In the state office, Wang Xiaolie sat in the middle, with several military commanders sitting on both sides.
Putting the plans submitted by several people on the table, Wang Xiaolie said: "I have read all the plans you each submitted. In my opinion, the one written by Zhang Jun and Niu Gao is the best. However, the one written by Niu Gao Don’t write too many words, it’s too easy to guess!”
Niu Gao stood up uneasily, crossed his hands and said, "I have been poor since I was a child and have never studied. I will forgive you, Zhizhou!"
Wang Xiaolie waved his hand and told Niu Gao to sit down. Said: "I know. But you have to know it yourself. If you don't know much about literacy, you have to work harder. Whether you are an official or a soldier, you must be literate. There is no need to discuss this matter."
Niu Gao said yes. Important sat down.
Wang Xiaolie said: "The strength of Zhang Jun's writing is that it is very clear from departure, marching, to camping and reconnaissance, and classification. Although Niu Gao's writing is not perfect, it grasps the main idea of what it does to the army accurately. For After setting up camp, you have your own ideas on how to conduct reconnaissance and how to prepare for battle. The others cannot be said to be bad, but they are just too mediocre. They just completed this task according to what the instructor taught after being taught by instructor Lin."
Shao Ling said: "The general is not smart, and he is ashamed of Xiaosheren."
Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "What's wrong with not being smart! Everyone has his own strengths, and naturally he has his own weaknesses. On one hand, he may be a little worse, but on the other hand, he may be a little stronger. This is normal. We are a collective together. Knowing everyone's strengths and weaknesses makes it difficult to gather everyone's wisdom and get things done. Now is the drill, and you may still be competitive. After you get familiar with each other, especially in wartime, you will be able to cooperate closely. By leveraging their respective strengths, there will be unimaginable great uses.”
Xie Linong said: "I heard people say that when the Jin people fight, they gather the generals to discuss matters before the battle. Only when the discussion is clear and everyone has their own division of labor can the battle be brave and invincible and avoid chaos. What Xiaoshe said is probably the method of the Jin people. ?”
After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "What is the Jin man's method? This is the same for everything in the world. Any major matter must be fully discussed first, listen to everyone's opinions, and form a collective opinion. Everyone understands what is going to happen. What kind of thing you are doing is what you are responsible for. Isn't that what happens in important political affairs in the court? It's just that the military uses military aircraft as the most important thing and doesn't let the subordinates know about it. "
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie collected his thoughts and said: "The Jin people originated from the mountains and rivers and made a living by fishing and hunting. Before the destruction of Liao Dynasty, there was no country, no officials, and a small population, almost no different from savages." To be honest, if we go back two thousand years, we Han people are like this. Now the Song Dynasty’s army cannot defeat the Jin people. There are many reasons, but we can’t guess. If we do something wrong, we should correct it. But what to change and how to change it, in my heart You must have an idea. You can't just look at what the golden man does, and you have to do what you want. Today's girls are so real that many of them still drink blood like hair. Do you want to learn from it? Isn't that a step backwards! Understand in your own heart that the most important thing is!"
Several people looked at Wang Xiaolie blankly, not knowing what to say for a moment. Indeed, the Jin people originated from the mountains and rivers, and their production and lifestyle were very primitive. But on the battlefield, the Jin people are not afraid of death and are invincible. Not only was the Song army unable to defeat the Jin people, but the Liao army was also unable to defeat them. Or, in terms of battlefield performance alone, the initial Jin Army may have been the most powerful army in the past few hundred years. Even the later Mongolian army may not have been so powerful when it first started. Many Song generals consciously believed that the Jin army was so powerful because they were primitive enough.
This is a common problem. There is no complete and independent political theory or military theory, and many generals understand issues perceptually. Instinctively, they believe that generals must be bold, decisive, and murderous, and must not be indecisive or benevolent like a woman. Some generals even deliberately eat human flesh and peel off human skin, thinking this is their characteristic to intimidate others.
For example, "Yi Jian Zhi" records that Yang Zheng, a famous general at this time, had dozens of concubines in his family. If he is not satisfied at all, he will be killed with a stick, his skin will be peeled off and he will be hung up. At this time, Bi Jin, who was under Yue Fei's command, had a son named Bi Zaiyu, who was a famous general. Bi Zaiyu made great achievements on the battlefield, but he was fond of cannibalism. This trend has many sources. One is passed down from the Five Dynasties, and the other is learned from the Liao and Jin Dynasties.
