The autumn wind was bleak, and the grass and trees were everywhere. In the wilderness, in the Zhou army camp, the marching chief Yang Ji was inspecting the camp. This time, the army was in a complex form. In addition to the Marine soldiers, there were many Hu soldiers such as Khitan and Xi. In order to prevent any, he often patrol the camp and immediately resolved the problems and did not leave any future troubles.

Soldiers from different tribes have poor language and different living habits, and have obstacles to communication. They are prone to conflicts due to misunderstandings and then causing conflicts. As the head coach, Yang Ji did not want someone in his army to turn against him when fighting, so he dare not take it lightly.

People's hearts are separated from their stomachs. Yang Ji cannot predict who will be dissatisfied, who will hide his sword in his smile, who will turn against the enemy or cooperate with others. In addition to setting up the necessary preventive measures, what can be done is to treat everyone as equal as possible and prevent dissatisfaction from spreading in the army.

The so-called equal treatment means that since you are in a war, no matter how many soldiers of Hu and Han should be treated, you should not favor one or the other.

When camping, you should not always let the Hu soldiers camp in bad places (wet, wind, etc.). On weekdays, you should have the same food. The Han soldiers should not eat good rice, and the Hu soldiers eat old grain.

Since they are all the official troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the equipment must be consistent and the distribution of horses must be reasonable. We must not favor one or the other.

In short, you should treat the soldiers of the Mart, Khitan and Xi as their own people, otherwise they are not fools, and it would be strange if they would work hard when they see themselves being treated differently when they go to the battlefield.

Treating everyone equally also reflects the military law. In order to win people's hearts, we cannot relax our requirements on the Hu soldiers. Violating the same military discipline, we cannot fight twenty whips in the Han soldiers, and the Hu soldiers can only fight ten whips in the law.

All Yang Ji wanted to do was to serve the same thing, but even so, he was not sure how reliable these Hu soldiers could be.

Since the imperial court sent troops to the east, there have been wars everywhere in Liaodong, but as of the end of the summer, there were actually no fierce battles, because according to the established combat plan, the main battlefield in summer was the Yalushui area, while in Liaodong, the official army used suspicion to restrain the Goguryeo army.

At the end of the summer, the third batch of troops attacked arrived in Liaodong, and then it was the time for the real decisive battle in the Liaodong region.

During this period, there was no major war between Yang Ji's troops, so the Hu and Han soldiers in the army got along well. But when it was really critical, no one could say exactly how much combat effectiveness the Hu soldiers participating in the battle could be and whether they would become weaknesses.

Among the Hu soldiers, the Eight Banners of the Marine are relatively reliable. As for the other "newly attached" Khitan and Xi soldiers, their fighting will and loyalty are still to be tested by time.

As a "experienced person", Yang Ji certainly did not want his side to end up in the battle of the Tang army in Talas because of his rebellion in front of the servants. Therefore, he never dared to give up the string in his heart.

He walked around the camp of the Khitan soldiers, checked the accommodation of the soldiers himself, and talked to the soldiers to hear what they thought.

During the years when Yang Ji was in charge of Yingzhou, he learned Marai, Khitan, Xi and even Turkic. Although he was not very fluent in speaking, he could communicate effectively, so he did not need to communicate with ordinary Hu Bing.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Ji felt much less estrangement for ordinary Hu soldiers. In addition, since the troops were sent, the military camps have enforced orders and clear rewards and punishments, so the Hu soldiers actually have nothing to complain about.

Now that General Yang is in charge, they want to know when to really fight and go home after the war.

The "home" mentioned by the Hu soldiers is of course a nomadic land for each tribe. Since Yang Ji re-set the rules a few years ago, the Khitan and Xi tribes (those tribes willing to get close to the Central Plains government) have relatively fixed settlements all year round, so they have fixed homes.

At home, the Zhouguo caravan, which arrives regularly, allows tribes to easily obtain various daily necessities (a way of doing business), so everyone accepts this form of management, and the sense of belonging of "home" is much stronger than before.

Faced with the soldiers' inquiries, Yang Ji could not give a clear answer, because for the official army, the war in Liaodong was just the beginning, and it is very likely that the war would span the entire winter...

Even if there is an answer, he cannot say it directly, because it involves confidentiality.

The patrol was over soon because Yang Ji, as the commander of the entire army, still had a lot of military affairs. It was impossible for him to patrol the camp to talk to Hu Bing all day. On the way back to the Central Army, Yang Ji looked at the flags with eagles or wolves painted on each side, and couldn't help but think of a word:

The eagle looks at the wolf.

The Eight Banners of the Marines who participated in the war distinguished the system by different banners, but the flags must be painted with Haidongqing. For others, this is the eagle.

The Khitans and Xi soldiers who participated in the war also distinguished the system under different banners. Their flags were painted with the most familiar beast of nomads - wolves.

Therefore, among the tens of thousands of soldiers led by Yang Ji, the eagle flag and the wolf flag are very common, which makes Yang Ji feel like "eagle looks at the wolf".

Eagle gaze refers to sharp and greedy eyes, while wolf gaze means that the wolf can turn its head to the back and look straight behind when its shoulders are not moved. Both words describe people's rebelliousness and ruthlessness. If such a person is a minister, he will sooner or later rebellion.

According to the original history, in the middle of the Li Tang Dynasty, the Marine tribe in Liaodong broke away from the control of the Central Plains dynasty and established the Bohai Kingdom, so it was an unfamiliar eagle.

At the same time, the Khitans in western Liaoning surrendered and rebelled repeatedly, but in the end they were too big to lose their heads. They finally grew stronger and established the Liao Kingdom, so they were unfamiliar wolves.

It is obvious that it is basically impossible for the Central Plains court to domesticate them into falcons and hunting dogs because of their different lifestyles and cultures.

Once the Central Plains are in chaos, these tame falcons and hounds will return to their wildness at any time. The Bohai Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom will sooner or later appear.

So, can we really make it like an arm and a finger in an eagle or a wolf?

Yang Ji was not afraid of this challenge, so he was very confident about this expedition, but in the long run, he was not sure whether this improved "city-sided" system could really tame the eagle and wolf.

Therefore, we still have to rely on Central Plains immigrants to develop Liaodong, and then the people of the Central Plains settled in Liaodong on a large scale and strengthened their connection with the Central Plains through sea routes. Once there is a change, there is no need to rely on "using barbarians to control barbarians". In the end, this method will inevitably lead to a disaster.

The premise of all this is that the court recaptured Liaodong. Now, a decisive victory is needed to kick off the Liaodong development. He is the one who kicks off.

Yang Ji looked up at the sky. It was autumn now and Liaodong was early cold, so it would snow soon.
Chapter completed!