Liuquan Town is located between Shou'an County and Fuchang County, with Mianchi in the north and Yique in the south. It is an important place in the Luoyang Valley. The new barracks of the Second Army was built on the bank of Luoshui opposite Liuquan Town.
On leap April 21st, Liu Ziyu followed Wang Xiaolie to the new barracks in Liuquan Town.
After getting off his horse, Liu Ziyu said: "I often hear that Commander Jie's subordinates praise the new barracks. They say that with the new barracks, the army will no longer be afraid of not having new soldiers. The other armies, including those on Qin Feng Road, are all worried about the new soldiers. Let's see today. Take a look and see how Commander-in-Chief trains new recruits, and other armies can also learn from it."
Wang Xiaolie smiled. He said: "Let's eat first. The carp in the Luo River is extremely delicious, even better than the carp in the Yellow River. The carp in the Luo River is very suitable."
After speaking, Lu Gai, who was promoting the new barracks, led him into the new barracks.
Entering the recruit camp, Liu Ziyu saw that it was different from training recruits in other places. Here they are all in teams, led by the coach alone. Some were practicing and walking around in the gaps, and some were standing there like logs, but there was no one dancing with horses, shooting guns, or shooting arrows.
After walking for more than ten steps, Liu Ziyu couldn't bear it anymore. He said to Lu Gai: "Tiji, since it is a new military camp, why are there no people training in martial arts and dancing with swords and guns?"
Lu Gaidao said: "I don't know, counselor, but there is a training ground to the north of the new barracks. They are training there."
"Oh -" Liu Ziyu nodded, not knowing what the rules were here.
The canteen in the new barracks is made of earth and covered with thatch. It is very large. Each canteen can accommodate a hundred people to eat.
Entering the cafeteria, I saw that it was extremely clean. The floor is paved with green bricks and is spotless. On a table in front, someone was already carrying basins. It should be the place where soldiers prepare meals. In front are rows of wooden tables with wooden stools, where soldiers eat.
Liu Ziyu had never seen such a formation before? In the past, in the army, a small group of soldiers would make their own fires to cook. The most basic unit, the so-called gang, or corps, is a soldier supplied by a kitchen. This stove has become the most basic organization of the army. Here in Wang Xiaolie, the unit where the soldiers opened fire is Chengdu, which is different from other places.
There was a small room next to the canteen, and Lu Gai led him in.
This is used to entertain distinguished guests in the new barracks, and is also found in canteens of other armies. Usually when there are no guests, officers are not allowed in and they always eat outside. Only when guests from the army come, the military commander and others will decide who will accompany them to eat here.
Wang Xiaolie sat down in the first place. He said to Lu Gai: "Consultant Liu is our distinguished guest, and we will add some dishes today. You are next to Luoshui, so be sure to bring a big Luohe carp for a taste. The rest of the delicacies from the mountains and rivers have been prepared and brought up. !”
Lu Gai promised and went out to make arrangements.
After living in Luoyang for some time, Liu Ziyu's anxious mood had calmed down long ago, and he tried to restore his relationship with Wang Xiaolie these days. Wang Xiaolie has an easy-going temperament, and Liu Ziyu is still the same now as he was when he came.
Looking at Wang Xiaolie, Liu Ziyu didn't know what to say for a moment.
Whether it was the imperial court or Zhang Jun, they always regarded Wang Xiaolie as a local rebel unconsciously. Whether its army is fifty thousand or one hundred thousand, it believes that its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with that of the regular army and does not care about it. After the great victory in Shaanzhou, when Wang Xiaolie defeated Liu Yu and Bali Su one after another, everyone suddenly woke up. Wang Xiaolie could not compare with other local forces.
When they first arrived, both Zhang Jun and Liu Ziyu believed that Wang Xiaolie's immediate westward march would be a good opportunity to annihilate Wu Shu and regain Shaanxi. After these days, Liu Ziyu slowly understood. What Wang Xiaolie was most worried about was not Jin Jun, but Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun, a young Jinshi, went to defect to Zhao Gou as soon as he ascended the throne. When the Jin army attacked and Zhao Gou fled south, Zhang Jun contributed a lot, helping Zhao Gou stabilize the morale of the army and ease the situation. Especially during the mutiny of Miao and Liu, Zhang Jun commanded Ruoding and organized Lu Yihao, Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi and others to attack and destroy Miao and Liu, making great contributions to Zhao Gou. From this, he learned about the affairs of the Privy Council, and in the second year he promoted Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Zhang Jun likes to command troops and fight. He always thinks that with his talent, he can easily defeat the Jin army. But the fact is that Zhang Jun can talk eloquently, but real military capabilities are really not enough. Especially in the Battle of Fuping, the shortcomings of his willfulness and incompetent command were fully exposed.
