After three rounds of drinking, everyone got drunk and the atmosphere became lively, talking about Li Zhong's army ahead.
Wang Xiaolie said to Yuan Gai: "This battle with Li Zhong depends not only on the combat effectiveness of the army, but also on the situation in the army. In the headquarters, the person who controls Li Yanxian and handles affairs is actually my deputy. He is really my deputy. The person leading the troops is Zhang Yin, the deputy commander of the capital. As the commander of the army, you are actually the highest officer on a daily basis. The commander is responsible for the affairs of the army. I wonder what is going on now?"
Yuan Gai said: "I have kept in mind the teachings of Commander Ji, and have been careful in doing things. Now everyone in the Chinese army is asking for battle, and their morale is high. It is very different from before! Commander Ji can just wait and see in this battle, and he will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one battle!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "There is no problem in defeating the enemy in one battle. Use the strong to defeat the weak. If the enemy cannot be defeated in one battle, the whole army should review. What I want to see is the difference between the current army and the previous forbidden army. The forbidden army marches The hierarchy law emphasizes the authority of the chief officer, and subordinates follow orders. We are different. Although there are classes in the military, the chief officer does not have the final say alone, but must gather the wisdom of everyone. It is not just the personnel of the headquarters who directly participate in the command , the whole army needs everyone to come up with ideas. Through you officials, the wisdom of the whole army is gathered and used as a reference. Specifically, the battle plan is formulated by the headquarters with reference to the opinions of the whole army, and everyone contributes ideas. At the lowest team level, everyone is required to participate, and the support team and the escort team will preside over, and the final decision will be made. This system needs to be implemented by you and the lower-level officials. In addition, the discipline of the army must be Strict! You have to strictly enforce and inspect discipline while facing your subordinates like a spring breeze! Qianji, this officer is not easy to be."
Yuan Gai said: "I'm hiding it from Jieshuai. The time is short and I still can't meet Jieshuai's requirements."
Wang Xiaolie said: "It doesn't matter if you can't do it for a while, as long as you go in a good direction. If you can't do it and still stagnate or even go backwards, that's not good. Now that the Jin army is attacking Sichuan and Shu, our military pressure is no longer there for a while. We must seize this opportunity. If there is no major war, we must do our best to train the army internally. What determines combat effectiveness is mainly whether our internal governance is good. As the governor of the capital, we use combat effectiveness in war. You, Li Yanxian and Zhang Yin must always remember your roles and do your job well."
Yuan Gai promised, suddenly becoming more cautious.
Wang Xiaolie started his army with only a few hundred people, but within a few years it expanded to 100,000. The original talents were definitely not enough. After occupying Xiangyang, in addition to absorbing talents from local areas and allowing them to enter the military academy for training, it also absorbed a large number of small forces.
Yuan Gai was originally a Jinshi in Yingzhou and came from a prominent family in Ruyin. In the early years of Jianyan, the villagers gathered to protect themselves and defeated the Jin army many times. His subordinates intended to serve him as their master, but were later forced by other forces and fled westward into the mountains. When Wang Xiaolie was pacifying all the forces under his rule, he took the initiative to join and entered the military academy for half a year. During the large-scale reorganization of the army, it became the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army.
Seeing that Yuan Gai looked a little embarrassed, Xu Changxing on the side said: "Today the generals are gathered together, it's time to drink as much as they want. Why does the Commander-in-Chief have to talk about things in the army? Wouldn't it be better to choose a time tomorrow and let Qianjia report specifically? ?”
Wang Xiaolie said: "Drinking at banquets in the army is not just about drinking. It is also about getting everyone together to get to know each other and exchange military information. I will say it again, no drunkenness is allowed on this occasion, just have fun. Talk about unimportant things in the army, Quan drinks."
Xu Changxing's interest waned after hearing this. He nodded and said: "What Commander Jie said is that lower officials are reckless."
Wang Xiaolie said: "We were not familiar with each other before. We got together because we had to fight against the Jin Army and save the people of the world. It takes time to get familiar with each other and understand everyone's character. The Chinese Army has trained several people here. Yue, although most of you have returned to Xiangyang in the meantime, this is the first time that you and I have been together like this. I will talk about some unimportant things tonight, and I will give you a detailed report tomorrow."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie pushed the wine glass aside. Said: "Take this opportunity, let me say a few words."
"There is a post of commander in the military. Although it has a clear division of labor with the capital commander, many people still don't understand why it is done. They always feel that such an official position is set up to monitor the commander, similar to supervising the army. It is wrong to think so. An army always has two aspects of affairs. One is wartime operations, which are the responsibility of the commander. Related to this is training, equipment, etc. when not fighting. In addition, so many people also need Management. Combat matters are external, and management is internal. The reason for establishing the jurisdiction is to take over internal management matters from the hands of the governor."
"In the past, the military commander was in charge of everything. How to manage it? A person's energy is limited, and it is impossible to do everything by himself. Generally speaking, the military commander relied on the small schools and officials he was close to and let them take charge. In the Forbidden Army Anyone who has served in the military knows that in an army, there are always several small colonels or officials with special status. Although their official positions are not high, they have great authority and few people dare to disobey them. Where does their power come from? It's just that the commanders have limited energy, so give them power. With power in their hands, their official positions are not important."
"An important part of the reform in our military is to abolish all these hidden powers and put them on the surface. Without the help of these cronies, the military commander cannot complete his duties. So we set up a command to control everything. Take over the responsibilities of internal management.”
"There has been a saying since ancient times, which is called internal sage and external king. Generally speaking, this refers to an individual who has the virtues of a saint internally and external conduct as a king. I think many collectives, such as the army, such as the government, to some extent It should be treated as a human being. Or if it is not appropriate to be treated as a human being, it can also be treated as a god. In short, this is something external to the collective and all individuals.”
"For an army, being a sage inside and a king outside means that the army must be managed well internally before it can have combat effectiveness externally! It is not an army that is managed in a mess at ordinary times and imagines that they will not care about themselves in war. How can that be done? How to use it? As far as the army is concerned, the emperor is the inner saint, and the one who applies to the outside is the general. The combination of the general and the emperor is the army itself, and they are indispensable! An army cannot fight, and the first thing to be held accountable is Whether Qian Ju manages well or not, the second issue is the command of the capital. Why did I ask Qian Ju these things just now? Because the questions asked are the most basic responsibilities of Qian's position! Only if he does a good job can this army have real Fighting power!"
Zhang Yindao: "Thank you, Marshal Jie, for your advice! To be honest, with the army now organized like this, there are indeed many people who ignore it. There is no way, many of Marshal Jie's ideas are different from others, so we can only gradually get familiar with them."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "I also understand that this is not something that happens overnight. So I say that as long as you move forward without stopping or even going backwards, it is acceptable. What I am most afraid of is you. Some people clearly don’t understand, but they think they know everything, and even block other people’s progress. It’s very scary when something like this happens.”
"Now that Li Zhongdong is here, it is not difficult to deal with him. This is not a big battle. The most important thing is, I want to see the results of your exercises in the past few months. How is the artillery research? Is the whole army suitable for it? There is also the management of the military. Although you are not familiar with it for a while, many things will look ridiculous to others, and some people will be embarrassed, but you have to start. Only when you start will you become familiar with it, and you will get better and better. "
"This autumn, the Jin Army should not have the strength to attack us. However, we still have Zhai Xing to the north. I estimate that the Jin Army is likely to attack Zhai Xing. How will their fighting situation be then? Do they need our rescue? Many things. You guys Li Zhong must be eliminated as soon as possible and be ready to participate in other wars at any time. In extraordinary times, we must not relax!"
