The banquet was over and everyone dispersed. Wang Xiaolie sat alone in the study, looking out the window in a daze.
There is no moon in the sky, and the stars all over the sky cannot illuminate the world. In the mottled light and shadow, there are insects singing and moths flying, telling various stories.
Outside human eyesight, this world is actually very lively, with countless joys and sorrows.
After sitting in silence for a while, Wang Xiaolie came back to his senses and sighed heavily.
In one or two years, you want your subordinates to change their thinking, change their work style, and give the entire army a different look. How is this possible? But without Wang Xiaolie, there was no time. If the army cannot be roughly finalized in the next two years, it will face war.
It's not impossible to transform the army during war, it's just more difficult.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but feel upset. Stand up and walk out the door, blowing in the cool evening breeze.
How to transform the army? There should be many methods, and the key depends on the leader's positioning of the military. It is naive to think that the military has nothing to do with politics and has its own logic for doing things. The military itself is part of politics, how can it be divorced from politics?
Wang Xiaolie's political thought is to pull the destiny down from the sky and let it represent the will of the people. Under this general principle, the status of the army is also determined. The military is mainly engaged in external operations and generally does not participate in domestic affairs. Because the army comes from the people, protects the people, and is inseparable from the people, the status of soldiers in the army is different from before.
The most important thing in establishing positions such as Qianjia is to refer to the political commissars of later generations. However, these positions are not equivalent to political commissars. They also refer to the positions that once existed in history such as military supervisors and walk-in commanders. Their work is also very different from that of political commissars. They are mainly responsible for internal management. To ensure that the army is in order, it is also necessary to ensure the status of the soldiers and not be bullied by the officers. Defend the soldiers in front of the military commander. In front of the soldiers, discipline in the army must be ensured. This official position naturally has two faces.
Why are there two faces? Because they are internal managers of the army, they have to face both commanders and soldiers, which is a natural requirement of their position. If you cannot clearly understand the characteristics of the position, you will not be able to do the job well.
It now seems that Yuan Gai has not done well enough in his commanding position in the Chinese Army. As people from the old times, it is difficult for Yuan Gai and others to understand the characteristics of this position and to position themselves correctly.
Standing in the cool breeze blowing in front of him, Wang Xiaolie sighed helplessly. Although I know that the current situation is actually normal, I still feel a little unwilling to do so. There won't be any major wars in the next one or two years. It is a pity that we cannot seize this rare opportunity to train the army into what we want. Although in the next war, the troops can be improved during the war, that is another matter after all.
The next day, in the official hall of the county government, Wang Xiaolie, Wang Ruohai and personnel from the Chinese Army Headquarters gathered together. Xu Changxing introduced the situation of Li Zhong's troops at the front, Yuan Gai introduced the work of the army, and Zhang Yin introduced the preparations of the army.
Introduction completed. Wang Ruohai stood up and said: "Wang Yan of Jinzhou asked for help, and the commander decided to save Junzhou with the central army that eliminated the right army and the rear army. This time, we must use our main force, plan carefully, kill the chicken with a bull's knife, and annihilate Li Zhong's army in one battle." Department! With Zuo Yuhou Lin Wei as the forward, lead the front army, Zuo army and cavalry to set off in two days. After arriving in Junzhou, camp ten miles away from the city and wait for the arrival of the army. During this period, Junzhou must be cleared All the reconnaissance cavalry under Li Zhong outside the city prevent Li Zhong's entire army from leaving the city. However, do not engage in direct combat with Li Zhong before the army arrives."
Lin Wei stood up, crossed his hands and sang a promise.
This is the characteristic of Wang Xiaolie's fighting, using the vanguard to fight for control of the battlefield and making the enemy blind. The front army and the left army are the elite troops in the army. Together with a cavalry, they are powerful enough.
Wang Ruohai said: "The engineering regiment is temporarily under the command of Lin Wei and will set off with the vanguard. Roads will be renovated and bridges will be built when encountering water to ensure smooth roads for subsequent large forces. Now that we have artillery, the road requirements are different from before. A few months ago You should all be clear about the drill. This is your first long-distance march, so you must be extra careful! Not only do things need to be done well, but your work logs must be recorded clearly. Problems encountered on the road will be the focus of subsequent improvements. Don’t forget it.”
