Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 221 How to deal with it
First Wang Jian's army, now Zhang Cunjing's army, the defeats of the two armies are exactly the same, all because of internal instability.

Li Ye asked Pei Shu to record the battle in detail, including the terrain, the military fort set up by Zhang Cunjing, the layout of the eight-ox crossbow, and the layout of the archers.

A summary is necessary, but the Emperor has more important things to do.

The Youbalin Army lost half of its strength in this battle. In the military tent, the emperor's face was watery, and the Youbalin Army will definitely deal with it.

"How many people were killed by the Zuo Wu cavalry army?"

"More than [-] people!"

"Do you remember the names of these people?"

"Already registered."

Li Ye let out a long sigh, and said to all the officers and men: "Since I took the throne, the military salary has never been withheld, the rewards have not been cut off, the officers and men's families have been properly settled, and there is no shortage of various preferential treatments. Have you ever owed you?"

"Not yet!"

"Escaping from the battle and implicating other troops is regarded as a rebellion. The soldiers of the Youbalin Army were defeated and executed according to the military order. The crime involved the whole family. These people have now been executed. Ye Ting is a slave!"

"Notify the whole army of the Youbalin Army, and take it as a warning. All the generals and schools of the Youbalin Army, from Commander Zhang Shixin down, will have their salaries reduced by three ranks, and their soldiers will be reduced to junior soldiers. , Abolish the bugle, and there will be no Youbalin Army in the world!"

The faces of Zhang Shixin and his gang were all pale.

"The end will wait for Xie En!"

All the soldiers of the Youbalin army let out a long breath.

His Majesty the Emperor's move is of course for the common soldiers to see. It will be regarded as a rebellion if they flee the battle.

To survive in this troubled world, the purpose of a man is to protect his family.

A flight is not something that can be done with one death. Your family, wife and children will also be affected by you. The original good life will no longer exist, and you will be reduced to slaves once.

The announcement of the condemnation was posted in the camp of the Youbalin army on the same day, and the soldiers were all afraid.

Sun Yongxi and Deng Deshun were both infantrymen of the Youyulin Army. In fact, they also crossed the gully line with the defeated pawns.

Their luck was relatively good. When they saw the cavalry intercepting and killing the routs, they immediately turned to kill the enemy. They did not expect that even if the routs were killed, their families would not be at peace.

Sun Yongxi and Deng Deshun looked at each other, both of them saw happiness in each other's eyes.

His Majesty the Emperor didn't go into it. Those who ran away first and then ran back didn't treat them as deserters.

In history, even in modern times, the treatment of deserters is the same, that is, killing, and no one thinks it is wrong, but it is quite strict if it involves the family.

"Next time if you dare to run away again, your newly married wife will be imprisoned in the court. When your daughter-in-law is released, I will buy it and help you take care of it!"

"roll!"

The next time you encounter this situation, dare to escape?I'd rather die in battle than run away. If it doesn't hurt my family, I can run away. As long as I don't get caught, I can start again in another place. Anyway, there are so many refugees now.

But if the family is involved, it will not work. If you can escape, the monk can't escape the temple, so you have to not escape.

As for the rebound of the armed forces, is it possible?This method is aimed at a group of big soldiers, what to do with the generals, what can your group of big soldiers do without a leader.

Escape on the battlefield, can you escape?

Of course you can, but with the command of the general, the general can judge the situation, fight, retreat or flee, but afterwards, the Ministry of War will deduce it according to the situation at that time. If it is most beneficial to escape, then naturally it will not be held accountable. If the Ministry of War thinks that fighting is the best choice, More or less to be held accountable.

However, His Majesty the Emperor is more cautious in dealing with the general. As long as it is not a rebellion, the punishment will not be too big, and the family will not be affected.

In this battle, the Youyulin army was very hip-stretching, and Li Cunxiao's performance was not very good. Li Cunxiao was eager to make contributions, and he did not observe the enemy's situation when he encountered the enemy.

His Majesty the Emperor didn't deal with it, instead he spoke consolingly. Li Ye is not afraid of defeat. Now that he occupies such a large territory, he has a steady stream of soldiers and money. do everything.

And the one who performed quite well in this battle was Fu Cunshen's army. This group of miscellaneous troops composed of one thousand Hedong troops, three thousand Jingyuan slaves, and five thousand Caizhou troops forcibly crossed the Ci River and pulled out Jiuzhaigou. Burning the food and grass of the Bian army caused their morale to plummet, and forced the Zhongwu army to surrender.

"The talisman Cunshen was awarded to the Zuo Yongwu Army, and the Zuo Yongwu Army was awarded the third-class military merit. Immediately exempt from slavery, lieutenants and soldiers will be awarded double rewards according to military merits! Family members will be granted land according to regulations, and enjoy preferential tax treatment!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The double reward has already been promised, so His Majesty the Emperor will naturally not break his promise. As for the title, it is just a county man, not a marquis, let alone a food town. The upper limit of Fu Cunju is still very high.

Secondly, Fu Cunshen is indeed too young, only in his twenties, and he has not led the army for a long time.

Li Cunxiao, who was nearly ten years older than Fu Cunshen, was very envious. Who was Fu Cunshen, a little guy he had never heard of, and now they all lead their own army, and they still have army numbers.

And he, Li Cunxiao, has been leading the army for many years, and he has won the three armies bravely in Hedong. When he arrived here, although he also leads the army alone, the army does not even have a bugle now.

In fact, Li Ye had already prepared a military title for Li Cunxiao, setting up the left and right dragon army, among which the left was the most respected, and the left dragon army was prepared for Li Cunxiao.

But Li Cunxiao is not good enough.

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead the army to pursue the rest of Zhang Cunjing's troops."

Li Ye said: "Doesn't the army need to rest?"

"Your Majesty, the last general has already rested for a day, that's enough!"

The general wanted to fight, but Li Ye had no reason not to be dissatisfied, so he ordered Li Cunxiao to fight.

As for the Zhongwu Army, Li Ye summoned Zhao Xu in the army tent.

"You brothers have made great achievements in protecting Chenzhou. Your elder brother Zhao Ji is now staying behind in Luoyang as the Eastern Capital. He is working hard for me and proclaiming lawlessness. It has nothing to do with you. I hope you will rectify the military and make further contributions to the country."

Zhao Xu was quite disturbed, Chenzhou and Xuanwu were deeply connected, could they really tell the difference?If the emperor doesn't pursue it now, will he settle accounts in the future.

With this thought, Li Ye naturally guessed that Li Ye also had a headache for the Zhongwu Army. This army is all fierce soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is quite brave. They may not be able to command well. Li Ye does not have much confidence. Still under the control of Bianjun!

But the Zhongwu army now only takes Zhao Xu as the leader, and doesn't really obey him. If they change the main general, and mix sand for blood, I'm afraid things will change.

As for the reorganization by other armies, Li Ye didn't even think about it. Isn't Zhang Cunjing's lesson profound enough?

(End of this chapter)