Kaifeng is huge.
According to the information currently available, before the start of the Southern Expedition, Wanyan Liang requested that Kaifeng be overhauled and expanded. He wanted to build palaces in Kaifeng, build the dilapidated Northern Song Dynasty palace into a brand new Jin Kingdom palace, and then asked Wanyan Liang to move the capital. .
Wan Yanliang wanted to use Kaifeng as a new capital, where he would direct the southern campaign against the Song Dynasty.
But it was a pity that Wanyan Liang had no possibility of attacking the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty escaped by chance, and Wanyan Liang's main force was exhausted in Hebei and Shandong.
But goose...
Has the crisis in Song Dynasty really passed?
Zhang Yuejing suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.
The Song Dynasty was afraid of the Jin Kingdom, especially their emperor. In the past, he fought with the Jin Kingdom and suffered repeated defeats and few victories.
After Yue Fei's death, the two sides concluded a peace treaty, and there was no further fighting. Yan Wu Xiu Wen spent more than ten years wiping out both sides.
The powerful Jin Army, which had been rampant in the world for many years, degenerated into this kind of virtue after more than ten years of peace. A group of 500,000 troops was turned around and wiped out by the 200,000 Liberation Army.
Excluding this battle, during the previous two years of the uprising, the battles between the Liberation Army and the Jin Army had more victories than defeats. The army led by Su Yonglin maintained a record of complete victory in the battles against the Jin Army.
If there weren't too many cavalry on the other side, the Liberation Army would generally not engage in field battles with the Jin Army. If both sides were equally equipped, Zhang Yuejing felt that the Liberation Army wouldn't even need to fortify the walls and clear the field, and could directly overturn the Jin Army and sweep across Yanyun.
The current Liberation Army can be considered an elite in all battles.
The core elite of 150,000 people are the elite among the elite. Only those who can conquer and fight well will be able to train the new soldiers more in time, and they will also be the elite.
What's more important is that the spirit of the army is completely different, and the treatment of the army is also completely different. Even if they can be fed, this is something that the Jin Army cannot do at all.
According to the surrendered Jin Army soldiers, having a full stomach is simply a delusion. When marching and fighting, being hungry makes you dizzy and cannot last long before retreating. This is the fundamental reason for the defeat of many Jin Army.
In contrast, the Liberation Army never lacked three meals a day. No matter how good the food was, at least they were full and had enough salt. They would never make you dizzy with hunger and have to use weapons to fight.
There is no comparison at all in terms of durability.
If the Jin army is like this, what kind of virtue is the Song army, which is worse than the Jin army?
The Jin Army, which was boasted to be omnipotent, has been destroyed by the Liberation Army. So, can the Song Army, which was defeated by the Jin Army and did not even dare to fart, compete with the Liberation Army?
Su Yonglin wanted Zhang Yuejing to eliminate the Jin army on Nanjing Road, occupy Nanjing Road, replace the border between Jin and Song, and then argue with the Southern Song Dynasty over the issue of Kaifeng, giving him time to gain a foothold in the Northern Expedition to Yanyun.
During this period, it is best not to have any military disputes with the Southern Song Dynasty, but if the Southern Song Dynasty is audacious and looks down on others, Zhang Yuejing can also take action to teach the Southern Song Dynasty a lesson and let them know that although the Liberation Army is a Han army, it does not listen to his Zhao Guan family.
The subsequent series of actions will all revolve around wrangling with the Southern Song Dynasty. The Southern and Northern Wars were a grand strategy set by the Liberation Army before the Jin Kingdom was completely destroyed.
Therefore, Su Yonglin himself would not take the initiative to do anything that would irritate the Southern Song Dynasty.
If the Southern Song Dynasty did not use troops, he would not rashly do so.
However, when things have come to this point, Zhang Yuejing and other generals of the Liberation Army really cannot help but think about the poor combat effectiveness of the Song Army, and how smoothly the Liberation Army will fight if they start a war with the Song Army.
A few days later, the matter in Kaifeng was almost resolved. The seizures, captures, and casualty reports were all processed. Zhang Yuejing took a look at it and expressed satisfaction.
Relevant battle reports were sent north to Su Yonglin for review, and relevant important prisoners of war were also sent to Su Yonglin. The remaining small fish and shrimps were left to them to use freely.
What is free play?
Of course, it is the traditional performances of the Liberation Army - the grievance meeting and the public trial meeting.
In order to deal with the Jin Army's border guards in the southern border states and the Song Army that may break out in battle in the future, the Liberation Army needs to expand its forces to deal with the threat.
The matter of army expansion was also finalized by Su Yonglin personally before the war. As long as Kaifeng is captured, the expansion work can be started.
Therefore, after receiving Zhang Yuejing's battle report and the application for army expansion, Su Yonglin was very happy and agreed, and then the nominal leader of the Liberation Army, Zhao Zuoliang, personally signed the order.
In order to adapt to subsequent changes in the situation and the unified command of the army, the existing separate corps system was no longer viable, so Su Yonglin changed the organization.
