The ninth and fifty-ninth chapters of the four seas tossing clouds and waters (3)
In the evening, from the Weisheng Tianji Palace, you can see the setting sun filling the mountains.
A cart full of wheat was coming in from the road outside the city. The road was rebuilt after the war and was built not long ago, but it seemed to be wider than before the war.
"These are the last thirty carts of wheat. They will be put into the warehouse in an hour. The winter wheat harvest is complete. If it weren't for the gang of prairie Tatars who made trouble, April would have been a good time."
This is the observation deck on the side of Tianji Palace. Lou Shuwan put down the monocular telescope in his hand, and the evening breeze was blowing warmly. Standing next to Lou Shuwan were Yu Yulin and Wang Juyun, two senior military officials.
Since two years ago, the Tiger King forces and the refugee forces led by Wang Juyun have successively fought against the Jin soldiers who went south, and Liao Yiren, who surrendered to the gold, has now been completely integrated.
Among the converging parties, Wang Yin, whose pseudonym was Wang Juyun, was the minister of the Yongle Dynasty. He was proficient in detailed affairs, religious methods, and military planning. After the fall of the Yongle Dynasty, he secretly rescued some of the generals under Fang La's command and arrived at the border.
Among the refugees, Bai Lian and Maitreya, who once again began to preach the "equality of law", united a large number of refugees and called for help. And in the context of the Jurchens going south four times, he did not hesitate to join the crowd on the front line to fight against the Jin Dynasty.
In the past two years, although he himself was very strict and unsmiling, his selfless attitude really won the respect of everyone around him.
After understanding its idealistic side, the Jin Dynasty merged with it relatively cautiously. In fact, Lou Shuwan's determination in resisting the Jin Dynasty in the past, his dedication to the Jin Dynasty, and his lack of heirs and never seeking personal gain
The attitude played a great role in promoting this merger.
Since the Jingping Disgrace, the Central Plains has been in chaos. Wang Yin traveled to the northern border. Perhaps he could not bear the suffering of the people, so he preached and saved people here. But in fact, he chose the refugee area south of Yanmen Pass for development. The place was extremely unsatisfactory.
, it is basically impossible to build a base area, and it is impossible to gather too much supplies. After merging with Jin, the refugees under my command can have a temporary place to live.
On the other hand, Lou Shuwan interacted with Lin Zongwu and won the title of the Mysterious Lady in the Maitreya Sect. Later, she kicked Lin Zongwu away. The religious framework she gained also played a role in stabilizing the people of Jin.
But in fact, Lou Shuwan crushed Lin Zongwu in the intrigues of political operations. After all, he was not very proficient in the essential laws of religious operations. After Wang Yin joined, he not only played an important role in Jin's political and military affairs.
Help, it also gave Lou Shuwan great inspiration and assistance in the operation of the "Great Guangming Sect" in Shanxi. The two parties cooperated and learned from each other's needs. At this time, the effect of one plus one was greater than two.
In March, a group of grassland mercenaries wreaked havoc in Shanxi, burning wheat fields, which really caused some trouble to Lou Shuwan and others. Fortunately, in early April, this group of desperate lunatics marched north to Yanmen Pass and killed directly towards Yunzhong.
Before leaving, he also took the opportunity to solve Liao Yiren's problem for Lou Shuwan. So starting from mid-April, with the harvest of wheat, the Tiger King's forces continued to regain lost territory and reorganize the surrendered troops. It can be said that they were overjoyed.
At the end of April, the subversive news came that the decisive battle in Hanzhong had ended, and everyone's emotions were complicated and even a little disappointed - in this case, Jin was not considered a great victory.
The relatively smooth situation and the good news that are coming one after another will make people feel happy, but they cannot cover up the rationality of Lou Shuwan, Yu Yulin, Wang Yin and others. Although Zong Han Xiyin was defeated at the hands of China, he returned in a hurry to the north.
On the way, there will inevitably be another friction with the Jin Dynasty. This friction will determine the future appearance of the Jin Dynasty.
Theoretically speaking, the Jin region at this time has made a huge leap forward in strength compared to the Tianshi period two years ago. On the surface, the loss of a large amount of materials and the attrition of soldiers seem to have destroyed the entire force.
There are a lot of holes, but in fact, the duplicitous ones have been completely eliminated. After two years of fighting and training, the remaining ones are already combatable elites. Lou Shuwan and others have accumulated a huge amount of money in the past two years of decision-making.
