Xue Rengui sat opposite Fang Jun, with a solemn face and solemn expression. He shook his head slowly and said: "The enemy army is powerful. Although their supplies are insufficient, the Arabs have no regard for propriety, justice and shame. They burn, kill, loot and do everything possible to replenish food and supplies." .Perhaps as the severe winter deepens, it will be difficult for the Arabs to launch large-scale attacks as before, but it will be difficult to expel or even defeat them."
In the final analysis, it is still the same sentence. In the face of absolute power, any off-board moves are in vain. Furthermore, although the Arabs lacked provisions for their baggage, it was impossible for them to go on an expedition without taking any provisions with them. And the Western Region is not a barren land at the moment. Even though there is heavy snowfall, there are still many tribes who are unwilling to brave the severe cold to migrate with their families, thinking of luck. This gives the Arabs an opportunity to burn, kill, loot and rob food along the way. Even if we seize horses, cattle, and sheep, we can still survive.
Thirty to forty thousand Anxi troops should be spread out to garrison various important places to guard against Arabs splitting up their forces for sneak attacks. Only two people can be mobilized to fight the enemy face to face. Plus the twenty thousand people in the right garrison can only be four. With tens of thousands of people, it would be difficult to defeat nearly two hundred thousand Arabs.
Fang Jun said: "When it comes to marching and setting up formations, I believe that you, Rengui, have made your own achievements and don't want to give any more advice. But you have to remember that morale is the most important thing in the army, and morale comes from the general's confidence, so no matter what time or place Land, as a commander, you must have absolute confidence in your deployment. Even if you are in a desperate situation, you must have high morale and make your soldiers believe that you can eventually lead them to break out of the siege and win."
"Here! Many thanks to Duke Yue for your teachings. I will keep them in mind in the future."
Xue Rengui felt awe-inspiring.
He was indeed a little discouraged when facing powerful enemies. No matter how confident he was in his abilities, he did not dare to hope that he could defeat an enemy several times stronger than himself. And his depression and lack of confidence will inevitably affect the generals around him, which will in turn fill the army with a pessimistic mood and morale plummet.
How can an army without morale win a battle, no matter how powerful it is?
In fact, despite the fact that the army has not suffered many losses since its launch, the continuous loss of cities and territory and retreating step by step inevitably caused the morale of the army to drop, creating fear and feeling that the enemy was invincible.
Today, if the Youtun Guards had not rushed thousands of miles to reinforce the enemy's center without stopping, stimulating the Anxi Army's desire to win, it would have been difficult to achieve such a great victory.
When morale is low and confidence is lost, it is inevitable to be timid during combat and not dare to use all our strength...
Fang Jun put down the tea cup, smiled and said with relief: "Don't be depressed. In fact, in such a difficult situation right now, it is extremely rare for you to be able to maintain your military morale and fight steadily. Moreover, after today's defeat, the Arabs' Our morale is likely to fall even further. The Western Region is our home field. Every river and mountain here is on our map. Even every mountain trail and every river crossing are under our control. After plundering food and fodder, all the tribes in the Western Regions already regarded them as wolves, tigers and leopards, so how could they help them? Even many tribes that were originally hostile to the Tang Dynasty have now seen that compared with the brutal Arabs, the Tang Dynasty He was so generous and benevolent, and his heart was already leaning towards the Tang Dynasty. As the saying goes, "Those who have gained the Tao will have many help, and those who have lost the Tao will have little help. If they have little help, they will be surrounded by relatives; if they have many help, the world will obey them. Let the world take its place." "Shun, attack the place where your relatives are, so a gentleman will win if he doesn't fight."... Mencius has already pointed out the direction of victory for us, so why should we be afraid?"
When it comes to arranging troops, it is naturally not his strong point. He is unwilling to show his weakness in front of military geniuses like Xue Rengui. However, when it comes to controlling the situation, few people in the world dare to claim to be above Fang Jun.
These words immediately pulled Xue Rengui out of his depression. He felt that the trapped and confused situation seemed to become clear instantly. He had already figured out how to develop a strategy against a powerful enemy and even launch a counterattack...
The two of them sat in the room and had a detailed discussion on the map on the wall. Naturally, there were disagreements and arguments, but they were immersed in it and inspired a lot.
It was not until dawn that Yuan Wei, who was responsible for sorting out battle reports and post-war statistics outside the house, reported the battle situation, causing the two to interrupt their discussion.
Xue Rengui called the scouts in and asked his soldiers to prepare meals. Then he and Fang Jun listened to Hou Yuanwei's reply.
