Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 229

A full moon hung in the sky, dotted with twinkling stars.The moonlight is like water, and the breeze blows like a pool of spring water.

Wang Xiaolie looked at the moon in the sky and didn't speak for a while.Wang Ruohai took a sip of the wine and ate the food, but he didn't know what it tasted like.

After a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "This dynasty has been established for nearly 200 years. The North cannot destroy the Khitan, and the West has another party. Even if it pours the power of the whole country, it cannot be pacified. To be honest, a dynasty that occupies the Central Plains and has established the country for a long time, Nothing like that."

The chopsticks in Wang Ruohai's hand snapped.Nodded: "The defense is right."

"In a situation like this, you can say anything. Some say that the military strength of this dynasty is too weak, some say that the enemy is too strong, and some say that this dynasty cherishes the power of the people and does not engage in a national struggle with the enemy. All kinds of opinions Yes, all the arguments are reasonable. In this world, there is never a lack of reason. What is lacking is whether you can recognize whether this reason is right or not. The Central Plains is still the Central Plains, and the Han people are still Han people. How come they can’t defeat the barbarians in this dynasty? What? After much deliberation, the only thing that can convince people is to honestly admit that the military strength of this dynasty is indeed not strong."

Wang Ruohai didn't speak, just sat there quietly.Holding chopsticks in hand, but not holding vegetables.

Wang Xiaolie said: "This sentence, I'm afraid I didn't dare to say it before. It's different now. A new Jin country was established, and after a few decades of establishment, Daliao was destroyed and Kaifeng was broken. With 2 people, only Dare to travel thousands of miles, it's like entering no man's land. As a big country, people are so humiliated, how embarrassing! As a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, talking about this is really embarrassing!"

Wang Ruohai said slowly: "How about the desire to defend?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Before there was no territory, it was useless to say anything. Now that we have territory and people, we should build a strong army and do this for the country! Now I own several states, millions of people, How could it be possible for the Jin people to be so rampant! According to my heart, it will take five to ten years to build an army to drive the barbarians to the north and restore China! Let the Han people in this world never be oppressed again!"

Wang Ruohai nodded: "Of course it's good to have this ambition in defense."

Wang Xiaolie looked at Wang Ruohai and said, "No matter how good the ambition is, it is not easy to implement. What is the difference between the army and the people? It is not that the army has swords, horses, and armor, but that they are organized and disciplined. To be able to resolutely follow orders! To build a strong army, it is not enough to simply recruit people into the army and send swords and guns! It is not enough! They must strictly observe discipline and resolutely carry out orders! The rescue of Shanzhou, I saw the whole battle process, it was a failure The fuzhou soldiers who can be expected are not our opponents at all, and the Khitan people are not good at facing each other head-on. Only those real Jurchens can fight head-on! Our army has only been established for more than a year, how can we have such combat effectiveness? The logistics support is strong, and the orders are clear and clear. The formation is strict and orderly, the combat skills are proficient, and the will to fight is firm. From officers to soldiers, they not only execute orders on the battlefield, but also change them at any time. These qualities are not found in other armies. We have spent more than a year training Come out! In other words, as long as there is proper training, ordinary people can also become a strong army!"

Wang Ruohai said: "In the troubled times of the late Tang and Five Dynasties for more than a hundred years, arrogant soldiers and powerful generals have become commonplace. Being able to lead an army and persist in the face of a strong enemy can already be regarded as a famous general. What defense talks about is not what current generals can do. of."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right, the current army follows the old system and cannot be of great use. It can't do anything if it raids the common people, and when it comes to a strong enemy, it will leave when it encounters a battle. Useful!"

Wang Ruohai nodded, but did not speak.

Regarding the team's system, organization, etc., Wang Ruohai didn't think it was wrong before.In his eyes, the military should strategize and the army executes orders.After arriving in Dengzhou, I had more contact with Wang Xiaolie, and saw Xinye training, and my thinking changed.

The combat effectiveness of an army is directly related to its organizational and execution capabilities, not just the capabilities of individual soldiers.It is far from enough that weapons are better than others and soldiers are physically stronger.For example, now, Jin Jun's organizational and execution capabilities far surpassed Song Jun's.

