Chapter 23: Yanwutang

Finally arrived at this mysterious Yanwu Hall, as soon as he entered, Lin Xuan was a little dazed, this is a completely different existence from the Library Pavilion, there are only all kinds of books in the Library Pavilion, and there are not only all kinds of military classics here, but also clearly divided into three major rooms.

One is the equipment room, as the name suggests, it is a place where all kinds of weapons used in warfare are displayed, and each is equipped with how to use and instructions so that people can have a clear understanding of it.

The second is the deduction room, where there is a sand table suitable for all kinds of terrain, which can be used by both sides to simulate the battle and evolve their own strategies from it, and winning victory by any means is the only criterion here.

The third is the battle strategy room, which is placed here with the materials of the major human battles in the past thousand years, and is also equipped with some excellent annotations of later generations.

After thinking about it for a while, Lin Xuan decided to follow Xun Zhi's advice and go to the battle strategy room to learn about some famous battles, so as to understand what war is first?

The furnishings in the strategy room are similar to those in the library, and the records of the various battles are clearly marked, and next to each battle are the world's famous comments on these battles.

Lin Xuan didn't know much about the war, and he couldn't decide which volume to choose for a while, and at this moment, it was almost like a ghost, and Lin Xuan saw the four words, "Battle of Qingcheng".

There are always some things in this world that are indescribable, so we are used to calling it "fate".

Lin Xuan slowly walked over and stretched out his hand to take down this battle strategy.

Battle of Qingcheng

Time: June of the summer of the seventh year of Emperor Xuan

Location: The northwest border of Daqi is bordered by the western night and the northern grassland

Characters: Lin Jue, the guard of Qingcheng in Daqi, and Li Mochen, the prince of the West Night Fu

The troops of both sides were invested: 20,000 Lin Xuan's cavalry and 100,000 infantry of the Western Night Cavalry.

The beginning and end of the battle:

The first stage: On June 14, the summer of the seventh year of Emperor Xuan, Li Mochen, the son of King Fu of the West Night, suddenly led 100,000 troops to Qingcheng. Qingcheng's defender Lin Juejue led his troops to confront him at Xingxing Gorge outside Qingcheng, wanting to use the favorable terrain to contain Xiye's attack. At the same time, Qingcheng entered combat readiness, and innocent people began to evacuate as much as possible.

During this period, Xiye launched a tentative attack on this, but Lin Jue was repelled according to the geographical conditions of Xingxing Gorge, and the two sides were in a stalemate for a while.

After that, the West Night side recruited a woodcutter who was familiar with the terrain through a heavy bounty, and under the leadership of Qi, he went around Lin Jue through the mountain path, wanting to form an encirclement trend, not wanting this to be Lin Jue's plan to invite you into the urn. The Lin clan introduced the infantry of the West Night into their own encirclement, the original plan had been successful but did not want Li Mochen to also leave a backhand, at the critical time Wen Dingbang, the eldest son of the Wen family, used the "Ten Thousand Arrows" array to break through the encirclement of Lin Jue, the Lin clan was defeated but the West Night infantry also damaged thousands of people.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan suddenly felt a little strange, especially for Wen Dingbang's "Ten Thousand Arrows", he didn't know what it was at all? So I began to look around the battle strategy, and sure enough, I found a description of ten thousand arrows in a corner.

Ten Thousand Arrows: This is the famous killing weapon of Wen Dingbang, a famous general of the Western Night, which is a special bow and crossbow made by the skilled craftsmen of the Western Night, with a long range and great lethality. When used, tens of thousands of people are fired together to form a dense rain of arrows, and attacking and killing the enemy has become an absolute nightmare for the enemy. However, due to the special materials used in crafting, they can often only be used once in a war.

Looking at the description of "Ten Thousand Arrows Together", Lin Xuan's heart couldn't help but tremble a little, there are such capable people in the world who can create such a divine weapon. And unconsciously imagined how he should deal with such a murder weapon, and after careful speculation, he came to a conclusion that it could not be broken. At least now he really feels like he is a mantis arm in the face of such a thing.

After calming his thoughts for a while, Lin Xuan continued to look at the second stage of the battle.

The second stage: After Lin Jue's army was defeated, he quickly retreated to Qingcheng and entered a defensive state. On the other side, the Xiye Wen clan used absolute strength to surround Qingcheng, but in doing so, the forces were scattered, so Lin Jue flexibly used cavalry troops to start harassing the enemies in all directions, not seeking absolute victory, but blindly destroying the living force of Xiye. In this regard, Li Mochen also laid a trap, and when Lin Jue's cavalry attacked the soldiers and horses in the west of the city again, he was defeated, and Lin Jue's vanguard pursued for a while, but fell into the encirclement and was completely annihilated by the western night. Lin Jue once again lost his men and horses, and he had no ability to attack, so he could only retreat to Qingcheng.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but admire the warring sides a little, and began to understand that any small negligence in a war would affect success or failure, so the warring sides must not only be brilliant in their wisdom, but also have a last resort.

The third stage: At this time, Xiye already had an absolute advantage, but after several sieges, he did not get any benefits in the hands of Lin Jue. So he adopted the strategy of besieging but not attacking, and used spies to spread all kinds of rumors in Qingcheng in order to create panic and make Qingcheng self-defeating. However, the Lin clan's children were determined, and no one in the whole army flinched, and the Lin clan was also led by Wen Qianqian, the master of the Lin family, regardless of men, women, and children, all of whom were engaged in the battle to defend the city, and the outcome of the war was extremely tragic for both sides. Although the Lin clan was completely annihilated, more than half of the West Night was damaged, and Li Mochen's plan to advance eastward came to naught.

Afterwards, Li Mochen commented that the whole army of Qingcheng "is all in Qingcheng".

After reading a volume of battle strategies, Lin Xuan's mind was difficult to calm down for a long time, and he didn't know why he, who had always been strong at this moment, had the urge to cry. An inexplicable emotion surged from his heart, sad, sad but also with an inexplicable pride.

The battlefield is extremely dangerous, and the slightest carelessness is a complete loss, and this win or loss is often accompanied by blood and pain. Once the success is done, the bones are withered, and those famous generals are standing on top of the white bones. Lin Xuan has always been unwilling to live a mediocre life, he wants to become a master, but he doesn't know where he should work towards. But now he seems to have found his way, he wants to join the army, he wants to defend his country and his people, and he will defend every inch of land with his blood, even if he ends up with a horse leather shroud, he has no regrets.

Lin Xuan looked up at the window, and before he knew it, the sun had sunk in the west, but he didn't have half a sense of fatigue and hunger now, and the emotions welling up in his heart had filled his whole body, and at this moment, he felt full of strength.

"What's the matter, you seem to have gained?" Just when Lin Xuan was still sighing, a voice appeared beside him.

"Xun Gongzi" was somewhat surprised by the appearance of this person, Lin Xuan.

"Battle of Qingcheng" Xun Zhi glanced at the battle strategy in front of Lin Xuan, "This battle should be a classic battle in recent years, but unfortunately the text is always pale and there is no way to show the subtlety of it", it seems that Xun Zhi has also studied this battle quite a lot.

"Childe, can you tell me about military affairs?" Lin Xuan had never asked for this time to be an exception, because he desperately wanted to know the knowledge in it.

"Okay," Xun Zhi responded.