Chapter 1165 The Meaning of War!

Chapter 1165

This has always been Mutasim III's confidant, and sometimes it is difficult to sleep at night. But thinking about it now, although those Tang people came aggressively, they also successfully attracted all the hidden remnants and rebels. Just like what the high priest said, as long as you calm them down and wait until the army arrives, you may be able to wipe them out completely, once and for all!

If they can be wiped out by this, then even if they are seized by these Tang people and extorted one billion taels of gold, it is definitely not unacceptable.

——This is truly killing two birds with one stone.

In an instant, Mutasim III's pupils shrank, and he suddenly fell silent. He frowned slightly, lowered his head, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look.

"Hural, how long will it take for the soldiers and horses from various places to arrive?"

Dashi Harry, Mutasim III suddenly turned his head and looked at His Highness, a Dashi governor who knelt on the ground like steel and said nothing.

"Empire White Corpse", Hural!

Although not as powerful or famous as Qudibo, the Great Food God of War, it is still a prestige forged in battles. It got its name because its skin was too pale, like a corpse.

But even so, in the eyes of the entire Dashi Empire and the surrounding countries, large and small, Hural's reputation may not be worse than that of Iron-Blooded Governor Abu Mus/Lin.

His ruthlessness, bloodthirsty and bloodthirsty, to some extent, may be more powerful than Abu Muslim/Lin. Most of the opponents who fell into his hands died tragically.

This time, Qudibo died in battle, and among the governors who were summoned in Baghdad, the most famous one was probably the "White Corpse of the Empire".

If you want to deal with Khorasan's 200,000 soldiers and the rebel army, Hural is definitely the commander in chief. This is also the reason why Mutasim III subconsciously asked him about the Caliphate.

"Your Majesty, if it is fast, the army can actually be assembled within seven days. But they are all ordinary soldiers and horses, and cannot pose too much threat to the high and thick Khorasan City. If you want to gather enough troops and top generals, you must completely It will take at least fifteen to twenty days to destroy the enemy army in Khorasan!"

Hullal pondered for a moment, finally stood up and said.

"March overnight, up to ten days. All the troops must rush to Khorasan. I will never allow these eastern pagans to stay in Khorasan for one more day."

Great food caliphate, Mutasim III turned his head abruptly and said without doubt.

"The general obeys orders!"

Hural only hesitated for a moment, and immediately said without hesitation.

Although the time is tight, it is almost impossible to gather enough troops from other war zones of Dashi and rush to Khorasan within enough time. For the Imperial White Corpse Hural, although the time is tight and the task is arduous, as long as he marches day and night, it is not impossible, and it only needs to kill or injure some people.

——Because for Hullal, these are not his concern at all.

Boom!

Just like a huge war machine, the disastrous defeat in the east, the death of Qudibo, the fall of Khorasan, and the threat of Wang Chong... All of these made the entire Dashi Empire furious, and quickly carried out the war. Troops were mobilized. Not only did the atmosphere of war not weaken,

On the contrary, it became more and more intense.

...

"Master Protector, the next city of the big cannibal is only tens of miles away from us, and the city defense there is empty. As long as we are willing, 200,000 soldiers and horses can cross the Tigris River and occupy that city without bloodshed. General Bahram also said that from there to the west, there are more than a dozen cities in succession, and the distance between the cities is flat, without any natural danger. If we want to, we will soon be able to occupy these Dashi territories. Why did your lord stop at this time and order the army to rest on the spot?"

In the dome hall of Khorasan, Lou Shiyi, the fourth member of the Anxi Protectorate Army, couldn't help asking.

The palace of the Great Cannibal is magnificent, the dome-shaped roof is covered with various delicate vine-like patterns, and the smooth marble floor is completely different from that of the Central Plains. There are even a lot of pearls and agates inlaid on the ground, which is shockingly luxurious. But at this moment, in the hall, no matter Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, Xi Yuanqing, or Li Siye, the black armor guards, Su Hanshan, Xue Qianjun and others were not interested in this, and everyone's eyes were all focused on Wang Chong.

More than a dozen big food cities, as long as everyone is willing, they can all be obtained at their fingertips, but Wang Chong stopped the pace of war at this time, which made it difficult for everyone to understand.

"Hehe, let me ask you, we marched all the way west, from Talas to Samarkand, and then to Khorasan. So many people were killed and injured. What is it for? Is it just for war?"

Wang Chong smiled slightly.

Hearing these words, everyone in the hall was stunned. No one thought that Wang Chong would actually ask this question. The hall is basically full of military generals. Isn't it true that military generals are born for war? Isn't the purpose of all this existence to win this war?

