Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 1065 Reorganizing the Troops

When he arrived in Puzhou, Wang Xiaolie looked at the deserted streets and couldn't help but sigh. He said: "It was too late, and Liu Lin and Shi Yisheng escaped. It was just a matter of time. That's what happened. What can we do?"

Wang Ruohai said: "In this Northern Expedition, neither Liu Yu nor Liu Lin disappeared without a trace. However, their soldiers and horses stayed behind, which is a great blessing among misfortunes."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "As long as the soldiers and horses are left, what use are Liu Yu and Liu Lin? Most of the puppet Qi soldiers are signing soldiers. If the soldiers and horses are gone, it is impossible to recruit more. Now there are no soldiers. Horses, they are of no use to the Jin soldiers, and the Jin soldiers will not care about them. For us, the next target of the conquest is the Jin people. Liu Yu and Liu Lin are of no use to them, so we don’t need to care about them. . On the other hand, Kong Yanzhou is still of some use to Jin Bing, so be careful."

Wang Ruohai nodded and looked up at the messy Puzhou Yamen.

After standing outside for a while, the soldiers finished cleaning up, and Wang Xiaolie and Wang Ruohai entered the government office. After looking at the living quarters, Wang Xiaolie came to the state government office.

Ma Kuo and Wang Yanzao were sitting inside. When they saw Wang Xiaolie coming in, they hurriedly saluted.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The war is over, we must seriously start preparing for the next stage. Where is Wang Ruohai?"

Wang Yan said: "The staff officer is in the staff room, busy with some official duties."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Wait for him for a while, let's talk together. Zhao Ding, who came with us, has been one step behind. Is he here yet?"

Ma Kuo said: "Xianggong Zhao walks slower and won't arrive until the afternoon."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Then wait a little longer. Whoever I wanted to talk to today didn't show up. It's just a coincidence."

After saying that, he flipped through the official documents on the table, bored.

Now that the army has grown in size, Wang Xiaolie is no longer needed on the battlefield. The smoother the war went, the deeper the gap between Wang Xiaolie and the battlefield became. While the war was going on, I didn't feel that the war was over. But when I felt that way, everything felt like it was not going well.

What does the army below look like? Did the army suffer heavy losses? Can we start the next battle soon? I have so many questions and I always feel empty inside. If you only listen to the report below, or read it briefly, how can you know the real situation?

What else to do? At this point, you have to rely on the capital commander below to understand the situation. If what Dutong is telling is not the truth, there is nothing we can do. When you reach this level of officialdom, the ability to recognize and employ people is extremely important. Once you see the wrong person, the situation will be disastrous.

In the final analysis, it was Wang Xiaolie who suddenly reached such a position. Wang Xiaolie was not very familiar with the capital officials below, except for a few people such as Xie Linong. When it comes to judging a Tutong's ability, Wang Xiaolie often falls short of his expectations.

This time is very scary. If Wang Xiaolie cannot trust the people below him, the seeds of uneasiness will begin to grow, and the lord and generals will not trust each other, which will eventually lead to catastrophe. Don't use your own feelings instead of objective assessment, and you can't fully believe in objective assessment. The key is to be determined by yourself.

More than half an hour later, Wang Ruohai entered the official hall and saluted Wang Xiaolie. Wang Xiaolie asked Wang Ruohai to sit down and said, "The war has come to an end. Let's summarize the war."

Seeing that no one had any objections, Wang Xiaolie said: "Let's call this war the First Northern Expedition. From the beginning, this war was rushed, and the troops came in a hurry. Of course, This is mainly my fault, and all the generals are implicated."

Wang Ruohai, Ma Kuo and Wang Yan hurriedly said they didn't dare.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The rush of the war, coupled with the temporary joining of Xie Linong and Li Xing's troops, caused our estimate of the strength of the army to be inconsistent with reality. We underestimated the strength of the army too much. This is not an ordinary underestimate. We did not fully understand the strength level of the army. From the beginning, we ordered Xie Linong and Li Xing to attack Daming Mansion, but we miscalculated. We originally thought it would take a little more time, so we targeted Kaide Mansion as the main attack direction, and Xie Linong and Li Xing cooperated. The result? Xie Linong defeated Daming Mansion with one division, and Li Xing did not participate in the battle at all!"

Sighing, Wang Xiaolie said: "Xie Linong captured Daming Mansion and reminded us to correctly estimate the strength of the army. But at that time, we were all too optimistic! We should base our operations on the previous estimate of the strength of the army. Plan. Order Wei Yang to attack Kong Yanzhou, and win a complete victory in one battle. Doesn't this explain the problem? Wei Yang is a newly formed Shi, Kong Yanzhou is a Dongting bandit, and Wei Yang can win in one battle, which shows that our army Much better than Kong Yanzhou's troops! Fundamentally speaking, the command of our army is more scientific and more well-founded! On the other hand, the command of Kong Yanzhou's troops relies more on the general's inspiration. When fighting, the two rely more on the general's ad hoc command. The difference is obvious!”

Wang Ruohai said: "What Xuan Fu said is true. Our staff department did not adjust the deployment based on the strength of both sides. There is indeed something wrong with it."

Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "This is not a problem of one department of the staff, but a problem of our headquarters. Fundamentally speaking, regarding the situation in Luoyang before the war, the headquarters should not be burdened with too much burden, which affects strategic decision-making. . However, the Puppet Qi forces were overestimated and adjustments were not made in time. As a result, they made mistakes again and again until they could no longer deal with it."

Seeing that the situation and influence in Luoyang were mentioned, Wang Ruohai did not dare to say anything more.

Wang Xiaolie said: "After defeating Kong Yanzhou, we originally had the opportunity to change our deployment. But we did not get over our previous miscalculations and continued our previous mistakes. As a result, Liu Lin suddenly withdrew from Kaide Mansion. , caught us off guard. Although it started to rain heavily, Liu Lin’s troops who withdrew from Kaide Mansion could not escape, but fortunately it was God’s will.”

Wang Ruohai, Ma Kuo, and Wang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and were somewhat thankful.

Wang Xiaolie said: "But I didn't expect that in Puzhou, Liu Lin only rested for one night and didn't even go to rescue Huhe Town! Early the next morning, Liu Lin led the remaining troops and ran directly to Dongping Mansion! He didn't even When the troops were finished and organized, Liu Lin took away all the troops he could, and took more than 4,000 people with him! More than 4,000 people, if he wanders around Jingdong Road, it will be a big disaster!"

Wang Ruohai said: "Most of us can rest in the Daming Mansion area, and order the two commanders to chase Liu Lin closely and prevent him from escaping!"

Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "Let's wait and see. If Liu Lin goes to Jingdong Road, order the troops of the two regimes to chase him. If Liu Lin flees to Hebei Road, there is no need to chase him. Now Liu Yu's It looks like I can’t catch up at all.”

After thinking about it, Wang Xiaolie said: "The most important thing now is to rest and recuperate in the Daming Mansion area and re-estimate the combat strength of our army. Don't make the same mistake again in the next stage of the battle."

(End of this chapter)