Wang Xiaolie looked at the sun in the sky and then at Jin Jun, his face sinking like water.

Chen Yuyi said: "Today the Jin army no longer attacks in large numbers, but only sends small groups of cavalry to harass and defend. They are going to escape!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes, the Jin Army is going to escape. However, it is easy for them to come, but it is not so easy to leave!"

After saying that, he called his own soldiers and asked them to give orders to Wei Yang and Zhong Ci. Let them be ready. In another hour, the entire army will attack. According to time, when the sun sets, the Jin army will also attack.

It is not easy to withdraw troops.

After fighting for two days, the Jin army was at the end of its strength. If they continued to attack like the previous two days, they would not have enough troops.

Seeing that the Jin army no longer attacked, both Wei Yang and Zhong Ci felt a little regretful. After receiving Wang Xiaolie's order and knowing that they were about to attack, they couldn't help but gear up. After being attacked by the Jin army for two days, they could finally let out their bad breath.

After noon, Ba Lisu said to Wanyan Yunying: "Go back to the camp and take the remaining more than a thousand cavalry to capture Fuzhou. After nightfall, I will lead the army eastward and leave behind Yelu's horse after five battles."

Wanyan Yuying crossed his hands and said yes. Looking at the battlefield, he felt a little reluctant.

In the afternoon, a drum sounded in the Song army's formation. Wei Yang and Zhong Ci led their armored men and pressed against the Jin army. The armored soldiers were all tall, with axes as long as walls in their hands, and their momentum was astonishing.

A soldier came to Wang Xiaolie's side and said: "Defense, a group of golden soldiers left the military camp and headed towards Fuzhou!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing. This was expected. The Jin army did not want to be annihilated here, and they would definitely find a way to withdraw today. Wang Xiaolie did not want to chase the Jin army too far, but tried to leave as many people as possible.

, it can still be done.

Seeing the Song army attacking, Ba Lisu complained bitterly. He originally planned to stop fighting today, but when it got dark, he broke camp and headed east. Unexpectedly, the Song army started to attack. Of course, the Jin army was not that fragile, and was collapsed by the Song army.

But the two armies were entangled and it was not easy to leave.

The battle continued until it was almost dark, and the two armies were still fighting fiercely. When the sun was about to set, Wang Xiaolie ordered the soldiers to withdraw their troops.

When they arrived at the commander's tent, Wang Xiaolie called Niu Gao and said: "Tonight the Jin army is going to escape. To keep the Jin army, we have to pay too much, and there are many places where we really can't control it. You and your three thousand men

The cavalry has been prepared in advance and has targeted the Jin army's porters and baggage. Wait for the army to cover up and kill them, and then rush on horseback to pursue them all the way to the Han River. Remember, don't enter Fuzhou!"

Niu Gao crossed his hands and promised. He stood there and thought for a while, and said: "Now we have a huge advantage! We can't annihilate all the Jin army here. It really makes people feel unwilling! This is the first time since the Jingkang Incident.

Such a great opportunity!”

Wang Xiaolie nodded, looked at the dusk outside the tent, and said nothing for a long time. This year, he saved Shaanzhou and defeated the Jin army at Jingmen. He had achieved enough military exploits. The Song Dynasty had leaks everywhere, I don't know why.

At that time, there were ministers who kept an eye on their own army. If they did not obey the military orders, the court would be even more suspicious of their own self-respect. If they obeyed the military orders, the army would be torn to pieces.

The battle against the Jin Army is different from previous wars. The superior forces should be concentrated for a decisive battle with the main force. Only by destroying the main force of the Jin Army can we gain military advantage over the Jin Dynasty. Officials of the Song Dynasty also gradually understood this truth. They just let who

Being the main general is not a sure thing.

To gain the trust of the court, Wang Xiaolie can learn from Yue Fei in history. After receiving the edict, he immediately goes to the palace, performs well in front of Zhao Gou, and with his military exploits, he will naturally gain the trust of the court. Then what? Zhao Gou wants to capture

Taking advantage of the opportunity to seek peace, he killed Yue Fei.

Although the Yue Family Army is named "Yue", it is not Yue Fei's private army. Not only does it depend on the court for food and grass, but also the appointment and dismissal of officials. Even compared with Han Shizhong, Wu Jie and other armies, the Yue Family Army is far less independent. A

How can a warlord accept this situation?

Seeing that Wang Xiaolie had no intention of changing his mind, Niu Gao had no choice but to say goodbye and leave. Although it was a pity, the order must be carried out resolutely.

After a day, Niu Gao gradually understood Wang Xiaolie's thoughts. It's just that he didn't think that much, and still thought that the Jin army should be annihilated. With tens of thousands of troops in hand, what did the imperial court dare to do to Wang Xiaolie?

Watching Niu Gao leave, Wang Xiaolie slowly sat down.

It has been less than two years since the annihilation of Yang Jin. In two years, the army has grown from 3,000 to nearly 40,000. It is also very capable of fighting, and the speed is a bit fast. In this era, most officials do not have a deep understanding of military affairs.

Including the generals, there was no doubt about this matter. But Wang Xiaolie knew that now, his foundation seemed unstable.

