One. Zhang Hongfan used Wen Tianxiang as a whetstone for his son

The lookout said: "There were four small loach boats in the Puppet Song Dynasty that went to sea, and they should have thrown light fire bombs, so they burned more than a mile away."

Zhang Hongfan said to the lookout in a depressed manner: "Go down, continue to lookout."

Meng Qi said hatefully:

"Turuk, a stupid man, did not hesitate to sabotage Marshal Du's plan in order to fight for his own merits;

That Zhang Shijie was already stupid, he cut off his own waterway, and now the boats are also connected, 200,000 people, those wells are a fart, I heard that they have eaten salt water and dry food for more than ten days, they can't stay up sooner or later, and in a few days hunger and thirst can make them collapse without a fight;

Now we patrol the perimeter, and they can't escape.

When they have soldiers to grab food and water, we will not be bloodless, and we will have a good reputation. Stupid, stupid, if he weren't a Mongolian, he would have been court-martialed. ”

Zhang Jue stood up: "Dad, what should I do now?" That son of a bitch's Turuk ......"

Zhang Hongfan picked up a shrimp with a knife and fork, chewed it slowly, ate a few bites, and said in a deep voice: "The situation is stronger than people, and it is in vain to say that there are some of these things that are not." Haili, find out what sailors they went after to pursue? So important, at the expense of disobeying military orders? ”

Meng Qi said: "Dashuai, no matter what, we have to make some moves, although Turuk pursued without authorization, and there was a reason for it, but we can't let Turuk fall into danger and not rescue, otherwise we will be ashamed of the Great Khan, for today's plan, the curtain has been burned, I'm afraid that the Song people have already peeked through the hiding, and the whole line of assault is probably the only way, but whether to rush forward with all your strength or retreat with rescue still needs to be decided by Dashuai." ”

Zhang Hongfan took a sip of rice wine and looked at Wen Tianxiang with a smile: "Prime Minister Wen Cheng's talent, Yun Wen Yunwu, I have eaten some wine and food, why teach me?" ”

Wen Tianxiang also smiled and bowed:

"General Zhenguo (who was awarded the rank of general of Zhenguo in the fourteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty, that is, in 1277 AD) did not kill Wen, but also rewarded some exquisite prison meals, and Wen was grateful;

Although these meals are all from the Song people and Song food, the soldiers are fast, unexpected, and unprepared;

When I watched the Mengyuan warship covered with a curtain, I must have wanted to confuse the public, singing, dancing and feasting, which was not enough to deceive the generals, but I hated that the Song army had no generals.

I guess you originally wanted to use the arson method that was difficult to work, you only have more than 400 warships, the Great Song warship chain is miles away, one or two thousand search giants, and there are bed crossbows, eight-ox crossbows, trebuchets, as long as there are more poles and more silt, if your fireships can't break through accidentally, the number is too small to quickly work and ignite the fire, then you have to fight against three or four Song troops for each warship, and it is not easy to win.

Wen Mou's meal was quite happy, and someone poured wine and drank this cup. ”

Zhang Hongfan personally held the wine jug, walked to Wen Tianxiang's side, poured Wen Tianxiang full of rice wine, and Wen Tianxiang did not cover his sleeves (in the culture of the scholar class, this is a very rude and rude performance, Wen Tianxiang said in this way - you deserve it), and drank it all.

Hai Li and the other guards next to him all looked at each other angrily, but Zhang Qi was angry:

"Dad, do you attach too much importance to Wen Tianxiang, how is this like a prisoner? In the future, if someone gives us maggots in front of the Great Khan (the ruler of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty), it is an inexplicable problem. ”

After Zhang Hongfan heard this, he seemed to be overjoyed and shook his hand:

"Son, this is the lesson you have to learn, Great Khan, as long as we win beautifully this time, annihilate the Song army, or force land on the Song army, no one will be able to crook their mouths, Dad will test you, is it better to completely annihilate the Song army, or is it better to force land on the Song army?"

Zhang Qi looked at his father, then at Wen Tianxiang, and then at Meng Qi, and said hesitantly:

"The art of war, go to the army to fight, the soldier who surrenders without a fight, the good and the good, it is better to make a forced landing, it also seems that our skills are good, the son is not a reckless man, and he will not damage the overall interests of the court for military merits."

Zhang Hongfan laughed, Zhang Qi was embarrassed and didn't know what to do, and looked at Meng Qi as if asking for help, Meng Qi said:

"The young general is already a rare masterpiece, but if you want to take a step higher, you must know that the roots are traceable, the so-called impermanence of soldiers and impermanence of water.