Wang Xiaolie said: "If you want to train soldiers, you need money and food. For more than a year, in order to train more than [-] soldiers, I spent whatever money I had, and I didn't have any savings. Is there anyone like me who leads soldiers in the world? "

In this world, there is indeed no one like Wang Xiaolie anymore.Other famous generals, such as Yue Fei, Li Yanxian and others, are not greedy for money, but they will not spend all their money like Wang Xiaolie.In the past few months, Wang Xiaolie has been wanting to issue banknotes to activate the economy, but because he has no capital in hand, the matter has not been able to start.Wang Xiaolie's current money is only enough to support the army with money and food, as well as salaries for officials.

Wang Ruohai knew this very well.Listening to Wang Xiaolie's complaint, he said: "The defense raises tens of thousands of soldiers, and there are several states. If you don't want the army and officials to be wronged, you can only be wronged yourself."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Putting punishment, this is not a matter of being wronged, but it must be done. People say that soldiers eat food, how can they make the army hungry? Not to mention the officials, they have to eat, and their families also have to eat , The salary must be paid. I don’t have a lot of family members, and it’s also necessary for daily expenses, so I don’t need to care about this moment. When I talk about money, I don’t mean how I am, but that it’s hard to do things without money.”

Share the suffering with the soldiers and not be greedy for money. Many generals in this era can do it.Those who are near are like Li Yanxian, those who are far away are like Yue Fei, and there are other generals.This has been a tradition in China since ancient times, and it is not surprising.

When Wang Xiao hunted and trained soldiers, he often compared himself to Yue Fei.How did Yue Fei train his soldiers in history, and what kind of soldiers he trained, he could never be worse than him.After staying for a long time, I gradually realized that I can't compare with Yue Fei.With 1000 years more experience, I should be able to practice better than him.In other words, if Yue Fei had 1000 more years of experience, he would definitely be much stronger than his current self.

Yue Fei is a person, whether it is in historical records or in romances and legends, he is often portrayed as a person who is loyal to the country, strict with self-discipline, and lenient with others.Actually, why is Yue Fei so simple?In this troubled world, it is certainly not easy to be able to become the leader of the army from a young officer, and then a general from the leader of the army.

People have to grow up, and Yue Fei was different when he was young.Later, Yue Fei became more and more calm, but when he was young, he had a hot temper and could not tolerate people in his eyes.As Yue Fei's boss, it's okay to share the same interests with him, but the relationship is not good, and it is difficult to get along with him.Yue Fei had just made his debut, and under Zhang Suo's command, he was under the jurisdiction of Wang Yan.What happened later was that the two disagreed, and Yue Fei left Wang Yan.Later, Zongze was attached to Zongze, and Zongze died under Du Chong.In the Battle of Yangzhou, Du Qi commanded [-] Song troops and less than [-] Jin troops. As a result, the army collapsed, and Yue Fei was among the collapsed people.

At the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, the imperial court appointed the governor of the town, slightly restored the law of the feudal town, and Yue Fei was appointed as the governor of Tongtai.People of later generations marveled, how could Yue Fei, who was so loyal to the country, be appointed as the governor.How fresh, the Yue Fei at that time, not the Yue Fei later, was appointed as the pacification envoy just right.It's just that Yue Fei was dedicated to serving the country and had a strong ability to lead troops, so he transformed his image into his later image.

Wang Xiaolie and Yue Fei knew each other but did not have a close friendship, so he just felt that this person did not match the person in his impression.If you get in touch too early, I'm afraid that you will not be able to handle it properly, and it will be a bad thing.Regarding power tactics, Wang Xiaolie is not as good as Zhao Gou, and he does not have the status of Zhao Gou, so there is still some self-knowledge.Don't think that Zhao Gou is not good just because he is weak and insists on surrendering.Zhao Gou is still very strong in terms of power skills and controlling his subordinates.At this time, Zhao Gou was like a bereaved dog, panicking all day long.Once the Jin army retreated, they still lived high in the temple, and no one dared to refuse to accept it. This is also a skill.

