Tielin Camp is located in the southwest corner of Kaifeng City. It was originally a camp for the Forbidden Army. This place has been abandoned for a long time since the Jin army broke through the city.
After Wang Xiaolie's army moved in, they gathered some of Anza's troops. Zongze brought wine and meat, and the whole army had a good meal.
Early the next morning, after Wang Xiaolie got up, he didn't know what to do and was in a daze in his barracks. These days I have not thought clearly about what to do in the future and what system should be established in the military. In the past, there was something to do every day, either marching or fighting. After arriving in Kaifeng City and settling down, I suddenly didn’t know what to do.
The sun was rising, and suddenly a soldier came in. He crossed his hands and said, "Xiaoshe, there is Captain Wang Yan outside who wants to see you."
Wang Xiaolie was startled and said hurriedly: "Hurry and prepare tea! I will go out to greet you!"
After leaving the camp gate, I saw a middle-aged general standing there. A young man was accompanying me next to him. There are also a few soldiers holding horses on the side.
Wang Xiaolie stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Is this Captain Wang here? I'm Wang Xiaolie, I'm here to meet you!"
Wang Yan looked at Wang Xiaolie coming out of the camp gate and nodded: "He is indeed a young hero, otherwise there would be no such great victory!"
After speaking, he pointed to the general beside him and said: "This is Fu Xuan, the lieutenant general of our army. Today he will come with me to pay homage to the people of Xiaoshe."
At yesterday's banquet, because the generals present were too mixed, Zongze did not introduce everyone to Wang Xiaolie. Now all the generals in the city know what Wang Xiaolie looks like. On the other hand, Wang Xiaolie only knew two people, one was Ding Jin and the other was Han Shizhong.
Wang Xiaolie let Wang Yan and Fu Yuan into the camp and ordered tea to be served.
Wang Yan said: "Yesterday in front of the left guard, you said that there were only three generals in the city. It was unexpected that I was included."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The Taiwei led the rebel army to fight against the Jin in the Taihang Mountains. Who knows how many vicious battles they fought!"
Wang Yan nodded, smiled and said nothing.
Wang Yan was originally a general in Shaanxi. After the fall of Kaifeng Mansion, he first controlled the capital under the tent of Zhang Suo, the governor of Hebei Road, and then recruited rebels in the Taihang Mountains to confront the Jin army. Because the situation was so bad and I was afraid of being harmed, I changed my residence every night. To reassure themselves, the officers and soldiers under his command had eight words tattooed on their faces: "Serve the country with all my heart and swear to kill the gold thief." The army led by Wang Yan was called the "Eight-Character Army".
According to his past life memory, Wang Xiaolie actually did not remember Wang Yan. However, his "Eight-Character Army" is really famous. Anyone who knows a little bit about the history between the two Song Dynasties will know this name. The Eight-Character Army was at the turn of the Song Dynasty. Among the Song armies, its combat effectiveness was second only to the Yuejia Army, and it had made many outstanding military exploits. It's just that unlike the other generals, Wang Yan left military power early.
After chatting for a while, Wang Yan asked about the war in the past few days.
After listening to Wang Xiaolie's words, Wang Yan said: "Xiaoshe, please forgive me. According to what you said, you are brave and resourceful in this battle, which is very rare. But you must be the vanguard in every battle, not a general. As a general Lord of the Army, if you make a mistake during the war, it will be unpredictable."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "What the Lieutenant said is true. I myself feel that I can't lead the army, can't march, and can't command. It's okay if there are only a few hundred people now. Once there are more troops, this method will definitely not work. It's just that This army was built with diligence in mind. The soldiers and generals are from the mountains and fields. Who knows how to train troops? Now that the world is in danger, we can only go out to fight."
Wang Yan nodded. After thinking for a while, he said: "There is no way around it. The Jin army is fierce and the official army cannot resist it. The mountains and rivers are in ruins, so we can only rely on the rebel army? Without the rebel army, it would be difficult to defend Kaifeng Mansion."
Wang Xiaolie nodded. Most of the troops in Kaifeng Prefecture are now rebels, with very few official troops. Now Wang Xiaolie knew that Zongze's combat-effective army numbered about 30,000. The two largest groups are the Eight-Character Army under Wang Yan, about 10,000 people, stationed in Huazhou. The other branch belongs to Kong Yanwei, with about 10,000 people, stationed near Kaifeng. Other troops, ranging from three thousand to one thousand, were stationed in various places around.
