Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 513 Inner Sage Outer King
After drinking for three rounds, everyone felt drunk, and the atmosphere became lively, talking about Li Zhongyi's army ahead.

Wang Xiaolie said to Yuan Ji: "This time the battle against Li Zhong depends not only on the combat effectiveness of the army, but also on the situation in the army. In the headquarters, Li Yanxian is in charge of Li Yanxian's affairs and is actually my deputy. Really The person who leads the troops is Zhang Yin, the deputy capital commander. As the commander of the army, you are actually the highest officer in daily life. The commander of the army is in charge of the affairs of the army, I don’t know how it is now?”

Yuan Ji said: "The lower officials have always kept in mind the teachings of Marshal Jie, and have always been careful in doing things. Now the soldiers in the Chinese army are going to fight, and their morale is high. It is very different from before! Commander Jie will be able to defeat the enemy in one battle, even if he waits quietly for this battle!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "There is no problem in defeating the enemy in one battle. Use the strong to defeat the weak. If the enemy cannot be defeated in one battle, the whole army should review it. What I want to see is the difference between the current army and the previous forbidden army. Class law emphasizes the authority of the chief officer, and the subordinates follow orders. We are different. Although there are classes in the army, it is not the chief officer who has the final say, but the wisdom of everyone. Not only the personnel of the headquarters directly participate in the command , The whole army needs everyone's ideas. Through you officials, the wisdom of the whole army is gathered as a reference. Specifically, the battle plan is formulated by the headquarters with reference to the opinions of the whole army, and everyone contributes ideas. At the lowest level of the team, everyone is required to participate, and the support team and escort team will preside over it, and finally make a decision. This system needs to be implemented by you and the lower-level officials. In addition, the discipline of the army must be Strict! You have to face your subordinates like a spring breeze, and strictly enforce and inspect discipline! Qian Zhi, this official is not easy to be."

Yuan Ji said: "It's to lie to Jieshuai, the time is short, and I can't meet Jieshuai's request for a while."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It doesn't matter if you can't do it for a while, as long as you go in a good direction. If you can't do it and still stagnate, or even go backwards, that's okay. Now that the Jin army is attacking Sichuan and Shu, our military pressure will not be strong for a while. Big, we must seize this opportunity. There is no major war, and we must do our best to reorganize the army internally. What determines combat effectiveness is mainly whether our internal governance is good or not. As the governor and others, we use combat effectiveness in war. You, Li Yanxian and Zhang Yin must always remember your roles and do your job well."

Yuan Gai made a promise, and suddenly became more cautious.

Wang Xiaolie's army started with only a few hundred people, and it expanded to [-] within a few years. The original talent is definitely not enough.After occupying Xiangyang, in addition to absorbing talents from the local area and letting them enter the military academy for training, they also absorbed a large number of small forces.

Yuan Gai was originally a Jinshi in Yingzhou, and he was born in a famous family in Ruyin.In the early years of Jianyan, the villagers gathered to protect themselves and defeated the Jin army many times.His subordinates intended to regard him as the master, but were later forced by other forces to flee westward into the mountains.When Wang Xiaolie pacified the various forces under his rule, he took the initiative to join and entered the military academy to study for half a year.When the army was reorganized on a large scale, it became the jurisdiction of the Chinese army.

Seeing Yuan Gai's awkward look, Xu Changxing said, "All the generals are gathered today, and it's time to drink to our heart's content. Why should Commander Jie talk about military matters? Wouldn't it be better to choose a time tomorrow and let Qian Jue report specifically?" ?”

Wang Xiaolie said: "Drinking at a banquet in the military is not just about drinking. It is also about getting to know each other and exchanging information about the military. I will say it again, you are not allowed to get drunk on this occasion, just have fun. Talk about unimportant things in the army. Right to drink."

Xu Changxing felt dispirited after hearing this.Nodding his head, he said, "What Jie Shuai said is that the officials are reckless."

