Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

A hint of astonishment flashed across Wang Zhenzhi’s face: "Liu Jingzhou, what does this mean? I am a civil officer, and I have no commander in combat. In terms of military affairs, it is still necessary for General Tan and the host to bring troops. good."

Liu Daogui said indifferently: "You are Jingzhou Sima. It is said that you have the responsibility of leading troops in combat. Since Wang Sima just said the responsibility, then leading the troops to chase the enemy is what you should do. You lead the troops. It is justified."

Wang Zhenzhi gritted his teeth: "Then how many soldiers and horses will Liu Jingzhou give me to chase down the enemy?"

Liu Daojie said with a serious face: "I can't draw too many troops here, only Tan Daoji and Dao Yanzhi's headquarters, which add up to about five thousand."

Wang Zhenzhi's expression changed: "Only five thousand men and horses? Go chasing the tens of thousands of monsters? This, is this asking me to die?"

Liu Daogui shook his head: "Everything is done with the camera. This chase does not really require five thousand troops to defeat the entire enemy army. Instead, it will follow, on the one hand, to eliminate the pseudo-officials and small units left by the culprits. The area captured by the thief army can stably provide soldiers and food to the thief army. On the other hand, it cuts off the enemy’s subsequent food passage. If a large number of enemy troops return to combat, it depends on the situation. If there are not many enemies, they can be destroyed. One is to frustrate its vigor, and if the enemy is strong, then temporarily avoid its sharpness."

Wang Zhenzhi's brow furrowed: "But even so, why do I need a civilian to lead soldiers instead of generals?"

Liu Daogui glanced at Tan Daoji and Dao Yanzhi who were standing aside, and said, “Dao Ji and Yanzhi’s qualifications are still relatively low. There was no special appointment of an army before, and Wang Sima, you once led the whole township elders alone, several counties Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhuang and The Chu army has a high reputation in the local area. If you lead the troops to fight, the elders in Jingzhou will feel at ease."

"This battle is not only about the military, but also about people's hearts. The demon thief has harmed Jingzhou very badly. Majesty, but in terms of military discipline, I did not do very well before. In this pursuit, I am afraid that many soldiers will be angry at the people of Jingzhou because of the tragic death of their relatives and friends in Jiangzhou, and double their revenge. Come, the blood feud is getting deeper and deeper, and it will be difficult to manage Jingzhou in the future."

Having said that, he looked at Tan Daoji and said, "Everyone has shown their true thoughts in the situation just now. Most of the generals, even the sergeant who sent back to the head of Brother Wuji, don’t want to let go, let alone. Attacked against the thieves. The main force of the demon thieves went east, leaving mostly the local descendants and newly attached people. If these people were killed, they would have greater grievances in the local area. Killing one person may offend hundreds of people. When such grievances are repaid, when is the end?!"

Tan Daoji lowered his head in shame, and said, "I was agitated by righteous indignation just now, and I didn't consider the human level. Please forgive Dao Gui."

Liu Daogui sighed: "The last time Brother Xi Le and Brother Wuji attacked Huanchu, they killed a lot of crimes, because before, the Chu army humiliated our soldiers in the North House in every possible way, and even killed many of our old superiors, senior officers, and elephants. Uncle End, Uncle Su and the others who treated us like fathers and brothers, all died under the butcher knife of the Chu army."

"Therefore, after the battle of Jianyi hit Jingzhou, the Western Expeditionary Army also slaughtered many of them. Even the monks in the temple did not let go. At that time, as a deputy general, although I tried to persuade me, Brother Xi Le and the others didn't care about it. In the final analysis, during that battle, many of our soldiers only thought about their own meritorious deeds, and only thought about gratitude and enmity, but did not consider the future governance of Jingzhou."

"In the past two years, I have taken over as the governor of Jingzhou, and I feel this is particularly profound. The people of Jingzhou, although the court has granted tax exemption for several years, it also announced an amnesty for the soldiers and their families of the Chu army before it, and even granted certain official positions. , But still unable to regain the hearts of the people in Jingzhou. Our rule here is to rely on 20,000 soldiers and horses to forcefully suppress it."

"The powerful clans everywhere, the local prefectures and county soldiers, regard us as invaders and enemies. Whenever they have the opportunity, they want to take the opportunity to retaliate. This time Xiangzhou has fallen so quickly, and our prefectures and counties are looking forward to the wind. And Jiang, even voluntarily turned to join the monsters, and many local powerful people are supplying the army's rations all the way, just like the Han people in Nanyan welcome the king, is this normal, should this be? This Jingzhou, in the end Whose Jingzhou is it, are we here, the army of the imperial court, or the army of thieves?"

When Liu Daogui said this, his voices and expressions were violent, and everyone's eardrums swelled, but these words pierced everyone's hearts one by one, making them begin to reflect on these issues seriously.

Liu Daogui sighed, and his tone was a little slow: "Back then, when Liu Lao’s Master Liu put down San Wu’s monster chaos, it was like this. On the battlefield, he was victorious in all battles. and also?"

"Because he used the name of suppressing thieves to search and slaughter the people of San Wu, and treat the people of San Wu who were supposed to be protected as family members of the enemy, so he forced most of the people who originally wanted to join the thieves to join the army of thieves. Among the demon thieves, most of them are those who persecute them in this way."

"When I followed my eldest brother to put down the rebellion, what impressed me most was not how to win on the battlefield, but how to forgive and forgive those who were threatened by the rebels after the war, so that they would change from the lost lamb of the rebellious demon. Returning to the good people under the rule of Dajin. This is so-called easy to seek out the thief in the mountains, but difficult to seek out the thief in the heart."

Speaking of this, Liu Daogui looked at Wang Zhenzhi, and said with a serious face: "Wang Sima, the reason why I regard you as the main general is not because you fought fiercely, but because you are an upright official and can unite and appease the people. It’s not the main thing to pursue, whether it can break the thief, the main thing is to regain the land that the thief has attacked, expel the false officials, comfort the people, and tell the people of Jingxiang that the court is still there and the army is still there. They have no future. I need this battle to make up for what I have been doing and failing to do in the past two years. That is to completely regain the hearts of the people of Jingzhou and make them willing to truly become the citizens of Dajin. Let the manpower and materials in the land of Jingzhou truly be used by the Great Jin, instead of being like an enemy country!"

Wang Zhenzhi nodded his head excitedly: "Listening to the Lord's words, Mao Said abruptly, and the lower officials knew what to do."

Dao Yanzhi suddenly said: "Brother Dao Gui, what you said is very reasonable, but these things seem to be sent to hundreds of sergeants, and Wang Sima will take them everywhere to appease them. Then the elite soldiers I am waiting for are also What are you doing? Is it just playing the role of a housekeeper? Isn't this a bit of an overkill?!"