After reporting what happened to Yingyang, Zhang Jun suddenly felt a little nervous. He said to Wang Xiaolie: "Zhenfu, I have followed you since I was young, and I have made some contributions. But now there are many generals under Zhenfu, and their respective responsibilities are clear. I feel that what I am doing now will make it difficult to get promoted. ”
Wang Xiaolie smiled: "How do you know it is difficult to get promoted? If you are doing well now, your contribution is no less than Dutong and Yu Hou."
Zhang Jun said: "Don't coax me, the governor. The people you arrange on the enemy's side are mainly to collect intelligence. What you need is to be bold and careful, and to be able to endure loneliness. I can be bold and careful, but how can I endure loneliness?" ?The white knife goes in and the red knife comes out, what I want is a happy life!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "If it is not necessary, things like Ding Jin will rarely happen in the future. After getting rid of Ding Jin, Liu Yu will not only take precautions, but also strictly investigate the people around him. Even the surrounding Zhai Xing, Jie Qian and Chen Gui , I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well for a long time. I have withdrawn some key people a few days ago. In the next time, I will leave the people who collect intelligence outside. "
Zhang Jun said: "I think so. If you get rid of Ding Jin so easily, who among the others won't be afraid?"
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Yes. Because of this, I have always advocated sending people as much as possible to collect intelligence and not do other things. Once I take action, everyone will be wary, and even intelligence will be difficult to collect. Sun Tzu said, know yourself and your enemy. , You can fight a hundred battles without danger. If you are not careful, how can you know the enemy? If you get rid of Ding Jin, the entire intelligence system will be greatly affected, and the price is really not small. "
After saying that, Zhang Jun looked nervous. Wang Xiaolie smiled and said, "If you have any ideas, just say it. You have been with me for three years and you know my temper. No matter what you say, it doesn't matter."
Zhang Jun couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Zhenfu doesn't care about what we say. But if we mention things that we shouldn't do, Zhenfu will definitely not do them. Fortunately, I have self-awareness and won't mention excessive things."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Jun said solemnly: "I think, looking at the current situation, if you want to be promoted, you have to lead troops to fight. But I have never led troops since I joined the army. How can I do this? Now we are building I entered the military academy, which specializes in training officers. I thought that if the governor agreed, he would let me study in the military academy for one or two years. Once I can learn it, I can become a military commander."
"Okay, okay, it's best if you bring this up yourself." Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. "You are right. You are in the military. If you want to get promoted, it is best to rely on military merit. It is not easy to achieve military merit for what you are doing now. You will make mistakes if you are not careful."
Zhang Jun was overjoyed after hearing this. As long as Wang Xiaolie agrees to this matter, there will be no more difficulties. With your own intelligence, others can learn it in the military academy, how could you not learn it yourself?
He said hurriedly: "Does Zhen Fu think so too? I'm afraid Zhen Fu won't agree!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "It's a good thing that you want to make progress. How could I disagree! It's about Ding Jin. We have to live quietly on the enemy's side for a while. The army has produced artillery, and the defense of the city is even better. Easy. During this period, I want to occupy Yingchang Prefecture and build a military city in each of Changshe, Changge and Yanling counties, forming a horn shape. In this way, Chenzhou, Caizhou, and Yingzhou will be all for me All. The previously established guerrilla zones were pushed forward to Kaifeng Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture and Bozhou. These places are closer to Liu Yu, so you can no longer be as blatant as before."
Zhang Jun said: "The Zhenfu is wise! After Liu Yu took over the throne, he had to clean up the inside for a while, and the forces have not entered Kaifeng Mansion for the time being. If the Zhenfu does not take the opportunity to go out, he will miss a great opportunity."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The opportunity was created by us, not given by the enemy. With artillery, we can defend the city without being tied up like before. That area is the ancient Central Plains, thousands of miles of fertile soil, unmatched by other places. In the second year of Jianyan, after Du Chong crossed the Yellow River, the water took over the Qing River and flowed southward, forming a flooded area. Within two or three years, it would be very difficult to advance from the east of Chenzhou."
Du Chong destroyed the Yellow River, and the Jin army was raging. Now the area around Kaifeng and Yingkai is deserted. Without a strong rear, it would be impossible to fight a war across there. Liu Yu's foundation is in the area with Daming Prefecture and Dongping Prefecture as the core. Kaifeng Mansion and Yingtian Mansion, the most prosperous areas in the Song Dynasty, are now basically wastelands.
