southwest.
Back on the fifth day of the first lunar month, outside Zizhou city, there was a hustle and bustle of carriages and horses. About an hour later, the wounded soldiers pulled from the front began to enter the city.
The snow was just shoveled away hastily, the ground was covered with mud marks, and the bumpy road spread to the distant mountains along the human figure. The commander wearing red armbands let the seriously wounded on the bullock cart or on the stretcher pass first, and the lightly wounded waited on the side of the road.
The lightly wounded with bandages on their heads or bodies stood by the road, their eyes still looking at the direction coming from the northeast, not many people spoke, and the atmosphere seemed anxious. Some of the wounded were even taking off their own bandages before being stopped by hygienists.
"My injury is already healed, so I don't need to go to the city."
The wounded stammered word by word, and the sanitation staff could not persuade them for a while. The commanders and fighters came over and gave them death orders: "Go to the city, the wounded are healed, and then accept the order after reorganization! The military orders are not listening? "
In the Huaxia Army, military orders like mountains are never sympathetic rules. The wounded can only obey orders, but there are also people gathered around: "Is there a way to do it? What should Huangming County do?"
The commander said: "The cavalry of the first division has already passed over to clear the siege. The fourth division is also interspersed. What's the matter, you can't trust your own people?"
"Why can't we take back the position of our second division... I shouldn't have stayed in the wounded barracks..."
Some people are angry, some people are annoyed that these are the wounded evacuated from the battlefield by the Second Division. In fact, after more than two months of fierce battles, even the soldiers who remained on the battlefield were not injured, and almost disappeared. Those who could enter the wounded barracks were all seriously wounded, and it took a long time for them to turn into minor injuries.
These are also veterans. In order to fight against the Jin Kingdom, the political workers and public opinion work in the Huaxia Army have been working for several years, and everyone is in a state of sighing. In the past two months, Huangming County has been nailed to the front of the Jurchen like a nail. The Jurchen generals who dare to rush to the city, no matter how famous they were in the past, will be beaten to death on the city wall.
This is a battle of luck with the Jurchen who destroyed the whole world. All the soldiers and soldiers have a huge sense of pride in their hearts. Even if they are in pain, it is quite difficult for the soldiers to stay at the front of the city day by day, but everyone has an inextinguishable qi in their hearts. They firmly believe that the difficulties they feel will be reflected back to the opposite side tenfold or tenfold. On the enemy's body, he had to hold on until one side collapsed, and the Huaxia Army had never been afraid.
Their arrogance is based on solid facts. For more than two months, Yuyuxi and Huangming County have been attacked at the same time. The best performance on the battlefield is the defense line of Huangming County. The soldiers of the second division held their breath again. In fact, in addition to the celebration, the commanders and fighters in the army were also boosting their morale. At some point, they could achieve better results than Yuyuxi.
Who knew that on the fourth day of the first day, the collapsed line of defense belonged to my side, and the wounded in the wounded barracks in the rear were almost stunned for a while. During the transfer, people analyzed that when they realized that a major reason for the collapse of the front line was the shortage of troops, some young wounded soldiers even cried on the spot in anger.
From the evening of the third day to the morning of the fourth day, the struggle for Huangming County was beyond words. The most self-blaming Pang Luan led the cadre group to the city head six or seven times in a row to kill. When he was forcibly pulled down, his whole body became a bloody man. After receiving the forced retreat order from the rear, he finally agreed to withdraw Huang Ming. county seat.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the frontline operations had been handed over to Han Jing of the 1st Division and Qu Zhengyan of the 4th Division.
The Second Division Commander Pang Luan, Chief of Staff Guo Chen and others who were withdrawn from the front line have not yet returned to Zizhou. The first batch of wounded people from the Second Division entered the city. For the time being, they have not noticed the strange situation in Zizhou City. When they entered the city, Ning Yi stood on the top of the city and looked at the road ahead. Many people in the staff temporarily went to the city wall.
The city of Zizhou is now in an extremely empty state. The first division, which was originally a mobile reinforcement, has now pushed forward to Huang Ming to cover the retreat of the second division. Qu Zhengyan led a small group of elites in the mountains with complex terrain to find a place for Jurchen. A chance for a knife. On Yuyuxi's side, the fifth division was still in control for the time being, and even many recruits were sent to Yuyuxi, but Ning Yi did not take it lightly. On the fourth day of the first day of the first day, He Zhicheng, the commander of the army, led the city with more than 5,000 living forces. To the rainwater creek.
