Chapter 272 Riding a tiger is difficult
The most important thing in fighting in foreign countries is to make friends with allies and let them use them for their own use. Sima Ji came to kill all the targets, Ma Han and Chen Han became dead souls under the knife. This idea is that King Yan did not catch a cold, but King Dong'an knew the benefits of sharing this method. Since the exile in Luoyang, some of Sima Yao's ideas have been different.
Last time, it was too obvious that he was exiled, which led to the end of being exiled. Sima Yao has obviously become a little smoother now. At least the problem of eating alone has been changed. The commander of the Three Hans in the Eastern Expedition was the King of Yan. He had to adjust his steps and cooperate with the King of Yan to achieve his goal, and finally return to the capital of Luoyang.
So even if he had the ability to conquer the capital independently, he would not do this, let alone he did not. He chose to set up a camp despite all his opinions. He believed that Sima Ji would come sooner or later, but it was just that time was a little slower.
It took half a month to wait. When I first set out from Jinshan City, the leaves were falling. Now when I arrived at the Dongbi Capital, the entire forest was already bare. Except for the pine wood, the entire mountain area was bleak. The grass on the Liliyuan withered and flourished every year, and it was the season when all things withered.
Two royal families joined forces at the same time, and the soldiers from the Jin army camp appeared and became more than 20,000 people. They were stationed on the hills of the Dongbi Royal Capital. They looked at the Dongbi Royal Capital horizontally by the mountain. They climbed up to watch and saw the environment in the city.
"After this battle, the situation on the peninsula will be settled, and you and I will have no worries." King Yan and King Dong'an stood side by side, looking at the situation of the Dong'an capital in the distance from afar. The smoke in the cooking fire was gushing, and it was obvious that the city was still quite good. So far, the effect of besieging the city was not great. The method of besieging the city was obviously to achieve the final victory under the cover of time. It is very familiar. The Sima family always does this, with a family traditional tactic.
However, Sima Ji had already started the eastern expedition in spring. It has been more than half a year since now, and the food and grass have been consumed almost the same. If he is not in a hurry to siege the city, who may not be able to persevere?
"There are estimated to be about 20,000 soldiers in the east of the city. If the strong men fled into the city are included, the attack may not go smoothly." Sima Yao sighed and said sadly, "This city is very small, and if there is too much population, the food supply will not be available for a long time. If you bring a ground and Lelang can allocate food and grass, besieging the city will be an option."
"No matter what route you are from, it is extremely difficult to transport food and grass. I have a deep understanding of this." Sima Ji's head buzzed when he thought about how he came, and he felt sad when he recalled it.
If we were to allocate grain and grass from Lelang County and Dafang County, how much grain and grass would be consumed on the road and sent to the Daying can be estimated to be impossible. You should know that there are mountains along the way, which is completely different from the attack and destruction of Goguryeo. Although the old land of Goguryeo was also densely covered with forests, there were no continuous mountains.
"It seems that Qingxuan is still preparing to attack. Since that's the case, we must prepare well." Seeing that Sima Ji had made up his mind, Sima Yao stopped talking, but thought about how to capture this city.
This is not an easy thing. There are many villains in the city, and it is best to siege the city, and attacking is the worst. The two of them knew that this season should not be spent here. Of course, the leader of Dongfeng in the city also knew that he must have the idea of sticking to it.
But there is no way, the conditions have always been this. Even if Sima Ji withdraws his troops, he will only give the other party more time to prepare next year, and it may be even more difficult to deal with at that time.
Having said that, there are not many solutions now, and the strategy is useless at this time. Fire attack and water attack are useless. The rivers in the north are different from those in the south. They are generally terrain of two mountains and one ditches. It is extremely difficult to replicate the water flooding the seven armies. Given that the King of Yan went back on his word and killed the King of Silla who was enthroned, the other party probably wouldn't pay attention to the kindness, so he had to choose to attack.
"At this time, we must gather morale and inform the soldiers of our difficulties." Sima Ji slowly walked down the hillside and said word by word.
King Dong'an was a little confused about this. He had never seen a commander like King Yan who kept communicating with ordinary soldiers at all times. Do ordinary soldiers still need this? There have been commanders who treat soldiers well throughout history, but most commanders would not do this, otherwise where is the authority of the commander?
"Only they can fight to the death if they let them know the real environment." Sima Ji glanced at Sima Yao and said coldly, "The King of Dong'an should have his own understanding of this!"
You should know that before Sima Yao was exiled, he controlled a large part of the Luoyang Imperial Army. However, what happened later showed that Sima Yao had not exerted the power of the Imperial Army at all, and was exiled to the Dingfang County by a resolution by King Runan. What's the use of leading the army like this? Neither the soldiers nor you are the same.
Another example is the later King Sima Yi of Changsha. Although Sima Yi was stabbed to death in the back, before that, his respect for the wise and ruthless men were deeply loved by the soldiers of the imperial guards, so he could withstand the siege of tens of thousands of troops and kill the King of Qi with less than a thousand soldiers. If he were like Sima Yao, he would have been killed by the King of Qi at the beginning.
So if you love the soldiers, you may be able to save your life at any time. The King of Yan does not have the theoretical system of the People's Liberation Army that lets you know why you fight. It can bring a group of bandits and surrendered soldiers to Korea to fight against the American emperor. But he is not short of some sincerity. He sent hundreds of cavalry soldiers under his command to monitor the movements of the king, while other soldiers of the Jin army were concentrated in the camp.
After returning to the Jin army camp, Sima Ji began to hold a brainwashing meeting for several days. After half a year of command, Sima Ji commanded them, as good as the brain and arms. After training, he felt more at ease to let several of them stand alone. What he needed to motivate was the 20,000 army that had just experienced a war and had entered a period of exhaustion.
At this moment, it is useless to talk about the country, court, honor, and title. Sima Ji even admitted the current situation of the Jin army, and revealed the current difficulties, and even brought the people from the east into the city. He told the many soldiers without any concealment that the other party was just waiting to retreat.
Chapter completed!