Qian Shouyi is dead.

When Qin Chuangzi lifted his head high with a bamboo pole and hung the roof of a house, the Qian tribe in Gaoliang Village collapsed.

When Ge Cai and Qin Crazi left Gaoliang Village, they burned a large amount of food and grass that Qian Shouyi had worked hard to raise.

After paying the price of nearly two hundred people dying in battle, the beheading operation successfully completed the mission.

Qian Shouyi was beheaded, and it was definitely not just the Qian tribes in Gaoliang Village.

When the news reached Ji'an, who was preparing for a war, Ji'an was silent at first and couldn't believe it. Regardless of Qian Wenxi's desperate attempt to close the news, there were too many people who escaped from Gaoliangzhai.

When the news was confirmed to be unquestionable, the whole of Ji'an was infuriated.

A small number of people advocated attacking immediately and avenge Qian Shouyi.

But most people fell into silence.

Silence means opposition.

The entire war was completely interrupted by this incident.

On the third day of Qian Shouyi's death, another incident once again made Ji'an panic.

A Qian family prepared to confront the Tang army at the forefront, Qian Shoucheng, a son of the Qian clan, directly led his 3,000 people to surrender to the Tang army.

Just like the domino was pushed down, when the first surrendered Qian family received good treatment, things like that happened on the front line.

Some generals led the troops to run away directly.

Some soldiers under their command ran away in groups and became escaped.

There were also some generals who were unwilling to surrender, but because their subordinates either fled or surrendered, they had to flee back to Ji'an in a panic.

Before the war started, the Qian family members were defeated.

Under such circumstances, Qian Wenxi, the head of the Qian family, had no choice but to give up the entire Ji'an, lead the last troops, retreated directly to Ganzhou, and joined the Rongju troops who came from Fujian, preparing to re-establish the defense line in Ganzhou.

But how easy is this?

Both armies have suffered great losses at the hands of the Tang army. The army has no morale, no desire to fight, and is depressed. If the Tang army chases after them at this time, they are afraid that the horn of the charge will immediately disintegrate as soon as the trumpet of the charge sounds.

The fall of Ji'an also greatly threatened the flanks of the Xiang coalition in Hengyang.

Jose was aggressive in front of him, and Yu Xiaowen, under Chen Changping's command, led 10,000 soldiers to approach gradually. Qian Wenxi Rongju of Ganzhou, had to say that he was counterattacking the Tang army at this time, even self-protection was a problem. Chen Changping just suppressed a 5,000-man army in front of them, which had already put them in danger.

Faced with such an unfavorable situation, Xiang Zhen personally visited Hengyang. On the one hand, he sent his generals to lead 10,000 soldiers to Chaling, where to establish a defense line to deal with the invasion of Yu Xiaowen's troops. On the other hand, he began to build city defense fortifications day and night in Hengyang. Hengyang was close to each other, and all men, women, young and old were driven to the front line, digging trenches and strengthening the city walls.

The scene of hundreds of thousands of people working together is naturally extremely spectacular.

In just a short time, Xiang Zhen built a defense network including mountains, rivers, plains and cities near Hengyang.

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the Second Corps.

A military conference before a war is being held here.

All officers above the level of General of the Central Army gather here.

It is called the Battle, but the actual situation is that the Xiang coalition has arranged an iron barrel formation here, while the Tang army is facing a series of tough tasks.

"The enemy has no intention of fighting with us at all." Yu Xiaowen, who had already started contact with the enemy, frowned. "They built perfect fortifications, and every battle is a head-on battle for us. What's even more hateful is that they have colluded with the local people to the battlefield. This makes us a little restrained."

Looking at the three officials present, Yu Xiaowen spread his hands helplessly: "When we attacked Chaling, we were ready to use artillery to bombard the gap first, open the gap and then attack, but when we were fighting, we found that the city was filled with a large number of elderly, weak, women, children, and even children. These people didn't even have decent weapons in their hands. Sometimes they even held a wooden stick in their hands. How did I order the shells? As soon as the shells flew out, those who had no eyes were the ones who died or injured the most were undoubtedly these ordinary people."

