In the early morning of the third day of the fourth lunar month, with the repeated explosions in the city of Huangming County, the Huaxia army rushed out of the mountain pass and recovered this small node on the Jiange Mountain Road that had become a ruin.

When the Jurchens withdrew, they detonated their military resources, leaving the flames and smoke to cover the sky. The work of detonating explosives, extinguishing fires and clearing mines lasted for most of the day, and troops from the rear also arrived one after another, and when it was close to evening, Ning Yi arrived here and summoned Pang Liuan and other high-ranking generals of the army in the field where the demining work was done at night.

"The mountain road was narrow, and the speed of evacuation of the Jurchens was not fast, and according to the report of the scouts who had just returned, an iron artillery array was set up on the hillside of the road three miles away. He is still in charge of the rear of the palace in person, but Sheyama may have been led forward by Saba...... "You Pang Liuan first reported the main situation on the front line, "The cleaning and demining in Huangming County have been preliminarily completed, and I can bring two regiments of troops to follow first." ”

"Zong Han's retreat is very methodical, although it was a fiasco, but in the past half a month, they have probably figured out the mountain roads in Huangming County and the other side of Yushui Creek, and it is difficult for our scout team to penetrate again." Pang Liu'an was followed by Chen Tian, the chief of staff of the Fourth Division, and he also came with Qu Zhengyan's opinion, "Yushuixi and Huangming County are ten miles away, and the intersection is Huangtouyan, and the strong attack on Huangtouyan can leave some people, but our side believes that the most important thing at present is actually not the offensive ...... behind the road."

Everyone sat cross-legged on the ground, and Chen Tian spoke: "After all, if you don't rely on the range of rockets, the Jurchens who fortify the narrow road will still take advantage. They worked the expedition, and they all wanted to go back, but the morale of the army had not completely collapsed, and if we wanted to inflict maximum damage on them, the division commander believed that the key point was to take the Sword Pavilion with a fierce attack - after all, there were not many rockets, and good steel should be used on the blade. ”

"How many rockets are left?" Pang Liuan asked.

Lin Qiu on the side probed: "The inventory is only sixty-three." ”

Pang Liu'an glared: "So little? ”

Chen Tian over there also glared: "Who uses it more, our division commander has already said that you should save a little money, and you will endlessly submit applications to the top of the division, Commander Pang." Our Fourth Division was only used when it was strictly ordered. ”

"Lao Chen, your Fourth Division is fighting a sneak attack, we are killing from behind, and many times we are fighting a frontal battle. You see, he scattered the cannons on the mountain and blocked the back road with all his might, the Jurchens were defeated, but they all wanted to go back, and the fighting spirit was very tenacious, so we couldn't do it directly. And we also saw the opportunity, and we only used it when we had to, and we killed a lot of people here......"

"Don't limit yourself to tactics, you have to look at the big strategy, old Pang...... Our Qu master said that you are a loser. After Chen Tian finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the side.

Pang Liuan laughed angrily: "Okay, okay, whatever you say...... When I saw Qu Zhengyan, I asked him to say it to his face. ”

As the sun set, the red sunlight in the rear of Huangming County came over. Ning Yi also laughed, and then took the document handed by Lin Qiu: "Okay, let me talk about the overall situation." ”

Everyone nodded and looked at each other.

"Since the beginning of the offensive in early March, to today, the number of enemies destroyed in the battle is close to 10,000, after the blockade of Huangming County and Yushuixi, the captured Jin soldiers in the mountains in the rear are more than 15,600, and there are also those who are unwilling to surrender, and now they are scattered in the nearby barren mountains and mountains, and the preliminary estimate should be 3 to 5,000 people."

