"Tell me, is there any mystery in this?" Xia Yuanxu put his posture very low, although he had some understanding of some of the most basic military strategies, but he also wanted to get a more intuitive explanation from Shen Yan.

"Mystery, that's not true." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, since ancient times, there have indeed been many examples of winning more with less, but every time it is inseparable from a basic element: the right time, place and people, as for the remaining main generals, food and grass, equipment and mourning soldiers, it is also a very critical factor.

"Li Yanlong has more than 20,000 troops, but the other party is very arrogant, especially after becoming the first descendant under the command of the leader of the White Lotus Sect, this arrogance is even more obvious, thinking that his military strategy is no worse than the total army of Jinling, coupled with the successful defeat of the former army of Jinling, Li Yanlong thinks that the army of Jinling is nothing more than this, and he can't help but look down on the Jinling army even more in his heart, not to mention the unknown Royal Army of Great Xia."

"However, Li Yanlong's pride was slapped hard by me in the canyon, almost tearing open the deepest part of his proud heart, plus Boss Gao and I only took the Great Xia Royal Army to shock him, so that his face could not step down in front of his subordinates, so after Li Yanlong knew our whereabouts, he would definitely defeat me at all costs, so as to make up for the crack in his heart that was torn open by me."

"Li Yanlong may really have military talent, if he is guided by a broad and benevolent peak, Li Yanlong may not be so arrogant, however, how can the leader of the White Lotus Sect guide him to become an excellent military general, or the pattern of the White Lotus Sect is destined to make Li Yanlong an outstanding general."

"Li Yanlong's pride comes from his bones, so as long as we deploy properly, we will definitely try to taste the defeat of the arrogant army. And the so-called arrogant army will be defeated, that is, the army that is strong and underestimates the enemy, and the proud army will definitely lose the battle. Even if we have won many battles, we must still despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically, no matter what kind of person the opponent is, we must fight with all our might. ”

"Throughout the ages, there have been countless examples of arrogant soldiers being defeated in history, such as the defeat of Maicheng, which means that the martial saint listened to the praise and praise of the enemy country and was arrogant, relaxed his guard, and did not recognize the situation and sent troops to attack another country, and the result was a tragic defeat, and even his life was lost."

"I would like to give you another example here, I hope you can learn something from it, not only look at the present, but also look at the problem at a higher level, only in this way can we achieve greater growth, in order to get rid of the small-scale peasant consciousness I mentioned earlier, and truly grow into a military general or an important member of the official side who can take charge of his own affairs."

During the Western Han Dynasty, the Cheshi State harassed the border of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty decided to send a large number of exempted sinners to the area of Quli City, so that they could cultivate and store grain for the purpose of attacking the Cheshi Kingdom. During the autumn harvest, the grain was harvested, and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty sent the Han army to attack the Cheshi.

The king of Cheshi was at a loss and hurriedly asked the Xiongnu for help, but who knew that the Xiongnu soldiers were delayed, and Cheshi had no choice but to surrender to the Han army. After the war, the squire Zheng Ji sent 300 soldiers to stay in Cheshiguo, and he led his troops back to Quli.

When they learned that the main force of the Han army had withdrawn from the Che Division, the Xiongnu immediately sent cavalry to attack the Che Division, and Zheng Ji quickly came to the rescue. Because the enemy was outnumbered and surrounded by the Hun army, Zheng Ji hurriedly sent someone to Handu for help.

When Emperor Xuan of Han heard the news, he immediately summoned hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures. Zhao Chongguo advocated taking advantage of the weakness of the Xiongnu to send troops to attack its right flank and force it to withdraw its troops from the Cheshi.

Prime Minister Wei Xiang had a different opinion, he said to the emperor: "In recent years, the Xiongnu have not come to invade our borders, and now it makes no sense to attack him for the sake of the chariot division; Moreover, the people on the border lived in great difficulty, with no food or clothing, so they could only wear sheepskins and dog skins to feed their hunger with grass seeds. How can it be so easy to raise an army to fight? In addition, the country has also suffered disasters year after year, the people do not have enough food and clothing, and many officials in the counties and counties are incompetent, and there are also problems in customs and morality, and there have been many cases of sons killing their fathers and wives killing their husbands. The minister thought that the most important thing at the moment was to rectify the dynasty and appoint meritocrats, if he had to send troops to attack the Xiongnu, even if he was victorious, there would be endless troubles. Relying on the large number of people in the country and the reckless military force, it is a proud army, and such an army is doomed to failure. ”

Emperor Xuan of Han listened to Wei Xiang's advice and decided not to attack the Xiongnu on a large scale, but only mobilized a part of the army to drive near the Cheshi and assisted Zheng Ji's army to return to Quli.

"This example of the adult was also read by his subordinates when they were studying, but they didn't think deeply about the intention, however, today I heard the adults again in advance, so that the subordinates revisited it again, and some places in my heart seemed to be opened." Huang Weiqian's eyes showed a look of understanding, and he glanced at Shen Yan with a grateful look, and then said loudly.

"Lao Huang, it's not so obvious that you want to shoot an adult's ass. Come, tell me what you have learned from this example, anyway, my old guard has not felt anything. Wei Chongan heard Huang Weiqian's words, with a trace of doubt in his eyes, and said with a little joking.

"It is the frivolity and arrogance of the martial saint that will make him unable to hear the advice, and he will embark on the road of defeat, and the arrogant army will be defeated from this. When the adults mentioned this example, they are from a more macro side to explain the meaning of the defeat of the arrogant army, do not think that the country is strong and can do whatever it wants, many times, it is still necessary to know how the local officials are governed, so that they can formulate a more appropriate strategy. A look appeared at the corner of Huang Weiqian's mouth, and he couldn't help but glance at Xia Yuanxu, although Shen Yan's words were for everyone to hear, but they were more for Xia Yuanxu to explain.

"I see." Feeling Huang Weiqian's eyes, a look of gratitude appeared in Xia Yuanxu's eyes, and he suddenly understood in his heart that Shen Yan was teaching himself subtly and allowing himself to grow rapidly.

Similarly, if you want to defeat an opponent, you must also do a good job in every detail, understand the opponent's temperament, military strength and equipment and other factors, only by knowing yourself and knowing your opponent, can you not be defeated in a hundred battles." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, glanced at Xia Yuanxu, and said indifferently.

"However, Li Yanlong's temperament determines that he needs to quickly find us for a decisive battle, even so, but in his heart he still feels that our troops are inferior to him, and our combat effectiveness is inferior to him, such a state is easy to embark on the road of defeat of arrogant soldiers."

"Of course, we can't assume that Li Yanlong will be able to easily defeat the other party if he is proud, after all, the opponent's strength is many times that of ours, if we can't deploy it properly, it will be us who fail." When Shen Yan said this, a touch of contemplation appeared in his eyes, and an immature strategy was being born in his mind.