And focus on the performance of these barbarian tribes in cooperating with the rebels. As well as the threats and casualties caused to his subordinates during the war. The hidden worries that may exist if these tribes are left behind are also written down. When writing these things, Zhao Wushu's central idea was to protect the military attaches who did this. Although these military attaches did such things.
But he used it with his sword and gun on the Jiangnan West Road battlefield. Nowadays, they are basically the backbone of the mid-level military attachés, and they are all those who can fight under their own command. There are no useless soldiers in this world, only useless generals. Without military attachés who can fight, it is useless to have good soldiers. If it is true that these military attachés were punished according to the law. Then there are really few of his men who can fight.
In the book, Zhao Wushu still revealed that he wanted to protect these military attachés in his heart. After writing this excerpt, Zhao Wushu picked up the pen again and wrote a letter with similar content to Lu Mengzheng. The certificates were issued not through the General Affairs Department, but through the Military Aircraft Department. Zhao Wushu told the messenger not to be anxious on the way, but to send the letter he wrote to Lu Meng first and see what Mr. Lu meant.
After receiving Zhao Wushan's letter, Lu Mengzheng couldn't help but sigh. The thing that I was most worried about really happened. During the counter-rebellion on Guangnan West Road, what he was most worried about was not the rebels, but these Yi tribes. These Yi tribes are almost all over Guangnan West Road. Under the shock of the Guilin County Prince's century-old power, many tribes will eventually occupy the side of the rebels.
These Yi tribes are familiar with the terrain, and most of them live in mountainous areas with complex terrain, full of miasma, and rampant diseases. If these barbarian tribes cannot be suppressed in the shortest time. Being entrenched in the mountainous area and being indecisive may actually become a serious problem. I'm afraid it will be far more difficult for the government troops to attack than to fight the rebels. The money and food consumed in the future will be even more incalculable.
What Lu Mengzheng was even more worried about was that the government troops would go to great lengths to hunt down the barbarian tribes that cooperated with the rebels. It will implicate those tribes whose hearts are aligned with the imperial court or those who remain neutral. If it triggers a chain reaction among these barbarian tribes, there will be endless troubles. There are more Yi tribes in Guangnan West than Han people. Knocking on the desk in front of him, Lu Meng was getting headaches.
The general leading the troops in front was so jealous that he slaughtered several rebellious tribes. The problem is that once it becomes a habit, the frontline generals have no control, and they are in trouble when other tribes are involved. However, Lu Mengzheng is also an experienced person who seeks the country, and he also knows that this matter is not entirely a bad thing. This matter can serve as a deterrent to those tribes that are at odds with the imperial court and the rebels.
Let the clan leaders weigh and weigh what will happen if they cooperate with the rebels to resist the imperial court and the official army. But the question is, can those frontline military attaches control it? Can they tell clearly which tribes are rebellious, which tribes are neutral, and which tribes are loyal to the imperial court? Or are you willing to distinguish? If they succeed in snatching it, or if they are caught off guard, can they control themselves?
Although he had never experienced troubled times, Lu Mengzheng also understood what these people could do once they lost the constraints of military discipline. If it causes a large-scale rebellion among the barbarian tribes, there will probably be endless troubles. Most of the young and strong men of the tribes under Zhao Wushu's plunder this time had died in the battle of Hongshui River. The remaining old, weak, women and children were unable to resist the army.
Moreover, these tribes are not in deep mountainous areas. They are basically located at the junction of plains and mountains, where the terrain is not that complex. If the tribes hiding in the deep mountains and old forests cause any trouble due to the indulgence of the officers and soldiers, it will be difficult to eradicate them. Those deep mountains and old forests full of miasma and ferocious beasts are the home field. If you rush into the mountains to clear out the enemy, only the officers and soldiers will be unlucky.
Even if all the barbarian tribes on Guangnan West Road rebelled, they would not have any impact on the overall situation of the imperial court like the nomadic tribes in the north, let alone affect the stability of the imperial court. But the problem is, if these Yi tribes do not obey the control of the court and make trouble all day long, it will also cause a lot of headaches. As the host of the aftermath, I have to consider some things.
Especially since the rebels have not yet been completely wiped out. The imperial court was already competing for the hearts and minds of the people, especially those of the Yi tribes. Compared with the Guilin County Prince's Palace, which had dominated Guangnan West Road for hundreds of years, it was at a disadvantage. In order to cause less trouble to the frontline war, ensure the stability of the rear, and maintain the smooth flow of food routes without any interference, the barbarian tribes still have to appease them.
As for those officers and soldiers, once they get their hands on it, they will kill innocent people indiscriminately and involve non-rebellious tribes. Lu Mengzheng really has no confidence. Having been a local magistrate for many years, he knew the virtues of those guards very well. We also know what the consequences will be if military discipline cannot be restrained. Dealing with those barbarian tribes indeed requires a combination of kindness and power.
But you must not kill blindly, as this will only plunge Guangnan West Road into complete chaos. And since entering Guangnan West Road, I have vaguely felt that not to mention these guards, even the elites from the four major battalions, are somewhat uncontrollable in terms of military discipline. Otherwise, Cao Rui would not know clearly what is the biggest taboo of being a military attache, and still ask for instructions to reward the three armies with spoils of war.
