Chapter Fifty-Nine: Staying in the Mountains
Sure enough, soon the clerk came to report, this big cottage is much richer than the small cottage, and more than 10,000 copper coins have been searched, but some of them are Korean cloth money, which is a small shovel-shaped, different from the ring copper coins used by the Zhou royal family, but it can also be used in Luoyang, but it is troublesome to convert, in fact, the division of princes around the country also has a great impact on the economy, Zhou Bian also secretly swore in his heart that the royal family will have a unified currency in the future when the royal family is weighted. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
After the clerk left, Zhou Bian felt depressed in the cottage, so he got up and walked outside, and Fan Yu and other guards hurriedly followed. I saw that there were already slaves in the field and a fire was lit, and they began to cook with the grain stored in the cottage. Because of the large number of people, the original kitchen stove in the cottage was no longer enough, so they had to start another stove. The four squads that had fought bravely to kill the enemy before had all rested, or in the backyard house, or in the field to rest and chat, and Wang Sunjian led his men to carry out the corpses of the bandits one by one to bury them. Zhou Bian was fine for a while, so he raised his feet and walked outside the mountain gate, and walked to the cliff again, Zhou Bian looked back, and saw that Fan Yu, Cai Wuziyuan, and other young guards were following him, so he asked, "Do you think this mountain is high?" ”
Fan Yu and the others nodded hurriedly, "King, it's really very high, I'm dizzy when I look down." ”
"Then you look back, this high peak is Shaomuro Mountain, and further east, the more majestic is Taimuro Mountain, if you stand on the top of that mountain and look at the place where we stand, will you still think that this place is high?"
Everyone shook their heads again, Confucius's words at a glance at the mountains had not yet spread at this time, but everyone understood this truth.
I only heard the king continue, "The king's hope for you is that you can maintain an upward heart and always treat yourself with higher requirements, and this king will still have many important things to count on you to share for the king." The bandits have no discipline and lack of training, so this time they can only train the bandits, so that those recruits who have never seen blood become veterans, but they can't train well, because in addition to the terrain advantage, the bandits have nothing else worth noting, and we only considered how to approach the cottage when we discussed before the war, and did not discuss how to fight after approaching, because the combat effectiveness of the bandits is too low. Only when the two armies are facing each other on a large scale is the time to test a general, so you should not only focus on this level, but also think more about how to fight against the armies of the princes in the future, how to defeat the strong with the weak, they are our real opponents. ”
Hearing the king's words, Fan Yu and others hurriedly said yes, for a while, Cai Wuziyuan and several people were a little more moved in their hearts, they knew that the king valued themselves, but they didn't think that the king actually cultivated himself as a general, and when he thought of not letting himself be the captain at the beginning, he gave it to Zhang Hu and Zheng Ji, who were usually not very clever.
Zhou Bian continued, "For generals, they need to know about military affairs, do you know what military affairs are? ”
Knowing that the king was about to start lecturing again, Fan Yu and the others shook their heads in a hurry. Guo listened to Zhou Bian continue, "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored. As soon as he finished speaking, before Fan Yu and the others could speak, Zhou Bian smiled again, "You don't have to open your mouth to praise, this is not what this king said, but a military scholar said it, and this king just happened to remember it." Although Sun Wu has been dead for more than 100 years, Sun Tzu's Art of War has not been circulated in this era, so it will not be long before Pang Juan will harm Sun Bin because of a book of art of war. It was extremely shocking to say these words from Zhou Bian's mouth, but considering that the king often came up with some novel ideas, everyone who had long been accustomed to it did not ask to the end.
"But this king thinks that war is nothing more than two words, attack and defense. Attack, then need to chisel through the rotten wood, hammer the clay pot, vividly attack to the end, and defend, should be like the embankment of the river, let you monstrous waves, slap endlessly, I do not move, its subtlety lies in the general's command, need to be deployed in time, in order to achieve the desired effect. Look at this mountain again, whether it is the wind and the sun, the rainstorm washes, but it has not wavered for thousands of years, and you look at the stream left on the mountain, there is no way to go, but it is forced to rush out of a waterway from the stubborn rocks, this mountain contains two ways of attack and defense, and has to make people sigh the wonder of nature! Zhou Bian sighed as he spoke, it is true that only in nature can people comprehend more things and gain more inspiration. After listening to it and thinking about it for a while, they felt that what the king said was very reasonable, and what the king said in the past were some specific methods, but this time it was a feeling that needed to be carefully understood, so they all thought deeply.
After a long while, seeing that everyone still didn't make a sound, Zhou Bian said with a smile, "That master of the art of war also said that soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. You can see that the art of war should not be confined to a certain formation or a certain method of fighting, but should be flexibly chosen according to the situation, as long as we can defeat the enemy in the end and achieve our goal, it is the best art of war. ”
"The first time King Wu joined the princes of the world at Mengjin Pass, but he did not attack the Chaoge of Shang, because the situation at that time was not favorable to me, and the second time he met the princes, King Wu thought that the situation had come, so he led 800 princes to fight before Chaoge. Therefore, in the future, we do not have to stick to the temporary advance and retreat, but should depend on the situation, as long as we still have the strength and determination, then the victory will be ours in the end. ”
Fan Yu and the others listened reasonably, and hurriedly said in unison. "Yes, follow the king's teachings." In fact, Zhou Bian cited the example of King Wu because he was afraid that his subordinates would lose confidence in the future, because the power of the royal family was still too weak after all.
