Chapter Seventy-Nine: Sit and Talk

"Uncle seems to be quite concerned about military affairs in addition to business?"

Facing the aggressiveness of the middle-aged man, Xu Rui asked with a chuckle like a spring breeze.

The middle-aged man took a sip of the teacup and said nothing.

Xu Rui suddenly snatched the teapot in the middle-aged man's hand and filled it for himself, the old man behind him frowned when he saw this and was about to step forward, the middle-aged man hurriedly glanced at him, and the old man immediately stopped and bowed his head silently.

Xu Rui seemed to be completely ignorant of these details, drank the strong tea in the toast in one gulp, and sighed: "Good tea!" ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Since you have drunk the tea below, shouldn't the little brother also answer the questions below?" ”

Xu Rui nodded and said: "That's natural, since the uncle cares, I will dare to say a few words about that kid, if it is not right, please forgive the uncle." ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "You and I are just chatting behind closed doors, and it doesn't hurt for the little brother to say it." ”

Xu Rui smiled: "Okay, since that's the case, that kid will be ugly." The kid thought that this defeat was not a crime of war, and the crime was in strategy! ”

"Oh?"

The middle-aged man's face stiffened slightly: "I want to hear it!" ”

Xu Rui stared at the middle-aged man's reaction, sneered in his heart, and said: "Those who don't plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a domain, so the kid will start with the overall situation."

When today's seventy-two countries came from the collapse of the Han Dynasty, after five hundred years of annexation wars, six countries stood side by side, and the pattern of two great powers contending with each other was formed, yes or no? ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Exactly!" ”

Xu Rui continued: "Among the two powers, our Northern Dynasty controls the twenty-three northern provinces, the territory is three times that of the Southern Dynasty, and the population is 170 million, which is twice that of the Southern Dynasty, but since the birth of King Wuling, the Southern Dynasty's military front has become stronger and stronger, and the Northern Dynasty's military strength has been withering, but is so? ”

The middle-aged man's face was a little ugly, but he still nodded and said, "That's right." ”

"Good!"

Xu Rui nodded and said, "Since the national strength of my Northern Dynasty far exceeds that of the Southern Dynasty, why do I have been defeated repeatedly along the way in the military?" ”

The middle-aged man said, "What does the little brother think?" ”

Xu Rui smiled: "It's very simple, the Southern Dynasty adopted the correct strategy, while our Dynasty did not. ”

The middle-aged man frowned: "Little brother, can you speak more carefully." ”

Xu Rui said in a deep voice: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival, must not be ignored."

Where the method of using soldiers, galloping thousands of cars, thousands of leather cars, with 100,000 armor, thousands of miles of food, then the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the material of glue paint, the dedication of the car armor, the daily cost of a thousand gold, and then 100,000 divisions. It also won the battle, the blunt army was frustrated for a long time, the siege was forced, and the long-term violent division was insufficient for the country.

To put it simply, it is a war together, which takes a lot of effort, but in fact, it is the national strength that fights to the end.

Our dynasty is strong, the southern dynasty is weak, and the southern dynasty will inevitably be poor and weak in long-term warfare, so King Wuling has always adopted the method of quick warfare to avoid long-term battles and large-scale decisive battles.

Instead, he will use the successive victories in local wars to consume the military and national strength of our DPRK, so as to achieve the goal of slowly encroaching on the Northern Dynasties, and when the superiority of our DPRK's national strength is lost, he will invade the north on a large scale and unify the world in one fell swoop at the smallest cost! ”

As soon as these words came out, the middle-aged man was shocked, as if he had been pierced through the window paper that had been covering his eyes, and finally saw the world through.

Xu Rui ignored his reaction and continued: "On the other hand, our dynasty, after more than ten years of attrition by King Wuling, has lost the strength to level the Southern Dynasty in one fell swoop.

That's it, the mistake is that they don't know how to advance or retreat, and often take the initiative to engage in skirmishes with the Southern Dynasties, so that the Southern Dynasties have the opportunity to weaken our Dynasties.

It's like a strong person who keeps bleeding and weakens his body, and eventually weakens his body and will eventually become weak and sick, causing a catastrophe, and this is the failure of the grand strategy! ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's face suddenly turned pale, and he snorted coldly: "Little brother, counterattacking the Southern Dynasty is the national policy of the Holy One, are you accusing the Holy One of being mediocre today?" ”

Xu Rui said: "Although the saint is the son of heaven, he is also a mortal, can't he make mistakes?"

