Among the more than 30,000 prisoners captured by the Sui army, more than 20,000 were elite men. If they were given weapons and equipment and were an elite force with strong combat effectiveness, they would definitely not be released. The captures would not be released.

It is even more impossible to reorganize them for one's own use, because heavy cavalry and heavy infantry are special arms with amazing lethality. Whether it is Goguryeo or the Sui Dynasty, they both value the combat effectiveness of special arms, but are worried about their rebellion.

, so those selected except

In addition to bravery, their origins and family background are also key areas of assessment, and because their birthplaces and families are registered in detail, this type of soldiers also have extremely high loyalty. Moreover, we are fighting a national war now.

, Yang Ji could not instigate rebellion with more than 20,000 elite soldiers.

But it doesn't seem possible to trap and kill them like the Turks and Chuyue people. The Turks and Chuyue people themselves are races without national concepts, and they worship the strong very much. Many people even think that the people in their own tribes

If a weak person is incapable of doing anything, then he dies.

They deserved it. So the harder Yang Ji killed, the more they admired them, and they would not resist to the end because of his previous traps and killings. Moreover, when Yang Ji fought with them, they all won a complete victory, which caused the morale of the two tribes to collapse.

, he can naturally take whatever he wants and do whatever he wants.

Goguryeo is different. The Goguryeo people's views on right and wrong, friend and foe, and loyalty are not much different from those of the Sui Dynasty. Moreover, the war has just begun. Once he kills too much here, it will inevitably spread, and the soldiers and civilians in other cities will surely

They shared the same hatred with the enemy and tried their best to resist, resulting in heavy losses but they could not capture the city for a long time.

In history, one of the reasons why Li Shimin was unable to attack Anshi City for a long time was that after the Tang army failed to attack the city many times, Li Shimin issued an order to massacre the city in order to boost the morale of the Tang army. The morale of the Tang army's officers and men was improved, but

However, the soldiers and civilians of Anshi City also woke up from this——

Damn it, these fierce Tang troops not only want to seize land, they also come to destroy the country and exterminate the species! It doesn’t matter whether you resisted or not, whether you were injured and captured or surrendered directly, whether you are a civilian or a soldier, as long as you are a Goguryeo

, then you have to die.

Damn it, why are you hesitating? Just beat him!

Therefore, in the ensuing battle, the soldiers and civilians of Anshi City fought to the death, and with the power of one city, they held the mighty and powerful hundreds of thousands of Tang troops outside the city. [Note] Capture

Now, the Sui army had just fought a battle and had not yet occupied the entire Liaodong Plain. If they massacred the prisoners mercilessly, all the Goguryeo people would surely rise up to resist. As for Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou, they probably wanted Yang Ji to do this.

.But Yang Ji doesn't have that many people to guard the many prisoners who are like "ticking bombs", so it won't work if they don't kill them!

He thought for a long time and said with a headache: "There are more than 30,000 prisoners who cannot be accommodated in the army. Not to mention the heavy logistical pressure, even the guards are not enough. You guys tell me, what should we do?

These prisoners are the best."

"As the king said, if we use all our strength to protect these prisoners, our army's combat troops will be reduced by more than half. As a result, the overall situation will also be greatly affected. If a small number of soldiers are used to escort them to Youzhou as coolies,

They will definitely run away halfway, or they may even join forces to cause trouble in Youzhou. So this is a big problem." Hao Yuan followed Yang Ji's instructions.

After finishing his words, he continued: "Although Goguryeo suffered a huge defeat, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. And although we defeated the main force of Xifeng Camp, if these prisoners are allowed to return to the army, the enemy's military strength will be greatly reduced."

Great increase. I think all these prisoners should be killed. This will not only cause Goguryeo to suffer heavy losses and make it unable to compete with us, but also reduce the burden on our army."

