Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Several people knew the special nature of Zhang Jun's work, and they never mentioned his affairs in Xianzhou and only talked about gossip.The store served a pound of soy sauce beef, a roast chicken, a plate of lotus root slices, and a plate of peeled pears.A few people were drinking and chatting endlessly.

After taking a bite of beef, Peng Qi said: "The Jin Army has committed a lot of crimes. It has recently recruited many soldiers from Shaanxi and Hedong. I feel that the morale of the soldiers is different from before. When it comes to attacking the Jin soldiers, everyone shares the same hatred and hatred. It is different from before."

Li Songchen nodded.Said: "It feels like the atmosphere in the army now is just like that in Lingbi Mountain. At that time, when the Jin Army was mentioned, everyone was angry and reviled. But there is a difference. Even though they were scolded at that time, there was really nothing they could do against the Jin Army. It’s different now, I can really beat them.”

The others nodded together.It is indeed different now. In the past, the army had no way to defeat the Jin Army, but now it feels that there is no way to defeat it.

After a while, the mutton came up and everyone took it and ate it.

Putting the bones down, Peng Qi nodded repeatedly: "Sure enough, it lives up to its reputation as a famous food. This lamb stew is interesting!"

After eating a few pieces of meat, Li Songchen said: "For so many years, Xuanfu has never paid as much attention to pre-war mobilization as it does now. Why do you think this is?"

Peng Qi said: "I heard that the Jin army had more than 30 reinforcements. This is such a big battle. Xuanfu must also pay attention to it."

Zhang Jun laughed and said, "I tell you, it's not just that. Eight divisions participated in the war this time, almost the entire army was mobilized. Xuanfu wanted to take this opportunity to finalize the pre-war mobilization procedures for the entire army. There will be rules to follow in the future. Right now, we are all familiar with this matter, but those below are somewhat unfamiliar with it. Wang Zong, am I right?"

Wang Zong said: "It's natural. The things stipulated in the imperial examination don't need to be so detailed. The basic textbooks explain everything clearly. When you get to the capital prison, it has to be much more detailed. There are many things that don't have regulations and you have to rely on your brain to figure it out!"

Zhang Jun said: "That's right. However, after this pre-war mobilization, it is not easy for Qian Ji to understand the work of his subordinates."

Pre-war mobilization is at the command level, which mainly involves arranging the tasks of the regiments below, understanding the difficulties of each regiment, and boosting morale.The further down the hierarchy you go, the less work you have to do to assign tasks and the more heavy the work of boosting morale.For example, when it comes to pre-war mobilization at the capital level, the capital encourages soldiers not to be afraid of death. Even if someone dies on the battlefield, some will take revenge.He even wrote a suicide note and prepared funeral arrangements, which was quite tragic.

Wang Xiaolie's army added an officer system of Qiaoju, Dujian, Prisoner, and Military Envoy, in order to make the soldiers dare to fight on the front line without fear of death.If unfortunately they die in battle, take care of their funeral affairs.It is time to make meritorious deeds, and it is time to be commended and rewarded. We must not let people die like a lamp going out and ignore them from now on.

Another point is that there were a lot of seizures during the war.These are collected by internally managed officers and distributed uniformly.Soldiers were not allowed to hide the spoils of war, but had to hand them over to the army.To avoid war, everyone should fight for the battles where a lot of captures are made, and no one cares about the battles where the captures are small.Soldiers in the army are rewarded with military honors and commendations, not trophies.Because using trophies as a reward will cause management chaos.

A few officers ate mutton and talked about the upcoming mobilization before the war, which was quite enjoyable.

The next day, a shed was set up in the yard of Pingyao County Yamenhouya.Under the shed, all the people sitting were the masters of various divisions.Two chairs were placed in front of each Qianzhao, and Wang Xiaolie and Zhao Ding were sitting on the chairs.

After everyone was seated, Wang Xiaolie stood up and walked in front of everyone.Said: "Jin Shuai Gu Shen has arrived in Daizhou. His troops are crossing Yanmen Pass and will soon arrive at Taiyuan Prefecture. Gu Shen is here and the war will start soon. We need to mobilize before the war."

The Chinese name of Gushen is Wanyan Xiyin. He was a relatively literate among the Jin generals and founded the Jurchen script.Now he serves as the left supervisor of the Jin Army and is an important general of the Jin Army.

Today's general of the Jin army, Nianhan is the marshal of the capital, and is actually in charge of the national affairs of the Jin country.Yinliduo is the deputy marshal on the left, and Talan is the deputy marshal on the right. They are both from the prince's faction and actually lead the troops.The Gushen of the left supervisor and the Wushu of the right supervisor, one from the Nianhan clan and the other from the Prince clan, were actually responsible for major military operations.A Libu, the governor on the left, and Yelu Yujian, the governor on the right, were of the Nianhan line and the prince line.

In such a battle, the commander-in-chief of Gushen is a little weak, and the commander-in-chief should be the general marshal or the deputy marshal.But Nianhan wanted to hold on to power and be responsible for state affairs, so he could not go out to be a commander.The deputy marshal was from the Prince's faction, so he had no choice but to send Ceres.

Wang Xiaolie looked at everyone and said: "A total of 33 Jin troops came in this battle. I can't say that they are the most powerful army in the country, but they are definitely the entire strength of the West Route Army. If we wipe out all these Jin troops in one battle, , then it is enough to determine the universe!"

