Chapter Eighty-Eight: On the Strength of the Army
Zhang Yong's sudden change even Chen Zhi was quite surprised, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't help but doubt it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Could it be that this Zhang Yong is still a true celebrity who is open-minded and straightforward? It doesn't look like it.
"Ahem, Zhang Jun deserves to be a famous man in Xuzhou, and he has an upright temperament!" Wang Cai coughed lightly twice, gave a thumbs up, expressed his admiration for Zhang Yong, and then followed Chen Zhi's words: "Since Brother Chen asked, then I will tell the truth, this happened in the north, well, probably in Qingzhou......"
As soon as he said this, Wang Kui's face on the side changed slightly, and he was about to remind him, but Wang Cai looked over first, shook his head and said: "All the people present are gentlemen, there is nothing bad to say, besides, Brother Chen can ask this, it means that he knows the key, and if he doesn't explain the situation thoroughly, it causes a wrong judgment, but it's not good, how can he deduce and improve?" ”
"In Qingzhou, that is, in the northern ...... of Xuzhou," Liu Kan's heart moved slightly when he heard this, "The Wang family is also in Qingzhou, could it be that the topic of this deduction is the current military affairs?" That's why Wang Kui will change color, and the affairs of the army can't be easily revealed, what is the origin of this young man, and he dares to reveal such a thing at will? Not afraid of hidden dangers? ”
On the side, Xiao Zuo paid attention to another thing: "Qingzhou's military affairs, before Chen Zhi came over, when this Wang Vessel raised this topic, I felt a little strange, now it seems that if he is not making it up, then listen to this description, maybe it is the Wang Mi who is talking about, I heard that this thief is hiding in the mountains and forests, and I don't know when he will be exterminated." ”
After Wang Cai appeased Wang Kui, he continued: "This gang of thieves is less than 10,000 people, and there are no women and children, it is a gathering of displaced people, but after a few battles, it is not easy to fight, as for the official army, there is a foreign army elite of the imperial court, and at the same time with local garrisons, plus logistics and baggage, etc., about tens of thousands of horses, but the thief army is cunning, it is difficult to encircle and suppress, and even took the initiative to harass the officers and soldiers. ”
Speaking of the final number of officers and soldiers, Wang Cai was vague again.
Chen Zhi also heard a little problem, thought about it for a while, his expression changed a little, and then said a little solemnly: "Listen to your description, if the officers and soldiers can't quickly exterminate it, this gang of thieves is going to break through and go south, and the ultimate goal is not easy to say, but it must be passed......" He glanced at the people present, "In Xuzhou." ”
As soon as he said this, everyone present was stunned at first, and then their expressions were different, but most of them didn't think so.
Zhang Yong sneered even more, feeling that he was confused by Chen Zhi's bluff and worried in vain, but he had just changed too fast, and it was not good to change his face again, so it would really be a joke, so he twisted his beard and smiled, looked at Chen Zhi quietly, and thought about whether to praise two sentences and kill him.
Even Liu Yi and Liu Gang were quite surprised, and they couldn't understand Chen Zhi's answer, Liu Gang was better, and after being surprised, he immediately used his brain to analyze the reason, in his opinion, since Chen Zhi said so, it would not be untargeted.
But except for Liu Gang, others obviously didn't think so, and even Wang Cai shook his head slightly, feeling that what he said was abrupt, so he said a few words, and a group of thieves from Qingzhou could be linked to Xuzhou, which was a bit too far-fetched.
For a while, his interest in Chen Zhi was greatly reduced, and when he saw that others were also ordinary, he suddenly found that Zhang Yong was smiling with his beard, as if he had noticed something, so his heart moved, and he asked Chen Zhi again: "I don't know what the reason is, I would like to hear it in detail." In his opinion, perhaps the next thing to listen to is the standard answer in the military book.
Unexpectedly, Chen Zhi opened his mouth and said: "You mentioned the discord, saying that the bias will be transferred, this is actually the general needs an excuse to change the general, there are hidden dangers in itself, this plan can be successful, but in any case, it will make the soldiers and horses chaotic, this is the opportunity, and it is also the goal of the thief army." ”
When Wang Cai heard this, he became a little interested again, and secretly said that Zhang Yong had found something, so he asked again: "What is the goal of the thief army?" ”
Chen Zhi didn't answer directly, but talked about something that didn't seem to be related: "I recently read a book, and learned that after Emperor Xuanwu ruled the world, he said that he wanted to cultivate the world, but he ordered the world to strike military service, and all the states and counties were disarmed, leaving only a few, the big county is only a hundred military officials, and the small county is only fifty people, and now it has rebounded slightly. This is the source of hidden dangers and confusion, and those who have the heart will take advantage of it. ”
As soon as these words came out, Wang Cai's eyes lit up, Wang Kui sat up straight and made a gesture of listening, Liu Kan and Xiao Zuo also paid attention, and Zhang Yong squinted his eyes, his eyes flickering.