Ling Jing also said: "Your Majesty, I also think that keeping them is a burden. It is best to kill them all. Come and deal with them all."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the generals present changed slightly, and Yu Wenshu frowned and said: "It is possible to kill, but this will definitely make the Goguryeo people feel the same hatred of the enemy, which is not conducive to the next battle, and it is also not conducive to the next battle.

I, the Sui Dynasty, will rule Liaodong in the future. This is the reason why people often say that "killing prisoners is unlucky". Please think again, your Majesty."

"This is one of the reasons why I'm worried!" Yang Ji explained his concerns one by one, and finally said to Yuwen Shu: "General Yuwen, please tell me, what should we do?"

When Yu Wenshu heard this, he immediately put out the fire. Just as Yang Ji said,

What he was facing now was a group of elite alien soldiers. No matter whether he killed them all, released them, recruited them to surrender, or relocated them, none of them would work. Even if he kept them, he still had to worry about them rebelling, so what could he do? Capture them.

For a moment, everyone was silent.

Seeing this, Yang Ji was very angry and said angrily: "When the two armies are fighting, both sides always do whatever they can to eliminate the enemy's vitality. If they kill all these people on the battlefield,

, that is a matter of course. But now that he has become a prisoner and surrendered, if he kills him again, all morality will be lost, and the enemy will be able to criticize him and make a big fuss out of it."

"If I had known this, you shouldn't have taken prisoners or captured them alive. If you had killed all the prisoners on the battlefield, how could you have been in such trouble?" He glared at the general who lowered his head and said nothing.

When they glanced at each other, Yang Ji was furious.

Said: "After all, this huge trouble is caused by you! I don't care about this matter. You can discuss it yourself, and you must do it steadily and perfectly. If any link goes wrong,

Don't blame me for being rude."

All the generals: "..."

"Your Majesty, we can actually let them die in battle!" Fang Xuanling next to him said suddenly when he saw that everyone was at their wits' end.

Hearing this, everyone stared at him.

Yang Ji seemed to understand after hearing this and asked, "How do you say this?"

"If the prisoners rebel, it is reasonable and reasonable for us to kill them; if the prisoners try to kill the defenders during the escort, it is also reasonable and reasonable for us to kill them." After Fang Xuanling gave a sufficient reason, he glanced at Yang Ji,

He continued to hint: "Your Majesty, the war has not ended long ago, our army has suffered great losses, and the prisoners are in an uproar at the right time!"

"Afterwards, we released hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled people who only heard the sound of mutiny but nothing happened, and gave them some money and food. However, when the soldiers and civilians in other cities saw that our army did not kill prisoners, the old and weak also

If you are given travel expenses and property, your will to resist will certainly not be so strong."

Yang Ji listened, and a familiar smell emerged spontaneously. Looking back carefully, it was Tuoba Gui of the Northern Wei Dynasty who had done this before. When he attacked Houyan, he killed more than 10,000 cavalrymen and captured five people.

With 60,000 soldiers, he was fighting in a different place at that time, so he trapped and killed all the prisoners. Later, every city he attacked encountered stubborn counterattacks. No matter how hard he tried to recruit surrender, the army and people of Later Yan did not believe him.

Forced to have no choice, he adopted a method similar to what Fang Xuanling said. Not only did he not kill the prisoners, old and weak, but he also gave them money, food and travel expenses. After persisting in this way for a long time, he regained the support of the people and finally made the Northern Wei Dynasty a

The most powerful country.

Tuoba Gui was trying to make up for it, which led to very slow progress in "selling it well". However, their Sui army did not kill any Goguryeo prisoners, so if they adopted the method of letting the old and weak and paying them travel expenses, the effect and progress would definitely be better than Tuoba Gui's. .

Thinking of this, Yang Ji asked everyone: "What do you think of this method?"

"Yes!"

"What!"

Everyone agreed.

"This matter has been decided, let these Goguryeo warriors mutiny!" After Yang Ji finished speaking, he asked Hao Yuan: "Chengyuan, how many soldiers are there who are seriously injured and cannot fight anymore, but cannot die? "

"It's hard to say who will die! But there should be about 4,000 Goguryeo soldiers who are too seriously injured to fight anymore!"

