Chapter 37: The Soul of a Soldier
(1) The concept of military personnel of the Orientals
China's military family originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the theoretical basis came from the Book of Changes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info "I Ching" is the source of Chinese traditional culture and the general vein of Chinese traditional culture, so the thought of soldiers cannot be separated from "I Ching".
The way of employing soldiers and the strategic policy are all derived from the Book of Changes. "The Art of War" says: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored." Therefore, the scriptures are based on five things, and the school is based on calculations to find out their feelings: one is the Tao, the second is the sky, the third is the earth, the fourth is the general, and the fifth is the law. This sentence comes from the spirit of the Book of Changes.
The Chinese theory of military affairs is also based on dualism, whether it is ancient or modern, paying attention to the way of yin and yang, the five elements and eight laws. I like to use strategy, but I am lazy in taking righteousness, I like to use softness, and I am tired of using courage. The school's plan is to ask for affection, ask, ask the sky, ask the earth, ask the general, ask the law, but do not ask the soul of the soldier. However, it is the soul of the soldier that determines the victory or defeat of the war, and the soul of the soldier lies in the bravery, and the brave and fearless are the soldiers. Courage comes from the heart, and fearlessness comes from responsibility.
However, the Book of Changes says, "Kun is soft and moving and rigid, quiet and virtuous, and then the Lord is constant, containing all things and turning into light." Kun Dao Qi Shun. Inherit the sky and walk in time". "Sun Tzu" said: "Generals, wisdom, faith, benevolence, bravery, and strictness." "It's the old horse burying the wheel, and it's not enough; If you are brave, the way of government is also; Both rigidity and softness are obtained, and the principles of the earth are also. Therefore, those who make good use of soldiers, if they join hands to make one person, they will not be able to do it themselves. "Wu Yi" said: "Fu Shui, even the weak, but the hills touched will collapse, no different from the reason, sex is dedicated and touches sincerity." Lao Tzu said, "If you want to do it, you will want to be strong, you will want to be weak, you will be strong, you will want to abolish it, you will want to take it, you will want to take it." It's a twilight. Weakness is better than strength. The fish shall not be separated from the abyss, and the sharp weapon of the state shall not be revealed. "The world is weaker than water, and the strong can win, and it is not easy." The weak is better than the strong, the soft is better than the strong, the world knows everything, and nothing can be done. It is a sage cloud: 'If you receive the dirt of the country, you are the lord of the society, and if you receive the ominous country, you are the king of the world.' It's the opposite. ā
From these ancient Chinese cultural classics, it can be seen that the military literature of the Chinese is completely sheep culture, which also determines that most of the military actions of the ancient Chinese are passive, and there are few active military actions.
(2) The military concept of Westerners
Clausewitz said: "If we start with the pure concept of war, then we must admit that the political aims of war are not included in the realm of war in the first place. For war, since it is an act of violence that compels the other side to submit to our will, what it seeks must always be and can only be to defeat the enemy, that is, to make the enemy powerless to resist. Although the purpose of defeating the enemy is deduced from the concept, in reality the goal pursued by people on many occasions is very close to it, so we intend to discuss the purpose of defeating the enemy in reality first. ā
From this passage, we can basically understand the purpose of military operations of Westerners, who regard the military as a political tool, which can also be said to be a tool of the state, and if it is noblely put up, it is a regular armed organization established by the army, a state or political group for the preparation and conduct of war, composed of officers, soldiers, and civilian personnel, and shoulders the sacred duty of protecting the country and defending the homeland.
Western military theories are not described in detail here, but looking at Western military science, the military culture of Westerners is still attributed to the wolf culture, which is good at attacking and diligent in defending, and goes head to end with the aim of defeating the enemy and making the enemy unable to resist.
(3) Military personnel must not only have material security, but also spiritual satisfaction.
Sun Tzu said: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked." It can be said that the important weapon of the country lies in the soldiers, and the heavy weapon of the soldiers lies in the soul, and the army must not only have material conditions, but also have a spiritual foundation. Military personnel must not only have material security, but also spiritual satisfaction. Therefore, giving military personnel a higher honor and social status is the dominant ideology of national politics.
(4) Military culture is also divided into wolf culture and sheep culture
If we push self-consciousness back to the primitive rational state, compared with the nature of wolves and sheep, China's traditional science is still attributed to the cultural temperament of sheep nature, while the Western military system has the spirit of wolf nature. Therefore, the military systems of almost all countries in the world today are based on Western standards, and the mature Western military system has become the blueprint for the world's military construction, and the wolf culture of Westerners is also spreading to the world.
