Chapter 2916: He is guilty of abandoning the other party, and he is guilty of it
In the evening, news came that the troops from the Western Regions who went to ambush the Han people were indeed defeated.
It is said that the Han people suddenly appeared on their flanks and rear, and everyone thought that the Han troops were their own and came to support them. Then when the Han people got closer, they realized something was wrong. They were beaten by the Han people, and they were all defeated. .
When the news came, even the previous joy of "defeating" the Han army was reduced by most.
?Taksa ordered a general meeting to be held and invited the commanders of various Western Region states to discuss matters.
One step is slow, every step is slow.
This is already a practical problem faced by the Western Region Allied Forces.
It was a good fight, and now it has turned into a bear...
What is the main problem? Isn’t Taksa clear? In fact, he knew it, at least during the first attack on the military stronghold, otherwise he would not have intentionally expanded the battlefield and let some people attack the military stronghold while others went to set up an ambush.
?On the surface it seems that Taksa is stupid, but in fact it is his helplessness.
?The war has reached this point, and Taksa still doesn’t know exactly how many people he has under his command. Others may find this ridiculous, or they may not believe it, but this is the actual situation.
Most of the Han people in China are illiterate. Anyone who can add and subtract within ten is already considered a middle-class person. And what about the herdsmen in the Western Regions? Maybe it can be a little better. For example, if four sheep plus four sheep are included, the herdsman can know that there are eight sheep. But if you ask the same herdsman what four plus four equals, then the herdsman will be blind.
Because herdsmen cannot distill concrete things into conceptual numbers.
Even in later generations, in modern times, if it weren’t for the great people who used their majestic efforts to eliminate illiteracy across the country, there would probably not have been so many keyboard warriors later on.
Therefore, Taksa maintained a skeptical attitude towards the numbers reported by various states. He even sent people to count the numbers himself and found that most of the generals of the Western Region states were false. For example, that person from Nuqiang obviously made a false report. There were only one thousand people but he reported three thousand!
?This is still easy to check. Those who say eight thousand are said to be ten thousand, and then some are scattered here and there. Can they be counted? Therefore, Taksa could only squint his eyes and recognize it completely.
At the beginning, Taksa thought this was not a big problem, but after the first attack on the military stronghold, he discovered that too many soldiers were concentrated together and could not be used completely effectively. Instead, because of the small area , it cannot be deployed at all, resulting in a lot of power being wasted.
?Those who go into battle need to eat, so can the guy behind shouting "come on" go without eating for a whole day?
If ten thousand people line up in a column and start a march, how long will it generally stretch? Many people have no idea, and Taksa didn''t have any before, because he used to bring cavalry, but now most of them are herders with cattle and sheep. In fact, they are equivalent to cavalry who have horses but don''t usually ride them. Death.
To put it simply, ten thousand people march in a column of infantry, and the spread length is about ten miles, because there must be gaps in the queue.
30,000 people spread out over a distance equivalent to three days of infantry marching.
One hundred thousand people, the distance is basically ten days.
For example, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, with a million-strong army, the troops in the front were defeated and lost. The troops in the rear may have just set off and then walked for a few days. Oh, the front team changed to the back team, turned around and went home, and then stayed. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was beating his chest and gnashing his teeth. I clearly...
??So the reason why Taksa divided its troops was not only to gain better control, but also to use these troops as soon as possible, instead of shouting for help and having a meal from behind, which was of no use except **** all over the floor.
I know what the problem is, but can I say that it can be solved now?
Let the herdsmen know how to count, or let the herdsmen become elites immediately?
Obviously none of them are possible.
?So when it comes to the current situation, we can’t say that it’s all the herdsmen’s fault, and then turn around and punish the herdsmen?
The law does not hold everyone accountable, doesn’t it?
So, who will take the blame?
Facing this heavy, big, black and thick pot, everyone in the big tent was silent.
?Taxa broke the silence.
"You have all seen..." Taksa summoned the generals of the Western Region countries. His face was serious and his voice was calm. Just like Zhang Liao''s previous attack, it was just as he expected, "There are many people, but they are ours." Advantage, but if our people cannot gather together, they will not be able to exert their due strength when facing the Han soldiers! 』
『Disorganized! 』
Disorder! 』
『Keep giving orders! 』
Responsiveness is slow! 』
Taksa waved his arms, "I have arranged everything. We can clearly annihilate the Han people here. Whether it is the Han people in the military camp or the Han people who come to help, they are all in the palm of our hands!" But because we clenched our fists too slowly, those Han people missed out! Buddha is above! How ridiculous! 』
"first! ” Taksa stared at Shanshan’s Tong Geluojia, “King Shanshan! Why did you dare to retreat without orders when the Han people came? Let the Han people run rampant and destroy the arrays of other countries? ! 』
A pot crashed down in front of Shanshan boy Grojia.
