It has been said that a man grows up three times. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The first time was when I found myself not the center of the world.

The second time was when I realized that no matter how hard I tried, there were still some things that I couldn't do anything about.

The third time was when I knew that some things might not be able to do anything, but I still tried my best to fight for them.

Chao Chong had grown up twice before he traveled to this era.

Before college, he always felt that he was the center of the world, and with enough good and hard enough, he could always attract the attention of his parents, classmates, and teachers, he was the pride of his parents, the star of his classmates, and the proud protégé in the eyes of his teachers. The word Xueba seems to be tailor-made for him.

After college, he found that his pride was being worn out little by little. Many things can not be achieved by being smart, not by hard work, and the intertwined network of relationships in society will tear your efforts to pieces, and then condescendingly ridiculed: "Teenager, this is a society that pays attention to ability......"

Is it the ability to cling to relationships?

If you can't be a part of your network, you won't be able to enjoy that vast resource. If you are outside of the network, you will be called a loser.

However, even if you are called a loser, you still have important people to protect, important things to do, and unshirkable responsibilities to bear.

So, we had a third growth.

I know I can't do it, but I still smile, how can I know if I don't try?

Maybe we tried hard, but the result still hasn't changed, and it's still a failure, but at least we won't regret it.

Growth comes at a cost, are you willing to pay it? Do you dare to try it?

Chao Chong traveled to the period of the Great Song Dynasty Zhenghe, knowing that he was alone, like duckweed in the angry sea, but he did not hesitate to embark on a path. The opposite way. He didn't want to simply be a submissive citizen; He did not want the national humiliation in the late Northern Song Dynasty to reappear; He did not want the Han people to be enslaved by foreign races for a hundred years; He didn't want to see this troubled world and hunger floating in the wilderness.

"I should be strong and courageous, smile often, move forward bravely, and do what I say!"

This is Chao Chong's motto, and it is his code of conduct.

Knock knock

The sound of drums and gathering generals spread from the Juyi Hall to all directions, and after the three drums, no generals came to the Juyi Hall, but gathered in the handsome tent in the Chao Chong military camp to wait.

The last time Chao Gai beat the drums to gather the generals and let the generals go to the Juyi Hall to discuss the matter, Chao Chong was very dissatisfied.

He has repeatedly told his father that the military and the government must be separated, and the generals should try not to come to the Juyi Hall to discuss matters.

The Juyi Hall is the place where Chao Gai, the big leader, consults and makes decisions with the left and right military divisions and ministers, and is the highest decision-making organ.

Chao Chong, the head of the military department, is the spokesman of the military.

In the meeting room of the West Wing of the Gathering Hall, a special willow table is placed in the middle of the room. It is four zhang long and one zhang wide, and seven Taishi chairs are placed in a circle around the table.

Chao Gai sits in the center, facing north and south, and occupies one end of the table.

Next to him, on either side of him, two Taishi chairs.

The left side is vacant, and that is where Wu Yong, the left army division and minister of civil affairs, is located. Because Wu Yong has been working in Dulong Town, he was unable to attend.

There is one person sitting on the right side, which is Gongsun Sheng, the right military division and foreign minister;

Then the two sides are Zhu Gui, Minister of Commerce;

Du Qian, Minister of Industry and Logistics;

Minister of Finance, Uncle Cai;

At the other end of the table, sitting south and facing north, it was the Minister of Military Affairs Chao Chong.

After the meeting began, Chao Gai made a surprising statement, informing everyone that the imperial court had sent 15,000 elite troops and would reach the foot of Liangshan within five days.

When everyone heard the news, they made eye contact with each other and looked worried.

Sun Sheng, the dragon of the clouds, said: "The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth." Nothing more than that, my Liangshan has developed for half a year, the soldiers are good enough to eat, and there are more water and natural dangers, which is enough to be invincible. Recently, the observation of celestial phenomena is also an auspicious omen, and this battle will surely turn evil into good fortune! ”

Hearing Gongsun Sheng say this, Chao Gai and the others felt a little at ease, and only by asking divination before the war could they make people feel at ease.

Gongsun Sheng stroked his beard, looked at Chao Chong who was sitting at the other end, and continued: "What's more, the generals led by the Little Heavenly King are brave and incomparable, Qin Ming and Yun Tianbiao, what a way!" ”

Du Qian has been both respectful and afraid of Chao Chong since he split Wang Lun in the Golden Pavilion, and he usually doesn't dare to show his face in front of him. Jing because Chao Chong ignored his previous suspicions and recommended him to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Service, allowing him to enter the center of power; I'm afraid that it was because Chao Chong was decisive in killing at that time, holding Wang Lun's head and forcing them to choose the picture, which made him feel palpitations all the time.