The entire city of Zizhou is under martial law, ready to fight at any time.
Zonghan had already appeared in Yuyuxi, and it would be too naive to expect them to be satisfied after eating Huangming County. Jurchen is a fierce wolf who has experienced many battles. He is the best at taking risks and is the best at grasping fighter opportunities. As long as there is a little flaw in Yuyuxi, the opponent will definitely pounce, bite his neck, and hold on tight.
The order to convene the meeting has been issued, and the staff of the staff are gathered at the city tower one after another. There are not many people, so they gathered quickly. When Peng Yueyun came to report to Ning Yi, he saw Ning Yi by the city wall looking at him. In the distance, humming something in a low voice. Mr. Ning's expression was serious, but the voice in his mouth seemed extremely casual.
"...Dear Mom and Dad... how are you guys. I'm already very handsome... ummmmmmm..."
"...Everyone is here."
"Um."
Ning Yi turned around, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the tower. Entering the tower, several tables were put together. More than ten people from the staff came, including Li Yi, the chief of the general staff. Ning Yi greeted everyone, and then sat down, his face was not good-looking.
"I'm presiding over the meeting. I know that everyone is busy today and they have something to do. This time, there is one topic... or a few of them. Everyone knows that the people from the second division are withdrawing. Pang Lu'an, Guo Chen and the others may this afternoon. I will also come, what is the main reason for the loss of Huangming County this time, and how to deal with it in the first step within us, I want to hear your thoughts..."
Those present here are the heads of the general staff who are in charge of practical affairs, or the staff in key positions. When the Huangming County war situation was in an emergency, everyone was already aware of the situation. After Ning Yi finished speaking, everyone spoke one after another in order. Some people talked about the powerful use of troops at the speed of pulling, some people talked about the mistakes of the frontline staff, Pang Luan and others, and some people mentioned the tension of the troops. When Peng Yueyun arrived, he He mentioned the insurrection of a surrendered Han army in Yuyuxi.
"... As for Yuyuxi, the battle situation was initially decided on December 20. At that time, taking into account the issue of prisoners, we did some work, but the number of prisoners was too large. On the one hand, we had to treat our wounded soldiers, and on the other hand, we had to consolidate Rainwater. Xi's defense line, the prisoners were not completely dispersed in the first time. Then from the twenty-fourth, there was a riot behind us. At this time, the troops were even more tense, and a rebellion broke out from Yuyuxi to the second day of the first year. , and it erupted at the time when Zonghan arrived at Yuyu Creek, there is a big problem..."
"...I'm thinking now that Wanyan Xiyin, who didn't reach the front line, was actually not completely unprepared for the issue of the Han army in the Jurchen. When he realized that these armies were not very credible, what could he do? ? On the surface, we saw that he made clear the rewards and punishments, and acted impartially to make the Han army return to their hearts, but in private, I think he may have chosen a few of the most 'credible' Han army troops, and took precautions in private... "
"...For example, these small Han troops were told in advance that when the front line suffered a major defeat, they would simply not resist and return to our side, so that they would have at least a chance to strike. Let's see, ten On the 20th of February, Yushuixi was defeated, and then we rebelled at the rear. On the 28th, Zonghan called his subordinates to shout, saying that they should treat the Han army kindly and launch an attack on the 30th day of the new year. Riot, and Zonghan has already arrived at the front line..."
Peng Yueyun said: "... They are rushing for time. Once the nearly 20,000 Han troops who have surrendered are completely digested by us, Zong Hanxiyin's arrangements will fail. But these arrangements all broke out after we won the battle of Yuyuxi. Now... We won Yuyuxi, which caused some traitors who were still watching from the rear to lose their temper. Taking advantage of the new year, we were desperate. We wanted to hold 20,000 prisoners. We were already nervous. Our troops are tight across the board, so we have made the strongest attack in Huangming County, which is actually the result of the comprehensive layout of Jurchen..."
Throughout the meeting, Ning Yi looked serious, clasped his hands on the table and didn't look at this side, until Peng Yueyun said this, his eyes moved, and Li Yi on the side nodded: "Xiao Peng's analysis is very good. , Then do you think there is a problem with the command of Master Pang and Chief of Staff Guo?"
Peng Yueyun was silent for a moment: "In this battle in Huangming County, the opportunity is fleeting. I... Personally feel that the Second Division has done its best and is not guilty of war, but... The battlefield is always based on results. Win or lose... "
When he said this, he was quite entangled. Ning Yi knocked on the table and looked at this side with a gentle look: "Just say what you need to say."