As he was talking, he didn't feel that the sun had gradually set, and the mountains were overcast, and a cold wind blew, Zhou Bian couldn't help but shiver, turned his head to look out, and saw that the surrounding clouds and mist were shrouded, although it was early summer, but at this time there was a trace of cold wind in the mountains and forests. Seeing this, Zhou Mi hurriedly bowed down and asked, "King, it's getting dark, and it's cold in the mountains, isn't it time to go back to the house?" ”
Seeing that the humidity in the air suddenly increased, and the humidity seemed to be condensed on his body, Zhou Bian suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, so he nodded and led everyone to the cottage together. There are already piles of soldiers on the field to eat, obviously ten people together, a group of ten people is the rule set by Zhou Bian, a good habit that is usually cultivated, but at this moment, it seems that it makes people feel an extremely natural sense of order, Zhou Bian couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.
Seeing that the king came back from outside the cottage, there were already slaves who brought the prepared millet rice and stew, and in the cottage of the main hall of the cottage, it was the time when the oil lamp was first on, and Zhou Bian didn't care about the food, so he ate it at will. Zhou Bian also wants to eat the same food as the soldiers, but everyone insists on not doing it, in this era, identity is a double-edged sword, you can do a lot of things, but there are also many things that can't be done, such as now, even in the humble wilderness, when the king eats, there is generally no one around him to eat together, because the identity is too different, and the king must have two slaves next to him to serve, this makes Zhou Bian very helpless, but it doesn't affect the march and fight.
After eating for a while, he saw Liu Yun hurrying over, and after saluting, he said, "King, it's a little bad!" ”
"What's wrong again, what's wrong?" Zhou Bian couldn't help but wonder, now that this big cottage has been captured, what else can happen.
"I heard from Li Mao that the weather in this mountain has changed abruptly, and I am afraid that it will rain heavily for a few days. Li Mao was originally from this mountain, so he should be right. I thought I would leave for Chengzhou tomorrow, but I was afraid that it would be postponed. Liu Yun's tone couldn't help but reveal a little unpleasant, obviously no one likes the sudden change in the weather.
"No wonder this king suddenly felt the humidity in front of the cottage just now, and now listening to you, it seems that it is really going to rain. Fortunately, there is nothing urgent, and it doesn't hurt to stay in this mountain for a few days. Zhou Bian said with a smile, "The soldiers don't have to practice anymore these days, just a few days of cultivation, what do you think?" ”
"Hehe, the small one is not playing a few times a day, the whole body is sore and itchy, and I am afraid that my body will grow mold in the rain for a few days."
"If you can't bear it, this grass hall is very spacious, tomorrow you will have a good competition with Wang Sunjian, this king is watching from the sidelines, who wins, this king has his own reward, how about it?" Zhou Bian said jokingly.
I thought that this Liu Yun would not agree, but this guy was very happy when he heard it, and shouted, "This is a certain wish, to be able to dedicate skills to the king's frame, no matter whether you win or lose, it is a small honor, the big king should not regret it, and the small one will notify Wang Sunjian to go." With that, he turned away. This Liu Yun is also anxious, and he is afraid that the king will just talk about it, in fact, the competition in the army can also promote the good martial arts of soldiers, and Zhou Bian has always advocated it.
Looking at Liu Yun's joyful departure, Zhou Bian couldn't help but chuckle. After a while, he remembered something again, and hurriedly summoned Pang Xing and instructed, "I'm afraid that it will rain heavily tonight, and the humidity in this mountain is very heavy, so I don't want the soldiers to sleep outside tonight, and there are many grass houses in this big cottage, so let's arrange them all in the house." In addition, taking advantage of the fact that it has not rained yet, prepare more firewood for heating, and all kinds of food in the cottage must be counted, I am afraid that this rain will be a long time. ”
"Back to the king, the firewood and food in the cottage are very sufficient, but I am afraid that the grass house will leak rain, and the small ones will take care of it, so the king does not have to worry about these small things." Pang Xing replied, it seems that this officer has also grown, and he knows to take the initiative to consider the complicated things in these marches.
Waving his hand to let him retreat, Zhou Bian suddenly felt a chill on his body, and hurriedly ordered Zhou Mi to take a robe and put it on, only to feel better It didn't take long, and finally couldn't help but sneeze, Zhou Bian secretly said no, went to the bedroom that the slaves had already prepared to lie down, covered the silk cotton quilt used by the king of the mountain, and made the guards light a fire, then he felt better, and he fell asleep after a while.