This change is worthy of attention. Guo Ning feels that it is necessary to go to the front line to see it in person.
Of course, along the way, he not only dealt with military affairs, but also happened to see everything around the newly recovered city passes, including city defense repairs, farmland reclamation, water conservancy construction, road widening, etc. In addition, from the center to the north, facing the Mongolian defense line, there is Zhao Jue on the front, Jing'an Min on the side, and Qiu Huiluo on the outside. On the one hand, there are strong soldiers gathered, and on the other hand, many generals are transferred from various ministries. , whether these people are suitable, attentive, and available, Guo Ning does not dare to slack off at all, and must check them one by one with his own eyes.
During this process, he and several staff around him had to review the official documents that came all the way from Zhongdu. This is really because Ding Haijun's business has suddenly expanded to a huge extent, and the construction of personnel and systems will inevitably lag behind.
Guo Ning is very self-aware. He knows that he is not a heroic figure at all. Even being regarded as a powerful commander by others, I am afraid he has too much reputation. Even his subordinates may not be very clever.
Needless to say, the civil servants said that Guo Ning was responsible for the assassination of Chu materials, but he was only twenty-six years old. Guo Ning never interfered in government affairs, but he also knew that some sophisticated vision and tactful methods were not born. When Guo Ning entered Zhongdu in the first year of Zhenyou, he met Tu Danyi. There were many young heroes under the control of that old man, and the assassination of Chu Cai was just one of them after all.
As for the military generals, outsiders thought that generals were as bright as the clouds. Ding Haijun himself also arranged a group of opera singers to arrange some dramas based on the academy to show off. The last time Guo Ning heard about it, less than half of our officers above the rank of commander, who had some reputation, were in the stars and were about to release their spells to kill the enemy.
But is that true?
Ordinary people are talking about it, can Guo Ning really believe it?
Most of the generals in the Ding Navy have been promoted to their current positions by dozens of levels in the past two or three years. Not to mention being proficient in the art of war, many officers could not even read a few Chinese characters. As for the talent of the commander, the two outstanding leaders in the army still relied on their experience of leading hundreds of strong thieves in Tangluo, Hebei Province.
This army has been invincible so far because Guo Ning generously distributed benefits to a group of grassroots veterans and led them to resume the style of play when the Jin Dynasty was strong. That was also the veteran soldiers. The only thing we are familiar with.
How long can such combat effectiveness be maintained?
Two generations and one generation, or ten, five, and three years? Will the fire in the hearts of the soldiers always burn, or will they suddenly become discouraged at a certain moment because of their wealth? Guo Ning was not sure.
Can such a style of play really be invincible?
There are countless heroes in this world. They may not be able to react for a while, but they will not be unable to react forever. Guo Ning is convinced that he cannot always rely on being ruthless and reckless to become invincible. Sooner or later, he will kick the iron plate.
Guo Ning vigorously promotes the construction of military academies and hopes that officers and soldiers at every level can be enriched in the military academies. But many things taught in the military academy came from Guo Ning's dream. Can those things really mature and become a complete system that supports the army and protects a strong regime?
Guo Ning still doesn't know.
That's why Guo Ningcai gradually lived like the leader of a military and political group, rather than a simple warrior. He still likes to practice martial arts, but after practicing martial arts, he will review documents and write down opinions every day, although his calligraphy is still not good. During this tour, he also carefully explored every place he passed, asking whether the plans of the Marshal's Mansion were being advanced and whether there were any omissions.
But he is very clear that so many things he does require time for trial and error and adjustment; a large amount of resource investment is required to make the military construction on track and continuously improve itself. We must adhere to the strategy of accumulating grain widely and building walls high, because the road ahead is still long and there are many enemies that need to be defeated, not just the powerful nomads on the grassland.
Of course, if we want to go forward in the long term, we must solve some immediate problems that must be solved.
Guo Ning stood in front of the city gate and looked at the towers of Jinshan City.
"Ni Yi."
"exist."
