Dongguo Pass.
In the tall palaces behind, Yang Gan looked at the information sent back and said.
"The East King is really willing to give up and not take human life seriously."
"What a pity for my good sons of Xia Kingdom!"
Yang Qian said, and the members of the Tianshou Division who were waiting around him felt warm in their hearts. Only the emperor would regard the head of Guizhou as a human being.
At least in this era when human lives are so worthless, some people still regard them as human beings.
The origins of the members of the Tianshou Division are extremely complicated. Some of them were even slaves. However, they all have families and they are very close to each other. Otherwise, how could Yang Qian be reassured.
Yang Gan trained members of the Tianshou Division, not just to train killers. He allowed them to have their own thinking and used the core values of Legalism and Confucianism.
With Confucianism as the core, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, law as the means of execution, strict self-discipline, and strict discipline, only then can we create a true foreign Confucianism and internal law. As for things like loyalty, it is not a small trick that Yang Gan can easily capture.
At this time, someone came to report that the Dongguo rebels launched a fierce attack on the Yanmen County pass.
Yang Qian was stunned, smiled and shook his head. If he launched a fierce attack early, there would be great pressure on Wang Jian, who was short of major generals.
But now? Are you overthinking it? Can you all attack it? How can it be.
In the Dongguo Pass, there used to be a nearby Zhuangzi, and villages came and went for daily transactions. At this time, there were no visitors at the city gate.
At this time, a carriage came from the direction of the battlefield. After several soldiers stopped it, Mr. Li handed over the paperwork and token.
This is why he may leave the military camp soon.
As long as the King of the East did not give an explicit order to collect his token and identity certificate, access to this former confidant, military camps and passes would be almost unimpeded.
The general guarding the gate looked at the token and identity certificate with a sneer. With a wave of his hand, a dozen soldiers directly surrounded the carriage.
"Get out of the car." The guard said coldly.
The lieutenant guarding the stables had a confused face and could only ask Mr. Li to come out.
After Mr. Li came out, when he saw the cold expressions, tall figures and neat discipline of the soldiers, he suddenly thought something bad.
"You, who are you? You are not the defenders of the Eastern Kingdom."
At this time, a person came from the inner city, and the sound of laughter came from far away.
"Mr. Li, long time no see."
Mr. Li looked carefully at the man dressed as a general. Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and what happened during this period was played before his eyes like a slideshow.
Mr. Li shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that all of us were deceived by Mr. Wu An."
The person who came was none other than Ran Jing. He smiled and said, "Mr. Li, come with me to see your Majesty."
Mr. Li did not refuse, because his life was no longer in his hands at this time. He stepped out of the carriage, straightened his clothes, gently held his long crown with both hands, and said to Ran Jing with bright eyes.
"Lead the way."
In the palace behind Dongguo Pass.
Yang Qian was lecturing some minor officials.
"Are your brains so stiff that you can't understand people?"
"The language used in military documents should be as simple as possible, and the more vernacular the better."
"I don't need you to sing my praises. A document has more than a thousand words, and half of it is flattering me. What do you want to do?"
Some generals were also behind, holding back their laughter.
Apparently they also suffered a lot because of the writing of the document.
More than a dozen petty officials could not even lift their heads after being scolded.
Yang Qian held several documents and was still in front of them. "From now on, be more knowledgeable. Writing official documents is very simple, whether it is an urgent official document or a daily report."
"As long as you write clearly the time, place, and things, then generals at all levels only need to write yes or no, or write down some comments."
"Look at it, it's a 500-word piece of flattery. It took me a long time to read it."
I saw no one spoke
, Yang Gan also scolded him and said, "Okay, let's go down. If you write so much nonsense next time, you can just wait and drink the black soup."
The dozen or so kneeling officials suddenly shuddered, clasped their hands, and ran outside quickly, as if a tiger was chasing them.
"Hahaha, Your Majesty still understands us."
"That's right, Mom. Every time I see the official documents recorded by those clerks, what they say to me just doesn't match up."
"That's right, the writing is so confusing that I can't even read it."
"Every time my soldiers hear military orders being read out, they have a headache for a long time."
Many generals applauded one after another. To put it bluntly, in this era of war, although many generals are both civil and military.
But you cannot fight a war relying only on the chief generals, nor on the middle-level generals, large and small.
The culture of these middle-level generals, large and small, is not as good as that of the main generals.
According to the Xia army, the smallest combat unit is the corps commander, and all military orders go directly to the grassroots.
To put it bluntly, the Xuanjia Army is now slowly beginning to popularize literacy.
If it were an ordinary army, the corps commander would only know some specific military words.
At this time Ran Jing walked in, held his hands in his hands and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, why are you so happy?"
Seeing Ran Jing coming over, Yang Gan said to him, "Hahaha, I just scolded some minor officials. I have long been dissatisfied with them. The official documents they wrote are smelly and long. White paper is cheap, so It can’t be wasted like this.”
Ran Jing smiled and said, "This is a common practice, but every time I see it, my head is very big. With your Majesty coming forward, I think it will be improved a lot."
