Chapter 795 Night Talk

Author: An Huajun

Chapter 795 Night Talk

At night, Wang Xiaoliu lit a few candles in the official hall, which illuminated as bright as daytime. Wang Ruohai and Wang Yan were on the left and right, and Wang Xiaoliu in the middle.

The soldiers came to tea and the heat was steaming.

Wang Xiaoli held the teacup with one hand and said, "When I was in Luoyang, although he had arranged the main attack direction with Hedong Road, and no one had any objections, I always felt uneasy. If I really wanted to say it, I couldn't say it. So I must come to Shizhou to take a look. Even if it was not the New Year, I would have to take a look. The results I saw these days were generally satisfied. Today, there was a Suide Lei Can, who said that he was Li Shifu's confidant. He said that he had been to Suide for a few days. Li Shifu wanted to capture him as his gift for his return to the Song Dynasty. He grabbed Sali Drink, but it was a great thing! There was no leader in Shaanxi Road, and in addition to the Zhe Keqiu's Fuzhou and Shaanxi Road, there was a small section of border between Shaanxi Road, and Shaanxi was isolated from the headquarters of the Jin army. If this could be true, take the opportunity to recover Shaanxi, and it was just around the corner!"

After saying that, Wang Xiaolio sat down and said, "Take a good night, let's discuss what to do next."

Wang Yan hesitated and said, "Now we need to consider a problem. The Wanyan Silver Skill in Taiyuan has only 20,000 troops. The west is not enough to break the siege of Shaanxi, and the south is not enough to attack Jinzhou and Shangdang, so we can only protect ourselves. What does the Jin army mean?"

Wang Ruohai said: "That's how we think. Wanyan Yinshu does not have heavy troops, it can only attract us to attack Taiyuan. Because all the dangers south of Taiyuan must be occupied by our army, as long as we take over the dangers, it will be difficult for the Jin army to break through. If we attack Taiyuan Prefecture, the Jin army can quickly gather heavy troops in Datong and then go south. As long as their reinforcements are fast enough, we can even annihilate our army that attacks Taiyuan at the city."

Wang Yan said: "The Jin army did this, which was tantamount to giving up Shaanxi, which was unreasonable in terms of emotion or reason."

Wang Ruohai said: "This can only be said to be an internal problem of the Jin army. However, we have no way to know such things that only the top leaders understand."

Wang Yan said: "I always feel that if you don't understand this problem, it will eventually be a hidden danger."

Wang Xiaolei said: "We guess the intentions of the Jin army, and the Jin army is also guessing us. Why not think about it from the perspective of others and think about how the Jin army will analyze us and then analyze their intentions. This analysis may be closer to the facts."

Wang Ruohai said: "The Office of Staff has done a lot of analysis, including why the Jin army did this. Our opinion is that it is related to the internal affairs of Jin. This year, the financial host had a stroke and was unable to move, so Nianhan was able to return to the court. At this time, Nianhan was the Jin Dynasty's national theory, the right philistine and the Marshal of the Du, and he controlled the military power of the Jin Dynasty. He was in control of the military power of the Jin Dynasty. He was not capable of not having any soldiers in his hands, so at this time, the Jin army was insufficient in strength and had to rely on the Khitan soldiers. Nianhan was not at ease with the Khitan soldiers and dared not let them go to Taiyuan to confront our army, and could only be in the Datong Prefecture area. The current situation was formed, with a small amount of troops in Taiyuan and a heavy army stationed in Datong."

Wang Xiaolien said: "This is our analysis. Now I have to guess what the Jin army thinks of us."

Wang Ruohai lowered his head and said, "We did not analyze this matter carefully."

Wang Xiaoli said: "Let me tell me, right, just listen. Now we are stationed in Jinzhou, one division in Longde Prefecture, and the newly established division in Shizhou. In the eyes of the Jin army, the lack of troops is insufficient and cannot show their determination to attack Taiyuan. They may think that our goal is to prefectures and prefectures, and first clear the periphery of Taiyuan Prefecture. The two newly built divisions moved to Hezhong Prefecture last month. I don't know that they have no news, and even if they get the news, they have no time to adjust their deployment. In addition, the most powerful central military advisor has been stationed around Luoyang and has not been transferred to Hedong. I estimate that the Jin army may think that we will have to rest for a while and there will be no war in a short period of time."

Wang Yan nodded: "It is very likely that Xuan Fu said this."

