After walking out of Wei Yang's barracks, Wang Xiaolie let out a sigh of relief. After he spoke, the mood of the soldiers was much improved. Then big meat buns were served, and each person had a bowl of wine. They talked while eating, and their morale became high again.
Most of the people in this army were civilians not long ago. How had they ever seen such a bloody scene? During training, Wang Xiao's hunting army was more humane. Military discipline is strict, but not cruel, and many people are in a relaxed mood. The first time I encountered such a crazy army as the Jin Army, I was inevitably nervous. However, after this war, this army has matured.
Back at the commander's tent, Xie Qian, Chen Yuyi, Niu Gao and others were already waiting there.
Wang Xiaolie talked about the situation in Wei Yang's army and sighed: "Although we won the battle, many soldiers in our army were frightened by this bloody scene. In one day, Wei Yang's army only saw a flood of golden men. Come, I don’t know how many they killed. When they returned to the military camp, they found out that they had nearly 800 casualties, and they were even more frightened."
Niu Gao said: "We have won after all. Ordinary soldiers should be happy."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Why are you so happy? So many people died today. This army has been training together for more than half a year, and the people around you are all your usual comrades and friends. At the end of the day, these comrades and friends left, how can you be happy? ?”
Chen Yuyi said: "This matter should not be taken lightly. When the two armies are fighting, there are many soldiers who can't stand the pressure and disperse in a hurry. If we can't deal with it in time, there will be problems."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes, this is a big deal for the army. The psychological problems of soldiers were not paid much attention to in the past, and countless things happened. The widespread deployment of scribes in our army plays a role in this aspect. "
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie sat down in front of the case, looked at the map and stopped talking.
After a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "We don't know how many troops in the Jin army can attack like today. If they still do this tomorrow and attack Wei Yang's army, if nearly a thousand people are killed in Wei Yang's army, it will be very difficult. It's hard to withstand it. I decided to draw a thousand men from Zhong Ci's army as a mobile force. If the Jin army attacks Wei Yang, these thousand men will be temporarily incorporated into Wei Yang's army. If they attack Zhong Ci, they will still return to Zhong Ci. command."
Jie Qian said: "What if the Jin army attacks other armies?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Xue Cheng is on the right wing, close to Jingmen City and defending the city. The Jin army will not attack them if they are in their right mind. Niu Gao's troops arrayed themselves on the mountain, with both foot and cavalry, and a strong force. The Jin army is not afraid of attacking. Moreover, if they attack the left wing, the Jin army has a long way to go, and they will not do this on the battlefield. If we attack like today, we are likely to attack my center. The center is Wei Yang and Zhong Ci's six thousand iron armor. No choice."
Wang Xiaolie's arrangement was to defend the mountainous area to the west of the city with 2,000 men. In the middle were 6,000 armored men and Xue Cheng's 3,000 men to assist in breaking out and defending the city. On the left were Niu Gao's 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry. He commanded 2,000 armored soldiers and 2,000 cavalry, forming the central army and general reserve force. The Jin army broke through the front military formation, and Wang Xiaolie's Chinese army could make up for it in time.
The Jin army doesn't have many options when attacking. Either attack Niugao or attack the middle road. The distance to attack Niugao is too far unless cavalry is used.
Wang Xiaolie said: "The famous fighting methods of the Jin Army are the Iron Buddha Tu and the Kaizi Horse. We saw the Iron Buddha Tu today, and we will have to guard against the Jin Army's Kaizi Horse tomorrow. Attacking with the Kaizi Horse can only be done by Niu Gao. Department. You have to be careful tomorrow!"
Niu Gao crossed his hands and said yes.
Jie Qian said: "After a day of attacking without any improvement today, the Jin army will definitely change their attack style tomorrow."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "If we can only attack for one day, the Jin Army's tactics will not be such a headache. I estimate that the Jin Army will have to attack for at least one day tomorrow. For us, as long as we can hold our position for three days , the situation will change drastically. At that time, the Jin army will be exhausted, and the advantage of our army's large number can be fully exerted."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie stood up and took a few steps. Said: "The Jin Army has at least three tactics that pose the greatest threat. One is Tiefu Tu and the other is Kaizi Ma. Everyone knows these two. In fact, there is another one, which is not to form a formation and fight on the move. The Jin Army is in full force. Usually one person and two horses are very fast. They have grown up on horses, so it is difficult for us to deal with them. We can only use more trained soldiers and more people to counterattack."
Niu Gao said: "This time in Jingmen City, before the Jin army arrived in front of the city, almost none of its scouts returned. We won the last one."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Reconnaissance cavalry is reconnaissance cavalry, and field warfare is field warfare. They cannot be confused. When he was in Kaifeng Mansion, Zong Liushou once taught Yue Fei the formation diagram. Yue Fei said that the art of war is to fight after formation. Use it. Wonderful, it comes from one mind. Among the generals of the imperial court, Yue Fei is probably the one who best understands the essence of field warfare. We can only strengthen training and not give the Jin army a chance to attack in the field. "
A lot of things in the world are like this. You know what's going on, you know your opponent's methods, and you know what to do, but you just can't do better than your opponent. In his past and present life, Wang Xiaolie knew enough about the Jin Army, but there were still some battles where he still had no solution.
We discussed today's war in detail and made plans for tomorrow. Wang Xiaolie said: "We can't relax in the battle now. It's already getting late, everyone should go back and rest early. I haven't prepared a midnight snack here, so please go back."
Everyone said goodbye. Wang Xiaolie sat alone in the tent, looking at the stars in the sky outside the tent in trance.
