Ma Shiying stayed in Anping for a few more days, during which Zheng Sen, Kong Zhang, Xia Wanchun and others accompanied him to tour near Anping, and also opened two poetry clubs, as a result, it was naturally the ten-year-old Xia Wanchun who was in the limelight, not only overwhelmed the bitter heart, but also made up two poems Zheng Sen, (since he got the fame of Xiucai, and he didn't plan to continue to test the fame, he didn't have to write poems anymore, and the level of writing poems was naturally more and more average) also overwhelmed Kong Zhang and Ma Shiying. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoOn this day, several people went to the beach again, climbed the reef, and looked out at the sea. At that moment, the sea breeze suddenly rose, and the whole sea suddenly became turbulent, and the waves emptied and crashed against the reef like thunder. Xia Wanchun's poetry flourished, and he wrote two good poems one after another.

"Da Mu, when you were a child, I am afraid that you can't compare to this Xia Xiaoyou. The future is unlimited, but I am afraid that it is another Yang Wenzhonggong. Ma Shiying couldn't help but praise like this.

After receiving such a compliment, although Xia Wanchun tried his best to make a very humble appearance, he was still a ten-year-old child after all, and the joy between his eyebrows could not be concealed.

"When I was his age, I was a bear kid who caused trouble everywhere." Zheng Sen smiled, then turned to Xia Wanchun and said, "But I was stubborn when I was a child, but I also had the same benefit, do you know the ancient times?" ”

"Please also ask Brother Damu to teach." Xia Wanchun shook his hands and looked like him.

Zheng Sen said: "I have been running and jumping since I was a child, and I have taken my younger brother to fight with others or something, so my body is very good." The ancients said, 'Read 10,000 books, travel 10,000 miles'. Whether it's reading thousands of books or traveling thousands of miles, it's not okay to be in poor health. And, as turbulent as it is today. Since ancient times, except for three generations, the most dangerous time is when one generation reaches about three hundred years. If it can withstand it, there will be prosperity in the light and martial arts, if it is...... In any case, there is no need for turmoil. In today's era, in addition to literary affairs, we should also pay more attention to military affairs. ”

"Brother Damu, my father and Uncle Chen also taught me this." Xia Wanchun said, "I have also read military books such as "The Art of War", "Liutao", "Li Weigong Asks Right", and I often read the famous generals and key battle stories in the history books, I don't know if this is okay. ”

"It's nice to be able to see that." Zheng Sen said, "It's not enough to just read books, and it's better to believe in books than to have no books." Moreover, many people who write books are not soldiers themselves, and the things they write have been separated by many years, and many of the contents are just hearsay, plus their own assumptions. There are naturally many mistakes and omissions, and you can't trust them all. ”

"So what is credible and what is not?" Xia Wanchun asked again.

"It's a complicated question." Zheng Sen said, "In my opinion, one is to have a variety of corroboration, for example, if you don't know the geography of the mountains and rivers at that time, then looking at the art of war and looking at the examples of war is a joke." The second is to know what the basis of the strength of the army is. Otherwise, there will be no soldiers. ”

"What is the basis of the strength of this army?" Ma Shiying suddenly interjected and asked.

"Mr. Yaocao." Zheng Sen nodded and said, "The boy is arrogant, if there is anything inappropriate, I hope Mr. will give you advice." The kid thought that the basis of the strength of the army had two aspects, one was material and the other was spiritual. ”

Ma Shiying nodded and did not speak. Zheng Sen continued: "In terms of material, one is the body of a soldier, and the other is the weaponry of a soldier. The kid first talked about armaments. Mr. Yaocao naturally knew that before the battle of Salhu, Yang Hao made the story of Shang Fang's sword killing the cow. In the first battle of Salhu, my Ming soldiers did not fight to the death, but the weapons and equipment were really ...... Even Juniper, who is a handsome man, does not have a good helmet to use. In this way, our swords cannot cut through the enemy's armor, but the enemy's sword can cut through, but the arrows can penetrate our armor, so that our army will suffer more casualties and the enemy will suffer fewer casualties, and our army's morale will naturally be difficult to preserve, and it will naturally be easy to fail. In the past, Tang Taizong said, 'I am the one who wins a hundred battles, and the first strong soldier is Lier', which is also the truth.

Secondly, in addition to weapons, soldiers also need to have strength and martial arts. And most of these things are not innate, but come from training. However, there is also a foundation for training. Does Mr. Yaocao know why the general army has a drill in the middle of the day? ”

After all, Ma Shiying had been a magistrate, and he knew more or less about these things, so he replied: "If you are a guard, you have to farm on weekdays, how can you have time to practice?" As for the average soldier, in fact, it is not much better, they can't eat enough, how can they have strength to practice? ”

