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Time went back to the fifth day of the first lunar month, outside Zizhou City, with the hustle and bustle of vehicles and horses. Around Chen time (7-9 am), the wounded soldiers withdrawn from the front line began to enter the city.

The accumulated snow was only hastily shoveled away, and the ground was covered with mud, the pitted and uneven road extending along the figures into the distant mountains. The guides with red armbands let the seriously wounded transported by ox carts or stretchers pass first, and the lightly wounded waited by the roadside.

The lightly wounded, with bandages wrapped around their heads or bodies, stood by the roadside, their eyes still looking towards the northeast, not many people speaking, the atmosphere appearing anxious. Some wounded soldiers even began to untie the bandages on their bodies, but were stopped by the medics.

"My injury has healed, I don't need to go to the city."

The wounded soldier spoke word by word, and the medic was at a loss for words. The combat officer then came over and gave them a stern order: "Enter the city first, those whose injuries have healed will accept orders after reorganization! Are you disobeying military orders?"

In the Chinese army, military orders are like mountains, a rule that never shows favoritism. The wounded soldiers could only obey, but some people gathered around: "Does the higher-up have a solution? What about Huangming County?"

The combat officer said, "The First Division's cavalry team has already gone to relieve the siege. The Fourth Division is also interposing. What's wrong, don't you trust our own people?"

"How could we not take back the position of our Second Division... I shouldn't have stayed in the wounded soldier camp..."

Some were indignant, some were remorseful - these were all wounded soldiers from the Second Division who had been withdrawn from the battlefield. In fact, after more than two months of fierce fighting in shifts, even the soldiers who remained on the battlefield were almost all wounded. Those who could enter the wounded soldier camp were seriously wounded, and it took a long time to recover to light injuries.

These were all considered veterans. For this battle with the Jin Kingdom, the political and propaganda work in the Chinese army had been carried out for several years, and everyone was in a state of holding their breath. In the past two months, Huangming County had been like a nail firmly nailed in front of the Jurchens. Any Jurchen generals who dared to rush to the city, no matter how famous they were in the past, would be beaten to death on the city wall.

This was a battle of fortune against the Jurchens who had destroyed the entire world. Being able to fight the Jurchens to this extent, all the soldiers had a great sense of pride in their hearts. Even though they were plagued by pain, and it was quite difficult for the soldiers to defend the city day by day, there was an unyielding spirit in everyone's hearts. They firmly believed that the difficulties they felt would be repaid tenfold or a hundredfold to the enemy on the opposite side. They would hold on until one side collapsed. The Chinese army had never been afraid.

Their boldness was based on solid facts. For more than two months, both Yushui Creek and Huangming County were attacked at the same time. The best battlefield performance was still on the Huangming County defense line. When the results of the Yushui Creek battle on December 19th reached Huangming, the soldiers of the Second Division held their breath again - in fact, in addition to the celebration, the combat officers in the army were also encouraging morale in this way - to achieve better results than Yushui Creek at some point.

Who knew that on the fourth day of the first lunar month, the collapsed defense line belonged to their side. The wounded soldiers in the rear wounded soldier camp were almost stunned. During the transfer, people analyzed that a large part of the reason for the collapse of the front line was the shortage of troops. Some young wounded soldiers even cried on the spot in indignation.

From the evening of the third day to the morning of the fourth day, the fierceness of the battle for Huangming County was indescribable. Pang Liuan, who was most responsible for this, led the cadre regiment to charge the city wall six or seven times in a row. When he was forcibly pulled down, his whole body was covered in blood. He only agreed to withdraw from Huangming County after receiving the mandatory withdrawal order from the rear.

As of the fifth day of the first lunar month, the frontline operations had been led by Han Jing of the First Division and Qu Zhengyan of the Fourth Division.

Pang Liuan, the commander of the Second Division, and Guo Chen, the chief of staff, who had been withdrawn from the front line, had not yet returned to Zizhou. The first batch to enter the city were the wounded soldiers of the Second Division, and they had not yet noticed the unusual situation in Zizhou City - in fact, when they entered the city, Ning Yi was standing on the city wall looking at the road on the side front. Many people from the staff headquarters temporarily went to the city wall.

Zizhou City was currently in an extremely empty state. The First Division, which was originally a mobile reinforcement force, had now pushed forward to Huangming to cover the retreat of the Second Division. Qu Zhengyan led a small elite force to look for opportunities to stab the Jurchens in the complex terrain of the mountains. On the Yushui Creek side, the Fifth Division was temporarily in control of the situation, and even many new recruits were sent to Yushui Creek, but Ning Yi did not take it lightly. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the army commander He Zhicheng led more than 5,000 surviving troops in the city to Yushui Creek.