In front of a prominent figure in the center such as Fang Jun, Yuanwei was a little nervous, and he was inevitably reserved when receiving the gift. However, he relaxed after casually speaking the various statistical data.
"Reporting to the Duke of Yue and Xue Sima, the enemy's main force has withdrawn thirty miles and reached its rear camp at the foot of Tianshan Mountain to stabilize its position. The sky is dark and the snow is flying, which is not conducive to our army's attack. Therefore, each unit is chasing and killing one Fan immediately withdrew his troops and has now returned to the city to rest."
"The army swept the battlefield and killed more than 20,000 enemy troops in this battle formation. Especially the leading soldiers of Yue Guo Gong Shen commanded the Youtun Guards to rush into the enemy's center, causing great casualties. Countless of their elite soldiers were killed and their strength was damaged. Extremely serious.”
"More than two thousand of our troops were killed, hundreds were seriously injured, and minor injuries were insignificant. It can be said to be a great victory."
"In addition, some enemy ordnance was seized, all of which were discarded when the enemy retreated in panic. The enemy's baggage ordnance is not generous in nature. This loss is very likely to affect its subsequent combat deployment."
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Yuanwei talked about it one by one, clearly organized and with clear figures.
Fang Jun praised: "It is a talent to compile so much information in such a short time, and the figures obtained are so clear."
It was naturally a happy event to receive Fang Junzhi's praise, but Yuan Wei couldn't tell how happy he was. He was more frightened and bowed and said: "This is a matter within the scope of the general. I don't dare to be praised by the Duke of Yue."
Who doesn't know that Fang Jun has always been hostile to the Guanlong clan, and the two sides have had several quarrels that even cost lives, and he despises the Guanlong children the most?
At this moment, he was probably praising him because he didn't know his identity. If he knew that he was from Guanlong, he might not be suppressed immediately.
With Fang Jun's powerful position, one sentence can make him idle and never get ahead...
Xue Rengui seemed to know what Yuan Wei was thinking, and said to Fang Jun with a smile: "This man joined the army under the command of the last general. He is very capable and capable. He was born in the Yuan family of Guanlong, but he was just a distant branch of the branch, and he was the head of a Yuan family. In fact, the name of the disciple has not received much attention. He was just a school captain in Suiye City before. But speaking of it, he has some entanglements with the eldest grandson's family..."
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."
Fang Jun was immediately interested. He had always been hostile to the Changsun family. Since Xue Rengui mentioned in front of him that Yuan Wei had an entanglement with the Changsun family, otherwise it would not be an ordinary entanglement...
Xue Rengui then told the story about how Chang Sun Yan had previously ordered Yuan Wei to lead his troops to intercept and kill Damascus merchants, but ended up accidentally killing Chang Sun Jun.
Fang Jun was shocked: "There is such a secret?"
Before, he had only heard that Changsun Jun had died unexpectedly, but he didn't know how he died. The Changsun family was vague on the matter, which led to a lot of speculation in Chang'an City.
But he didn't expect that he would die like this in the Western Region, and he would be accidentally killed by his younger brother Changsun Yan...
Manslaughter?
Only a ghost can believe it!
He said to Yuan Wei: "Tell me everything about the situation at that time, don't hide it, be as detailed as possible."
"Here."
Yuan Wei was in a dilemma, he didn't want to mention this matter, because Fang Jun had a deep feud with the Changsun family, and there was no guarantee that he would not be used as a raft to attack the Changsun family. But now in front of Fang Jun, how dare he refuse?
I can only describe the situation in detail.
After hearing this, Fang Jun sighed: "It's true that wine makes people's faces red, and fame and fortune touch people's hearts... If Changsun Yan didn't plan this matter beforehand, it was all an accident. It's absolutely impossible. Once Changsun Jun died, Changsun Yan naturally became the heir to the head of the Changsun family, and he benefited the most. Naturally, he was the most suspect. Fortunately, you were more thoughtful and did not go back to Chang'an to join the Changsun family. Instead, you followed Rengui and continued to serve in the army. Otherwise, your bones would be cold at this moment, and you would not even be alive. People die without seeing their bodies.”
Yuan Wei's face turned pale. Although he was only a distant brother of the Yuan family and had never seen the filth and filth behind the family, he was not an idiot. After Fang Jun's suggestion, he became more and more convinced that this was the case.
In order to fight for the throne of the heir apparent, Changsun Yan killed his brother with such cruel methods. If he had foolishly come to seek refuge with him, how could he not be killed and silenced?
He was frightened in his heart and bowed to Xue Rengui: "Thank you Sima for protecting me!"
If Xue Rengui had not been magnanimous and accepted him at that time, I am afraid that he would have had no choice but to return to Chang'an...
