Looking at Li Ruixin, who was still crying, Chen Wen said firmly: "Brother Li, with your martial arts, you shouldn't waste time here. Come with me and go to Fujian, where there is a future, which is the beginning of revenge and the end of the troubled times. ”

Hearing this, Li Ruixin stopped crying, stood up, and asked with a puzzled face: "Mr. Chen, forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, why don't you want to stay here, this place is very close to Nanjing, and the villain feels that as long as he can recover everything in Nanjing, he will have a lot to do." ”

Nanking!

With this sentence, this person should not die here in obscurity.

Chen Wen pondered for a moment and said contemptuously: "I know that this place is very close to Nanjing, and it is precisely because it is too close that it is not easy to develop enough strength to withstand Nanjing. Moreover, the king of Zhejiang is like a plate of loose sand, and the Tartar can shake the mountains and seas with a tongue of Yan My Gong, which is really not a place to achieve a career. ”

Whether it is the frequent infighting between Lu Jian Guoxing and the DPRK, or the strict persuasion of many unstable elements in the past two years, Li Ruixin sees it in his eyes. After hearing this, he couldn't help but show a look of approval.

"Fujian is different, before I was ready to join the Weiyuan Marquis' army, he occupied the island and could train undisturbed, he had many ships and sailors, and my plan was to use several years of training and participating in the military operations of the Weiyuan Marquis to train soldiers and expand the size of the army, and then use the sea to send tens of thousands of troops directly into Nanjing in one go, and the victory or defeat in a war."

Li Ruixin's eyes widened, with how could he, a Ming Dynasty man who had never been in contact with shipping, understand such a whimsical idea.

"How is this possible?"

Why is it impossible, isn't that what Zheng Chenggong did in history? And he succeeded, if it weren't for the inexplicable Battle of Nanjing, maybe he would have really reversed the future.

Chen Wen smiled and said, "Why is it impossible? Gu Quanwu, the first general of the two Zhejiang provinces at the end of the Tang Dynasty, did it like this, and succeeded, although he only shipped the army from Shaoxing Prefecture to Jiaxing, but the shipping technology at that time could be compared with now? Since our Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants can rely on shipping to Japan and Manila every year to pour porcelain, silk, silk and other things, then why can't we rely on the sea to fight the army? ”

Chen Wen's words opened a new door in Li Ruixin's mind, and such an unbelievable strategy and tactics really opened his eyes. Li Ruixin felt that since he couldn't think of such a tactic, he must not be able to think of a Tartar who was full of unparalleled riding and shooting.

Looking at Li Ruixin's expression, Chen Wen felt that victory was already close to him, so he decided to throw out another explosive theory and open the door wider.

"Maybe Brother Li, you will have doubts in your heart, I believe that once I reach the command of Wei Yuanhou, I can be reused."

This sentence is exactly what Li Ruixin is thinking at the moment, no matter how good the strategy and tactics are, they also need to have the capital to implement them, otherwise they are just trees without roots and water without a source.

"I used to wonder why many famous generals in history read "Spring and Autumn", but most of the generals I have seen don't even know the words?"

The appearance of this question immediately aroused Li Ruixin's interest, although he did not think about it, but listening to it will always be beneficial, just like listening to Chen Wen talk about the ancients.

In fact, this question is very simple, "Li Weigong Asks the Right" has a positive theory on the use of soldiers, and the corresponding division of military generals is similar, he said that military generals are divided into two kinds, one is a guard general, and the other is a fighting general. The so-called right and no wonder, then the guard will also; If there is no right, then the fighting will also, the odd is all right, and the country is also auxiliary. ”

"Defenders are easy to get, but fights are hard to find. In fact, the vast majority of qualified generals are guards, because as long as the soldiers are used in a proper manner, there will be no big mistakes; But the fighting generals are different, the fighting generals are good at using strange soldiers, winning the battle is successful, and defeating the whole army is annihilated. And the assistants of these countries are those famous generals in the true sense of history. ”

After bringing the argument back to the concept of a famous general, Chen Wen continued.

"The Art of War" talks about the five virtues: wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness. From ancient times to the present, I have given birth to many famous generals in China, and some of them may be more obvious in the latter four virtues, but if you recall carefully, even among these famous generals who are not intellectually superb? ”

"Speaking of which, the question comes back again, why do famous generals have to study? It's very simple, there are very few people in this world who are born with intelligence, and this is something that can be met but not sought. But through reading, an ordinary person can also broaden his knowledge and improve his intelligence, so those famous generals who are eager to make contributions will go to study. ”

It is precisely for this reason that most civilian officials do not know soldiers, but civilian officials who really know soldiers are better at fighting than military generals, such as Xiong Tingbi. After the Battle of Salhu, Xiong Tingbi replaced Yang Hao through Liaodong, during which he reorganized his armament, pacified the exiles, and repeatedly defeated the old slaves. Later, even those who opposed him had to admit that if he survived in Liao, he would die. ”

After realizing that he seemed to be a little far away, Chen Wen immediately changed the topic back.