Seeing Gongsun Sheng boasting about Chao Chong's exploits, Du Qian was naturally not far behind, and hurriedly followed suit and praised him.

Because Zhu Gui went to sea in Dengzhou with Chao Chong, lived and died together, the relationship was very unusual, and he never questioned Chao Chong's ability.

Uncle Cai watched Chao Chong grow up since he was a child, and when he saw him achieve such achievements now, he was very comforted and couldn't help nodding.

Seeing his son being praised, Chao Gai was also in a good mood, and laughed heartily: "This stinky boy is not worth boasting about, be careful that his tail is up to the sky!" Mr. Gongsun is right, we don't need to be afraid of the official army. Chong'er, tell me, how are you going to fight this battle? ”

Chao Chong smiled slightly, stood up, hugged his fists and saluted everyone, and said slowly: "The ancients once said that if you prepare, you will stand, and if you don't prepare, you will be wasted. Especially in war, it is necessary to be cautious and cautious in carrying out temple calculations. Analyze the number of victories. ”

Gongsun Sheng stroked his beard and said: "The number of victories is nothing more than three things, the time, the place, and the people. ”

Chao Chong saw that Gongsun Sheng took the initiative to praise himself, nodded and thanked, among the people present, except for Chao Chong himself and Gongsun Sheng, there was no culture, Chao Chong would not use too advanced theories to explain the strategy of war to them, just need to tell them that Liangshan has the hope of victory, and strengthen their confidence in the war of resistance.

Chao Chong continued: "The so-called time of the day does not refer to a day at a time, but to the general trend of the world. Today, the corrupt officials and corrupt officials of the Great Song Dynasty are everywhere, the people are oppressed by heavy forced labor and cannot survive, there are traitorous ministers in the court, and there are Daliao and Xixia buckles outside. It can be described as full of crises, internal and external troubles. This Da Song is like a seriously ill giant, seemingly powerful, but in fact vulnerable. For us in Liangshan, this is a chance to win! Under the internal and external troubles, the imperial court will not spend too many troops to deal with us at all, so this fifteen thousand forbidden army should already be the limit, and the imperial court will definitely not send other reinforcements in the near future. ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, but fifteen thousand forbidden troops were not a small number.

Chao Chong continued: "The so-called geographical advantage is a natural risk. My Liangshan has 800 miles of water berth, and the forbidden army on the two roads in Jingdong has no water army, so they can only requisition civilian ships, and my Liangshan water army can block it out of the water berth. This is where you can be invincible. ”

Chao Gai, the king of Tota, touched his beard and thought for a moment, "What if the imperial court water diverter comes to help in the war?" ”

Chao Chong shook his head and said, "I have already said just now, if the general trend is today, internal and external troubles. Our reputation is not loud enough for the imperial court to mobilize a large army to conquer us. The imperial court sailors guarded the coast and the trade routes, and their responsibilities were heavy and should not be moved lightly. Moreover, the sailor ships are very large, and it is not easy to enter Liangshan Shuibo through the canal. Unless our Liangshan has seriously threatened the economic lifeline of the imperial court, otherwise, we will not easily mobilize the sailors to come. ”

Chao Gai breathed a sigh of relief, he had seen thousands of stone large warships of the imperial court sailors, they were simply weapons of war, and the small boats in the rivers and lakes fought against them, which was tantamount to hitting stones with eggs.

"It's good if the imperial court sailor doesn't come!"

Chao Chong continued: "The so-called harmony is the people's heart. The imperial court paid heavy taxes, the officials were corrupt and perverted the law, and the people were deeply resentful. Since the establishment of Liangshan, I have robbed the people of the Birthday Gang and won the reputation of robbing the rich and helping the poor; armed taxation orders, lower taxes, and win the reputation of asking for the lives of the people; Coupled with the winning streak, it has a good reputation in the surrounding counties. These factors, which may seem useless for war, are an important source of our intelligence. We have people who provide information, like clairvoyants, deaf ears and discerning eyes; The officers and soldiers did not have the information provided by the people, and they were like being blind, and they were in our calculations everywhere. ”

Chao Chong finally clenched his fists, waved it in front of him, and concluded: "The time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people." Nowadays, our side has the three advantages of time, place, and people, and it is natural to defeat the official army! ”

After listening to Chao Chong's analysis, everyone nodded their heads one after another, and the prospects for the war became clear, and they expressed their support for the war.