He also, because the military is in the army, but also in the people;

Therefore, "Zuo Chuan: The Thirteenth Year of Chenggong" said, "The major events of the country are in worship and Rong";

Sun Tzu's Art of War also said: 'Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored';

The purpose of the soldiers, the purpose of opening up the territory is to raise the people, enrich the people, and strengthen the people, and the territory is opened, and the responsibility of the soldiers is to defend the country and the people, and the soldiers come from the people and raise them to the people.

Therefore, Mencius said: "The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light."

Therefore, the people of the hill are the sons of heaven, the sons of heaven are the princes, and the princes are the doctors. The princes are in danger, and they are replaced. ’”

Zhang Qi was already loud when he heard this, and hurriedly grabbed Meng Qi's arm with both hands, and said earnestly and playfully: "Master Meng, you talk slowly"

Meng Qi said:

"Major general, if an ordinary person can read through military books and war strategies, know the method of military training, can observe the astronomical geography and the shape of mountains and rivers, calculate the heavy grain and straw, war consumption, understand the enemy's human conditions and military affairs, and can use strategies, then he is already very remarkable, and he can be a good general;

However, in order to understand the root cause and purpose of war, and to know whether war should be fought and how to fight it, we must understand that a country's war is for the interests of the country, and it is nothing more than to expand the territory and protect the production and livelihood of the people.

Therefore, Zuo Qiu Ming said that the major affairs of the country were in sacrifices and wars;

Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that military affairs are a major matter of the country, which directly involves the rise and fall of the country, and that if the war is not over, we cannot speak lightly of victory or defeat.

But he also said that there are no soldiers and no national interests, which is really different for our Mengyuan cavalry!

The land north of Mongolia is very cold, can not be planted, can only nomadic herding, every winter, if you can not sell cattle and sheep to obtain living materials, Mongolians can only bear hunger and cold, white plague together (large-scale snowstorms on the steppe, will cover the grass and trees on the ground, resulting in cattle and sheep have no food to freeze and starve to death, people also freeze and starve to death), thousands of miles of snow and ice, that is really desperate, in addition to death, is death.

Therefore, the Mongols lived on horseback since childhood, with one soldier and three horsemen, traveling thousands of miles a day, eating the enemy, and the spoils of war were abundant, far better than production, so we were able to break the limitations of Sun Tzu's Art of War.

We can defeat the army of the Great Song Dynasty with such a small number of soldiers and civilians. ”

Zhang Qi scratched his head: "So complicated? But it seems that when I hear it, it makes sense. ”

Meng Qi went on to say:

"As for the matter you said about treating Wen Tianxiang well, it is up to the Son of Heaven to be the princes, if we fail, it will be a thousand mistakes, but as long as we win, it will be wisdom, bravery, benevolence and righteousness, and it is useless for anyone to play maggots;

Therefore, the key is not whether to treat Wen Tianxiang well, but whether to win or not to win;

The major general, from Batu (warrior) to Zhenguo general, lacks not bravery, but wisdom;

It is not to endorse the book book and interpret the scriptures and get rid of the book bag, but to exhaust its roots and understand its movement.

Let's use an analogy, we look at flowers beautifully, what if we want a flower? Of course, you can grab it, buy it, ask for it, borrow it; But if we want the garden full of thousands of flowers to bloom all year round, we need to plant them.

Some people say that the whole garden, my family can buy flowers if they have money, but the person who said this has never been a homemaker;

Therefore, the chapter of "Zhuangzi Qiushui" says that the well frog cannot speak to the sea, and it is confined to the void; Summer insects can't talk to the ice, and they can't talk to the time.

War, what drives war is interests and interests, and what determines war is the acquisition of materials and war manpower, which is the root of strategy, and after that, there are tactics"

Meng Qi saw that Zhang Qi was still hesitating, and then said:

"Since it has come to this extent, I will talk about the forced landing and total annihilation for the major general;

This is divided into the comparison of forced landing and total annihilation - military pros and cons, people's livelihood pros and cons, and imperial court pros and cons;

From the perspective of military pros and cons, if the Song army fought a war and forced to land the enemy, it could reduce the battle losses and pensions, and the military merits were also very high;

But for my Dayuan, the interests of our soldiers are mainly trophies and military promotions, because my Mengyuan military system is different from that of the Song Dynasty;

The Song Dynasty despised my Meng Yuan, and naturally disdained to understand the interests of our army's military system and soldiers, and even some sour Confucians liked to find chapters and excerpt sentences, and the Song Dynasty even had noble and military lowliness;

But they are too populous, too rich, and have the advantage of weapons and iron smelting, which is a place that I can't compare with in the whole Mengyuan Dynasty, and they have a lot of people and materials to waste and even destroy and ravage, but we must be careful with our calculations.