Wang Yan came to Kaifeng recently to prepare for the Northern Expedition. Although Kong Yanwei's troops had combat effectiveness, Zongze's command was not flexible. There are actually very few troops that Zongze can actually command. As for the rebels in the city, most of them are just make up numbers.
Wang Xiaohao had less than a thousand soldiers and horses, which was inconspicuous among the millions of Kaifeng rebels. But when he arrived in Kaifeng, Zongze went out to welcome him and held a banquet in the left-behind mansion, giving him all the best treatment. Why? Because the rest of the rebels are basically just making up the numbers, but Wang Xiaolie can really fight. For Zongze, as long as he can really go into battle to kill the enemy, even a thousand people cannot underestimate him.
After drinking tea for a while, Wang Xiaolie thought in his mind. The current situation in Kaifeng Mansion is worse than I thought before. I originally thought that if there was a large army gathering here, there would be heroes among them. This would be an opportunity for me to broaden my horizons and get to know heroes. Now it seems that is far from the case.
Wang Xiaolie had already seen ordinary rebels, such as Ding Jin and others. They brag about tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and there is no need to take them seriously. Ding Du was patrolling the capital of Kaifeng, and he was considered to have combat effectiveness among the rebels. But Wang Xiaolie was confident that if he faced him now, he would be no match for him.
What to do next? Wang Xiaolie felt worried. Zongze took advantage of the opportunity of the Jin army's retreat in the summer, and the Northern Expedition was right. What is the use of these rebels in Kaifeng Mansion? Food is wasted. It is better to let them go to Hebei, and the Jin army will come back to fight a good battle.
Drawing on memories from his past life, Wang Xiaolie said that there were only three generals in Kaifeng that he had ever heard of. Now it seems that it is almost the same. Except for Kong Yanwei, who later became a traitor, the rest were just reduced to bandits, and were either easily wiped out by the regular army of the Southern Song Dynasty, or surrendered and became traitors.
After chatting for a while, Wang Xiaolie suddenly said: "Lieutenant, if I have nothing to do on weekdays, I hope to come to Tielin Camp more often."
Wang Yan said: "Why does Xiao Sheren say this?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "I come from Longmu, and I don't know much about marching and fighting. I would be very grateful if the captain would teach me!"
Wang Yan smiled and shook his head: "What I want to do day and night is to cross the Yellow River and regain the old land. The weather is getting hot now. It won't be long before I have to cross the river and go north. I don't have much time."
Wang Xiaolie said sincerely: "It's good to study for even one day. At this time when the mountains and rivers are drifting, if the army's combat strength increases, it will be more difficult for the Jin army to come south, and the people of the country will benefit. When the Jin army goes north, it will be more difficult. Retreat, this is the right thing to do when there is no war."
As Wang Yan, coming to visit today is already condescending. Unless Wang Xiao successfully hunted Gong County a few days ago, and mentioned his name in front of Zong Ze, he would definitely not come. It would be a joke to let myself teach Wang Xiaolie how to train soldiers.
I wanted to refuse, but seeing Wang Xiaolie's sincere attitude, I changed my mind and said, "Xiao Sheren said this, if I have free time, I can come and take a look. There are many things in the army, and how much you can learn depends on Xiao Sheren." understanding."
Wang Xiaolie hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "Your Majesty is generous, I will never forget it!"
Wang Yan once served as the commander of the capital, and he was barely able to be called a Taiwei. However, in the eyes of the Southern Song Dynasty court, he, the commander-in-chief, was another matter. Historically, when Wang Yan arrived in Lin'an, the official title he was given by the imperial court was that of Wu Yilang, Hemen Xuanzansheren, and Commander, not much higher than Wang Xiaolie. Wang Xiaolie's father was a general judge before retiring from office. He was considered a mid-level official and was respected by everyone. Therefore, calling Wang Xiaolie a member of Xiaoshe still shows respect for his father.
Wang Yan agreed to teach him how to lead an army in his spare time, which solved Wang Xiaolie's worries. Talk more. Seeing that it was almost noon, Wang Xiaolie ordered his subordinates to prepare wine and meat to drink with Wang Yan.
At this moment, the soldiers came in and crossed their hands: "Xiao Sheren, General Yue Fei is outside asking to see you!"
After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie hurriedly stood up, feeling very excited. In this era, meeting Yue Fei is really a big wish. Just as he was about to go out to greet him, he saw Wang Yan's face turned livid in the blink of an eye, and he felt bad.
