Chapter 21 Where to go

Slogans are always easy to shout, but things are always difficult to do.

In training soldiers, repairing weapons, treating diseases and treating injuries, distributing rations, etc., there are Guo Shidao and others to work on their own, but Zhang Mai has to participate in the decision-making of how to go ahead and how to open up the situation.

"Brother Mai, Dad asked me to tell you that we will hold the first meeting of the custodians after the special envoy arrives tomorrow. Don't be late at that time." After the meeting of Broken Ye Zhi ended, Guo Bian ran to Zhang Mai and said.

"Ah, tomorrow? Well, Xiaobian, do you know what this meeting of the Great Guardians is going to talk about?"

"I know." Yang Zhuo, who came with Guo Bian, said: "I overheard it under the window. Uncle Guo and Dad seem to be saying that tomorrow we will discuss together how to go ahead."

Yes, last night's party boosted the morale of the Tang army, and the next thing is to discuss how to go.

From the Battle of Burning City to Zhang Mai's identity has not only changed, but his mentality has also changed. Everyone's expectations for themselves seem to have become heavy responsibilities on their shoulders.

This is not a matter of shouting a few slogans or making up a few stories. At that time, the senior leaders of the Anxi Tang Army will definitely be held, and they will also conduct rational discussions rather than emotional agitation.

"What should I say for tomorrow's military tent meeting?"

From the Battle of Burning City to the Secret of the Leaf, a large group of young people are looking forward to themselves and even admiring themselves. Guo Shidao and the others no longer seem to treat themselves as decorations. If they can't speak a few things tomorrow, wouldn't they disappoint everyone's expectations? If everyone looks at them but can't say anything constructive, they will not only be embarrassed, but will also have a negative impact on the future of the Tang army.

"What should I do?"

I am not familiar with this era, and I don’t have enough information about this world. As for war, it is even more impossible to have as profound understanding as Guo Shidao. When it comes to martial arts, I am afraid that I am not even qualified to join the ranks of the 800 regular troops. When it comes to intelligence, Zhang Mai feels that he is only medium-some at most, at most, and not a very smart person...

So what are your strengths? Do you have any advantages? Can you contribute to the future path of the Tang army?

"Well, I am not a master of talent and strategy, not Cao Cao who can sweep the world, nor Zhuge Liang who 'before he came out of the cottage, first decide three points'." But after thinking about it, as a time traveler, my strengths are probably that they have more historical experience and broader vision than the other party.

But, is this thousand years of historical experience useful?

This is the Tang Dynasty. Think about other time travelers: some memorized Song and Yuan lyrics, but these lyrics and music are useless here; some made muskets and cannons to strengthen the army - they don't know how to do these things themselves; some made glass to make a lot of money - but they don't know how to make glass...

There is no hope for technical matters. As for the unique "historical prediction ability" of time travelers, not to mention that they only have a vague memory of history, which is extremely inaccurate. Even if they have a chronology of historical events in their bag, they will be useless in this completely unfamiliar Western Regions.

Lying on the straw mat and tossed and turned, my mind was turbulent. It was not until the fourth update that I suddenly remembered: "What would they do if they were those great people in history who changed their position in my place? Can I learn from their successful experience?"

Many great things in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad began to scatter in their minds—

Song Taizu's glass of wine to release military power? It's useless.

Zhu Yuanzhang's accumulation of more grain is slow to become king? It is necessary to accumulate more grain, and whether to slowly become king... It seems that the situation is not very different...

Hong Xiuquan rebelled with religion? Alas, I am not rebelling now, and I always feel awkward when I pretend to be a god or a ghost.

Napoleon...How did Napoleon succeed? I don't remember it very much...

Hitler's Nazi instigation? It seemed that what he did during the day was a bit of that, but it wouldn't be used tomorrow. Well, his blitzkrieg? It seems that it doesn't fit the side, and the Tang army in the Western Regions has no advantageous equipment yet...

Sun Yat-sen's use of warlords to control warlords? I learned from him that I used Uighurs to control Uighurs and used Hu barbarians to control Hu barbarians. It seemed that it wouldn't work. Besides, Sun Yat-sen's path failed, and in the end he became a man who made his own gun and was considered a success.

What about Washington? Cut down peach trees and admits to being an honest person? Sweat, off topic...

