Wang Xiaolie entered the yamen, changed into plain clothes, washed up, and came to the official hall. Handled official affairs together with Chen Yuyi, Shao Ling and Niu Gao. Seeing that it was getting late, he said: "I haven't been to Xinye for many days. If the moonlight is good tonight, please invite some generals from the army to come over and let's have a drink."
Chen Yuyi said: "When we assisted Shaanzhou at the beginning of the year, Li Xing from Huaizhou led ten thousand people to go south. Now most of the people who went south live in Tangzhou, and Li Xing went to Xinye and studied for half a year. According to his qualifications, he should be given control position."
Wang Xiaolie said: "I still remember him. Since we are in Xinye, we will call him together tonight."
The cool breeze blows slowly, bringing with it a refreshing chill. In the grass on the roadside, unknown insects were chirping. A full moon hangs high in the sky. The watery moonlight swayed down, and everything in the world was enveloped in it.
Wang Xiaolie sat down. Said: "It's really hot these days! It's rare that there's wind tonight and it's a good moon!"
Shao Ling said: "I'm very busy with official duties. It's an honor for me to take the time to come over."
Wang Xiaolie looked at Niu Gao with a smile on his face: "What can I do? I originally asked Councilor Chen to come to Xinye to handle some official business. However, the lieutenant general of the army doesn't know the councilor very well, and he makes strange remarks. Why don't I come?"
Niu Gao hurriedly said: "Observe, I am a rough man. I say whatever I hear. A few days ago, Buhe told the counselor what he heard in the army. He is just a quick talker, not looking down on the counselor!"
Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "It's normal to look down on him. Counselor Chen is a civil servant and has never commanded an army before. It's normal for the soldiers to have their thoughts when he comes here suddenly. If you have something to say, it's only right to say it. If you meet It’s not a good thing if your boss doesn’t dare to speak and keeps everything to himself. Whether it’s work or life, how can everything go as planned? There will always be times when things don’t go as planned.”
Niu Gao said politely: "Just observe and don't blame."
Wang Xiaolie said: "I am not comforting you, but telling the truth. Whether you are an official or in the army, the most fearful thing is that your subordinates are like frightened quails, trembling and afraid to speak. And Those who are subordinates are also afraid that their superiors may look the same way but behind their backs they may look the same way. I don’t know when I say something wrong, and it will be remembered in my mind, and I will suffer disadvantages in the future.”
At this point, Wang Xiaolie looked at everyone and said seriously: "Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person. If you have anything to say, just say it. If you don't say it, I know what I didn't do well."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Niu Gao and said: "In this world, who is a rough person? Which one is a careful person? Some people are thoughtful, some are careless, some are tight-lipped, and some are outspoken. They are all normal. From now on, don't always say that you are rough. Man! You yourself are a rough man, who among you is better than you? When people come to this world, everyone has their own experience. But after joining the army, what position in the army there is, what kind of requirements are there. As long as Anyone who meets the requirements is a qualified officer. No one is rough and no one is mean!"
Niu Gao crossed his hands and said yes. I dare not say it anymore.
Most of those who arrived tonight, except Shao Ling and Niu Gao, were Wang Xiaolie's old generals. Many scholar-officials have been appointed recently, and Cao Zhiyan, Xie Linong, Yu Huan and others have all returned to the army. There was also Li Xing, who took the initiative to seek refuge in Shaanzhou.
When the wine was served, Wang Xiaolie led him to drink three glasses in a row. Said: "This wine is so cold! It's so refreshing!"
Put down the wine glass. Wang Xiaolie said: "I'm here to see you tonight. One is to reminisce about old times, and the other is to talk about what's going to happen in the army next."
After finishing speaking, he said to Li Xing: "Li has not had much contact with the newly arrived army. We are very familiar with each other tonight. These generals are all my old generals when I was in Ruzhou. It is all thanks to them that we can be as big as we are today."
Li Xing crossed his hands and said, "The general has not yet accomplished his feats, so I have to observe and give him wine. I am very frightened!"
Wang Xiaolie laughed loudly: "There is no such thing as gifting wine in our army! We are all colleagues and friends. It is normal to drink and gossip together. Don't always think about your superiors and subordinates, or even think about your future. , then it’s out of sight!”
After speaking, let Li Xing sit down. Said: "I came to Xinye this time for two things. One is to see how the military is being reorganized, and the other is to arrange the reform of the command system. If there is no war this year, these two things must be completed!"
Chen Yuyi said: "After hearing the imperial edict, I asked Privy Council Zhang of Shaanxi to attack and attract the Jin army to the west. Last year, the Jin army crossed the river, which really frightened the imperial court. Now that Wu Shu is still stationed in Liuhe and can cross the river at any time, the imperial court is uneasy. We are in the middle of the two and we don’t know if there will be a war.”
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "The Jin Army's intention is to destroy the imperial court and plunder. We can't rely on both. Unless there is something wrong with the Jin Army's brain, they will attack us. Of course, they really want to attack us. , not afraid of them either!”
At this time, Wang Xiaolie's army numbered fifty thousand, and he was really not afraid of the Jin army. Wang Xiaolie was able to defend against the 30,000 to 50,000 people coming. More Jin troops are coming, and there is no logistics base around them, so they cannot support them. In the past two years, the Jin army had robbed Kaifeng Mansion and Jingxi Road. Coupled with Wang Xiaolie's relocation of the population, there was no place within hundreds of miles that could support the army.
Hundreds of thousands of troops attack, but it's not like in the game. Once the troops are selected, it's over. The Jin army was not good at logistics. To the northwest of Wang Xiaolie was Shaanzhou, and the road to Dengzhou was all mountainous, so there was no need to consider it. Kaifeng Prefecture in the northeast is in ruins, and Yingzhou and Chenzhou in the west are seriously damaged, and they are full of people who occupy the mountains as kings. They are also not suitable for the garrison of a large army.
Within several years, the Jin army did not have the ability to mobilize a hundred thousand troops to attack Dengzhou. This is Wang Xiaolie's greatest confidence. During this period, Wang Xiaolie can develop with peace of mind. A few years later, it was a different story.
Looking at a few people, Wang Xiaolie said: "I said some time ago that rectification will be carried out in the next few months. After the arrangements were made, I did not ask any more questions. I don't know how the rectification is now, and whether there are any problems."
Niu Gao said: "Generally speaking, it went well. However, some middle and lower-level officers have different views on this, and some refuse to accept it. In the past few months, more than 30 lower-level officers have escaped from the army. I heard that most of them fled to In Chenzhou, each has his own village."
Wang Xiaolie said: "This is a normal thing. If there are not many people, there is nothing. Many of the generals in the army are from the original defeated army. The system in our army is very different from the original Forbidden Army. Some people do not Accept it and let them do it. Is there anything else?"
Niu Gao said: "There is nothing else. However, the observation requires that the generals in the army must be literate, which is difficult to achieve at the moment. Moreover, there are not enough instructors to teach literacy."
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while. Said: "There is no way to do this. Illiterate generals must learn as soon as possible. If they really can't learn, they can only find another way out. We can no longer be like the previous army, appointing generals and appointing officials to them. .”
Some people can read very quickly, while some people just can't learn it no matter how hard they teach them. Although there are not many such people, there are always some. Even if Wang Xiaolie lowers the requirements, as long as he can read more than 1,000 words and can roughly understand official documents, there are still people who can't do it.
What should I do if I can’t do it? Wang Xiaolie had no intention of appeasing them and had no choice but to let them leave the army. In the future military, officers must be literate and must be able to communicate with official documents. Illiterate generals are not allowed, and there are several officials below them.
