Chapter 180 Strategic stalemate
After walking out of Wei Yang's barracks, Wang Xiaolie breathed a sigh of relief. After speaking, the soldiers were much more excited. Then, big meat buns came up, each with a bowl of wine. They ate and discussed, and their morale became higher.
Most of the people in this army were still people not long ago, and they had never seen such a bloody scene? During training, Wang Xiaoliu's army was more humane. The military discipline was strict but not cruel, and many people were in a relaxed mood. The first time I encountered such a crazy army as the Jin army, I was inevitably nervous. However, after this war, the army matured.
Back at the Shuai Treasure, Jie Qian, Chen, Yi, Niu Gao and others were already waiting there.
Wang Xiaoliu talked about the situation in Wei Yang's army and sighed: "Although we won the battle, many of the soldiers in our army were frightened by this bloody scene. One day, Wei Yang's army saw the Jin people coming in like a tide, and they didn't know how many they killed. When they returned to the barracks, they found that they had nearly 800 casualties, and they were even more frightened."
Niu Gao said: "After all, I won, and ordinary soldiers should be happy."
Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "How are you happy? So many people died today. This army has trained together for more than half a year, and the people around him are their usual comrades and friends. After one day, these comrades and friends went there, how are you happy?"
Chen Yuyi said: "This matter should not be underestimated. When two armies are fighting, how many troops are even soldiers who can't stand the pressure and scatter in a hurry. If we cannot deal with it in time, there will be problems."
Wang Xiaoli nodded: "Yes, for the army, this is a big deal. I didn't pay attention to the psychological problems of the soldiers before, and I don't know how many things happened. We have set up bookmakers in the army, which has this effect."
After saying that, Wang Xiaoli sat down in front of the desk, looked at the map, and stopped talking.
After a while, Wang Xiaolei said: "We don't know how many troops in the Jin army can attack like today. If they still do this tomorrow, and they will attack Wei Yang's army, it will be difficult for Wei Yang to withstand it. I decided to draw out one thousand people from Zhong Ci's army as mobile forces. When the Jin army attacks Wei Yang, these thousand people will be temporarily incorporated into Wei Yang's army. If they attack Zhong Ci, they will still be under the command of Zhong Ci."
Xie Qiandao: "What if the Jin army attacks other armies?"
Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "Xue Cheng is on the right wing, close to the Jingmen city, defending against the city. The Jin army had a normal mind and would not attack them. Niu Gao's troops lined up on the mountain, with strife and cavalry, and strong troops. The Jin army was not afraid of attacking the left wing. Moreover, the Jin army went a long way and would not do this on the battlefield. Attacking like today, it is very likely that it will attack my middle lane. The middle lane is the six thousand iron armor of Wei Yang and Zhong Ci, and the Jin army has no choice."
Wang Xiaoli's arrangement was to defend the mountains west of the city with two thousand people, with six thousand iron armor and three thousand Xue Cheng assisting Jie Qian to defend the city, and the left wing was Niu Gao's three thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry. He commanded two thousand iron armor and two thousand cavalry and was the central army and the general reserve team. The Jin army broke through the front military formation, and Wang Xiaoli's central army could make up for it in time.
The Jin army did not have many choices when attacking. Either attack Niugao or attacking the middle road. The distance to attack Niugao is too far, unless cavalry is used.
Wang Xiaoliu said: "The famous fighting style of the Jin army is Tiefutu and the other is the kidnapping horse. I saw Tiefutu today and must guard against the Jin army's kidnapping horse tomorrow. If you use kidnapping horses to attack, you can only be Niu Gao's troops. You must be careful tomorrow!"
Niu Gao crossed his hands and said yes.
Xie Qiandao: "I have been attacking for a day today but I don't improve. The Jin army will definitely change its style of play tomorrow."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "If we could only attack for one day, the Jin army's tactics would not be so troublesome. I estimate that the Jin army would have to attack at least one more day tomorrow. For us, as long as we can hold on the position for three days, the situation will change drastically. At that time, the Jin army was tired and our army had a large number of troops could fully utilize it."
Speaking of this, Wang Xiaoli stood up and walked a few steps. He said, "The Jin army has at least three types of warfare that threaten the most. One is Tiefutu and the other is the kidnapped horse. These two types are well known to everyone. In fact, there is another one, which is not arranged in the array and fights in the movement. The Jin army's main army usually has two horses, and the speed is very fast. They have grown up on horses since childhood, so it is difficult for us to deal with it. We can only use trained elite soldiers to counter the number of more people."
Niu Gao said: "This time in Jingmen City, before the Jin army arrived in front of the city, almost no one of its scout cavalry went back. This last one is that we won."
Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "The scout is a scout, and field battle is a field battle, so it cannot be confused. When he was in Kaifeng Prefecture, Zong Liushou once gave Yue Fei a formation map. Yue Fei said that the formation was the common tactic of military strategy. The use of the magic lies in one's heart. Among the generals of the court, Yue Fei should be the one who can understand the essence of field battle. We can only strengthen our training and not give the Jin army a chance to attack in the field."
This is how many things in the world are. You know what's going on, what you know about your opponent's methods, and what to do, but you can't do it better than your opponent. In the past and present, Wang Xiaoli has known enough about the Jin army, but there is still no way to do some wars.
He discussed today's war in detail and decided on tomorrow's plan. Wang Xiaolei said: "The war is now, we cannot relax. It's too late, so everyone will go back early to rest. I have no midnight snack here, so please go back."
Everyone said goodbye. Wang Xiaoli sat in the tent, looking at the stars outside the tent in a daze.
