On the early morning of the third day of April, accompanied by repeated explosions in Huangming County, the Chinese army rushed out from the mountain pass and recovered this small node on the Jiange Mountain Road that had been in ruins.
The Jurchens detonated military equipment when they withdrew, and the remaining flames and smoke were overwhelming. The work of detonating, extinguishing, and clearing landmines lasted for most of the day. Troops from the rear also arrived one after another. Ning Yi arrived here near evening and completed the work at night.
General Pang Liu'an and other high-ranking military generals were summoned to the field where demining work was being carried out.
"The mountain road is narrow, and the Jurchens did not evacuate quickly. According to the report of the investigators who have just returned, Balisu set up an iron artillery array on the hilltop three miles away. He is still personally in charge of the rear, but Shi Yema may have already
Being led forward by Sa Ba..." Pang Liu'an first reported the main situation on the front line, "The cleaning and demining of Huangming County has been initially completed. I can lead two regiments to follow."
"Zong Han's retreat was very organized. Although it was a disastrous defeat, in the past half month, they had probably figured out the mountain roads at the end of Huangming County and Yuyu Creek. It would be difficult for our scout team to break through.
Go over." After Pang Liu'an was the Chief of Staff of the Fourth Division, Chen Tian. He also came with Qu Zhengyan's opinion, "Yuyu Creek, ten miles past Huangming County, the intersection point is Huangtou Rock. If we attack Huangtou Rock, we can leave behind
Some people, but we here believe that the most important thing at the moment is actually no longer attacking from the rear..."
Everyone sat cross-legged on the ground, and Chen Tian said: "After all, if we don't rely on the range of rockets, it is still advantageous to fortify the Jurchens on the narrow road. They have worked hard on the expedition and all want to go back. The morale of the army has not completely collapsed. If we want
To inflict maximum damage on it, the division commander believes that the key point is to capture Jiange with fierce attacks. After all, the number of rockets is running out, and good steel must be used on the blade."
"How many more rockets are there?" Pang Liu'an asked.
Lin Qiu on the side poked his head: "There are only sixty-three in stock."
Pang Liuan stared: "So few?"
Over there, Chen Tian also glared: "Who is using more? Our division commander has long said that we should use less. Mr. Pang, you are endlessly submitting applications to the top. Our fourth division only uses them when the strict order is most critical."
of."
"Old Chen, your Fourth Division is conducting sneak attacks, and we are fighting from behind. Many times we are fighting frontal combat. You see, the one who pulls out Su Guijingguiling disperses the artillery on the mountain and blocks the back road with all his strength.
, the Jurchens were defeated, but they all wanted to go back, and their fighting spirit was very strong. We couldn't just do it directly. And we also saw the opportunity and only used it when we had to. We killed a lot of people here...
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"Don't limit yourself to the tactical level, you have to look at the big strategy, Lao Pang... Our Commander Qu said you are a prodigal." After Chen Tian finished speaking, he turned his eyes to the side.
Pang Liu'an laughed angrily: "Okay, okay, whatever you say... When I see Qu Zhengyan, I will let him say it face to face."
As the sun set, the bright red sunlight came from behind Huangming County. Ning Yi also laughed, and then took the document handed over by Lin Qiu: "Okay, let me tell you the overall situation."
Everyone nodded and looked over.
"We launched the offensive in early March. Until today, we have wiped out nearly 11,000 enemies during the battle. After the blockade of Yuyu River in Huangming County, there were more than 15,600 captured Jin soldiers in the mountains behind, and some were unwilling to do so.
Those who surrendered are now scattered in the nearby barren mountains and ridges, and a preliminary estimate is that there should be three to five thousand people."
"Strategically speaking, Wanyan Zonghan and his troops set off from the north for this southern expedition with a total force of more than 200,000. Now even if they can really go back, they will not reach 100,000 in full, let alone Lao Qin who is still behind.
Waiting on the road...but we also have our own troubles, which we have to pay attention to."
