Chapter 560: Trickery Borrowed Rat Soldiers
It turned out that the so-called war drums were all deliberately used by Qin Jin to cover their eyes, and they were all made for those unruly gentlemen. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info put on a contrived performance, and it worked, all night until sunrise, and none of the more than 10,000 people on the school field dared to leave without permission, not even to sit down and rest.
The sun was rising, and they were freezing and starving all night, and the children of the gentlemen were already stiff, hoping that the military order would come soon, even if they were to go to the battlefield immediately, it was better than standing still like this, as if they were being punished.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a large group of people came, and began to bury the pot to make rice, kill the pigs, and in a moment, the aroma of rice and meat was already entwined.
The gentlemen who had not eaten rice for a whole night and a half were already hungry, smelling all kinds of aromas, and swallowing saliva uncontrollably.
These people are tired of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas on weekdays, and they don't even look at pork and other filthy meat. However, since he was conscripted into the barracks, even this filthy meat has to be eaten once every seven days, and it is not enough.
Now, when I smell the tempting aroma of meat and rice, I don't care if it's filthy meat, I just hope to open up and eat alone.
However, after receiving the warning, they have learned to exercise restraint, and do not dare to act rashly, but only whisper and wait.
They didn't have to wait long, and soon a scribe arrived to make an announcement.
"Doctor Yushi's life, you know how to abide by the law, it is really a rare progress, it is to reward a full meal, and the meat and rice are enough!"
When the scribe had finished announcing, he glanced at the crowd in surprise and asked:
"Well, this is a once-in-a-lifetime treat?
One of them asked tentatively:
"Dare to ask, can it be considered illegal to cheer without an order?"
The scribe chuckled and replied:
"You are all familiar with the military law, if there is such an article, why do you need to ask me?"
Everyone looks at me, I look at you, and finally burst into uncontrollable cheers, as if they have completely forgotten the unpleasantness and fear of the night and a half.
The rice does not come from the rice of Jiangnan, but the corn that the people of Guanzhong usually eat, even so, once the rice and large pieces of pork are distributed, the crowd eats it as if it is the most delicious food in the world.
After eating and drinking, it was almost noon, and this tossing was really time-consuming, but the resentment accumulated overnight and a half day gradually disappeared with the bulging stomachs.
In fact, all people, regardless of their status and status, have the same basic needs, and as long as they can eat a full meal in an extremely harsh environment, they are extremely happy.
"Spread the order of King Guangping, and the soldiers of each battalion will return to the camp to obey the order!"
I thought that I would be punished to stand on the school field next, but I didn't expect that what I was waiting for in the end was the general who returned to the barracks.
The night's absence from sleep had exhausted them to the point that they were able to return to the camp to rest, although they could not sleep until the lamp was in hand, and they were satisfied.
Gently and skillfully solved the unruly and unruly disciples, and the king of Guangping also turned from disapproval to admiration for Qin Jin's strange and peculiar military training method.
But at the same time of admiration, he also said with some pity:
"Although this method is wonderful, it is difficult for ordinary people to copy, otherwise painting a tiger will not become an anti-dog, and it will be self-defeating. ”
Qin Jin smiled indifferently.
"In fact, there is no certain method, only by speculating on people's hearts and knowing their reasoning can we deal with it calmly!"
Li Yu thought about it for a while, and then said:
"It's Li Yu's superficiality, thinking that there are certain rules for military training, it seems that it is like a battle in the art of war, impermanent, and there is no theorem!"
Qin Jin saw that Li Yu's expression was a little disappointed, so he thought for a while and said:
"If the king of Guangping wants a certain method for training soldiers, it may not be impossible to write specific articles. ”
Li Yu's eyes lit up and said:
"Doctor, please speak, Li Yu listens!"
Qin Jin organized the language and said:
"One is to enforce the order and prohibit, only in this way can the army be like an arm, and then proficient in formation, so that when the battle is in battle, it can deal with the ...... evidence."
There are a few examples of one, two, three, four, and Li Yu still can't hide his disappointment after hearing it, which is not unusual from the art of war he has read.
Seeing this, Qin Jin said again:
"King Guangping should not underestimate the four words of the ban, Qin Jin dares to pack the ticket, look at the people in the world, and the number that can be banned will never exceed this number!"
At the same time, Qin Jin stretched out a finger. Li Yu's eyes widened in disbelief, he couldn't believe that such a terrifying remark came from the other party's mouth.
Qin Jin nodded again and added:
"That's right, there are no soldiers and horses in the world, and there is no one who can be the right of the Shenwu Army!"
It is really not alarmist that he dares to pack tickets like this, famous generals of the Tang Dynasty such as Feng Changqing and Guo Ziyi have all dealt with him, especially the latter is still a general under his command, and a conclusion was reached after many exchanges. The combat effectiveness of the Tang Army mainly comes from three points, in short, it is national prestige, general bravery, and military advantage!