Wang Xiaolie said: "We were not familiar with each other before, because we wanted to fight against the Jin army and save the people of the world, so we got together. It takes time to get familiar with everyone and know everyone's personality. The Chinese army trained a few people here. Yue, although most of you have returned to Xiangyang, this is the first time you have gathered with me and Wang Shenshi like this. I will talk about some unimportant things tonight, and I will report in detail tomorrow."

Having said that, Wang Xiaolie pushed the wine glass aside.Said: "Take this opportunity, let me say a few words."

"There is a position of jurisdiction in the army. Although there is a clear division of labor with the capital control, many people still don't understand why it is done. I always feel that such an official position is set up to monitor the capital. It is similar to supervising the army. It is wrong to think so An army always has two aspects of affairs. One is to fight in wartime, which is under the responsibility of the commander in chief. Related to this is the training and equipment when not fighting. In addition, with so many people, it also needs Management. Combat affairs are external, and management is internal. The reason why the jurisdiction is set up is to take over the internal management affairs from the capital."

"In the past, the commanding officer was in charge of everything. How should he manage it? A person's energy is limited, and it is impossible to do everything by himself. Generally speaking, the commanding officer relies on the small schools and officials he is close to and lets them take care of it. In the Imperial Army Anyone who has been in the middle school knows that in an army, there are always a few small schools or officials with special status. Although their official positions are not high, they have great authority, and few people dare to disobey them. Where does their power come from? It is nothing more than the limited energy of the military commanders, so give them power. With power in hand, the official position is not important."

"An important part of the reform in our military is to cancel all these hidden powers and put them on the surface. Without the help of these cronies, the commanding officer cannot fulfill his duties. So he set up a jurisdiction to control all powers. Take over the responsibilities of internal management.”

"Since ancient times, there has been a saying that is called inner sage and outer king. Generally speaking, it refers to an individual, who has the virtue of a sage inside and the way of a king outside. I think many groups, such as the army, such as the government, are also to some extent It should be treated as a person. Or if you think it is inappropriate to treat it as a person, you can also treat it as a god. All in all, this is something outside the collective and all individuals."

"For an army, the inner sage and the outer king mean that the army must be well managed internally before it can fight externally! It is not an army that is usually managed in a mess, imagining that they will be desperate when it comes to war. How can that be done? As far as the army is concerned, Qianju is the inner sage, and it is Dutong who applies to the outside. The combination of Dutong and Qianju is the army itself, and both are indispensable! An army cannot fight, and the first thing to be held accountable is The second is the command of the capital. Why did I ask Qian Xia this? Because the question I asked is the most basic responsibility of Qian’s position! If he does a good job, this army will have real power. Combat power!"

Zhang Yindao: "Thank you, Jieshuai, for your reminder! To be honest, there are indeed many people who don't care about the current military structure. There is no way, Jieshuai has many ideas that are different from others, and we can only get to know them slowly."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "I also understand that this is not something that happens overnight. So I said, as long as you move forward, it is acceptable if you don't stop or even go backwards. What I am most afraid of is you Some people clearly don’t understand, but they think they know everything, and even block other people’s progress. It’s very scary when this kind of thing happens.”

"Now that Li Zhongdong is here, it is not difficult to deal with him. This is not a big battle. The most important thing is, I want to see the results of your drills in the past few months. How is the artillery research going? Is the whole army adapting? There is also the management of the military. Although I am not familiar with it for a while, many things are ridiculous to others, and some people may feel embarrassed, but we must start. Only after starting, will we become familiar and do better. "

"This autumn, the Jin army should not have the strength to attack us. However, we still have Zhai Xing to the north. I estimate that the Jin army is likely to attack Zhai Xing. How will they fight then? Do we need our rescue? Many things. You guys Li Zhong must be wiped out as soon as possible, and be prepared to participate in other wars at any time. In this critical time, we must not relax!"

(End of this chapter)