(5) Modern warfare is a material and spiritual war, but it is more manifested in the cultural dimension
Modern warfare has detached itself from the primitive barbarism of low-level forms of warfare in pursuit of material interests, but modern warfare is still inseparable from material and spiritual warfare, but it is more of a dispute between spiritual and cultural levels. Religious belief is the main factor in modern warfare and confrontation. The wars in African countries are the same as the wars in the Middle East, which are wars between one culture and another, and the stability between Asia and Europe and Latin America is also the result of the compromise and unanimity of cultural ideas.
(6) The fullness and loss of spiritual strength are the main reasons for determining the outcome of the war
Now it is not practical to look at the gentle benevolence of the ancient Chinese soldiers, the war is cruel, the use of soldiers is cruel, the contest between the two hostile sides is not diverted by personal will, planning is the art of "temple calculation", and duel is the real intention. Gentle compassion cannot eliminate the brutal passion of the invader, and you can only get real security and self-peace if you erect your own sharp blade, pick up your steel spear, rush towards the enemy, pierce the enemy's heart, and hit him until his passion is completely lost and the violence is gone. "Harmony does not necessarily mean only tolerance, and the harmony obtained by subduing the opponent may be more stable and safe. That's what I say in chapter 32 of this book.
The importance of strategy lies not in the external material conditions, but more in the psychological needs under the domination of the spirit. For example, if you ask a team to attack a mountain, you shout to the soldiers: "Brothers, each person who attacks the mountain has ten taels of gold, and there is a beautiful sister." "If you really tell your soldiers like this, as long as you attack the top of the mountain, there will be a great wealth waiting for you. Then you have failed in this charge, and your brothers have fallen on their stomachs without moving, let alone attacking, after the attack has begun, and your brothers have fallen on their stomachs under the enemy's first return fire, let alone attacked, because gold has weight, it is a material benefit, and the first condition for obtaining gold and silver treasures, the first condition for a beautiful woman is that you must first save your life, and if life is gone, then what is the point of attacking the mountain? So, instead of inspiring your brothers to attack the enemy, these material stimuli of yours crush the fighting passion that is just about to be aroused because of the weight of real money and beautiful sisters, so as long as you dare to shout material stimuli to your soldiers, you have already lost the battle.
But if you stimulate your soldiers with spirit, the result is the opposite, don't think that you can't make your soldiers hungry by drawing a pie, but you may not know that soldiers are righteous, and the friendship between brothers is definitely mentally dominated rather than materially stimulated. If you shout before the charge: "Brothers, for the sake of our pure friendship, for a better tomorrow, for the future of our homeland not to be destroyed by all evil devils, brothers, pick up your steel guns, rush up the mountain, and destroy them, woo! If you really shout like this, then your charge is already half successful, as long as you continue to replenish the spiritual food to the soldiers, commander, you are only one step away from attacking the mountain, and the final victory is that you have drawn a pie of nothingness for your soldiers, blowing a gust of spiritual east wind.
If you fill the hearts of your soldiers with hypocritical money, it is better to draw an ideal pie and hang it on the wall of their hearts, if you have ideals, you can also draw an even higher ideal goal, and then blow hard, blowing their hearts to the extreme, enough to raise their own flesh, then you can rest assured that you will supervise the battle in the back, the mountain in front is already yours.
But why do they fail to tempt money and beautiful women, because these are material, and the weight of material things weighs down on their hearts, so how can they attack your enemies with all their might?
Therefore, since ancient times, all strategic speculators have found the so-called reasonable justice in advance, the legal principle of justice that people can intuitively feel, and even the most filthy people will raise a flagpole symbolizing justice and attack the enemy in their hearts.
From this, it can be concluded that the power of war is to destroy the enemy's will to resist, then, the spiritual power in war is a crucial factor, and only by elevating ordinary spiritual power to a huge space with high influence can victory in war be guaranteed.
Important spiritual strength comes from the talent of the commander, the martial virtue of the army, and the national spirit of the army from the soldiers themselves.
(8) War has limits
Wars generally start or end between eight years and will not exceed twelve years, because there is a limit to human tolerance, and if the war is excessively prolonged, people cannot bear it. And the real conquest battles usually start or end in two, two months, or two years, which is also related to human tolerance.
(9) Soldiers, brave, righteous, faithful, loyal, and foolish.