Zhang Jun said: "Zhen Fu, although I have never led a soldier, I still have a certain status in the army. If you enter the military academy, you can't be like ordinary students, right? If you enter the military academy, your past will be wiped out, and it will not count in the future. Who dares to go in?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course. Do you think you are the only one who enters the military academy? Old officers in the military who have not attended the military academy must take turns to attend the military academy. You will be grouped separately and have special instructors. , the time is also relatively short.”
Zhang Jun asked curiously: "All the middle and senior generals in the army have never been to a military academy. What should they do?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Officials above the level of control will also do the same. However, their time is precious and will be shorter. Of course, the teaching will be slightly simpler. But I don't recommend you do this. These people are teachers all year round. Soldiers are very familiar with tactics. You are different. You have never led a soldier before, and many things are unclear. If you are lazy now, you will suffer in the future. "
Zhang Jun smiled and said: "I heard that ordinary students in the military academy are taught matters at the battalion and headquarters levels. These things can be done by the subordinates. Why do generals above the command level need to learn?"
After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie shook his head. Zhengse said to Zhang Jun: "Don't think so! Our current army is very different from the previous Forbidden Army. Different establishments, not only different numbers, but also different organization and command. I am not familiar with affairs at the battalion and capital levels. , it will be difficult for more senior generals to do well. A mid-level or senior general may not be a good soldier if he is not familiar with the affairs of soldiers. But he must be familiar with affairs at the battalion and command level, and he must be able to give a good command. Envoy, Dutou."
Zhang Jun said: "What's the difference?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "We have millions of imperial troops in Songkong. We can't win against the Khitan, we can't win against the Xixia, and we can't even win against the Jurchens. Why? There are many opinions and many reasons. But. The most fundamental thing I think is that the imperial court’s positioning of the army was incorrect, the organizational structure was extremely disorganized, the appointment of generals was haphazard, and the command on the battlefield was chaotic. In the Battle of Mikawakou, the general was captured, but 70% of the troops did not participate in the battle! It’s really a strange thing in the world! Is the war fought like this? The army is a tightly organized group, but the Forbidden Army doesn’t look like an army!”
Zhang Jun nodded: "Our army is indeed very different from the imperial imperial army."
Wang Xiaolie said: "I can't explain why the army has become like this. What I can say clearly is that such an army is not good. The general has no military knowledge and does not know how to lead troops. In the army, How can this be done when officials must be appointed for all matters large and small? Therefore, I require my generals to understand military knowledge and know how to command the army. Military command must start from the capital and camp. This is not just the starting point for the officer level. It is also the starting point for their military command. In our army, they are all the most basic battlefield command units. How to set up formations on the battlefield, how to command, and how to fight must start from the beginning. When we reach the camp, we also need to add how to march. , how to camp, and many things. Only when you are familiar with these can you become a higher-level officer. Don't regard Duheying as the class of officers and think that as long as you have served as an official of the same level, you can move up. That won't work. You must have really served as an officer at these two levels before you can be promoted. Of course, when the system was first established, there was no way to do it in the past. So now there are many short-term trainings so that officers who have not entered a military academy can also learn the corresponding knowledge. .”
Zhang Jun was stunned for a while before he figured out what Wang Xiaolie meant and nodded.
Why can't the Forbidden Army fight? Zhang Jun couldn't explain clearly, so how could Wang Xiaolie? It can be said that the court's positioning of the army is inappropriate, which has led to various problems. But what the problems are can be listed one by one.
In his previous life, he valued literature over martial arts, which had a profound impact on Wang Xiaolie. After actually leading the troops, I realized that this statement was not reliable at all. It may be true to say that emphasizing civility over military force has nothing to do with the combat effectiveness of the army, but it is even more wrong to say that it has any significant impact. Some people say that in the past, military commanders served as generals and as prime ministers. In the Song Dynasty, military generals could no longer serve as prime ministers, and the generals had no goals to strive for, and the army's combat effectiveness was basically gone. This statement gives people a very weird feeling. Similarly, if officials cannot take the imperial examination, it will be difficult for them to become officials, which will also affect the efficiency of government governance. They all seem to make sense at first glance, but in fact they are completely imaginary.
If he can't be prime minister, will the general have no motivation? Why don't you say you can't be emperor, so you have no motivation? Not to mention being a prime minister, how many soldiers can be officers? Once you become an officer, how many can get promoted? The entire army will have no motivation!
How could this be the case?
Wang Xiaolie's attitude towards the army was that he couldn't explain why the imperial army couldn't beat him, so he wouldn't go into it. How an army can fight? From the memory of the past life to the current practice, it is still roughly the same. As long as you do it down-to-earth, you can build a strong army.