"Put my flag on the top of the city. At this moment, there should be Aljinchi of the Mongols in Jinshan City, Guichuan and even Juyongguan and other places watching. When they see my flag, smart people should take action. "
"yes."
When the fluttering flag was waved at the top of the city, many soldiers couldn't help but cheer. Zhao Xuan also promptly informed the Han slaves who entered the city one after another that there would be extra meals tonight, so they also cheered, filling the city and outside with a happy atmosphere.
This warm atmosphere has no substance, and is only reflected in the faint cheers above the city, or the occasional gestures of soldiers on the city walls raising their weapons and waving them.
Such clues will fall into the eyes of experienced warriors from a long distance, and they will infer many things.
But to be honest, even experienced Mongolian warriors find it difficult to calm down and make inferences now. This bustling atmosphere of soldiers and civilians all over the city makes people very uncomfortable and unable to calm down at all.
In the north of Jinshan City, Na Minfu leaned out of the deep grass. He stared at his bloodshot one eye, trying his best to see the flag on the city head. But for some reason, the more he stared, the less clear he could see.
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There was a burning fire in his heart, and he couldn't help but open his mouth violently, wanting to say something. But this action twitched the large erosion and bleeding area at the corner of his mouth, and the severe pain made him close his mouth again.
After Genghis Khan established the Great Mongol Kingdom and began to fight against the Jin Kingdom, countless Mongolian warriors followed the Great Khan to fight and trampled their horses' hooves all over the Jurchen territory south of the rolling mountains.
The absurd thing is that in one war after another, the Mongolian warriors killed many people and robbed many things. However, after each battle, when they returned to the grasslands, the lives of ordinary Mongolians did not seem to be the same. What an improvement.
Most of the things plundered from the Central Plains were useless.
Those soft brocades cannot keep out the cold, the sparkling pearls cannot fill the stomach, and the heavy copper coins and exquisite utensils can only be seen and heard.
And these things cannot be exchanged. After several years of war, in a tribe of thousands of households, except for the most humble slaves, every Mongolian family with a strong man has accumulated some of these things.
Everyone has them, but they are useless, so who wants them?
Every time when chasing water plants and moving yurts, people just want to throw away all these things.
By the way, there are a lot more iron tools. For example, iron armor, iron knives, and iron arrow clusters.
But Genghis Khan had ordered that tribes were not allowed to fight without permission. So most of the time, when there was no war between tribes, these iron weapons were just displayed for show.
If you have to wear the armor on your body all day long, it will be extremely uncomfortable when it is cold in winter and hot in summer!
At the same time, what the Mongols originally had seemed to be gradually diminishing.
For example, the sheep that were originally raised at home were not as well maintained as before when the men went south to fight for them for several years. Every family has several horses that are necessary for grazing, but once there is a war, you have to ride the horses and set off. When you come back, they have lost some weight, and it is normal for a few horses to die from exhaustion.
So the question is, so many Mongolians lost a lot of things, but what they got in exchange were those meaningless bits and pieces... What are you trying to do?
Naminfu thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he only made money from slaves, and he made a lot of money.
Every time he went south to fight, he could bring back a group of slaves for his hundreds of households, including Dangxiang people, Khitan people or Han'er. Han'er slaves, in particular, are exceptionally docile and capable.
But slaves, like livestock, have to be raised. The more they are in number, the more food they consume; the more food they consume, the more sheep they have to raise, the more milk they have to milk, and the more wild wheat they have to gather for them to eat; the more sheep they have to raise, the more they have to gather more wild wheat. Wild wheat requires larger pasture.
Where are the bigger pastures?
Genghis Khan has always said that he will lead everyone to gallop their horses and turn the land covered by the blue sky into a pasture for the Mongols. This promise made everyone excited.
But it seems, it seems, maybe, that the Great Khan did not fulfill his promise?
Not to mention the Jurchen territory to the south, even the land with lush water and grass behind Monan Mountain seems to be slowly withdrawing?
Then, coming back, Na Minfu felt particularly depressed.