Ning Yi said: "First of all, 20,000 people were captured at Wangyuan Bridge. Anyway, the Han army on the front line of Shiling Xiukou still has more than 30,000 to be resettled. Another 15,000 were captured in the mountains here, plus the ones in the early stage.
The prisoners in Yuyuxi and other places... Although the militiamen and reserve troops in the rear have been mobilized, and the training and restraint of the Han army are also being carried out, but I can let you know that we are only dealing with the custody of the prisoners.
I can hardly hold it anymore."
When talking about being unable to hold on, Ning Yi smiled and then restrained himself: "There is also the problem of the thousands of people who fell in the mountains. They were all killed by the north. Now they cannot go back and are unwilling to surrender. Some will
If we starve to death in the mountains, some people will come out to look for trouble. Patrolling the Fifty Mile Mountain Road requires manpower, and summer is coming. They will set fires in the mountains at will. Even if they burn themselves to death, they will also be a trouble for us."
"Furthermore, in the previous battles, our attrition was very large. Although it went smoothly in March, we still annihilated 10,000 enemies and captured 50,000 prisoners. This was gained in small-scale battles. Commander Pang just said
As I said, the enemy has not collapsed yet, and our casualties are already close to 5,000, so we must pay attention."
"Strategically speaking, I have talked to everyone before the war started in March. One thing must be determined. It is unrealistic to keep all this group of enemies here. We do not have enough manpower. The most ideal situation may be to attack at once.
In a large-scale battle, we will beat them with rockets, but if we slowly grind it down one by one, no matter what the exchange ratio is, we will eventually be crushed to death, and then only the people in the Wu Dynasty will laugh."
"Tear off the flesh of the Jurchens as much as possible at the most affordable exchange ratio, or kill Zong Han, or pull out his teeth, and let them return to the north to cause civil strife. This is the most ideal one we can pursue.
Effect. So although I also like the heroic spirit of "remaining brave to chase the poor bandits", after passing Huangming County and reaching Jiange, the Jurchens do meet the saying in the art of war that the poor bandits should not be pursued. So I agree with Qu Zhengyan's idea
, you might as well focus your strategic vision on the Jiange level."
"After all, we will still need the Jiange road to get out of the mountain in the future, and after leaving the Jiange, the Jurchens still have a long way to go. By then, we will be able to pursue the pursuit more calmly, and it will also be more convenient for us to follow Lao Qin's side.
Cooperate. What do you think?"
Pang Liu'an nodded: "The number of rockets is no longer enough. I agree to invest them in the strategic goal of capturing Jiange. However, the pursuit of the Jurchen troops should continue, otherwise, the Jurchens will destroy all the roads.
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After everyone else agreed, Ning Yi also nodded: "Separate a group of people and continue to chase them. Give them a little pressure, but don't be dragged into the trap. Chen Tian, please inform Qu Zhengyan to prepare for the initial withdrawal of the Jurchen troops.
After leaving, the plan and preparation to seize the Jiange Pavilion. The Jiange Pavilion is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If one attack fails, Lao Qin's Seventh Army will be isolated and fight alone outside the Jiange Pavilion. Therefore, this battle can only succeed and cannot fail.
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"yes."
After Chen Tian nodded, Ning Yi was silent for a moment before speaking: "In addition, there is a very important thing. I still have to repeat it, or even repeat it several times. Tomorrow, I will convey it in clear text to each division headquarters about the torture of prisoners.
This matter needs to be stopped and can’t happen again.”
His eyes were serious, he took out a few pieces of paper in his hand and handed them to Pang Liu'an: "The prisoner abuse issues discovered by the Military Disciplinary Office in the past few days belong to your second division. You should take a look first. It is shocking. In addition, Chen Tian, you
Yes."
Pang Liu'an and Chen Tian took the investigation report and read it carefully. Ning Yi waited for a while: "You may not agree with my shocking evaluation, because it is a golden dog, with heavy blood debts, and a worthy death..."
