Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 575 Build the confidence to win
Early the next morning, after a hasty breakfast, all the commanders and staff gathered in front of the official hall.At Chen Shi, he arrived at a shed that Houya had just erected.Enter the shed one by one and take a seat, and the soldiers serve tea.

Not long after, Wang Xiaolie, Li Yanxian, Wang Ruohai, Niu Gao and Shao Ling arrived and sat down in the front row.

Wang Xiaolie stepped forward, looked at the crowd, and said: "The commanders and staff officers who participated in this battle have arrived, and there is a crowd below. It has been a long time since we got together like this. This time, the Jin Army and Liu Yu plotted against Luoyang." , gave us such an opportunity.”

After finishing speaking, Wang Xiaolie paused for a while.Then he continued: "At the beginning of February, Zhai Xing was killed by his subordinate Yang Wei. Zhai's army was defeated. We joined the battle and attacked Luoyang. It only took a few days to completely wipe out Meng Bangxiong's army and occupy Henan Prefecture. Today It's the sixth day of March, more than a month. During this month, we reported our victory to the imperial court, but we haven't heard back yet. Instead, the Jin army in Hedong and Shaanxi made the first move. We occupied Luoyang, so we don't plan to go any further. Let go. The Jin army comes to attack, and we will wipe out the attackers!"

"This battle is called the Battle of Xijing. It's a good name, so let's call it that. This battle is divided into three battlefields, and we will deploy them in the same way. Taiyuan Prefecture in the north will send 5000 troops, and go south along Jinzhou and Zezhou , I want to cooperate with Liu Yu's East Route Army. According to the usual practice, there should be 2 to [-] signed soldiers to cooperate with Liu Yu's East Route Army. The total number of the two is about [-] to [-]. Now in March and April , It was the time when the green and the yellow were not picking up. When [-] people marched, the Jin army had very few choices. The road from Taiyuan to Jinzhou was fine, but after Jinzhou, the road was not easy. The Jin army did not go to Long Defu went to Jinzhou in order to eliminate Jiang Min's troops in Shenshan County. Therefore, the marching route of the Jin army should be from Taiyuan to Jinzhou, then from Shenshan to Yicheng, and then to Zezhou through Qinshui County. Last year In winter, Jiang Min gathered all the people of Shenshan County into the fort. Outside of the fort, there is no grain in Shenshan County. Therefore, the first battle of the Jin Army in the north is Shenshan County."

"Jiang Min has been in Hedong for less than a year, and there are only 1000 troops under him. He didn't want him to join the war. But Jiang Min thought that although he only had more than [-] people, less than half of the Jin army, the fort in Shenshan County was strong and With artillery defense, it is not so easy to be breached. They are actively asking to join the war. How to fight, Jiang Min has already summoned Li Songchen from Lingshi County and Liang Xing from Zezhou to Shenshan County to discuss. If they win, Jiang Min's troops have established a firm foothold on Hedong Road, which is good for their future development. If they can't win, they will retreat into the mountains to preserve their vitality. We have already occupied Luoyang, and it will be easier to support them."

"However, when we make a campaign plan, we still need to base ourselves on the fact that Jiang Min can't stop the Jin army and destroy the enemy in Mengzhou and Huaizhou."

Everyone below nodded together.In a battle where the two sides participated in the battle with more than 20 troops, Jiang Min's more than 1000 troops were too insignificant.

The records of the number of regular troops in the court in the Song Dynasty are generally more accurate.Wang Xiaolie is now fully loaded, with a total strength of 12.Together with some other miscellaneous armies, the total strength is about 13.In this Northern Expedition, only 1 soldiers remained in the Xiangyang and Dengzhou belts, and 11 troops participated in the battle.The number of the attacking Jin army and Liu Yu army was not accurate, but fortunately, the intelligence system basically figured out the approximate size.

Generally speaking, when the regular army fights, civilian husbands must participate.Jin Jun and Liu Yu's army called these civilian husbands the signing army.If you count the civilian husbands who participated in the war, the number is very large.

Since it was a defensive operation, Wang Xiaolie had relatively few civilians participating in the battle, about a ratio of one to two to the army, mainly on the transportation line in Lushi County.Also, because the battlefield was chosen in Mianchi, a large number of civilians were needed to transport food, grass and military supplies.

The regular army of the Golden Army went out to fight, and the accompanying servants and signing troops were probably one or two Ahexi with a regular establishment, and the rest were slaves.Add up the total number, ranging from two or three people to as many as seven or eight people.Liu Yu is the regular army to cooperate with the signing army, and the signing army is two to five times the regular army.

In this battle to defend Xijing, more than 50 regular troops participated in the battle.Adding nearly 70 civilian husbands and others, it is a big battle of [-] people.

Seeing everyone's concentration, Wang Xiaolie continued: "The North Route Army is to cooperate with the East Route Army. The East Route Army Liu Yu said it was [-]. In fact, how did he recruit so many troops in a short period of time? The results of our investigation, It should be less than [-]. These troops gathered in Kaifeng, mainly to attack Zhengzhou. We will defend Zhengzhou with Cao Zhiyan's former army, and release Linong's right army to encircle the rear, and strive to annihilate these troops in the Zhengzhou area."

