Jiang Yue took his son and followed behind the soldiers. Passing through a layer of bamboo trees, you will see an open space in front of you. The peach and plum blossoms are in full bloom in the open space. There is a bamboo pavilion next to the flowers. Wang Xiaolie is sitting in it, holding a book in his hand and reading.
Seeing Jiang Yue and his son arriving, Wang Xiaolie put down his book and stood up to greet them.
Jiang Yue hurriedly took his son to salute. Said: "The little nagging disturbs the officials' Qingxiu, and they are very frightened."
Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "What a Qingxiu! I just read books in my free time. This place turned out to be a villa owned by a wealthy family. The owner escaped to who knows where, so I will live here temporarily. - You guys sit down."
After saying that, he sat down on the stone bench next to a peach blossom.
Jiang Yue hurriedly saluted: "In front of officials, if you sit down, won't your life be shortened? Just stand and talk."
Wang Xiaolie stopped trying to persuade them. He said, "Have you thought about what Erlang will learn in the future?"
Jiang Yue said: "We discussed it all night at home yesterday. After much deliberation, we decided to let Erlang go to some military academy and become a soldier. Now is the time when the country is ruined and the mountains and rivers are in turmoil. Being a soldier is not only about gaining a future, but also about serving the country. Effectiveness.”
Wang Xiaolie nodded and looked at Jiang Erlang on the side. He was still very reserved. He held his trousers tightly with his hands and looked down at the ground. He rubbed his feet gently on the ground, unknowingly making a small pit.
This is a simple farm boy who doesn't have much in his heart. Maybe he also yearns for the outside world, wants to fly freely in the vast world, and wants to leave his colorful stories in this world. But it was clear that when the opportunity came, he was more nervous than excited. I have both longing for the future and a little bit of worry.
Wang Xiaolie said: "In that case, I will write a letter and ask Erlang to go to the military academy. By the way, how old is he now?"
Jiang Yue said: "Back to the official, my son is only ten days away from being fifteen years old."
Wang Xiaolie said: "He is a bit young and is not yet a man. It doesn't matter. I will ask the people in the military academy to take special care of him. When he learns well, he will be disciplined as a man. Life in the army is easy, but There are many rules and strict management, so you must abide by the rules and don’t act willfully.”
Jiang Yue said hurriedly: "Guanren, please feel free. Erlang has followed me in farming since he was a child and has always listened to my words. It was only a few years ago that he left his hometown after selling dates. In these years, he has been wandering around and suffered a lot, but he never Complain.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "This is the best. By the way, has Erlang given a name?"
Jiang Yue said: "In the countryside, if you call me Jiang Erlang, everyone will know that he is my second son. That's enough."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Since I am the one who sent him here, let's give him a name."
After saying that, after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "I'm not a scholar either. I remember that when my father was here, he often urged me to study, but I couldn't read it, and I often got scolded by my father. Let's talk about it in a simple way. My name, don’t laugh at me. Confucius said, he is quick to learn and is eager to learn. Erlang learned to read quickly and could be said to be smart, so let’s call him Jiang Min. I picked up the word by the way because he loves to learn. He can be quick and quick in his life. If you don't learn it well, your future will be limitless. Although the meaning is superficial, the principle is good."
Jiang Yue was overjoyed and hurriedly took his son to express his thanks.
Wang Xiaolie said: "I will compile a book here and let Erlang take it with me. Tomorrow there will be an army going to Dengzhou, and Erlang will go with him. Today you go home and clean up, and don't treat the children harshly."
Jiang Yue said hurriedly: "Officials are very virtuous, and it's hard to repay a small job like a cow or a horse!"
Wang Xiaolie waved his hand and saw Jiang Erlang raised his head and glanced at him, then quickly lowered his head. Can't help but smile. After this, I don’t know whether this child will have any future prospects. To be honest, it’s not unusual to know one or two thousand words. I don’t know how many of my subordinates there are. But in such a village school, it is not something that ordinary people can do by memorizing the textbooks backwards and forwards in three months. I have the talent, but I don’t know how far I can go.
After chatting for a while, Wang Xiaolie asked Jiang Yue to take his son away and go to the military academy with the troops returning to Dengzhou tomorrow.
After leaving Wang Xiaolie's residence, Jiang Yue looked at the sun in the sky and let out a sigh of relief. Said: "How could I have imagined that we could meet noble people here! Yesterday I asked people in the village and found out that the official who lives there is Ji Ji! A few days ago, he led an army to repel the enemy in Shaanzhou A large number of golden troops! Erlang, you have such a good fortune, you must work hard and strive for a good background!"
Jiang Min nodded, still a little confused. Although he had been homeless for several years, he always felt that life was ordinary. The hard days are just that they often don't have enough to eat, they have to suffer some hardships, and they are often bullied. The thing passed, and it seemed like nothing happened.
What would it be like to have a future? Jiang Min doesn't know. What should I learn when I arrive in Dengzhou? Jiang Min doesn't know either. But Jiang Min knew that her life would undergo earth-shaking changes. Sometimes he would be excited, but when he was excited, he felt it was nothing.
Jiang Yue didn't care what his son thought. What thoughts can a child have? When he got home, he asked his wife to kill a chicken, then went to a tavern outside the village to buy a jar of wine, and invited people in the village who knew him well to celebrate. It was still early and the guests didn't come, so I took my son to the pond outside the village to catch fish. Must celebrate today.
