Chapter 33: Li Tingzhi's Three Questions

The modern military attaches great importance to ideological construction, but in this era it is still a blank slate, and there are only some simple rudimentary concepts, and even many masters of the art of war only know what it is, but they have not analyzed and sorted it out in detail, so they have not formed a theory.

Li Tingzhi can also be regarded as a famous general, but he has never seriously thought about it in this regard.

"Xiangfu, for example, the displaced soldiers you recruited, the first thing they asked for was to have enough food, then you can start from why they didn't have food, and then talk about why they went to Yangzhou, they will naturally say that their hometown was occupied by the Mongols and they lost their land and homeland. Then you can continue to guide them, what is the root cause of this situation? ”

Li Tingzhi interrupted me and said, "Childe, I understand a little, is Childe meant to gradually lead these exiles to hate the Mongols who invaded their hometown, so that they will be willing to kill the enemy without hesitation in the war." ”

I nodded and praised: "Xiangfu is really a famous general, one point is clear, most of our soldiers are very simple, just like a piece of jade, you need a master to carve, how you guide your troops, your troops will go there, start from the most basic, and finally guide them step by step to the situation of serving the country and the people." As for how to fight, Xiangfu you are an expert in this area, I won't say more, by the way, Junshi, after you go back, you will print out a hundred copies of the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" and give Xiangfu a copy. ”

"Okay, Childe."

"The whole book of "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts"?" Li Tingzhi said urgently.

"Exactly, I've seen it." Lu Xiufu replied

"Xiangfu don't worry, I will naturally give it to you when it is printed. Now let's go back to this third image, as Song Rui said earlier, after everyone understands the advantages and disadvantages of our dynasty today, they will naturally think that we should make use of our strengths and avoid weaknesses. Our original advantages need to continue to be carried forward, and the shortcomings need to be completely avoided, first of all, to rectify the DPRK, and then to rectify the army, once our disadvantage turns into an advantage, Mongolia will not be terrible. The prosperity of a dynasty has its own reason for prosperity, and the reason for its decline is also due to its own internal causes. Mongolia is only an external cause, and although it is getting stronger, it is the internal cause, not the external cause, that determines victory or defeat. There are still a few years to go, and our opportunities are in these few years, as long as we can completely avoid our disadvantages, there will be opportunities. It's just that these two things that we need to change are so difficult, Xiangfu, I need your support. ”

I suddenly looked directly at Li Tingzhi.

Li Tingzhi is also a smart person, so he naturally knows what I mean. Is it to follow the imperial power, or to the relative power? Li Tingzhi avoided my gaze, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

Lu Xiufu next to him seemed to be a little anxious and said: "My lord, take the world as the most important thing, and the rise of the Great Song Dynasty for me." ”

"Childe, I'm ......"

"Xiangfu doesn't have to reply first, wait until I finish the fourth elephant first. The fourth elephant and the third elephant are complementary to each other, these four elephants are linked to each other, from the first and second elephants we can see our opportunities, and we can also see our risks, one is from within our dynasty, the other is from Mongolia, if we do not change the status quo within two or three years, we will be in an extremely passive situation, at most three years, once the Mongolian Kublai Khan eases up, he will definitely invade the south, and it is endless, so for our dynasty, opportunities and risks coexist, in this time of life and death, we must unite, Jointly with the outside world, otherwise the rise of the Great Song Dynasty will become an empty word, which will make future generations laugh. ”

After listening to this, Li Tingzhi said, "Childe, can I ask a few questions?" ”

"Absolutely."

"Childe thinks that the Mongols will invade south in about three years, so in Childe's opinion, where will they choose to break through?"

"If I were a Mongol, I would naturally choose to attack from the Xiangyang area, as long as I broke through the Xiangfan defense line, it would be a horse and a flat river, and I could march to Lin'an in the east, and go straight down to Guangdong and West in the south.

"What does Childe think of this war?" Li Tingzhi then asked.

"This Song-Mongolian war is inevitable, Xiangfu will not deny this. Judging from the comparison of the military strength of the two sides, I think it will go through three stages, in the early stage of the war, first of all, the main attack of Mongolia, the situation of our main defense, our dynasty relying on the city, the river, only need to hold the major defense lines, you can drag the war into the second stage, that is, it will enter the stage of stalemate, this stage the two sides have each other's attack and defense, the reserves of manpower, material and financial resources will be very prominent, the last stage is the stage of our large-scale counteroffensive, at this time it is time for my king to go on a northern expedition, set the Central Plains, level the world, and the shame of Jingkang. ”

Li Tingzhi thought for a while, seemed to be digesting my words, and said after a while: "Childe, then what do you think of this loyal minister?" ”

I know that Li Tingzhi wants to know my opinion on Jia Yidao.

"Since ancient times, loyal ministers and annihilators have been connected to the emperor, Xiangfu, let me ask you, will Qin Hui become the eternal annihilation under Tang Taizong? Can Wei Zheng still become a famous minister through the ages under the command of Song Gaozong? ”

Li Tingzhi was stunned for a moment, as if he had never thought of this question, nor did he expect me to ask such a rhetorical question, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "I don't think so." ”

"Hehe, that's it."

Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu also heard me comment on Zhong Zhan for the first time, and they were also stunned, but Yuan Jian's expression was natural, and he seemed to understand my remarks very well.

Li Tingzhi took a sip of tea, suddenly left his seat and knelt on the ground, solemnly kowtowed three times and said: "Please forgive your majesty for the sins of your ministers, and the minister Li Tingzhi will live up to your majesty's love, and do his best for the rise of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Xiangfu get up quickly, there is no need to do this."

I know that at this moment, Li Tingzhi has thrown away the knot in his heart and will serve me wholeheartedly, and I also took a long breath.

Li Tingzhi's first two questions are a test of my ability, and although he has already admired the theory of the four elephants, they are all my words, and it can be said that they are only general remarks, and no one can prepare for the two military issues that he suddenly raised.

The last question shows my courage and capacity, implying that Li Tingzhi is that it is the emperor's problem that caused the so-called annihilation.

After Li Tingzhi got up, he was in a good mood, the stone in his heart had fallen, and he said with a smile: "Childe's military insights are really clever, and they have exceeded the knowledge of ordinary people. As for the saying of loyalty, the view of the prince is even more unprecedented, as an emperor, it is the luck of the minister to have such ability, and it is also the luck of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Your Excellency, you're finally smiling." Lu Xiufu said.

"Haha, Junshi, your surname is more withdrawn, high and uninhibited, when you left Yangzhou City and entered Beijing, I was worried that you would be wronged when you arrived in Lin'an. At this time, you know that you are very lucky. ”

"Xiangfu, I heard that you will leave Beijing immediately, is there something wrong with Yangzhou City?"

Li Tingzhi replied embarrassedly: "Back to Gongzi, there is no problem in Yangzhou City, it is the minister himself who has a knot in his heart." ”