He hadn't been to the Ministry of War for a long time, and Xue Shao wanted to know how the big military exercise outside the city was going. As soon as he walked into the official office, he happened to meet Yao Yuanchong.

When Yao Yuanchong saw Xue Shao at a glance, he immediately smiled bitterly with a sad face, then took out his money bag and handed it to his personal scribe, and ordered: "Go, buy ten catties of fresh mutton for today's lunch, and all Xia Guan's colleagues will have a share-I invite." ”

Xue Shao's eyes suddenly lit up and he laughed, "Would you like to lose the bet?" ”

"That's not it, Yao has always been true to his word." Yao Yuanchong sighed, his expression was still very unwilling, "I didn't expect that Wang Yu would really win!" ”

Xue Shao was excited, "Come and tell me, how did he win?" ”

Yao Yuanchong invited Xue Shao to his official office, served tea, found a few military intelligence reports to show him, and explained beside him: "After Wang Yu lost six battles in a row, he lost three more battles and abandoned his armor and abandoned three camps, and kept evacuating. ”

"So, he lost nine battles in a row, and finally abandoned the camp three times?" Xue Shaoxing looked at the military newspaper with great taste, and at the same time asked, "Losing nine battles in a row may be understood as he is paralyzing the enemy and tempting him to go deeper, and he even dares to give up the camp baggage-this kid has a kind!" ”

"Yes, in other words, anyone who knows a little bit about soldiers, seeing Wang Yu lose like this, can't believe that he still has a chance to turn the tables." Yao Yuanchong said.

Xue Shao said with a smile: "So, even the second general of the party Guo who is cautious at home finally believes that Wang Yu has completely lost?" ”

"Yes." Yao Yuanchong smiled bitterly, "Seeing that Wang Yu lost nine formations in a row and abandoned the camp three times, the second general of the party Guo no longer suspected that Wang Yu was cheating, so he decided to counterattack and defeat Wang Yu in one go and win the final victory." ”

"Wait, Wang Yu's camp is a bit abandoned." Xue Shaozheng saw a military newspaper, pointed to the words in it and said to Yao Yuanchong, "You and I are already very familiar with the geographical environment around Luoyang. If you take a closer look at Wang Yu's route of evacuating and abandoning the camp, isn't it weird? ”

Yao Yuanchong said with a smile: "Don't look at it, because the results have already told me what Wang Yu is thinking in his heart." ”

"It's better to lure the enemy deeper." Xue Shao put the military report together and said with a bright expression, "I haven't read the military report in the back, but if I guessed correctly, Wang Yu finally won the victory by attacking with water." ”

Yao Yuanchong's eyes widened in astonishment, "There is really a teacher, there must be a disciple!" ”

"Am I right? Ha ha! Xue Shao laughed, "After losing nine formations in a row and abandoning the camp three times, Wang Yu retreated step by step from the highland pass that was guarded by danger to the camp near Luoshui. In order to facilitate the transportation of water and logistical supplies for the army, there are several Luoshui tributaries passing by around the Luoshui camp, and there are many wharves in the terrain, and there are also many military ships for backup. If the main force of the second general of the party Guo can be attracted to the Luoshui camp, Wang Yu only needs to dig a section of the river embankment to flood the camp and completely annihilate the enemy army. And he himself can lead the army to board the ship and watch the battle from afar, sit and watch this surging water, and help him turn the tables and win! ”

"That's right, that's pretty much how the war went." Yao Yuanchong scratched his head, "This kid is really a newborn calf who is stunned, and he is too ruthless to shoot without fear of heaven and earth, and he even dares to drown in his own Luoshui camp!" Although the embankment he dug was not too wide and the current was not too fast, the water in the Luoshui camp was almost knee-deep. In order to deceive the second general of the party Guo even more ruthlessly, he did not even transfer the grain, grass, tents and baggage, and almost all of them were flooded...... Although there were no casualties in this flood, the property damage was really not small! ”

"This is called reluctant children can't trap wolves, war has always been done in every way!" Xue Shao smiled, "Besides, he is a fledgling stunned boy, if he is not at home, he doesn't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, how can he be as careful as you, a Xia official and a servant in an official residence?" I estimate that the defeated party Guo Er will be distressed to death when they see the Luoshui camp soaked in water, and they will definitely want to peel Wang Yu's human skin alive! “

"You're right." Yao Yuanchong said with a wry smile, "The second general of Dang Guo led the army to attack and kill Wang Yu at the same time to make the final blow, and when they saw the water rushing into the camp, they immediately announced that they surrendered and admitted defeat, and then led the sergeants under their command to start disaster relief on the spot, and finally stopped the flood and rescued a batch of supplies." Then the two generals rushed to Wang Yu together to find him desperately. If it weren't for the Ling Jian given by Guo An and you, they might have really slaughtered Wang Yu on the spot! ”

"It's kind of interesting." Xue Shao couldn't stop laughing.

