Chapter 22 Wang Yan and Yue Fei
Tielin Camp is located in the southwest corner of Kaifeng City. It was originally the Imperial Army Camp. Since the Jin army broke the city, it has been abandoned for a long time.
After Wang Xiaoli's army arrived, he packed up some of the Anza people. Zong Ze brought wine and meat, and the whole army had a good meal.
The next morning, after Wang Xiaoli got up, he didn't know what to do for a moment and was stunned in his barracks. These days he had never thought clearly about what to do in the future and what system should be in the army. In the past, he either marched or fought wars every day, and had something to do. When he settled down in Kaifeng City, he suddenly didn't know what to do.
The sun was rising, and suddenly a soldier came in and said, "Little Housekeeper, there is Taiwei Wang Yan who is asking for a meeting."
Wang Xiaoli was stunned and hurriedly said, "Go and prepare tea quickly! I will go out to greet you!"
After leaving the camp gate, I saw a middle-aged general standing outside. A young man was accompanying him. There were also several soldiers holding horses.
Wang Xiaoli stepped forward and bowed, "Is the one who came here? Wang Xiaoli is here, come to meet me!"
Wang Yan looked at Wang Xiaoliu who came out of the camp gate and nodded: "It turns out that he is a young hero, otherwise there would be no such big victory!"
After saying that, he pointed to the general beside him and said, "This is Fu Xuan, the general in our army. Today I will follow me to meet the little shepherd."
At the banquet yesterday, because the generals attending the meeting were too complicated, Zong Ze did not introduce everyone to Wang Xiaolie. Now the generals in the city know what Wang Xiaolie looks like. However, Wang Xiaolie knew only two, one Ding Jin and the other Han Shizhong.
Wang Xiaoliu asked Wang Yan and Fu Yuan into the camp and ordered tea to come.
Wang Yan said: "I was staying in front of you yesterday. You said that the generals in the city only heard of three people. It was unexpected that I was there."
Wang Xiaoliu said: "The Taiwei led the rebel army to fight against the Jin Dynasty in the Taihang Mountains. I don't know how many evil battles he fought!"
Wang Yan nodded, smiled and said nothing.
Wang Yan was originally a general in Shaanxi. After the fall of Kaifeng Prefecture, he first became the commander-in-chief under the Hebei Road Pacification Envoy Zhang Su, and then recruited the rebel army in Taihang Mountains to fight against the Jin army. Because the situation was too bad, he was afraid of being harmed by others, so he changed his residence every night. In order to calm his heart, the officers and soldiers under him stabbed eight words on their faces: "He serves the country with a sincere heart and swears to kill the Jin thieves." The army led by Wang Yan is called the "Eight Character Army".
Based on his previous life's memories, Wang Xiaolie actually doesn't remember Wang Yan. However, his "Eight Character Army" is really famous. Anyone who has a little understanding of the history between the Song Dynasty will know this name. The Eight Character Army is the juncture of the Song Dynasty. The troops in the Song Dynasty, which have only had the second most combat effectiveness among the Yue Family Army, have made many great achievements. However, Wang Yan is different from other generals and has gone to military power early.
After talking for a while, Wang Yan asked about the war a few days ago.
After hearing Wang Xiaoliu say this, Wang Yan said, "I'm sorry, please tell me frankly. As you said, you are brave and resourceful in this battle, which is very rare. But you must be the front-runner in every battle, not the general. As the leader of a army, if you make mistakes in the war, it will be unpredictable."
Wang Xiaoli nodded: "What the Taiwei said is. I also think that I can't lead the army, I can't march, and I'm not good at commanding. Now there are only a few hundred people. Once there are more troops, this method will definitely not work. But this army, with the king, the soldiers and generals are originally from the mountains and fields. Who knows how to train troops? Now the world is in danger and can only go out to fight."
Wang Yan nodded and thought for a while and said, "There is nothing we can do about it. The Jin army is fierce, the official army cannot resist, and the mountains and rivers are drifting. Don't you have to rely on the rebel army? It's not easy for Kaifeng Prefecture to defend it."
Wang Xiaolie nodded. Most of the troops in Kaifeng Prefecture are rebels and few official troops. Now Wang Xiaolie knows that Zong Ze's combat-capable army has about 30,000 people. The two largest ones are Wang Yan's Bazi Army, with about 10,000 people stationed in Huazhou. The other one is Kong Yanwei's troops, with about 10,000 people stationed near Kaifeng. The other army, with most of three thousand and the fewer of one thousand, stationed in various places around.