Seeing that everyone was unanimous, Chao Gai finally made some arrangements.

First of all, the defense of Dulong Town. Wu Yong was in charge of the defense of Dulong Town, assisted by Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Liu Tang and his troops. The results of the meeting will be communicated shortly.

Secondly, the Minister of Commerce, Zhu Gui, took back the personnel of the hotels around Liangshan and suspended commercial activities.

Third, the Ministry of Industry and Logistics should do a good job in the supply of weapons and equipment, and provide sufficient swords, armor and arrows. And put gunpowder weapons on display as soon as possible.

Fourth, the Ministry of Finance made a budget to list a part of the money separately as a reward and pension for the war.

Fifth, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assigned doctors and apprentices from medical schools to military camps to ensure medical care.

Finally, the military department was solely responsible for leading the troops against the officers and soldiers.

Everyone saluted Chao Gai and said, "Order!" ”

Chao Gai looked at Chao Chong and said, "Chong'er, do you have anything else to add?" ”

Chao Chong thought for a moment and said, "I'll add two points. First, the people of Dulong Town, young and middle-aged people stayed behind to organize a militia to assist Wu Yongjun to defend the town. The elderly, weak, women and children all moved to the residential town in Liangshanbo to resettle, so that they had no worries. ”

Chao Gai was puzzled: "In this way, the manpower and material resources used are a bit large, and it also wastes troops and ships, which is not conducive to preparing for war." Why does this have to be the case? ”

Chao Chong explained: "Dulong Town, as the first fortress of my Liangshan expansion, must not be abandoned. The militia is a help, but it is also a hidden danger. ”

Chao Chong didn't continue, but Chao Gai already understood.

After all, Liangshan is fighting against the official army, and the militia's will to resist may not be so firm, and they may even take the initiative to surrender for the sake of the lives of their families behind them.

Since there is this hidden danger, then remove it first!

Chao Chong has always believed that in order to keep his subordinates loyal, the leader needs to do two things: one is to treat people with sincerity and give his subordinates enough dignity, respect, and spiritual glory; The second is to share interests and give sufficient material benefits to subordinates.

If this does not yet maintain the loyalty of the subordinates, then

Kill!

Kill without mercy!

Loyalty has a ceiling, and there is no betrayal, just because the stakes for betrayal are not big enough.

What Chao Chong has to do is to raise the upper limit of his subordinates' loyalty and increase the risk of betrayal.

Tota Heavenly King Chao Gai and Gongsun Sheng exchanged ideas with each other for a while, and finally agreed: "Although it is a waste of troops, it is worth it, so just do as you say." Anything else? ”

Chao Chong led his hand to Gongsun Shengyi and said, "The second thing is that I hope that Mr. Gongsun can enter the military camp as a military advisor to assist me in formulating strategies. ”

Chao Gai laughed and said, "This is easy to do, Mr. Gongsun, what do you think?" ”

Sun Sheng, the Dragon Gongsun of the Cloud Dragon, stroked his beard with one hand and said with a smile: "Follow the order of the Heavenly King." can fight side by side with the general, and it is naturally incumbent on Poor Dao! ”

After discussing the important matters, they began to actively prepare for the war.

Chao Chong and Gongsun Sheng went to the barracks at the foot of the mountain in the Juyi Hall.

Liu Huiniang, who had been waiting outside the door, saw her son come out, so she followed him silently.

Gongsun Sheng glanced at Liu Huiniang, and when he saw Chao Chong going all the way down the mountain, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said: "Immeasurable Tianzun, the general's heart doesn't seem to be as confident as it was during the meeting. But worried about this war? ”

Chao Chong smiled at Gongsun Sheng, and said with a helpless expression: "This matter naturally can't be hidden from the Dao Chief. The meeting was full of confidence, in order to strengthen the determination of my father and everyone to resist the war. However, this battle is difficult and extraordinary. ”

Gongsun Sheng smiled, looking expected, shook the dust in his hand, and said: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored." It is gratifying that the general has such a cautious mentality. ”

"Congratulations?" Chao Chong didn't stop and said, "The Taoist chief is a person who is familiar with military affairs, and he wants to give me more guidance." ”

"I can't say what I have learned, it's just that I hope that what I have learned can bring inspiration to the general." Gongsun Sheng nodded.