In fact, if the Mongols had not intervened in March and April, Lou, Yu, Wang and others had originally planned to launch a large-scale offensive in late March and early April to bulldoze Liao Yiren.
Now, this accumulated strength can be used as a basis to fight against the Jurchen West Route Army, but everyone is still not very sure about whether they can win. On this day, Yu, Wang and others have basically completed the training outside.
, just took the time to return to Wasion to discuss further major matters with Lou Shuwan.
"Since the New Year, we have been running around. The two generals have worked hard. This batch of wheat has been put into storage. The winter wheat harvests in various places are similar. Although they were abused by those grassland people before, but looking at the entire Central Plains,
, as long as we are stronger here, we can have some confidence in whatever we do."
Looking at the road between the foothills to the west, Lou Shuwan smiled. The setting sun set a golden color here, and then she stopped smiling.
"The only thing I can worry about is that I have asked everyone in the army, and I have written private letters to two generals before. Regarding the matter of facing the Jurchen army's defeat, no one is still confident of victory... The news of the decisive battle in Hanzhong has been
The news has spread all over the world, but we are even unable to deal with the defeated generals of the Chinese army. Can we really explain this to the people?"
As she said this, her eyes became serious. In the past few years in Jin, Lou Shuwan had mostly managed government affairs and logistics, but after spending two years of the war with the army, she did not have a complete understanding of the army. The seriousness she felt at this moment could be called
It's not a rebuke, but more of a private sense of urgency.
Wang Juyun frowned and became more serious. Yu Yulin did not hide it and sighed: "Over the past few years, watching Mr. Ning run the army, it is obvious that many innovations have been made. The Wu Dynasty valued civility over military affairs, and fear
The army relies on force to respect itself, so the control of the army is intricate. As a result, the generals have no power, and the army is too weak to recover. In recent years, the strategy of strengthening the army has been to delegate power to the generals. For example, the Beiwei Army in the south, which can fight, is
The prince's power has isolated all external checks and balances, and he has just developed some combat capabilities under Na Yue Pengju's iron-blooded military management. This is one of them, and the Chinese army is naturally the same, not to mention."
"It is not difficult to achieve this condition. Our military management has also developed in this way in recent years. Especially in the past two years, many shortcomings have been eliminated during the war. Originally, all small households in Jin could not help but reach out to the army.
It is an idea planned for myself, which essentially prevents the army from fighting. We have almost cleaned up in the past two years. But this condition is just the first threshold..."
Yu Yulin paused: "After entering this first threshold, the army certainly looks like an army, but the real strength of the Huaxia Army is the intensity of military training and the strictness of military discipline. All soldiers of the Huaxia Army were private soldiers in the past.
The standard of a personal guard is to work off the job, train every day just for fighting, and prohibit it according to the laws of war. Everyone wants such soldiers, but they cannot afford them, and they cannot be raised for a long time. The Chinese army's approach is to support the army with all its strength.
, with Mr. Naning's business methods, he resells ordnance, buys food, and does everything possible. Many times in the meantime, he actually has to go hungry. If it was ten years ago, I would have felt that it... wouldn't be able to grow long."
"If the army is hungry, it will lower morale, it will disobey orders, and it will violate military law. But what is really great about Mr. Ning is that he can make the army starve while still maintaining the strictness of military law. There is certainly something in between.
The reason for the name 'China' cannot be maintained here. If you want military law, you must have food and salary. Without food and salary, there will be no military law. The reason why there are middle- and lower-level generals..."
"In this way, the Chinese army is not different from us in any aspect. In fact, it is different in every aspect. Of course, we never felt that the difference was so big in the past, until the Battle of Wangyuan Bridge and the Battle of Hanzhong
The battle report is here. The 20,000-strong Chinese Seventh Army defeated Zong Han’s 100,000-strong army, but to say that we can defeat Zong Han Xiyin’s remnant troops is really… there is no evidence.”
After Yu Yulin said this, he was silent for a moment: "This is the difference between me and the Huaxia Army today."
Since the meeting between Luliangshan and Ning Yi more than ten years ago, Yu Yulin has always been cautious in front of the name of the Huaxia Army. At this moment, he is just three or two people in private, and his words are quite candid. On the side
Wang Juyun nodded and waited until Lou Shuwan glanced over before speaking.
"You can have the strength of one battle or the strength of several battles. Although you may not be able to win, you may not be defeated either."
Lou Shuwan nodded: "...it's okay to at least give him a dozen, which is also a good thing."
