At night, several candles were lit in Wang Xiaolie's official hall, which was as bright as day. Wang Ruohai and Wang Yan were on the left and right, with Wang Xiaolie in the middle.
The soldiers served tea, which was steaming hot.
Wang Xiaolie held the tea cup with one hand and said: "When we were in Luoyang, although we arranged to take Hedong Road as the main attack direction, and no one had any objections, I always felt uneasy in my heart. If I really want to say it, I can't say it out loud. So. You must come to Shizhou to take a look, even if you are no longer a year old, you must come and take a look. The results of the past few days are generally satisfactory. Today, Lei Can from Suide came, saying that he was a close confidant of Li Shifu . He said that a few days after the Salihe party went to Suide, Li Shifu wanted to capture him as a gift for his return to the Song Dynasty. Capturing Salihe would be a serious matter! The Shaanxi Road group had no leader, and besides breaking Keqiu Fuzhou has a small junction with Shaanxi Road, and Shaanxi is isolated from the headquarters of the Jin Army. If this is true, we can take the opportunity to regain Shaanxi and it will be just around the corner!"
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie sat down. He said: "Let's take advantage of this good night to discuss what to do next."
Wang Yan hesitated and said: "Now we have to consider a problem. Taiyuan's Wanyan Yinshu only has 20,000 troops. The west is not enough to break the siege of Shaanxi, and the south is not enough to attack Jinzhou and Shangdang. They can only protect themselves. What does Jin Jun mean?”
Wang Ruohai said: "That's what we think. Wanyan Yinshu doesn't have a large army, so it can only attract us to attack Taiyuan. Because all the dangerous fortresses south of Taiyuan are occupied by our army, as long as we defend according to the dangers, it will be difficult for the Jin army to do so. Break through. When we attack Taiyuan Prefecture, the Jin army can quickly gather heavy troops in Datong and then go south. As long as their reinforcements are fast enough, they can even gather our troops attacking Taiyuan under the city and annihilate them."
Wang Yan said: "What the Jin army did was tantamount to abandoning Shaanxi, which is unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally."
Wang Ruohai said: "This can only be said to be an internal problem within the Jin Army. However, we have no way of knowing this kind of thing that only high-level officials understand."
Wang Yandao: "I always feel that if we don't understand this issue clearly, it will ultimately be a hidden danger."
Wang Xiaolie said: "We are guessing the Jin Army's intentions, and the Jin Army is also guessing us. How about this, put yourself in our shoes, think about how the Jin Army will analyze us, and then analyze their intentions. Analyze it this way, Maybe closer to the truth.”
Wang Ruohai said: "The General Staff Office has done a lot of analysis, including analyzing why the Jin army did this. Our opinion is that it is related to Jin's internal affairs. This year, the financier suffered a stroke and had difficulty moving, so Nianhan was able to return to the DPRK. At this time, Nianhan Han was the national marshal of the Kingdom of Jin, Youbo Jilie, and the marshal of the capital. He single-handedly controlled the military power of the Kingdom of Jin. As marshal of the capital, he could not do without soldiers in his hands. Therefore, the Jin soldiers in Datong were insufficient at this time and had to rely on Khitan soldiers. Nianhan was right The Khitan soldiers were not at ease and did not dare to let them go to Taiyuan to confront our army, so they could only stay in the Datong Prefecture area. The current situation has formed. The Jin army has a small number of troops in Taiyuan, but a heavy army is stationed in Datong."
Wang Xiaolie said: "This is our analysis. Now we have to guess what Jin Jun thinks of us."
Wang Ruohai lowered his head and said, "We did not analyze this matter carefully."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Let me tell you, right? Just listen to it. Now we have one division stationed in Jinzhou, one division stationed in Longde Mansion, and the newly established division stationed in Shizhou. In the eyes of the Jin Army , there are not enough troops to show the determination to attack Taiyuan. They may think that our goal is Fuzhou, and we must first clear the periphery of Taiyuan. Last month, the two newly-built divisions were stationed in Hezhong. I don’t know if they will get it. Even if they got the news, they would not have time to adjust their deployment. In addition, the most powerful Chinese military division has been stationed around Luoyang and has not been transferred to Hedong. I estimate that the Jin Army may think that we need to rest for a while and there will be no major battles in a short period of time."