"This matter is not to blame General Yu, I suggest that I suspend it." Gao Fuwen, the inspector of the left line army, said: "General Tu, General He, General Chen, now our Tang Dynasty is in control of the general situation, and defeating the enemy is only a matter of time. At this time, we cannot ignore many issues outside the military, including public opinion between the government and the opposition, governance of the local government after the war, etc., and... "

Speaking of this, Gao Fuwen paused for a moment before continuing: "So I think it doesn't matter if you're slower."

Gao Fuwen did not say it clearly, but everyone present understood what he meant. Ordinary soldiers may only consider purely military issues, but the soldiers have achieved the status of these people present, and political matters must be included in their consideration.

If a large number of ordinary people were killed and injured in a war, it would be detrimental to the court itself or to the generals who commanded the troops.

In what Gao Fuwen didn't finish his words, he was actually saying that if he really wanted to do this, after the war, these generals were likely to become targets without criticizing them. Even if the court did not hold them accountable, it would probably still be recorded in history books, and no one wanted to leave a bad reputation behind them.

"The high inspector's concerns are very reasonable!" Tu Lichun said: "Although in theory, as long as these people pick up weapons, even if they are just a wooden stick, they are considered our enemies, but in terms of the overall situation, killing local people in large quantities will indeed be detrimental to the reputation of the court and there is no need for them. The opponent's meaning is actually very clear. They want to hold our pace to cover their true intentions. Just slow down, it doesn't matter. We don't need more military merit to demonstrate our contribution."

The generals in the room were a little helpless, but they also knew that they could only do this at the moment. Even if they did this, they would cost their subordinates a greater price.

"The internal security should strengthen its work and try to instigate the opponent's generals and soldiers as much as possible." Tu Lichun looked at a man in casual clothes sitting on the side.

"We are already doing it." The man said: "We are doing it all in Hengyang. However, the difficulties are quite great. Unlike the Fujian Army, we have been in operation for many years, and coupled with the original infiltration of maritime merchants, there are a large number of our people or people who have a good impression of us. Now, the opponents gathered in Hengyang War Zone, except for the Xiang army, are all calmly Guan Gui. Our strength in these armies is very weak."

"Work harder! Anyone with eyes can probably understand that this will reduce the difficulty of your work. I think you can take risks when necessary." Tu Lichun said.

"I understand!" the man nodded.

"In addition, I will publicly write to the garrison generals of these places as a general of the Second Corps. There is nothing to say about the two armies fighting, and they will live and die. But if they continue to go to the battlefield like this, then after the war, our Tang Dynasty will inevitably hold these people accountable. It is not simply helpless in the hostile relationship, nor is it just a sentence that can only obey and excuse the orders of the superiors. If the people of the Escort are defeated and captured, we can still give them corresponding treatment, but if the people of the Escort, even if they die in battle, we will still hold their families jointly and severally responsible. Humph, I will make them unable to get over for eight lifetimes." Tu Lichun said slapped the table.

"This is a good idea!" Chen Changping said: "Even if these people don't think about themselves, they have to think about their descendants of their family. The words they say as the general of the Second Corps of the Tang Dynasty are not intimidating, but they must be truly implemented. They may serve as a warning to some people."

"The enemy wants to hold us back just to win more people, withdraw more people and plunder more wealth to run further south. When they know the result of their high hopes for Annan trip, which is that this road is not clear, I am afraid that I will not have much intention to fight against us again. Whether Xiang's family, Rong Guan Ma Xiang and Gui Guan Zheng Zhe, will they really go with Xiang Zhen and advance and retreat together?" Jose smiled and said, "So, we must attack next, of course, but we must first control it within a certain scale. It is best to be able to fight. If we can't fight, we can slow down."

"General Jose is right. Next, I will assign a specific task!" Tu Lichun said.

"Please give orders to the general!"

"General Jose's side mainly faces Qi Dong and Qi Yang. General Chen Changping's side, in addition to Chaling and You County, also has to keep an eye on Qian Wending from Ganzhou. I am mainly responsible for Hengdong, Hengshan and Hengyang." Tu Lichun said. "Military offensives, political offensives, propaganda offensives, and other means of instigation and rebellion, all of them will be taken together."

"I understand!" Everyone in the house stood up.

"We probably don't have too many tough battles. After fighting this battle, it is likely to be a pursuit battle, driving the enemy to the south." Tu Lichun smiled. "So everyone is trying to fight a beautiful battle. The textbooks of the Martial Arts Academy are going to print new textbooks. I hope to see your classic cases on the latest textbooks."
Chapter completed!