"Generals, wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness. "And the soldier is brave, righteous, faithful, loyal, and foolish. As an officer, the first thing you need is wisdom, and when Zhu Yuanzhang first joined the rebel army, he was favored by his superiors because of his intelligence, as well as the love of his subordinates, so that he had the opportunity to reach his final intention and complete his greatest ambition. Therefore, the first thing an officer has is wisdom, and the second is credibility. Trustworthiness is the psychological quality and rule cultivation that an officer must possess, and an officer who keeps his word will not only be trusted by his superiors, but will also be relied on by his subordinates. An officer without credibility, the army cannot hand him over, because he will play with the lives of his men. Faith is the foundation of loyalty and filial piety, no faith, no loyalty and no filial piety, the same no loyalty and no filial piety people also have no faith, so the ancients attached great importance to a person's loyalty and filial piety, since ancient times there is a political system of filial piety, the emperor will be elected from all over the filial piety in the name of filial piety, and entrusted with official positions, let them serve the imperial power, which is a kind of praise, but also the affirmation of credibility, loyalty and filial piety.
The need for officers to be merciful is dictated by the fact that war is a harsh reality. War is brutal, irrational and inhumane. The purpose of war is to defeat the opponent and make the enemy lose his sense of battle, so as to achieve the goal of victory in the war. There is no benevolence and morality to speak of in war, but the benevolence of officers to their own people is necessary, and how to benefit others is the criterion for considering the rules of benevolence and righteousness of officers.
The nature of a soldier, on the other hand, begins with bravery. Bing is the eight characters in the comparison, robbery, "its personality is strong, self-will, stubborn, not suitable for cooperation." Like to think independently, act alone, be self-centered in dealing with others, easy to be arbitrary, and stubborn. Once such a person decides something, he will never change it easily. And have strong self-esteem, do not do things beyond their own ability, and do not think about wrongdoing. Keep a certain distance from your siblings and friends, if you are separated, it will not last long, and it will not be permanent. Do things more by yourself, self-confidence is also very strong, good at expressing yourself, good at competition, optimistic and enterprising, the courage to accept challenges, conscientious, self-work, code of conduct, obey management.
It is more valuable than robbing people's will in their lives, they like authority, they value reputation, they are better at seeking officials than making money, they are not good at making money but they are good at making things, they are obedient, they are standardized, and they are good at doing things from the beginning to the end.
Birob people are strong-willed, energetic, physically strong, good at completing a certain job independently, and obey orders. However, when I saw the leaders and direct management personnel, I was timid, afraid, shy, not good at expressing myself, and the herd mentality was heavy. Attaches great importance to emotions, but is not good at expressing them.
Disadvantages: stubborn and self-serving, easy to be impulsive, easy to quarrel with others, courageous when impulsive, fearless. Although he gets along with others and makes many friends, he has very few confidants and is not accommodating to his subordinates and relatives. It is often difficult to penetrate into the hearts of the other party and communicate with each other on an equal footing. "These personalities are closely related to the nature of the soldier.
Soldiers should set their will, not be confused. Don't let it go. Therefore, the cultivation of soldiers is more about spirit and will, and giving honor and social status to the noble, rather than money and beauty.
(10) The ascending channel of soldiers
For soldiers, whether ancient or modern, whether in the East or in the West, the ascent channel for soldiers is open, and Napoleon famously said: A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier.
The vital interests of soldiers and officers in the armed forces should be treated fairly and given equal opportunities, and the principle of "fair competition and equal opportunities" should be adhered to. Giving soldiers equal opportunities to be promoted to officers is the basic principle of the soul of soldiers. Blocking the upward path of "fair competition and equal opportunity" for soldiers is the most stupid military service law. Because the soul of the army lies in the soldiers, and the soul of the soldiers lies in the bravery, no matter what the country, the implementers of war are soldiers, and the people who defend the country and their homes are also soldiers. Therefore, the excellent officer system is established at the grassroots level, and this is the most perfect in the United States.
No country in the world will block the promotion of officers from among soldiers, and at least one-third of all officers of the rank of lieutenant should come from the ranks of soldiers, followed by one-third from military academies, and one-third from other sources. Only in this way can we ensure that the hearts of grassroots soldiers are full of love for the army, and excellent people can see that they can still have a sky of their own in the army. Only in this way will you be able to build an excellent and modern army that embodies the characteristics of the military profession and the efficiency of the use of qualified personnel. Based on the highly technical nature of modern military professions, all personnel selected from among soldiers should be sent to military academies for further study, and only in this way can officers be able to retain and stabilize their careers in the "golden period" in which they can play their most role, and make contributions to the country's military cause.