"The West Route Army is the main force to attack Luoyang this time. It consists of three parts. The main force is the Jin Army, which is about 2 people in total, coming from Fengxiang Mansion. The other two routes are from Fuzhou. And Zheng Jianchong of Yan'an Prefecture. It can be said that it is 8000 people. In fact, the result of our investigation is 7000 people. Zheng Jianchong said that the army of Jishu Prefecture has 7 people, but in fact there are only [-] people. They Combined, there are less than [-] people. To deal with this army, we plan to send the Chinese army out of Xin'an County and fortify Yanxi Town. Two years ago, when Wushu came to Luoyang, he was trapped here. If not At that time, our conditions were not ripe, so we wiped out all Wushu's troops here. When the conditions were ripe, Shaoling sent troops from Lushi County, quickly occupied Guozhou and Shanzhou, and cut off their retreat. We encircled and wiped out all of Wushu's troops with more than [-] troops. Seventy thousand, this battle is not easy."

After hearing this, the generals below whispered.Some thought it was a bit risky to fight [-] against [-] and the number did not outnumber the opponent.Some think that the Song army has the terrain advantage, and the Jin army is nothing to worry about.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Let's discuss freely next time. After lunch, we will still come back here to discuss this battle. Starting tomorrow, Counselor Wang will talk about the battle plan in detail. After the battle plan is finished, everyone will fully consider various According to the situation, make the necessary revisions. The day after tomorrow, the battle plan is completely finalized, and at that time it can no longer be revised, and everyone must complete it according to the plan!"

All will promise together.

Wang Xiaolie said: "For this battle, I have a few requirements. First, no matter what the battle is like, the command system must be complete. All people must obey the order and follow the command! Our Song Dynasty army, Everything is under the control of the commanding officer, and the command system in wartime is very problematic. Let me give you an example. In the battle of Sanchuankou in the first year of Kangding, the main generals Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun were captured, and the Song army was defeated. In this battle, the commander was captured. , until the end, [-]% of the Song army did not participate in the battle. That is to say, most of the soldiers are spectators on the battlefield. We will never allow such a thing to happen again! Why do we have to set up a headquarters, there are so many Officer? It is because of the organized violent groups in the army, not just violent groups. Once the organization fails, most of the combat power will be lost! From the headquarters in Luoyang to the support and escort of each team, the command system must always exist! "

Wang Xiaolie's expression was serious, and all the generals agreed with him.

"Second, in war, all troops must observe discipline and treat the people well. The commanders, governors, prisons, and military envoys of each army must take responsibility. After this meeting, if time permits, another meeting will be held. One of their meetings. Our army came from the common people, and we must protect the interests of the common people at all times. Especially the soldiers who came from the old forbidden army did not understand this. Let me emphasize here that if you understand, you must implement it, and if you don’t understand it, you must implement it! Whoever breaks the discipline, their chief officer will enforce the discipline on the battlefield! This matter cannot be sympathetic, no matter who it is, it will be enforced according to the discipline! Don’t say that this relationship is good with me, that one is talented, and who else is the first offender , or don’t pay attention, there are no such things! I have said this over and over again, and I have said it countless times! I have said it so many times, but you still don’t take it to heart, just don’t give me Wang Xiao Face hunting! If you don’t give me face, I’ll see who dares to give you face!”

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie's voice was stern.The generals below were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe out, and the venue was silent for a while.

"Third, don't be intimidated by the previous reputation of the Jin Army, build up the confidence that you will win this battle! Build the confidence to wipe out the enemy, especially the Jin Army! Taizu Liao once said something that made Jurchen dissatisfied Wan, Man Wan is invincible. Since the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, they have destroyed the Daliao first, and then broke the Kaifeng Mansion. There is almost no defeat. Their fighting power is undeniable. This is a fact, and we must respect the fact. Why? Not because the Jurchens are not afraid of death , and it’s not because they don’t live well, they are born able to bear hardships and stand hard work. What is natural? Everyone has one mouth, two hands and two feet, this is natural! The Jurchen army can fight because their system is rough , On the contrary, it conforms to the laws of the military. The management of the army is different from the management of the localities. The localities of our Han people are governed better than those of the Jin Dynasty. Even now, it is much better. But our army has not conformed to military laws for a long time. The army It is an organized violent group, the core of which is organization, not violence. Now many people forget this, and only see violence, but not organization. The management of the imperial army is all in the commander. The actual execution personnel are officials People, small school, isn’t it absurd! The imperial court always thinks of doing this, controlling the military commander, and controlling the army. But they don’t want to dismantle the army’s organization, how can we fight? It’s different now, we have organized it. My army will never use this person just because he is obedient, and not use him if he is not obedient, but only sees whether this person is suitable or not. Now we organize the army we want to come and fight against the Jin army with a rough system. What's the point? Worse than him?"

(End of this chapter)