"Strategically speaking, after Yan Zonghan's southern expedition this time, the total number of troops from the north is more than 200,000, and even if they can really go back now, they will not reach 100,000 people, not to mention that Lao Qin is still waiting on the road behind...... But we also have our own troubles and have to pay attention to them. ”

Ning Yi said: "First of all, 20,000 people were captured at Wangyuan Bridge, and the Han army on the front line of Xiukou in Shiling has more than 30,000 to be resettled now, and another 15,000 prisoners in the mountains here, plus the prisoners in Yushuixi and other places in the early stage...... Although the militia and reserve troops in the rear have been mobilized, and the training and restraint of the Han army are also being done anyway, I can tell you that we can't hold on to the prisoners alone. ”

Speaking of not being able to hold on, Ning Yi smiled, and then relented: "In addition, there is the problem of the thousands of people who fell in the mountains, they were all killed from the north, and now they can't go back, and they are not willing to surrender, some will starve to death in the mountains, and some will come out to find trouble." Patrolling the fifty-mile mountain road needs manpower, and summer is coming, so they will set a fire in the mountains at random, although they will burn themselves, but it is also a trouble for us. ”

"Moreover, in the previous operation, our attrition itself was very large, although it was a little smoother in March, but the enemy was destroyed 10,000 and captured 10,000 - this was gnawed down in small-scale operations again and again, and Division Commander Pang also said just now, the enemy has not collapsed, and our casualties are close to 5,000, so we must pay attention."

"Strategically speaking, I talked to you before the start of the war in March, and one thing is to be sure, it is unrealistic to leave all this group of enemies here. We don't have enough manpower, and the best state may be to beat them with rockets in a large-scale battle, but if we grind slowly, no matter what kind of exchange ratio, we will be strutted to death in the end, and then only the people of the Wu Dynasty laugh haha. ”

"Tearing off the flesh of the Jurchens in the most affordable exchange ratio possible, or killing Zong Han, or pulling out his teeth, and sending them back to the north to fight for civil strife, is the most desirable effect we can achieve. So although I also like the heroism of 'Yu Yong chasing the poor Kou', but after passing through Huangming County, to the section of the Sword Pavilion, the Jurchens do conform to the saying that the poor are not chasing the poor in the art of war. So I agree with Qu Zhengyan's idea, I might as well put my strategic vision on the level of Sword Pavilion. ”

"After all, we still need the Sword Pavilion to go out of the mountain in the future, and after leaving the Sword Pavilion, the Jurchens still have a long way to go, and when the time comes, we can pursue more calmly, and it will also be convenient to cooperate with Lao Qin's side. What do you think? ”

Pang Liu'an nodded: "The number of rockets is no longer enough, I agree to put it into the strategic goal of capturing the Sword Pavilion." However, the pursuit of the Jurchen troops should still continue, otherwise, the Jurchens will destroy all the roads. ”

After the rest of the people also agreed, Ning Yi also nodded: "Divide a group of people, continue to chase and kill the past, give them a little pressure, but don't be dragged into the water." Chen Tian, you inform Qu Zhengyan to make plans and preparations for forcibly seizing the Sword Pavilion after the initial withdrawal of the Jurchen troops. The Sword Pavilion is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if one round of attacks fails, then Lao Qin's Seventh Army will be isolated and fight alone outside the Sword Pavilion. Therefore, this battle can only succeed and not lose. ”

"Yes."

After Chen Tian nodded, Ning Yi was silent for a moment before he spoke: "In addition, there is a very important matter, I still have to repeat it once, or even repeat it a few times, and tomorrow I will also convey it to all divisions and headquarters in clear text, about the abuse of prisoners, stop, no more." ”

His eyes were serious, and he took out a few pieces of paper in his hand and handed them to Pang Liu'an: "The problem of prisoner abuse investigated by the Military Discipline Department in the past few days is from your second division, you can see it first." Shocking. In addition, Chen Tian, you also have it. ”

Pang Liu'an and Chen Tian took the report after the investigation and read it carefully. Ning Yi waited for a while: "You may not agree with what I said about the shocking assessment, because it is a golden dog, with a lot of blood debts, and there is more than enough to die......

