New wild city. Wang Xiaolie looked at the generals below and said loudly: "There is a saying, don't be arrogant in victory and don't be discouraged in defeat. There were two battles this year. At the beginning of the year, we saved Shaanzhou, and later we saved the Jingmen Army. These two battles, Our record is very good. We have annihilated many enemies and saved many innocent people. It can be said that it benefits the country and the people. Winning wars is a good thing. The army has given rewards, many people have been promoted, and a lot of experience has been summed up. But After winning these two battles, some people became proud, became impetuous, and did not concentrate on training the army. This is very bad. This summer, in response to these bad things, the entire army will be reorganized! During the reorganization, everyone will It is very hard, and some people will even be criticized. Those who are criticized must have a correct understanding, fully understand the nature of the army, understand the tasks of the army, and know their own responsibilities. They cannot have complaints in their hearts. They must not think about how to correct themselves. I only think about who exposed me and who criticized me, and I only think about retaliation."
Wang Xiaolie's tone was very gentle, but what he said was very serious. To be honest, the cultural quality and ideological realm of the generals and soldiers of this era are far inferior to those of later generations. When you encounter failure, your confidence can easily be shaken. Once you win, it's very easy to become complacent. If generals lack the thought of guarding against arrogance and impetuosity, the army will easily become very impetuous.
Looking at the generals below, Wang Xiaolie said: "I repeat, our army is different from other armies. Our soldiers join the army not to serve as soldiers and eat food, but to protect our country. We The responsibility of the army is to protect the tranquility of the country and protect the people of the country from foreign invaders! Whether they are generals or soldiers, they all join the army under this premise. You cannot be proud of having made meritorious service or being promoted to an official position. Yangyang, you forgot what you joined the army for!"
Chen Yuyi was on the side, listening to Wang Xiaolie introduce the nature of the army, its tasks, the qualities that the army should have, and the code of conduct of the army in easy-to-understand words. To be honest, Chen Yuyi could also tell that Wang Xiaolie tried his best to avoid classical Chinese words and tried to use the most popular language, but many of the words and speaking habits were very unfamiliar to people. If we hadn't been together for a long time, it wouldn't be easy to understand.
He talked for a long time. Wang Xiaolie said: "This summer's reorganization is expected to start on June 5th and end on September 15th, a total of three months. Two tasks. One is to overcome the growing pride of some generals, and the other is to Change some bad styles of the generals at the grassroots level. We have always said that officers and soldiers in the army are equal and there is no class law. In the training and daily management of the army, corporal punishment is not allowed. Some generals at the grassroots level are not allowed to beat the soldiers with sticks! Who dares to beat them? Soldiers who kill and injure their subordinates must be severely punished! However, the number of troops has increased too fast, and the education of the generals at the grassroots level is not enough. In terms of ideology, some generals have not changed. Now the key tension in the grassroots level of the army is that the generals do not know how to Regardless, the soldiers do not know their responsibilities. In the long run, it will affect the style of the army and its combat effectiveness! After this rectification, we will change this situation and achieve harmony between officers and soldiers! Starting today, officers from each army will take turns Go to Xinye to study, and those who don’t have their turn will study in the military camp. Each commander will arrange for his subordinate officers to arrange their order, and they will go to Xinye for one month at a time!"
After speaking, Wang Xiaolie looked at the people below. Said: “If anyone doesn’t understand anything, you can ask!”
This is Wang Xiaolie's habit. Every time he arranges a task or finishes speaking, he always asks the listeners to ask questions. But with Song Jun’s habit, who would really ask questions? Wang Xiaolie waited for a long time. It was quiet down below, and then ordered the meeting to be dismissed.
It was almost noon, and the generals all gathered in the dining hall, chatting in twos and threes. It's nothing more than why this reorganization was carried out, what happened in the army in the end, and the surrounding military situation. Especially since the imperial court recently set up a town envoy, everyone is talking about it.