Therefore, the forced landing is already very, very disadvantageous to us militarily;

The only benefit of a forced landing may be to let Emperor Zhao Yu and his party surrender.

But they already have Emperor Gong in front of them, didn't Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie set up Zhao Yu as the emperor again?

We forced Zhao Yu, and they can find another person to be the emperor to resist my Meng Yuan;

If you fail, you can still return to obedience, and we have to raise it.

In the territory we occupy, it was the officials who collected taxes and handled the civil affairs on our behalf, not the emperors of the Song Dynasty.

If they succeed, you and I will not be in danger! What is the choice of less Badu? ”

Zhang Jue suddenly realized: "Oh, listening to your words is better than reading for ten years, no wonder Marshal Du has always refused to attack, just preparing for the siege, and the people below say that it is because of the small number of ships in our army." ”

Meng Qi said:

"The son said, 'Where chaos is born, words are ordered.'" If the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, if he is not secret, he will lose his body, and if he is not secret, he will be harmed. It is a gentleman's prudence and not out. ’

Secrecy is the most important thing in military affairs, once it is launched, and secrecy can be passively kept secret, such as being kept secret, or it can be actively kept secret, such as disseminating false news.

However, it is difficult to keep a big matter, a big military operation, completely secret, so it is necessary to confuse the public;

However, it is not easy to confuse the public, and it is easy to keep your soldiers from losing the will to fight.

In this battle, the moment Marshal Zidu bypassed the waterway on the east side of Yashan and forcibly occupied the northern seaway of Yashan, the victory was already locked. ”

Zhang Jue patted his head:

"Oh, I'm an elm head, no wonder Marshal Du doesn't care what others think, and he doesn't even care about Turuk's specific victory or defeat.

I understand that Wen Tianxiang is so arrogant and uninhibited, he wants to provoke us to immediately launch a strong attack, so that the Song army is not exhausted, and they have many ships, which is the easiest to fight into a melee, so that some people can escape, and they can continue to erect the banner of King Qin;

Oh, thousands of calculations, I was used by Wen Tianxiang three times in a row today, and every time I was in the middle of the plan, I also said that others are stupid, and I am the biggest fool. ”

Zhang Hongfan finally laughed out loud without scruples, walked to Wen Tianxiang's case while laughing, filled Wen Tianxiang's wine glass again, and then filled Meng Qi and Zhang Qi's cups respectively, and was full of spirit: "Prime Minister Wen, I am grateful, Meng Langzhong, Qi'er, drink and win"

Meng Qi and Zhang Qi also raised their wine glasses: "Drink to win", said that, covered the wine glass with long sleeves, raised their heads and drank it all.

And Wen Tianxiang stayed for a moment, also raised the wine glass, and drank it silently, although it was a sweet glutinous rice wine, eating it in his mouth, he felt only bitterness.

Zhang Hongfan grabbed Zhang Qi's right arm with his left hand, grabbed Meng Qi's left arm with his right hand, walked out of the cabin, and looked at Song Jun opposite:

"Ju'er, you have been tricked three times today, it's not terrible;

Wen Tianxiang was a giant in the Song Dynasty, with more than 10,000 people in the Song Dynasty, while the population of Mongolia was less than 1 million, a hundredfold difference;

Today, you don't know how to pretend to understand, you are not afraid of losing face, you open your mouth to ask for true knowledge, and I am very comforted;

Today you can understand and listen to Meng Langzhong, I am very relieved;

Today, you can finally discern Wen Tianxiang's thoughts, understand the war of soldiers and the fortune of the country, I am very relieved;

Immortal Heaven blesses, saints bless, Great Khan Shengming, three times, you get three enlightenments, the ancestors of the Zhang family Li Zong are on top, and Sun Zhang Hongfan has not humiliated the court!

It is not easy for you to have this opportunity today, but the most important thing is always your own heart and hard work, don't love face more than the way of a saint!

Lao Tzu said that the mystery of all things, the treasure of the good people, the protection of the bad people, the fool will take the face of the empty head as their own reliance, the so-called good is like water, the water is good for all things and does not fight, and the evil of all people, so it is a few than the Tao, the husband is not disputed, so the world can not fight with it.

