Chapter 85: The Way of the General

The apprentice's mind is easy to guess, Li Gang knows that the prince has just ended a battle, and Li Chengqian must want to go and see it.

Although the fish in Weishui tasted good, the old gentleman was still disgusted by the bumps along the way.

Seeing that Li Gang agreed, Li Chengqian smiled and continued to read the book that the old gentleman assigned him to read.

Since there were more Li Tai and Li Ke, Li Gang's teaching to Li Chengqian has become "writing reading notes". The old gentleman with great powers can always find all kinds of rare books for Li Chengqian to read. Unless there is a fragment that even Li Chengqian can't read, the old gentleman never interferes.

Thanks to this period of reading, Li Chengqian's understanding of classical Chinese has skyrocketed.

It is worth mentioning that after the Yuan-Ri Dynasty meeting, Feng Deyu resigned from the official position of Shang Shufu and went home to recuperate. The lung disease, which was originally just a cough, seems to be getting worse.

Early the next morning, after finishing the usual sword practice, Li Chengqian did not go back to wash directly, but looked at the sword marks.

With the increase in the hit rate, the sword mark has changed from the original two centimeters to three centimeters deep. If this continues, it may not be summer before this piece of wood will be broken.

Li Jing is also very satisfied with the prince's perseverance. Seeing that he was looking at the sword marks, he simply stepped forward.

Touching the sword marks, Li Jing said: "The prince uses a sword, and the flat swing is considered to be entering the house, when this piece of wood is broken, Weichen will teach the prince the next stage of exercise." However, before that, the prince still told His Majesty that Weichen was ready to teach the prince to lead the Six Flower Array. ”

Since he wanted to teach the Six Flowers Array, Li Chengqian himself naturally had to be present.

Li Chengqian was puzzled: "Don't you think I'm still too young to be taught too early?" ”

Li Jing smiled mysteriously: "I may have thought so before, but now Weichen has changed his mind." ”

After speaking, Li Jing turned around and left, leaving Li Chengqian alone in a daze.

When the prince leaves the palace, especially when the prince is only eight years old, it is difficult to ascend to the sky. However, with the prince and Li Jing here, no one jumped out to stop them.

One hundred and twenty-three people were killed in battle, and each of them was a turn of honor, even if this was the result of the distribution of the credit of the prince himself, but no one grasped this problem. After four months of training, the performance of the prince on the battlefield was shocking enough.

According to the records of Jun Sima, the crown prince personally led 2,000 people to chisel through the lineup of 10,000 rebels in Fenzhou, and it took less than a pillar of incense in total. If they hadn't rushed too hard and lacked the response of the army behind, they wouldn't have killed so many people.

At this time, even Wenchen, who didn't know much about the army, chose to keep his mouth shut. This kind of combat power is indeed outstanding enough, and this is only the results of this group of recruits who went to the battlefield for the first time and trained for four months.

Escorted by more than 500 forbidden soldiers, Li Chengqian arrived at the Weishui military camp with Li Jing and his son. Accompanying them, there are also supplementary personnel transferred by the military department from the 16th Guard under the leadership of the prince, which is still one hundred and twenty-three.

Different from the lively barracks in the past, although the soldiers are still training, they do not have that kind of liveliness, but the atmosphere has a dull feeling.

Looking at the military camp with a heavy atmosphere, Li Jing said: "This is a common thing, in fact, the old man also read the military newspaper, the prince personally led more than 4,000 enemies, and on average, each person killed two." For a new recruit, this is already a good record. ”

Li Chengqian sighed, and the number of 123 killed was still pressing on his heart.

Walking into the barracks, without disturbing the soldiers who were training, Li Jing took Li Dejian and Li Chengqian to the Chinese army's tent.

Yu Tai and several princes were close guards, and they consciously did not follow up, but guarded around the tent.

Declined the main seat, Li Chengqian and Li Dejian sat down in the lower position.

After sitting in the first place, Li Jing spoke directly: "Today, what the old man wants to teach you is the way of the general. The commander of the three armies is also. When he is in charge, he should know the astronomy and the bottom know the geography and the people; When fighting, when the shawl is sharp, the courage to take the lead; Regardless of difficulties, the internal reward must be carried out, the punishment must be believed, when the enemy army is suppressed, the enemy is appeased, the heart is the upper siege of the city, the merit is returned to the public, and the reward is returned to the soldiers.

Don't be ashamed of defeat, don't be proud of victory, be ruthless in law enforcement, take the lead in abiding by the law, govern the army in a good way, lead the army in a good way, inspire morale, inspire people, know talents, use talents, make good friends, do the right thing, collect the hearts of the people, reorganize the army, show righteousness, and control the world!

The husband is the general, and the master of the army. Those who are masters of the profession are the first to cultivate virtue. If virtue is endless, there is no way to convince the public; If the public disagrees, it will be difficult; If the order is difficult, the army will not be cleaned; If the army is not rectified, it will be impossible to advance and retreat, and the attack and defense will be excessive; Those who cannot advance and retreat, those who attack and defend excessively, and the army is also chaotic; Military chaos is dangerous, and danger is defeat. ”

In this passage, Li Jing was almost a sentence.

Li Chengqian is better, with the old gentleman's pile of ancient texts as the foundation, this text is not difficult, and it is not difficult to understand.

But Li Dejian is not like this, although he is older than Li Chengqian, but after listening to such a long paragraph, he can only understand seven or eight points. When I recalled the remaining three or two points, the seven or eight points I remembered began to be forgotten again.

Li Jing glanced at his son who was sweating on his forehead, and then looked at the prince who no longer showed a confused look, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

It's a waste of time to talk about it again, so Li Jing asked Li Chengqian directly: "Prince, when you are in charge, when you know astronomy and know the geography and the people, why not?" ”

Li Chengqian thought for a while before replying: "The advantage of war is the right time and place for the people. Knowing the right time and place, if there is divine help, the loss will be less and more. Knowing the strategy of people, even if it is desperate, it can also fight back, and defeat the strong with the weak. ”

Li Jing nodded with satisfaction, the time and place are favorable, this is the strategy of leading the troops that everyone knows, but when it really arrives on the battlefield, many stunned generals still rush with their heads bored, and they want to try it directly when they see the enemy. The guerrilla army is better, but if it is a large army, it can easily be overturned. Therefore, the person who leads the army must first be calm.

With Li Chengqian's explanation, Li Dejian on the side also understood.

"When you are fighting, when you are sharp in your shawl, you have the courage to take the lead, and you are virtuous, what is the meaning of this?"

Li Dejian immediately replied: "When the battle is fought, it will be the leader of the army, the army will be strong if it is strong, and the army will be weak if it will be weak, and the military prestige will be tied to this body." ”

Li Jing nodded with satisfaction after all, although his son is not as smart as the prince, he still has his own opinions after all.

Looking at Li Chengqian again, Li Jing asked: "Regardless of difficulties, the internal reward must be carried out, and the punishment must be believed, why not?" ”

Li Chengqian replied: "When encountering danger, we must not be left alone, and the rewards promised to the soldiers must be honored, and when we punish the soldiers, we must have a solid basis and be convincing." This is 'faith' also. If a person does not stand without faith, he will have no faith and no authority. Commanding the army, a word of faith, is particularly important. ”