The general establishment and military number of the Liberation Army will remain unchanged, with Zhao Zuoliang as the leader and Su Yonglin as the deputy leader. This arrangement will not be changed.
However, the original establishment of Su Yonglin's regiment under the Liberation Army was cancelled, and each army was once again directly under the leadership of the Liberation Army.
But this is just to create opportunities for adding corps-level organizations.
The battlefield expanded and the war zone expanded. Gone are the days when Su Yonglin was responsible for commanding the entire army alone. Multiple corps headquarters must be added to help him share command pressure and military pressure from all aspects of the battlefield.
Out of this consideration, Su Yonglin made the decision to change the establishment.
It happened that Zhang Yuejing led his troops to conquer Kaifeng and defeated Kong Yanzhou's troops of the Nanjing Road Jin Army. After making great achievements, he naturally established a new corps organization with the three troops of the trapping army, the Youyi army and the enemy-breaking army commanded by Zhang Yuejing. .
The corps was designated as the Henan Corps by him, and a new commander was established as the head of the corps. Zhang Yuejing was appointed as the first commander of the Henan Corps.
The Corps-level instructor was renamed as secretary, and Zhang Yuejing's old partner instructor Wen Anzhi served as the first secretary of the Henan Corps.
Su Yonglin allowed the Henan Corps to expand and streamline its troops, remove the old, weak, sick and disabled from the combat troops, and absorb strong young people into the troops.
The three armies increased their strength to 30,000 people under the original establishment, and allocated an additional 20,000 war horses, allowing the Henan Corps to establish a 10,000-person cavalry unit on the spot, under the direct command of the corps.
The original command levels of all armies will not be changed. Specific personnel changes will be made by the Henan Corps based on campaign merits and then reported to the Liberation Army Headquarters for approval.
At the same time that the Henan Corps was established, Su Yonglin also learned about the battle situation in Yanyun. He learned that Sun Tzu Yi had surrounded Zhongdu City, and Su Jue had occupied Yuguan, cutting off the passage between Liaodong and Yanyun.
He was extremely excited about this.
So Su Yonglin also announced the establishment of a second corps-level organization, with the military name Yanyun Corps, with Sun Ziyi as the first corps commander and Su Jue as the first deputy commander of the corps.
Since most of the armies under Sun Tzu Yi and Su Jue were amalgamated units assigned from various armies, and their organization was mixed and difficult to sort out, we did not make specific arrangements for the time being. We first gave him an empty shell with the specific organization situation. Wait until Su Yonglin leads the main force into Yanyun.
After the establishment of these two corps, Su Yonglin ordered the establishment of two corps-level organizations, the Qilu Corps and the Hebei Corps, in Jinan headquarters out of the need to encourage people with merit and rewards.
Su Haisheng was appointed as the first commander of the Qilu Corps, and Han Jinggui was appointed as the first commander of the Hebei Corps.
These are things that have been temporarily determined. Because the army establishment has not yet been determined, and the Yanyun War is a mess, for the time being, the original army establishments will be maintained, each with their own expansion and clear command.
Once the establishment of each army and below is straightened out, the establishment of the remaining corps will be a matter of course.
However, the names of several major corps must be established first, and the names should be given first. This can also play a role in appeasing people and inspiring people.
Su Yonglin didn't want to make the same mistake as Zhao Guangyi.
Um.
It should be impossible. The current Jin Kingdom is far inferior to the original Liao Kingdom, and Su Yonglin's situation is far better than that of Zhao Guangyi.
After making this decision, Su Yonglin took the lead in leading the three armies of Xuanjia Army, Beiwei Army, and Tianxiong Army to go northward, serving as the vanguard of the main force of the entire Liberation Army heading north.
Reorganization of the rear area is really too time-consuming and labor-intensive. If it were not for the purpose of straightening out the post-war matters in the rear area, Su Yonglin could have led his troops north to attack Yanyun long ago, and there was no need to wait until now.
Here, Su Yonglin led the troops north to Yanyun to take charge of the overall situation. Over there, Zhang Yuejing learned that the Corps was established and became the commander of the Henan Corps. With the power of a hundred thousand troops, he suddenly felt that life was as wonderful as a dream.
At the post-war celebration, Zhang Yuejing had red eyes and wiped away tears.
"Once upon a time, I was just a beggar. If I hadn't been rescued by the deputy commander, I would have been frozen to death in the snow. How could I be the commander of the Henan Corps today! And all this happened in just a few years. The situation in life is so different. Ups and downs are just that!
I hope you can take me as a lesson. Don’t be concerned about your humble background, don’t be concerned about the family background, don’t be concerned about your lack of knowledge and knowledge. Study hard and fight bravely. Then one day, you will be able to achieve great achievements like me! "
"Congratulations to Commander Zhang!"
All the generals cheered in unison, not only to congratulate Zhang Yuejing, but also to congratulate their future selves.
Zhang Yuejing held back his tears and drank the wine in one gulp, then announced that the celebration ceremony had officially begun.
While Zhang Yuejing and his men were holding a celebration banquet, a unique party was being held at the Kong Mansion in Qufu County, the capital of Yanzhou.