Pang Liu'an put down the report: "I have warned you about these things, but to be honest, too many brothers in our division have sacrificed too much. The remaining people fought bravely and wanted to avenge them, so sometimes,
They didn’t mean to torture the prisoners. They didn’t kill those beasts. They were very restrained. It was like they forgot to give them food and medicine..."
Ning Yi's eyes were serious: "I don't care whether all the Jurchens will die, what I care about is whether our people will become beasts! Mr. Pang, don't think that this is just a trivial matter, a little venting, it is related to us
A matter of life and death is even more important than our victory over Zong Han and chasing him all the way!"
"It's all a lot of hard work." Chen Tian whispered beside him.
Ning Yi glanced at everyone, but shook his head.
"Probably...more than ten years ago, I first met Zhou Tong in Shandong. He taught his disciple Lin Chong a lesson, and later talked to Senior Fulu. I still remember a passage he said was
, The most important thing for those who practice martial arts is to learn how to hide the sword. Lin Chong has no blood and no sword in his heart, so that won't work. His other disciples, after practicing martial arts, do whatever they want, and the sword doesn't have a sheath, it won't work either."
"When we were in the Wu Dynasty, everyone was involved in these things and those things. The army had no combat power, and the soldiers were just dawdling, weak and slippery... So I killed the emperor and had no way out. After arriving at Xiaocanghe, it took a few more years.
When the Xixia people came over, someone asked me what the Xiaocang River looked like... The Xiaocang River was like a knife that had been polished for several years. When the knife cuts out, no one can stop it."
"To this day, the Huaxia Army is still such a knife. All the soldiers of the Huaxia Army have seen the sharpness of their own sword. Today he abused the prisoners because of brotherly love. What if he recovers tomorrow? When he is not a soldier.
What? This knife will still be his best weapon. Many people will easily break the rules of this world. They will think that they have worked hard to conquer the world, so they have to enjoy it. They
They will ask for a lot of preferential treatment that is better than others... Everyone, you have read the articles sent from Lin'an and even if you sneered at them, I tell you, they are not alarmist. Once this process is out of balance, we will go back to the
It’s the same old path that every era follows.”
"When you conquer the world, you rely on the army. When you take over the world, the army comes to enjoy the blessings. The rise of military men cannot maintain a peaceful age of singing and dancing, so the past dynasties began to emphasize culture over military affairs. Do you think that this cycle of generations is just because the literati would say
A few nice words? That’s because if the power of warriors is not curbed, within a dynasty for less than a hundred years, warlords will arise and vassal towns will be divided."
"The more capable people are, the more they must be self-disciplined and cautious. Today's Chinese Army soldiers can easily dominate another person's life with their own power because of the death of their brother. They will keep this possibility in their hearts. One day
When they go to places, they will encounter such and such things in life, and they will see the knife in their hands. Why have I been reaffirming military discipline over the past few years, holding meetings and strictly dealing with those who violate discipline? I want to let them
When they see the sheath, they always remember that military discipline is very strict. When they come to the place in the future, they will remember that the law is as strict as military discipline! Even if their brother is dead, this sword is not allowed to be used indiscriminately!"
"If not, a new privileged class will soon be born. When they become people one level higher than the common people, they will also oppress others. This is what the Jurchens do. At that time, we will kill the king.
The rebellion has actually accomplished nothing. Today we say we have saved the world. Tomorrow, there will be another black flag or red flag to defeat us." Ning Yi sneered, "We may be driven to some small island by then.
on one's last legs."
The setting sun sank red towards the horizon. Ning Yi paused: "Next, we will face many problems. After the huge attrition in this war, how can we ensure our own sanity and not be corrupted? How can we digest it?
Where we captured millions, millions or even tens of millions of people..."