These were found by Chen Zhi from several Legalist books sent by several families, but they were not contained in the original text, but the annotations and notes of the ancestors of the family, which occasionally involved current affairs, although Chen Zhi could not understand the general trend of the world, but could touch some of the system of the imperial court.
Xuanwu strike order, is to strengthen the centralization of power, the purpose is to weaken the local armed forces, Xuanwu was alive when the effect was good, and when he died, the emperor behind could not be maintained, but the growth of the state and county garrisons was not large, and there would not be many people together.
"Brother Chen, do you mean to say that these soldiers are a rabble?" Wang Cai didn't have any taboos, so he said it directly.
Chen Zhi shook his head and said: "It's not a rabble, but the soldiers and horses of different systems are kneaded together, and they have to be trained to unify orders, paces, and formations, so that the soldiers know how to turn left and right, and act back and forth, otherwise it is inevitable that there will be constraints in command, and it will inevitably accumulate contradictions between superiors and subordinates, which is easy to be divided. ”
Wang Cai nodded and said: "Yes, harassing day and night, it is too annoying, and the military camp is not in peace." ”
Chen Zhi pondered for a while, and then said: "This shows that the thief army is in a hurry, they should be divided into several groups, take turns to harass, the thieves are all homeless, there is no food and grass, they are trapped in the mountains and forests, they can't support it for long, and now they are probably at the limit, so they have to harass the officers and soldiers, the more frequent the harassment, the more it means that their supplies are insufficient, and they are anxious to change." ”
Speaking of this, he paused slightly, as if he was reminiscing, and others also heard a little meaning, so they all listened with bated breath.
Whether it was Wang Kui or the three celebrities, they no longer looked down on them, but were attracted to their hearts, and as for the Liu brothers, they were even more surprised.
Soon, Chen Zhi continued: "This kind of harassment action, tired officers and soldiers are just incidental, the main purpose is to mobilize the officers and soldiers, so that the officers and soldiers are tired, counting the previous discord, it is 'work hard, close to it', this is a set of tactics, harassment, separation, are to make the officers and troops chaotic and light the enemy, misjudge, slow to mobilize, and create opportunities for breaking through!" The correct way to deal with it is to let the officers and soldiers occupy the advantageous position, stay still like a mountain, hold the pass, and ignore the harassment, always be vigilant, and the thief army will collapse by itself. ”
"Breakout?" This time it was Wang Kui who spoke out, "If the thief army wants to break through, I'm afraid it will not be easy, simple harassment cannot shake the foundation of the official army." ”
Chen Zhi glanced at him and replied: "You can't shake the foundation, but you can make the officers and soldiers paralyzed, and you can't tell whether it is harassment or a general attack, and when the thief army concentrates on breaking through, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers will not wake up enough, and they will feel that it is harassment, and they will be taken advantage of by the thief army and rush out of the encirclement!" ”
"This ......" Wang Cai hesitated for a moment, but said after a while, "I may not be able to successfully break through." ”
Without waiting for Chen Zhi to speak, Wang Kui shook his head first and said: "When mobilizing troops and horses and formulating tactics, we can't use 'not necessarily' as a basis, we must take into account all kinds of possibilities and formulate corresponding plans. ”
Wang Cai was slightly stunned, then silent for a moment, before he frowned and looked at Chen Zhi and asked, "What ......about it?" If they succeed in breaking through, how can they judge that they will come to Xuzhou? ”
"This is just the biggest possibility, the thieves will be trapped in the mountains and forests, just because they are too far north," Chen Zhi thought of the map he had seen in his previous life, "The land of the north, after war, and then unified in the south, so there are many important towns, the thieves do not surrender, but plan to break through, indicating that they are lucky, and to this point, because they are not good at developing and surviving in Qingzhou, if they go north after breaking through, the further north, the more officers and soldiers, contrary to the original intention, to the west, it is close to the Beijing Division, and it is a soldier general, now it is not a troubled time, The thief army going to Beijing is no different from committing suicide, so there is only one direction left. ”
He paused and pointed to his feet: "Go south, maybe even try to cross Huai!" ”