"What do you think our side has a chance of winning this battle?" Chao Chong asked.

"Forty percent!"

"Forty percent?" Chao Chong was not surprised, this was not much different from his own calculations, "Please analyze one or two for me!" ”

Liu Huiniang followed behind, very surprised, she was outside the Juyi Hall, listening to Gongzi's impassioned talk about the victory of this battle, originally thought that the chance of winning should be more than seventy percent. But this Taoist priest actually thinks that the chance of winning is only forty percent, but Childe seems to agree with his statement, I want to listen to his analysis!

Liu Huiniang couldn't help but prick up her ears.

"There are five chances of victory for the officers and soldiers, one of which is that the troops are sufficient. Second, they are well-armed. Third, it represents orthodoxy and the general trend of the people. Fourth, backed by the state capital, logistics is convenient. Fifth, there are reinforcements stationed around. ”

Liu Huiniang listened to Gongsun Sheng's analysis behind her, and nodded in agreement, in these aspects, the government does have a natural advantage, it can be said that the official army has the advantage of "people".

Gongsun Sheng continued: "Our side is not without a chance of winning, first, there is a danger of water and danger. Second, there are many high-end armed forces and elite naval forces. Third, be familiar with the surrounding environment and have intelligence support. With these points, it is enough to deal with the officers and soldiers. That's why I think it's easy to be undefeated, but it's hard to win. The odds of winning 40% are already overestimated. ”

After listening to Liu Huiniang behind her, she couldn't help but interject: "Gongzi led everyone to win consecutive battles, and the morale of the army was high. This is incomparable with the officers and the army. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Huiniang knew that she had lost her words, the two big men discussed the military situation, and she should not interject at will as a personal guard.

Chao Chong looked back at Liu Huiniang, but there was no anger on his face, but he encouraged: "The Great Song Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years, and the glory of the army is not less than ours. It is naïve to think that winning two or three battles is enough to rival the official army. So morale can only be regarded as flattening at best, or even worse. If you think about it, are there any other conditions for winning? ”

Gongsun Sheng also looked at this pro-soldier disguised as a man with interest, as if he wanted to hear what she had to say.

Liu Huiniang saw Chao Chong's encouragement, her heart warmed, she thought for a while, and said: "My master once said that black and white are opposed, and yin and yang are transformed. Why can't we convert the opponent's odds into ours? ”

"That's a novel idea, tell me about it?" Gongsun Sheng said with interest.

"Take the number of troops. The number of officers and soldiers is 15,000, and our side is less than 4,000. Hard fight must be the advantage of the other party, then try to divide it, divide it into multiple shares, and then our side concentrates the superior forces, defeats them one by one, slowly encroaches, and sets small victories into big victories. ”

"How do you divide it?" Chao Chong said with a smile on his face.

Liu Huiniang thought that this was a test and a trust for the son, so she mustered up the courage to continue: "Harassing the grain road, the officers and soldiers must increase the number of guards; attacked the county seat, as long as the civil official spoke, the military general could only send troops to rescue; Send troops deep into Qingzhou Mansion, and Qin Ming will definitely divide his troops to help. There are various ways, depending on the choice of the child. ”

Liu Huiniang talked eloquently, from stumbling at the beginning, to becoming more and more fluent and confident.

Chao Chong smiled with relief, he has always cultivated Liu Huiniang as a military staff officer, and he was naturally happy to see that the head of her analysis was Dao, if Liu Huiniang grew up fast enough, there would be one more director of the Operations Department in the future.

Gongsun Sheng was also surprised by Liu Huiniang's intelligence, and out of curiosity, he continued to ask: "How to crack the advantage of the well-armed officers and soldiers?" ”

Liu Huiniang thought for a while and said: "Liangshan is mountainous, swampy, but flat land. Try to avoid going head-to-head in an open area, so that the opponent's formation cannot be placed and the opponent's bow and crossbow cannot be used. and use new weapons appropriately to inflict damage on the enemy. I have a newly developed earth-shattering thunder in the gunpowder workshop in Liangshan, which may not be worse than that of the official army. ”

Gongsun Sheng seemed to have found a treasure, and said happily: "The official army represents orthodoxy, how can this be broken?" ”

"Discipline has always been bad. There are many times when violations of law and discipline and harm to the villagers. Then intensify the propaganda of the unjust acts of the officers and soldiers, arouse the resentment of the masses, weaken the justice of the officers and soldiers, and at the same time strengthen their own military discipline and win the support of the people. ”

"The logistics of the officers and troops are convenient, enough to fight for a long time, and they can besiege my Liangshan for a long time, so what about this?"