Regarding Zhao Gou's killing of Yue Fei, later generations came up with various theories.Some felt sorry for Yue Fei, some felt sorry for the world, some scolded Zhao Gou and Qin Hui, and of course there were some who absolved them of their crimes.As for the reasons for the tragedy, later generations put forward all kinds of strange things.In fact, things are not complicated. It was originally a struggle between the main war faction and the main peace faction in the Southern Song Dynasty. The killing of Yue Fei was the climax.

At the beginning, Zhao Gou and Qin Hui wanted to kill Han Shizhong.Han Shizhong went to the palace to intercede, so he killed Yue Fei instead.Why these two people?Because among the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty at that time, the main combat faction were these two people.Zhao Gou and Qin Hui's goal is to kill a general so that the Jin Dynasty can see the sincerity of peace.Wu Shu also said that Yue Fei must be killed to make peace.After Yue Fei's death, Zhao Gou and Qin Hui carried out a large-scale purge of the officials of the main combat faction, and the number of officials who were implicated was unknown.

As for what some people said about using literature to suppress martial arts, it is even more irrelevant.Does the imperial court have this idea?Of course there is.But it's not reflected in this matter.After Yue Fei's death, Zhang Jun's status rose, and the general's power also increased.In fact, Yue Fei's generals were not implicated much, and of course they didn't complain for Yue Fei.

At this time in the Southern Song Dynasty, the strength of the army was not strong, and it did not form its own will.Although they are called Yue Family Army, Han Family Army, Wu Family Army, and so on, they are actually the imperial court's army, and their independence is not strong.Many generals have the will to defend the country and restore their homeland, but the entire army does not have the independent will.The main responsibility for Yue Fei's death was the peace faction represented by Zhao Gou and Qin Hui, and the army should also be partly responsible.

Seeing that Wang Ruohai was silent, Wang Xiaolie said: "In my estimation, in the next few years, the Golden Army may not attack every year like before. Instead, they will choose a few key points and fight a few more battles with the court. Overall, It is a rare opportunity to say that the war should be calm and not as it used to be. I want to use these few years to develop the region well and have more money and food. Also, recruit more troops, train hard, and prepare for a big war. These things are not It's easy, and I don't have more energy and time to take care of the guerrilla zone. Therefore, the burden of punishment is very heavy!"

Wang Ruohai was stunned for a moment, and said, "I thought Zhang Jun was the one who built the guerrilla zone, and I'll just provide money and food later."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Zhang Jun is in charge of the army and warfare in the guerrilla zone, and he doesn't care about the others. But how can a guerrilla zone be a war! There are other important things. The first is the enemy's situation. To mention punishment, we must establish our own team to detect the enemy's situation. personnel, set up a stronghold, and try to make sure that the enemy's every move is well known. This matter is under the control of Ti Xing himself, and Zhang Jun does not participate. The personnel involved in this matter are only known by Ti Xing and appointed officials, and their information cannot be leaked. Identity, even Zhang Jun is not allowed. This is not because Zhang Jun and the military personnel are distrusted, but because the situation in the enemy area is complicated, and it is difficult to hide his identity once he participates in the war."

Wang Ruohai was shocked when he heard this: "Defense has such an idea, it's beyond my expectation!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I'm just doing it today. Not only here, but also in Shaanxi. The so-called know yourself and the enemy, and the common people will win. If you want to know the enemy, you need to spend these thoughts. There is already a case, and we will discuss it in detail later.”

Wang Ruohai said: "I understand. No wonder Defense attaches so much importance to this matter. If I know the enemy's situation, I will understand."

Wang Xiaolie said: "In addition, the affairs of the people in the guerrilla zone must also be handled with punishment. They are already in the enemy zone, whether they can live on, whether they are doing well or not, whether they need food and grass, They must be managed. There is always a saying that the officials there are not our officials, but the people are our people.”

Wang Ruohai nodded.Speaking of now, I somewhat understand what Wang Xiaolie meant.It wasn't that Wang Xiaolie didn't want to occupy those states and counties, but that he couldn't occupy them due to his own strength.Since you can't hold it, give it to the enemy.But the strategic resources such as the people, army, food and grass in these places are managed by themselves.The magistrate of Caizhou is not in charge of a state.

(End of this chapter)