"Lao Du, how's the situation here?"
Du Aitong's promotion speed is a little slower, so he only has more than 60 people under him now. Seeing the expression on Wei Shuyu's face, he knew what was going on. This guy also shook his head helplessly at the back.
In the morning, it was his turn to lead the patrol team out. When the brothers went out before, they were all roaring little tigers, but the war here was too fierce. In order to ambush us, these people could even stay in the trees for a whole night. There were many mosquitoes here, and if you stayed in the trees for a night, you would be bitten all over your head.
But these guys' fighting will is so strong that no matter how we destroy their defense facilities, even if there are only a few people left, these people will attack us without hesitation. Although the final result is death, they really fought desperately and exchanged their lives for our soldiers.
"It's strange, aren't those Vietnamese in the north real Vietnamese? When they encounter us with an advantage, they will lay down their weapons and surrender. Look at these people in the south, even if there is only one person left, they will cause us a lot of trouble. When I left this morning, I had 62 people with me, and when I came back, there were three more bodies."
When Du Aitong said this, he felt extremely sad. He had been getting along with everyone like brothers during this period of time. Of course, he didn't want some people to die here, but war would never go the way you thought. If the planning was not done well, this kind of thing would happen.
"The higher-ups need to change their strategy. I know what they're thinking. They don't want us to have too much hatred with the local people. If there's such a deep hatred, I'm afraid we won't be able to get along in the future. But now the casualties are skyrocketing. It's really terrible."
Wei Shuyu looked in the direction of the big tent, where Li Xiang and the generals were discussing things. If a decision could be made earlier, our brothers would have suffered fewer casualties. It was obvious that the local civilians were almost the same as soldiers. If we still treated them as civilians, it would be our problem.
"Look, look, our general is coming."
While the two were sighing here, the military meeting over there had already adjourned, and the two hurried to their lieutenant general. They were both the lowest-level officers, and this lieutenant general commanded more than 2,000 people, and was considered their immediate superior.
"General Guo, are there any new orders?"
Wei Shuyu was a little impatient. He used to be very patient, but because the number of casualties among his soldiers had increased sharply in the past two days, this guy was a little impatient. If he continued to fight in this way, the losses among his men would be even greater. By then, not to mention him, even the ordinary soldiers would not be willing to do so.
"I have new orders. You should rest for a while. Tomorrow at this time, a group of soldiers will arrive from the sea. Of course, these people are not our Tang army, but they are wearing some of the Tang army's uniforms. They were all transported from Fusang and Goguryeo. I don't need to say more about the rest. From now on, you will only be responsible for the battles along the transportation route. Leave the battles entering the village to them."
General Guo showed a look of joy on his face. All the people in the village had been harmed in the past few days, mainly because we were caught off guard, but we could not kill all the people in the village. If that were the case, we would probably have to fight against the local people in this area for the next few decades, which would be extremely detrimental to the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
So Li Xiang decided to adopt the old method and mobilize troops from other places. Among them, the people from Goguryeo and Fuso were the best. The combat effectiveness of these two armies was pretty good, and the most important thing was that they were obedient. If the two armies were put together, they would compete with each other, and in the end it would be our Tang Dynasty that would benefit. This kind of thing had been tried several times before.
Wei Shuyu and Du Aitong didn't quite understand, after all, it was their first time on the battlefield, but the other small commanders around them were happy. It turned out that when they fought in other places, they had a lot of trouble with the local people, and every time at this time they needed the Fuso people to help.
Let them do the worst things, and our Tang army can even stand by and act as a notary. Especially when they go too far, we can pull out a few people from their army and chop them up in the street, which can also win over the hearts of the local people.
Coming out of the general's tent, the two men were still confused. It was nothing more than killing people. Wouldn't it make no difference whether we killed them or these Fuso people? The Fuso people in this place also represented our Tang army. Wouldn't their killing of people arouse hatred?
Some other officers looked at the two men with puzzled expressions and didn't know what to say. You two are pure recruits, and when the war starts again, you will know why His Highness did this. I won't explain it to you now, and you will understand it yourself in practice.
There is such a habit in the Tang Dynasty army. No matter how you did things before, as long as you understand it through practice, it is much better than what others tell you, and you will truly remember it in your heart.
At 10 noon the next day, dozens of large ships stopped at the seaside, carrying a total of nearly 8,000 soldiers, including 3,000 from Goguryeo and 5,000 from Fuso. They were all transported from the coast of the Tang Dynasty. If they were transported from their hometowns, it would take too much time, and the war on the front line would not allow it.
According to the size of the army, Wei Shuyu and Du Aitong were each assigned two hundred vassal troops. These people were to cooperate with them in battle. The armies under their command instantly reached several hundred people.
Wei Shuyu was a little worried at first. After all, His Highness often said that those who are not of our race must have different hearts. He also felt that these people would be difficult to lead and might cause trouble during the war, so he asked his men to be on guard against these Fuso people.
But he soon discovered that these people were making little progress. Because they all had wives and children at home, there was no way they would rebel. They only wanted to make merit on the front lines, wait for the Tang Dynasty officers to write their comments, and then their families would have a good life when they returned. At least they wouldn't have to work more than ten hours a day and eat steamed buns...
