"Retreat! Retreat! The golden man retreats!"
On the city wall, Song Jun shouted loudly and vented his joy. After seven days of hard fighting, the Jin army finally retreated.
Wang Xiaolie stood on the tower and looked at the retreating Jin army, with mixed emotions for a moment. After keeping watch for these days, it felt like a big stone was weighing on my chest every day, and I didn't dare to relax at all. Every night, they have to lead troops out of the city to harass them, which makes life really difficult. As a leader, I cannot tell others about these difficulties, and I have to boost their morale at all times.
Many times, Wang Xiaolie imagined what it would be like if the Jin army retreated. Today the Jin army has really retreated, but it feels empty.
Xie Linong stepped forward and said, "Xiaoshe people, do you want to follow behind and see if the Jin army has really retreated and where they have retreated?"
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said: "Of course I want it. You and Yu Huan will lead fifty people out of the city later. Just follow the Jin man from a distance, and don't get too close and cause trouble. If there is any movement, Return to the city and report immediately."
Xie LiNong promised and went to prepare with Yu Huan.
The Jin soldiers retreated and the siege was resolved. In fact, Wang Xiaolie could not care about that much. The siege of a city by a large army cannot be completed in an instant. Even if the Jin army comes back again, Wang Xiaolie can easily retreat with his men. After just keeping watch for so many days, why did Wang Xiaolie leave in a hurry like a bereaved dog? Wouldn't it be nice to wait until the Jin soldiers have retreated far away, and everything has been arranged, so that they can leave openly.
The city was already in jubilation. The people sang and danced to celebrate the victory in the battle to defend the city. Wang Xiaolie came down from the city, cheering everywhere.
After walking through the crowd and arriving in front of the county government office, Wang Xiaolie let out a sigh of relief.
This time was different from the previous days of Killing the Fifty Golden Army Rangers. There was no audience at that time. In the end, victory was achieved without even a cheer. After the war, although there were not many people in Gong County, it was still very lively when hundreds of people made trouble. Looking at the celebrating crowd, Wang Xiaolie felt sincerely happy. In the days when the Jin army invaded the south, there was really not much joy like this.
After entering the county government office, Yang Shen came over and said: "Xiaoshe people have defeated the Jin people, and the people are determined to celebrate. It's just that although there is food in the city, there is no food and wine. Just now, several people outside Yuan Liu said that they wanted to Send a few people out of the city to buy some wine and meat."
Wang Xiaolie said: "If there is a place for sale, I will just send people there. There is no money in the army. If the non-members pay some money, the army will send people there."
Yang Shen smiled and shook his head: "Xiaoshe people, the Jin Army has come and gone in this area several times, and the people have narrowly escaped death. How can they trust the soldiers? They are not local people. They have hidden long ago and cannot be found."
Just as Wang Xiaolie was about to refute, he thought about it. The people can only live like this, what else can they do? When the army comes, hide out early and continue your life. After the army left, they came out from hiding. If you are not careful and suffer a military disaster, you will have to admit that you are unlucky. It’s me, even if I drive away the Jin army, why don’t I still want to leave? If you don't want to defend the place for a long time, don't disrupt the order of the place.
The Jin army went north, crossed the Yellow River at Mengzhou, and went to Hedong Road. Wang Xiaolie stayed in Gong County for another three days before deciding to set off.
Liu Yuanwai and others set up a table with incense and wine and meat on the roadside to see Wang Xiaolie off.
After leaving the county office, Wang Xiaolie handed over his hand: "These days in Gong County, the local elders are in trouble. I have eaten a lot of food, wine and meat from you. I should have given you money, but the army is short of money, so I have to write it down for now."
Liu Yuanwai said: "What the general said is so embarrassing! Since the Jin people came south, I don't know how many armies have passed here. Have they ever won a battle before? This prosperous place is now empty of ten rooms, with only Let's save our lives. Don't talk about eating some wine and meat. If the general wins this battle, he is willing to take our heads. Alas, once the general leaves, I don't know when peace will be restored."
Hearing what he said was so sad, Wang Xiaolie didn't know what to say. Everything happened so suddenly. I had not thought about what to do in the future, what strategies to implement, what policies to implement, and everything. Wang Xiaolie didn't even think about how to get along with the people, how to develop, and what he would do in the future. Things push me forward step by step.