The entire city of Zizhou was under martial law, ready to fight at any time.

Zong Han had already appeared in Yushui Creek. It would be too naive to expect them to be satisfied after eating Huangming County. The Jurchens were battle-hardened wolves, best at taking risks and seizing opportunities. As long as a flaw appeared on the Yushui Creek side, the opponent would pounce on it, bite the neck, and never let go.

The order to convene a meeting had been issued, and the staff headquarters personnel gathered towards the city tower one after another. There were not many people, so they quickly gathered. When Peng Yueyun came to report to Ning Yi, he saw Ning Yi by the city wall looking into the distance and 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? I'm very handsome now... um um um um..."

"...Everyone is here."

"Okay."

Ning Yi turned around, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the city tower. Entering the city tower, several tables inside were put together. More than ten people from the staff headquarters came, including the chief of staff Li Yi. Ning Yi greeted everyone, then sat down, his face not looking good.

"I will preside over the meeting. I know everyone is busy today and has things to do. There is one topic for this emergency meeting... or several. As everyone knows, the people from the Second Division are withdrawing, and Pang Liuan and Guo Chen may also arrive this afternoon. Regarding the failure of Huangming County, what is the main reason? Internally, how should we deal with it in the first step? I want to hear your thoughts..."

Those present were either the heads of the General Staff responsible for practical affairs, or key personnel. Everyone had already been learning about the situation when the battle situation in Huangming County became critical. After Ning Yi finished speaking, everyone spoke in turn. Some talked about the power of Balisu's use of troops, some talked about the misjudgment of the frontline staff, Pang Liuan and others, and some mentioned the shortage of troops. When it came to Peng Yueyun, he mentioned the riot of a surrendered Han army in Yushui Creek.

"...Regarding Yushui Creek, the battle situation was initially determined on December 20th. At that time, considering 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 own wounded soldiers, and on the other hand, we had to consolidate the defense line of Yushui Creek. The prisoners were not completely dispersed at the first time. Then, starting from the 24th, a riot occurred behind us. At this time, the troops were even more tense. On the second day of the new year, a rebellion actually broke out in Yushui Creek, and it broke out in conjunction with Zong Han's arrival at Yushui Creek. There is a big problem in the middle..."

"...I am now thinking that Wanyan Xiyin, who did not arrive at the front line, was not completely unprepared for the issue of the Han army among the Jurchens. When he realized that these troops were not very trustworthy, what could he do? On the surface, we saw that he clarified the rewards and punishments and handled affairs impartially to win the hearts of the Han army, but in private, I think he may have already selected a few of the most 'trustworthy' Han army troops and made precautions in private..."

"...For example, he had instructed these small Han army troops in advance that when a major defeat occurred on the front line, they should simply not resist and surrender to our side, so that they would at least have a chance to strike. We see that Yushui Creek was tragically defeated on December 20th, then our rear rebelled. On the 28th, Zong Han summoned his men and shouted that the Han army should be treated well. Balisu launched an attack on New Year's Eve, and on the second day of the new year, there was a riot in Yushui Creek, and Zong Han had already arrived at the front line..."

Peng Yueyun said, "...They are racing against time. Once the nearly 20,000 surrendered Han troops are completely digested by us, Zong Han Xiyin's arrangements will fall through. But these arrangements all broke out after we won the battle of Yushui Creek... We won Yushui Creek, causing some traitors who were still watching in the rear to no longer be able to hold back and took a risk during the New Year. We had to watch over 20,000 prisoners, which was already tense. The front of Yushui Creek launched a surprise attack and the rear rioted, our troops were fully stretched, so Ci Bushi launched the strongest offensive in Huangming County, which was actually the result of the Jurchens' overall layout..."

Throughout the meeting, Ning Yi's expression was serious, and his hands were clasped on the table without looking this way. When Peng Yueyun said this, his gaze moved, and Li Yi on the side nodded: "Little Peng's analysis is very good, then do you think Commander Pang and Chief of Staff Guo have problems with their command?"

Peng Yueyun was silent for a moment: "In the battle of Huangming County, opportunities are fleeting. I... personally think that the Second Division has tried its best and it is not their fault, but... the battlefield always judges success or failure based on results..."

He was quite entangled when he said this. Ning Yi knocked on the table and looked towards this side, appearing gentle: "Say what you should say."