A few days ago, Wang Xiaoli analyzed that the strategic and combat capabilities of the Jin army were average. However, in just 10 or 20 years of its rise, it would be possible to destroy the Liao Dynasty and defeat the Northern Song Dynasty. It must have its own outstanding features. Today I saw what the extraordinary features of the Jin army were. On the battlefield, the Jin army was indeed a very difficult opponent. In a short period of time, the advantage of the Jin army could not be shaken.
At this time, Wang Xiaolie remembered the famous strategy during the Anti-Japanese War and the protracted war.
After the early Japanese army's storm-like attack, the Pingxingguan Battle and the Taierzhuang Victory were also introduced. Many people expressed their own views on the War of Resistance Against Japan. The most famous ones are the theory of quick victory and surrender. Of course, many people proposed the protracted war. It was meaningless to have raised the issue of protracted war first, but in fact many people raised it. But before the great man gave the speech on "On Protracted War", no one explained this issue clearly, thoroughly and clearly. After the great man gave the speech, protracted war truly became a strategy.
At the junction of the Song Dynasty, did the Song Dynasty need a strategy in the face of the attack of the Jin army? Now in the court, what is the mainstream strategy in the face of the Jin army? Wang Xiaolie needs to figure it out and propose his own strategy.
At this time, the social consciousness and historical records of later generations, the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty were divided into two factions, the pro-war faction and the pro-polis. Although this division was clear and clear, it could not reflect the strategy at this time. The pro-polis was not necessarily a surrender faction, and the pro-polis was not necessarily a quick-win faction. Everyone's views were subtle and different reasons.
According to the classification of the Anti-Japanese War, the surrender faction, the quick victory faction and the protracted war were relatively more able to see the situation in the Qing court.
At this time, Zhao Gou was hesitant. Zhao Gou dared not have the idea of the Quick Win Sect, and was unwilling to surrender, and his thoughts were swaying back and forth. Zhao Gou's thoughts were unstable, so the court's strategy was not clear. While resisting the Jin army, he continued to send envoys to the Jin Dynasty.
Wang Xiaolie couldn't figure out the idea of the important officials of the court at this time. But it is certain that there were both surrender factions, quick victory factions, and those who advocated protracted wars. The representative of the quick victory faction was Han Shizhong, who had the greatest influence. Because Qin Hui had not returned to the court, Wang Xiaolie couldn't figure out the representative figures of the surrender faction in the court now. As for those who advocated protracted wars, there were actually still many people, but they were not clearly stated.
The most core of it is Zhao Gou's idea. From a historical perspective, although Zhao Gou's idea was swaying, it was basically a surrender faction. It was just that with the war on the front line and the attitude of the Jin army, some adjustments were made.
The most debated topic of later generations in the history of this period was the relationship between Qin Hui and Zhao Gou, who was responsible for killing Yue Fei. Fundamentally speaking, Zhao Gou, as the emperor, should have more historical responsibilities. Although Qin Hui, as the ruling leader, had a smaller responsibility than Zhao Gou, it was also the main responsibility. Because Zhao Gou was a surrender faction, his attitude towards Qin Hui, the representative of the surrender faction. The two had a cooperative relationship, and Qin Hui was in charge for a long time. Because Zhao Gou knew very well that if someone came up to the court, it would inevitably change, and his throne would not be peaceful. Qin Hui was a powerful minister and largely invaded the imperial power, so his relationship with Zhao Gou was not very harmonious.
The relationship between Zhao Gou and Qin Hui should be viewed from the main contradictions of this era and his attitude towards the Jin Dynasty. While surrendering to the Jin Dynasty, he also needs to stabilize the government. Zhao Gou cannot do without Qin Hui's support. Qin Hui is very clear that while surrendering to the Jin Dynasty, the government will be stable, and only he can do it, so he has a certain degree of independence.
As for some people, from the perspective of Zhao Gou being the emperor and being able to control the world, they all have their own calculations. Qin Hui is the prime minister and must be loyal to the emperor. From this perspective, the results are inexplicable. They even brought others in. The people here do not support the Northern Expedition, and the ministers in charge of the war will harm the country and the people. The Song Dynasty cannot win, that is, the demons are dancing around.
The biggest trouble in resisting the Jin Dynasty in this era was that Zhao Gou was a surrender faction and had a deep fear of the Jin Dynasty. As long as he had the opportunity, Zhao Gou would surrender. Even if he had the advantage, as long as the Jin Dynasty opened his mouth to allow Zhao Gou to surrender, Zhao Gou would surrender.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoli sighed helplessly. History is created by the people, and the people are the masters of history. This is nothing wrong. But in a certain historical stage, the people often determine the direction of history. After a hundred years or two hundred years, the people can turn back the direction of history, but those hundreds of years have passed, and the historical direction of the pull back is also different from before.
At the reciprocity of the Song Dynasty, does it take for a protracted war in this historical period? It is definitely necessary. After the Jin army broke through Kaifeng, the Song Dynasty's field army had almost consumed all of them and had no power to fight with the Jin army. They could only use the vast space and the support of the people to rebuild their own army. Surrender was wrong. At this time, the Song army wanted to surrender, but the Jin Dynasty did not dare to agree because of its insufficient strength. The quick victory theory was not right. The Jin Dynasty also had a strong military force and could obtain resources from the occupied land. Even though the Song army had a temporary victory, it could not last long.
In the fourth year of Jianyan, after the Jin army crossed the river and fought, they encountered hardships on their way back, which made them dare not go south easily. From this year on, the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty entered a strategic stalemate.
Chapter completed!