Zheng Sen listened and said, "What Mr. Yaocao said is right. The boy heard people say, 'The poor learn literature, and the rich learn martial arts'. This is because to learn martial arts, you must first eat well, and secondly, you have to use a lot of drugs in practice, not that rich people can't support it. The old slave was originally the family of Li Shuai in Liaodong. The family and the like, the lamb is fine every day, eats well, and does not need to farm, and can be practiced every day. Therefore, when the old slave rebelled, although the number was small, the combat power of the people in his hands far exceeded that of ordinary soldiers. Later, Jianyan abducted the Han people as slaves and gave them land and grain, so among the Eight Banners, there were many people who could not farm, eat and drink enough, and practice every day. These people eat well, and with daily drills, their strength is naturally greater than that of ordinary soldiers, and their martial arts are far superior to those of ordinary soldiers. With such a foundation, they can wear double armor, wield strong bows, and use heavy arrows. And after driving dozens of miles, there is still combat power. In this way, it is not only on the battle array, but also has the upper hand. Even the speed of the march is faster than that of the officers and soldiers. The Art of War says: "Soldiers are noble and fast." "Why? Because if our army runs faster than the enemy, it will be difficult for the enemy to take advantage of the gaps in our army, and as long as the enemy army moves, there will be gaps everywhere that can be used. Therefore, being able to feed the army well is also one of the foundations for the army to be able to fight. ”

Ma Shiying listened to it and exclaimed: "This is very reasonable. Unfortunately, it is not easy to do. ”

It is precisely because of this that Han Taizu took Xiao He as the first hero. If there is no Xiao, why not stop the food road, although there is Han Xin Peng Yue, what is the use? Zheng Sen also sighed, "So the success or failure of the war is largely a comparison of financial resources." ”

"But this dynasty is richer than Jianxuan anyway?" Xia Wanchun asked suddenly.

"Hehe......" Before Zheng Sen could answer, Ma Shiying shook his head with a smile, "I really don't have any money in the court." I have a big stall, and there are many places to use money, so the money I can take out is actually very limited. Ah, Damu, you go on. ”

"Mr. Yaocao, Brother Cungu, in addition to this material thing, the spiritual one is also very important." Zheng Sen continued, "The so-called spirit, first of all, refers to the army's ability to carry out orders. The reason why the army is an army, not a hero on the rivers and lakes, is that the army is a whole and can form a joint force in battle. For example, Qi Dashuai's mandarin duck array, which cooperates with each other, is far more powerful than the same number of heroes. When the domestic turmoil first broke out, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers were able to defeat tens of thousands of rogues, and this is precisely because of this. The ability of the two to carry out orders comes from the following aspects. The first is the soldiers themselves. During the Han and Tang dynasties, Yiliang's son joined the army. Mencius said: 'If the people have permanent birth, they have perseverance. 'All the children of a good family have a permanent birth, so they have perseverance and can obey orders. It is said that in the Han Dynasty, there was a saying that "one Han is five Hu", without him, one is a strong soldier, and the other is that the soldiers have perseverance. This army of good people. Above the Han and Tang Dynasties, as for the three generations, the warriors can also be called scholars, at that time, there was no difference between scholars and soldiers, and the generals in the army, and even those who could fight with cars were all scholars and gentlemen. This is the one who has no permanent birth but perseverance. With a general with perseverance, there will be a soldier with perseverance, naturally like a body to make an arm, like an arm to make a finger. In this way, can its military security be strong? The army of this gentleman is also. As for the Song Dynasty, with the homeless and local ruffians as soldiers and the rangers as their leaders, they all have no perseverance, and if they have no perseverance, they have no will and no discipline, so the army of the people, although numerous, may not be able to fight. Only Yue Wumu, although he started in the army, he is also a true gentleman. Its army also uses many good families, and it is the army of three generations to be seen again in later generations. Therefore, there is a saying that "it is easy to shake the mountain, and it is difficult to shake the army of the Yue family", so it can turn the tide in the fall, help the building to fall, and keep half of the Song Dynasty. It's a pity that Yue Wu can't be his master, otherwise it's a lie to 'smash the Yellow Dragon and drink with the monarchs'! ”

Ma Shiying listened to this, nodded again and again: "Now it seems that most of the army of our dynasty has become the army of the people, no wonder...... Thank you Damu for solving my doubts, but what kind of army is Ruojian? ”

Zheng Sen said: "Confucius said: 'A gentleman is a man of righteousness, and a villain is of profit.'" Ouyang Wenzhong said: "The gentleman is a friend of the same way, and the villain is a friend of the same benefit." 'The whole of the building is trying to plunder me and enrich himself. It is the army of villains, and it is the army of thieves. However, the art of war says: 'Whoever wants the same thing wins.' He can also be described as 'the same desire'. In this way, although it is not as good as the army of the good people, it is far more than the army of the bad people. If our dynasty can have an army of three generations of gentlemen, and even an army of good people after it, ploughing the court and sweeping the holes, what is the difficulty? It's a pity ......"

Xia Wanchun also said: "The ancients said: 'Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years', and today after listening to Brother Damu's words, I knew that there was such a truth in it." I really don't climb the mountains, I don't know the height of the sky; Not near the deep stream, I don't know the thickness of the ground. The kid was taught. ”

At this time, suddenly a knight came running from afar from Anping Town. When the knight saw them, he rode his horse and ran straight toward them. Zheng Sen had good eyes and recognized it at a glance that the one who came over was actually Kong Zhang. After a short time, Kong Zhang urged the horse to the side of several people, and he pulled the reins violently, and the horse neighed, and the man stood up. Kong Zhang took advantage of the situation and jumped off the horse. He patted the horse's neck, then handed a copy of the report to Zheng Sen and said, "The emperor has re-appointed Mr. Zhou as the first assistant!" ”