"By mid-September, the situation gradually became clear. On the eastern front, although Lu Zhi improperly reorganized Liu Taiwei's army and forced Li Qiong to rebel. However, the Holy Emperor still decided to go to the north to attack Liu Yu. Han Taiwei, Han Taiwei, Taiwei Yang and Taiwei Yue are the commanders, and the emperor is personally commanding the troops and horses in the central part of Yang Yi, preparing to march northward. It is expected that the army will set off on the first day of October for the official Northern Expedition!" Now the transportation is inconvenient and the news is blocked. The commanders below do not know. Situation on the Eastern Front.I was very excited when I heard that the Northern Expedition was also planned.

Everyone knew that Wang Xiaolie had conflicts with the imperial court, but at least at this stage, the imperial court was his friend.

Zhao Ding, who was sitting on it, had mixed feelings.Now he already knew the status of himself as the governor in the headquarters. In today's meeting, Zhao Ding should have been the one to speak.But Zhao Ding really couldn't complete such a task, and Wang Xiaolie didn't even mention it.

After everyone calmed down, Wang Xiaolie said: "It has been almost a month since we occupied Fenzhou. In this month, we have basically figured out the situation in Fenzhou. It is shocking, everyone. During the Chongning period, there was a household in Fenzhou There are more than 1000 households. How many are there now? Less than [-] households. In a few years, six out of ten households have been registered. And most of the remaining households live in mountainous areas and live in poverty. In plain areas, most of the people who were relocated originally The Jurchen households who entered the interior occupied it and even turned it into pasture land. What kind of scene is this? Six out of ten, many places are deserted. Needless to say, the harm caused by the Jin people going south."

The population loss caused to the Song Dynasty by the Jin people going south is really difficult to estimate.Several years have passed, and Jingxi Road is still far from recovering its original population, not even half of it.Places like Fenzhou and Taiyuan Prefecture, due to their fertile land, were heavily targeted by Jurchens, and the damage was also huge.

Wang Xiaolie said: "In this pre-war mobilization, we must explain these situations clearly. We must tell the soldiers why we want to restore our homeland and expel the Tartars. We cannot simply let them go to the battlefield and fight to the death. We must tell everyone People, why should we fight, fight to the death!"

It was quiet down below, listening carefully to Wang Xiaolie's words.

From Xiangyang to here, Wang Xiaolie saw many tragic stories caused by the Jin army's southward movement.Like Zhang Jun, his father was kidnapped and his mother and son fled, resulting in countless tragedies.Zhang Jun was lucky, and his family was finally reunited.More often than not, a whole family died.

Those who survived were all lucky. There were too many people whose entire families died in this catastrophe.Several provinces in northern China will not be able to recover for decades.

So what if I recover?Those innocent people who died tragically have become lonely souls in the wilderness.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The so-called pre-war mobilization should be divided into two parts. One is the mobilization of officers, and the other is the mobilization of soldiers. The two are different, and all commanders must pay attention to the distinction. The mobilization of officers, We need to explain to them clearly the current situation, where our strengths and weaknesses are. Our tasks, what are the tasks of each officer, and what precautions should be taken during the war. When mobilizing soldiers, we must make it clear to them why we And fight. What will happen if we win, and what will happen if we fail. Only by explaining these clearly and fully mobilizing officers and soldiers can we complete pre-war mobilization."

"By the tenth day of the next month, it will take about a month for each division to complete pre-war mobilization. Starting from Qianqiao, all the way to the military envoys in each capital, a mobilization plan must be formulated. The implementation of the plan must be summarized and also I want a report to the superior. These plans, summaries and reports will be checked at any time later. Those who do well will be rewarded, and those who do poorly will be punished."

At this point, Wang Xiaolie increased his tone and said: "You are officers, and these paperwork are an important part of your work. Some people are not used to paperwork and can't write well no matter how they write. This is not acceptable. Paperwork is The basic qualities of an officer are also the main content of inspection by superiors. If you are not used to paperwork, then find another job. It is not necessary to be an officer in the military, there are other jobs."

"I'm not just telling you what I'm saying, but I'm actually going to implement it. If you don't know how to write, it doesn't necessarily mean you're not suitable for the job, and it may also be a good job. But what can you do? It's hard for superiors to know, and this just won't work. .We would rather use someone who is a little bit worse, but can write paperwork so that the army can be managed well."

"Of course, it doesn't mean that you can write documents. It means that if you can write documents, you can also do a good job. If not, the person who is promoted will be punished."

"I won't say much today, and you don't want to ask questions. If you have questions in your mind, ask the person you should ask after the meeting. I am here today to tell you about pre-war mobilization and what are the requirements for pre-war mobilization. Which If you don’t do one well, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

After saying that, Wang Xiaolie glanced at everyone and said: "Let's adjourn the meeting. The headquarters is treating us at noon today, everyone is ready to eat!"

Let’s all say hello together below.

The headquarters treats guests, and the food is generally good, but there is no wine.Many officers in the army feel that something is missing without alcohol.

Drinking is not allowed in the military, and you cannot drink while working. Wang Xiaolie has always enforced this strictly.Although drinking outside the military is not strictly prohibited, the prohibition on drinking in the military has always been strict, including the headquarters.