Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 795
At night, several candles were lit in Wang Xiaolie's official hall, which was as bright as day.Wang Ruohai and Wang Yan are on the left and right, with Wang Xiaolie in the middle.

The soldiers served tea, steaming hot.

Wang Xiaolie supported the teacup with one hand, and said: "When I was in Luoyang, although everyone had no objection to the layout of the East Road as the main attack direction, I always felt uneasy. I really wanted to say it, but I couldn't say it. So You must come to Shizhou to take a look, even if it’s not too late, you still have to take a look. The results of these days are generally satisfactory. Today, Lei Can from Suide came and said that he was Li Shifu’s confidant He said that a few days later, Saliha would go to Suide, and Li Shifu wanted to capture him as a gift for his return to the Song Dynasty. It was a terrible thing to capture Sariha! The dragons on Shaanxi Road have no leader, and apart from Zhe There is a small section of border between Fuzhou and Shaanxi Road, which is to be expected, and Shaanxi is separated from the headquarters of the Jin Army. If this is the case, take the opportunity to recover Shaanxi, and it will be just around the corner!"

After speaking, Wang Xiaolie sat down.Said: "Taking advantage of this good night, let's have a good discussion about what to do next."

Wang Yan hesitated, and said: "Now we have to consider a problem. Taiyuan's Wanyan Yinshu only has [-] soldiers and horses. It is not enough to break the siege of Shaanxi in the west, and not enough to attack Jinzhou and Shangdang in the south. It can only protect itself. What exactly does Jin Jun mean?"

Wang Ruohai said: "That's what we think. Wanyan Yinshu doesn't have a heavy army, it may only attract us to attack Taiyuan. Because all the dangerous points south of Taiyuan are occupied by our army, as long as we defend according to the danger, it is difficult for the Jin army to attack Taiyuan. Break through. And when we go to attack Taiyuan Mansion, the Jin army can quickly gather heavy troops in Datong, and then go south. As long as their rescue is fast enough, they can even gather and annihilate our army attacking Taiyuan under the city."

Wang Yandao: "Jin Jun's actions are tantamount to giving up Shaanxi, which is unreasonable both emotionally and rationally."

Wang Ruohai said: "This can only be said to be an internal problem of the Jin Army. However, we have no way of knowing this kind of matter that only the high-level officials understand."

Wang Yandao: "I always feel that if this problem is not understood, it will eventually be a hidden danger."

Wang Xiaolie said: "We speculate on Jin Jun's intentions. Similarly, Jin Jun is also guessing us. How about this, think about it in another way, think about how Jin Jun will analyze us, and then analyze their intentions. With this analysis, Maybe closer to the truth."

Wang Ruohai said: "The Office of Staff has done a lot of analysis, including the analysis of why the Jin army did this. Our opinion is that it is related to Jin's internal affairs. This year, the gold master suffered a stroke and was unable to move. Nianhan was able to return to the court. At this time, Nianhan Han is the ruler of the Jin Kingdom, who is extremely powerful and the Marshal of the capital. He controls the military power of the Jin Kingdom with one hand. To be the Marshal of the Capital, he can’t do without soldiers in his hands. Therefore, the Jin soldiers in Datong are not strong enough at this time, so they must rely on the Khitan soldiers. Nian Han is right. The Khitan soldiers were worried and did not dare to let them go to Taiyuan to confront our army, so they could only stay in the area of ​​Datong Prefecture. The current situation has formed, the Jin army has a small number of troops in Taiyuan, and they are stationed in Datong with heavy troops."

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is our analysis, now we have to guess what Jin Jun thinks of us."

Wang Ruohai lowered his head and said, "We haven't analyzed this matter carefully."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Let me tell you, right? Just listen. Now we have one division stationed in Jinzhou, one division in Longde Mansion, and a newly established division in Shizhou. In the eyes of the Jin Army , the troops are not enough, and they cannot show their determination to attack Taiyuan. They may think that our goal is Fuzhou, and we should first clear the periphery of Taiyuan Prefecture. The two newly built divisions moved to Hezhong Prefecture last month. I don’t know if they will get it News, even if we get the news, it is too late to adjust the deployment. In addition, the most powerful Chinese military division has been stationed around Luoyang, and has not been transferred to Hedong. I guess, the Jin army may think that we have to rest for a while, and there will be no major war in a short time."