Thinking of this, Lu Mengzheng couldn't help but have a headache. If these things happen again and again, I, as the host of the aftermath, will have to wipe the butt of those people for who knows how long. Bandits are like a shave, and soldiers are like a grate. If the veterans who have come off the battlefield are really jealous, they don't care who is the good guy or the bad guy. Since ancient times, after military disasters, there has been nothing but grass.
What worries him even more is that since the government troops entered Guangnan West Road, the rebels have basically collapsed at the first touch. Not many died in the battle, many were captured, and many more were scattered to the countryside. With little food and clothing, these defeated rebels could only do more ruthless things than the official army. Although the imperial army on Guangnan West Road is large in number, they are all heading towards the puppet emperor who has now withdrawn to Nanning Mansion.
Or we need to prepare to deal with a country to the west that is ambitious and wants to take advantage of this rebellion. As for the Guangnan West Route Guards, basically all of them were involved in the rebellion. The new guard army has not yet been formed. As a result, no one took care of the rebels scattered in the countryside. Of course, those scattered rebels put down their weapons, took off their armor and hid.
But there are not a few people who gather together to cause harm to the countryside. Although these people did not dare to compete with the imperial officials and soldiers, they had no problem plundering civilian property for the sake of harming the people. On the way to Jingjiang Mansion, I encountered two small groups of defeated troops. If he hadn't seen that he was heavily guarded, he would have become the biggest joke of the Qi Dynasty since the founding of the Qi Dynasty.
He walked to the window, opened it and looked at the bright moon outside the window. Thinking of the complicated aftermath, Lu Mengzheng couldn't help but feel a headache. The most critical issue now is that many problems are not solved by ourselves, but that we simply cannot find the people to implement the executive order. During this rebellion by the puppet emperor, among the entire Guangnan West Road civil servants, except for a few who were killed, the rest all surrendered to the puppet emperor.
Now they are either running without knowing their whereabouts, or they are being held in prison. As the government and military forces continued to advance, states and counties that had returned to rebellion, whether it was Zhao Wuye or Cao Rui, were asking for civil servants. When he went south, he sent out more than half of the dozens of civilian officials he brought with him, but he could barely meet nearly half of the needs. But the current situation on Guangnan West Road requires officials here to be carefully selected.
The imperial court was temporarily powerless and appointed too many officials. I heard that I am still having a headache over the appointment of the Guangnan West Road pacifier, who is the leader of all civil servants. This also includes the candidates for the transfer envoy and inspection envoy of Guangnan West Road. But now many of the things that were originally handled by subordinate officials can only be done by himself. Many government orders cannot be implemented, which is an even bigger headache for him.
Since arriving at Jingjiang Mansion, I have been extremely busy. In the absence of a sufficient number of civil servants to cooperate, while appeasing the captured Wang Zong and the people, they raided the Guilin County Prince's Mansion. Basically, I sleep for less than two hours every day. Even as a last resort, some civilian officials from the puppet dynasty who had no blood debts on their hands and were captured by the puppet dynasty were mobilized to cooperate with him in dealing with the aftermath.
After pinching the bridge of his nose tiredly, Lu Meng was thinking for a long time. Finally, he picked up the pen and wrote a reply to Zhao Wushu. In addition to promising him to intercede for him on this matter and helping him save the military attaches who committed crimes. He also reminded him repeatedly in the letter that his position was important and he must maintain military discipline. Some things are not impossible to do, but those tribes must be distinguished.
In the letter, Lu Mengzheng reminded Zhao Wushu to use both soft and hard measures in dealing with the Yi tribes. Blind killings and genocide will only cause those barbarian tribes to completely join the puppet emperor, which will bring greater trouble to the court. Some things are okay once, but never again. Although Zhao Wushu is not on the main battlefield now, his position there is even more important.
Not only must they face a possible counterattack at any time by the main force of the rebels who have retreated to Nanning Prefecture. Even in the near future, we will have to face another powerful opponent. At this time, he must try his best to ensure that there is no chaos behind him and around him, let alone that the barbarian tribes cannot be completely pushed to his potential opponents. When dealing with those barbarians, we should focus on winning over them as much as possible.
Immediately, he wrote another secret letter, and together with Zhao Wushu's letter, he rushed 800 miles to the capital. After all the two secret documents were sent away, Lu Mengzheng pondered again for a while, keenly feeling that the royal sects in Jingjiang Mansion City could never stay in Jingjiang Mansion any longer. With so many Wang Zong staying in the city, without a capable person to control them, something will happen sooner or later.
Although it has only been a few days since I entered Jingjiang Mansion. But we also encountered many things that deliberately targeted these Wang Sects. Some people tried to poison the courtyard where these royal sects were imprisoned, and some tried to set fire to the palace. There are also people who bribe the guards privately and want to get rid of someone among them. There were even people who openly organized people to attack the county prince's palace, hoping to take advantage of the chaos.
What's more, many of these people themselves are the ones who make trouble out of nothing and look for trouble no matter what. It's not a big deal for him to be detained in the palace like this now. But if they are released, who knows what trouble these people can cause. I remembered that when I first entered Jingjiang Mansion and came to the Guilin County Prince's Mansion to inspect, I was blocked by those Wang Zong. Those who want money, those who want food, those who want justice, those who cry.
Especially those of the Kineda King Sect, who still haven't clearly understood their position. Not only were they being domineering towards the guards who were guarding them. Even if he is the one who holds their lives, he ignores them. Because men and women are now detained separately, some people directly ask their wives and concubines to stay with them at night. Some people even have to be served by their original slaves just to wash their faces.
