Tianqi looked at everyone and said slowly: "The defeat is also fast, this is the elite army of my Ming Dynasty, I don't know if it will become the tradition of my Ming army in the future." I know that everyone has something to say, but I don't know where to start, so let the Military Staff Department talk about it first. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, this has just recruited two people and has not yet decided who will be in charge, and there is no way to talk about the newcomer just arrived. ”

Tianqi said: "The British Duke Zhang Weiying is responsible for the management of the Military Staff Office, and the daily affairs of the Military Aircraft Department are handled by Mr. Sun and Wang Zaijin through consultation, and the British Duke will not be involved, and only when a major incident occurs will I solve it together with all the ministers of military aircraft." This staff officer military needs to think widely, think carefully, think weirdly, and say it as long as possible, and the two newcomers just say it to show you how many pounds and taels you have. ”

After Tianqi finished speaking, he thought about it and said to Zhang Weiying: "What are the positions of your two sons now?" I seem to remember that there are people who like to read military books? ”

Zhang Weiying said: "Back to the emperor, the minister's eldest son Zhang Jing'an is now the commander of the Jingwei Command, and the second son Zhang Xiangan is now the Household Department from the Wupin Commander Wailang, although the two often read books and discuss martial arts, but in the eyes of the minister, it is tantamount to Zhao Kuo, Ma Tan and others will only talk on paper. ”

Tianqi smiled: "Zhao Kuo and Ma Jian are both rare staff talents, only blame King Zhao and Zhuge Liang for using them in the wrong place." I heard that you are going to pass the title to the second eldest of your family in the future, so I will give your eldest family a chance to let him fight for the title of duke and marquis by himself, and let him go to Liaodong tomorrow to serve as a general to assist Ma Shilong. Since you said that your son is tantamount to Zhao Kuo and Ma Yan, let the second child of your family come to the Military Staff Office tomorrow, plus Ni Yuanlu and the newcomers Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu, let them make the best use of their talents, and it is best not to be a civil official after this prince. ”

Zhang Weiying said: "The ministers obeyed the order, and the ministers thanked the emperor on their behalf." ”

Sun Chengzong asked: "May I ask the emperor, why did you say that King Zhao and Zhuge Liang used the wrong Zhao Kuo and Ma Yan?" ”

Apocalypse smiled: "Sir is taking the test again? Okay, I'll try to tell you if I'm going to see if I'm making progress in my studies. I like to read books when I have nothing to do in the past few years, and I especially like to look for the reasons why the losers fail in those big events. Zhao Kuo and Ma Jian are both well-read military books, and when it comes to marching and arranging, they are the leaders, why do they immediately become like fools when they are alone? That's because they usually focus on theory with little or no practice. Such a person is thoughtful, thinks carefully, thinks deeply, and thinks far, and is a rare staff officer, but if such a person is sent out to take charge of his own affairs without tempering himself in practice, he will either find it difficult to make a decision when encountering problems, or he will not be able to listen to correct opinions and be stubborn and self-serving, and failure will be inevitable. Even if you don't encounter major events, when dealing with small things, you will inevitably have the suspicion of being a master with low ambition and great talent. ”

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "The emperor is reasonable, so can't the staff officers really take charge alone?" ”

Tianqi said: "No, as long as he first tries to get around in practice for a few years, and understands the truth that theory must be linked to practice, otherwise it will not be of great use." ”

At this time, Wang Zaijin asked: "Your Majesty, the minister also wants to ask the emperor a question, why can't this prince be a civil official in the future?" ”

Tianqi said: "It is best to be a military general after this prince and honored relatives, because the military general is the knife in the emperor's hand, and the emperor will kill whoever you want, and generally speaking, it will not cause any disaster, think about it, no matter who is cut by someone, he will not hate the knife but only the person who holds the knife." Civil officials are different, what civil officials think about all day long is the policy of governing the country and the people, and if there is a problem in the country, they must find a way to solve it and change it to adapt to the rapid changes in society. Since a thing exists, it must have the rationality of its existence, and if you change it, it will inevitably infringe on the interests of others, and the interests of others will be violated because of you, don't hate who do you hate? When you infringe on the interests of many people under the impulse to serve the country and the people, you will slowly find that you have become the target of public criticism. When the matter is done, your use value is gone, and the emperor or his superiors can only pull you out as a scapegoat in order to appease the anger of the injured person, which is the reason why the prince and the prince cannot be a civil official in the future. ”