Wang Yan nodded: "Xuan Fu said so, it is quite possible."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The internal affairs of the Kingdom of Jin are very chaotic now, and accidents may happen to the gold owners at any time. We don't start a big war, they are right. So there are only more than 1 people in Shaanxi, and the road is almost cut off. Adjustment. There are only 2 people in Yinshu in Taiyuan Prefecture. It may be to lure us to attack Taiyuan, but it is more likely that it is too late to increase troops, so let’s do it for the time being. Of course, this is also a guess, you can refer to it.”

Wang Ruohai thought for a while, and said, "Probably so. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the Jin army was so calm and did not attack on a large scale this year."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Not to mention the Jin people, our response was a bit chaotic. The northward march to Luoyang at the beginning of the year was too hasty, and many things were not prepared or thought through. After entering Luoyang, everything was hectic, and there were several battles. , the organization is not clear. Although it is determined that the east of the river is the main attack direction, there is not enough troops, so we have to wait. At the beginning of the year, we wanted to build another army, but in fact it was not possible. We can only build three divisions. Now counting, our strength is about 20 , or less. Next year, the first person to enlist in the army is due to retire, and it is still difficult to expand the army—"

Wang Ruohai said: "If you use soldiers now, what is the service period? Let them retire after the battle is over!"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Politicians must not break their trust with the people! Don't make random reforms in five years, and let them retire after five years. Of course, it is another matter for some people to be promoted because of meritorious service and other reasons. It’s true. Some people retire and some join the army. This is the normal metabolism of the army. People are not being retired in wars now. What if this war is fought for ten years? What about 20 years? Be a soldier for life!”

Wang Ruohai sighed and did not speak.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The retirement and enlistment of soldiers is a major event, and it must be handled properly. So we set up a mobilization hall to deal with these matters. They had nothing to do before, but now they have to be busy. Recruiting new recruits to join the army, retired personnel How to arrange, start early."

Wang Yandao: "Xuan Fu will use troops against Shaanxi next year, and he really needs manpower."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "How to deal with these things is the responsibility of the army. You can't be short of people, so keep them so that they don't get retired, and arrest ordinary people to serve as soldiers. How do recruits train and where do they The number of instructors needed to establish a new barracks in a local area must be prepared in advance."

Wang Yan nodded and said nothing more.

In the past, the Song Army was based on a mercenary system, and there was no such thing as retirement.However, people will grow old, there will be birth, old age, sickness and death.After the army stabilized, many people quit the army every year due to old, weak, sick and disabled.It's just that unlike being discharged from the military at the end of the year, there is a fixed number of people every year, and a certain number of recruits are recruited, which can be planned in advance.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The most important thing is how we will fight this battle since we have decided to attack Shaanxi."

Wang Ruohai thought for a while and said: "The time is too short to make a specific plan. However, the big strategy should be thought out clearly. I thought that if Li Shifu can really capture Sahina, let Zhang Chi quickly occupy the Suide army. The three divisions of Yanzhou will advance from north to south, and restore Yan'an Mansion as quickly as possible. As long as Yan'an Mansion is captured, the northern part of Shaanxi will be owned by me."

Wang Yandao: "I think that Jingzhao Mansion can't give up if they take Sali Drink."

Wang Ruohai said: "Then order the division in Shangzhou to go north and quickly occupy Jingzhao Mansion and several nearby prefectures. If there is time, let them go west and occupy Fengxiang Mansion together. Guanzhong is all mine. There will be a foundation for military expansion in the coming year.”

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, and said: "If it is not possible to capture Salihe, then stop everything and proceed slowly according to the previous arrangement. If Li Shifu captures Salihe, take Yan'an Mansion and Jingzhao Mansion Finally, don’t go west. After Sa Li is gone, Wu Jie and Yang Zheng’s troops should be able to fight out. Leave Fengxiang Mansion to them to occupy, so as not to make them feel bad. There is one more thing that must be considered when occupying these places Will Xixia send troops. So after occupying Yan'an Mansion, we will immediately move westward to occupy Gyeongju. After that, we will move northward to occupy Huanzhou to prevent troubles in Xixia. The general principle is that we occupy the original Yongxing Army Road site and do not move westward. The territory on Qinfeng Road in the west will be given to Wu Jie and Yang Zheng, and let them block Xixia."

(End of this chapter)