Pang Liu'an put down the report: "I have told you about these things, but, to tell the truth, the brothers in our division have sacrificed too much, and the remaining people are fighting bravely and want to avenge them, so sometimes, they don't deliberately want to torture the prisoners, they didn't kill those beasts, they are already very restrained, it's like forgetting to give them food and medicine......

Ning Yi's eyes were serious: "I don't care if the Jurchens will die, what I care about is whether our people will become beasts!" Master Pang, don't think that this is just a little bit of a small section, a little venting, this is a major matter related to our life and death. Even more important than our victory over Zong Han and chasing all the way to the past! ”

"It's all good labor." Chen Tian whispered beside him.

Ning Yi's gaze swept over everyone, but he shook his head.

"Probably...... More than ten years ago, I saw Zhou Tong for the first time in Shandong, he taught his disciple Lin Chong, and later talked to Fulu's predecessors, which said a paragraph, I still remember, what he said was that people who practice martial arts, the important thing is to learn to hide the knife, Lin Chong has no blood, there is no knife in his heart, that is not good, his other disciples, after practicing martial arts, act recklessly, the knife has no sheath, and it is not good. ”

"When we were in the Wu Dynasty, everyone was involved in these things, those things, the army had no combat power, the soldiers were messed around, weak and slippery...... So I killed the emperor, no way back, after arriving at Xiaocanghe, it was another few years of polishing, when the Xixia people came, someone asked me what Xiaocanghe was like...... Xiao Canghe is like a knife that has been sharpened for several years, and no one can stop it. ”

To this day, the Huaxia Army is still such a knife, and all the Huaxia soldiers have seen the sharpness of their own knife. Today he mistreated the captives because of brotherhood, and tomorrow he recovers? What about when you are not in the army? This knife will still be his best weapon, and many people will easily cut the rules of this world. They will think that they have worked hard to fight the world, and they will have to sit back and enjoy the world, and they will ask for a lot of better treatment than others...... Ladies and gentlemen, you have read those articles from Lin'an, and you have laughed at them, but I tell you, that is not alarmist, as soon as this process is unbalanced, we will go back to the old road that every era is taking. ”

"When fighting the world, rely on the army, when sitting in the world, the army will come to enjoy the blessings, and the warriors can't maintain a peaceful and prosperous era of singing and dancing, so all dynasties and dynasties began to emphasize literature and light martial arts. Do you think that the rotation of this generation is just because the literati can say a few beautiful words? That's because if the power of the warriors is not curbed, a dynasty will be divided by warlords and feudal towns within a hundred years. ”

"The more capable a person is, the more self-discipline and prudence he must be. Today's Chinese soldiers can easily dominate another person's life with their own strength because of the death of their brother, and they will keep this possibility in their hearts, and one day they will go to the place, and they will encounter such and such things in their lives, and they will see the knife in their hands. Why have I been reiterating military discipline for so many years, and I have been holding meetings to deal with people who violate discipline strictly, I want them to see the sheath and let them always remember that military discipline is very strict, and when they come to the localities, they will remember that the law is as strict as military discipline! Even if their brother died, this knife should not be used indiscriminately! ”

"If not, a new privileged class will soon be born, and when they become a person who is one level higher than the common people, they will also prey on the country and oppress others. That's what the Jurchens did, and at that time, we killed the king and rebelled, but in fact we didn't do anything, today we say that we saved the world, and tomorrow, there will be another black flag or red flag to defeat us. Ning Yi sneered, "At that time, we may be driven to some small island to survive." ”

The sunset sank to the sky, and Ning Yi paused: "Next, we will face a lot of problems, after the huge attrition of this great war, how can we ensure that our sanity is not corrupted, and how to digest the millions, millions, or even tens of millions of people we have taken......

