Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 307 Who are you fighting for?Why fight?

A crescent moon slowly climbed up, the starlight gradually dimmed, and the night was already deep.

Niu Gao and his fellow drinkers got drunk and shouted loudly, gesticulating.He spoke words that he didn't know what it was, and that no one else could understand.As long as there is someone around, they will be pulled over.

Wang Xiaolie and Li Yanxian moved aside, sat on high chairs, and looked at the delicate crescent moon in the sky.

After a while, Li Yanxian said: "At the beginning of the year when I was in Fuzhou to save Shanzhou, I only thought that Dengzhou's army was really capable of fighting, and the Jin army was forced to retreat in World War I. I came to Xiangyang today and realized that there are so many reasons behind it. .”

Wang Xiaolie said: "Most things in the world are not difficult. If you really pay attention to it, study it carefully, and do it seriously, you will never do too badly. The army under me is like this. From me, all the way down Soldiers, these past few years have been studying warfare. Officers study how to command operations, and soldiers study how to cooperate and how to fight on the battlefield. In a few years, it has what it looks like today.”

Li Yanxian sighed: "If I hadn't heard from the governor, I would not have known that I could lead troops like this. Most of the soldiers in Shanzhou were excited and gathered around me to live and die with me. There is a sense of high spirits on the battlefield. It's just that compared with Zhen Fu's subordinates, it seems rough."

Wang Xiaolie looked at the sky.After a while, he said: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, how difficult it is to have the best of both worlds! Now my soldiers and horses should have a better understanding of war than other armies. They have their own views on how to command and how to fight. But some One shortcoming is that the morale of the army is not high. When the battle is going well, the morale is like a rainbow. But the battle is not going well, which is very headache. I have always been cautious, and I basically don’t participate in battles that I am not sure of. I have never encountered such a situation. But in I can feel it when I practice normally.”

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie remembered that he failed to save Luoyang two or three years ago, and he took the lead in the charge, and the morale of his men was like a rainbow.All kinds of things at that time, now think about it like a dream.Now that I have grown in size, this army is no longer what it used to be.

Li Yanxian said: "People are always greedy for life and afraid of death. If it is not motivated by loyalty, how many people can be calm on the battlefield? As a general, you must be as brave as a dragon on the battlefield, and you must not flinch at all. If not, how can soldiers Give up your life!"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Our army is not what the observation said. When it comes to battle, no one retreats unless there is an order to retreat. Why? Because all the generals and soldiers who participated in the battle know that it is easier to retreat than to fight. If you lose, you are more likely to die. If you practice a lot, this view has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it has become an instinct."

Li Yanxian was taken aback.Said: "This is the first time I've heard of this method. Most of the soldiers who join the army are illiterate and don't understand many principles. It is not easy to let them understand such principles!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "That's why there are always teachers in our army, just like instructors. Every time I have spare time, I teach soldiers to read. Over the years, most of them can know some common characters. Once they are literate, many things will be fine. said."

Reading and literacy can not only acquire knowledge, but also broaden your horizons and broaden your mind.A society where the majority is literate is fundamentally different from a society where the majority is illiterate.

Li Yanxian thought for a while, then couldn't help but shook his head and said, "I've listened to it for a long time, but I still don't know what Zhen Fu said about the low morale of the army. From what you said, the soldiers are also considered brave and resolute in fighting. How can they have the morale of the army? What about morale?"

Wang Xiaolie raised his head and looked at the moon in the sky.Slowly said: "Because in this world, people are very strange. You think that if you explain the truth thoroughly, everyone understands the truth, and everything should go smoothly. But you don't know that the truth is explained thoroughly, and people have to think for themselves and think about themselves. Persuasion. You have to tell them why they joined the army and who they fought for. This doesn’t make sense, and there is a problem with the morale of the army.”

The Song Dynasty established the country, and Song Taizu once said that he wanted all the warriors in the world to study.But not many years later, when Song Zhenzong was the one who wrote the "Poetry of Encouraging Learning", he made it clear that military generals do not need to study, and even specially promoted illiterate generals.why?Because in the eyes of some people, illiterate is rude, but loyal.Loyalty is the most important virtue in their eyes.Of course, in fact, loyalty or disloyalty has nothing to do with generals' literacy.

Not only in this era, but in the past and later, many people believed that generals and soldiers do not need to think, but only need to execute orders.There are even many people who think that once the generals and soldiers know the characters, they will think too much and it is not easy to manage.