"I think there should be some punishment, but it should not be too heavy..."

Ning Yi nodded, and then let the others speak. After everyone had finished speaking, Ning Yi nodded and tapped his fingers.

"I won't talk nonsense. In the past ten years, our Chinese army has experienced many life-and-death battles. From Dongzhiyuan to Xiaocanghe for three years, if we talk about being battle-hardened, it can barely be considered. But like this time, fighting such a large-scale battle with the Jurchens is the first time for us."

He waved his hand: "The three years in Xiaocanghe don't count, because even in Xiaocanghe, the fighting was very fierce, but the intensity and formality cannot compare to this time. The so-called million-strong army in the Central Plains has less combat power than 30,000 Jurchens. At that time, we took the troops to interpose in the mountains, fighting and reorganizing the troops that could be recruited and surrendered. The most important thing was to find loopholes and save our lives..."

"The Jurchens are different. For thirty years, they have also been battle-hardened in formal large-scale battles. Large-scale mobilizations that destroy countries are commonplace for them. To be honest, after thirty years of sifting through the sand, the Jurchen generals who can survive to this day, Zong Han, Xiyin, Balisu, and others, have a comprehensive ability that is far higher than ours. We only surpass them in training soldiers and organization. We use the staff headquarters to fight against the wisdom and intuition that these generals have accumulated for more than thirty years, and we use the quality of the soldiers to overwhelm their wildness, but to really talk about using troops, they are famous generals who rank among the best in thousands of years. On our side, the experience and tempering are still not enough."

"But we have actually become arrogant."

Ning Yi slapped his hand on the table: "In the past two months, we have indeed fought with high morale, and I also feel very excited. After the Battle of Yushui Creek, this excitement reached its peak. Not only you, but I also neglected it. In the past, when I encountered such victories, I would habitually calm down. This time I thought, anyway, it's the New Year, so I won't say anything unpleasant and let you be happy for a few more days. Facts have proved that this is my problem and the problem of all of us. The Jurchen father has taught us a lesson."

He paused slightly: "In recent years, the largest and most tragic battle we have fought was Xiaocanghe. At that time in Xiaocanghe, for three years, what we saw day by day was the familiar people around us falling down like that. Pang Liuan was responsible for many frontal defenses. Everyone said that he was good at defense, but we talked many times. It is very uncomfortable to see comrades falling down in round after round of attacks. He defended Huangming County for more than two months, and the number of troops under his command has been decreasing..."

"As for Balisu on the opposite side, he didn't do anything fancy in the two months of frontal attack. He also quietly stared at Pang Liuan for two months. Whether through analysis or intuition, he grasped Commander Pang's weakness, which is very powerful. Commander Pang needs to reflect, and we also need to reflect on our own mindset and psychological weaknesses."

"In addition, there is another point that is very interesting. The Second Division under Pang Liuan is currently the division with the most and best artillery under our command. Huangming County arranged two lines of defense for him. Although the first line of defense was riddled with holes before the New Year, at least the second line was still standing well. We have always believed that Huangming County is the place with the greatest defensive advantage, but it became the enemy's breakthrough first. What does this reflect? In the current state, don't be superstitious about the leading machinery and equipment. The most important thing is people!"

When Ning Yi said this, his expression became even more serious. He looked at the recorder on the side: "Have you recorded everything?" After receiving an affirmative answer, he nodded.

"Okay, taking this defeat as an opportunity, from the army commander down, all officers must conduct a comprehensive review and reflection." He took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, "This is my personal review, including the records of this meeting. Copy and transmit it to all departments, down to the platoon level. Literate combat officers will organize meetings, read, and discuss... I want this review to be clear to everyone from top to bottom. These are the things you need to implement next, is that clear?"

At this point, everyone naturally understood and stood up to receive the order.

At this time, the earth outside the city was still covered with snow. Under the gloomy sky, a light rain gradually fell. Rain and snow mixed together, the entire climate was shockingly cold. In the following half month, the war situation in front of Zizhou was as chaotic as a pot of porridge intertwined with ice and fire. Ice rain, hot blood, flesh and blood, life and death... were all chaotically cooked together. Both sides were working hard to seize the advantage on the next equilibrium point, including the Seventh Army, which had been maintaining its deterrent power, and was also moved because of this.

And until after the 20th, the balance of the Huangming County and Yushui Creek offensive and defensive battles was never formed again. Ning Yi did not defend Zizhou to the death. More dangerous mobile warfare, contests, and intertwined fighting quickly unfolded in the new year...

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