He said: "Our roots are in the Huaxia Army, I do not allow the Huaxia Army to appear in the superior sense of privilege, we just awakened one step first, first understand some things, we will expand the productive forces through the study of things, so that all people in the land of China, regardless of rich and poor, can have food and books, so that reading is no longer the exclusive privilege of the privileged class." When the vast majority of people understand the truth of working hard for themselves and fighting for themselves, we will gradually reach a Datong society where everyone is equal, and at that time, even if there is a foreign insult, everyone will know that they must fight hard for themselves. It will not just be a numb soldier to eat salary, enjoy privileges for the generals, dare not step forward, the soldier is not respected, and he has no long things, so he will collapse at the first touch. I won't allow this to be repeated. ”

Hearing this, everyone was slightly silent, and Pang Liuan said, "I will strictly enforce it." ”

Ning Yi nodded: "Lao Pang, I know that the current strictness is actually a bit unkind, because on the whole, the Huaxia Army is already a unit with the strictest military discipline, but it is still not enough." We have too few people, and after the soldiers retire, we also hope that they can participate in all aspects of our society, they will be like the backbone and skeleton, supporting the whole society, so after this battle, all kinds of learning in the army will be strengthened, and each of them I hope to try to become excellent people who can set an example for children. I want that sense of honor. ”

"On the other hand." Ning Yi smiled, "I won't treat everyone badly, after the war, there are many displaced people who have lost their families, and at the same time as the population is settled, the army will often hold several classes to tell everyone how to get along with girls, how to start a family, and how many children can be born in the future." In fact, everyone has seen the development of the study of things, and everyone's children will be qualified to study in the future, and they will become decent people who understand reason and are educated - but the premise of all this, sir, the soldiers under your command must have a normal human brain, they don't think about killing people all day long, drinking all day long, making trouble, and beating their wives...... Those kind of people can't live any good life. ”

Ning Yi sighed slightly: "Actually, I know that many of us have been ruined by the war for a lifetime, and in the army, some of our family members have died at the hands of the Jurchens or died in more than ten years of displacement...... Everyone's life is to live for revenge, and it is difficult for many people to start a new life, but you have to at least admit that this world is for normal people to live, and there are many such young people in the army, they have died of their elders and suffered very tragic things, but they will still meet a good girl, give birth to two good children, and on the day they die, they will see that their children and grandchildren are full of children, and they will die with satisfaction. ”

"Isn't it true that you have gone through so many things and fought all your lives for this result?"

"So everyone, I don't care if you are normal in your heart or not, you can still start a new life...... Or can't anymore. As a commander and elder, for the sake of those under you, maintain military discipline, so that they can still return to normal life in the future, if you have not lived a good life...... Let them help you. In addition, Chen Tian is also very right, what a good strong labor, kill them, can you still eat meat? ”

The Jurchens ravaged the world, and tens of millions of people died directly or indirectly at their hands, in fact, most of the Chinese soldiers who were able to walk along the road without hesitation had their painful memories hidden in their hearts. Most of those who can go to the top of the army are middle-aged or even close to old age, and it is not easy to imagine the day when they or the people around them leave the army. Ning Yi's words poked into people's hearts, and many people were a little touched, and he patted his ass and stood up.

"In addition, from now on, don't call your compatriots in the army brothers brothers and brothers, although they are cordial, they seem too personal." He said, "From today onwards, let's unify and call me comrade." ”

The western horizon swallows up half of the red sun, and the rest of the daylight shows an even brighter magnificence, and the red light climbs into the sky and burns the clouds. At the speed of pulling out the palace, Zong Han and Shiyema, who left with the army in the mountains, Xi Yin and Qin Shaoqian, who were far away from the Sword Pavilion, and even more in Lin'an City, and even Jindi, thousands of miles away, could also see the huge red sun that ran through the universe clearly.

How small are people......

But it is precisely such a small thing that will stage the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of this vast land, and even at some moments, emit a vast light that is not inferior to this magnificent red sun, which is what human beings want to leave in this universe......

(End of chapter)