Is that so?See what kind of army it is.For some armies, it cannot be said that this is unreasonable.But Wang Xiaolie didn't want that kind of army, what he wanted was the people's army.

Who are you fighting for?What are you fighting for?These two simple questions are a matter of fate for an army.

Li Yanxian shook his head.The nature of his own army and the style of leading troops made him have no troubles in this regard.The current Li Yanxian couldn't understand what Wang Xiaolie was worrying about and what he was worried about.

Chen Qiudao, Chen Yuyi, and Wang Ruohai came to Wang Xiaolie's side and sat down impatiently with the noise of several generals.

Chen Qiudao said: "The two town governors have a very happy conversation here, what are they talking about?"

Li Yanxian said: "At the beginning of the year, Wang Zhen rescued Shanzhou. Due to the emergency of the war, we didn't have the opportunity to sit together and talk. Today we have free time, so we gossip. The two of us still have Zhai Guan. We are in the middle of the Central Plains. We need to support each other. Yes."

Chen Qiudao nodded: "I heard that Wushu will lead troops west to Luoyang, and there will inevitably be a big battle."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Wushu is going to enter Shaanxi, at least I will not go south to Xiangdeng. The decisive battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, we small characters are not qualified to participate. Just stick to the place and don't be underestimated." Just fine."

Wang Ruohai said: "If Wu Shu leads troops into Shaanxi, observe and lead the army into Luoyang, and cut off his retreat!"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a smile: "Where did the Jin army come from? Occupying Luoyang, Wushu is just a different path. The Central Plains has been abolished, and Luoyang's strategic value has lost more than half. In a short time, Unless the Jin army moves its capital to Kaifeng, it won't be of much use."

Several people chatted about the current situation for a while, but there was nothing new.The Central Plains became a piece of scorched earth, Luoyang's strategic value was greatly reduced, and there was no reason for a major war.The focus of the war between the North and the South is Jiangnan, and Sichuan and Shanxi. The middle is the calmest.

Li Yanxian said: "I just heard from Wang Zhenfu that what he is most worried about now is the morale of the army. I think this year he has won two games in a row, so how could he be worried about the morale of the army? Speaking of which, I realized that the Dengzhou Army is different from me."

Chen Yuyi said: "In fact, the army is calm, and the morale of the army has not changed much."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "There is no change, but it is a worrying thing. In less than two years, we have recruited 3000 soldiers, but there are more than [-] deserters! Don't think this is a small matter, it is a big deal! The deserters left The army is still blatantly gathering into gangs and becoming a force, which shows that desertion is a common thing in their eyes. If this continues, what will happen!"

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie felt a little helpless: "Sometimes, I say too many times, and some people think I am long-winded. Some people even think that what I say is unreasonable. Now that there is enough money and food, why worry? I told You guys can’t solve the problem of why the soldiers join the army and who they are fighting for, and big things will happen in the future!”

During the Chinese Anti-Japanese War, the largest source of troops was Sichuan.During the eight-year war of resistance, more than 300 million people from Sichuan came out of Sichuan to supplement the army's supply of troops.When Wang Xiaolie first read these, the materials propagandists were all impassioned.It is said that there is no Sichuan and no consignment to the army, how many people died, how many people went back, the Chinese can never forget Sichuan and the like.Wang Xiaolie's first reading was also full of enthusiasm.

What about the actual situation?Most of the people from Sichuan came out of Sichuan because they were pulled out.La Zhuang Ding is dark and cruel, like a prisoner on the road, strung up one by one by straw ropes.Most of them died on the road and never had a chance to go to war.New China had just been established, and there were quite a few literary and artistic works in Sichuan dialect indicting Latino.All kinds of tragedies made people cry.

On the one hand, a large number of Sichuanese participated in the battle, and on the other hand, most of the strong men died on the road.What do you think of such efficiency?Should Latino's Republican regime be held responsible?Such a just war as the Anti-Japanese War is such a reality, what should future generations think of it?
Now Wang Xiaolie's army, military system, and mobilization system only have a preliminary structure.If you don't pay attention, when the decisive battle comes, who can guarantee that the army and the regime will not look like a strong man?
It is precisely because of this worry that Wang Xiaolie considers the political issues of the army.An army must solve the problem of who to fight for and why.Solved, other problems should be solved.

(End of this chapter)