Chapter 7 Due diligence

"General Deng, it's time to get up..."

Deng Yulong, who was in the bed, heard this voice in a daze.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a soldier in the tent, and this man woke him up.

Sunlight shone in through the cracks in the tent, and the sound of talking, moving animals, and vehicles came from outside the tent.

The soldier said, "General Deng, my name is Wang Dahu, and Prime Minister Xiao Cheng sent me to serve as your attendant." It's not early, the army is about to leave,"

The so-called attendant soldier is also a modern orderly.

In ancient times, officers who reached a certain level in the military would also be equipped with attendant soldiers, and Deng Yulong now has attendant soldiers, which shows that Liu Bang attaches great importance to him.

Deng Yulong was sleepy-eyed, although he still had a strong sense of sleep, but he had to get up.

In fact, he didn't fall asleep until after three o'clock in the morning, and he didn't get enough sleep.

Wang Dahu said again: "General Deng, the King of Han is waiting for you in the king's tent!" ”

Deng Yulong walked out of the tent and saw that in this barracks, the soldiers were busy, busy putting away the tents and loading items, and a large number of items were loaded on the carriages.

came to Liu Bangwang's tent again, Zhang Liang and Xiao He were also there.

Liu Bang said: "Brother Deng, it's too late for you to get up, eat breakfast first." ”

All three of them had breakfast, and a plate of tiger meat was brought in by an attendant.

Deng Yulong was not polite and took a big gulp.

Liu Bang said: "The widow decided to take the Bao ramp road south to Hanzhong, and he will set off in an hour, and you will follow me along the way." He said to Zhang Liang again: "Ovary, say goodbye today, I don't know when we can see each other." ”

He looked very reluctant in his expression.

Zhang Liang said: "King Han, I am a Korean courtier, I must be loyal to King Han, no matter where I am, I will try to help you and coordinate the relationship between Korea and Han." ”

Han Wangcheng is currently in Guanzhong, and he will return to his homeland with Han Wang to rebuild Korea.

Only Deng Yulong knew that according to the original history, Xiang Yu would detain King Han in Pengcheng on the grounds that he had no credit for overthrowing the Qin Dynasty, and later simply kill King Han, and Zhang Liang would return to Liu Bang in about a year.

The so-called good coordination of relations between the two countries is just his good wish.

An hour later, outside the camp, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang were alone in one place.

Zhang Liang said: "King Han, even if the ministers are not by your side, there is Prime Minister Xiao Cheng to appease the people, raise military rations, and govern the land for you; With Deng Yulong rectifying the military and commanding the three armies for you, it must be no problem to fight Guanzhong. ”

Liu Bang said: "Ovary, take care." ”

The two were reluctant to say goodbye.

The army set out and marched south in an orderly manner, with a large amount of grain and grass in addition to 30,000 soldiers.

King Han's mount was in the middle of the procession, and Deng Yulong followed on his horse.

Along the way, Liu Bang and Deng Yulong talked freely from time to time, and Deng Yulong talked about a lot of military-related topics, ranging from the level of military strategy to the details of specific military construction and military and horse drills.

After all, the first meeting and meeting in Bashang was only three or four hours, although it had been determined that Deng Yulong had great talents, after all, he still did not know enough, Liu Bang took this opportunity to get to know Deng Yulong more comprehensively and deeply, so that he could finally decide whether to make him a general.

The more he talked to Deng Yulong, the more satisfied Liu Bang became.

While talking to Liu Bang, every time he walked out of the road, Deng Yulong would pay attention to the surrounding terrain and sometimes think.

At noon three days later, the army rested and ate after half a day's march.

On the side of King Han, the orderlies set up the stage, and Liu Bang, Xiao He, and Deng Yulong ate together.

After eating enough and resting for half an hour before setting off, Deng Yulong took this opportunity to spread out a piece of cloth on the ground on the other side and draw patterns with a brush.

He has done this every day since his departure, during his midday break, and after stopping to camp in the evening.

During the march a few days ago, Liu Bang and Xiao He didn't notice it, but this time Xiao He came over curiously to see what Deng Yulong was doing.

"General Deng, you're drawing a map!" Xiao He was slightly surprised.

When he was outside, it was inconvenient for him to call him "brother" like that.

"That's right, on our map, only the ramp is drawn, but there is no specific terrain of the ramp."

Xiao He looked more carefully, and there was the specific terrain of the road that the army had traveled on the cloth from the time of departure to the present, including woods, rivers, mountains, etc., and there were some strange patterns that he couldn't understand at all.

He immediately became excited, and Liu Bang, who was dozens of meters away, also noticed this, walked over quickly, and looked at the map.

Deng Yulong said: "The king of Han, the prime minister, and the minister have to follow the different situations and anticipate how to deal with them if there is a war. He pointed to the map and said, "You see, here is a large wood, which can be used as a hidden soldier; The mountain next to this section of the road is higher, and an ambush can be set up on the mountain to fight the enemy; This section of the road is narrow, and you can place traps to slow down the enemy at least ......"

This is extremely professional military knowledge, Deng Yulong was familiar with military books in modern times, so he spent a lot of effort to study this aspect, and sometimes he also communicated with other ancient military enthusiasts, and the military theory was very rich, and now that he had the opportunity to put it into practice, he did it in a down-to-earth and step-by-step manner.

In film and television works, those military commanders, who use soldiers like gods, seem to have a clever plan, and with a wave of talk and laughter, they can attack cities and conquer thousands of troops.

In fact, in reality, how can a commander-in-chief have such an easy thing to do, they have a lot of basic work to do, and they must understand the situation in all aspects in advance, so that they can make accurate judgments based on the comprehensive situation, and then set various measures to deal with and destroy the enemy.

Drawing a detailed topographic map is one of the most basic tasks, and of course, after becoming a general in the future, a lot of basic work can be arranged for subordinates to do.

In the past few days, according to the terrain, he simulated how to fight if Liu Bang retreated and there were pursuers; If Liu Bang went north, there were enemy troops in front of him, and how to fight, and conduct operational deductions under different circumstances.

"Oops! General Deng, you never forget the war, you are really dutiful! ”

Liu Bang was pleasantly surprised, and in the past few days, Deng Yulong has brought him more than one surprise.

"King Han, I am just fulfilling my duties as a courtier, and thanks to your appreciation, the minister will go all out to do everything well." Deng Yulong said.

"King Han, a thousand armies are easy to get, and it is difficult to find a general, according to me, even if Wu Qi and Li Mu are resurrected, they may not be as good as General Deng." Xiao He sighed.

"The prime minister has an overreputation!" Deng Yulong was modest.

In fact, drawing maps every day, he deliberately did not go far and not close.

If the distance is too far, Liu Bang and Xiao He will not be able to find it at all; If you do it in front of Liu Bang, it will seem too contrived. At a distance that is not far away, there is always a time to be found after doing it a few more times.

Whether ancient or modern, some of the truths are the same.

A talent must be both capable and diligent, but it cannot be limited to this, it cannot be just hard work, and must take the initiative to find a suitable opportunity for the boss to know, so as to be appreciated by the boss and promoted and reused.