Lin Wei crossed his arms and promised.
Wang Ruohai said: "Li Du is in charge of the affairs of the Envoy Department and his party. Starting tomorrow, he will return to the commander's headquarters. The army will be commanded by Zhang Yin. You will set off ahead of the commander and garrison at Tutai. After the commander arrives, we will make arrangements. Next steps.”
Li Yanxian and Zhang Yin said yes together.
Wang Xiaolie said: "This is the first battle after the army has been truly reorganized. You must cheer up and not be careless. We must not only win this battle, but also win it beautifully. The Chinese army has suffered for several months and needs to The results of the battle boosted the morale of the soldiers. Another point is that although Li Zhong only had a few thousand soldiers, he still held tens of thousands of civilians hostage. We must arrange for these civilians. We cannot destroy Li Zhong and ignore them. Yuan Gai needs to make a resettlement plan in advance and prepare enough money and food. When the war is over, he will bring them back under our rule."
Yuan Gai raised his hand and said yes.
Wang Xiaolie said: "For the country, it is the people. Why do we serve as soldiers? To protect our country and our country, we protect the people. Even in wartime, we cannot ignore the people. We cannot just kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. And ignore the people. Forces like Li Zhong are accustomed to coercing the people. They occupy a wealthy place and force the people to join the army, which can expand to hundreds of thousands in one go. Once the war goes unfavorably, their subordinates will disperse. Wherever they pass, Not only are they robbing money and food, but the people are also suffering massive losses. This is wrong and we cannot do this kind of thing."
Yuan Gai said yes.
Wang Xiaolie added: "In addition to fighting this time to rescue Junzhou, Qianjia organized another discussion among the officers. As officers, they hold huge power in their hands. They must first answer where the power comes from. For officers, Do you belong to the power, or does the power belong to you? If you belong to the power, then you should be careful and do what the power requires. If the power belongs to you, then you will be lawless and do whatever you want! The answer is actually very simple, but it needs to be discussed The content is not simple. Everyone must understand what power is and how it comes from. Only by understanding this can you understand how to use the power in your hands."
After hearing this, Yuan Gai couldn't help but open his mouth. After a while, he said: "Returning to the Commander-in-Chief, I don't understand something -"
"It's not for nothing. I'll go back and figure it out." Wang Xiaolie waved his hand. "You have to be clear about one thing. Our army is different from other armies, and it is also different from any army in history. It can be said to be unprecedented. Many things cannot be based on experience or what the ancients said. Finally, we cannot rely on experience or what the ancients said. Importantly, our knowledge must come from practice. Use theory to guide practice and use practice to revise theory. This process never stops."
Is there any truth in the world that never changes and is always correct? Wang Xiaolie thinks there is no such thing. It doesn't matter whether it exists or not in the world, it doesn't matter to human beings. Because human beings have limited abilities to understand an almost infinite world, any theory they summarize has limitations. These limited theories cannot correctly guide practice, but can only be roughly correct. It is in practice that the shortcomings of the theory are recognized and necessary corrections are made. So before practice, the correct theory does not exist. The theory was revised and the practice was over.
Only by understanding the relationship between theory and practice can we study and work correctly. Human knowledge can only open one door to the world. After entering this door, knowledge must be constantly revised. This is not only true for humanistic knowledge, but also for scientific knowledge.
One of the characteristics of European civilization is the pursuit of truth, especially the pursuit of absolute truth. Some people say that this is the reason why their culture leads the world, and many people even subconsciously feel that this should be the case. Actually no, this is not how Chinese culture understands Tao.
Pursuing absolute truth, no matter who it is, no matter what theory it is, if you follow their theory and go to the end of time, you will find God standing there. This is the mark of European civilization, and it is difficult for their civilization to avoid it.
Whether it's politics or economics, whether it's material or spiritual, is there only one way for mankind? It would be wrong to do otherwise. Is this correct and advanced approach? Certainly not.