"Place them in a battalion alone, but they must hear the news of the mutiny." After thinking about it, Yang Ji added: "Then give them some money, food and travel expenses, and send them to Liaodong to the south of Changchun Tun. In the future, there will be Such seriously wounded soldiers will be sent back with travel expenses paid."

As he said that, Yang Ji laughed and said, "Hey, I, Sui Dynasty, am quite benevolent and righteous, but Gao Yuan Yuan Ziyou is in a state of distress now, so he may not be able to treat kindly these meritorious people who have become a burden."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone sincerely admired.

Treating wounded soldiers requires the use of a large number of doctors and medicines. If Gao Yuan fails to treat them because of the emergency of the war, he will be notorious for "abusing" meritorious soldiers, and the morale, morale, and fighting spirit of the Goguryeo army will definitely decrease sharply as a result. , their loyalty to the Gao family dynasty will also decrease sharply.

On the other hand, the Sui army and the Sui Dynasty could use these to form a

The burden of threats consumes Goguryeo's supplies and Gao Yuan's reputation, and it can also gain the reputation of a "humane and righteous teacher" who treats prisoners well. This will definitely be beneficial to the subsequent war and future rule.

"Without further delay, start the mutiny as soon as possible!" Yang Ji looked at Yuwenshu and said, "General Yuwen, you are responsible for this matter."

"Here!" Yu Wenshu had no worries and accepted the order without hesitation to make arrangements.

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[Note: In November of the 16th year of Zhenguan, Goguryeo minister Yeon Gaesumun killed his king Gao Jianwu and established Gaozang as king. He claimed to be Molizhi and autocratic state affairs. In this year, Baekje captured more than 40 cities in Silla and regained control of the country. Goguryeo's army prevented Silla from entering the Tang Dynasty. In September of the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Silla asked Tang for help. In the first month of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty sent envoys to persuade Yuan Gaisuwen to stop the army, but they were rejected. Li Shimin decided to use the power of the whole country to Conquered Goguryeo personally.

Chu Suiliang and other court officials believed that if the whole country marched eastward, Xue Yantuo would definitely take the opportunity to invade the south, but Li Shimin would not listen. In July of the 18th year of Zhenguan, he ordered the construction of 400 grain ships to carry military supplies and more than 600 warships to carry soldiers; Commander-in-Chief Zhang Jian and others led You to attack Liaodong with more than 100,000 troops from the two prefectures and the Khitan, Xi, Mohe and other troops. He appointed Taichang Qing Wei Ting as the feed envoy, and used all the grain from the Hebei states to aid Liaodong. At the same time, he sent Xiao Xiao Official grain from the states south of Ruiyun River arrived in Laizhou.

In November, Li Shimin appointed Zhang Liang as the general manager of the march to Pyongyang Road in Luoyang, leading 50,000 to 60,000 troops and more than 500 to 600 warships, from Laizhou to Pyongyang; he appointed Li Ji as the general manager of the march to Liaodong Road, leading the Tang Dynasty There were 60,000 to 70,000 Chaobu cavalry, and 30,000 to 40,000 Hu soldiers and horses from Lanhe Prefecture were directed towards Liaodong. In December, Li Shimin ordered to gather more troops and civilians in Jixian County, and then split up to attack Goguryeo.

Therefore, the army sent by Li Shimin definitely had hundreds of thousands of main battle troops.

As for the Tang Dynasty's withdrawal of troops, in addition to the well-known reasons, the main reason was that what Chu Suiliang and other court officials were worried about happened - Xue Yantuo took the opportunity to carry out special activities in the north.

Xue Yantuo was not as powerful as the Eastern (Turkic) ones, but the Tang Dynasty was also far inferior to the Sui Dynasty at its peak, so Xue Yantuo was still a behemoth to the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin saw a powerful enemy coming, but the country was empty of troops, so he naturally had to withdraw his troops and return reinforcements.
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