"Everyone will have different feelings when they read a book. Yu began to read history books at the age of nine, read military books in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, and read history books again two years later. It wasn't until this year that he realized that he had achieved something and went south to serve the king. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Wen's words changed. "Brother Li has been in battle for a long time, and he has served under the Yasukuni public account, so he must also know the soldiers. I dare to ask Brother Li for details, okay? ”

"Don't dare, Mr. Chen is a great talent, and the villain just listens and is taught." As he spoke, Li Ruixin bowed.

"In this way, it will be ugly, does Brother Li know the word temple counting?"

"Temple?" Hearing this, Li Ruixin's face showed contempt. "That's a civilian business."

It is a joke for civilian officials to lead troops, especially in the eyes of military generals, and Chen Wen wants this contempt.

Chen Wen smiled and shook his head. "In ancient times, the temple reckoning already existed, and in that era of national affairs and worship, the word refers to the ritual of divination in the temple before the war begins."

"Today, as Brother Li said, it is a civil official business. As far as I know, in the eyes of the vast majority of leading civil officials, the so-called temple calculation is to imagine a plan out of thin air without looking at the map or even looking at the map, and then ask the military generals to implement it. However, what I'm going to say has nothing to do with that. ”

In the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, as civilian officials completely overwhelmed military generals in status, a troika command system emerged. That is, the civilian officials are responsible for strategic planning, the eunuchs in charge of the army are responsible for the distribution and distribution of military supplies, and the military generals are responsible for defeating the enemy.

Such a system has great advantages for civilian officials: after winning a battle, the civil official has the greatest credit, followed by the eunuch who supervises the army, and the military merit of the military general can only be counted as beheading; If the generals die in battle, then it must be those who are emasculated and greedy for military salaries that lead to defeat, anyway, the pot does not need to be carried by civilian officials.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: The husband who wins the temple without a fight has to be counted as much; The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. More wins, less wins, and nothing counts. ”

"But how to calculate, have you thought about it?"

How is this calculated?

Li Ruixin shook his head in confusion and listened to Chen Wen's words.

"For example, when I was studying, I found a lot of patterns on and off the battlefield and summarized them. One of them I gave it a name, it's called the Theory of Class Restraint. ”

The theory of arms restraint comes from the famous American military historian Archer Jones's "The Art of Western War", which was a military history work completed in the late 20th century.

"I divide the arms that have appeared in history into four main categories, namely heavy cavalry, light cavalry, heavy infantry and light infantry. It's not the armor here, it's the combat mission they are responsible for on the battlefield. ”

"That is, the heavy cavalry charged with sabers and cavalry spears, the light cavalry harassed with bows and arrows and slings, the heavy infantry attacked and defended in array with spears and swords and shields, and the light infantry held bows and arrows, crossbow machines, firearms, and artillery as fire support."

Speaking of this, Li Ruixin felt that he had vaguely touched the pulse of the theory in Chen Wen's mouth, but he was still not very clear.

Seeing that Li Ruixin was still a little confused, Chen Wen thought for a while and said: "Let's put it this way, two cavalrymen, one with a helmet and armor to wrap themselves and the war horse impenetrable and shoot with a bow and arrow in front of the formation, and the other is a man and horse who are naked and charge with a horse lance, which one is a heavy cavalry?" Which is the hussar? ”

Hearing this, Li Ruixin suddenly realized. "Naturally, it was the heavy cavalry that charged, and the light cavalry who shot."

"Correct." Saying that, Chen Wen smiled and clasped his palms with both hands, this Li Ruixin is worthy of being born in Huang Degong's own army, and his ability to comprehend military affairs is very good.

"The theory of mutual restraint of the arms I am talking about is the battlefield normality in which heavy cavalry restrains light infantry, light infantry restrains light cavalry, light cavalry restrains heavy infantry, and heavy infantry restrains heavy cavalry under ideal conditions such as the same level of training, officers' command ability, and flat and undisturbed terrain."

Hearing this, Li Ruixin was stunned, and his breathing became heavier and heavier. It was as if a time bomb had been detonated in his mind, and he felt like he couldn't breathe.

