to Lidas, because through Lidas's eyes, Guan Yu saw the Brahmin god, not himself.
Cai Hao and others do not have a deep understanding of this social form, but when they come to different societies, they can still feel the incompatibility between cultures. After all, Cai Hao and others know about Tian Dan's restoration, so they only You need to think about what will happen.
It was not only Tian Dan who was restored to Qi, but also the incompatible social forms of Qi and Yan. Because of this distinction between you and me, when Tian Dan was restored to Qi, people from Qi would join.
Perhaps during this process, some people also joined the Yan Kingdom, but it is self-evident who is more and who is less. Therefore, on the way to retreat, Cai Mao and others had already speculated on the situation in the next stage.
After all, it is normal for something that has happened once in history to happen again.
When Cai Mao actively dispatched soldiers to inform everywhere, Samajuzha had already received the letter eagle from Jiangdong, but this letter eagle didn't bring anything.
There was no way, this trust eagle was the trust eagle because Meng Combo blew up the ship with an air rail, threw away the cage, and was able to fly away. Of course, he didn't bring anything with him.
"What's going on? Is the letter lost?" The falconer fed the letter eagle a few sticks of meat and began to toss the letter eagle over and over, but he couldn't find the letter.
"What's wrong?" the scout captain looked at the falcon tamer and asked. The Han army's faith eagles are quite precious materials. After all, it takes a lot of time to tame each faith eagle, so every time the faith eagle is dispatched, it will bring a lot of Precious information.
"There is no letter." The falconer frowned and said, "This is already a mature letter falcon. It is impossible to bite off the letter and throw it away."
It is possible for a newly tamed letter eagle to peck out the leggings by itself, but the letter eagles like Zhou Yu's are those that have been used for many years, so it is impossible for them to peck out letters by themselves.
"Did he fly back by himself?" the scout captain said with a smile.
"No, these trust eagles are very well tamed. Even if they get tired of sitting around, they will only fly to the sky and circle, and will not fly back." The falcon tamer said in confusion, "As for the wrong release, it should be It’s impossible, the personnel there are also professionally trained.”
"Well, this is impossible, that is impossible, what else is possible?" the scout captain said angrily, "I'm here to get information, not to hear you say it's impossible."
"I don't know. Normally, this kind of thing shouldn't happen anyway." The falconer tipped the hawk upside down, and then tried to ask why the falcon came back. After all, after raising it for so many years, the smart falcon can still communicate to some extent. .
"Quack, quack, quack~" The trust eagle quacked a few times, indicating that there was no place to land, so it flew back. The falconer didn't fully understand this complicated meaning, but he understood to some extent that it couldn't land, and his expression changed.
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For those who are interested in social forms and clan counterattacks, you can read He Xuefeng's "North and South China: A Study of Regional Differences in Rural China". As for the author himself, I feel tired at work recently.