The more Liu Huiniang spoke, the more neat she became, and said: "The grain and grass of the officers and soldiers need to be transferred from the state capitals, and our army can let the generals with high martial arts lead the elite soldiers to go deep behind the enemy, divide into several elite detachments, sneak attack and burn the opponent's grain and grass materials, and carry out operations behind the enemy." In this way, the enemy's food and grass can be cut off, and the enemy can also be divided. ”

"Then how to deal with the reinforcements of the government?" Chao Chong asked.

"This ......" Liu Huiniang didn't know much about the surrounding situation, and after thinking about it for a long time, there was no feasible good way.

Gongsun Sheng smiled: "This matter is not difficult. Gossip can be used to split the relationship between Qin Ming and Yun Tianbiao. Increase the publicity of Qin Ming's exploits, use his vanity, and prevent the arrival of reinforcements. ”

Chao Chong thought for a while, then smiled: "Gao Ming." Thunderbolt Qin Ming has always been arrogant, and using his arrogance to prevent reinforcements from arriving is more effective than us coming forward to block it. Listening to the guidance of the Taoist chief is really beneficial. ”

Gongsun Sheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "The poor road is just throwing bricks and attracting jade." The biggest gain is to find that the guard next to the general rarely has such a delicate heart. Who is your Master? ”

Facing Gongsun Sheng, who was dressed in fairy wind bones, Liu Huiniang said respectfully: "The teacher is the Yunjian Shenni. ”

As soon as he heard this name, Gongsun Sheng was also solemn and respectful, and raised his hand and said: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, it turns out to be this senior!" ”

Chao Chong didn't know much about Taoist masters, and when he saw Gongsun Sheng's performance, he couldn't help but be curious: "Who are you talking about?" ”

Gongsun Sheng explained: "It is a hidden master of my master's generation. Originally, I saw Miss Liu's blue heart, and I wanted to take her as an apprentice, but I didn't want to be my contemporary, ashamed and ashamed. ”

Liu Huiniang also hurriedly raised her hand and said, "I've seen Brother Dao." ”

Chao Chong was not interested in those who were in the world, because these people were of no help to him. But I am very interested in Gongsun Sheng's intentions, although Liu Huiniang is smart, but her experience is too shallow, if there is Gongsun Sheng's guidance, the growth rate will inevitably be much faster, so he said: "Since it is so fateful, then there is Lao Daochang to give more guidance to Huiniang." Hui Niang, you also have to learn from the Taoist master with an open mind. ”

The two nodded yes.

Chao Chong already has more confidence in his heart, and some strategies are slowly taking shape in his heart.

Soon, Chao Chong, Gongsun Sheng, and Liu Huiniang entered the marshal account of the barracks, and Li Kui, Bao Xu, Zhou Tong, and Yu Baosi, who were training in the barracks, also returned to Chao Chong and stood tall behind him.

With Chao Chong in the middle of the high seat, the sound of "bang, bang" sounded from the generals in the handsome tent

"Salute!"

Standing upright represents the dignity of a soldier who will never give in;

Holding a weapon in the left hand, it means that the soldier is always vigilant;

The right hand is clenched into a fist and clapped on the heart, representing the sacrifice of one's loyalty.

"Return the gift!"

Chao Chong slapped his hand on his chest and motioned for the generals to take a break.

Looking at the tall figures standing on both sides, Chao Chong's heart burst with pride

Canglong Battalion Commander Thunder;

Tiger Battalion Commander Wu Song;

King Kong Battalion Commander Ruda;

Panshi Battalion Commander Huang Xin;

Agni Battalion Commander Shen Tu Lie;

Chao Sheng, commander of the shooting battalion;

Xuanwu Battalion Commander Ruan Xiaoer;

There are also a group of sect leaders and Yu Hou who are full of handsome tents.

That's what you do

This is the reliance on which he dares to fight hard with the officials and the army

This is his brother!

Chao Chong raised his right hand and said in a loud voice: "The officials and soldiers are coming, how to deal with it?" ”

"Kill!"

"Open the door to fight, have you ever been afraid?"

"Kill! Kill! ”

"Behind me, there is no piece of armor left!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”