On the table near the side are Wang Xiaolie, Chen and the generals above the commander-in-chief of the Yihe Army. This is also the custom among Wang Xiao's hunting army. When eating, the chief officer's table is not in the middle, but near the edge. Don't let the presence of the superior affect everyone's mood.
Niu Gao said: "Observation, we fought at the beginning of the year, trained in peacetime, and now we have to reorganize. There is no free time in the army. Is it too busy? Many generals say that they don't have much time to go back and reunite with their families."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The army is like this. If you are idle every day, is it still an army? You have to be busy every day and keep in good condition! It is precisely because of the busyness in the army that the current soldiers will not be eliminated in five years. Serve. Let them only be busy for five years."
Niu Gao said: "Having said that, the general will not live for five years, and life will be really difficult."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's true. When the situation stabilizes in the future, generals on duty can be set up in the camp every day, and it will not be so busy. We are different from other armies. We have more officers and can be rotated."
The army of the Song Dynasty had military merit and official positions were promoted quickly, but there were not many military positions in the army. An army that fights a lot has a lot of funny things going on. For example, there is a martial arts team. The soldiers are all martial arts masters or above, but they are still soldiers. Participated in many wars, everyone had a lot of military merits, and their official positions were promoted, but their military positions could not be promoted accordingly. Those who are favored and promoted by someone above can quickly advance in military rank. For example, Di Qing rose from a soldier to the top of a military commander in ten years. There are also many people who, at the beginning of each war, have made many military exploits and remain soldiers until they die.
The number of officers in Wang Xiao's hunting army increased, several times that of other armies. At the same time, achieving military merit does not necessarily lead to promotion to an official position, but a special level of military merit is established. To put it bluntly, some people have the ability to fight on the battlefield, but not the ability to lead troops. Not every fierce general on the battlefield is a qualified general. This is a fact and must be admitted.
There is a Chinese saying that a strong general will be defeated by his soldiers. But the converse is not true. Not every soldier who performs meritorious service can become a fierce general. There were two main ways to lead generals in the Song Dynasty. One is the emperor's relatives, or the descendants of various princes and generals, and the other is meritorious service on the battlefield. Those who perform meritorious service on the battlefield may not necessarily become generals.
A general must have the ability to fight bravely on the battlefield, the ability to lead troops, and the ability to command operations. Wang Xiao's hunting army mainly focuses on the latter two abilities, and is mainly trained in the military academy. In other armies, the first ability is the main one.
Chen Yuyi said: "In the Forbidden Army, even the first-class troops are trained every few days. Our army is different and much stricter. Indeed, as Niu Tongzhi said, compared with other armies, the army is too busy."
Wang Xiaolie said: "There is no need to say more about this matter. This is how the army should be! We cannot follow suit just because other armies are not doing well. Therefore, the soldiers' food, clothing, housing and transportation must be arranged properly so that they can concentrate on training."
Seeing Wang Xiaolie's firm attitude, several generals had no choice but to nod. With two wins this year, there is no doubt about Wang Xiaolie.
Wei Yang said: "It has been observed that the class law is not implemented in the army, which really makes many generals at a loss. As the saying goes, the first level of officialdom kills people. Everyone thinks so. Not only the generals think so, but also the soldiers. The class law is no longer implemented. , are the officers’ words useless?”
Wang Xiaolie said: "Officers in charge of the army, what does it have to do with the class law? Implementing the class law is nothing more than simplicity. Strictly implement orders, and follow the command in all actions. This is always emphasized in the army. However, an order is an order, and a command is a command, not Another word from a superior officer. The formation of an order in the military has fixed procedures and steps for executing the order. If the order is not completed, there are specific punishment measures. In the past, these were all decided by the chief officer alone. In the future, No more. The army is the country’s army, not any one person’s army!”
This sentence is simple to say, but difficult to do. Many of the people sitting here still don’t understand. As soon as he got the chance, he raised his doubts to Wang Xiaolie. Wang Xiaolie explained it many times, but the effect was not very good.
