Chapter 24: What is War?
"I'd like to hear your understanding of war first?" Xun Zhi sat beside Lin Xuan and asked curiously.
Lin Xuan didn't know what to say for a while, he had only just come into contact with the war, and his understanding was indeed very shallow.
"My understanding of war is still very shallow, in my opinion, war should be launched by both sides for the benefit of each other, during which both sides must use all kinds of tactics to seek victory by unscrupulous means, and the winner is the king and the loser is the villain." This is Lin Xuan's current basic understanding of war.
"Then what do you think a general should have?" Xun Zhi didn't comment on Lin Xuan's answer just now, but continued to ask.
"This ......," Lin Xuan glanced down at the battle strategy of the Battle of Qingcheng, and after thinking about it for a while, he replied, "I think that a general should first have superb insight ability, and secondly, he should be good at taking advantage of factors such as 'the right time, place and people', be resourceful, and have enough control over the details."
After speaking, Lin Xuan looked up at Xun Zhi and found that he was still looking at himself with a smile on his face.
"This is my perception of war and generals," Lin Xuan deliberately made a summary and wanted Xun Zhi to comment.
"Let's be honest first, in fact, I'm not good at military affairs, so what I say can be taken as a suggestion" Xun Zhi saw that Lin Xuan was so sincere, so he told the truth.
"First of all, no one can name war, we must know that these two words do not mean success but accumulation, but there is no way that as long as greed is not satisfied, war is easy to break out between people, this is certain. Therefore, if you want to become a qualified soldier, you must know that from the moment you join the army, you will have no peace, you will only fight and prepare for war," Xun Zhi understood Lin Xuan's yearning for joining the army, but for his own purposes, he had to extinguish Lin Xuan's passion first.
Lin Xuan didn't expect Xun Zhi to tell him the cruelty of war so directly, but he understood why he did it, because if you want to pursue your dreams, you can't rely on momentary passion, it's just a futile effort.
"What, hesitating?" Xun Zhi looked at Lin Xuan's gloomy expression and knew the fluctuation in his heart at the moment.
"No, I still want to join the army" Lin Xuan couldn't tell what was going on, obviously he knew that this was extremely irrational, but this sudden idea took root in his heart like a seed.
Seeing this, Xun Zhi smiled with relief, "However, although the war is cruel, we still need the participation of people with lofty ideals, because we need someone to guard our country, our own territory, and those unarmed people."
What Xun Zhi said now gave Lin Xuan a shot in the arm, what he wanted was such a result, and the soldiers on the battlefield showed his true colors. I don't know why Lin Xuan felt that it was the most suitable place for him.
"If you want to become a general who thinks you can really influence the situation of the battle, then you have to learn a lot," Xun Zhi saw that Lin Xuan had rekindled his fighting spirit and continued.
"It is not only the personal talent of the commander who affects the victory or defeat of a war, but also many factors such as politics, economy, geographical environment and the attitude of the surrounding countries.
Lin Xuan looked at Xun Zhi in shock, on the one hand, because the amount of information Xun Zhi had just said was too large for him to adapt to for a while, and on the other hand, he admired his talent.
"Compared with Childe, I am really sparse and shallow," Lin Xuan now understood the gap between himself and Xun Zhi, originally thought that it was a shame to admit that he was inferior to others, but he didn't want to feel that he was unprecedentedly relaxed now.
"I'm just talking on paper, no matter how clear the theory is, it also needs to be put into practice, the real strong man should be a person who has been tempered in the war" Xun Zhi naturally knows that his advantage lies in theory, but the battlefield is a rapidly changing place, and only after a hundred battles can he experience a real famous general.
Lin Xuan secretly kept this sentence in his heart, no matter what he did, he must strive to do his best.
"Okay, it's not too early now, have a good meal and think about it seriously, this road is not so simple" After speaking, Xun Zhi walked beside Lin Xuan, patted him on the shoulder, and left the Yanwu Hall.
Not to mention, Lin Xuan turned his head to look out the window and found that it was completely dark, and after the passion subsided, the strong hunger rushed up in an instant, and now his most urgent thing should be to eat a big meal to fill his stomach.
Lin Xuan admitted that his whole person was in a state of excitement today, and now in the dead of night, he could just think about it, is that road suitable for him?
The cause of all this today is the strategy of the "Battle of Qingcheng", in fact, as Xun Zhi said, it is difficult to show the deceit and wisdom in the war. Although he has always prided himself on being smart, he has only recently discovered his shortcomings by Xun Zhi's side, and it turns out that there are too many geniuses in this world, and compared to them, he may be just an ordinary person. The so-called one general has ten thousand bones, who can be sure that he is the general who has experienced a hundred battles and not the white bones on the battlefield?
As long as you carefully analyze a thing, you will always find many problems that you didn't think of before, Lin Xuan kept thinking about it along this road, and he really didn't feel that joining the army was as good as before, on the contrary, he found too many problems. In fact, it is also a good choice to study hard to be a literati and ink writer, and it is not comfortable to recite poetry every day. But when he thought of giving up Lin Xuan, he felt so unwilling, and the indescribable emotion in his blood rushed directly to the top of his head. No, he still wants to join the army, he wants to be the one who commands thousands of troops and horses, even if in the end, like Lin Jue, the guard of Qingcheng, the horse leather shroud, is also an iron-clad man, and he also did what a man should do for the people of Daqi.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan couldn't help laughing at his swaying, obviously he had already thought about it during the day, but now he just thought of the difficulties and wanted to retreat, it was really rotten wood that could not be carved, if he wanted to become a man who stood up to the sky, he had to learn to face all difficulties, when he overcame everything, even if he tried his best in the end, he did not achieve his dream, he also liked the feeling that the dream once haunted his heart.
After thinking about everything, Lin Xuan quietly climbed onto the bed again, only to hear a faint voice coming, "Recently, I have become a night owl", Lin Xuan smiled slightly, he knew that Zhang Yidao always cared about him.
Maybe he was indeed tired, Lin Xuan soon fell asleep, and in his sleep, a handsome and majestic man appeared in front of him, he looked at him so affectionately, the feelings in his eyes were so complicated, but Lin Xuan still read a kind of "relief".
Obviously he was already asleep, but tears flowed from the corners of Lin Xuan's eyes unconsciously.