Wang Xiaolie analyzed it a few days ago and found that the Jin Army's strategic and combat capabilities were average. But in just one or two decades after its rise, it was able to destroy the Liao Dynasty and defeat the Northern Song Dynasty. It must have its own merits. Today I saw what makes Jin Jun so outstanding. On the battlefield, the Jin army is indeed a very difficult opponent to deal with. In the short term, the Jin Army's advantage cannot be shaken.
At this time, Wang Xiaolie remembered the famous strategy of the Anti-Japanese War, protracted war.
After the stormy Japanese attack in the early days, the Battle of Pingxingguan and the great victory at Taierzhuang, many people have put forward their own opinions on the War of Resistance Against Japan. The most famous ones are the theory of quick victory and the theory of surrender. Of course, many people have proposed a protracted war. It makes no sense who first raised the issue of protracted war. In fact, many people have raised it. But before the great man gave his speech "On Protracted War", no one explained this issue clearly, thoroughly and clearly. Only after great men gave speeches did protracted war truly become a strategy.
At the turn of the Song Dynasty, faced with the attack of the Jin army, did the Song Dynasty need a strategy? Now in the court, what is the mainstream strategy when facing the Jin army? Wang Xiaolie needs to figure it out and come up with his own strategy.
According to the social consciousness at this time and the historical records of later generations, the civil servants and generals of the Song Dynasty were divided into two factions, the war faction and the peace faction. Although this division is clear, it cannot reflect the strategy at this time. The peace-promoting faction is not necessarily the capitulation faction, and the war-promoting faction is not necessarily the quick-victory faction. Everyone's views are slightly different and have different reasons.
According to the classification method of the Anti-Japanese War, it can be divided into surrender faction, quick victory faction and protracted war, which can relatively clearly understand the situation of the imperial court.
At this time, Zhao Gou was hesitant. Zhao Gou did not dare to have the idea of a quick victory faction. He was unwilling to surrender and his thoughts wavered back and forth. Zhao Gou's thoughts were uncertain, and the court's strategy was unclear. While resisting the Jin army, he continued to send envoys to the Jin Dynasty.
Wang Xiaolie couldn't figure out what the important officials in the imperial court were thinking at this time. But it is certain that there are surrender factions, quick victory factions, and those who advocate protracted war in the court. The representative of the quick victory faction is Han Shizhong, who has the greatest influence. Because Qin Hui had not returned to the court yet, Wang Xiaolie could not figure out the current representatives of the capitulation faction in the court. As for those who advocate a protracted war, there are actually many people, but they have not made it clear.
The most core one is Zhao Gou’s idea. From a historical perspective, although Zhao Gou's thoughts have wavered, he is basically a capitulator. It was just a matter of making some adjustments to the Jin army's attitude as the battles on the front line unfolded.
In the history of this period, one of the most debated topics among future generations is the relationship between Qin Hui and Zhao Gou, and who was responsible for killing Yue Fei. Fundamentally speaking, Zhao Gou, as the emperor, should have more historical responsibilities. As the leader, Qin Hui has smaller responsibilities than Zhao Gou, but he is still the main responsibility. Because Zhao Gou was a capitulator, he had a complicated attitude towards Qin Hui, the representative of the capitulators. The two have a cooperative relationship, and Qin Hui has been in charge for a long time. Because Zhao Gou knew very well that if another person came up, the government would inevitably change, and his throne would not be peaceful. Qin Hui was a powerful minister who usurped imperial power to a large extent, so his relationship with Zhao Gou was not very harmonious.
The relationship between Zhao Gou and Qin Hui should be viewed from the perspective of the main contradiction of this era and their attitude towards the Jin Dynasty. While surrendering to the Jin Dynasty, he also wanted to stabilize the government. Zhao Gou could not do without Qin Hui's support. Qin Hui knew very well that only he could do it while surrendering to the Jin Dynasty and stabilizing the government, so he had a certain degree of independence.
As for someone who has become the emperor from Zhao Gou and can control the world, he has the final say in everything. Qin Hui is the prime minister and must be loyal to the emperor. Analyzing it from this perspective, the results are inexplicable. Even if other people are involved, the people here do not support the Northern Expedition, and the ministers who are in charge of the war are causing harm to the country and the people. It is impossible for the Song Dynasty to win, and then it will be a chaos of demons.
The biggest trouble in resisting the Jin Dynasty in this era was that Zhao Gou was a capitulator and had a deep-rooted fear of the Jin Dynasty. As long as there is a chance, Zhao Gou will surrender. Even if they have the upper hand, as long as the Jin Dynasty allows Zhao Gou to surrender, Zhao Gou will definitely surrender.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie sighed helplessly. History is created by the people, and the people are the masters of history. This is true. But at a specific historical stage, it is often not the people who determine the direction of history. After one hundred or two hundred years, the people can reverse the direction of history, but those hundreds of years have passed, and the direction of history will be different from before.
At the turn of the Song Dynasty, did this historical period require a protracted war? Definitely needed. After the Jin army broke through Kaifeng, the Song Dynasty's field army was almost exhausted and was unable to fight the Jin army. We can only use the vast space and the support of the people to re-establish our own army. Surrender is wrong. At this time, the Song army wanted to surrender, but the Jin Dynasty did not dare to agree due to lack of strength. The theory of quick victory is also wrong. The Jin Dynasty also had a strong military and was able to obtain resources from the occupied lands. Even though the Song army was victorious for a while, it could not last long.
In the fourth year of Jianyan, after the Jin army crossed the river to fight, the hardships they encountered on the way back made them afraid to go south easily. From this year onwards, the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty entered a stage of strategic stalemate.