Therefore, the feeling of cherishing oneself is something that everyone will do, and only caring about the reality and not being noble in front of others is what most people hate.

You are 16 years old, this is the Great Khan with a broad mind and a super strong soldier in Mengyuan, this is the ancestor who accumulates virtue, and he does not admire his name for his father, so that he can let the Prime Minister of the country of Zhaomin be your whetstone!

It is necessary to know that the edge of the sword comes from the sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

Ju'er, today you can understand this truth, touch this height, for the father, even if you lose this battle, you will not hesitate. ”

Zhang Jue said: "Father, children remember, but don't lose, now this battle, even if the son fights, it will definitely win, and we are already holding the victory."

Two. There is also a craft of fighting and court

Zhang Hongfan's face was full of warmth like a spring breeze: "Yes, good, my father is teaching you a thing or two, as well as the skills of war and court, you have to take a closer look." Come! ”

Haili hurriedly stepped forward: "The last general"

Zhang Hongfan put his hands behind his back and firmly issued the order:

"You can give the order to fire rocket cannons;

Ordered Liu Chen's troops on the southern line to hold south of Yamen, and not to let the Song army flee with one person or one boat.

Ordered the main force to march immediately, according to the original plan, release the fireboat, launch the bed crossbow, the eight-ox crossbow, the catapult, and make every effort to attack the main warships such as the building ship, the car ship, and the warp in the Song army, and they were chained by themselves, although it was stable, but in a hurry, as long as we attacked fiercely, they could not untie the cable and release the ship, attack our army, and could only use catapults to attack remotely, as long as we did not get close, it was a decoration;

It is necessary to prepare more racket rods on the iron-walled ploughshare boat [there is a racket rod on the ship of the Southern Song Dynasty, which is more than ten zhang long, and a boulder is placed on the top, and a reel is made under it, and when the enemy ship approaches, put down the racket rod to hit it.

Go forward 50 steps to guard against the attack of the Song army's small boats, such as ships, fighting ships, yachts (reconnaissance boats), sea falcons (pronounced [gǔ]), boats with left and right anti-sway fins on both sides of the hull to prevent overturning and overturning, 10 zhang long and 1 zhang wide 8 feet), and loach boats (fast boats).

Once the Chinese army succeeds, or the smoke will fill the air-

Order all iron-walled ploughshare boats, cut off all the sandbags of the clap rod, and replace them with nail head hammer spurs (note: the top of the clap rod is equipped with nail head hammers, if close to the warship, when the downward impact, the nail head will be embedded in the ship board, which is very conducive to jumping gangs, two nail head hammer stabs into the same boat, will form a fixed effect, forming a relatively stable two-ship passage, the general nutritional strength of the Mongolian soldiers is much greater than that of the Song soldiers who lack food, especially meat, and the advantage is very obvious in skirmishers);

Selecting the front (refers to the commando team composed of elite soldiers, "Liutao Wufeng" "Where the soldiers are used, there must be martial cars, horsemen, gallops, and selections. - The Turuk Division, the Wuliangha Division, the Horlo Division, and the Zhang Qi Division, at their own discretion, prepared to rush into the enemy ship and jump into the gang to attack;

The pioneer iron-walled ploughshare ship, which was the first to rush in, continued to fire cannons, and hoisted three bundles of long red cloth;

Once they board first, they immediately use gunpowder, oil, and tribulus bombs to shield the enemy soldiers, and when they encounter those who have been on fire and flee to the headquarters, do not shoot at the vital point, just drive and follow, expand the results of the battle, and do not stay;

If you can't grab it, just throw the oil bottle with gunpowder.

The Song army has many ships, so we must pay attention to reducing our casualties and leave with one blow.

Ordered the Northern Front Liu Zili Division, Kim Baek-gil Division, Park Sun-sin Division, Li Dongdong, and Zheng Minjun Divisions to stubbornly defend the North Yashan Road, and not to get close to the enemy ships, as long as they set fire boats along the river and attack them from a distance, so that the puppet Song warships could not unmole and support the Chinese army.

Ordered the Eastern Front cavalry Atahai Division, Dayan Khan Division, and Cavalry Zoyila Division, and the Bow Infantry Cui Zhen Gao Division, Yin Shooting Division, Yin Xihong Division, Chaoshan Division, and Liu Guojie Divisions to abide by the key points according to the plan, and not to let a single Song soldier or Song Min cross the river and escape.

Go ahead. ”

Hai Li hurriedly saluted, wrote down the order, and instructed the herald to hold the Fu Festival to pass the order, the flag raised the signal, and the trumpeter sounded the cannon.

