Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 158 The army is the foundation

Tomorrow rises high and sprinkles thousands of brilliance.Accompanied by the lights beside the table, this small world is illuminated brightly.

The food and wine were served quickly and placed on the table.There are not many tricks, this era pays attention to simplicity and affordability.One braised elbow, one fried celery with meat, one fried mushroom with meat, one fried pork with garlic sprouts, and one fried pork with tender lotus root slices.There is also a plate of scrambled eggs with ground vegetables and a leek egg.A well-made squirrel mandarin fish, a pot of carefully stewed chicken soup, and a stewed pork ribs with spring bamboo shoots.

The wine is brewed by the army itself.It is divided into two types, and two jugs are filled.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Most people nowadays are good at drinking, and brewing wine is not a small expense. A few days ago, I found that there was still wine in the distiller's lees after brewing. I asked someone to steam it in a steamer, and a lot of wine was steamed out. Come on. It's just that this wine is too strong compared to ordinary wine. I'm not a person who likes to drink, I'm afraid I can't drink it. But the men in the army like this wine."

While speaking, he picked up the jug and poured a glass for Wang Ruohai and Lu Qing.Said: "Let's have a taste, does it suit your taste?"

Niu Gao is good at drinking, and he likes this kind of spirit the most.Picking up the jug, he poured himself a small bowl.He said in his mouth: "Using those small cups, you can't taste the taste in one mouthful. It's really annoying. I'd better use a bowl, and drink it happily."

Everyone poured wine and drank it down.

After drinking, both Wang Ruohai and Lu Qing blushed.Before putting down their wine glasses, they all coughed violently.

Lu Qing slapped his mouth with his hands and said, "It's so strong! This wine is too strong, how can I drink it!"

Niu Gao on the side said: "Taiwei, if you are a wine lover, you like this taste the most. Drinking a bowl of wine is like burning your stomach. I don't know how comfortable it is! During winter training, if you have free time, drink a cup of wine. Bowl, what a fairy-like day!"

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing together.

China's traditional wine, seriously, should be rice wine represented by rice wine.Liquor, as a distilled liquor with unique craftsmanship, is only popular among the people most of the time.However, compared with rice wine, baijiu is cheaper and can save food.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to special historical and practical conditions, baijiu developed rapidly and became the representative of Chinese liquor.

The baijiu that Wang Xiaolie saw in his previous life has been a product of rapid development for decades, and it is not the same as the baijiu in history.How can there be such an aroma and taste in real historical baijiu?

The wine is steamed in distiller's grains, and there is a similar white wine in places where rice wine is popular, called rice-flavored type.There are also several rice-based baijiu in southern China, and the vast majority of the rest are found in the north and in the mountainous regions of Sichuan and Guizhou.

The characteristics of Chinese liquor are solid fermentation and solid distillation, which is unique in the world and has little to do with the distiller.Some people think that liquor technology is foreign, and without exception, this uniqueness is ignored in the analysis.Where do you learn the unique technology in the world?After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to further reduce the cost of liquor, there was a method of using edible alcohol and solid distiller's grains to string fragrance. The most typical one is the liquor made from sweet potatoes in many places.Sweet potatoes are cheap, but they cannot be used to make Chinese liquor, they can only be made into edible alcohol and then fragrant.Later, there was a solid-liquid method of directly blending with edible alcohol, and the cost was even cheaper.

Baijiu has a high degree of alcohol and uses various raw materials. Compared with rice wine, it is relatively cheap.For the working people at the bottom, drinking baijiu is cheaper than rice wine.The purpose of Wang Xiaohun's production of baijiu is to reduce the cost of liquor.Of course, as time goes by and more baijiu is produced, good wines and famous wines will naturally appear.After all, even directly distilling alcohol, there are expensive world famous wines.

They exchanged rice wine for Wang Ruohai and Lu Cheng, and they drank and ate meat.

The dishes are home-cooked, but the chef has been adjusted by Wang Xiaolie, and the taste is excellent.Moreover, in this era, even the appetizers for drinking in the palace are often soup cakes, how can it be so delicate?

After drinking for a while, Wang Ruohai put down his chopsticks, looked at the moon in the sky, and said, "A round of bright moon, three or five friends, a few small dishes, and a few drinks. Isn't this a fairy-like day? It's a pity that the country is unfortunate. The Jin army invaded, and there were treacherous ministers making trouble inside, which is really hard for people to relax."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't worry about the supervisor, Miao and Liu have nothing to do, and they will be put down soon. What you need to worry about is the Jin soldiers from the north. To be honest, the current Jin Kingdom is vast and thousands of miles away. , There are millions of people, not comparable to the small countries in the past. If the imperial court cannot make up its mind to sort out the state affairs, how can it resist it?"