Wang Xiaolie didn't think much about Jiang Erlang. After sending the father and son away, they read a book for a while and then studied the information around Caizhou.
Two days later, Wang Ruohai and Zhang Jun came together.
After letting the two people sit down, Wang Xiaolie said: "You all know that I want to occupy Caizhou and set up a guerrilla zone outside. I have said the necessity of doing this many times. Although many people still don't understand, But we all know what’s going on.”
Zhang Jun crossed his hands and said, "It makes sense for Zhizhi to do this. To save Shaanzhou, I sent people to the city to deliver food, but I was targeted by the Jin army. I sent Wanyan Huonv with elite soldiers to pursue me. If It's either the south or Dong Kuan. With his help, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to return to Shaanzhou. This guerrilla zone is presumably Dong Kuan's territory compared to Shaanzhou."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right. But it's not entirely right. Since the Jin Army came from the north, relative to Shaanxi Province, the guerrilla areas should be around Jiezhou, Jiangzhou, and Mengzhou. The territory Dong observed, As a guerrilla zone, we should prevent the Jin army from coming from Henan Province. The reason why we set up the guerrilla zone is because we are not strong enough to confront the Jin army head-on. Furthermore, those places are owned by the imperial court, and the people's support is with me. The most important thing is Of course it’s the latter point, the people’s support is most important to me.”
Wang Ruohai has never understood the idea of setting up a guerrilla zone. If you can occupy these places, of course you will. When the Jin army comes to attack, just use all your elite troops to fight the enemy. What kind of guerrilla zone seems to be occupied but not occupied, and I don’t know what to do. He couldn't help but said: "Zhizhi, officials from several states to the east have fled and no one is stationed there. We should raise troops to occupy these cities and protect the people. What's the use of setting up a guerrilla zone? Isn't it a pity if we can occupy them or not?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Ti Xing, we have occupied that place. What if the Jin army comes to attack?"
Wang Ruohai said: "When the Jin army comes to attack, we just hold on. If we can't hold on, we will return to Caizhou."
Wang Xiaoxing said: "What if Caizhou cannot be defended?"
Wang Ruohai said: "Then we will return to Dengzhou."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "To punish you, this is not how battles are fought. Is it easy to retreat on the battlefield? Not to mention the loss of troops and generals, if you retreat again and again, there will be no way to retreat! The country is so big, where is the safe haven?" So? If you can't defeat us, retreat. At this time like us, we can easily be uprooted!"
Wang Ruohai listened and said nothing more. What Wang Xiaolie said seemed to make sense, but it seemed unreasonable to elaborate.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Why should we build guerrilla zones? What is the role of guerrilla zones? If this is not explained clearly, many people still can't figure it out. I have said many times that the reason for building guerrilla zones is because they are not as powerful as people, and there are The people's support lies with the imperial court, and there are conditions for establishing a guerrilla zone. However, the role of the guerrilla zone is not explained clearly enough. Let's put it this way, this year the Jin army crossed the Yangtze River and went south. There was no imperial army to stop them along the way, so why did they have to retreat in the end?"
Wang Ruohai said: "Jin was born in the north and is not used to the heat and humidity in the south. When summer comes, it is natural to retreat."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a smile: "It's not just that. If Jiankang Mansion is regarded as their base by the Jin people like Youzhou, how can the Jin army retreat? No matter how hot it is, it will not kill people. Mention Xing, when an army goes out for an expedition, it must have logistics and reinforcements. If they lack both, there will be great risks. The distance supported by logistics and reinforcements can be regarded as the combat distance of the army. Now because the Jin army is too strong and the imperial army is too weak, The Jin Army attacked wealthy areas and could supply supplies on the spot. To a certain extent, the Jin Army could ignore this distance. However, this year when the Jin Army crossed the river, it can still be seen that the Jin Army's strength was greatly reduced due to the distance, which was very dangerous. . Establishing a guerrilla zone is to artificially shorten the enemy's attack distance. There is a guerrilla zone, and the Jin army comes to attack us, even if it is one or two hundred miles away, it is like a thousand miles away. They can't collect food there, so they have to attack us from the rear Transport it here. The food transport team will be attacked by our army when passing through the guerrilla zone. The army in the front cannot fight with peace of mind, the supply of food and grass will not be available, and without reinforcements, its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced."
Wang Ruohai thought for a while and couldn't help but shook his head: "Zhizhi, but after much thought, it's better for us to occupy that place. The Jin army comes to attack and just withdraw. After the army withdraws, it will still be a guerrilla zone."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Now that the Jin army has occupied Kaifeng Mansion, if they want to occupy those states, they will have to station a large army. Once the army moves, those who want to leave can stay wherever they want. This time to aid Shaanxi Province, the punishment will be imposed It should be obvious that with less than 30,000 troops going out, the efforts of several states must be concentrated.”
Wang Ruohai frowned and thought carefully. Although I still didn't understand many things, I finally understood what Wang Xiaolie meant.
In the final analysis, the establishment of guerrilla zones was due to lack of strength. Their own strength is only enough to occupy the territory behind them, while the guerrilla zone moves forward into the enemy's occupied areas. In the event of war, the guerrilla zone can provide assistance to itself.