What about Churchill? While motivating the British, he went to hug the American thighs and asked for help? I can motivate Tang Min. I have done it during the day, but where can I go to ask for help? Whose thighs are going to hug? I really go back to Chang'an? Now the Tang Dynasty doesn't know if it is there. Even if it is there, it seems that the Tang Dynasty did not become strong again after the Anshi Rebellion. It may not be useful to ask for it. It still depends on the Anxi Tang army himself...

What about Roosevelt? Damn! Although the United States won World War II, it was backed by such a strong American national strength. The current situation of Anxi Tang Army is not even comparable to Xiaomi and rifles. Roosevelt's strategy is not reference-based at all!

Wait! Xiaomi plus rifle!

My mind was like lightning splitting the roof! My eyes suddenly lit up!

OMG!

My God!

My Lord!

My Marx!

Isn’t there much similarity between the current Tang army in the Western Regions and the situation when the Red Army first started?

There are strong enemies around, and they may be destroyed at any time. They hide in remote mountain valleys, but later, sparks of fire form a prairie fire! It's so similar, so similar!

How did that great god do it? Why did he defeat opponents who are much stronger than him?

Initiate the oppressed to resist the oppressed? Yes!

Unite all forces that can be united externally? Yes!

Strengthen faith education internally? Right!

Military use of guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare? Yes!

Propaganda work, espionage work, work behind enemy lines...

Ah, they can all be used as a reference for the Anxi Tang Army.

The only thing that is worrying about is the execution ability.

Although I can be inspired by the powerful life of that great god, from inspiration to becoming reality, there is a long distance between the elders! When it comes to practice, can the Tang army in Anxi complete the execution? Are there enough talents in the Tang army?

There seems to be a little gap, but the Uighurs in the Western Regions are probably not as powerful as those of the Red Army's enemies back then.

When I didn't find the breakthrough point just now, I felt empty and panicked, as if I couldn't find the fulcrum in the air. At this time, I got a powerful inspiration, which compared the current embarrassment of the Anxi Tang Army with the situation of the Red Army.

"How did the great god who led the Red Army win? Well, first of all, he found cheap and endless manpower in the countryside, and then he moved through the Long March, adjusting the direction while shifting, and finally found a base for advancing to influence the whole country and retreating to take care of himself, and he also captured a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Zhang Mai summarized these three points based on his own understanding.

The question of timing is hard to come by. But where is the endless manpower and Yan'an, which belongs to the Tang army?

All kinds of ideas come to you, and your brain is buzzing like a computer is overloaded!

Before he knew it, the sky turned white, and there were no roosters crowing on the scorched earth of the newly broken leaves, but Zhang Mai still noticed the arrival of dawn.

Anyway, I can't sleep anymore, so get up and have a walk.

Unlike modern urban people who go to bed late and get up late, Tang people in the Western Regions were used to going to bed early and getting up early, going to bed when it was dark and getting up before dawn. Zhang Mai thought it was still very early, but he didn't know that as soon as he went out, he met people who had already gotten up everywhere.

When the Tang people saw him, they were all so kind and trustworthy.

"special envoy!"

"Young Master Zhang!"

"Zhang Lang!"

"Brother Mai—"

From the elderly to young people to women to children, everyone smiled at him.

What a warm feeling.

Yesterday he told a story and quoted a poem by Wang Wei: "Being a stranger in a foreign land alone". Now he is in a foreign land, but is surrounded by the Tang people, Zhang Mai does not feel like a " stranger".

On the contrary, Zhang Mai felt that Tang Min and others had already regarded him as a relative.

With relatives, a foreign land is no longer a foreign land.

Where your relatives are, your hometown is your hometown.

Looking at the smiles of these people, a heat surged in Zhang Mai's blood: he must protect them!

Although his abilities are limited, Zhang Mai suddenly has determination and confidence!

The sun gradually turned pale yellow, the cold wind in the early morning gradually became warm, and Zhang Mai's thoughts gradually became clear. Looking at the rising sun, he seemed to have found the source of strength for the Tang army!

Yesterday, surrounded by the military and civilians of Anxi, he spoke a bold statement in his head, but now when he thinks about it carefully, those bold statements are in line with the direction he got after thinking hard all night.

Yes, the endless stream of manpower, the stable rear, there should be there!

But if you want to get there, you must first go through the long journey of extremely difficult, difficult and dangerous!

This cannot be achieved by intelligence and political strategy alone! It also depends on extraordinary courage, tenacious perseverance and determination to never retreat!
Chapter completed!