Wang Xiaolie was really afraid of Zhang Jun. If his army falls into his hands, many things will be difficult to deal with. For example, when Zhang Jun gives an order, will Wang Xiaolie carry it out or not? If implemented, it is likely to ruin a good situation. If he did not execute it, Zhang Jun would not think that there was anything wrong with his order, but would only think that Wang Xiaolie was disobeying the order intentionally and could not be trusted. Furthermore, it is possible to find ways to frame Wang Xiaolie and seize military power.
what to do? You can only stay away from him. With Jin Jun in the middle, let's see if Zhang Jun can do anything else.
After thinking about this, Liu Ziyu slowly calmed down his anger towards Wang Xiaolie. After Wang Xiaolie occupied Tongguan, the Jin army in Shaanxi was actually surrounded by the Song army. The generals of the Jin Army are all veteran generals, so they will naturally see that it is so easy to encircle them? It is better to march directly to Hedong and cut off the right arm of the Jin army.
After a while, the carp came up.
Wang Xiaolie said to Liu Ziyu: "Luohe carp is a famous product in the world. Please give it a try."
Liu Ziyu thanked him. He picked up a piece of meat and praised: "It's really delicious! Luohe carp has been famous all over the world since we entered the river, and today I finally tasted it."
Wang Xiao's hunting army banned alcohol. A few people ate the white rice from Luohetan and felt full quickly. Lu Gai served tea and sat there drinking it.
Liu Ziyu took a sip of tea. Seeing that Wang Xiaolie was silent, he said: "Jie Shuai's 100,000-strong army can already go north to Hedong and directly attack Taiyuan Prefecture. Why did it stop after occupying Jinzhou and Longde Prefecture? In autumn and winter, there are still several months to go. With time, the Jin people can mobilize their troops and generals.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "What kind of troops do the counselors think the Jin Army will deploy to defend Taiyuan Mansion?"
Liu Ziyu thought for a while and said: "To the north of Taiyuan Mansion is Yunzhong, Nianhan's lair. In a few months, the Yunzhong Jin Army should move south in a large scale."
Wang Xiaolie said: "I thought that not only the Jin Army in Yunzhong, but also the Jin Army in Shaanxi would also withdraw northward. Nianhan and Nianliduo were the left and right deputy marshals of the Jin army respectively, and Wushu was a close confidant of Nianliduo. When the time comes, it’s not just Nianhan’s Yunzhong Jin Army who will come, I’m afraid there will be even more. My army of 100,000 is not enough to fight against the Jin Army. It’s better to occupy the southern part of Hedong Road and use the geographical advantage to deal with the Jin Army.”
Liu Ziyu said: "Commander Jie thinks that Wushu in Shaanxi will be withdrawn?"
Wang Xiaolie said calmly: "I occupied Tongguan, how could Wushu still stay in Fengxiang Mansion? If he was really stuck in the pass, who could he cry to? I heard that Wushu had just been promoted to the right supervisor of the Jin Army, and he had a bright future. Still waiting."
Liu Ziyu nodded slowly: "What Commander Jie said makes sense."
Wang Xiaolie said: "This autumn, the Jin army will definitely go south and try to attack Jinzhou or Longde Mansion. It is better for my army to prepare for these two places early."
The Jin army attacked Jinzhou to open the road to Shaanxi and try to regain the initiative. There is little point in attacking Longde Mansion. Liu Yu is in the south. Therefore, Wang Xiaolie believes that the Jin army is more likely to attack Jinzhou, and is arranging troops to strengthen defense.
Liu Ziyu only focused on Shaanxi, wanting to swallow Wu Shu's 30,000 troops and regain Guanzhong, but his vision was short-sighted.