The so-called reason why the king suffers from the army is three: I don't know that the army can't be called advancing, and I don't know that the army can't retreat and it's called retreating, which is called "the army";

Those who do not know the affairs of the three armies, and those who are in the same way as the three armies, are confused;

Ignorant of the power of the three armies, and the responsibility of the three armies, the sergeant is suspicious.

If the three armies are confused and suspicious, the princes will be in difficulty, and it will be said that the chaotic army will win. ”

"Bold!"

The middle-aged man's face changed, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at Xu Rui and said, "You dare to say that the Holy Lord has rebelled against the army and caused the enemy country to win?!" ”

Xu Rui arched his hand: "The battle of Jingyang is a strategy set by the Holy Lord, but from the very beginning, it fell into the trap of King Wuling, so that the elite of the Twelve Guards was lost, dare to ask the uncle, where did the kid say wrong?" ”

"You ......"

The middle-aged man was furious in his heart and gritted his teeth, but although he had the heart to refute, he was speechless.

After being stunned for a long time, he finally snorted coldly: "The Southern Dynasty soldiers are becoming more and more aggressive, and the Holy Lord is working hard to seize every opportunity to turn the situation around, what's wrong with this?"

You also said that King Wuling encroached on our dynasty, and our dynasty did not set foot on the power of the Southern Dynasty in one fell swoop, if you don't wait for the opportunity to break the predicament, do you want to watch the Southern Dynasty become strong and prosperous, and sit back and wait for death? ”

Xu Rui sighed and said: "Of course, the saint's heart to save the country is right, but the mistake is to be in a hurry, but I don't know that governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, once you are in a hurry, it is inevitable that the heat will be too strong, but it will spoil a pot of good ingredients......"

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh?"

The middle-aged man was slightly stunned, and muttered in his mouth that "governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh", the more he said, the more he felt that it made sense, and the anger on his face eased a little.

"Well, even if you have a point, it's just empty talk, if you come to meet the enemy, how will you face the encroachment tactics of the Southern Dynasty?"

Xu Rui laughed: "What's so difficult about this?

After five things, the school is calculated, and the situation is asked: one is the Tao, the second is the sky, the third is the earth, the fourth is the general, and the fifth is the law.

The Taoist makes the people agree with the superiors, so they can die with it, they can live with it, and they are not afraid of danger.

Heaven, yin and yang, cold and summer, and time system.

The earth, far and near, dangerous, wide and narrow, dead and alive.

Generals, wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness.

The law, the bend system, the official way, and the main use.

All these five will be unheard, those who know will win, and those who do not know will not win.

Therefore, the school plans to find out its feelings, and says: Who is the master? Who will be capable? Who has heaven and earth? What is the law? Which of the soldiers is stronger? Soldiers' training? What is the reward and punishment? That's how I know what to do. ”

When Xu Rui said this, he was righteous and awe-inspiring, as if he was looking at the world, pointing out the country, thousands of troops and horses were at his fingertips, and thousands of mountains and rivers were idle.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and just when Xu Rui thought that he didn't understand, the middle-aged man suddenly stood up and clapped his palms together.

"Good! However, a few words, but it is the general trend of victory and defeat in the army, the Tao, the sky, the earth, the general, the law, the key to victory is so simple, the way to win, this is the way to win! ”

Xu Rui laughed in his heart, this is the "Strategy" of "The Art of War", which is equivalent to the general outline of "The Art of War", and the strategy of the ages is of course the way to win.

Naturally, the middle-aged man had never read the military masterpiece that had been passed down through the ages, and when he suddenly heard such an incisive theory, he was immediately shocked and shocked.

The previous leisurely stroll was gone, and he paced back and forth around the table twice, but it was still difficult to suppress his excitement, and his gaze at Xu Rui was a little more eager.

Unconsciously, the middle-aged man's previous heart of torture is long gone, but like a curious child who sees something new at first glance, he can't help but ask the bottom of it.

"Little brother, what you just said is a big strategic pattern, I don't know how to focus on the specifics?"

