Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 520
Junzhou is in a valley with flat terrain.When the Han River came here, the river became gentle and open, and it was no longer turbulent.In the middle of the Han River not far from Junzhou, there is a sandbar with lush vegetation and beautiful scenery.

Wang Xiaolie and Wang Yan rode together, left Junzhou City, and arrived here.

When we arrived at the shore, there was already a small boat parked there.Cui Qing took a few soldiers, moved the wine and meat onto the boat, and invited Wang Xiaolie and Wang Yan to board.The boat left the shore and headed for the sandbar without haste.

At this time, it is the tail of summer, and it has grabbed the head of autumn.The sun in the sky is hot, but the wind blowing on the water is cool.Wang Xiaolie stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the sparkling water, feeling neither sad nor happy.

Suddenly a group of egrets flew up from the sandbar, screaming and skimming across the water.

Wang Xiao felt something in his heart, and chanted loudly: "The water of the Canglang is clear, it can wash my tassels; the water of the Canglang is turbid, it can wash my feet—"

At this time, there was an empty silence between the heaven and the earth, and there was no sound.The sound floated along the Han River, as if it could reach nine heavens.

After a while, Wang Xiao said: "Junzhou is stationed in Wudang County, not far from Wudang Mountain. But I am not interested in this Taoist blessed land, but I want to take a look at this Canglang Island. Confucius listened to the children and sang , It is said to be Canglang, but it may not be here. Qu Yuan was released and listened to the fisherman's song, and it may not be here. But later generations say it is here, so why not take it as it is here. "

Wang Yandao: "This is just an ancient folk song, and there is nothing difficult about it. Why does Shuai Jie like it?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Recently, I have figured out some things, and I have some insights into this song. Confucius said, the boy listened to it: Clean the tassels; the turbid ones are enough. Take it yourself. And he said, the way is not right." , Floating in the sea on a canopy. The meaning in the middle, I think, has a deep meaning."

Wang Yan said with a smile: "This is just a complaint from the old master, Jie Shuai thinks too much."

Wang Xiaolie turned around, looked at Wang Yan and smiled, and said nothing more.

When we arrived at the sandbar, we got off the boat, and after a short walk, we saw a pavilion in front of us.It has been abandoned for a long time and overgrown with weeds.Dusty.

Wang Xiaolie said with emotion: "This is the most scenic spot in Junzhou. I don't know how lively it was back then. After the war, it is now deserted like this. Alas, this war has brought so much suffering to the world. "

Cui Qing rushed forward with his own soldiers and tidied up the pavilion.Set down two top chairs and a square table, invite Wang Xiaolie and Wang Yan to sit.

The two sat down, served tea, and rested there.

After drinking tea for a while, Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Yan: "Farewell to Xiangyang, it's been more than a year, how is Zhenfu doing?"

Wang Yandao: "At this time when the country is in crisis, we, as ministers, should try our best to serve the imperial court. How dare we think about ourselves."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "It's my question to appease a heart of serving the country."

Wang Yandao: "I was brought to the west by Zhang Shumi, guarding Jinzhou to ensure the safety of Sichuan and Sichuan. Fortunately, there is Jieshuai in the east, and there has been no major incident since I arrived here. Only this time, Li Zhong suddenly came to the east, which caught me by surprise. Thanks Jie Shuai came to the rescue."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Li Zhong is just a mob. If I don't come, the Zhen Fu should have a way to deal with him. Of course, if there is a battle, the Zhen Fu must pay the corresponding price. Alas, to be honest, I have three days in Xiangyang. It’s been a year, and I’m really not interested in fighting people like Li Zhong.”

Wang Yandao: "The day before yesterday I saw Jieshuai's army outside the city of Junzhou, and I was really surprised. But in three or four years, Jieshuai's army was completely different from the previous one, and changed its appearance. Not to mention the sharp artillery , A cannon blasted down the city wall. I see that when your army entered the city, you commanded it well, cooperated with each other tacitly, and your combat operations were very measured. How many years have I led troops? I have never seen an army as handsome as Jie. Even if your current army confronts the Jin army head-on, it will not lose at all."

Wang Xiaolie said: "In the past few years, I don't know how much effort I have put into it. I thought to myself, it's time to meet Jin Jun."

Wang Yandao: "It is said that you have an army of one hundred thousand, why are you afraid of the Jin army? In Jingkang, the Jin army surrounded Kaifeng Mansion, but only [-]. We men from the Central Plains should have courage. Isn't it better than the Jurchen?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Zhen Fu is one of his own people, so I'm not afraid to tell the truth. How could the 3 troops be like this? Only [-] or [-] people have undergone training for many times, and they can see it through. The other troops have completed their training. It will take another year or two. Besides, if the training goes well, and the [-] troops look like this, how can I have so much money?"

Wang Yan laughed and said: "Who doesn't know, you are the richest among the generals who lead troops in the world! I guard the three states of Jin Junfang, but it is very difficult to raise three thousand soldiers. Recruiting people to farm is just to ensure that they will not go hungry That's all. You rule ten states and an army of one hundred thousand, who can compare to that!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "However, playing tricks is not a long-term solution."