Chen Wen said that he knew very well that whether it was from Huang Degong or from his father and brother, he had gained a lot of experience about what state appeared on the battle formation and what type of troops to use to deal with it.

But no one has ever summed it up!

Li Ruixin knows that there have been many people who can be called famous generals in Chinese history, but the only soldier saint who can be worshiped by all dynasties is Sun Wuzi, because his "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has been praised by later generations of soldiers. Of course, Qi Shaobao of this dynasty has become a new generation of masters of the art of war by virtue of his invincible and invincible record and those several military books that have been studied and collected by the world's martial artists.

However, the scholar in front of him, who is about the same age as himself, can summarize the untold secrets that the generals have exchanged for blood and life into theories just by reading books, is this a genius of heaven? It's just too sensational.

Seeing this, Li Ruixin decided to take a test for Chen Wen.

"Mr. Chen, you said that the light infantry restrained the light cavalry, is this certain?"

Chen Wen thought for a moment and replied, "The reason why the light infantry restrained the light cavalry was because weapons such as rifles and crossbows had a longer range than riding a bow, and it was easier to draw a bow on the ground than on a horse. So, this is certain under ideal conditions, but not necessarily on the battlefield. ”

"Once the light cavalry gives up shooting, rushes in front of the light infantry, and charges with the impact of the sabers and horses it carries, the conversion from light cavalry to heavy cavalry can be completed, and the form will naturally be reversed, so the light infantry on the battle formation needs the protection of the heavy infantry."

"However, this is only the case for light cavalry against projection classes such as light infantry and light cavalry, if the light cavalry has this trick to attack the large formation of heavy infantry or hedge with heavy cavalry, then it will only die miserably."

"Since you talked about conversion, can light infantry be converted into heavy infantry?"

"Yes, but it depends on who he's up against? If he is just facing the same light infantry, this is fine, but not the other classes. For example, in the face of heavy cavalry, heavy infantry can restrain the heavy cavalry charge by relying on spear formations, not even heavy infantry such as sword and shield men, let alone light infantry who are only cameos. ”

"Since the light cavalry restrains the heavy infantry, does it restrain the heavy cavalry?"

"The reason why the light cavalry restrained the heavy infantry was that it could constantly harass the heavy infantry without the support of the light infantry by its speed advantage, so that the heavy infantry could not form a formation. Once the formation of the heavy infantry is destroyed, it will be nothing more than a plate of scattered sand on the battlefield. ”

"Theoretically, the light cavalry can also restrain the heavy cavalry, but this restraint is not complete, because the heavy cavalry is not like the heavy infantry can only charge in formation, the heavy cavalry can charge when the light cavalry stops shooting, and once the light cavalry is close, then the end will be the same as the light infantry charged by the heavy infantry, and the key is that the elite degree of the two and the reaction of the generals are no longer pure theories."

"For example, Genghis Khan once invented a tactic based on steppe hunting, called the Manggu Tactic. When the Mongols faced the formation of heavy infantry, they disrupted the battle formation of the heavy infantry through the harassment of light cavalry, and then completely defeated the opponent with heavy cavalry charge; In the face of heavy cavalry, the same is to harass with light cavalry, lure heavy cavalry to charge, and then use the difference in speed to open the distance, like flying a kite, and so on, until the opponent's heavy cavalry is insufficient horsepower, and then the heavy cavalry charges to end the battle. ”

This tactic was seen by Chen Wen from the forum, and he did not know whether it was used in this way.

"I see." Li Ruixin hesitated for a moment and said, "Then ......"

After Chen Wen answered this question, Li Ruixin then asked three or four more questions, some of which Chen Wen answered immediately, while others thought about it for a while before handing over the answers. However, the grades seem to be passable.

Finally, Li Ruixin came up with his last question.

"Mr. Chen, if the opponent's battle formation is complete with four types of light and heavy cavalry, how should I deal with it?"

This question is much more difficult, Chen Wen thought for a moment and replied: "If this is the case, then it is no longer as simple as theory, but it is time to consider the ability of the coach." ”

"That's right." This answer was obviously not enough to convince Li Ruixin, and his face also showed some regret.

Seeing Li Ruixin's expression, Chen Wen once again transformed into a new young man full of positive energy, just like he once did when he faced Hu Er.

"I have thought about this problem, I am a monk halfway through the study of the art of war, and I have never been in battle, so I will definitely suffer when facing experienced generals on the battlefield. So my approach is to build a team that praises military affairs, and estimates the conditions that affect victory and defeat, such as time, terrain, weapon range, equipment and class combination, and then use the wisdom of everyone to overwhelm those battle-hardened generals. ”

The team of praise and painting military affairs in Chen Wen's mouth is actually the staff system of the modern army, and the modern army has completed the transformation of the command system with this system, and the staff system is the brain of the army.