When warriors are in power, such anti-civilized behavior often occurs, and even the world is accustomed to it. For example, in the famous book "Water Margin", the heroes often take people's hearts and drink them with wine. In this era, it is not considered anti-human, and some people even talk about it.
Being anti-civilized will have no good consequences. Civilization will surely defeat barbarism, even if it means war. Even if civilization is temporarily sick, as long as it can persist and correct its own problems, barbarism will surely fail.
Wang Xiaolie was very wary of the behavior and thoughts of the Jin army who admired and imitated Jin Jun, and was on guard at all times. If you can't defeat the Jin Army, then learn and train how to defeat the Jin Army. But don't let yourself sink and learn from Jin Jun's behavior instead of correcting your own problems.
After slowing down, Wang Xiaolie said: "There are many reasons why this dynasty cannot defeat the Jin Army. I know many people think that the Jin Army can fight because they are primitive and barbaric enough. The Jin Army also thinks so, So they will capture the Jurchens as their own elite soldiers. However, we humans are walking step by step from raw hair to drinking blood, and we are always moving forward. If we retreat, it means that human beings are sick. When the Jin soldiers broke through Kaifeng Mansion, the first thing was that they were indeed We can fight. If we can't fight, we can't destroy Liao in a short time and break Kaifeng. And the reason why we can't defeat the Jin is not because we are not barbaric enough, but because there is something wrong with our army and our military system. We know something is wrong. Problem, just solve it, don’t think too much!”
Seeing Wang Xiaolie's solemn expression, several people hurriedly said yes.
Looking at the crowd, Wang Xiaolie said: "Now that we are studying and practicing together, we are looking for problems in the army, not just testing which one. If you don't realize this, it means that you haven't really entered into it ideologically. state!"
Several people said yes.
Shao Ling, Xie Linong, Cao Zhiyan, Yu Huan and Niu Gao couldn't help but look at Zhang Jun together. Hearing what he said in the restaurant was clear and logical, but it was only after listening to what Wang Xiaolie said that I realized that what Zhang Jun was thinking was still too simple.
After speaking, Wang Xiaolie picked up the plans written by several people. Said: "I have commented on what each of you has written. First of all, let me explain that the comments are only my opinions, which may or may not be correct. I will give you three days to eat and live together, use these plans as a reference, and discuss Come up with a more appropriate drill plan. Don’t be lazy, you must take it seriously!”
After hearing this, several people hurriedly crossed their hands and sang the promise together.
Wang Xiaolie said: "There are too many affairs in the state, and I don't have time to spend time with you. So I can only collect them and read them, and write a few comments. You can discuss which ones are suitable and which ones are not. Don't worry too much. Three We will implement the plans for the future.”
Shao Ling whispered: "Xiao Sheren, don't you need to read the plan in three days?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "What did I do? You made your own plan, are you still not able to do it well?"
Shao Ling said hurriedly: "Of course it's well done. Xiaoshe people can rest assured."
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and then said: "Actually, there is a name for doing this."
Shao Ling said: "I don't know what the name is?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "This is called collective leadership. Before anything happens, whether it is political or military affairs, a full discussion is carried out. Based on everyone's opinions, a decision is formed and then implemented. The army is not just led by one person or a few people. Rather, it relies on the wisdom of everyone. The general is the one who organizes the discussion and the person who finally makes the decision. When a decision is made, from the general to the generals below and down to every soldier, it must be strictly implemented in accordance with the decision. After such a decision is formed, only then can the decision be made. Strict discipline is required!”
Everyone nodded together after hearing this. I seem to understand, but I don't seem to understand.
Collective leadership is a system formed in later generations and is implemented from top to bottom. From the highest-level leadership decisions to the "Zhuge Liang Meeting" held by soldiers before the war, everything is intertwined. A large combat plan was broken down layer by layer in this way. What I am determined to do is not worth mentioning in front of this kind of collective leadership, and it seems like a joke.
As he gradually became familiar with the system of the army taught by Commander Lin, Wang Xiaolie began to intentionally incorporate the experience of later generations into it. When these experiences gradually became a system, officers and soldiers gradually became habits, and the new army gradually took shape.