Tong Geluojia didn''t even think about it, so he kicked the pot away and said, "Nonsense!" I followed the general''s order and retreated! 』
Taksa narrowed his eyes, "What is my order?" Why don''t I remember? 』
Tong Geluojia chuckled, "I knew that the general might have too many things to remember, so I kept the general''s messengers. Don''t worry, there are good food and drinks... At that time, the general also wanted to concentrate his strength to fight against the Han people. Well, if I disobey orders and fight without authorization, then I will be messing up the general’s arrangements! 』
Taksa was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "No wonder people in Shanshan are so hospitable!" good! 』
It was empty talk, and the Western Region Allied Forces had only been established for a short period of time. There was no so-called complete set of command flag systems, and they relied more on messengers to convey the message. Therefore, Taksa said that he did not issue the order to retreat, but Tong Geluojia from Shanshan said that there was, so the only evidence was the messengers under Taksa.
??Although Tong Grojia from Shanshan may not know what trace management is for future generations, the guy who can reach out and **** the throne from the little prince of Shanshan still has two brushes. The people Taksa ordered to summon were obviously not everyone in Shanshan. There was no doubt about this, but the problem was that Tong Geluojia must have claimed that what he heard was "the whole army gathered".
??Then can the messenger be allowed to confront him? This is not advisable. If the messenger were to confront him, Taksa would be an idiot.
?Because the only way for Taksa to convey orders to the various states in the Western Regions is through messengers, he must maintain the "correctness" of the messengers. Otherwise, even if it proves that Shanshan heard wrongly, what will happen? Shanshan was punished, but did the people from the Western Regions still want to take command? Next, does every instruction need to be reiterated and confirmed, and then what kind of token should be attached and what words should be written?
???If the countries in the Western Regions had been unified and had a unified language and writing, then it would be easy to say.
?Without a unified language, there will be no unified writing, there will be no unified inheritance, and there will be no way to ignite the fire of civilization. Therefore, when later generations invade other countries and destroy civilizations, they first start by confusing the other party''s writing and weakening the effectiveness of the writing.
The writing of the Western Regions was initially influenced by some Akkadian language, which is a language similar to cuneiform. It may have been introduced to the Western Regions from Central Asia. Later, the Western Regions were also influenced by Chinese hieroglyphics, resulting in the Western Regions. They are simply unable to form their own words and are always wandering among various languages.
Archaeology has found that there are about ten major language families in the world, and there are four here in the Western Regions. The only one that has been handed down for a long time is Chinese.
Of course, there are also seven language families or nine language families. No matter how many languages ??are divided into, only Chinese has settled down in the Western Regions over the course of thousands of years of history.
As for some people in later generations who said that the Western Regions should be separated because their language and customs were different from those of the Central Plains, they were probably either stupid or bad, or both. The Western Regions are very closely related to the Central Plains, both geographically and culturally. Anyone who deliberately destroys and separates the relationship is like a public intellectual who preaches that "explaining" and "emphasis on" are Errors in Chinese writing are the same. They are all deceptions with ulterior motives and no regard for historical roots. If you can deceive one more fool, you will be counted as one.
The characters currently used by Kushan are different from those of the Western Regions. There are also some characters passed down from ancient India. Therefore, it is almost impossible to form a unified written order. The only way to transmit orders is through interpretation. …
The problem of the commanding soldiers can only be like this for the time being, and that''s all.
If there were high-level counselors around Taksa, it might be possible to build a temporary command system that would be recognized by the Western Region Allied Forces. But now there are only bald heads around Taksa. We can''t let the bald heads line up and shine in the sun. Does it represent changes in the array?
Failing to pass the blame to Shanshan, Taksa followed Shanshan''s advice without saying a word and threw the blame on Qiuci''s head with a bang.
The people of Kucha were immediately angry!
When the Han people came, they were the first to rush. When the Han people ran away, they were the first to pursue them. Among the countries in the Western Regions, they were the ones who suffered the most damage. Well, now it has become a mistake. If you don’t do it emotionally, it’s good. If you do it less, you will make more mistakes. , if you do too much, it would be too wrong?
??The people of Kucha jumped up and cursed, danced and beat their chests, but the rest of the people in the Western Regions acted as if they didn''t see or hear, and didn''t pay much attention to it.
?It’s not that the Western Regions countries and others don’t understand what it means to be together and help each other, but in this area of ??the Western Regions, there are too many grievances and grievances between each other. Kucha was very powerful during the Western Han Dynasty. Was Kucha a great benefactor in the Western Regions at that time? Are they friendly and helpful to the weaker neighboring countries, and are they dependent on each other?
?Hence, the various countries in the Western Regions have now shown great restraint by not adding insult to injury.
Guizi shouted for a while, and then grabbed a key point. He questioned Taxa. If Taxa added to Guizi''s head for this crime, who would dare to move forward when the Han people came next time?
Only then did Taksa change his expression, and said with a smile that he had no intention of blaming Kucha. It was just a summary after the war. After all, in war, whoever wins will lose, and who can guarantee that he will never Will lose? Then Taksa took advantage of the situation and set a tone, saying that no one could continue to hold the responsibility for the victory or defeat of this war, otherwise it would violate the nature of war and betray the Buddha''s will to unite.