He said: "Our roots are in the Huaxia Army. I do not allow the emergence of a superior consciousness of privilege in the Huaxia Army. We just woke up a step first and understood something first. We will expand productivity through the study of things, so that all the people in the land of China can
Regardless of whether people are rich or poor, they can have food and study, so that studying is no longer exclusive to the privileged class. When most people understand the principle of working hard and fighting for themselves, we will gradually reach a point where
In a harmonious society where all people are equal, at that time, even if there is an attack from a foreign country, everyone will know that they must fight hard for themselves. They will not just be numb and pay their dues as soldiers, enjoying privileges for the generals, and not daring to step forward.
, Soldiers are not respected and have nothing to offer, so they collapse at the first touch. I will not allow this to be repeated."
Everyone listened to this and became slightly silent. Pang Liu'an said: "I will strictly implement it."
Ning Yi nodded: "Old Pang, I know that being so strict now is a bit inhumane, because generally speaking, the Chinese Army is already the most disciplined force, but it is still not enough. We have too few people.
In the future, when soldiers retire, we also hope that they can participate in all aspects of our society at all levels. They will be like the backbone and skeleton, supporting the entire society. Therefore, after this battle is over, all kinds of learning in the military
It will also be strengthened. I hope that each of them can become as good as possible and can be a role model for children. I want such a sense of honor."
"On the other hand." Ning Yi smiled, "I won't treat you badly. After the war, many people were displaced and their families were destroyed. At the same time as the population was being resettled, the army would often hold several classes to tell everyone how to deal with women.
How to get along with children, how to start a family, and how many children you can have in the future. In fact, everyone has seen the development of the study of things. Our children will be qualified to study in the future and will become sensible, educated and decent people. But all this
The premise is, sirs, the soldiers under your command must have a normal brain. They don’t think about killing people all day long, drinking all day long, making troubles, beating their wives... People like that can’t live a good life."
Ning Yi sighed slightly: "Actually, I know that many of us have been ruined by the war for our whole lives. In the army, some family members have died at the hands of the Jurchens or more than ten people.
In the years of wandering... everyone lives for revenge. It is difficult for many people to start a new life, but you have to at least admit that this world is for normal people to live, and there are many such young people in the army.
People, their elders died and suffered terrible things, but they still met a good girl and gave birth to two good children. On the day they died, they saw their children and grandchildren in their house, and they died with a satisfied mood."
"You have gone through so many things and fought your whole life, isn't it just for this result?"
"So everyone, I don't care whether you are normal or not normal in your heart, whether you can still start a new life... or you can't. As commanders and elders, for the sake of those under you, maintain military discipline so that they can continue to live in the future.
If you can go back to a normal life, if you can't live a good life...you should let them help you. Besides, Chen Tian is right, what a good labor force, kill them
, can you still eat meat?”
The Jurchens wreaked havoc on the world, and tens of millions of people died directly or indirectly at their hands. In fact, most of the Chinese army soldiers who were able to walk here without hesitation had their own painful memories hidden in their hearts. And those who were able to reach the top of the army
, then most of them are middle-aged or even close to old age. If they want to start over, it is not easy to imagine the day when they or those around them leave the army. Ning Yi's words pierced people's hearts, and many people were touched. He
He patted his butt and stood up.
"In addition, from now on, we should not call our compatriots in the army brother or brother. Although it is cordial, it seems too personal." He said, "From today on, let's unify and call them comrades."
The western horizon engulfed half of the red sun, and the remaining sunlight showed an even brighter and more majestic glory. The red light climbed up to the sky, burning up the clouds. Ba Lisu, who was behind the palace, left with the army in the mountains.
Zong Han, She Yema, Xi Yin and Qin Shaoqian who were far away from the Jiange, and even Lin'an City thousands of miles away, and even the Jin Dynasty, one after another, could all make this huge red sun across the world.
, can be seen clearly.
How insignificant human beings are...
But it is such a small thing that will stage scenes of ups and downs, joys and sorrows on this vast land, and even at certain moments, emit a mighty light that is not inferior to this majestic red sun. That is what human beings want to do in the world.