In the traditional army, the commander himself is busy, and all the information is summarized on the commander himself, who formulates the plan, makes the decision-making plan, and supervises the implementation of the plan. The staff system liberates the commander-in-chief, making him focus on strategic decision-making, and the staff officer is responsible for the design of the plan and the implementation of the commander-in-chief's intentions, thus making it possible to make a modern army as sophisticated as a machine possible.

As soon as these words came out, Li Ruixin immediately fell into deep thought, and the result of thinking was that the more he thought about it, the more excited he felt.

From the time his father became a general manager in Huang Degong's camp, Li Ruixin served under Huang Degong's account. Huang Degong's martial arts and courage have always been his role model, and he is also eager to one day be like Huang Degong and be knighted by virtue of his martial arts.

After Huang Degong's death, he fell into pain and confusion as his role model disappeared and his family was separated. For so many years, he has seen many generals, but in his eyes, no one can compare to Huang Degong, so he has never worked for anyone again.

But what happened tonight really opened his eyes.

As a personal soldier, Li Ruixin knows very well that Huang Degong is only a rough master of the art of war, and he relies more on martial arts to defeat the enemy, and this is also the simplest and most common method for military generals in this era.

However, today's words from Chen Wen made him understand why the wise generals have always been more evaluated than the brave generals. Thinking about the wise generals in history who were able to slip the enemy around with their own strength, and could win the battle with almost no casualties, he could no longer suppress the admiration of those wise generals in his heart.

But although the person in front of him has no martial arts and has never been in battle, he not only summed up the battlefield experience just by reading, but also came up with the idea of establishing a team to defeat the opponent through the temple calculation, is this the legendary wise general?

Whether the answer was so or not, it made him shudder.

Li Ruixin knew that according to reason, this was all the secret that Chen Wen would use to sweep away the heroes in the future, but he was willing to tell himself without hesitation, which made Li Ruixin's heart spontaneously have a feeling of death called the death of a confidant.

"Mr. Chen, your intelligence is really, really" Speaking of this, Li Ruixin was already a little incoherent. "I believe that you can be reused under the command of Marquis Weiyuan, I also believe that you can take revenge, and I believe that you will be able to end the troubled times and create peace with your own hands."

Even so, Li Ruixin still didn't approve of Chen Wen serving Zheng Chenggong in his heart, he felt that people like Chen Wen should stand on their own, instead of living under others.

Looking at Li Ruixin's fiery gaze, Chen Wenchang breathed a sigh of relief, this pot of meat can finally be eaten.

This night, he started from making up that tragic love story to shorten the distance, and later relied on the theory of mutual restraint between arms and the modern staff system to obtain affirmation in the real sense, which is really not easy.

Chen Wen felt that if this guy asked again, he probably wouldn't be able to answer it so easily.

"So, Brother Li, do you dare to make this earth-shattering gamble with me Chen Wen?"

Li Ruixin wiped away the tears on his face, and his eyes became sharper and sharper. I saw him kneeling down on one knee in front of Chen Wen, clasping his hands into fists, and said loudly: "The villain Li Ruixin is willing to follow Mr. Chen's tail and be unswerving!" ”

Chen Wen picked up the tall man with both hands, and said confidently: "Brother Li, starting from Ma Degong, Tian Xiong, Liu Liangzuo, to those Tartars who ruined all our former beauty, I will work with you to liquidate these blood feuds." ”

In the night sky, Chen Wen's sense of mission and Li Ruixin's desire to take revenge and glorify his ancestors were intertwined, stirring each other for a long time.

At this time, at the entrance of the village in the distance, Sun Yu, who had planned to come to Chen Wen to talk outside, stood in the shadow of the wall, listened to all this in amazement, and then quietly disappeared into the night.

When Chen Wen returned to Sun's house, the lights in the north house had been turned off, and Sun Ming, who had been leaving the door for Chen Wen, said that Sun Yu went out once at night, and when he came back, his face was even more ugly than when he first came home in the afternoon.

Chen Wen sighed, the chakra was a little overconsumed this night, even if the showdown with Sun Yu probably wouldn't be too good, so forget it.

As for the words "Sun Yu's little baby and my brother will go to Fujian together, and then my brother and I will cover you, and you can be your Qing official with peace of mind", it seems that I can only see you tomorrow.