Xu Rui arched his hand and said: "Soldiers, treacherous." Therefore, it can be shown but cannot, used and shown not to use, near and shown far, far and near; Profit and temptation, chaos and take, real and prepared, strong and avoid, angry and scratch, humble and arrogant, hard work, kiss and leave. Attack it unprepared, take it by surprise. ”

"Attack it unprepared, take it by surprise, attack it unprepared, take it by surprise...... The wise saying, sure enough, is the wise saying! ”

The middle-aged man muttered to himself, like a mad demon, the old man behind Xu Rui had never seen him like this, and he looked worried.

The old man was just about to say a reminder, but the middle-aged man sat opposite Xu Rui and stared at him with undisguised appreciation in his eyes, but full of deep jealousy, extremely complicated.

"Little brother, but you want to be an official? Such a great talent as you, once you become a leader, it will be my great luck. ”

Xu Rui chewed his gaze, sighed in his heart, shook his head and said: "The kid has been dissolute and uninhibited all his life, and he can't stand the restraints the most, so forget it about being an official or something." ”

The middle-aged man was stunned: "You don't want to be an official?" ”

Xu Rui nodded and said calmly: "The first battle of Jingyang was originally to catch ducks on the shelves, boy, I am still more suitable for making an appointment with three or five friends to travel in the mountains and rivers, I have to bask in the sun and be lazy, I am too tired to be an official, so I should leave it to those who like to work hard." ”

"Is that true?"

The middle-aged man's gaze was like two sharp arrows, piercing Xu Rui's eyebrows, as if he wanted to see him through from the inside out.

Xu Rui did not dodge or dodge, calmly met his gaze, his eyes were clear, as if he was open to what he wanted.

After a long time, the middle-aged man retracted his gaze, and a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes, as if he was disappointed and yet seemed to understand.

He sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity that a talent like you is rare for a thousand years, but you have no ambition. ”

Xu Rui said with a smile: "The so-called people have their own aspirations, no matter how they choose, they are just exploring the value of their existence in this world, and it is not a pity."

If you insist on saying that it's a pity, the world is so big, there are more than 10,000 new things, and it's a pity to trap yourself in the court, or tie yourself to the barracks, and can't appreciate this world for some mundane things? ”

The middle-aged man looked at Xu Rui in surprise, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Little brother's opinions are always unexpected, but they are all in the slightest, and I admire them." ”

Xu Rui got up and said: "The kid is actually a lazy person, he doesn't deserve such an evaluation from the uncle, and he had a good conversation with the uncle today, but it's not early now, the generals are still waiting outside for me to return to the camp, and the kid will resign to the uncle." ”

The middle-aged man nodded: "Okay, it's so late before you know it, you go, I hope you can talk to your little brother in the future." ”

"The kid is also looking forward to talking about the world with the uncle and saying goodbye."

Seeing that the middle-aged man let him go, Xu Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart that he had finally passed this hurdle today.

He thought as he saluted again and turned to leave.

"Little brother!"

At this moment, the middle-aged man stopped him again.

Xu Rui was slightly stunned, turned around and hugged his fists and said, "Uncle is still in trouble?" ”

The emotions on the middle-aged man's face had disappeared, leaving only a meaningful smile.

"Little brother, I'm curious, how did you see through my identity?"

Xu Rui's pupils shrank sharply when he heard this, but he returned to normal in just a moment, and hugged his fists and said: "You didn't plan to hide it, if the kid can't guess anymore, wouldn't he be stupid?" ”

"Oh, really?"

The corners of the middle-aged man's mouth hooked, and a playful look appeared on his face.

Xu Rui nodded and said, "Exactly, if the kid expected it to be right, those vendors on the street are afraid that they are specially guarding you, right?" A radish and a pit in the bazaar, if there is a fresh face, it is easy to arouse suspicion, these vendors are so natural, they must be the secret outposts that Dongchang or Jinyiwei have already buried here, and the only one in the world who has the ability to let Dongchang or Jinyiwei use the secret sentry guards. ”

"I see......"

The middle-aged man suddenly laughed at himself, waved his hand at Xu Rui, and signaled that he could go.

Xu Rui hesitated for a moment, then hugged his fists and said: "Uncle, the arrogant words that pointed out the country before were told by the kid to the uncle, and in the kid's heart, the uncle is my friend." ”

After speaking, he bowed deeply again, turned around and walked out of the box, leaving only a middle-aged man with a wonderful face stunned.

"Want to make friends with me? Interesting, really interesting, hahahaha......"

After a long time, the middle-aged man suddenly slapped the table and laughed, he turned out to be the Hongwei Emperor of the Great Wei State-Zhao Zhao.