Military personnel do not need to have extensive knowledge, and the more homogeneous the knowledge of military personnel, the better. The same is true of the style of military personnel, the thinking of military personnel does not need to be particularly complicated, but the simpler it is, the more beneficial it is to the physical and mental health development of military personnel. Therefore, it is said that officers should not be selected too much from military academies, military academies are all students who have passed the national general recruitment examination to enter military academies to study, and the vast majority of these people are people who are exemplary in learning and have a high level of education, but these people have a common problem, timidity, lack of bravery, complex thinking, and relatively lazy. Everyone should know the story of Guan Zhong, Guan Zhong joined the army to fight, others rushed forward but retreated, others asked him why he didn't charge into battle, but he said that he had an old mother, who took care of his mother after he was killed?
The quality of a soldier is the quality of comparison, stubborn and simple, firm and brave, self-will is strong and obedient, only such a soldier can guarantee victory in the war, if the army is full of people with complex thoughts, lazy and industrious, timid as a mouse, and these people hold the military command, then the country's army is not far from the air force, full of vain officers and non-commissioned soldiers who fire air cannons, sooner or later are people who fly into the sky, how to protect the country and defend the home?
The soul of a soldier lies in bravery, and simple thinking is more suitable for courage to play, whether or not there is too strong wisdom has nothing to do with the victory or defeat of the war, and a little foolish loyalty is more conducive to increasing the unity and cooperation of the army, if the army is full of intellectuals, this army does not have to fight, send it to death. This principle is an iron universal law, and it is not limited to modern warfare, don't think that modern warfare is all electronic and requires a large number of knowledgeable soldiers, but the general military regulations tell you that even a mechanized army does not need a wide range of talents, but only a single need for specialized personnel, a person who drives missiles only needs to launch good missiles, and does not need to be able to repair missiles and build missiles.
Therefore, the origin of officers should still come from soldiers, but it is necessary for these outstanding soldiers to enter professional technical schools for technical training, and one day when a war really starts, the real military pillars are still these talents selected from among the soldiers, and most of the people who come out of the military academy are combat staff officers. It's okay in the logistics department, but if you really want to assign him to charge, you have to prepare the escape tools first, otherwise your life will be lost.
(11) The soul of the soldier and the will of the soldier
The soul of a soldier lies in bravery, and the result of courage is attributed to honor, so the soul of a soldier is honor and social recognition. And the will of the soldier is as follows, I swear: I will always pin my will on the will of the state, follow the will of the state, follow the will of the state, follow the intention of the state, I swear: I will always be loyal to the country, swear to defend the will of the country, firmly follow the will of the state, never betray, never retreat, unswerving!
(12) Military strategy
Sun Tzu said: "The husband who wins the temple without a fight has to be counted as a lot, and the one who has not fought and the temple is not victorious has to be counted as a few." "Military operations are carried out with strategic intent. Before the battle began, the "temple calculation" was an important means. The use of power to take advantage of the situation, and the use of technology to conquer are very important to the ancient soldiers, so since ancient times, outstanding military strategists are very good at "temple calculations". In this regard, Han Xin and Lin Biao are the most representative. Since this chapter focuses on the "soul of the soldier", it will not be discussed in detail here.
(13) The infighting of the white race and the fusion of the yellow race
Sooner or later, the internal war of the Caucasian people in Europe will break out, and the reason is for the integration of cultural ideas. Sooner or later, Protestantism in the western and northern parts of Europe will have to fight with the old churches in southern Europe and near Asia. The First and Second World Wars both originated in Europe, and the root cause of them came from the integration of cultures, and Christianity was instinctive for many reasons, and since the split between the old and new religions of Christianity, the clouds of war have been hanging over Europe. World War II, the brutal war did not unify the cultures, therefore, the third white conscious war will come sooner or later, and the outbreak of war is only a matter of time and chance, but the next time Russia will not have the luck of the first two, and the American and Canadian empires will launch an attack from the North Pole to the south, which will inevitably lead to the demise of Russia. This is because the white race can only march into the world if they first unify their own cultural thoughts, so it is said that smart people should unify their cultural ideas to the level of philosophy as soon as possible, so as to avoid the country and the nation from incurring war. The Japanese have already learned a lesson once and are much smarter now.