At this moment, everyone couldn't help being a little confused.

Wang Chong took everyone's reactions into his eyes and smiled without saying a word. War is an art. It is a means rather than an end. Every time a war is waged, one must understand its purpose and significance. This is the strategic level of thinking in war. Judging from the reactions of everyone in the hall, this concept of war is obviously beyond this era.

"The general's duty is to win the battle, but now we have defeated the cannibal, so do we need to continue fighting? There are more than 100,000 dead and injured, and then we want to fight to the last man?"

Wang Chong glanced at everyone and said.

Hearing Wang Chong's words, everyone was immediately speechless. Although the war between Datang and Dashi finally ended with Datang's victory, and fought all the way to Khorasan, deep into the hinterland of Dashi Empire, not far from their imperial capital Baghdad, directly threatening this huge Empire, but Datang also paid a huge price for it. A general should lead the army to victory. If the duty of a soldier is not this, what else is it?

The purpose of war is not to kill people, nor is it to fight for war. Everything is for profit. Only when it is profitable can a war go on and be beneficial to the national economy and the people's livelihood, rather than becoming a burden.

Historically, wars have been criticized for purely killing people. They are called militarism, and even the entire country has been dragged down. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought in the south and the north, and was the best in Wenzhiwugong. He was known as the emperor of the ages, but he was criticized in his later years, and the national power was weakened because of this.

"The scope involved in the war is very large in all aspects. All kinds of manpower, material resources, war equipment, as well as soldiers, horses, food and grass, all consume a lot of money, so Confucianism will attack in every possible way. The so-called civil and military are less important than civil and military. Reason. If a war cannot bring benefits to the empire, no one will support it."

Wang Chong looked at the crowd behind him and said in a deep voice.

The conflicts between civil servants and military generals have a long history and run through all history and dynasties. Every outbreak will cause shocks in the court, and even lead to the collapse and fall of an empire. If you look carefully, the root cause is not the superficial differences between civil servants and military generals, nor is it that civil servants are refined and military generals are rude. The fundamental reason is that a war cannot bring any benefits to an empire.

Not only civil servants, in the eyes of everyone, war is a kind of consumption. It consumes a lot of horses, livestock, food and grass, and countless lives. Everything in it is negative. Once a war broke out in the border area, the generals went on an expedition, launched a defensive counterattack, and finally defeated the enemy and won the victory. It would only not reduce points, but it would not be enough to add points.

On the whole, the image of the army and war is always negative, always accompanied by death. Or according to a certain theory, once a war starts, it means wantonly expropriating soldiers, horses, food and grass, causing panic among the people.

But if war can bring benefits, huge benefits, and benefit the people, then everything is completely different.

If this problem is not changed at its root, the conflict between civil and military forces will never end, and wars will again and again end up in a militaristic dead end.

In the hall, there was a dead silence, everyone was silent, even Gao Xianzhi showed a thoughtful look.

What Wang Chong said was really a question that even Gao Xianzhi had never thought about. Soldiers are used to war. Once they gain the upper hand, the most important thing to do is to strike while the iron is hot and continue to expand the results of the war. Instead of being silent like Wang Chong, he could attack more than a dozen cities one after another, but he restrained the army and prepared instead of fighting.

Instead, at this time, they made a peace request to Dashi, and used more than a dozen Dashi cities as weights to file a war claim.

This form of war, not to mention the thousands of years of history in China, has never been seen even in the history of the entire continent. It has to be said that there are always many novel things about Wang Chong that make people think deeply.

"But, Wang Chong, would the big cannibal really agree to such a huge number of one billion taels of gold?"

On the side, Cheng Qianli frowned slightly and couldn't help asking.

He personally directed this letter, and Lou Shiyi took the pen, and he sent it after reading it, and he knew all the contents clearly. The figure of one billion taels of gold, even he was stunned when he saw it at the beginning. With so much gold piled up, I am afraid it is really a mountain. He can buy a large number of cities directly. The big cannibal will really agree to this Is it a wild asking price?

At first, Cheng Qianli thought that this was just some kind of strategic method of Wang Chong, for a bigger strategy, but now it seems that he is completely serious.

"Hahaha, why not?"

Wang Chong looked at the people in the hall and said confidently:

"Although one billion taels of gold is a lot, it is not unbearable for Dashi. The royal family of this empire is much richer than we imagined, and they cannot help this matter. As you can see If Dashi refuses, we can quickly cross the Tigris River and go straight to other cities.”

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