"I think that when there is a certain penalty, it should not be too heavy..."
Ning Yi nodded, and then let the rest of the people speak. After everyone finished speaking, Ning Yi nodded and tapped his fingers.
"I won't talk nonsense. In the past ten years, our Huaxia Army has experienced many battles of life and death. From Dong Zhiyuan to Xiaocanghe, it can barely be regarded as a battle for three years. But like this time It's the first time we have fought a big battle of this scale with the Jurchens."
He waved his hand: "Xiao Canghe's three years are not counted, because even in Xiao Canghe, the fighting was fierce, but the intensity and regularity were not comparable to this time. It’s not as good as the 30,000 Jurchens. At that time, we took our troops to interspersed in the mountains, and we recruited troops that could be recruited and surrendered while fighting. The most important thing was to exploit loopholes and save lives…”
"The Jurchens are different. In the past thirty years, they have also experienced hundreds of battles in regular battles, and mobilization to the extent of destroying the country is a common occurrence for them. To be honest, in thirty years, the waves are like sweeping the sand. After training, the Jurchen generals who can survive until today, such as Zong Han, Xi Yin, and Tu Lisu, have a much higher comprehensive ability than us. We only surpassed our training ability and organization. They, we use the staff to fight the wisdom and intuition of these generals for more than 30 years, and use the quality of soldiers to overwhelm their wildness, but really speaking of soldiers, they are famous generals who have been ranked for thousands of years. On our side, the experience of grinding is still not enough."
"But we're actually proud."
Ning Yi clapped his hand on the table: "In the past two months, I have really fought with high fighting spirit, and I also feel very excited. After the battle of Rainwater Creek, this excitement has reached the extreme, not only you, but I also neglected it. In the past, when I encountered such victories, I was habitually calmed down. This time, I think, anyway, after the Chinese New Year, I will not say anything unpleasant, so that you can be happy for a few more days. Facts have proved that this is My problem, and all of us. Daddy Jurchen taught us a lesson."
He paused for a while: "In the past years, the worst and largest battle we have fought was Xiaocanghe. At that time, in Xiaocanghe, for three years, what we saw day by day was familiar people around us. People just fell down like that. Pang Luan was responsible for many frontal defenses and said he was good at defending, but we have talked many times and it is very sad to see the comrades around him fall in rounds of attacks. Huangming County He has been defending for more than two months, and the strength of his men has been decreasing..."
"As for the pull-off speed opposite him, the two-month frontal attack didn't do anything fancy. He also quietly stared at Pang Lu'an for two months. Whether it was through analysis or intuition, he caught Master Pang. This is very powerful. Master Pang needs to reflect, and we also need to reflect on our own mindset and psychological weaknesses.”
"There is another point, which is very interesting. The second division under Pang Lu'an is currently the one with the most and the best artillery. Huangming County has arranged two lines of defense for him. There are hundreds of holes, at least the second one is still standing well. We have always believed that Huangming County is the place with the greatest defensive advantage. As a result, it first became the enemy's breakthrough. What does this show? In the current state, Don't be superstitious about the leadership of equipment and armaments, the most important thing is people!"
Ning Yi said this, his eyes still became more serious, he looked at the recorder beside him: "Have you written it down?" After getting a positive answer, he nodded.
"Okay, taking this defeat as an opportunity, from the commander down, all officers must conduct a comprehensive review and introspection." He took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket, "This is my personal review, including this meeting's Records, transcribes and communicates to all departments, down to the platoon level, organized by literate commanders and fighters to hold meetings, read out, discuss... I want this review from top to bottom, everyone is clear. This is what you will implement next. ,understand?"
By this time, everyone naturally understood and got up to accept the order.
At this time, there was still snow on the ground outside the city, and under the gloomy sky, a light rain gradually fell. Mixed with rain and snow, the whole climate is amazingly cold. And for half a month after that, the war situation in front of Zizhou was like a pot of porridge intertwined with ice and fire. Frozen rain, blood, flesh and blood, life and death... were all cooked together, both sides Fighting for the upper hand on the next balance point, including the Seventh Army, which has always maintained its deterrence, is also moving because of this.
And until the 20th century, the balance between the offensive and defensive battles in Huangming County and Yuyuxi has never been formed. Ning Yi didn't stick to Zizhou, and more dangerous sports battles, scrambles, and dog-toothed fights started rapidly in the new year...