(14) China has no chance of passive expansion
The Chinese should see that the passive expansion of China's territory has passed, and the yellow race occupying a large amount of Eurasian territory is a thing of the past. The rise of the white race in Europe after the eighteenth century led to the loss of a large number of yellow people on European land, and the era of Genghis Han shooting eagles on European soil is gone. The biggest reason for this is the rise of the Russian nation. It was precisely because of the expansion of the Russians that the great integration of the yellow race in North Asia, and the southern expansion of the Manchus was based on the pressure of the expansion of the Russians in the north, which eventually led to the demise of the Han national regime and made China's territory achieve passive expansion again. However, modern Chinese should see that the situation of passive territorial expansion of China since the Han Dynasty is nearing the end, and the southern expansion of the Japanese has come to naught under the strong resistance of the Chinese, and the Chinese may not give them a chance in the next southern expansion. And the lands north of present-day China are in the hands of the whites, and the Mongols are already insignificant. Therefore, it is inevitable that the Chinese will survive and fight with the whites, because it is impossible for the whites and the yellow people to consciously integrate, and the whites have always been resistant to the integration of the colored people, and the reason is very simple, the integration of the colorless people and the colored people can only be the disappearance of the colorless people. This is a major matter that China must consider in advance.
(15) The origin of the war
The battle originated from the fight between people, the war originated from the hunting between clans in the early stage of the development of human society, the adherence to the territory between clans is the greatest justice of the clan elders, out of the consideration of the survival and safety of their own people, to fight the people who invade their own territory, and to kill the opponent is the glory and power of the clan elders. This was the original intent of the laws of war and the beginning of a military presence.
Even today, wars between countries are still the same, but with the progress of human society, the nature of war has changed, and human beings are no longer fighting to the death for territory, but they still maintain their aggressive intentions, but this kind of war of aggression is more embodied in culture. For example, several international wars in recent years have been wars of cultural aggression. For example, the wars in Iraq and Libya were wars of cultural aggression, not simply political wars between countries.
The background of cultural aggression is complex, but the essence of war is still embodied in the survival and development of human beings for the survival and development of civilization, and the words of justice are also proclaimed to the world. The purpose of the wars in Iraq and Libya launched by Westerners is to eliminate the dictatorship that threatens the development of human society, but in essence it is a war of culture shock to another culture.
From the perspective of the development of human civilization, the backward social ecology should be broken in order to enrich the blood of a more civilized civilization. Taking the ongoing Syrian war as an example, the Syrian war is not a cultural conflict between countries, but a cultural revolution consciously by the people in Syria, and the anger at the dictatorship has stimulated the people's psychological demand for political change, so the people have consciously launched a war among the people, of course, it is undeniable that it is precisely because of this war that it has attracted the intervention of external forces, which is also the law of war that has existed since ancient times, and internal contradictions are the main culprits coveted by external forces. Therefore, from this point of view, it is the contradictions among the people that are the real enemy of a country. "The people are united as one, and they swear to see who can be the enemy in the world. "But what happens when there are separatist forces in the people?
Establishment of a police force.
(16) Police system
The republic should set up a large police force system, the police force law measures undoubtedly come from the government's power range, the government program of law comes from the government's punishment of crimes, to maintain the country's order, stability and harmonious development, the police will always be an organization for the people, citizens small crises need the police to resolve, so the police daily response is the citizens of the sudden small incidents, no matter how big or small, but the responsibility is equally important. The police force is the frontline force in resolving contradictions among the people, and the cornerstone of national stability is the people's police. Therefore, the responsibility for caring for the people and punishing crimes is borne by the police force, and the difference between the police and the military is that the police force breaks down the contradictions among the people, while the military shoulders the responsibility of defending the country.
The first reason for the establishment of the big police system is to protect the safety of citizens and legal persons, and the second is to ensure the safety of the operation of government departments. Only in this way can we ensure that the rights of citizens and legal persons are fully protected in the event of hidden risks, and that government departments can serve the people with peace of mind.
For example, a county-level government with 1 million people must have at least a 1,000-strong police force, up to 1,000 people with one policeman, abolish the law enforcement organs of all government departments, and hand over all matters involving laws and regulations to the police force, so that the police can truly become the responsible entity of the law, the organ of power, and serve the republic and the people.
The government and the law must be completely separated, and the reason for this is that the law only targets a small number of people who violate the law and violates the law, but protects all citizens. The government is the main body responsible for serving the whole people, and the government cannot take legal measures against the whole people.
This is the reason why the business administration department and the city management department are the chicken ribs in the hearts of the people in China, these departments are actually doing things for the people every day, but the people do not buy it.