Wang Xiaoli said: "The internal affairs of the Jin Kingdom are now very chaotic, and the financial owners may have accidents at any time. We do not launch a war, and they are at the center of their minds. Therefore, there are only more than 10,000 people in Saliyu in Shaanxi, and the way of retreat has been almost cut off and there is no adjustment. The silver technique of Taiyuan Prefecture has only 20,000 people. It may be to lure us to attack Taiyuan, but it is more likely that it is too late to increase troops, so I will do this for the time being. Of course, this is also a guess for you to refer to."

Wang Ruohai thought for a while and said, "It's probably true. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the Jin army was so calm and did not have a large-scale attack this year."

Wang Xiaoli said: "Not talking about the Jin people, our response was a bit chaotic. At the beginning of the year, we went north to Luoyang, and many things were not ready and we didn't think about it. After entering Luoyang, everything was busy and after several major wars, we were not organized. Although we were sure that Hedong was the main attack direction, we had insufficient troops and had to wait. At the beginning of the year, we wanted to build another army, but in fact it was not possible, so we could only build three divisions. Now, we have only 200,000 troops, but we are still short of them. The first time to join the army next year has arrived, and we need to retire, so it is still difficult to expand the army-"

Wang Ruohai said: "When you use troops now, what time does it matter? You will retire after the war!"

Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "Those who rule in power should not lose their trust in the people! If you promise to do so for five years, don't make random changes. If you come, you will have to retire. Of course, it is another matter for some people to be promoted to an effect due to meritorious service and other reasons. Some people retire and some people join the army. This is the normal metabolism of the army. Now, wars do not allow people to retire. What if this battle is fought for ten years? What if it is fought for twenty years? Be a soldier for a lifetime!"

Wang Ruohai sighed and said nothing.

Wang Xiaoliu said: "It is a big deal for soldiers to retire and join the army, so we must handle it well. So we set up a mobilization hall to deal with these things. They had nothing to do before, but now they are busy. Recruiting new people to join the army, how to arrange retired personnel, and start early."

Wang Yan said: "Next year Xuanfu will use troops to Shaanxi, and it really needs manpower."

Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "How to deal with these things is the responsibility of the army. You cannot lack people, so keep people and not let people retire, and arrest the people to join the army. How to train new recruits to join the army, where to establish new recruits, and how many instructors are needed, you must prepare in advance."

Wang Yan nodded and said nothing.

In the past, the Song army had a employed system, and there was no saying that they would retire. However, people would grow old and have birth, old age, sickness and death. After the army stabilized, there were many people who left the army every year because of the elderly, weak, sickness and disability. But unlike the expiration of service, there were a fixed number of people every year and recruited a certain number of new recruits, and you could make plans in advance.

Wang Xiaolei said: "The most important thing is that since we have decided to attack Shaanxi, how to fight this battle."

Wang Ruohai thought for a while and said, "The time is too short, and the specific plan cannot be achieved. However, the big strategy should be clearly understood. I thought that if Li Shifuzhen could capture Sali, he would let Zhang Chi quickly occupy the Suide army. Then he would advance north and south with the three divisions in Fuzhou to restore Yan'an Prefecture as quickly as possible. As long as he took down Yan'an Prefecture, the northern part of Shaanxi would be my own."

Wang Yan said: "I think if I take Sali, Jingzhao Mansion cannot give up."

Wang Ruohai said: "Then I will order the division in Shangzhou to advance north and quickly occupy Jingzhao Prefecture and several nearby states. If I have time, let them take over the west, even Fengxiang Prefecture. Guanzhong is my own, and there will be a foundation for expanding the army next year."

Wang Xiaoli thought for a while and said, "If you can't catch Sali, then don't let it go, and move forward slowly according to the arrangements in front. If Li Shifu captured Sali and took Yan'an Prefecture and Jingzhao Prefecture, don't go west. If Sali is gone, Wu Jie and Yang Zheng's army should be able to fight out and leave Fengxiang Prefecture for them to occupy, so as not to have a grudge. There is another thing, if you occupy these places, you must consider whether Xixia will send troops. So after occupying Yan'an Prefecture, you will immediately advance westward and occupy Qingzhou. Then, you will advance northward to prevent Xixia from causing trouble. The general principle is that we occupy the territory of the original Yongxing Army Road, don't go westward. The territory of Qinfeng Road in the west will be given to Wu Jie and Yang Zheng, so that they can block Xixia."
Chapter completed!