Wang Yan nodded: "Xuan Fu said so, it is very possible."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The internal affairs of the Jin Kingdom are in chaos now, and accidents may happen to the sponsors at any time. If we don't launch a war, they have their own ideas. Therefore, there are only more than 10,000 people in Salihe in Shaanxi, and their escape route is almost cut off, and there is no Adjustment. There are only 20,000 silver soldiers in Taiyuan Prefecture. It may be to lure us to attack Taiyuan, but it is more likely that there is no time to increase the number of troops. This is for now. Of course, this is also a conjecture on my part, for your reference."
Wang Ruohai thought for a while and said: "That's about it. Otherwise, it cannot be explained why the Jin Army was so calm this year and did not attack on a large scale."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Not to mention the Jin people, our response was also a bit confusing. The march north to Luoyang at the beginning of the year was too hasty, and many things were not prepared or thought through. After entering Luoyang, everything was hectic, and after several battles , the structure is not clear. Although it is determined that the main attack direction is Hedong, we do not have enough troops, so we have to wait. At the beginning of the year, we wanted to build another army, but it was not possible and we could only build three divisions. Now, our strength is equivalent to twenty Ten thousand, which is still less. Next year, the earliest people to join the army will arrive and they need to retire. It is still difficult to expand the army——"
Wang Ruohai said: "If we use troops now, why should we care about their service period? Let them retire after the war is over!"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Political people must not break their trust with the people! Don't make any changes after five years of agreement. When five years are up, they will be retired. Of course, some people who have been promoted to high-level positions due to meritorious service and other reasons are another factor. It’s the same thing. Some people retire, and some people join the army. This is the normal metabolism of the army. Nowadays, no one retires when fighting a war. What if this war lasts for ten years? What if it lasts for twenty years? You will be a soldier for life!"
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Wang Ruohai sighed and said nothing.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Retirement and enlistment of soldiers are important matters and must be handled well. So we set up a mobilization hall to handle these matters. They had nothing to do before, but now they are busy. Recruiting new people to join the army and retired personnel How to arrange it, start early.”
Wang Yan said: "Xuanfu will use troops against Shaanxi next year, and he really needs manpower."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "How to deal with these things well is originally the responsibility of the army. You can't be short of people, so you have to keep people so they don't retire, and you grab people randomly to serve as soldiers. How to train new recruits, and where When a local recruit camp is established, the number of instructors needed must be prepared in advance.”
Wang Yan nodded and said nothing more.
In the past, the Song army was employed and there was no such thing as retirement. However, people will age, and there will be birth, old age, illness and death. After the army stabilized, many people quit the army every year because of the old, weak, sick and disabled. It's just that unlike decommissioning at the end of the year, there is a fixed number of people every year, and a certain number of new recruits can be recruited, so planning can be done in advance.
Wang Xiaolie said: "The most important thing is how to fight this battle now that we have decided to attack Shaanxi."
Wang Ruohai thought for a while and said: "The time is too short to make a specific plan. However, the big strategy should be clearly thought out. I thought that if Li Shifu could really capture Sa Lihe, he would let Zhang Chi quickly occupy the Suide Army. Then with him The three divisions of Yanzhou will advance from north to south and restore Yan'an Prefecture as quickly as possible. As long as Yan'an Prefecture is captured, the northern part of Shaanxi will be mine."
Wang Yan said: "I think if we take away Sali and drink it, Jingzhao Mansion cannot give up."
Wang Ruohai said: "Then order the division in Shangzhou to go north and quickly occupy Jingzhao Mansion and several nearby states. If there is time, let them go west and occupy Fengxiang Mansion as well. All Guanzhong will be mine. There will be a foundation for military expansion in the coming year."
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said: "If it is impossible to capture Sa Lihe, then forget about it and proceed slowly according to the previous arrangement. If Li Shifu captures Sa Lihe, he will capture Yan'an Prefecture and Jingzhao Prefecture." After that, don't go westward. When Sa Li is drunk, Wu Jie and Yang Zheng's troops should be able to fight out. Leave Fengxiang Mansion to them to occupy, lest they have any resentment. There is one more thing that must be considered when occupying these places. Will Xixia send troops? So after occupying Yan'an Prefecture, we immediately move westward and occupy Qingzhou. Then we move northward and occupy Huanzhou to guard against trouble in Xixia. The general principle is that we occupy the territory of the original Yongxing Military Road and do not move westward. The territory on Qinfeng Road in the west will be given to Wu Jie and Yang Zheng to block Xixia."