Wang Zaijin said: "What the emperor means is that ordinary scholars have no way to offend people and seek wealth, and there is no need to take risks after the prince and his relatives are good to be the emperor's sword, so that they can enjoy wealth and prosperity from generation to generation?" ”

Tianqi smiled and didn't speak, Sun Chengzong sighed and nodded: "The emperor's words are right, in the past, if you didn't say it, you just said that this dynasty was not good, and countless civil officials died because they infringed on the interests of others, even if the prestige is high, the power is great, and the relationship is as good as Zhang Juzheng, it will cause disaster to future generations." ”

Tianqi said: "Sir, rest assured, since I see this, I will definitely find a way to change it, and I will never let those who have done their best for the country be wronged." ”

Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin, and Zhang Weiying all said: "The emperor is wise. ”

Apocalypse said at this time: "After gossiping for a long time, let's talk about business." ”

Zhang Weiying looked at Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu and said, "Since the emperor wants you to say, which of you will come first?" ”

Chen Qiyu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the lower officials will try to talk about it first." ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Young people have the courage to sit down and say slowly, the emperor does not like who stands when discussing issues. ”

Chen Qiyu sat down and said: "Yes, the lower officials found that this sneak attack was first of all a problem with command and contact, since it was necessary to cross the river by boat, why didn't you take the boat at the beginning?" If the troops transported with the ship can not only attack them unprepared, but even if they are defeated, they will be able to respond and let the officers and men retreat. ”

Sun Chuanting saw Chen Qiyu speak and said: "Lord Chen said about the command problem, and the subordinate said about the problem of the soldier's combat effectiveness, this defeat is more than the heart is empty, the more weak the heart, the more defeated, over time, there will be a fear of war and war weariness, so we must find a way to win a few battles to improve morale and then improve combat effectiveness." ”

Sun Chengzong looked at Sun Chuanting and narrowed his eyes and asked, "Tell me how to win more battles?" To be honest, this question has been bothering everyone for many years. ”

Sun Chuanting said: "Attack the enemy's shortcomings with your own strengths!" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "To be specific, everyone knows these eight words. ”

Sun Chuanting said: "We are dealing with the Jurchen Jiannu in Liaodong, their people have grown up on horseback since childhood, the characteristic is that men, women and children are soldiers, put down the knife to eat meat, pick up the knife to cut people, their strength is cavalry, swords and horses are skillful, come and go like the wind, our army is absolutely out. There are two strengths of our Ming army, one is that there are many soldiers and materials, and the other is that they can use artillery. We have used the advantage of using artillery, that is, according to the city and defend the artillery to hurt the enemy, but this is also a dungeon, the enemy can fight and run, so that we have been in a passive beating, the lower officer is thinking about whether he can give full play to the advantage of more soldiers, so that the enemy can dismount and fight with us to fight people and things to fight for consumption, so that the chance of victory is greater. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "It makes sense, what are your specific plans?" ”

Sun Chuanting said: "The enemy cannot rush up to the city on horseback, nor can he rush up the mountain on horseback. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "You mean to form a mountain infantry? ”

Sun Chuanting said: "Exactly. ”

After listening to Sun Chuanting's words, everyone was thinking, and then Ni Yuanlu suddenly said: "Since you can form mountain infantry, you can also form a land army." ”

Tianqi was shocked when he heard this, and scolded with a smile: "You kid haven't seen you say a few words in the past two months, I thought you were dumb, but what you said has a certain truth, you can talk about it in detail." ”

Ni Yuanlu said: "Xiaguan was inspired by the words of the newcomers, Sun and Chen, the enemy's cavalry is powerful but cannot ride to the city, so we can firmly occupy a place with cannons according to the fortified city. In the same way, the enemy cannot ride up the mountain, so we can camp on the mountain, although it is not as strong as the city, but if the enemy comes to attack, we will have a strong fight. The enemy is also not allowed to run on horseback on the sea, this sea is my own land, we can build the sea ship into a moving castle, and if the enemy is not guarded, we will drive over and sneak attack. ”

Apocalypse said: "After reading Sun Tzu's Art of War, I saw a sentence: that is, always keep yourself in a place where the enemy cannot attack, and keep the enemy within the scope of your calculations. ”