Wang Yan has only come to Kaifeng recently to prepare for the Northern Expedition. Although Kong Yanwei's troops have combat effectiveness, Zong Ze's command is not convenient. In fact, there are very few troops that Zong Ze can command. As for the rebels in the city, most of them are making up for the numbers.
Wang Xiao hunted less than 1,000 soldiers and horses, and it was not prominent at all among the Kaifeng Rebel Army, which was known as one million. But when he arrived in Kaifeng, Zong Ze went out to welcome him, stayed in the house to hold a banquet, and treated him with great preferential treatment. Why? Because the other rebel army basically made up the numbers, and Wang Xiao hunted for real land to fight. As for Zong Ze, as long as he could really go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, no one thousand people could underestimate him.
After drinking tea for a while, Wang Xiaoli thought in his heart. The current situation in Kaifeng Prefecture is even worse than he had thought before. He originally thought that there were a large army here and there must be heroes in the middle. It was his chance to broaden his horizons and meet heroes. Now it seems that it is far from that.
Wang Xiaolie had already seen the general rebels, such as Ding Jin and others. They were chanting tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, so there was no need to take it seriously. Ding was inspector of Kaifeng Prefecture and was considered to be combat-effective among the rebels. But Wang Xiaolie was confident that if he was facing him now, he would be no match at all.
What should I do next? Wang Xiaolie was worried. Zong Ze took advantage of the opportunity of the Jin army retreating in the summer and the Northern Expedition was right. What is the use of these rebels in Kaifeng Prefecture? Wasting food in vain. It would be better to let them go to Hebei and the Jin army will fight another battle.
Taking advantage of his past life memory, Wang Xiaoli said that in Kaifeng City, there were only three generals he had heard of. Now it seems that the difference is almost the same. Except for Kong Yanwei, who later became a traitor, the rest of the people were just thieves, either easily wiped out by the regular army of the Southern Song Dynasty, or surrendered to become traitors.
After chatting for a while, Wang Xiaolien suddenly said, "Taiwei, if you have nothing to do on weekdays, I hope you can come to Tielin Camp for a walk."
Wang Yan said: "Why did the little shepherd say that?"
Wang Xiaoliu said: "I got up from the ridge and didn't know much about marching and fighting. If I had received the guidance of the Taiwei, I would not be very grateful!"
Wang Yan smiled and shook his head: "What I think about staying behind day and night is to cross the Yellow River and regain the old land. The weather is hot now, so it won't take long to cross the river and go north, so there is no time."
Wang Xiaolie sincerely said: "Even if you study for a day, it is good. At this time when mountains and rivers are drifting, the army's combat power will increase by one point, and it will be difficult for the Jin army to come south, and the people of the country will benefit one point. Taking advantage of this time when the Jin army retreats north and there is no war, it is time to do this."
As Wang Yan's identity, I was already condescending to visit today. It was not because Wang Xiao had successfully hunted Gong County a few days ago, and he would definitely not come if he mentioned his name in front of Zong Ze. It would be a joke to ask himself to teach Wang Xiao's hunting and training.
I wanted to refuse, but when I saw Wang Xiaoli’s sincere attitude, I thought, “Xiaosheren said this, if I was free, I could make a comeback. The military affairs are so many, and how much I can learn depends on Xiaosheren’s understanding.”
Wang Xiaoli hurriedly bowed: "Taiwei Yaliang, I will never forget you!"
Wang Yan was the commander of the capital, and it was barely reasonable to call him the Grand Commander. However, in the eyes of the Southern Song Dynasty court, he was a different story. In history, when Wang Yan went to Lin'an, the official official appointed him by the court was nothing but Wu Yilang, the Hemen Xuanzan Sheren, the commander, and was not much taller than Wang Xiaolei. Wang Xiaolei's father was a magistrate before retiring, and was considered an intermediate official and respected by everyone. Therefore, calling Wang Xiaolei a small Sheren still shows respect for his father.
Wang Yan promised to come and teach him to lead the army in his spare time, and solved Wang Xiaolie's worries. He talked more. Looking at the beginning of noon, Wang Xiaolie ordered his subordinates to prepare wine and drink with Wang Yan.
At this moment, the soldier came in and crossed his hands: "Little Housekeeper, there is a general Yue Fei outside asking for a meeting!"
After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie hurriedly stood up and was very excited. In this era, seeing Yue Fei was really a big wish. Just as he was about to go out to greet him, he saw Wang Yan's face turned pale and thought he was not good.
Chapter completed!