Wang Yan sighed: "Sometimes I really don't understand how you do it. The number of soldiers and horses you raise is several times that of ours, and the burden on the people under your rule is not heavy. They can be regarded as living and working in peace. , they all worry about how few soldiers they have. When there are more soldiers, they worry about how to raise them. Which one can be like the general? Not only are there more soldiers, but the burden on the people is not heavy."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Each family has its own difficulties, and many things are beyond the understanding of outsiders."

Wang Yan shook his head, looked at Hanshui not far away, and didn't say much.

After a while, Wang Xiao said: "Jingkang besieged Kaifeng Mansion, and the Jin army only had [-] troops. But I have millions of troops in the Song Dynasty, and there are soldiers from all over the country. Ten men are against one man. It is said that we will never lose. But the actual situation is that the Jin army has not lost a single one. Zhenfu said, why?"

Wang Yandao: "The Jurchens started from the white mountains and the black waters. Their lives were difficult, and they suffered from their own snacks. Therefore, the Jin army is extremely tenacious and endures hard battles. We Han people have no worries about food and clothing since childhood. Naturally, it is incomparable. It is said that we are born in sorrow and die in peace."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "When we were in Hedong, 2000 Jin troops defeated our 17 Song army. No matter how hard we fought, [-] people spit on each of them, and [-] people were drowned. Zhenfu, you What you said is wrong. Now my army of [-] is still Han people. After they join the army, I will arrange that they must be fed and clothed, and they must not be treated harshly. According to the governor, I will never be able to defeat the Jin army?"

Wang Yan couldn't help but stop talking.After a while, he said: "The commander-in-chief thinks, why can't we defeat the Jin army?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Without us. Since I brought troops here, I have fought many battles with the Jin army, and I have never been defeated!"

Wang Yan couldn't help looking at Wang Xiaolie after hearing this.Said: "Jie Shuai means——"

Wang Xiaolie said with emotion: "Actually, what Zhenfu said is similar to most people's opinions. It sounds very reasonable, but in fact it is not the case at all. The Jurchens are resistant to hard work, so they can't beat them. It's just nonsense Nonsense. Because I can’t recognize the problem, and I can’t think of a solution, so I just find a plausible reason to deceive others and myself.”

After hearing this, Wang Yan didn't know how to answer for a while.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Recently, I wanted to understand this problem, so I came to Canglang Island. Whether an army can fight a war depends on whether the soldiers recruited come from rich families or poor children? The Habayashi Army in the Han Dynasty , all come from rich and noble families, I have never heard that they cannot fight. The Yellow Turban Army from all over the country is poor children, I have never heard that they can fight. The facts are very clear, why are there any Jurchens who can endure hardships, so they fight against such invincible hands all over the world What about the explanation? I think, it’s just that most people don’t understand why, so they just make up a reason.”

"It's not terrible to lose a battle. What's terrible is to lose in a muddle. Make up any reason and lie to yourself that it's because of this. It's not enough to deceive yourself, but you have to use this reason to deceive others. To appease, if you want to drive out the gold captives , To restore the Central Plains, we must be serious. Conscientiously sum up the lessons of failure, correct our own shortcomings, and train a strong army. The so-called courage after knowing shame is nothing more than that.”

It is not terrible to lose a battle, what is afraid is that you will also lose mentally and completely lose the courage to win in the future.

Why did the Song Dynasty lose to the Jin Dynasty?Wang Xiaolie didn't conduct any special research, so he can't say clearly.But these years of practice have made him understand that the first thing to do is to find problems from the army.The position of the country to the military, the system and organization of the military, and the command of the war are all aspects of the problem.This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly in one sentence, it must be a long story.

Faced with such a complicated problem, whoever comes out and says that he has figured it out is what the problem is, and he can explain it clearly in one sentence.No need to ask, this must be empty talk, calling people's attention with big words.

The Song Dynasty was beaten so badly by the Jin army, and no one explained the reason until the Jin Dynasty destroyed the country.To some extent, it can be said that a civilization is fooling around.With the population of the Song Dynasty, it is impossible that no one thought of the real reason and even made changes, such as Yue Fei.But in the end it didn't become the mainstream. Besides the human factor, there are deeper reasons.

Perhaps, by this time in the Song Dynasty, Chinese civilization lost its aggressiveness and began to fool around.

Civilization cannot be fooled.The Southern Song Dynasty was fooled by military issues. After more than 100 years, it still died in Mongolia and reaped the consequences.

When the People's Republic of China was just founded, the teachers once told the cultural workers that they should mobilize elite soldiers to conduct research on why China has lagged behind the West for more than 100 years and was passively beaten everywhere.Unfortunately, the matter ended without a problem.

It is said that the military of the Song Dynasty was not good because it emphasized civility over military affairs. This is a typical civilized fool.To say that China is backward in modern times is because of poor culture, or even go all the way to the source of civilization, and say that culture has always been poor, but it is also a lie.It's just that I'm behind, I don't want to find the real reason, I make a specious statement, and I just fooled it for a while.

If this kind of thing is not serious, how can it be done?Civilization cannot be fooled.

Thinking of these, Wang Xiaolie really felt tired.When I came to this island of Canglang, what I want to talk about is the song of children.The water of the Canglang is clear and can wash my tassels; the water of the Canglang is turbid and can wash my feet.

(End of this chapter)