And the real orders and prohibitions, although they are all on the lips, none of them are really strictly enforced.
In many cases, the cohesion of the military spirit depends more on the personal charm of the commander.
As a result, there is a widespread saying that soldiers are brave.
However, this kind of brave, resourceful, and charismatic generals are really rare, and most of the soldiers are uneven, so in order to generally enhance cohesion and combat effectiveness, the only means is to solidify the regulations and strictly enforce the prohibitions.
This is not without its drawbacks, one is that it greatly reduces the ability to run long distances, and the other is that it is difficult to fight a very creative and beautiful battle, but it is better to win in a mediocre and stable, and the fixed mode of action has become a guarantee that supports the army to collapse under strong pressure.
Li Yu didn't seem to understand when he heard it, and finally said as if he was laughing at himself:
"Li Yu has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and today he was shocked to realize that what he had read before was useless!"
Qin Jin knew that he was not saying that the book of soldiers was useless, but that he was laughing at himself for his poor comprehension ability, and it was not a material for using soldiers.
If Li Yu is a martial arts general with a lifelong goal, it is worth frustrating to have this understanding, but his actual situation is not like this, sooner or later he will one day reign in the world, as long as he masters the two skills of knowing people and employing people, it is enough.
However, these words were not something that Qin Jin could say clearly, and he only didn't understand Li Yu's self-deprecation, so he smiled indifferently.
"The king of Guangping is vain, and it takes practice to lead the troops, and experience is indispensable......"
After a few more gossip, Qin Jin changed his words and immediately talked about the way to deal with the rebels outside the city.
He accepted the suggestion of Qingxuzi, a Taoist priest of Zhongnan Mountain, and took advantage of the spring of the earth and the melting of ice and snow to send rats to the rebel barracks, in case of an epidemic, it was worth 100,000 troops.
Qin Jin knew very well that what Qing Xuzi was referring to was the plague, but there were rats but not plague, but the germs they carried were enough to cure people. In addition, after the temperature warmed up, the environment in which the rebels stored human breast became worse and worse, and then it was polluted by rats, and the consequences were enough to attract attention.
However, there is one thing that must be guaranteed, and that is that the number of rats must be of a certain size in order for the miracle to work.
"Isn't this method too ......?"
Li Yu grew up under the influence of Confucian classics since he was a child, and subconsciously thought that the method proposed by Qin Jin was too damaging, and if it was passed on, he was afraid that it would be shameful. And Qin Jin doesn't have the superfluous baggage of people in this era at all, everything is only based on achieving the goal, so he doesn't care if he will be ridiculed.
What's more, this method is only a try, and whether it can work is also between the two.
After all, Li Yu is not the kind of pedantic person with a dull mind, he knows the priorities, and although he is disgusted in his heart, he finally agrees to this method.
"Whether it works or not, you have to give it a try, does the doctor have a specific plan?"
This method is also simple, there are hundreds of thousands of people living in Chang'an City, and the most important thing is rats. In just one day, tens of thousands of rats have been caught.
Looking at the swarms of rats in the bamboo cage, Cui Guangyuan was a little worried, the number was so large, how to deliver it became a problem.
Of course, this is not difficult for Qin Jin, who has already figured out the method of delivery at the beginning of the plan.
Previously, the Ordnance Superintendent had been instructed to build a batch of stone cannons that could be disassembled and assembled at will with the movement of the army, such a large instrument with the power of ox tendons and levers could throw stones, thunderbolts, flammable materials, and of course, cages full of rats.
The only difficulty is how to deliver without the rebels being alert. It must have been too ostentatious during the day, and the movable stone cannons, though much smaller than the fixed ones, were still terrifying enough to inevitably invite a surprise attack from the rebels.
Therefore, after thinking about it, he could only choose the time of delivery in the middle of the night, first send cavalry to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and then quietly transport the dismantled stone cannons out of the city, and quickly assemble and project them at a range that can reach the rebel camp.
Everything went quietly and quickly, and the cages containing tens of thousands of rats were all dropped into the rebel camp in less than half an hour.
The bamboo cage itself is not very strong, and after the high throw hits the ground, eight out of ten will fall apart, and the rats inside will naturally scatter and escape.
Yes, the rebels found bamboo cages falling from the sky, and they were still inexplicable, and I don't know why. However, the next day, a lot of rats were caught, but they were all regarded as rare human delicacies, or barbecued, or cooked, as if they were human delicacy.
With the increasing number of rats, Sun Xiaozhe, as the commander of the First Army, finally had an ominous premonition that the sudden appearance of such a large number of rats could never happen naturally, and there must be a conspiracy of the Tang Dynasty behind it.
He quickly thought of two words, but these two just popped out of his mind, and he was already shocked into a cold sweat.