After three rounds of drinking, as the wine got stronger, everyone had less scruples about topics and chatted much more relaxedly.
Wang Yan said: "When I was in Kaifeng Mansion, Jieshuai only had a few hundred soldiers and horses, and he was full of enthusiasm. In my eyes at that time, Jieshuai was a motivated young man. How could I have imagined that a few years later, he would have an army of 100,000 and become a commander-in-chief? What? It’s really hard to say what’s going on in this world.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "Not only did I not think of it, but I also didn't think of it. At that time, the Jin army was like a divine soldier and a general, almost invincible, and anyone would despair. But in despair, some people surrendered, and some Some people have given up, and some people have risen up in despair. They have tried hundreds of methods and suffered thousands of hardships. As long as you truly serve the country and the people and gain the trust of the people, you will always find a way to save the country. After a few years, think about it again Thinking back to those days, it’s really emotional!”
Cao Zhiyan said: "At that time, we were following the commander-in-chief, how could we dare to think about today. When Tong was sentenced to rebellion, we joined the army generously, thinking only of serving the country with our lives. Who knew that a few years later, Kaifeng Mansion would be destroyed, and the Two Saints would hunt in the north. There is no force in the world that can resist the Jin people. If Marshal Zong had not stayed in the capital to comfort people's hearts, I don't know what would have happened. It's a pity that Marshal died to serve the country and did not live to this day."
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said in a deep voice: "It is not enough to be passionate and just think about serving the country. There must be ways to serve the country. Otherwise, it will just be a few more dead bones. We were heading south to Xiangyang, It's really a fluke to say that there are no strong forces around, allowing us to easily occupy many places. By the time the rebels came, we already had an army. After several years, we finally have what we have today."
In Kaifeng Mansion, Zongze claimed to have an army of one million and to win consecutive victories against the Jin Army, but in fact most of them could not take it seriously. At that time, the Jin army's march direction was not Kaifeng Mansion, and the Jin army Zongze dealt with was only two to three thousand people. Facing two to three thousand enemies and claiming to have an army of one million, this world is truly magical.
But at that time, thousands of gold troops were really powerful. No matter how many people there were in the Song Dynasty's army, they could not form a joint force. The Jin army can go straight to the commander-in-chief, and it is not unusual for two to three thousand Jin troops to defeat a hundred thousand Song troops. Now that I think about it, it’s really a huge change.
Zongze's role was to occupy the capital at the most difficult time of the Song Dynasty and give the people of the world the confidence to persevere. Moreover, most of the many forces in Kaifeng Mansion were able to serve the country under Zongze's comfort. If the Song Dynasty had Wang Xiaolie's means at that time, these forces might not be able to become a real army. It's a pity that once Zongze left, their power dispersed, and these people became thieves who brought trouble to the world.
During the Jianyan period, except for Shaanxi, most places in the Song Dynasty were like a vacuum. The people have no organization and the government has no army. As long as you are brave enough, you can gather a team of several hundred people to occupy one side. It was at this time that Wang Xiaolie had his own territory.
Wang Yan said: "When I wanted to be Jianyan, how many forces were there in the world? How many people can persist to this day? Like Li Cheng, Kong Yanzhou, Zhang Yong and others. In the past two years, the court either pacified or suppressed them, and some of them defected to Liu Yu , and some became generals of the imperial court. The only one who can truly occupy territory and become the commander-in-chief of a party is the Commander-in-Chief."
Wang Xiaolie said: "I have been thinking about this issue for a long time. It was not until I went north to Luoyang that I finally understood it. It is said that the Jin army is good at fighting hard and does not count casualties when charging. Many troops were scattered by the Jin army. From the time when we were in Xiangyang Since then, I have fought against the Jin Army many times and have never been dispersed by the Jin Army. Why? After all, the organization of the army is different. My army has been stronger than the Jin Army's organization since its establishment. How can they break up the formation? What about De San?”…
Wang Yan nodded: "Over the years, the most common saying among the generals under Jie Shuai is that the army is an organized violent group, and the core lies in the organization. I hear this sentence so often that it almost makes my ears go numb. But if you think about it carefully, this is really the case. Without organization, the army is just a mess. How can it fight against the Jin Army? With organization, the same people have completely different combat effectiveness."
Wang Xiaolie said: "I only gradually realized the meaning of this sentence. The organization is like weaving cloth, crisscrossing it. If it is well woven, the silk thread will become a good cloth. If it is not woven well, it will be twisted seven times. Waiba, it’s not like that. Those who command the army must be able to organize the army. To organize, there must be qualified grassroots generals. The two levels of commander and chief are particularly important. If they do well, the general will save effort. Quite a bit. When the military academy was first established, I did not clearly understand the significance of the military academy. Only after these years did I truly understand the benefits of doing so."
Wang Yan said with a smile: "I was in Jinzhou, watching the army of Commander Ji, and I saw it most clearly. Since last year, Commander Commander's army has gradually become different. It has begun to have its own style, and it is no longer the same as before. Now with Jin In the military-to-military battle, we completely have the upper hand.”
Wang Xiaolie nodded. Let's have a drink with everyone.
Wang Xiaolie is just an ordinary person, and he doesn't know what to do from the beginning. Rather, in the process of doing it, try out bit by bit, test bit by bit, and improve bit by bit. As he continued to do so, he continued to make progress, surpassing all other armies within a few years.
This is how the world is. If you think you know the answer from the beginning, the answer is 10% wrong. The real answer is to be down-to-earth, seek truth from facts, and find it out slowly and patiently.
In this era, how to save China? If you open a history book and feel that British history is good, you can learn from it. I think France has a good history and we can learn from it. I think German history is good and can be learned from. Even if you use your brain to combine these experiences and think you have found the answer, you have actually not found the answer.
In an era, when a country falls behind, learning from foreign countries is not the way to learn. It doesn’t mean that if I see others doing that and I do that, it will work. It can be said with certainty that it will not work. Rather, we need to analyze the history of our own country, analyze the reality of our own country, and combine it with the experience of others to find out where the problems are and how they should be corrected. You need to understand what you want to achieve and how to achieve it.
Wang Ruohai said: "When I first arrived in Dengzhou, I was actually dissatisfied with Jieshuai's practices. Later, the situation forced me to follow Jieshuai. Only after a long time did I realize that many of Jieshuai's practices seemed a bit absurd. It’s a classic, but it’s effective. Today, all that’s left is admiration for Commander-in-Chief!”
Wang Xiaolie looked at everyone and said: "What do you admire? In fact, I don't know what to do about many things. But for me, not knowing means not knowing, not pretending to know. What should I do if I don't know? One by one Try point by point, summarize point by point, and strive to do better and better. We have more experience, and we will gradually know things we didn’t know before. We need to try, sum up experience, learn lessons, and don’t trust others easily. The words are simple, but the practice is not easy.”
Wang Ruohai nodded. Yes, things in the world are not that complicated. If you don’t know something, just learn it, try it, and change it little by little. Instead of standing up and saying I know when I don’t know. Do this, do that, make things worse.
Living in this world, we actually don’t know most things. As long as you keep your feet on the ground, use a realistic attitude, use scientific methods, and move forward cautiously, you can always try it out bit by bit. What I fear the most is that someone who is very smart obviously doesn’t know and just talks nonsense to make everyone think he knows.