Zhang Qi was about to receive the order to leave, Zhang Hongfan said: "Qi'er, go and call General Li Heng over"

Soon, Zhang Jue and Li Heng came to the cabin, and Zhang Hongfan had already written two handwritten letters, one handed to Li Heng and the other to Meng Qi:

"Meng Deqing (Meng Qi), you are cautious, and now I will hand over confidential matters to you;

Wait until the time is over, and you tell them to open the secret and be ready to act;

Remember, no matter whether today's attack is won or lost, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, all the forwards must be disengaged, and the Chinese army's stabbing department must respond with all its might, and at 3 o'clock (6 o'clock in the afternoon), retreat to the current patrol position.

The rest of the troops will be supervised by you to release the signal and return to the town, leaving only the harassment and surveillance fleet and scouts, and absolutely not allowing the Song soldiers and ships to escape, and not a single driftwood to slip by.

General Li Deqing (Li Hengzi is also Deqing), in this battle, I Mengyuan has already won the battle, but the victory I want is not a forced landing, not a defeat, not a scattering;

Instead, it annihilated the power and will of the Song Dynasty to resist in a crushing state;

You go and pick the best sailors, the fastest ships, to patrol the perimeter of our army;

That Lu Xiufu and Zhao Yu must want to take advantage of the chaos to break through, Wen Tianxiang wants to get it, Lu Xiufu must also want to get it, although Zhang Shijie is stupid and pedantic, but he is still virtuous, and there may be a little trick, and at the level of conspiracy, it will not be able to do well, so it is easier to master.

Our army collects troops before sunset in this battle, there is no need to care about the number of kills and wounds, but to exert pressure, it is best to let them fight among themselves, let them find their own death, this matter is not easy, for 500,000 Dayuan soldiers, Hongfan is now all asking the general.

In my estimation, Zhang Shijie's straw bale did not dare to go to sea at the south entrance of Yamen Sea Road, and they had no supplies when they went to sea, and they would be chased and beaten by us tomorrow;

If they wanted to raid from the east, their ships would have been surrounded by us, and they would not have been able to go by land without good horses and cavalry;

Only from the periphery of the Central Army on the Western Front, or from the upper reaches of the Northern Front;

The Chinese army and our army have a selection of fronts and flagships, and it is difficult for them to find opportunities, so the most likely is the northern front;

On the northern front, there was a mixed defense line of Korean and Mongol soldiers, and they were not very good at water warfare;

They 'certainly' get similar reports by bribing our soldiers, generals, ship prostitutes, and cooks.

I have arranged this to give them the illusion that we do not have enough forces to surround them, and that we will instinctively feel that they are fleeing from their difficulties, so that they are arrogant and bravado;

After the start of the war, the Song army will only be attacked from a distance, and will not get close to the jumping gang, so they will make up their minds to swim against the current.

Lu Xiufu is a sincere gentleman, and the little emperor Zhao Yu also listens to him;

Empress Dowager Yang is too young and does not have any strength and manpower of her own, and she will also be influenced by him;

Lu Xiufu himself also has no troops at hand, and there is a lack of secret agents, and they have insufficient information and a great chance of escaping;

For safety, Lu Xiufu and the little emperor were together.

And if Zhang Shijie wants to escape, he will leave the little emperor, once he finds that the fleeting escape from the fighter plane, he will not dare to wait more, in this case, who will he send to pick up the little emperor?

It is very likely that they are not the closest cronies, so when there is delay, dispute, and all kinds of filth, we only leave them half an hour's space, and then it is almost dark, and the ship cannot sail without lights, and as long as it is dark, they dare not hang the lights and sail, and then the fun will be great.

You pay more attention to the northern front, of course, nothing is perfect, these are just speculations, and I grant you the right to act cheaply.

In short, it's better for that little emperor to die by himself!

Let Zhang Shijie find a way to run out, so that he will not be trapped and fighting;

It also seems that the battle is more intense, and it can also reduce the casualties of our soldiers.

When Zhang Shijie breaks through with the remnants, his momentum will inevitably weaken, and he will feel guilty about his colleagues who serve as blockers, as well as their wives and children;

When the time comes, it will be crushed by one blow.

In short, it is necessary to let the pseudo-Song Dynasty commanders above the thousand households be wiped out and killed, and they will no longer dare to resist and have no power to resist, and they will level the world in one fell swoop.

Wouldn't it be beautiful to wait for you to return to your hometown and seal your wife and son. ”

Everyone bowed together: "No! ”