Yang Qian said disdainfully, "Improvement? I asked them to write according to my format, otherwise they will all be forced to drink black soup for three days."
Ran Jing's eyes widened and he swallowed. This was too cruel. In the entire military camp, only Krisna and Belika liked to drink it.
"No, Ran Jing is on duty today to guard the city. Do you want to be lazy? I am very strict in running the army. You can decide for yourself whether you want to drink black tea or fight."
Ran Jing hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I am not lazy. I caught an old acquaintance at the gate of the city today."
"Old acquaintance?"
Yang Qian's face was full of doubts, and he asked curiously, "Who is it?"
Ran Jing smiled and said, "Mr. Li, please come in."
At this time, a slender middle-aged man walked into the door and bowed his hands to Yang Qian.
"Li Tong meets Mr. Wu An."
Yang Qian's eyes shrank, his heart was shaken, and he said in surprise, "Li Tong, Mr. Li, why are you here? What's your plan?"
Li Tong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "There is no plan. He is just a person who is disliked by the Eastern King."
Yang Qian waved his hand and said to him, "Mr. Li, please sit down."
After Li Tong sat down, Yang Gan smiled and said, "Mr. Li seems to be not surprised to see me here?"
Li Tong said, "No, I felt something was wrong when I was at the city gate, but I was discovered before I could react."
"The soldiers here are majestic and majestic. Except for the soldiers guarding the city who wear Dongguo armor, the other soldiers are all wearing metal armor. They are so wealthy. I guess only Lord Wu An is so wealthy."
"I admire you. Lord Wu An actually escaped from Goguryeo, suddenly appeared at the pass, and even captured this pass. Aren't you afraid of the King of the East and the defenders of the East Kingdom being attacked from inside and outside?"
Yang Gan shook his head and said, "You are here with me. You are the fish and I am the knife. What do you answer when I ask you?"
Li Tong was very knowledgeable and nodded quickly.
"Why did you leave Dongwang?"
"I found that there is a problem with the food and grass in the military camp, especially the delivery speed. Moreover, the latest food supply was already one day late."
Yang Gan was surprised and said, "You actually noticed it?"
Li Tong's eyes widened, "So you really did it?"
"Hey, why are you talking?" Ran Jing scolded.
In his opinion, you should still be respectful when talking to your lord, and yelling doesn't matter.
Li Tong connected all the things together and found that the invisible big hand behind him seemed to become more and more clear.
Could it be that Lord Wu An is the mastermind behind the scenes? Does he really have the ability to strategize and win a victory thousands of miles away?
Li Tong couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead. This kind of plan could be called a trick by ghosts and gods.
"Ran Jing, take Mr. Li down to rest."
"promise!"
After speaking, Ran Jing raised his eyebrows at Li Tong.
On the battlefield.
Soldiers desperately climbed up the city, but were knocked down by arrows and stones. Sometimes, when a large number of soldiers tried to attack the city in one go, a large gourd of hot oil was poured down.
One by one, they fell down the ladder amidst howling ghosts and wolves.
A general covered in blood quickly came to Dong Wang's side, cupped his hands and shouted.
"Your Majesty, we can't fight anymore. It's only been an hour and our casualties have exceeded 5,000. If we continue to fight like this, our troops will lose all morale."
Dong Wang pulled the reins, his hands showing veins, and shouted coldly.
"Hit me, beat me hard, I don't believe it. If you give up 50,000 people in five days, Wang Jian can't be fooled."
"promise."
The general left immediately and continued to direct the battle.
King Dong shouted loudly at the nearby soldiers, and then beat the drum to suppress the formation.
The nearby soldiers looked at each other one after another, and many soldiers had a hint of confusion in their eyes, and some even showed hatred in their eyes.
King Dong may have forgotten something that is taboo among military strategists. No matter how fierce the attack, it cannot last. If you want to last, you must do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers.
As the saying goes, again and again, and again, and again, and again, and again.
The first drumming builds up courage, the second drumming brings down courage, and the third drumming dries up courage.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
Originally, according to the general's plan, Dongwang planned to consume 10,000 people every day, so in five days, it would be 50,000 people.
Unfortunately, low morale prevented everyone from fighting.
The miscellaneous soldiers were indeed uneducated, but they were not stupid. They didn't know why they were letting themselves and others die, so when they attacked the city, they were passive and slow in their work.
There were even miscellaneous soldiers who fled before the battle. Unfortunately, these people did not end well, and their heads were cut off by the supervising team.
In three days, more than 40,000 people were killed or injured, which made Dong Wang's entire face distorted.
Moreover, the entire camp is not at peace now. The generals are not fools. They are probably in danger this time. Of course, they will not oppose King Dong.
After all, this rebellion is a serious crime of beheading. Even surrendering to Chaoxian is probably very dangerous.
In addition to his family members, all his family assets are within the territory of Dongwang. Even if he cannot defeat him, even if his army is wiped out.
There is no problem in gathering the city together to defend it.
