"Retreat! Retreat! The Jin Man retreated!"

On the city wall, the Song army shouted loudly to vent their happiness. After seven days of hard fighting, the Jin army finally retreated.

Wang Xiaoli stood on the city tower, looking at the retreating Jin army, and for a while. After guarding these days, his chest seemed to be pressed on a big stone every day, and he did not dare to relax at all. Every night, he had to lead troops out of the city to harass him, and life was really hard to live. He was the leader, and he couldn't tell others about these difficulties, and he had to encourage their morale at any time.

Many times, Wang Xiaolie had fantasized about what it would be like to retreat from the Jin army. Today, the Jin army really retreated, but felt empty.

Xie Linong walked up and said, "Xiaosheren, should you follow behind? See if the Jin army really retreated and where did they retreat?"

Wang Xiaoli nodded and said, "Of course I want it. In a while, you and Yu Huan will bring fifty people out of the city. Just follow the Jin people from afar. Don't get close to you and cause trouble. Whenever there is any abnormal movement, go back to the city to report immediately."

Xie Linong made promises and went to prepare with Yu Huan.

The Jin soldiers retreated and surrounded him and broke up. In fact, Wang Xiaowei could not care about so many. The army siege of the city cannot be completed in an instant. Even if the Jin army comes back, Wang Xiaowei could take people to retreat easily. But after guarding for so many days, why should Wang Xiaowei leave in a hurry like a broken dog? When the Jin soldiers retreat, everything is arranged, wouldn’t it be nice to leave generously?

The city was already full of joy. The people sang and danced to celebrate the victory of the battle to defend the city. Wang Xiaoli came down from the city and cheered everywhere.

After walking past the crowd and reaching the county government office, Wang Xiaoli breathed lightly.

This time is different from the previous few days when the 50th Jin army ranger was killed. There were no spectators at that time. In the end, there was no cheer. Although there were not many people in Gongxian County after the war, hundreds of people were still very lively. Looking at the celebrating crowd, Wang Xiaolie felt sincere joy. During the days when the Jin army invaded the south, there was really not much joy.

After entering the county government office, Yang Shen came over and said, "The little sergeant has repelled the golden people, and the people insisted on celebrating it. However, although there is food in the city, there is no wine or meat. Just now, Mr. Liu and others said that they wanted to send a few people out of the city and buy some wine or meat back."

Wang Xiaoliu said: "If there is a place to sell, I will send someone to go. There is no money in the army, so the outsiders will pay some money and send someone to go."

Yang Shen smiled and shook his head: "Xiaosheren, the Jin army has been around this area for several times, and the people have lived to die. How could they trust the soldiers? It is not the local people, they hid early and couldn't find them."

Wang Xiaolie was about to refute, but I thought about it. What else can the people do if they can only live like this? When the army comes, hide out early and continue their own lives. When the army leaves, they will come out of their hiding place. If they are accidentally killed, they will have to admit that they are unlucky. They are themselves, even if they drive away the Jin army, they will still have to leave? If they don’t defend the place for a long time, they will not destroy the order of the place.

The Jin army went north, crossed the Yellow River to Mengzhou, and went to Hedong Road. Wang Xiaoli lived in Gong County for another three days before deciding to set off.

Liu Yuanwai and others set up incense tables, wine and meat on the side of the road to see Wang Xiaowei off.

After leaving the county government office, Wang Xiaoli handed over: "I have been in Gong County these days, and I have troubled the local elders. I have eaten a lot of food, wine and meat. I should have given you money, but the army lacks money, so I have to write it down for now."

Mr. Liu said: "The general said this, but it's a small loss! From the Jin people, I have passed by countless troops here. Have you ever won one before? This prosperous place is now empty, and only we have to live a life. Don't say that eating some wine and meat, the general will win this game, and we will be willing to win. Alas, once the general leaves, I don't know when peace will be achieved."