I don’t know when there will be peace. This sentence struck a chord in Wang Xiaolie's mind.
Yes, when will there be peace? For the people in the Central Plains region, it would be hundreds of years before they arrived. What did they do wrong? They did nothing wrong. Because the army could not fight, the robbers from the north came, as if it were natural.
Why? In my previous life, I often said that if I fell behind, I would be beaten. This is the logic of facing a robber. I have no choice but to encourage myself. Was the Song Dynasty lagging behind? Compared to the world, it is not lagging behind. But he still had to be beaten. Moreover, not long after the independence of the country, one person suffered another death, and then another became more cruel, until the country was destroyed.
Being behind does not necessarily mean you will be beaten. Just like the Jin Dynasty. It was behind Liao and Song, but it was able to fight back. In the final analysis, the most fundamental thing about not wanting to be beaten is to be able to beat yourself. It won't work if you can't fight yourself.
Are there any justice in this world? Maybe there is. But you can’t fight, and you’re not even qualified to talk about justice.
In previous lives, there were various summaries and interpretations of ancient history. In summary, there is the law of dynastic cycles, the advancement of slaves, feudalists and capitalists, and so on, all of which are logical. But it's not of much use to people in this world.
Facing the invasion of the Jin Dynasty, what should the Song Dynasty do? Based on the knowledge from previous lives, one can pursue capitalism or even socialism, or learn the history of some small European countries, and so on. is that useful?
Wang Xiaolie shook his head.
useless. What's the use of doing that. The most important thing is to make the army capable of fighting and to truly defeat the Jin army on the battlefield. Only when we win on the battlefield can we talk about anything else.
Why can't the Song army fight? The history of the past life tells me that it is because we use culture to control force. The status of soldiers is low, so how can anyone be willing to serve as a soldier? Military generals have a low status and cannot be prime ministers or control the government. How can there be outstanding talents?
But now I know that is not the case. At best, this is just a prescription made out of imagination by a scholar who doesn't understand martial arts. The status of military commanders is high, is it higher than that of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the previous life of the Republic of China? Can the army fight? Soldiers are looked down upon. How can they be lower than when Britain was all over the world? The British used rogue and homeless Khans as soldiers to attack all over the world.
The military is an organized violent group, not just a violent group. The organization of the army directly affects the combat effectiveness of the army. From the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the organizational strength of the Chinese army has dropped too much. During the Five Dynasties period, there were arrogant soldiers and powerful generals who controlled the superiors from below, which was unprecedented and unprecedented. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the military system continued without fundamental reform. In the unified dynasty, the arrogant and powerful generals are gone, but the system is preserved. In times of peace, you can't rely on the following system. It is normal for the battlefield to break up if the battlefield is unfavorable.
Since the Song Dynasty, such a military system has directly affected the army's combat effectiveness. In the beginning, organizational strength did not rely much on the system, and after decades of hard work, the winner was invincible. Over the past few decades, the organization slowly disintegrated and became a piece of loose sand.
The military is an extension of politics, but it is by no means political and has its own independence. Throughout Chinese history, the organizational strength of the army should have been strongest during the Warring States Period. By the time Qin unified the six kingdoms, its organizational power could be considered to have reached its peak. But the foundation of the military is politics. Without politics, the military's combat effectiveness cannot be maintained. Qin II collapsed.
Why did Britain use gangsters as soldiers to colonize the world? Because their politics are supporting it. Without political support, even if the army is strong for a while, it cannot maintain it.
At this time, the Song Dynasty's army could not fight, and its politics were in a mess. How could it compete with the Jin army? In history, when Yue Fei rose up and saw hope of defeating the Jin Army, he was pulled away by politics and finally died unjustly at Feng Boting.
If you want to make a difference at this time, you must first have an army that can fight. With the army, everything is possible. After winning the battle, think about what kind of politics to use to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.
Seeing the common people in front of the horse to reward the army, Wang Xiaolie felt a little sad. Political power comes from the barrel of a gun, maybe that’s what it means. If you want to create a situation in troubled times, you must first have a gun. Such a gun will definitely kill the world and turn it into a river of blood. Only then can we truly create a peaceful and prosperous age. Can the people deserve it? They are born in this era and have to face this kind of life.