Lu Qing said: "In my opinion, Jin people are extremely able to endure hardships and stand hard work, and they are not afraid of death. When the two armies meet, the Jin army often chooses elite troops, wearing heavy armor, and there are constant conflicts. Sometimes from morning to evening, Dozens of times a day is really hard to deal with."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It is said that Jin people can endure hardships, and they are not afraid of death when they fight. Could it be that we Han people can't do it? Speaking of hardships, the people have worked hard for a year, so can't they endure hardships? It is said that they are not afraid of death, and they are enslaved by the Jin army. Life would be better than death, wouldn't you be afraid at that time? In the final analysis, it is because the army is not trained well, the system is crude, and the rewards and punishments are not good enough, which is why we are in today's situation."

After hearing this, Lu Qing waved his hands again and again: "Zhizhi, if you don't believe this kind of thing, it's the Guochao. In the past, soldiers were recruited from Shaanxi and Hebei. Why do you want people from there? They grew up in the frontier and are familiar with geography. They are also good at riding horses and archery. They can be trained to become elite soldiers. In other places, even if they are recruited according to the soldiers, it is difficult to train them into elite soldiers. This is the fact, what can be done?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "During the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions were expanded to the west, and the deserts of Beiping, and the whole world surrendered. At that time, how could the soldiers in the frontier areas fail? Even if the Jin Dynasty went south, the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty were strong for a long time. What’s the reason for crossing the north? In the final analysis, I still can’t train elite soldiers. As long as I work hard, I can always train elite soldiers.”

After hearing this, Lu Qing couldn't help shaking his head.I have been a soldier all my life, how could I not understand this?Regardless of physical condition or the weapons in their hands, the Forbidden Army is no worse than the Jin Army.Even if it is a small horse, when it is stationed in the city, it still cannot stop the Jin army from attacking.After several years of war, this is already a fact, what's the use of denying it?On the battlefield, he is not as good as a golden man.Even if the soldiers have the heart of death, they will really die.

Wang Xiaolie naturally had another idea.Due to natural and social conditions, people in different regions do have different characteristics.People in some places are really brave and ruthless, and they are not afraid of death.But for the army, at this point, combat effectiveness can no longer be counted on.

Counting from the independence against the Liao Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty has been fighting for 20 years.Their training may not be excellent, but their experience in war is rich.The record of consecutive victories also gave Jin Jun confidence.With the Jurchen as the backbone, various generals, and conquered troops as supplements, the Jin Dynasty did have a very strong combat effectiveness.At this time, the backbone of the old Jin army was still there, and there was no shortage of money, food and manpower in the newly conquered places. It was the time when the Jin Dynasty was at its strongest.

so what?It is precisely what Wang Xiaolie pursues when the Jin army is at its strongest, and they want to collide head-on and win the battle.Just like the founding of the People's Republic of China, it sent troops to North Korea and fought against the US military at its peak, which made the world know about New China.By the time of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military had already begun to decline. At that time, if we fought against it again, there would be no shock of the Korean War.

With strong mobilization, scientific training, and correct command, with the strong national strength of the Song Dynasty, there is no reason why the Jin Kingdom cannot be defeated.

The Northern Song Dynasty was defeated by the Jin Dynasty, the capital was occupied, and the emperor was captured. This huge shame cannot be excused too much.The most important reason is that the army is not good, and the forbidden army can't beat the Jin army.Why can't the army do it?There are reasons for the conflict between the old and new parties, and more of the military's own problems.

It's not because the generals are greedy for life and afraid of death, or because the soldiers are greedy for money and save their lives, but because of the overall problem of the system.There are always people who attribute the combat effectiveness of the army to the soldiers or generals.Say they are cowardly, say they are greedy for money, say they are timid and afraid of death, say they dare not fight the enemy.It's not comprehensive, or even the main problem.

At the turn of the Song Dynasty, how many generals shed blood on the battlefield, fighting to the death without retreating.How many soldiers fought against the enemy without dying.How many cities were besieged, lacking food and drink and fighting to the end.We should not only see those who fled and surrendered on the battlefield, but also those who fought bravely on the battlefield.

Wang Xiaolie remembers that the foreign war that was closest to him in his previous life was the Anti-Japanese War.Give an order, from Taierzhuang to Suizao, how many generals and soldiers died for the country on the battlefield without frowning.But what about the result?However, China kept retreating, and even when the whole world launched a counter-offensive against the Communist Party, there were also major defeats in Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi.

Is it no generals or no soldiers?Facing the exhausted Japanese army, they were still vulnerable.This is what the army as a whole can't do.No matter how hard the generals and soldiers try, there can only be some bright spots, and they cannot change the overall situation of the war.

At this time, if you want to be different, you must train a different army.Without a good army, there is nothing.

(End of this chapter)