He was sad when he heard that Wang Xiaolie didn't know what to say for a moment. Everything came too suddenly. He didn't think about what to do in the future, what strategies, what policies to implement, what policies to do, and everything he had. He didn't even figure out how to get along with the people, how to develop, and what to do in the future. He pushed himself forward step by step.

I don’t know when peace will be achieved. This sentence touched Wang Xiaoli’s worries.

Yes, when will peace be achieved? For the people in the Central Plains, if they did not come by themselves, they would probably be hundreds of years later. What did they do wrong? They did nothing wrong. Because the army could not fight, the robbers from the north came, as if it was natural.

Why? In my previous life, I often said that if I fell behind, I would be beaten. This is the logic of facing robbers. Is the Song Dynasty backward? Compared to the world, it is not backward. But I still have to be beaten. Not long after I established my country, I ended up ruthlessly, and I endured one after another, and then went even more ruthless until the country was destroyed.

Being behind does not necessarily mean you will be beaten. It is like the Jin Dynasty. Being behind Liao and Song, but you will be beaten. After all, the most fundamental thing you don’t want to be beaten is to be able to beat yourself. It is not possible to not be beaten yourself.

Is there any axiom in this world? Maybe there is. But you can't fight, and you are not qualified to talk about axioms.

In the past life, there were various summaries and developments of ancient history. The summary included dynasty laws, slaves, feudalism and capitalist generations, and all kinds of things, which were very good. But for people in this world, it was not very useful.

What should the Song Dynasty do in the face of the invasion of the Jin Dynasty? Based on the knowledge of previous lives, you can go to capitalism, even socialism, or learn the history of some small European countries, and all kinds of things. Is it useful?

Wang Xiaoli shook his head.

Useless. What's the use of doing those? The most important thing is to make the army able to fight, to truly defeat the Jin army on the battlefield. Only when you win on the battlefield can everything else be said.

Why can't the Song army fight? The history of the previous life tells itself that it is because of the use of culture to build military affairs. The status of soldiers is low, so how can there be any people willing to join the army? The status of military generals is low, so they cannot be prime ministers, and cannot control the government. How can there be excellent talents?

Now I know that this is not the case. At most, this is just a prescription prescribed by literati who do not understand martial arts. The status of military generals is higher than that of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Republic of China period in their previous lives? Can the army fight? Soldiers are looked down upon, and they can still be lower than when Britain was spreading the world? Britain uses gangsters and wandering sweats as soldiers and fights all over the world.

The army is an organized violent group, not just a violent group. The organizational nature of the army directly affects the combat effectiveness of the army. The organizational strength of the Chinese army was reduced too much from the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. During the Five Dynasties, the system of arrogant soldiers and strong generals was unprecedented in the system, and there was no future. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the military system was not fundamentally reformed and continued. In a unified dynasty, the system was preserved. In peacetime, the system could not be lowered, and it was normal to disperse the battlefield.

Since the Song Dynasty, such a military system has directly affected the combat effectiveness of the army. When it first started, the organizational strength did not rely too much on the system, and the winners were invincible for decades. After decades, the organization gradually disintegrated and became a mess.

Military is an extension of politics, but military is by no means politics, but has its own independence. Throughout Chinese history, the strongest organizational strength of the army should be during the Warring States Period. When Qin unified the six countries, the organizational strength could be considered to have reached its peak. However, the foundation of military affairs is politics. If politics is not good, the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be maintained. Qin II collapsed.

Why did Britain use gangsters and wanderers to join the army to colonize the world? Because their politics is supported. Without political support, the army cannot be maintained even if it is strong for a while.

At this time, the Song Dynasty had no military force and politics were in a mess. How could it compete with the Jin army? Yue Fei rose in history, and he saw that he had hope of defeating the Jin army, but he was also pulled by politics. In the end, he died unjustly.

At this time, if you want to make a difference, you must first have an army that can fight. With an army, you will have everything. After winning, you will think about what kind of politics to use to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.
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