In the first battle of the Northern Expedition, Yuan lost three times.

The disparity between casualties and the lack of troops is the result of defeat.

Xuchang slaughtered and all people died, which is a virtue defeat.

If you are criticized and criticized by thousands of people, this is a reputation for defeat.

However, the kiln also has two victories.

If you have not finished half of your time, your territory will be returned, and this is a heroic victory.

Slaughter one and ten times to save the people, and save the fire and water of the people, this is a victory of righteousness.

Three defeats and two victory, right and wrong, there are comments from future generations.——"The Quotations of the Marshal"

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In the office of the Grand Marshal of the Republic, the old Marshal was sitting on a chair and flipping through documents. His mental state was not in good spirits, his eye sockets were very deep, his eye circles were faintly black because he had not received a good rest, his eyes were covered with tired blood, and his shriveled and cracked lips had many blood blisters due to the inflammation.

The old marshal picked up the cup and drank the soaked honeysuckle tea. It was unknown which cup it was. He then lit a dirt cigarette, but after taking two puffs, he felt it was tasteless and irritated to destroy it in the ashtray full of cigarette butts.

At this time, a personal guard walked in, silently poured the boiling water into the teacup, brewed the hot honeysuckle again, and then said worriedly: "Marson, you should go and rest quickly, you haven't closed your eyes for three days."

The old marshal sneered briefly, slapped the table with a slap, poked the Northern Expedition Report in front of him with his fingers, and said irritably: "How can I sleep if the Eagle General did such a thing?!"

The report on the Northern Expedition before the old marshal summarized the details of the war in detail. What Leng Yuan did, where he mobilized his troops, how many enemies were annihilated, how many bullets he killed, and even how many bullets he fired. Now the top of the report is about the massacre of Xuchang, where 700,000 civilians died.

The old marshal rarely gets angry. When he is angry, his personal guards dare not speak out.

The old marshal patted his forehead, sorted out the report for a while, and then continued to read it, his tone calmed down: "You go down first."

The personal guard said and left.

The old marshal continued to read the report, and now he was in a complicated mood, both angry and happy.

According to the report from the front line, the three front troops mobilized by Leng Yuan had successfully conquered Yanzhou, Bianliang, and Qizhou, and the troops swept the Yellow River directly. The horrifying "one massacre and one Ren" caused a complete chaos in the city controlled by the rebels. They all surrendered in a short time. The rebel forces fled north in a mess and were completely expelled from the war-torn area in the middle.

This means that the middle area of ​​the Yangtze River and the Yellow River has been all owned by the Republic Zhihui. This is the result that many generals dare not imagine before. I am afraid that even the generals in the capital leader would not believe that their disciples would be so sharp. It is really awesome for young people.

But the reason why the old marshal was very angry was very simple. Leng Yuan used the former Soviet Union's "large-depth combat theory" in the general direction this time. He used the superior infantry to tear open the opponent's front line, and the armored army broke into the division battlefield to expand the results. At the same time, he cooperated with the artillery and aviation to advance to the opponent's depth position and annihilate the enemy in mobile warfare.

But the problem is that there are more than a hundred years of the year in the middle of the 20th century. During the honeymoon period of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union had been studying for many years. This theory has been perfect. Leng Yuan used this method of playing and was completely awesome. He was hit by the sect one after another, causing huge losses.

According to the statistics so far, the casualty ratio between the Republican Qi and the Northern Rebels is 3:1. The average casualty of 3 soldiers can only be replaced by 1 soldier on the other side, which is a tactically defeat.

But the reason for being happy is very simple: if you lose the tactics and win the strategy!

In the submitted plan, Leng Yuan will take controlling the middle basin of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River as the first phase of the goal, which has now been achieved.

Moreover, according to the estimates of the General Staff, this process should have taken one month. As a result, Leng Yuan's first command showed his fangs, and the torrent-like offensive was destroyed, which made the sect, who had a stable habit, and directly achieved the strategic goal in less than two weeks, which was twice as fast as the scheduled plan!

Of course, the reason why this goal was accomplished so quickly was not only because of the strong advancement regardless of casualties, but also because of the iron-fisted policy of the Eagle General.

The Xuchang Massacre scared the courage of the civilians, and the benevolence of Bianliang gave them the only hope in the darkness. In the desire to survive, the vast ocean of people spontaneously drove away the rebels in the city, helping the brilliant soldiers of the Republic to lead more than ten cities without bloodshed, and completely control the war-torn areas.

The old marshal was angry about Leng Yuan's actions, but was not dissatisfied with it. What was angry was that Leng Yuan was ruthless and extended his butcher knife to the innocent civilians, and was ashamed of the world.

There is no dissatisfaction because, without this "strategic plan" of Tu Yiren, the Republic's Hui would not have captured the city without bloodshed, and he would have paid a heavier price than it is now.

The same is true for civilians. If every city launches a fierce offensive and defensive battle, the artillery fire will be ruthless. When all cities are killed, the total death toll of civilians will not be just the "700,000" in Xuchang, but will rise exponentially, and corpses will be everywhere.

So from a strategic perspective, Leng Yuan is not only not a cruel butcher, but a kind saint. She saved millions of civilians from being disturbed by artillery fire, and used the practice of slaughtering one city and surrendering ten cities to minimize casualties and deserved to be a general of the Republic.

But the problem is that this approach is very perfect from a strategic perspective, but it is really hard to say how folk scholars, media, minstrels, and external forces will evaluate Leng Yuan.

In the old era, there was such a philosophical topic that could kill another innocent person in order to save ten innocent people?

This is a question without answers, because from the different answers, you can get a completely opposite answer, just like a little girl who can dress up.

In this era, the surging public opinion is the most terrifying, better than the guns and claws of ferocious beasts. Because of the wall of life, their news is blocked and their thoughts are easily guided. A single wave of public opinion can trigger a surging wave, which can help you ascend to the altar and throw you into hell!

It can be expected that next, a large number of people who are politically or military hostile to Leng Yuan will make a fuss, ignore the "good" of the city massacre, publicize the "evil" of the city massacre, use the people's thoughts to make invisible bullets, and launch round after round of attacks on the eagle until it is ruined.

The old marshal could not have expected the overall trend of public opinion, but one thing is certain that Leng Yuan was destined to be a person who was criticized and criticized by thousands of people from this moment, and embarked on an unknown path in the storm, either being famous in history or being infamous for thousands of years.

Suddenly, the old marshal felt a little chilling on his back. He believed that Leng Yuan must have thought of these things, but since she expected this situation, she would do it without hesitation and resisted the heavy pressure of Mount Tai and walked forward. How determined did she make?

Inexplicably, the old marshal thought of the late General Leng Luan of the Republic. In the decision of the Xicheng blockade war, she must have thought that if she disobeyed and refused to obey, she would leave the infatuation of ignorance and unfaithfulness in future generations, and would even be insulted by political enemies and be engraved with a pillar of shame, but she finally decided to be worthy of her heart and die for the people.

How similar are these two mothers and daughters...

At this moment, the old marshal had a feeling of being a different life. He suddenly realized that Leng Yuan was no longer the child who would be angry about the victory or defeat of a game of war games. She had grown up unknowingly...

Thinking of this, the old marshal showed a smile...

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Chapter completed!