It was only at this moment that some clear-minded generals from the Western Region countries, such as Tong Grojia and others, finally understood that in fact, Taksa may not have wanted to at all... Well, it may not have been that he really did not want to prove his guilt. , but Taksa wants to take this opportunity to see if he can blame one or two people for beating. If he can blame someone, then Taksa will first be free of guilt, and secondly, he can naturally take the blame. Fatty, and the remaining bones and soup were fed to other people. Naturally, the other people laughed.
If the blame is thrown out and the dunk is missed, then it doesn''t matter. The blame has been thrown out anyway. Now Taksa seems to be magnanimous and says that he will not hold everyone responsible for their crimes, but in fact it means that the same is true for other people. This cannot be used to hold Taxa responsible.
As expected, he is indeed a Kushan veteran!
The blame-shifting is over, but things still need to be resolved.
Taksa, on the other hand, can only be regarded as "no" among "no more than that", because in fact, he can''t even command an army of ten thousand people, and he can''t coordinate with each other, work together, and transmit orders, etc. There are deficiencies, and these problems have become more and more prominent as the war has become more intense, forcing Taksa to focus on how to make changes.
?Then, Taksa did think of a strategy to deal with it.
At the moment, he first beat the various countries by passing the blame, and after setting the tone, he revealed the ultimate purpose of convening the various countries in the Western Regions. He wanted to directly recruit the elite warriors from the Western Regions countries and return them to Taksa Under his direct command, he formed a force composed entirely of elite warriors, so that he could compete with the Han people and form an effective force on the battlefield.
As soon as Taksa''s words fell, the commanders of the Western Region countries were in an uproar!
Suddenly, almost everyone was against it!
?Taksa squinted his eyes and looked at him with a half-smile, neither getting angry nor speaking.
Is this wrong?
From a military point of view, it is not wrong.
?Taxa''s ability has only reached this limit. Maybe he is also aware that there are some problems, but he can only make this response now, or he only thinks of this method and can still give it a try.
He didn''t want to be beaten in the face by the Han army for the third time, and he didn''t want such a huge army that he had finally gathered to be driven around like a herd of cattle and sheep, bleating and being driven around as soon as they entered the battle.
It is obvious that no country in the Western Regions, no matter which part it is, can resist the Han cavalry alone.
Originally, Taksa thought that under his command, an encirclement would be formed. However, judging from the ins and outs of the attack on the military stronghold, it was necessary to cooperate, but not to cooperate. The Han people were allowed to come and go at will, and they were almost sprayed in the face...
?So the only way Taksa can think of now is to mobilize elite soldiers and generals to form a central core force, so that the original problem of different responsibilities and inconsistent orders can be completely changed!
Bu Sen, who had been silent all this time, finally sighed and stopped the unnecessary quarrel. He even lost his composure, with red eyes, and told what happened between him and the ordinary herdsmen. He told the leaders of the Western Region countries how many people had died now, and asked them how many more people would continue to die.
In the end, although the leaders of the Western Regions were reluctant, they reluctantly reached an agreement.
Because this is indeed a practical problem before us. Without unified command, the countries in the Western Regions are basically unable to form an effective joint force, allowing the Han cavalry to come and go at will and trample on them at will. Therefore, the countries in the Western Region finally agreed in principle to the proposal to mobilize some elite warriors to form Taksa''s elite central army, but immediately started to quarrel over how many people each country would recruit.
Because many people in the Western Region countries had false reports before, and now they suddenly have to draw heads according to the false reports...
As for why I have to make a false report, part of it is really unclear, and part of it is of course free money. Anyway, I have so many people, even if I deduct 30%, I will still be rich. And now Taksa''s intention is to spit out the extra food, hold his nose and admit it, or return the extra food and take back. Obviously, the Western Region countries are not happy with either option, so they It was the second round of quarrel that broke out.
Because the questions in the second round were deeply related to specific numerical values, they were not comparable to the in-principle agreement in the first round. The various commanders of the Western Region countries cursed, blamed, and put the blame on each other, which can be seen in the entire big account. Black pots were flying in the air and being tossed around.
The discussion lasted from dusk to dawn, and from dawn to dusk again. If Taksa hadn''t forcibly issued an order, saying that no one would be allowed to leave the tent if the discussion could not produce any results, it is impossible to say that the discussion for several days may not have any definite results. .
The final result came out on the night of the second day.
?Each state deployed personnel to supplement the direct subordinates of Taksa, but accordingly, Taksa will now become the backbone of the battlefield and face the threat of the Han people.
The noise dissipated.
??Taxa happily praised Busen and said that what Busen said at that time was just right. Whether it was the words or the expression, it was simply wonderful...
Busen stared at Taksa indifferently, and after the smile on Taksa''s face faded little by little, he said slowly: "I''m not saying this for you, general... I hope you can do your best." Don’t let Buddha continue to be disappointed..."
After saying that, Busen walked out without even waiting for Taksa to say a few perfunctory words.
“Let go...” Taksa swallowed what he was about to say, then stared at Busen’s back with cold eyes, clicked his tongue, and turned his head away.
(End of this chapter)