For the possible war that will happen next, all aspects of the measurement have actually been summarized. Basically, more than two years of resistance have increased the combat effectiveness of the Jin army. With the gradual unification of ideas, they are more resilient.
Increased. Even if it is impossible to say that Zong Han and Xi Yin will be defeated, even if they fail to win in one battle, they can still calmly and continuously launch follow-up operations. Relying on the terrain of Jin, Zong Han and Xi Yin can be brought back, and
No big problem.
Such a situation makes people not cry, but also makes them unable to laugh. After Lou Shuwan finished speaking, there was some silence between the three of them, but then the woman smiled: "In this case, it is no wonder that the people in the southwest want to
So proud."
Yu Yulin thought for a while and laughed: "How is Mr. Zhan Wu doing lately?"
"After the decisive battle in Hanzhong, he came here several times, and once he sent a letter from Ning Yi." Lou Shuwan said lightly, "Ning Yi told me about the future situation in the letter, talked about Zong Han, and hoped that Yin would return to the north.
The problem, he said: The Jurchens invaded the south for the fourth time. The East Route Army was victorious and the West Route Army was defeated miserably. After returning to the Jin Kingdom, the struggle between the East and the West will probably come to an end. We sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. For those who are already at a disadvantage,
Zong Han and Xi Yin’s troops might as well adopt an attitude of fighting or not fighting, and try not to fight if possible..."
"Ha, he is quite considerate..." She smiled slightly, with a lazy sarcasm, "I think he is afraid that we can't defeat him, so he will give him a step down."
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Yu Yulin and Wang Juyun looked at each other.
Wang Juyun said: "Did the letter say anything else?"
Lou Shuwan took the letter out of his sleeve and handed it over: "Yes, he made his own calculation. He hopes that we can lend a batch of grain to those in Liangshan to the east... Shandong has suffered from hunger for thousands of miles. Last year, grass roots and tree bark They’re all almost gone, and there aren’t enough winter wheat seeds, so even though it’s time to harvest, I’m afraid we won’t be able to harvest a few grains, and it won’t be long before we bottom out again.”
The letter written by Ning Yi is very long. Even if you hold it in your hand, you can't read much at once. After Lou Shuwan finished speaking, Yu Yulin said: "The Jingou East Route Army is approaching the Yellow River when it returns to the army. Once it crosses Shandong, I'm afraid it won't be able to let go. Zhu Biao, Wang Shanyue, Liu Chengzong and others. The wheat has only been harvested recently. If they can survive until now, it should be no problem for them to survive for a while. Is Ning Yi sure that they can survive the Jurchen East Route Army? He wants to borrow it, Is it food for the future?"
Lou Shuwan nodded: "How Liangshan managed to survive in front of the Jurchen East Route Army, he didn't say much in the letter. I asked Zhan Wu, there are probably several ways, or just give up Liangshan and hide with us first. Either he is sure that Wu Qimai is about to die and has to survive on the mountain, or he can simply ask Zongfu Zongbi for a way out? I am too lazy to guess..."
When she said this, she paused, and then said lazily: "He invited me in the letter to wait until he went south - he defeated the Jurchens once, and he was extremely proud. In June, he will hold a heroes conference in Chengdu. The leader of the Green Forest Alliance said that he wanted to talk to the world about the Chinese army’s thoughts, and about selling food, we can also talk about it when the time comes. It seems that he is not afraid of us asking for high prices..."
Hearing her say this, Wang Juyun, who was reading the letter, looked slightly moved, and turned two pages toward the back. Yu Yulin also glanced this way, and naturally knew that if there was such an invitation in the letter, the rest of the information would probably be To turn it into trivial details. Lou Shuwan turned around, approached the female wall at the edge, and looked at the scenery in the distance.
There was silence between the three of them for a while. Yu Yulin looked at Lou Shuwan and said, "Are you ready to go?"
The evening breeze blew up her skirt. Lou Shuwan turned her back to this side and looked into the distance.
"...Although I am not willing to give in, we are indeed far behind Southwest in some things. Just like what Brother Yu just said, if there is a difference, it needs to be corrected, but how to change it must be done carefully. Can you go to Southwest to see what's going on? Once is a good thing, not to mention that Ning Yi is asking for help from me this time. If he can go to the southwest, he can get a lot of benefits..."
"...But Zong Han, Xi Yin returns to the north, and a war is imminent..."
Lou Shuwan pressed her hands on the female wall, looked into the distance with cold eyes, and said:
"How do I get there?"
She stated the facts calmly and coldly. She scoffed.