"You can still laugh?" Yao Yuanchong pulled his face bitterly, "This military exercise, is it a little out of line?" ”

"It's not play, it's war." Xue Shao's expression became more serious, and he said: "It is better to lose a batch of military funds than one day our big camp, including our divine capital, to be flooded by Luoshui." You tell me? ”

Yao Yuanchong was slightly stunned, and nodded suddenly, "It makes sense." In this way, the flood prevention measures in Luoshui Daying need to be strengthened. Our vigilance and control of waterways also need to be strengthened. ”

"It's not all." Xue Shao said, "If one day we are really attacked by the enemy, this surging Luoshui can indeed be our last weapon to help us repel the enemy." ”

"Yes. Water and fire are ruthless, and Luoshui is a double-edged sword by Shendu's side. It can kill enemies or harm itself. It seems that we need to prepare early. Yao Yuanchong said, "In this way, there is still a bit of gain." ”

Xue Shao smiled: "Did you only gain such a small thing?" ”

"And what else could there be?" Yao Yuanchong spread his hands, "A mutton feast?" ”

"I can't afford to lose ten catties of mutton? Yao Yuanchong, you're too picky! Xue Shao laughed, "I have another major gain." ”

"What's the catch?"

"A student." Xue Shao said with a smile, "A person who is not optimistic about anyone and offends tens of thousands of people for the victory of a military exercise, stupid boy!" ”

Yao Yuanchong was slightly stunned, "Are you really going to officially accept him as a student?" ”

Xue Shao nodded, "Originally, I didn't want to find out about this too early, but the Queen Mother seemed to be very interested, and repeatedly emphasized that I wanted to accept this student and train him well." ”

"The Queen Mother is now paying more and more attention to the cultivation and growth of young generals." Yao Yuanchong said thoughtfully, "She has chosen the heir of the mantle for you so early, will it have any meaning?" ”

Xue Shao knew what he wanted to say, so he smiled and said, "If she really has such a deep meaning, she can promote the right person among the ready-made generals to take charge of the military side by side with me." Is it still possible to pin your hopes on a fledgling silly boy? - And this silly boy is still my student? ”

"That's right." Yao Yuanchong smiled, obviously a little ashamed of his "conspiracy theory", and said: "Wang Yu is Shangguan Wan'er's cousin, and it is reasonable for the Queen Mother to take special care of her." ”

"You're just thinking too much." Xue Shao smiled and said: "Wang Yu has been Shangguan Wan'er's cousin for more than ten years and has not shown his head, but he has been my personal scribe for a few months and has been directly concerned by the Queen Mother-what does this mean?" ”

"I see." Yao Yuanchong suddenly realized that the Queen Mother attached great importance to and took the initiative to promote the people around Xue Shao, isn't it just changing the way to win over Xue Shao and want to have a good relationship?

"I have to go into the palace again and take these battle reports to the Queen Mother. Remember to wait for me to come back and have lunch together! Xue Shao got up after saying that, and said with a smile: "Yao slammed the door, it's not easy to eat you!" ”

"I went out just now, and I was about to enter the palace to report this matter to the Queen Mother, but I was pulled back by you." Yao Yuanchong smiled, "Then you go and go back quickly, it's too late to even drink the soup." ”

"You dare!" Xue Shao said as he walked out, "If it's really gone, I'll strip you naked and throw it in the pot to cook!" ”

Yao Yuanchong shook his head with a wry smile, "The dignified Shangshu is like a naughty boy, and he has no shape!" ”

Wu Zetian, who had finished a lot of compendium, was a little tired and was about to move to the harem to rest, when Xue Shao went and returned to ask to see him again.

"Call him in." Wu Zetian sat down again, she understood that Xue Shao would never take the initiative to find her because of trivial matters.

Xue Shao entered the imperial study, handed the military report to the top with both hands, and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, Wang Yu has won!" ”

"Oh?" Wu Zetian's expression was quite surprised, "Quick, take it and show me!" ”

The waiter hurriedly stepped forward to take the military report and handed it to Wu Zetian. She read it word by word with interest, and exclaimed: "This seemingly weak boy from the Wang family is a military wizard!" ”

Xue Shao said with a smile: "Queen Mother, the entire camp has been flooded, and we have suffered heavy losses!" ”

"A thousand troops are easy to get, and one general is hard to find, and this loss is even more insignificant." Wu Zetian smiled with satisfaction: "Xue Shao, what kind of official position is it better for Wang Yu to hold?" Is it too condescending for him to still act as a scribe envoy? ”

"Queen Mother, the victory or defeat of the First World War does not mean much of a problem, not to mention that it is not a real sword and a real gun?" Xue Shao said: "Wang Yu may have a little talent, but if he is promoted too early to hold important positions, he will be suspected of helping seedlings." ”

"What's the explanation?" Wu Zetian asked.

Xue Shao replied: "If a general wants to command the battle freely, then he must understand every detail of the army. That means that he must first be a qualified soldier, fire commander, squad leader, brigade commander and captain. If he can't do this, then he is likely to become a Zhao Kuo-style figure, just talking on paper. ”

"Makes sense." Wu Zetian nodded approvingly, "No wonder when you accompanied Pei Gong on the Northern Expedition, he had to let you go incognito and become a nobody." ”

"yes!" Xue Shao said, "Before that, the minister didn't even know what the military rations were, let alone how to set up camp, how to drink horses, and how to deal with common epidemics in the army, just remembered a few paragraphs in the military book, which was almost no different from Zhao Kuo." After that battle, the minister did suffer a lot and almost died several times. But the final harvest is also immeasurable. Looking back today, Pei Gong was really well-intentioned at that time. Without that valuable experience, Chen would never have been able to become a real general. ”

"It seems that you have already figured out how to train your students." Wu Zetian nodded and smiled, "Then it's up to you, the teacher, to do it yourself, and this palace won't interfere at will." ”

"Thank you for your understanding." Xue Shao bowed his hand, "Since the minister promised the Queen Mother, he will definitely train Wang Yu with his heart and make him a qualified general in the future!" ”