To raise an army, you need money and food. Food alone is not enough, you also need money. Without money, everything will slowly dissipate. In the days to come, there will be no large-scale wars around, so you should focus on making money. Make money.

If you don’t have enough money, you can train in the army just to make wedding clothes for others.

After more than a year in Xiangdeng, Wang Xiaolie made various preparations, but he was short of start-up capital. With a lot of money invested, many industries will develop. As long as they can get started, things will be easy to do in the future.

What does it matter if you let go of thousands of Jin Army? If you can defeat them now, you can still defeat them in the future. But when the wealth that the Jin Army snatched from Jiangxi and Hunan comes to you, you must not let it go. If you miss this opportunity, you will not let it go.

I know how long I have to wait.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie sighed. With the experience of Xiang and Deng, Wang Xiaolie understood that training troops is not that difficult. The failure of the Song Dynasty was a problem of the Song Dynasty. The military tradition was broken. There were enough sources of soldiers and specialized personnel.

With military schools and qualified recruit camps, there can be a continuous supply of troops. In later countries, especially after the First World War, it is not difficult at all for countries like the Song Dynasty, which has a population of 50 to 60 million people, to mobilize several million troops.

Not to mention that the requirements for soldiers in later generations are low, but in the era of hot weapons, the quality requirements for soldiers are much higher.

China once had a complete military mobilization system. From the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, its military mobilization ability was so strong that it surpassed the next two thousand years. However, due to various reasons, this mobilization system collapsed. Wang Anshi wanted to establish the Baojia system, and to some extent wanted to restore mobilization.

The system is just unsuccessful. What is the most difficult thing? It is to mobilize the various reasons for the collapse of the system.

Why is it called various reasons? Because the influencing factors include all aspects of society, politics, economy, and education. It is far from being clear in one sentence. If you want to build a perfect mobilization system, you must also have social, political, economic, and even education.

Including a major ideological change. As long as the changes are completed, the mobilization system is rebuilt, and the military system is reformed, what is so scary about the Jin Dynasty with only a few hundred thousand soldiers? Why are the Jurchens less than ten thousand and invincible if they live to see his big-headed ghost?

In the current war between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, no matter how many troops they brag about, 30,000 to 50,000 people are enough for a battle. No matter how large the number is, it must be divided into many battles to coordinate with each other. Otherwise, whether it is the local collection of grain and grass, or the logistics

Transportation is not enough to support it. It is impractical for a general on the battlefield to directly command more than 30,000 troops.

The old problem of the Song Dynasty is that the combat effectiveness of the army is relatively metaphysical. Last year, Wu Shu crossed the river, and Du Chong unified the 60,000-strong army for defense. As a result, the 60,000 troops collapsed at the first touch, and basically did not play a defensive role. Wu Shu easily crossed the river and searched the mountains and seas.

To sum up, the army must have basic combat effectiveness. It must not collapse except under special circumstances. This requires reforming the military system, training officers, and selecting and refining soldiers, which is what Wang Xiaolie is doing. It is impossible to achieve every army.

They are elite soldiers, but they must have basic qualities. Then they must have a reliable mobilization system, a complete training system, and a reasonable organization system. Once the war begins, there will be an endless supply of qualified troops. There must be a truly effective command system, whether it is offensive

It is still defense, and it is truly a game of chess. There must be a reasonable logistics system that can support the movement of the army. The organization of the army must be scientific and reasonable. It should not be like the original Song Dynasty army, which only thought about how to prevent the expansion of the generals' power regardless of the actual war.

This is easier said than done. It took Wang Xiaolie more than two years to figure it out. If he wants to truly perfect it, he doesn’t know how long it will take. Entering the stalemate stage, the war is no longer fierce. It is a very

Good times.

When it got dark, the Song army had dinner in the camp. The men did not take off their armor and the horses did not take off their saddles, so they were ready to attack at any time.

In the Jin army's commander's tent, Ba Lisu and Yelu Mawu sat opposite each other, with important generals standing below them.

Ba Lisu said: "In half an hour, I will lead the elite troops east to Fuzhou, with General Yelu as the rear guard. If the Song army makes no move, you can go east tomorrow morning. If the Song army comes to attack, the general can abandon the porters and lead the army to retreat.

Let's go. If the Song army persists in pursuit, the general must defend to the death!"

Yelu Mawu said: "There are many soldiers in Song Dynasty. What if I can't hold on?"

Ba Lisu said: "Then we will fight and march to the Han River to defend. You are the rear guard and you must keep the main force safe."

Yelu Ma was silent for a long time and then nodded. With this arrangement, he really took himself as the enemy. There were tens of thousands of people in the Song army, and he had a thousand cavalry as rear guards. How could he block it?

After Yan Yuying crossed the Han River, he was cruel and didn't leave a boat by the water. He would have nowhere to go. In the end, no matter how many military exploits he had, he was still an outsider in the eyes of these Jurchens.

Ba Lisu didn't care what Yelu Mawu thought, he just ordered the retreat steps. Wanyan Yuying had already taken the lead. If the prediction is good, Fuzhou should be easy to capture. It doesn't matter if it can't be captured. There are no heavy troops there, so the Jin army can just go.

That's it. Pull away from the army and then hand over all the baggage and other equipment to the rear guard Yelu Mawu.
Chapter completed!